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US09896742B2	Method for processing vanadium-titanium magnetite finished ores by using wet process A method for processing vanadium-titanium magnetite finished ores by using a wet process. The method comprises the steps: extracting vanadium from vanadium-titanium magnetite finished ores and processing, by using the vanadium extraction method, obtained leaching residue by using a wet process, so as to obtain titanium; and calcining the remaining liquid extracted during the vanadium extraction, so as to prepare ferric oxide. The flow of the method is short, and the energy consumption is low, thereby avoiding waste of a titanium resource.
US09896731B2	Methods for treatment of oncological disorders using an epimetabolic shifter (coenzyme Q10) Methods and formulations for treating onocological disorders in humans using Coenzyme Q10 are described.
US09896724B2	Methods for high level multiplexed polymerase chain reactions and homogeneous mass extension reactions Provided herein are optimized methods for performing multiplexed detection of a plurality of sequence variations. Also provided are methods for performing multiplexed amplification of target nucleic acid.
US09896722B2	Systems for handling microfluidic droplets The invention generally relates to assemblies for displacing droplets from a vessel that facilitate the collection and transfer of the droplets while minimizing sample loss. In certain aspects, the assembly includes at least one droplet formation module, in which the module is configured to form droplets surrounded by an immiscible fluid. The assembly also includes at least one chamber including an outlet, in which the chamber is configured to receive droplets and an immiscible fluid, and in which the outlet is configured to receive substantially only droplets. The assembly further includes a channel, configured such that the droplet formation module and the chamber are in fluid communication with each other via the channel. In other aspects, the assembly includes a plurality of hollow members, in which the hollow members are channels and in which the members are configured to interact with a vessel. The plurality of hollow members includes a first member configured to expel a fluid immiscible with droplets in the vessel and a second member configured to substantially only droplets from the vessel. The assembly also includes a main channel, in which the second member is in fluid communication with the main channel. The assembly also includes at least one analysis module connected to the main channel.
US09896719B2	DNA glycosylase/lyase and AP endonuclease substrates A new class of nucleic acid substrates for AP endonucleases and members of the glycosylase/lyase family of enzymes is described. Representatives of each family, the enzymes Nfo and fpg, respectively, cleave nucleic acid backbones at positions in which a base has been replaced by a linker to which a variety of label moieties may be attached. The use of these synthetic substrates embedded within oligonucleotides is of utility in a number of applications.
US09896712B2	Biosensing system with extended lifetime via cofactor recycling The present disclosure relates to biosensing systems and biosensing elements having increased storage capability and increased functional lifetimes through using compositions and methods for recycling cofactors.
US09896710B2	Glycosyltransferase derived from Dolwoe and use thereof Provided are a novel UDP-glycosyltransferase (uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase) protein having glycosyltransfer activity for glucose linked by a glycosidic bond at the C-20 position of PPD (protopanaxadiol)-type or PPT (protopanaxatriol)-type ginsenoside, and use thereof.
US09896705B2	L-arabinose isomerase variants with improved conversion activity and method for production of D-tagatose using them The present invention relates to the development of an L-arabinose isomerase variant from Thermotoga neapolitana DSM 5068, which is a kind of thermophile, on the basis of protein molecular modeling. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method of producing D-tagatose from D-galactose by using the enzyme or a microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium expressing the enzyme.
US09896696B2	Compositions and methods for modifying genomes Compositions and methods for modifying genomic DNA sequences are provided. The methods produce double-stranded breaks (DSBs) at pre-determined target sites in a genomic DNA sequence, resulting in mutation, insertion, and/or deletion of DNA sequences at the target site(s) in a genome. Compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising nucleotide sequences that encode a Cpf1 or Csm1 protein operably linked to a promoter that is operable in the cells of interest. The DNA constructs can be used to direct the modification of genomic DNA at pre-determined genomic loci. Methods to use these DNA constructs to modify genomic DNA sequences are described herein. Additionally, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of genes are provided. Compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising a promoter that is operable in the cells of interest operably linked to nucleotide sequences that encode a mutated Cpf1 or Csm1 protein with an abolished ability to produce DSBs, optionally linked to a domain that regulates transcriptional activity. The methods can be used to up- or down-regulate the expression of genes at predetermined genomic loci.
US09896691B2	Compositions and methods for lipid production Described herein, inter alia, are compositions, oleagnious organisms, and methods useful for producing lipids, lipid precursors, and/or oleochemicals.
US09896681B2	Genetic regulation of bone and cells by electromagnetic stimulation fields and uses thereof The present invention provides methods to modify the genetic regulation of mammalian tissue, bone, cells or any combination thereof by preferential activation, up-regulation and/or down-regulation. The method comprises steps of tuning the predetermined profiles of one or more time-varying stimulation fields by manipulating the B-Field magnitude, rising slew rate, rise time, falling slew rate, fall time, frequency, wavelength, and duty cycle, and exposing mammalian cells or tissues to one or more tuned time-varying stimulation fields with predetermined profiles. Examples of mammalian cells or tissues are chondrocytes, osteoblasts, osteocytes, osteoclasts, nucleus pulposus, associated tissue, or any combination. The resulted modification on gene regulation of these cells, tissues or bones may promote the retention, repair of and reduction of compromised mammalian cartilage, bone, and associated tissue.
US09896677B2	Purification of blood coagulation factors The present invention relates to the purification of vitamin K-dependent blood coagulation factors, such as Factor IX (FIX). In particular, the invention provides a method for purifying Factor IX having a desired content of gamma-carboxyglutamic acid from a sample comprising a mixture of species of said Factor IX having different contents of gamma-carboxyglutamic acid, said method comprising the steps of: (a) loading said Factor IX sample onto an immunoaffinity chromatography material coupled to a binding moiety for gamma-carboxyglutamic acid; (b) eluting said Factor IX; and (c) selecting a fraction obtained from said elution wherein the polypeptides in the fraction have the desired content of gamma-carboxyglutamic acids; characterized in that the total concentration of Factor IX within said sample exceeds the binding ability of the immunoaffinity chromatography material.
US09896668B2	Substrate-mimetic AKT inhibitor Disclosed herein is a species of peptide and non-peptide inhibitors of Akt, an oncogenic protein. Beginning with a residue of Akt target substrate GSK-3, the functional domains of the GSK-3 residue were characterized. Functionally homologous non-peptide groups were substituted for the amino acids of the GSK-3 creating a hybrid peptide-non-peptide and non-peptide compounds capable of binding to Akt. The non-peptide compounds show increased stability and rigidity compared to peptide counterparts and are less susceptible to degradation. The bound non-peptide compounds exhibit an inhibitory effect on Akt, similar to peptide-based Akt inhibitors.
US09896662B2	Process for enhancing stem cell bioactivity using tauroursodeoxycholic acid The present invention relates to a process for enhancing stem cell bioactivity using tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof.
US09896660B2	Production of red blood cells and platelets from stem cells This disclosure provides methods of making a megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell (MEP), comprising differentiating a MEP precursor cell into a MEP in culture in the presence of an aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) modulator. In some embodiments the AhR modulator is an AhR antagonist. In some embodiments the AhR modulator is an AhR agonist. In some embodiments the methods comprise culturing MEP precursor cells in the presence of an AHR antagonist and then culturing MEP precursor cells in the presence of an AHR agonist. In some embodiments the stem cell is a pluripotent stem cell. In some embodiments the MEP co-expresses CD41 and CD235. In some embodiments the number of MEPs produced in the culture increases exponentially. Methods of making a red blood cell (RBC) by culturing a MEP in the presence of an AhR modulator are also provided. Methods of making a megakaryocyte and/or a platelet, comprising culturing a MEP in the presence of an AhR modulator are also provided. In some embodiments the AhR modulator is an AhR antagonist. This disclosure also provides compositions comprising at least 1 million MEPs per ml and compositions in which at least 50% of the cells are MEPs, among other things.
US09896658B2	Generation of inner ear auditory hair cell Methods for generating cells of the inner ear, e.g., hair cells and supporting cells, from stem cells, e.g., mesenchymal stem cells, are provided, as well as compositions including the inner ear cells. Methods for the therapeutic use of the inner ear cells for the treatment of hearing loss are also described.
US09896652B2	Photobioreactor, system and method of use Photobioreactors having a vertically-oriented enclosure with a thin panel shape, systems, and methods for using the same to culture productive organisms to accumulate biomass and/or make biofuels or other chemical products.
US09896648B2	Ethoxylated diols and compositions containing ethoxylated diols The present invention relates generally to surfactant and detergent compositions and, more specifically, to surfactant and detergent compositions containing an ethoxylated diol.
US09896644B2	Powdery, musky odorant macrocycles The present invention concerns a composition of matter comprising i) from 35 to 55% w/w of (R,Z)-3-methyl-cyclopentadec-5-en-1-one, having an ee of at least 80%; ii) from 27 to 40% of (R,E)-3-methyl-cyclopentadec-5-en-1-one, having an ee of at least 80%; iii) from 3 to 20% of (S,E)-3-methyl-cyclopentadec-4-en-1-one, having an ee of at least 80%; and iv) from 0 to 5% of (S,Z)-3-methyl-cyclopentadec-4-en-1-one, having an ee of at least 80%; as well as the use as perfuming ingredient of said composition of matter.
US09896643B2	Light phase product recovery methods and systems Methods and systems for recovering a desired co-product from a feedstock to ethanol production process are provided. The methods involve a multi-step separation of a fermentation-derived feedstock, in which an initial separation produces a discharge stream and an output feed stream including the co-product, and a final separation further purifies the output feed stream while also producing a recycle stream that is reintroduced into the separation process. The systems include at least an initial and at least a final separation device which are in fluid communication in both upstream and downstream directions. The initial separation device separates at least a portion of a non-co-product containing phase from a feed stream comprising the non-co-product containing phase and a co-product containing phase, and the final separation device separates at least a portion of the co-product containing phase from a stream comprising the co-product containing phase and a non-co-product containing phase.
US09896642B2	Methods of microbial oil extraction and separation Lipids can be extracted from a microbial biomass that constitutes at least 20% lipids by weight and has a moisture content of less than 4% by weight by applying pressure to the biomass so as to release lipids therefrom, thereby leaving a biomass of reduced lipid content; and collecting the lipids.
US09896636B2	Fluidizable algae-based powdered fuel and methods for making and using same An algae-based powdered fuel is configured to be fluidized in a gas stream. The algae-based powdered fuel is manufactured by drying an algae slurry to produce a powdered composition and then comminuting the powdered composition to produce the fuel. The algae-based powdered fuel can be combusted in a gas turbine to generate electricity and/or to propel an aircraft.
US09896633B2	Systems and methods for reducing corrosion in a reactor system using fluid encasement Systems and methods for reducing or eliminating corrosion of components of a reactor system, including a supercritical water gasification system, are described. The reactor system may include a reactor vessel configured to receive a reactor fluid through a reactor fluid inlet and a product source fluid corrosive to portions of the reactor system through a product source fluid inlet. The product source fluid may react with the reactor fluid to produce one or more reaction products, such as a fuel gas. The product source fluid inlet may be arranged within the reactor fluid inlet such that the product source fluid entering the reactor vessel is encased by a fluid conduit formed by the flow of reactor fluid entering the reactor vessel. The layer may operate to reduce corrosion by forming a barrier between the product source fluid and the surface of the reactor fluid inlet and/or the reactor vessel.
US09896628B2	Mesoporous composite of molecular sieves for hydrocracking of heavy crude oils and residues A hydrocracking catalyst having a support of a composite of mesoporous materials, molecular sieves and alumina, is used in the last bed of a multi-bed system for treating heavy crude oils and residues and is designed to increase the production of intermediate distillates having boiling points in a temperature range of 204° C. to 538° C., decrease the production of the heavy fraction (>538° C.), and increase the production of gasoline fraction (<204° C.). The feedstock to be processed in the last bed contains low amounts of metals and is lighter than the feedstock that is fed to the first catalytic bed.
US09896626B1	Apparatus and process for efficient production of liquid fuels from gaseous hydrocarbons An apparatus for a distributed manufacturing plant that allows direct, economical production of transportation fuels and/or chemicals at remote sites is described. The production plant employs two primary integrated systems consisting of a syngas generator and a catalytic process that are used to directly produce fuels and chemicals. The syngas generator utilizes oxygen anions, produced from a ceramic membrane system, to generate high quality syngas directly at pressures of about 100-600 psia. The tail gas and water containing hydroxyl-alkanes from the catalytic process are recycled into the syngas generator, in automatically controlled proportions, to regulate the hydrogen to carbon monoxide within the preferred H2/CO stoichiometric range of about 1.8-2.4. The primary products produced directly from the plant include reformulated gasoline blendstocks, #1 diesel fuels, and #2 diesel fuels.
US09896619B2	Enhancing conductivity of microfractures A method of fracturing a subterranean formation and forming a fracture network therein that includes at least one primary fracture and at least one microfracture is provided. A plurality of micro-proppant particulates is mixed with the fracturing fluid and placed in the microfracture, and a plurality of primary proppant particulates are mixed with the fracturing fluid and placed in the primary fracture. The step of mixing the micro-proppant particulates with the fracturing fluid continues for so long as the primary proppant particulates are mixed with the fracturing fluid and the fracturing fluid and primary proppant particulates are pumped into the formation.
US09896617B2	Polymer compositions A method of enhancing oil recovery in a subterranean reservoir is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a wellbore and a polymer suspension. The polymer suspension comprises a powder polymer having an average molecular weight of 0.5 to 30 Million Daltons suspended in a water soluble solvent having an HLB of greater than or equal to 8 and selected from a group, at a weight ratio of 20:80 to 80:20. The method comprises providing an aqueous fluid, mixing a sufficient amount of the polymer suspension in the aqueous fluid for the polymer to be hydrated resulting an injection solution in less than or equal to 4 hours, and injecting the injection solution into the wellbore. The injection solution contains a polymer concentration ranging from 100 ppm to 50,000 ppm and has a filter ratio of less than 1.5 at 15 psi using a 1.2 μm filter.
US09896614B2	Delayed acid breaker systems for filtercakes A delayed acid breaker comprising: an inclusion compound comprising: a host molecule of cyclodextrin; and a guest molecule of an acid precursor, wherein the acid precursor hydrolyzes in water to form an acid, and wherein the acid degrades at least a portion of a filtercake located within a subterranean formation. A method of removing a filtercake from a subterranean formation comprising: introducing the delayed acid breaker into the subterranean formation; and allowing the acid precursor to form the acid after a desired amount of time has elapsed since the introduction of the delayed acid breaker into the subterranean formation.
US09896613B2	Esters for drilling emulsions and metal working fluids The present invention relates to an emulsion comprising at least (a) an organic phase, (b) a water phase and (c) an ester based on an ether carboxylic acid and an alcohol. Also within the ambit of the invention is the use of an ester as defined in (c) as emulsifier, as a thickening agent and/or as an anti-foaming agent in particular in drilling emulsions and metal working fluids.
US09896604B2	Methods of polishing sapphire surfaces Described herein are compositions, kits and methods for polishing sapphire surfaces using compositions having colloidal aluminosilicate particles in an aqueous acidic solution. In some aspects, the methods for polishing a sapphire surface may include abrading a sapphire surface with a rotating polishing pad and a polishing composition. The polishing composition may include an amount of a colloidal aluminosilicate and may have a pH of about 2.0 to about 7.0.
US09896603B2	Curing accelerator for oxidative polymerization-type unsaturated resin, printing ink, and coating material There is provided a highly versatile curing accelerator for an oxidative polymerization-type unsaturated resin. There are also provided a printing ink and a coating material that use the above curing accelerator. Specifically, the curing accelerator for an oxidative polymerization-type unsaturated resin that is used contains a fatty acid manganese salt (A) and a compound (B) represented by formula (1) below, (wherein R1 and R4 are each a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, a hydrocarbonoxy group, or an amino group, R2 and R5 are each a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, a hydrocarbonoxy group, a hydrocarbonoxycarbonyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, or a halogen atom, R3 and R6 are each a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group, and R7 is a divalent hydrocarbon group, and wherein R1 and R2 may form a ring, and R4 and R5 may form a ring).
US09896600B2	Functional material and method for preparing the same, touch structure and touch display device The present invention provides a functional material, its preparation method, touch structures and touch display devices, which can solve the pollution problem in current touch display devices. The functional material includes an inorganic mixed powder with a modified layer, the inorganic mixed powder comprising boron oxide, sodium oxide, lithium oxide, zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide, zinc oxide, titanium oxide, silicon dioxide, calcium oxide, silver complexes, silver phosphate, silver nitrate, tourmaline, silver thiosulfate, carbon nanotubes, aluminum sulfate, manganese, manganese oxide, iron, iron oxide, cobalt, cobalt oxide, nickel, nickel oxide, chromium, chromium oxide, copper, copper oxide, magnesium oxide, boron carbide, silicon carbide, titanium carbide, zirconium carbide, tantalum carbide, molybdenum carbide, boron nitride, chromium nitride, titanium nitride, zirconium nitride, aluminum nitride, chromium boride, Cr3B4, titanium boride, zirconium boride, tungsten disilicide, and titanium disilicide; the modified layer being generated by the reaction of a dianhydride and a diamine.
US09896598B2	Direct-to-metal radiation curable compositions A process of directly coating a metal substrate and curing the coating using radiation sources such as UV radiation having a wavelength of 200 nm and above. Furthermore, compositions of the invention can be used as a tie-coat for coatings that do not bond well directly to various metal substrates.
US09896590B2	Conductive polymer ink composition This invention relates to a conductive polymeric ink composition, including 1) a PEDOT:PSS aqueous dispersion, 2) dimethyl sulfoxide, 3) a solvent, 4) a surfactant, and 5) a phosphate compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and to a transparent electrode formed using the same. The use of this ink composition enables the formation of a conductive polymer thin film having superior coatability or processability, including jetting capability and spreadability on a substrate, and high transmittance and conductivity.
US09896586B2	Cut resistant article The invention relates to an article comprising a cut-resistant coating which contains a polymeric matrix and a cut-resistant component distributed in the polymeric matrix characterized in that said cut-resistant component is a plurality of fibers having an average length (L) to an average diameter (D) ratio, i.e. L/D, of at least 10.
US09896585B2	Coating, coating system, and coating method A coating, a coating system, and a coating method are provided. The coating includes between about 0.25-35% filler particles embedded in a chrome phosphate binder matrix comprising a balance of the coating by volume. The filler particles have a size in the range from nanosize to six microns with an aspect ratio of from 1:1 to 3:1, and include up to 100% by weight lubricious particles with a balance hard particles. The lubricious particles are selected from the group consisting of boron nitride (BN), titanium nitride (TiN), titanium oxide (TiO2), zinc (Zn), tin (Sn), oxides of zinc and tin, and combinations thereof. The hard particles are selected from the group consisting of chromium carbide (CrC), tungsten carbide (WC), silicon (Si), aluminum (Al), oxides or nitrides of silicon and aluminum, and combinations thereof. A green slurry coating includes an evaporable solvent mixed with the filler particles and chrome phosphate binder matrix.
US09896584B2	Article coated with DLC and manufacturing method thereof A method of making an article coated with DLC, includes providing a substrate; depositing a transition layer on the substrate by means of magnetron sputter deposition (MSD); depositing a DLC layer without hydrogen (H) on the transition layer by means of filtered cathodic vacuum arc (FCVA); and doping a fluorine-doping (F-doping) layer on the DLC layer. The article has good film bonding force, high hardness, good wear resistance, good hydrophobicity and oleophobicity and high light transmittance, and the DLC layer has no H included.
US09896583B2	High structure carbon blacks Disclosed herein are high structured carbon blacks, methods of synthesis and treatment, and dispersions and inkjet ink formulations prepared therefrom. The carbon black can have the following properties: OAN≧170 mL/100 g; and STSA ranging from 160 to 220 m2/g. The carbon black can also have the following properties: OAN≧170 mL/100 g; and a ratio of STSA/BET surface area ranging from 0.7 to 1.
US09896580B2	Treatment of calcium carbonate containing materials for increased filler load in paper The present invention concerns a process for preparing self-binding pigment particles from an aqueous suspension of calcium carbonate containing material, wherein an anionic binder and at least one cationic polymer are mixed with the suspension.
US09896579B2	Thermoplastic resin composition and molded article thereof A thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention contains a graft copolymer (B) obtained by polymerizing a vinyl-based monomer component (m1) in the presence of a composite rubber polymer (A) formed from a polyorganosiloxane (Aa) and a poly(meth)acrylate ester (Ab), and a (meth)acrylate ester resin (C) obtained by polymerizing a vinyl-based monomer component (m2), wherein the amount of the polyorganosiloxane (Aa) relative to the total mass (100% by mass) of the composite rubber polymer (A) is from 1 to 20% by mass, the volume average particle size of the composite rubber polymer (A) is from 0.05 to 0.15 μm, and relative to the total mass (100% by mass) of the vinyl-based monomer component (m2), the amount of the maleimide-based compound is from 1 to 30% by mass, and the amount of the aromatic vinyl compound is from 5.5 to 15% by mass.
US09896578B2	Thermoplastically processable transparent blends of thermoplastic polyurethane and poly(meth)acrylates The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane and at least one poly(meth)acrylate, where the at least one thermoplastic polyurethane is a polyurethane based on hexamethylene 1,6-diisocyanate (HDI), on at least one diol, and on at least one chain extender, selected from the group consisting of ethylene 1,2-glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 2,3-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,4-cyclohexanediol, 1,4-dimethanolcyclohexane, and neopentyl glycol. The present invention further relates to moldings comprising the compositions of the invention, and also to the use of the compositions of the invention for producing a foil and for coating a molding.
US09896577B2	Polypropylene blend with improved balance between sit and melting point Polymer composite comprising propylene copolymer composition having a comonomer content in the range of 2.5 to 10 wt. -%, the comonomers are C5 to C12 α-olefins, and a low-crystalline polymer having a melting temperature of below 120° C., wherein further said polymer composite has (i) a melting temperature of at least 140° C., and (ii) a heat sealing initiation temperature (SIT) of not more than 110° C.
US09896576B2	Medical tube A medical tube that contains a polymer composition that is generally flexible and biocompatible is provided. The polymer composition contains at least one ethylene vinyl acetate polymer and at least one viscoelastic additive. By selectively controlling specific aspects of the ethylene vinyl acetate polymer (e.g., vinyl acetate content, melt flow index, density, etc.), the viscoelastic additive, and the manner in which they are blended, the resulting composition can exhibit a reduced tendency to kink when formed into the medical tube.
US09896574B2	Films with improved dart impact resistance The present disclosure relates to multilayer thermoplastic films particularly suited for use in liners. The films contain organic fillers to produce opacity when stretched while maintaining an MD Tear Strength of at least 200 gm and a Dart Impact of at least 200 gm. Such performance can be maintained by selection and amounts of resins, organic fillers and processing conditions of the films.
US09896566B2	Laser activatable polymer composition A polymer composition that comprises an aromatic polyester, a laser activatable additive, and a mineral filler is provided. The mineral filler has a median size of about 35 micrometers or less and the laser activatable additive has a mean size of about 1000 nanometers or less.
US09896565B2	In situ exfoliation method to fabricate a graphene-reinforced polymer matrix composite (G-PMC) A method for forming a graphene-reinforced polymer matrix composite is disclosed. The method includes distributing graphite microparticles into a molten thermoplastic polymer phase; and applying a succession of shear strain events to the molten polymer phase so that the molten polymer phase exfoliates the graphite successively with each event until at least 50% of the graphite is exfoliated to form a distribution in the molten polymer phase of single- and multi-layer graphene nanoparticles less than 50 nanometers thick along the c-axis direction.
US09896554B2	Colorant compatible oxygen scavenging polymer compositions and articles made from same The disclosure relates to oxygen scavenging polymer compositions, methods of making the compositions, articles prepared from the compositions, and methods of making the articles. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US09896550B2	Epoxy-modified silicone resin, making method, curable composition, and electronic part An epoxy-modified silicone resin obtained using a compound having 3 or 4 glycidyl groups and 3 or 4 (meth)allyl groups in the molecule is novel. A curable composition comprising the epoxy-modified silicone resin cures into a film having improved heat resistance and adhesion.
US09896545B2	Bis(azobenzene) diamines and photomechanical polymers made therefrom Bis(azo-benzene) diamine monomers and a method of synthesizing the monomers are provided. The bis(azo-benzene) diamine monomers, in combination with amine reactive monomers, form polymers, such as polyimides and copolyimides, having photomechanical and thermomechanical properties.
US09896541B2	Highly active double metal cyanide catalysts and method for the production thereof The invention relates to DMC catalysts comprising polyether siloxanes, to processes for preparation thereof, to the use thereof, and to the DMC catalysts obtainable by the processes according to the invention.
US09896536B2	Dihydropyrrolo[2,3-F] indole-diketopyrrolopyrrole semiconducting materials, and methods and uses thereof Described herein are heterocyclic organic compounds. More specifically, described herein are compounds based on the combination of fused pyrrole structures with diketopyrrolopyrrole structures, methods for making these compounds, and uses thereof. The compounds disclosed have improved electronic, polymerization and stability properties that allow for improved material processibility and inclusion in organic semiconductor devices.
US09896532B2	Deactivation of urushiol and method of treatment and prevention of contact dermatitis The invention herein disclosed provides for compositions, methods for synthesizing said compositions, and methods for using said compositions, wherein the compositions and methods may be used to bind to and/or deactivate a poison oak oil, such as urushiol. The compositions and methods can be used to treat and/or reduce an inflammatory reaction and/or hypersensitivity to natural compounds found in poison oak, poison ivy, poison sumac, mango, lac tree, cashew nut, and Asian lacquer.
US09896517B2	Low molecular weight glycosaminoglycan derivative, pharmaceutical composition thereof, preparation method therefor and use thereof Provided are a low-molecular-weight fucosylated glycosaminoglycan derivative (derivative of Low molecular weight Fucosylated Glycosaminoglycan, dLFG) having anticoagulant activity, a preparation method thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising dLFG or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the use of dLFG and pharmaceutical composition thereof in preparing medicine for treating thrombotic diseases.
US09896512B2	Antitumor peptide derived from a complementarity determining region of a humanized monoclonal antibody to NAP12B transporter Described herein is novel isolated or synthetic peptides derived from a complementarity determining region hypervariable domain amino acid sequence of a humanized monoclonal antibody to NaPi2B transporter, as well as derivatives thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition and a method for inhibiting tumor growth or treating a tumor or cancer treating using the antitumor peptides and derivatives thereof.
US09896504B2	Human anti-alpha-synuclein antibodies Provided are human alpha-synuclein-specific autoantibodies as well as fragments, derivatives and variants thereof as well as methods related thereto. Assays, kits, and solid supports related to antibodies specific for α-synuclein are also disclosed. The antibody, immunoglobulin chain(s), as well as binding fragments, derivatives and variants thereof can be used in pharmaceutical and diagnostic compositions for α-synuclein targeted immunotherapy and diagnosis, respectively.
US09896496B2	Derivative of an insulin analogue The present invention provides a novel derivative of an analogue of human insulin, useful for the treatment of diabetes.
US09896490B2	Semaphorin 3C variants, compositions comprising said variants and methods of use thereof The present invention relates, according to some embodiments, to variants of Semaphorin 3C (Sema3C) having amino acid modifications at furin-like pro-protein convertase cleavage sites, rendering these sites resistant to cleavage. The invention further provides, according to certain embodiments, compositions comprising the Sema3C variants, and methods of using the compositions for suppressing the growth of tumors and/or inhibiting the development of tumor metastases.
US09896487B2	Amyloidosis-inhibiting polypeptides and their use Isolated polypeptides that possess an a-sheet structure are disclosed that can be used to treat or diagnose amyloid diseases.
US09896485B2	Nanopore sensors and uses thereof Aspects of the invention relate to nanopores useful as sensors for detecting intermolecular interactions.
US09896482B2	Beta hairpin peptides having antiviral properties against Dengue virus The present invention discloses structurally constrained synthetic peptides that have been optimized for the formation of a beta hairpin structure. Said peptides are able to inhibit or attenuate Dengue virus (DENV) infections. The invention also discloses pharmaceutical compositions containing these synthetic peptides, which are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of DENV-caused infections. Likewise, the invention disclosed a method for treating infections caused by this virus.
US09896476B1	Glycyrrhetic acid derivatives The glycyrrhetic acid derivatives can include: The glycyrrhetic acid derivatives can be used to treat inflammation and/or ulcers.
US09896475B2	Pyridyl analogs of 1-(2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9(11)dien-28-oyl) imidazole Pyridyl analogs of 1-(2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9(11)-dien-28-oyl) imidazole and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same are provided. The present invention is a tnterpenoid compound of Formula I, or a hydrate, isomer, prodrug or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein one or more of R, R or R is independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, heteroaryl group, cycloalkyl group or heterocyclyl group, and the remaining R groups are hydrogen. The pyridyl analogs of CD-DO-1m 1 have been developed, which are more stable in human plasma and achieve a higher concentration in target tissues such as liver, pancreas, kidney and lungs.
US09896471B2	Salt of 1-(2-deoxy-2-fluoro-4-thio-β-D-arabinofuranosyl)cytosine A superior antitumor agent is provided. A salt of 1-(2-deoxy-2-fluoro-4-thio-β-D-arabinofuranosyl)cytosine shows at least one or more of such characteristics as (1) it has superior antitumor activity, (2) it shows superior crystallinity, (3) it shows high water solubility, (4) it does not show deliquescent property, (5) it shows superior flowability, (6) it shows superior tableting property, (7) it can be manufactured with less environmental load, and (8) it can be manufactured in a large scale, and therefore it is useful as a bulk drug for medicaments.
US09896463B2	Preparation of purified phosphorodiamidite The instant invention relates to a method of phosphorodiamidite production that comprises: (E1) preparing a purified solution of a dialkylamine in a polar solvent as follows: —the dialkylamine dissolved in a polar solvent is contacted with a quantity of phosphorus trihalide that is sufficient to react with the alcohol impurities contained in the dialkylamine but sufficiently low to leave a major part of the dialkylamine unreacted, whereby a mixture is obtained that contains the dialkylamine in the polar solvent and reaction products of the impurities with the phosphorous trihalide; —the unreacted dialkylamine and polar solvent present in the mixture obtained in step (E1.1.) are extracted from the solution S by their difference of volatility, typically by distillation, whereby the purified solution of the dialkylamine in the polar solvent is obtained; (E2) the purified solution of dialkylamine in a polar solvent as obtained in step (E1) is reacted with a phosphorus trihalide, whereby an intermediate compound is formed; (E3) the intermediate compound obtained in step (E2) is reacted with a hydroxyalkyl compound in the presence of a non-polar co-solvent.
US09896459B2	Azaindoles as respiratory syncytial virus antiviral agents Azaindoles having inhibitory activity on RSV replication and having the formula I compositions containing these compounds as active ingredient and processes for preparing these compounds and compositions.
US09896457B2	Microbial product having antifungal activity Provided are a compound having a novel mother nucleus, which can be a promising drug discovery seed compound, use thereof as an antifungal agent, and a production method thereof and the like. A compound represented by the following formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an antifungal agent containing same, and the like.
US09896454B2	Microbiocidal heterobicyclic derivatives Compounds of the formula (I), wherein Y—X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, A1, A2, A3, Ra and n areas defined in claim 1. Furthermore, the present invention relates to agrochemical compositions which comprise compounds of formula (I), to preparation of these compositions, and to the use of the compounds or compositions in agriculture or horticulture for combating, preventing or controlling infestation of plants, harvested food crops, seeds or non-living materials by phytopathogenic microorganisms, in particular fungi.
US09896450B2	Modulators of Clavibacter michiganensis and methods of making and using thereof The subject matter disclosed herein generally relates to modulators of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, derivatives thereof, formulations thereof, coated seeds, and methods of using such compounds to treat diseases such as bacterial canker in plants.
US09896441B2	Tetrahydroquinoline sulfonamide and related compounds for use as agonists of RORγ and the treatment of disease The invention provides tetrahydroquinoline sulfonamide compounds, tetrahydronaphthalene sulfonyl compounds, and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of promoting RORγ activity, methods of increasing the amount of IL-17 in a subject, and methods of treating cancer and other medical disorders using such compounds.
US09896436B2	Histone demethylase inhibitors The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and neoplastic diseases. Provided herein are substituted imidazole-pyridine derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition of histone demethylase enzymes. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer, such as pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, leukemia and/or melanoma and the like.
