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US09977887B2	Electronic device and method for validation of a trusted user Method for validating a trusted user of an electronic device, which electronic device comprises an input surface, e.g. on a key, dedicated for application of a user finger; a user input data sensor system, including a fingerprint sensor connected to the input surface for detecting user input fingerprint data, and a tremor sensor for detecting user input tremor data; data access to stored user input data corresponding to a trusted user; and a main processor system configured to match detected user input data with stored input data for validation of a trusted user. A triggering algorithm may run in a sub-sensor system, for sensing device handling and comparing sensed device handling with stored data. If the comparison reveals that user input is likely to occur based on the, a command is sent to the main processing system to trigger activation of tremor sensing and matching.
US09977883B2	Method and apparatus for creating switchable desktops with separate authorizations A system and method for creating switchable desktops each with its own authorization. The system provides a custom authentication and authorization data store that defines permission sets called roles, and lists which roles each user may assume. The system also provides a custom virtual desktop manager that creates new virtual desktops using the permissions defined by roles allowed for each user. When a user requests a new virtual desktop and role from the desktop manager, the manager requests new virtual desktop components from the operating system. The desktop manager intercepts a request by the operating system to the Local Security Authority module for permissions to grant the new virtual desktop. The manager substitutes the user's requested role permissions (if the user may assume the rule) for the permissions granted by the LSA module. The LSA module and operating system grant those role permissions to the user's activities in a newly created virtual desktop.
US09977877B2	System and method for terminating copyright infringement by BitTorrent users A system and method that tracks copyright infringing BitTorrent users is presented. The system searches torrent file websites for a torrent file according to specified search criteria and verifies that the torrent file corresponds to a media file containing the copyrighted work. The system obtains tracker server information from the torrent file and obtains the IP addresses of participants currently connected to the torrent file from the tracker server, attempts to establish a connection with a participant based on an IP address selected from the IP addresses and, if successful, receives a data piece with a cryptographic hash from the participant. The cryptographic hash is verified to correctly match with the torrent file. The system then verifies that the participant is sharing the media file, obtains the participant's geographic data and associates the participant to a legal jurisdiction based on the geographic data.
US09977857B1	Method and circuit for via pillar optimization In examples described herein, methods for via pillar placement and an integrated circuit design including a via pillar are described. In some instances, a path within an integrated circuit or proposed integrated circuit design can be identified as having negative slack. In such instances, in particular where the path includes a fanout to input pins of receivers, a via pillar can be inserted at a location prior to fanout of the path. The via pillar can be inserted, for example, proximate to the fanout, but between the fanout and an output pin of a driver that is connected to the path.
US09977854B2	Integrated circuit implementing standard cells with metal layer segments extending out of cell boundary A computer-implemented method of fabricating an integrated circuit structure includes selecting a first cell from a standard cell library, the first cell having a cell boundary and comprising a metal segment at a first metal track at a metal layer, the metal segment extending along a direction and terminating a specified distance beyond a first edge of the cell boundary. The method further includes placing the first cell at a first location of a physical layout for the integrated circuit structure. The method also includes selecting a second cell from the standard cell library and placing the second cell at a second location of the physical layout such that a second edge of a cell boundary of the second cell abuts the first edge of the cell boundary of the first cell, and wherein the metal segment extends into a metal track at the metal layer of the second cell.
US09977850B2	Callback based constraint processing for clock domain independence A method, system and computer program product perform timing analysis of an integrated circuit design with callback-based constraint processing for clock domain independence. A timing graph representation of the integrated circuit design includes nodes interconnected by edges. Loading timing abstracts representing the nodes of the timing graph precedes obtaining a timing result based on propagating timing values and associated timing tags from an input to an output of the integrated circuit design and processing timing constraints at one or more of the nodes as callbacks. Each timing tag indicates a clock domain. After applying a design change, one or more modified timing tags that are added or changed as a result of the design change are determined. The timing constraints associated with the modified timing tags are processed as callbacks, and the timing result are re-computed.
US09977842B2	Method and control for calculating a data-based function model A method for carrying out a calculation of a data-based function model in a control unit having a computing unit and a separate model calculation unit having a computing core, including: loading a first part of the configuration data, which contain hyperparameters of the data-based function model and a first part of supporting point data having multiple supporting points, into the model calculation unit; starting a calculation in the computing core of the model calculation unit, to obtain a model value at a predefined test point; and transferring a second part of the configuration data, which contain a second part of the supporting point data having multiple supporting points, into the model calculation unit, prior to the completion of the calculation in the computing core of the model calculation unit.
US09977840B2	Computer-implemented methods for generating 3D models suitable for 3D printing Computer-implemented processes for allowing a user with limited technical knowledge to easily design 3D models. The 3D models generated by such processes may be 3D printed, as the models are solid, which is necessary for 3D printing. Each of these computer-implemented processes takes a small amount of simplified user input and generates one of a number of different 3D models. More specifically, based on the user input, the computer-implemented processes automatically generate CAD primitives, and automatically perform certain CAD operations on those primitives, such that a 3D model is generated.
US09977838B2	Content distribution The invention introduces a method to inform/configure a peer-to-peer application environment such that an application can find good alternatives for peer selection and data exchange taking the network configuration conditions including caching strategies and deployment into account. In use, a mobile operator stores a tracker file that is used to provide information of likely locations of a data file sought by an end user. The mobile operator provides instructions to a mobile communication device of the end user regarding the location of a tracker file that is available for use by said mobile communication device. In this way, the mobile operator controls the peer-to-peer environment available to the end user.
US09977817B2	Matching co-referring entities from serialized data for schema inference A system and method provide for identifying coreference from serialized data coming from different services. The method includes generating a tree structure from serialized data. The serialized data includes responses to queries from the different services. The responses each identify a hierarchical relationship between a respective set of objects. Nodes of the tree structure each have a name corresponding to a respective one of the objects. The tree structure is traversed in a breadth first manner and, for each node in the tree structure, a respective pairwise similarity is computed with each of the other nodes of the tree structure. The computed pairwise similarity is compared with a threshold to identify co-referring nodes that refer to a same entity. The threshold is a function of a depth of the node in the tree structure.
US09977794B2	Management apparatus, design management method, and non-transitory computer readable medium A design management apparatus is provided for presenting a template used to create a design. The design management apparatus may include a calculator that receives multiple templates having multiple character strings as predetermined samples and calculates a score for each character string in each template, where the score concerns a subject of the template and corresponds to a size of the character string. Moreover, the design management apparatus may receive information indicating a search subject to output the template including the character string which corresponds to the search subject and the score of which meets an output condition.
US09977793B2	Information processing system, information processing method, and information processing apparatus An information processing system includes an information processing apparatus and one or more terminal devices. The information processing system includes: an image transmitting unit configured to transmit an image; an image acquiring unit configured to acquire the image transmitted by the image transmitting unit, and assign unique identification information to the acquired image; a feature information extracting unit configured to extract feature information from the image acquired by the image acquiring unit; a first image storage unit configured to store therein the feature information and the identification information in an associated manner; and a managing unit configured to, when an amount of the feature information stored in the first image storage unit exceeds a threshold, change the first image storage unit into a second image storage unit, generate a new first image storage unit, and prohibit the second image storage unit from storing therein new feature information.
US09977791B2	Smoothed activity signals for suggestion ranking Relevant geospatial data is provided to a portable device. In particular, several activity detection results collected over a period of time, spanning several time intervals, are received, where each activity detection result provides an estimate of the portable device activity, and where the activity detection results indicate at least two different activities. A single predominant activity of the portable device is determined using the activity detection results. Based on the predominant activity, geospatial data is selected and then provided to the portable device.
US09977790B2	Automatically obtaining real-time, geographically-relevant product information from heterogeneus sources Techniques for obtaining geographically-relevant product inventory information, in real-time, from heterogeneous data sources are described. Product inventory information, including the volume of available products in specific geographical locations, is obtained from at least three different sources. First, one or more data feeds may be received. Second, a data obtaining module uses one or more APIs to obtain product inventory information from one or more third-party inventory management systems. Finally, a structured data mining module uses a web crawler, at the direction of a crawler configuration, to systematically obtain product inventory information from various third-party websites. Accordingly, a user's search query is processed to provide geographically relevant product inventory information in near real time.
US09977786B2	Distributed code repository with limited synchronization locking A system for a distributed repository includes an input interface and a processor. The input interface is to receive a request to change a portion of code. The processor is to determine a change reference and an existing reference, indicate to lock one or more repositories, determine whether swapping references is approved by a vote, and in the event that swapping references is approved by a vote, swap the references and indicate to unlock the one or more repositories.
US09977785B2	Method and computer-readable medium for presenting displayable content to an audience A user interface for a content presentation system is disclosed for displaying and manipulating graphical multimedia content for an audience while hiding operator-specific elements from the audience. The operator-specific elements are permitted to overlap the audience-viewable elements on the operator's display, allowing for optimal use of screen real estate particularly on smaller touch-based devices. The use of a multithreaded programming architecture is preferably employed to take advantage of multi-cored CPUs and GPUs, allowing the operator and audience displays to be governed by separate CPU cores or threads and therefore perform graphical manipulations with high efficiency.
US09977782B2	System, method, and device including a depth camera for creating a location based experience A system, method, and device for creating an environment and sharing an experience using a plurality of mobile devices having a conventional camera and a depth camera employed near a point of interest. In one form, random crowdsourced images, depth information, and associated metadata are captured near said point of interest. Preferably, the images include depth camera information. A wireless network communicates with the mobile devices to accept the images, depth information, and metadata to build and store a 3D model of the point of interest. Users connect to this experience platform to view the 3D model from a user selected location and orientation and to participate in experiences with, for example, a social network.
US09977774B2	Blending customized user dictionaries based on frequency of usage A set of customized dictionaries may be constructed for a particular user, each of the customized dictionaries including a different blending of one or more frequently used words collected from texts submitted by one or more users. A copy of the customized dictionaries may be sent to each of a plurality of electronic devices associated with the particular user to be stored on the electronic device and to aid the particular user in inputting text to the electronic device.
US09977766B2	Keyboard input corresponding to multiple languages A method and system for displaying words with a script corresponding to the language of the words, where an input word is received and the system determines whether the word is in a first language list. If the word is in the first language list, the word is displayed in a first script. If the word is not in the first language list, the word is converted to a different script corresponding to a different language, and displayed in the different script.
US09977765B2	Information processing device, information processing method, information processing program, display control device, and display control program An information processing device according to one embodiment includes a receiving unit, a frame generation unit, an acquisition unit, an embedding unit and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit receives a request for a full size frame from a user terminal. The frame generation unit generates the full size frame having a size of a region occupied by a plurality of objects to be displayed on a plurality of pages arranged in a specified direction. The acquisition unit acquires, from an object storage unit, all initial display objects to be embedded in an initial display page. The embedding unit embeds the initial display objects in the full size frame. The transmitting unit transmits the full size frame in which the initial display objects are embedded to the user terminal.
US09977764B2	Method for designing coil systems for generation of magnetic fields of desired geometry, a magnetic resonance imaging or magnetoencephalography apparatus with a coil assembly and a computer program The present invention introduces a method, apparatus and computer program for magnetic resonance imaging or magnetoencephalography applications in order to control currents of a coil assembly (20), and thus achieving desired magnetic fields precisely in the measuring volume (21). The approach is an algebraic method where a field vector is generated for the test currents of each coil (20). Vector and matrix algebra is applied and a linear set of equations is formed. Field components and their derivatives up to the desired order can be taken into account. Principal component analysis or independent component analysis can be applied for determination of the dominant external interference components. By checking the condition value for the matrix (33, 45), it is possible to investigate whether a reasonable solution of currents for desired magnetic fields is possible to achieve. Finally, solved currents can be installed into a current supply unit (29) feeding the coils of the assembly (20). The invention can be applied as an active compensation feature for different interference shapes in the MEG application (25), or for the precise creation of the fields and gradients in the MRI application (24).
US09977763B2	Network proxy for high-performance, low-power data center interconnect fabric A system and method are provided for network proxying. The network proxying may occur in a node of a fabric or across nodes in the fabric. In the network proxying, the node has a processor with a low power mode and the system remaps, by a management processor of the node, a port identifier for a processor that is in a low power mode to the management processor. The management processor then processes a plurality of packets that contain the port identifier for the processor that is in the low power mode to maintain a network presence of the node.
US09977760B1	Accessing data on distributed storage systems A distributed storage system includes memory hosts, a curator, and a cache manager. Each memory host includes remote direct memory accessible non-transitory memory and a network interface controller that is in communication with the memory. The network interface controller services remote direct memory access requests. The curator communicates with the memory hosts, manages striping of a file amongst the memory hosts, and generates a file descriptor for the file that maps the striping of the file to corresponding storage locations on memory hosts. In addition, the cache manager stores copies of file descriptors generated by the curator in the memory of the memory hosts for remote direct memory access by a client in communication with the memory hosts.
US09977759B2	Parallel computing apparatus, compiling apparatus, and parallel processing method for enabling access to data in stack area of thread by another thread A parallel computing apparatus includes a first processor that executes a first thread, a second processor that executes a second thread, and a memory. The memory includes a first private area that corresponds to the first thread, a second private area that corresponds to the second thread, and a shared area. The first processor stores first data in the first private area and stores address information that enables access to the first data in the shared area. The second processor stores second data in the second private area, accesses the first data based on the address information, and generates third data based on the first and second data.
US09977757B2	Prevented inter-integrated circuit address conflict service system and method thereof In the system, a buffer and a multiplexer are electrically connected to an I2C interface and a control interface of a PCH. A plurality of memory are electrically connected to the buffer and corresponding to a first I2C address respectively. A plurality of card slots are electrically connected to the multiplexer for connecting to a function card so that the function card is corresponding to a second I2C address. When the first I2C address is distinct to the second I2C address, the PCH triggers the multiplexer to be enabled through the control interface to have the function card electrically connected to the PCH through the I2C interface. When the first I2C address is the same as the second I2C address, the PCH triggers the multiplexer or the buffer to be disabled through the control interface to have the function card or the memories electrically connected to the PCH through the I2C interface.
US09977756B2	Internal bus architecture and method in multi-processor systems An internal bus architecture and method is described. Embodiments include a system with multiple bus endpoints coupled to a bus. In addition, the bus endpoints are directly coupled to each other. Embodiments are usable with known bus protocols.
US09977752B2	Semiconductor storage device and control method thereof According to one embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes a plurality of semiconductor chips and a control unit. The plurality of semiconductor chips is configured to connect to a signal transmission path and is controlled individually by individual chip enable signals. The plurality of semiconductor chips each includes a termination circuit connected to the signal transmission path. When one of the semiconductor chips is selected to input or output data, the control unit activates the termination circuit provided in the semiconductor chip that is not selected based on a first instruction signal and the chip enable signal.
US09977740B2	Nonvolatile storage of host and guest cache data in response to power interruption A computer, on which a plurality of operating systems run, wherein the plurality of operating systems includes a first operating system and a second operating system configured to generate a plurality of virtual computers. The first operating system runs on a first logical resource, and the second operating system runs on a second logical resource. A third operating system runs on each of the plurality of virtual computers. The third operating system secures a cache memory area in a virtual memory. The second operating system generates location information, which indicates a location of the cache memory area in a physical address space that the second operating system manages. The first operating system obtain data stored in the cache memory area based on the location information.
US09977739B2	Image processing apparatus, control method for image processing apparatus, and storage medium An image processing apparatus that schedules and executes a process in response to a request for job processing includes a detection unit configured to detect a process which requests backing up of management information to be managed in the job processing, a setting unit configured to set, in a case where a process requesting data backup is detected, a caching destination to which management information requested to be backed up is to be cached to a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory based on a data amount of the management information requested to be backed up, and a cache unit configured to cache the management information in the set caching destination.
US09977735B2	Data storage device and operating method thereof An operating method of a data storage device includes setting a first page access unit using a first page electrically coupled with a first word line of a first plane and a second page electrically coupled with a second word line of a second plane; and setting a second page access unit using a third page electrically coupled with a second word line of the first plane and a fourth page electrically coupled with a first word line of the second plane.
US09977728B2	Visual test workload execution modeling Aspects of the present invention include a method, system and computer program product for creating a test workload execution model. The method includes a processor determining relationships between a work unit and one or more activities in a set of activities that the work unit exercises by utilizing one or more data stores; determining a distribution of the one or more activities in the set of activities; providing a control for each of the one or more activities in the set of activities; responding to a change in a control for one of the one or more activities in the set of activities; and determining whether to perform a store activity or a view activity.
US09977726B2	System and method for smart framework for network backup software debugging A system for network software debugging comprises a processor, an input interface, and an output interface. The processor is configured to determine a set of available components of a selected component type, and determine a set of backup processes running on the component. The input interface is configured to receive a selection of a backup process of the set of backup processes. The output interface is configured to provide an indication of a change of verbosity level.
US09977721B2	Evaluating and predicting computer system performance using kneepoint analysis The present invention provides methods, systems, apparatus, and computer software/program code products adapted for operating in, or in conjunction with, an otherwise conventional computing system, and which enable evaluating, monitoring and predicting the performance of computer systems and individual elements or groups of elements within such computer systems.
US09977718B1	System and method for smart throttling mechanisms for virtual backup appliances A method for managing resources of virtual backup appliances is described. The method includes receiving, by a backup management server (BMS), a request to back up a plurality of virtual machines (VMs), determining, at the BMS, a set of VMs to be backed up from the plurality of VMs that yields a maximum performance for the backup request without causing the set of VM servers to become bottlenecked, wherein the determination is performed based on at least one of a concurrency limit of the virtual backup appliance (VBA) and any VBA proxies corresponding to the set of VMs, and a set of one or more data performance metrics of one or more storage devices in the set of VM storage arrays, and sending one or more backup jobs to the VBA to back up the determined set of VMs to be backed up to a backup storage system.
US09977717B2	System and method for coalescing and representing knowledge as structured data In certain embodiments, the method may comprise, determining one or more features associated with each of one or more concepts from at least one sentence; determining at least one concept feature matrix based on the one or more features; determining one or more contribution factors among the one or more concepts, based on the at least one concept feature matrix; determining incremental synchronization data by storing current timestamp associated with the one or more concepts and comparing it with knowledge data; generating at least one new concept feature matrix based on the incremental synchronization data; determining one or more new contribution factors among the one or more concepts, based on the at least one new concept feature matrix; determining differential value between the one or more contribution factors and the one or more new contribution factors; and dynamically updating the knowledge data, in the repository system.
US09977712B2	Memory device with different parity regions The present disclosure memory includes a controller for a semiconductor memory device, the device including a memory cell array including a plurality of pages. The controller includes a memory control module suitable for translating a logical address for data provided from a host to a physical address representing one of the plurality of pages, and determining one of a plurality of operation modes based on the physical address and pre-stored parity-related information. The controller further includes and an error correction code circuit suitable for generating parity-data for the data provided from the host according to the determined operation mode.
US09977690B2	Hypervisor-visible guest thread management Responsive to receiving a first request from an application to create a thread for the application, a guest operating system sends a first notification to a hypervisor to create a dedicated virtual processor for the thread. Responsive to receiving an identifier associated with the dedicated virtual processor from the hypervisor, the guest operating system starts the thread using the dedicated virtual processor, and pins the thread to the dedicated virtual processor.
US09977687B2	Virtual server agent load balancing Virtual machine (VM) proliferation may be reduced through the use of Virtual Server Agents (VSAs) assigned to a group of VM hosts that may determine the availability of a VM to perform a task. Tasks may be assigned to existing VMs instead of creating a new VM to perform the task. Furthermore, a VSA coordinator may determine a grouping of VMs or VM hosts based on one or more factors associated with the VMs or the VM hosts, such as VM type or geographical location of the VM hosts. The VSA coordinator may also assign one or more VSAs to facilitate managing the group of VM hosts. In some embodiments, the VSA coordinators may facilitate load balancing of VSAs during operation, such as during a backup operation, a restore operation, or any other operation between a primary storage system and a secondary storage system.
US09977683B2	De-coupling user interface software object input from output In one embodiment, a first thread of execution on a computing device receives a user-interface input. The first thread of execution is associated with a user interface of the computing device. The first thread of execution identifies a second thread of execution on the computing device to process the user-interface input. The second thread of execution is associated with the user interface and is de-coupled from the first thread of execution. The first thread of execution sends the user-interface input to the second thread of execution. The second thread of execution also processes the user-interface input to generate a user-interface output associated with the user-interface input.
US09977679B2	Apparatus and method for suspending execution of a thread in response to a hint instruction An apparatus and method are provided for processing instructions from a plurality of threads. The apparatus comprises a processing pipeline to process instructions, including fetch circuitry to fetch instructions from a plurality of threads for processing by the processing pipeline, and execution circuitry to execute the fetched instructions. Execution hint instruction handling circuitry is then responsive to the fetch circuitry fetching an execution hint instruction for a first thread, to treat the execution hint instruction, at least in a presence of a suspension condition, as a predicted branch instruction with a predicted behavior, and to cause the fetch circuitry to suspend fetching of instructions for the first thread. The execution circuitry is then arranged to execute the predicted branch instruction with a behavior different to the predicted behavior, in order to trigger a misprediction condition. The fetch circuitry is then responsive to the misprediction condition to resume fetching of instructions for the first thread. This provides a reliable mechanism for temporarily suspending fetching of instructions for a thread in response to a hint instruction, whilst still reliably resuming fetching in due course.
US09977669B2	Online computing system An online computing system hosting a plurality of computing projects in the form of database records allows users to search computing projects by search keys, project ID or category names, conduct computation for found projects, and create new computing projects at client computers. Each computing job is performed by searching the database, selecting a computing project by clicking on one of the found links on the search result page, and providing data in a computing data input form for submission. A large number of computing projects can be created by a plurality of users on client computers.
US09977663B2	Technologies for optimizing sparse matrix code with field-programmable gate arrays Technologies for optimizing sparse matrix code include a target computing device having a processor and a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). A compiler identifies a performance-critical loop in a sparse matrix source code and generates optimized executable code, including processor code and FPGA code. The target computing device executes the optimized executable code, using the processor for the processor code and the FPGA for the FPGA code. The processor executes a first iteration of the loop, generates reusable optimization data in response to executing the first iteration, and stores the reusable optimization data in a shared memory. The FPGA accesses the optimization data in the shared memory, executes additional iterations of the loop, and optimizes the additional iterations of the loop based on the optimization data. The optimization data may include, for example, loop-invariant data, reordered data, or alternate data storage representations. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09977662B2	Dynamic adapter design pattern A method for a dynamic adapter design pattern is described. The method comprises receiving an object comprising object data, wherein the object is associated with an application context. A first type of the object is determined, and the object data is depicted in a first manner determined by the first type. A target type is determined based on the application context. A conversion mechanism is selected from a plurality of conversion mechanisms based on the first type and the target type. The conversion mechanism is applied to the object of the first type to create a new object of the target type. To apply the conversion mechanism, the object is converted from the first type to the target type, wherein the object data is depicted in a second manner determined by the target type, and a field of object data is modified based on the target type.
US09977654B2	Method of developing an application for execution in a workflow management system and apparatus to assist with generation of an application for execution in a workflow management system This disclosure provides techniques for facilitating workflow design and modification in a workflow management system. In one embodiment, software provides a design interface to an application developer to streamline transition definition and associated conditions and other parameters between phases of a workflow (and related rework for workflow modification), without requiring substantial manual recoding. The workflow management system accepts consequent data as metadata, which the system uses to enforce both state and required transition conditions to regulate how end-users interact with a database. The metadata is invoked during workflow execution in a manner tied to any desired condition and, thus, desired context.
US09977646B2	Broadcast control and accrued history of media Pairing a portable electronic device with a media device that is playing media, providing control to the portable device, displaying information about the media being played on the portable electronic device, and providing a link to the media asset in an online store. Discovering that a media device that is currently publically playing media, receiving a media signal encoded with metadata describing the media being played, and displaying an accrued history of various instances of media items that have been overheard during a public play session as a list of media items associated with metadata describing the media items.
US09977643B2	Providing beat matching Implementations generally relate to providing beat matching. In some implementations, a method includes determining beat characteristics of at least one soundtrack. The method further includes selecting video clips based on one or more selection criteria. The method further includes adjusting a length of one or more of the video clips based on one or more beat matching policies. The method further includes combining the video clips to be played with the at least one soundtrack.
US09977639B2	Network system, device server, and network system control method Using a web browser, a client terminal accesses a web application server on which a web application operates and controls an image input device. A displayed web page from the server has an embedded image input control script that operates on the web browser and controls image input. Under the control of the image input control script, an image acquisition request is sent to the image input device when a specific operation is performed on the displayed web page, and, as a response, an image is acquired from the image input device. Under control of the image input control script, a selection window is displayed for selecting whether or not to stop operation of the image input device when an event changing the web page occurs while such device is operating, and a stop operation request is sent to the image input device when stopping its operation is selected.
US09977637B2	Image reading apparatus for reading images formed on a sheet According to an embodiment, an image reading apparatus comprises an acquisition section, a reading section, a storage section, a display section and a control section. The acquisition section acquires a plurality of mutual different setting values relating to an image. The reading section reads an image formed on a sheet. The storage section stores a plurality of image data respectively corresponding to the plurality of setting values of a document image read by the reading section. The display section preview-displays the plurality of image data stored in the storage section. The control section executes a designated processing with image data selected from the plurality of image data displayed on the display section.
US09977631B2	Parsing a multidimensional object for printing in various runs A first complexity estimate may be generated for a first portion of a multidimensional object. The first complexity estimate may be for use in estimating a complexity of the first portion of the multidimensional object. A printing capability may be determined for the multidimensional printer. The multidimensional printer may be for use in printing the multidimensional object. The printing capability may be compared with the first complexity estimate. A first failure probability estimate may be generated based on the comparing. The failure probability estimate may be for use in determining a likelihood that the multidimensional printer will print the first portion with an accuracy that exceeds an accuracy threshold.
US09977626B2	Implementing scattered atomic I/O writes Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for performing scattered atomic I/O writes in a storage device. A list of block I/O write requests to be completed as an atomic unit is received from a requester with at least two of the block I/O write requests specifying non-contiguous data locations on a storage media. The plurality of block I/O write requests are buffered in a write buffer with each buffer entry marked as having an invalid state, wherein marking a buffer entry as having an invalid state prevents it from being flushed to the storage media. Upon buffering all of the plurality of block I/O writes, all of the buffer entries are marked as having a valid state at the same time. Upon marking all of the buffer entries as having a valid state, successful completion of the list of block I/O write requests is acknowledged to the requester.
