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US09816422B2	Flowhood and emissions cleaning module A flowhood is provided to which an upstream conduit and a downstream conduit of an emissions cleaning module can be connected includes a first section and a second section. The second section includes a first aperture for connection to the upstream conduit and a second aperture for connection to the downstream conduit. The first and second apertures may face substantially in the same direction to permit a compact arrangement. A body of the first section may be shaped to channel gas flow from the first aperture to the second aperture. An emissions cleaning module including such a flowhood is also described.
US09816398B2	Turbine shroud block removal apparatus A turbine shroud block removal apparatus. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first base plate including a first armature. The first base plate may be releasably coupled to a first shroud block. The apparatus also may also include a second base plate including a second armature. The second base plate may be releasably coupled to a second shroud block positioned adjacent the first shroud block. Additionally, the apparatus may include an actuator coupled to the first armature of the first base plate and the second armature of the second base plate. The actuator may change a distance between the first shroud block and the second shroud block.
US09816397B2	Bypass housing in air cycle machine A turbine bypass housing is provided. The housing includes a body having an inlet end and an outlet end and defining an interior, an outlet flange is configured at the outlet end and has a rim diameter, and an inlet flange is configured at the inlet end and has a flange thickness. An interior wall of the body has a first fillet radius proximal to the inlet flange and at least one boss is configured on an exterior of the body, wherein the boss defines a boss aperture therein, the boss aperture extending from an exterior of the body to the interior of the body. The flange thickness is 0.200±0.005 inches (0.508±0.013 cm).
US09816395B2	Turbine housing A turbine housing includes a scroll passage, a medium passage, an exhaust introduction passage, and a partition wall. The scroll passage extends spirally and is located outside a turbine wheel. The scroll passage includes a spiral beginning and a spiral end. The exhaust introduction passage is connected to the spiral beginning and introduces the exhaust into the scroll passage. The partition wall is located between the spiral end and the exhaust introduction passage and extends in the circumferential direction of the turbine wheel. The medium passage includes a start section that includes an adjacent portion. The adjacent portion is adjacent to the partition wall in the direction of the rotation axis of the turbine wheel. The start section includes an inlet that introduces the cooling medium into the medium passage.
US09816389B2	Turbine rotor blades with tip portion parapet wall cavities In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a turbine rotor blade is provided for a turbine section of an engine. The turbine rotor blade includes a platform and an airfoil extending from the platform into a mainstream gas path of the turbine section. The airfoil includes a first side wall; a second side wall joined to the first side wall at a leading edge and a trailing edge; a tip cap extending between the first side wall and the second side wall; a first parapet wall extending from the first side wall; a first parapet wall cavity formed at least partially within the first parapet wall; and a first cooling hole extending between the first parapet wall cavity and a first surface of the first parapet wall such that cooling air flows through the first parapet wall cavity, through the first cooling hole, and out of the first parapet wall.
US09816388B1	Seal in a gas turbine engine having a shim base and a honeycomb structure with a number of cavities formed therein A seal in a gas turbine engine includes a shim base and a honeycomb structure having a number of cavities are formed as a single unitary structure using additive manufacturing.
US09816385B2	Control device for the pitch of blades, and propeller A control device of the pitch of blades of a rotor of a propeller is provided. The control device includes: a radial shaft; a pivot connected to the blade, the rotation of the radial shaft driving the rotation of the pivot for the modification of the pitch of the blade; an insert fixed rigidly to the pivot so as to block their relative displacement, the radial shaft being configured to drive in rotation the insert; at least one peg passing through the insert and the pivot for transmission of the rotation of the insert to the pivot; and a heat insulation element arranged between the insert and the pivot, whereof the thermal conductivity is less than the thermal conductivity of the pivot and of the radial shaft.
US09816374B2	High data-rate telemetry pulse detection with a Sagnac interferometer An example telemetry signal detection apparatus may include a optical splitter, a light source optically coupled to the optical splitter, and a light detector optically coupled to the optical splitter. The apparatus further may include a reference loop optically coupled to the optical splitter and a sensor loop optically coupled to the reference loop and the optical splitter. The reference loop may be contained within a reference loop enclosure. The sensor loop and reference loop may comprise a zero-area Sagnac loop with folded optical fiber or dual fiber cable configurations.
US09816373B2	Apparatus and method for relieving annular pressure in a wellbore using a wireless sensor network An electro-acoustic system for downhole telemetry is provided herein. The system employs a series of communications nodes spaced along a string of casing within a wellbore. The nodes are placed within the annular region surrounding the joints of casing within the well-bore. The nodes allow for wireless communication between transceivers residing within the communications nodes and a topside communications node at the wellhead. More specifically, the transceivers provide for node-to-node communication up a wellbore at high data transmission rates for data indicative of a parameter within an annular region behind the string of casing. A method of evaluating a parameter within an annular region along a cased-hole wellbore is also provided herein. The method uses a plurality of data transmission nodes situated along the casing string which send signals to a receiver at the surface. The signals are then analyzed.
US09816371B2	Controllable device pipeline system utilizing addressed datagrams A control system for generating and utilizing at least one or more addressed datagrams that communicate information to and from devices along piping assemblies comprising; one or more transmitters, one or more receivers, and one or more controllers and/or transponders wherein the transmitters transmit information via one or more addressed datagrams encoded within a fluid medium to one or more receivers among the piping assemblies, is described. Transmitters or transponders convert datagrams into signals that are transmitted within the fluid medium and the receivers receive signals from the transmitters and also convert signals from the fluid medium which is converted back into datagrams. The controllers receive and decode the datagrams so that the controllers selectively communicate and perform logical operations on piping assembly devices according to directions received from the addressed datagrams. The entire control system can function as a network of controllers, receivers, transmitters, and/or transponders as required by one or more users.
US09816368B2	Active control of drill bit walking An apparatus for drilling a borehole into an earth formation includes: a drill bit configured to be rotated to drill into the formation; a drill tubular coupled to the drill bit and configured to rotate the drill bit; a steering device coupled to the drill string and configured to impart a force on the drill string to control a direction of drilling; and a controller configured to communicate a control signal to the steering device. The control signal includes information for directing actuation of the steering device for steering the drill bit in an intended drilling direction. The controller is further configured to direct the steering device to provide a compensating force on the drill string that prevents or reduces an azimuthal deviation from the intended drilling direction due to drill bit walking.
US09816367B2	System, apparatus and method for well deliquification Embodiments of an apparatus, a system, and a method are provided for deliquification of a production well. The apparatus can be a production tube that receives produced fluid from a subterranean reservoir and provides a pathway for transmission of the produced fluid to a surface location. The production tube includes a nozzle disposed therewithin and an opening positioned proximate to the nozzle through which a foaming agent is introduced into the production tube. The nozzle has a first end that defines an inlet, a second end distal to the first end that defines an outlet, and a passageway extending between the first end and the second end such that the produced fluid received by the inlet is delivered to the outlet. The passageway defines a region of decreased cross-sectional area that agitates the produced fluid passing through the nozzle thereby increasing mixing of the foaming agent.
US09816365B2	Fracturing treatments in subterranean formations using reducible materials A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising placing in the wellbore and/or subterranean formation a pad fluid and forming a fracture in the subterranean formation. Next, a first slurry fluid may be placed into the fracture in the subterranean formation. The first slurry fluid may comprise a reducible material and a first particulate material. Next, a second slurry fluid and a spacer fluid may be placed into the fracture in the subterranean formation in an alternating sequence. The second slurry fluid may comprise a second particulate material. Then, the fracture is allowed to close and the fluids are allowed to break. Finally, the reducible materials degrade, to form a particulate-laden proppant pack (PLPP).
US09816355B2	Multi-purpose through tubing tool A tubular cleaning tool can be delivered through tubing and then hydraulically or mechanically actuated to rotate blades about respective pivot location into approximately a 45 degree orientation for commencement of tool rotation and cleaning a larger tubular that is below. Each of the blades has a cantilevered distal end that further features at least one articulated link. The outer periphery of the articulated distal segment has hard facing to enhance the cleaning effect and to reduce blade wear. The remainder of the blade outer surface can also have hard facing for similar reasons. The distal segment can be biased toward the surrounding tubular when the blades extend to put the segment in the needed orientation for cleaning.
US09816353B2	Method of optimization of flow control valves and inflow control devices in a single well or a group of wells A method and an apparatus for managing a subterranean formation including collecting information about a flow control valve in a wellbore traversing the formation, adjusting the valve in response to the information wherein the adjusting includes a Newton method, a pattern search method, or a proxy-optimization method. In some embodiments, adjusting comprises changing the effective cross sectional area of the valve. A method and an apparatus for managing a subterranean formation including collecting information about an inflow control valve in a wellbore traversing the reservoir and controlling the valve, wherein the control includes a direct-continuous approach or a pseudo-index approach.
US09816352B2	Tubing pressure operated downhole fluid flow control system A downhole flow control system utilizes a tubing pressure operated valve to selectively open and close fluid flow across the system. The tubing pressure operated valve includes a piston responsive to tubing pressure, and a valve element responsive to piston movement. The valve element can be moved rotationally, longitudinally, or both, in response to the piston movement. The valve is movable between a closed and at least one open position. The piston and valve elements can be releasably attachable, such as by a one-way ratchet. The valve element can be a rotating valve operable by a J-slot mechanism to rotate to multiple positions in response to movement of the piston element.
US09816348B2	Downhole flow control assemblies and methods of use A flow control assembly includes a cylindrical body defining an interior and one or more openings through a wall of the body, and a composite choke assembly positioned within the body. The composite choke assembly includes an inner sleeve made of a first material and defining choke orifices that coincide with the openings, and an outer sleeve sized to receive the inner sleeve within the outer sleeve and being made of a second material that is more ductile than the first material. The outer sleeve defines sleeve orifices alignable with the choke orifices to facilitate fluid communication through the composite choke assembly. A flow control device is movably disposed within the body between a fully open position, where the choke orifices and the sleeve orifices are exposed, and a fully closed position, where the choke orifices and the sleeve orifices are occluded by the flow control device.
US09816344B2	Pipe provided with a crimped metal element, and corresponding process A pipe to be placed within a well for producing a fluid of interest includes an outer face onto which is crimped a tubular metal element.The inner face of the tubular element exhibits an annular groove in which a metal anchoring ring or a pair of juxtaposed anchoring rings is engaged.Each anchoring ring consists of a ring split transversely at least partially, is provided on its inner face with projecting anchoring members, and exhibits, in cross-section, a base equipped with the projecting members and at least one flank forming an acute angle with the base.The annular groove exhibits a profile that is substantially complementary to that of the ring(s).The depth of the groove is less than the thickness of the ring or of the rings.The projecting members are at least partially embedded into the pipe after crimping of the metal element onto the pipe.
US09816341B2	Plugging devices and deployment in subterranean wells A method can include deploying a plugging device into a well, the plugging device including a body, and an outer material enveloping the body and having a greater flexibility than a material of the body, and conveying the plugging device by fluid flow into engagement with the opening, the body preventing the plugging device from extruding through the opening, and the outer material blocking the fluid flow between the body and the opening. In another method, the plugging device can include at least two bodies, and a washer element connected between the bodies, the washer element being generally disk-shaped and comprising a hole, a line extending through the hole and connected to the bodies on respective opposite sides of the washer element, the washer element preventing the plugging device from being conveyed through the opening, and the washer element blocking the fluid flow through the opening.
US09816340B2	Decomposing isolation devices containing a buffering agent A wellbore isolation device includes a substance; and a pH maintainer, wherein the pH maintainer maintains the pH of a wellbore fluid surrounding the isolation device at a desired pH or range of pH values for a desired period of time, and wherein the substance is capable of decomposing at the desired pH or range of pH values. A method of removing the wellbore isolation device includes placing the isolation device into the wellbore; and causing or allowing at least a portion of the substance to decompose.
US09816336B2	Real time conformance Methods and systems for identifying and sealing a water zone in a formation employ underbalanced drilling techniques and injection of a conformance fluid into a wellbore drilled thereby. A return wellbore fluid is monitored in real-time utilizing a fluid analysis system in fluid communication with return wellbore fluids in order to identify the water zone in the formation. When the water zone is identified, drilling is suspended, and the wellbore may be brought to a slightly overbalanced condition. A barrier fluid pill is injected into the wellbore via a drillstring. Immediately following the barrier fluid pill injection, a conformance fluid is injected, “chasing the barrier fluid pill”. Pressures in the drillstring and the wellbore annulus are controlled in order to position the pill. The pill functions as a barrier to contain and assist injection of the conformance fluid into the water zone, thereby sealing the water zone.
US09816330B2	Multiple control line travel joint with injection line capability A multiple control line travel joint is disclosed having at least one non-coiled, fluid control line and at least one internal control line, such as a hydraulic, electrical, or fiber optic control line. The fluid control line can include an upper control line that enters the travel joint at a top port and a lower control line that exits out a bottom port of the travel joint. The top port and bottom port can be fluidly coupled through a sealed chamber in the travel joint. The second control line can be coiled within the sealed chamber. As the travel joint expands and contracts, the sealed chamber expands and contracts while remaining sealed, maintaining sealed fluid coupling between the top port and the bottom port.
US09816322B2	Adjustable bent housings with disintegrable sacrificial support members Adjustable drill string housings are described for use in the directional drilling of wellbores, e.g. wellbores for hydrocarbon recovery wells. The adjustable drill string housings permit adjustment of a bend angle in the housings without removing the housings from a wellbore. In some exemplary embodiments, the bend angle can be adjusted by changing the internal stresses in a support member carried by the housings. In other embodiments, the bend angle may be adjusted by causing failure of sacrificial support members carried by the housings, and the failure may be caused by delivering chemicals through a chemical delivery system to the sacrificial support members. Methods of operating the adjustable drill string housings include multi-lateral drilling operations wherein the bend angle is adjusted when a casing window has been detected.
US09816314B2	Inflatable weatherstrip system A sealing system for doors and windows includes a reservoir device, a sealing tube configured to expand and to contract, and a transfer valve configured to couple the reservoir device to a first end of the sealing tube. Responsive to either of a door or window closing, a medium may be transferred from the reservoir device via the transfer valve to the sealing tube. Responsive to receiving the medium, the sealing tube may expand to substantially seal a gap between an edge of either of the door or the window and a surface in proximity to the edge. Responsive to either of the door or window opening, the medium may be discharged from the sealing tube via the transfer valve. The sealing tube may contract in response to discharging the medium.
US09816312B2	Molded plastic access door A molded access door assembly for an access opening in a wall or ceiling is provided. It includes a molded frame with a frame channel forming the outside of the access door assembly. The frame channel has spaced apart exterior and interior walls joined at the top edge by a top wall and a lip extending from the bottom edge of the inner wall into the interior of the molded access door assembly to define an opening. The lip provides a stop rest for the door in the closed position so that the door is capable of being attached to the wall or ceiling. The assembly also includes a door having a top surface and a first part of a hinge assembly along one edge of the top surface which cooperates with a matching second part of the hinge assembly along one edge of the frame channel to allow the door to move between an open and a closed position.
US09816309B2	Frame with fasteners securing aligned members and methods for forming same A frame assembly for windows and doors includes a pair of side members and a pair of generally parallel cross members, each extending along a unique member axis. The cross members include a first frame portion and a second frame portion that extend generally along the member axis and are connected by a camming fastener that draws together and secures the first and second frame portions. A method of fabricating a shutter assembly includes forming a pair of C-shaped partial-frames, each from a side member coupled to portions of two cross-members. The method includes co-axially aligning corresponding portions of the two cross-members along two axes and joining the two C-shaped partial-frames with camming fasteners.
US09816306B2	Opening/closing body control device and opening/closing body control method In an opening/closing body control device, catching determination part (15) determines whether or not a catching in an opening/closing body has occurred based on a value of current that flows in a motor; a plurality of sensors (51 to 53) disposed to be shifted by predetermined electrical angles detect positions of magnetic poles of the motor (40); a counterclockwise pattern storage unit (14) stores a counterclockwise pattern which is a pattern corresponding to outputs of the plurality of sensors (51 to 53) and a predetermined shift in the electrical angles; and drive command part (16) controls the drive circuit (30) using a clockwise pattern or the counterclockwise pattern based on the outputs of the plurality of sensors (51 to 53), and in a case where the catching determination part (15) determines that a catching has occurred, controlling the drive circuit (30) in a predetermined pattern for eliminating the catching.
US09816304B2	Door hinge mechanism for telecommunications panel A double jointed hinge mechanism for pivotally coupling a door to a telecommunications chassis includes an first hinge arm configured to be non-rotatably attached to the chassis, a second hinge arm non-rotatably attached to the door, and a third hinge arm pivotally attached to the first and second hinge arms. The hinge mechanism is configured such that the door can be placed in a first open position and a second open position through rotation about first and second rotational axes. In the first open position, the door is in a generally horizontal position and below the first rotational axis. In the second open position, the door is in a generally vertical position and forward of a vertical plane defined by the first rotational axis.
US09816299B2	Door handle assembly for vehicle compartment A handle assembly is provided for use on storage compartment doors of a vehicle. The assembly includes inner and outer housings residing on opposite sides of the door. The handle assembly plunger resides on the inside of the door, rather than between the outside and inside door skins. An exterior handle can be grasped from either side for moving the plunger from an extended latched position to a retracted unlatched position for opening the door. An interior egress handle is provided to open the door from inside the compartment, as a safety feature. A key cylinder on the outer housing allows the handle assembly to be locked to preclude accidental or unauthorized opening of the door. The handle assembly allows the door to be opened by electric remote power and to be closed by slam action.
US09816294B2	Device and methods for preventing unwanted access to a locked enclosure A device for preventing unwanted opening of a locked enclosure includes a lock bolt moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. A face gear is meshable with and rotatable by the worm gear between locking and unlocking positions when the worm gear is driven in the first and second directions, respectively. A blocker member is rotatable between first and second positions. A biasing member is operatively coupled to the face gear and the blocker member to bias the blocker member in a biasing direction. A sliding member selectively disengages the blocker member to allow the blocker member to rotate in the biasing direction. A lever arm is operatively coupled to the sliding member such that the lever arm is in the disengaged and engageable positions when the sliding member engages the blocker member in the first and second positions, respectively.
US09816290B2	Key cylinder device A key cylinder device includes a cylindrical rotor case, a rotor rotatably enclosed in the rotor case, a sleeve fixedly disposed between the rotor and the rotor case, and a tumbler moving in a radial direction inside the rotor by insertion and extraction of a mechanical key into and from the rotor. The sleeve includes a hole not engaged with the tumbler by the insertion of the mechanical key and engaged by the extraction of the mechanical key, and a dividing wall formed at a middle of the hole, the dividing wall receiving the tumbler. A part of the dividing wall is engaged with a recessed groove formed on an inner peripheral surface of the rotor case.
US09816278B2	Panel and method of manufacture A panel, in particular a floor panel, has a core of a wooden material, in particular MDF or HDF, or a wooden material/plastic mixture. A pattern is arranged on a visible side. The visible side is provided on at least one side edge (I, II) with a chamfer running at an angle α hereto and a length (L). The angle α of at least one of the chamfers varies over the length (L).
US09816276B2	System and method for adjusting alignment of a panel It is known for balustrades and partitions to be formed from a flat panel, such as glass, and for such panels to be anchored along a lower edge and substantially unsupported at an upper edge. Vertical alignment of such panels has been achieved by ensuring that the trough in which they are anchored is itself precisely aligned on a horizontal, such that any flat panel inserted therein stands in a vertical plane. According to the invention, a panel may be aligned with its major face in a substantially vertical plane, even when the trough is located with its base substantially not horizontal. In addition, the panel may be held in the base of the trough by the force of an adjustment part on a first joint surface, thereby increasing stability of the panel.
US09816274B2	Stair case A stair case (10) having one or more stringers (12), treads (14), and risers (16), with the treads and/or risers being supported on the stringers. The stair case has first connecting elements, and each tread has at least one of the first connecting elements (18) provided at an under surface that tread. The stair case also has second connecting elements (20) that are each provided to a respective one of the risers. The first and second connecting elements are interconnected to secure each tread to one of the risers, and at least one of the first and second connecting elements is integrally formed in the respective treads and risers.
US09816255B2	Sanitary fixture, inner-hose arrangement for a sanitary fitting, and sanitary fitting A sanitary fixture having a connector assembly which includes an adapter piece is provided for connection to a single-lever mixing cartridge. A pivotable connector piece having a hose connector is pivotably mounted between the base plate and the adapter piece. The base plate includes receptacles for a cold-water hose end piece and a warm-water end piece. The connector piece has an inner duct which, at a first end, opens out to the connector assembly and, at a second end, opens out to the hose connector. The connector piece is connected via a plug-in connection to a connector-piece receptacle of the adapter piece. The connector-piece receptacle opens out into a connection duct of a first type, which extends in the adapter piece crosswise to a connection duct of a second type in the adapter piece.
US09816236B2	Device for reinstatement of a micro-trench A device for reinstatement of a micro-trench that includes a hopper. The hopper includes a top opening and a bottom opening, the top opening being larger than the bottom opening. The device also includes a valve portion connected to the bottom opening of the hopper and a tube connected to the valve portion. The device also includes a dynamic plate portion including a top opening, a bottom opening, and a conduit between the top and bottom openings. The top opening of the plate portion is connected to the tube, and the bottom opening includes a length and a width. The dynamic plate portion allows the device to maintain positive contact with the pavement even when the surface of the pavement is angled or uneven.
US09816230B2	Formation of hydrated nanocellulose sheets with or without a binder for the use as a dermatological treatment The present invention is a hydrated, nanocellulose nonwoven sheet and method for manufacturing the nanocellulose sheet having dermatologically active ingredients. The sheet is formed through a high pressure or vacuum filtration process from a dilute suspension. This suspension, which contains the nanocellulose, may also contain dermatologically active ingredients. The dermatologically active ingredients are incorporated into the unwoven sheet. The dilute suspension may contain binding agents that improve the strength of the nonwoven nanocellulose sheet. These binding agents can also be cross-linked after the formation of the sheet by applying other chemical agents or treating the sheet after formation.
US09816228B2	Cable and method for manufacturing a synthetic cable The present invention relates to synthetic cables comprising core and splicing threads with high modulus threads, wherein the ends of the cable comprise looped or eyelet splice-type termination ends (1), and wherein each leg of the parallel splicing threads (13, 13′) is connected to parallel core threads (21) at an interpenetration region (12). The method comprises individually connecting each leg of the splicing threads (13) with a positive splice to a core thread(s) (21) of the beginning end of the cable (2); looping; straining all the threads and applying a normal compression force at the interpenetration region (12); applying a protective element(s) (32) along the cable and further individually connecting each leg of the splicing threads (21) to form a negative splice to a core thread(s) (21) of the final end of the cable core (2); and looping, straining and applying a normal compression force (12) on the negative splice at the interpenetration region.
US09816222B2	Method for detecting underfilling of a washing machine appliance The present subject matter provides a method for detecting underfilling of a washing machine appliance. The method includes rotating an impeller of the washing machine appliance with a motor operating at a reduced power relative to a full power of the motor. The method also includes determining a maximum angular velocity of the impeller when the impeller is rotated at the reduced power and adding liquid to a tub of the washing machine appliance if the maximum angular velocity of the impeller when the impeller is rotated at the reduced power is less than a threshold angular velocity.
US09816219B2	Detergent dispenser for a washing machine A washing machine includes a cabinet including an upper cover forming the rear portion of the upper surface of the cabinet, a tub provided within the cabinet, a drum rotatably provided within the tub, a detergent dispenser located above the front portion of the tub and exposed by the upper cover, and a dispenser cover opening and closing the upper surface of the detergent dispenser exposed by the upper cover and formed in front of the upper cover.
US09816213B2	Microfibrous product and the use thereof for the preparation of covers and cases The invention refers to a process for the preparation of a microfibrous non-woven fabric based on polyester or polyamide microfibers immersed in a polyurethane matrix, and having a thickness equal to or less than 0.65 mm, a flat or slightly mottled appearance and a nap length of less than 350 μm. The non-woven fabric is used for the preparation of coverings for consumer goods, particularly for the preparation of covers and cases for electronic products.
US09816210B2	Braided structures of complex geometry A braided sleeve with complex geometry, including changes to the geometry along the braided sleeve's longitudinal axis are described. In particular, along a first portion of the braided sleeve's longitudinal axis, multiple tows are intertwined with each other. Along a second portion, one of tows is removed from being intertwined with the other tows and is relocated to an interior or an exterior of the braided sleeve. A third portion includes the removed tow being intertwined with the plurality of tows again. In this manner, the braided sleeve may provide coverage of preforms with varying diameters along the longitudinal axis of the preforms.
US09816198B2	Method for producing zinc oxide single crystal The present invention provides a method capable of stably producing a zinc oxide single crystal in which a large amount of dopant forms a solid solution at a high level of productivity and reproducibility without using a harmful substance. The method of the present invention comprises providing a raw material powder that is mainly composed of zinc oxide, comprises at least one dopant element selected from B, Al, Ga, In, C, F, Cl, Br, I, H, Li, Na, K, N, P, As, Cu, and Ag in a total amount of 0.01 to 1 at %, and is substantially free of a crystal phase other than zinc oxide, and injecting the raw material powder to form a film mainly composed of zinc oxide on a seed substrate comprising a zinc oxide single crystal and also to crystallize the formed film in a solid phase state.
US09816194B2	Control of electrolyte flow dynamics for uniform electroplating The uniformity of electroplating a metal (e.g., copper) on a semiconductor wafer is improved by using an electroplating apparatus having a flow-shaping element positioned in the proximity of the semiconductor wafer, wherein the flow-shaping element is made of a resistive material and has two types of non-communicating channels made through the resistive material, such that the electrolyte is transported towards the substrate through both types of channels. The first type of channels is not perpendicular to the plane defined by a plating face of the substrate. The second type of channels is perpendicular to the plane defined by the plating face of the substrate. The channels of the first and second type are substantially spatially segregated. In one embodiment a plurality of channels of the first type are located in the central portion of the flow-shaping element and are surrounded by a plurality of channels of the second type.
US09816193B2	Configuration and method of operation of an electrodeposition system for improved process stability and performance Methods, systems, and apparatus for plating a metal onto a work piece with a plating solution having a low oxygen concentration are described. In one aspect, a method includes reducing an oxygen concentration of a plating solution. The plating solution includes about 100 parts per million or less of an accelerator. After reducing the oxygen concentration of the plating solution, a wafer substrate is contacted with the plating solution in a plating cell. The oxygen concentration of the plating solution in the plating cell is about 1 part per million or less. A metal is electroplated with the plating solution onto the wafer substrate in the plating cell. After electroplating the metal onto the wafer substrate, an oxidizing strength of the plating solution is increased.
US09816191B2	Method for recovery of phosphate from a liquid phase Known phosphorus recovery methods from liquid phases proceed from the presence of ammonia or nitrate, and phosphate, in the liquid phase. Wastewater that is supposed to be freed of nitrate and phosphate pollution in sewage treatment facilities can be used as the liquid phase. In electrochemical methods, a magnesium electrode is used as a sacrificial anode, and ammonium and phosphate together are bound to the magnesium to form struvite, which in turn can be used in agriculture as a fertilizer, in useful manner. In an alternative method of procedure, first, only phosphates are removed from a liquid phase that occurs from the filtration of products of hydrothermal carbonization. A magnesium electrode is used as the cathode, so that the resulting magnesium phosphate does not go into solution and first must be precipitated, but rather is removed from the electrolysis cell directly with the cathode, after the reaction occurs.
US09816185B2	Chemical vapor deposition reactor with preheating, reaction, and cooling zones A vertical chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactor and a method for synthesizing metal oxide impregnated carbon nanotubes. The CVD reactor includes a preheating zone portion and a reaction zone portion, and preferably an additional cooling zone portion and a product collector. The method includes (a) subjecting a liquid reactant solution comprising an organic solvent, a metallocene, and a metal alkoxide to atomization in the presence of a gas flow comprising a carrier gas and a support gas to form an atomized mixture, and (b) heating the atomized mixture to a temperature of 200° C.-1400° C., wherein the heating forms a metal oxide and at least one carbon source compound, wherein the metallocene catalyzes the formation of carbon nanotubes from the at least one carbon source compound and the metal oxide is incorporated into or on a surface of the carbon nanotubes to form the metal oxide impregnated carbon nanotubes.
US09816181B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus, and recording medium A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including forming a laminated film on a substrate by performing a cycle a first predetermined number of times. The cycle includes forming a first film which contains a predetermined element, boron, and nitrogen, and forming a second film which contains boron and nitrogen. A composition ratio of boron to nitrogen in the second film is different from that in the first film. The first film and the second film are laminated to form the laminated film.
US09816175B2	Thin-film deposition methods with fluid-assisted thermal management of evaporation sources In various embodiments, evaporation sources are heated and/or cooled via a fluid-based thermal management system during deposition of thin films.
US09816170B2	Process of preparing a chemically pre-formed (CPF) iron negative electrode with water Provided is a process for preparing an electrode comprising an iron active material. The process comprises first fabricating an electrode comprising an iron active material, and then treating the surface of the electrode with water to thereby create an oxidized surface. The resulting iron electrode is preconditioned prior to any charge-discharge cycle to have the assessable surface of the iron active material in the same oxidation state as in discharged iron negative electrodes active material.
US09816169B2	Sucker rod A sucker rod for use in oil well production and a method for making the sucker rod are disclosed. The sucker rod comprises two end portions and a rod body between the two end portions. Each end portion comprises an end section, a shoulder section, a tool engagement section and a tapered enlargement section. The shoulder section, the tool engagement section and the tapered enlargement section are coated by an alloy coating (such as a corrosion-resistant Ni-based alloy). The rod body is coated by a non-metal coating (such as a corrosion-resistant polymer coating).
US09816164B2	Powder, powder composition, method for use thereof and use of the powder and powder composition An iron-boron alloy powder or an iron-boron alloy powder composition suitable for remediation of halogenated hydrocarbon polluted soil, water or groundwater as well as the use of the powder or powder composition. The boron-iron alloy powder suitable for remediation of polluted soil or waters may have 0.1-40% by weight of boron and inevitable impurities up to a content of 10% by weight. Further, a method for remediation of halogenated hydrocarbon polluted soil, water or groundwater.
US09816157B2	Powder metallurgy methods for the production of fine and ultrafine grain Ti and Ti alloys A process includes sintering hydrogenated titanium or titanium hydride (TiH2) and/or Ti metal in a dynamically controlled hydrogen atmosphere with hydrogen partial pressure greater than 0.01 atmosphere and at elevated temperature, to form a sintered titanium material; equilibrate the sintered material at an equilibration temperature below the sintering temperature and above the phase transformations including eutectoid decomposition temperature for an equilibration time sufficient for the hydrogen within the sample to reach equilibrium and homogenize the sintered titanium material; holding the sintered titanium material at a hold temperature below the temperature of sintering and a hold time sufficient for phase transformations including eutectoid decomposition of the sintered titanium material; and heating the sintered titanium material under vacuum, inert atmosphere, or a combination of both at a hold temperature which is less than that of the sintering temperature, to form titanium metal, or a titanium metal alloy with fine or ultrafine grain sizes; where the dynamically controlled hydrogen atmosphere varies as a function of time and temperature throughout the thermal cycle and includes hydrogen during the sintering and phase transformations including eutectoid decomposition steps.
US09816151B2	Method for operating blast furnace and method for producing molten pig iron Provided is a blast-furnace operating method including: a first step of adjusting a charging rate of coke while monitoring a furnace-top temperature Ttop; a second step of adjusting an injection rate of pulverized coal while monitoring an in-furnace superficial gas velocity u and the furnace-top temperature Ttop; a third step of adjusting an oxygen-enrichment ratio of oxygen-enriched air while monitoring a tuyere combustion temperature Tf and the furnace-top temperature Ttop; and a fourth step of determining whether an injection rate of the oxygen-enriched air needs to be adjusted, based on a value of the in-furnace superficial gas velocity u.
US09816146B2	Method for identifying variety of hop The present invention relates to a method for identifying the variety of a hop by using an identification marker comprising at least one single nucleotide polymorphism that differs among varieties, and a method for preparing said identification marker. The present invention also provides a primer or a probe to be used in the method for identifying the variety of a hop, and a nucleic acid of a region including said identification marker. The present invention further provides a method for detecting the intrusion of different varieties in a hop sample.
US09816145B2	Compositions for detection of Clostridium difficile Methods for the rapid detection of the presence or absence of Clostridium difficile in a biological or nonbiological sample are described. The methods can include performing an amplifying step, a hybridizing step, and a detecting step. Furthermore, primers, probes, and kits are provided that are designed for the detection of Clostridium difficile.
US09816142B2	Compositions and methods for detection of Staphylococcus aureus The present invention relates to methods for the rapid detection of the presence or absence of Staphylococcus aureus in a biological or nonbiological sample. The present invention includes methods of detection comprising performing an amplifying step, a hybridizing step, and a detecting step. Furthermore, the present invention relates to primers, probes, and kits that are designed for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus.