US09896435B2	N-pyrrolidinyl,N′-pyrazolyl-urea, thiourea, guanidine and cyanoguanidine compounds as TrkA kinase inhibitors Compounds of Formula (I) or stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or solvates or prodrugs thereof, where R1, R2, Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, X, Ring B, and Ring C are as defined herein, and wherein Ring B and the NH—C(═X)—NH moiety are in the trans configuration, are inhibitors of TrkA kinase and are useful in the treatment of diseases which can be treated with a TrkA kinase inhibitor such as pain, cancer, inflammation/inflammatory diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, certain infectious diseases, Sjogren's syndrome, endometriosis, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, prostatitis or pelvic pain syndrome.
US09896432B2	Somatostatin modulators and uses thereof Described herein are compounds that are somatostatin modulators, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders that would benefit from modulation of somatostatin activity.
US09896430B2	Process for the preparation of 3-(3-CHLORO-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine This disclosure relates to the field of preparation of 3-(3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine and intermediates therefrom. These intermediates are useful in the preparation of certain pesticides.
US09896427B2	Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display including the same A liquid crystal composition including at least one of the liquid crystal molecules represented by Chemical Formulas 1 to 3:
US09896424B2	Methods of making sulfurized derivatives This disclosure relates to sulfurized derivatives made from functionalized monomers. The disclosure relates to lubricants, functional fluids, fuels, dispersants, detergents and functional compositions (e.g., cleaning solutions, food compositions, etc.)
US09896420B2	N-quinolin-benzensulfonamides and related compounds for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disorders and inflammation The present invention relates to the NQBS class of molecules. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that a representative group of compounds have been observed to inhibit nuclear translocation of NF-κB subunits. Without being bound by any particular theory, this inhibition of nuclear translocation may be mediated by either (i) binding of the NQBS or related compound to the C-terminus of the RHD, which specifically mediates the nuclear internalization; or (ii) NQBS-mediated stabilization of the dimer/IκB complex, disallowing dissociation of the active NF-κB monomers, and thus, inhibiting the generation of the subunits necessary to enter the nucleus. The NQBS class of molecules, and related molecules, may be used in therapeutic applications where inhibition of NF-κB translocation is beneficial, including but not limited to the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disorders, and inflammatory states.
US09896419B2	Compositions and methods of treating retinal disease Compositions and methods for treating macular degeneration and other forms of retinal disease whose etiology involves the accumulation of A2E and/or lipofuscin, and, more specifically, for preventing the formation and/or accumulation of A2E are disclosed.
US09896414B2	Covalently patterned graphene surfaces by a force accelerated cycloaddition reaction The present invention relates generally to molecular printing techniques for use in sensors, assays, and integrated optics and electronics. Specifically, the present invention relates to covalent patterning of graphene surfaces.
US09896410B2	Process for the recovery of betaine from molasses A process for the recovery of betaine from a raw material consisting essentially of molasses. The process includes a demineralization step, a conversion step and a separation step. In the demineralization step the overall amount of salts in the molasses is brought to a level lying below 2 wt. % (on overall dry matter). In the conversion step the molasses is subjected to the action of a fructan-forming enzyme, to form a fructan-containing molasses (fructan-molasses). Finally in the separation step, the fructan-molasses is subjected to a chromatographic separation, thereby obtaining a betaine-containing fraction. Whereby the demineralization step is executed prior to the separation step and whereby demineralization step may be executed prior to, during, or subsequent to the conversion step. The raw material may alternatively contain or consist essentially of thick juice.
US09896408B2	Method for producing azido-amine derivative A method for producing an azido-amine derivative includes obtaining an azido-amine derivative and extracting the azido-amine derivative obtained by using an aromatic solvent or an ether solvent.
US09896401B2	Method for removing catalyst used in reaction Provided is a method for easily and safely removing, from a reactor, a catalyst used in a reaction that is performed using hydrogen fluoride in the presence of the catalyst. In a reaction performed in a reactor containing at least hydrogen fluoride and a catalyst, the catalyst is removed through a process comprising a heating step of performing heat-treatment so that the ambient temperature of the reactor is 80° C. or more after completion of the reaction, and a purge step of flowing inert gas into the reactor to discharge the hydrogen fluoride to the outside of the reactor after completion of the reaction.
US09896399B2	Selective hydrogenation method for phenylacetylene in the presence of cracking C8 fraction Provided is a method for selective hydrogenation phenylacetylene (PA) in cracked C8 fraction, which adopts a hydrogenation reactor featuring an upper catalyst bed and a lower catalyst bed, and operated by the following steps: feedstock cracked C8 fraction is supplied through the lower bed while hydrogen is supplied through the gas distributor located below the lower bed and increases the bed temperature to 0-20° C., and gas distributor located below the upper bed increases the upper bed temperature to 0-15° C., the reaction effluent from the upper bed is subsequently passed through and recovered from the packing layer. The method is characterized with low loss rate of styrene after hydrogenation and high hydrogenation rate of phenylacetylene.
US09896398B2	Xylene separation process and apparatus A simulated moving bed process using dual, parallel rotary valves configured or plumbed to be operated independently in which the step times of the rotary valves are staggered. In embodiments, the second rotary valve is programmed to step about halfway through the step time of the first rotary valve. Staggering the step time of the parallel rotary valves, rather than utilizing simultaneous stepping, results in increased net composite paraxylene concentration of the extract stream, allowing for increased capacity of the simulated moving bed process and/or reduced energy consumption.
US09896389B2	Heat-generating multi-compartment microcapsules A multi-compartment microcapsule produces heat when subjected to a stimulus (e.g., a compressive force, a magnetic field, or combinations thereof). In some embodiments, the multi-compartment microcapsules have first and second compartments separated by an isolating structure adapted to rupture in response to the stimulus, wherein the first and second compartments contain reactants that come in contact and react to produce heat when the isolating structure ruptures. In some embodiments, the multi-compartment microcapsules are shell-in-shell microcapsules each having an inner shell contained within an outer shell, wherein the inner shell defines the isolating structure and the outer shell does not allow the heat-generating chemistry to escape the microcapsule upon rupture of the inner shell.
US09896387B2	Products from a flue gas desulfurization by-product Compositions and methods for producing a manufactured product, a method for making a liquid absorbent, and processes for disposal of flammable liquids with a flue gas desulfurization by-product. The compositions for the manufactured products combine a binder and the by-product. The composition contains a greater percentage by weight of the by-product than the binder. The methods for producing manufactured products include dewatering the gypsum-depleted waste stream to reduce a water content, and forming the manufactured product. The method for making a liquid absorbent includes dewatering, granulating, drying, heating, and packaging a granulated gypsum-depleted composition as the liquid absorbent. The processes for disposal of flammable liquids include distributing a by-product into contact with flammable liquid, absorbing the liquid, transporting, and igniting the flammable liquid. The artificial soils are a combination of by-product and animal waste, human waste, or another bio-solid.
US09896383B2	High zirconia electrically fused cast refractory A high zirconia electrically fused cast refractory having long time durability with less cracking during production and in the course of temperature rising, excellent in productivity, less forming zircon crystals in the refractory itself and even in contact with molten glass, excellent in bubble foamability to molten glass, less generating cracks even undergoing heat cycles during operation of a glass melting furnace. A high zirconia electrically fused cast refractory comprises, as chemical component, 85 to 95% by weight of ZrO2, 0.4 to 2.5% by weight of Al2O3, 3.5 to 10.0% by weight of SiO2, 0.05% by weight or more of Na2O, 0.05 to 0.7% by weight of Na2O and K2O in total, 0.01 to 0.04% by weight of B2O3, 0.1 to 3.0% by weight of SrO or BaO when one of BaO and SrO is contained, 0.1% by weight or more of SrO and 0.1 to 3.0% by weight of SrO and BaO in total when both of BaO and SrO are contained, 0.01 to 0.2% by weight of CaO, 0.1% by weight or less of MgO, 0.01 to 0.7% by weight of SnO2, 0.3% by weight or less of Fe2O3 and TiO2 in total, less than 0.01% by weight of P2O5, and less than 0.01% by weight of CuO.
US09896377B2	Low-emissivity and anti-solar glazing The invention relates to low-emissivity and anti-solar glazing systems that change only very little in properties when they are subjected to a heat treatment. They comprise a stack of thin layers comprising an alternating arrangement of n infrared radiation reflecting functional layers and n+1 dielectric coatings, and a barrier layer directly superposed on the last functional layer furthest away from the substrate, characterized in that: (i) the first dielectric coating closest to the substrate comprises a layer made from an oxide, in direct contact with the substrate, (ii) the internal dielectric coating or coatings surrounded by two functional layers comprise a layer made from a silicon nitride or a silicon oxide with a thickness greater than 5 nm surrounded on both sides by layers made from an oxide other than silicon oxide with thicknesses greater than 5 nm, (iii) the barrier layer is based on zinc oxide or consists of an indium oxide possibly doped with tin, and (iv) the last dielectric coating furthest away from the substrate comprises, in order starting from the substrate: a layer made from an oxide other than silicon oxide with a thickness greater than 3 nm and a layer made from a silicon nitride or a silicon oxide with a thickness greater than 10 nm.
US09896372B2	Method and apparatus for scoring thin glass and scored thin glass A method and apparatus for scoring thin glass for the purpose of score and break separation as well as an accordingly prepared scored thin glass are provided. The scoring tool is pressed onto the thin glass and drawn along the scoring line with an adjusted scoring contact pressure force as a vertical scoring force component. This permits to production of prescored ultrathin glass of Knoop hardness from 350 to 650 with a score depth from 1/20 to ⅘ of the material thickness.
US09896370B2	Apparatus for heat treating an optical ceramic material, method for heat treating an optical ceramic material, method for heat treating synthetic silica glass, method for producing an optical system, and method for producing an exposure apparatus An optical ceramic material heat treatment apparatus, comprising: a furnace body that is capable to contain an optical ceramic material to be heat treated in the inside thereof; a temperature drop control heater that generates heat during dropping a temperature of the optical ceramic material; a refrigerant intake unit that introduces a refrigerant into the inside of the furnace body to flow the refrigerant therein; and a control unit that controls the temperature drop rate, wherein the temperature drop control heater is arranged in the inside of the furnace body and/or in the refrigerant intake unit, the control unit controls at least one of an amount of heat generation of the temperature drop control heater, and a flow rate of the refrigerant in the inside of the furnace body to control a temperature drop rate at the optical ceramic material or in the vicinity thereof to be kept in a predetermined profile.
US09896368B2	Methods and apparatus for additive manufacturing of glass In illustrative implementations of this invention, a crucible kiln heats glass such that the glass becomes or remains molten. A nozzle extrudes the molten glass while one or more actuators actuate movements of the nozzle, a build platform or both. A computer controls these movements such that the extruded molten glass is selectively deposited to form a 3D glass object. The selective deposition of molten glass occurs inside an annealing kiln. The annealing kiln anneals the glass after it is extruded. In some cases, the actuators actuate the crucible kiln and nozzle to move in horizontal x, y directions and actuate the build platform to move in a z-direction. In some cases, fluid flows through a cavity or tubes adjacent to the nozzle tip, in order to cool the nozzle tip and thereby reduce the amount of glass that sticks to the nozzle tip.
US09896365B2	Seawater desalination system and seawater desalination method A seawater desalination system includes an intake part buried in a sand layer of the seafloor to take in seawater passed through the sand layer, an anterior filtration part filtering seawater conveyed from the intake part, and a posterior filtration part filtering seawater conveyed from the anterior filtration part, using a reverse osmosis membrane. The anterior filtration part includes a first anterior filtration line including a first ultrafiltration membrane, a second anterior filtration line including a second ultrafiltration membrane having a molecular weight cut-off less than that of the first ultrafiltration membrane, and a switching part switching a path through which seawater flows between the first and second anterior filtration lines provided in parallel with each other. The system controls the switching part in accordance with dissolved oxygen content in the seawater taken in by the intake part, thereby improving the efficiency of seawater filtration with the ultrafiltration membranes.
US09896361B2	Orbital wastewater treatment system and method of operating same An orbital wastewater treatment system includes a tank assembly, at least one impeller, at least one flow-diversion mechanism, at least one actuator, optionally at least one sensor disposed in the tank assembly, and a control unit. The tank assembly has three treatment zones and pairs of passages between the first zone and the second zone and between the second zone and the third zone. The impeller disposed in the tank assembly moves mixed liquor under process about the tank assembly. Multiple flow-diversion mechanisms disposed at the passages between the zones of each pair control process conditions pursuant to a predetermined schedule and/or at least partially in accordance with input from the one or more sensors.
US09896360B2	Hot sanitary water system and method for disinfection of hot water A sanitary warm water system comprises an annular water duct, a pump, a heater, withdrawing ducts connected to the annular duct and a supply duct, a monochloramine generator which synthesizes and adds monochloramine to the warm water in the annular duct at a disinfection point, an ammonium ion abatement device which adds chlorine or hypochlorites to the warm water in the annular duct, an ammonium detector which detects the concentration of ammonium ions in the warm water and a control system which activates the monochloramine generator and activates the ammonium ion abatement device and controls the addition of chlorine or hypochlorite as a function of the ammonium concentration signals, independently of the activation of the monochloramine generator.
US09896359B2	Chemical treatment for organic fouling in boilers Methods and systems relate to generating steam from water that contains dissolved organic compounds. The methods mix a polymerization inhibitor with the water prior to feeding the water into a steam generator. The polymerization inhibitor limits coupling of the dissolved organics under boiler conditions to mitigate fouling issues within the boiler.
US09896352B2	Apparatus for removal of radionuclides in liquids A vessel for removing radionuclides from a liquid. The vessel comprises a shielded housing comprising an outer shell and an inner shell disposed within the outer shell. The housing defines an ion exchange chamber between the inner and outer shells. The vessel also comprises an inlet fluidly coupled with the ion exchange chamber, the inlet being configured for fluid communication with a source of the liquid, and an outlet fluidly coupled with the ion exchange chamber, the outlet being configured for fluid communication with a destination of the liquid. The vessel further comprises a first fluid passage extending between an exterior of the vessel and the inner shell and a second fluid passage extending between the exterior of the vessel and the inner shell.
US09896348B2	Nanoflotation A nanoflotation system used to separate suspended solids or large settling or floating solids from water, waste water or liquids. This is accomplished through the use of submerged membranes, in combination with a number of design components comprising froth flotation, gravity settling, pre coating of the submerged membranes, spacing, of the membranes to facilitate flotation of solids to the surface or to the bottom of the containment chamber holding the submerged membranes, and membrane structures which use large diameter hollow fiber or tubular membranes and/or large pore opening membrane materials.
US09896338B1	Segregated flow reactor and method for growth of ultra-long carbon nanotubes A reactor and method for seeded growth of nano-products such as carbon nanotubes, wires and filaments in which selected precursors are introduced into the reactor which is heated to a temperature sufficient to induce nano-product formation from interaction between the precursor gases and a nanopore templated catalyst. The selected precursors are segregated in the reactor through a plate defining two chambers which are sealed off from each other except for a void space provided in the plate. The void space is closed off by a membrane having nanopores and a catalyst formed as a layer. Atomic transfer of material from the selected precursors to form the nano-products on the catalyst layer in the other of the chambers occurs by diffusion through the catalyst layer to form the nano-product on the other of the chambers absent a pressure drop between the two chambers.
US09896333B2	Process for the production of hydrogen with total recovery of CO2 and recycling of unconverted methane This invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen from a hydrocarbon feedstock and steam comprising: A stage for the production of a synthesis gas in a unit for the steam-reforming of the hydrocarbon feedstock, A stage for shift conversion with steam of the synthesis gas that is obtained in the preceding stage producing a hydrogen stream that contains methane and carbon dioxide, A stage for recovering carbon dioxide and methane, present in the stream that is obtained in the shift conversion stage, in the form of hydrates that produce a stream of pure hydrogen, A stage for regeneration of methane, A stage for recycling methane to steam reforming.
US09896318B2	Method and device for manufacturing and filling thin-walled beverage containers A device for manufacturing and filling beverage containers (12) having thin walls and/or at least partially unstable shapes under the influence of heat is described, in which the containers (12) are manufactured by blow molding of preforms (10), then filled with a hot liquid filling product (16), next pressurized by a compressed gas (18), and then sealed. The preforms (10) and the containers (12) molded therefrom are pressurized during blow molding at a blow molding temperature, which is essentially below 110° C.
US09896310B2	Load-handling means for a tower or a tower section of a wind turbine and method for erecting a wind turbine The invention relates to a load-handling means for a tower or a tower section of a wind turbine, which load-handling means has tower-attachment means for attachment to an upper end or in the region of an upper end of a tower or a tower section of a wind turbine, and attachment points for attaching at least one anchoring means of a lifting gear unit. The invention also relates to a method for erecting a wind turbine, in particular an offshore wind turbine. The load-handling means according to the invention includes at least one oscillation damper, or at least one oscillation damper is attached, in particular releasably and/or exchangeably, to the load-handling means, the damping frequency of which oscillation damper lies in the region of a natural frequency of a clamped or freestanding tower or tower section without a gondola.
US09896307B2	Elevator rope and elevator apparatus that uses same In an elevator rope, an inner layer rope includes: a plurality of steel inner layer strands; and a resin inner layer rope coating body that is coated onto an outer circumference. A plurality of outer layer strands are twisted together on an outer circumference of the inner layer rope. The outer layer strands each include: an outer layer strand fiber core; and a plurality of steel wires that are twisted together on an outer circumference of the outer layer strand fiber core.
US09896303B2	Method for controlling elevator cars A method for controlling elevator cars of an elevator system according to one example includes assigning free elevator cars of the elevator system to one of either general service or express priority service (EPS). A destination dispatch controller receives an express priority service (EPS) call. The EPS call can indicate a request for priority service from an EPS call originating location to an EPS call final destination. The controller can determine whether any active EPS assigned car can service the EPS call. A particular elevator car can be an active EPS car when the particular car is carrying out EPS service. When a specific active EPS car can service the EPS call, the controller assigns the specific EPS car to the EPS call. Upon completion of the EPS call, the controller unassigns the EPS car to a free car.
US09896296B2	Conveying apparatus and tray unit A conveying apparatus includes: receiving trays including (i) a lowest tray, (ii) a first receiving tray different from the lowest tray, and (iii) at least one second receiving tray including one second receiving tray disposed just below the first receiving tray; a conveying mechanism; and a supporter supporting the receiving trays. The conveying apparatus further includes a transmission mechanism configured to perform at least one of: transmission of upward movement of the first receiving tray from a receiving position to an upper position, to downward movement of the one second receiving tray from the receiving position to a lower position; and transmission of the downward movement of the one second receiving tray to the upward movement of the first receiving tray.
US09896294B2	Apparatus for processing a moving web of material A drum assembly for processing a moving web of material is disclosed. The drum assembly has an outer drum with an axis of rotation and a plurality of support members on which cut patches of the moving web of material are supported as the drum rotates together with said support members about said axis. A cam is disposed within the outer drum and the support members and the cam cooperate with each other as the outer drum rotates relative to the cam to move the support members in an axial direction to alter the spacing between cut web patches on said support members.
US09896292B2	Sheet conveying apparatus that conveys sheet, and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus capable of continuing conveyance of sheets without causing a jam even when a switching member performs an operation for switching a conveyance path again. A switching member is disposed at a branching point of a conveyance path through which the sheet is conveyed by a conveying unit, and is operated by a drive unit for witching a destination of conveyance of the sheet. A controller causes the drive unit to operate the switching member, and performs a checking operation for checking a state of the drive unit based on an output from a sensor that detects a state of the switching member. The controller controls a sheet conveyance interval between a first sheet conveyed by the conveying unit and a second sheet conveyed following the first sheet, according to a result of the checking operation.
US09896290B2	Sheet conveying system A sheet conveying system includes an upstream conveyor section having an endless first conveyor belt movable in a first conveying direction x and extending in a first lateral direction z, the first conveying direction x and the first lateral direction z defining a first conveying plane xz; and a downstream conveyor section having an endless second conveyor belt that adjoins the first conveyor belt and is movable in a second conveying direction x′ and extends in a second lateral direction z′, the second conveying direction x′ and the second lateral direction z′ defining a second conveying plane x′z′. The conveyor sections are adapted to hold the sheets slip-free on the first and second conveyor belts. The second conveyor belt has a shear compliance in the second conveying plane x′z′ that is larger than the shear compliance of the first conveyor belt in the first conveying plane xz.
US09896286B2	Roller There is provided a roller including: a roller body part; and a rubber part attached to the roller body part, the rubber part including: a rubber body part provided on an outer circumference of the roller body part; and a side extending part extending on a side face of the roller body part from a side face of the rubber body part, wherein the roller body part has a recess portion formed on the side face of the roller body part, and into which the side extending part is fitted.
US09896281B2	Container processing machine and method for operating a container processing machine A container-processing machine includes a rotor with processing positions formed thereon, a transfer station, and a static lifting element used by all the processing positions. Each processing position has a processing head and a container carrier. The lifting element is a static lifting element that is used by all of the processing positions. When the processing position is at the transfer station, the lifting element causes relative motion between a container carrier and a processing head of the processing position. This causes the processing position to transition between receiving and discharge states.
US09896280B2	Stacked tilt tray and cross-belt sorting system A multi-level product sortation system includes sortation apparatuses interconnected on a conveyor and a station controlling loading and unloading thereof. Each apparatus includes a rack formed by a bottom wall, spaced-apart opposite side walls extending upright therefrom and a compartment above the bottom wall, between the side walls and being open at top and opposite ends. Each apparatus includes at least two carriers disposed in the compartment at different levels therein, and a product discharge control mechanism operable to selectively retain a product on and release a product from the respective carrier. One carrier is disposed above the other carrier and both extend longitudinally between open opposite ends of the compartment and laterally between opposite side walls of the rack. Each carrier is tiltable relative to the rack between a product support position and a product discharge position angularly displaced therefrom.
US09896277B2	Component supply device A component supply device is arranged adjacent to a mounter which mounts components on a board and supplies components to the mounter. This component supply device includes a replenishment section provided with a magazine which houses a component carrying member on which multiple components are arranged on a base material, and a conveyance section which conveys a component carrying member housed in the magazine and which is equipped with side surface number one to which the replenishment section is attached and side surface number two which is arranged adjacent to the mounter. The replenishment section is slidably attached with respect to side surface number one of the conveyance section.
US09896275B2	Article transport facility An article transport facility comprises a travel rail installed along a travel path, and a travel vehicle which is guided along the travel path with a travel wheel rolling on a travel surface of the travel rail. The travel vehicle has a distance measuring device for measuring a distance to the travel surface. And the distance measuring device includes a pair of distance sensors spaced apart from each other along a travel direction of the travel vehicle.
US09896272B2	Drag slat chain tensioning device and stop Adjustment and tensioning of a drag slat chain system is necessary in order to best handle loads while keeping the drag moving and minimizing chances of the chain jumping the sprocket. An automated means of such adjustment is accomplished by providing a known force to tension the chain to a known “slack” and then automatically setting a mechanical stop to maintain an “ideal” tension range.
US09896271B1	Conveyor accumulator for controlling the flow of articles being conveyed A conveyor accumulator for conveying articles comprises first and second parallel rails, a turnaround wheel, an endless loop conveyor chain, an infeed drive device, and an outfeed drive device. Each of the rails comprises a support surface and a guide surface. The support surfaces slope downward as they extend outboard of the center plane of the accumulator. The turnaround wheel is movable between the guide rails. The conveyor chain is slideable along and supported against gravity by at least the support surfaces of the first and second rails and is prevented from moving outboard by the guide surfaces. The turnaround wheel is configured to move in a manner extending and, alternatively, contracting the path of the portion of the conveyor chain configured to hold articles. The turnaround wheel is configured and adapted to cause the conveyor chain to bank as the conveyor chain extends around the turnaround wheel.
US09896265B2	Method and apparatus in pneumatic materials handling and a waste container/separating device Method for filling a waste container/separating device (50) of a pneumatic material conveying system, in which method material is conducted into a material container from a conveying pipe (100) via an inlet aperture (55) and in which method, for bringing about the suction/partial vacuum needed in conveying the material, the suction side of a partial-vacuum source (30) is connected to act in the container space of the waste container/separating device (50) and onwards into the conveying pipe (100). By changing the point at which the suction of the partial-vacuum source acts or the strength of its action in the container space (68) of the waste container/separating device (50), the input direction in the container space of the material (W) being conducted into the container space from the inlet aperture (55) is acted upon. The invention also relates to an apparatus and to a waste container/separating device.
US09896261B2	Container for consumer articles with in depth inner frame A container for consumer articles (20) comprises a box portion (31) comprising a box front wall (32), a box rear wall (36) and two box side walls (38) extending between the box front wall and the box rear wall. The container further comprises an inner frame (10) comprising an inner frame front wall (12) and inner frame side walls (14), wherein the inner frame front wall (12) is arranged parallel and at a predefined distance to the box front wall (32). The container further comprises an additional flap (50) comprising at least two opposing side edges, the first side edge (52) being attached to an upper edge of the box front wall (32), the second side edge (54) contacting the lower edge (12d) of the inner frame front wall.
US09896259B2	Ice chest suspension device A means of suspending items within a transportable container, such as an environmental enclosure like a common “cooler” or “ice-chest”. Inside the container, items are supported by resting on top of a shelf or platform that may be rigid, semi-rigid, inflatable, pleated, telescoping, floating, cushioned, or flexible. The shelf may be supported by straps that may exit the container and are fastened to, or encircle, the interior and/or exterior of the container. The mechanism for attachment to the outside of the container may be a simple loop over an external anchor point affixed to the outside of the container, or a latch or latches, or a magnetic device, or a continuous loop or loops that encircle the container such that no external anchor is required.
US09896247B2	Self-closing flip-spout cap A cap including a cap body and a spout hingedly connected to the cap body and moveable relative to the cap body between at least a first position and a second position, wherein the spout in magnetically biased to the first position.
US09896245B1	Sliding door and track assembly The present invention discloses a simple, integral, sliding door track and hook assembly for a box or carrier. The door track and hook assembly includes a frame having a pair of tracks, a panel in slidable engagement with the pair of tracks, a slot present in the pair of tracks. The door (or panel) and track assembly is configured to arrest the panel in a fixed position when the panel is in an open arrangement without the need for additional hardware to keep it open. The invention eliminates or minimizes use of hardware. The hook portion of the assembly has no lock mechanism, and no special door is required.
US09896234B2	Wraparound shipping box blank with system and method of forming blank into a shipping case A corrugated paperboard wraparound blank for forming a shipping case is provided, including five wall panels and four sets of end flaps connected via fold lines, at least two sets of stacking tabs, and at least two corresponding sets of receiving slots for receiving the stacking tabs. The wraparound blank is formed of a heavier material than a conventional blank, which would typically be difficult for automatic packaging equipment to form into a case, but the fold lines are creased with optional perforations or scoring. An optional modification aiding folding is presented for conventional case packers. The heavier fiberboard better supports and protects an inner product, such as cartons or paper bottles of liquids and reduces damage to the cap and neck. The heavier material in combination with the stacking tabs allows an increase in stacking height, thereby reducing transportation costs.
US09896225B2	Packaging and filling device, paper container and blank A packaging and filling device, a paper container, and a blank is disclosed, in which the container is substantially protected from permeation leakage from an end surface. The blank for the paper container comprises an upper part, a bottom part, and a cylindrical main body having four side walls and a square cross-section, and is formed by a packaging and filling device. The packaging and filling device comprises a loading unit for retrieving the blank and loading a cylindrical blank, a bottom-part-molding unit for molding the bottom part of the cylindrical blank and obtaining a container, a filling unit for filling the container with a liquid food item from an upper opening, and an upper-part-sealing unit for heat-sealing the upper opening.
US09896223B2	Pump systems for controlling pressure loads A pump system for controlling a pressure load delivered to an aircraft interface included in the pump system is disclosed. The pump system includes a pump circuit, a pump, and a valve system. The pump is coupled with the conduits and is configured to provide a pressure load to the aircraft interface to move fuel from a fuel reservoir through the conduits toward the aircraft interface in a fueling mode and to move fuel from the aircraft interface through the conduits toward the fuel reservoir in a defueling mode. The valve system is coupled to the conduits and configured to control the pressure load delivered to the aircraft interface to block the pressure load from exceeding either of a high-pressure threshold and a delta-pressure threshold.
US09896221B1	Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a deployable net for capture of threat UAVs An apparatus for use as part of, or attached to, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to intercept and entangle a threat unmanned aerial vehicle, includes a flight and payload control system for controlling power to the UAV and for controlling maneuvering of the UAV. A host-side mount may be coupled to the UAV and is in communication with the flight and payload control system. A payload-side mount is removably attached to the host-side mount and includes a power interface and a control interface between the payload-side mount and the host-side mount. A counter-UAV system is coupled to said payload-side mount and includes a deployable net having a cross-sectional area sized for intercepting and entangling the threat unmanned aerial vehicle; and a deployment mechanism for mounting to the unmanned aerial vehicle including a rigid mounting bar and a pair of cords, between which the deployable net is disposed.
US09896214B1	Hose movement sensor A hose movement detector for an aircraft PCA hose management system comprises a sensor that provides a signal to indicate a first condition when a hose is moving into an aircraft ventilation hose management system or out of the aircraft ventilation hose management system and that does not provide the signal when the hose is not moving. The output of the sensor is usable to disable hose drive motors when a fault condition is preventing the hose from moving, such as the hose being caught by an obstruction, and thus avoid damage to the hose management system or its hose.
US09896199B2	Rotor hub for a rotorcraft A rotor hub can include a yoke, a mast, and one or more radially oriented actuators. The first radial actuator and the second radial actuator each have a piston configured to impart a translation of the yoke relative to the mast. The radial actuators are configured to attenuate in-plane whirling vibrations. The rotor hub can also have actuators coupled between the mast and the yoke for attenuating flapping and vertical vibrations.
US09896197B2	Devices and methods for in flight transition VTOL/fixed wing hybrid aircraft structures and flight modes A hybrid VTOL/high speed aircraft may comprise systems and functions for in flight configuration changes from high lift helicopter or VTOL mode to fixed or swing-wing high speed aircraft mode to accommodate a variety of functions or missions.
US09896194B2	Autobraking system with course trajectory adjustment Methods and systems are provided for improved autobraking systems for aircraft. Such systems and methods include a pedal balance controller configured to receive one of a yaw angle, a yaw speed, and a wheel speed, and an autobrake pedal executive module configured to send an autobrake left pedal command and an autobrake right pedal command to a pedal executive module, wherein the pedal executive module is configured to execute a pedal command. These systems and methods may assist a pilot in maintaining a desired course during autobraking.
US09896193B2	Aerodynamic structure with asymmetrical shock bump An aerodynamic structure comprising a shock bump (3) extending from its surface. The shock bump is asymmetrical about a plane of asymmetry, and the plane of asymmetry: passes through a centre (6) of the shock bump, is parallel with a principal direction of air flow over the structure, and extends at a right angle to the surface of the structure.
US09896190B1	Wing leading edge architecture suitable for laminar flow A wing leading edge architecture designed to enable laminar flow on passenger jets or other aircraft. The embodiments disclosed herein comprise a metallic fixed leading edge skin panel that is bonded to internal support structure without fasteners except for limited fastening along side edge portions adjacent to side edge portions of adjacent leading edge skin panels and along an aft edge portion overlapping a wing skin. In addition, the embodiments disclosed herein integrate a low-drag bleed-air anti-icing (i.e., vent) system and a Krueger flap assembly (e.g., a two-position, high-height, variable-camber Krueger flap assembly).
US09896186B2	Braided composite spar A braided composite spar or preform for a braided composite spar with a plurality of tubular plies of braided fibers. Each ply has a first set of fibers which wind in a clockwise direction in a first series of turns with a pitch between each adjacent pair of turns, and a second set of fibers which wind in an anti-clockwise direction in a second series of turns with a pitch between each adjacent pair of turns. The first and second sets of fibers in each ply are intertwined to form a braided structure. The spar or preform extends lengthwise from a root to a tip and has a tapered portion which tapers inwardly towards the tip. Each ply has a circumference in the tapered portion which reduces as it tapers inwardly. For at least one of the plies the pitches of the first and second sets of fibers increase continuously as the ply tapers inwardly in the tapered portion. The spar or preform can be used to provide a tubular main spar for a winglet. The winglet also has a front spar with a front spar web, an upper front spar cap, and a lower front spar cap. An upper skin of the winglet is joined to the braided spar and the upper front spar cap. A lower skin of the winglet is joined to the braided spar and the lower front spar cap.