US09977625B2	Data processing system A data processing system may include at least two memory systems including first and second memory systems to which a logical address and a command are applied in parallel from a host. The first memory system may store a plurality of first physical addresses for physically indicating a plurality of first pages included in a first non-volatile memory device as a first table, and determines whether to perform a preset operation corresponding to the applied command according to whether a physical address generated by performing a preset operation on the applied logical address exists in the first table, and the second memory system may store a plurality of second physical addresses for physically indicating a plurality of second pages included in a second non-volatile memory device as a second table, and determines whether to perform the preset operation corresponding to the applied command according to whether a physical address generated by performing the preset operation on the applied logical address exists in the second table.
US09977616B2	Storage device and storage control method A storage device includes: a plurality of first storage devices; a second storage device; and a control device to use the plurality of first storage devices as a primary storage and the second storage device as a secondary storage, control access processing to a plurality of logical volumes each of which indicates a virtual recording medium, register a logical volume for which a mount request is made within a predetermined period of time among the plurality of logical volumes in an management information as the logical volume which belongs to the same group, and allocate a storage area of the primary storage corresponding to each of a plurality of registered logical volumes which belong to a group registered in the management information to any one of the plurality of first storage devices such that an allocation destination of the storage area is distributed among the plurality of first storage devices.
US09977592B2	Touch rim control method and associated device A portable device is provided. The portable device includes: a display; a controller, a processor, a housing, and a touch rim. The controller and the processor are installed inside the housing. The touch rim is configured to detect a gesture performed on the touch rim to generate at least one touch detection signal. The controller is configured to receive at least one detection signal from the touch rim, and to transmit the touch detection signal to the processor. The processor analyzes the touch detection signal to determine the gesture performed on the touch rim, and performs an operation associated with the gesture.
US09977590B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes: a display configured to output a specific image in the image view mode; an extractor that extracts a specific area from the specific image, based on a touch gesture on the specific image; and a controller that creates a thumbnail of the specific image from an image of the extracted specific area, and when the image preview function is executed, outputs a thumbnail list that displays the created thumbnail of the specific image to be visually distinct from the thumbnails of other images.
US09977580B2	Easy-to-use desktop screen recording application Systems and methods for computer screen recording are described herein. In an embodiment, a web-based application includes a screen recorder, a video transcoder, and a video upload manager. The screen recorder records video tutorials, the video transcoder transcodes the recorded video tutorials, and the upload manager uploads the transcoded video tutorial to a server. The server analyzes the uploaded video tutorial to determine search terms that are relevant to the uploaded video tutorial, and associates the determined search terms with the uploaded video tutorial. The server also receives from users search queries containing search terms, searches for video tutorials related to the search terms, and returns a search query result containing links to the related video tutorials.
US09977562B2	System and method for facilitating an interactive engagement of a user with an online application System and method for facilitating an interactive engagement of a user with an online application is disclosed. The method comprises presenting one or more first questions, to the user, associated with the online application. For the one or more first questions, a first response is received from the user. The first response indicates behavioral characteristics of the user. The method comprises assigning a first engagement metric based on the first response. Further, one or more second questions are presented, to the user, associated with the online application. The one or more second questions are dynamically restructured based on the first engagement metric. The method comprises receiving a second response corresponding to the one or more second questions. The method further comprises modifying the first engagement metric into a second engagement metric based on the second response. The method further comprises calculating a score based on the second engagement metric.
US09977556B2	Controller for position detection A controller for position detection is disclosed. At least one first 1-D position corresponding to at least one external object is determined based on signals of a plurality of first sensors by self-capacitance detection. Each first 1-D position is determined based on a differential sensing information whose each value is based on signals of two first sensors by self-capacitance detection. Then, at least one second 1-D position corresponding to the at least one first 1-D position is determined based on signals of a plurality of second sensors by mutual-capacitance detection.
US09977548B2	Touch panel and touch electrode structure thereof A touch panel and a touch electrode structure thereof are provided. The touch electrode structure defines position units and includes electrodes electrically insulated from each other. Each of the electrodes covers more than one of the position units and comprises a plurality of sub-electrodes electrically insulated from each other. Each of the sub-electrodes includes sub-electrode units. Each of the position units is corresponding to at least one of the sub-electrode units of at least one of the sub-electrode, and combinations of the sub-electrode units of the different sub-electrodes in the respective position units are different. In the touch electrode structure, each electrode can be electrically independent without needing to dispose a jumper and an insulating layer, thus simplifying process steps and improving a yield rate at the same time.
US09977546B2	Determining finger separation through groove analysis in a touch screen device Groove analysis in a device having a tactile input surface suited to detect more than one tactile input at a time. Using groove analysis allows a touch screen device a more robust and efficient algorithm for distinguishing between two different tactile inputs. The touch screen device may include a touch screen controller that includes an analysis circuit for determining grooves between touch inputs. Generally, when a touch input is received at the surface of a touch screen device, the touch screen may register touch strength signals at each of a plurality of touch regions. A groove may be generally defined as a touch region that exhibits a touch strength signal that is less than surrounding touch regions. Once all touch regions are analyzed by a groove analysis, various touch regions determined to grooves may be eliminated from a further analysis to determine the XY coordinates of actual touch inputs.
US09977544B2	Touch device and method for fabricating thereof The present disclosure relates to touch technology, and more particularly to a touch device and a method of fabricating the same. The disclosure provides a touch device comprising a protective cover having a sensing area and a peripheral area surrounding the sensing area; a first decoration layer disposed on the peripheral area; a sensing electrode layer comprising a sensing portion disposed on the sensing area and an extension portion extending from the sensing area to the first decoration layer; a second decoration layer disposed on the first decoration layer; a signal line formed on the second decoration layer and connected to the extension portion of the sensing electrode layer. By the design of the foregoing first and second decoration layers, the broken state or interruption of the sensing electrode layer can be prevented. In addition, the disclosure also provides the fabricating method for the foregoing touch device.
US09977539B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same A force sensitive touch screen device can include a device body including a first region and a second region, a window on the device body and corresponding to the first and second regions, a display unit below the window corresponding to the first region, a key input unit on the second region, and a touch sensor including a first touch sensing layer, a second touch sensing layer, and a force sensing layer, in which the first and second touch sensing layers are between a polarizer layer and a thin film transistor (TFT) layer that can detect a position of a touch input by sensing a change of capacitance on the first sensing layer and the second sensing layer, the force sensing layer can detect a force of the touch input by sensing capacitance on the third sensing layer, and a finger scan sensor is installed in the key input unit.
US09977537B2	Hybrid force sensitive touch devices A hybrid touch-screen display that integrates force-based touch-screen technology with any one from among a group of projective capacitive, surface capacitive, resistive, digital resistive, SAW, IR, APR, DST, optical and electromagnetic touch-screen technologies to provide an ability to compensate for non-perfect force transfer. An alternate implementation is also disclosed that employs a single force sensor for relative force measurement in a system in which force is traditionally not measured, here a water dispenser unit. This allows compensation for varying static loads, run-time calibration, and filtering of extraneous loads through firmware.
US09977536B2	Mobile terminal performing a different operation based on a type of a tap applied to a display and control method thereof An electronic device including a display; a touch sensor configured to detect a touch input on the display; and a controller configured to activate the display and periodically drive the touch sensor with a first period; deactivate the display in response to a predetermined condition and periodically drive the touch sensor with a second period greater than the first period; wherein when the display is deactivated, the touch sensor is divided into a first region and a second region; in response to a first tap input applied on the touch sensor in a state of the deactivated display, determine a region of the touch sensor that corresponds to the first tap input; if the region of the touch sensor that corresponds to the first tap input is the first region of the touch sensor, activate the display and periodically drive the touch sensor with the first period; and if the region of the touch sensor that corresponds to the first tap input is the second region of the touch sensor, maintain the deactivation of the display and periodically drive the touch sensor with the second period.
US09977534B2	Touchscreen panel A touchscreen panel includes a base film having a bezel area and a free form active area; first touch electrodes and second touch electrodes crossing each other in the active area; first touch pads and second touch pads in the bezel area, and a guard pad between adjacent first and second touch pads; first routing lines in the bezel area, connecting the first touch electrodes and the second touch pads; second routing lines in the bezel area, connecting the second touch electrodes and the second touch pads; a guard line extending from the guard pads and disposed between adjacent first and second routing lines; and a bridge pattern over an insulating film that covers the first routing lines, second routing lines, and guard line, wherein one or more of the first routing lines and one or more of the first touch electrodes that correspond to each other are attached to the bridge pattern via contact holes penetrating the insulating film and electrically connected together.
US09977533B2	Touch panel with injection molded housing Provided is a touch panel having superior impact resistance and good design on an operation face side without a decorative layer. The touch panel is manufactured by providing a cover member on an operation face of the substrate and at an inner side of a lead-out line wiring region so as to avoid lead-out lines of the first electrodes and the second electrodes, and forming a housing portion by insert injection molding using resin material to the step portion created by disposing the cover member, so as to make a front face of the housing portion flush with a front face of the cover member, and so as to sandwich an outer edge of the substrate from upper and lower sides.
US09977529B2	Method for switching digitizer mode A method and a user device for controlling a mode of a digitizer are provided. The method and the user device includes detecting an input unit by scanning the digitizer, measuring at least one parameter corresponding to the input unit, and controlling switching of the digitizer to a mode according to a result of the measurement of the at least one parameter.
US09977526B1	Display device with high touch detection sensitivity A display device includes a TFT substrate layer, a display material layer, a common electrode layer, a touch electrode layer, a display control circuit and a touch control circuit. The common electrode layer has a common electrode. The touch electrode layer includes plural first touch electrodes and plural second touch electrodes. The display control circuit includes a display power. The touch control circuit includes a touch power independent to the display power. The touch control circuit sequentially or randomly couples a touch stimulation signal to a selected first touch electrode or receives a touch sense signal from a selected second touch electrode. The touch sense signal is driven and coupled to the common electrode layer or a node of the display control circuit for performing a touch detection operation in which there is no current loop between the display control circuit and the touch control circuit.
US09977524B2	Flexible touch panel including a bonding layer A flexible touch panel that achieves both thinness and high detection sensitivity. In the flexible touch panel obtained by attaching a flexible display panel and a flexible touch sensor with a bonding layer, the bonding layer has a Young's modulus of 1 kPa to 300 kPa, a thickness of 0.1 mm to 1 mm, and a transmittance of 70% or more.
US09977519B2	Active pen with bidirectional communication A processing system for an input device, the processing system including: a sensor module coupled to sensor circuitry and configured to: initiate a current beacon period including a plurality of timeslots by broadcasting a current beacon signal to a plurality of active pens; receive, during a first timeslot, a first downstream packet from a first active pen transceiver; and receive, during a second timeslot, a second downstream packet from a second active pen transceiver; and a determination module configured to: determine an attribute of a first active pen including the first active pen transceiver from at least the first downstream packet.
US09977518B2	Scrolling based on rotational movement Improved approaches for users to interact with graphical user interfaces of computing devices are disclosed. A rotational user action supplied by a user via a user input device can provide accelerated scrolling. The accelerated nature of the scrolling enables users to scroll or traverse a lengthy data set (e.g., list of items) faster and with greater ease. The amount of acceleration provided can be performed in successive stages, and/or performed based on the speed of the rotational user action. In one embodiment, the rotational user action is transformed into linear action with respect to a graphical user interface. The resulting acceleration effect causes the linear action to be enhanced such that a lengthy data set is able to be rapidly traversed.
US09977511B2	Peep-proof input keyboard for POS (point of sale) machine The present invention is applicable to the field of POS machines, and provides a peep-proof input keyboard and a POS machine using the peep-proof input keyboard. The peep-proof input keyboard comprises a circuit board, a keyboard, and a peep-proof cover, the keyboard includes a plurality of keys configured to input information, a portion of the circuit board corresponding to the keys is provided with a first connecting finger configured for the pressing operations of the keys, the circuit board is provided with a second connecting finger configured to control the keyboard to work and be turned off, and a bottom of the peep-proof cover is provided with at least one support post configured to abut against the second connecting finger so as to enable the keyboard to work. By providing the circuit board with the second connecting finger, whether the keyboard can work or not is controlled by connection and disconnection of the second connecting finger; and by providing the peep-proof cover with the support post, the second connecting finger is connected by the support post, such that the keyboard can perform the input work. When the peep-proof cover falls off, the keyboard is in a shut-down state, that is, the keyboard cannot perform the input operation, so that the information input by users is prevented from being peeped.
US09977504B2	Method and apparatus for operating additional function in mobile device A method and apparatus for easily operating an additional function associated with an application are provided in a mobile device. In the method, the apparatus detects a gesture inputted while a specific application is running, and invokes an additional function corresponding to the detected gesture. Also, the apparatus displays an execution screen that contains at least one link item for offering a connection with the specific application. Furthermore, when a signal for selecting the link item is inputted, the apparatus applies an execution result of the additional function to the specific application. The inventive method and apparatus thus enhance a user's convenience.
US09977501B2	Video buttons for a stage lighting console Video buttons controlling stage lights. Each of the buttons includes a video part, which displays either video or an image that previews the function that is carried out by the button when it is pressed. The buttons can be full-color buttons that show full color videos. An array of buttons can be grouped together, so that the array can operate in different modes, one of which in which the array shows an overall display, and another of which in which the array shows a single function per button. Different technologies including analog switches, touch screens, and the like can be used.
US09977495B2	Immersive displays A method of providing information for display on a display of an immersive display. The method includes obtaining information utilized for displaying a first image in front of a first eye and a second image in front of a second eye of a user of the immersive display, excluding part of the information to yield adjusted information to occlude or replace first information from a first area of the first image and second information from a second area of a second image when displayed on the immersive display, and providing the adjusted information for displaying the first image absent the first area and the second image absent the second area on the immersive display.
US09977494B2	Tracking constellation assembly for use in a virtual reality system Technology is provided for a tracking constellation assembly for use in a virtual reality system. The tracking constellation assembly includes a translucent panel having an outward facing surface, and an inward facing surface and a mounting surface each opposite the outward facing surface. The translucent panel is substantially opaque to visible light and translucent to infrared light. The assembly includes a flexible circuit board including first and second opposed surfaces. A spacer interconnects the first surface of the flexible circuit board and the mounting surface of the translucent panel. Infrared light emitting diodes are connected to the flexible circuit board and positioned to direct light through the translucent panel.
US09977493B2	Hybrid display system Embodiments are disclosed for a display system having multiple fields of view. An example display system comprises a first display configured to produce images across a first field of view, a second display configured to produce images across a second field of view, the second field of view being larger than the first field of view, and a controller configured to selectively present a virtual object via one or more of the first display and the second display based on a feature of the virtual object as displayed within a user's viewspace.
US09977492B2	Mixed reality presentation Embodiments that relate to presenting a mixed reality environment via a mixed reality display device are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method for presenting a mixed reality environment via a head-mounted display device. The method includes using head pose data to generally identify one or more gross selectable targets within a sub-region of a spatial region occupied by the mixed reality environment. The method further includes specifically identifying a fine selectable target from among the gross selectable targets based on eye-tracking data. Gesture data is then used to identify a gesture, and an operation associated with the identified gesture is performed on the fine selectable target.
US09977490B2	Dual mode input apparatus, electronic apparatus having the same, and control method thereof An input apparatus, an electronic apparatus having the same, and a control method thereof are provided. The input apparatus includes a body, a first input unit provided in first end of the body and configured to input information to a first medium, and a second input unit detachably coupled to one of the first input unit and a second end of the body and configured to provide information input to a second medium. An input mode of the input apparatus is selectively set to one of the first input unit and the second input unit according to a coupling position of the second input unit.
US09977487B2	Dynamic non-volatile memory operation scheduling for controlling power consumption of solid-state drives A memory device and a method for rescheduling memory operations is disclosed. The method includes receiving memory operations for memory arrays of a memory device; storing the memory operations in queues associated with the memory array; estimating power consumption for each of the memory operations queued in the queues based on a power model; determining that a memory operation causes an estimated power consumption of the memory device to be exceeded over an allowable power budget within a first time window; determining a candidate memory operation in the queues that is scheduled to operate in a second time window after the first time window, wherein the candidate memory operation has less power consumption than the memory operation according to the power model; and dynamically reordering the memory operations in the queues and generating rescheduled memory operations by reordering the memory operation out of the first time window and reordering the candidate memory operation into the first time window.
US09977485B2	Cache array with reduced power consumption Embodiments of the disclosure include a cache array having a plurality of cache sets grouped into a plurality of subsets. The cache array also includes a read line configured to receive a read signal for the cache array and a set selection line configured to receive a set selection signal. The set selection signal indicates that the read signal corresponds to one of the plurality subsets of the cache array. The read line and the set selection line are operatively coupled to the plurality of cache sets and based on the set selection signal the subset that corresponds to the set selection signal is switched.
US09977484B2	Ambient light sensors with auto gain switching capabilities An ambient light sensor that is operable in high gain mode and low gain mode is provided. The high gain mode may help provide satisfactory sensitivity at low light levels but may generate saturated output levels in bright ambient lighting conditions. Low gain mode may therefore be switched into use when bright ambient lighting conditions are detected. The ambient light sensor may be placed in high gain mode by default. An auto-gain switch controller may detect whether the ambient light reading is saturated during a given period of time. In response to determining that the ambient light reading is saturated for a programmable number of consecutive time periods, the auto-gain switch controller may reset and switch the ambient light sensor to the low gain mode. The gain state may optionally be embedded into the ambient light sensor output.
US09977477B2	Adapting operating parameters of an input/output (IO) interface circuit of a processor In an embodiment, processor includes at least one logic circuit to generate information to be output from the processor; an input/output (IO) interface circuit coupled to the at least one logic circuit to receive and transmit the information; a voltage regulator to provide an operating voltage to the IO interface circuit; and a controller to control the voltage regulator to provide the operating voltage at an adjusted level from a nominal operating voltage based on a process variation of at least a portion of a die including the IO interface circuit. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09977473B1	Data storage system enclosure with decoupled divider A decoupled partitioning divider for a data storage system enclosure includes a first leg having proximal and distal halves and a second leg having proximal and distal halves, and in which the first and second legs are coupled together at either the proximal or distal half and uncoupled from each other at the other of the proximal and distal halves, so that the divider legs are decoupled from each other at one half or one end. When installed in a data storage system enclosure between adjacent data storage devices, such as hard disk drives, vibration transfer among the devices housed therein may be inhibited.
US09977472B2	Method and apparatus for displaying relative motion of objects on graphical user interface A method including causing, at least in part, display of objects on a graphical user interface, where each of the objects corresponds to data or an application accessible via the graphical user interface. The method further includes causing, at least in part, display of the objects in motion on the graphical user interface based on user input and based on respective relative mass values associated with the objects.
US09977468B2	Portable electronic apparatus A portable electronic apparatus includes a display panel which is flexible and thus prevents or protects a defect from occurring when the portable electronic apparatus is bent. The portable electronic apparatus includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a window that is disposed over an image display surface of the display panel; a functional plate that is disposed between the display panel and the window; and a first adhesive layer that is patterned and is disposed between the display panel and the functional plate or between the functional plate and the window.
US09977457B2	Flight control device for an aircraft The invention relates to a device comprising a lever associated with a stand carrying a rocker connected to the stand by a pivot connection about a first axis, the lever being connected to the rocker by a pivot connection about a second axis, a first transmission shaft with a first connection mechanism connecting the lever to the first transmission shaft, and a second transmission shaft with a second connection mechanism connecting the control lever to the second shaft. The first shaft and the first connection mechanism being connected by a pivot connection about a fifth axis that is inclined relative to the first axis and to the third axis, and the second shaft and the second connection mechanism are connected by a pivot connection about a sixth axis that is inclined relative to the second axis and to the fourth axis.
US09977456B2	Magnetic detenting configuration for custom encoder Detent systems for rotary actuators that utilize one or more sets of magnets that have either attractive or repulsive characteristics. A biasing magnetic element may be positioned to repel a floating movable magnet. The repelled movable magnetic element is forced into contact with a serrated detenting ring via the repulsive force between magnets of common pole. As the detenting ring is rotated relative to the biasing magnet, the “floating” magnetic element is forced closer to the biasing magnet. The repulsive force drives the floating magnetic element into the next recess detent causing the rotational component to snap to the next detented position. The magnetic element rolls about its longitudinal axis as the magnetic element moves from one detent location to the next, which results in rolling friction that tends to cause significantly lower surface wear and increased life.
US09977454B1	Methods and apparatuses for a CMOS-based process insensitive current reference circuit Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for implementing CMOS-based, process insensitive current reference circuit(s). An apparatus includes a constant transconductance circuitry including a first and second current mirrors and respectively generating constant currents across one or more process corners, a resistive transistor in the constant transconductance circuitry having a resistance, and a feedback circuitry coupled with the resistive transistor and the constant transconductance circuitry to form a constant current source. The apparatus may optionally include a data processing module as well as another constant transconductance circuitry, another resistive transistor, and another feedback circuitry that form another constant current source. A method for implementing a system on chip may identify first and second currents generated by process insensitive current circuits, determine first and second temperature dependent voltages, and generate a digital output by transforming the first and second temperature dependent voltages.
US09977432B1	Distributed flight control system A set of commands for each of a plurality of actuators to alter an aircraft's state responsive to one or more inputs is produced. The set of commands is provided to fewer than all actuators comprising the plurality of actuators.
US09977431B2	Automotive drone deployment system This disclosure generally relates to an automotive drone deployment system that includes at least a vehicle and a deployable drone that is configured to attach and detach from the vehicle. More specifically, the disclosure describes the vehicle and drone remaining in communication with each other to exchange information while the vehicle is being operated in an autonomous driving mode so that the vehicle's performance under the autonomous driving mode is enhanced.
US09977423B2	Rewind queue feature for protective packaging control A control device comprising a processor and a memory. The memory contains computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to retrieve from a memory a queue containing a plurality of sets of instructions, each set of instructions corresponding to parameters for forming a unit of packaging material, cause a packaging machine to create a plurality of packaging units according to the parameters, receive user input corresponding to a rewind queue functionality, and rewind the queue to cause the packaging machine to rerun a portion of the queue and create some of the plurality of the packaging units during the rerun.
US09977421B2	Method for machining a blank by means of a tool The present invention relates to a method for machining a blank (10) by means of a tool (12) for producing a finished part, wherein the tool (12) is moved during the machining on a guide path (14) comprising at least three successive path segments (16, 18, 20; 16-1, 18-1, 20-1; 16-2, 18-2, 20-2; 18′) in the form of two machining segments (16, 20; 16-1, 20-1; 16-2, 20-2) and one connecting segment (18; 18-1; 18-2; 18′), which connects the two machining segments (16, 20; 16-1, 20-1; 16-2, 20-2) to one another, and wherein the connecting segment (18; 18-1; 18-2; 18′) of the path segments (16, 18, 20; 16-1, 18-1, 20-1; 16-2, 18-2, 20-2; 18′), which connecting segment connects the two machining segments (16, 20; 16-1, 20-1; 16-2, 20-2), is determined in terms of its shape by the forward feed (F1) of the tool (12) at the end (24) of the first machining segment (16) and by the forward feed (F2) of the tool (12) at the start (30) of the second machining segment (20).
US09977416B2	Industrial hardware installation base reporting and failure monitoring An industrial control system includes an industrial controller with a processor executing a program stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and having a user interface and a network interface for communicating over a first control network with another industrial controller having a network interface. The other industrial controller has an additional network interface for communicating over a second control network with an industrial device. The program instructs the processor to retrieve installation information contained in the other industrial controller and the industrial device; build a data structure comprising the retrieved information; periodically monitor for a hardware failure; and send a message alarm in response to detection of a hardware failure. As a result, the installation base of the industrial system and any hardware failures are quickly understood and martial data collection is avoided.
US09977415B2	System and method for virtual internet of things (IOT) devices and hubs A system and method are described for virtualizing Internet of Things (IoT) devices and hubs. For example, one embodiment of a system comprises: a primary Internet of Things (IoT) cloud service to register IoT devices owned by users who have subscribed with the primary IoT cloud service; IoT device management logic on the primary IoT cloud service to provide access to data generated by the primary IoT devices and to control the IoT devices responsive to user input; the IoT device management logic to establish a communication channel with an external IoT cloud service responsive to a user registering one or more external IoT devices controlled by the external IoT cloud service; and wherein upon the external IoT cloud service providing the IoT device management logic with access to the one or more external IoT devices, the IoT device management logic to generate virtual representations of the one or more external IoT devices to allow user access to information generated by the external IoT devices and to allow the user to control the external IoT devices through the virtual representations.
US09977414B2	Network connected weight tracking system for a waste disposal machine A food waste disposal system includes a waste disposal machine, a PLC, which controls the operation of the food waste disposal machine; at least one scale connected to a load cell indicator; door sensors; a minicomputer, a network connection, the minicomputer in data communication with an analytics cloud. The minicomputer includes SSL certificates; validates data communicated to the analytics cloud; stores the data in a centralized database and transmit a successful status code to the mini-computer after determining that the data is valid; and transmits an error code if the data validation fails, or another type of system error occurs; examines, aggregates and processes validated data; and determines the amount of waste dumped into the waste disposal machine based on door-open and door-closed states; and pre-aggregates a weight processed data by time or by digester to provide reporting to an end-user.
US09977413B2	Apparatus and method for managing open windows in a graphical display for a representation of a process system A method includes displaying a plurality of windows in a graphical display. Each window corresponds to a representation of at least a portion of an industrial process system. The method also includes, responsive to a first window being in an active state, subscribing to first operational data associated with the process system. The method further includes, responsive to a second window being in an inactive state, unsubscribing from second operational data associated with the process system.
US09977412B2	Electronic circuit to capture lock controller pulses An electronic circuit to capture legacy lock controller pulses and reduce the energy consumed. The legacy pulse is captured, converted to power to power the circuit and the direction of the pulse—polarity—is determined. A substitute pulse is created at lower power and sent to a motor actuator in the lock. The total power consumed is substantially reduced by reducing the duration and voltage of the pulse. In the preferred design, the circuit also detects control voltages for solenoid locks and produces suitable control signals for a motor actuator.
US09977410B2	Control system and method thereof In a control system, when a sensor receives a sensing signal, the sensor sends a notice signal to a preparatory starting device so that the preparatory starting device performs a starting operation. After the starting operation is finished, the preparatory starting device sends an operation command and/or operation power to a starting unit. The starting unit would not pass the operation command and/or the operation power to a receiving end until receiving a control signal.
US09977401B2	Multiple laminar flow-based particle and cellular separation with laser steering The invention provides a method, apparatus and system for separating blood and other types of cellular components, and can be combined with holographic optical trapping manipulation or other forms of optical tweezing. One of the exemplary methods includes providing a first flow having a plurality of blood components; providing a second flow; contacting the first flow with the second flow to provide a first separation region; and differentially sedimenting a first blood cellular component of the plurality of blood components into the second flow while concurrently maintaining a second blood cellular component of the plurality of blood components in the first flow. The second flow having the first blood cellular component is then differentially removed from the first flow having the second blood cellular component. Holographic optical traps may also be utilized in conjunction with the various flows to move selected components from one flow to another, as part of or in addition to a separation stage.