US09816141B2	Host-associated DNA sequences, primers, and probes for PCR-based identification of dog fecal pollution sources A method for detecting dog-fecal contamination in a sample, comprising assaying the sample using a nucleotide sequence based genetic assay which comprises contacting the sample with at least one nucleic acid molecule having the nucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11, the nucleic acid sequence being capable of binding to a nucleic acid sequence in the sample, and detecting binding of the nucleic acid molecule to the nucleic acid sequence in the sample, wherein a presence of binding is indicative of the presence of dog-fecal contamination in the sample; the nucleic acid molecules; and a kit comprising at least two of the above-described nucleic acid molecules.
US09816139B2	Mean DNA copy number of chromosomal regions is of prognostic significance in cancer Methods for predicting a disease free time interval (DFI) for a cancer patient under consideration for initial or further chemotherapy treatment are disclosed. The methods include obtaining a biological sample from a patient and detecting a copy number of chromosome region A1 and/or C2. The mean copy number per cell is correlated with a DFI for the subject. The chemotherapy can include doxorubicin and/or L-asparaginase treatment. Also provided are kits for predicting DFI in a subject with cancer and computer readable storage media for performing the presently disclosed methods.
US09816138B2	Methods for sequencing polynucleotides The invention relates to methods and systems for sequencing and constructing a high resolution physical map of a polynucleotide. In accordance with the invention, nucleotide sequences are determined at the ends of restriction fragments produced by a plurality of digestions with a plurality of combinations of restriction endonucleases so that a pair of nucleotide sequences is obtained for each restriction fragment. A physical map of the polynucleotide is constructed by ordering the pairs of sequences by matching the identical sequences among the pairs.
US09816137B2	Digital counting of individual molecules by stochastic attachment of diverse labels Compositions, methods and kits are disclosed for high-sensitivity single molecule digital counting by the stochastic labeling of a collection of identical molecules by attachment of a diverse set of labels. Each copy of a molecule randomly chooses from a non-depleting reservoir of diverse labels. Detection may be by a variety of methods including hybridization based or sequencing. Molecules that would otherwise be identical in information content can be labeled to create a separately detectable product that is unique or approximately unique in a collection. This stochastic transformation relaxes the problem of counting molecules from one of locating and identifying identical molecules to a series of binary digital questions detecting whether preprogrammed labels are present. The methods may be used, for example, to estimate the number of separate molecules of a given type or types within a sample.
US09816130B2	Methods of constructing small RNA libraries and their use for expression profiling of target RNAs Methods, compositions, and kits comprising target-specific oligonucleotides (TSOs) are disclosed herein. Methods, compositions, and kits comprising target-specific oligonucleotides (TSOs) can be used to attach adapters and/or linkers to target RNAs. Methods, compositions, and kits comprising target-specific oligonucleotides (TSOs) can be used in reactions, including, but not limited to, ligation reactions, amplification reactions, and sequencing reactions. Additionally, methods, compositions, and kits comprising target-specific oligonucleotides (TSOs) can be used for reducing and/or preventing the formation of secondary structures in target RNAs. These methods, compositions, and kits can also find use in a number of applications, for example, any application that benefits from stabilizing primary RNA structure, such as detecting and quantifying target RNAs in a sample, in the construction of small RNA libraries, in microarray and RT-qPCR applications, etc.
US09816115B2	Process for the production of methyl methacrylate The invention includes a process of producing methyl methacrylate or derivatives thereof is described. The process includes the steps of converting 2-butanone to methyl propionate using a Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase, and treating the methyl propionate produced to obtain methyl methacrylate or derivatives thereof. A method of preparing polymers or copolymers of methyl methacrylate or its derivatives is also described.
US09816113B2	Method for producing ethanol Disclosed is a method for producing ethanol, including: culturing yeast transformed so as to display an enzyme on the cell surface in a medium containing particles of lignocellulosic biomass, thereby producing ethanol, wherein the enzyme is an enzyme involved in hydrolysis of the lignocellulosic biomass. The present invention makes it possible to provide a method for producing ethanol by which a high ethanol yield can be achieved from lignocellulosic biomass with lower initial cell concentration and added enzyme amount.
US09816112B2	Processes for producing fermentation products The present invention relates to processes for producing fermentation products from starch-containing material, wherein a thermostable alpha-amylase and optionally a thermostable protease are present and/or added during liquefaction. The invention also relates to a composition suitable for use in a process of the invention.
US09816111B2	Propylene synthesis using engineered enzymes The present disclosure relates to biosynthetic methods for producing propylene and to genetically engineered organisms having propylene biosynthesis capability.
US09816090B2	Method for inhibiting calcification of a macrophage-derived matrix vesicle The invention relates to methods for decreasing, inhibiting, preventing, or reducing matrix vesicle induced calcification by inhibiting the amount or formation of a complex comprising phosphatidylserine (PS), annexin II, annexin V or VI, and S100A9 or S100A12 in a macrophage.
US09816078B2	Compositions for increasing polypeptide stability and activity, and related methods This disclosure provides peptides, polypeptides, fusion polypeptides, compositions, and methods for enhancing or increasing the stability of a polypeptide (e.g., Taq polymerase). Such peptides, polypeptides, fusion polypeptides, or compositions include polypeptides linked to a peptide tag that enhances the stability of the polypeptide. The peptides, polypeptides, fusion polypeptides, compositions may also enhance the activity, specificity, and/or fidelity of other polypeptides in a reaction mixture. The disclosure also provides methods of using such peptides, polypeptides, fusion polypeptides, compositions.
US09816074B2	Methods and compositions for modulating nuclease-mediated genome engineering in hematopoietic stem cells The present disclosure is in the field of genome engineering, particularly targeted modification of the genome of a hematopoietic stem cell.
US09816072B2	Method for obtaining antigen-specific human antibodies by in vitro immunisation A method for the in vitro immunization of human B lymphocytes, comprising culturing a total mononuclear cell population of human peripheral blood in the presence of an antigenic composition comprising at least one antigen covalently bonded to both: (i) a Tat protein or a Tat fragment capable of oligomerization and (ii) a ligand of a surface molecule specific to the antigen presenting cells; a method for producing antigen-specific human antibodies derived from said in vitro immunization method.
US09816066B2	Method for delivery of small molecules and proteins across the cell wall of algae using molecular transporters The introduction of tools to study, control or expand the inner-workings of algae has been slow to develop. Provided are embodiments of a molecular method based on guanidinium-rich molecular transporters (GR-MoTrs) for bringing molecular cargos into algal cells. The methods of the disclosure have been shown to work in wild-type algae that have an intact cell wall. Developed using Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, this method is also successful with less studied algae, including Neochloris oleoabundans and Scenedesmus dimorphus, thus providing a new and versatile tool for algal research and modification. The method of delivering a cargo compound to an algal cell comprises contacting an algal cell with a guanidinium-rich delivery vehicle comprising a guanidinium-rich molecular transporter (GR-MoTr) linked to a cargo compound desired to be delivered to the algal cell, whereby the guanidinium-rich molecular transporter can traverse the algal cell wall, thereby delivering the cargo compound to the algal cell.
US09816065B2	Environmental photobioreactor array (EPBRA) systems and apparatus related thereto A system is described herein that comprises one or more modular environmental photobioreactor arrays, each array containing two or more photobioreactors, wherein the system is adapted to monitor each of the photobioreactors and/or modulate the conditions with each of the photobioreactors. The photobioreactors are also adapted for measurement of multiple physiological parameters of a biomass contained therein. Various methods for selecting and characterizing biomass are also provided. In one embodiment, the biomass is algae.
US09816061B2	Method for treatment of a hops product, and use of a hops product In a method for treating a hop product exhibiting a moisture in excess of 18% GG water content, the hop product is sterilized in an airtight container, and stored in an airtight packaging.
US09816056B2	Associating a scent with a laundry article A process for associating a scent with a laundry article including the steps of: providing a fluid pervious substrate carrying a perfume on, within, or at least partially enclosed by the substrate; placing the substrate in proximity to a partially saturated laundry article within a container or pile; transferring the laundry article and the substrate from the container or the pile into a washing machine; and washing the laundry article together with the substrate.
US09816054B2	Cleavable surfactants The invention provides surfactant compounds of formulas I-IX, which can be used in methods for aiding the solubilization, digestion, preparation, analysis, and/or characterization of biological material, for example, proteins or cell membranes. The compounds can also aid in the recovery of peptides generated during protein digestion, particularly for in-gel digestion protocol. Additionally, the compounds can improve enzymatic protein deglycosylation without interfering with downstream sample preparation steps and mass spectrometric analysis. The compounds can be specifically useful as digestion aids that can be decomposed by an acid, by heat, or a combination thereof. Decomposition of the surfactants allows for facile separation from isolated samples, and/or allows for analysis of the sample without interfering with the sensitivity of various analytical techniques.
US09816042B2	Motor fuel based on gasoline and ethanol Motor fuel compositions containing ethanol, also known as gasohol, are disclosed, wherein the motor fuel is substantially in one phase and contains, 1 to 50, preferable 2 to 30 weight % of ethanol and an amount of water between 1 and 10 wt. % on the basis of the weight of the ethanol. Such motor fuel compositions can be produced by blending gasoline with hydrous ethanol, thus evading the necessity to use anhydrous ethanol as feedstock. Furthermore such motor fuel compositions may be produced by blending gasoline with hydrous ethanol and anhydrous ethanol, thus evading the necessity to use anhydrous ethanol as the sole feedstock. These motor fuel compositions may contain a second liquid phase that does not form a separate layer, and where no separate liquid phase can be detected by vision, and so meets with the specification that has become known as “clear and bright”.
US09816041B2	Aviation gasolines containing mesitylene and isopentane Describe are preferred formulations for Avgas meeting the requirements for use in aircraft, including requirements established under ASTM standards and by the Federal Aviation Administration. In one embodiment, a binary mixture of 1,3,5-trimethyl benzene (mesitylene) and isopentane is used to provide a MON of at least 100, and more preferably at least 102. In other embodiments, the amounts of mesitylene and/or isopentane may be changed, and other fuel components are included. These various Avgas formulations are thereby adjusted to meet a variety of requirements as to octane rating, RVP, cold start, and other fuel characteristics.
US09816039B2	Upgrading heavy oils by selective oxidation A heavy petroleum oil feed is upgraded by having its amenability to cracking improved by subjecting the oil to selective partial oxidation with a catalytic oxidation system to partially oxidize aromatic ring systems in the heavy oil. The partially oxidized oil can then be cracked in the conventional manner but at lower severities to lower molecular weight cracking products. The cracking following the partial oxidation step may be thermal in nature as by thermal cracking, delayed, contact or fluid coking or fluid catalytic cracking or hydrogenative as in hydrocracking.
US09816024B2	2-(p-alkoxyphenyl)-2-imidazolines and their use as corrosion inhibitors An aminoalkyl imidazolines of the formula: having p-octyloxy-, p-dodecyloxy-, or p-octadecyloxy-phenyl pendants as hydrophobes, for use to mitigate mild steel corrosion. An electron-rich aromatic ring, in conjugation with an amidine motif, imparts increasing corrosion inhibition efficiencies with an increasing hydrophobe chain length. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirms the formation of an aminoalkyl imidazoline film on a metal surface prior to reaching a critical molar concentration.
US09816017B2	Anaerobic curing formulations for sealing and blocking bolts and nuts Anaerobic curing formulations for sealing and/or blocking screws, nuts, bolts and screw or sealing caps are described. The sealing formulation comprises at least one acrylic resin and phenoxy-polyethoxy sulphate. The self-locking formulation comprises at least one diacrylate, an acrylic resin, a microencapsulated polymerisation initiator and a microencapsulated polymerisation accelerator. A method is described for coating a polymerization accelerator to obtain a microencapsulated polymerisation accelerator.
US09816015B2	Adhesive compositions made from propylene-based polymers and crystalline C2/C3 homopolymer The present invention is related to adhesive composition, having a polymer blend comprising a first propylene-based polymer, wherein the first propylene-based polymer is a homopolymer of propylene or a copolymer of propylene and ethylene or a C4 to C10 alpha-olefin, and a second propylene-based polymer, wherein the second propylene-based polymer is a homopolymer of propylene or a copolymer of propylene and ethylene or a C4 to C10 alpha-olefin; wherein the second propylene-based polymer is different than the first propylene-based polymer; wherein the polymer blend has a melt viscosity, measured at 190° C. and determined according to ASTM D-3236, of about 1,000 cP to about 5,000 cP; a propylene polymer; and wherein the adhesive composition is substantially free of a functionalized polyolefin, wherein the functionalized polyolefin is selected from at least one of a maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene and a maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene wax.
US09816011B2	Pressure sensitive adhesive composition The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive composition, a protective film for optical elements, an optical element and a liquid crystal display device. The present invention may provide a pressure sensitive adhesive composition and a protective film for optical elements, having a high peel force at a low rate and a low peel force at a high rate, the balance of which is excellently maintained and showing excellent wettablity to an adherend, durability, repeelability, transparency and antistatic performance.
US09816006B2	Coating method and panel having such a coating A coating process includes the successive steps of preparing the zone to be treated. At least one coat of a primer is applied to the prepared zone to obtain a thickness ranging from 100 to 450 micrometers. The zone to be treated is then reconditioned and a least one top coat is applied to obtain a thickness ranging from 100 to 450 micrometers.
US09815991B2	Ink composition for inkjet recording, method for producing printed material, and printing method An ink composition for inkjet recording, including: a color material, a binder resin, and an organic solvent, wherein the binder resin contains at least an acrylic-based resin (A), and a copolymer (B) having a constitutional unit derived from a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate, a constitutional unit represented by the formula (I), and a constitutional unit represented by the formula (II), a content ratio by mass of the resin (A) to copolymer (B) is 25/75 to 70/30, and wherein the solvent contains at least a polyalkylene glycol dialkyl ether and a cyclic ester, a content ratio of the cyclic ester is 3 parts by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less relative to 100 parts by mass of the ink composition, and a content ratio of the ethylene glycol alkyl ether acetate is 5 parts by mass or less relative to 100 parts by mass of the ink composition:
US09815990B2	Luster coating composition, method for producing multi layered coating film therewith, and multi layered coating film The purpose of the present invention is to provide a luster coating composition which can form a pearl color coating when used on automobile bodies, characterized in that bluish interference is insignificant in a highlight of the coating film, a yellowish transparent color is weak in a shade of the coating film and the white color development of the white base coating film is visible in every direction. The present invention provides a luster coating composition comprising an interference luster pigment and a titanium dioxide pigment, wherein a volume average particle size D90 of the titanium dioxide pigment is within a range of 700 to 1200 nm, and a volume average particle size D50 of the titanium dioxide pigment is within a range of 250 to 900 nm, and a mass ratio of the interference luster pigment and the titanium dioxide pigment is within a range of 10/1 to 5/1 represented in the mass ratio “the interference luster pigment/the titanium dioxide pigment”. The present invention further provides a multi layered coating film obtained by a method for producing a multi layered coating film in which the luster coating composition is used, and a multi layered coating film formed thereby.
US09815987B2	Composite conductive material, power storage device, conductive dispersion, conductive device, conductive composite and thermally conductive composite and method of producing a composite conductive material A composite conductive material includes at least graphene-like exfoliated from a graphite-based graphite carbon material and a conductive material dispersed in a base material. The graphite-based carbon material has a rhombohedral graphite layer (3R) and a hexagonal graphite layer (2H), wherein a Rate (3R) of the rhombohedral graphite layer (3R) and the hexagonal graphite layer (2H), based on an X-ray diffraction method, which is defined by following Equation 1 is 31% or more: Rate(3R)=P3/(P3+P4)×100 (Equation 1) wherein P3 is a peak intensity of a (101) plane of the rhombohedral graphite layer (3R) based on the X-ray diffraction method, and P4 is a peak intensity of a (101) plane of the hexagonal graphite layer (2H) based on the X-ray diffraction method.
US09815986B2	Methods for producing aqueous pigment dispersion liquid and water-based ink for ink jet recording A method for producing an aqueous pigment dispersion liquid, including: a kneading step of kneading a mixture of a quinacridone pigment (a), a pigment derivative (b), an organic high-molecular compound having an anionic group (c), a basic compound (d), and an acetylene glycol surfactant (e) in a closed kneader to prepare a pigment-kneaded material having a solid content in the range of 50% to 80% by mass; and a step of diluting the pigment-kneaded material with an aqueous medium. A method for producing a water-based ink for ink jet recording, including a step of diluting the aqueous pigment dispersion liquid with an aqueous medium.
US09815982B2	Condensation-curable silicone resin composition The present invention provides a condensation-curable silicone resin composition containing (A) 100 parts by mass of one or more polyorganosiloxanes represented by the following average composition formula (1): (R3SiO1/2)x(R2SiO2/2)y(RSiO3/2)w(SiO4/2)u (1), and (B) 0.1 to 500 parts by mass of a polyorganosiloxane having one or more silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms and two or more silicon-bonded —OX groups per molecule, wherein at least one silicon atom is bonded to both of one or more hydrogen atoms and one or more —OX groups. There can be provided a condensation-curable silicone resin composition that can quickly provide a cured product having high heat resistance and light resistance.
US09815974B2	Recycled micronized rubber formulation having improved abrasion resistance This invention is based upon the discovery that micronized solution styrene-butadiene rubber from postconsumer sources can be included in rubber formulations without severely compromising abrasion resistance. The micronized solution styrene-butadiene rubber utilized in the rubber formulations of this invention can be made by cryogenic grinding postconsumer rubber products using conventional procedures. For instance, it can be made by cryogenically grinding a tire tread containing a high level of solution styrene-butadiene rubber. The micronized solution styrene-butadiene rubber can then be blending into desired virgin rubbers and cured without significantly compromising the abrasion resistance of the rubber formulation. The rubber formulation of this invention is comprised of a natural or synthetic rubber and from 1 weight percent to 30 weight percent of a micronized rubber composition containing at least 10 weight percent solution styrene-butadiene rubber and having a particle size of 40 mesh to 200 mesh.
US09815973B2	Epoxy ester compound, cellulose ester resin composition, optical film, and liquid-crystal display device The present invention has an object to provide a compound which has excellent compatibility even with a cellulose ester resin having a low acetylation degree, is capable of providing an optical film having a high Rth value and high bleed resistance, and can be suitably used as a retardation enhancer; a cellulose ester resin composition including the compound; an optical film including the resin composition; and a liquid-crystal display device including the optical film. The present invention provides an epoxy ester compound represented by the following Formula (1) (in the formula, R1 to R4 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and A's each represent an aromatic group (a1) or an aliphatic group (a2) having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and the average presence ratio [(a1)/(a2)] of the aromatic groups (a1) to the aliphatic groups (a2) is 99.9/0.1 to 80/20 in terms of a molar ratio).
US09815972B2	Fluoro-rubber composition and cross-linked rubber article using same To provide a fluoro-rubber composition whereby good hardness and good elongation are obtainable in a rubber article after cross-linking, and a cross-linked rubber article using the same.A fluoro-rubber composition comprising a fluoro-rubber, a hydrophobic silica and a cross-linking agent, wherein the hydrophobic silica is one having hydrophobized with hexamethyldisilazane or silicone oil, and the content of the hydrophobic silica is from 1 to 50 parts by mass and the content of the cross-linking agent is from 0.1 to 5 parts by mass, per 100 parts by mass of the fluoro-rubber; and a cross-linked rubber article obtained by cross-linking such a fluoro-rubber composition.
US09815969B2	Composite particles including a fluoropolymer, methods of making, and articles including the same A composite particle includes a discrete, hollow, ceramic spheroid and a fluoropolymer layer disposed thereon. The fluoropolymer is an amorphous homopolymer or copolymer of a perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether; a perfluoroalkoxy vinyl ether; at least one fTuorookfe independently represented by formula C(R)2═CF—Rf; wherein Rf is fluorine or a perfluoroalkyl having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and R is hydrogen, fluorine, or chlorine; or a combination thereof. Methods of making the composite particles, composite materials, and articles including them are also disclosed.
US09815967B2	Long-fibre-reinforced polyamides Disclosed is a polyamide moulding compound suitable for producing moulded articles with improved mechanical properties, the moulding compound including A) at least one amorphous or microcrystalline polyamide, with the proviso that a test piece of polyamide A) has a light transmission according to ASTM D 1003 of at least 80% and a melting heat according to ISO 11357 of <25 J/g, B) 20 to 85% by weight of a long fibre with a round cross-section and C) 0 to 10% by weight of at least one additive, components A) to C) adding up to 100% by weight. Also disclosed is a process for producing moulded bar granulates containing the moulding compound.
US09815959B2	Method for manufacturing novel hollow particles A method for manufacturing a hollow particle is provided. The method comprises the steps of (a) providing a hollow particulate; (b) soaking the hollow particulate in an amine solution to form amine groups on the surface of the hollow particulate; (c) adding a polypeptide, and the polypeptide is linked to the amine groups on the surface of the hollow particulate; and (d) adding a target molecule, and the target molecule is bound to the amine group which are still not bound.
US09815950B2	Intermeshing mixing of filler and polymer solution masterbatch A method includes: mixing a polymer cement and a filler to form a solution masterbatch; optionally drying the solution masterbatch to form a crumb polymer composition; mixing a low viscosity polymeric or oligomeric liquid into the solution masterbatch or crumb polymer composition; and intermeshing mixing the solution masterbatch or crumb polymer composition.
US09815932B2	Trimer catalysts with improved processability and surface cure The present invention provides trimerization catalyst compositions having an α,β-unsaturated carboxylate salt and methods to produce a polyisocyanurate/polyurethane foam using such trimerization catalyst compositions.
US09815930B2	Block copolymer and associated photoresist composition and method of forming an electronic device A block copolymer useful in electron beam and extreme ultraviolet photolithography includes a first block with units derived from a base-solubility-enhancing monomer and an out-of-band absorbing monomer, and a second block having a low surface energy. Repeat units derived from the out-of-ban absorbing monomer allow the copolymer to absorb significantly in the wavelength range 150 to 400 nanometers. When incorporated into a photoresist composition with a photoresist random polymer, the block copolymer self-segregates to form a top layer that effectively screens out-of-band radiation.
US09815929B2	Butyl rubber ionomer-thermoplastic graft copolymers and methods for production thereof The present invention is directed to the functionalization of butyl rubber ionomer and optionally the grafting of polyamide to halobutyl rubber ionomers. Specifically, disclosed are methods and products resulting therefrom for creating functionalized ionomers and grafting polyamide to halobutyl ionomers via reactive extrusion. The process comprises reacting a halobutyl polymer with at least one nitrogen and/or phosphorous based nucleophile to provide a halobutyl ionomer comprising conjugated diene units; grafting of an amine-reactive dienophile to said ionomer to form a functionalized ionomer; and optionally blending the resulting functionalized ionomer with polyamide.
US09815923B2	Catalyst system A catalyst system comprising a) a metal complex of the formula CyLMZp, wherein M is a group 4 metal Z is an anionic ligand, p is number of 1 to 2, preferably 2 Cy is a cyclopentadienyl-type ligand and, L is a ligand of the formula wherein each A is independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen and phosphorus and R1, R2, and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted hydrocarbyl, unsubstituted or substituted silyl and unsubstituted or substituted germyl residues, and b) a boron containing activator, characterized in that the molar ratio of the boron of the activator to M of the metal complex is greater than 2.5.
US09815911B2	Process for preparing derivatized polysaccharides The invention relates to a process for preparing a polysaccharide derivative, comprising the steps of: (a) contacting at least one polysaccharide with at least one polysaccharide swelling agent at a temperature of at most 70° C.; and (b) subsequently, contacting the product of step (a) with at least one aromatic isocyanate; thereby preparing a polysaccharide derivative.
US09815908B2	Chimeric antigen receptors with an optimized hinge region The present invention relates to multi-functional proteins which comprise (i) a signal peptide, (ii) a target specific recognition domain, (iii) a linker region, connecting domain (ii) and domain (iv) which comprises a specific modified hinge region of the human CD8 alpha-chain, and (iv) an effector domain. The present invention furthermore relates to nucleic acids encoding the proteins, expression constructs for expressing the protein in a host cell and host cells. The proteins of the invention are chimeric antigen receptors with an optimized linker or hinge region that are suitable for generating target-specific effector cells, for use as a medicament, in particular in the treatment of cancer and in adoptive, target-cell specific immunotherapy.
US09815899B2	Antibody targeting osteoclast-related protein siglec-15 To provide a method of detecting abnormal bone metabolism by using a gene strongly expressed in an osteoclast; a method of screening a compound having a therapeutic and/or preventive effect on abnormal bone metabolism; and a pharmaceutical composition for treating and/or preventing abnormal bone metabolism. Provision of a method of detecting abnormal bone metabolism by using the expression of human Siglec-15 gene as an index; a pharmaceutical composition containing an antibody which specifically recognizes human Siglec-15 and has an activity of inhibiting osteoclast formation; and the like.
US09815897B2	Antibodies directed against programmed death-1 (PD-1) The invention relates to an isolated immunoglobulin heavy chain polypeptide and an isolated immunoglobulin light chain polypeptide that bind to a programmed death-1 (PD-1) protein. The invention provides a PD-1-binding agent that comprises the aforementioned immunoglobulin heavy chain polypeptide and immunoglobulin light chain polypeptide. The invention also provides related vectors, compositions, and methods of using the PD-1-binding agent to treat a cancer or an infectious disease.
US09815895B2	Methods of reducing basophil levels The present invention relates to a method of reducing the numbers of eosinophils in a human subject comprising administration to a subject an IL-5R binding molecule that comprises (a) a region that specifically binds to the IL-5R and (b) an immunoglobulin Fc region. In a specific embodiment, a method of the invention reduces the number of eosinophils in blood, bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract (e.g. esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon), or lung.
US09815893B2	Anti-VEGF antibodies and their uses The present disclosure relates to antibodies directed to vascular endothelial growth factor (“VEGF”) and uses of such antibodies, for example to treat diseases associated with the activity and/or overproduction of VEGF.
US09815882B2	Tumor targeted Tnf-related apoptosis inducing ligand fusion polypeptide, methods and uses therefor Fusion polypeptides comprising a TRAIL trimer and a targeting domain are disclosed. The targeting domain can be, in some embodiments, a sequence that binds MUC16, which is prevalent on some tumor cells such as pancreatic and ovarian tumor cells. A sequence that binds MUC 16 can be mesothelin or a MUC16-binding fragment thereof, such as amino acids 1-64 of mesothelin. A fusion polypeptide of the present teachings can induce apoptosis in a target cell such as a MUC16-expressing cancer cell. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding the fusion polypeptides, and methods of use of the fusion polypeptides and nucleic acids.
US09815881B2	Method of inducing labor or treating pre-eclampsia by administering relaxin analogs Human relaxin analogs, polypeptide compositions related thereto, as well as nucleotide compositions encoding the same, are provided.
US09815877B2	Controlled gene expression methods Methods and compositions for controlling gene expression are disclosed.
US09815870B2	Monomeric and bright infrared fluorescent proteins The invention described herein features variants related to infrared fluorescent proteins, in particular to mutants of a phytochrome from the bacterium Bradyrhizobium sp. ORS278. The variants show approximately a ten-fold increase in brightness compared to other known infrared fluorescent proteins. The variants are monomeric, allowing them to be used as a protein tag without disrupting the function of the tagged protein of interest.
US09815865B2	Preparations of hydrophobic therapeutic agents, methods of manufacture and use thereof The present invention further provides method of preparing nanocrystals or microcrystals of a hydrophobic therapeutic agent such as fluticasone or triamcinolone, pharmaceutical compositions (e.g., topical or intranasal compositions) thereof and methods for treating and/or preventing the signs and/or symptoms of disorders such as blepharitis, meibomian gland dysfunction or skin inflammation or a respiratory disease (e.g., asthma).
US09815854B2	3-(3H-imidazo[4,5-B]pyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-C]pyridine and therapeutic uses thereof Azaindazole compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present invention concerns the use of an azaindazole compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, fibrotic disorders, bone or cartilage diseases, 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.
US09815848B2	Method for preparing spherical Clopidogrel Hydrogen Sulfate polymorph I This invention provides a new preparation method of Clopidogrel Hydrogen Sulfate spherical crystal form I, using single 2-butanol as solvent, controlling the concentration, addition way and addition speed of sulfuric acid used to salify to shorten the process time, thus separating out Clopidogrel Hydrogen Sulfate from solution system stably with spherality. And the Clopidogrel Hydrogen Sulfate obtained complies with the requirements of the follow-up process on residual solvent, bulk density and mobility.
US09815845B2	Inhibitors of late SV40 factor (LSF) as cancer chemotherapeutics The present invention is directed to methods, compositions and kits for treatment of cancer, e.g. heptacellular carcinoma. In some embodiments, the present invention discloses the use of a small-molecule compound of formula (I)-(XXVI) and (III′) as disclosed herein to inhibit transcription factor Late SV40 Factor (LSF) for treatment of cancer, e.g., HCC.
US09815838B2	Methods and compositions for treating pain The present application relates to compounds and methods for treating pain, incontinence and other conditions.
US09815834B2	Quinolone derivatives as fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibitors Compounds that are Fibroblast Growth Factor Inhibitors (FGFR) and are therefore useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of FGFR are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds.
US09815833B2	Pyridine derivative and medical use thereof The present invention relates to the field of pharmaceutical chemistry, specifically to a class of compounds containing lactam and derivative thereof, and especially to a pyridine derivative as shown in general formula (I), preparation method and the use thereof as a Factor Xa inhibitor. The present invention further relates to the medical use of the compound and derivative thereof in preparation of anticoagulant drugs, particularly to the use in preparation of drugs for preventing or treating thrombosis or embolism.
US09815824B2	Kappa opioid agonists and uses thereof Provided are compounds of Formula I; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof. The present disclosure relates to novel compounds and to their use as agonists of the kappa opioid receptor. The disclosure also relates to methods for preparation of the compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. Kappa opioid agonists that exhibit full agonist properties at the kappa opioid receptor have been widely shown to be efficacious in preclinical models of pain, particularly visceral pain.
US09815822B2	Heteroaromatic compounds as BTK inhibitors The present invention encompasses compounds of the formula (I) wherein the groups R1, Cy and Y are defined herein, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases related to BTK, and processes for making these compounds, pharmaceutical preparations containing these compounds, and their methods of use.
US09815820B2	Rho kinase inhibitors The invention relates to inhibitors of ROCK1 and/or ROCK2. Also provided are methods of treating diseases and disorders involving inhibiting ROCK1 and/or ROCK2.
US09815819B2	Complement pathway modulators and uses thereof The present invention provides a compound of formula I: (I) a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
US09815810B1	Method of cannabinoid preservation through crystallization and other crystal structures A method of cannabinoid preservation includes separating a cannabinoid ethanol (EtOH) mixture from a cannabis extract through a filtration process; forming a slurry by combining a crystalline compound with the cannabinoid EtOH mixture; heating and agitating the slurry in a pressurized chamber to form a colloidal cannabinoid EtOH mixture; distributing the colloidal cannabinoid EtOH mixture into a tray to form an evenly distributed mixture layer; forming an evaporation vessel for the evenly distributed mixture layer through the attachment of a detachable cover to the tray; positioning and heating the evaporation vessel within a heating chamber; performing a rapid cools process as the evenly distributed mixture layer approaches approaches saturation temperature; repeating the rapid cooling process until crystal formation is detected within the evenly distributed mixture layer; and/or removing the evaporation vessel from the heating chamber upon detection of crystal formation.
US09815806B2	Process for cabazitaxel The present invention provides an improved process for the preparation of 4α-acetoxy-2α-benzoyloxy-5β,20-epoxy-1β,13α-dihydroxy-7β,10β-dimethoxy-9-oxo-11-taxene (7β,10β-dimethoxy-10-deacetoxybaccatin III). The present invention also provides a novel process for the preparation of cabazitaxel.
US09815802B2	Herbicidally active N-(1-methyltetrazol-5-yl)benzoic acid amides N-(1-Methyltetrazol-5-yl)benzamides of the general formula (I) are described as herbicides. In this formula (I), X, Z and R are radicals such as alkyl and cycloalkyl.
US09815783B2	(3-alkylthio)propenoic acid-derived compounds and their application in cosmetics The present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I): wherein Y, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. The invention also relates to cosmetic or dermocosmetic composition containing such compounds.The compounds according to the invention are useful as photoprotective agents.
US09815781B1	Process for preparing 3-(methylsulfonyl)propionitrile The present invention relates to processes for preparing for preparing 3-(methylsulfonyl)propionitrile. The processes comprise the steps of first reacting 2-chloroethyl methyl sulfide with sodium cyanide or potassium cyanide in a solvent or a solvent mixture to form 3-(methylthio)propionitrile, and then reacting the isolated 3-(methylthio)propionitrile with acetic anhydride, acetic acid, and hydrogen peroxide to form 3-(methylsulfonyl)propionitrile.