US09896185B2	Aircraft interior flooring systems An aircraft flooring system for an aircraft fuselage adapted to secure a payload component may include first and second seat tracks extending longitudinally with respect to the aircraft fuselage, the first and second seat tracks being spaced from one another; and an intercostal assembly extending between the first and second seat tracks. The intercostal assembly can include a first intercostal having a center member having a first end and a second end and a top flange including a mounting region between the first and second ends; and at least first and second tab members. The first tab member can be coupled to the top flange toward the first end of the center member and the second tab member can be coupled to the top flange toward the second end of the center member. The first and second tab members can extend beyond the first and second ends of the center member, respectively, and be configured to be coupled to the first and second seat tracks.
US09896179B2	System and method for controlling fuel supply to engine of ship Disclosed are a system and method for controlling fuel supply to an engine for ships. The system for controlling fuel supply to an engine for ships includes: a system operating zone in which LNG is pumped by a pump and gasified; and a supply operating zone receiving the pumped and gasified LNG from the system operating zone and supplying the LNG to the engine, wherein a preset pressure of the system operating zone is set to be higher than that of the supply operating zone.
US09896177B1	Shift system for a marine drive A marine drive comprises an internal combustion engine that effectuates rotation of the driveshaft, a propulsor driven into rotation by the driveshaft so as to effect thrust, and a transmission that shifts amongst a forward gear, a reverse gear, and a neutral gear. The marine drive has a gear case housing on the bottom portion and a driveshaft housing around the driveshaft and positioned between the internal combustion engine and the gear case housing. The marine drive has a shift rod rotatable about its own axis, wherein rotation of the shift rod about its own axis shifts the transmission amongst the forward gear, the reverse gear, and the neutral gear. The marine drive also comprises an actuator positioned in the driveshaft housing that effectuates the rotation of the shift drive about its own axis.
US09896176B2	Marine propulsion device A marine propulsion device includes a power source, a steering handle, and an accelerator grip that moves with respect to the steering handle. A movement region of the accelerator grip includes a forward movement rotation region, a reverse movement rotation region and an axis movement region. In the forward movement rotation region, the accelerator grip is operated to rotate so as to obtain a drive force in a forward movement direction. In the reverse movement rotation region the accelerator grip is operated to rotate so as to obtain a drive force in a reverse movement direction. The axis movement region is provided between the forward movement rotation region and the reverse movement rotation region. In the axis movement region, the accelerator grip is moved in the extensional direction of a rotation axis.
US09896175B2	Outboard motor and methods of use thereof An outboard motor and methods of use thereof in general, includes a powerhead removeably affixed to the transom of a boat, and a gear case rotationally connected to a propeller shaft, the outboard motor including a telescopic drive shaft, the telescopic drive shaft having a first drive shaft section rotationally connected to the motor and a second drive shaft section rotationally connected to the gear case, and a telescopic drive shaft housing, the telescopic drive shaft housing configured to support the telescopic drive shaft internally therethrough, whereby the telescopic drive shaft and the telescopic drive shaft housing are configured to provide depth adjustment for the gear case and the propeller shaft, and thus enable the propeller to be raised and lowered during propulsion to improve propulsion efficiency.
US09896172B1	Apparatuses and methods for servicing lubrication in a marine drive A lubrication system in a marine drive has a lubrication circuit that conveys lubrication to componentry of the marine drive and a lubrication service port connected to the lubrication circuit. The lubrication system further includes a pump disposed in the marine drive, wherein the pump pumps lubrication through the lubrication circuit. A hydraulic valve is connected to the lubrication circuit, wherein the hydraulic valve has a normal operating position wherein lubrication in the lubrication circuit is pumped by the pump to the componentry, and has a servicing position wherein lubrication in the lubrication circuit is pumped by the pump to the lubrication service port.
US09896170B1	Man overboard detection system The present invention surveils a ship and automatically detects movement around a ship such as, for example, a man overboard condition. Detection is achieved using a continually scanning set of lasers that cooperate with long-wave infrared thermal imaging cameras that are used to classify the movement. If a MOB event is determined, an alarm is then initiated on the bridge of the ship.
US09896168B1	Swing range adjustable fin assembly A swing-range adjustable fin assembly that fits into a standard finbox of a surfboard. A set of fin-stop pin guideways, each having a set of pin fixation locations, and a pin loading port, permit a user to load a pin, move it and fix it into a position where it will constrain the fin swing range. Also disclosed is a surfboard comprising such a swing-range adjustable fin assembly.
US09896156B2	Gear changing control apparatus A gear changing control apparatus is provided for controlling a plurality of operation modes of a drive unit of an electric transmission that assists a manual drive force of a bicycle. The control apparatus includes a controller. The controller selects a gear changing range that can be used according to a selected operation mode from a plurality of operation modes. The controller controls the electric transmission within the gear changing range that is selected.
US09896155B2	System for the electrical propulsion of light-weight wheeled transportation vehicles An electrical propulsion system for bicycles (E-bike) is claimed. The system comprises an electric motor, at least three speed reduction stages and an output gear (driven gear). The motor has an output shaft oriented towards one side of the system, while the output gear is located on the opposite side of the system. The first and second reduction stage are located on the same side as the drive gear which is mounted on the output shaft of the motor. The sub-claims specify the first reduction stage to be a planetary gear set and specify the location of the third reduction stage. Further is the motor defined as high speed motor and is the system specified as module for mounting to a bicycle bottom bracket.
US09896148B2	Collapsible two-wheeled vehicle Provided is a thin collapsible two-wheeled vehicle including: a pair of left and right mounting members provided to the main body frame to mount the rear wheel; wherein the pair of mounting members are each provided with a through hole penetrating each of the pair of mounting members respectively in left and right directions of the mounting members; the main body frame has a storage room therein, the storage room capable of storing the front wheel, the rear wheel, the saddle, and the handle; the rear wheel has an axle capable of moving within the through hole between a first mounting position and second mounting position; the rear wheel protrudes from the main body frame when the axle is mounted at the first mounting position, and the rear wheel is stored in the main body frame when the axle is mounted at the second mounting position.
US09896146B2	Two-axle vehicle balance scooter The two-axle vehicle balance scooter includes an upper shell, lower shell, pedal, pressure sensors, brackets, wheels, press block, shaft, chip, and battery pack. The brackets include a pedal bracket, hardware support, battery support and chip support. The press block includes a wheel pressure block and an axial compression block, from bottom to top on the housing gasket installed the pedal bracket and pedals. Both sides of the body are disposed around a middle section that is a battery holder below which a battery is installed. Accordingly, the scooter is symmetrical thus providing better stability, easier handling, easy installation and removal of a battery and other benefits.
US09896143B2	Pannier mounting structure in saddle-riding type vehicle In a pannier mounting structure, a pannier is mounted on a side portion in a vehicle widthwise direction of a motorcycle through a pannier stay. The pannier stay includes a first retaining portion and a second retaining portion beneath the first retaining portion. The pannier has a rear surface provided with a first retaining bag that opens downwards and a second retaining bag that is positioned below the first retaining bag and opens upwards. While the first retaining portion is inserted into the first retaining bag through an opening in a lower portion thereof, the second retaining portion is inserted into the second retaining bag through an opening in an upper portion thereof and is engaged within the second retaining bag.
US09896142B2	Dynamic cycle light distribution system A system for dynamic distribution of bicycle lighting including a plurality of light sources coupled to and under operation of a controller. The controller controls power distributed to the light sources and provides dynamic illumination of the light sources according to bicycle operating condition data, regarding the speed, angle of incline, angle of descent and geographic and terrain conditions in which the bicycle is operated.
US09896141B2	BikeSeatBoost power seat, fits all bicycles An assembly is provided that is used to allow a bicycle to have seat height adjustment controlled by the rider while the bicycle is in motion. The seat height is adjustable to suit the needs of the operator. The assembly can include a horizontal lower channel which can be attached to a seat-post or seat-clamp of a bicycle and a horizontal upper channel that can be secured to a bicycle seat. The horizontal upper channel can be attached to the lower channel by four arms and can be raised and lowered by a control.
US09896140B1	Suspension for a bicycle saddle A seat apparatus includes a rigid base adapted for selectively mounting on a seat post of a bicycle and includes an armature mount. A rigid armature has a rear end, a front end, and a central mounting portion adapted for fixing with the armature mount of the base. A saddle has a top side, a bottom side, a front end, and a rear end, the top side being adapted for receiving a person thereon in a seated position. A connecting element is fixed between the bottom side of the saddle and with the front end of the armature. A cushion is fixed between the bottom side of the saddle and the rear end of the armature and includes a top membrane, a bottom membrane, and at least one peripheral membrane all capturing a cushioning substance therebetween. The cushion maintains a minimum height when under compression.
US09896098B2	Vehicle travel control device A vehicle travel control device that makes a vehicle travel on the basis of a target travel trajectory, wherein when it is determined that the direction of the vehicle is outward in the lane width direction on the basis of the lane center of the target lane, the vehicle travel control device generates the target travel trajectory on the assumption that the direction of the vehicle is a direction along the lane center of the target lane or is inward in the lane width direction on the basis of the lane center of the target lane.
US09896093B2	Vehicle control system A technique is provided in which detection of an impending collision results in the vehicle's control system taking steps to minimize damage to the passenger cabin, thereby increasing passenger safety. In particular, once an object is detected in the vehicle's pathway, the on-board controller determines whether or not a collision with the object (e.g., an on-coming car or a stationary object) is imminent. Once the system determines that a collision is imminent, the controller (i) deactivates the car's anti-lock braking system, (ii) locks-up the wheels, and (iii) rotates the front wheels to minimize intrusion of the wheels into the passenger cabin. The system may be configured to tailor the response to an imminent collision based on (i) vehicle speed, and (ii) probable impact area.
US09896088B2	Drive control system for hybrid vehicle A drive control system for a hybrid vehicle is provided to shift an operating mode smoothly to an electric vehicle mode in which an engine is stopped. A controller is configured to select the electric vehicle mode to be established from the first electric vehicle mode and the second electric vehicle mode upon satisfaction of the determination to shift the operating mode to the electric vehicle mode, to select the clutch to be engaged from the first clutch and the second clutch to establish the selected electric vehicle mode, and to stop the engine while engaging the selected clutch.
US09896087B2	Hybrid vehicle and control method therefor A vehicle is configured to perform external power supply which supplies electric power to outside of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a battery, an engine, a first MG configured to generate electric power using motive power of the engine, a fuel supply port for supplying a fuel for the engine, and an ECU for controlling an external power supply operation. When fuel supply into the fuel supply port is performed during the external power supply, the ECU prohibits driving of the engine, and supplies electric power stored in the battery to the outside of the vehicle.
US09896082B2	Vehicle driving support control device There is provided a structure in a driving support system of a vehicle equipped with a steering assist mechanism and a torque vectoring mechanism of right and left wheels, the system capable of reducing an occurrence of a driver's sense of incongruity as much as possible also during the operation of a control based on a machine input and reflecting a driver's steering in the control. The inventive device comprises a steering assist torque controller which controls a steering assist torque given by the steering assist mechanism, a right and left braking-driving force difference controller which controls the braking-driving force difference between the right and left wheels given by the torque vectoring mechanism and a control target value determiner which determines the target values of the steering assist torque and braking-driving force difference for driving support control, based on the steering torque by the driver.
US09896079B2	Control and delivery of hydraulic fluid in vehicle braking system A braking system in a hybrid vehicle is provided. The braking system includes a master cylinder having a first outlet, a second outlet, and a piston disposed therein and translatable from a proximal end to a distal end in response to brake pedal displacement. A brake fluid reservoir supplies hydraulic fluid to the master cylinder. A first fluid circuit connects the first outlet of the master cylinder to the brake fluid reservoir. A second fluid circuit connects the second outlet of the master cylinder to wheel brakes and supplies hydraulic fluid from the master cylinder to the wheel brakes in response to brake pedal displacement. The first outlet of the master cylinder is disposed between the second outlet and the proximal end of the master cylinder such that initial brake pedal displacement transfers brake fluid from the master cylinder to the fluid reservoir to inhibit hydraulic braking during regenerative braking.
US09896075B2	Pulsation damping device of hydraulic brake system Disclosed herein is a pulsation damping device of a hydraulic brake system. The pulsation damping device of a hydraulic brake system which attenuates a pressure pulsation of brake oil discharged from a pump comprise a sleeve inserted into a bore which communicates with an inport into which the brake oil is introduced and an outport through which the brake oil is discharged, wherein one end of the sleeve is open and the other end is closed, a damping member accommodated in the sleeve and hollowed to form a damping space therein, and a stopper member configured to block one open end of the bore and coupled to an opening of the sleeve.
US09896070B2	Steering wheel squeeze-activated vehicle braking system A brake-by-wire vehicle braking system is augmented with “squeeze” sensors placed in the steering wheel of the vehicle enabling a vehicle operator to stop the vehicle more quickly in an emergency situation by eliminating the significant times that it takes to move a driver's foot from the accelerator to the brake pedal and then depress the brake pedal. An important objective is to achieve a faster vehicle stop by allowing the driver to optionally eliminate foot movement from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal and also the depression of the brake pedal. This invention also potentially allows a driver to squeeze a steering wheel to slow a vehicle, perhaps to comply with a lower speed limit, or accomplish the fastest possible “hard-stop” in an emergency situation.
US09896068B2	Energy recovery system An energy recovery system may include a compressor, an air tank, and a motor. The compressor may have a swashplate member and one or more piston and cylinder assemblies aligned with a compressor axis. The swashplate member may be able to tilt relative to the compressor axis between a no-compression position and a maximum compression position in which each piston can move within its respective cylinder between a top dead center position and a bottom dead center position. The swashplate member may be arranged to be coupled to a shaft so that the compressor axis is substantially aligned with a shaft axis and so that the swashplate member is able to rotate in tandem with the shaft, and also may be able to tilt relative to the compressor axis between no-, maximum-, and intermediate-compression positions. In the no-compression position, each piston may be located at the top dead center position.
US09896053B2	Side airbag apparatus A side airbag apparatus is provided between a vehicle body and a back seat, and includes a base housing configured to house an airbag and an inflator, a base member having upper and lower base attachment portions provided to sandwich the base housing in an upper-to-lower direction and attached to a portion of the vehicle body, and a retainer member configured to hold the base housing from a vehicle back side. Right and left engagement claws at an upper end of a back wall of the retainer member are arranged to engage respectively with engagement holes provided at a portion of the vehicle body on the vehicle back side. A virtual plane passing through the upper and lower base attachment portions and extending along a vehicle front-to-back direction passes between the right and left engagement claws.
US09896044B2	System and method for vehicle range extension on detection of a low fuel condition The technology described herein provides a system and method for automatically increasing the remaining driving range of a vehicle when a low fuel or other condition is detected by altering the operating parameters of one or more vehicle systems to improve propulsion system efficiency and thereby lower fuel consumption. The vehicle range extending system is capable of altering the operating parameters of any vehicle system, including for example variable displacement settings, start-stop technology settings, and HVAC operation. The disclosed technology can also provide information to the driver, suggesting which system operating parameters should be altered to reduce the fuel consumption rate.
US09896041B2	Interior trim element for a motor vehicle An interior trim element (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising a main part (2), more particularly a trough-shaped main part, that defines an interior space (5), and comprising at least one clip element (7a, 7b), wherein the at least one clip element (7a, 7b) is pivotally hinged to the main part (2) via at least one film hinge (8a, 8b), wherein the film hinge (8a, 8b) is formed on a shoulder (11) created on an edge portion (4a) of the main part (2) that partially delimits the interior space (5), the shoulder (11) being offset with respect to the free end of the edge portion (4a).
US09896038B2	Work vehicle A work vehicle which can provide more accommodation space for articles on a vehicular body frame is provided. A rear cab mount on which a cab of a hydraulic excavator is mounted is mounted on a revolving frame and forms a hollow rear under-mount space. An opening portion is formed at a position corresponding to a side of the rear under-mount space in an exterior cover which laterally covers the revolving frame. A rear door body can open and close the opening portion. The rear door body opens the rear under-mount space to an external space with the opening portion being opened.
US09896033B2	Vehicle and semi-automatic foot-pedal device thereof A semi-automatic foot-pedal device is provided, which includes a panel and a pedal-connecting component connected with the panel. The pedal-connecting component includes an upper bracket, a left bracket, a lower bracket, a right bracket and an elastic unit; when the pedal-connecting component is in a closed state, the panel moves away from the upper bracket to transform the pedal-connecting component into an elastically spread state under a force on the panel in a downward direction and the elastic unit generates pushing force toward its two opposite directions; when the pedal-connecting component is in a spread state, the panel moves towards the upper bracket to transform the pedal-connecting component into an elastically closed state under a force on the panel in an obliquely-upward direction and the elastic unit generates pushing force toward its two opposite directions.
US09896029B1	Vehicle components utilizing detectable layers A vehicle is provided that includes an external body panel that includes a license plate positioned on the external body panel. A lighting assembly is disposed on the vehicle and a detectable layer is disposed on at least one of the license plate and the lighting assembly. The detectable layer is configured to reflect at least one band of the electromagnetic spectrum.
US09896025B2	Motorcycle position lamp attachment structure A position lamp mounting structure (32) is provided separately from a support structure for a headlamp. The position lamp mounting structure (32) includes a top bridge (41) for supporting an upper portion of a front fork assembly (9), a handle holder (33) for sandwiching a handlebar (34) between it and the top bridge (4), a lamp holder (37) provided in the handle holder (33), and a lamp unit (40) fitted to the lamp holder (37). The lamp unit (40) includes a position lamp (44) built therein.
US09896021B2	Boat trailer light mount assembly A light mount assembly for coupling with a light fixture for attachment to the guide posts of a boat trailer. This invention focuses on an improved assembly for attaching light fixtures to the guide posts of boat trailers without reconfiguring the lighting system or the guide posts. The light mount assembly serves as a universal adapter for attaching brake or turning signal lights to the elevated position on the guide posts of a boat trailer. The assembly with its contiguous components provides a protective covering for the electrical wires of the light fixture and the coupled apparatus is easily attached to the guide posts using an adhesive, welding or screws as a fastening means. The light mount assembly requires little or no maintenance, is made from noncorrosive and durable material, and allows for the easy replacement of the light fixture without removal of the assembly form the guide posts.
US09896018B2	Locking cargo tie-down A retaining apparatus includes a base member having a first protrusion engaging an edge of a fixed plate and a floating hinge connected to the base member. The retaining apparatus also includes a pivotable plate member pivotally connected to the hinge. The pivotable plate member also defines a second protrusion engaging an opposing edge of the fixed plate. The pivotable plate member actuates to clamp the fixed plate between the first protrusion and the second protrusion.
US09896017B1	Convertible trailer A convertible trailer includes a frame including a tongue portion arranged to facilitate towing by a vehicle, a main portion supported by the frame and defining a portion of a space, and an end portion coupled to the main portion and cooperating with the main portion to define the space. A porch cover is pivotably coupled to the main portion for movement between a stowed position and a deployed position and a porch floor is pivotably coupled to the main portion for movement between a stowed position and a deployed position, the porch cover and the porch floor cooperating to define a porch when in the deployed position. A front door is formed as part of the main portion and provides a passage between the space and the porch. An end door is formed as part of the end portion and is arranged to provide access to the space. A plurality of removable support members is positioned beneath the porch floor and arranged to support the porch floor in the deployed position.
US09896015B2	Vehicle dolly A frame of a vehicle dolly includes a wheel cradle opening to receive a wheel of a vehicle to be towed. A hinged member is pivotally attached to the frame and is movable between an open position and a closed position to form part of a wheel cradle. A hinge activation device contacts the wheel within the wheel cradle opening and responsively moves the hinged member toward the closed position. The frame of the vehicle dolly is vertically slidably coupled to an axle assembly such that the frame can be raised and lowered. An extension member may extend from the frame and receive a tow truck stinger member, wherein the frame can be raised or lowered under motive force of the stinger member.
US09896011B2	Foldable table assembly for vehicles A foldable table assembly for vehicles includes a base bracket, a first rotary arm provided with one end connected with the base bracket and elastically rotatable upwards about the end by a first elastic member, a second rotary arm provided with one end hinged to the base bracket and to be rotated in accordance with rotation of the first rotary arm, and a table connected with the other ends of the first and second rotary arms. The table includes base plates hinged to the other ends of the first and second rotary arms, an intermediate support plate connected with the base plate to be rotatable when a bearing member is interposed between the intermediate support plate and the base plate, and table plates connected with the intermediate support plate to be slidably movable when sliding members are interposed between the table plates and the intermediate support plate.
US09896003B2	Shoulder support adjuster and vehicle seat A shoulder support adjuster includes a shoulder support, a bending angle adjusting mechanism, and a bending position adjusting mechanism. The bending angle adjusting mechanism and the bending position adjusting mechanism are provided within the shoulder support of a vehicle seat. At the bending angle adjusting mechanism, a bending angle of the seatback is adjusted by inflating an airbag. Further, at the bending position adjusting mechanism, by inflating the airbag and airbags, a flexed position of a shoulder plate is moved downward, and a bending position of the seatback changes downward. The bending position of the seatback is thereby adjusted.
US09895995B2	Power management in electric vehicles Various techniques described herein relate to electric vehicle power management system for managing a plurality of battery modules in a battery pack. Such electric vehicle power management system may include a plurality of battery management systems corresponding to a plurality of battery modules, and an energy management system for managing the plurality of battery management systems. The energy management system and the plurality of battery management systems may adopt master-slave wireless communication, and may use a single wireless frequency channel or a plurality of assigned wireless frequency channels.
US09895989B2	Safety system, a method of operating a safety system and a method of building a safety system The invention relates to a safety system for an inductive power transfer system for transferring power to a vehicle on a surface of a route, wherein the primary unit comprises at least one primary winding for generating an electromagnetic primary field for the inductive power transfer, wherein a charging surface of the route is assigned to the primary winding. The safety system comprises at least one capacitive sensing system, wherein the capacitive sensing system comprises multiple detection capacitors, wherein the multiple detection capacitors are arranged in an array structure, and wherein the array structure covers the charging surface at least partially. A method of operating the safety system and a method of building the safety system is proposed.
US09895986B2	Electric vehicle externally chargeable by two different methods This vehicle includes an inlet for performing external charging of a first method as well as a charging cord and a relay for performing external charging of a second method. During external charging of the first method, a battery charger is controlled such that electric current having a value smaller than or equal to a current value indicated by a pilot signal flows. During external charging of the second method, the relay is caused to conduct, and the battery charger is controlled such that electric current having a value smaller than or equal to a previously defined current value flows. Therefore, external charging of the first method and that of the second method can be selectively executed with a simple configuration.
US09895983B2	Propulsion system and method for driving a vehicle A propulsion system includes a traction drive system, a boost converter, an energy-type energy source, a power-type energy source, and an energy management system. The boost converter includes a high voltage side and a low voltage side. The boost converter is coupled to the traction drive system on the high voltage side. The energy-type energy source is coupled to the boost converter on the low voltage side thereof. The power-type energy source is coupled to the boost converter on the low voltage side thereof. The energy management system is coupled to the boost converter and configured to control the energy-type energy source and the power-type energy source through the boost converter in at least two conditions during a motoring mode.
US09895978B2	Braking force control method for vehicle A braking force control method that is applied to a vehicle in which regenerative braking force and friction braking force are applied to the front wheels. When the braking slip quantity of one of the front wheels that is supplied with regenerative braking force exceeds a reference value, with the instance being a reference time point, the friction braking force of the front wheels is controlled so as to increase while the regenerative braking force being controlled so as to be a provisional target regenerative braking force that is lower by a prescribed value than the regenerative braking force of the front wheels at the reference time point. When a decision is made that a prescribed period of time has passed since the reference time point, the regenerative braking force is gradually decreased and the friction braking force is gradually increased.
US09895962B2	Drive wheel arrangement for two pivot components of a top of a convertible vehicle A top of a convertible motor vehicle includes a linkage movable between a closed position spanning a vehicle interior and a storage position uncovering the vehicle interior to the top A linkage arrangement having first and second pivot components is on opposing sides of the linkage and pivotably mounted at a rear main bearing. A rotatable drive wheel is coupled to the two pivot components. When the drive wheel is rotated, the first pivot component is always subjected to a drive torque, whereas the second pivot component, as a function of the position of a control element guided by structure fixed relative to the main bearing, is either held in place or is subjected to a drive torque.
US09895956B2	Vehicle air conditioning apparatus for low outside air temperature use A vehicle air conditioning apparatus including a heat released refrigerant expansion valve that decompresses the refrigerant discharged from the radiator during the heating operation and the first heating and dehumidifying operation; a gas-liquid separator that separates the refrigerant decompressed by the heat released refrigerant expansion valve into a gaseous refrigerant and a liquid refrigerant; and a bypass circuit that allows part of at least the gaseous refrigerant separated in the gas-liquid separator to flow into a section of the compressor through which the refrigerant being decompressed passes.
US09895949B2	Retractable suspension system A retractable suspension system for use with an amphibious vehicle is provided and includes three rotation points disposed on the vehicle body of the vehicle, three integration points disposed on an integration element of a tire, an actuating device and a damping component, so as to render the retractable suspension system structurally simple and multifunctional.
US09895948B2	Spring isolators and suspension systems incorporating same A spring isolator for a wheel suspension may include a first side configured to rest on a spring plate of the suspension. The spring isolator may also include a second side, opposite the first side, configured to receive a last coil of a coil spring of the suspension to support the coil spring on the spring plate. The first side may have at least one cavity extending through a thickness of the isolator toward the second side. An elasticity of the isolator between the first and second sides may prevent the last coil from breaking contact with the second side during operation of the suspension.
US09895945B2	Trailer backup assist system with hitch assist A hitch assist system is provided herein. An imaging device captures images of a scene rearward of a vehicle. A controller processes captured images and is configured to control a vehicle suspension system to adjust a height of the vehicle and control the deployment of a power tongue jack of a trailer.
US09895944B2	Measurement module and assembly method for such a module on a wheel rim A module (25) for measuring at least one parameter of a tire of a wheel of a motor vehicle, the wheel having a wheel rim (1). The measurement module (25) includes an inflation valve (30) designed to be assembled on the wheel rim (1) and including a deformable body (32) and a hollow rod (31) passing through the body (32) including an assembly notch (36) and a sensor device (40), mounted slidingly on the hollow rod (31), including at least one sensor for measuring the value of the parameter and an element (42) for immobilizing the sensor device (40) in the assembly notch (36). The assembly notch (36) has a setting range enabling the movement of the immobilizing element (42) in the assembly notch (36) between a first setting position and a second setting position to adapt to the thickness of the wheel rim (1).
US09895942B2	Method for the hands-free access to a motor vehicle and for monitoring the pressure of the tires mounted on said motor vehicle A method for the hands-free access to a motor vehicle (V) is combined with a method for monitoring tire pressure. More particularly, wheel units (20, 21, 22, 23) belonging to the tire pressure recognition system detect the cessation of low frequency LF transmissions caused by the recognition of a badge B paired with the vehicle in order to trigger the measurement via the wheel units of the pressure and temperature values prevailing in each tire of the vehicle. These pressure and temperature measurements are sent to a central unit (14), which is mounted on the vehicle, so as to provide the driver with this information. The temperature and pressure measurements are transmitted to the central unit as soon as the measurements have been taken, irrespective of whether or not the driver has entered the vehicle.
US09895929B2	System and method of acquiring and evaluating a measurand The present invention relates to a system and a method for acquiring and evaluating a measurand, in particular a temperature, of at least one component of a vehicle, in particular a wheel bearing, comprising at least one sensor for acquiring a measurand, in particular a temperature of at least one component, in particular of a wheel bearing of the vehicle, and for outputting an output parameter, and least one evaluation device for evaluating the output parameter, and for generating a warning signal in dependence on the evaluation of the output parameter on the basis of at least one defined warning criterion.
US09895919B2	Stamp and stamping insert In some embodiments, a stamp comprising at least one stamping component and one stamping insert with a mounted band unit. The stamping component may comprise a top part and a bottom part with a cushion-receiving element. The mounted band unit may be connected so as to move synchronously via a reversing mechanism in the bottom part to the top part. In the resting position a text plate mounted on the stamping insert and a stamping area of the mounted band unit may abut against an ink pad soaked with ink in the cushion-receiving element. During a stamping process for producing a stamp impression the stamping insert can be shifted via the reversing mechanism into a stamping position. On the stamping insert, a height adjustment element for the mounted band unit and/or a text plate carrier may be provided.
US09895918B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and method for forming test patterns An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to control a first image former to form a first test pattern on a recording medium, the first test pattern including figures arranged in a first direction on a two-dimensional lattice defined with an X-axis direction intersecting a Y-axis direction parallel to a conveyance direction, the first direction being inclined relative to the X-axis direction, control a conveyor to convey the recording medium in the conveyance direction, and in response to the recording medium being conveyed to a position where a second test pattern intersects or is in proximity to the first test pattern, control a second image former to form the second test pattern on the recording medium, the second test pattern including figures arranged in a second direction on the two-dimensional lattice, the second direction being inclined relative to each of the X-axis direction and the first direction.
US09895917B2	Printer mobility and scalability Provided herein are devices, methods and other means, including those related to printers, as well as computer readable media for storing code to execute instructions for a device, and other systems for providing and supporting mobile printing and other types of devices. An example disclosed printer includes circuitry that includes: a processor; connector circuitry; and input/output circuitry; a first circuit board onto which the processor is disposed; a second circuit board onto which the connector circuitry is disposed; and a third circuit board onto which the input/output circuitry is disposed.
US09895912B1	Printing method To provide a printing method capable of inhibiting a paper sheet from being damaged at the time of conveyance and efficiently starting reprinting with high positional accuracy after printing is once stopped.The present invention is directed to a printing method of printing a unit image G by a printing part 2 based on detection of a reference punched hole 41 of a hole detection sensor 4 to form a print portion P1, then stopping printing to form a non-print portion P0, then by a mark detection sensor 3 detecting a register mark G2, recognizing a boundary between the print portion P1 and the non-print portion P0, and reprinting the unit image G from the non-print portion P0 based on detection of the reference punched hole 41 by the hole detection sensor 4.
US09895908B2	Printer A printer comprises a first conveyance section which conveys a sheet; a cutter which cuts the sheet through either full cutting for cutting the whole sheet in a width direction or partial cutting for cutting a part of the sheet in the width direction with remaining part uncut; a second conveyance section which further conveys the sheet conveyed by the first conveyance section towards a discharging port; a housing section which houses a slack part of the sheet generated between the first conveyance section and the second conveyance section due to a conveyance speed difference between the first conveyance section and the second conveyance section; and a controller which changes at least one of the first conveyance section and the second conveyance section in a case in which the cutter cuts the sheet through the full cutting or the partial cutting.
US09895898B2	Lid for an ink reservoir with mixing function The invention relates to a reservoir lid for a continuous ink jet printer, including a so-called upper surface (331), a so-called lower surface (332), between which are included an upper part (33a) and a lower part (33b) of the lid, at least the latter being delimited sideways by a peripheral surface (Se), and: at least one 1st duct (331), which passes through at least one part of the lid, for leading a 1st fluid from said upper part to said lower part and direct it, at least partly, sideways, to said peripheral surface (Se), at least one 1st chamber (333) delimited by an internal surface into which said duct opens and by said peripheral surface (Se), and means (338) for flowing a liquid contained in this chamber along said peripheral surface.
US09895894B2	Ink jet printing apparatus and ink jet printing method After printing is performed by driving only some printing elements, the other printing elements are driven so that kogation is deposited on the surface of the other printing elements.
US09895892B2	Head unit and liquid discharge apparatus including same A head unit includes a plurality of heads; and a head mount on which the plurality of heads is arrayed. The head mount includes a position adjuster to adjust a position of each of the plurality of heads, each of the plurality of heads includes cutouts at both ends of each of the plurality of heads in a head alignment direction, the cutouts of adjacent heads are opposed each other, and the position adjuster is disposed between the opposed cutouts of the adjacent heads.
US09895891B2	Method for manufacturing liquid discharge apparatus and liquid discharge apparatus There is provided a method for manufacturing a liquid discharge apparatus including: forming a photoresist film made of a photoresist on a silicon substrate; exposing the photoresist film; forming a nozzle in the photoresist film by exposing the photoresist film and then developing the photoresist film; forming a channel hole in communication with the nozzle by carrying out an etching process from a surface of the substrate on the opposite side from the photoresist film after forming the nozzle; and joining a channel member to the surface of the substrate on the opposite side from the photoresist film, the channel member including a pressure chamber in communication with the channel hole and a piezoelectric element formed as a film to correspond to the pressure chamber.