US09977396B2	Blade and image forming apparatus incorporating same An elastic blade may include an edge layer and at least one backup layer laminated on the edge layer. The edge layer may include a contact edge to contact a contact object and an opposing face to oppose the contact object, and the backup layer may be greater in elastic power than the edge layer.
US09977394B2	Power source device, image forming apparatus and voltage control method The power source device comprises a transformer, a voltage detection unit, a CPU and a drive circuit. Through an applying of a DC voltage, the transformer generates an AC voltage for development of an amplitude corresponding to the voltage value and an applying time of the DC voltage. The voltage detection unit detects a voltage value of the DC voltage. The CPU sets a reference value and generates PWM signals for controlling the applying time in accordance with a difference between the voltage value detected in the voltage detection unit and the reference value. The reference value is a voltage value of the DC voltage when an amplitude of the AC voltage reaches a predetermined value in a predetermined applying time. Controlling the applying time of the DC voltage to the transformer in accordance with the PWM signals, the drive circuit suppress variation in amplitude of the AC voltage.
US09977388B2	Image forming apparatus that displays a remaining amount of recording material, and control method for displaying a remaining amount of recording material in an image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus for performing image formation using a recording material includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a remaining amount of the recording material, a prediction unit configured to predict a remaining amount of the recording material based on data used for the image formation, a setting unit configured to set the predicated remaining amount of the recording material as a remaining amount of the recording material to be displayed, and a control unit configured to perform control so that when the predicted remaining amount of the recording material reaches a remaining amount of the recording material to be acquired next by the acquisition unit, the remaining amount of the recording material to be displayed is maintained at the remaining amount of the recording material to be acquired next by the acquisition unit until the acquisition unit acquires the next remaining amount of the recording material.
US09977378B2	Heating device, drying device, fixing device, image forming apparatus, and image forming system A heating device including a heating member, a heat source, multiple non-contact temperature detectors, a contact temperature detector, a heat source drive controller, and a temperature detection abnormality detector is provided. The heating member contacts a heating target being conveyed. The heat source supplies heat to the heating member. Each of the non-contact temperature detectors detects a first temperature of the heating member without contacting the heating member. The contact temperature detector detects a second temperature of the heating member by contact with the heating member. The heat source drive controller controls drive of the heat source based on the first temperatures. The temperature detection abnormality detector performs a determination on whether each one of the non-contact temperature detectors has an abnormality or not while the heating target is not conveyed, by comparing the first temperature and the second temperature.
US09977375B2	Image forming device An image forming device (1) has an image carrier (331), a transfer member (35), a holding member (81) which holds the transfer member, a pressing member (83) which changes a position between a first position and a second position to make the transfer member contact and separate from the image carrier, a first moving member (325) and a second moving member (10P1) which are movable, and a first interlocking mechanism (33T) and a second interlocking mechanism (10Q). The first interlocking mechanism and the second interlocking mechanism press the pressing member to change a position of the pressing member in conjunction with the first moving member and the second moving member. The pressing member includes a first pressed portion (83P1) which is pressed by the first interlocking mechanism, and a second pressed portion (83P2) which is pressed by the second interlocking mechanism.
US09977372B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a developing device which is configured to store developer having magnetic carrier and toner and to develop an electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member, and a discharge port which is arranged in the developing device and through which developer is discharged from the developing device. A collection portion is configured to collect the developer discharged through the discharge port, and a discharge conveyance portion is configured to convey the developer discharged through the discharge port to the collection portion. An environment detector is arranged in a conveyance passage of the discharge conveyance portion and is configured to detect environment information, and an adjustment portion is configured to adjust a development condition of the developing device based on output of the environment detector.
US09977365B2	Image forming apparatus with correction of exposure light using measurement image An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, an exposing unit exposes the photosensitive member to exposure light to form an electrostatic latent image, a developing unit develops the electrostatic latent image to form an image, an intermediate transfer member onto which the image on the photosensitive member is transferred, a measurement unit measures a measurement image on the intermediate transfer member, an adjustment unit adjusts gradation characteristics based on the measurement result of the measurement unit, and correction unit corrects intensity of the exposure light for each of a plurality of positions on the photosensitive member in a scanning direction. the correction unit corrects the intensity based on the correction amount with respect to the intensity corresponding to a predetermined position. the predetermine position corresponds to a position in the scanning direction, at which the measurement image is formed.
US09977350B2	Environmental system including vacuum scavenge for an immersion lithography apparatus A lithographic projection apparatus includes a projection system and a liquid confinement member extending along a boundary of a space under the projection system. The liquid confinement member has (i) a first opening facing downwardly via which a liquid is removed from a gap to be formed under the liquid confinement member, and (ii) a second opening facing downwardly via which fluid is removed from the gap to be formed under the liquid confinement member, the second opening being located radially outward of the first opening with respect to the space. The liquid in the space covers a portion of an upper surface of a substrate and the substrate is exposed through the liquid in the space.
US09977347B2	Positioning apparatus, lithography apparatus, and method of manufacturing article An apparatus for moving movable part on surface parallel to first and second directions includes single guide to constrain position of the movable part in the second direction and drive mechanism to drive the movable part. The movable part includes first movable member movable in the first direction while being guided by the guide, second movable member having first and second ends, the first end being connected to the first movable member via rotation bearing and moving above the surface, and third movable member movable within range between the first and second ends while being guided by the second movable member. The drive mechanism includes first driver to drive the first end of the second movable member in the first direction, and second driver to drive the second end of the second movable member in the first direction.
US09977344B2	Metrology target, method and apparatus, computer program and lithographic system Disclosed is a substrate comprising a combined target for measurement of overlay and focus. The target comprises: a first layer comprising a first periodic structure; and a second layer comprising a second periodic structure overlaying the first periodic structure. The target has structural asymmetry which comprises a structural asymmetry component resultant from unintentional mismatch between the first periodic structure and the second periodic structure, a structural asymmetry component resultant from an intentional positional offset between the first periodic structure and the second periodic structure and a focus dependent structural asymmetry component which is dependent upon a focus setting during exposure of said combined target on said substrate. Also disclosed is a method for forming such a target, and associated lithographic and metrology apparatuses.
US09977321B2	Three-dimensional screen structure and three-dimensional image generating system A three-dimensional screen structure is a three-dimensional screen structure on which image light projected from an image light source is incident. The three-dimensional screen structure includes particles and a bind unit. The particles are three-dimensionally disposed and capable of transmitting or reflecting the image light. The bind unit binds the particles.
US09977320B2	Methods for optimizing retro-reflective display systems The present disclosure provides a display system comprising a retro-reflective screen having retro-reflective screen elements that reflect incident light. Each of the retro-reflective screen elements can include three intersecting planes. At least one of the three intersecting planes intersects an adjacent plane at an angle that is 90° with an offset greater than 0°. The display system can further include at least one projector that projects the light onto the retro-reflective, which light characterizes an image or video. The retro-reflective screen having the retro-reflective screen elements can reflect the light at a cross-talk that is decreased by at least 10% and/or an intensity that is increased by at least 5%, as compared to a retro-reflective screen with retro-reflective screen elements having planes that each intersects an adjacent plane at an angle of 90° without the offset.
US09977316B2	Projection apparatus and illumination system thereof An illumination system includes a light integration rod and a light source module. The light integration rod has a light-in end, a light-out end opposite to the light-in end, and phosphor distributed between the light-in end and the light-out end. The light source module is configured to provide a laser beam to enter into the light integration rod through the light-in end thereof. The phosphor is used to convert the laser beam into a first color beam to form an illumination beam. The illumination beam then emits out from the light integration rod through the light-out end thereof. A projection apparatus using the aforementioned illumination system is also provided.
US09977313B2	Lens adapter and its back-locking lens fixing device A lens adapter and its back-locking lens fixing device are provided here. The lens fixing device comprises a connecting base (3) which has a receiving hole (31) for receiving the connecting end of the tube body (1) axially opened on it; the lens fixing device further comprises a limiting portion (4) mounted on the connecting base (3), which comprises a rotational portion (41) rotatably sleeved outside of the connecting base (3) and three second male pawl portions (42) those are connected with the rotational portion (41) and extend into the receiving hole (31) through a sidewall of the connecting base (3). The design lens adapter and its back-locking lens fixing device are clever and practical.
US09977312B1	Remote controlled rotating camera mount The invention comprises a small, easily transportable, specially programmed, camera mounting device with a wireless remote control. The camera mounting device is equipped with a ¼-20 stud, the standard type of stud used by tripods, so the user can easily mount a Go-Pro camera or any other kind of presently available small camera on the camera mounting device. Embodiments of the device can rotate the camera up to 360 degrees, left or right, at any of multiple speeds, and can also pause, and rotate the camera up or down, when needed. Embodiments of the device can attach themselves to other surfaces. The invention eliminates the need to use multiple cameras, while making a video, and splice the video together after the fact. This invention also comprises a method of filming, using the camera mount of the present invention, or a comparable camera mount.
US09977311B2	Optical comb carrier envelope frequency control using a rotating waveplate frequency shifter A system for optical comb carrier envelope offset frequency control includes a mode-locked laser and a frequency shifter. The mode-locked laser produces a laser output. The frequency shifter shifts the laser output to produce a frequency shifted laser output based at least in part on one or more control signals. The frequency shifted laser output has a controlled carrier envelope offset frequency. The frequency shifter includes a first polarization converter, a rotating half-wave plate, and a second polarization converter.
US09977308B2	Controllable light-transmissive element The present invention relates to a light-transmissive element (106, 200, 500) which has light controlling properties. The light-transmissive element (106, 200, 500) comprises a plurality of first particles (206) and a plurality of second particles (208). The first particles (206) are configured to control the transmission of light of a first wavelength range being infrared light. The second particles (208) are configured to control the transmission of light of a second wavelength range being visible light. The first (206) and second particles (208) may independently be redistributed in an enclosure (207) enclosing the particles. Redistribution is enabled by an applied electric field which causes the particles to move in the enclosure (207). Thus, transmission of light of the first wavelength range and transmission of light of the second wavelength range is thereby independently controlled by the first (206) and second particles (208) respectively.
US09977306B2	Electrochromic device, optical filter, lens unit, and imaging apparatus The present invention provides an electrochromic device including a pair of electrodes and an electrochromic layer disposed between the pair of electrodes and containing different electrochromic materials having the same polarity, wherein in the case where two materials are selected from the different electrochromic materials having the same polarity in descending order of maximum absorbance in a color-display mode of the electrochromic layer and where the diffusion coefficients of the molecules of the two materials are compared with each other in the color-display mode, a smaller diffusion coefficient D2min, a larger diffusion coefficient D2max, and maximum absorbance H2 of the molecules of the electrochromic material having the diffusion coefficient D2max in the color-display mode satisfy Formula (5). 1≤D2max/D2min≤(1+0.146/H2)2 (5)
US09977304B2	Display device A display device includes a first substrate, and a semiconductor layer, and a gate line disposed over the first substrate. The gate line overlaps the semiconductor layer. The display device also includes a first insulating layer disposed over the semiconductor layer, wherein a first opening is formed through the first insulating layer. The display device further includes a metal pad disposed over the first insulating layer, being electrically connected to the semiconductor layer through the first opening, and a data line disposed over the first insulating layer, wherein the data line crosses the gate line and is electrically connected to the metal pad. In addition, the display device includes a second insulating layer disposed over the metal pad and the first insulating layer, wherein a second opening is formed through the second insulating layer, and the second opening at least partially overlaps the gate line.
US09977303B2	Array substrate and method of manufacturing the same An array substrate includes a thin film transistor on a substrate, a color pattern on the substrate, a light blocking pattern on the thin film transistor, an organic insulation layer covering the color pattern and the light blocking pattern, a pixel electrode on the organic insulation layer, and a low-reflective pattern on the pixel electrode. An opening portion is defined in the light blocking pattern and exposes the thin film transistor. A contact hole is defined in the organic insulation layer and corresponding to the opening portion. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the thin film transistor through the contact hole. The low-reflective pattern corresponds to the opening portion.
US09977300B2	Array substrate and display device The disclosure provides an array substrate and a display device. The array substrate comprises a plurality of gate lines and a gate driving circuit for providing scan signals to the plurality of gate lines successively. The array substrate further comprises a discharge signal line for releasing electric charges and a discharge circuit arranged between the discharge signal line and the plurality of gate lines. The discharge circuit is used for enabling the plurality of gate lines to be electrically connected with the discharge signal line when the gate driving circuit turns off.
US09977296B2	LCD device including coupling capacitor and method of manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including an electrode structure layer defining a pixel and a switching device configured to switch the pixel, an opposite second substrate facing the first substrate and including a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates. The electrode structure layer includes a coupling electrode, a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, and an insulating layer disposed between the coupling electrode and the second pixel electrode. An absolute value difference between a first product RpCp of a resistance Rp and a capacitance Cp defined by the coupling electrode, the insulating layer, and the second pixel electrode, and a second product R2C2 of a resistance R2 and a capacitance C2 defined by the second pixel electrode, the liquid crystal layer, and the common electrode is less than or equal to 10.
US09977293B2	Electronic eyeglass and liquid crystal lens production methods An object of the present invention is to provide electronic eyeglass and liquid crystal lens production methods that eliminate the need for forming a liquid crystal injection path in the liquid crystal lens, while making provisions so as to be able to sufficiently maintain a prescribed gap between substrates. The electronic eyeglass and liquid crystal lens production methods includes the steps of placing a sealing agent so as to form a closed planar region on at least one of first and second transparent substrates, dropping a liquid crystal material into an inside space enclosed by the sealing agent, bonding the other of the transparent substrates onto the one transparent substrate on which the liquid crystal material has been dripped, and filling a resin into a space created outside the sealing agent.
US09977288B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes: a first insulating substrate, a second insulating substrate, a pixel electrode positioned on the first insulating substrate, a common electrode positioned on the first insulating substrate or the second insulating substrate, a first alignment layer positioned on the first insulating substrate, a second alignment layer positioned on the second insulating substrate, and a liquid crystal layer positioned between the first insulating substrate and the second insulating substrate. The first alignment layer and/or the second alignment layer include an additive and an alignment layer compound having a main chain, and a plurality of side chains connected to the main chain, and at least one of the plurality of side chains includes a vertical alignment group, and a reactive mesogen including two or more photoreactive groups.
US09977275B2	Filter module comprising first and second conductive patterns embedded in a patterned grooved surface of a coating layer and touch screen having the same The present disclosure relates to a filter module and a touch screen having the filter module. The filter module includes a substrate, the substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface is provided with a shielding matrix and a color resister distributed in the shielding matrix, the shielding matrix includes intersecting grid lines, the grid lines intersect to form grids, the color resister is formed in the grids, the second surface is provided with a conductive layer, the conductive layer comprises a first conductive pattern and a second conductive pattern, the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern are spaced apart from each other to form a sensing structure, the conductive layer is coated with a coating layer.
US09977267B2	Selectively activated color changing hairpiece A color-changing hairpiece is disclosed. The hairpiece may include a plurality of elongated light sources that emit light when activated and a photochromic layer provided in association with at least one light source such that the light emitted from the at least one light source impinges on a portion of the photochromic layer, the photochromic layer configured to change color responsive to the light emitted from the at least one light source.
US09977264B2	Polarizing lens for sunglasses Provided is a polarizing lens that is excellent in terms of impact resistance, prevention of eye strain, and a small variation of color tone or transparency or both. A sunglass polarizing lens that is formed by laminating a transparent protective sheet via an adhesive layer to each surface of a polarizing film that is made from polyvinyl alcohol and that is stretched and stained with dichroic organic dye; curving the resultant laminate so as to impart spherical or aspherical surfaces thereto to obtain a polarizing sheet; and injecting a transparent resin for a lens onto a surface of the polarizing sheet, wherein the polarizing film is stained by combined dichroic organic dyes so that the dichroic ratio of the film is within the range of from 5 to 14.
US09977248B1	Augmented reality display system There is disclosed a transparent light field display device including a transparent substrate, an array of light-emitting picture elements formed on the transparent substrate, and a sparse microlens array formed over the array of light-emitting picture elements. The sparse microlens array includes a plurality of lens elements with spaces between adjacent lens elements. When the transparent light field display device is disposed with the sparse microlens array proximate a viewer's eye, the spaces between adjacent lens elements allow the viewer to see objects beyond the transparent light field display device.
US09977245B2	Augmented reality eyewear Eyewear for displaying a virtual image comprising a visor for placement in a field of vision of a wearer, a light source in optical communication with the visor, and a reflective surface situated within the visor and configured to direct light projected into the visor from the light source toward at least one eye of the wearer for display as a virtual image. Another eyewear comprising a visor configured to display a virtual image in a field of vision of a wearer, a frame for supporting the visor, and electronics for operating the eyewear, the electronics being integrally embedded within one or more components of the frame.
US09977240B2	System for displaying an image on a windshield The invention relates to a screen comprising transparent portions and retroreflective portions distributed over all or part of the surface thereof.
US09977232B2	Light source device for endoscope, endoscope system, and method for operating light source device for endoscope A light source device for an endoscope comprises a light source unit and a light source controller. The light source unit has LEDs independently emitting light of respective different colors, and emits first multicolor spectrum light having a first multicolor spectrum, into which the light from the LEDs is combined. The light source controller makes a light quantity integral of the first multicolor spectrum light in a first wavelength band equal to a light quantity integral of continuous-spectrum light in the first wavelength band and makes a light quantity integral of the first multicolor spectrum light in a second wavelength band equal to a light quantity integral of the continuous-spectrum light in the second wavelength band. The continuous-spectrum light includes at least a part of a wavelength band of light emitted from a white light source. The second wavelength band is different from the first wavelength band.
US09977224B2	Optical imaging system, imaging apparatus and electronic device An optical imaging system includes, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element having positive refractive power, a second lens element having negative refractive power, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element having both an object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric, and a sixth lens element having both an object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric, wherein the optical imaging system has a total of six lens elements; at least one lens element among the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element, the fifth lens element, and the sixth lens element has at least one inflection point.
US09977221B2	Interactive lens assembly Provided is an interactive lens assembly, including first lens, a second lens, an aperture stop, a third lens and a filter from an object side of the interactive lens assembly to an image side of the interactive lens assembly in turn. The first lens is of a negative focal power, an image side surface of the first lens is concave; the second lens is of a focal power; the third lens is of a positive focal power, an image side surface of the third lens is convex, and each of the first lens, the second lens and the third lens is made of a plastic material; the interactive lens assembly meets the following formulas: (CT1+CT2)/CT3<0.9; and ImgH/(f*TTL)≥0.4 mm−1.
US09977218B2	Lens driving device, camera module and optical apparatus A lens driving device is provided, including: a holder member; a bobbin disposed at an inner side of the holder member; a magnet disposed at the holder member; a first coil unit disposed at the bobbin, and facing the magnet; a first support member coupled to the holder member and the bobbin; and a detection sensor disposed at the bobbin, and configured to detect magnetic force of the magnet, wherein the magnet includes a facing surface and an opposite surface disposed at an opposite side of the facing surface, wherein a polarity of the facing surface and a polarity of the opposite surface are different from each other, wherein a polarity of an upper portion of the facing surface and a polarity of a lower portion of the facing surface are different from each other. According to an embodiment, Hall output detected by the detection sensor can be enhanced.
US09977216B2	Passive lens athermalization using liquid lens An optical system includes a liquid lens and an adjustment structure. The liquid lens includes an optically-active region and an adjustment region that is not optically-active. The adjustment region has a volume that corresponds to an optical parameter of the optically-active region. The adjustment structure is configured to interface with the adjustment region. The adjustment structure includes a first portion having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and a second portion having a second coefficient of thermal expansion that differs from the first coefficient of thermal expansion. The first portion and the second portion are configured to collectively change the volume of the adjustment region throughout an operational temperature range of the optical system based on the first coefficient of thermal expansion of and the second coefficient of thermal expansion.
US09977214B2	Grommet for cable hanger A grommet adapted for insertion into a cable hanger includes a generally C-shaped main body formed of a polymeric material and having a longitudinal axis. Such a grommet can be securely held by a cable hanger.
US09977213B2	Slidable fiber optic connection module with cable slack management A fiber optic telecommunications device includes a frame and a fiber optic module. The fiber optic module includes a main housing portion defining fiber optic connection locations for connecting cables to be routed through the frame and a cable management portion for guiding cables between the main housing portion and the frame. The main housing portion of the fiber optic module is slidably mounted to the frame, the main housing portion slidable between a retracted position and an extended position in a sliding direction. The cable management portion of the fiber optic module includes a radius limiter slidably coupled to both the main housing portion and the frame, wherein movement of the main housing portion with respect to the frame slidably moves the radius limiter with respect to the main housing portion along the sliding direction.
US09977201B2	Optical module that suppresses stray light An optical module includes a light-forming part and a protective member. The light-forming part includes a base member, a semiconductor light-emitting device, a lens, and a light-receiving device mounted on the base member and disposed, in the emission direction of the semiconductor light-emitting device, between the semiconductor light-emitting device and the lens. The light-receiving surface of the light-receiving device inclines toward the emission portion of the semiconductor light-emitting device such that an inclination angle θ is more than 0° and 90° or less, the inclination angle θ being an angle formed between the optical axis of the semiconductor light-emitting device and a plane including the light-receiving surface of the light-receiving device.
US09977192B2	Optical receiver and optical transceiver An optical receiver including a photodetector and a waveguide is provided. The photodetector includes a plurality of photosensitive regions arranged in an array. The waveguide is disposed on the photodetector and includes a plurality of gratings, a plurality of optical channels, and a plurality of light-deflection elements. The gratings are respectively adapted to collect light beams incident on the waveguide at different angles. The optical channels are adapted to propagate the light beams collected by the gratings. The light-deflection elements are disposed on transmission paths of the light beams propagating in the optical channels and are located above the photosensitive regions. The light-deflection elements are adapted to propagate the light beams propagating in the optical channels to the photosensitive regions. An optical transceiver is also provided.
US09977187B2	Polarization rotator-splitter/combiner based on silicon rib-type waveguides Various embodiments of an integrated polarization rotator-splitter/combiner apparatus are described. An integrated polarization rotator-splitter apparatus may include an input waveguide section, a polarization rotator section, a polarization splitter section and an outgoing waveguide section, which can also be reversely connected as a polarization rotator-combiner.
US09977184B1	Spatio-temporally incremental fiber swept source A spatio-temporally incremental fiber sweep source includes a laser light pulse generator for generating light pulses and a fiber array of individual optical fibers. The fiber array has an input end and an output end, with the fibers at the input end receiving the light pulses substantially simultaneously. The optical fibers at the output end are arranged in a raster scan pattern, e.g., a square pattern, wherein the optical delay in each fiber is greater than the previous one in the scan pattern direction. As a result light exits the array in a completely optical two dimensional raster scan pattern. It has no moving parts, and thus no mechanical inertia, so extremely high speed scanning can be achieved.
US09977177B2	Backlight unit, display device and method of manufacturing comprising a reflective plate with magnetic layer attaching the reflective plate to a bottom portion of a chassis A backlight unit includes a bottom chassis including a bottom portion and a sidewall portion which extends from the bottom portion; a light source disposed in the bottom chassis and configured to generate and emit a light to a display panel which displays an image with the light; and a reflective plate disposed on the bottom portion of the bottom chassis and configured to reflect a portion of the light emitted by the light source toward the display panel The reflective plate includes a reflective layer configured to reflect the light incident thereto; and a magnetic layer disposed between the reflective layer and the bottom portion of the bottom chassis, and magnetically attached to the bottom portion of the bottom chassis.
US09977174B2	Edgelit Multi-Panel Lighting System A lighting system can include a lightguide having an edge and two major surfaces. The lightguide can be mounted in a frame so that one of the major surfaces faces towards an area to be illuminated, while the other major surface faces away from the area. LEDs can couple light into the lightguide edge, with the coupled light emitting from both major surfaces. Light emitted from the major surface that faces away from the area to be illuminated can be reflected back into the lightguide by a reflective surface. The reflective surface can be separated from the lightguide by an air gap. The air gap can promote internal reflection at the major surface facing away from the area to be illuminated, thereby enhancing homogeneity and output of light towards the area to be illuminated. The frame can include integral wireways, reflector retention clips, and grounding circuitry.
US09977169B2	Lamp for laser applications A lamp and a method for generating high power in laser applications includes a source for emitting optical radiation along an optical path and a holder configured in the optical path having a fluorescent body. The lamp and method further include a collecting unit configured to transmit at least a portion of the optical radiation emitted by the fluorescent body to an output of the lamp. The fluorescent body includes a shape that is elongated in a predetermined direction. Accordingly, providing a small spot and little divergence in conjunction with good heat dissipation leads to a high optical performance.
US09977166B2	Polarizer Provided are a polarizing plate and a display. The illustrative polarizing plate may exhibit desired characteristics in a wide range of wavelengths, and have excellent reflection and visibility at an inclined angle. For example, the polarizing plate may be used in a reflective or transflective liquid crystal display or an organic light emitting device.
US09977163B2	Orientation layer for optically anisotropic film An orientation layer is provided for an optically anisotropic film disposed between a substrate and an optically anisotropic film. The orientation layer has an orientation regulating force vertically orienting a liquid crystal compound without being subjected to orienting treatment.
US09977159B2	Slit grating, method for manufacturing the same and display device The present disclosure relates to a slit grating, a method for manufacturing the same and a display device. The slit grating includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, an electric-controlled dielectric layer and a liquid composite layer arranged between the upper substrate and the lower substrate. The liquid composite layer consists of a light-shielding liquid and a light-transmitting liquid incompatible with each other. The electric-controlled dielectric layer has an electrically-induced light-shielding-liquid-philic or light-shielding-liquid-phobic property.
US09977153B2	Stacks of arrays of beam shaping elements including stacking, self-alignment and/or self-centering features Various stacks of arrays of beam shaping elements are described. Each array of beam shaping elements can be formed, for example, as part of a monolithic piece that includes a body portion as well as the beam shaping elements. In some implementations, the monolithic pieces may be formed, for example, as integrally formed molded pieces. The monolithic pieces can include one or more features to facilitate stacking, aligning and/or centering of the arrays with respect to one another.
US09977150B2	Second-order nonlinear optical compound and nonlinear optical element comprising the same Problem to Be Solved: to provide a chromophore having a far superior nonlinear optical activity to conventional chromophores and to provide a nonlinear optical element comprising said chromophore.Solution: a chromophore comprising a donor structure D, a π-conjugated bridge structure B, and an acceptor structure A, the donor structure D comprising an aryl group substituted with a substituted oxy group; and a nonlinear optical element comprising said chromophore.