US09815780B2	Quaternized fatty amines, amidoamines and their derivatives from natural oil Quaternary ammonium, betaine, or sulfobetaine compositions derived from fatty amines, wherein the fatty amine is made by reducing the amide reaction product of a metathesis-derived C10-C17 monounsaturated acid, octadecene-1,18-dioic acid, or their ester derivatives and a secondary amine, are disclosed. Quaternary ammonium, betaine, or sulfobetaine compositions derived from fatty amidoamines, wherein the amidoamine is made by reacting of a metathesis-derived C10-C17 monounsaturated acid, octadecene-1,18-dioic acid, or their ester derivatives and an aminoalkyl-substituted tertiary amine, are also disclosed. The quaternized compositions are advantageously sulfonated or sulfitated. In one aspect, the ester derivative of the C10-C17 monounsaturated acid or octadecene-1,18-dioic acid is a lower alkyl ester. In other aspects, the ester derivative is a modified triglyceride N made by self-metathesis of a natural oil or an unsaturated triglyceride made by cross-metathesis of a natural oil with an olefin. The quaternary ammonium, betaine, and sulfobetaine compositions and their sulfonated or sulfitated derivatives are valuable for a wide variety of end uses, including cleaners, fabric treatment, hair conditioning, personal care (liquid cleansing products, conditioning bars, oral care products), antimicrobial compositions, agricultural uses, and oil field applications.
US09815778B1	Cyclic process for producing taurine There is disclosed a process for producing taurine from ammonium isethionate by the ammonolysis of alkali isethionate in the presence of alkali ditaurinate or alkali tritaurinate, or their mixture, to inhibit the formation of byproducts and to continuously convert the byproducts of the ammonolysis reaction to alkali taurinate. Alkali taurinate is reacted with ammonium isethionate to obtain taurine and to regenerate alkali isethionate. The production yield is increased to from 90% to nearly quantitative. The ammonolysis reaction is catalyzed by alkali salts of hydroxide, sulfate, sulfite, phosphate, or carbonate.
US09815774B1	Hydrodabcyl A new azobenzene-based fluorescence quencher with excellent solubility in aqueous solution is described here. This compound represents an optimized alternative to dabcyl in a variety of biomolecular applications, like fluorogenic protease substrates or nucleic acids probes.
US09815772B2	Process for the preparation of 2-amino-1,3-propane diol compounds and salts thereof The present disclosure relates to processes for the preparation of 2-amino-1,3-propane diol compounds and their hydrochloride salts. Particularly, the present disclosure relates to processes for synthesizing 2-amino-2-(2-(4-octylphenyl)ethyl)-1,3-propanediol and its hydrochloride salt 2-amino-2-(2-(4-octylphenyl)ethyl)-1,3-propanediol hydrochloride respectively. The said process is safe, commercially feasible for large-scale synthesis and has improved efficacy along with many other advantages. The present disclosure also relates to the novel polymorphs of 2-amino-1,3-propane diol compound and its hydrochloride salt, where in 2-amino-1,3-propane diol compound is 2-amino-2-(2-(4-octylphenyl)ethyl)-1,3-propanediol, and its hydrochloride salt is 2-amino-2-(2-(4-octylphenyl)ethyl)-1,3-propanediol hydrochloride.
US09815766B2	Process for double carbonylation of allyl ethers to corresponding diesters The invention relates to a process for doubly carbonylating allyl ethers to the corresponding diesters, wherein a linear or branched allyl ether is reacted with a linear or branched alkanol (alcohol) with supply of CO and in the presence of a catalytic system composed of a palladium complex and at least one organic phosphorus ligand and in the presence of a hydrogen halide selected from HCl, HBr and HI.
US09815763B2	4-hydroxybutyric acid analogs This invention relates to novel derivatives of 4-hydroxybutyric acid and prodrugs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the foregoing. This invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating narcolepsy, fibromyalgia, other disorders or conditions that are beneficially treated by improving nocturnal sleep or by administering sodium oxybate.
US09815760B2	Process for the co-production of acetic acid and dimethyl ether Catalytic dehydration-hydrolysis process for the co-production of acetic acid and dimethyl ether from a mixture of methanol and methyl acetate and water in which the amount of water fed to the process is controlled by the steps of dehydrating a methanol feed to provide a crude product containing dimethyl ether, unconverted methanol and water, recovering therefrom a stream containing dimethyl ether, water and methanol and a water stream and separating dimethyl ether from the dimethyl-ether containing stream to produce a methanol stream containing methanol and water. At least part of the methanol stream and methyl acetate is supplied to the dehydration-hydrolysis process.
US09815759B2	Processes for producing phenol Disclosed herein is a process for producing phenol. The process includes oxidizing at least a portion of a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene to produce an oxidation composition comprising cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide. The oxidation composition may then be cleaved in the presence of an acid catalyst to produce a cleavage reaction mixture comprising the acid catalyst, phenol and cyclohexanone. At least a portion of the cleavage reaction mixture may be neutralized with a basic material to form a treated cleavage reaction mixture. In various embodiments, the treated cleavage reaction mixture contains no greater than 50 wppm of the acid catalyst or no greater than 50 wppm of the basic material.
US09815757B2	Preparation of aldehydes and ketones from alkenes using polyoxometalate catalysts and nitrogen oxides The present invention relates to a process for preparing aldehydes and ketones by carbon-carbon bond cleavage of alkenes, wherein the process is catalysed by first row transition metal nitro coordinated polyoxometalate catalyst. The catalyst can be prepared by pre-treatment of aqua coordinated polyoxometalates with NO2, or they are formed in situ when the reactions are carried in nitroalkanes under aerobic conditions, or they are formed in situ from nitrosyl (NO) compounds in the presence of O2.
US09815753B2	Supported metal oxides for olefin metathesis and related methods A method is provided comprising exposing a supported heterogeneous metathesis catalyst to an olefin compound for an activation time at an activation temperature; exposing the activated supported heterogeneous metathesis catalyst to a reactant capable of undergoing a metathesis reaction for a reaction time at a reaction temperature to produce metathesis products; and exposing the deactivated supported heterogeneous metathesis catalyst to a regenerating compound for a regeneration time at a regeneration temperature. The activity of the regenerated supported heterogeneous metathesis catalyst may be substantially the same or greater than the activity of the activated supported heterogeneous metathesis catalyst prior to deactivation. The activation temperature may be greater than the reaction temperature. The regenerating compound may be a second olefin compound or an inert gas.
US09815751B2	Hydrocarbon and oxygenate conversion by high severity pyrolysis to make acetylene and ethylene The invention relates to hydrocarbon conversion processes, e.g., to processes for producing acetylene from hydrocarbon and then hydrogenating at least a portion of the acetylene. The invention also relates to polymerizing one or more products derived from the acetylene saturation, and to equipment useful for these processes.
US09815745B2	Method for producing organic acids and organic acid degradation compounds from biomass A method and integrated reactor system are provided for producing one or more organic acids, organic acid degradation compounds, and combinations thereof, from various types of biomass, including sludge from a pulp and paper mill.
US09815743B2	Metal detectible ceramic material and method for making the same A method for producing a cermet composition, including mixing a first predetermined amount of a yttria stabilized zirconia powder with between 2 and 8 weight percent mu-metal powder to define a homogeneous admixture, oxidizing the mu-metal in the admixture, forming the homogeneous admixture into a green body, calcining the green body in a first reducing atmosphere to remove oxygen from the oxidized mu-metal to yield a calcined body, and sintering the calcined body in a second reducing atmosphere to yield a densified body having no more than 0.8% porosity. The densified body has a plurality of mu-metal particles distributed therethrough, a hardness of at least 1450 HV, flexural strength of at least 200 kPSI, and a relative permeability μ/μo of at least 850.
US09815738B2	Magnesium phosphate cement Magnesium phosphate cement binder systems and method for providing magnesium phosphate cements are described. In an embodiment, a magnesium phosphate cement binder system may include magnesium oxide that has been calcined at a temperature of between about 900° F. to about 1800° F. The magnesium phosphate cement binder system may also include a phosphate material. Other formulations, compositions, and methods are also described.
US09815721B2	Systems and methods for anaerobic digestion of biomaterials A batch reactor includes a first portion, a second portion, a first drainage tank, a second drainage tank, and a first flow control mechanism. The first portion includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and a third chamber in fluid communication with one another configured for a flow of at least one biomaterial therethrough. The second portion includes a first chamber and a second chamber in fluid communication with one another configured for a flow of the least one biomaterial therethrough. The first drainage chamber is in fluid communication with the first and second chambers. The second drainage chamber is in fluid communication with the third chamber of the first portion and the second chamber of the second portion. The first flow control mechanism is disposed between the third chamber of the first portion and the first chamber of the second portion.
US09815714B2	Process for generating oxygenated water A method for increasing the quantity of dissolved oxygen in water includes addition of an oxidant to the water to increase the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) of the water to between about 400 and 850 mV, followed by electrolysis to generate oxygen gas. The voltage applied to the electrolytic cells during electrolysis is less than 300 mV. The dissolved oxygen content of the water exiting the electrolytic cell is about 90% of saturation to super saturation.
US09815708B2	Method for preparing particles of alkali metal bicarbonate A method for preparing particles of alkali metal bicarbonate by crystallization from a solution of alkali metal carbonate and/or bicarbonate in the presence of an additive in the solution, selected from the sulfates, sulfonates, the polysulfonates, the mines, the hydroxysultaines, the polycarboxylates, the polysaccharides, the polyethers and the etherphenols, alkali metal hexametaphosphate, the phosphates such as the organophosphates or the phosphonates, the sulfosuccinates, the amido-sulfonates, the aminosulfonates, preferably selected from: the phosphates, the organophosphates or the phosphonates, and such that the additive is present in the solution at a concentration of at least 1 ppm and preferably of at most 200 ppm.
US09815695B2	In situ restoration of apatite-based chromatography resins Methods and compositions are provided for treatment of an apatite-based resin from which retained solutes have been eluted by an elution buffer that contains an alkali metal salt with solutions of calcium ion, phosphate ion, and hydroxide separately from any sample loading and elution buffers. The treatment solutions restore the resin, reversing the deterioration that is caused by the alkali metal salt in the elution buffer.
US09815690B2	Planar cavity MEMS and related structures, methods of manufacture and design structures A method of forming at least one Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) includes forming a beam structure and an electrode on an insulator layer, remote from the beam structure. The method further includes forming at least one sacrificial layer over the beam structure, and remote from the electrode. The method further includes forming a lid structure over the at least one sacrificial layer and the electrode. The method further includes providing simultaneously a vent hole through the lid structure to expose the sacrificial layer and to form a partial via over the electrode. The method further includes venting the sacrificial layer to form a cavity. The method further includes sealing the vent hole with material. The method further includes forming a final via in the lid structure to the electrode, through the partial via.
US09815686B2	Microelectromechanical device and system with low-impedance resistive transducer A microelectromechanical device comprising a mechanical structure extending along a longitudinal direction, linked to a planar substrate by an anchorage situated at one of its ends and able to flex in a plane parallel to the substrate, the mechanical structure comprises a joining portion, which links it to each anchorage and includes a resistive region exhibiting a first and second zone for injecting an electric current to form a resistive transducer, the resistive region extending in the longitudinal direction from an anchorage and arranged so a flexion of the mechanical structure in the plane parallel to the substrate induces a non-zero average strain in the resistive region and vice versa; wherein: the first injection zone is carried by the anchorage; and the second injection zone is carried by a conducting element not fixed to the substrate and extending in a direction, termed lateral, substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
US09815684B2	Fueling station for unmanned aerial vehicle of the vertical takeoff types An unmanned self-sustained fuel dispensing station for fuels of all sorts (gasoline, pesticides, water, fertilizers etc.) a tank, docking, and coupling system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) of the vertical takeoff types. The station can be independent of public power and communication utilities and can operate by remote control without an on-site attendant. The preferred system has a central command center with a control computer in communication with a station control computer located at one or more satellite stations through a communications link. The station control computer can be controlled remotely by the command center. The station control computer programming has control over the activities of the station through an electrical generation subsystem with a solar array, battery bank, battery charger and standby generator; a fuel dispensing subsystem; a security subsystem with video cameras; a communications link and a status sensor subsystem.
US09815683B1	Method and system for mobile distribution station A mobile fuel distribution station includes a mobile trailer, a pump, a manifold, hoses, detachably connectable fuel caps connected or connectable with the hoses, valves, and fuel level sensors. The station is configured to operate the pump responsive to a low fuel threshold to provide fuel to the manifold, from the manifold to the valves, and from the valves through the hoses. A related method includes receiving fuel operating parameter data from at least one mobile fuel distribution station into a remote server, determining whether the fuel operating parameter data is within a preset limit, and sending a control action in response to the fuel operating parameter data being outside the preset limit. A related system includes one or more of the stations, at least one server configured to receive fuel operating parameter data, and at least one electronic device configured to communicate with the server.
US09815681B2	Apparatus for use in an automated fuel authorization program requiring data to be dynamically retrieved from a vehicle data bus during fuel authorization Described herein is a fuel authorization program that requires data to be dynamically retrieved from a vehicle data bus during the fuel authorization process. This can be implemented using a smart cable that is installed in enrolled vehicles. The smart cable includes a housing suitable for commercial environments, a cable to logically couple the smart cable to the vehicle data bus, a second data link to be used to logically couple the smart cable to a fuel authorization “puck” in a vehicle, and a controller. The puck handles communication with the fuel vendor. The controller automatically implements the functions responding to a query from the puck received over the second data link by dynamically acquiring data from the vehicle data bus using the first data link, and conveying the data to the puck using the second data link.
US09815678B2	Drink dispensing system and method thereof An in-line drink dispensing system (1,16,17) for dispensing liquid such as water or other beverage. The system comprises a pump (6) in fluid connection with the system so that the pump can create a flow in the system and based on the current that the pump uses during operation a value can be determined and used for analyzing one or more statuses of the system.
US09815675B1	Manhole cover lifting device A tool for removing a manhole cover that have an aperture therethrough from a manhole cover receiver comprises an elongated base, a handle, a grip, a hook member, a post, and an anvil. The aperture is an insertion point for the hook member. The handle and grip allow the user to maneuver and manipulate the tool. The hook member and post allow for lifting the manhole cover, while the anvil provides a strike face to loosen the manhole cover from the manhole cover receiver through impact of an object.
US09815672B2	Loading apparatus A loading apparatus, in particular for conveying freight over a road surface and loading it into a transporting vehicle and unloading it therefrom, comprises a basic structure, a loading structure, with a freight holder, and a double-action lifting device between the basic structure and the loading structure. The loading structure here comprises a lifting frame, on which the lifting device acts, and a freight carrier, which is mounted on the lifting frame, via a pull-out guide with a pull-out direction oriented transversely to the lifting direction, and has the freight holder. An undercarriage serving for advancing the loading apparatus over the road surface is part of the freight carrier.
US09815664B2	Stranger prevention for elevator destination entry system An elevator taking user management system, which includes a detection apparatus, a processing module, and an output apparatus. The processing module is respectively electrically connected to the detection apparatus and the output apparatus. The detection apparatus detects the number of persons in an elevator waiting area; the processing module receives a signal at least indicating the detected number of persons sent by the detection apparatus, acquires the number of persons who have input target floors, further compares the detected number of persons with the number of persons who have input target floors at the floor where the detection apparatus is located, and when the detected number of persons is greater than the number of persons who have input target floors, sends a reminding signal; and the output apparatus is eclectically connected to the processing module, for receiving the reminding signal and presenting it in the elevator waiting area.
US09815660B2	Roof bolting cable bolt feeding device A drilling rig includes a base and a rotation unit for drilling a hole in a mine surface. The rotation unit is moveably coupled to the base. The drilling rig further includes a cable feed device for feeding a cable bolt into the hole created by the rotation unit. The cable feed device is moveably coupled to the base and includes a pair of wheels and a transmission. The cable bolt is received between the pair of wheels. The transmission is coupled between the rotation unit and at least one of the wheels to transmit power from the rotation unit to at least one of the wheels.
US09815656B2	Fold-enhancing device, post-pressing apparatus equipped with fold-enhancing device, and processing apparatus equipped with fold-enhancing device A fold-enhancing device includes a pressing member, at least one retaining member, and a moving mechanism. The pressing member presses against a fold line of a recording-medium bundle folded into a booklet shape. The recording-medium bundle is obtained by stacking multiple sheets of recording media. The retaining member retains the recording-medium bundle and is provided at a position located away from the fold line in a direction intersecting the fold line and not in contact with the pressing member. The moving mechanism moves the pressing member and the retaining member in a direction extending along the fold line.
US09815655B2	Refill device for dispensing artificial eyelashes and refill for said device A device for dispensing artificial eyelashes has a housing, a carrier strip to which a plurality of artificial eyelashes are fixed, and a movement mechanism capable of being actuated to cause the carrier strip to move in order to convey the artificial eyelashes towards an outside space of the housing. The device is equipped with a refill that is designed to be joined to the housing in a detachable manner. The refill has a plate, the carrier strip and the movement mechanism, the carrier strip and the movement mechanism being mounted on the plate. The invention further relates to a refill for such a device.
US09815653B2	System, apparatus and method for damping and stabilizing automation picking and stacking An apparatus for picking a product, including: at least one vacuum cup including at least one axis passing through the at least one vacuum cup; and at least one damping device surrounding at least a portion of the at least one vacuum cup in a radial direction orthogonal to the at least one axis. The at least one vacuum cup is arranged to create negative pressure and adhere, with the negative pressure, the at least one sheet of material to the at least one vacuum cup. The at least one damping device is arranged to contact the at least one sheet of material to limit displacement of the at least one sheet of material with respect to the at least one vacuum cup.
US09815649B1	Door-actuated feed roll separator for an imaging device An imaging device having a door-actuated feed roll separator mechanism. A pair of opposed panels of a frame of the imaging device are positioned parallel to a media path. A feed roll pair in the media path has a drive roll fixedly and rotatably mounted between the panels and a backup roll mounted to a pair of release assemblies that are slidably mounted to the panels. Biasing members bias the backup roll into contact with the drive roll forming a feed nip. A door pivotally mounted along a bottom end to the frame substantially covers the media path. A pair of tethers connect the pair of release assemblies to the door. With the door lowered, its weight applies a release force to the backup roll separating it from the drive roll to allow for easier removal of a media sheet jammed in the feed nip.
US09815637B2	Apparatus for orienting components of a rotary machine Apparatus and method for orienting components of a rotary machine, such as a container treatment machine, where the rotary machine comprises a stator and a rotor and also at least one component which is arranged on the stator, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one reference element which is arranged on the stator and a sensor which is arranged on the rotor so as to rotate with it, wherein the sensor is suitable for measuring the distance from the reference element and from the component, and the stator, the rotor and the component can be oriented in relation to one another based on the values measured by the sensor.
US09815631B2	Curvilinear support for chain conveyors A curvilinear support for chain conveyors comprising: a base (2) with elongated shape extending along a curved path; at least two rails (3) produced in one piece with the base (2) and spaced from each other to define between them a channel (4) for the sliding of a chain conveyor; covering profiles (5, 8) respectively coupled to each rail (3) to cover the base surface (3b) and the concave lateral surface (3a) of said at least two rails (3); coupling members (6) positioned between each profile (5, 8) and the respective rail (3) to removably fix each profile (5, 8) to the respective rail (3); said coupling members (6) being accessible via a coupling surface (3a; 3b) of the rails (3) with the respective profiles (5, 8); said coupling members (6) comprise a male portion (6a) projecting from each profile (5, 8) and extending below each profile (5, 8), and a female portion (6b) obtained in the respective rail (3) open towards the top to house the corresponding male portion (6a), which for coupling said male portion (6a) is pushed from the top down into said female portion (6b).
US09815630B1	Direct-drive spiral conveyor A direct-drive spiral conveyor and a method for operating a spiral conveyor in which a sideflexing conveyor belt is positively driven in a helical path about the periphery of a rotating cylindrical drive drum. Parallel drive members extend in length along the periphery from the top to the bottom of the drive drum. The drive members engage drive faces on the inside edge of the conveyor belt and positively drive the inside edges along the helical path. The helical path is steeper at the entrance end—the bottom in an upgoing spiral, the top in a downgoing spiral—than at the opposite exit end and along a majority of the path.
US09815623B2	Storage product carrier for rollable storage products The invention relates to a storage product carrier (10) for a storage rack (100) that includes a plurality of support beams disposed one on top of the other at a distance from one another, the support beams being arranged in pairs on opposite side walls of the storage rack (100) and supporting the storage product carrier (10), wherein the storage product carrier (10) comprises a base plate (30) for storing a rollable storage product container (20) provided with at least one wheel (22), wherein the base plate (30) has at least one depression (40) for receiving the wheel (22) of the storage product container (20). The invention further relates to a storage rack with such a storage product carrier.
US09815621B2	Harbour storage facility for liquid fuel An installation for the in-port storage of liquid fuel, which is formed near a dock, is formed of at least an upper surface substantially parallel to the free surface of the sea and a frontal surface adjacent to the upper surface and partially immersed. The installation includes at least one module having a floating caisson containing a fluidtight tank that may contain liquid fuel and having a closed contour formed of an upper face, a lower face, and several lateral faces. The module is fixed to the dock by anchoring means connecting one of the lateral faces of the caisson to the frontal surface of the dock, the lower face and the lateral faces of the caisson therefore being at least partially immersed.
US09815620B2	Proppant discharge system and a container for use in such a proppant discharge system A proppant discharge system has a container with an outlet positioned in a bottom thereof and a gate affixed adjacent the outlet so as to be movable between a first position covering the outlet to a second position opening the outlet, and a support structure having an actuator thereon. The container is removably positioned on the top surface of the support structure. The actuator is engageable with gate so as to move the gate from the first position to the second position. A conveyor underlies the container so as to receive proppant as discharged from the container through the outlet. The container can be a ten foot ISO container.
US09815616B2	Capsule for containing beverage ingredients A capsule for containing beverage ingredients may be designed for insertion in a beverage production device in which a liquid under pressure enters the capsule to drain a beverage from the capsule, wherein the capsule includes a circumferential first wall, a second wall closing the circumferential first wall at a first end, and a third wall closing the circumferential first wall at a second, open, end opposite the second wall, the first, second and third wall enclosing an inner space including the beverage ingredients, wherein the capsule includes a sealing member for achieving a sealing effect between the capsule and the beverage production device, wherein at least one of the first, second and third wall as such is configured to act as the sealing member.
US09815615B2	Multiple seat shipping container Disclosed is a multiple seat shipping container (100) that includes a bottom base structure (101) configured to attach one or more first seats (120), a forward wall (103) with a lower portion (103a) pivotally attached to a forward side of the bottom base structure, a top wall (104) pivotally attached to an upper portion (103b) of the forward wall, the top wall configured to attach one or more second seats (121), and a rear wall (105) attached to a rear side of the bottom base structure. The multiple seat shipping container is configured to fold into a box shape configuration such that the one or more second seats are suspended from the top wall adjacent to the one or more first seats.
US09815611B2	Device and method for singularized dispensing of solid portions A device and a method for singularized dosing of solid portions F, in particular mini or micro tablets or globules, which solid portions are forming a bulk body S situated at least partially in the device. The device comprises at least two components, a first component of which is a segregating device and a second component of which is a singularizing device that can be twisted vis-à-vis the segregating device. The singularizing device comprises an interior area and on its inner side at least one chamber for accommodating one solid portion F at a time, so that the at least one chamber can be moved in a direction of motion D and on a motion path B through the bulk body S during twisting of the singularizing device vis-à-vis the segregating device. The segregating device further comprises a separating device to prevent solid portions F contained therein drop out.
US09815608B2	Multi-compartment pouch with breakable inner compartment Provided is a multi-compartment pouch with a breakable or openable inner compartment used for mixing of two or more ingredients contained within the compartments without opening the pouch to the atmosphere. In one form, a two-compartment pouch includes a top compartment and a bottom compartment and an inner gusset separating the top compartment from the bottom compartment. The inner gusset includes an openable region and a fold line, and means for grasping and pulling apart the front and rear panels of the pouch to cause the openable region to open to allow for the combining of contents of the top compartment with contents of the bottom compartment without opening the pouch. Also provided are methods for making the multi-compartment pouch.
US09815603B2	Anti-tamper synthetic elastomeric cap structure and method of production An anti-tamper synthetic elastomeric cap structure, of the type having a dilated external head in abutment with an apex to form a “T-cap”, includes a composite structure having, embedded in the head, an endoskeleton with external appendages that provides a cage having a circumferential projection, with respect to a penetrating body under the head that defines a band having a notching therein and disposed about the neck of a bottle to provide a pre-fracture line and a grasping appendage.
US09815592B2	Leak-free airless container having piston device An airless container includes: an elongated shaft having an open top and an open bottom and having a constant internal cross-section, and having attachment means for securing a fastening collar thereto; a fastening collar; a liquid outlet piece; a piston to sealably and moveably fit within the elongated shaft, the piston having external sides with a peripheral upper blade and a peripheral lower blade, each of said peripheral upper blade peripheral lower blade having a plurality of peripheral ridges running perpendicular to the elongated shaft elongation direction.
US09815589B2	Tabbed sealing member with improved heat distribution for a container A tabbed seal as well as a method of manufacture is provided for sealing containers such as bottles, jars and the like. The tabbed seal is formed with a lower sheet-like structure having a non-foam, heat-distributing layer thereon.
US09815576B2	Solar rejection system with movable sunshade A solar rejection system includes an enclosure for housing a sensor, and a movable sunshade. The housing has an opening or aperture for admitting light to the sensor, and the sunshade is moved as needed to prevent harmful solar illumination of the sensor. The sunshade may be a flat panel. The sunshade panel is mounted to a hinge that is located on one side of a large diameter bearing that allows the shade to be rotated around the aperture of the sensor to always prevent the sun from illuminating the aperture. The hinge allows the shade to be tilted to either allow the sensor to see further off axis without obscuration or to block the sun when it moves in front of the sensor. Full closure of the sunshade on its hinge allows it to also function as an aperture door, blocking the opening or aperture.
US09815573B2	Solar energy conversion and transmission system and method A modular satellite for converting solar energy to microwave energy and transmitting the microwave energy to the earth to be converted into electricity includes solar panels configured to convert solar energy into direct current; a magnetron operatively connected to the solar panels to receive the direct current and configured to convert the direct current into microwave energy; a planar wave guide antenna operatively connected to the magnetron to receive the microwave energy and direct the microwave energy to a station on earth; and a coupling system for coupling with another satellite to form an array in response to at least one of locking, unlocking, and navigational commands. The satellite has a mass equal to or less than four kilograms, and a volume equal to or less than three liters.
US09815564B2	Non-propulsive utility power (NPUP) generation system for providing full-time secondary power during operation of an aircraft An aircraft may include at least one secondary power system requiring secondary power, at least two main engines, and at least three non-propulsive utility power (NPUP) generation systems. The NPUP generation systems may each be configured to provide full-time secondary power during operation of the aircraft. The NPUP generation systems may be configured to provide at least a portion of the secondary power required by the secondary power system.
US09815561B2	Device for regulating the speed of rotation of a rotorcraft rotor, a rotorcraft fitted with such a device, and an associated regulation method A device for regulating the speed of rotation of at least one main rotor of a rotorcraft, which speed is known as the speed NR. Such a rotorcraft comprises at least one manual flight control member for delivering a collective pitch control setpoint C for the blades of the at least one main rotor, the control setpoint C being a function of a current position of the at least one control member; and detector means enabling a current state to be detected from at least two distinct states of the rotorcraft, namely a “ground” state in which the rotorcraft is in contact with the ground, at least in part, and a “flight” state in which the rotorcraft is at least being sustained in the air.
US09815556B2	Aircraft seat device The invention relates to an aircraft seat device comprising at least one table device which comprises at least one table surface and at least one adjustment device, which is provided for the purpose of adjusting the table surface between a stowed position and a use position. The adjustment device is provided for the purpose of moving the table surface in a linear displacement movement and a rotational movement at least substantially in one plane during an adjustment between the stowed position and the use position.
US09815543B2	Systems and methods for assembling a structurally reinforced composite structure Systems and methods for assembling a structurally reinforced composite structure are disclosed herein. The methods include deforming a composite tubular skin to a deformed conformation to generate clearance to permit a frame assembly to be conveyed into an internal volume that is defined by the composite tubular skin. The methods further include conveying the frame assembly into the internal volume, permitting the composite tubular skin to deform from the deformed conformation to the target conformation, and operatively attaching the frame assembly to the composite tubular skin to form the structurally reinforced composite structure. The systems include a frame support that is configured to support the frame assembly, a frame deformation assembly, a skin support that is configured to support the composite tubular skin, and a skin deformation assembly.
US09815542B2	Body fuel tank critical gap measurement and validation template A tank is coupled to a body assembly of the fuselage of an aircraft with a lug of the tank mounted on a pin coupled to a body assembly. The pin is marked using a special tool with a first location mark and a second location mark. The lug of the tank may be mounted on the pin. To verify that the tank is correctly located on the pin, the position of the lug may be compared to two marks disposed on the pin. When the respective marks are visible on either side of the lug, the tank is properly aligned on the pin and the tank can be secured to the body assembly. The process is particularly helpful when the pin is located in an area that is inaccessible for direct observation or measurement after the tank is in place.
US09815536B2	Multi-directional signal assembly A multi-directional signal assembly includes a signal display assembly having one or more display surface, and at least one signal indicia affixed to each display surface. The multi-directional display assembly comprises a buoyant construction such that the signal indicia affixed to the display surface(s) are readily visible above the surface of a body of water in which the assembly is deployed. A counterweight assembly is mounted to the signal display assembly to maintain the signal display assembly in a substantially upright, operative orientation when deployed. An illumination assembly comprising one or more illumination member is mounted to the signal display assembly, and is actuated to increase visibility of the signal display assembly while it is deployed on the surface of a body of water.
US09815531B2	Articulated multiple buoy marine platform apparatus and method of installation A marine platform (and method of installation) provides a plurality of buoys of special configuration, a platform having a peripheral portion that includes a plurality of attachment positions, one attachment position for each buoy, and an articulating connection that connects each buoy to the platform at a respective attachment position, the connection allowing for sea state induced buoy motions while minimizing effect on the platform. A method of installation places the platform (including oil and gas drilling and/or production facility) next to the buoys. Ballasting moves the platform and buoys relative to one another until connections are perfected between each buoy and the platform.
US09815523B2	Foldable canoe Disclosed herein is a foldable canoe. More particularly, the foldable canoe is configured such that it is constructed by folding a single synthetic resin sheet along a folding line without using a separate structural frame, and after the use of the canoe, the synthetic resin sheet can be completely folded along the folding line to form a compact shape, thus reducing the volume and length of the canoe, thereby facilitating transportation and storage of the canoe.
US09815518B2	Prostration-type dual drive bicycle A dual-drive prone bicycle comprises a frame (1), a front wheel (2), a rear wheel (3), a front drive component (4) and a rear drive component (5), wherein: the front wheel (2) and the rear wheel (3) are arranged at the front portion and rear portion of the frame (1); the rear drive component (5) comprises a rear wheel drive mechanism (51) for driving the rear wheel (3) and a treadle mechanism (52) for driving the rear wheel transmission mechanism (51); and a dynamic knee support member (53) having synchronous movement with the treadle mechanism (52) is provided between the treadle mechanism (52) and the frame (1). Designed with multi-point dynamic supports, this dual-drive prone bicycle improves riding comfort and efficiency and is combined with crawling fitness function.
US09815512B2	Saddle-ride type vehicle A motorcycle includes a lower cowl that covers a lower portion of a vehicle. At least a part of the lower cowl is disposed on a front side of a rear wheel. The lower cowl includes a groove-shaped depressed portion on a lower portion. The depressed portion extends in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, and a lower side and a rear side of the depressed portion are opened. The depressed portion is disposed on the front side of the rear wheel. A cross-sectional area of the depressed portion taken in a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the vehicle increases in area toward a rear side of the vehicle.
US09815502B1	Operator's compartment of work machine, and work machine A support member has a first wing plate and a second wing plate coupled to the first wing plate to be pivotable relative to the first wing plate. A fixing member fixes the first wing plate to an opening member from an external space external to an operator's compartment and is also removed from the first wing plate to allow the first wing plate and the opening member to be unfixed. A fixing member fixes the second wing plate to a panel from an internal space of the operator's compartment and is also removed from the panel to allow the second wing plate and the panel to be unfixed.
US09815501B2	Cargo vehicle and molding assembly for a cargo vehicle A cargo compartment for use with a motorized vehicle, and a vehicle having a cargo compartment, have a floor, a roof, a first side wall, and a second side wall. Each side wall extends between the floor and the roof, defining intersections therebetween. A molding assembly is disposed in the intersection and has an elongated back portion and an elongated cover portion, so that the cover portion is disposed between the back portion and an interior cargo compartment.
US09815499B2	Reinforced moldable rivet assembly for a vehicle An assembly of vehicle components includes first and second components abutting each other. At least one of the first and second components includes a non-metallic material. The first and second components respectively include overlapping first and second apertures. The assembly further includes a joining component extending through the first and second apertures. The joining component has a support body and an outer body at least partially encasing the support body. The outer body includes a polymeric material. The joining component clamps the first and second components between first and second flanges of the outer body, and the support body extends into at least one of the first and second apertures.
US09815497B1	Vehicles including an engine compartment spacer member A vehicle includes a side support extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a drive unit spaced apart from the side support in a vehicle lateral direction, where the drive unit includes a crankshaft extending in the vehicle lateral direction, and a spacer member positioned between the side support and the drive unit in the vehicle lateral direction, where the spacer member coupled to one of the drive unit and the side support, and the spacer member is detached and spaced apart from the other of the drive unit and the side support, and where the spacer member is positioned rearward of the crankshaft in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
US09815496B2	Vehicle body A vehicle body, preferably for a motor vehicle with four wheels, includes two side members extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, at least one support, which extends in the vehicle transverse direction between the two side members, and at least one molded foam part that reinforces the vehicle body. The foam part is arranged in a lateral structure of the vehicle body at the height level of the support.