US09895885B2	Fluid ejection device with particle tolerant layer extension In an embodiment, a fluid ejection device includes a thin-film layer formed over a substrate. A primer layer is formed over the thin-film layer, and a chamber layer is formed over the primer layer that defines a fluidic channel leading to a firing chamber. The fluid ejection device includes a slot that extends through the substrate and into the chamber layer through an ink feed hole in the thin-film layer. The fluid ejection device also includes a particle tolerant extension of the primer layer that protrudes into the slot. In some implementations, the particle tolerant primer layer extension extends across a full width of the slot.
US09895884B2	Head and liquid ejecting apparatus Nozzle rows that discharge the same liquids are disposed at locations symmetrical about a reference line. The flow path member includes a first flow path member, a second flow path member joined to the first flow path member, a filter retainer member that is joined to the second flow path member and that holds filters, a third flow path member that is joined to the filter retainer member. The liquid flow path includes first horizontal flow paths that are provided between the first flow path member and the second flow path member and that divide the liquid supplied from the liquid supply unit and buffer chambers provided on the first horizontal flow paths. Between the second flow path member and the filter retainer member, filter chambers are provided in regions that face the buffer chambers. The buffer chambers communicate with central portions of the filter chambers.
US09895876B2	Apparatus comprising a plurality of printing units for printing hollow elements An apparatus is comprised of a plurality of printing units for printing hollow elements. A conveying device conveys the hollow elements to be printed into a printing zone of at least one of the printing units. At least one of the printing units includes a plate cylinder to which a plate replacing mechanism is assigned.
US09895868B2	Method for producing layered product, layered product, method for producing layered product with device using said layered product, and layered product with device By preparing a polyimide film with a face at the support side and subjected to a surface treatment; subjecting at least one of a face of the support and the face of the polyimide film which are opposite to each other to a patterning treatment using a coupling agent to form a satisfactorily bondable part and an easily releasable part which differ in adhesion/peel strength; subsequently, superposing the support and the polyimide film to be subjected to a pressurizing/heating treatment and to be bonded to each other, subjecting the surface of the polyimide film to an organic alkali treatment; and then, applying a polyamic acid solution free from a slip agent ingredient, drying the coating film and imidizing the film, a layered product having a structure of at least three layers in which at least one layer contains a slip agent material and both surface layers have no slip agent material is produced.
US09895863B2	High-strength galvanized steel sheet and method of manufacturing the same A high-strength galvanized steel sheet includes a base steel sheet having a specific chemical composition and a zinc coating layer disposed on the surface of the base steel sheet in a coating weight per side of 20 g/m2 to 120 g/m2, wherein the amount of hydrogen measured by a specific method is 0.05 mass ppm to 0.40 mass ppm; and ISisur/ISibulk and IMnsur/IMnbulk calculated by a specific method are not more than 2.0 and not more than 3.0, respectively.
US09895857B2	Folding score and method and apparatus for forming the same A folding score having a pair of laterally spaced, parallel scoring grooves which are individually asymmetrical. This invention also relates to a method and apparatus for forming the folding score.
US09895856B2	Structural mat for reinforcing a wind turbine blade structure, a wind turbine blade and a method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade The invention relates to a structural mat for reinforcing a wind turbine blade structure. The structural mat comprises two or more groups of bonded fibers, the fibers being bonded by a matrix substantially preventing relative movement of said fibers and wherein said groups are connected to each other by connection means limiting the relative movement of said groups. The invention further relates to a wind turbine blade and a method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade.
US09895850B2	Method of producing an assembly for use in a fibre reinforced structural element A method of producing an assembly for use in a structural element of a fiber-reinforced material includes providing a core element including an inner core and a circumferential cover, the core element having an end part; producing a subassembly by receiving and centering the end part of the core element into a conforming end recess of a bolt fixture; fixing the bolt fixture to the end part of the core element in the subassembly by circumferentially covering the subassembly with a casing formed of cured fiber-reinforced resin; and machining the subassembly circumferentially covered within the casing.
US09895848B2	Systems and tooling for manufacturing composite parts and related methods Disclosed systems and tooling for manufacturing flanged ducts may improve upon prior art manufacturing techniques, such as by increasing ease of manufacturing and/or quality of resulting parts formed by the systems and tooling. One example of tooling includes a first tool piece that may be coupled to a base, and a second tool piece that is selectively coupled to and removable from the first tool piece. When positioned together in a closed position, the first tool piece and second tool piece form a composite material-receiving surface and a flange surface on which composite material may be placed and cured in order to form a composite part, such as a flanged duct. Such tooling may allow for placement of composite material over a male radius of the tooling, thereby improving ergonomics of the manufacturing process, as compared to attempting to place composite material into a female radius of prior art tooling.
US09895845B2	Method and a system to optimize printing parameters in additive manufacturing process The present invention relates to a system and a method for optimizing printing parameters, such as slicing parameters and tool path instructions, for additive manufacturing. The present invention comprises a property analysis module that predicts and analyses properties of a filament object model, representing a constructed 3D object. The filament object model is generated based on the tool path instructions and user specified object properties. Analysis includes comparing the predicted filament object model properties with the user specified property requirements; and further modifying the printing parameters in order to meet the user specified property requirements.
US09895840B2	Thermoformed cascades for jet engine thrust reversers A cascade for a jet engine thrust reverser is fabricated by co-consolidating pre-consolidated thermoplastic strongbacks and vanes. The strongbacks are reinforced with continuous fibers, and the vanes are reinforced with discontinuous fibers.
US09895836B2	Fused filament fabricated part using multi-directional layering Technologies for fused filament fabrication using multi-directional layering are disclosed herein. According to aspects of the disclosure, a component may be strengthened using a multi-directional layering manufacturing technique. In some implementations, one or more portions of the component are manufactured in different orientations. In still further implementations, one layer of a component is laid down in a first orientation and a second layer of the component is laid down in a second orientation.
US09895830B2	Method for producing spacers and device therefor The invention relates to a method for producing spacers from a bone cement comprising the following chronological steps: A) controlling the temperature of a casting mold to a first temperature; B) filling a cement dough, which has a temperature that is lower than the temperature of the temperature-controlled casting mold, into the temperature-controlled casting mold; C) allowing the cement dough to cure in the casting mold to form a spacer; and D) separating the casting mold from the spacer after the spacer is cured. The invention also relates to a device for producing spacers from a bone cement through said method comprising a casting mold and a temperature control facility for controlling the temperature of the casting mold, whereby at least 80% of the inner surface of the casting mold comprises a negative image of the spacer surface to be produced.
US09895812B2	Control device with multidirectional force feedback A control device with force feedback including: a handle operated by a user, the handle including a grab area for taking hold by the user and a contact end secured to the grab area during at least part of operation of the control device; a robot including a terminal body including a contact area which can come into contact with the contact end; a mechanism measuring relative configuration of the handle and the terminal body; a controller controlling movement of the contact area relative to the contact end; the contact end being movable relative to the contact area during at least part of the operation of the control device, and the contact end and the contact area are shaped such that the robot applies to the handle a force feedback in at least two separate directions during at least part of the operation of the control device.
US09895806B2	Control device for robot that performs work by pressing tool against workpiece A robot control device includes a correction amount calculation unit that calculates a correction amount for collecting a deviation of a tip position of a tool attached to a tip of a robot due to an external force applied to the tool and a correction profile generation unit that generates a correction profile indicating a relationship between the correction amount calculated by the correction amount calculation unit and time.
US09895794B2	Moving locking connector A twisting sleeve or collar which is cylindrical and has an elongated guide or channel fluidly connecting the outer annular wall with the inner annular wall of the sleeve is disclosed. A connector having at least one open end and an elongated slot with a floor and a pin guide through the floor is further disclosed. The pin guide is open to the inside of the connector. Between the sleeve and the slot is a pin, having a pin head visible through the elongated guide, and two opposing spring arms of a size and shape to fit in said slot, and a pin body which movably fits inside pin guide.
US09895792B2	Workpiece clamp device capable for changing clamp angle A workpiece clamp device capable for changing clamp angle is arranged on a base plane and comprises a first and a second movable blocks, a driving block, at least one first and at least one second elastic members, at least one first and at least one second cylinders, and at least one third and at least one fourth elastic members. Since the first and the second cylinders are slightly rotatably and detachably respectively embedded in the first and the second embedding grooves to make the first and the second rough surfaces be exposed and the elasticity of the third and the fourth elastic members is cooperated therewith, the first and the second rough surfaces are slightly fine-tuned based on the shapes and sizes of the workpieces so as to be suitable for clamping and fastening the workpieces with different shapes.
US09895788B2	Device for mixing solid particles of dry ice with flow of gaseous medium Device for mixing solid particles of dry ice and the flow of gaseous medium including a feeding element (2) rotatively placed within the fixed housing (1) having openings (12, 13) for the flow of gaseous medium and/or the flow of gaseous medium with solid particles. Between the fixed housing (1) and rotatively placed feeding element (2) the immovable elastic membrane (3) is placed. The fixed housing (1) is at the side of the elastic membrane (3) provided by at least one sealed pressure chamber (14) connected with the opening (13) for the flow of gaseous medium and/or the opening (12) for the flow of gaseous medium with solid particles.
US09895776B2	Method of manufacturing an eccentric valve Provided is a method of manufacturing an eccentric valve of a tri-offset structure including a valve body, a valve seat, a valve unit, and a valve stem. The method includes steps of providing a seal being a centrosymmetric ring with an outer edge surface being a cambered surface with a fixed curvature; disposing the seal on an annular surface of the valve unit; enabling the disposal position of the seal on the annular surface to deviate from the disposal position of a pair of second shaft holes provided in a longitudinal direction of the valve unit.
US09895771B2	Laser ablation for the environmentally beneficial removal of surface coatings A laser-based method of removing a coating from a surface comprises directing a laser pulse to a first position on the surface, removing the coating from the first position by rapidly elevating a surface temperature of the first position using the laser pulse and thereby disassociating the coating from the surface and collecting the disassociated coating. In some embodiments, the coating comprises an environmentally harmful substance such as Hexavalent Chromium. In some embodiments, the coating comprises Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC), Vitrified Contaminant Material (CMAS). The disassociated coating is collected by a waste collector.
US09895767B2	Laser induced extra-planar elicitation In a method of controlled laser deformation, a substrate is provided that is transparent to the laser energy. At least a portion of the substrate is coated with a release layer that absorbs the laser energy. A component to be deformed is attached to the release layer opposed to the substrate. A source of laser energy is directed through the substrate and into a portion of the release layer, which vaporizes the portion of the release layer by absorption of the laser energy, and releases a portion of the component from the substrate. This deforms the portion of the component away from the substrate by the vaporization of the release layer such that at least one edge of the component is no longer in contact with the release layer or substrate, and leaving a second portion of the component still attached to non-vaporized release layer.
US09895765B2	Resistance spot welding method Resistance spot welding is performed on a combination of overlapping steel sheets including at least one steel sheet that has, on a surface thereof, a coated layer with zinc as a main component, by (1) starting electric current passage in a state satisfying 0.9×t≦L≦1.1×t; and (2) dividing electric current into main current and initial current that precedes the main current and is two-step current, setting a current value I1 during current in a first step of the initial current to satisfy Im×1.1≦I1≦15.0 kA with respect to a current value Im during the main current, and setting a current value I2 in the subsequent second step to no current or low current satisfying 0≦I2≦Im×0.7.
US09895757B2	Reamer A reamer has a basic tool body made of hard metal (12) and a plate-like cutting insert (18) inserted into a recess (28) at the front. The cutting insert (18) is at least partially made of polycrystalline diamond, its cutting edges (20) situated axially offset relative to the cutting edges (30) on the basic tool body (12), thus engaging with the workpiece later.
US09895752B2	Automated key duplication system and method An automated key duplication system that includes a system housing, a key identification system, a key cutting system, a key blank storage system, a key blank transfer assembly, and a duplicated key retrieval opening is disclosed. The key identification system may be housed at least partially within the system housing and is configured to identify a master key. The key blank storage system comprises a plurality of rods configured to removably couple to a plurality of key carriers. The key blank transfer assembly is housed within the housing is configured to remove one key carrier of the plurality of key carriers from the key blank storage system with the key retrieving apparatus and transport the one key carrier and the key blank coupled thereto from the key blank storage to the key cutting system. The duplicated key retrieval opening is positioned on the housing to receive the one key blank after the one key blank has been cut.
US09895749B2	Peeling machine To provide a peeling machine being able to easily and swiftly conduct production process and preparation work, excellent in durability, and able to certainly prevent movement of a tool holder to a radial inner side by self weight, a peeling machine is provided with a rotation cylinder 1 to which a work W of round rod is inserted, a tool holder 22 attached to the rotation cylinder 1 as to freely slide along a radial direction R of the rotation cylinder 1, and a pressing member 3 attached to the rotation cylinder 1 as to freely slide along an axial direction X of the rotation cylinder 1; and constructed as that a pressing face 32a of the pressing member 3 and a pressure-receiving face 22a of the tool holder 22 are made sliding with inclination on a longitudinal face parallel to a sliding direction Y of the tool holder 22, and the tool holder 22 is made sliding to a radial inner side Rb on the longitudinal face by sliding the pressing member 3 to an axial outer side Xa; and, a hook member 6, hitching the tool holder 22 as to prevent sliding of the tool holder 22 to the radial inner side Rb by self weight, is attached to the pressing member 3.
US09895744B2	Process and apparatus for direct chill casting A process in direct chill casting wherein molten metal is introduced into a casting mold and cooled by impingement of a liquid coolant on solidifying metal in a casting pit including a movable platen and an occurrence of a bleed-out or run-out is detected the process including exhausting generated gas from the casting pit; and introducing an inert gas into the casting pit, the inert gas having a density less than a density of air; reducing any flow of the liquid coolant.
US09895742B2	Method of blow molding a bulk metallic glass A very low pressure gas or blow forming process for shaping a bulk metallic glass (BMG) in its supercooled liquid state that avoids the frictional stick forces experienced by conventional shaping techniques by engineering the expansion of a pre-shape or parison of BMG material such that substantially all of the lateral strain required to form the final article is accomplished prior to the outer surface of the parison contacting the surface of the shaping apparatus is provided. The capability offered by the inventive shaping process to avoid the frictional forces exerted by the shaping apparatus surface allows for the formation of precision net-shape complex multi-scale parts and components using processing conditions inaccessible by conventional processes.
US09895740B2	Modular pilot assembly with self-contained stripper and method for metal forming dies A pilot assembly and method has a cylindrical pilot body with a tapered outer end, a grooved inner end, and a central portion with at least one inwardly curved side wall relief, as well as internally mounted reciprocating ejector pins with outer ends that protrude through holes in the outer body end to strip stock from the pilot. A spring has its outer end mounted in the groove in the outer body end, and an inner end attached to the inner body end in a pre-tensed condition. A cap screw has an enlarged head that has at least a portion thereof fit into the pilot sidewall relief, and a threaded shank that anchors the pilot in an associated die member.
US09895732B2	Magnesium base alloy tube and its manufacturing method A raw material of aluminum base alloy is extruded and formed by using a forming pattern comprising an upper pattern having plural through-holes for supplying the raw material into diaphragms of equal angles on the circumference and circular cylindrical protrusions positioned in the center of plural through-holes so as to be surrounded by plural through-holes at the exit side of the through-holes, and a lower pattern positioned in the concave portions commonly penetrating at the exit of the plural through-holes of the upper pattern, having through-holes for inserting the protrusions of circular circumference of the upper pattern by providing a tube forming gap, positioned in the center of concave portions of the concave portions in the circular columnar shape of the upper pattern.
US09895727B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, method of cleaning interior of process chamber, substrate processing apparatus, and recording medium A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes processing a substrate by supplying a process gas to the substrate in a process chamber. The method further includes performing a purge to an interior of the process chamber while periodically changing an internal pressure of the process chamber based on a pressure width by setting a process of supplying a purge gas into the process chamber to increase the internal pressure of the process chamber and a process of vacuum-exhausting an interior of the process chamber to decrease the internal pressure of the process chamber to one cycle and repeating the cycle a plurality of times.
US09895714B2	Crystalline organic-inorganic halide perovskite thin films and methods of preparation A film comprising a crystalline halide perovskite composition having the following formula: AMX3 (1) wherein: A is an organic cation selected from the group consisting of methylammonium, tetramethylammonium, formamidinium, and guanidinium; M is at least one divalent metal; and X is independently selected from halide atoms; wherein the crystalline film of the halide perovskite composition possesses at least one of an average grain size of at least 30 microns, substantial crystal orientation evidenced in an ordering parameter of at least 0.6, and a level of crystallinity of at least 90%. Methods for producing films of these halide perovskite compositions using ionic liquids instead of volatile organic solvents are also described herein.
US09895711B2	Substrate liquid processing apparatus, substrate liquid processing method and substrate processing apparatus A substrate liquid processing apparatus including: a substrate rotary-holding unit configured to rotate a substrate while holding the substrate; and a processing liquid supply unit configured to supply a processing liquid to a bottom surface of the substrate held by the substrate rotary-holding unit. The substrate rotary-holding unit includes: a base plate disposed spaced apart from the substrate below the substrate; a cover member supported by the base plate and disposed outside an outer periphery of the substrate; and a discharge port formed between the base plate and the cover member and configured to discharge an air stream occurring below the substrate. The support portion of the base plate and the cover member protrudes outwards from a top surface of the base plate to be connected to the cover member.
US09895709B2	Thermal spraying system A thermal spraying system includes a fixing device and a thermal spraying apparatus that are relatively movable. The thermal spraying apparatus includes a hollow pipe, an extrusion die, a transporting device, a helical pipe, a fluid supplying device, and a heater. The hollow pipe defines an accommodating space. The extrusion die is connected with the hollow pipe. The extrusion die has a nozzle. The nozzle is in spatial communication with the accommodating space. The transporting device is used for moving a raw material to pass through the nozzle. The hollow pipe is surrounded by the helical pipe. An end of the helical pipe is connected to the nozzle. The fluid supplying device is connected to another end of the helical pipe. The heater encloses the helical pipe and the hollow pipe for heating the helical pipe and the accommodating space.
US09895703B1	Sprinkler A sprinkler includes a handle, a nozzle, a tube, a valve and a switch. The nozzle is connected to the handle. The tube is made in the handle and includes a window, a main channel in communication with a channel made in the nozzle, and an extensive channel in communication with the main channel via an intersection. The valve includes a gate, a positioning portion formed on the gate, and a connective portion formed on the positioning portion. The valve is rotationally inserted in the main channel so that the connective portion extends out of the tube. The switch includes an arched wall, a fin formed on an arched face of the wall, and a connector formed on an upper edge of the wall and connected to the connective portion of the valve so that the switch is movable with the valve. The fin is movable in the window.
US09895700B2	Systems and methods for controlling plasma flow rates for therapeutic exchange procedures Systems and methods are provided for improving the flow rate of plasma being removed from a blood separation chamber during a blood separation procedure. The system includes a blood separation chamber in which plasma is separated from cellular blood components and an outlet line for removing the separated plasma from the blood separation chamber. A primary optical sensor assembly is associated with the blood separation chamber to directly monitor the interior of the blood separation chamber. A secondary optical sensor assembly is associated with the outlet line to monitor the separated plasma in the outlet line, with each optical sensor assembly checking for the presence of cellular components in the separated plasma. If the primary optical sensor assembly detects such a condition while the secondary optical sensor assembly does not, then a controller may take steps to resolve the conflict and continue the procedure.
US09895689B2	Aseptic processing workstation An aseptic processing workstation can include a processing chamber and an airflow circuit passing through the chamber. The circuit can include an air supply fan, an air return fan and a restriction element. The chamber is located in the circuit between the air supply fan and the air return fan. The restriction element is located in the circuit on the other side of the air supply fan and the air return fan to the chamber. The workstation can include an air inlet fluidly connected at a first connection point to the circuit via inlet valve means. The first connection point is located between the restriction element and the air supply fan. The workstation can include an air outlet fluidly connected at a second connection point to the circuit via outlet valve means.
US09895687B2	Process for regeneration of tar reformer catalyst The invention relates to a catalyst regeneration process for a tar reforming catalyst within a catalyst bed in a tar reformer. The process comprises the steps of:—Admitting a main gas stream with controlled temperature and oxygen content to an inlet into the tar reformer;—Passing the main gas stream through the catalyst bed to form an oxygen depleted gas stream;—Exiting the oxygen depleted gas stream from the tar reformer; and—Recycling at least a part of the oxygen depleted gas stream exiting from the tar reformer back into said main gas stream upstream said tar reformer. The temperature of said main gas stream at the inlet is controlled to be within the range from about 500° C. to about 1000° C.
US09895686B2	Double-component modified molecular sieve with improved hydrothermal stability and production method thereof A method for producing double-component modified molecular sieve comprises adding molecular sieve to an aqueous solution containing phosphorus to form a mixture, allowing the mixture to react at pH of 1-10, temperature of 70-200° C. and pressure of 0.2-1.2 MPa for 10-200 min, and then filtering, drying and baking the resultant to obtain phosphorus-modified molecular sieve, and then adding the phosphorus-modified molecular sieve to an aqueous solution containing silver ions, allowing the phosphorus-modified molecular sieve to react with silver ions at 0-100° C. in dark condition for 30-150 min, and then filtering, drying and baking. The obtained double-component modified molecular sieve contains 88-99 wt % molecular sieve with a ratio of silica to alumina between 15 and 60, 0.5-10 wt % phosphorus (based on oxides) and 0.01-2 wt % silver (based on oxides), all based on dry matter. A catalyst produced from the double-component modified molecular sieve has improved hydrothermal stability and microactivity.
US09895685B2	Method of preparing catalyst having Pt—Pd dispersed polymer electrolyte multilayers treated with sulfuric acid Disclosed herein is a method of preparing a catalyst having Pt—Pd dispersed in polymer electrolyte multilayers, suitable for use in production of hydrogen peroxide, wherein the use of the catalyst prepared by forming polymer electrolyte multilayers on an anionic resin support and performing sulfuric acid treatment and loading (insertion or attachment) of Pt—Pd particles can result in high hydrogen conversion, hydrogen selectivity and hydrogen peroxide yield for a long period of time.
US09895682B2	Catalyst for selective conversion of oxygenates to aromatics A catalyst composition comprises a self-bound zeolite and a Group 12 transition metal selected from the group consisting of Zn, Cd, or a combination thereof, the zeolite having a silicon to aluminum ratio of at least about 10, the catalyst composition having a micropore surface area of at least about 340 m2/g, a molar ratio of Group 12 transition metal to aluminum of about 0.1 to about 1.3, and at least one of: (a) a mesoporosity of greater than about 20 m2/g; (b) a diffusivity for 2,2-dimethylbutane of greater than about 1×10−2 sec−1 when measured at a temperature of about 120° C. and a 2,2-dimethylbutane pressure of about 60 torr (about 8 kPa).
US09895680B2	FCC catalyst compositions containing boron oxide Described are fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) compositions, methods of manufacture and use. FCC catalyst compositions comprise particles containing a non-zeolitic component and one or more boron oxide components. In embodiments, the FCC catalyst composition contains a zeolite component and optionally a rare earth component and a transition alumina. FCC catalytic compositions may comprise a first particle type containing one or more boron oxide components and a first matrix component mixed with a second particle type containing a second matrix component, and a zeolite. The FCC catalyst compositions can be used to crack hydrocarbon feeds, particularly resid feeds containing high V and Ni, resulting in lower hydrogen and coke yields.
US09895676B2	Processes and catalysts for converting alkanes to alkenes Generally, regenerable, encapsulated metal oxide catalysts comprising a ceramic matrix and metal catalysts may be used to convert alkanes to alkenes. The encapsulated metal oxide catalyst may be tailored to produce a variety of alkenes including ethylene, butylene, and propylene. Further, the encapsulated metal oxide catalysts advantageously allow for regeneration and reactant recovery for cost effective and environmentally friendly processes.
US09895669B2	Interaction chamber with flow inlet optimization A mixing assembly includes an inlet, an outlet and a mixing chamber, the inlet is fluidly connected to the outlet through a plurality of micro fluid flow paths in a direction perpendicular from the inlet. The micro fluid flow paths fluidly connect to the perpendicular inlet via a curved transition portion. The curved transition portion provides a more efficient flow path for the fluid to travel from the inlet to the micro fluid flow paths to the mixing chamber. By transitioning the direction change, flow resistance is decreased, and the fluid flow rate and shear rate is increased. Increased fluid flow rate and shear rate helps to increase consistency and quality of mixing, and to reduce particle size of the fluid in the mixing chamber.
US09895660B2	Method for producing metal exchanged microporous materials by solid-state ion exchange A method is disclosed for the preparation of a metal exchanged microporous materials, e.g. metal exchanged silicoaluminophosphates or metal exchanged zeolites, or mixtures of metal exchanged microporous materials, comprising the steps of providing a dry mixture of a) one or more microporous materials that exhibit ion exchange capacity and b) one or more metal compounds; heating the mixture in a gaseous atmosphere containing ammonia and one or more oxides of nitrogen to a temperature and for a time sufficient to initiate and perform a solid state ion exchange of ions of the metal compound and ions of the microporous material; and obtaining the metal-exchanged microporous material.
US09895659B2	Methods for removing contaminants from exhaust gases Industrial gas streams such as flue gas streams are treated for nitrogen oxides and other contaminants in dry or semi-dry scrubbers. After the flue gas stream has been contacted with a sorbent, ozone is mixed downstream into the flue gas stream thereby oxidizing the nitrogen oxides and other contaminants. The oxidized contaminants is contacted with sorbent present in the gas stream in the remaining height or volume of the scrubber downstream of ozone injection; and The sorbent is then separated from the flue gas stream leaving the dry or semi-dry scrubber.
US09895658B2	Air pollution control system and air pollution control method Provided is an air pollution control system including: a denitration apparatus; an air heater; a precipitator; a desulfurization apparatus; a dehydrator; a spray drying apparatus provided with a spray unit that is configured to spray dehydrated filtrate supplied from the dehydrator; a flue gas introduction line through which a branch gas branched from the flue gas is introduced to the spray drying apparatus; a flue gas supply line through which a flue gas from the spray drying apparatus returns to a main flue gas duct; a solid content separator that performs a solid-gas separation on solid contents contained in the flue gas; and a kneader that performs kneading and immobilizing treatment on the separated solid contents together with an immobilization aid.
US09895647B2	Method for controlling circulation rate of solids in an interconnected fluidized bed The present invention provides a method for dynamically controlling the circulation rate of solids in an interconnected fluidized bed. When an interconnected fluidized bed is operating, it is available to control the circulation rate of solids by adopting the steps of adjusting the height difference between the orifice on the weir and the bottom surface of the bed region, adjusting the cross-sectional area of the above orifice, or adjusting the height of the above weir. By using multiple ways, the circulation rate of solids can be improved substantially. In addition, the curve of circulation rate of solids can be converged to the maximum circulation rate of solids effectively.
US09895643B2	Wet scrubber and a method of cleaning a process gas A wet scrubber (1) useful for cleaning a process gas comprises at least a first spray level system (20) and a second spray level system (26) arranged vertically above the first spray level system (20) in a wet scrubber tower (2). The first spray level system (20) comprises at least one gas-liquid contacting plate (38) which is operative for deflecting absorption liquid, that has been atomized by means of the second spray level system (26) and flowing downward in the wet scrubber tower (2), so deflected absorption liquid (AL) may contact process gas (F) contacted by absorption liquid atomized by the first spray level system (20).
US09895638B2	Filter for molten polymer filtration The filter for gel shearing and particle filtration of molten polymer has a first layer of metal fibers of an average equivalent diameter between 8 and 65 μm. The cross-section of the metal fibers has two neighboring straight sides with an included angle of less than 90° and one or more irregularly shaped curved sides. The metal fibers have an average length of at least 6 mm. The metal fibers are bonded to each other by metal bonds; where the metal of the metal fibers of the first layer is the bonding agent forming the metal bonds. The filter has a second layer of metal fibers. The average equivalent diameter of the metal fibers of the second layer is smaller than the average equivalent diameter of the metal fibers of the first layer.
US09895635B2	Fluid filtration and particle concentration device and methods Fluid filtration devices and methods of filtering fluids are described. The devices generally include a housing and an annular filter assembly, wherein the filter assembly is located inside the housing and comprises a filter material. The filter material may be, for example, an electroformed nickel screen having a smooth working surface and expanding pores. A rotating cleaning assembly comprising a distributor and wipers may be located inside the filter assembly.
US09895634B2	Static filter screen Stackable screening plates (3) with radial screening apertures (10) are carried on a tubular shaft having an axial key. The plates have a choice of keyways (14, 15) allowing the plates to be stacked in alternate angular positions. Spring tongues (16) formed integrally with the plates provide uniform but adjustable mutual spacing.
US09895627B2	High efficiency distribution adapter and method of use A distribution chamber disclosed discharges a fraction which have been fractionally distilled in embodiments of the disclosed technology. The distribution chamber is removably connected to a distillation head such that between each fraction, the distribution head can be switched with another. Each such distribution head has a vertically extending drain and/or discharge port, or plurality thereof, to distribute a discharged fraction into a single flask, such port being at an acute angle to an intake port. In this manner, the discharge/drain port(s) can be vertically oriented and at a bottom side of the distribution chamber when the intake port is connected to the distillation head.
US09895625B2	Method and apparatus for preparing isopropyl alcohol The present application relates to an apparatus for purifying isopropyl alcohol. The present application enables isopropyl alcohol to be obtained in a high purity from a feed comprising water and isopropyl alcohol with a minimum amount of energy consumption.
US09895617B2	Slide entry system A water slide entry system in accordance with present embodiments may include an entry platform configured to support a rider above a water slide entry and an enclosure defining an enclosed space about the platform configured to at least partially enclose the rider when the rider is positioned on the entry platform. The water slide entry system may also include a fluid delivery system configured to deliver fluid within the enclosure to a predetermined fill level and a control system configured to receive a signal that the rider is positioned on the entry platform; provide instructions to the fluid delivery system to deliver the fluid within the enclosure when the rider is positioned on the entry platform; and trigger the entry platform to release the rider into the water slide entry.
US09895606B1	Accessory device The first operation portion is configured to be pressed by one hand of a user holding a grip portion. The first button depression portion is configured to move toward a first button of a game controller secured in a compartment, thereby pressing the first button of the game controller secured in the compartment, in response to the pressing operation on the first operation portion. The second operation portion is configured to be pressed by the other hand of the user holding the grip portion. The second button depression portion is configured to move toward a second button of the game controller secured in the compartment, thereby pressing the second button of the game controller secured in the compartment, in response to the pressing operation on the second operation portion.
US09895597B2	Snowboard binding and stopper device for snowboard binding Provided is a snowboard binding in which a stopper function operates when a boot is removed and the stopper function is released when a boot is mounted, and a stopper device for a snowboard binding. The snowboard binding is provided with an urging body for rotatably urging a highback rearward, and configured so that when a lock lever of a lock mechanism is placed in an unlocked state by the rotational urging of the urging body, the highback automatically rotates rearward, and configured so that when the highback arrives at the rearward-rotation-limit position or near the rearward-rotation-limit position, a connecting cord of the lock mechanism is tensioned, the orientation in which the lock lever projects from the highback rear surface section is maintained, and the lock lever in this projecting orientation makes contact with the snow surface below a snowboard to bring about a slide-preventing effect.
US09895596B2	Releasable binding system A mechanism for attaching, for example, a boot to a ski, that uses a sphere in cylinder geometry to enable release in a wide array of incremental directions and rotations.
US09895593B2	Cycling suit with a seat pad and a method for making the same A cycling suit (1) includes a seat pad (2) in the crotch area, and a plurality of fabric panels, which are associated along structural seams, and the seat pad is attached by means of a fabric panel (7) disposed to connect the rear part of said seat pad (2) to the suit (1), and said panel is fixed to the suit along lower back structural seams (8, 9) of the same. A corresponding method for manufacturing the cycling suit is also described.
US09895590B2	Method and system to analyze sports motions using motion sensors of a mobile device A method and system to analyze sports motions using the motion sensors of a mobile device, such as a smart phone, is provided. This method uses the mobile device motion sensor output to define the impact point with a virtual object, such as a golf ball, baseball or tennis ball. The motion sensor signature of the sports motion is analyzed for characteristics, specific to each type of sports motion. A method is disclosed using multiple sensors outputs in a mobile device to compute the impact point with a virtual object, such as a golf ball, baseball, tennis ball. Further, a method is disclosed where moving virtual sports objects interact with virtual sports motions and the responsive outputs are displayed on the mobile device and/or any Web-enabled display device.