US09977146B2	Gamma detection sensors in a rotary steerable tool In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a rotary steerable tool and a gamma sensor assembly are provided. These systems may include scintillation detection sensors mounted in a pressure sleeve assembly coupled to a rotating drive shaft and/or an electronics insert of the rotary steerable tool. The sensors may each be mounted in an atmospheric pressure environment within a respective pressure sleeve. The pressure sleeves may each rotate with the drive shaft and the electronics insert. The sonde-based arrangement of the systems may facilitate relatively high sensitivity measurements taken at a rotating portion of the rotary steerable tool. This may allow directional gamma measurements and bulk gamma measurements to be determined at the rotating section of rotary steerable tool.
US09977134B2	Portable radiation detection device for operation in intense magnetic fields A portable radiation detection device with a detector unit comprising a scintillator with an array of avalanche photodiodes allows to reliably detect incident ionizing radiation or radiation contamination in the presence of intense magnetic fields of 0.1 Tesla and above.
US09977126B2	Radar apparatus A radar apparatus is configured to derive information of a target in a vicinity of a host vehicle. The radar apparatus comprising a signal processor configured to: determine whether or not the target is a standstill object having an absolute speed less than a predetermined speed, determine whether or not the target determined as the standstill object is an upper object overhead of the host vehicle and with which the host vehicle cannot collide, and determine whether or not an environment for deriving target information is an adverse environment based on a frequency of determining existence of the upper object that also is the standstill object.
US09977125B2	Innovative orbit design for earth observation space missions The invention concerns a method for reducing the costs of a satellite remote sensing service. The method comprises providing a satellite remote sensing system that includes only one satellite equipped with a sensor configured to acquire images of areas of the earth's surface, the satellite remote sensing system being designed to provide a satellite remote sensing service based on the images acquired by the sensor on board the satellite. In particular, the satellite follows a predefined orbit around the earth with an orbit repeat cycle shorter than three days, whereby a satellite remote sensing service with very good time performance, excellent interferometric capabilities and with drastically reduced costs is obtained.
US09977123B2	Automated track projection bias removal using frechet distance and road networks A system and method for projecting target tracks produced by a remote tracker onto a surface of the Earth to obtain projected tracks is provided. Projection bias in a projected track from the remote tracker projected onto a planar map is removed by computing a discrete Frechet distance from a polygonal curve associated with a track derived from the remote tracker to a corresponding polygonal curve on the planar map. A correspondence between the projected track and a track on the planar map is automatically established. A projection bias is removed based on the correspondence.
US09977122B2	Multi-function shared aperture array A multi-function radio frequency (RF) system may include a shared phased array antenna subsystem for transmitting and receiving radar signals and communications signals. The system may also include an integrated electronics package configured for controlling operation of the shared phased array antenna subsystem. The integrated electronics package may include a modulator/demodulator subsystem. The modulator/demodulator subsystem may include a radar module that is selectively coupled to the shared phased array antenna subsystem for transmitting and receiving radar signals. The radar module is configured to transmit and receive radar signals through the shared phased array antenna subsystem. The modulator/demodulator subsystem may also include a communications module that is selectively coupled to the shared phased array antenna subsystem for transmitting and receiving communications signals. The communications module is configured to transmit and receive communications signals through the shared phased array antenna subsystem.
US09977102B2	Local coil receiving channel selector for magnetic resonance imaging system A local coil of an MRI system includes at least one cascade output slot, at least one cascade input slot, and at least one RF switch. The at least one RF switch includes a first input signal interface, a second input signal interface, and at least one output signal interface. The first input signal interface is connected to the at least one cascade input slot, the second input signal interface is connected to an RF signal interface of the local coil, and the output signal interface is connected to the at least one cascade output slot. The at least one RF switch is configured to output signals received by the first input signal interface and the second input signal interface from the output signal interface separately.
US09977094B2	Islanding operation detection and islanding operation detection method An islanding operation detection device for a distributed power supply comprising an inverter connected to a commercial system power supply comprises: a commercial system frequency measurement circuitry; a reactive power injection amount calculation circuitry to calculate an amount of reactive power injection; a feedback signal generation circuitry; a reactive current control circuitry to feedback-control an output current command value to the inverter; an output current control circuitry to update the reactive current command value when a phase angle of the commercial system voltage is in the range of 90N°±Δφ so as to control an output current value of the inverter to follow the output current command value; and an islanding operation detection circuitry to detect whether or not the distributed power supply is in islanding mode, based on a commercial system frequency when the reactive power corresponding to the calculated amount of reactive power injection is injected.
US09977091B2	Battery fuel gauges sharing current information between multiple battery chargers In one embodiment, a fuel gauge system is described that comprises two or more battery chargers on different integrated circuits (ICs) coupled in parallel to a battery for charging the battery. Each battery charger IC generates a current signal indicative of current generated by said each battery charger IC into the same battery. A fuel gauge is responsible for accurately reporting the battery state of charge, based on a combination of voltage, current, and temperature information.
US09977087B2	Device and method for estimating remaining battery capacity This invention is concerning a device including a current calculator that calculates remaining capacity difference current on the basis of a first remaining battery capacity reflected on open-circuit voltage of a battery and a second remaining battery capacity not reflected on the open-circuit voltage, a first remaining capacity estimator that estimates the first remaining battery capacity on the basis of a value produced by removing the remaining capacity difference current from the current value of the battery and the inter-terminal voltage of the battery, a second remaining capacity calculator that calculates the second remaining battery capacity by adding up the remaining capacity difference current, and an adder that obtains a remaining battery capacity of the battery by adding the estimate of the first remaining battery capacity and the calculation value of the second remaining battery capacity. The current calculator calculates the remaining capacity difference current so that the first remaining battery capacity and the second remaining battery capacity have a prescribed potential difference.
US09977069B2	Non-contact discharge test method and device In a non-contact discharge test performed in a poor electromagnetic noise environment, the energy of discharge is evaluated by detecting weak light emission and processing the intensity waveform of light emission of the discharge. A database is created by measuring the intensity waveform of light emission of discharge generated as a result of application of a voltage or current to a measurement object through use of a light emission measuring device, simultaneously measuring the current waveform of the discharge through use of a current measuring device, and storing in the database the relation between analysis data sets obtained through analysis of the waveforms on the basis of information of the voltage or current applied to the measurement object. The intensity waveform of the light emission of the discharge or spark generated from the measurement object is measured while an electromagnetic wave generated as a result of the discharge of the measurement object is used as a reference. The magnitude of the discharge is estimated as a value by comparing light emission data obtained through analysis of the intensity waveform with the data recorded in the database.
US09977047B2	Method and device for calibrating an acceleration sensor in a motor vehicle A method is provided for calibrating an acceleration sensor for ascertaining a longitudinal acceleration of a motor vehicle. One or multiple sensor parameter(s) of a sensor model of the acceleration sensor is/are determined, via which the actual longitudinal acceleration of the motor vehicle is ascertainable from a physical sensor variable. The method includes the following steps: ascertaining a change in a vehicle speed during travel over a measuring section; ascertaining a change in the longitudinal acceleration of the motor vehicle during travel over the measuring section with the aid of the acceleration sensor to be calibrated; ascertaining a change in the height position of the motor vehicle during travel over the measuring section; and ascertaining the one or the multiple sensor parameter(s) of the sensor model based on the change in the vehicle speed, the change in the longitudinal acceleration of the motor vehicle, and the change in the height position of the motor vehicle during travel over the measuring section.
US09977041B2	Automatic analysis device It is determined whether an automatic analysis device is in a state where it is necessary to perform periodic cleaning or periodic replacement on a B/F separation passage of a reaction liquid suction nozzle 120 for B/F separation or the like and a detection passage of a reaction liquid suction nozzle 123 for detection, a detection unit 124, and the like, based on the properties of a specimen, a reagent, and a reaction liquid which is obtained by reacting the specimen and the reagent, an analysis protocol which defines treatment conditions of these solutions, and the number of times of dispensing, feeding, and measuring the solutions; and the determined result is displayed on a display 130 as a signal. Accordingly, the automatic analysis device is provided so as to be able to perform adequate maintenance in accordance with analysis conditions.
US09977037B2	Capillary network devices and methods of use Artificial microvascular network (AMVN) devices are provided and related methods of making and methods of using such devices are provided. The present disclosure generally relates to an AMVN device comprising a substrate including a capillary network configured so as to simulate those actually encountered in the circulation of various humans and animal model systems. In certain aspects, the AMVN devices may be used, e.g., to investigate the effect of storing RBCs under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. However, the use of such AMVN devices is not so limited.
US09977036B2	Diagnostic markers for multiple sclerosis Biomarkers and uses thereof, as well as methods for using same for diagnosing first-attack multiple sclerosis are described herein.
US09977034B2	Biomarkers for fatty liver disease and methods using the same The present invention provides various biomarkers of fatty liver disease, including steatosis and steatohepatitis. The present invention also provides various methods of using the biomarkers, including methods for diagnosis of fatty liver disease, methods of determining predisposition to fatty liver disease, methods of monitoring progression/regression of fatty liver disease, methods of assessing efficacy of compositions for treating fatty liver disease, methods of screening compositions for activity in modulating biomarkers of fatty liver disease, methods of treating fatty liver disease, as well as other methods based on biomarkers of fatty liver disease.
US09977033B2	Methods for assessing cancer recurrence Certain embodiments are directed to methods of identifying a subject having a higher risk of prostate cancer recurrence. The methods can include the step of measuring levels of one or more of FLIP, transcription factor Sp1, and transcription factor Sp3 in a prostate sample from the subject, wherein elevated levels of FLIP, transcription factor Sp1, and transcription factor Sp3 identify a subject as high risk for prostate cancer recurrence.
US09977020B2	Proteins used for the diagnosis of lyme borreliosis Chimera proteins including: (i) at least one sequence of a DbpA protein of a Borrelia species selected from B. afzelii, B. burgdorferi sensu stricto and B. garinii, and (ii) at least one sequence of an OspC protein of a Borrelia species selected from B. afzelii, B. burgdorferi sensu stricto and B. garinii. Also, a method and a kit for the in vitro diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis using said proteins.
US09977019B2	Fluorous peptide microarray, detection process using a fluorous peptide microarray, and process of forming a fluorous peptide microarray A fluorous peptide microarray, a process of detecting information by using a fluorous peptide microarray, and a process of forming a fluorous peptide microarray are disclosed. The fluorous peptide microarray includes a covalently-modified conductive fluorous surface and fluorous-tagged peptides having natural amino acids positioned on the covalently-modified conductive fluorous surface. The fluorous-tagged peptides are configured for analysis of one or both of a protein and an enzyme. The process of detecting information includes using the fluorous peptide microarray. The process of forming the fluorous peptide microarray includes spotting the fluorous-modified composition to the fluorous surface after a solution phase reaction or transfer blotting the fluorous-modified composition.
US09977011B2	Portable sampling device and method for sampling drug substances from exhaled breath A portable drug sampling device for handheldly collecting a sample from exhaled breath of a subject for further sensor based analysis. The device comprising: a housing (406) comprising at least one inlet (407) and at least one outlet (408) for the exhaled breath to exit through, and a sampling membrane (302) arranged in the housing. A tubular element (40) having a mouthpiece section (401) for the subject to exhale into, and a saliva trap section comprising baffles (103) to create a non-straight gas flow path for letting aerosols pass through the tubular element. The sampling membrane (302) is arranged to collect the aerosols from the exhaled breath. The portable drug testing device further comprises a volume collecting element (208).
US09977008B2	Method and apparatus for analyzing anomalies in concrete structures Embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for investigating the uniformity of concrete and/or grout. Embodiments can identify the existence of one or more anomalies in the uniformity of concrete and/or grout, and/or determine or estimate the size, shape, type, and/or location of one or more anomalies in the uniformity of concrete and/or grout. Embodiments can utilize a string of temperature measuring sensors placed within one or more access bore(s), such as tube(s), positioned at least partially within the concrete and/or positioned proximate the concrete. The measurements obtained from the temperature measuring sensors can then be used to assist in the identification of existence of, size of, type of, shape of, and/or location of anomalies in the concrete and/or grout.
US09976988B2	Apparatus and method for inspecting a laminated structure Disclosed is an apparatus, method and system for inspecting structures, and more particularly for evaluating the condition of a structure. The disclosed nondestructive inspection testing method and apparatus enables an operator to assess the condition of a structure, such as a composite laminate part and determining the location and depth of anomalies. The method includes generating a subsurface longitudinal ultrasonic wave signal at a high incidence angle into a structure being evaluated and collecting at least one of any front, back or side reflected wave data. The method may include processing the reflected wave data to determine the condition of the structure, including any anomalies that may have been detected and their location, size and shape.
US09976986B2	Pipeline condition detecting apparatus and method This invention relates to an apparatus and method for detecting the condition of a pipeline wall and analysis and estimate of the life of the pipeline by using an apparatus mounted externally of the pipeline and provided to be moved about and/or along at least a portion of the same. The apparatus includes at least one sensor array which includes a plurality of sensors axially offset to provide data for analysis and identification of pipeline defects.
US09976978B2	Methods and systems for detecting the hydration of sensors A sensor system includes a sensor and a sensor electronics device. The sensor includes a plurality of electrodes. The sensor electronics device includes a connection detection device, a power source, and a delay circuit. The connection detection device determines if the sensor electronics device is connected to the sensor and transmits a connection signal. The delay circuit receives the connection signal, waits a preset hydration time, and couples the regulated voltage from the power source to an electrode in the sensor after the preset hydration time has elapsed. Alternatively, the sensor electronics device may include an electrical detection circuit and a microcontroller. The electrical detection circuit determines if the plurality of electrodes are hydrated and generates an interrupt if the electrodes are hydrated. A microcontroller receives the interrupt and transmits a signal representative of a voltage to an electrode of the plurality of electrodes.
US09976972B2	Thermal control apparatus A thermal control apparatus adapted for use with a pressurized air supply for controlling temperature of a component includes a vortex tube having an inlet adapted for connection with the pressurized air supply, a cold air outlet, and a hot air outlet, and a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the cold air outlet of the vortex tube, the heat exchanger being in thermal contact with the component and thereby controlling the temperature of the component. The heat exchanger further includes a post-heat-exchange exhaust air outlet in fluid communication with an exhaust air inlet adapted to direct the exhaust air along an outside of the vortex tube.
US09976971B2	Systems and methods for X-ray diffraction An x-ray diffraction system includes an x-ray source having a first interchangeable x-ray generating component, a second interchangeable x-ray generating component, an actuator and a controller operatively connected to the actuator. The first and second interchangeable x-ray generating components are interchangeable with one another. The actuator is operatively connected to the first and second interchangeable x-ray generating components. A method for non-destructive x-ray diffraction includes emitting a first x-ray beam from an x-ray source with a first interchangeable x-ray generating component based on a first desired depth to measure a crystallographic signature of a sample at the first desired depth, interchanging the first interchangeable x-ray generating component with a second interchangeable x-ray generating component to form a modified x-ray source, and emitting a second x-ray beam from the modified x-ray source based on a second desired depth, to non-destructively measure a crystallographic signature of the sample at the second desired depth.
US09976968B2	Cracking detection system and cracking detection method There is provided a crack detection system in which a crack can be detected from a strain distribution of a part to be detected of an object. After taking the image of the part to be detected of the detection object by the imaging unit, the heat is applied by the heating unit. Furthermore, image of the part to be detected are taken again and an image analysis unit analyzes the images before and after applying the heat to acquire a strain distribution of the part to be detected, so that the crack can be detected based on difference in a state of strain between a place where the crack exist and the other place. Therefore, taking the images of the part to be detected including its coating layer enables the analysis to progress without removing the coating layer to detect the crack.
US09976965B2	Welding facility inspecting apparatus A welding facility inspecting apparatus may include a base apparatus that has a space in the interior thereof and surrounds the space in a horizontal direction, a first extension apparatus, a second extension apparatus, a first camera that is attached to the base apparatus, a second camera that is attached to the base apparatus at a same height as the first camera, a third camera that is attached to the first extension apparatus, a fourth camera that is attached to the second extension apparatus, and a measuring apparatus that is attached to the base apparatus in such a way that the measuring apparatus is disposed in the inner space of the base apparatus and that is configured to measure welding force and welding current of a welding gun.
US09976960B2	Base sequence analysis apparatus There is provided a base sequence analysis method including: a nucleic acid amplification procedure of obtaining an amplification product by a nucleic acid amplification reaction, a turbidity measurement procedure of measuring turbidity of a reaction solution of the nucleic acid amplification reaction; and a melting curve analysis procedure of performing melting curve analysis of a probe nucleic acid chain and the amplification product at a reaction site of the nucleic acid amplification reaction. This base sequence analysis method makes it possible to consecutively perform a nucleic acid amplification reaction and melting curve analysis at the same reaction site.
US09976953B2	Optical density monitor and comparator systems and methods The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for determining the absorption coefficient and the optical density of a fluid as they relate to the wavelength of incident radiation. Specifically, ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV LEDs) or the like that emit ultraviolet (UV) radiation or the like are used as sources for irradiating the interior of an integrating chamber that is designed to increase the path length of the radiation through the fluid, thus enhancing the detection limits of the absorption coefficient and the optical density according to Beer's Law.
US09976946B2	Optical flow cell and test head apparatus A sample cell apparatus for use in spectroscopic determination of an analyte in a body fluid sample includes a first plate member made from an optically clear material and a second plate member made from an optically clear material and opposing the first plate member. A channel extending into a surface of the first plate member and an opposing surface of the second plate member houses a floating seal. The floating seal surrounds a fluid chamber that retains a sample of body fluid for optical measurement. The fluid chamber may be opened for flushing by separating the first plate member from the second plate member. During measurements the fluid chamber is closed to define a repeatable optical path-length therethrough by urging the first plate member against the second plate member without compressing the floating seal between the first plate member and the second plate member.
US09976938B2	Mycotoxin sample-collecting kit and method A mycotoxin sampling system including a kit and method using dry wipes that have been pre-tested on a lot basis to be clean from mycotoxins. Surfaces in an environment to be tested are wiped with a dry wipe over a particular area. The wipe is then sealed in a dry bag and sent to a laboratory for mycotoxin analysis. Results are returned by mail, email, or by telephone. The mycotoxin results are qualitative and quantitative. The kit contains all materials needed by an individual to perform mycotoxin tests and receive results. Advanced kits can contain testing reagents used to perform tests in the field in lieu of sending wipes to a laboratory.
US09976936B2	Testing fixture for vehicle impact simulation A fixture includes a vehicle body and a tube connected to the vehicle body. The tube has an axis, and the fixture includes a piston slideably disposed in the tube along the axis. A seat belt D-ring is mounted to the piston. The tube and the piston each define holes positioned to be aligned with each other when the piston is in multiple positions along the axis in the tube. A pin is engageable with the holes when the holes are aligned.
US09976933B2	Bearing monitoring system for an air cycle machine and method of monitoring A bearing monitoring system for an air cycle machine includes a housing. Also included is a compressor disposed within the housing. Further included is a turbine disposed within the housing. Yet further included is an axial shaft operatively coupled to the compressor and the turbine, the axial shaft disposed within the housing and between a first plurality of bearings. Also included is a radial shaft extending from the axial shaft, the radial shaft disposed within the housing and between a second plurality of bearings. Further included is at least one sensor mounted to the housing and oriented to monitor deflection of the radial shaft.
US09976930B2	Apparatus and methods for measuring thermally induced reticle distortion An apparatus and method for measuring thermo-mechanically induced reticle distortion or other distortion in a lithography device enables detecting distortion at the nanometer level in situ. The techniques described use relatively simple optical detectors and data acquisition electronics that are capable of monitoring the distortion in real time, during operation of the lithography equipment. Time-varying anisotropic distortion of a reticle can be measured by directing slit patterns of light having different orientations to the reticle and detecting reflected, transmitted or diffracted light from the reticle. In one example, corresponding segments of successive time measurements of secondary light signals are compared as the reticle scans a substrate at a reticle stage speed of about 1 m/s to detect temporal offsets and other features that correspond to spatial distortion.
US09976926B2	Inspection methods and systems for detecting leaks in vacuum bag assemblies Inspection methods and systems for detecting leaks in a vacuum bag assembly used in the manufacture of a composite part based on spraying helium over the vacuum bag and detecting the helium drawn by the vacuum inside the vacuum bag through a leak. The inspection methods comprise creating a local helium atmosphere in a chamber over the vacuum bag assembly by zones, following a programmed zonal sequence, for a first leak detection test of each zone and a subsequent second leak detection test if the first test gives a positive result. The inspection systems comprise a helium spraying system and helium detecting equipment arranged to implement the inspection methods.
US09976925B2	Apparatus and method for testing linear thermal sensors A linear-thermal-sensor testing system has a signal generator and a reflection analyzer. The signal generator generates a series of damped sinusoidal impulse signals each of a different frequency, and transmits the damped sinusoidal impulse signals to a first end of the linear thermal sensor. The linear thermal sensor generates a reflection signal corresponding to each of series the damped sinusoidal impulse signals at a plurality of electrical discontinuities in the linear thermal sensing array. The reflection analyzer receives a reflection signal from the first end of the linear thermal sensor. The reflection signal has indicia of electrical properties and locations within the linear thermal sensor for each of the plurality of electrical discontinuities. The reflection analyzer calculates the electrical properties and the locations within the linear thermal sensor based on the indicia of the received reflection signal.
US09976916B2	Air sensor with downstream facing ingress to prevent condensation An air flow sensor is provided with an opening facing downstream and having a thin downstream facing edge to prevent condensation or buildup of moisture thereon. The sensor has been found to reduce entrainment of particles in a mixed phase stream. The sensor is suitable for mounting to an aircraft, and to determining air temperature and relative humidity.
US09976903B2	Spectrometer and method of spectroscopy A spectrometer includes a beam splitter that receives incident light rays and splits each of the incident light rays into first and second spatially displaced, linearly polarized light rays that respectively have first and second polarization directions orthogonal to each other; an optical member that receives the split incident light rays from the beam splitter and optically converts the split incident light rays into a plurality of light beams that are respectively guided to mutually differing locations so as to generate interference fringes in the respective locations, each of the plurality of light beams including a component of the first linearly polarized light rays and a component of the second linearly polarized light rays; and a detector that detects the interference fringes respectively generated by the plurality of light beams.
US09976902B1	Method to analyze spectroscopic ellipsometry data of porous samples utilizing the anisotropic Bruggeman-effective medium theory Methodology of characterizing pore size and distribution in a porous thin film having a surface, or in a surface region of a porous semi-infinite bulk substrate having a surface, involving applying a mathematical model of a sample based on a Bruggerman effective medium.
US09976891B1	Measuring dispenser A device for dispensing spices and similar materials. The device includes a chamber member, an inner gate above the chamber member and an outer gate below the chamber member. The inner gate contains a filling aperture and the outer gate contains a dispensing aperture which is offset from the filling aperture. The chamber member contains dispensing chambers, each having an open top and an open base, and a non-dispensing chamber having a closed top. The inner and outer gates are linked together and can be rotated relative to the chamber member, so that material can be loaded through the filling aperture or dispensed through the dispensing aperture.
US09976886B2	Thermal flow meter In order to provide a thermal flow meter capable of preventing adherence of contaminants to an air flow sensing portion, the thermal flow meter (300) of the invention includes a bypass passage for flowing a measurement target gas (30) received from a main passage (124) and an air flow sensing portion (602) for measuring a flow rate of the measurement target gas (30) by performing heat transfer with the measurement target gas (30) flowing through the bypass passage through a heat transfer surface (437). The air flow sensing portion (602) is provided to be exposed to an exposed surface (402) arranged along a flow direction of the measurement target gas (30) inside the bypass passage is embedded, the mount support surface (402) has a stage (407) formed to surround a periphery of the air flow sensing portion (602), and an inner portion surrounded by the stage protrudes more than an outer portion of the stage.
US09976883B2	Flow sensor system including spring contacts A flow sensor sub-assembly for sensing flow of a fluidic medicament is disclosed. The flow sensor sub-assembly includes a first spring contact and a second spring contact. The spring contacts are secured to a base that has a circuit for conducting an electrical signal to and from the spring contacts to a microprocessor. The first spring contact is in electrical communication with a first piezo element and the second spring contact is in electrical communication with a second piezo element. The first spring contact has a first contact force against the first piezo element and the second spring contact has a second contact force against the second piezo element, and the first and second contact forces are equivalent. A circuit board for interfacing to a flow sensor having a plurality of piezo elements for transmitting a flow signal indicative of flow of fluidic medicament is also disclosed.
US09976881B2	System and method for analyzing product flow signal for an agricultural implement A system and method are provided for quantifying a degree of discontinuity of material flow from a meter roller. A flowable particulate material is fed into a meter roller rotated at a constant speed while a camera takes pictures or images of the product dispensed from the roller. The images of the product taken by the camera are analyzed to determine the area of the image represented by the product. The areas of product within the images are then compared with one another to determine how continuous the area of product is in the respective frames. The area measurement for each image is calculated at a frame rate for the camera that, when compared to the flute frequency range of the roller, provides a frame per flute ratio that ensures all particles of product dispensed from the roller are captured in an image without overlap of product between frames.
US09976878B2	Absolute measuring length measuring system In a length or position measuring system which has an at least locally substantially linear measuring gauge and at least one sensor to be moved relative to the measuring gauge, wherein the measuring gauge includes an incremental track and at least one absolute track and wherein the incremental track and the at least one absolute track have poles arranged in the longitudinal direction of the measuring gauge, the poles of the at least one absolute track form at least two regions in the sensor with different field strengths or signal amplitudes.
US09976877B2	Non-contact sensor for electromagnetic actuator assembly for a locking assembly The present invention relates to sensing engaged/disengaged modes of an electromagnetic actuator assembly, such as can be used in a locking differential or other locking gearset. Described herein is a sensor for sensing such engagement/disengagement and methods of using such a sensor. The sensor has a magnet having a north and south pole, a Hall element, and a ferrous target, wherein the ferrous target moves relative to the Hall element and magnet as a result of a position of the locking gearset.
US09976866B2	Electronic apparatus, control method thereof, computer program, and computer-readable recording medium Provided herein is a control method of an electronic apparatus. The control method of an electronic apparatus includes: determining a position of a vehicle that is being operated; determining a terrain height in a region positioned within a predetermined distance from the determined position of the vehicle; comparing a terrain height at the position of the vehicle and the terrain height in the region with each other to calculate a terrain height difference; and generating an information object including guidance information of the vehicle and displaying the generated information object through augmented reality by reflecting the terrain height difference.