US09815491B2	Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus is provided which can suppress the difference in steering feel between before and after it is allowed to compute an absolute steering angle and which can improve the steering feel. A basic assist control unit sets a basic assist current value. An assist gain setting unit sets assist gain. The assist gain is fixed to a lower limit value less than one before it is allowed to compute the absolute steering angle, and is gradually increased from the lower limit value to one and is then fixed to one after it is allowed to compute the absolute steering angle. An assist gain multiplication unit corrects the basic assist current value by multiplying the basic assist current value by the assist gain.
US09815484B2	Brake apparatus A brake apparatus includes a coupling member configured to couple one end parts of a pair of link arms, an actuator mounted on the coupling member and configured to advance and retract an output member, a lever rotatably coupled to the output member and configured to rotate by advancing and retracting movements of the output member and a booster unit provided on at least one of the one end parts of the pair of link arms and configured to rotate the link arms with supporting portions as fulcrums by boosting a force transmitted by the rotation of the lever.
US09815483B2	Ride-up protection means A device for preventing rail vehicles from riding up includes an energy absorbing element extended in longitudinal direction, having a hollow inside, a fastening side for fastening to one of the rail vehicles and an impact side facing away from the fastening side. A flange fastened to the impact side of the energy absorbing element has an impingement surface facing away from the fastening side. The flange protrudes in at least one vertical direction beyond a contour delimited by the energy absorbing element on the impact side, forming a holding web protruding beyond the energy absorbing element. The device provides effective ride-up protection for identically and differently equipped rail vehicles by equipping a free end of the holding web with at least one vertical stop extending up from the impingement surface, and providing a device for moving the vertical stop upon an impact loading in longitudinal direction.
US09815479B2	System and method for overload protection An overload protection control system and method are disclosed for an articulated dump truck having a load bin movable between loaded and unloaded positions by hydraulic cylinders of a hydraulic circuit. The overload protection control system includes a source of load data associated with the load bin. The overload protection system also includes at least one controller that receives and processes the load data to determine an overload condition associated with the load bin and determines a speed associated with the work vehicle. The speed is reduced in the overload condition.
US09815475B2	Analytics platform for identifying a roadway anomaly An analytics platform may obtain anomaly information associated with a roadway anomaly. The anomaly information may be provided by a sensor system including a sensor array. The analytics platform may determine a set of filters associated with identifying the roadway anomaly as being of a particular type. The analytics platform may apply the set of filters to the anomaly information associated with the roadway anomaly. The analytics platform may identify, based on applying the set of filters to the anomaly information, the roadway anomaly as being of the particular type. The analytics platform may provide, based on identifying the roadway anomaly as being of the particular type, information associated with the roadway anomaly.
US09815469B2	Vehicle control device and method for controlling the same A vehicle control device calculates a target line pressure based on an instructed torque capacity of a friction engaging element and a belt capacity when the friction engaging element is determined as not engaging. Belt capacity is calculated using an input torque of a continuously variable transmission mechanism. The device calculates torque down in a driving source based on an upper limit line pressure when the calculated target line pressure exceeds such line pressure. A limit torque capacity of the friction engaging element is calculated using the input torque and a belt capacity when the friction engaging element is determined as not engaging. The belt capacity is calculated using an actual line pressure. The device restrains a slip between pulleys and a power transmitting member using the target line pressure, the torque down, and the limit torque capacity when the friction engaging element is determined as not engaging.
US09815460B2	Method and device for safe parking of a vehicle A method and an apparatus for safely parking a vehicle, wherein after identifying an emergency situation of the motor vehicle, an emergency stopping position region is selected from a digital map, and the vehicle is parked within the emergency stopping position region by an automatic driving function. The method includes registering the surroundings, determining stationary objects and conditions in the vicinity of the vehicle within the selected emergency stopping position region, checking the conditions in the vicinity of the vehicle and the stationary objects within the emergency stopping position region regarding parking the vehicle in an optimized manner and determining an optimized emergency stopping position within the emergency stopping position region, and parking the vehicle at the optimized emergency stopping position within the emergency stopping position region using the automatic driving function.
US09815459B2	Collision avoidance support device A classification determining unit determines classification of a stationary object that is detected by a stationary object detecting unit. In a case where it is determined that the stationary object is another vehicle, a judgment condition easing unit enlarges a margin area that is used when determining the need for collision avoidance support. When the margin area is enlarged, the probability for a user's own vehicle to interfere with the margin area increases. Stated otherwise, it becomes easier for a collision avoidance determining unit to determine that the collision avoidance support is needed.
US09815450B2	Method and apparatus for generating torque command A method for generating torque commands includes: setting a threshold increase rate and a threshold decrease rate of an initial torque command according to performance of a torque source; comparing an increase rate of the initial torque command with the threshold increase rate, while generating a final torque command based on the initial torque command; determining a first time at which the increase rate of the initial torque command reaches the threshold increase rate, and generating the final torque command which increases according to the threshold increase rate after the first time, when the increase rate of the initial torque command is greater than the threshold increase rate; determining a second time at which the final torque command reaches the initial torque command, and calculating a torque loss amount between the first time and the second time, when the final torque command reaches the initial torque command after the first time; and generating the final torque command for correcting the torque loss amount after the second time.
US09815449B2	Driving support control apparatus for vehicle An apparatus as an aspect of the invention acquires a vehicle motion index value, a driving state index value of a driver, a driving characteristic value that is estimated based on the vehicle motion index value and the driving state index value, and a vehicle motion target value and a driving state target value that are determined regardless of the driver's driving. Using these values, the apparatus determines a target value of a steering assist torque and a target value of a difference in braking/driving force between right and left wheels that converge at least one of a difference between the vehicle motion target value and the vehicle motion index value and a difference between the driving state target value and the driving state index value. The apparatus controls the steering assist torque and the difference in braking/driving force between the right and left wheels to their respective target values.
US09815435B1	Windshield touch and clean system A windshield touch and clean system that can clean either the entire windshield of an automobile or spot clean a localized area of the windshield is disclosed. The windshield touch and clean system may control a cleaning head in a number of ways including but not limited to two articulating extension members or a gantry system. The cleaning head may be retrofitted with a spray nozzle for spraying cleaning fluid and also a vibration unit to assist in cleaning of residue on the windshield.
US09815430B2	Sewn airbag and method for producing the same A sewn airbag includes a plurality of base fabrics sewn together, wherein in a sewn region where reinforcement is required, a reinforcing coating film made of an adhesive coating material that is adhesive to both a sewing yarn and fibers forming the base fabrics is formed on at least one of the upper and lower surfaces of the sewn region, the reinforcing coating film having the smallest possible width along a stitching region in the form of one or more strips forming the sewn region made with the sewing yarn.
US09815424B2	Bumper device for automobile A bumper device for an automobile includes a bumper beam consisting of a fiber-reinforced resin and bumper extensions which consist of a fiber-reinforced resin. The bumper device for an automobile is characterized in that the bumper beam has a Θ-shaped cross-section and in that the bumper beam and the bumper extensions are molded integrally. The bumper device for an automobile has desirable strength and rigidity and is capable of exhibiting excellent energy absorption performance when a large load is inputted to the bumper beam.
US09815416B2	Bicycle carrier device for vehicle A bicycle carrier device for a vehicle may include a carrier portion provided on a lower side of a bumper back beam to slidably move in forward and backward directions to be drawn out from or accommodated in the bumper back beam, and provided with a panel portion and a sliding rail extending from both side ends of the panel portion in the forward and backward directions, an illumination plate disposed on the panel portion of the carrier portion to be rotatable in upward and downward directions and provided with a lamp mechanism that emits light toward the panel portion when being upwardly rotated, an extended support portion disposed on the carrier portion to extend and spread in both side directions of the carrier portion to carry a bicycle thereon, and an illumination mechanism disposed on the extended support portion and configured to move along with the extended support portion.
US09815413B2	Vehicle cargo carrier device A cargo carrier device supports cargo thereon for movement relative to a truck box between a loading position substantially at ground level rearward of the truck box and a transport position above the vehicle. The device includes a cargo frame defining a planar rack for supporting cargo thereon above a passenger cab of the truck in the transport position. A cargo supporting crossbar can be selectively positioned above the planar rack which is adapted to suspend cargo therefrom. A four bar linkage which pivots through an intermediate over-center position between the loading and transport positions is adapted to support the crossbar i) centrally above the truck box in the transport position and ii) rearward of the truck box and lower in elevation in the loading position for use in hoisting suspended cargo into the truck box.
US09815412B1	Utility vehicle A utility vehicle has a riding space surrounded with a ROPS, a bonnet, and a windshield. The utility vehicle includes a storage box disposed in a bonnet chamber covered with the bonnet. The storage box includes a box body having an opened upper end, and a detachable box cover disposed substantially flush with the bonnet and covering, from above, the box body. The box cover has a front edge positioned behind a lower end of the windshield.
US09815398B2	Crop unloading spouts A harvesting machine crop unloading spout assembly includes an unloading tube elbow terminating at a first end in a first flange that is secured to the outlet of a harvesting machine crop tank. The first flange includes one or more bearings permitting it to swivel about a swivel axis and the unloading tube elbow includes a cranked portion terminating at a second end in an opening. The spout assembly further includes a fixed member adjacent the unloading tube elbow, the unloading tube elbow connected to the fixed member by way of a pivot the axis of which coincides with the swivel axis. The spout assembly includes a rotatable drive gear and a motor drivingly engaged therewith for causing rotation of the unloading tube elbow about the swivel axis, the axis of rotation of the drive gear also coinciding with the swivel axis.
US09815392B2	Headrest A headrest is provided that can have increased comfort and safety. The headrest can include: an affixed-side member provided to a headrest pillar; a mobile-side member that is joined to the affixed-side member with a mobile mechanism therebetween and that can move in the front-back direction with respect to the affixed-side member; and a front-back locking mechanism that has an engaged section and a lock member that engages the engaged section, and that locks and unlocks the movement of the mobile-side member in the front-back direction. Also, the mobile-side member has a front-side cover for supporting a head. Furthermore, the engaged section is attached to the back surface of the front-side cover.
US09815390B2	Rotational device for a vehicle seat, and vehicle seat A rotational device (10) for a vehicle seat includes a base element (20) and a seat part support (30) which can be rotated about a rotational axis (S) with respect to the base element (20). At least three rolling bearings (61, 62, 63) are provided to rotationally support the seat part support (30).
US09815382B2	Methods and systems for automatic electric vehicle identification and charging via wireless charging pads Cloud systems executing method operations for communicating with connected vehicles of users having user accounts with the cloud system are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving discounts published by merchants for presentation to a network of charging units (CUs), each of the CUs being associated to a geo-location. The method also includes receiving an identification of an electric vehicle that is associated to a user account. The identification of the electric vehicle is received when the electric vehicle has parked over a charging pad of a particular CU, and the charging pad is at a geo-location of the particular CU. The method also includes identifying at least one discount to be presented to a device of the electric vehicle. The identifying is a result of filtering discounts based on user preferences associated with the user account and a proximity of a merchant location to the particular CU having the charging pad over which the vehicle has parked. The method further includes sending the at least one discount to the device of the electric vehicle upon determining use of the charging pad by the electric vehicle. The device of the vehicle can be electronics and displays of the vehicle, a portable device like a smartphone or watch, or a connected device.
US09815381B2	Systems, methods, and apparatus for partial electronics integration in vehicle pads for wireless power transfer applications Systems, methods, and apparatus for partial electronics integration in vehicle pads for wireless power transfer applications are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus for wirelessly receiving charging power is provided. The apparatus comprises a first enclosure including at least a receive coupler configured to generate an alternating current under the influence of an alternating magnetic field in a first enclosure. The first enclosure further includes a rectifier circuit configured to modify the alternating current to produce a direct current for output from the first enclosure to a controller circuit in a disparately located second enclosure. The apparatus further comprises at least one direct current inductor configured to receive the direct current from the rectifier circuit. In some implementations, the apparatus further comprises the controller circuit in the second enclosure. The controller circuit is configured to selectively provide the direct current to a battery.
US09815380B2	Power supply device, power receiving device, and charging system Power supply device is provided with the following: a power supply unit (121) that includes a spiral coil or a solenoid coil; a frequency characteristic acquisition unit (211) that acquires the frequency characteristics of the efficiency of the supply of power from the power supply unit to the power receiving device; a peak determining unit (212) that determines peaks in the frequency characteristics of the efficiency of power supply; and a drive frequency determination unit (213) that, if two peaks have been found, determines as the drive frequency used for supplying power a frequency near the frequency that is the lower of the frequencies of the two peaks, with the lower frequency being given priority over a frequency near the higher frequency.
US09815375B2	Electric vehicle and operation method of control device in electric vehicle An electric vehicle comprises a cylinder lock including an operation key which is movable by a user's operation between a driving position and a charging position provided at a position different from the driving position and an output unit for outputting information indicative of a position of the operation key; and a main controller permits driving control and inhibits charging control when the operation key is moved to the driving position; and the main controller permits the charging control and inhibits the driving control when the operation key is moved to the charging position.
US09815366B2	Transfer case A vehicle transfer case is provided including input and output shafts mounted within a housing, a secondary shaft selectively driven by the output shaft, a first hub having an inner diameter splined section having a first extreme neutral position with exclusive torsional engagement with the output shaft, and in a second intermediate high position having torsional engagement with the output shaft and input shafts, and in a third extreme low position having exclusive torsional engagement with the input shaft. A second hub is provided, rotatably mounted on the first hub and axially fixed therewith. The second hub is torsionally fixed to the output shaft, and a shift fork is provided to translate the second hub. A planetary gear set is provided, having a ring gear, a plurality of planet gears connected to each other by a carrier and a sun gear; and wherein in the extreme neutral position the output shaft is disengaged from the input shaft, and in the second intermediate position the input shaft is directly connected to the output shaft without rotating the planetary gear set, and in the extreme third position the first hub torsionally connects the input shaft to the sun gear, and the second hub is connected with the carrier.
US09815365B2	Filler neck assembly and a liquid tank equipped with such a filler neck assembly A filler neck assembly includes a supporting part designed to be fixed at the inlet of a liquid tank positioned on a motor vehicle and said supporting part having a central through hole mainly formed about a central axis. The filler neck assembly also includes a tubular part that is positioned in said central through hole and said tubular part having a longitudinal axis. The filler neck assembly further includes a first abutment area and a second abutment area attached to one part which is selected between the supporting part and the tubular part, and a contacting area attached to the other part which is selected between the tubular part and the supporting part such that said contacting area can cooperate with one or other of the first and second abutment areas. The first and second abutment areas and the contacting area are arranged so that the cooperation of the contacting area with the first abutment area defines a first angular position of the tubular part with respect to said supporting part and the cooperation of the contacting area with the second abutment area defines a second angular position of the tubular part with respect to said supporting part.
US09815363B2	Operation of an electrically motorized vehicle A system, method, and device for operations of an electrically motorized vehicle. The vehicle can utilize an electrically motorized wheel to convert a non-motorized wheeled vehicle to an electrically motorized wheeled vehicle. A method of controlling the device of the electrically motorized wheel includes detecting a temperature of an electric motor of the electrically motorized wheel and controlling operation of the electric motor to maintain the detected temperature within a desired range.
US09815362B2	Control system for hybrid vehicle A control system for a hybrid vehicle configured to prevent an undesirable engagement of the selectable one-way clutch is provided. In order to reduce a drag torque resulting from a cranking of an engine to bring the selectable one-way clutch into engagement mode, the control system raises a temperature of lubrication oil before carrying out the cranking of the engine if it is too low, and carries out the cranking of an engine by a motor after the temperature of the lubrication oil is raised to a level at which viscosity thereof is reduced.
US09815361B2	Split bushing torque strut isolator assembly A split bushing torque strut isolator assembly for a vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a lower bushing configured to be disposed in a vehicle structural component, a bushing housing configured to be coupled to the vehicle structural component, an upper bushing disposed at least partially within the bushing housing, the upper bushing being separate from the lower bushing, and a torque rod having a first end and a second end, the second end being disposed between the upper and lower bushings. A method of assembling the split bushing torque strut isolator assembly is also provided.
US09815359B2	Automated vehicle sunshade An automated vehicle sunshade includes a compartment mountable to a roof of a vehicle, a flexible shade, a plurality of rods coupled to the flexible shade and a drive device coupled to the plurality of rods and a spindle coupled to the flexible shade and operable by the drive device. The plurality of rods are retractable and extendable so that the sunshade repeatably alternates between an extended position and a retracted position. In the retracted position, the flexible shade, plurality of rods and drive device are enclosed within the compartment. The sunshade also rotates the spindle by operation of the drive device to allow the shade to extend and retract without snagging, tearing and to easily fit within the compartment.
US09815358B1	Foldable tonneau cover with an extruded forward section Multiple rear sections can be pivotably coupled and foldable between a deployed arrangement in which a forward section and the rear sections are generally planar, and a storage arrangement in which the rear sections are folded into a stack. The forward section can be mounted to the cargo box and pivotably coupled to an adjacent rear section to support the stack in an upward angled position. The forward section can be formed of an extruded panel having an upper wall member and a lower wall member spaced apart from the upper wall member. The lower wall member can at least partially define a channel. An internal rib can extend between the upper wall member and the lower wall member.
US09815347B2	Air conditioned object in the interior of a motor vehicle with a switching device The present invention relates to an air conditioner with at least one air conduction device and a switching device. Provision is made that in a first operating state, the air conditioner has air passing at least partially through it in a first direction, that the air conditioner has air flowing through it at least partially in a second direction different from the first direction, and that the air conditioner has at least one switching device, to alter the flow direction of the air in the air conduction device.
US09815337B2	Pneumatic tire A tire is a tire in which circumferential grooves, and lug grooves comprising opening portion in tread end and which extend in the tread width direction from the tread end to the circumferential groove, are formed. Projection parts are provided in the groove bottom of the circumferential grooves. The projection parts extend from one side wall forming a circumferential groove to the other side wall opposite the one side wall. Multiple lug grooves are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. In the tread surface view of the tire, given points of intersection as the points at which a circumferential groove extension that passes through a circumferential groove intersects with a lug groove extension that passes through a lug groove, the projection parts are provided between a first point of intersection and a second point of intersection adjacent to the first point of intersection in the circumferential direction.
US09815336B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion 2 provided with shoulder axial grooves 10 extending from a shoulder main groove 3 to a tread edge Te while inclining to a first-side in the tire circumferential direction. The shoulder axial groove 10 has a first-side groove edge, a second-side groove edge, a first-side groove-sidewall 14 extending radially inward from the first-side groove edge 12, and a second-side groove-sidewall 15 extending radially inward from the second-side groove edge 13. The shoulder axial groove 10 has a part where the inclination angle β of the first-side groove-sidewall 14 with respect to a normal line passing through the first-side groove edge 12 perpendicularly to the tread surface 2s is more than the inclination angle α of the second-side groove-sidewall 15 with respect to a normal line passing through the second-side groove edge 13 perpendicularly to the tread surface 2s.
US09815335B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with circumferentially extending main grooves and lateral grooves. The main grooves include an inboard shoulder main groove, an outboard shoulder main groove, an inboard center main groove and an outboard center main groove. The lateral grooves includes a plurality of first outboard shoulder lateral grooves each having an axially inner end positioned between the outboard shoulder main groove and the outboard center main groove, and a plurality of first inboard shoulder lateral grooves each having an axially inner end positioned between the inboard shoulder main groove and the inboard center main groove, wherein the number of the first inboard shoulder lateral grooves is greater than the number of the first outboard shoulder lateral grooves.
US09815332B2	Working vehicle A working vehicle according to the present invention is configured with a fuel tank, a fuel sensor for detecting an amount of fuel stored in the fuel tank, and an informing device (a controller, informing switch, and speaker) for informing the stored amount of fuel detected by the fuel sensor, by changing the informing pattern in response to this stored amount of fuel. The working vehicle is also configured with an exhaust gas purification system for purifying exhaust gas using urea water, a urea water tank, a urea water sensor for detecting the amount of urea water stored in the urea water tank, and an informing device (the controller, informing switch, and speaker) for informing a stored amount of urea water detected by the urea water sensor, by changing the informing pattern in response to this stored amount of urea water.
US09815330B2	Laminate, tire, and method for producing tire The laminate according to the present invention includes a thermoplastic resin film-containing layer and a rubber layer, in which the rubber layer contains a modified diene polymer, and the rubber layer has a dynamic storage modulus E′ at −20° C. of 1.0×105 to 1.0×108 Pa. This laminate can improve the resistance to the fractures and the cracks of the inner liner.
US09815325B2	Universal multi-terrain brake system (UBS) with adjustable wheel traction (AWT) This invention relates to a universal brake system (UBS) that combines features from an adjustable wheel traction system (WTS) and an improved anti-lock brake (ABS) system. The WTS provides a plurality of extendable and retractable spikes contained in a wheel assembly or wheel adapter to increase traction (friction) between a vehicle's wheel and its supporting surface. To further improve wheel traction each wheel spike has different types of changeable heads for different types of terrain and road surfaces. When operating in dry road mode, the UBS operates as an anti-lock braking system except the spikes can operate during emergency braking to provide additional traction between the tire and wheel support surface. When operating in slippery road mode, the UBS activates the WTS for increase traction control and utilize an improved computer controlled anti-lock braking system to alternate between wheel lock and anti-lock brake with skid control to provide the ultimate solution to decreasing a vehicle's stopping distance and controlling a vehicle's skid on slippery and dry road surfaces.
US09815318B1	Method of creating weathering effects on models A method of weathering scale and un-scale models comprising creating a custom illustration of a weathering effect such as rust streak, splashed and splattered mud, oil and grease, grime, a crease, a dent, burns and other effects on a background, making an image of the painting and printing the image onto a receptive coating to create a decal, and the decal is applied to the model thereby creating a weathering effect.
US09815314B2	Methods for printing articles Methods of printing articles using a photo-curable adhesion promoter and varnish composition jetted onto a media substrate, and a printed article are described.
US09815303B1	Vacuum media transport system with shutter for multiple media sizes A media transport system includes a belt with a plurality of rows of holes, a vacuum plenum, and a shutter. The belt is positioned over the vacuum plenum carries a plurality of media over the vacuum plenum. A row of holes in the belt includes inter-copy gaps that separate media on the belt and the inter-copy gaps include no holes in the belt. The shutter includes a solid member that prevents a flow of air between the vacuum plenum and a portion of the belt positioned above the first shutter and a first aperture formed through the solid member that is aligned with the row of holes in the belt.
US09815289B2	Encryption of fluid cartridges for use with imaging devices Encryption of fluid cartridges for use with imaging devices is disclosed herein. One disclosed apparatus includes a memory of a fluid cartridge comprising a plurality of sequential bits, where the plurality of sequential bits are written to the memory after the plurality of sequential bits are transformed based on scrambling bits of the plurality of sequential bits, and a memory interface of the fluid cartridge to enable access to the memory to authenticate the fluid cartridge.
US09815288B2	Liquid cartridge A liquid cartridge is configured to be inserted into a liquid consuming apparatus in a first direction along a horizontal direction against an urging force directed in a second direction opposite the first direction, and thereby to be mounted to the liquid consuming apparatus. The liquid cartridge includes a lock surface and an operation portion. The liquid cartridge is configured to pivot between a first attitude and a second attitude. When the liquid cartridge is in the first attitude, the lock surface contacts a lock portion of the liquid consuming apparatus in the second direction, and the operation surface faces an upward direction and the second direction. When the liquid cartridge is in the second attitude, the lock surface is positioned further in a downward direction than the lock portion.
US09815287B2	Liquid discharge head and liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge head includes a recording element board having a first face on which multiple recording elements are provided, and discharge orifices for the recording elements, where pressure chambers are formed for each recording element and liquid is discharged from discharge orifices. A liquid supply channel and a liquid recovery channel are provided in common to the plurality of recording elements, in a second face opposite to the recording element board from the first face. The pressure chambers are each made to communicate with the liquid supply channel and the liquid recovery channel by the supply ports and recovery ports respectively, and a flow from the liquid supply channel through the pressure chambers to the liquid recovery channel is generated. A composited flow resistance of the liquid recovery channel and recovery ports is greater than a composited flow resistance of the liquid supply channel and supply ports.
US09815282B2	Fluid ejection structure A fluid ejection structure can include thermal resistors, a substrate, layers on the substrate, wherein said layers can include a region proximate to the resistor that has reduced field oxide.
US09815276B2	Constant current mode firing circuit for thermal inkjet-printing nozzle A firing circuit for a thermal inkjet-printing nozzle includes a heater resistor and a switch. The heater resistor heats ink to cause the ink to be ejected from the nozzle. The heater resistor has a first end and a second end, the second end connected to a ground. The switch controls activation of the heater resistor. The switch has a first end connected to a voltage source and a second end connected to the first end of the heater resistor. The switch operates in a constant current mode, such that an at least substantially constant current flows through the heater resistor upon activation.
US09815271B2	Intermediate transfer member, image recording apparatus, and image recording method An intermediate transfer member for use in a transfer-type image recording method including the steps of applying an ink to an intermediate transfer member to form an intermediate image and transferring the intermediate image to a recording medium. The intermediate transfer member includes a surface layer part onto which an ink is applied, the surface layer part containing an organic siloxane compound having a siloxane bond and a polyalkylene oxide unit.
US09815264B2	Laminating A line of prints has passed through a laminating machine so that a laminating film has been applied to both surfaces of the line. To enable individual prints to be torn off the laminating film is indented or perforated near to an edge of the line of prints. Tearing is then effected from the perforated edge to the other edge. The indentation or perforation of both films occurs downstream of their respective supply rolls.
US09815263B2	Method for manufacturing a thin film structural system A method for manufacturing a thin film structural system including a thin film structure includes depositing a reinforcing material in a liquid form in a predefined pattern on a thin film membrane, and transforming the reinforcing material in the predefined pattern to form a reinforcing element connected to the thin film membrane. The reinforcing material may be deposited in a melted form and solidified by cooling, may be transformed by a light or laser induced chemical reaction, or may be deposited and solidified such that the reinforcing element is at least partially embedded in the thin film membrane. The predefined pattern may redistribute loads around a damaged portion of the thin film structure, or define a hinge, a folding line, a stiffening feature. The reinforcing element may be electrically, optically or thermally conductive, to communicate with a device included in the system. The system may be a space structure.
US09815261B2	Applications of a reversible dry adhesive system One variation includes a method including using a reversible dry adhesive system to reversibly couple a first substrate to a second substrate. One variation includes a method including using a reversible dry adhesive system to reversibly couple a first substrate to a second substrate during building or reconfiguring a product.
US09815258B2	Flexible containers Non-durable self-supporting flexible containers.
US09815257B2	Trim assembly An assembly includes a substrate, a trim member and a heat-activated adhesive member. The substrate defines at least two surfaces including a finished surface and an unfinished surface. The trim member defines at least two surfaces including an outwardly-facing finished surface and an inwardly-facing attachment surface. The inwardly-facing attachment surface of the trim member is arranged over and trims the unfinished surface of the substrate. The finished surface of the substrate and the outwardly-facing surface of the trim member form a cooperating finished surface of the assembly. The heat-activated adhesive member is disposed over both of the unfinished surface and the inwardly-facing attachment surface of the trim member to indirectly attach the unfinished surface of the substrate to the inwardly-facing attachment surface of the trim member. A method is also disclosed.
US09815243B2	Device for producing three-dimensional models The present invention relates to a device for manufacturing three-dimensional models by means of a 3D printing process, whereby a build platform for application of build material is provided and a support frame is arranged around the build platform, to which said support frame at least one device for dosing the particulate material and one device for bonding the particulate material is attached via the guiding elements and the support frame is moveable in a Z direction, which essentially means perpendicular to the base surface of the build platform. In so doing, the device provides a material feeding device having a particle material container to supply particulate material in batches from the storage area to the dosing apparatus and to do so with the least possible amount of shearing forces and without significant interaction with the atmosphere.
US09815236B2	Method for manufacturing tubes and tube likely to be obtained by such a method The invention relates to a tube manufacturing method comprising steps of: enclosing a parison (14) in a mold (6) to form a blank (15) having a first end portion shaped to form a first tube head, a tubular central portion, and a second end portion shaped to form a second tube head, and cutting the tubular central portion (22) into a first skirt and a second skirt to obtain two separate tubes, namely a first tube including the first tube head and the first skirt, and a second tube including the second tube head and the second skirt.
US09815226B2	Method for producing a reinforcement member of composite material A method for producing a reinforcement member of composite material. The method includes producing a planar preform by stacking sheets of pre-impregnated fibers, heating the preform, and deforming the preform on a mold surmounted by an upper die whose shape confirms to a central portion of the reinforcement member to be obtained. The reinforcement member wings are in contact with the mold at two opposite lateral sides of the upper die after deformation. The deformed preform is also baked. Prior to deformation of the preform, a coating is applied promoting a sliding between the preform and the mold during the deformation. The coating comprises two tear-off strips superimposed on each other. A first tear-off strip is in the form of a pre-impregnated material in contact with the preform and a second tear-off strip is in the form of a dry material superimposed on the first tear-off strip.
US09815225B2	Device for recycling mixed plastic waste, a blade system for said device and a method for recycling mixed plastic waste A blade system for device for recycling mixed plastic is disclosed. Furthermore, a device and a method for recycling unidentified, unclean, and unsorted mixed plastic into reusable plastic mixture is disclose. The present solution allows the recycling of mixed plastic waste outdoors, both in warm and cold climate conditions. In the course recycling mixed plastic waste the mixed plastic waste is taken to a melting temperature, at which the mixed plastic waste is mixed in a molten state, and the organic and bacterial material is destroyed during the thermal processing. After the melting, mixing and thermal processing of the mixed plastic waste, the compaction process of the molten mixed plastic waste is performed. Volume compacting is performed, and the mass of mixed plastic waste in a molten state is rapidly cooled down, crushed, after-cooled and homogenized.
US09815218B2	Slicer with pulse-width modulation control unit A slicer for cutting slices of elongated food products includes a machine housing and a slicing blade that is held by the machine housing. An electric slicing motor drives the slicing blade, and a control unit actuates the slicing motor using a pulse-width modulation. The control unit includes a microcontroller and a motor output stage. The microcontroller is configured to generate pulse-width-modulated control signals by varying at least one of an amplitude, a frequency or a pulse width of the control signals and to forward the control signals to the slicing motor.
US09815217B2	System and method for forming holes onto a sheet-metal assembly Various approaches for forming holes onto a sheet-metal assembly are described. In one implementation, a sheet-metal assembly is received through a conveyor system within a manufacturing cell. Once received, the type of sheet-metal assembly is identified based on associated information. Corresponding to the identified sheet-metal assembly, a set of position coordinates corresponding to one or more points on the sheet-metal assembly are obtained. Subsequently, a work-performing apparatus may be used for forming holes onto the sheet-metal assembly, at one or more points on the sheet-metal assembly.
US09815215B2	Variable cutting length hair clipping system A hair clipping device including a housing; a cutting assembly arranged on one end of said housing including a stationary blade with a front edge and a moveable blade with a toothed edge arranged parallel to said front edge of the stationary blade, wherein the moveable blade is displaceably mounted on a surface of the stationary blade; a drive arrangement driving said moveable blade in an oscillatory movement in a transverse direction substantially parallel to the front edge of the stationary blade; an adjustment unit adjusting the position of the moveable blade with respect to the stationary blade in a first direction substantially perpendicular to said transverse direction; and a comb attachment releasably attached to the hair clipping device; wherein the adjustment unit adjusts the position of the comb attachment with respect to said cutting assembly in a second direction substantially perpendicular to said surface of the stationary blade.
US09815206B2	Surgical system user interface using cooperatively-controlled robot According to some embodiments of the present invention, a cooperatively controlled robot includes a robotic actuator assembly comprising a tool holder and a force sensor, a control system adapted to communicate with the robotic actuator assembly and the force sensor, and an output system in communication with the control system. The tool holder is configured to receive a tool to be manipulated by a user. The control system is configured to receive an instruction from a user to switch from a robot control mode into a user interface control mode. The force sensor is configured to measure at least one of a force and a torque applied to the tool, and the control system is configured to receive an indication of the at least one of a force and a torque applied to the tool and manipulate the output system based on the indication.
US09815202B2	Control method for robot apparatus, computer readable recording medium, and robot apparatus Semi-closed control or fully closed control is selected as a control system for a joint using a motor configured to drive a joint of a robot arm via a reduction gear, an input-side encoder, and an output-side encoder, the semi-closed control being control in which an output of the input-side encoder is used, the fully closed control being control in which an output of the output-side encoder is used. A test run is performed plural times in which the robot arm is caused to perform a specific operation while semi-closed control is being performed on the joint, and semi-closed control or fully closed control is selected using outputs of the output-side encoder obtained in the test runs or in accordance with the content of a task that the robot arm is to be caused to perform.