US09895582B2	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a method may include providing a body portion and a plurality of weight portions. The plurality of weight portions may include a first set of weight portions and a second set of weight portions. Each weight portion of the first set of weight portions may be associated with a first mass, and each weight portion of the second set of weight portions may be associated with a second mass that is less than the first mass. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09895579B1	Tethered hand toy A skill toy that is juggled, spun, and flipped in one hand or between both hands. The skill toy has two subassemblies that each contains a rounded translucent shell. The translucent shell surrounds an internal illumination unit, wherein the rounded translucent shell has a maximum diameter of under two inches. The illumination units are motion activated and contain lights. A tether joins the subassemblies together. The tether can be selectively attached to, and detached from, the two subassemblies. The tether has a length of between four inches and six inches, so it is just long enough to span the back of a hand.
US09895578B2	Biometric assessment in fitness improvement In some embodiments, an automated system comprises one or more biometric sensors, an interactive screen, and an exercise routine generation application communicable with a mobile application. In some embodiments, the mobile application receives data from an automated station and displays exercise routines, other exercise information, or both. In some embodiments, the mobile application includes a scanner to scan labels, other indicia, or physical or other features of an exercise machine or other exercise apparatus to identify the machine or apparatus. In some embodiments, the mobile application communicates with one or more local or remote databases identifying differing exercise facility locations within a geographic area and identifying exercise apparatus available in each of the differing facilities.
US09895565B2	Fitness apparatus A fitness apparatus for enabling numerous different fitness routines on a single piece of apparatus and having two side assemblies each having upright metal bars of hollow tubular construction each having fastening holes along its length, generally L-shaped junction portions of said upright bars of similar hollow tubular material and having fastening holes therealong, cross members extending between the two side assemblies holding them in spaced apart locations, floor rests on both side assemblies, a first fitness exercise attachment secured to one of the side assemblies, and, a second fitness exercise attachment, different from the first fitness exercise attachment, secured to the other of the side assemblies.
US09895560B2	Methods for rejuvenating skin by heating tissue for cosmetic treatment of the face and body Methods for treating skin and subcutaneous tissue with energy such as ultrasound energy are disclosed. In various embodiments, ultrasound energy is applied at a region of interest to affect tissue by cutting, ablating, micro-ablating, coagulating, or otherwise affecting the subcutaneous tissue to conduct numerous procedures that are traditionally done invasively in a non-invasive manner. Methods of lifting sagging tissue on a face and/or neck are described. Treatment with heat is provided in several embodiments.
US09895551B2	Brachytherapy applicator device and method of use thereof An applicator device is provided including a connecting unit. The connecting unit includes a first connector coupled to a first colpostat and a second connector coupled to a second colpostat. The first connector includes a first contact portion and a body portion, the first contact portion being immovably fixed to the body portion. The second connector includes a second contact portion and a third contact portion, the second contact portion being configured to contact and pivotally engage the first contact portion. The first connector further includes a fourth contact portion configured to contact the third contact portion. The second contact portion and the third contact portion are disposed between the first contact portion and the fourth contact portion, and the first contact portion are disposed in closer proximity to a point of delivery of a radiation source than the second, third, or fourth contact portions.
US09895546B2	Patient remote and associated methods of use with a nerve stimulation system A neurostimulation system having an external or an implantable pulse generator programmed to innervate a specific nerve or group of nerves in a patient through an electrode as a mode of treatment, having a patient remote that wirelessly communicates with the pulse generator to increase stimulation, decrease stimulation, and provide indications to a patient regarding the status of the neurostimulation system. The patient remote can allow for adjustment of stimulation power within a clinically effective range and for turning on and turning off the pulse generator. The patient remote and neurostimulation system can also store a stimulation level when the pulse generator is turned off and automatically restore the pulse generator to the stored stimulation level when the pulse generator is turned on.
US09895544B2	Method for calculating an estimate of a time-varying physiological variable A medical device performs a method for computing an estimate of a physiological variable. The method includes sensing a physiological signal and measuring an event of the physiological signal. The device initializes a value of a long-term metric of the event measurement, wherein the long-term metric corresponds to a time interval correlated to a response time of the physiological variable to changes in the event. The estimate of the long-term metric is updated in a memory of the medical device using a previous long-term metric and a current measurement of the event. The device detects a need for computing the physiological variable and computes an estimate of the physiological variable using the updated long-term metric.
US09895529B2	Device with flexible multilayer system for contacting or electrostimulation of living tissue cells or nerves The object,—to create a printed circuit board for an implant having improved properties in connection with the electrical contacting via the contact points of the conductor tracks on the printed circuit board,—is achieved, according to the present invention, by means of a device for contacting and/or electrostimulation of living tissue cells or nerves with having a printed circuit board having with at least one contact point for electrical contacting, the printed circuit board encompassing comprising a flexible multilayer system with at least one conductor track. In accordance with the invention, the contact points for the conductor track in the multilayer system are galvanically reinforced. To this end, a galvanically reinforced layer is grown onto the already preprocessed contact point, for example by means of a galvanic process. By virtue of the application of one or more additional material layers onto the contact points of the conductor tracks, these latter are mechanically more stably anchored in the printed circuit board in mechanically more stable manner and hence become more reliable in their function.
US09895526B2	Anti-contamination cover for fluid connections A fluid connector comprising a housing having an access site, and a cover member passively positioned in an initial covering relationship with the access site, the cover member being reversible from an uncovered relationship under load to the initial covering relationship, is described. A method of preventing contamination and aseptically covering an access site of a fluid connector with a cover member is also described.
US09895519B2	Treatment of cavities in a human body Apparatus and methods are described, including apparatus for treating a cavity in a human body, the apparatus including a delivery tube. A bather device has a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, the barrier device moving from the collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration upon being deployed from the delivery tube. A pushing element, slidably disposed within a lumen of the delivery tube, is configured to deploy the barrier device from the delivery tube by pushing the bather device. One or more bather-deployment elements are coupled to the barrier device and to the pushing element, the bather-deployment elements being configured to conformingly contact the barrier device with tissue surrounding the cavity. Other applications are also described.
US09895511B2	Introducer assembly and protective sleeve therefor An introducer assembly includes an introducer element (80), which may have a catheter or sheath (82), a pusher element (84) holding an implantable medical device (88) and a dilator tip (90). The assembly also includes a protective sleeve (72) within which the introducer element (80) is disposed. The protective sleeve (72) is made of an absorbable hydrophilic material which is deployed in a wetted condition and acts as a cushion or barrier between the introducer element (80) and the vessel wall (60). The sleeve can prevent trauma to the vessel during the deployment of the introducer element (80) and as a result can avoid vessel spasm which can occur in delicate vessels such as the cerebral vessels. The introducer assembly may be used for cerebral applications.
US09895506B2	Pressure adjustment method for CPAP machine A positive airway pressure apparatus is automatically adjusting. Pressure increases in response to apnea events when the apparatus is in one or more responsive states. Pressure does not increase in response to apnea events when the apparatus is in a non-responsive state. The apparatus switches between responsive and nonresponsive states depending upon any of a number of different criteria that help differentiate between open airway apnea events and closed airway apnea events.
US09895504B2	System and device for neonatal resuscitation and initial respiratory support The present invention relates to a device and a system for positive pressure ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for neonatal resuscitation and initial respiratory support. The device and system are designed and tested for preterm and term neonatal use. The device is easy to use and allows rapid switch between PPV and CPAP without change of equipment and significantly reduces the imposed work of breathing for a breathing child treated with CPAP.
US09895483B2	Systems and methods for cleaning body cavities Systems and methods for cleaning body cavities are presented. Some embodiments reduce size of fecal matter pieces within an evacuation conduit. Some comprise devices and methods for purging an evacuation conduit. Some comprise reduced cross-sectional profiles of a cleaning device. Some protect intestinal tissue by preventing exposure to excessively high and low pressures.
US09895480B2	Dialysis system A dialysis system includes a filtration system capable of filtering a water stream, a water purification system capable of purifying said water stream in a non-batch process, a mixing system capable of producing a stream of dialysate from mixing one or more dialysate components with the water stream in a non-batch process, and a dialyzer system. The dialyzer may be a microfluidic dialyzer capable of being fluidly coupled to the stream of dialysate and a blood stream.
US09895477B2	Detachable module for recharging sorbent materials with optional bypass A detachable module for optionally recharging sorbent materials, including zirconium phosphate, with an optional bypass and conduits for a sorbent cartridge. The sorbent cartridge can have one or more modules contained therein having connectors connecting each of the modules. One or more of the modules can be reusable and the sorbent materials therein recharged.
US09895474B2	Breast pump system The present application relates to a breast pump system. The breast pump system comprises a vacuum path for creating a pressure reduction on a breast. A pump unit generates and releases a pressure reduction in the vacuum path, and comprises a vacuum pump (20). A leakage aperture (60) is configured to allow a controlled release of a pressure reduction in at least part of the vacuum path so that the pressure reduction in at least part of the vacuum path is released in the event that the pump unit fails to release the pressure reduction in the vacuum path. The vacuum pump (20) has a discharge port (22) for discharging air drawn from the vacuum path, and the leakage aperture (60) is disposed proximate to the discharge port (22) so that airflow discharged from the discharge port (22) is directed over the leakage aperture (60).
US09895470B2	Non-fouling, anti-microbial, anti-thrombogenic graft—from compositions Substrates, optionally coated with an undercoating layer, having grafted there from one or more non-fouling materials are described herein. The non-fouling, polymeric material can be grafted from a variety of substrate materials, particularly polymeric substrates and/or polymeric undercoating layers. The graft-from techniques described herein can result in higher surface densities of the non-fouling material relative to graft-to formulations. Graft-from methods can be used to produce covalently tethered polymers. The compositions described herein are highly resistant protein absorption, particularly in complex media and retain a high degree of non-fouling activity over long periods of time. The compositions described herein may also demonstrate antimicrobial and/or anti-thrombogenic activity. The non-fouling material can be grafted from the substrate, or optionally from an undercoating layer on the substrate, preferably without significantly affecting the mechanical and/or physical properties of the substrate material.
US09895468B2	Immobilization of an active agent on a substrate The invention provides methods of immobilizing an active agent to a substrate surface, including the steps of, depositing a primer compound on a substrate, thereby forming a primed substrate, contacting the primed substrate with a solution of a compound including a trihydroxyphenyl group, thereby forming a trihydroxyphenyl-treated primed substrate, and contacting the trihydroxyphenyl-treated primed substrate with a solution of an active agent, thereby immobilizing the active agent on the substrate. Further provided are methods of immobilizing an active agent on a substrate, including the steps of providing a substrate, combining a solution of a compound including a trihydroxyphenyl group with a solution of an active agent, thereby forming a solution of an active agent-trihydroxyphenyl conjugate, and contacting the primed substrate with the solution of the active agent-trihydroxyphenyl conjugate, thereby immobilizing the active agent on the substrate. The invention further provides substrates and medical device or device components with active agents immobilized on the surface thereof.
US09895465B2	Absorbable compositions and methods for their use in hemostasis The present invention is direct to a body-absorbable, mechanically hemostatic composition comprising a solid poloxamer having an average molecular weight of about 7,000 g/mol to about 15,000 g/mol, a high molecular weight dextran, optionally a fatty acid salt, and water, and a method for mechanically controlling the bleeding of bone comprising applying an effective amount of the composition to the affected area.
US09895463B2	Solid state fragrancing Fragrance control is provided by articles of manufacture including various solid state fragrancing objects, methods of using such objects, and systems that employ one or more such objects. The solid state fragrancing object can be used to inconspicuously provide fragrance to a user in an environment by disposing the solid state fragrancing object in the environment and configuring the solid state fragrancing object as at least a portion of a fixture within the environment. The fragrancing object can be easy to manufacture, long lasting, provide fragrance that is consistently released over time, provide an indication to the user that the object needs to be replaced, and can hold a desired ratio of fragrance.
US09895450B2	Anti-wall teichoic antibodies and conjugates The invention provides anti-wall teichoic acid antibodies and antibiotic conjugates thereof, and methods of using the same.
US09895443B2	Multi-tailed lipids and uses thereof The present invention provides multi-tailed lipid compounds, and salts and stereoisomers thereof, and methods of preparing the compounds. Also provided are compositions including a compound of the invention and an agent (e.g., an siRNA, mRNA, plasmid DNA, small molecule, protein, peptide). The present invention also provides methods, and kits using the compositions for delivering an agent to a subject (e.g., to the liver, spleen, or lung of the subject) or cell and for treating and/or preventing a range of diseases, such as genetic diseases, proliferative diseases, hematological diseases, neurological diseases, immunological diseases, gastrointestinal diseases (e.g., liver diseases), respiratory diseases (e.g., lung diseases), painful conditions, psychiatric disorders, metabolic disorders, and spleen diseases.
US09895441B2	Methods of treating cancer using PD-L1 axis binding antagonists and VEGF antagonists The present invention describes combination treatment comprising a PD-1 axis binding antagonist, chemotherapy and optionally a VEGF antagonist and methods for use thereof, including methods of treating conditions where enhanced immunogenicity is desired such as increasing tumor immunogenicity for the treatment of cancer.
US09895439B2	Combined treatment with netrin-1 interfering drug and chemotherapeutic drug Pharmaceutical composition comprising a chemotherapeutic drug and a netrin-1 interfering drug or a vector capable of expressing a netrin-1 interfering drug in vivo, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle. The chemotherapeutic drug is selected from those able to induce over expression of netrin-1 in cancer cells. The combination is associated with synergic anti-cancer effect.
US09895437B2	Aluminum compounds for use in therapeutics and vaccines The invention relates to means and methods for preparing aqueous composition comprising aluminum and a protein said composition comprising less than 700 ppm heavy metal on the basis of weight with respect to the aluminum content. The invention further relates to aqueous compositions comprising a protein and an aluminum-salt, said composition comprising less than 350 ppb heavy metal based on the weight of the aqueous composition.
US09895434B2	Chimeric OspA genes, proteins and methods of use thereof The invention relates to the development of chimeric OspA molecules for use in a new Lyme vaccine. More specifically, the chimeric OspA molecules comprise the proximal portion from one OspA serotype, together with the distal portion from another OspA serotype, while retaining antigenic properties of both of the parent polypeptides. The chimeric OspA molecules are delivered alone or in combination to provide protection against a variety of Borrelia genospecies. The invention also provides methods for administering the chimeric OspA molecules to a subject in the prevention and treatment of Lyme disease or borreliosis.
US09895431B1	Simian adenoviral vectors encoding malaria antigen The invention provides recombinant adenoviral vectors which are capable of eliciting immunity against the pre-erythrocytic stage of the life cycle of the malaria parasite. In particular, the invention provides a recombinant, replication deficient simian adenoviral vector which encodes an antigen comprising the thrombospondin-related adhesion protein (TRAP), and also immunogenic compositions (e.g. vaccines) comprising the vector and methods of using such compositions.
US09895430B2	Cryopreservation of apoptotic cancer cells for use in immunotherapy against cancer Described herein is a reliable method for preparing a potent vaccine useful for immunotherapy comprising the step of cryopreserving a population of cells undergoing immunogenic cell death, and using such cells to activate dendritic cells for use in immunotherapy. In a specific embodiment, the method comprises cryopreserving cancer cells undergoing cell death, which can be used to prepare a pharmaceutical composition for immunotherapy against cancer.
US09895399B2	Repair of peripheral nerve injury The invention relates to methods and compositions for maintaining the pro-regenerative capacity of distal nerve segments following nerve injury.
US09895379B2	17alpha, 21-dihydroxypregnene esters as antiandrogenic agents The present application provides 17 and/or 21 esters of 17α,21-Dihydroxypregna-4,9(11)-diene-3,20-dione and 17α,21-dihydroxypregna-4-ene-3,20-dione having remarkable antiandrogenic activity, methods of using these compounds, and processes for their preparation.
US09895369B2	Stable and soluble formulations of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and methods of preparation thereof The present disclosure relates to stable formulations of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), e.g., pazopanib; methods of preparation thereof; and use of the disclosed formulations in sustained delivery of the active agent to a target site. The disclosure further relates to methods of converting one polymorphic Form of a TKI to another polymorphic Form and/or an amorphous form.
US09895367B2	Formulation comprising phenylaminopyrimidine derivative as active agent An oral pharmaceutical formulation containing an effective amount of NRC-AN-019 including its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and polymorphs such as Form I, Form II and Form III thereof to improve the bioavailability intended for self-emulsification upon its contact with the gastro-intestinal fluid. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of oral solution containing NRC-AN-019 in an effective concentration for the better therapy against Chronic Myeloid Leukemia as BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor and against other tumors such as head and neck cancer, prostate cancer and the like.
US09895365B2	Combination therapy for cancer treatment Combination therapies for treating cancer comprising administration of a topoisomerase-1 inhibitor and a PARP inhibitor are provided. The topoisomerase-1 inhibitor can be delivered as a liposomal formulation that provides for prolonged accumulation of the topoisomerase-1 inhibitor within a tumor relative to outside of the tumor. Therapeutic benefit can thereby be obtained by delaying the administration of the PARP inhibitor after each administration of a liposomal irinotecan formulation until the accumulation of the topoisomerase inhibitor in the tumor is sufficiently greater than outside the tumor to result in increased efficacy of the PARP inhibitor and topoisomerase inhibitor within the tumor, while reducing the peripheral toxicity of the combination therapy. The therapies disclosed herein are useful in the treatment of human cancers with solid tumors, including cervical cancer.
US09895350B2	Method of dosing and use of soft anticholinergic esters A method of treating hyperhidrosis in a mammalian subject including: a) providing a composition including a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle and from about 1.0% to about 25% of a compound having the formula: and b) topically administering the composition to skin of an area of a mammalian subject suffering from hyperhidosis, before bedtime, such that, compared to untreated, baseline conditions, sweat production is reduced by at least about 25% for at least about six (6) hours.
US09895347B2	Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for the treatment of cystic fibrosis The present invention discloses compounds according to Formula I: wherein R1 is as defined herein. The present invention relates to compounds and their use in the treatment of cystic fibrosis, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of treatment cystic fibrosis by administering a compound of the invention.
US09895346B2	Applications of substituent benzyloxy group containing ether compounds for preparing antitumor drugs Disclosed are applications of substituent benzyloxy group containing ether compounds represented by general formula I for preparing antitumor drugs. The definition of the substituent groups in the formula I are provided in the specification.The compounds having general formula I have desirable antitumor activity, particularly, and have excellent activity against leukemia strain HL-60, lung cancer A549, H157, H460, H520, bladder cancer T24, J82, prostate cancer LNCap, PC-3, rectal cancer HCT8, HCT116, RkO and the like.
US09895343B2	Method for treating tumors with cannabinoids A method for treating radiotherapy- or chemotherapy-induced cognitive or emotional impairment by topically administering a cannabinoid. Also provided is a method for treating a tumor by topically administering a cannabinoid together with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy.
US09895337B2	Compositions containing monoacetyldiacylglycerol compound as an active ingredient for preventing or treating rheumatoid arthritis The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions, as well as health functional food compositions and quasi-drug compositions, for preventing, treating, or improving rheumatoid arthritis, comprising a monoacetyldiacylglycerol compound as an active ingredient. The monoacetyldiacylglycerol of the invention is effective in inhibiting the phosphorylation of STAT-3 known to be a therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis. As the monoacetyldiacylglycerol is an effective therapeutic agent without toxicity, the monoacetyldiacylglycerol can overcome the side effects of the medicines currently used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Thus, the monoacetyldiacylglycerol can be used for preventing, treating or improving rheumatoid arthritis.
US09895328B2	Calcium formate as a supplement to prevent neural tube defects Compositions and method for treating a folate-resistant disease in a subject are disclosed. The methods involve administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition containing a formate. For example, the method can be used to reducing the risk of neural tube defects during pregnancy. The method can also be used to treat other conditions normally treatable by folate supplementation.
US09895324B2	Halogenated diarylacetylenes and methods of treating cancer Halogenated diarylacetylenes, e.g., diarylacetylenes having at least one halo substituent in one aryl ring and an amine in the opposing aryl ring, can inhibit the proliferation of LS174T colon cancer cells through the inhibition of c-myc and induction of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor-1 (i.e., p21(Wif1/Cip1)). Such compounds are useful as antineoplastic agents.
US09895319B2	Transdermal therapeutic system for the administration of peptides The invention relates to a transdermal therapeutic system (TTS), which is suited for the administration of a peptide to a patient through skin treated with ablation. The transdermal therapeutic system includes a back layer and an active substance-containing layer that contains at least one peptide and a carrier substance, preferably as a textile web material.
US09895313B2	Combination liposomal pharmaceutical formulations Docetaxel and doxorubicin can be formulated in liposomal pharmaceutical compositions. In various embodiments, the pharmaceutical compositions include (i) a first liposome type comprising a first lipid layer comprising an unsaturated phospholipid, cholesterol or a cholesterol derivative, DC-cholesterol, a cationic lipid, and preferably a pegylated phospholipid, and a first active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) comprising docetaxel in the first lipid layer; and (ii) a second liposome type comprising a second lipid layer, an aqueous interior, and a second API comprising doxorubicin crystallized in the aqueous interior, (iii) where the first liposome type does not comprise doxorubicin and the second liposome type does not comprise docetaxel. The pharmaceutical composition can be used to treat a subject, for example, a human subject having cancer. The cancer can be, for example, a lung cancer, preferably non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), colon cancer, breast cancer, or liver cancer, preferably hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
US09895312B2	Nanoliposomal c-MYC-siRNA inhibits in vivo tumor growth of cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer The present invention discloses c-MYC-siRNA formulation as a potential therapeutic target for cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer. It is disclosed targeting c-MYC with small interfering RNA (siRNA) in the cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer cell line inducing a significant cell growth arrest and inhibition of cell proliferation. Apoptosis and arrest of cell cycle progression were also observed after c-MYC-siRNA-based silencing of c-MYC. Furthermore, delivering nanoliposomal c-MYC-siRNA, decreased tumor weight and number of tumor nodules compared with a liposomal-negative control siRNA.
US09895309B2	Selenosugars for skin tissue repair A topical composition for skin repair comprising selenosugars of formula (1): (Formula (I)) wherein, n is 1, 2 or 3; m is 2, 3, 4; or 5; and each R1 is independently-(optionally substituted C1-C3 alkyiene)p-OH, where p is 0 or 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09895304B2	Oral care composition with cross-linked polymer peroxide Oral care compositions comprising: (a) a peroxide complex comprising a peroxide component and an N-vinyl heterocyclic polymer (e.g., poly-N-vinyl polylactam, or poly-N-vinyl-polyimide); (b) a whitening agent (e.g., hydrogen peroxide); and (c) an orally acceptable carrier. In one embodiment, the carrier comprises a film forming material. Methods are also provided for making an oral care composition comprising: (a) mixing a whitening agent, silicone adhesive and carrier fluid to form a homogenous mixture; (b) adding a peroxide complex to said homogenous mixture, wherein said complex comprises hydrogen peroxide and an N-vinyl heterocyclic polymer; and (c) mixing under vacuum.
US09895289B2	Mixing syringe In some examples, a mixing syringe includes a fluid housing defining an internal housing chamber for storing a medical agent, and a fluid outlet. An outer plunger is disposed within the internal housing chamber of the fluid housing. The outer plunger includes an outer barrel defining a barrel cavity and an outer plunger head connected to the outer barrel. The outer plunger is adapted for longitudinal movement within the internal housing chamber of the fluid housing. The outer plunger head defines a flow passage whereby, upon movement of the outer plunger the medical agent passes from the internal housing chamber through the flow passage into the barrel cavity of the outer plunger. An inner plunger is adapted for longitudinal movement relative to the outer plunger to force the medical agent through the flow passage of the outer plunger head for disposition through the fluid outlet of the fluid housing.
US09895281B1	Mobility chair for staircase A mobility chair configured to assist a patient that has a weight bearing restriction on a lower limb traverse a staircase. The mobility chair includes a frame having a pair of front leg members and a pair of rear leg member wherein the frame has an opening on the front end thereof providing patient access to a seat member assembly. A pair of upper horizontal support members and a pair of lower horizontal support members extend intermediate the pair of front leg members and a pair of rear leg members. The seat member assembly is slidably coupled to the pair of lower horizontal support members. A first biasing member and second biasing member are operably coupled to the seat member assembly and provide movement intermediate a first position and a second position wherein in the first position the seat member assembly is proximate the opening of the frame.
US09895275B2	Extrusion bonded laminates for absorbent articles An absorbent article of the present invention may comprise a topsheet, an outer cover, and an absorbent core disposed therebetween. The outer cover may comprise an extrusion bonded laminate. The EBL may comprise a multi-layer coextruded elastomeric film and a nonwoven. The film may comprise a core layer, a first outer layer, and a second outer layer, wherein the core layer is between the first and second outer layers. The nonwoven may comprise fibers and/or filaments. The first outer layer may be non-adhesively joined to the nonwoven via extrusion coating. Further, the outer cover may be elastic to at least about 50% engineering strain. The nonwoven may have high chemical affinity for the first outer layer. The first outer layer may have a low chemical affinity for the core layer. And, the first outer layer may comprise an amount of draw down polymer greater than about 45 wt %.
US09895270B2	Reduced-pressure, abdominal treatment systems and methods A method of manufacturing a reduced-pressure abdominal treatment system for treating an open abdominal cavity of a patient is provided. A reduced-pressure abdominal treatment system has an open-cavity treatment device for providing reduced-pressure treatment to a patient's abdominal cavity; a deep-tissue closure device for applying a closing force on a deep-tissue wound on a patient's fascia; a surface-wound closure subsystem for providing a closing force on a surface wound on the patient's epidermis. The method of manufacturing may also include the step of providing a reduced-pressure supply subsystem.
US09895266B2	Goggle lens changing system A goggle having a lens changing system is disclosed that includes a sliding lever that is traversable between a closed and opened position. The sliding lever, in the opened position, allows the lens to be released from the frame so that the user can either switch out the lens to a different lens that would be more appropriate for the current lighting conditions or to replace the current lens which may be defective. Additionally, the lens changing system has a nub and hole combination that further secures the lens to the frame so that the lens does not inadvertently dislodge off of the frame during active sports.
US09895264B2	Gonio lens system with stabilization mechanism This disclosure relates generally to methods and devices for use in viewing and positioning an eye with a gonio lens system, such as during ocular exams and ocular surgeries. Some embodiments of the gonio lens system can include a gonio lens for viewing one or more tissues and structures of the eye. In addition, the gonio lens system can include one or more positioning features for controlling movement positioning of the eye.
US09895255B2	Multilayer film including foam layer and gas barrier layer A multilayer film includes an outer foam layer and a gas barrier layer. The multilayer film may also include at least one tie layer and at least one inner layer, and can be configured to have various film layer constructions. For example, the multilayer film can be configured as a five-layer, six-layer, or seven-layer films. The multilayer film can provide unique texture, softness, quietness, gas barrier properties, light weight and low cost per volume. Further, one or more layers of the multilayer film can contain a vinyl-bond rich triblock copolymer to provide sound absorbing properties.
US09895254B2	Limb support A limb support device. The device may include a sling having an upper and lower section, which may be configured to hold a limb. The device may further include a support harness having a central back portion, at least one securing strap, and two support straps. The support harness may be configured to disperse the weight of the limb. The at least one securing strap and support straps may be removably connected to the sling by fasteners.
US09895248B2	Ultrasonic systems and methods for locating and/or characterizing intragastric devices Devices and methods for treating obesity are provided. More particularly, intragastric devices and methods of fabricating, deploying, inflating, locating, tracking, monitoring, deflating, and retrieving the same are provided.
US09895240B2	Powered prosthetic hip joint A powered prosthetic thigh can have a proximal portion configured to couple to a prosthetic hip socket and can have a distal portion attached to the proximal portion. The distal portion can have a distal connector configured to couple to a prosthetic knee. The powered prosthetic thigh can also have a computer controlled actuator configured to rotate the prosthetic thigh relative to the prosthetic hip socket.
US09895225B2	Collapsible valve prosthesis A collapsible valve prosthesis includes an armature and a set of prosthetic valve leaflets supported by the armature. The armature is expandable from a contracted condition to an expanded condition for anchoring at an annulus of a natural valve site, and includes a tubular intra-annular portion defining a blood flow lumen having an inflow side and an outflow side. The tubular intra-annular portion supports the prosthetic valve leaflets in the blood flow lumen and is provided with outward formations for coupling with the natural valve site. The armature includes an over-annular portion linked to the intra-annular portion to extend collar-like over the annulus of the natural valve site at the inflow side of the blood flow lumen. The armature may also include an under-annular portion to extend collar-like at the outflow side of the blood flow lumen. The prosthesis may permit mitral valve replacement (MVR) without removing the native valve leaflets and the chordae tendineae.
US09895211B2	Craniofacial implant registration features and methods Various embodiments of craniofacial implants, surgical instruments, and techniques are described to provide improved surgical results.
US09895205B2	Dental treating apparatus and driving method for the same A dental treating apparatus according to the present invention includes: a hand piece; a head unit; a driving unit; a control unit; a load specifying unit; and a load comparing unit. The hand piece drivably holds a cutting tool on the head unit. The driving unit drives the cutting tool in a normal rotation direction or in a reverse rotation direction. The load comparing unit compares a load detected and a reference load. During a normal rotation period until driving for rotating the cutting tool in the normal rotation direction by the driving unit satisfies a predetermined first condition, the control unit maintains a rotation direction of the cutting tool in the normal rotation direction, and when a result of comparison by the load comparing unit attains a predetermined result during the normal rotation period, the control unit controls the rotation direction to the reverse rotation direction.
US09895198B2	Medical manipulator with attachment limiting mechanism including counting mechanism A medical manipulator includes: a manipulator body that has a handle; a drive unit that can be detachably attached to the handle; and an attachment limiting mechanism that is provided to the handle. When the number of times that the drive unit has been attached to and detached from the handle reaches a set number, the attachment limiting mechanism prevents the mounting of the drive unit to the handle. The attachment limiting mechanism has a counting mechanism and a stopper. The counting mechanism counts the number of times that the drive unit is attached and detached. When the count reaches a set number, the stopper is made to protrude into a mounting hole in the handle so as to prevent the insertion of the drive unit into the mounting hole.
US09895192B2	Intrauterine treatment device with articulating array An intrauterine device includes an articulating array. The intrauterine device can be operated by articulating the articulating array into an installed position or geometry within the uterus of a patient. Further, the articulating array can be constructed to include an insertion geometry have a smaller cross section than an installation geometry. The articulating array can also be constructed to be housed within a sheath in the intrauterine device. Once the sheath has been inserted into a patient, for example through the patient's cervix, the articulating array can be deployed in its insertion geometry and then articulated into an installed position. The articulating array can include a plurality of expansion chambers. The expansion chambers can be constructed and arranged to take on the installed geometry when expanded. In one embodiment, the purpose of the articulating array is to position a conductive array within the patient's uterus enabling ablation of the uterine lining.
US09895191B2	Electrode sheath for electrosurgical device This invention provides an electrosurgical device comprising a handle, a shaft member distal to the handle, a first electrode tip and a second electrode tip at a distal end of the shaft member with the first electrode tip laterally spaced from the second electrode tip, and an electrode sheath movable to cover and uncover a side of the electrode tips while a distal end of the electrode tips is uncovered to treat tissue.
US09895186B2	Systems and methods for detecting abnormalities within a circuit of an electrosurgical generator An electrosurgical generator includes primary and test sources. The primary source supplies a primary signal and the test source supplies a test signal. The electrosurgical generator includes an output circuit and an abnormality detection circuit. The output circuit is electrically coupled to the primary and test sources. The output circuit receives the primary and test signals from the primary and test sources, respectively. The output circuit is electrically coupled to a load to supply the primary signal thereto. The abnormality detection circuit is electrically coupled to the output circuit to detect an abnormality therein as a function of the test signal. The abnormality detection circuit can also determine a location of the abnormality within the output circuit.
US09895180B2	Ankle tibia plates Implant devices for the internal fixation of fractured bones, and more particularly to ankle plates for the tibia bone are disclosed and include an anterolateral tibia plate having an L-shaped body including a proximal portion defining a longitudinal axis, and a distal portion defining a traverse axis, and having a support bridge connected between the proximal portion and the distal portion. Implant devices disclosed also include an anterior tibia plate having an elongated first portion, a second portion that widens outward with respect to the elongated first portion, and a plurality of removable tabs attached to the outer edge of the second portion. Implant devices disclosed also include a medial tibia plate having an elongated shaft with a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion is configured to extend proximate to a base of medial malleolus, and has a curvature with respect to a longitudinal axis defined by the elongated shaft. The distal portion may include a plurality of removable tabs. The removable tabs may be disposed to define an opening between the removable tabs to orient a bone fastener into a bone.