US09976862B2	Method, device, and terminal for simultaneously displaying multiple users' locations on a map The present disclosure directs to method, device, and terminal for displaying multiple users' locations on a map. The method includes: acquiring the most current locations of all the users who participate in sharing their locations; determining a starting location on a map, creating a starting region centered on the starting location, and gradually expanding the starting region in accordance with the most current location or each of the users who participate in sharing their locations, until a target region including the most current locations of all the users who participate in sharing their locations is acquired; and determining and displaying a viewable region on the map in accordance with the target region. The target region starting region expands to display a viewable region on the map as determined, such that the most current locations of users participating in sharing location may be efficiently acquired.
US09976857B2	Apparatus for providing an azimuth angle The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing an azimuth angle, i.e., an apparatus for calculating an azimuth angle using an angular rate sensed by a gyro sensor, which has rotated by an arbitrary angle, and an angle of rotation. The apparatus for providing an azimuth angle in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention may comprise a rotating member, an angular rate sensor mounted on the rotating member, and a driving unit configured to rotate the rotating member by a first angle. The angular rate sensor may be configured to sense an angular rate of the rotating member. The apparatus may further comprise an azimuth angle estimation unit configured to estimate an azimuth angle of the apparatus based on the sensed angular rate and the first angle.
US09976856B2	User terminal, method and location tracking system for receiving unique identifier using magnetic field A method for controlling a user terminal includes obtaining reference magnetic field information of the user terminal, detecting a magnetic field emitted from an external mobile terminal, and obtaining location information indicating a location of the external mobile terminal based on the reference magnetic field information and the detected magnetic field.
US09976849B2	Depth mapping using structured light and time of flight A depth camera assembly (DCA) determines distances between the DCA and objects in a local area within a field of view of the DCA. The DCA includes an illumination source that projects a known spatial pattern modulated with a temporal carrier signal into the local area. An imaging device capture the modulated pattern projected into the local area. The imaging device includes a detector that comprises different pixel groups that are each activated to captured light at different times. Hence, different pixel groups capture different phases of the temporally modulated pattern from the local area. The DCA determines times for light from the illumination source to be reflected and captured by the imaging device from the phases captured by the different pixel groups and also determines distances between the DCA and objects in the local area based on deformation of the spatial pattern captured by the imaging device.
US09976844B2	Miniaturized OCT package and assembly thereof A chip package includes a housing, one or more electrical connections coupled to an exterior of the housing, a photonic integrated circuit, and a scanning unit. Both the photonic integrated circuit and the scanning unit are disposed within the housing. The photonic integrated circuit has at least one waveguide designed to guide a beam of light. The scanning unit is designed to laterally scan the beam of light across a focal plane outside of the housing. The scanning unit is aligned with the photonic integrated circuit such that the beam of light is coupled between the photonic integrated circuit and the scanning unit.
US09976842B2	Device and method for detecting defects during sealing of a package comprising a foil A device for detecting defects during sealing of a package including a foil, and a method for detecting defects during sealing of a package including a foil which makes use of such a device. The device may include a distance sensor for determining the distance between at least two clamping elements, and a control unit coupled to the distance sensor for comparing the measured distances to predefined references. Such a device may be operated by, for example, positioning a foil and another part of a package to be connected to the foil between the clamping elements, moving the clamping elements toward one another until a connection between the foil and the other part of the package is formed, determining the distance between the clamping elements over a period, moving the clamping elements apart, and removing the package.
US09976834B1	Flip-up gun sight A flip up gun sight includes a sight body which includes: a sight housing having a pivotal end; a base member having a right tab and a left tab slidably connected with the pivotal end of the sight housing; a supporting member having a first supporting end pivotally connected with the sight housing, and a second supporting end pivotally connected with the base member; and a locking and folding mechanism which includes a pair of sliding slots formed on the right and left tabs, and a first mounting pin adapted to pivotally connect with the sight housing and sight base member to guide the sight housing for operating between a raised position and a down position.
US09976827B2	Trigger blocking system for a firearm There is disclosed herein systems, methods and apparatus relating to a trigger block for mechanically blocking the trigger of a firearm and preventing the trigger from being pulled to actuate the firing mechanism when the trigger block is in a blocking position. The trigger block is secured in the blocking position and can only be moved to an unblocked position by an authorized user via operation of a security device, such as a key, sensor, and/or keypad.
US09976826B2	Kinetic magazine loader An apparatus for loading cartridges into a magazine comprises a setting mechanism including a sleeve, a body, a setting tool, and a link. The body may be slidingly disposed about the sleeve so that the body and the sleeve can slide relative to one another along a sliding axis. The body may translate between an upper position and a lower position along the sliding axis. A first end of the setting tool may be pivotally coupled to the sleeve for relative rotation between the setting tool and the sleeve about a forward axis. The setting tool rotates about the forward axis as the body translates between the upper position and the lower position.
US09976823B1	Self-releasing latch for a firearm charging handle A self-releasing latch for a firearm charging handle is disclosed. The charging handle self-releasing latch includes a roller arm and a roller wheel. The roller arm includes a roller wheel at one end and a protrusion at the other end for engaging a spring. Further, a rocker feature provides a pivot point about midway of the roller arm. The roller wheel of the self-releasing latch engages with a detent or groove under spring force to hold the charging handle in the latched state. Aspects of the charging handle self-releasing latch are that it allows substantially frictionless operation of the charging handle without any manual actuation of levers and/or latches, and that it allows ambidextrous operation of the charging handle of an AR-style weapon platform. Further, a method is provided of retrofitting an existing firearm with the presently disclosed charging handle self-releasing latch.
US09976821B2	Pipe connection, in particular for a heat exchanger The application relates to a pipe connection having a pipe end arranged in a connection piece. The pipe connection has an outwardly projecting at least sectionally circumferential bead configured on a pipe end. The connection piece has a radially deformable first connection piece portion creating a first radially deformable connection piece portion. The pipe end is held and secured in the connection piece using the first radially deformable connection piece portion. The application further relates to a heat exchanger with a pipe connection of this kind and a connection method for producing a pipe connection.
US09976819B2	Header for heat exchanger A header for a heat exchanger orients the position of an inlet port at an angle offset from the position of the outlet port on the header body in order to simplify the plumbing of the header within a system. In one implementation of a header for a heat exchanger, the header forms a header cavity defined by an external wall and which is separated into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber by a dividing wall. An inlet port is defined within the external wall and is in fluid communication with the inlet chamber. Similarly, an outlet port is defined within the external wall and is in fluid communication with the outlet chamber. The inlet port is oriented on the external wall at an offset angle with respect to a position of the outlet port.
US09976818B2	Cooling tank for rails A cooling tank for the thermal treatment of a rail head provided with a structure comprising a first volume (2), adapted to be filled with a cooling fluid; a second volume (4), arranged above the first volume and communicating therewith, so that the fluid passes from the first to the second volume and the rail head to be thermally treated can be immersed therein; a partition plate (5) between first and second volume, provided with a single row of holes (6), preferably arranged at the center of the width of the second volume, for generating jets of cooling fluid from the first to the second volume; a pair of longitudinal bulkheads (7), arranged in said second volume perpendicular to the plate and symmetrically with respect to the single row of holes, adapted to direct the jets of fluid exiting from the holes vertically upwards.
US09976807B2	Device for heat treatment Known devices for heat treatment comprise a process space surrounded by a furnace lining made of quartz glass, a heating facility, and a reflector. In order to provide, on this basis, a device for heat treatment having a furnace lining that can be manufactured easily and in variable shapes and enables rapid heating and cooling of the material to be heated and short process times and is characterized by its long service life, the invention proposes that the furnace lining comprises multiple wall elements having a side facing the process space and a side facing away from the process space, and that at least one of the wall elements comprises multiple quartz glass tubes that are connected to each other by means of an SiO2-containing connecting mass.
US09976800B2	Refrigeration appliance with a pressure sensor A refrigeration appliance, in particular a domestic refrigeration appliance, includes a storage chamber delimited by an inner container and a pressure sensor disposed outside the storage chamber. The pressure sensor communicates with the storage chamber by way of a connection housing anchored in an opening of a wall surface of the inner container. An exposed surface of the connection housing facing the storage chamber is flush with the surrounding wall surface.
US09976798B2	Insulating material with renewable resource component An insulated cabinet structure includes an inner liner having a plurality of walls defining a refrigerator compartment, and an external wrapper having a plurality of walls defining a refrigerator compartment receiving area. An insulation gap is formed between the walls of the inner liner and the walls of the external wrapper. A first insulation material is positioned on a wall of the external wrapper and extends outwardly into the insulation gap to partially fill the insulation gap. The first insulation material includes a renewable resource component having a particle size in a range from about 10 microns to about 25 microns. A second insulation material is disposed in the insulation gap, such that the first insulation material and the second insulation material together substantially fill the insulation gap.
US09976797B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator is provided including a main body having a storage chamber, a door coupled with the front surface of the main body, to open or close the storage chamber, and a case having a rear surface facing the rear surface of the door the front part of the case having an opening. A container is in the case. A sliding apparatus enables the container to slide to be inserted into or pulled out of the case through the opening and includes a guide rail at a bottom of the container, an inclined guide portion in the case to guide the guide rail, a fixing rib at the rear end of the guide portion including a streamlined shape at the front end of the fixing rib and a supporting rib in the container supported by the fixing rib to prevent the container from moving.
US09976794B2	Chest with access doors A chest, which can comprise a refrigerated chest such as a freezer for example, includes an opening at the top of the chest through which access can be had to a chest interior. The opening is arranged substantially horizontally when the chest is maintained in its normal operational state. One or more doors mounted to the chest at the opening at the top of the chest are selectively movable between a position closing off the entire opening at the top of the chest and a position opening up the opening, including a horizontal position, thereby providing access to the refrigerated chest interior through the opening. The one or more doors can comprise two equal-sized doors. A respective door support can be provided outside the chest interior for each of the one or more doors at which a door of the one or more doors is supported in a horizontal position.
US09976789B2	Cooler having integrated blender and accessories A portable cooler includes an insulated body that defines a main interior storage space, and a lid structured to at least partially cover the main interior storage space. The lid includes an integrated blender or an integrated blender drive. Components of the blender may include a source of electrical power, an electric motor, and a blender spindle mounted through a surface of the lid and coupled to the electric motor. The integrated blender may also include a blender jar structured to hold food items for blending and one or more blending blades. The lid may further include a blender recess shaped in a negative mold of a collar of the blender jar to prevent the blender jar from rotating during operation.
US09976780B2	Stirling-type pulse tube refrigerator A Stirling-type pulse tube refrigerator includes: a regenerator that has a low temperature end and high temperature end; a pulse tube that is arranged coaxially with the regenerator, and that is connected to the regenerator so as to enable working gas to circulate therebetween; a low temperature heat exchanger that is disposed in the low temperature end of the regenerator, and that has a gas flow passage serving as a flow passage for the working gas; and a flow straightener that is disposed in an end portion, on a side close to the low temperature heat exchanger, out of end portions of the pulse tube. The gas flow passage and the flow straightener are spaced away from each other, and a length of a connecting passage connecting the gas flow passage and the flow straightener is equal to or shorter than 10% of a length of the pulse tube.
US09976768B2	Fire-rated modular duct assembly suitable for exhausting flammable or hazardous gases, vapours and other materials A fire-rated exhaust duct system comprising a modular configuration or structure. The fire-rated exhaust duct system comprises a plurality of exhaust duct sections. Each of the exhaust duct sections is configured to be joined or connected with other exhaust duct sections in the field or at an installation site, e.g. in building housing a kitchen facility or a laboratory facility to form longer sections or runs for exhaust duct system.
US09976761B2	Water delivery system for an evaporative cooler In one embodiment, an evaporative cooler is described. The evaporative cooler may comprise an assembly of one or more plates. At least one trough proximate the one or more plates. A water delivery system may be proximate the at least one trough. The water delivery system may comprise at least one supply tube and at least one fill tube, wherein the water delivery system is positioned to siphon air from the evaporative cooler when a continuous water supply is suspended.
US09976760B2	Method and system for conditioning air in an enclosed environment with distributed air circulation systems A system for conditioning air in a building including a fan-coil unit arranged adjacent to or within an indoor space within the building and additionally configured to at least one of heat and cool the air of the indoor space, and a scrubber arranged adjacent to or within the indoor space, the scrubber configured during a scrub cycle for scrubbing of indoor air from the indoor space. The scrubber includes one or more adsorbent materials arranged therein to adsorb at least one predetermined gas from the indoor air during the scrub cycle, a source of outdoor air, and an exhaust, wherein the scrubber is configured during a purge cycle to direct a purging air flow received from the source of outdoor air over and/or through the adsorbent materials to purge at least a portion of the at least one predetermined gas adsorbed by the adsorbent materials during the scrub cycle from the adsorbent materials and thereafter exhausting the flow via the exhaust.
US09976754B2	Backguard panel with integrated proud glass control mount Provided is a backguard panel for an appliance with an integrated front-mounted proud-glass control unit. An opening is defined within the front wall of the backguard panel has for receiving the control unit. A recessed seat, configured to receive a sealing gasket for sealing the space between the control unit and the backguard panel, surrounds the opening. The control unit has a housing suspended from a proud glass pane that protrudes forward of the front wall of the backguard panel when the housing is fully inserted into the opening. Rearwardly projecting brackets establish a friction fit to temporarily hold the control unit in place until fasteners can be installed to apply a compressive force on the sealing gasket between the glass pane and the backguard panel. A cooking appliance with a backguard panel with an integrated front-mounted proud-glass control unit is also provided.
US09976751B2	Domestic appliance apparatus A domestic appliance apparatus includes at least one light-guiding element, and at least one sensor unit having at least one light sensor and configured to detect light transmitted through the light-guiding element and to determine at least one temperature characteristic. The at least one sensor unit has at least one sensor element configured to determine at least one characteristic of the at least one light-guiding element.
US09976750B1	Multi-zone food holding bin A multi-zone food holding bin has a continuous food supporting surface with multiple food holding zones. Each food holding zone is independently controllable so that different food temperatures may be maintained in adjacent food holding zones.
US09976748B2	Rotatable switch for appliance valve Embodiments of the invention provide a switch for use with an appliance valve, such as for gas appliances. The switch may comprise a base for coupling the switch to a valve, a rotatable hub in communication with the base and providing rotation therewith, a first protrusion projecting outwardly from the hub, and a detent disposed on the base and in communication with the first protrusion for resisting rotatable motion of the hub. Rotation of the hub in a first direction for turning an appliance valve to an on position requires the first protrusion to flexibly deflect the detent to permit the hub to rotate past the detent. As a result, danger of inadvertent rotation of the switch is reduced.
US09976742B1	Crematory A crematory, or crematory accessory, having a nano-emissive thermal enhancement layer disposed therein to generate even heat throughout the crematory heating chamber. A method of making a crematory or crematory accessory involves spraying an hydrous coating containing high emissivity constituents in an admixture on an exposed or unexposed a crematory refractory surface, or crematory accessory, or in a layer therein.
US09976741B2	Transient heating burner and method A transient heating burner including at least two burner elements each including a distribution nozzle configured to flow a first fluid and an annular nozzle surrounding the distribution nozzle and configured to flow a second fluid, the burner also including a controller programmed to independently control the flow of the first fluid to each distribution nozzle such that at least one of the distribution nozzles is active and at least one of the distribution nozzles is passive, wherein flow in an active distribution nozzle is greater than an average flow to the distribution nozzles and flow in a passive distribution nozzle is less than the average flow to the distribution nozzles, wherein the first fluid contains a reactant that is one of fuel and oxidant and the second fluid contains a reactant that is the other of fuel and oxidant.
US09976736B2	Lighting assembly and associated method A lighting assembly includes: a heat sink having a mounting surface for a light source; a light source board having said light source thereon, said light source board being arranged against said mounting surface and having an outer perimeter edge, and a drive board carrying drive circuitry for said light source, said drive board being fixed onto said heat sink with said light source board sandwiched therebetween, said drive board having an aperture with an inner edge complementary to said outer edge of said light source board, whereby said light source is left uncovered by said drive board, and wherein: said inner edge of said drive board has an inwardly protruding frame formation with said outer perimeter edge of said light source board abutting against said frame formation, and said light source board has a thickness whereby said drive board and said mounting surface have a clearance therebetween.
US09976731B2	Remotely controlled and monitored followspot A remote follow spot system includes a remote controller that has separately movable parts that are movable in two orthogonal directions, and a display attached to one of said two separately movable parts. The display receives a video feed from a controlled light, that is controlled to move in the same directions as remote controller. The display hence shows the field of view where the light is pointing. In this way, an operator of the follow spot can control the light without physically being near the light.
US09976729B2	Pot light accessory adaptor The present invention provides a pot light accessory adapter having a perimeter rim, a flange having an aperture and having means for connecting the adapter to a pot light.
US09976728B2	Connector assembly for mounting lighting fixture Provided is a lighting assembly comprising a pin end connector and a knuckle end connector. The pin end connector includes a protrusion having at least one wall and a rotational fastener configured to be received through and retained by the wall. The knuckle end connector includes a discontinuous seat having a first opening configured to receive the protrusion and a second opening configured to receive the rotational fastener. The pin end connector is configured to be received by the knuckle end connector and pivotally rotate to attach the first connector assembly with the second connector assembly. Also provided is a method for joining the pin end connector with the knuckle end connector.
US09976722B2	Display device and light conversion member A display device includes a light source, and a light conversion member to convert a wavelength of light generated from the light source. The light conversion member includes a first region to convert first light generated from the light source into a second light, and a second region to convert the first light generated from the light source into a third light. The second light has a wavelength longer than that of the third light. The first region is closer to the light source than the second region.
US09976721B2	Light source module A light source module includes a light source which comprises a light emitting element, a stem configured to support the light emitting element, and a terminal having one end electrically connected to the light emitting element, a wiring board to which the other end of the terminal is electrically connected and which is configured to electrically connect the terminal to an external power supply terminal, and a thermal diffusion member which is disposed between the stem and the wiring board and is thermally connected to the light emitting element.
US09976710B2	Flexible strip lighting apparatus and methods The present invention is directed to the use of light emitting diode (LED) lighting in flexible strips, where the color of the lighting emitted from the flexible strip is consequential to the encapsulation process and heat from the lights is adequately dissipated.
US09976708B2	Lighting means having a specifiable emission characteristic and production method for an optical element The invention relates to a lighting means (1), comprising: an optical element (3), which has a main extension direction (Z), a radiation inlet surface (3a), and a radiation outlet surface (3b); and at least two light-emitting diodes (2), which each comprise at least one light-emitting diode chip (21) and a radiation passage surface (2a), which extends along a main extension plane (XZ); wherein the at least two lighting-emitting diodes (2) are arranged along the main extension direction (Z) of the optical element (3), the radiation inlet surface (3a) of the optical element (3) faces the radiation passage surfaces (2a) of the at least two light-emitting diodes (2), the optical element (3) is formed as a solid body, the radiation inlet surface (3a) of the optical element (3) is flat or convexly curved, and the radiation outlet surface (3b) of the optical element (3) comprises at least one recess (4) in the optical element (3).
US09976706B2	Lighting device having semiconductor light sources and a common diffusor The invention relates to a lighting device (11; 31; 41; 51) which is equipped with a plurality of semiconductor light sources (14, 15) of different colors, downstream of which a common diffusor (17) is arranged, wherein the lighting device (11; 31; 41; 51) has at least one light sensor (21) optically coupled to the diffusor (17).
US09976685B2	Method for filling a gap in the coating of a pipeline coated with a coating, preferably a thermo-insulating coating The present invention relates to a method for filling a gap (13) in the coating (5) of a pipeline coated with a coating, in particular a thermo-insulating coating. The method according to the invention comprises the steps of placing in the gap (13) a mixture of solid elements and a thermoplastic polymeric material in fluid state, and letting the thermoplastic polymeric material in fluid state solidify.
US09976682B2	Swivel coupling A coupling assembly includes a first member having a male mating portion and a first conduit receiving portion and a second member having a female mating portion and a second conduit receiving portion, wherein the male mating portion is engaged with the female mating portion to prevent disassociation of the first member and the second member while permitting free rotation of the first member and the second member with respect to each other. A method of coupling a first conduit and a second conduit includes providing a first coupling member having a first mating portion and a second coupling member having a second mating portion, and compression fitting the first mating portion with the second mating portion to prevent disassociation of the first member and the second member while permitting relative rotation of the first member and the second member with respect to each other.
US09976680B2	Seal element for isolation gasket A gasket for use between adjoining pipe flanges includes a retainer which defines a bore and includes a first face and an opposite second face. The retainer is constructed and arranged with a first groove in the first face and with a second groove in the second face, the first groove includes a first form for seal retention and the first seal element includes a first cooperating form for retention of the seal element within the first groove. A second seal element is received within the second groove and the retention of each seal element within its respective groove is accomplished without the use of a bonding material.
US09976675B1	Mechanical processing of high aspect ratio metallic tubing and related technology Tubes for use in ultrahigh pressure devices, and associated systems and methods of manufacture are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a metal tube includes an elongate bore having a circular transverse cross-sectional shape. The metal tube also includes an elongate wall extending around the bore and having an annular transverse cross-sectional shape with an inner surface closest to the bore, an outer surface furthest from the bore, and a wall thickness extending from the inner surface to the outer surface. An inner portion of the wall is under swage-autofrettage-induced overall compressive stress.
US09976671B2	Valve A valve comprises a housing, a control handle rotatable relative to the housing, a flow control mechanism in the housing and connected with the control handle, stop seats formed on the housing, a locking body in contact with the control handle, stopping portions formed in the locking body and movable between a locking position in which the stopping portions engage the stop seats and a release position in which the stopping portions are moved away from the stop seats, a control surface formed in the handle. The handle is movable between a lowered position towards the housing and a position raised from the housing. In the raised position, the control surface pushes the stopping portions in the locking position and, in the lowered position, the control surface allows the stopping portions to return in the release position.
US09976668B2	Valve configured regulating the flow of fluid between a device, a heater, and a cooler A valve directs fluid flow received from a device to one of a heater and a cooler. The valve includes a spool movably disposed in the housing between a first, second, and third position. An actuator is in fluid communication with the fluid. The actuator includes a smart material that deactivates when the fluid temperature is no greater than a first temperature, partially activated when the fluid temperature is greater than the first temperature, and fully activated when the fluid temperature is at least equal to a second temperature. The spool moves to the first position when deactivated and fluid flows from the cavity, to the heater. The spool moves to the second position when partially activated to prevent fluid from flowing to each of the heater and the cooler. The spool moves to the third position when fully activated and fluid flows from the cavity, to the cooler.
US09976664B2	Furnace braze deposition of hardface coating on wear surface A disclosed method of hard coating a wear surface of a valve of an aircraft air management system is performed by depositing a hardface alloy powder onto the wear surface, heating the wear surface and the hardface alloy powder to transform the hardface alloy powder into a molten liquid mass, and subsequently cooling the molten liquid hardface alloy mass to solidify the hardface alloy onto the wear surface. The disclosed process provides for localized application and subsequent bonding of the hardface alloy to discrete portions of the wear surface. The solidified hardface alloy coating may then be machined to obtain specific wear surface geometries.
US09976663B2	Intelligent pressure relief device for a double isolation valve A pressure relief device for a double isolation valve comprises a body with a valve cavity. The valve body has a pocket formed therein. A disc is disposed in the central section of the pocket. The disc is interposed between two spring-actuated seats. Each of the seats is in fluid communication with opposing valve sides. The pocket central section is in fluid communication with the valve body cavity. Each of the seats is provided with two different types of gaskets in series. In operation, reverse pressure causes retraction of the seats, thereby relieving valve body cavity overpressure.
US09976654B2	Valve device A valve device including: a drive source; a base having a valve seat surface in which a fluid inflow hole and outflow hole are formed; a case body covering the valve seat surface-side of the base, and a valve chamber together with the base; a first valve body for opening and closing the outflow hole; and a second valve body for opening and closing the inflow hole is provided. The output part of the drive source, the first and second valve bodies are housed in the valve chamber. The first valve body is a substantially cylindrical member, one end surface of which is in sliding contact with the peripheral edge of the outflow hole in the valve seat surface, receives the driving force of the drive source and pivots such that the outflow hole is switched between a closed state and a fully or partially opened state.
US09976652B2	Sealing device The present invention relates to a sealing device including a sealing circular piece, an inner ring and an outer ring, with one being able to rotate relative to an axis. The circular piece is arranged between the two rings and comprises two circular lips arranged in a groove inclined with respect to the axis of rotation. The groove is provided on the outer face of the inner ring. An attachment profile is fixed in an orifice formed in the outer ring. The inclination of the groove makes it possible to increase the potential contact surface area perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the crown ring, since, for a given distance between an outer edge and an inner edge of a ring, the groove can be longer, improving the resistance of the top lip to expulsion. The two lips are prestressed in the groove allowing for a better hold.
US09976630B2	Smart gearing system for bicycle A bicycle gearing system includes input and output shafts, two planetary gear systems, and a clutch mechanism. The clutch mechanism includes three clutch presser plates for frictional engagement with two clutch disks and a clutch base. A motor rotates a camshaft formed with cams selectively engageable with cam followers for driving the clutch presser plates to rotate. Steels balls are provided within cavities formed between the clutch presser plates and a clutch housing to convert rotation of clutch presser plates to linear force for frictional engagement with the two clutch disks and the clutch base. Different angles of rotation of the camshaft produce different clutch and gear combinations and different gear ratios.
US09976628B2	Positioning structure for worm wheel A positioning structure for a worm wheel which is configured to mesh with a worm spindle and contains: a body, a plurality of rolling assemblies, and at least one attaching material. The body includes plural accommodating grooves and plural recesses, wherein each recess forms on a bottom face of each accommodating groove and communicating with said each accommodating groove. Each rolling assembly includes a holder, a rolling ball, and a magnetic attracting element, wherein a width of the holder is less than a width of said each accommodating groove so as to form a gap between the holder and said each accommodating groove. Each attaching material is filled in the gap, and said each rolling assembly is adjustably moved to a fixing position of said each accommodating groove by using said each recess, such that said each attaching material locates the holder in said each accommodating groove.
US09976626B2	Torsional vibration reduction device for torque converter A torsional vibration reduction device provided inside a torque converter includes rolling elements, a plate, and a cover. The plate includes rolling chambers housing the rolling elements. The cover encloses and shields the rolling elements and the plate from a working fluid surrounding the torsional vibration reduction device inside the torque converter. The cover includes first and second covers that are joined together with the plate held between the first and second covers. The first and second covers contact the plate in an axial direction of the torque converter at locations that are, with respect to an axis of the torque converter, on an inner peripheral side and on an outer peripheral side of the rolling chambers. Surfaces of the first and second covers are joined to the plate at least at part of the locations where the first and second covers contact the plate.