US09815195B2	Detachable device for loading unit of robot, robot, and controlling method of robot using the same A detachable device of a loading unit for a robot, detachably combining the loading unit to a connection unit of the robot, includes: a first magnet unit provided in the loading unit and having a first magnet pattern; a second magnet unit provided in the connection unit, having a second magnet pattern including a pattern that corresponds to the first magnet pattern, and combined with the first magnet unit by a magnetic force generated by power applied thereto; a pattern recognition unit recognizing an object held by the loading unit and one of the first magnet pattern and the pattern corresponding to the first magnet pattern; and a matching control unit controlling power applied to the second magnet unit to apply magnetic attraction force to the first magnet pattern from a part of the second magnet pattern according to operation of the pattern recognition unit.
US09815191B2	Methods and systems for food preparation in a robotic cooking kitchen The present disclosure is directed to methods, computer program products, and computer systems for instructing a robot to prepare a food dish by replacing the human chef's movements and actions. Monitoring a human chef is carried out in an instrumented application-specific setting, a standardized robotic kitchen in this instance, and involves using sensors and computers to watch, monitor, record and interpret the motions and actions of the human chef, in order to develop a robot-executable set of commands robust to variations and changes in the environment, capable of allowing a robotic or automated system in a robotic kitchen to prepare the same dish to the standards and quality as the dish prepared by the human chef.
US09815186B2	Shroud member for a powered hammer A powered hammer includes a housing having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end includes an opening for a tool to pass through. The powered hammer further includes a shroud member coupled to the housing and configured to surround an outer surface of the distal end of the housing. The shroud member includes an opening on a lower surface thereof. The opening is configured to allow the tool to pass through. The shroud member is made from a ceramic material with a layer of fiber glass disposed adjacent to the outer surface of the distal end of the housing. The shroud member is configured to reduce heat transfer to the housing from an ambient environment proximate the distal end of the housing.
US09815181B2	Manual screwdriver A manual screwdriver includes a handle defining a cavity and a slot, a screwdriver head at one end of the handle, a rotation connector rotatably received in the cavity, a spiral rod defining a spiral groove and being rotatably received in the cavity, an operating arm slidably received in the spiral groove with two ends of the operating arm extending from the cavity through the slot, and a first elastic element biased on the operating arm. The screwdriver head is connected to the handle via the rotation connector. The spiral rod can be driven by the operating arm to engage or disengage the rotation connector. When the spiral rod and the rotation connector are combined into an engaged state, the operating arm can slide in the spiral groove toward the screwdriver head to drive the spiral rod and the rotation connector to rotate relative to the handle.
US09815178B2	Working chamber system for the surface treatment of workpieces A working chamber system for the surface treatment of workpieces comprises at least one tightly closable work chamber (101), a frame-like workpiece holder (10, 20, 30) which is displaceable on a guide rail between a mounting position outside the work chamber (101) and a working position in the work chamber (101), and a manipulator which, as seen in plan view, is arranged next to a group of parallel guide rails within the work chamber (101). At least one of the workpiece holders (10, 20, 30) has an external frame (11, 21, 31), via which it is guided in the guide rails, and an internal frame (12, 22, 32) which is surrounded by the external frame (11, 21, 31) in a transporting position and which is displaceable into a position outside the main plane of the external frame (11, 21, 31) in the mounting position and/or the working position.
US09815172B2	Method of steel sheet surface treatment and apparatus of the same The present invention relates to a method of steel sheet surface treatment, wherein, the method comprises sequentially: a strip surface treatment unit (1) configured with a high pressure spraying device (1-1) or a centrifugal ejecting device (1-2), a strip surface rinsing unit (2), and a strip surface dry unit (3). Either or both of the high pressure spraying devices (1-1) and the centrifugal ejecting devices (1-2) are arranged, and spray onto the strip surfaces with a mixture of solid abrasives and water, i.e., slurry. Additionally, the method of steel sheet surface treatment comprises: a slurry supplying unit (4) and an abrasive recycling unit (5). When the method of the present invention is applied into the strip post processing line, it can control the surface roughness of the steel sheet, while clearing away grease, scales and some contaminations thereon, through impacting the mixture of water and solid particles with a certain ratio onto the surfaces of the strip steel. When the method of the present invention is applied into the finishing processing line, it can control the surface roughness of the steel sheet, while adjusting the mechanical properties of the strip, thereby completely or partially replacing the skin pass process.
US09815156B2	Positioning apparatus A strut (6) of a circular plug projects upward from a main body (4) of a housing (3) and inserts into circular hole (9) of work (8). An opening (20) is formed laterally in a left portion of peripheral wall (18) of strut (6), a cam portion (28) projects leftward from a right portion of the peripheral wall (18). A positioning rod (22) inserts into insertion hole (14) in upper portion of housing (3) which is movable vertically and radially. A cam surface (32) is provided vertically on upper right portion of positioning rod (22), and pushing portion (33) is provided on upper left portion thereof. When a driving arrangement (D) drives positioning rod (22) downward for locking, cam portion (28) pushes the cam surface (32) leftward, and pushing portion (33) passes through opening (20) to press inner periphery of the circular hole (9) of work (8).
US09815147B2	High strength Ni—Cr—Mo—W—Nb—Ti welding product and method of welding and weld deposit using the same A welding filler metal or a welding filler metal product having, in weight percent: 17.0-23.0% chromium, 5.0-12.0% molybdenum, 3.0-11.0% tungsten, 3.0-5.0% niobium, 0-2.0% tantalum, 1.2-3.0% titanium, 0.005-1.50% aluminum, 0.0005-0.100% carbon, <2.0% iron, <5.0% cobalt, and balance nickel wherein the nickel is 56.0-65.0%. A weld deposit formed from the welding filler metal has a minimum yield strength in the as-welded condition of at least 72 ksi (496 MPa). Also, a weld deposit and a method of forming a weld deposit comprising, in weight percent: 17.0-23.0% chromium, 5.0-12.0% molybdenum, 3.0-11.0% tungsten, 3.0-5.0% niobium, 0-2.0% tantalum, 1.2-3.0% titanium, 0.005-1.50% aluminum, 0.0005-0.100% carbon, <8.0% iron, <5.0% cobalt, and balance nickel wherein the nickel is 56.0-65.0%. The weld deposit has a minimum yield strength in the as-welded condition of at least 72 ksi (496 MPa).
US09815146B2	Paste for joining components of electronic modules, system and method for applying the paste The invention relates to a paste, preferably for joining components of power electronics modules, the paste comprising a solder powder, a metal powder and a binder, wherein the binder binds solder powder and metal powder before a first heating. According to the invention, the binder is free of flux or is a flux having only low activation. In this way, a joining layer which exhibits only few included voids and good mechanical and electrical stability can be provided between a first and a second component.
US09815143B2	Method, device, and laser plotter for the processing of workpieces A laser plotter, a device and a method for cutting of a graphic is disclosed. The method may comprise preparation or loading of a processing job with a graphic and identification features at a display; application of the recognition features and of the graphic to the workpiece; arrangement of the workpiece in a processing area of a laser plotter; acquisition or detection of identification features in order to determine the position and alignment of the applied graphic in the processing area; carrying out the processing after successful identification of the graphic; after the insertion of the workpiece, a laser-pointer is positioned on any selected identification feature, whereupon, a processing image represented on a display element, with the identification feature, is moved at the display element in such a way that a laser position displayed at the display element coincides with the identification feature.
US09815138B2	Wafer producing method A wafer producing method for producing a hexagonal single crystal wafer from a hexagonal single crystal ingot including a separation start point forming step of setting the focal point of a laser beam inside the ingot at a predetermined depth from the ingot's upper surface, which depth corresponds to the thickness of the wafer to be produced, and next applying the laser beam to the upper surface of the ingot while relatively moving the focal point and the ingot to thereby form: (i) a modified layer parallel to the ingot's upper surface, and (ii) cracks extending from the modified layer, thus forming a separation start point. Preferably, the laser beam includes a plurality of laser beams to be simultaneously applied to form a plurality of linear modified layers. The focal points of the laser beams are arranged with predetermined spacing in the direction of formation of an off angle.
US09815132B2	Wire electric discharge machine In a wire electric discharge machine, a control unit is configured to deposit constituents of a wire electrode between a workpiece and a portion to be cut off from the workpiece to bond the workpiece and the portion to be cut off by outputting a signal for making an output voltage of a variable DC power supply lower than during normal machining and the on-time of a second switching element longer than during the normal machining, at least in a part of a machining path.
US09815130B2	Calibration head for the drilling of shafts A cylindrical calibration head for the drilling of a shaft, includes three flutes arranged evenly around the circumference so that they are spaced one from the next by an angle of 120° with respect to a rotation with respect to the axis of the calibration head, the flutes allowing for the removal of chips and the passage of lubricant during drilling, each of the flutes including a machining insert of which the position in the flute can be adjusted using an adjusting cartridge.
US09815129B2	Saw bench A saw bench having a first pair of legs and a second pair of legs. Between the first pair of legs and the second pair of legs are two cross members for material to be cut. A sawing kerf is formed between cross members. A first guide rail and/or a second guide rail for a sawing member is mounted on the saw bench in such a way that, during sawing of the material to be cut, the sawing member engages through the sawing kerf below a level of the material to be cut, which is held by the two cross members.
US09815126B2	Key duplication machine Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with a key duplication machine are described. In one embodiment, an assembly for duplicating a master key includes an optical imaging device, a logic, a clamping assembly, and a cutting member. The optical imaging device is capable of capturing an optical image of at least a portion of the master key. The logic is capable of determining a key pattern of the master key from the optical image of the master key. The clamping assembly is capable of clamping a key blank and the cutting member is capable of cutting a key pattern into said key blank.
US09815121B2	Machining head A machining head is provided with a turret on which multiple rotating tools are mounted, and this head is configured such that rotation of each of the multiple rotating tools during machining and rotation of the turret are performed by a single motor. A switchable turret rotation transmission mechanism is disposed to be capable of transmitting the rotation of the motor shaft to the turret as the rotation of the turret and releasing the transmission. The rotation of each of the multiple rotating tools during the machining and the rotation of the turret can be performed by the single motor.
US09815114B2	Powder for molding, lubricant-concentrated powder and method for producing metal member A powder for molding is a mixture of first constituent particles, which are made up of first metal base particles, and second constituent particles, which are made up of second metal base particles. A first lubricant concentration that is a mass proportion of a first internal lubricant adhered to the surface of the first metal base particles with respect to the total of the first constituent particles, is greater than a second lubricant concentration that is a mass proportion of a second internal lubricant that is adhered to the surface of the second metal base particles with respect to the total of the second constituent particles.
US09815111B2	Die-casting machine with injection assembly with a shut-off valve An injection assembly (2) of a hydraulic machine for diecasting is provided with a main shut-off valve (50) suitable to prevent the return of fluid from the main pressure chamber (30). The main valve (50) comprise a containment case (541), in which a return spring (540) is housed, suitable to retain any rupture fragments thereof.
US09815107B1	Tube handling machine and method An illustrative example tube handling machine includes a lifter configured to receive a plurality of tubes when at least a portion of the lifter is at a first position. The lifter is configured to lift the plurality of tubes to a second, higher vertical position. A plurality of cells are respectively configured for at least temporarily holding the plurality of tubes. A first one of the cells is situated to receive the plurality of tubes from the lifter at the second vertical position. The cells are situated relative to each other such that the plurality of tubes can be sequentially transferred among the cells from the first one of the cells to a last one of the cells that releases the plurality of tubes to a delivery location.
US09815102B2	Extrusion press container and mantle for same A container for use in a metal extrusion press comprises a mantle having an elongate body comprising an axial bore, an elongate liner accommodated within the axial bore, the liner comprising a longitudinally extending passage through which a billet is advanced, and a fluid channel in thermal communication with the mantle through which a fluid for cooling the container flows.
US09815100B2	Method for controlling a hot strip rolling line A flat rolling stock of metal passes through roll stands of a finishing train, and a cooling section, in succession. Initial values which characterize the energy content of rolling stock points are determined, at the latest, when said rolling stock points enters into the finishing train. The rolling stock is tracked as it passes through the finishing train and cooling section. The initial values, trackings, and energy content influences are used to determine expected values for the energy content of the rolling stock. The energy content expected for a predetermined location, which lies between the first roll stand and the first cooling device of the cooling section is ascertained and used to determine a target energy content progression, from the predetermined location until the rolling stock passes out of the cooling section. The cooling devices are controlled based on the target energy content progression.
US09815091B2	Roll to roll wafer backside particle and contamination removal Particulate cleaning assemblies and methods for cleaning are disclosed. In one example, a device for removing particles from a backside surface of a substrate is described. The device includes a chamber body with a substrate chucking device, a particulate cleaning article positioned over the substrate supporting surface, an optical sensing device positioned under the particulate cleaning article and a substrate positioning device separates the particulate cleaning article and a substrate. In another example, a method for removing particles from a substrate is disclosed. The method includes positioning a substrate with a processing surface and a supporting surface in a process chamber. At least a portion of the substrate can be chucked to a substrate chucking device, the substrate chucking device having a substrate supporting surface with a particulate cleaning article positioned thereon. The substrate is then separated from the particulate cleaning article leaving particles behind.
US09815087B2	Micromechanical ultrasonic transducers and display An apparatus may include a one- or two-dimensional array of micromechanical ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) elements positioned below, beside, with, on, or above a backplane of a visual display. The backplane may be a thin-film transistor (TFT) backplane. The array of PMUT elements may be a piezoelectric micromechanical ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) array or a capacitive micromechanical ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) array. The PMUT array may be configurable to operate in modes corresponding to multiple frequency ranges. When operating in the low-frequency mode, the apparatus may be capable of gesture detection. A high-frequency mode may include a fingerprint sensor mode or a stylus detection mode.
US09815084B2	Clear coating method, coating method, and coating film structure A clear coating method comprising: applying a clear paint on a topcoat base coating film (21) under a first coating condition, and thereby forming a first wet clear coating film in a first stage (14A); successively applying a clear paint on the first wet clear coating film under a second coating condition different from the first coating condition without baking the first wet clear coating film, and thereby forming a second wet clear coating film in a second stage (14B); and baking the first wet clear coating film and the second wet clear coating film and thereby forming a clear coating film, wherein a painted non-volatility value of the clear paint in the second stage is larger than a painted non-volatility value of the clear paint in the first stage, an average atomized paint particle size of the clear paint in the second stage is smaller than an average atomized paint particle size of the clear paint in the first stage, and a thickness of the second wet clear coating film is thinner than a thickness of the first wet clear coating film.
US09815083B2	Method for coating a five-sided container with sag-resistant water-based coating compositions The present invention provides a water-based coating and/or coating system used to form sag resistant wet layers or coatings on a wide range of substrates. The coating system is effective for protecting metal-containing substrates, such as intermodal cargo containers, against corrosion. As an overview, the present invention provides water-based compositions as primer coats on substrates, and methods for applying the same to substrates. The method includes steps of applying a water-based paint to the interior surfaces of a substrate and drying the substrate by continuously forcing heated air onto the substrate as it moves through a drying chamber. Desirably, the primer incorporates a high level of one or more CAS agents for excellent sag resistance while drying in a broad range of relative humidity environments. Alternatively, modifications can be made to control temperature and humidity during spray application and drying as a way to increase sag resistance of the coating.
US09815079B2	Spray bottle having rotatable stem and associated methods A liquid take-up mechanism may be used in connection with a spray bottle having a first and second vertical tube section, an internal member capture, a horizontal tube section, an angled tube section, and a rotation connection member. The internal member capture may be adjacent the first and second vertical tube sections. The horizontal tube section may be secured to the second vertical tube section. The angled tube section may be secured to the horizontal tube section. The rotation connection member may have a housing and an internal member, which may be carried by the internal member capture. The first and second vertical tube sections may be adapted to be carried by the housing. The internal member may be adapted to interface between the first and second vertical tube sections. The second vertical tube section may be able to freely rotate with respect to the first vertical tube section.
US09815078B2	Hovering device for drawing on walls A wall-drawing hovering device (WDHD) is provided. The WDHD comprises an unmanned helicopter configured and operable for flying and hovering while being disconnected from ground. The WDHD further comprises a mobilizing system comprising at least one motorized wheel. The mobilizing system is physically associated and carried with the unmanned helicopter and configured to drive the WDHD along a vertical surface when the WDHD hovers above ground. The WDHD further comprises a drawing system comprising a paint releasing member connected with a paint reservoir. The drawing system is carried with the unmanned helicopter and configured to controllably release paint from the paint reservoir through the paint releasing member. The WDHD is thereby configured to hover above ground next to a vertical surface such as a wall, so that the mobilizing system frictionally attaches to the vertical surface thereby enabling driving the WDHD along the vertical surface. The WDHD is further configured to draw on the vertical surface by controllably releasing paint from the paint releasing member.
US09815066B2	Methods for processing heterogeneous materials A method of processing a heterogeneous material includes entraining heterogeneous particles into a fluid stream. Each of the heterogeneous particles comprises a liquid portion and a solid portion. The fluid stream is passed through at least one adjustable nozzle, and is impacted to dissociate the liquid from the solid. A method of separating oil from solid particles includes mixing oil-coated solid particles with water to form a slurry, passing a first portion of the slurry through a first nozzle, and passing a second portion of the slurry through a second nozzle such that the second portion of the slurry intersects the first portion of the slurry to separate the oil from the particles.
US09815064B2	Counter top food waste disposer A counter top food waste disposer in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes a food conveying section, a motor section and a grind and discharge section disposed between the food conveying section and the motor section. In an aspect, the food waste disposer also includes a discharge area in which a container is removably receivable. When the container is received in the discharge area, during operation of the food waste disposer food waste is dischargeable from a discharge outlet of a discharge section into the container. In an aspect, a hose is removably receivable in the discharge area when the container is not present and food waste is discharged through the hose when it is received in the discharge area. In an aspect, the food waste disposer includes a water reservoir from which water can be introduced into the food waste disposer.
US09815062B2	Reaction vessel A reaction vessel assembly for use with thermal cyclers is described. The assembly includes a reaction vessel and a casing defining a cavity. In a first configuration, the casing receives the reaction vessel within the cavity, to act as a protective casing for the reaction vessel. In a second configuration, the casing engages with a mouth of the reaction vessel, to close the vessel. In this configuration, the casing may also act as a handle. In preferred embodiments, the reaction vessel is in the form of a capillary tube, and/or may include an integrated collimating lens. Certain embodiments also include an RFID tag.
US09815056B2	Single sided light-actuated microfluidic device with integrated mesh ground Single-sided optoelectrowetting (SSOEW)-configured substrates are provided, as well as microfluidic devices that include such substrates. The substrates can include a planar electrode, a photoconductive (or photosensitive) layer, a dielectric layer (single-layer or composite), a mesh electrode, and a hydrophobic coating. Fluid droplets can be moved across the hydrophobic coating of such substrates in a light-actuated manner, upon the application of a suitable AC voltage potential across the substrate and the focusing of light into the photoconductive layer of the substrate in a location proximal to the droplets. Walls can be disposed upon the substrates to form the microfluidic devices. Together the walls and substrate can form a microfluidic circuit, through which droplets can be moved.
US09815054B2	Lab-on-a-chip fabrication method and system A method for fabrication of a lab-on-a-chip system makes use of first and second mold parts, which are adapted to join each other to form a cavity to accommodate a positioning means and a support structure. The method includes receiving the chip in the positioning means, forming the cavity by joining the first and second mold parts, securing the chip with a fluid port of the chip to rest on the support structure for the support structure to mask the fluid port, introducing a molding material into the cavity to over-mold at least part of the chip and a volume extending away from the chip, separating the first and second mold parts, and extracting the chip from the mold. A fluid channel is formed by the support structure.
US09815050B2	Chromatography media and method Adsorptive media for chromatography, particularly ion-exchange chromatography, derived from a shaped fiber. In certain embodiments, the functionalized shaped fiber presents a fibrillated or ridged structure which greatly increases the surface area of the fibers when compared to ordinary fibers. Also disclosed herein is a method to add surface pendant functional groups that provides cation-exchange or anion-exchange functionality to the high surface area fibers. This pendant functionality is useful for the ion-exchange chromatographic purification of biomolecules, such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).
US09815049B2	Selectivity of ionic liquid alkylation A method of controlling a hydrocarbon conversion process is described. The method involves introducing a reactant into a reaction zone containing an ionic liquid catalyst. The reaction zone has at least two zones. The mass transfer resistance in the second zone is greater than the mass transfer resistance in the first zone.
US09815047B2	Catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and production method of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon The catalyst for producing aromatic hydrocarbon is for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having 6 to 8 carbon number from oil feedstock having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of 140° C. or higher and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of 380° C. or lower and contains crystalline aluminosilicate and phosphorus. A molar ratio (P/Al ratio) between phosphorus contained in the crystalline aluminosilicate and aluminum of the crystalline aluminosilicate is from 0.1 to 1.0. The production method of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon is a method of bringing oil feedstock having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of 140° C. or higher and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of 380° C. or lower into contact with the catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
US09815044B2	Ceria-supported metal catalysts for the selective reduction of NOX A composition and method for producing the same are provided. The composition includes transition metal oxides adhered to a surface of a cerium oxide support, and can additionally include alkali metal or alkaline earth metal promotors. The method includes incipient wetness impregnation of the support with metal salt in solution, and can include impregnation with a metal chelator salt. The composition can be useful as a catalyst for the reduction of noxious gases in combustion exhaust streams. The composition can be of particular use as a component of an automobile catalytic converter, for the specific catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides to nitrogen gas.
US09815041B2	Fluidized bed reactor and a process using same to produce high purity granular polysilicon The present invention relates to a fluidized bed reactor, comprising a reaction tube, a distributor and a heating device, the reaction tube and the distributor at the bottom of the reaction tube composing a closed space, the distributor comprising a gas inlet and a product outlet, and the reaction tube comprising a tail gas outlet and a seed inlet at the top or upper part respectively, characterized in that the reaction tube comprises a reaction inner tube and a reaction outer tube, and the heating device is an induction heating device placed within a hollow cavity formed between the external wall of the reaction inner tube and the internal wall of the reaction outer tube, wherein the hollow cavity is filled with hydrogen, nitrogen or inert gas for protection, and is able to maintain a pressure of about 0.01 to about 5 MPa; and also to a process of producing high purity granular polysilicon using the reactor. The fluidized bed reactor according to the present invention uses induction heating to heat directly the silicon particles inside the reaction chamber, such that the temperature of the reaction tube is lower than that inside the reaction chamber, which accordingly avoids deposition on the tube wall and results in more uniform heating, and thus is useful for large diameter fluidized bed reactors with much increased output for a single reactor.
US09815035B2	Mixing assemblies including magnetic impellers The present disclosure relates to improved magnetic mixing assemblies and mixing system. The magnetic mixing assemblies can provide improved mixing action, ease of use, and low friction. The mixing assemblies can be adapted for use with a wide variety of containers including narrower neck containers and flexible containers.
US09815034B2	Method for emulsion treatment A method for producing a single-phase phase-stable liquid is provided, in which, in an embodiment: in a first step, a lipophilic liquid is mixed with a hydrophilic liquid, so that a mixture of the liquids is obtained; in a second step, the static pressure of the mixture is brought below the vapor pressure of at least one of the liquids, so that cavitation bubbles occur, for example, as a result of what is known as hard cavitation; and in a third step, the cavitation bubbles are caused to implode, a single-phase phase-stable liquid being obtained.
US09815031B2	Porous membranes and associated separation modules and methods A separation module that includes a porous membrane, where the porous membrane includes a poly(phenylene ether) copolymer containing 10 to 40 mole percent repeat units derived from 2-methyl-6-phenylphenol and 60 to 90 mole percent repeat units derived from 2,6-dimethylphenol; and a block copolymer containing backbone or pendant blocks of poly(C2-4 alkylene oxide). The separation module can be used in devices for wastewater treatment, water purification, desalination, separating water-insoluble oil from oil-containing wastewater, membrane distillation, sugar purification, protein concentration, enzyme recovery, dialysis, liver dialysis, or blood oxygenation.
US09815029B2	Method for preparing antibacterial and dust-removal membrane This invention discloses a method for preparing an antibacterial and dust-removal membrane. The method comprises the following steps: depositing a layer of nano-ZnO on the immersed membrane surface as the seed crystal with the atomic layer deposition instrument (ALD instrument); vertically immersing the membrane covered with nano-ZnO layer in a hydrothermal reactor filled with crystal growth solution, heating it for a period of time, taking the membrane out and cooling it to the room temperate, and removing it from the substrate; finally, heating this membrane in a drier, and purging it with nitrogen to remove the paraffin within the membrane pore to obtain the porous membrane with nano-ZnO arrays growing on the surface.
US09815026B2	Method of recovery of organic solvents required in refining of coal A method of recovery of organic solvents required in the refining of coal comprising: mixing solvent, co-solvent and coal to form a slurry; thermally treating the slurry under pressure and high temperature to form a coal-extract; passing the coal-extract through a membrane under high pressure in an ultra filtration unit to achieve recovery of a major part of the solvent; contacting the remaining thick clarified liquid from the membrane with water to obtain precipitated coal in a slurry with a mixture of water and organic solvent; feeding the slurry to a filter to get clean coal of very low ash content as a residue and a mixture of water and organic solvent as a filtrate; distilling the filtrate to separate the balance of the organic solvent from the water. The application of a membrane for filtration minimizes the heat requirement to establish economy.
US09815006B2	Device for continuously filtering material mixtures A device for continuously filtering material mixtures, particularly for separating contaminants out of plastic melts, includes a filter (3), which is rotatably arranged in a filter chamber (2) of a housing (1), at least one wiper (17) for lifting off contaminants retained by the filter (3), and a discharge device (18) for removing the contaminants lifted off the filter (2) by the wiper (17) from the housing (1). The discharge device (18) includes a discharge shaft (19), which is rotatably arranged at the housing (1) and which has at least one continuous opening (20) having at least one piston (22) which is movably guided therein.
US09815004B2	Filter with a liquid drain valve A liquid filter has a hollow-cylindrical filter element is flowed through in a radial direction. The fluid after having passed through the filter element drains in axial direction from the interior of the filter element. A drain plug is disposed at an axial end of the interior of the filter element. The drain plug forms a moveable valve member. A drain passage for draining fluid is open in the open position of the drain plug.
US09814999B2	Aerophone builder Aerophone toy building blocks to make a plurality of combination of sounds comprising of a plurality of building blocks, each the block having four walls, a top lid and a bottom cap to make a body having an inner space; at least two of the walls, the lid and the cap having releasable couplers; each the block having aerophone musical instruments to produce sounds; each the block having a plurality of airway channels inside the inner space, the airway channels are connected to the adjacent airway channels; the blocks having the same or different sizes, whereby larger blocks create lower pitched sounds, while smaller blocks create higher pitched sounds; the blocks having the same or different materials to let the instrument produce different sounds; the musical instrument being mounted either onto or inside of the body of the building block, or being permanently encased within the material of a block; and an air source to be attached to the plurality of building blocks to provide an air flow to each aerophone instrument.
US09814996B2	Anti-roll and suspension system for radio controlled car The invention relates to the utilization of magnetism in the roll stabilization and suspension of a radio-controlled car. In small radio-controlled vehicles, in particular, it is difficult to implement the conventional mechanical roll stabilization and a well-functioning suspension due to the small size, the accuracy required, dirt, and the loads exerted on the structures. In the structure according to the invention, the roll stabilization and suspension are implemented by means of magnetism, according to FIG. 2. The magnets at the ends of supporting arms (6) attract each other, implementing the roll stabilization. Magnets (3) are installed under the supporting arm magnets, repelling them and providing suspension.
US09814994B1	Noise making assembly for toys A noise making assembly for a toy having a compressible bladder with an orifice for permitting air to pass in and out of the bladder. The noise making assembly includes a noise producing element and a housing for supporting the noise producing element proximate the orifice. The housing includes a hollow body portion, an enlarged concave-shaped head attached to the first open end of the body portion for preventing the housing from being pushed inside the bladder, and a number of circumferentially-spaced prongs attached to the outer wall of the body portion to prevent the noise making assembly from becoming dislodged from the bladder.
US09814992B2	Induction light toy and related methods A light-emitting toy assembly including a field generator that includes a first transmitting coil configured to inductively transmit energy and an object. The object includes a body, at least a part of which is translucent, at least one receiving coil configured to inductively receive energy from the first transmitting coil, and a lighting element having at least one light emitting diode that is configured to receive a current from a corresponding one of the at least one receiving coils. At least one of the first transmitting coil and the object is movable with respect to the other of the first transmitting coil and the object. A change in a rotational orientation of at least one of the first transmitting coil and the object alters a lighting state of the lighting element.
US09814989B2	Portable zip line system A portable zip line tower is provided. The portable zip line tower comprises a tower structure having a major longitudinal axis. The tower structure is configurable into a first configuration wherein the major longitudinal axis is generally parallel to ground and a second configuration wherein the major longitudinal axis is generally perpendicular to ground. At least one platform mounted at least partially within an interior space of the tower structure and the tower structure is configured for mobile transportation in the first configuration.
US09814985B2	System and method for advertising distribution through mobile social gaming A system and method is disclosed for advertising through a social network by immersion of participants in a sponsored mobile game. A game application for the sponsored game is developed on a server and deployed on consumer devices connected to the server. The game application, operating on a smart phone, utilizes onboard GPS and camera subsystems to carry out and facilitate the game functions. A dashboard is provided for designing the game around an advertising campaign. The game application is syndicated and shared through a consumer's social media community. The game is tracked by the server. Game information and rewards are delivered to participants during and after the game. In one aspect, the game involves a participant gathering digital permits prior to and during the game which are used to complete a tagging event with other participants. Rewards such as redeemable coupons are based on actions at sponsor locations.
US09814976B2	Game system and game execution control method applied thereto A game system allows a user to play a game in a similar way to a game machine. The game system includes a server device, a game machine, and a network terminal device. A game machine program makes a control device function as a device for making a user play a game and a device for accepting a predetermined service from the server device as well as identifying a user in cooperation with the server device. The server device is provided with a virtual game machine portion which executes the game machine program and makes a control unit thereof function as the device for making a user play the game and the device for accepting the service. The network terminal device is provided with an I/O control portion which makes the network terminal device function as a remote I/O device for the virtual game machine control portion.
US09814971B2	Game control method and recording medium A method of controlling a fighting game is provided by a controller of a game terminal including the controller and a touch screen panel. The controller receives a selection of any one from among a plurality of avatars through the touch screen panel, receives, from a game management server, information on an avatar technique set including a plurality of technique that is set by other player corresponding to the selected avatar, and starts a match-up between a character corresponding to a player of the game terminal and the selected avatar. The controller repeatedly performs a process including selecting any one technique from among the plurality of techniques included in the avatar technique set and actuating the selected technique on the character.
US09814967B1	System and method for time flow adjustment in multiplayer games Innovative systems and methods are disclosed for adjusting the perceived flow of time in a multiplayer videogame system. A game mechanism is provided to slow the perceived flow of time for an initiator player, players in the line of site of the initiator, players seeing any other players in an altered time mode and players seen by players in an altered time mode. Meanwhile, other players not fitting these criteria continue to experience a normal perceived flow of time. This permits the use of the time slowing mechanic without negatively affecting all players in the multiplayer game.
US09814959B1	Exercise and training device The present invention provides an exercise and training device. The exercise and training device is adapted to be removably mounted to a vertical structure. The exercise and training device includes a paddle member that provides target surfaces; a support member that facilitates in aligning of the exercise and training device when mounted to the vertical structure; and a mounting member that mounts the exercise and training device about the vertical structure.
US09814951B2	Golf club head with textured striking face A golf club head includes a heel portion, a toe portion, a hosel, and a striking face. The striking face includes a plurality of scorelines each having an average depth no less than about 0.10 mm, a plurality of first micro-grooves each having an average depth no greater than about 0.010 mm, and a plurality of second micro-grooves overlaid on the first micro-grooves, each of the second micro-grooves having an average depth greater than the average depth of the first micro-grooves. Some embodiments can also have a plurality of textured surface treatment regions superimposed on the overlaid first and second micro-grooves so as to at least partially intersect the micro-grooves.
US09814929B2	Treadmill A computerized treadmill is provided. The treadmill deck may be fully suspended by a plurality of air suspension elements, such as bellows. The bellows may be pressurized by a computer-controlled compressor feeding a central air reservoir to which each bellows is connected via air hose. The bellows may be dampened to control expansion. A double hinge connecting the deck with frame may control lateral movement and reduce lateral load on the bellows. Incline and decline mechanisms facilitate a variety of deck angles. Control of the treadmill may be by computer, whether integrated or modular, whether traditional, laptop, tablet or smart phone. Control of the treadmill and conveyance of information associated with treadmill operation may be integrated with computer or smart phone applications, whether dedicated or third party.
US09814922B2	Weight sensing base for an adjustable dumbbell system In various implementations, an adjustable dumbbell system may include a handle assembly, two or more weight plates, and a base. The weight plates and the handle assembly may be configured such that each weight plate can be selectively coupled to and decoupled from the handle assembly. The base may be configured to support each of the weight plates. The base may include a sensing mechanism that senses a characteristic of the weight plates where the characteristic depends upon which of the weight plates are supported by the base.