US09895177B2	Bone fixation device for treatment of femoral fractures A bone fixation device according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes a nail extending along a longitudinal axis. The nail is provided with a transverse bore arranged along a transverse axis that intersects the longitudinal axis. The bone fixation device further includes a screw assembly received in the transverse bore, and a locking device. The locking device is configured to clasp the screw assembly to lock the screw assembly against movement along the transverse axis and against rotation about the transverse axis.
US09895172B2	Receiving part for receiving a rod for coupling the rod to a bone anchoring element A receiving part for receiving a rod for coupling the rod to a bone anchoring element includes a receiving part body including a first end and a second end, and having a substantially U-shaped recess at the first end forming a channel for receiving the rod, and an accommodation space for accommodating a head of the bone anchoring element, the accommodation space having an opening at the second end for introducing the head; and a pressure element arranged at least partially in the accommodation space, the pressure element including a first section having a second recess for receiving the rod, and a second section having a flexible portion to clamp the head, the first section and the second section being fixed relative to each other, wherein said pressure element is insertable from the opening.
US09895169B2	Self in-fusing pedicle screw implant An anchoring system implantable in bone. The anchoring system includes a screw having a screw head, a screw shaft, a plurality of interface elements, each adjacent pair of the interface elements has an interface by-pass channel disposed therebetween, a boring ring that includes cutting teeth and a ring by-pass channel, and a coupling assembly that is adjustable with respect to a longitudinal axis of the screw.
US09895165B2	Surgical needle The disclosure provides examples of a surgical needle for entering a joint space, such as the hip joint, through tissue.
US09895162B2	Method and apparatus for tissue grafting and copying Exemplary embodiments of apparatus and method for obtaining one or more portions of biological tissue (“micrografts”) to form grafts are provided. For example, a hollow tube can be inserted into tissue at a donor site, and a pin provided within the tube can facilitate controlled removal of the micrograft from the tube. Micrografts can be harvested and directly implanted into an overlying biocompatible matrix through coordinated motion of the tube and pin. A needle can be provided around the tube to facilitate a direct implantation of a micrograft into a remote recipient site or matrix. The exemplary apparatus can include a plurality of such tubes and pins for simultaneous harvesting and/or implanting of a plurality of micrografts. The harvested micrografts can have a small dimension, e.g., less than about 1 mm, which can promote healing of the donor site and/or viability of the harvested tissue.
US09895161B2	Ultrasonic surgical shears with clamping feature An apparatus for operating on tissue comprises a shaft, an acoustic waveguide, and an end effector. The acoustic waveguide extends along the shaft and is configured to transmit ultrasonic vibration. The end effector comprises an ultrasonic blade and a clamp arm. The ultrasonic blade is in acoustic communication with the acoustic waveguide. The clamp arm is pivotable toward the ultrasonic blade. The end effector defines a first longitudinal region and a second longitudinal region. The end effector is configured to clamp tissue between the clamp arm and the ultrasonic blade in the first longitudinal region. The end effector is configured to sever tissue with the ultrasonic blade in the second longitudinal region.
US09895157B2	Mechanical converter assembly and implementations A mechanical converter assembly includes an input, a lever stack (multiple levers), and an output. The input is configured to receive a mechanical drive force (or mechanical input signal) from a driver resource. The lever stack translates the received drive force into a mechanical output force (or mechanical output signal). The output of the mechanical converter assembly is configured to apply the mechanical output force produced by the lever stack to a driven element. In one embodiment, use of the lever stack in the mechanical converter assembly provides translational gain in which an amount of translational movement at the input of the mechanical converter assembly results in a substantially greater amount of corresponding translational movement at the output.
US09895141B2	Contagion prevention systems A device for preventing the spread of bio-matter contagions when used in conjunction with a tongue depressor. The device includes a shield for intercepting the bio-matter contagions. The shield adjustably and removably secures along the tongue depressor. The device also includes a grip manipulator that extends from the shield. The grip manipulator adjustably engages the tongue depressor. The device also includes a window that provides viewing access through the shield.
US09895140B1	Frictional trans-epithelial tissue disruption collection apparatus and method of inducing an immune response In an embodiment of the invention, a frictional tissue sampling device with a head designed to be rotated without rotating off the designated site can be used to obtain tissue biopsy samples. A frictional tissue sampling device with a head designed to be rotated without rotating off the designated site can be used to obtain an epithelial tissue biopsy sample from lesions. The device can be otherwise used to sample specific locations. In various embodiments, the head of the device is narrow and pointed with a hybrid pear shaped diamond facet. Abrasive material can be adhered to the facet.
US09895138B2	Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus According to one embodiment, based on a reception signal, the Doppler signal generation unit generates a first Doppler signal attributed to motion of a living body in a ROI and a second Doppler signal attributed to slower motion. The velocity display scale determination unit determines first and second velocity display scales based on velocity distribution ranges for the first and second Doppler signals, respectively. The image generation unit generates first and second Doppler images based on the first and second Doppler signals, respectively. The display unit displays the first and second Doppler images with the first and second velocity display scales, respectively.
US09895137B2	Ultrasonic diagnosis device and transmission/reception method There is provided an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of measuring hardness information of a subject with high time resolution and spatial resolution.The apparatus is provided with a ultrasonic probe 1 and a displacement generation unit 10 configured to displace an inside of a subject and is configured to transmit an ultrasonic beam for displacement detection to a plurality of detection positions of the subject from the ultrasonic probe 1, and to detect a shear wave velocity based on the displacement at the plurality of detection positions in a control unit 3 by using a reflection signal detected in a detection unit 20, thereby outputting hardness information of the subject. The ultrasonic beam for displacement detection is transmitted to one of the plurality of detection positions. A waveform analysis unit 26 of the control unit 3 is configured to perform a change control of analyzing a shear wave resulting from the displacement to thus transmit the ultrasonic beam for displacement detection to another position of the plurality of detection positions. Thereby, it is possible to measure the shear wave velocity with high time resolution and spatial resolution, so that it is possible to obtain the hardness information of the subject with high precision.
US09895135B2	Freehand ultrasound imaging systems and methods providing position quality feedback An ultrasound system has an ultrasound transducer equipped with a position marker and a needle equipped with a position marker. The position markers allow the position and orientation of the transducer and needle to be determined. A display depicts an ultrasound image acquired via the transducer and a graphical element representative of a projection of the longitudinal axis of the needle onto a plane of the ultrasound image. The quality of the position and orientation information from the position markers is monitored, and when quality is below a quality threshold the display indicates this fact.
US09895134B2	Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and data processing method There is provided an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus capable of outputting an appropriate ultrasound image with no distortion regardless of a sound velocity distribution in a subject. In the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, sound velocities are calculated at two or more points in a subject, and coordinate transformation of a generated ultrasound image is performed based on the calculated sound velocities.
US09895133B2	System and methods for enhanced imaging of objects within an image Systems and methods which implement a plurality of different imaging signatures in generating an image frame are shown. A first imaging signature may be configured for providing relatively high quality images with respect to subsurface regions of living tissue, for example, whereas a second imaging signature may be configured for providing relatively high quality images with respect to interventional instruments inserted into living tissue at a steep angle. Image sub-frames generated using each such different imaging signature are blended to form a frame of the final image providing a relatively high quality image of various objects within the volume being imaged.
US09895105B2	Independent non-interfering wearable health monitoring and alert system A seamless, substantially continuous, independent and wearable health monitoring and self-alert system, configured for use by a living being on a daily basis, including by a healthy living being. The wearable health monitoring and self-alert system includes a garment worn by the living being adjacently to preconfigured portions of the body of the living being. The system further includes a garment-control device that includes a garment-processor and a battery. The system further includes a multi-lead ECG measuring device including multiple electrodes or probe-devices embedded into the garment, and an alerting unit. Preferably, the system further includes multiple sensing devices selected from the group consisting of sensors and electrodes. At least one of the sensing devices is embedded into the garment, wherein each of the sensing devices is configured to detect a predetermined physiological or chemical parameter of the living being.
US09895104B2	Method and device for reference point indentation without a reference probe The device performs reference point indentation without a reference probe. The indentation distance is measured relative to the instrument which remains substantially stationary during the impact process, which occurs on the order of one millisecond. In one embodiment, an impact motion with a peak force of order 28N creates an indentation in bone with a depth of approximately 150 μm during which the instrument case moves less than 1 μm. Thus the error in measuring indentation depth due to the motion of the case is less than 1%, making a reference probe unnecessary. Further, this “error” is consistent and can be corrected. In one embodiment, the device measures the fracture resistance of hard tissues by actually creating microscopic fractures in the hard tissues in a measured way. It creates these microscopic fractures by impacting the sample with a sharpened probe. The indentation distance in the sample is correlated with fracture resistance.
US09895103B2	Systems, methods, and devices addressing the gastro-intestinal tract Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to an implantable device, systems, and methods related thereto, that includes at least one sensor and/or therapeutic agent delivery depot. In one embodiment, the system and device include methods for detecting general or specific biological agents in a subject's intestinal tract, and utilizing the information from the detection for determining the timing and content of any therapeutic treatment needed by the subject.
US09895101B2	Detecting, assessing and managing epilepsy using a multi-variate, metric-based classification analysis A method for identifying changes in an epilepsy patient's disease state, comprising: receiving at least one body data stream; determining at least one body index from the at least one body data stream; detecting a plurality of seizure events from the at least one body index; determining at least one seizure metric value for each seizure event; performing a first classification analysis of the plurality of seizure events from the at least one seizure metric value; detecting at least one additional seizure event from the at least one determined index; determining at least one seizure metric value for each additional seizure event, performing a second classification analysis of the plurality of seizure events and the at least one additional seizure event based upon the at least one seizure metric value; comparing the results of the first classification analysis and the second classification analysis; and performing a further action.
US09895099B2	System for acceleration measurements and traumatic brain injury detection The present invention comprises apparatuses and methods of detecting impacts to the head. Accelerometers attached to a user's head and neck or body is used to measure the differential acceleration of the head with respect to the neck or body. A differential acceleration exceeding a certain threshold may be indicative of the user suffering a traumatic brain injury.
US09895093B2	Reuse protection for lancet system A lancet magazine for use in a lancing aid is described comprising a plurality of lancets each having a lancet body at the proximal end of the lancet and a lancet tip at the distal end of the lancet, where the proximal end of the lancet points in the direction of the proximal end of the housing of the lancet magazine and the distal end of the lancet is aligned in the direction of the distal end of the housing and the lancets in the unused state are completely surrounded by the housing. Furthermore, an extension unit is movably connected to the housing in such a manner that the housing can be extended by movement of the extension unit in the direction of the distal end of the housing such that the lancet is prevented from emerging from the lancet magazine.
US09895092B2	Vented blood sampling device An extravacular system is disclosed. The system includes a body, a septum, a septum activator, and a blood sampling device. The body has and inner lumen extending therethrough. The septum is disposed within the inner lumen. The septum activator is disposed within the inner lumen proximal the septum. The septum activator has an inner passage extending therethrough. The blood sampling device has a tube that is longer than a length of the septum activator and has a width less than or equal to a width of the inner passage of the septum activator. An interior of the tube is in fluid communication with a reservoir within the blood sampling device. A vent is in fluid communication with the reservoir. The vent passes air but not blood therethrough.
US09895086B2	Device for monitoring a user and a method for calibrating the device A method of calibrating a monitoring device to be attached to a user is provided. Prior to attachment of the device, the device is aligned with respect to the user such that the measurement reference frame of the device is substantially aligned with a reference frame of the user. A first measurement of the orientation of the device with respect to a world reference frame is obtained. After attachment of the device, a second measurement of the orientation of the device with respect to a world reference frame is obtained. A transformation matrix is determined for use in transforming subsequent measurements obtained by the device into the reference frame of the user. The matrix is calculated using the first and second measurements and information on the amount of rotation of the device relative to the user about a vertical axis in the world reference frame between the first and second measurements being taken.
US09895085B2	Measuring representational motions in a medical context A method includes receiving data representing graphomotor motion during a succession of executions of graphomotor diagnostic tasks performed in a medical context by a subject, processing the received data using a computer, including determining a first set of quantitative features from a first execution of a task by the subject, and determining a second set of quantitative features from a second execution of a task by the subject, determining one or more metrics based on a comparison to the successive executions, including using at least the first set of quantitative features and the second set of quantitative features to determine said metrics, and providing a diagnostic report associated with neurocognitive mechanisms underlying the subject's execution of the tasks based on the determined metrics.
US09895083B2	Non-invasive ventilation measurement Determining the lung compliance and lung resistance of a subject undergoing respiratory therapy using non-invasive ventilation requires taking the presence of leaks into account. In particular, variable and unintentional leaks at or near a subject interface appliance may be dynamically determined based on an average resistance of the leak orifice of the subject.
US09895081B2	Upper airway resistance measurement device A method of estimating the upper airway resistance of a patient using a gas delivery system includes delivering a flow of breathing gas to the patient through the patient circuit of the gas delivery system, superimposing an oscillatory pressure on the flow of breathing gas during an expiratory phase of the patient, determining a first amplitude of an oscillatory component of a gas pressure provided to the patient at an end of the expiratory phase, determining a second amplitude of an oscillatory component of a gas flow provided to the patient at the end of the expiratory phase, determining a first resistance value based on the ratio of the first amplitude to the second amplitude, and determining an upper airway resistance value based on the first resistance value.
US09895075B2	Diagnostic representation and interpretation of ECG leads on a digital display A system for electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation includes a processor and memory coupled to the processor. A rendering module is stored in the memory and is configured to receive input from an ECG and correlate interpretation statements with ECG measurements responsible for the interpretation statements in the ECG. An interface is configured to permit user selection of at least one interpretation statement in a display, the display being configured to render visual indications of the ECG measurements on digitally rendered waveforms of the ECG.
US09895071B2	Cardiac rate tracking in an implantable medical device Self-correlation enhancements and implementations are described. In particular, certain examples demonstrate the use of a tracking mechanism to identify and/or confirm cardiac rate using data from iterative self-correlation performed at intervals over time. This may enable the interpolation of cardiac rate in an implantable medical device when data is insufficient, and may provide confidence in cardiac rate analyses.
US09895068B2	Pulse oximeter with wait-time indication The present disclosure provides a system and method for determination and indication of the time remaining before a patient's physical characteristics are displayed on a monitor. The indication may be a numeric count-down, a progress bar, a clock face, an audible signal, or any other time and/or progress indication. The approximate wait-time may be determined, for example, by adding the known, generally fixed durations of characteristic determination processes to the calculated, variable durations of characteristic determination processes. Exemplary processes which may have generally fixed durations include monitor boot-up, sensor validation, and sensor calibration. Exemplary processes which may have variable durations include sensor location determination and pulsation detection. The sum of the pre-determined and calculated durations may be an approximate wait-time, which is indicated to a caregiver via visual or audible display. If a process takes longer than anticipated or an unexpected event occurs, the wait-time indication may be modified to reflect the longer anticipated wait-time.
US09895065B2	Automated interpretive medical care system and methodology Improved apparatus and methods for monitoring, diagnosing and treating at least one medical respiratory condition of a patient are provided, including a medical data input interface adapted to provide at least one medical parameter relating at least to the respiration of the patient, and a medical parameter interpretation functionality (104, 110) adapted to receive the at least one medical parameter relating at least to the respiration (102) of the patient and to provide at least one output indication (112) relating to a degree of severity of at least one medical condition indicated by the at least one medical parameter.
US09895054B2	Endoscope system, light source device, operation method for endoscope system, and operation method for light source device An endoscope system includes a light source unit, a band limiting unit, a light source control unit, an imaging sensor, an imaging control unit, and an oxygen saturation image generation unit. The light source unit includes a V-LED that emits violet light, a B-LED that emits blue light, a G-LED that emits green light, and an R-LED that emits red light. The band limiting unit generates measurement light having a specific wavelength band for measuring the oxygen saturation from the blue light. The light source control unit switches the control of the light source unit between a first light emission mode, in which the observation target is irradiated with the violet light, the measurement light, the green light, and the red light, and a second light emission mode, in which the observation target is irradiated with the measurement light.
US09895053B2	Capsule type medical device In a capsule endoscope, on an inside of a capsule type housing including a cylindrical main body section and two semispherical end cover sections and having a rotationally symmetrical shape with respect to a center axis of the housing, an image pickup board section, a transmission board section, and a reception board section are housed such that principal planes of the image pickup board section, the transmission board section, and the reception board section are orthogonal to the center axis. A coil wire of at least one of a transmission coil formed by a transmission coil wire and a reception coil formed by a reception coil wire, respective principal planes of which are orthogonal to the center axis, is disposed on the end cover section side of the housing.
US09895052B2	Insertion instrument and insertion apparatus comprising this insertion instrument An insertion instrument includes an insertion portion having a curving portion, and an operation portion body coupled to the proximal side of the insertion portion. The operation portion body includes a first surface, and a second surface extending from the first surface and extending in a direction different from the direction in which the first surface extends. A finger side other than a thumb of a grasping hand is located in the second surface. The operation portion body includes a first curving operation portion which is provided in the first surface and which curves the curving portion in a first direction, a functional switch which is provided in the second surface and which operates a predetermined function of the insertion instrument, and a second curving operation portion which is provided in the second surface.
US09895048B2	Handheld endoscope A handheld endoscope has a disposable, single-use portion that includes a fluid hub, cannula and distal tip and a re-usable portion that includes a handle and display module. The electrical connection between the single-use and reusable portions is distally spaced from their mechanical connection and from the fluid hub. The distal tip includes LED illumination and an imaging module that feeds live video to the display module that is rotatable to allow viewing by the operator and others. The cannula and fluid hub are rotatable relative to the handle and includes separate lumens for fluid flow and an electrical cable. The fit resists rotation to maintain the relative positions of the cannula and handle until the application of a torque threshold. The single-use and re-usable portions mate and un-mate with each other via the physically separated mechanical and electrical connectors. Extruded cannula and molded distal tip parts can be separately formed which aids in manufacturing and assembly.
US09895045B2	Dishwasher having spray manifold A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially forming a treating chamber, a dish rack provided within the wash chamber, and a spray manifold. The spray manifold can have multiple apertures and/or sprayers for emitting wash liquid to define a spray zone.
US09895042B2	Remover cover A remover cover is detachably attached to an attraction head equipped at one end of a substantially rod-shaped remover. The attraction head includes a magnetic force generating surface adapted to generate a magnetic force. The cover includes a cover body shaped like a bag and adapted to cover the remover from a tip of the attraction head to at least the magnetic force generating surface, and a holding portion installed by extending from an open end of the cover body. The cover body is configured to allow itself to be turned inside out.
US09895039B2	Indoor unit of air-conditioning apparatus An air-conditioning apparatus indoor unit that includes a controller is described. In an automatic cleaning mode, when having determined on the basis of an image captured by an imaging device that there is no person in a room, the controller causes air to be blown for a predetermined time to a stationary three-dimensional object identified using the image captured by the imaging device. After the predetermined time has elapsed, the controller causes air blowing to the stationary three-dimensional object to be stopped, and issues an operation instruction for an autonomous vacuum cleaner to clean and move in the room.
US09895023B2	Food storage system Multiple food storage systems are disclosed herein. One food storage system includes a main bowl that defines a first food receiving cavity. A secondary bowl is positioned in the first food receiving cavity and defines a second food receiving cavity. The secondary bowl includes a sidewall containing thermal energy storage material therein. A separate food storage system includes a main lid configured for use with a main bowl that defines a first food receiving cavity. A secondary bowl is positioned at least partially on and/or in the main lid. The secondary bowl includes a sidewall containing thermal energy storage material therein.
US09895018B2	Automatic meal serving system An automatic meal serving system includes a conveyer module, a transporting module, a first food serving and heating module, and an ingredient serving module. The transporting module is located on the conveyer module for sequentially positioning a plurality of vessels on the conveyer module. The first food serving and heating module provides a variety of foods, heats one of the foods that is chosen, and feeds one of the vessels on the conveyer module with the heated food. The ingredient serving module is located beside the first food serving and heating module. The transporting module, the first food serving and heating module, and the ingredient serving module are sequentially located along the conveyer module.
US09895010B1	Systems and methods in support of bedding selection at a retail location In one aspect, a system and method are provided herein in support of selecting bedding. The system includes a plurality of differently configured pillows; and, a plurality of pillow cover napkins each configured to rest upon one of the pillows in acting as a cleanliness barrier for a person's head resting on the pillow. Advantageously, the system allows for a user to sample various bedding, including mattresses and/or pillows, in a hygienic manner. In particular, the system allows for a user to select a pillow from the differently configured pillows which is suited to one's preferences to use in sampling various mattresses. The napkin is placed by the user atop the selected pillow in sampling the mattresses. The napkin acts as a cleanliness barrier between the user's head and the sampled bedding. A person's comfort level in sampling mattresses and/or pillows may be heightened in this manner.
US09894999B2	Mechanism for an office chair A mechanism for an office chair allows a pivoting resistance of a backrest support to be altered. The mechanism for the office chair, in which a small adjustment travel is sufficient in order to realize a large adjustment range of the pivoting resistance of the backrest, has an actuating element connected to the backrest support with a supporting and/or guide track for a functional element. The functional element brings about a change in the spring tension of a spring element during pivoting of the backrest support.
US09894997B2	Portable composite seat The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to stadium seats or a seat cushions composed of materials configured in a sandwich construction. In some implementations, an apparatus, systems, or methods can include a durable bottom layer that is adapted to provide traction on a bottom surface of the portable composite stadium seat cushion, an insulating core layer that is adapted to provide contoured and cushioned support for sitting on the portable composite stadium seat cushion, and a pliable top layer that is resilient and protects the core layer.
US09894996B1	Cabinet A cabinet 10 having at least one door 32 which may be selectively and removably placed within the generally hollow storage compartment 14 of the cabinet 10 and which may be also moved outside of the compartment 14 and allowed to selectively articulate along movement arc 120 and to be selectively placed in a closed position in which the at least one door 32 overlays the storage cavity or compartment 14.
US09894991B2	Unique portable foldable five-device-in-one kneeler-bench-caddy-table-umbrella system, having kneeler system, bench system, caddy system, table system, and kneeler-bench-caddy-table-locking umbrella system A unique portable and foldable five-device-in-one system comprises: two foldable garden tables each for holding foods and drinks thereon, two foldable elastic garden-tool caddies each attached to the one of the two foldable garden tables and each for storing garden tools therein, two spring-loaded finger-centralizing stabilizers each welded to one of the two foldable garden tables and each for releasably locking the rotatable kneeler-bench cushion, a rotatable kneeler-bench cushion for providing comfort when seated or kneeled on, and an adjustable umbrella rotatably attached to one of the two foldable garden tables and having a kneeler-bench-caddy-table-locking arm for releasably locking the two foldable garden tables right side up. The unique portable and foldable five-device-in-one system can be used as an adjustable umbrella when providing shading protection, as two foldable garden-tool caddies when the two foldable caddies store garden tools, as a rotatable garden kneeler when the rotatable kneeler-bench cushion is upside down, as a rotatable garden bench when the rotatable kneeler-bench cushion is right side up, and as two foldable garden tables when the two foldable garden tables are locked right side up.
US09894983B2	Media cord managing zipper system Media cord managing zipper systems in accordance with the present invention may comprise a zipper slider and a pull tab. Prongs may extend from the pull tab on opposing sides of a longitudinal axis of the pull tab. The prongs may be shaped to hold portions of a media cord in a cavity of the pull tab. The media cord managing zipper system may be incorporated into articles of clothing, such as jackets and sweatshirts.
US09894975B2	Light curing device A light curing device includes a plurality of LEDs, a driver, a switch module and a timer. The timer includes a plurality of time-setting buttons corresponding to different timing configurations, respectively. When the timer is activated by the switch module and one of the time-setting buttons is operated, the timer outputs an activating signal, and outputs a deactivating signal when a time duration defined by the corresponding timing configuration has elapsed. The driver drives at least one of the LEDs to emit curing light into an irradiation space in a housing module when triggered by the activating signal, and stops driving the LEDs to emit the curing light when triggered by the deactivating signal.
US09894973B2	Reusable portable cargo carrying container The cargo carrier of the present invention is a cargo container that comprises at least one immobilizing flap that allows it to be secured inside a vehicle without shifting position as the vehicle moves. The immobilizing flap is securely affixed to one side of the container, and is protrudes through the base of the tailgate, trunk or door of the vehicle, stabilizing the cargo carrier in the cargo area of the vehicle. Another embodiment of the immobilizing flap is a loop of fabric through which the vehicle's seat belt can be extended, stabilizing the cargo carrier in a vehicle's seat. The cargo carrier take any number of forms found in the prior art to include collapsible coolers, golf bags, reusable grocery totes, food catering bags, and other carrying devices.
US09894971B2	Telescopic suitcase handle A telescopic suitcase handle is provided for including a telescopic handle housing disposed within a suitcase, a lower extendible handle section movably disposed within the telescopic handle housing, and an upper extendible handle section movably disposed within the lower section. A spring loaded bullet disposed within the upper section releasably engages with one of a plurality of openings along the length of the lower section for temporarily holding the upper extendible handle section in place. A spring-loaded protrusion releasably engages with the lower extendible handle section for temporarily holding the lower section in place.
US09894961B2	Article with coloring layer and control surface layer An article, such as an article of footwear or an article of apparel, includes an upper having a gradient-like coloring pattern. The article further includes protruding elements configured in a pattern that corresponds to the coloring pattern. The article may have a layered structure including a base layer, a coloring ink layer and a layer of protruding elements.
US09894960B2	Method of vacuum forming a footwear upper A method of making an article of footwear may include applying an environmental pressure differential across a sheet of upper material to conform the sheet of upper material to a portion of a footwear last, thereby forming at least a portion of an upper of the article of footwear. In addition, the method may include assembling the article of footwear including fixedly attaching the upper of the article of footwear to a sole structure.
US09894957B2	Damping element in shoe soles The present invention relates to a process for producing a shoe sole comprising a hybrid material made of a polyurethane foam as matrix material and of foamed particles of thermoplastic polyurethane by preparing an inlay of joined expanded particles (c″) of thermoplastic polyurethane and placing the joined expanded particles of thermoplastic polyurethane in a mould and embedding the inlay with a reaction mixture obtainable by mixing (a) polyisocyanates with (b) compounds having hydrogen atoms reactive toward isocyanates, and if appropriate, with (d) chain extenders and/or crosslinking agents, and with (e) catalysts, and with (f) blowing agents, and with (g) further additives and reacting the reaction mixture to give the shoe sole. The present invention further relates to shoe soles, obtainable by such a process.
US09894956B2	Article of footwear with a customizable upper An article of footwear with an insert system is disclosed. The insert system can include an insert that may be introduced to a side portion of the upper. The insert is configured to adjust properties of a side portion of an upper.
US09894955B2	Shoe having individual particles bonded to its bottom surface Provided is a shoe that includes: a bottom surface that is adjacent to the ground in normal use; a sole that forms at least a portion of the bottom surface; an upper portion extending above the sole; and individual particles bonded to the bottom surface of the shoe. The individual particles include at least one of corn husk, hemp or a natural plant material that has been ground into the individual particles.
US09894953B2	Helmet retention system The present application discloses a helmet, a retention system for a helmet, and a method of adjusting a helmet. In certain embodiments, the helmet comprises a helmet shell and a retention system attached to the helmet shell. The retention system generally comprises a rear portion connected to the rear of the helmet shell, at least one strap extending from the rear portion to a front portion of the helmet shell, and an adjustment device attached to the rear portion and configured to selectively adjust the length of the strap between the rear portion and the front portion of the helmet shell.
US09894943B2	Garment with integrated speakers The present disclosure provides a garment that includes integrated waterproof impact resistant speakers. Related methods of manufacturing the garment are also provided herein.
US09894940B2	Apparatus and method of multi-sectional bra assembly A multi-sectional bra assembly and method of use may be provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the bra assembly may include a breast support piece formed by a pair of breast support cups and adjacent side panels. A first and second back strap component may be releasably connected to the side panels via a first set of attachment elements located at the periphery of each side panel and at a first end of each back strap component. Back strap components may also be releasably connected to one another via a second set of attachment elements located at a second end of each back strap component. The breast support piece and back strap components may further include shoulder strap receiving elements to which detachable shoulder strap components may be secured. A plurality of back and shoulder strap variations may be adjustable and interchangeable about the breast support piece.
US09894936B2	Zoned vaporizer Disclosed herein are methods and systems to vaporize or release organic material from plant material containing the organic material and the like, including utilizing zoned heating of a common chamber. A controller in signal communication with two or more heating elements each adjacent to a zone to be heated controls at least the heating of the elements.
US09894933B2	Battery assembly and electronic cigarette having same An exemplary battery assembly for an electronic cigarette includes a housing, a battery received in the housing, and a first switch assembly connected to the battery. The first switch assembly includes a fixed electrode, and a rotatable electrode. The fixed electrode is connected to the battery. The fixed electrode has a conductive area and an insulated area. The rotatable electrode is rotatable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the rotatable electrode is in contact with the conductive area, thus connecting to the fixed electrode, and the first switch assembly is turned on. In the second position, the rotatable electrode is positioned in the insulated area, thus disconnecting from the fixed electrode, and the first switch assembly is turned off.
US09894924B2	Pasteurization tunnel and pasteurization method for beverage packs A pasteurization tunnel and a method for pasteurizing beverage packs are described, wherein the beverage packs are conveyed on at least two decks lying one upon the other and sprayed with a heated spraying liquid from spraying pipes extending each transversely to the conveying direction of the beverage packs. According to the invention, the spraying liquid is guided through the spraying pipes of the one deck into the spraying pipes of the other deck. Thereby, the maintenance efforts for removing deposits in sections of the spraying pipes where the flow is weak can be reduced.
US09894918B2	Fried food products having reduced fat content Methods of making reduced-fat or fat-free fried food products, and products made according to the methods, in which food pieces are coated with an aqueous adhesion mixture including a protein, and an oil absorption minimizing agent including an edible lipophilic material, where the coating is adhered to the food pieces, in order to provide for food products having the texture, flavor, and other characteristics of conventional full-fat fried food products. According to a preferred embodiment, the aqueous adhesion mixture includes from about 65 to about 95% by weight water, from about 4 to about 25% by weight protein, from 0 to about 2% by weight hydrocolloid, and from 0 to about 10% by weight protein stabilizing agent.
US09894903B2	Method for biologically combating Naegleria fowleri, and disinfecting agent containing protozoa of the species Willaertia magna The invention relates to a process for combating the proliferation of the Naegleria genus and in particular of the species Naegleria fowleri, with the exception of the treatment methods applied to the human or animal body, characterized in that it uses protozoa of the species Willaertia magna, and also a disinfecting agent containing such protozoa.
US09894900B2	Compact for insect control A compact comprising particles and an active agent selected from a pesticide, a herbicide, a plant nutrient, a fertilizer, an arthropod attractant such as a semiochemical, a semiochemical, a food or protein bait, and including mixtures of two or more thereof.
US09894898B2	Agricultural compositions Suggested is the use of a mixture, comprising (a) fatty acid alkyl esters according to general formula (I) R1COO—R2 (I) in which R1CO represents an unsaturated acyl radical having 16 to 22 carbon atoms and 1, 2 or 3 double bonds, and R2 represents a C1-C4 alkyl radical; (b) at least two non-ionic sugar or polyol surfactants, and optionally (c) polyols as an additive for agricultural compositions.
US09894893B2	Breath-powered vapor distribution device Device embodiments use a person's exhaled breath to distribute an evaporated, sublimated, or vaporized material. The disclosure provides non-powered devices that use evaporation or sublimation to create the vapor that is distributed and the disclosure provides devices with electric vaporizers which rapidly vaporize liquid scent materials for distribution. The scent can be designed as a masking or cover scent, an aromatic lure scent, a scent elimination material, a pleasant scent for freshening air in a room or automobile, or a repellant scent. The device can be worn as a mask. The device can be handheld or disposed at an area remote from the user's mouth with the breath blown in through a tube.
US09894890B2	Animal model and cell model developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Provided are a diagnosis marker, a diagnosis method, and a therapeutic agent suitable for diagnosing and treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Also provided are an animal model and a cell model suitable for developing a therapeutic agent and a treatment method for ALS. The diagnosis method for ALS includes: an isolation step in which a nucleic acid is isolated from a specimen taken from a subject; a detection step in which bases expressed in a human chromosome 10 optineurin (OPTN) gene region are detected from the isolated nucleic acid; and a determination step in which it is determined whether or not the detected bases are mutated.