US09976624B2	Damper and pre-damper assembly A clutch assembly is disclosed that includes a hub, a damper and a pre-damper. A first pre-damper side plate is adjacent the damper and a second pre-damper side plate has a lug that extends radially outwardly and axially across the intermediate plate and the first pre-damper plate toward a first side plate of the damper that is adjacent the pre-damper. The lug is received in a notch defined by the first side plate of the damper to prevent relative rotation between the first side plate of the damper and the pre-damper. A method is disclosed for assembling the pre-damper and the damper on a hub. The pre-damper includes a radially and axially extending lug that is assembled to the notch in the damper to prevent relative rotation between the damper and the pre-damper.
US09976618B2	Cylindrical vibration-damping device A cylindrical vibration-damping device including: an inner axial member; an outer cylindrical member; and a main rubber elastic body connecting the inner axial member and the outer cylindrical member. A pair of protruding portions are provided that protrude from the inner axial member on both sides thereof in an axis-perpendicular direction, and each protruding portion has a tapered shape thinning out toward its tip, and elastic connecting portions are constituted by the main rubber elastic body that connect both faces in a thickness direction of each protruding portion of the inner axial member to respective opposing faces of the outer cylindrical member.
US09976616B2	Pawl return spring with inactive coils A pawl return spring includes a surface contacting portion adapted to contact a transmission housing. The surface contacting portion includes a first connection region and a second connection region opposite the first connection region. The pawl return spring includes an active coil region connected to the first connection region and disposed about a central longitudinal axis to provide torsional effort to the system. The pawl return spring also includes an inactive coil region connected to the second connection region and disposed about the central longitudinal axis that does not provide torsional effort to the system.
US09976613B2	Wet-running multiple disc brake and system A disc brake runs wet by use of cooling fluid, in particular for a road vehicle, and includes stationary stator discs arranged in parallel to and at a distance from one other, and between which in each case a rotatable rotor disc is arranged. During braking, the radially extending stator discs and rotor discs can be pressed against one another, closing an air gap and, after the brake has been released, can be separated from one another, forming the air gap. The brake is designed such that the rotor discs have cooling channels which can be filled with cooling fluid immediately before or at the start of braking.
US09976611B2	Brake rotor assembly for use with an anti-lock braking system A brake rotor assembly for use with an anti-lock braking system. The brake rotor assembly includes a brake rotor having a pair of braking surfaces; a tone ring having a first end having a plurality of spaced sensing formations disposed thereon and a second end for circumferentially contacting a surface of the brake rotor assembly, the first end thermally insulated from the brake rotor; and a snap ring for connecting the tone ring to the brake rotor assembly. A method of forming a brake rotor assembly is also provided.
US09976610B2	Wear optimized pad design A brake pad for a disc brake with decreased wear characteristics is provided. The brake pad is configured with the distribution of brake pad friction material weighted toward the radially outer region of the brake pad, with the lateral sides of the pad material being generally aligned with radial lines originating at the rotation axis of the brake disc of the disc brake. The brake pad friction material distribution results in decreased brake application pressure between the brake pad and the brake disc while obtaining the same braking force provided by a comparable generally rectangular brake pad, resulting in lower brake pad wear at the same braking force levels.
US09976608B2	Rotation transmission device When a control retainer and a rotary retainer rotate relative to each other, a plurality of pairs of rollers received in respective pockets are pushed by pillars so as to move to their disengaged position. An anti-rotation arrangement is provided between an outer ring and the control retainer. The anti-rotation arrangement prevents the control retainer from rotating relative to the outer ring when the rollers are engaged, so that that the rollers does not move to their neutral position. This increases reliability. The anti-rotation arrangement includes a plurality of first protrusions formed on the surface of the outer ring, and a plurality of second protrusions formed on the surface of the control retainer axially opposed to the surface of the outer ring. Heat treatment is performed to the first and second protrusions so as to increase the hardness thereof.
US09976607B2	Device for the automatic disengagement of a clutch in an engine, clutch and gearbox system The device (10) is associated to a multidisk clutch (1) for motor vehicles, and allows the automatic disengagement thereof in the deceleration and/or braking initial phase, before that the driver operates the clutch lever (1) for downshifting. The device (10) includes a ramped plate (11) connected to the transmission, which features front cam profiles (110) adapted to actuate oscillating rocker arms (13), arranged inside a drum (5) provided in the clutch (1), when a back torque is generated by the drive wheel of the vehicle, during the deceleration and/or braking step. The rocker arms (13) rotate simultaneously from an inoperative position (N) to an operative position (H), causing the pusher plate (9) to move away with a reduction of the pressure exerted on the sets of friction rings (4, 7), which, therefore, can slip with respect to one another. This avoids abnormal blockages of the rear wheel and improves the drivability and curving of the motor vehicle.
US09976602B2	Torque transmitting coupling for an electrical submersible pump equipment string A torque transmitting coupling for an electric submersible pump equipment string. A torque transmitting coupling system includes a first adapter including a first inner diameter mated to a first shaft rotatable about a first axis of rotation, and a first splined outer diameter mated to a splined coupling inner surface, a second adapter including a second inner diameter mated to a second shaft rotatable about a second axis of rotation, and a second splined outer diameter mated to the splined coupling inner surface, the first and second splined outer diameter at least partially spherical such that when the first axis of rotation moves with respect to the second axis of rotation, at least one of the splined outer diameters rock along the coupling inner surface.
US09976593B2	Connecting rod and internal combustion engine A connecting rod has a big end bearing eye for attachment to a crankshaft, a small end bearing eye for attachment to a piston of a cylinder, and an eccentric adjusting device for adjusting an effective connecting rod length. The eccentric adjusting device has eccentric rods (15, 16) with first ends that engage on an eccentric lever of the eccentric adjusting device and second ends that engage on pistons (20, 21) guided in hydraulic chambers of the connecting rod. The second ends of the eccentric rods (15, 16) are spherical heads that engage in a corresponding recess (40) in the respective piston (20, 21), and the respective piston (20, 21) further accommodates a retention element (41), one segment of which rests on the spherical-headed end of the respective eccentric rods (15, 16).
US09976589B2	Hole punch and also a method for the piercing of a workpiece which is present as a foam material and/or as a sandwich material and also a method for the manufacture of the hole punch A hole punch and a method for piercing a workpiece wherein a hole punch includes a sheet metal part and a piercing body attached thereto which carries out the piercing function and which is provided with a thread cylinder or can be provided with a thread cylinder, for example by pressing a threaded pin into a centrally arranged passage of the hole punch, wherein the hole punch can also be formed in one piece as a piercing body with a sheet metal-like flange. Furthermore a method is claimed for the manufacture of the hole punch.
US09976583B2	Threaded adjustable-height inserts and related methods A threaded adjustable-height insert may be installed in a bore of a sandwich panel, such that the insert may be configured to transfer a load to the sandwich panel. The threaded adjustable-height insert may include a first insert part and a second insert part that may be selectively operatively positioned with respect to each other. The overall height of the threaded adjustable-height insert may be adjusted by longitudinally sliding the second insert part with respect to the first insert part and rotating the second insert part with respect to the first insert part. Presently disclosed threaded adjustable-height inserts may be configured for flush installation in a sandwich panel. Methods of installing such threaded adjustable-height inserts and adjusting the height of the same are also disclosed.
US09976581B2	Fluid transport apparatus, method for controlling the same, and chemical synthesis apparatus A fluid transport apparatus includes a pressure chamber to which a fluid is supplied, N drive elements that deliver the fluid to a channel by changing pressure of the fluid within the pressure chamber, and a control section that supplies a drive signal to each of the drive elements. The control section controls the N (N≥2) drive elements such that phases of drive signals which are supplied to each of the drive elements are different from each other. Therefore, by changing the pressure of the fluid within the pressure chamber while suppressing an amplitude of the drive elements as a whole, pulsation of the fluid is effectively suppressed.
US09976575B2	Device for feeding a fluid to a container, such as an actuator, assembly for activating or moving an object, as well as lifting device for a tyred wheel or a tyre The present invention relates to a device for feeding a fluid to a container including a supplying line for supplying the fluid, an end for the inlet of the fluid into the supplying line, a dispensing end for dispensing the fluid into the container, and an opening/closing valve member intercepting the supplying line and which is movable between a closing position and an opening position.
US09976574B2	Dual bellows separator for high pressure applications A high pressure separator/accumulator that uses dual bellows is provided. The dual bellows are not mechanically linked but rather operationally coupled through a fluid medium. The high pressure separators includes a housing defining a first internal space. The housing is in fluid communication with a first fluid system and a second fluid system. A first bellows is coupled to the interior of the separator and defines a space with a variable volume. The space is in fluid communication with the first fluid system. A second bellows is coupled to the interior of the separator, generally opposed to the first bellows, and defines a space with a variable volume. The space is in fluid communication with the second fluid system. The two fluid systems, however, are isolated from each other by the separator. The housing is charged with a fluid medium that transmits force between the first and second bellows.
US09976571B2	Fan assembly The disclosure provides a fan assembly for connecting the first fan to the second fan. The fan assembly includes at least one fastening member. Each of the first fan and the second fan includes a first flange and a second flange and a body interconnecting the first flange and the second flange, the fastening member includes a locating column and an elastic element. The elastic element is held between the first flange of the first fan and the second flange of the second fan, the locating column passes through the elastic element, the first flange of the first fan, and the second flange of the second fan, to connect the first fan to the second fan.
US09976559B2	Electronic device and fan-retaining structure thereof An electronic device includes a housing and a fan. The housing has a fan-retaining structure including a base, two side walls and at least one elastic clamping unit. The two side walls are disposed on the base and respectively have a guiding slot and an elastic clamping unit. The two guiding slots and the base corporately define a receiving space. The elastic clamping unit has a top-blocking portion formed on one end thereof. The fan is selectively mounted in the receiving space along a longitudinal direction. As the fan is disposing into the receiving space, the top-blocking portion is propped up by the fan, and the elastic clamping unit is elastically curved outward. After the fan is disposed in the receiving space, the top-blocking portions and the base corporately clamp the fan, and the movement of the fan is restricted in the longitudinal direction and in a radial direction.
US09976558B2	Fan module Example implementations relate to a fan module. The fan module may include an outer impeller having a first plurality of radial blades arranged between an inner circumference of the outer impeller and an outer circumference of the outer impeller. The outer impeller may be rotatable about a first axis of rotation. The fan module may include an inner impeller having a second plurality of radial blades, the inner impeller disposed within the inner circumference of the outer impeller and rotatable about a second axis of rotation.
US09976557B2	Pump having an integrated electronically commutated direct current motor A pump with an integral, electronically commutated, direct-current motor (2) with permanent magnetic inner rotor disposed in a wet chamber, which forms with a turbine pump wheel (22) a compact, structural pump-rotor unit (3), a claw-pole stator (9) positioned in a dry chamber (4), the claw-pole stator (9) having four claw-pole plates (6, 6′) made of a soft magnetic material, a ring-shaped winding (12) and a claw-pole stator (9) including a soft magnetic back-iron ring (13) mounted on the claw-pole plates (6, 6′) and disposed around the winding (12) and a separating can (10), which separates the dry chamber from the wet chamber (5), characterized in that the claw-pole plates (6, 6′) and additional claw-pole plates (66, 66′) are stamped and bent together, in which a plate strip for the additional claw-pole plates (66, 66′) contains a central borehole from a previous work step.
US09976546B2	Electromagnetic vibrating diaphragm pump An electromagnetic vibrating diaphragm pump capable of increasing pump efficiency by increasing the vibration amplitude of the vibration of diaphragms even when the pressure inside a compression chamber is high. Diaphragms are fixed to both end portions of an oscillator having magnets. AC driven electromagnets are provided in a manner to face the magnets of the oscillator. A frame adhered to the outer peripheries of the diaphragms covers the electromagnet side, and pump casings cover the opposite sides. The pump casing includes a compression chamber adjacent to the diaphragm, a suction chamber connected to the compression chamber via a suction valve and an exhaust chamber connected to the compression chamber via an exhaust valve, the suction chamber or the exhaust chamber being connected to the frame via a continuous hole.
US09976541B2	Turbine main bearing lubrication A greased-based lubrication system for a main bearing arrangement of a wind turbine can be replaced with an oil-based lubrication system by: disconnecting an upwind bearing cover 12 and/or a downwind bearing cover 12 from the bearing housing 10; cleaning grease from the bearing arrangement; connecting an upwind oil drain cover 14 to the upwind side of the bearing housing 10; and connecting a downwind oil drain cover 14 to the downwind side of the bearing housing 10. At least one of the upwind oil drain cover 14 and the downwind oil drain cover 14 include one or more outlets for an oil-based lubricant. Further steps include: connecting the one or more outlets to an oil-based lubrication system; and introducing oil-based lubricant into the bearing arrangement. This means that the greased-based lubrication system, in which debris from bearing wear accumulates and does not escape from the bearing, contributing to further wear and damage can be replaced with an oil-based lubrication system, in which the quality of the lubricant can be monitored, its temperature can be controlled, and debris can be removed by filtration. The invention also includes an oil drain cover 14.
US09976537B2	Wind turbine blade comprising cylindrical metal inserts in a root region thereof A wind turbine blade for a wind turbine is a shell structure of a fiber-reinforced composite and comprises a root region and an airfoil region. The root region has a ring-shaped cross section and comprises a cylindrical insert 7 embedded in the fiber-reinforced polymer so as to substantially follow the circumference of the root region. The cylindrical insert is provided with a number of mutually spaced threaded bores 12, 15 in a first end 9 thereof being accessible from the outside.
US09976531B2	Valve for dosing a flowing medium A valve for metering a flowing, e.g. gaseous or liquid, medium, in particular a fuel injection valve for internal combustion engines, is described, which valve comprises a valve housing having an inflow for the medium, a valve body having a metering opening for the medium, a join present between the valve housing and valve body, and a seal sealing the join. In order to ensure a seal that is reliable and not susceptible to cracking, in which context the material of the valve housing and valve body can be selected without restriction, the seal has a clamping ring, covering the join, that sits with a press fit on end portions, facing toward one another at the join, of the valve housing and valve body.
US09976525B2	Fuel filter device A fuel filter device for an internal combustion engine may include a ring filter element separating a raw side from a clean side. A water separator configured as an electric coalescer may be arranged on the clean side for separating water from the fuel. The electric coalescer may include at least two electrodes arranged coaxially with respect to the filter axis, and at least one of the electrodes may be insulated from the fuel.
US09976524B2	Diesel work vehicle with duel fuel tanks A work vehicle is provided with fuel supply lines that include a first fuel supply line that connects a first fuel tank and a junction. A second fuel supply line connects a second fuel tank and the junction. A common supply line connects the junction and a diesel engine. A fuel pump is provided on the common supply line. A first check valve is installed on the first fuel supply line and opens in accordance with a pressure differential between a pressure in the first fuel tank and a pressure in the junction. A second check valve is installed on the second fuel supply line and opens in accordance with a pressure differential between a pressure in the second fuel tank and a pressure in the junction. A fuel return line returns excess fuel from the diesel engine to the first fuel tank and the second fuel tank.
US09976521B1	Method and system for exhaust gas recirculation system diagnostics Methods and systems are provided for on-board diagnostics of an exhaust gas recirculation system. In one example, a method may include dynamically estimating upper and lower EGR limits based on a commanded EGR flow and estimating a ratio of accumulated difference between a measured EGR flow and one of the upper and lower EGR limits to accumulated commanded EGR flow, over a duration of time. EGR system degradation may be indicated in response to the ratio being higher than a threshold.
US09976518B2	Feedback controlled system for ignition promoter droplet generation An engine system is disclosed. The engine system may have an engine including at least one cylinder. The engine system may also have a first source configured to supply fuel for combustion in the engine. The engine system may have a second source configured to supply ignition promoter material for combustion in the engine. The engine system may also have a droplet generator configured to generate droplets of the ignition promoter material. In addition, the engine system may have a controller. The controller may be configured to determine an engine parameter. The controller may also be configured to determine a number of the droplets based on the engine parameter. Further, the controller may be configured to determine droplet sizes of the droplets based on the engine parameter. In addition, the controller may be configured to adjust the droplet generator to generate the number of the droplets having the droplet sizes.
US09976515B2	Exhaust nozzle and method for changing exhaust flow path Provided is an exhaust nozzle and a method for changing an exhaust flowpath, whereby noise can be reduced by using a simple and light-weight mechanism without increasing the complexity and size of the structure of the exhaust nozzle, and furthermore, the efficiency during cruising at supersonic speeds can be improved. The rear end side of main nozzle pieces 110 of an exhaust nozzle 100 are provided swingably in an inward and outward direction of an exhaust flow path 101, about an open/close bend section 111 to the rear of an engine, coupling nozzle pieces 120 are coupled bendably to adjacent main nozzle pieces 110 on either side, and when the main nozzle pieces 110 are swung inside the exhaust flow path 101, the coupling nozzle pieces 120 form projecting sections 102 inside the exhaust flow path 101.
US09976498B2	Control apparatus for internal combustion engine and control method therefor The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine including a VTC controller for controlling driving of a variable valve timing device and an engine control module (ECM) for calculating and transferring a valve timing control command. In the present invention, each of the VTC controller and the ECM detects whether an abnormality of a communication circuit used for transferring a control command is present or not. If the abnormality is detected, the VTC controller and the ECM set a target value for an abnormal state with the same characteristic, and perform a control operation based on the target value in the abnormal state. In this manner, a decrease in engine operability when an abnormality occurs in the communication circuit of a control command is suppressed.
US09976494B2	Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine with an adjustable compression ratio has connecting rods (1), each of which has a hydraulically adjustable eccentric adjustment device arranged in a connecting rod bearing eye (2) and/or in a crankpin bearing eye (3) for adjusting an effective connecting rod length (leff) of the respective connecting rod (1). Travel of the eccentric adjustment device is controlled by a switchover valve (10). Each switchover valve (10) has a pick-off means (14). The switchover valves (10) can be actuated by an actuation device (15) that has a switching fork (16) for each switchover valve (10) and thus for each pick-off means (14) to be actuated. The pick-off means (14) and the switching forks (16) are oriented relative to one another so that inertial forces acting during driving assist the actuation of the switchover valves (10) by the actuation device (15).
US09976492B2	Electronic throttle valve A housing defines a bore in a tubular shape to draw intake air to an engine. A shaft is supported rotationally relative to the housing. A valve is located in the bore and affixed to the shaft. An electric actuator is configured to rotate one end of the shaft. A load generating unit is configured to apply a biasing load onto the shaft from the one end of the shaft toward the bore in a high-temperature state in which a temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature.
US09976491B2	Controller for internal combustion engine Provided is an internal combustion engine including a sparkplug disposed in the vicinity of the center portion of an upper wall surface of a combustion chamber. Tumble flow generated during lean burn operation is controlled such that the tumble flow shape changes according to the engine rotation speed between a first tumble shape (usual tumble shape) in which the flow direction of a gas around the sparkplug at the time of ignition is direction from an intake valve side toward an exhaust valve side in a latter half of a compression stroke, and a second tumble shape (ω tumble shape) in which the flow direction of the gas is reversed in the latter half of the compression stroke from the direction from the intake valve side toward the exhaust valve side to the direction from the exhaust valve side toward the intake valve side.
US09976490B2	Geared gas turbine engine with oil deaerator A gas turbine engine comprises a fan drive turbine for driving a gear reduction. The gear reduction drives a fan rotor. A lubrication system supplies oil to the gear reduction. The lubrication system includes a lubricant pump supplying a mixed air and oil to a deaerator inlet. The deaerator includes a separator that for separating oil, and delivering separated air to an air outlet, and for delivering separated oil back into an oil tank. The separator includes a member having lubricant flow paths on both of two opposed sides. A method of designing a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
US09976483B2	Lubricant system An aircraft engine having a fan or propeller stage mounted to a planetary gearing system through a planetary gearing output drive shaft is provided with a lubricant system having a seal with lubricant delivery chamber for receiving a lubricant and a sealing surface sealing against a rotatable shaft, the rotatable shaft has a hollow interior and an opening in registration with the delivery chamber. The lubricant system has a lubricant pump in fluidical communication with and downstream of the opening.
US09976478B2	Solar heat turbine system, and device and method for controlling said system A solar heat turbine system includes: a compressor which compresses a working fluid, and generates a high-pressure working fluid; a solar heat receiver which heats the high-pressure working fluid with solar heat, and which generates a high-temperature working fluid; a turbine which is rotationally driven by the high-temperature working fluid; a restriction mechanism which restricts a flow of at least one of the high-pressure working fluid and the high-temperature working fluid; a rotation interlocking mechanism which rotationally drives the compressor so as to interlock with the turbine; a bleed mechanism which causes the high-pressure working fluid which is in a process of being generated in the compressor to be bled as a bled working fluid; and a system control unit which causes the bleed mechanism to execute bleeding after the restriction mechanism is caused to restrict.
US09976475B2	Turbocharger having a waste-gate valve A turbocharger includes a waste gate valve, a compressor, a turbine, a turbine housing which houses the turbine, a bypass channel which bypasses the turbine, a bypass channel section arranged in the turbine housing, an actuator housing which has a separate coolant channel, an electric motor arranged in the actuator housing, a transmission which has an output shaft, a control body coupled to the output shaft, and an actuator cover. The transmission is arranged in the actuator housing. The actuator housing is detachably secured to the turbine housing. The control body controls an opening cross-section of the bypass channel. The separate coolant channel of the actuator housing surrounds a circumference of the transmission and is closed axially by the actuator cover.
US09976466B2	Honeycomb type heating device, method of using the same, and method of manufacturing the same There is provided a honeycomb type heating device including: a pillar-shaped honeycomb substrate having a partition wall defining a plurality of cells extending from one end face to the other end face and a circumferential wall surrounding the partition wall; a plurality of heaters adjacently arranged on a circumferential face that is an outside surface of the circumferential wall in a circumferential direction of the circumferential face; and intermediate members interposed between the circumferential face of the honeycomb substrate and the plurality of heaters. The sum of areas of portions of the circumferential face covered with the intermediate members between the circumferential face of the honeycomb substrate and the plurality of heaters is 20 to 100% of the sum of areas of portions of the circumferential face covered with the plurality of heaters.
US09976465B2	Exhaust purifier The purpose of the present invention is to provide an exhaust purifier which suppresses unnecessary consumption of pressurization air so as to improve a removal rate of dust. An exhaust purifier for removing particulate matter adhered to a NOx catalyst by injecting pressurized air using an air injection nozzle into a housing of a catalyst reactor in which the NOx catalyst serving as a catalyst is positioned, wherein an injection valve of a soot blower supplying pressurized air into the housing of the catalyst reactor is opened and closed based on an exhaust gas flow rate so as to inject the pressurized air.
US09976464B1	Reductant spray and exhaust gas flow guide and deflector An after-treatment (AT) system for an exhaust gas flow from an internal combustion engine includes first and second AT devices positioned in the exhaust gas flow. The AT system also includes an exhaust passage for carrying the flow of exhaust gas from the first AT device to the second AT device. The AT system additionally includes an injector configured to generate a reductant spray into the exhaust passage and a sensor positioned proximate the injector for detecting a concentration of a pollutant in the exhaust gas flow downstream of the first AT device. The AT system furthermore includes a deflector arranged between the injector and the sensor and configured to guide the flow of exhaust gas to the sensor to thereby concentrate the flow of exhaust gas at the sensor and direct the reductant spray away from the sensor to thereby minimize detection of the reductant by the sensor.
US09976460B2	Exhaust after-treatment assembly for engine system An exhaust after-treatment assembly for an engine system is provided. The exhaust after-treatment assembly includes a housing having an inlet port, an outlet port, a catalyst disposed within a cavity defined by the housing, and a muffler assembly disposed within the cavity downstream of the catalyst. The muffler assembly includes one or more baffle plates disposed longitudinally spaced from one another within the housing to define at least a first resonator chamber and a second resonator chamber. Each of the baffle plates defines an openings aligned to one another about a longitudinal axis of the housing. Further, a resonator tube extends through the openings of the baffle plates and includes an inlet, a perforated portion and one or more outlet ports formed in a wall of the resonator tube. The perforated portion and the outlet ports, respectively in fluid communication with the second resonator chamber and the first resonator chamber.
US09976458B2	Honeycomb structure body A honeycomb structure body has cell walls arranged in a lattice arrangement and a plurality of cells surrounded by the cell walls. The honeycomb structure body has a cell density distribution in which a cell density is reduced continuously or stepwise from a center portion to an outer peripheral portion in a radial direction. The honeycomb structure body has wave shaped cell walls and flat shaped cell walls which extend in an axial direction. Particularly, the wave shaped cell walls are formed in a formation section having a cell density ratio of not more than 0.85 to a maximum cell density. The region having the flat shaped cell walls is inside the region having the wave shaped cell walls.
US09976457B2	Turbo PCV valve A PCV valve that regulates the flow of gases to a turbocharger. A spring biased plunger member is used to restrict and meter the flow of gases through the PCV valve. The plunger member can include an axially extending through opening extending through the length of the plunger member to allow back flow of gases to be routed to the turbocharger. The through opening can be selectively opened and closed by a valve module contained in the plunger member.
US09976452B1	Reciprocating cylinder liner seal assembly A reciprocating cylinder seal assembly has an elastomeric seal with a radially inwardly directed oil sealing lip and a radially inwardly directed gas sealing lip, wherein both lips are in elastomeric-to-metal sealing contact with a reciprocating engine liner. The assembly further has a U-shaped seal retainer that is attached to the elastomeric seal, where the U-shaped seal retainer is placed in direct intimate contact with a cylindrical engine housing. The U-shaped seal retainer and a reciprocating engine housing may be separated by and be in contact with a major portion of a J-shaped gas shield with a hook portion that is located between the oil sealing lip and a manifold port, where the hook portion of the J-shaped gas shield has a metal backer ring embedded in it.
US09976451B2	Internal combustion engine There is provided an internal combustion engine, provided with a crankshaft and one or several cylinders provided on the wall thereof with exhaust ports and closed at the top by a cylinder head provided with intake ports; each cylinder accommodating an engine piston connected to the crankshaft and a coaxial auxiliary piston opposite the engine piston, defining an intake chamber and a combustion chamber; said auxiliary piston axially determining on the side of the combustion chamber a housing that communicates with the intake chamber via transfer ports, the housing of which includes a secondary piston which opens and closes the transfer ports in a back-and-forth movement between a rear position and a forward position.
US09976449B2	Method and apparatus for controlling CVVT engine of intermediate phase A method and an apparatus for controlling a CVVT engine of an intermediate phase may include amending a fixed PWM frequency that is applied to a plunger when a temperature of oil passing through oil fluid passages is a set value or less by a controller so that a stroke value of the plunger can be increased.