US09814917B2	Inert gas suppression system for temperature control A method of suppressing a fire includes the steps of dispensing a first inert gas in a suppression area at an initial rate, detecting an undesired temperature in the suppression area, dispensing a second inert gas at a subsequent rate in the suppression area in response to the undesired temperature and displacing a volume from the suppression area with the inert gas to achieve a temperature below the undesired temperature.
US09814902B1	Electromagnetic radiation targeting devices, assemblies, systems and methods The present application is directed to devices, assemblies, systems and methods for targeting one or more sites with electromagnetic radiation. The devices, assemblies and systems are operationally configured to transform and convey electromagnetic radiation to one or more targeted sites. The devices, assemblies and systems may also convey one or more fluids or fluid solutions to the one or more targeted sites.
US09814901B1	Electromagnetic radiation targeting devices, assemblies, systems and methods The present application is directed to devices, assemblies, systems and methods for targeting one or more sites with electromagnetic radiation. The devices, assemblies and systems are operationally configured to transform and convey electromagnetic radiation to one or more targeted sites. The devices, assemblies and systems may also convey one or more fluids or fluid solutions to the one or more targeted sites.
US09814899B2	Systems and methods for in vivo irradiation of blood Systems and methods for illumination of a vascular space and its contents using an electromagnetic energy source that supplies a plurality of wavelengths ranging from ultraviolet to infrared are shown. Illumination can be performed using multiple wavelengths, simultaneously or sequentially, and can be performed in accordance with a protocol where an initial illumination produces an effect that is at least partially reversed by a subsequent illumination. Illumination protocols can be stored on a database and accessed via a user interface displayed on the electromagnetic energy source. The database can be used to store data related to performance of system components, and such data can be used to override or modify an illumination protocol.
US09814898B2	Devices and methods for magnetic stimulation for the treatment of neurological disorders Described herein are magnetic neural stimulation systems for the treatment of neurological disorders. One variation of a magnetic neural stimulation system includes magnetic stimulators shaped as helical or ramped coils, where each turn of the coil has an acute turning angle of less than 90 degrees. Also described herein are magnetic neural stimulation systems that include an array of stimulators and one or more shielding components. The shielding components modulate the density profile of the induced eddy currents to increase stimulation to targeted neural tissue regions while decreasing stimulation to non-targeted neural regions. Other variations of magnetic stimulation systems include one or more stimulators and a shield in which some of the induced eddy currents in the shield may act to attenuate the magnetic field in certain regions of the shield.
US09814890B2	Styrene-isobutylene copolymers and medical devices containing the same In accordance with various aspects of the invention, copolymers comprising styrene and isobutylene monomers are used in the construction of implantable and insertable medical devices for electrical stimulation, including, for example, electronic signal generating components and electrical leads for such devices.
US09814877B2	Biosignal measurement and electrical stimulation device using mesh structure A bio-electrical signal measurement and electrical stimulation device using skin resistance is provided. The biosignal measurement and electrical stimulation device includes: a pad in which a plurality of horizontal electrical wires and vertical electrical wires for electrical stimulation are formed to intersect at a constant gap; and a control module that is electrically connected to the pad to acquire body information of a patient by measuring a biosignal of intersections in which the horizontal electrical wires and the vertical electrical wires intersect and that enables generation of electrical stimulation while controlling power that is supplied to the horizontal electrical wires and the vertical electrical wires using the body information.
US09814875B2	Medical device with a structured coating A medical device includes a tubular body having a distal end and a proximal end, a lumen extending through the tubular body from the distal end to the proximal end, a wire extending through the lumen from the distal end to the proximal end, and a polymeric coating. The wire has an outer surface. The polymeric coating is on at least a portion of the outer surface of the wire. The coating comprises a bulk material and a plurality of flexible microstructures disposed on the bulk material. The microstructures extend outwardly from a surface of the polymeric coating.
US09814874B2	Implantable lead electrode with asymmetrically distributed current density and methods for imparting current density directionality in lead electrodes Lead electrodes having an asymmetrically distributed current density and methods for imparting current density directionality in lead electrodes are described. An implantable medical lead includes a lead body having a proximal section that connects to another implantable device and a distal section having a pre-biased shape configured to secure the lead to an inner wall of a body vessel. An electrode coupled to the distal section of the lead body includes a conductor mass having an asymmetrically distributed current density that imparts a directionality to one or more active portions of the electrode.
US09814873B2	Methods and apparatus for bilateral renal neuromodulation Methods and apparatus are provided for bilateral renal neuromodulation, e.g., via a pulsed electric field, via a stimulation electric field, via localized drug delivery, via high frequency ultrasound, via thermal techniques, etc. Such neuromodulation may effectuate irreversible electroporation or electrofusion, necrosis and/or inducement of apoptosis, alteration of gene expression, action potential attenuation or blockade, changes in cytokine up-regulation and other conditions in target neural fibers. In some embodiments, neuromodulation is applied to neural fibers that contribute to renal function. In some embodiments, such neuromodulation is performed in a bilateral fashion. Bilateral renal neuromodulation may provide enhanced therapeutic effect in some patients as compared to renal neuromodulation performed unilaterally, i.e., as compared to renal neuromodulation performed on neural tissue innervating a single kidney.
US09814867B2	Device having titania nanotube membrane for drug delivery The present invention provides a device including a titania nanotube membrane having a plurality of titania nanotubes on a titanium substrate where the titania nanotubes are open at both ends and capable of allowing diffusion of liquids or solids from one side of the membrane to the other through the titania nanotubes. Methods of making the titania nanotube membrane are also provided.
US09814862B2	Reentry catheter and method thereof Embodiments of the invention are directed towards a rapid exchange catheter configured for insertion into a subintimal space and crossing an occlusion in a subintimal space. The catheter includes a proximal end, a distal end, a first lumen configured to receive a first wire, the first lumen extending longitudinally through a least a lateral port of the catheter, and a second lumen having at least a portion distal of the lateral port and extending through at least the distal end of the catheter. The catheter also includes an exchange port arranged on a exterior portion of the catheter configured to the receive a second wire and second rapid exchange port in communication with the second lumen. Moreover, other embodiments of the invention are directed towards methods for using the rapid exchange catheter to cross an obstruction in a vessel, e.g., a total or partial occlusion, in a subintimal space.
US09814860B2	Accelerometer-based contact sensing assembly and system A catheter system including an accelerometer-based sensing assembly is provided. In particular the present teachings relate to an accelerometer based assembly used to determine contact between a catheter and surrounding proximate tissue, such as cardiac tissue. An embodiment of such a system may, for example, be used for visualization, mapping, ablation, or other methods of diagnosis and treatment of tissue and/or surrounding areas.
US09814858B2	Methods and apparatus for administering local anesthetic Apparatus for administering certain nerve blocks includes a sheath constructed from a flexible ultrasound echogenic material, a more rigid introducer/dilator for introducing the sheath into the patient, and an ultrasound echogenic catheter for inserting through the sheath once the distal end of the sheath is in place adjacent the nerve(s) to be blocked and the introducer/dilator has been withdrawn. The catheter has provisions at its proximal end for connecting to a source of local anesthetic. Methods for use of this apparatus are also described.
US09814856B2	Apparatus for measuring properties of gases supplied to a patient The gases temperature supplied to a patient when the patient is undergoing treatment such as oxygen therapy or positive pressure treatment for conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often measured for safety and to enable controlling of the humidity delivered to the patient. The invention disclosed is related to measurement of properties, particularly temperature (thermister 23), of gases flowing through a heated tube (3), supplying gases to a patient, which utilises the heating wire (21, 28) within the tube.
US09814836B2	Autoinjectors An autoinjector includes a housing for receiving in use in a generally longitudinal loading direction a syringe assembly including a syringe carrier and a syringe, the syringe including a syringe body having a slideable internal piston for expressing a dose contained in the body through a needle at a forward end thereof; a drive mechanism for providing drive for operation of the autoinjector and being disposed generally within the housing and including a mechanical energy source and a winder element for being rotated to charge the energy source, and an input transmission train operational between the syringe assembly and the winder element in use, whereby loading of the syringe assembly into the housing rotates the winder element to charge the energy source.
US09814833B2	Pressure based refill status monitor for implantable pumps The present invention includes systems and methods for detecting fluid flow into or out of a port chamber or a reservoir of an implantable medical device utilizing a pressure sensor and calculating the fluid status of the reservoir. The system detects characteristic pressure profiles associated with fluid flowing into the medical device, out of the medical device, and also whether one or both of the port chamber or reservoir are substantially empty or substantially full. In addition, the present invention may generate a sensory cue to a clinician to indicate the fluid status.
US09814828B2	Method and apparatus for preparing and monitoring an intravenous fluid bag An intravenous (IV) fluid monitoring system and method are provided to facilitate notification that a replacement IV fluid bag should be prepared. In this regard, an IV fluid monitoring system includes a bag sensing element carried by an IV fluid bag. The IV fluid monitoring system further includes first and second sensing elements positioned on opposite sides of the IV fluid bag and configured to interact with the bag sensing element. The first and second sensing elements are physically separate from the IV fluid bag. The bag sensing element and the first and second elements are positioned such that a line of sight between at least the first sensing element and the bag sensing element extends through the IV fluid within the IV fluid bag while the IV fluid bag is in a filled state. A method and apparatus are also provided to facilitate preparation of an IV fluid bag.
US09814824B2	Systems and methods for extracorporeal support The example systems, apparatus and methods use a local perfusion extracorporeal circuit (LPEC) for perfusing a local target region of a body, with a systemic perfusion extracorporeal circuit (SPEC) coupled to the core region of the vasculature using a peripheral placed loop to the body, and a control procedure to cause the local target region of the body to be at a specified pattern of temperature values that are different than the temperature of the core of the body.
US09814822B2	Plasma generation with dialysis systems Embodiments for a blood plasma and red blood cell generation device are disclosed. The device may operate as an alternative modality of the dialysis machine, as part of the dialysis machine and/or as an add-on module. The fluid handling components of the plasma generation system may be integrated with a microprocessor unit for controlling and executing generation of plasma, or a control unit of the dialysis machine may be adapted to control the plasma generation aspects of the treatment.
US09814819B2	Dialysis machines with integral salt solution chambers and related methods A hemodialysis machine includes a main body and a door connected to the main body. The door and the main body cooperate to define a non-removable chamber. The door is openable relative to the main body of the hemodialysis machine to allow a salt to be placed into the non-removable chamber when the door is in an open position. The main body further includes a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a pumping mechanism. The fluid inlet and the fluid outlet are in fluid communication with the non-removable chamber. The pumping mechanism is configured to deliver a fluid from a fluid source to the non-removable chamber through the fluid inlet to mix with salt within the non-removable chamber to form a salt solution that exits the non-removable chamber through the fluid outlet.
US09814816B2	Artificial ventricles A artificial ventricle comprises an inlet for receiving blood, an outlet for discharging blood, and a chamber disposed between the inlet and the outlet. There is also a mechanism for actuating the artificial ventricle between an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration. In the expanded configuration, blood flows into the inlet. In the contracted configuration, blood flows out of the outlet. There may be a one-way valve at the outlet for preventing blood flow back into the chamber. The one-way valve may be a diaphragm valve. The chamber may have a resilient outer wall. The chamber may have an ovoid shape.
US09814809B2	Self returning contamination barrier A barrier of a vacuum pump prevents contamination from entering a vacuum pump air line. The barrier separates parts of the pump and is moveable between an initial state and a distended state. The barrier is assembled within the pump with a pre-load. When the vacuum source is applied to the barrier, the barrier achieves a distended state and when the vacuum source is released, the barrier incrementally self returns to an initial state. The geometry and material construction of the barrier, along with the pre-load, assists in returning the barrier on its own to the initial state from the distended state.
US09814808B2	Assemblies, systems, and methods for vacuum assisted internal drainage during wound healing Assemblies, systems, and methods convey fluid from an internal wound site or body cavity by applying negative pressure from a source outside the internal wound site or body cavity through a wound drain assembly that is placed directly inside the internal wound site or body cavity.
US09814802B2	Method for promoting hair growth comprising implanting a tissue scaffold comprising CK-19 positive cells derived from Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stromal cells A method of differentiating cells into CK19-positive cells capable of producing hair follicle-like and hair structure-like can include: providing a tissue scaffold; seeding cells into the scaffold, the cells being capable of differentiation; incubating the scaffold having the cells in a cell growth media; and incubating the scaffold having the cells in an osteogenic differentiation medium sufficient for CK19-positive cells to be generated in the scaffold. The tissue scaffold can be a decellularized Whartons' jelly matrix. The cell growth media excludes osteogenic differentiation components: dexamethasone, β-glycerophosphate, 1α,25-hydroxyvitamin D3, and ascorbic acid 2-phosphate. The osteogenic differentiation medium includes the osteogenic differentiation components. The cells can be mesenchymal cells, such as WJMSCs.
US09814799B2	One component fibrin glue comprising a polymerization inhibitor Provided herein are stable liquid sealant formulations comprising fibrin monomers and a reversible fibrin polymerization blocking agent, methods of preparing and using the formulations.
US09814798B2	Yarns, fibers or filaments, textile article, and medical device obtained from said yarns for skin cicatrization The subject of the present invention is yarns, fibers or filaments and also a textile article and a medical device obtained from said yarns, for improving skin cicatrization, in particular by activating collagen synthesis at the surface of the injured skin. The yarns, fibers or filaments of the invention comprise a polymeric matrix and inorganic fillers, uniformly dispersed in the polymeric matrix, having properties of absorption and/or of emission in the 2-20 μm far-infrared region.
US09814797B2	Activating volatile dispensing devices Methods and apparatus are provided for activating a volatile dispensing device. The apparatus includes a puncturing mechanism formed between a first portion and a second portion of an activation arm and the puncturing mechanism being shaped to move laterally to puncture a volatile container as a compressive load is applied to the activation arm through the first and second portions.
US09814795B2	Sterilization method and apparatus A method for controlling condensation of hydrogen peroxide at a preselected temperature within a sealed sterilization chamber including an article to be sterilized includes the steps of applying to the sealed chamber a vacuum of a first pressure sufficient to evaporate, at the preselected temperature, an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide of a first concentration. The hydrogen peroxide solution is then evaporated into a water vapor component and a hydrogen peroxide vapor component. The evaporated solution is injected into the sealed chamber in repeated pulses. The injecting is terminated once a preselected second pressure, higher than the first pressure, is reached in the chamber. The pulse volume is selected to allow selective control of the condensation of the hydrogen peroxide vapor component to achieve a layer of micro-condensation of hydrogen peroxide on the article, which layer has a second hydrogen peroxide concentration higher than the first hydrogen peroxide concentration.
US09814794B2	Decontamination enclosure and method Provided are a method and apparatus for decontaminating personal protective equipment while it is being worn by a person. A booth having a plurality of internally-reflective surfaces defines an interior space with dimensions suitable for receiving a standing person wearing the personal protective equipment. A plurality of UVC light sources are arranged to emit UVC light into the booth, and are operational while the person wearing the personal protective equipment is within the interior space. A door is selectively closeable to enclose the interior space and interfere with UVC light escaping the interior of the booth into an ambient environment of the booth, and a controller is operable to selectively operate the UVC light sources while the person wearing the personal protective equipment is standing within the interior space.
US09814792B2	Method for producing sterilized medical formed article A method is disclosed for producing a sterilized medical formed article that includes applying high-energy rays to a medical formed article at an exposure E. The medical formed article is formed of a resin composition that includes a hydrogenated block copolymer and a phenol-based antioxidant. The hydrogenated block copolymer is obtained by hydrogenating 99% or more of unsaturated bonds of a block copolymer that includes at least two polymer blocks [A] and at least one polymer block [B], the polymer block [A] including a repeating unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound as a main component, the polymer block [B] including a repeating unit derived from a linear conjugated diene compound as a main component, and a ratio (wA:wB) of a weight fraction wA of the polymer block [A] to a weight fraction wB of the polymer block [B] being 30:70 to 70:30.
US09814790B2	Eukaryotic cells with artificial endosymbionts for multimodal detection The present invention is directed generally to eukaryotic cells comprising single-celled organisms that are introduced into the eukaryotic cell through human intervention and which transfer to daughter cells of the eukaryotic cell, and methods of introducing such single-celled organisms into eukaryotic cells. The invention provides single-celled organisms that introduce a phenotype to eukaryotic cells that is maintained in daughter cells. The invention additionally provides eukaryotic cells containing magnetic bacteria. The invention further provides eukaryotic cells engineered with single-celled organisms to allow for multimodal observation of the eukaryotic cells. Each imaging method (or modality) allows the visualization of different aspects of anatomy and physiology, and combining these allows the imager to learn more about the subject being imaged.
US09814782B2	Modified antibody in which motif comprising cysteine residue is bound, modified antibody-drug conjugate comprising the modified antibody, and production method for same The present invention relates to an antibody in which a motif composed of an amino acid or peptide sequence including one or more cysteine residues is bound to the terminus of a parent antibody, particularly the terminus of the heavy chain of the parent antibody. Also, the present invention relates to a modified antibody-drug conjugate (mADC) comprising a drug bound to the antibody, and a method for producing the antibody or the modified antibody-drug conjugate. The modified antibody-drug conjugate according to the invention can accurately deliver the drug to a target cell due its high specificity to antigen, and thus can increase the therapeutic effect of the drug. Also, it can increase the usability of drugs, particularly anticancer drugs, the use of which is restricted due to their toxicity, despite their high efficacy. Moreover, the invention relates to a composition for treatment of diseases, particularly cancers, which comprise the modified antibody-drug conjugate.
US09814776B2	Pharmaceutical preparation comprising aminopyrazole derivative The pharmaceutical formulations according to the present invention include an alkyl sulfate salt and a compound represented by general formula (I) below (where R1 to R4 are as defined in the specification) or tautomers thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US09814775B2	Method for making and storing stable cannabinoid compositions and method for treatment using such compositions A composition comprising a high purity cannabinoid, an acid, and a pharmaceutically-acceptable solvent achieves room temperature stability for over 24 months. The acid improves the stability of the composition and the solvent enhances the solubility of the acid, thereby allowing the acid to have an improved stabilizing effect on the highly pure cannabinoid. Preferably, the solvent is an alcohol and, more preferably, the composition contains an oil. A method for making the composition includes combining the cannabinoid and the solvent and evaporating a portion of the solvent, along with adding an acid to the composition, before, during, or after the evaporating step. A method for making and storing the composition includes storing the composition in a manner adapted to maintain its stability. Pharmaceutical dosage forms include a formulated composition, such as having the oil. A method of treating a subject comprises administering to the subject the dosage form.
US09814773B2	Sustained release formulations for delivery of proteins to the eye and methods of preparing same The present invention provides for injectable pharmaceutical sustained release formulations for delivery of active agents, particularly therapeutic proteins, to the eye. The formulations are biocompatible, biodegradable sustained release formulations comprising low-solubility liquid excipients and relatively small amounts (less than about 10%) of biocompatible, biodegradable polymer such as PLA or PLGA polymers. A unit dose of 5 μL to 100 μL of the formulation provides for sustained release of the agent for at least 14 days.
US09814766B2	Multimodal antimicrobial therapy The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for preventing and/or treating diseases and disorders of patients caused by non-Staphylococcal microorganisms. In particular, compositions and methods contain lysostaphin, altered forms of lysostaphin as compared to wild-type, and synergistic combinations of lysostaphin plus additional conventional treatments such as other enzyme, antibiotic and/or antibody treatment. The invention is also directed to detecting and identifying altered forms of lysostaphin that possess increased efficacy against infections as compared to wild-type lysostaphin, and forms that generate a minimal or no immune response in a patient. The invention is also directed to method of manufacturing lysostaphin and altered forms of lysostaphin, and compositions that direct the lysostaphin to the site of the infection such as aerosolized nanoparticles.
US09814761B2	Compositions, methods and assays comprising amylin or amlyin analogs for abeta-peptide mediated disorders Provided herein are methods of reducing and/or inhibiting A deposition or A plaque formation in the brain, and/or inhibiting or slowing the progression of disorders mediated by A deposition or A plaque formation using therapeutically effective amounts of amylin agonist compounds or pharmaceutical compositions comprising amylin agonist compounds. As demonstrated herein, amylin and amylin analog administration improves cognition, including memory. Also provided herein are non-invasive, inexpensive amylin or amylin analog challenge assays and methods and kits thereof for detecting the presence of plaques comprising A? peptide in the brain, and for identifying individuals at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and/or amnestic mild cognitive impairment.
US09814760B2	Modified polynucleotides for the production of biologics and proteins associated with human disease The invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotides, primary transcripts and mmRNA molecules.
US09814752B2	Agonists of guanylate cyclase useful for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, gallstone, obesity and other cardiovascular diseases This invention also provides a method to prevent, control, and treat a lipid metabolism disorder, a billary disorder, cardiovascular disease, obesity or an endocrine disorder by administering at least one agonist of guanalyte cyclase receptor either alone or in combination with a compound typically used to treat the disorder and or with an inhibitor of cGMP-dependent phosphodiesterases.
US09814740B2	Methods and compositions combining immunotherapy with monocyte activation Methods of enhancing the effectiveness of an antibody-based therapeutic agent are provided herein. The methods include administering an antibody-based therapeutic and a composition capable of preferentially activating monocytes or macrophages or preferentially depleting B10 cells to a subject in need of such treatment. The subject may have cancer, an autoimmune disease, an infectious disease or an immunodeficiency. The composition capable of preferentially activating monocytes or macrophages may be a TLR3 agonist. The composition capable of preferentially depleting B10 cells may be a CD19 antibody. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antibody-based therapeutic agent and a composition capable of preferentially activating monocytes or macrophages or preferentially depleting B10 cells are also provided.
US09814727B2	Piperazine phenothiazine derivatives for treating spasticity The present invention relates to piperazine phenothiazine derivatives useful as therapeutic agents for treating spasticity, particularly following an ischemia or traumatic injury, or compression syndrome. The invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the invention for treating spasticity.
US09814712B2	(S)-pirlindole and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts for use in medicine (S)-pirlindole or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for use in the therapeutic treatment and prevention of pain.
US09814710B2	Hydromorphone and naloxone for treatment of pain and opioid bowel dysfunction syndrome The present invention relates to prolonged release pharmaceutical dosage forms comprising hydromorphone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and naloxone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in the treatment of pain.
US09814707B2	Cancer stem cell proliferation inhibitor and intracellular active oxygen accumulation inducer The present invention is directed to provide cancer stem cell proliferation inhibitors and inducers of intracellular accumulation of reactive oxygen species. To this end, provided are cancer stem cell proliferation inhibitors and inducers of intracellular accumulation of reactive oxygen species in a cancer stem cell each containing pimozide or sertindole as an active ingredient.
US09814696B2	Use of coumarin derivatives for the preparation of drugs for treating skin diseases A compound of formula (I-1) wherein n equals 0 or 1, Z represents O or S, R1 represents one group chosen among the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C7 alkyl, substituted, or not, by a halogen, a hydroxyl or a —O—R12 group, wherein R12 is a C1-C7 alkyl, a group —CH2—O—CO—R5 wherein R5 is chosen among a hydrogen atom and a C1-C7 alkyl, substituted or not by at least one halogen, a group —O—R13, wherein R13 is chosen among hydrogen and a C1-C7 alkyl, an amine or a —CH2-amine, R′1 represents a group chosen among hydrogen and —O—R14, wherein R14 is chosen among hydrogen and a C1-C7 alkyl, and R2 is chosen among the group consisting of a C1-C7 alkyl, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl, an aryl group, and an heteroaryl group for the treatment of pathologies involving excess activity of at least one member of the kallikrein family.
US09814693B2	Veterinary use of dianhydrogalactitol, diacetyldianhydrogalactitol, and dibromodulcitol to treat malignancies The present invention is directed to methods for treatment of malignancies in companion animals employing dianhydrogalactitol, diacetyldianhydrogalactitol, and dibromodulcitol, as well as analogs and derivatives thereof, in addition to a method to improve the efficacy and/or reduce the side effects of the administration of a therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of dianhydrogalactitol, a derivative of dianhydrogalactitol, diacetyldianhydrogalactitol, a derivative of diacetyldianhydrogalactitol, dibromodulcitol, and a derivative of dibromodulcitol to a veterinary subject, the method comprising the steps of: (1 (identifying at least one factor or parameter associated with the efficacy and/or occurrence of side effects of the administration of the therapeutic agent to the veterinary subject; and (2) modifying the factor or parameter to improve the efficacy and/or reduce the side effects of the administration of the therapeutic agent to the veterinary subject.
US09814689B2	Enterically coated cysteamine, cystamine and derivatives thereof The disclosure provides oral cysteamine and cystamine formulations useful for treating cystinosis and neurodegenerative diseases and disorders. The formulations provide controlled release compositions that improve quality of life and reduced side-effects.
US09814685B2	Taxane particles and their use Compositions are provided that include having at least 95% by weight of a taxane, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where the particles have a mean bulk density between about 0.050 g/cm3 and about 0.15 g/cm3, and/or a specific surface area (SSA) of at least 18 m2/g, 20 m2/g, 25 m2/g, 30 m2/g, 32 m2/g, 34 m2/g, or 35 m2/g. Methods for making and using such compositions are also provided.
US09814684B2	Oral pharmaceutical formulation in the form of aqueous suspension for modified release of active principle(s) The invention relates to liquid pharmaceutical formulations for oral administration with the modified release of active principle(s), excluding amoxicillin, said formulations consisting of suspensions of coated particles of active principles (microcapsules). According to the invention, the microcapsules constituting the disperse phase of the suspension are designed to allow the modified release of the active principle(s) according to a profile that does not change during the storage of the liquid suspension. To do this the inventors propose the selection of a specific coating composition for the microcapsules which consists of at least four components that allow these microcapsules to be stored in water without modifying their properties of modified release of the active principle, this liquid phase furthermore being saturated with active principle(s).
US09814662B2	Stabilized calcium phosphate complexes The present invention relates to a phosphopeptide-stabilized amorphous calcium phosphate and/or amorphous calcium fluoride phosphate complex, wherein the complex is formed at a pH of below 7.0. Methods of making such complexes are also provided. The complexes are useful in dental applications, in particular in dental remineralization.
US09814659B2	Methods of lightening the skin Provided are methods of lightening skin by applying certain aromatic compounds or botanical extracts containing such compounds to the skin.
US09814658B2	High energy visible light filter systems with yellowness index values The present invention relates to ophthalmic and non-ophthalmic systems with blue light filtering and Yellowness Index ranges. UV and IR filtering are also included. Industrial applications are also outlined in the invention.
US09814653B2	Home medication manager A portable self medication management system and method of provided. For example, the system may include a removable tote and docking station. The removable tote including a plurality of receptacles, communicating section for transferring data to and from a docking station and a power reception station for receiving power from the docking station. The docking station including a scanner, a display screen, a controller, a storage device, communicating sections for transmitting data to the removable tote and other external devices and a power transmitting section for transferring power to the removable tote.
US09814651B2	Storage systems and methods for medicines People can damage their medicines by taking them outside in hot or cold weather. On the other hand, some people need to carry their medicines with them wherever they go (even if the weather is extremely hot or cold). Specially constructed storage systems can protect medicines from damage due to hot and cold weather without requiring bulky structures or expensive components that consume electricity to regulate temperature.
US09814639B2	Apparatus for selectively supporting a bed section Apparatus for selectively supporting a section (9) of an articulated bed platform in a raised position relative to a frame of the bed includes a stay (11) having engagement member (13) which is able to reciprocate in a guide (15) provided on the frame. Locking means allow the engagement member (13) to be selectively engaged, such that the engagement member (13) either reciprocates in the guide (15), or is prevented from doing so. When the engagement member (13) is engaged, the stay (11) can support the bed section (9) in the raised position.
US09814638B2	Medical rehabilitation bed A medical rehabilitation bed is disclosed, relating to the technical field of self-help rehabilitation bed structures in medical instrument products. The medical rehabilitation bed comprises a bed head, a bed tail and a bed board. A pull rod is arranged at the bottom of the bed board; one end of the pull rod is mechanically connected to a bed head gearbox arranged at the bed head, and the other end of the pull rod is mechanically connected to a bed tail gear device arranged at the bed tail. Transmission systems having the same structure and capable of controlling the bed head and the bed tail to ascend and descend are arranged in the bed head and the bed tail, respectively. The transmission systems are mechanically connected to the bed head gearbox and the bed tail gear device, respectively. The medical rehabilitation bed has a compact structure and comprehensive functions.
US09814624B2	Device and method for delivering medicine into the tympanic cavity, with sliding assist A device insertable in the ear canal for substance delivery to and/or extraction from the tympanic cavity is described that includes a stationary body having a distal surface, a proximal surface; a movable body having a distal surface and a proximal surface, disposed within the stationary body and free to move relative to the stationary body in response to a pressure difference created in the ear canal; and at least one piercing element having a distal end and a proximal end, disposed in the movable body.
US09814620B2	Systems and methods for treatment deconvolution using multi-scale kernels Deconvolution systems and methods based on cornea smoothing can be used to obtain an ablation target or treatment shape that does not induce significant high order aberrations such as spherical aberration. Exemplary ablation targets or treatment shapes can provide a post-operative spherical aberration that is equal to or below a naturally occurring amount of spherical aberration.
US09814619B2	Ophthalmological laser method The present invention relates to a femtosecond laser ophthalmological apparatus and method that creates a flap on the cornea for LASIK refractive surgery or for other applications that require removal of corneal and lens tissue at specific locations, such as in corneal transplants, stromal tunnels, corneal lenticular extraction and cataract surgery. The femtosecond laser is transferred from the main cabinet to a hand piece module via a rotating mirror set module. In the hand piece, the femtosecond laser beam is scanned and guided to the patient's eye. The ablation pattern is based on dividing the area of the ablation area into a matrix grid made up of cells. Predetermined ablation pattern is completed in an individual cell before moving on to the next cell until ablation is complete in the entire matrix grid mapped on the ablation area.
US09814612B2	Stent-graft with positioning anchor A positioning anchor is provided for a stent-graft for implantation to treat a damaged body lumen. The positioning anchor is generally tubular surrounding a primary fluid conduit. Arms extend laterally from the generally tubular structure of the anchor surrounding lateral fluid conduits. The form of these arms is preferably custom configured to match a particular patient's luminal geometry. The anchor thus fits within the luminal geometry to remain in a desired fixed position for implantation of the anchor and any stent-graft coupled to the anchor. The anchor is most preferably formed with two walls having a void therebetween which can be filled with fixation media to further secure the anchor at the desired implantation site. A lumen shaper balloon and delivery catheter are also disclosed for proper delivery, expansion and inflation of the positioning anchor and stent-graft elements according to this invention.
US09814610B2	Stent with elongating struts A stent includes a plurality of rings which form a tubular scaffold. The rings include an elongation mechanism which allows for further expansion of the stent.
US09814601B2	Bi-directional fixating/locking transvertebral body screw/intervertebral cage stand-alone constructs A bi-directional fixating transvertebral (BDFT) screw/cage apparatus includes an intervertebral cage having a plurality of internal angled screw guides and screw members and a screw locking mechanism. The screw locking mechanism has leaf springs mechanically interacting with ratcheted screw heads of the screws and allowing the ratchet teeth of the screw heads to rotate only in a penetrating direction and preventing rotation of the screw head in an opposite direction. The intervertebral cage is adapted for posterior lumbar intervertebral placement, anterior lumbar intervertebral placement, anterio-lateral thoracic intervertebral placement, or anterior cervical intervertebral placement.
US09814594B2	Intervertebral disc prosthesis and method The present disclosure generally relates to an intervertebral disc prosthesis for partially or totally replacing an organic intervertebral disc. The disc prosthesis includes an interbody device, a face plate and a pair of locking mechanisms for achieving dual fixation in the cephalad and caudal direction. Methods according to the present disclosure achieve such dual fixation in a single fixation step.
US09814591B2	Flexible anchoring and fusion devices and methods of using the same A spacer member is provided that is configured to be implanted adjacent an anatomical structure. The spacer member defines a curved bore, a first opening in a side wall of the spacer member and a second opening in one of a top wall and a bottom wall of the spacer member. Each of the first opening and the second opening are in fluid communication with the curved bore. A flexible anchoring member is configured to be inserted through the side opening and through the curved bore of the spacer member such that a distal end portion of the flexible anchoring member extends out of the second opening at an angle relative to the one of the top wall and the bottom wall of the spacer member.
US09814590B2	In-situ formed intervertebral fusion device and method An orthopedic device for implanting between adjacent vertebrae comprising: an arcuate balloon and a hardenable material within said balloon. In some embodiments, the balloon has a footprint that substantially corresponds to a perimeter of a vertebral endplate. An inflatable device is inserted through a cannula into an intervertebral space and oriented so that, upon expansion, a natural angle between vertebrae will be at least partially restored. At least one component selected from the group consisting of a load-bearing component and an osteobiologic component is directed into the inflatable device through a fluid communication means.
US09814587B2	Humeral arthroplasty Arthroplasty components include an articular surface and a bone-facing surface. The bone-facing surface includes a concave arrangement of planar surfaces which converge as they approach a middle portion of the articular surface. Instruments and implantation methods are also disclosed.