US09894885B2	Mobile animal surveillance and distress monitoring A method for remote animal surveillance and distress monitoring includes detecting biometric and behavioral parameters of the animal, identifying novel events based on comparison of detected parameters to predefined parameter values and qualifications; determining whether a composite parameter value exceeds a predefined composite threshold value indicative of possible distress in the animal; and notifying remote caretakers of possible distress in the animal based on the composite value exceeding the predefined composite threshold value.
US09894880B2	Hoof boot with pivoting heel captivator A hoof boot has a base, a heel captivator, and a pivoting mechanism that disposes the heel captivator to pivot relative to the base, preferably in a manner that allows the heel captivator at least three degrees of freedom of movement relative to the base. The heel captivator is preferably low in the rearmost portion, which provides clearance for the pastern bones of the equine lower leg to descend upon weight bearing during movement at various gaits. To reduce the possibility for bruising and chaffing of soft tissue around the pastern bones, and to help eliminate accumulation of debris, preferred heel captivators have an open mesh architecture. Heel captivators can alternatively or additionally be designed with fabric covered neoprene or other liners. Boots are preferably tightened using mechanically advantages laces.
US09894867B1	Maize hybrid X00H389 A novel maize variety designated X00H389 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 X00H389 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X00H389 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X00H389, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X00H389. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X00H389.
US09894856B2	Cultivation, harvesting and processing of floating aquatic species with high growth rates Disclosed herein is a system of culturing and harvesting floating aquatic species with high growth rates. Also disclosed is a method of culturing and harvesting floating aquatic species using such a system.
US09894855B2	Hydroponic cultivation apparatus and hydroponic cultivation method To grow a plant which stores nutrients synthesized in an above-ground part into an underground part, a hydroponic cultivation apparatus waters the underground part. The hydroponic cultivation apparatus includes: a void portion housing the underground part while establishing a substantially sealed state; a sensor which detects an amount of moisture in the void portion at the underground part or around the underground part; an air conditioning fan which introduces outside air to the void portion and controls temperature and humidity inside the void portion; and a controller which controls the amount of moisture detected by the sensor by driving the air conditioning fan in such a way as to adjust an amount of the outside air or an introduction period of the outside air.
US09894854B2	Liquid storage and delivery system A liquid storage and delivery system includes a reservoir and a storage container. The storage container has a main body with a hollow interior, and is configured to hold a reserve volume of the water. The main body has an upper wall and a lower wall. The hollow interior is disposed between the upper wall and the lower wall. A refill conduit is in communication with the hollow interior of the storage container. An air conduit is in communication with the hollow interior of the storage container and the reservoir. A liquid passage is in communication with the hollow interior of the storage container and the reservoir. The liquid passage is configured to deliver the water from the storage container to the reservoir. The liquid storage and delivery system is particularly useful for the watering of plants and animals.
US09894849B2	Prescribing a drip line for use in a field Prescribing a drip line for use in a field includes: accessing soil conditions data that includes vertical transect data relating to at least one vertical transect of soil in a field; based on a plant type and a length of time between a first watering and a second watering of a plant via the drip line, determining, a desired plant available water content of a portion of the soil within the at least one vertical transect to be substantially achieved as a result of the first watering; and based on the vertical transect data, the determined desired plant available water content, climate conditions data and geographical conditions data, determining perforation spacing and flow rate for a set of emitters for the drip line such that the desired plant available water is substantially achieved in the portion of the soil.
US09894846B1	Device for staking a tree A device for staking a tree into the earth has a ring suitable for extending around the trunk of the tree. A plurality of brackets are connected to the ring. The plurality of brackets have aperture formed therethrough suitable for receipt of stakes, which secure the ring to the earth. A support is connected to the ring and extends upwardly therefrom. A collar is connected to the support and positioned in spaced relation to the ring. The collar also has a diameter suitable for extending around the trunk of the tree.
US09894841B2	Reel for a harvester A reel for a harvester, such as for a combine harvester. The reel includes a reel supporting pipe and star-shaped supports at the ends of the reel, the star arms being connected to each other by means of tine rods which run parallel to the supporting pipe, wherein the star-shaped supports are specifically at least partially reinforced as a result of which at least one of the tensile and compression forces acting on the supporting pipe can be absorbed by one or more tine rods.
US09894831B2	Twin-row planter with tandem driven seed meters The present invention is directed to a twin-row planter with tandem driven seed meters at a pair of row units at each row segment of a twin-row planter. A tandem drive system drives the seed meters in a tandem manner, which may include a single transmission assembly simultaneously rotating a pair of seed discs in the pair of seed meters at each row segment. An indexing system allows for quickly changing an amount of relative rotational or angular indexing of seed disks inside of the pair of seed meters at the pair of row units of each row segment to adjust longitudinal spacing between delivery locations of seeds from the seed disks at planted row segments of a planted twin-row. Adjustments can be made at disk hubs, between shaft segments linking the seed disks, or with multiple sets of mounting holds on the seed disks.
US09894826B2	Plant maintenance apparatus with plant sensing members The invention disclosed is a plant maintenance apparatus to move along a plant or line of plants. The apparatus has a support frame to connect to a prime mover to move the apparatus. A sensing member is mounted from the frame, to contact and be deflected by the plant as the apparatus is moved. A sensor to senses the deflection and if the deflection is above a threshold it issues a signal to an actuator. There is a near ground member, mounted from and moving with the frame. The near ground member acted on by the actuator, so that when the threshold is met the near ground member moves to a first position away from the plant when immediately adjacent thereto, and then moves to a second position once past said plant. The result is the near ground member can treat a ground or soil or otherwise at or near a plant at least when in the second position, including disturbing any non-desired plants on the ground, while moving away from and not disturbing the plant which is sensed and above the threshold when in the first position.
US09894821B1	Auxiliary handle for hand tool shaft An easily attachable and detachable auxiliary handle is provided for use with a tool having an elongate handle such as a shovel, pitchfork or the like. The point of attachment of the device to the tool handle can be adjusted along the length of the handle to suit the individual using the tool. The device requires no tools and is readily interchangeable between a variety of tools and is highly portable.
US09901020B2	Nozzle managing system A nozzle managing system in which suction nozzles can be suitably transferred is provided. A nozzle managing machine includes a tray holding section that holds a tray, a palette accommodation device as a nozzle stocker, and a nozzle transfer device that transfers the suction nozzles between the tray and the palette accommodation device. In addition, the nozzle managing machine acquires tray information that is information indicating the tray T held in the tray holding section, acquires nozzle information corresponding to the tray T on the basis of the tray information and JOB information stored in a memory section of a host PC, and controls the nozzle transfer device on the basis of the nozzle information.
US09901018B1	Electrically conductive hybrid polymer material An electrically conductive hybrid polymer material is described herein. The hybrid polymer material includes 0.01% to 1% by weight of carbon nanoparticles, 1% to 10% by weight of a conductive polymeric material, 1% to 20% of electrically conductive fibers having a metallic surface and 69% or more by weight of a nonconductive polymeric base material. The carbon nanoparticles may be carbon nanotubes, graphite nanoparticles, graphene nanoparticles, and/or fullerene nanoparticles. The conductive polymeric material may be an inherently conductive polymer, a radical polymers, or an electroactive polymer. The electrically conductive fibers may be stainless steel fibers, metal plated carbon fibers, or metal nanowires. The nonconductive polymeric base material may be selected from materials that are pliable at temperatures between −40° C. and 125° C. or materials that are rigid in this temperature range. The hybrid polymer material may be used to provide EMI shielding for wire cables of housings of electrical assemblies.
US09901012B2	System and method of providing computer resources A data center system can include a mobile support structure; one or more enclosures for removable electronic equipment where the enclosures are housed by the support structure; a cooling system in fluid communication with the enclosures for cooling of the electronic equipment where the cooling system is housed by the support structure; and a power system operably connected to the electronic equipment and the cooling system for supplying power thereto where the power system comprises a generator housed by the support system. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09901009B2	Semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a case, a first substrate, an element, and a first heat conduction member. The first substrate is provided in the case and includes a first face. The element is provided on the first face. The first heat conduction member is disposed at least between the element and the case. The element includes a second substrate, a control unit, and a storage unit. The second substrate includes a second face attached to the first face and a third face located opposite to the second face. The control unit and the storage unit are provided on the third face. The first heat conduction member covers the third face and the control unit and is disposed in a state in which the first heat conduction member is held between and compressed by the third face, the control unit, and the case.
US09901008B2	Redundant heat sink module A redundant heat sink module can include a first independent coolant pathway and a second independent coolant pathway. The first independent coolant pathway can include a first inlet chamber, a first outlet chamber, and a first plurality of orifices extending from the first inlet chamber to the first outlet chamber and providing a first plurality of impinging jet streams of coolant against a first region of a surface to be cooled when pressurized coolant is provided to the first inlet chamber. The second independent coolant pathway can include a second inlet chamber, a second outlet chamber, and a second plurality of orifices extending from the second inlet chamber to the second outlet chamber and providing a second plurality of impinging jet streams of coolant against a second region of the surface to be cooled when pressurized coolant is provided to the second inlet chamber.
US09900995B2	Touch panel and method for manufacturing the same Provided is a method for manufacturing a touch panel. In the method, a substrate is prepared, a transparent electrode is formed on the substrate, an interconnection electrode material is applied to the substrate by printing, an interconnection electrode is formed by drying the interconnection electrode material, and a circuit board is disposed on the interconnection electrode.
US09900990B2	Flexible printed circuit board A flexible printed circuit board including a body portion, a connector, and a protrusion. The body portion has a circuit area with a circuit pattern and a peripheral area adjacent to the circuit area. The connector is for an external device and is coupled to a first side of the body portion. The protrusion protrudes from a second side of the body portion and includes an exposed part of a metal layer.
US09900983B2	Modular printed circuit board electrical integrity and uses Modular printed circuit board (PCB) structures and methods of producing them are described herein. In some embodiments, a PCB structure may include a first PCB module including first structures on one or more layers of the first PCB module. The PCB structure may further include a second PCB module including second structures on one or more layers of the second PCB module. The PCB structure may additionally include a middle layer between the first PCB module and the second PCB module. The middle layer electrically coupling, without connectors, one or more of the first structures aligned with one or more of the second structures.
US09900978B2	Printed circuit boards and methods for manufacturing same Embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of a printed circuit plate, in particular, to a printed circuit plate and a method manufacturing same so as to resolve a problem of an incomplete elimination of a short-line effect. The method for manufacturing a printed circuit board in the embodiments of the present application comprises a step of drilling target prepregs at positions corresponding to at least one preset hole therein so as to form through holes perforating through the target prepregs, wherein the formed through holes have an aperture greater than that of the preset hole, and the preset hole does not need to transmit electrical signal between layers of the PCB. The method further comprises: filling the formed through holes with a plating resist ink to prevent the through holes from being plated with a conductive material; laminating the target prepregs and core boards so as to form a multi-layer printed circuit board PCB, wherein some or all of the prepregs are the target prepregs; drilling the multi-layer PCB to perforate the preset holes in the target prepregs; and plating inner walls of holes formed by drilling the multi-layer PCB.
US09900975B2	Chip heater and heating aid arrangement A chip heater and heating air arrangement includes a circuit module including a circuit board, chip unit mounted on the circuit board and locating member mounted around the chip unit, heating aid including flat heat-transfer base panel, locating structure mounted in the flat heat-transfer base panel and attached to the chip unit and mounting structure outwardly extended from the flat heat-transfer base panel and fastened to the locating member, heater fastened to the locating structure of the heating aid, and heat dissipating mechanism including a heat-transfer holder plate attached to the heater. If the temperature of the chip unit goes below 0° C., the heater is turned on to generate heat and enabling generated heat to be transferred through the heating aid to heat the chip unit to the normal operating temperature level, enabling the computer device that uses the chip heater and heating air arrangement to work under cold environment.
US09900972B2	Plasma arc cutting systems, consumables and operational methods The invention features methods and apparatuses for regulating a shielding liquid in a plasma torch. A liquid-injection shield for a plasma torch includes a body having an exterior surface and an interior surface and a liquid injection regulation component circumferentially disposed within and in direct contact with the interior surface of the body. The liquid injection regulation component and the interior surface of the body define a chamber. The liquid injection regulation component also defines a first set of ports sized to regulate a liquid entering the chamber and a second set of ports oriented to distribute a fluid exiting the chamber.
US09900971B2	X-ray CT apparatus, X-ray high-voltage device, and X-ray scanning device In order to provide an X-ray CT apparatus which reduces a waiting time period until irradiation with X-rays is permitted with a simple configuration without detecting a rotation speed of an anode, a controller (23) selects a rating anode rotation speed among a plurality of types thereof depending on an X-ray irradiation condition, and supplies driving power for realizing the selected rating anode rotation speed to a stator coil (81) from a starter circuit (10). The controller (23) obtains time required to reach an irradiation possible rotation speed which is lower than the rating anode rotation speed and is required to apply X-rays in an X-ray irradiation condition. If arrival time has elapsed, irradiation with X-rays is permitted. Consequently, it is possible to reduce a waiting time period in which an operator waits for an anode rotation speed to rise.
US09900970B2	Three dimensional integrated circuit electrostatic discharge protection and prevention test interface The present disclosure provides a system and method for providing electrostatic discharge protection. A probe card assembly is provided which is electrically connected to a plurality of input/output channels. The probe card assembly can be contacted with a secondary assembly having an interposer electrically connected to one or more wafers each wafer having a device under test. Voltage can be forced on ones of the plural input/output channels of the probe card assembly to slowly dissipate charges resident on the wafer to thereby provide electrostatic discharge protection. A socket assembly adaptable to accept a 3DIC package is also provided, the assembly having a loadboard assembly electrically connected to a plurality of input/output channels. Once the 3DIC package is placed within the socket assembly, voltage is forced on ones of the input/output channels to slowly dissipate charges resident on the 3DIC package to thereby provide electrostatic discharge protection.
US09900968B2	Resistive bypass for series lighting circuit A resistor bypass circuit for a series lighting circuit includes a plurality of serially connected light sources and a bypass resistor being connected in parallel with at least one of the respective light sources, each respective light source being low wattage and being capable operating on a one hundred percent duty cycle as desired.
US09900962B1	Illumination system and illumination method thereof An illumination system and an illumination method thereof are provided. An environmental condition of a position of an illumination apparatus is detected, so as to produce an environmental information. A corresponding illumination result prediction model is selected according to a first environmental information. An illumination character of an illumination light is adjusted according to the illumination result prediction model and the first environmental information.
US09900959B2	Light emitting paper and method of forming the same This light emitting paper includes a first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode on the first transparent electrode, a cellulose layer between the first and second transparent electrodes, and light emitting particles in the cellulose layer. The cellulose layer includes cellulose nanofibrils having nanoscale diameters. Each of the light emitting particles includes one of a metal oxide, a metal sulfide, and a metal sulfur oxide and a dopant doped thereinto.
US09900953B2	Temperature compensation in optical sensing system A temperature compensation circuit for a light source (e.g., light emitting diode (LED)) whose radiant energy output decreases when ambient temperature increases includes a first circuit element for generating a first current that increases proportional to an increase in the ambient temperature, and a second circuit element for generating a second current that is first order independent of the ambient temperature. The circuit further includes a weighted current adder for generating a third current by combining the first and second currents with first and second weights applied to the first and second currents respectively. The circuit further includes a third circuit element responsive to the third current for supplying a fourth current to the light source to maintain a radiant energy output of the light source constant independent of the ambient temperature.
US09900945B1	Color temperature control A lighting device includes a first group of light emitting diodes (LEDs) that are in series with each other and that emit a first light having a first correlated color temperature (CCT). The lighting device further includes a second group of LEDs that are in series with each other and that emit a second light having a second CCT. The lighting device also includes an active electrical component in series with the second group of LEDs. The lighting device further includes a switch coupled in series with the second group of LEDs and the electrical component. The first group of LEDs is in a parallel configuration with the switch, the second group of LEDs, and the electrical component.
US09900931B2	Method and apparatus for device to device relay selection A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in connection with D2D relay link selection in a LTE based access network. In one example, a communications device is equipped to determine that the communications device (e.g., a UE) is able to establish a relay link with a candidate UE based on at least one of information associated with any preexisting access links with the candidate UE, information associated with any preexisting accessing links within a threshold vicinity of the UE or the candidate UE, or any other UE UL interference, determine that the candidate UE is able to support the relay link based on information associated with preexisting access links for the candidate UE, and perform a link establishment process for the relay link with the candidate UE based on the determinations.
US09900922B2	Multiband wireless communication method, coordinating device, and network Disclosed are a multi-band wireless communication method, a coordinating device and a network, wherein the method is applied to a coordinating device that supports multi-band communication, wherein the coordinating device manages a node resource information table, and the node resource information table includes terminal information of a subnet where the coordinating device is located and other subnets; the method includes: the coordinating device receiving a link establishment request; the coordinating device responding to the link establishment request according to the node resource information table, instructing transmitting and receiving ends to establish a point-to-point connection or coordinating to establish relay links between the transmitting and receiving ends; and receiving and forwarding received data packets when the coordinating device is a relay node.
US09900921B2	Communication control method, electronic device, and storage medium A method of controlling communication of an electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting a first peripheral device through a first communication module of the electronic device, which supports a first communication type, acquiring group information on a group of peripheral devices, to which the first peripheral device belongs, based on first identification information of the first peripheral device, and detecting a second peripheral device belonging to the group through a second communication module of the electronic device, which supports a second communication type, based on the group information.
US09900919B1	Adaptive beacon rate system A first device is activated and transmits wireless beacon frames. The first device acts as an access point to a temporary wireless network, while the beacon frame invites a second device to connect thereto. The beacon frame may be sent at various rates or intervals in the interest of expeditious discovery or contact, conservation of battery-based energy resources, or according to other goals. The second device may respond to the beacon, and accepted by the first device for connection to the temporary wireless network. The second device may then provide network access credentials corresponding to an established network. The first device may then switch to a station mode and connects to the established wireless network by way established corresponding wireless access point. The temporary wireless network may be terminated after the first device successfully connects to the established wireless network.
US09900915B2	Method and apparatus for random access to radio services Apparatus for use in a mobile radio station includes a memory to store a table of adaptable associations between control information and code sequences. A data processor detects a condition and dynamically adapts one or more of the associations in the table stored in memory between control information and code sequences depending on the detected condition. A transmitter transmits one of the code sequences selected based on the dynamically adapted one or more of the associations.
US09900907B2	Method for canceling scheduling requests triggered by a sidelink buffer status report in a D2D communication system and device therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for canceling scheduling requests triggered by a sidelink buffer status report in a D2D communication system, the method comprising: receiving an uplink grant while one or more Scheduling Requests (SRs) are pending, wherein all of the one or more SRs are triggered by sidelink Buffer Status Report (BSR); generating a MAC (Medium Access Control) PDU (Protocol Data Unit); and canceling the all of the one or more pending SRs if the MAC PDU includes a sidelink BSR MAC CE (Medium Access Control Control Element).
US09900893B2	Asymmetrical receivers for wireless communication Receivers in a mobile device are configured to mitigate receiver overload and fully or nearly-fully utilize available spectrum for communication. Configuration is dictated at least in part by at least one of radio link quality or available receiver specifications, and it can be affected by the mobile device or a base station that serves the mobile device. Receiver configuration includes various spectrally asymmetric receivers that tune respective disparate portions of the available spectrum to maximize utilization thereof in the spectral regions prone to overload conditions. In severe overload conditions, a single receiver can be configured to operate in a frequency band spectrally adjacent to a sub-band that leads to overload conditions when employed for telecommunication. To improve performance, the single receiver configuration can be supplemented with at least one of transmit diversity operation, asymmetric multicarrier spreading, or downlink power boost of asymmetrical multicarrier spreading.
US09900890B2	Transmission apparatus and transmission method using a plurality of divided frequency bands in a communication band A radio communication apparatus capable of alleviating a burden in setting a transmission format and suppressing increases in the scale of the apparatus. In this apparatus, space multiplexing adaptability detection section detects space multiplexing transmission adaptability for divided bands obtained by dividing a communication band to which Ns subcarrier signals belong in multicarrier transmission and to which a plurality of subcarrier signals belong, and outputs the detection results. Transmission format setting section sets a transmission format when carrying out radio transmission based on the detection results from space multiplexing adaptability detection section.
US09900883B2	Search space for ePDCCH control information in an OFDM-based mobile communication system The present invention relates to a method for receiving control information within a subframe of a multi-carrier communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the method comprising the following steps performed at a receiving node: performing a blind detection for the control information within a search space by means of a first search pattern, wherein the first search pattern is one of a plurality of search patterns, each of the plurality of search patterns comprising a plurality of candidates distributed on any of a plurality of aggregation levels, and wherein the plurality of search patterns further comprises a second search pattern whose candidates are non-overlapping the candidates of the first search pattern on the same aggregation levels.
US09900882B2	Almost blank subframe in carrier aggregation A base station transmits a message to a plurality of wireless devices in connected mode. The message comprises a subframe allocation bitmap indicating a plurality of subframes. The plurality of subframes comprises a plurality of almost blank subframes. During majority of symbols of an almost blank subframe of a base station, signals are transmitted at an almost blank subframe power level that is different from a transmit power during a non-almost blank subframe.
US09900879B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting control information in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for receiving control information by a terminal and an apparatus therefor, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an upper layer signal having first UL-DL configuration information for a TDD cell; receiving a lower layer signal having second UL-DL configuration information for the TDD cell; receiving a DL signal in subframe i of the TDD cell according to the second UL-DL configuration information; and detecting the control information on the basis of the number of PHICH groups in the subframe i.
US09900874B2	Wireless communication system In a wireless communication system, a first wireless station transmits region information to a second wireless station. The region information defines a partition between a first region and a second region. The first region appears earlier in time direction than the second region in a radio frame. Control information is mapped into each of the regions. The first region is employed for mapping the control information thereto according to a first condition wherein the control information and its associated data information are transmitted in a same radio frame. The second region is employed for mapping the control information thereto according to a second condition wherein the control information is transmitted in a radio frame preceding the radio frame that includes the data information associated with the control information.
US09900872B2	Systems and methods for adaptive transmissions in wireless network A method for cell adaptation includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), one or more transmission parameters for a transition reference signal (TRS). One or more cells is transitioned between a reduced activity mode and an active transmission and reception mode in accordance with the TRS. The method further includes the UE determining whether or not to transmit the TRS in accordance with one or more TRS transmission criteria, and the UE transmitting the TRS in accordance with the one or more transmission parameters.
US09900870B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting receipt acknowledgement in wireless communication system The present invention discloses a method for transmitting a reception acknowledgement response in a wireless communication system. The method includes receiving an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH), determining a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource based on a lowest one of enhanced control channel element (ECCE) indexes configuring the EPDCCH and a HARQ-ACK resource offset (ARO), and transmitting a reception acknowledgement response through the PUCCH resource. When a reception acknowledgement response related to two or more subframes is transmitted in a subframe for transmission of the reception acknowledgement response, a set of possible values for the ARO includes a first ARO value to shift a PUCCH resource of a specific subframe to a PUCCH resource region for at least one subframe prior to the specific subframe. The first ARO value provides a different shift amount depending on a group having the specific subframe among groups related to the two or more subframes.
US09900854B2	Signal processing device and signal processing method There is provided a signal processing device including a selection unit that selects and outputs one clock serving as a transport stream (TS) clock, which represents timing of data of a TS, among a plurality of clocks with frequencies not less than a serial rate which is a data rate at which the TS included in a radio frequency (RF) signal is output in a serial manner.
US09900849B2	SRS optimization for coordinated multi-point transmission and reception Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for power control and SRS multiplexing for coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmission and reception in heterogeneous networks (HetNet). Multiple SRS processes are supported with different physical and/or virtual cell ID. Different power control offsets and processes are associated with the different SRS processes.
US09900847B2	Headend device of distributed antenna system and signal processing method thereof A headend device includes a spectrum analysis unit configured to analyze a frequency spectrum of a plurality of base station signals to detect characteristic information of the plurality of the base station signals, a control unit configured to generate a control signal to control a power of the plurality of the base station signals on the basis of the characteristic information detected, and a plurality of RF units configured to receive at least one of the plurality of the base station signals and adjust the power of the base station signals received according to the control signal and output the power-adjusted base station signals.
US09900844B2	Uplink transmissions for dual connectivity Methods and apparatus are provided for a User Equipment (UE) configured by a Master enhanced NodeB (MeNB) for operation with dual connectivity to a Secondary eNB (SeNB) to determine a power for transmission to the MeNB and a power for transmission to the SeNB in a subframe when a total power the UE determines according to power control processes for transmission to the MeNB and for transmission to the SeNB exceeds a maximum transmission power in the subframe. Methods and apparatus are also provided for the MeNB to select one or more antenna ports the UE uses to transmit to the MeNB and inform the selected antenna ports to the UE.
US09900837B2	Multi-channel communications for sending push notifications to mobile devices A system and method for sending push notifications over different channels for different types of traffic is disclosed. The method includes establishing a first communication channel with a computing device, establishing a second communication channel with the computing device, associating a first category with the first communication channel, the first category having a first set of message types, associating a second category with the second communication channel, the second category having a second set of message types, receiving a message, determining a category for the message from the first category and the second category, and sending the message to the computing device using a communication channel associated with the determined category.
US09900828B2	Preventing a mobile device from repeating a request toward a mobile network Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a network node of a first Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) receives a request from a user equipment (UE) for a service to be provided to the UE by the first PLMN, and sends a response to the UE indicating whether the request is accepted or rejected, wherein the response indicates to the UE whether the UE is allowed to repeat the request if the UE connects to a second PLMN that is an equivalent PLMN with the first PLMN.
US09900823B2	Optimizing usage of modems for data delivery to devices on vehicles A method of for optimizing modem usage on a vehicle. The method includes determining that the vehicle is in one of a plurality of port states, where each of the plurality of port states being indicative of the vehicle being located proximate to a vehicle port. The method includes, based on the determination that the vehicle is in the one of the plurality of port states, causing a modem that is (i) operating in a bi-directional mode, and (ii) fixedly connected to the vehicle to be in a receive-only state. The method includes causing an establishment of a wireless communication link at the modem in the receive-only state. Further, the method includes using the wireless communication link as a forward link over which data is able to be received onto the vehicle while the vehicle is in the one of the plurality of port states.
US09900820B2	Communicating data using a local wireless access network node A local wireless access network node receives a request to offload at least a portion of data traffic for a user equipment from a macro wireless access network node to the local wireless access network node, where the user equipment is to maintain a wireless connection to the macro wireless access network node after the offload. The local wireless access network node sends a response to indicate whether the local wireless access node has accepted or denied the request.
US09900819B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting information on user equipments according to type in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for transmitting information on user equipments (UEs) in a wireless communication system is provided. A first eNodeB (eNB) transmits information on a first type of UEs and information on a second type of UEs to a second eNB. The first type of UEs is UEs located around a cell border between a first cell, controlled by the first eNB, and a second cell, controlled by the second eNB. The second type of UEs is UEs located at the other part of coverage of the first cell and the second cell.
US09900816B2	Method, device and system for cell reselection Disclosed in the present document are a method, device and system for a cell reselection. Herein, the method includes: when being in a connected state, a terminal acquiring a plurality of dedicated cell reselection parameter sets related to capability of the terminal from a network side, herein the plurality of dedicated cell reselection parameter sets include: a dedicated cell reselection parameter set applicable to a cell in which capability of a base station and the capability of the terminal have an intersection; the terminal acquiring the capability information of the cell, selecting a corresponding dedicated cell reselection parameter set from the multiple dedicated cell reselection parameter sets according to matching conditions between the capability of the terminal itself and the capability of the cell to configure reselection related parameters of the cell; the terminal performing the cell reselection according to the configured cell reselection related parameters.
US09900814B2	First network node, a second network node and methods relating to handover in a wireless communications network A method in a first network node for handling a handover preparation failure between a first cell and a second cell in a wireless communication network. The first cell is served by the first network node and the second cell is served by a second network node. The second cell is configured for downlink operation only. The first network node transmits (401) to the second network node a handover request for handover of a user equipment from the first cell to the second cell. The first network node receives (402) from the second network node an indication. The indication indicates the handover preparation failure, and further indicates that the handover preparation failure is caused by the second cell being configured for downlink operation only. The first network node selects (403) a cell for handover based on the received indication.
US09900798B2	Polling and reporting mechanism Methods, devices, and computer program products for status reporting in a network are provided. In some embodiments, mechanisms to delay responding to a received request for status information (“a polling request”) or the triggering or transmission of a status message caused by a reception of a polling request, or to delay the triggering or transmission of the polling request itself are provided, such that redundant transmissions maybe minimized and power consumption may be optimized.
US09900795B2	Wireless base station that determines frequency error Systems and methods are described for reducing an interference level associated with frequency drift in a wireless base station. The base station monitors an interference level in a frequency resource caused by a first frequency resource colliding with a second frequency resource. If the interference level is outside of an expected range, the base station adjusts a parameter of the base station such as a reference oscillator frequency to compensate for frequency drift. This method may be used in a femtocell wireless base station.
US09900793B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting information in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for transmitting information in a wireless communication system is provided. A first node receives an indication which indicates that a secondary cell (SCell) is added by a user equipment (UE), and information on the added SCell, and transmits an SCell addition request, including the information on the added SCell and an identity of the UE, to a second node. Alternatively, a method for transmitting information in a wireless communication system is provided. The first node receives an indication which indicates that an SCell is released by a UE, and information on the released SCell, and transmits an SCell release request, including the information on the released SCell and an identity of the UE, to a second node.
US09900789B2	Method for UE cancelling interference from neighbouring cells in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor In this application, a method for a terminal cancelling interference from a neighboring cell is disclosed. More specifically, the method comprises the steps of: receiving one or more interference cancellation assistance information indicating one of a plurality of parameter combinations for detecting an interference signal from the neighboring cell; detecting an interference signal from the neighboring cell, based on the one or more interference cancellation assistance information and cancelling the interference signal in signals received from a serving cell, wherein the interference signal is a downlink data channel of the neighboring cell or a downlink control channel of the neighboring cell, and the plurality of parameter combinations is configured through a higher layer.
US09900782B2	Method and system for dynamic spectrum access Methods and systems for dynamic spectrum access (DSA) in a wireless network are provided. A DSA-enabled device may sense spectrum use in a region and, based on the detected spectrum use, select one or more communication channels for use. The devices also may detect one or more other DSA-enabled devices with which they can form DSA networks. A DSA network may monitor spectrum use by cooperative and non-cooperative devices, to dynamically select one or more channels to use for communication while avoiding or reducing interference with other devices.
US09900781B2	Base station control device and method for operating same The present invention discloses a base station control device which controls the base station management and the carrier aggregation (CA) function according to a heterogeneous network environment, such that an optimum system throughput can be obtained in the heterogeneous network environment through the CA function, and an operating method of the base station control device.
US09900764B2	Radio communication apparatus, radio communication method, computer-readable medium, slave device, and master device In CE4, a communication terminal transmits data including a latency_off value “1”. After receiving the data, an environment information measuring apparatus transmits data since a latency counter value is “0”. The latency counter value becomes “2” and a latency_off counter value becomes “1”. In CE5, the communication terminal transmits data including a latency_off value “0”. Since each of the latency counter value and the latency_off counter value is not “0”, the environment information measuring apparatus does not receive the data from the communication terminal. The latency counter value becomes “1” and the latency_off counter value becomes “0”. In CE6, since the latency_off counter value is “0”, the environment information measuring apparatus receives the data from the communication terminal.
US09900761B2	System and method for direct tunneling in point-to-multipoint mobile service Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, process or software that receives data for distribution to a multiple mobile devices, wherein the distribution is via a data dissemination service. A request is sent to a core network element over a control signaling interface to establish a wireless bearer service. The wireless bearer service can be used to wirelessly distribute the data to the multiple mobile devices via a radio access node. A confirmation is received of the establishment of the wireless bearer service, and the mobile user service is announced over the wireless bearer service. The data is forwarded to the radio access node via a wireless terrestrial bearer of the wireless bearer service, wherein the radio access node wirelessly distributes the data to the number of mobile devices via the mobile user service over a common radio channel. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09900754B2	Wireless internet gateway limiting message distribution A wireless Internet gateway bridges wireless devices to the Internet, e.g., via a short message service center (SMSC). The gateway provides a portal to SMPP, HTTP, TNPP, or other protocol messages using Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI) techniques. Application servers insert RMI objects containing messages in a message queue handler of the gateway. The RMI objects are queued and passed either directly to a destination delivery handler (e.g., SMPP, SMTP, HTTP or TNPP protocol handler), or passed through a generic destination interface. An SMTP handler provides direct communication of SMTP protocol messages (i.e., email) to the message queue. An SMPP link proxy module provides direct access between a local application server and the destination delivery handler. The messages are packaged into relevant messages of the particular destination protocol (e.g., SMPP), and transmitted to the relevant network element (e.g., to an SMSC).