US09976444B2	Turbine engine transmission gutter A turbine engine case defines a centerline and a gaspath within the engine case. A fan is coupled to a fan shaft. A transmission couples the shaft to the fan shaft to drive the fan and comprises a gear system. A gutter system is positioned to capture lubricating fluid slung from the gear system. The gutter system includes a gutter extending partially circumferentially about the centerline having a first circumferential end edge. An inlet channel has an inlet at the gutter first circumferential end edge and locally radially outboard of the gutter. At least one vane is spaced apart from the gutter first circumferential end edge.
US09976443B2	Turbofan engine assembly methods A method for assembling a turbofan engine (20) comprises coupling a bearing assembly (176) and a shaft (420) as a unit to a bearing support (453). A transmission (46) and the fan shaft (132) are installed to a front frame assembly (172). The bearing assembly and shaft are installed as a unit so that the shaft engages a central gear (52) of the transmission and the bearing support engages the front frame assembly.
US09976442B2	Heat shield based air dam for a turbine exhaust case A turbine exhaust case employed in an industrial gas turbine engine includes a frame, a fairing and a heat shield. The frame includes an outer ring, an inner ring, and struts connected between the outer ring and the inner ring. The fairing includes a fairing outer ring, a fairing inner ring, and fairing struts connected between the fairing outer ring and the fairing inner ring. The heat shield is located between the frame outer ring and the fairing outer ring and provides a thermal barrier between the fairing outer ring and the frame outer ring, wherein the heat shield includes an aft portion having a flange that interfaces with the frame outer ring to form an air dam that directs cooling airflow forward along the frame outer ring within an outer diameter cavity formed between the frame outer ring and the heat shield.
US09976441B2	Article, component, and method of forming an article An article and method of forming an article are provided. The article includes a body portion separating an inner region and an outer region, an aperture in the body portion, the aperture fluidly connecting the inner region to the outer region, and a conduit extending from an outer surface of the body portion at the aperture and being arranged and disposed to controllably direct fluid from the inner region to the outer region. The method includes providing a body portion separating an inner region and an outer region, providing an aperture in the body portion, and forming a conduit over the aperture, the conduit extending from an outer surface of the body portion and being arranged and disposed to controllably direct fluid from the inner region to the outer region. The article is arranged and disposed for insertion within a hot gas path component.
US09976440B2	Method for testing an overspeed protection mechanism of a single-shaft combined-cycle plant A method for testing an overspeed protection mechanism of a single-shaft combined-cycle plant that includes, during testing, an electrical load is first connected to the generator and the load is disconnected and a trigger threshold value can be achieved at a test moment in time, thereby triggering the overspeed protection mechanism.
US09976431B2	Mid-turbine frame and gas turbine engine including same A mid-turbine frame for a gas turbine engine ducts gases between a high pressure turbine and a low pressure turbine. The mid-turbine frame may include an outer flowpath ring, an inner flowpath ring, and a plurality of vanes extending therebetween. The outer flowpath ring comprises a unitary structure, while the inner flowpath ring and the plurality of vanes comprises a plurality of segments.
US09976423B2	Airfoil showerhead pattern apparatus and system The systems and methods described herein adapt the orientation, position and/or diffusion angles of showerhead cooling holes depending on the external gas/streamline flow direction. In regions, for example, where the stagnation line is on the pressure side, the breakouts of the showerhead holes substantially face aft (e.g., primarily towards the suction side). The location and positioning of the holes may be oriented according to the direction of incoming gas flows.
US09976421B2	Lifting foil A lifting foil having a configuration with a leading course and trailing course which is rotated about an axis of rotation into a fluid.
US09976419B2	Apparatus for extracting ore from block caves and method and system therefor In combination a loader unit and haul unit for use in a block caving mining operation. Each of the loader unit and the haul unit comprise a removable bucket, which can be used for loading ore. In use the bucket carrying a load of ore can be transferred from the loader unit to the haul unit so that the haul unit can transport the ore from a loading site to a crusher. The loader unit and haul unit have a respective longitudinal axis extending from the fore end to the aft thereof, and the bucket is elongate with a longitudinal axis. In use when the bucket is mounted to the loader unit the longitudinal axis of the bucket is disposed orthogonally to the longitudinal axis of the loader unit. When the bucket is transferred to the haul unit, the bucket is placed upright on the haul unit with the longitudinal axis of the bucket parallel to the longitudinal axis of the haul unit.
US09976416B2	Casing wear estimation Casing wear estimation. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: calculating a value indicative of static casing wear of the drilling operation, the static casing wear caused by interaction of a drill string against an inside diameter of a casing; calculating a value indicative of impact casing wear of the drilling operation, the impact casing wear caused by interaction of the drill string against the inside diameter of a casing; and combining the value indicative of static casing wear and the value indicative of impact casing wear to determine the value indicative of aggregate casing wear.
US09976400B2	Method for producing oil from induced fractures using a single wellbore and multiple-channel tubing A method for sweeping a subterranean petroleum reservoir and recovering hydrocarbons therefrom. Such method utilizes a plurality of spaced hydraulic fractures extending radially outwardly from, and spaced laterally along, a length of a single horizontal wellbore drilled through the reservoir. The hydraulic fractures are each in fluid communication with the drilled wellbore. A multi-channel tubing having a plurality of individual discrete channels therein extending along substantially a length thereof is placed in the horizontal wellbore, and at least one packer element situated along a length of said tubing is employed. The plurality of channels in the multi-channel tubing comprise, at a minimum, a fluid injection channel for transmitting a driving fluid to hydraulic fractures in the reservoir, and a separate hydrocarbon recovery channel for collecting hydrocarbons which drain into the reservoir and producing them to surface.
US09976391B2	Manufacturing method and apparatus for a collet assembly with congruent corners A flexible collet on a subterranean tool has sacrificial soft components to protect seal bores through which the collets have to compress to get through. The sacrificial components can be replaced when the tool is removed to the surface. In one embodiment, threaded fasteners are used alone or with washers for height adjustment such that the heads of the fasteners which are softer than the seal bore material ride on the seal bore and take the wear. The tool can ultimately be used to latch into shifting sleeves to move such sleeves to open or close wall ports. Alternatively axial ridges with beveled profile ends can be used or rolling members such as wheels or balls can be used to keep sharp edges off the seal bore. EDM method can be used to create multiple fingers with an axial ridge profile and rounded end transitions.
US09976389B2	Method and apparatus for treating a wellbore A method concerning the treatment of hydrocarbon-bearing formations adjacent a wellbore. In one embodiment, fracturing jobs are performed through the use of subs disposed in a casing string having profiles that interact with profiles formed on retractable keys of a tool.
US09976386B2	Method and apparatus for actuating a downhole tool The presently disclosed technique provides a method for operating a valve in a wellbore by: applying a first fluid pressure to a bore of the valve; trapping the first fluid pressure in a portion of the valve; reducing the pressure in the bore of the valve to a second fluid pressure thereby creating a pressure differential between the portion of the valve and the bore of the valve; and opening the valve responsive to the pressure differential. The valve may employ a first piston disposed in the body to trap a first fluid pressure in a chamber to create a differential pressure across a second piston when a second fluid pressure is applied to open the valve to fluid flow therethrough. The valve and the method may be used to actuate another valve downhole.
US09976385B2	Velocity switch for inflow control devices and methods for using same An apparatus for controlling a flow of a fluid between a flow bore of a wellbore tubular and a wellbore annulus may include an inflow control device having at least one pressure reducing stage. The stage may include a flow passage along which the fluid flows and a throttle receiving the fluid from the flow passage. The throttle may include a first flow area that is cross-sectionally larger than a second flow area and an outlet in direct fluid communication with the second flow area.
US09976381B2	Downhole tool with an expandable sleeve A downhole tool, tool assembly, and method, of which the downhole tool includes an expandable sleeve defining a bore extending axially therethrough, and including a shoulder that extends inward from the bore, a first swage positioned at least partially within the bore and including a valve seat configured to receive an obstructing member, such that the obstructing member and the first swage substantially prevent fluid communication through the bore when the obstructing member is seated in the valve seat, a second swage positioned at least partially within the bore. The first and second swages are configured to deform the expandable sleeve radially outwards when the first and second swages are moved toward one another within the expandable sleeve, and the shoulder is configured to prevent at least one of the first and second swages from sliding therepast.
US09976375B2	Blowout preventer shut-in assembly of last resort A system for drilling and/or producing a subsea wellbore comprises a primary BOP comprising a primary ram BOP. The secondary BOP is connectable to a subsea wellhead such that the secondary BOP is positioned between the primary BOP and the subsea well-head, in which the secondary BOP comprises a shear ram BOP.
US09976369B2	Device and method for extracting a sample while maintaining a pressure that is present at the sample extraction location A round-trip autoclave sample-extracting device for extracting a sample at a sample extraction location of a geological formation, the device includes a self-closing pressure chamber module for receiving the sample. The pressure chamber module is connected to a lifting module in order to lift the sample into the pressure chamber module in one sampling stroke. The round-trip autoclave sample-extracting device has a triggering module and a pressure regulating module, the triggering module acting on the lifting module in order to trigger the sampling stroke, and the pressure regulating module is coupled to the pressure chamber module at least on the pressure side after the sampling stroke in order to influence a pressure in the pressure chamber module. A round-trip method is proposed which includes a first trip and at least one second trip for extracting a sample while maintaining a pressure that is present at the sample extraction location.
US09976359B2	Washpipe assembly A washpipe assembly is described for a passage of pressurized drilling fluid from a stationary first conduit member to a rotating second conduit member. The washpipe assembly comprises a lower union secured to the rotating second conduit member, an upper union secured to the stationary first conduit member, a floating seal assembly attached to the upper union, a rotating seal ring attached to the lower union, and a stationary seal ring attached to the floating seal assembly. The washpipe assembly also includes a washpipe suspended inside the upper union and the floating seal assembly through a waveform snap ring.
US09976354B2	Boring apparatus and method A boring apparatus includes an upper member and a bit body configured to rotate relative to a pilot bit. A first end of the upper member is connected to a workstring. An inner cavity of the upper member includes a first radial cam surface. A first end of the bit body is connected to a second end of the upper member such that the bit body rotates with the upper member. A second end of the bit body includes a working face. The pilot bit includes a first end disposed within the inner cavity of the upper member, and includes a second radial cam surface configured to cooperate with the first radial cam surface to deliver a hammering force. The pilot bit extends through a central bore of the bit body, and includes an engaging surface on its second end configured to engage a formation surrounding the wellbore.
US09976351B2	Downhole hydraulic Jetting Assembly A downhole hydraulic jetting assembly is provided herein. The assembly is useful for steerably jetting multiple lateral boreholes into a subsurface formation from an existing parent wellbore of any inclination. The assembly is useful for single trip completions or recompletion through the placement of multiple lateral boreholes. The assembly includes an external system wherein coiled tubing and a whipstock member are run into a wellbore. The assembly further includes an internal system that is run into the wellbore housed within the external system, but which allows a nozzle at the end of the hose to be directed against a wellbore exit location after the whipstock member is located and set. A window may be formed through casing using the jetting hose and nozzle, followed by the formation of a lateral bore hole. The whipstock may be re-located and/or re-oriented for the jetting of additional casing exits and lateral boreholes in the same trip.
US09976348B2	Tightly-closing dynamic assembly Downhole drilling often requires passing drilling fluid containing water mixed with mud through a downhole drill pipe. Such drill pipe may comprise cavities therein for working units such as motors, generators, solenoids and the like. It may be desirable to lubricate and cool such working units with water from the drilling fluid, however, mud particulate may damage such devices. The present invention comprises various embodiments of a dynamic seal assembly designed to allow fluid communication between a cavity and a fluid flow while blocking certain particulate matter within the fluid flow from entering the cavity. The fluid communication may occur through and the particulate matter may be blocked by a defined clearance between two complementary surfaces that are movable relative to each other.
US09976343B1	Storm shutter bracket and attachment system A storm shutter attachment system that provides for the temporary installation of a storm shutter against a window or a door during a period of extreme weather conditions, such as a hurricane or a tornado. The storm shutter utilizes an anchor pin and a retention pin to securely install within a building and exert a force against a storm shutter. A plurality of anchor pins and retention pins may be used to displace the pressure across the storm shutter, further protecting the window or door. A multipurpose tool is also provided that is couplable to the retention pin of the attachment system, allowing for a simple installation of the attachment system without requiring a professional.
US09976337B2	Actuator for opening and closing lid for bulk storage bin An actuator opens and closes a lid on a bulk storage container. The actuator may be activated remotely using a remote control. When actuated, the actuator will lift the lid so that it is clear of the structure, and will then rotate the lid in a horizontal plan about a vertical axis until the lid is rotated to uncover the opening. The axis of rotation is located near the perimeter of the opening, so that very little of the lid remains over the opening when in the open position. To close the lid from the open position, the remote control may then in be used to actuate the closing process. The closing process works in reverse of the opening process. Therefore, during closing, the lid will rotate back to its original orientation over the hole and then lower into the closed position.
US09976330B2	Dampening a hinged component According to an example a dampening system for a hinged component may include a spring having a first end hooked onto a chassis and a second end hooked onto to a strap, in which the strap is connected to the hinged component. The dampening system may also include a curved guide element attached to the chassis, in which the spring is to bend around a portion of the curved guide element as the strap is moved from a first position to a second position.
US09976329B1	Adjustable carriage assembly for suspending a panel An adjustable carriage assembly includes a body; a hinge pin disposed in a threaded first bore of the body, the hinge pin having a threaded end and a first longitudinal axis; a lock post disposed in a second bore of the body, the lock post having a second longitudinal axis; a torsion spring disposed around the lock post; and a retention pin disposed in a third bore of the body to retain the lock post in the second bore. A first extension portion of the lock post engages a flat portion of the hinge pin in a locked state. The lock post is operable to rotate about the second longitudinal axis to disengage the first extension portion from the flat portion and place the carrier assembly in an unlocked state so that the hinge pin is free to rotate and move longitudinally within the first bore.
US09976328B2	Refrigerator hinge and manufacturing method thereof A refrigerator hinge includes a hinge supporter configured to be mounted on a front surface of a cabinet of a refrigerator, the hinge supporter defining a fitting hole and including a bracket support portion that at least partially surrounds an edge of the fitting hole and protrudes from a front surface of the hinge supporter, a hinge bracket configured to be perpendicularly coupled to the hinge supporter, the hinge bracket including an insertion portion that protrudes from a first end of the hinge bracket and is configured to be inserted into the fitting hole, and a hinge pin configured to be coupled to a second end of the hinge bracket opposite the first end. When the hinge bracket is coupled to the hinge supporter, an inner edge of the bracket support portion contacts an outer circumferential surface of the hinge bracket.
US09976322B2	Vehicle lock-out protection system A lock-out protection system of a vehicle is configured for use with a portable transceiver, the vehicle having an interior and doors configured to open and close to facilitate ingress to and egress from the interior and being lockable and unlockable upon issuance of corresponding commands, and the transceiver configured to send and receive signals. The system can include a processor configured to, upon receipt of a door lock command when a door is in open position and then moved to closed position: determine presence or absence of the transceiver inside the vehicle interior and outside the vehicle interior; and issue a door unlock command if the processor determines that the transceiver is absent both inside the vehicle interior and outside the vehicle interior.
US09976310B1	Extruded aluminum canopy with hidden fasteners A system and method for fabricating canopies featuring extruded members coupled together with fasteners that are hidden and are retained by multiple tracks located in the extruded members. Prefabricated corners of extruded members allow fabricators to build the canopy on site by attaching straight members to form a canopy from the four prefabricated corners.
US09976308B1	Tall skylight dome with sun shade and diffusing partial cap to strengthen dome to capture low sun elevation angle light The present subject matter comprises a simple, passive skylight dome with relatively tall partially vertical sides comprising partially transparent material which diffuses the transmitted light, and a mostly opaque sun shade near the top of the relatively tall partially vertical sides. The partially vertical sides are able to better intercept sunlight from low sun elevation angles than conventional horizontal skylights. The mostly opaque sun shade is able to block sunlight from high sun elevation angles to prevent such sunlight from entering the building below the dome. By enhancing the collection of low-sun-elevation-angle light, the subject matter improves the daylight performance of the skylight early and late in the day, and all day in the winter months. By reducing the collection of high-sun-elevation-angle light, the subject matter reduces the solar heat gain near solar noon in the summer months, thereby reducing air conditioning loads and related costs.
US09976304B2	Composite material based panel A composite material panel includes a substrate formed of a first material; one or more strands formed from a second material, the strands being interspersed through the substrate, the second material being a natural material, the second material providing modified mechanical properties of the composite material panel.
US09976299B2	Insulation and ventilation systems for building structures One aspect of the invention relates to an insulation and ventilation system for a building envelope (e.g. a building wall and/or a building roof).The system includes: one or more interior building envelope layers; an insulation panel having an interior side abutting against at least one of the one or more interior building envelope layers and an exterior side having a plurality of transversely spaced and continuously longitudinally extending grooves interspaced between a plurality of transversely spaced and continuously longitudinally extending protrusions; and one or more exterior building envelope layers located exterior to the insulation panel to provide a plurality of transversely localized venting channels defined at least in part by an interior surface of the one or more exterior building envelope layers and the grooves of the exterior side of the insulation panel.
US09976298B2	Concealed structural post fastening device and method A post fastening device for mounting a post to a construction surface, the device comprising a base having a planar top surface and a threaded rod extending from the top surface, a tubular member for insertion into a longitudinal axial bore on the bottom end of the post, the tubular member having an upper end and a lower end with internal threads complementary to the threads of the rod, and a dowel rod for insertion into a transverse bore extending through a portion of the post and the tubular member when the tubular member is in the longitudinal bore, the dowel rod being sized to pass through the tubular member and a portion of the post on both sides of the tubular member.
US09976286B2	Work machine and correction method of working equipment parameter for work machine A work machine includes: first working equipment with first working equipment parameter; second working equipment including a parallel link and being attachable to the first working equipment; a swing angle detector that detects swing angle information of the first working equipment; an attitude calculating unit that calculates an attitude of the first working equipment based on the detected swing angle information of the first working equipment; a working equipment parameter storage that stores the first working equipment parameter defined for a component of the first working equipment; a correction information acquiring unit that acquires information on the second working equipment as correction information; and a working equipment parameter correction unit that corrects the first working equipment parameter based on the correction information on the second working equipment acquired by the correction information acquiring unit.
US09976284B2	Control system for headlights of a machine The disclosure relates to a control system for a machine. The control system includes an input unit for obtaining terrain information pertaining to a worksite. The control system further includes a plurality of illumination devices mounted on the machine. The control system further includes a controller in communication with the input unit and the plurality of illumination devices. The controller is configured to receive the terrain information from the input unit. The controller further determines grade pertaining to a work area of the worksite based on the terrain information. The controller is further configured to operate the plurality of illumination devices, based on the grade, to selectively illuminate the work area of the work site.
US09976279B2	Excavating implement heading control An excavator comprises a chassis, an implement, and an assembly comprising a boom, a stick, and a coupling. The assembly is configured to define a heading {circumflex over (N)} and to swing with, or relative to, the chassis about a swing axis S. The stick is configured to curl relative to the boom about a curl axis C. The implement is coupled to a stick terminal point G via the coupling and is configured to rotate about a rotary axis R such that a leading edge of the implement defines a heading Î. An excavator control architecture comprises sensors and machine readable instructions to generate signals representative of {circumflex over (N)}, an assembly swing rate ωS about S, and a stick curl rate ωC about C, generate a signal representing a terminal point heading Ĝ based on {circumflex over (N)}, ωS, and ωC, and rotate the implement about R such that Î approximates Ĝ.
US09976277B2	Apparatus and method for coupling work tool to a machine An apparatus to couple the work tool to the arm assembly is disclosed. The arm assembly may have at least one arm. The work tool may have at least one recess. The apparatus may have at least one pin member adapted to engage with the at least one arm and the at least one recess. The at least one pin member may rotate in the at least one recess between a locked orientation and an unlocked orientation. The at least one pin member couples the work tool to the arm assembly in the locked orientation, and the work tool is separable from the arm assembly in the unlocked orientation.
US09976274B2	Ground anchor system and method A ground anchor system configured for introducing into a borehole, and comprising a plurality of straps each having a length dimension extending along a central longitudinal axis of the ground anchor system. Each of said straps has a width dimension taken along a major axis and a thickness dimension taken along a minor axis. The major axis and the minor axis are disposed at a transverse plane of the ground anchor system and intersect at a middle point. The middle point of each of said straps is intersected by an imaginary line extending through the longitudinal axis at the transverse plane. The imaginary line forms an angle smaller than 90° with the major axis of the respective strap.
US09976268B2	Blade for removing snow A blade for removing snow from a road surface comprising a shield oriented to deflect the snow, a cutting edge carried on the bottom part of the shield and adjacent to a road surface when in use, and at least one fluid circuit comprising a nozzle for spreading a de-icing liquid, wherein at least the nozzle is carried by the shield or by the cutting edge to spread at least part of the de-icing liquid on the snow in an area in front of and/or beneath said cutting edge while said cutting edge compresses a layer of snow that remains on the road surface during its passage.
US09976267B2	Sidewalk drop spreader for winter services The invention is directed to a sidewalk drop spreader for winter services, which is mountable on a vehicle and includes a hopper. The hopper includes a pair of spaced-apart side walls, each one of which extends parallel to the other one of the side walls, a front wall extending between the side walls, and a rear wall extending between the side walls and being spaced apart from the front wall. The hopper also includes a bottom, which in turn includes a rotatable rotor and a compression roller that extend parallel to one another between said the side walls. An agitation system includes a motor mounted to the hopper, which actuates movement of a selected one of the side walls, front wall, and rear wall.
US09976264B2	Work platform system including suspended paneled portion and method of implementing same A work platform system for implementation in relation to a structure, as well as subsystems and components thereof and methods of implementation and use relating thereto, are disclosed herein. In at least one embodiment, the work platform system includes a first pair of flexible elements and a second pair of flexible elements, where a respective first end of each of the flexible elements is coupled at least indirectly to a first support component and a respective second end of each of the flexible elements is coupled at least indirectly to a second support component. The work platform system can further include a plurality of panel structures supported upon the flexible elements, a suspension component, and a clamp structure coupled to at least one of the first pair of flexible elements and the second pair of flexible elements. The work platform system can include one or more support extension.
US09976263B2	Modular roadway structure and runway constructed therefrom A modular roadway structure that includes a body portion including a bottom surface and a top surface. The bottom surface is configured to be positioned on a surface, and the top surface is formed with a predetermined textured pattern for defining a predetermined coefficient of friction across the top surface.
US09976258B2	Honeycomb core having a high compression strength A method of making a fiber-reinforced composite structure comprises the steps of (i) forming a paper sheet having a Gurley air resistance at least 200 seconds per 100 milliliters, the sheet comprising from 30 to 70 weight percent p-aramid fiber, (ii) depositing on both surfaces of the paper sheet a compression enhancing layer in a quantity up to 5 weight percent based on the weight of the paper, (iii) forming a honeycomb from the sheet of step (ii), and (iv) applying a matrix resin coating to the honeycomb of step (iii).
US09976257B2	Paper with high covering power A paper or a decorative base paper for decorative coating materials contains pigment-resin particles that contain a carrier-free pigment and a cured resin and have a mean particle size from 1 to 30 μm and delivers a high opacity.
US09976254B2	Papermaking fabric with double loop seam A seam for joining together the ends of woven fabric to form an endless belt is particularly suitable for joining the ends of woven synthetic dryer fabrics as used in the dryer section of paper making machines and is particularly applicable to joining the ends of those dryer fabrics in at least the machine direction of the fabric. A papermaking fabric comprising a woven fabric body having opposing ends, said fabric body having a system of MD-yarns interwoven with a system of CD yarns. The MD-yarns include first pairs of MD-yarns, second pairs of MD-yarns and third pairs of MD-yarns and the first and the second pairs of MD-yarns form two seam loops, while the third MD-yarns forms the binder. The loops are at identical length to each other over the whole fabric width. Such seam construction reduces marking and increases the seam strength and seam abrasion resistance.
US09976242B2	Clothes treating apparatus with a heat pump cycle A clothes treating apparatus having a heat pump cycle for performing a washing cycle and a drying cycle is provided. The clothes treating apparatus may include a drum configured to accommodate a item to be treated; a heat pump cycle having a first evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve to heat air introduced into the drum; a circulation duct configured to form a circulation passage of air that has passed through the drum; a circulation fan configured to circulate the air; and a controller configured to drive the heat pump cycle and the circulation fan during the washing cycle to preheat at least one of the drum or the circulation duct.
US09976241B2	Hand-held laundry treating apparatus A hand-held laundry treating apparatus includes a portable body formed in the shape of a bar having a predetermined length for washing a localized portion of a laundry item placed on a vertical plane or a horizontal plane while being in contact with the laundry item, and a water tank mounted at a middle part of the portable body at an angle to the portable body for supplying wash water to the portable body and, at the same time, for collecting and storing contaminated water generated from the localized portion of the laundry item according to a use state of the portable body when washing the localized portion of the laundry item placed on the vertical plane or the horizontal plane.
US09976236B2	Method for producing shoe upper, and shoe upper There is provided a method for producing a shoe upper with which a shoe upper can be produced with high productivity, and a shoe upper obtained with the method for producing the shoe upper. An instep cover section (3) and a sole cover section (2) are integrally knitted in a seamless manner by carrying out process α and then carrying out process β or by carrying out process β and then carrying out process α with a flat knitting machine including at least a pair of a front and a back needle bed. [Process α] Knitting a main body left portion (3L), which is a left side portion of the instep cover section (3), with one needle bed of the flat knitting machine and knitting a main body right portion (3R), which is a right side portion of the instep cover section (3), with the other needle bed of the flat knitting machine. [Process β] Knitting a bottom left portion (2L), which is a left side portion of the sole cover section (2) with one needle bed, and a bottom right portion (2R), which is a right side portion of the sole cover section (2), with the other needle bed.
US09976231B2	Fixed cutter drill bit cutter elements including hard cutting tables made from CVD synthetic diamonds Systems and methods of forming components from CVD single crystal diamonds that can withstand high temperatures and pressures, for example, in a mining and/or drilling environment. This may be accomplished by transforming a graphite powder by hot-filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD) into a CVD single diamond crystal powder, growing a plurality of CVD single diamond crystals on a planar surface of a substrate or on a dowel. In one example, if a substrate is used as the growth surface, the plurality of CVD single crystals grow in at least one layer on the substrate and at least a portion of the plurality of CVD single diamond crystals are removed from the substrate in the form of a plurality of discrete intact sheets of CVD single diamond crystals, stacked in a mold, and sintered, for example, to form a CVD single crystal diamond table.
US09976229B2	Method for producing nitride single crystal A first object of the present invention is to provide a method for efficiently growing a nitride single crystal even under low pressure conditions. The present invention relates to a method for producing a nitride single crystal, comprising growing a nitride crystal on the surface of a seed crystal having a hexagonal crystal structure by setting a pressure in a reaction vessel having the seed crystal, a nitrogen-containing solvent, a mineralizer containing a fluorine atom, and a raw material placed therein to 5 to 200 MPa and performing control so that the nitrogen-containing solvent is in at least either a supercritical state or a subcritical state.