US09814584B2	Fixed-bearing knee prosthesis having a locking mechanism with a concave-to-convex mating interface A fixed-bearing prosthesis includes a femoral component having a medial condyle surface and a lateral condyle surface. The knee prosthesis also includes a bearing having a medial bearing surface configured to articulate with the medial condyle surface of the femoral component, and a lateral bearing surface configured to articulate with the lateral condyle surface of the femoral component. A tibial tray is secured to the bearing. The tibial tray has a platform with an elongated stem extending downwardly from a lower surface thereof. A posterior buttress extends along a posterior section of the perimeter of the tray's platform, and an anterior buttress extends along an anterior section of the perimeter of the tray's platform. Differently-sized tibial trays are interchangeable with differently-sized bearings.
US09814579B2	Unlinked implantable knee unloading device A system and method for sharing and absorbing energy between body parts. In one particular aspect, the system is an unlinked structure which facilitates absorbing energy between members forming a joint such as between articulating bones.
US09814576B2	Methods, devices, and systems for percutaneously anchoring annuloplasty rings Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for percutaneous transcatheter delivery and fixation of annuloplasty rings to heart valves. An annuloplasty ring includes an outer tube, an inner body member, and an anchor deployment system. The outer tube includes a plurality of windows and has an axis along its length. The internal body member includes a plurality of anchors formed perpendicular to the axis. The anchor deployment system selectively rotates the internal body member with respect to the axis of the outer tube. The rotation deploys the plurality of anchors through the plurality of windows.
US09814572B2	Prosthetic heart valve formation A prosthetic heart valve includes a base and a plurality of polymeric leaflets. Each leaflet has a root portion coupled to the base, and each leaflet has an edge portion substantially opposite the root portion and movable relative to the root portion to coapt with a respective edge portion of at least one of the other leaflets of the plurality of leaflets. Each leaflet includes) at least two polymers along at least one portion of the leaflet, and each leaflet has a composition gradient of each of the at least two polymers along at least one portion of the leaflet.
US09814567B2	Method of altering the refractive properties of an eye The present invention relates to a method of altering the refractive properties of the eye, the method including forming a pocket in a cornea of an eye of a patient so as to gain access to tissue bounding the pocket; after the pocket in the cornea has been formed, applying a photosensitizer inside the pocket so that the photosensitizer permeates at least a portion of the tissue bounding the pocket, the photosensitizer facilitating cross-linking of the tissue bounding the pocket; inserting a lens implant into the pocket so as to change the refractive properties of the eye; and irradiating the cornea so as to activate cross-linkers in the portion of the tissue bounding the pocket and thereby stiffen the cornea and prevent corneal ectasia of the cornea.
US09814564B2	Recyclable and adjustable interventional stent for intravascular constriction A recyclable and adjustable interventional stent for intravascular constriction. The stent main body is divided into three parts and shaped like a waist drum with expansion parts (1, 4) being arranged on the upper and lower parts of the stent main body respectively for supporting and positioning. A variable aperture part (2) is arranged in the middle of the stent main body. The upper expansion part (1) is or is not provided with a coating; the middle variable aperture part (2) and the upper half part of the lower expansion part (4) are covered with a pericardium (3) subjected to anti-calcification treatment; and a metal wire ring (5) is passed through the lowermost edge of the stent. A compound conveying guide pipe is composed of an outer sheath (6) and a core (7). The core (7) is a hollow pipe and a wire hanging groove is arranged on the outer side wall of the tip of the pipe to hang the metal wire ring (5) of the lowermost edge of the stent. A fixing bolt (8) on the outer sheath (6) is used for fixing the relative position between the outer sheath (6) and the core (7). The stent is used to replace conventional pulmonary artery banding as, adhesion not being formed around the heart and major vessels and pulmonary stenosis not being formed, difficulties during radical surgery are not increased.
US09814563B1	Hemodynamically optimized shunt The imperfect hemodymamics and non-endothelialized surface of the BT shunt and RV-PA conduit can be improved by utilizing a shape that has more uniform flow and lower shear stress. Accordingly, the shunt will have an acute takeoff angle with a fluted inlet portion that eliminates fluid separation and maintains the shear stress within or near the physiologic range. The distal aspect of the shunt may be fluted in one or both directions along the pulmonary artery to improve the flow transition and reduce the shear forces on the posterior wall the pulmonary artery. An autologous umbilical vein may be used as the shunt with fluted proximal and distal portions with an autologous endothelialized surface to minimize platelet deposition and thrombus formation. The umbilical vein shunt may have an external support for diameter constraint and maintaining the hemodynamically optimized fluted design.
US09814555B2	Medical device for pelvic floor repair and method of delivering the medical device In an embodiment, the invention discloses a medical device configured to be delivered and placed within a patient's body. The medical device includes an implant and a cover member. The implant is configured to be disposed within the patient's body. The implant includes a support member, a first arm member and a second arm member, an elongated first sleeve, and an elongated second sleeve. The support member includes a crescent shaped opening.
US09814550B2	Method for automatic calibration of dental furnaces and dental furnace with automatic calibration An embodiment of the invention is a method for automatic calibration of dental furnaces, there is made available a dental furnace comprising a control unit adapted to control the dental furnace for performing a firing process defined by firing process parameters such as e.g. the temperature and/or a temporal temperature curve and/or a temperature gradient and/or a vacuum in a firing chamber of the dental furnace. There is provided at least one calibration firing-object sample made of a dental material, where said dental material, after said calibration firing-object sample has been subjected to a calibration firing-object process with predetermined firing process parameters, has a defined desired color stored e.g. in the control unit. Further, a color measuring device is used which, for transmission of measurement signals and/or measurement results, is operatively connected to the control unit.
US09814544B2	Implant pellets and methods for performing bone augmentation and preservation Embodiments described herein are related to pellets that are placed within an extraction site that is in need of bone augmentation and preservation. The pellets are typically cylindrical in shape and comprise a material and a polymer coating. The goal of the pellets are to encourage sufficient new bone growth that jaw bone deterioration is prevented. The pellets create, arrange, and assemble an ideal growth environment for new bone growth to rapidly grow and preserve the original contours of an individual's jaw bone.
US09814542B2	Dental handpiece A dental handpiece and a dental cleaning procedure are disclosed. The dental handpiece includes an inner barrel for rotatably retaining an ultrasonic insert, the inner barrel configured for contacting the ultrasonic insert with a cooling fluid in the inner barrel, a coil unit arranged and disposed to apply an alternating magnetic field to the ultrasonic insert when positioned in the inner barrel, an outer sheath extending around at least a portion of the coil unit, and the inner barrel is rotatable relative to at least one of the coil unit and the outer sheath. The dental cleaning procedure includes operating the dental handpiece and autoclaving the dental handpiece, allowing steam to flow through flow regions in the dental handpiece.
US09814541B2	Foot pedal controller for dental scaler A method for controlling a dental instrument includes a foot pedal responsive to commands from a user. An operating mode is selectable between normal and boost cycle. A conventional mode is selectable by pressing and holding the foot pedal to a first level to operate in normal mode. The foot pedal operates in a boost mode when the pedal advances to a second level. Maintained mode is selectable by tapping the foot pedal to change modes between idle, normal and boost mode. Each mode is switched by tapping the foot pedal. The pedal switches between the second process and the first process by pressing and holding the foot pedal at the desired level corresponding to normal or boost mode. The pedal switches from the first process to the second process by tapping the foot pedal at the level corresponding to normal or boost.
US09814540B2	Method, apparatus and article for detection of transponder tagged objects, for example during surgery The presence or absence of objects is determined by interrogating or exciting transponders coupled to the objects using pulsed wide band frequency signals. Interrogation is broken down into a number of subsample scan cycles each having interrogation cycles a start time forward in time by a fraction of a period of an expected transponder response signal. Ambient or background noise is evaluated and a threshold adjusted based on the level of noise. Adjustment may be based on multiple noise measurements or samples. Noise detection may be limited, with emphasis placed on interrogation to increase the signal to noise ratio. Matched filtering may be employed. Presence/absence determination may take into account frequency and/or Q value to limit false detections. Appropriate acts may be taken if detected noise is out of defined limits of operation, for example shutting down interrogation and/or providing an appropriate indication.
US09814533B2	Preoperatively planning an arthroplasty procedure and generating a corresponding patient specific arthroplasty resection guide A method of manufacturing an arthroplasty jig is disclosed herein. The method may include the following: generate two dimensional image data of a patient joint to undergo arthroplasty, identify in the two dimensional image data a first point corresponding to an articular surface of a bone forming the joint, identify a second point corresponding to an articular surface of an implant, identify a location of a resection plane when the first point is correlated with the second point, and create the arthroplasty jig with a resection guide located according to the identified location of the resection plane.
US09814532B2	System and method for estimating the spatial position of a tool within an object The invention relates to a system for estimating the spatial position (pose) of a tool (2) within an object (1), particularly in the form of a human bone that is to be machined with said tool, comprising: a sensor (21) being designed to be coupled to said tool (2), which sensor (21) is further designed to generate an sensor output signal (31) upon machining of said object (1) along an actual trajectory (30), which sensor output signal (31) depends on a material property of said object along said actual trajectory (30), an analyzing means being designed to determine a correlation between said sensor output signal (31) upon machining said object (1) and a plurality of pre-determined candidate output signals (42), each candidate output signal (42) being generated in beforehand using said material property along an associated model trajectory (40) in a model of said object (1), and wherein said analyzing means is designed to estimate a spatial position of the tool (2) within the object (1) using the model trajectory (40) whose associated candidate output signal (42) has the highest correlation with the sensor output signal (31), for instance. The invention further relates to a method for estimating the pose of the tool (2), as well as a computer program product.
US09814530B2	Methods and systems for indicating a clamping prediction End effectors with closing mechanisms, and related tools and methods are disclosed. The disclosed end effectors may be particularly beneficial when used for minimally invasive surgery. An example surgical tool comprises a first and second jaw movable between a closed grasped or clamped configuration and an open configuration. The tool further comprises a soft grip mode for grasping the tissue at a first force during which a separation parameter between the jaws is measured, and a therapeutic clamping mode in which the jaws clamp on the body tissue at a force greater than the grasping force. The methods comprise grasping the body tissue between jaw members, measuring the separation parameter between jaws, indicating on a user interface the separation parameter for comparison to a desired separation parameter, and then releasing the body tissue for repositioning or therapeutically clamping the body tissue in response to the separation parameter indication.
US09814524B2	System and method for selectively energizing catheter electrodes The present invention is directed to a system, a method and a catheter that provide improved ablation capabilities and improved energy efficiency by selectively energizing catheter electrodes on the basis of impedance measurements. In particular, the invention is directed to the selective energization of catheter radial electrodes that together with a tip electrode form a generally continuous tissue contact surface, wherein the selection is made on the basis of impedance measurement as an indication of the amount of tissue contact of each radial electrode.
US09814521B2	Ablation catheter arrangement and method for treatment of a cardiac arrhythmia An ablation catheter arrangement includes an ablation generator, a rinsing liquid source for providing a liquid for rinsing the treatment area in which ablation is performed, and an ablation catheter connectable to the ablation generator and to the rinsing liquid source. The ablation catheter has an ablation area, at least one rinsing opening, and a rinsing bath for supplying rinsing liquid to the treatment area. A blood pressure measurement device detects the intracardiac blood pressure over the liquid column of the rinsing liquid, and communicates with the rinsing channel of the ablation catheter by fluid connection.
US09814519B2	Ablation probe with ribbed insulated sheath A tissue ablation probe comprises an electrically conductive probe shaft, at least one electrode, and an electrically insulative sheath disposed on the probe shaft. The insulative sheath has thickened regions forming alternating ribs and depressions that longitudinally extend along the probe shaft. The ribs allow the ablation probe to be delivered through a tightly toleranced delivery device. While the ribs may shear off during the delivery process, the underlying probe shaft will remain covered by the remaining portion of the insulative sheath. The tissue ablation probe may be used in a tissue ablation assembly that additionally comprises a delivery cannula having a lumen in which the tissue ablation probe may be removably disposed. In this case, the sheath has an outer periphery having a size substantially the same as the diameter of the lumen, so that the inner surface of the delivery cannula cooperates with the depressions to create lumens that longitudinally extend within the cannula.
US09814508B2	Methods and devices for ligament repair Devices and methods are provided for positioning and forming bone tunnels. In one embodiment, a surgical drill guide apparatus is provided. The apparatus can include a first guide member having a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough for aiming a first guide pin along a first path to form a first bone tunnel. The apparatus can also include a second guide member having a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough for aiming a second guide pin along a second path to form a second bone tunnel. The first and second guide members can extend at an angle relative to one another and they can be offset such that axes of the guide members do not intersect.
US09814505B2	Calcaneum translation plate A calcaneum translation plate having two end portions, i.e. a proximal anchoring portion and a distal fixing portion, oriented in opposing directions and arranged in spaced parallel planes, the proximal and distal portions connecting to an intermediate portion having a square general profile and having two perpendicular bearing surfaces, the proximal anchoring portion extending from one of the surfaces and perpendicular thereto, whereas the distal fixing portion extends in the extension of the other bearing surface.
US09814504B2	Orthopedic plate for use in small bone repair The present invention relates to a series of orthopedic plates for use in repair of a bone. The plate has a Y-shaped profile or an X-shaped profile which includes an elongate central trunk with a complex contour and either one or two terminal pairs of arms that have a first arm and a second arm that form differing angles and lengths relative to the trunk portion of the plate. The arms include locking screw holes where the screws converge toward each other to provide for multiplanar fixation but which do not impinge.
US09814496B2	Interspinous stabilization implant A swellable, resilient self-retaining interspinous implant that includes two oppositely disposed retaining members connected by a centrally disposed cross body, the cross body defining a center axis, each retaining member extending in opposite directions relative to each other and perpendicular to the center axis, the implant being dimensioned and configured to fit between two spinous processes of two adjacent vertebrae. In embodiments, the implant has a first configuration of reduced size such that it can be inserted into the patient in a minimally invasive manner. Once inserted to an application point within the patient, the implant expands in size to dynamically maintain the adjacent spinous processes in beneficial alignment. Also provided is a method of making a swellable, resilient interspinous implant as described herein. Also provided is a method of treating a degenerative condition of a spine which includes creating an incision and inserting, through the incision, between two spinous processes of two adjacent vertebrae, a swellable, resilient interspinous implant as described herein.
US09814494B2	Surgical implant device and surgical implant insertion assembly for the translation and fusion of a facet joint of the spine A surgical implant device configured to be implanted in a facet joint of a spine, comprising: a substantially cylindrical central body portion; and a pair of substantially prismatic side portions extending in radially opposite directions disposed on either side of the substantially cylindrical central body portion; wherein the substantially cylindrical central body portion is configured to be disposed in a central hole formed across the facet joint and crossing a plane of an articulating surface of each of a superior facet and an inferior facet thereof; wherein each of the substantially prismatic side portions is configured to be disposed in a side hole parallel to the central hole formed across the facet joint and crossing the plane of the articulating surface of each of the superior facet and the inferior facet thereof; and wherein each of the side holes partially overlap the central hole.
US09814493B2	Trans-iliac connector A spine stabilization implant includes a first portion having a first fixed angulated extension, a first rod receiving element and a connecting element. The implant also includes a second portion having a second fixed angulated extension, a second rod receiving element, and a receiving portion for receiving the connecting element of the first portion. The second portion is configured with a locking assembly for locking the first portion and second portion to one another.
US09814491B2	Pleated trocar seal A trocar seal comprising an elastomeric membrane having an opening adapted to receive a surgical instrument. The membrane is configured with a plurality of pleats circumscribing the opening and extending laterally from opening. The pleats comprise a plurality of pleat walls increasing in height as the pleats extend laterally from the opening. In one embodiment, the pleats are conically arranged.
US09814489B2	Probe insertion device for implanting a probe into tissue A probe insertion device for implanting a probe into tissue includes a rigid base that selectively attaches to the probe due to a bond between the base and the probe, that provides a structural backbone to the probe, is longitudinally aligned with the probe, and can be adapted to receive a fluid between the base and the probe. The probe insertion device can include a surface covering at least a portion of the base that reduces the bond between the base and the probe in the presence of the fluid.
US09814484B2	Micro debrider devices and methods of tissue removal A bendable medical device such as for removing tissue from a subject is provided with a distal housing, an outer support tube, an inner drive tube, a coupler and a commutator portion. The coupler and commutator portion serve to axially constrain a distal end of the inner drive tube during bending, and to supply fluid for lubricating, cooling and irrigating the distal end of the device.
US09814483B2	Method and catheter for creating an interatrial aperture A catheter device with a cutting structure or means on the distal portion is disclosed, along with a medical procedure for using the device. The catheter is configured in such a way as to create a permanent interatrial aperture in the heart, including creating a permanent interatrial hole and/or removing tissue.
US09814477B2	Clot retrieval system with inverted sleeve A clot retrieval system includes a delivery catheter defining a lumen and having proximal and distal ends. An elongate shaft has proximal and distal ends and is configured for receipt within the delivery catheter. An inverted sleeve has a closed end attached to a distal segment of the elongate shaft and an open end. An outer section of the inverted sleeve that includes the open end is folded over onto an inner section of the inverted sleeve that includes the closed end at a rolling fold. An expansion device is supported on the elongate shaft at an axial location proximally spaced from the closed end and aligned with or distally spaced from the open end. The expansion device is configured for radially expanding the open end of the inverted sleeve.
US09814475B2	Customized arthroplasty cutting guides and surgical methods using the same Implementations described and claimed herein provide an arthroplasty system for making resections in a patient knee. In one implementation, the system includes a femoral cutting guide having a patient specific mating region, and a distal planar surface distally spaced from a distal resection surface based on thicknesses of femoral and tibial implants. The distal planar surface may be used to check ligament balance. The system further includes a tibial cutting guide having a patient specific mating region and a an anchor pin hole intersecting with a proximal resection slot near a medial or lateral edge of the proximal resection slot. The anchor pin hole being configured to receive an anchor pin that may serve as a sawing stop during a proximal resection.
US09814471B2	Glenoid arthroplasty and offset reamers Arthroplasty components include an articular surface and a bone-facing surface. The bone-facing surface bears at least one anchoring element adapted for an oblique implantation trajectory. The articular surface includes a larger radius of curvature in the superior-inferior direction than in the anterior-posterior direction. An inferior chamfer may be present on the articular surface. Instruments and implantation methods are also disclosed. Reamers include reamer heads coupled to various offset shaft configurations.
US09814470B2	Offset orthopaedic reamer handle The present invention provides an orthopedic reamer handle that includes a reamer portion configured to transmit torque to a reamer head, a driver portion connected to the reamer portion that is configured to receive and transmit torque from a driver, and a drive train connecting the reamer portion to the driver portion to transmit torque from the driver portion to the reamer portion. The drive train includes a first drive shaft that defines a first axis and is connected to the driver portion at a first end and to a first intermediate connector at a second end. An offsetting member is connected to a second intermediate end of the first intermediate connector at an acute angle relative to the first axis and defines a second axis. The offsetting member connects to the reamer portion via a second intermediate connector at an acute angle relative to the second axis.
US09814469B2	Surgical instrument A tool, in particular for use as a surgical drill, has a main tool body which, in order to be connected to a tool attachment unit, has a fixing unit which is provided to be at least partly unusable after the main tool body has been detached from the tool attachment unit.The fixing unit has at least one form-fit element, which is provided to accept axial tensile forces in order to axially secure the main tool body to the tool attachment unit. The fixing unit has an assembly direction and a deflection element which points in the assembly direction, and which is provided for movably attaching the form-fit element to the main tool body. It is proposed that the form-fit element and the deflection element have different directions of extension.
US09814464B2	Post operative wound support device A wound drainage and hemostasis promoting medical device (1) are disclosed. A balloon (15) is temporary inflated and arranged outside a sheath (10), in contact with tissue surrounding a wound cavity for hemostasis promotion. The drainage device comprises a fluid communication channel for wound exudate from wound. The balloon is deflated and retracted into said sheath for removal from said wound cavity. Thus the medical device is percutaneously retractable from said confined wound.
US09814455B2	Measuring tool using suture and suture anchor Measuring tool, surgical constructs, and methods for measuring distances between two or more locations. A measuring device allows for simple and accurate intraoperative length measurements to be made. A measuring device has a distal end that can hold a flexible strand in a hole, eyelet, claw, or other suitable means. A shaft of the device has calibration markings on it, with the zero point at the end opposite the distal tip.
US09814454B2	Tissue anchor and anchoring system A tissue anchor includes an anchor member formed from a generally flexible material. An activation member, which may be a tensioning member, causes proximal and distal end portions of the anchor member to move toward each other into a shortened configuration suitable for anchoring against the tissue. The tissue anchor can optionally be deployed and activated using a catheter device.
US09814449B2	Motorized optical imaging of prostate cancer A system, method, and storage device storing computer executable instructions for use in tissue analysis and therapy. A motorized optical probe for illuminating tissue generates light fluorescence and/or diffuse reflectance signals corresponding to the illuminated tissue. One or more ultrasound, CT and MRI imaging guidance systems identify the position of the optical probes relative to the tissue. An imaging system generates a three-dimensional image of the tissue based on the generated light signals and the identified position of the optical probe.
US09814446B2	Method and system for automatic estimation of shear modulus and viscosity from shear wave imaging A method and system for automatic non-invasive estimation of shear modulus and viscosity of biological tissue from shear-wave imaging is disclosed. Shear-wave images are acquired to evaluate the mechanical properties of an organ of a patient. Shear-wave propagation in the tissue in the shear-wave images is simulated based on shear modulus and viscosity values for the tissue using a computational model of shear-wave propagation. The simulated shear-wave propagation is compared to observed shear-wave propagation in the shear-wave images of the tissue using a cost function. Patient-specific shear modulus and viscosity values for the tissue are estimated to optimize the cost function comparing the simulated shear-wave propagation to the observed shear-wave propagation.
US09814441B2	Method of characterizing tissue of a patient A method for characterizing tissue of a patient, including receiving acoustic data derived from the interaction between the tissue and the acoustic waves irradiating the tissue; generating a morphology rendering of the tissue from the acoustic data, in which the rendering represents at least one biomechanical property of the tissue; determining a prognostic parameter for a region of interest in the rendering, in which the prognostic parameter incorporates the biomechanical property; and analyzing the prognostic parameter to characterize the region of interest. In some embodiment, the method further includes introducing a contrast agent into the tissue; generating a set of enhanced morphology renderings of the tissue after introducing the contrast agent; determining an enhanced prognostic parameter from the enhanced morphology renderings; and analyzing the enhanced prognostic parameter.
US09814435B2	Medical imaging apparatus and method of operating same A medical imaging apparatus is provided. The medical image apparatus includes an output unit; and a controller configured to control the output unit to display an image obtained by photographing an object and to display, over the image, a top indicator for setting a top limit for an area to be X-rayed and at least one guideline indicating a bottom limit for the area to be X-rayed according to the top indicator and the number of partial photographing operations.
US09814432B2	Device and method for assisting the aligning of a dockable patient support A device for assisting the aligning of a patient support dockable onto an operating table is provided A sensing unit is configured to be arranged on the patient support or the operating table and configured to sense a feature of the patient support and/or of the operating table, said feature lying opposite the sensing unit. The sensing unit configured to sense a position-dependent physical interaction and herefrom to generate a signal that depends on the spatial relative position between the patient support and the operating table. An evaluating unit is configured to receive the signal from the sensing unit and to generate an output that characterizes the relative position between the operating table and the patient support.
US09814428B2	Method and system for providing analyte monitoring Methods and apparatuses for determining an analyte value are disclosed.
US09814427B2	Dental appliance for use in supporting sensing devices within an oral cavity A dental appliance for use in supporting a sensing device within an oral cavity is described herein. The dental appliance includes a sensor assembly and a tooth cap. The sensor assembly includes a support member and a sensor support assembly extending outwardly from the support member. The sensor support assembly includes a recessed portion that defines a sensor chamber that is configured to receive the sensing device therein. The tooth cap is coupled to the sensor assembly and adapted to be positioned within the oral cavity and orientated along a biting surface.
US09814425B2	Health monitoring appliance A monitoring system includes a wearable appliance; and a processor coupled to the wearable appliance to analyze vital data or wellness data.
US09814424B2	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease drug titration and management A system may include a port, at least one sensing circuit, and at least one processor. The port is configured to receive an indication of dosing of medication to treat a pulmonary condition of a heart failure (HF) subject and the at least one sensing circuit configured to sense at least one physiological signal, wherein the physiological signal includes physiological information of the HF subject. The at least one processor includes a parameter module configured to extract values of at least one physiological parameter indicative of health status of the HF subject, and a trending module configured to trend extracted values of the at least one physiological parameter and detect an effect of the dosing of the medication on the HF subject using the trending of the extracted values of the at least one physiological parameter.
US09814419B2	Pulse oximetry devices and systems and methods of making the same An array of emitters includes a device substrate having first and second sides, a thermally and electrically conductive layer disposed on the first side of the device substrate, and an interconnect layer disposed on a first plurality of portions of the second side of the device substrate. The array of the emitters further includes a plurality of emitters disposed in a second plurality of portions of the device substrate, where the plurality of emitters is electrically coupled to the thermally and electrically conductive layer. Also, the array of the emitters includes a plurality of wirebond contacts configured to electrically couple a portion of the interconnect layer to a corresponding emitter of the plurality of emitters, and a plurality of encapsulations, where one or more encapsulations of the plurality of encapsulations are disposed on at least a portion of a corresponding wirebond contact of the plurality of wirebond contacts.
US09814417B2	Noninvasive measurement of flavonoid compounds in biological tissue Methods and apparatus are disclosed which facilitate the rapid, noninvasive and quantitative measurement of the concentration of flavonoid compounds, as well as their isomers and metabolites, in biological tissue such as human skin. Low-intensity, visible-light illumination of intact tissue provides for high spatial resolution, and allows for precise quantification of the flavonoid levels in the tissue. The preferred embodiments make use of a previously unknown, low-oscillator strength, optical absorption transition of flavonoids. This makes it possible to optically excite flavonoids in living human tissue outside the absorption range of other, potentially confounding skin chromophores. A system constructed in accordance with the invention includes a source of light for illuminating a localized region of tissue with light that overlaps the absorption bands of a flavonoid compound; a device for detecting the fluorescence emitted by the flavonoid compound resulting from the illumination; and a processor for determining the concentration level of the flavonoid compound based upon the detected fluorescence.
US09814414B2	Transcutaneous analyte sensor The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host.
US09814412B2	Method and device for determining a blood constituent A method and device for determining the concentration of blood constituents, in particular haemoglobin, in a hose line of an extracorporeal blood circuit of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, and an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus with a device for determining the concentration of a blood constituent, are based on the correction of the influence of the blood flow rate of the blood flowing through the hose line on the determination of the concentration of the blood constituent. The device comprises a computing and evaluation unit configured such that a correction factor is ascertained for the influence of the blood flow rate on the determination of the concentration of the blood constituent. The concentration of the blood constituent is then determined based on a relationship describing the dependence of the concentration of the blood constituent on the intensity of the decoupled electromagnetic radiation, taking account of the correction factor.
US09814411B2	Robotic knee testing (RKT) device having decoupled drive capability and systems and methods providing the same Various limb manipulation and evaluation devices are provided. The devices generally include three drives, namely a first drive configured to manipulate a first bone relative to a second bone in a first direction, a second drive configured to manipulate the first bone relative to the second bone in a second direction, a third drive configured to manipulate the first bone relative to the second bone in a second direction. The three directions are different relative to each other and in some embodiments represent three distinct axes. The devices are further configured such that at least one of the drives is mutually decoupled relative to at least one other drive, such that operation of the one drive does not affect the position or movement of the another drive. One or multiple of the drives may be decoupled. A corresponding method of operating such decoupled drives is also provided.
US09814404B2	Radiolucent ECG electrode system Disclosed is an ECG electrode lead system suitable for use during imaging procedures such as, without limitation, CT scans or MRI and methods of use. In embodiments, the system includes an ECG electrode connector formed from radiolucent materials to enhance performance during imaging procedures by reducing or eliminating shadows on imaging media. In some embodiments, the disclosed connector includes a housing having an opening configured to operably receive an electrode post of an ECG electrode pad, an electrode member having a generally semicircular contact face disposed along at least a part of the perimeter of the opening, and an engagement member having an actuation surface and an engaging face pivotable about a pivot to enable engaging face to move from a first position whereby the engaging face is closer to the contact face and a second position whereby the engaging face is further from the contact face.
US09814394B2	Noise suppression in an optoacoustic system An optoacoustic imaging system includes an ultrasound transducer array, first and second light sources and a switching power supply that generates power for the light sources. The switching power supply includes an input for impeding its switching operation. A data acquisition unit samples the ultrasound transducer array for a first predetermined period of time after a pulse of light from the first light source and for a second predetermined period of time after a pulse of light from the second light source and stores the sampled data. A master processor utilizes the input to impede operation of the switching operation of the switching power supply during the first predetermined period of time after a pulse of light from the first light source, and during the second predetermined period of time after a pulse of light from the second light source.
US09814380B1	Pedicle endoscope The Pedicle Endoscope represents a new way to image the insertion of screws in vertebrae with the aid of fiber optics. The endoscope can operate in the visible and infrared spectra and is used in conjunction with a polyaxial or multiaxial screwdriver assembly. The mechanical assembly is comprised of a screwdriver, a polyaxial or multiaxial shaft, and a pedicle screw. The polyaxial shaft is inserted in the screwdriver and this assembly couples with the pedicle screw. Once this mechanical assembly is integrated, the endoscope is inserted through a bore that runs along the polyaxial shaft and the pedicle screw and it comes out of the screw tip, imaging the progression of the screw as it penetrates the incision in the vertebra. The endoscope consists of three fiber cores, one for imaging and two for illumination and a conduit for irrigation and air suction. Externally, the fiber cores and the conduit terminate in a fiber bundle that connects the imaging fibers to an imaging device, the illumination fibers to an illumination source and the conduit to an irrigation or suction device.
US09814377B2	Medical instrument having LED illumination system A medical diagnostic instrument includes a housing having an interior, a distal end and an opposing proximal end. A supporting member is disposed within the interior of the housing, and supports a plurality of LEDs. A light guide made from a light transmissive material is distally disposed in relation to the LED supporting member for transmitting light emitted by the plurality of LEDs through the distal end of the housing. In at least one version, at least one end of the light guide can be provided with a patterned surface that is configured to produce a uniform illumination spot.
US09814374B2	Flexible electronic circuit board for a multi-camera endoscope There is provided herein a flexible electronic circuit board for a tip section of a multi-camera endoscope, the circuit board comprising a front camera surface configured to carry a forward looking camera, a first side camera surface configured to carry a first side looking camera, a second side camera surface configured to carry a second side looking camera, one or more front illuminator surfaces a configured to carry one or more front illuminators to essentially illuminate the FOV of the forward looking camera, one or more side illuminator surfaces configured to carry one or more side illuminators to essentially illuminate the FOV of the first side looking camera and one or more side illuminator surfaces configured to carry one or more side illuminators to essentially illuminate the FOV of the second side looking camera.
US09814371B2	Imaging module, lens-attached imaging module, endoscope, method of manufacturing imaging module, and flexible wiring substrate formation apparatus An imaging module of the invention includes: an electrical cable; a solid-state image sensing device; and a flexible wiring substrate including: a device-mounted portion onto which the solid-state image sensing device is mounted; two extended portions which bend at both sides of the device-mounted portion and extend from the device-mounted portion so as to come close to each other with increasing distance from the device-mounted portion; two connection end portions extending from the two extended portions along the direction of the axis of the front end of the electrical cable on an opposite side of the device-mounted portion; and terminals which are provided on the two connection end portions and connected to the electrical cable, the flexible wiring substrate electrically connecting the solid-state image sensing device and the electrical cable.
US09814360B2	Toilet seat cover mounting system A toilet seat cover mounting system including a seat cover configured to move longitudinally from a rearward position to a forward position as the toilet seat cover is pivoted from a lowered position to a raised position.
US09814352B2	Cooking grates and grills incorporating such grates Cooking grates and grills incorporating such cooking grates are provided. A representative cooking grate includes: a plurality of elongate elements of heat resistant material, the elements being V-shaped in transverse cross-section, each of the elements having a first lower edge, a second lower edge and a vertex, the first lower edge and the second lower edge being spaced from each other with the vertex being located therebetween, the vertex being operative as a cooking surface to support food during cooking on the cooking grate; corresponding adjacent lower edges of adjacent ones of the elements being oriented to define gaps therebetween such that a first of the gaps, defined by a first lower edge of a first element and a second lower edge of a second element, exhibits a width of between approximately 5% and approximately 18% of a distance between the first lower edge and the second lower edge of the first element.
US09814348B1	Reusable portable campfire cover A reusable, portable campfire cover is disclosed herein. In its most basic configuration, the cover device (10) comprises three partial-conical panels, which are identified as a door panel (22), a first side panel (24), and a second side panel (26). Door panel (22) includes a handle (28). Each panel has a slot (30) and finger (32) feature in its base. Each panel has an aperture (34) or hole (36) near its top. The aperture (34) or hole (36) features are able to accept connectors, preferably an “S” hook connector (44). Cover device (10) is meant to be used in conjunction with a typical, independent tripod campfire device (20), which can be found in the prior art and in the consumer marketplace.