US09900752B2	Method and apparatus for communication A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving content are provided. Content data is multicast from a transmitter to each of receivers. Cooperative receivers among the receivers provide data lost during the multicasting with each other through cooperative reception between the cooperative receivers.
US09900747B1	Using telematics data to identify a type of a trip Among other things, an operation of a computational device in identifying a type of a given trip of a person is improved. Historical information is stored about prior trips of the person or of other people or both. The historical information is based on other than recorded motion data of the trips. Features are derived about the prior trips from the historical information. Features indicative of the type of the given trip are identified by the computational device. The type of the given trip is identified based on the features derived from the historical information.
US09900745B2	Service discovery with beacons using bluetooth low energy signal Embodiments of techniques, apparatuses, systems and computer-readable media for consuming services for a user equipment (UE) apparatus are disclosed. In some embodiments, a first signal at a second signal are received respectively from a first and a second beacon apparatus, the signals indicating a service associated with the respective beacon apparatuses, and a list of neighboring services proximately disposed to the respective beacon apparatuses, a list is generated and displayed at the UE apparatus in accordance with ranking criterion of the lists and the first and second signal strengths of the first and second signals received at the UE. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
US09900738B2	System and method of automatically identifying mobile communication devices within the vicinity of a gunshot Control systems and methods are disclosed for automatically identifying mobile communication devices located within a vicinity of a gunshot. The control system may discriminates gunshots from other environmental noise and determine the location of the gunshot from information provided by a set of acoustic sensors. Once the gunshot location is determined, the control system may automatically trigger activation of one or more cell site simulators located near the location of the gunshot to identify mobile communication devices within the vicinity. Further precision in identifying the locations of the mobile communication devices may be obtained by using information from radio frequency (RF) sensors that intercept wireless RF transmissions from the mobile communication devices communicating with the activated cell site simulator. The control system may be used as a tool identifying and tracking perpetrators of gun crime and may also be used to located witnesses who may otherwise not have come forward.
US09900732B2	Systems and methods for location tracking notification Systems and methods for location tracking notification are provided. Location sharing involves a mobile device sending location information to another device. This can allow another device to track the geographic location of the mobile device. Even though permissions can restrict access of the location information to only authorised users, the user of the mobile device might nonetheless wish to be informed of when another user is tracking their location. In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, if the location of the mobile device is being tracked, then the mobile device executes a user notification indicating that the location of the mobile device is being tracked. This can inform the user that their location is being tracked.
US09900730B2	Method for controlling storage battery pack and storage battery pack In a method, when a first information terminal, which is provided with a wireless communication device capable of communicating with a first wireless communication device provided in a storage battery pack and which retains first identification information indicating a user of the storage battery pack, comes into close proximity with the first wireless communication device (S11), the first information terminal is registered in registration information as a first type of information terminal capable of altering the registration information, the registration information being stored in a storage device provided inside or outside of the storage battery pack, and being of information terminals capable of acquiring information relating to the storage battery pack stored in the storage device (S12).
US09900725B2	Technologies for an automated application exchange in wireless networks Technologies for performing an automated application exchange negotiation in an operator network include an endpoint device, a mobile edge computing device, a core computing device, an application provider computing device, and a network operator computing device. The mobile edge computing device is configured to receive a request to access an application and/or service stored at the mobile edge computing device and/or the application provider computing device. The mobile edge computing device is further configured to initiate the automated application exchange negotiation between the application provider computing device and the network operator computing device to determine one or more terms of the negotiation, including one or more terms of a service level agreement (SLA). Other embodiments are described herein.
US09900722B2	HRTF personalization based on anthropometric features The derivation of personalized HRTFs for a human subject based on the anthropometric feature parameters of the human subject involves obtaining multiple anthropometric feature parameters and multiple HRTFs of multiple training subjects. Subsequently, multiple anthropometric feature parameters of a human subject are acquired. A representation of the statistical relationship between the plurality of anthropometric feature parameters of the human subject and a subset of the multiple anthropometric feature parameters belonging to the plurality of training subjects is determined. The representation of the statistical relationship is then applied to the multiple HRTFs of the plurality of training subjects to obtain a set of personalized HRTFs for the human subject.
US09900720B2	Using single bitstream to produce tailored audio device mixes Audio stems are generated to contain audio content to be mixed by recipient devices. Multiple sets of mixing instructions for multiple audio channel configurations are determined, for example, based on input of audio producers. Each set of mixing instructions is to be used for mixing the audio stems for rendering in a corresponding audio channel configuration. A bitstream is generated to carry both the audio stems and the sets of mixing instructions. A recipient device receives the bitstream as the input. The recipient device determines a specific audio channel configuration to be used for rendering the plurality of audio stems. Based on that determination, a specific set of mixing instructions is retrieved from the bitstream and used to mix the audio stems.
US09900719B2	Level setting apparatus and storage medium A fader level set for a fader of a channel is displayed at a channel level display section in a channel screen by, for example, a length of a bar, and a channel level indicating level of output from the channel is overlay-displayed by an indicator on the channel level display section at a position corresponding to the level to be displayed. It is thereby possible to compare the fader level set for the fader of the channel and the channel level indicating level of output from the channel by checking the channel level display section in the channel screen.
US09900710B2	Method and apparatus for own-voice sensing in a hearing assistance device Disclosed herein, among other things, are methods and apparatus for own-voice sensing in hearing assistance devices. One aspect of the present subject matter includes an in-the-ear (ITE) hearing assistance device adapted to process sounds, including sounds from a wearer's mouth. According to various embodiments, the device includes a hollow plastic housing adapted to be worn in the ear of the wearer and a differential sensor mounted to an interior surface of the housing in an ear canal of the wearer. The differential sensor includes inlets located within the housing and the differential sensor is configured to improve speech intelligibility of sounds from the wearer's mouth, in various embodiments.
US09900701B2	Driving apparatus, heat dissipating apparatus and method for speaker vibrating diaphragm coil, and mobile terminal A drive apparatus and heat dissipating apparatus for a vibrating diaphragm coil of a speaker, a mobile terminal and heat dissipating method, the heat dissipating apparatus includes: a control unit configured to output an enabling signal to trigger an audible sound drive circuit to work when judging the speaker is in a sounding state, and output an enabling signal to trigger an non-audible sound drive circuit to work if the speaker is in a non-sounding state; the audible sound drive circuit configured to, after being enabled by the control unit, amplify a received audio signal, then drive the vibrating diaphragm coil of the speaker to vibrate; and the non-audible sound drive circuit configured to, after being enabled by the control unit, drive the vibrating diaphragm coil of the speaker to vibrate and control the vibration frequency of the vibrating diaphragm coil to be human ear non-audible ultrasonic or infrasonic frequency.
US09900691B2	Method and circuitry for protecting an electromechanical system To limit motion in an electromechanical system, an input signal is filtered using an adaptive filter, such as an infinite impulse response filter, to yield a predicted motion, and the input signal is attenuated by an amount controlled by the predicted motion. The filtering may further yield a predicted temperature, and the amount of attenuating may be further controlled by that temperature. Components of the input signal at selected frequencies may be removed, and a portion of the input signal from which the components have been removed may be mixed with a portion of the input signal from which components have not been removed. The removing of components at selected frequencies may include applying a notch filter, and the two portions may be equalized. phase-adjusting the unfiltered portion to account for phase delay introduced by the notch filter. The notch filter may operate at a resonant frequency of the system.
US09900688B2	Beamforming audio with wearable device microphones An apparatus for audio beamforming is composed of a wearable device (100). Wearable device (100) includes a central processing unit (102), motion sensors (116) and microphones (118). Multiple microphones (118) of wearable device (100) are used to create a microphone array that can be beamformed towards the speaker's voice. A method for adjusting beamforming is also provided.
US09900685B2	Creating an audio envelope based on angular information An apparatus for enabling an audio envelope based on angular information is described herein. The apparatus includes one or more microphones to receive audio signals and a beamformer to determine arrival time coefficients. The apparatus also includes a distance detector to determine a distance of a speech source from the one or more microphones based on the arrival time coefficients, and an angular locator to determine the angular information of the speech sources. Moreover, the apparatus includes a processor to create an audio envelope based on the distance and angular location of the speech source.
US09900673B2	Software defined optical network A network can include a logical core switch, a passive splitter optically connected to the logical core switch, and client access devices each optically connected to the passive splitter to form a homerun topology between the plurality of client access devices and the logical core switch. The network can be a software defined network (SDN) including a logical control plane.
US09900670B2	Portable communication gateway for utility metering devices A communication gateway communicates with a utility meter and a meter servicing device. The communication gateway includes a one-way processing module to process communications received from a one-way utility meter and includes a two-way processing module to process communications received from a two-way utility meter. For communications from a one-way utility meter the communication gateway may decode a signal received from the meter to obtain only certain information. For example, metering information may be extracted from the signal, but a spreading sequence may not be decoded.
US09900664B2	Method and system for display control, breakaway judging apparatus and video/audio processing apparatus A method and system for display control, a breakaway judging apparatus and a video/audio processing apparatus are provided. The method includes following steps. A display signal source is received and a play content is obtained according to the display signal source. It is judged whether a play time corresponding to the play content is in a breakaway time according to at least one advertising fingerprint, wherein the at least one advertising fingerprint is a characteristic message corresponding to the play content, and the breakaway time is at least one time interval for playing at least one advertisement in the play content. If the play time corresponding to the play content is in the breakaway time, a prompt message is superimposed to the play content.
US09900660B2	Password protected stream receivers A content stream caster can transfer playing of a content stream from the content stream caster to any of a plurality of stream receivers. The content stream caster wirelessly initiates contact with one of a plurality of stream receivers after which the content stream caster must authenticate with the receiver before the receiver permits the receiving of a URL identifying the location of the content source. A content stream caster, communicates with a stream receiver, an authentication software application residing on both devices and wired or wireless connections between the devices and between the devices and the stream source. The content stream caster may present the content stream or send the content source URL to the receiving device. The content stream caster authenticates with the receiver then sends the source content URL to the receiver. The receiver then streams the content from a URL or designated local streams through Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS), Miracast, or other sources and presents the streamed content to the user.
US09900654B2	Methods and apparatus to measure a cross device audience Methods and apparatus are disclosed to measure a cross device audience by determining that a first panelist of a first panel is associated with a first device and a second non-paneled device, requesting participation of the first panelist in a second panel associated with the second non-paneled device, and when the first panelist is to participate in the second panel, associating, by executing an instruction with a processor, first panel data corresponding to usage of the first device in the first panel with second panel data corresponding to usage of the second non-paneled device in the second panel to generate a cross device panelist profile for the first panelist.
US09900648B2	Systems and methods for search and categorization Aspects of the present disclosure include techniques for dynamically generating a results list based on real-time data gathered from a television receiver, user interaction, and other resources. The systems and methods may include receiving, via the one or more tuners, from the television service provider distribution network, a set of television data, wherein the television data is associated with programming of multiple television channels, receiving a set of user data, wherein the user data includes data associated with a user of the television receiver, receiving an input from the user, wherein the input indicates a preference for a search, determining a list of input results based on the set of television data, the set of user data, and the input, and transmitting the list of television input results, wherein when the list of television input results is received, the list of television input results is displayable on the display device.
US09900645B1	Methods and systems for executing functions associated with objects on a transportation vehicle Methods and systems for a transportation vehicle are provided. One method includes interfacing a PED with an IFE system that includes a function associated with an object; capturing an image of an object by the PED, identifying the function associated with the object using the captured image and an application of the PED; presenting an option by the application to activate the function; and upon selection of the option by a user, communicating a request to IFE system to activate the function.
US09900641B2	System and method for presenting support services A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, system having a controller to receive from a set-top box (STB) a request for assistance, identify a subscriber account associated with the STB, identify from the subscriber account a subscription grade, select one of a plurality of subscriber support services according to the subscriber grade, and establish communications between the STB and the selected subscriber support service. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09900638B2	Pay-per-view sharing One embodiment takes the form of a method and apparatus for sharing a purchased pay-per-view (PPV) event over a plurality of set-top boxes (STB). Thus, a PPV event purchased through one STB may be viewed through every STB associated with the customer ID number of the purchaser, including an STB located in a separate location from the PPV purchaser. The customer information used to locate the STBs associated with the customer ID may be retrieved from a database or may be provided by a billing site. Providing for the purchaser to view the PPV event on several STBs may allow the customer of the PPV service maximum access to the purchased PPV event.
US09900625B2	Method and apparatus for efficient information coding A method of efficient information coding is provided. The method may code a bin string for signaling prefix part of a binarized absolute value of a first vector component of a block vector difference (BVD) or a motion vector difference (MVD). The method may code a bin string for signaling a prefix part of a binarized absolute value of a second vector component of the BVD or the MVD. The method may also code a bin string for signaling a suffix part of a binarized absolute value and a sign of the first vector component. The method may further code a bin string for signaling a suffix part of a binarized absolute value and a sign of the second vector component.
US09900621B2	Method and apparatus of disparity vector derivation for three-dimensional video coding A method and apparatus of three-dimensional/multi-view coding using aligned reference information are disclosed. The present system aligns the reference information associated with the reference view of the derived DV with the reference information associated with a selected reference view by modifying the selected reference view or by modifying the derived DV or a converted DV derived from depth block pointed by the derived DV. The DV can be derived using the Neighboring Block Disparity Vector (NBDV) process. When the reference view of the derived DV is different from the selected reference view, the system scales the derived DV or changes the converted DV to refer to the selected reference view. The system may also set the selected reference view to the reference view of the derived DV.
US09900618B2	Method for generating reconstructed blocks using a filter for an intra prediction mode According to the present invention, an image encoding/decoding method comprises the steps of: performing an intra prediction on a current block so as to generate a prediction block; performing filtering on a filtering target pixel in the prediction block on the basis of the intra prediction mode of the current block so as to generate a final prediction block; and generating a reconstructed block on the basis of a reconstructed differential block corresponding to the current block and on the final prediction block. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be improved.
US09900613B2	Image coding and decoding system using candidate motion vectors A system includes image coding and decoding apparatuses. The coding apparatus derives a third candidate having a third motion vector and a fourth motion vector when a total number of candidates having a first candidate and a second candidate is less than a maximum candidate number. The third motion vector is identical to a first motion vector of the first candidate, and the fourth motion vector is identical to a second motion vector of the second candidate. The coding apparatus codes an index corresponding to a selected candidate using the maximum candidate number. The decoding apparatus derives a sixth candidate corresponding to the third candidate when a total number of candidates having a fourth candidate corresponding to the first candidate and a fifth candidate corresponding to the second candidate is less than the maximum candidate number. The decoding apparatus decodes the coded index using the maximum candidate number.
US09900610B2	Method and device for encoding/decoding image by inter prediction using random block A video encoding apparatus, includes: a block partitioning unit to determine a partition form, among candidate partition forms, for partitioning a current block into one or more partition blocks; a prediction unit to generate one or more predicted blocks respectively corresponding to the one or more partition blocks by using a scale factor which indicates a ratio of pixel sampling; a subtractor to generate a residual block of the current block by subtracting the predicted blocks from one or more partition blocks corresponding thereto; a transformer to generate at least one transform block by transforming the residual block; a quantizer to generate at least one quantized transform block by quantizing the at least one transform block; and an encoder to encode, into the bitstream, information on the scale factor, information on the determined partition form and the at least one quantized transform block.
US09900609B2	Apparatus, a method and a computer program for video coding and decoding A method comprising encoding a bitstream comprising a base layer, a first enhancement layer and a second enhancement layer; encoding an indication of both the base layer and the first enhancement layer used for prediction for the second enhancement layer in the bitstream; encoding, in the bitstream, an indication of a first set of prediction types that is applicable from the base layer to the second enhancement layer, wherein the first set of prediction types is a subset of all prediction types available for prediction between layers, and encoding, in the bitstream, an indication of a second set of prediction types that is applicable from the base layer or the first enhancement layer to the second enhancement layer, wherein the second set of prediction types is a subset of all prediction types available for prediction between layers.
US09900608B2	Keyframe alignment for encoding video at multiple bitrates In one embodiment, a method includes: retrieving information for frame type decisions made by a first encoding process when encoding a video at a first bitrate to generate a first encoded video; while performing a second encoding process to encode the video at a second bitrate to generate a second encoded video, performing: determining a frame type decision from the information for frame type decisions, wherein the frame type decision comprises a frame type of a frame for the video that was encoded at the first bitrate; inserting a keyframe in the second encoded video based on the frame type decision, wherein the inserted keyframe in the second encoded video is aligned with a corresponding keyframe in the first encoded video; and continuing to retrieve frame type decisions and inserting keyframes in the second encoded video until the video is encoded at the second bitrate.
US09900593B2	Method and apparatus of motion vector prediction for scalable video coding Inter-layer motion mapping information may be used to enable temporal motion vector prediction (TMVP) of an enhancement layer of a bitstream. For example, a reference picture and a motion vector (MV) of an inter-layer video block may be determined. The reference picture may be determined based on a collocated base layer video block. For example, the reference picture may be a collocated inter-layer reference picture of the reference picture of the collocated base layer video block. The MV may be determined based on a MV of the collocated base layer video block. For example, the MV may be determined by determining the MV of the collocated base layer video block and scaling the MV of the collocated base layer video block according to a spatial ratio between the base layer and the enhancement layer. TMVP may be performed on the enhancement layer picture using the MV of the inter-layer video block.
US09900587B2	Image display apparatus An image display apparatus splits a barrier panel, which forms a plurality of light-transmitting areas and a plurality of light-blocking areas on each pixel, into a plurality of areas, and individually correcting locations of the light-transmitting areas and the light-blocking areas on the basis of viewing location information of a viewer with respect to a display panel, thereby realizing a stereoscopic image on an entire area of the display panel even if the viewing location of the viewer is varied.
US09900584B2	Depth map generation based on cluster hierarchy and multiple multiresolution camera clusters Techniques for depth map generation using cluster hierarchy and multiple multiresolution camera clusters are described. In one example embodiment, the method includes, capturing images using multiple multiresolution camera clusters. Multiple low-resolution depth maps are then generated by down scaling the captured high resolution image and mid-resolution images to lower resolution images. A low-resolution central camera depth map is generated using the refined multiple low-resolution depth maps. Captured lower resolution images are then up-scaled to mid-resolution images. A mid-resolution depth maps are then generated for each cluster using multiple view points and the up-scaled mid-resolution images. A high-resolution depth map is then generated using the refined initial mid-resolution depth map, the low-resolution central camera depth map, and the up-scaled central cluster images. A 3D image of the captured image is then generated using the generated high-resolution depth map and the captured low, mid and high-resolution images.
US09900582B2	Plenoptic foveated camera A sensor 4 targeted to be mounted on a plenoptic camera comprises at least one microimage area targeted to sense a microimage refracted by a microlens array, the microimage area being at least partially covered by a color filter array, wherein the color saturation of the color filter array decreases when getting away from a centroid (xi,j, yi,j) of the microimage area.
US09900581B2	Parametric online calibration and compensation in ToF imaging Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide adaptive calibration and compensation of wiggling error for imaging devices and systems. In various implementations, the wiggling error is modelled using identified parameters. For example, the parameters (or coefficients) of the wiggling error are estimated using the model. In an implementation, the imaging system uses the derived model to adaptively compensate for the wiggling error during runtime.
US09900578B2	Method and apparatus for processing broadcast signals for 3D broadcast service An apparatus for processing 3-Dimensional (3D) broadcast signals, comprises: a tuner for receiving broadcast signals containing 3D content; a service information processor for parsing target viewing information and at least one reference viewing condition information received from the broadcast signals which are received; a viewing analysis module for receiving viewing condition information of the viewer, parsing compensation-type information that is included in the reference viewing condition information, which contains information that is most relevant to the viewing condition information that is received, and for rendering the 3D content so that an element expressed by the correction-type information is maintained; and an output formatter for controlling so that the 3D content that is rendered is displayed.
US09900575B2	Naked-eye 3D image forming method and system A naked-eye 3D image forming method. The method includes: determining an outline coordinate of display image of display device in a vertical plane; determining a coordinate of an observation point R including height h, and distance l; inclining the display device toward the horizontal plane to obtain a tilt angle θ; according to coordinates of the two points of the original image on the horizontal plane, the height h, length l and angle θ to calculate an outline coordinate of a present image; according to all coordinate points contained by the outline coordinate of the preset image, the height h, the length l and the tilt angle θ to calculate projection coordinate points on the display screen; converting the projection coordinate points into digital signals and inputting to the image expanding control module such that the display device forms the preset image on an image on the vertical plane.
US09900574B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving broadcast signal so as to adjust colour range of content The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a broadcast signal so as to adjust a colour range of content. The method for transmitting a broadcast signal according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: encoding video data and signalling information including metadata with respect to the gamut of the video data; generating a broadcast signal including the encoded video data and signalling information; and transmitting the generated broadcast signal.
US09900573B2	Image storage apparatus, image reproducing apparatus, method of storing image, method of reproducing an image, recording medium and photographing apparatus An image storage apparatus, an image reproducing apparatus, a method of storing an image, a method of reproducing an image, a storage medium and a photographing apparatus are provided. The image storage apparatus records link information of a contents file within a moving image file and stores the linked moving image file. Accordingly, a user can select the moving image file to be displayed together with the linked contents file on one screen when the user reproduces the moving image file.
US09900542B2	Computer processing device and method for providing coordinate compensation for a remote control key and detecting errors by using user profile information based on force inputs Provided are a computer processing device and a method for providing coordinate compensation and determining errors by using user profile information based on force inputs. The computer processing device includes an information collector unit and an analysis unit. The information collector unit collects information on various inputs entered on a key of a remote control. From among the inputs entered on a same key, the analysis unit compensates an input that corresponds to a level lying in-between a first level and a second level, the first level corresponding to a normal input and the second level corresponding to a force input, in such a way that the input is compensated to be a normal input or a force input. Here, the force input is an input entered with a greater pressure or a larger area than for the normal input on the key of the remote control.
US09900536B2	Image pickup system In an image pickup system according to an aspect of the present invention, a pixel portion includes a plurality of first pixel rows controlled by a scanning circuit such that charge accumulation periods are at least partially overlapped with each other and a plurality of second pixel rows controlled by the scanning circuit such that charge accumulation periods are not overlapped with the charge accumulation periods of the first pixel rows, part of the plurality of first pixel rows commonly uses a floating diffusion with a pixel in the second pixel row, another part of the plurality of first pixel rows does not commonly use the floating diffusion with the pixel in the second pixel row, and the signal processing unit performs signal processing without using a signal of the pixel in the first pixel row that commonly uses the floating diffusion with the pixel in the second row.
US09900530B2	Image sensing system A distance between a first accumulation region of a first pixel and a first isolation region is larger than a distance between the first accumulation region and a second isolation region, and a distance between a second accumulation region of a second pixel and a third isolation region is larger than a distance between the second accumulation region and a fourth isolation region.
US09900529B2	Image processing apparatus, image-capturing apparatus and image processing apparatus control program using parallax image data having asymmetric directional properties An image processing apparatus, comprising: a receiving unit receiving a first image and image-capturing information associated with the first image; a determining unit determining, based on the image-capturing information, whether or not the first image is an image of a subject image in a view point direction corresponding to the aperture mask, using an output signal of an image sensor that includes a pixel array including first parallax pixels having the aperture mask with asymmetric directional properties in the long axis and short axis with respect to incident light flux of a single optical system and positioned to permit a portion of the light flux to pass; and an outputting unit outputting a corrected first image by carrying out a correction process having different frequency properties between the long axis direction and the short axis direction on the subject image in an unfocused region of the first image.
US09900525B2	Image processing device, imaging device, image processing method, and image processing program generating a split image The invention provides an image processing device, an imaging device, an image processing method, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with an image processing program which can ensure a split image with a simple structure. A control unit selects the pixels in a 3n-th (n is an integer equal to or greater than 0) row as a first pixel group which functions as left phase difference pixels and reads a signal charge generated in a photodiode (PDL). The control unit selects the pixels in a (3n+2)-th row as a second pixel group which functions as right phase difference pixels and reads a signal charge generated in a photodiode (PDR). The control unit selects the pixels in a (3n+1)-th row as a third pixel group which functions as normal pixels, adds the signal charges generated in the photodiodes (PDL and PDR) and reads the sum of the signal charges.
US09900521B2	Imaging device having an exposure time calculation function and imaging method Disclosed is a imaging device and method capable of quickly informing a user of failure of sample creation and preventing useless imaging from being performed. The imaging device includes an imaging unit which images an object, an exposure time calculation unit which calculates, based on an image signal acquired by imaging of the imaging unit, an exposure time of the imaging until a signal value of the image signal reaches a target signal value set in advance, a determination unit which determines whether or not the exposure time exceeds a threshold value set in advance, and a display control unit which, in a case where it is determined that the exposure time exceeds the threshold value set in advance, gives notification of the result of the determination.
US09900518B2	Multifunction physical button The present disclosure generally relates to multifunction physical buttons. An electronic device detects activation of a physical button. The device determines whether a set of one or more criteria are met. If the set of one or more criteria are met, the device captures an image using an image sensor. If the set of one or more criteria are not met, the device turns off the display of the device. Thus, the same physical button can perform different functions based on whether the set of one or more criteria are met.
US09900512B2	Apparatus, method and computer program for image stabilization An apparatus including an image sensor configured to capture an image and optics, wherein the image sensor and optics align along an optical axis; optical image stabilization circuitry configured to determine and apply a target optical adjustment to compensate during capture of an image, for movement of the optical axis as a consequence of detected movement of the apparatus; post-capture image stabilization circuitry configured to process the captured image using a residual optical adjustment to obtain a compensated captured image, wherein the residual optical adjustment depends upon a difference between a measured optical adjustment, achieved during capture of the image, and the determined target optical adjustment.
US09900504B2	Dual sensor camera A dual sensor camera that uses two aligned sensors each having a separate lens of different focal length but the same f-number. The wider FOV image from one sensor is combined with the narrower FOV image from the other sensor to form a combined image. Up-sampling of the wide FOV image and down-sampling of the narrow FOV image is performed. The longer focal length lens may have certain aberrations introduced so that Extended Depth of Field (EDoF) processing can be used to give the narrow FOV image approximately the same depth of field as the wide FOV image so that a noticeable difference in depth of field is not see in the combined image.
US09900497B2	System and method for preserving video clips from a handheld device A system and method for recording video that combines video capture, touch-screen and voice-control technologies into an integrated system that produces cleanly edited, short-duration, compliant video files that exactly capture a moment after it has actually occurred The present invention maintains the device in a ready state that is always ready to capture video up to N seconds or minutes in the past (where N depends on available system memory). This enables the user to run the system indefinitely without having to worry about running out of storage. Touch gestures and voice commands actually initiate captures without having to actually monitor the system itself thereby allowing for complete focus on the live action itself. When the user sees something happen, he or she can use an appropriate voice or touch command to cause the system to create a video media file based on time points derived from the user's commands.
US09900484B2	White balance adjustment method and imaging device for medical instrument A method includes the steps of emitting infrared light of a predetermined wavelength to an object, receiving infrared light of a predetermined wavelength different from the infrared light emitted from the object, and adjusting white balance of an image output from a camera at this time, thereby showing the incident infrared light as white. The method further includes the steps of emitting white visible light to the object from an RGB light source, receiving visible light emitted from the object, and adjusting the intensity of the RGB light source for each of R, G, and B, thereby adjusting white balance of a captured image.
US09900479B2	Operation apparatus Provided is an operation apparatus including a main body section including an operation section including a first operation section for performing a record operation of an image pickup device and a display section that displays an image transmitted from the image pickup device, and a fixation section that fixes the main body section to an attachment object. The first operation section and the display section are both located on a first face of the main body section.
US09900458B2	Method and apparatus to capture microfluidic test image Disclosed herein are a test apparatus that photographs a home mark of a microfluidic apparatus by using a camera and determining a position of a home of the microfluidic apparatus by using the camera, and a control method thereof. The method of controlling a test apparatus includes photographing a microfluidic apparatus at a predetermined frame rate by using a camera of the test apparatus while the microfluidic apparatus is rotating at a predetermined speed, acquiring a capture image which includes a home mark of the microfluidic apparatus among a plurality of images acquired by the camera, and acquiring information which relates to an encoder of the test apparatus and which corresponds to the home mark of the capture image and determining a position of a home of the microfluidic apparatus based on the acquired information.
US09900456B2	Human body detection device and image forming apparatus A human body detection device detects whether a human body is present within a predetermined distance from an apparatus equipped with the human body detection device. The device includes a sensor, a threshold processing unit, and a sensor control unit. The sensor is configured to sense infrared to sequentially output a plurality of detection values. The threshold processing unit is configured to perform averaging and weighted averaging on the detection values to obtain a weighted average value of the detection values, and set a threshold based on the weighted average value of the detection values. The sensor control unit is configured to determine that the human body is present within the predetermined distance from the apparatus when a detection value output from the sensor exceeds the set threshold.
US09900454B2	Image forming apparatus, job processing control method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing job processing control program An image forming apparatus includes a print engine, a first CPU that controls operation of the image forming apparatus except for the print engine, a second CPU that controls operation of the print engine, and a shared memory. On executing processing of a print job, the first CPU performs a job management including managing job management information and storing the job management information in a data area of the shared memory, and the first CPU outputs image data to be printed, stored in the data area, to the print engine. The second CPU monitors an operation state of the first CPU and, on determining that the abnormality is occurring in the first CPU, maintains the processing of the print job by outputting the image data to be printed to the print engine as proxy for the first CPU and performing the job management as proxy for the first CPU.
US09900449B2	Image reading system, image reading apparatus, information processing apparatus, method for controlling them, and storage medium In the present image reading system, an information processing apparatus notifies any image reading apparatus on a network of connection information, and permits transmission of image data only in a case where the image reading apparatus notified of the connection information accesses the information processing apparatus. The image reading apparatus transmits image data that is read from an original, to a transmission destination conforming to the connection information is notified by the information processing apparatus.
US09900446B2	Information processing method using virtual subscriber identification card information, electronic apparatus and server An information processing method, an electronic apparatus, and a server are described. The information processing method applied to the electronic apparatus includes sending a service request to a server through a first subscriber identification card channel, when the electronic apparatus itself is in a roaming state, the service request being used for requesting the server to allocate virtual subscriber identification card information to the electronic apparatus, and a virtual subscriber identification card being virtual and belonging to a current place where the electronic apparatus is located; receiving a service response sent by the server through the first subscriber identification card channel, the service response including the virtual subscriber identification card information; obtaining a target subscriber identification card channel; and executing data service transmission in a communication network under a roaming state by using the virtual subscriber identification card information and the target subscriber identification card channel.
US09900444B1	System and method for online charging in a communication network This disclosure relates generally to communication network, and more particularly to a system and method for online charging in a communication network. In one embodiment, a method is provided for online charging in a communication network. The method comprises monitoring at least one of a user characteristic, a session characteristic, an event characteristic, and a network condition during one or more ongoing communication sessions involving an online charging via one or more initial charging trigger functions, determining a need for selection of one or more new charging trigger functions based on at least one of the user characteristic, the session characteristic, the event characteristic, and the network condition, and dynamically selecting the one or more new charging trigger functions in response to the need so as to perform online charging for the one or more ongoing communication sessions based on substantially accurate determination of resource consumption in real-time.
US09900434B1	Method and system for a scalable computer-telephony integration system Methods, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media are described for a scalable computer-telephony integration system. Various aspects may include storing sets of call agent login information for several call agents within the computer-telephony integration system and across several independent computing systems in a contact center login database. Additionally, various aspects may include generating several contact center service categories and sets of contact information for each contact center service category, which may be stored in a contact center directory database. When an incoming call is received from a customer, various aspects may include obtaining customer call information from the customer and generating a customer call key, which may be stored as a reference to the customer call information in a contact center customer call information database. The call key may be used to reduce an amount of data electronically transferred between call agents during telephone call transfers.

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