US09814346B2	Infusion unit for a coffee machine An infusion unit having a closing piston, an infusion cylinder, and an ejection piston (for ejecting spent coffee). The piston can slide inside the infusion cylinder, between a retracted position and an extended position, for ejection of the spent coffee. Operation of the ejection piston can involve an oscillating rocker having a first arm (for driving the ejection piston) and a second arm (for engaging the oscillating movement of the rocker). The oscillating rocker can involve a first control cam arranged to generate oscillation in a direction driving toward the extended position of the ejection piston, or a second control cam arranged to generate oscillation in a direction driving toward the retracted position of the ejection piston.
US09814341B2	Device and method of removing a sports bra A method of removing a sports bra comprising inserting a sports bra removal device between a band of the sports bra and a torso of a wearer. The sports bra removal device is looped around the band. The method includes cinching the sports bra removal device around the band. The method includes doffing the sports bra from the wearer and removing the device from the sports bra.
US09814334B2	Drink cup lid A package includes a cup for storing liquids and a lid for mounting on a brim of the cup. The lid is formed to include a sipping feature so that a consumer can drink liquid from the cup while the lid is mounted on the brim.
US09814324B2	Passive mattress encasement A passive mattress encasement is formed to encapsulate a mattress and includes a top panel, a bottom panel and multiple side panels. One or more of the side panels are zippered together. The un-zippered side panels fixedly connect the top panel to the bottom panel. The underside of the top panel and optionally the inside of the side panels may be coated with a waterproof coating to form a waterproof membrane. The encasement is configured to facilitate rotation of the mattress. Optional straps may be provided, fixedly attached to the encasement. The straps allow the encasement to be snugged against the mattress to enable the encasement to be used with a relatively wide range of mattress sizes and still provide a snug fit.
US09814310B2	Modular shelving systems and methods A modular shelving system may include a plurality of configurable components and methods of forming configuration assemblies from such components. The configuration assemblies of the modular shelving system may be paired with and coupled to other shelving units and/or furniture.
US09814307B1	Removable tabletop with replaceable adhesives A table is disclosed. The table comprises a table base and tabletop. The table base comprises a top surface with a replaceable adhesive layer attached. The tabletop comprises a first usable side and a second usable side, the first usable side and the second usable side being alternately attached to the replaceable adhesive layer once the adhesive is cut, removed, and replaced. The top surface further comprises a rounded edge that acts to guide the entry of an adhesive cutting wire. The replaceable adhesive layer comprises embedded wire guides that define a cutting zone substantially the width of the cutting wire through the adhesive. The embedded wire guides restrict the cutting wire to the cutting zone while the adhesive is being cut, thereby allowing the first usable side and the second usable side to be alternately attached to the adhesive layer.
US09814306B2	Telescopic column that can be calibrated, piece of furniture having a telescopic column that can be calibrated, and method for calibrating a telescopic column The invention relates to a column that can be calibrated, in particular for a piece of furniture, wherein the column 100, 101 that can be calibrated has a stationary part 4, at least one movable part 2, 3, and a calibrating means 6, 13, 14, and the movable part 2, 3 can be transferred from a retracted state to a plurality of extended states, and wherein a calibration position of the column 100, 101 coincides with the position of the movable part 2, 3 in an extended state. Such a column can be used in a piece of furniture as an extendable column.
US09814300B2	Clip-on earplug case An earplug container is combined with a reusable clip such as a snap bolt fastener and the clip is rigidly attached to a wall of the container, for example by an E-clip or by integral molding. The resulting clip-on earplug container provides a secure and compact earplug case for attachment to the exterior of clothing of an active user such as a lumberjack or tree trimmer. Other exemplary embodiments are also described.
US09814290B1	Novelty bag In one embodiment of the invention, a novelty bag is provided that includes at least one panel connected to a bottom panel, and least one handle connected to the panel. There is at least one orifice in the at least one panel, and the orifice is adapted to receive a lighting element. A pouch is also connected to the panel, and a light module and a sound module are disposed within the pouch. The pouch includes at least one slit adapted to allow sound to travel through the pouch. An activation mechanism is disposed within the at least one handle, and the activation mechanism is in electrical communication with the light module and the sound module.
US09814286B2	User assembled jewelry kit A jewelry kit, comprising: a card; two pendants; two pockets and two earwires. The pendants may be removeably secured to the card by one or more pre-formed guides. Each of the two pockets is configured to removeably secure one of the two earwires. After the two pendants and the two earwires are removed from the card, the two pendants are configured to be connected to the two earwires and then worn by a user.
US09814284B2	Display device, driving method of display device, program, and memory medium A display position of an image is moved in accordance with positional information of a display device having a curved display surface. Displacement of a display device is sensed by a camera portion and an acceleration sensor, and the display position is determined in accordance with the displacement, so that the image is displayed in the display position. In the case where the display device rotates and the like, a desired piece of information can be displayed automatically in a display region that can be easily seen.
US09814281B2	Combination shoelace and hook and loop fasteners shoe tightening system with replaceable shoelaces A shoe quick tightening system includes two shoelace segments with aglets at the ends threaded through openings on the shoe, a pull-tab is connected to an aglet clip with at least two aglet channels to receive the two shoelace segments and aglets, and a clip cover engaged with the clip and enclosing the aglets within the clip and cover, the pull tab including hook and loop fastener portion adapted to couple with a mating hook and loop fastener portion on a surface of the shoe.
US09814277B2	Bib assembly A bib and corresponding mounting clip are disclosed. A bib body may include one or more of an upper reinforcement member, a plurality of body reinforcement members, and a plurality of pocket reinforcement members. The upper reinforcement facilitates having the bib body be suspended from the mounting clip at a single location or region. The plurality of body reinforcement members allows the bib body to be shaped to “funnel” food particles and the like, for instance into a pocket incorporated by the bib body. The plurality of pocket reinforcement members may be used to retain such a pocket in an open configuration.
US09814274B2	Cycling jersey A cycling garment, said garment being a jersey, a jacket or a vest having a structure realized with an outer fabric layer and further comprising an inner fabric layer having different breathability properties from the outer layer, wherein the inner layer is internally joined to the outer layer and forms an inner lining of at least part of said cycling garment.
US09814271B2	Multiple chamber vaporizer The present device has at least two chambers for receiving vaporizable components, two heating elements, and circuitry to control heater behavior.
US09814262B2	Hot-wire control for an electronic cigarette An electronic cigarette (“e-Cig”) may include functionality for monitoring and controlling the thermal properties of the e-Cig. The system and method described herein may monitor a temperature based on a resistor (i.e. hot wire) near the wick and model the thermal cycle of an e-Cig. The model can be used for controlling the temperature of the e-Cig and preventing burning. The temperature control may dictate optimal conditions for atomization and smoke generation in an e-Cig while avoiding hotspots and burning to the atomizer or cartomizer.
US09814245B2	Mixing apparatus A mixing apparatus has a mixing container disposed in the upper part of the mixing apparatus, preferably standing on a frame, which is open towards the top. The mixing container includes a single-shaft agitator disposed in the lower part of the mixing apparatus. The agitator has a vertically disposed agitator shaft to which is fastened an agitating tool configured as a rotor body which is disposed in the mixing container just above the container base. The single-shaft agitator is a statorless agitator and the rotor body fastened to the agitator shaft is surrounded by an external free space between the rotor body and the container wall of the mixing container. The agitator shaft is adjustable in its spacing distance from the cylinder axis.
US09814238B2	Herbicide composition To provide a high active herbicidal composition to control undesired plants represented by weeds to be controlled.A herbicidal composition comprising tiafenacil or its salt and flazasulfuron or its salt.
US09814228B2	Systems and methods for animal trapping A trap for capturing a plurality of animals is provided. The trap can comprise an enclosure having an opening through which the at least one animal can pass to enter the enclosure. A gate, movable between an open position and a closed position, is positioned therein the at least one opening and can be selectively moved from the open position to the closed position when desired. Methods are also provided for capturing at least one animal by providing a trap with a gate, positioning the gate in an open position, monitoring the trap until at least one animal has entered the trap, and remotely triggering the gate to move from the open position to a closed position.
US09814227B2	Dual nozzle spray gun A fluid spray apparatus includes an inlet and first and second outlets. A first actuator may communicate the inlet with at least one of the outlets. A second actuator also may communicate the inlet with at least one of the outlets. A passage network of the fluid spray apparatus communicates the first and second actuators with the first and second outlets. A diverter structure is disposed in the passage network. The diverter structure includes a first diverter structure arrangement. In the first diverter structure arrangement, the first actuator communicates the inlet with the first outlet and the second actuator communicates the inlet with the second outlet. The diverter structure also includes a second diverter structure arrangement. In the second diverter structure arrangement, the first actuator communicates the inlet with the second outlet and the second actuator communicates the inlet with the first outlet.
US09814223B2	Interchangeable fishing lure system The various embodiments provide for a fishing lure configured to allow a fisherman to quickly change the body of the fishing lure without having to cut the line. In the various embodiments, the fishing lure may include two sides configured to fit around a center piece tied to a fishing line, whereby a fisherman may quickly changes the sides of the fishing lure by separating the sides from the center piece and assembling two other sides to the center piece. In further embodiments, the center piece may be positioned on the interior of the sides such that a portion of the fishing line is hidden within the fishing lure, thereby improving the fishing lure's presentation by attaching the fishing line to the fishing lure internally instead of to an external protrusion (e.g., a snap swivel) on conventional fishing lures.
US09814218B2	Systems devices, and/or methods for managing hive bodies Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, which comprises a first bar and a second bar. Each of the first bar and the second bar comprise a first end, a second end, five substantially straight portions, and two lifting flanges. Each of the five substantially straight portions of each bar is coupled to an adjacent substantially straight portion via a curved portion that defines a radius of curvature.
US09814209B1	Maize inbred PH2SMS A novel maize variety designated PH2SMS and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2SMS with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2SMS through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2SMS or a locus conversion of PH2SMS with another maize variety.
US09814205B2	Soybean variety 01058730 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01058730. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01058730. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01058730 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01058730 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09814203B1	Maize hybrid X08H806 A novel maize variety designated X08H806 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08H806 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08H806 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08H806, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08H806. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08H806.
US09814194B2	Soybean variety XB11V15R A novel soybean variety, designated XB11V15R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB11V15R, cells from soybean variety XB11V15R, plants of soybean XB11V15R, and plant parts of soybean variety XB11V15R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB11V15R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB11V15R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB11V15R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB11V15R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB11V15R are further provided.
US09814193B2	Soybean variety XB006F15R A novel soybean variety, designated XB006F15R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB006F15R, cells from soybean variety XB006F15R, plants of soybean XB006F15R, and plant parts of soybean variety XB006F15R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB006F15R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB006F15R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB006F15R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB006F15R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB006F15R are further provided.
US09814189B1	Low flow emitter with exit port closure mechanism for subsurface irrigation A drip emitter for subsurface irrigation includes a valve chamber defining a hollow interior, an entry port and at least one exit port. A flexible diaphragm is mounted in the hollow interior of the valve chamber for movement in response to pressurized water being supplied to the hollow interior through the entry port. The drip emitter further includes a tortuous path water flow channel that limits the flow of water from the hollow interior of the valve chamber to the at least one exit port. A closure member is moved by the flexible diaphragm to open the at least one exit port when pressurized water enters the hollow interior to allow water to be discharged through the at least one exit port. A spring moves the closure member to close the at least one exit port when the supply of pressurized water is shut OFF.
US09814186B2	Growing system A growing system and/or plant support structure may include one or more feet supporting at least one or more uprights, on which a plurality of plants and/or grow boards for growing plants may be positioned. A nutrient delivery system may be positioned between opposing uprights to provide nutrient supply to a root zone of plants, which nutrient delivery system may be positioned adjacent each opposing upright in an interior chamber of the plant support structure. A light system may be positioned between two adjacent plant support structures such that it simultaneously provides light to the exterior surface of the two plant support structures.
US09814184B2	Crop material flow control system An apparatus and method for distributing crop material onto a cleaning sieve of an agricultural combine. The method includes providing at least one sensor configured and operable for sensing information representative of at least one of a quantity of grain associated with the crop material distributor and an inclination angle associated with the crop material distributor, and outputting signals representative thereof. The method includes providing a crop material distributor disposed between a threshing system of the combine and the sieve, for distributing crop material from the threshing system generally evenly onto the sieve. The method includes providing an apparatus operably associated with the distributor for controllably distributing crop material onto the sieve. The method includes controlling a position of the apparatus as a function of signals from the at least one sensor.
US09814183B2	Belt sealing crop deflector for a flexible draper platform The present invention relates to a belt guard assembly suitable for the harvesting platforms of the type that are carried on the front end of an agricultural combine. More specifically, belt guard assembly covers the void region at the front margin of the draper conveyor system and seals it against the entry of crop residue and foreign objects. The belt guard assembly is provided with a resilient seal strip that overlaps with the upper belt run, and with a rotary joint to permit flexibility between the cutterbar assembly and the draper conveyor.
US09814178B2	Support bracket for combine header A header for an agricultural harvesting machine includes a cutting bar for cutting agricultural material, a first frame portion, a second frame portion, and a bracket assembly for pivotably coupling the second frame portion to the first frame portion. The first frame portion includes a conveyor for moving cut material and a pair of supports. The first frame portion also includes a pin extending between the supports and secured to the supports. The second frame portion includes a conveyor for moving cut material. The bracket assembly includes a first portion and a second portion removably coupled to the first portion such that the pin is positioned between the first portion and the second portion.
US09814174B2	Air filtration module for coated seed planters Disclosed is an air filtration module for seed planters. The filtration module includes a filter cartridge with a filter media disposed therein. The cartridge is sized and shaped to fit into the stock seed hopper. The filter media is configured to filter out and contain particles of seed coating materials that contain neonicotinoids and/or other airborne contaminants. The filter cartridge can replace the porous seed container wall through which compressed air is discharged out the seed hopper air discharge vent.
US09820416B2	Shielding cage for closely spaced cage arrays A shielding cage with an improved construction is disclosed that permits such cages to be more closely spaced together when a plurality of them are arranged in side-by-side arrays of cages. The cage is formed from a sheet metal blank that is stamped and formed to define sidewalls, top wall, bottom wall and a rear wall. In one embodiment, the ends of the blank are formed with interengaging elements in the form of tabs and slots that interfit within the plane of one of the cage walls, thereby eliminating the need for projections disposed on the sidewalls of the cage.
US09820406B1	Power management and distribution system and method An enclosure and a method for dispersing heat generated by an electrical component within the enclosure is provided and includes associating the electrical component with a conductive via/trace such that the conductive via/trace absorbs the heat generated by the electrical component, wherein the conductive via/trace is constructed from a heat conducting material; directing heat generated by the electrical component away from the electrical component by associating the conductive via/trace with a column having a column wall that defines a column cavity communicated with a column first opening and a column second opening, wherein the column wall is thermally conductive to receive heat flowing into the at least one of the plurality of columns; and allowing an airflow to flow through the column first opening into the column cavity and out of the column second opening, such that the airflow contacts the column wall within the column cavity.
US09820403B2	Backplane alignment and stiffening apparatus for two backplanes spanning single modules A split backplane for a telecommunication, networking, or computing device includes a power backplane comprising power connectors; a signal backplane comprising signal connectors, wherein the signal backplane is separate from the power backplane, and wherein one or more modules are adapted to selectively connect to the power connectors and the signal connectors simultaneously; and an alignment bar connected between the power backplane and the signal backplane for alignment and stiffening of the power backplane and the signal backplane together for signal integrity and to prevent connector pins from bending or failing between the one or more modules, the power connectors, and the signal connectors.
US09820402B2	Slide lock for circuit boards A circuit board is described herein. The circuit board can include a body and at least one enclosure coupling feature disposed in at least one outer side of the body. The at least one enclosure coupling feature can include at least one protruding section disposed adjacent to the at least one outer side of the body, where the at least one protruding section is configured to couple to at least one first circuit board coupling feature of an enclosure. The at least one enclosure coupling feature can also include at least one recessed section disposed adjacent to the at least one protruding section. The at least one protruding section and the at least one recessed section can form an aperture that traverses a thickness of the body.
US09820397B2	Housing for receiving electronic components A housing for receiving electronic components includes a housing body and a housing cover. The housing body and the housing cover are connected to one another at multiple fastening points. At least one of the fastening points is surrounded by recesses at least in part on the housing body or on the housing cover so that in the event of an internal pressure pin in the housing exceeding a predetermined threshold value pmax the housing body or the housing cover deforms in the region of the at least one fastening point and a gap is formed between the housing body and the housing cover.
US09820393B2	Monitor and working vehicle provided with the monitor A monitor includes a display in a form of a liquid crystal display, a monitor substrate that is electrically connected to the liquid crystal display, a connector that is used for electrical connection between the monitor substrate and an outside, and a resin-made exterior case that houses the liquid crystal display and the monitor substrate. On a back face opposed to the monitor substrate of the exterior case, a connector attachment portion is provided in a manner to be dented toward the connector. In the connector attachment portion, an opening from which the connector is exposed is provided. At least a part of an inner circumferential surface of the connector attachment portion is provided by an inclined surface portion that is enlarged toward the back face from an elevational portion (opening).
US09820387B2	Galvanic process for making printed conductive metal markings for chipless RFID applications A process for printing a metal wire pattern on a substrate, including: printing a first salt solution including a metal ion that will undergo a reduction half-reaction; printing a second salt solution containing an oxidizing agent that will undergo an oxidation half-reaction in contact with the first salt solution, resulting in the reduction of the metal ions of the first salt solution; and allowing the first and second salt solutions to react by a galvanic reaction, causing reduced metal ions of the first salt solution to precipitate as a solid, on the substrate.
US09820384B2	Flexible electronic assembly method This disclosure relates generally to devices, systems, and methods for making a flexible microelectronic assembly. In an example, a polymer is molded over a microelectronic component, the polymer mold assuming a substantially rigid state following the molding. A routing layer is formed with respect to the microelectronic component and the polymer mold, the routing layer including traces electrically coupled to the microelectronic component. An input is applied to the polymer mold, the polymer mold transitioning from the substantially rigid state to a substantially flexible state upon application of the input.
US09820378B2	Printed circuit board and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed are a printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes an insulating layer, and a circuit pattern formed on the insulating layer, wherein the circuit pattern includes a first circuit pattern formed on the insulating layer and including a corner portion of an upper portion which has a predetermined curvature and a second circuit pattern formed on the first circuit pattern and configured to cover an upper surface of the first circuit pattern including the corner portion.
US09820370B2	Heat transfer system for an inductively coupled plasma device An inductively coupled plasma generating device is configured to include a plasma torch, a high frequency induction coil and a high frequency power source. In addition, a heat transfer member, in which a first terminal is connected to the high frequency induction coil and a second terminal is connected to a cooling block, is disposed in the inductively coupled plasma generating device. The second terminal of the heat transfer member is located above the first terminal, thereby causing condensed operating fluid to fall and move toward the first terminal due to the action of gravity. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve excellent cooling capacity by improving circulation and mobility of the operating fluid.
US09820364B2	Commissioning system for a lighting system A commissioning system (3) for a lighting system, the lighting system comprising a plurality of controllers (5), each controller (5) adapted to control a set of lighting units (7) spatially clustered as a group and controlled using a set of control outputs, wherein each control output is for controlling one or more lighting units of the set, the commissioning system comprising: an identification unit (31) for identifying the set of lighting units connected to a controller (5) from the plurality of controllers; a commissioning controller (33) for controlling the identified set of lighting units via the controller (5), wherein the commissioning controller is adapted to enable the controller (5) to: generate a control output signal for the set of lighting units to display a light output pattern; and for a lighting unit within the set, to generate a further control output signal, to change the light output pattern at the lighting unit to enable the lighting unit within the set to be visually identified; a commissioning unit (35) adapted to: receive as an input a position of the visually identified lighting unit within the set; and based on the position of the visually identified lighting unit within the set to assign a logical address to the visually identified lighting unit within the set.
US09820363B2	System and method for illumination of a rain gutter A rain gutter illumination system having a cover for attaching to a rain gutter with an aperture along the substantial length of the cover, and opposing recesses for retaining a decorative insert. When the decorative insert is inserted in the cover, it is held in place by the recesses, and a light source and optional diffusing panel may be arranged in the cover so that the light source projects light through the aperture of the illuminable surface. The light source may be remotely controllable using a wireless remote control device, such as a smart phone over a network connection.
US09820360B2	Illumination content production and use An illumination content editing system and an illumination content translator allow creation or alteration of illumination content and translation of illumination content so that illumination represented by the illumination content can be played in disparate illumination systems. Translation may particularly employ characteristics of the disparate illumination systems, and the characterizations may be determined using automated or manual processes.
US09820357B2	Occupancy sensor with dimmer feature and night light and method of lighting control using the same System and method are provided where an occupancy sensor with a time delay function designed to dim the lights, for example as a warning, after a first period of time has expired without detecting room occupancy. The lights remain dimmed for a second period of time, and then are turned off after a third period of time has expired without detecting room occupancy. If occupancy is detected during the first period of time, the lights will remain on. If occupancy is detected during the second or third period of time, the lights will be turned on to, for example, previous brightness. A night light can be added to, and/or incorporated in, an occupancy sensor which includes the dimmer feature.
US09820355B2	Electronic device with directional ambient light sensor An electronic device may be provided with a display mounted in a housing. A directional ambient light sensor may measure the intensity and direction of ambient light. The ambient light sensor may be mounted in alignment with a light sensor window formed in an inactive area of the display. The ambient light sensor may be formed from detectors on a semiconductor substrate. Incident light angle restriction structures may define openings for each detector. Each opening may be configured to allow light with a different range of angle of incidence values to be passed to a respective one of the detectors. The ranges of acceptance angle for adjacent detectors may overlap. A sensor may produce a diffuse light reading by processing ambient light data from a diffuse light detector and a directional light detector. The diffuse and directional light detectors may be formed on a common semiconductor substrate.
US09820337B2	Heating method of honeycomb structure The heating method of honeycomb structure includes a heating step of supplying a power to a honeycomb structure body of a honeycomb structure including the tubular honeycomb structure body having porous partition walls to define and form a plurality of cells and a circumferential wall positioned at an outermost circumference, and heating by electricity conduction, and a catalyst loaded onto the partition walls of the honeycomb structure body, to heat the honeycomb structure body up to a target temperature, and in the heating step, there is provided, at least once, a supply power decrease section where the supply of the power to the honeycomb structure body is stopped or the power to be supplied to the honeycomb structure body is decreased before the lowest temperature in a heating region of the honeycomb structure body reaches the target temperature.
US09820325B2	Techniques for assisting radio access technology (RAT) communications using another RAT Systems and methods for communicating in a wireless network using a first radio access technology (RAT) and an assisting RAT are disclosed. A first connection can be established with an access point using the first RAT, and a second connection can be established with the access point using the assisting RAT. A timing of the first connection can be synchronized based at least in part on a timeline of the assisting RAT. Communications with the access point over at least the first connection can be based at least in part on the synchronized timing.
US09820322B2	Random access method and apparatus for use in wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity A random access method and an apparatus of a terminal for performing random access procedure to multiple base stations in parallel in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system supporting dual connectivity are provided. The method includes determining whether a first preamble transmission to a first cell of a first base station is overlapped with a second preamble transmission to a second cell of a second base station in a time domain, determining, when the first preamble transmission is overlapped with the second preamble transmission in the time domain, whether a sum of transmit powers calculated for the first and second preamble transmissions is greater than a maximum allowed transmit power of the terminal, and controlling, when the sum of the first and second preamble transmit powers is greater than the maximum allowed transmit power, the transmit power calculated for the second preamble transmission.
US09820314B2	Location and pairing of devices on a local area network using a unique identifier Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a computer-implemented method, comprising: establishing, at a computing device on a network, a communication connection with a setup access point; generating a token identifier, wherein the token identifier includes identification data corresponding to the computing device; transmitting the token identifier; transmitting a query, wherein the query includes a request to establish a new communication connection with the setup access point when the communication connection is terminated; and receiving a communication including a response to the query, wherein the response indicates that a new communication connection has been established with the setup access point, and wherein the new communication connection is established using the token identifier.
US09820310B2	Network connection method and system Disclosed are a network connection method and system. A terminal monitoring module obtains a terminal feature of a wireless terminal after detecting that a wireless terminal initiates a network connection to a computer system, queries in a terminal device feature storage module according to the obtained terminal feature whether a networking policy corresponding to the wireless terminal exists, and if yes, activates a terminal management module; the terminal management module obtains the networking policy corresponding to the wireless terminal and provides it to a user; and after receiving a networking operation instruction transmitted by the user according to the networking policy, the terminal management module controls the wireless terminal according to the networking operation instruction to implement the network connection, that is, an appropriate networking policy is adaptively selected, according to the terminal feature, for the wireless terminal currently performing a networking operation without using different terminal management systems to perform networking, thereby lowering the development difficulty of the system, improving the reliability of the system, more facilitating the use of the user, and improving the satisfaction of user experience.
US09820301B2	Mobile terminal, base station and methods therein Embodiments herein relate to a method in a mobile terminal for requesting access to a wireless communication system. The mobile terminal receives broadcasted system information that indicates a first available resource of a contention based channel. The mobile terminal derives a second available resource of the contention based channel based on the first available resource of the contention based channel. The mobile terminal further transmits an access request preamble mapped to the second available resource to access the wireless communication system.
US09820300B2	Method and apparatus for receiving downlink frame in wireless LAN A method and an apparatus for receiving a downlink frame in a wireless LAN are disclosed. The method and apparatus for receiving a downlink frame in a wireless LAN may comprises the steps of: an STA receiving from an AP a downlink frame via a downlink dedicated channel; and the STA transmitting to the AP a response frame related to the downlink frame via the downlink dedicated channel. The downlink dedicated channel allows transmission only of a contention-free downlink frame by the AP and a response frame by the STA, and restricts transmission of an independent uplink frame by the STA, wherein the independent uplink frame may be an uplink frame other than a response frame among uplink frames that are transmitted from the STA to the AP.
US09820298B2	Scheduling request in a wireless device and wireless network At least one message comprises a first information element (IE) for the primary physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), a second IE for the secondary PUCCH, and an SR prohibit timer IE. The first IE and the second IE indicate an SR maximum number of transmissions. A wireless device transmits an SR associated with an SR process and starts the SR timer with an initial value determined employing, at least, the SR prohibit timer IE. The wireless device cancels the SR process if the SR maximum number of transmissions is reached in a first SR subframe.
US09820295B2	Over-the air signaling for coordination of time-division duplexing Coordination information for controlling base-station-to-base-station interference is transmitted from one radio network node (900) (e.g., an LTE eNodeB) to another, using certain parts of the TDD subframe. One example method, as might be implemented in a radio network node (900) such as an LTE eNodeB, includes the generating (1010) of a TDD coordination signal and the transmitting (1020) of the TDD coordination signal to one or more other radio network nodes. In some embodiments, the coordination signal is transmitted in a guard period of a special subframe at the target node. In others, the coordination signal is transmitted in another interval during which the receiving node is not transmitting, such as in uplink subframe for the receiving node, an uplink portion of a special subframe at the receiving node, or in a downlink subframe or downlink portion of a special subframe during which the receiving node is not transmitting.
US09820288B2	Method and system for utilizing spectrum data in a cognitive wireless access system The invention relates to a cognitive wireless communication system where a wireless terminal is allowed to utilize in channel selection process both licenced bands and unlicensed bands that are available. The invention relates also to a method and computer program for allocating a transmission channel for a wireless terminal either from licenced or unlicensed bands in a cognitive radio system by a resource management server. The utilized spectrum data is gathered by spectrum sensing from databases and control channels and it is saved in a database. A transmission channel to a wireless terminal is allocated by the resource management server by utilizing gathered short term and long term spectrum data.
US09820278B2	Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication system, communication method and integrated circuit Provided are techniques related to a terminal apparatus, a base station apparatus, a communication system, a communication method and an integrated circuit that realize efficient procedure of transmitting uplink control information in a plurality of cells. The terminal apparatus groups a plurality of cells into a single primary cell group and one or more secondary cell groups, and, in the case of performing a radio resource request, carries out either a radio resource request with respect to a cell of the primary cell group or a radio resource request with respect to a cell of the secondary cell groups.
US09820275B2	Proactive upstream scheduling for flows in a point-to-multipoint communications network A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes predicting a user average data rate for a cable modem; establishing a minimum bandwidth grant size and a maximum bandwidth grant size for the cable modem based on the predicted user average data rate; receiving from the cable modem a request for a particular amount of bandwidth; performing an overgrant if the particular amount of bandwidth is less than the minimum bandwidth grant size, in which the overgrant comprises granting to the cable modem more than the requested particular amount of bandwidth; and performing an undergrant if the particular amount of bandwidth is greater than the maximum bandwidth grant size, in which the undergrant comprises granting to the cable modem less than the requested particular amount of bandwidth.
US09820273B2	Uplink coordinated multipoint communications in a wireless network Devices, systems, methods and/or computer program products are provided to facilitate coordinated multipoint transmission and reception of communications in a wireless network. In some scenarios, different set of resources are allocated for uplink transmissions of multiple user equipment. In other scenarios collision avoidance and/or multiplexing techniques are used to enable reception and decoding of multiple uplink transmissions on the same or overlapping resources at the same time. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the disclosed subject matter. Therefore, it is to be understood that it should not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
US09820265B2	Method for receiving uplink signal, base station, method for transmitting uplink signal and user equipment A predetermined number of cyclic shift values are defined for a demodulation of uplink data. An available portion of the cyclic shift values from among the cyclic shift values is transmitted to user equipment. Control information for uplink data is transmitted to the user equipment via a physical control channel. The control information includes information indicating one cyclic shift value for generating a reference signal from among the portion of the cyclic shift values. The user equipment transmits the uplink data based on the control information and a reference signal for a demodulation of the uplink data.
US09820263B2	Shared control channel structure A shared control channel structure includes at least one control channel to be allocated at least to a user for at least one of uplink and downlink directions in a network, which the at least one control channel is arranged as at least a part of a modular structure comprising of modular code blocks on at least two different sizes. One of such modular structures may be represented as a tree structure in particular, where each of the modular code blocks define one node of the tree, respectively.
US09820262B2	Control device, communication system, and method for registering terminal devices and scanning for other control devices A control device includes: a receiving unit that receives a first beacon request for performing registration processing from a communication terminal device; a detection unit that detects a control signal indicating a request for starting the registration processing; a registration control unit that starts the registration processing when the detection unit detects the control signal and executes the registration processing for a certain period; and a transmission control unit that: transmits the beacon signal when the receiving unit receives the first beacon request in a period during which the registration control unit is executing the registration processing; and avoids transmitting the beacon signal when the first beacon request is received in a period during which the registration control unit is not executing the registration processing.
US09820259B2	Smooth transition between multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) and unicast service by demand Techniques are provided for smooth transition between broadcast/multicast transmission and unicast transmission. A method for managing unicast and multicast services switching in a multi-band/multi-frequency wireless communications system (WCS) capable of both unicast and multicast signaling includes determining whether an aggregate demand for a content provided via dedicated unicast transmissions exceeds a threshold. The method includes switching transmission of the content from the dedicated unicast transmissions on one frequency to a multicast transmission on a second or more frequencies in response to determining that the aggregate demand exceeds the threshold.
US09820226B2	Automating radio enablement to facilitate power saving In an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein an apparatus comprising a wireless transceiver and a controller coupled to the wireless transceiver and configured to receive data via the wireless transceiver. The controller operates the wireless transceiver at a first power save state where the wireless transceiver can receive a frame but other circuits are de-energized. The controller is responsive to the wireless transceiver receiving a frame while the wireless transceiver is in a first power state to determine whether the frame is a predefined wakeup frame. The controller provides additional power to the wireless transceiver responsive to determining the frame is a predefined wakeup frame.
US09820225B2	Techniques for managing power consumption of a mobile device Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage media for managing power consumption of a mobile device are disclosed. The systems, method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium may cause the base station to identify an energy metric associated with a mobile device, and to configure the transmission between the base station and the mobile device based at least in part on the energy metric. The configuration of the transmission may reduce the power consumption of the mobile device for processing the transmission.
US09820223B2	Method and system for managing a location detector A portable device, for example an offender monitor, can utilize a location detector, such as a GPS receiver, to provide locational information for the device. The portable device can communicate over a cellular network, for example transmitting location readings over the network. The device can maintain the location detector in a state of reduced energy consumption and activate the receiver when conditions of the cellular environment indicate a high probability of the device moving a noteworthy distance. In various examples, the decision can take into consideration change in signal strength and/or history of cell tower utilization.
US09820217B2	Wireless local area network access controlled by cellular communications A wireless local area network access point includes a memory that stores a program for enabling a separate dual mode device to access a wireless local area network through the wireless local area network access point, a processor that executes the program, and a transmitter that transmits a beacon signal that identifies the wireless local area network. The wireless local area network access point receives instructions to allow the separate dual mode device to access the wireless local area network, in response to the separate dual mode device transmitting information about the wireless local area network access point and about the dual mode device via a cellular network distinct from the wireless local area network. The wireless local area network access point provides access to the wireless local area network to the separate dual mode device in response to receiving the instructions.

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