US09976228B2	Method for producing colloidal crystal and colloidal crystal [Problem] To provide a method for producing a colloidal crystal, wherein the method is easily controlled and is capable of dealing with a wide range of types of colloidal particle.[Solution] The method for producing a colloidal crystal in the present invention is characterized by comprising a preparation step of preparing a colloidal dispersion liquid, in which colloidal particles are dispersed in a liquid comprising an ionic surfactant and a colloidal crystal can be formed due to temperature changes, and a crystallization step of formation of a colloidal crystal by changing the temperature of the colloidal dispersion liquid from a temperature region in which the colloidal crystal is not formed to a temperature region in which the colloidal crystal is formed.
US09976223B2	Nickel and/or chromium plated member and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a nickel and/or chromium plated member comprising a substrate, a pretreatment plating layer deposited over the whole substrate on which a copper plating layer is formed, a functional layer formed on the copper plating layer in which the functional layer has a low potential nickel layer and a microporous nickel layer formed on the low potential nickel layer, and a decorative layer formed on the microporous nickel layer. In this invention, the microporous nickel layer and the low potential nickel layer provided on the surface of the member significantly improve the corrosion resistance and stability of the whole member and provide good brightness uniformity and binding effect of the plating layers.
US09976219B2	Electrode, ferroelectric ceramics and manufacturing method thereof To obtain a piezoelectric film having excellent piezoelectric properties. An aspect of the present invention relates to ferroelectric ceramics including a first Sr(Ti1-xRux)O3 film and a PZT film formed on the first Sr(Ti1-xRux)O3 film, wherein the x satisfies a formula 1 below. 0.01≤x≤0.4 formula 1
US09976213B2	Tool having CVD coating A tool having a base body of carbide, cermet, ceramic, steel or high speed steel and a single-layer or multi-layer wear-protection coating applied thereto in a CVD process, wherein the wear-protection coating has at least one Ti1-xAlxCyNz layer having stoichiometry coefficients 0.70≤x<1.0≤y<0.25 and 0.75≤z<1.15 wherein the Ti1-xAlxCyNz layer is of a thickness of 1 μm to 25 μm and has a crystallographic preferential orientation, which is characterized by a ratio of the intensities of the X-ray diffraction peaks of the crystallographic {111} plane and the {200} plane, wherein I{111}/I{200}>1+h (ln h)2, wherein h is the thickness of the Ti1-xAlxCyNz layer in micrometer.
US09976209B2	Sliding member and method for manufacturing the same Provided is a sliding member having slidability and abrasion resistance both at satisfactory levels. This sliding member has a sliding surface including a base and a filling part. The base includes a first material and bears regularly arranged concavities. The filling part includes a second material and is arranged in the sliding surface to fill the concavities. The first material includes one selected from the group consisting of a metallic material, a ceramic material, and a carbonaceous material. The second material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a metallic material, a ceramic material, and a carbonaceous material. The first and second materials differ from each other in at least one of frictional coefficient and hardness. The base and the filling part are substantially flush with each other in the sliding surface.
US09976206B2	Rolled round steel material for steering rack bar, and steering rack bar A rolled round steel material contains C: 0.38 to 0.55%, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 0.20 to 2.0%, S: 0.005 to 0.10%, Cr: 0.01 to 2.0%, Al: 0.003 to 0.10%, B: 0.0005 to 0.0030%, Ti: 0.047% or less, Cu: 0 to 1.0%, Ni: 0 to 3.0%, Mo: 0 to 0.50%, Nb: 0 to 0.10%, V: 0 to 0.30%, Ca: 0 to 0.005%, and Pb: 0 to 0.30%, a remaining portion being constituted by Fe and an impurities, the impurities containing P in an amount of 0.030% or less and N in an amount of 0.008% or less, and has a chemical composition satisfying [3.4N≤Ti≤3.4N+0.02]. The microstructure is constituted by ferrite (F), lamellar pearlite (LP), and cementite (C) and microstructural features vary in terms of the lateral, longitudinal and central portions of the steel. This steel material has a high base material toughness and good machinability without performing thermal refining.
US09976197B2	Method for producing journal part of 9 to 12% Cr steel turbine rotor, and journal part produced by the method In a journal part of a 9 to 12 wt % Cr steel turbine rotor, a groove face is formed, and on the groove face, a lower build-up layer is formed by using a first welding material containing C: 0.10 to 0.25 wt %, Si: 0.20 to 0.80 wt %, Mn: 1.0 to 2.5 wt %, Ni: 0.4 to 1.0 wt %, Cr: 1.0 to 3.0 wt %, Mo: 0.2 to 1.5 wt %, V: 0.03 to 0.10 wt %, and a remainder composed of Fe and inevitable impurities, and further on this lower build-up layer, an upper build-up layer is formed using a second welding material containing C: 0.10 to 0.25 wt %, Si: 0.20 to 0.80 wt %, Mn: 1.0 to 2.5 wt %, Ni: 0.4 to 1.0 wt %, Cr: 1.0 to 3.0 wt %, Mo: 0.2 to 1.5 wt %, and a remainder consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities.
US09976194B2	Sugar compositions A sugar composition comprising at least 40% dissolved solids in an aqueous solution having a viscosity at least 10% lower than a 42 DE (Dextrose Equivalents) reference solution with a same dissolved solids concentration at a given temperature. Another sugar composition comprising at least 30% glucose relative to total sugars, at least 10% mannose relative to total sugars, at least 5% xylose relative to total sugars, and less than 0.25% ash. Another sugar composition comprising at least 30% glucose relative to total sugars at least 10% mannose relative to total sugars, at least 5% xylose relative to total sugars, and at least 2% total furfurals.
US09976191B2	Rice whole genome breeding chip and application thereof The present invention provides a rice whole genome breeding chip and the application thereof. The rice whole genome breeding chip of the present invention is Rice60K, an SNP chip manufactured based on Infinium technique. Each chip can detect 24 samples simultaneously and contains 58,290 SNP sites. The marker sites have DNA sequences represented by SEQ ID NO.1-58290. The chip can be used in molecular marker fingerprint analysis of the rice variety resources, in genotype identification of the hybrid progeny population, in identification of the variety authenticity, in analysis and screening of the genetic background of the breeding materials, and in association analysis of the agronomic traits, having wide application prospects.
US09976181B2	Synthetic nucleic acid spike-ins This disclosure provides methods for determining relative abundance of one or more non-host species in a sample from a host. Also provided are methods involving addition of known concentrations of synthetic nucleic acids to a sample and performing sequencing assays to identify non-host species such as pathogens. Also provided are methods of tracking samples, tracking reagents, and tracking diversity loss in sequencing assays.
US09976173B2	Devices, compositions and methods pertaining to microscopic analysis of microorganisms and other analytes of interest This invention pertains to devices, compositions and methods that can be used for the rapid determination of microorganisms, cells and other analytes of interest (e.g. a nucleic acid target) as well as associated properties of said microorganisms, cells and analytes. For example, said devices, compositions and/or methods can be applied to the determination of a trait of a microorganism present in a sample. Said devices, compositions and methods utilize matrix-forming prolonged-dissolution hydrophilic polymer to encapsulate hybridization probes and optionally other assay reagents within two or more reagent zones and/or matrix zones disposed on the surface of a substrate. Each reagent zone and/or matrix zone can be designed as a separate assay. Thus, a plurality of assays can be performed on a single substrate. In some embodiments, devices can be supplied in a form ready for a customer to rapidly perform one or a plurality of assays.
US09976172B2	Method and apparatus for measuring protein post-translational modification The present invention includes a method for analyzing reactions. The method includes the steps of providing a solution of at least one acceptor chemical and at least one donor chemical. The donor chemical is capable of donating a chemical moiety to the acceptor chemical. The solution further includes at least one controller chemical that affects the reaction between the donor chemical and the acceptor chemical. The solution is then incubated so that a portion of the acceptor chemical reacts with the donor chemical form an acceptor product. Unreacted donor chemical is separated from the acceptor product. The acceptor product or the donor chemical is then measured using X-ray fluorescence. Another aspect of the present invention includes a method for analyzing protein function. The method includes the steps of providing a solution of at least one acceptor chemical and at least one donor chemical. The donor chemical is capable of donating a chemical moiety to the acceptor chemical. The donor chemical includes a functional group selected from ester, anhydride, imide, acyl halide, and amide. The solution is then incubated so that a portion of the acceptor chemical reacts with the donor chemical to form an acceptor product. Unreacted donor chemical is separated from the acceptor product. The acceptor product or the donor chemical is then measured using X-ray fluorescence. Yet another aspect of the present invention includes a method for analyzing protein function. The method includes the steps of providing a solution of at least one acceptor chemical and at least one donor chemical. The solution is then incubated so that a portion of the acceptor chemical reacts with the donor chemical to form an acceptor product. Unreacted donor chemical is separated from the acceptor product. The acceptor product or the donor chemical is then measured using X-ray fluorescence. An additional analytical method is also used to measure either the acceptor product or the donor chemical.
US09976159B2	Methods for controlling acetoclastic microorganisms in acetogenic syngas fermentation processes Methods are disclosed for controlling the population of acetoclastic microorganisms in a process for the bioconversion of gas substrate comprising at least one of CO and a mixture of CO2 and hydrogen to at least one oxygenated organic compound by contact of said gas substrate under acidic, anaerobic fermentation conditions in a bioreactor containing an aqueous fermentation broth having a population of at least one acetogenic microorganism for bioconverting said gas substrate to at least one acetogenic oxygenated organic compound, said fermentation zone defining a head space, said methods comprising continuously or intermittently controlling the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the head space to provide a desired population ratio of acetoclastic microorganisms to acetogenic microorganisms.
US09976158B2	Method and apparatus for syngas fermentation with high CO mass transfer coefficient A process and apparatus is provided which are effective for improving CO mass transfer. The process includes introducing syngas into a reactor vessel through a gas sparger located below a liquid level in the reactor vessel. The syngas being introduced at a flow rate effective for maintaining a pressure inside of the reactor vessel of at least about 1 psig. An agitation energy of about 0.01 to about 12 kWatts/m3 medium is provided. The process is effective for providing a volumetric CO mass transfer coefficient of about 100 to about 1500 per hour.
US09976156B2	Transgenic plants The invention relates to methods for increasing total lysine content in plants and plant products and related uses.
US09976155B2	Accumulation of omega-7 fatty acids in plant seeds Compositions and methods include genetically encoding and expressing a novel Δ9-18:0-ACP desaturase in plant cells. In some embodiments, nucleic acid molecules encode the novel Δ9-18:0-ACP desaturase. In other embodiments, amino acid sequences have Δ9-18:0-ACP desaturase activity. Methods can involve expression of Δ9-18:0-ACP desaturase in plant cells, plant materials, and whole plants for the purpose of increasing the amount of unusual fatty acids in whole plants, plant seeds, and plant materials, for example, seeds.
US09976152B2	Temporal regulation of gene expression by microRNAs This invention provides molecular constructs and methods for the temporally specific control of gene expression in plants or in plant pests or pathogens. More specifically, this invention provides plant miRNA genes having novel circadian expression patterns that are useful for designing recombinant DNA constructs for temporally specific expression of at least one gene. Also provided are non-natural transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing in their genome a recombinant DNA construct of this invention.
US09976143B2	Targeted augmentation of nuclear gene output Provided herein are methods and compositions for increasing production of a target protein or functional RNA by a cell.
US09976142B2	Targeting molecule and a use thereof Provided are: a targeting molecule targeting a target cell which is selected from the group consisting of a stellate cell, a myofibroblast, a cancer-associated fibroblast, a tumor cell and a cell expressing STRA6, said targeting molecule being selected from the group consisting of (1) a peptide containing an amino acid sequence in the cell-binding region of RBP, (2) a variant peptide of the aforesaid peptide (1), said variant peptide having a comparable targetability to peptide (1), and (3) a peptide mimetic having a comparable targetability to peptide (1) or peptide (2); a targeting agent, a carrier, a complex and a medicinal composition each comprising the targeting molecule; a method for treating, examining, diagnosing or monitoring a disease related to the aforesaid target cell; a method for labeling, detecting or imaging the target cell, etc.
US09976135B2	Human trypsinogen with reduced autoactivation and its use in an immunoassay The present invention relates to a polypeptide consisting of or comprising a variant of human trypsinogen-1, comprising the substitutions: amino acid residue E64 is replaced with an amino acid residue comprising a positively charged side chain, amino acid residue K123 is replaced with an amino acid residue comprising an aliphatic side chain and amino acid residues Y139 and D147 are replaced with a glutamine or asparagine residue, and wherein said variant is further characterized in that: an amino acid residue selected from E16, E17 and E142 is replaced with an amino acid residue comprising an aliphatic side chain, and/or amino acid residue N18 is replaced with a histidine residue, and/or amino acid residue R107 is replaced with a lysine residue, and/or amino acid residue D138 is replaced with an amino acid residue comprising a positively charged side chain, and wherein said variant is cleavable into a polypeptide having a native-like enzymatic activity when compared to human trypsin-1.
US09976125B2	FAD-conjugated glucose dehydrogenase gene An object of the present invention is to provide: a novel gene (polynucleotide) encoding an FAD-conjugated glucose dehydrogenase having excellent properties that it has excellent reactivity to glucose, excellent thermal stability, and excellent substrate-recognition performance and also has a low activity for maltose; a process for the production of the enzyme using a transformant cell transfected with the gene; and a method for the determination of glucose, a reagent composition for use in the determination of glucose, a biosensor for use in the determination of glucose and others, each characterized by using the enzyme obtained. The invention relates to a polynucleotide encoding an FAD-conjugated glucose dehydrogenase, comprising a polypeptide containing an amino acid sequence: X1-X2-X3-X4-X5-X6 (wherein X1 and X2 independently represent an aliphatic amino acid residue; X3 and X6 independently represent a branched amino acid residue; and X4 and X5 independently represent a heterocyclic amino acid residue or an aromatic amino acid residue); and others.
US09976120B2	Tubular scaffold for neural growth A scaffold for neurons consists of tubes sized to promote neural growth through the tubes. The tubes may be fixed to a substrate providing electrical or optical paths out from the interior of the tubes from sensors or stimulating probes at one or more locations along the length of the coaxial axons. Steering electrodes at spaces between tubes may be used to selectively promote the growth of interconnections of different axons in a one, two, or three-dimensional fashion.
US09976118B2	Method for inducing tailored pluripotent stem cells using extract of plant stem cells or plant dedifferentiated stem cells, and pluripotent stem cells produced by means of the method A method for inducing tailored pluripotent stem cells by reprogramming differentiated cells of an adult by using an extract of plant stem cells and plant dedifferentiated stem cells (callus); pluripotent stem cells produced by means of the method; and a cell therapy agent comprising the pluripotent stem cells are disclosed. It is possible to overcome ethical problems since eggs are not used in the making of pluripotent stem cells having abilities like embryonic stem cells. It is possible to produce pluripotent stem cells of ensured safety because a plant stem cell extract which above all has been verified to be harmless to the body is used. It is possible to develop an immunocompatible cell therapy agent tailored to different individuals.
US09976114B2	Multilayer tissue cell culture vessel The present invention discloses a vessel for culturing cells which includes: a bottom, a top, a tubular neck, and, one or more shelves. The first shelf adjoins the top with the first shelf being located intermediate the bottom and the top. The bottom, the top and the one or more shelves collectively define an enclosed volume for culturing cells with the enclosed volume being accessible by the opening in the tubular neck. Advantageously, this vessel provides high volume cell culture in a manner that increases efficiency and reduces the cost of culturing cells.
US09976112B2	Absorbent pads and methods of manufacturing The embodiments disclosed herein relate to absorbent pads. The absorbent pads can be used as cleansing wipes, and can be used to clean various objects, including gloves, medical appliances, and elongate medical devices. The absorbent pads can include a polymer matrix and a reinforcement member. Methods of manufacturing the absorbent pads can include physically cross-linking a polymer solution or foam to form a cross-linked polymer matrix. One or more freeze-thaw cycles can be used to cross-link the polymer solution or foam.
US09976107B2	Enzymes and methods for producing ω-3 fatty acids The present invention relates to methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in recombinant cells such as yeast or plant cells. Also provided are recombinant cells or plants which produce long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a group of new enzymes which possess desaturase or elongase activity that can be used in methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. In particular, the present invention provides ω3 destaurases, Δ5 elongases and Δ6 desaturases with novel activities. Also provided are methods and DNA constructs for transiently and/or stably transforming cells, particularly plant cells, with multiple genes.
US09976103B2	Lubricating composition containing an antiwear agent The invention provides a lubricating composition containing an oil of lubricating viscosity and a nitrile compound. The invention further relates to a method of the lubricating an internal combustion engine with the lubricating composition.
US09976102B2	Composition and method of manufacturing calcium sulfonate greases using alkali metal hydroxide and delayed addition of non-aqueous converting agents An overbased calcium sulfonate grease composition and method of manufacture comprising added alkali metal hydroxide alone or in combination with (a) calcium hydroxyapatite and/or added calcium carbonate used as calcium containing bases for reacting with complexing acids) and/or (b) at least one delay period between the addition of water as a converting agent and addition of a portion of a non-aqueous converting agent. A delay period may involve the period of time it takes to adjust the temperature of the mixture, a period of time during which the mixture is held at a temperature or within a range of temperatures, and multiples and any combination thereof. These calcium sulfonate greases have improved thickener yield and high dropping points compared to greases made without added alkali metal hydroxide and delay between the additions of water and a non-aqueous converting agent, particularly when a poor quality overbased calcium sulfonate is used.
US09976097B2	Charcoal ignition fluid The invention relates generally to a charcoal ignition fluid that is composed of a cellulose ether polymer, butanol, and water. The charcoal ignition fluid has performance characteristics similar to petroleum distillate but is more sustainable. Additionally, the charcoal ignition fluid can include ethanol and/or an alcohol to reduce the water content. Moreover, the charcoal ignition fluid can include an acetate salt to increase the visible flame for safety purposes. The charcoal ignition fluid may also include an organic ester to enhance the odor of the ignition fluid.
US09976096B2	Biodiesel glycerol emulsion fuel mixtures The invention provides fuel mixtures containing biodiesel oil, glycerol, glycerol soluble compounds, surfactants and additives. The fuel mixtures are uniform, remain suspended in solution, and are resistant to phase separation. Upon combustion, the mixtures generate reduced CO, CO2, SOx, NOx and particulate matter emissions compared to petroleum fuels and offer improved engine performance over petroleum and water mixtures.
US09976089B2	Coke oven charging system The present technology is generally directed to coal charging systems used with coke ovens. In some embodiments, a coal charging system includes a charging head having opposing wings that extend outwardly from the charging head, leaving an open pathway through which coal may be directed toward side edges of the coal bed. In other embodiments, an extrusion plate is positioned on a rearward face of the charging head and oriented to engage and compress coal as the coal is charged along a length of the coking oven. In other embodiments, charging plates extend outwardly from inward faces of opposing wings.
US09976088B2	Liquid crystal alignment agent, liquid crystal alignment film, and liquid crystal display element having the same A liquid crystal alignment agent of the present invention includes a polymer composition (A) synthesized by tetracarboxylic dianhydride compound (a) and diamine compound (b), and a solvent (B). The diamine compound (b) includes diamine (b-1) shown as following formula (I) and diamine (b-2): in formula (I), R1 represents a linear or branched alkyl of 1 to 6 carbons, a linear or branched hydroxyl alkyl of 1 to 6 carbons, an alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbons, an alkylthio of 1 to 6 carbons, a halogen atom, an amino group or a nitro group; R2 represents a methylene group, a divalent alkyl of 2 to 10 carbons, a divalent alkenyl of 2 to 7 carbons or a divalent alkynyl of 2 to 6 carbons; and a represents an integer of 0 to 3.
US09976077B2	Photochromic articles containing polyoxometalate derivatives and methods of making same A photochromic article is provided, containing a polymer and a polyoxometalate derivative anion and counter cation complex distributed in the polymer. A method of forming a photochromic film is also provided, including forming a composition containing a polymer or a precursor of the polymer and a polyoxometalate derivative and counter cation complex and preparing a film from the composition, the film containing the polyoxometalate derivative and counter cation complex distributed in the polymer. Further, a precursor composition is provided, including a polymer or a precursor of the polymer and a polyoxometalate derivative anion and a counter cation.
US09976066B2	Self-adhesive article with foam support The present invention relates to a self-adhesive article comprising a support layer of foam or similar type and an adhesive layer obtained by cross-linking an adhesive composition. The present invention also relates to a mixture of at least two polymers suitable for use for the manufacture of the self-adhesive article as well as an adhesive composition comprising said mixture of at least two polymers according to the invention.
US09976063B2	Polyarylether ketone imide sulfone adhesives Aspects of the present disclosure generally describe polyarylether ketones and methods of use. In some aspects, a composition includes one or more polymers of formulae (I), (II), or (III):
US09976051B2	Self healing polymer compositions There is provided a polymer composition comprising a first polymer phase and a second polymer phase, wherein: a) the first polymer phase comprises a thermoplastic polymer matrix modified with an adhesive functional group or a group which is a precursor of an adhesive functional group; and b) the second polymer phase comprises a thermoplastic polymer capable of acting as a self-healing agent and being chemically reactive on healing of the polymer composition.
US09976048B2	Hydrophobic coating compositions for forming toner receptive coatings This invention provides hydrophobic compositions for forming hydrophobic toner receptive coatings on a substrate. The hydrophobic coating compositions for forming toner receptive coatings on a substrate contain a hydrophobic polymer comprising: (a) a maleic anhydride monomer, (b) a non-reactive hydrophobic monomer moiety, and (c) a solvent. The coating compositions may further comprise (d) a substituted or unsubstituted monomer comprising a cyclic ether or an acetoacetate, or mixtures thereof. The invention also provides compositions suitable for addition to toner to enhance adhesion and toner substrates coated with the hydrophobic coating compositions. A representative hydrophobic polymer structure is set out below, wherein x, y, and z are defined herein.
US09976044B2	Polyvinyl chloride resin composition for automotive electric wire, and ultrathin-wall low-voltage electric wire for automobile The polyvinyl chloride resin composition for automotive electric wire of the present invention comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of polyvinyl chloride and, incorporated thereinto, (B) 24.0-26.0 parts by weight of a trimellitic-acid-based ester plasticizer, (C) 5-10 parts by weight of a non-lead stabilizer, (D) 2-10 parts by weight of a reinforcing agent, (E) 2-8 parts by weight of an impact absorber, and (F) 0.3-1.2 parts by weight of a processing aid, and has a Shore D hardness of 68 or higher and a cold resistance, as a property of the material, of −10° C. or below.
US09976043B2	Solid writing material The invention aims at providing a solid writing material that does not adversely affect the color changing property of script and can obtain sufficient strength. This aim is achieved by the solid writing material that includes: a reversible thermochromic microcapsuled pigment encapsulating a temperature-sensitive color-changeable color-memorizing composition; an excipient; and a resin; the temperature-sensitive color-changeable color-memorizing composition including at least (a) an electron-donating coloring organic compound, (b) an electron accepting compound and (c) a reaction medium effecting reversibly an electron transfer reaction between the (a) and (b) components in a specific temperature range; wherein the excipient or the resin includes a styrene-structure-containing polymer.
US09976040B2	Antifouling coating composition, antifouling coating film, antifouling substrate, and method for producing antifouling substrate Provided is a silyl polymer-based antifouling coating composition that is capable of forming a coating film in which cracking is inhibited from occurring for a long period from the early stage of immersion in seawater and fresh water and enables to maintain excellent coating film consumption for a long term. The antifouling coating composition includes: a copolymer (A) containing a structural unit (a-1) derived from styrene or the like, a structural unit (a-2) derived from glycidyl (meth)acrylate, and optionally a structural unit (a-3) derived from another ethylenically unsaturated monomer; a polymer (B) containing a structural unit (b-1) derived from a monomer represented by the following Formula (b1): wherein X is a hydrogen atom or a carboxyl group; R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 to R6, which may be the same as or different from each other, are C1-C6 straight or branched chain alkyl; and n is an integer of 0 or 1 or more; and an antifoulant.
US09976033B2	Voc-free asphalt-based compositions Asphalt-based compositions that contain little or no VOCs. The compositions are particularly useful for roofing applications, including as plastic roofing cement, flashing cement, roof coatings, and primers. The compositions include asphalt, a VOC-free solvent, a surfactant and clay. The compositions may also include fibers, technical or functional fillers, and a wet surface adhesion additive. The compositions may further include aluminum flakes for enhanced durability, strength, reflectivity and colorants for enhanced appearance.
US09976029B2	Method for the production of ABS compositions having an improved surface The invention relates to a method for producing compositions containing vinylaromatic copolymers which are obtained in an emulsion polymerization process and comprise production-related salt inclusions. Said compositions are characterized by an improved surface quality once the extruded polymer, before being granulated, or the granulate, after being granulated, has been moistened by bringing the polymer in contact with liquid water in a water bath, a tube system filled with water, or a dipping tank, thus making the compositions suitable for producing molded articles having a class A surface that remains flawless over time.
US09976028B2	Curable coating compositions of silane functional polymers There is a tin-free curable composition having (A) one or more organic polymers having a reactive-silicon-containing group, wherein at least one polymer has a main chain skeleton selected from the group consisting of polyoxyalkylene polymers, saturated hydrocarbon polymers, and (meth)acrylic acid ester polymers; (B) from 0.001 to 20 parts by weight for 100 parts by weight of the organic polymer(s) (A) of a silanol condensation catalyst consisting of one or more metal amidine complexes and one or more amine carboxylate salts, (C) a crosslinker or chain extender chosen from an alkoxysilane, an alkoxysiloxane, an oximosilane, an oximosiloxane, an epoxysilane, an epoxysiloxane, an aminosilane, a carboxysilane, a carboxysiloxane, an alkylamidosilane, an alkylamidosiloxane, an arylamidosilane, an arylamidosiloxane, an alkoxyaminosilane, an alkaryaminosiloxane, an alkoxycarbamatosilane, an alkoxycarbamatosiloxane, and combinations of two or more thereof; and (D) at least one adhesion promoter chosen from a silane or siloxane other than the compounds listed under (C). There is also a cured polymer formed from the tin-free curable composition.
US09976025B2	Thermally conductive material A thermally conductive material is provided. The thermally conductive material includes: a polymer containing a thermally conductive filler and an antioxidant; the polymer being a polymer of a monomer containing an acrylic ester, a hindered phenol-based antioxidant being contained as the antioxidant, a thermal conductivity being 3.2 W/m·K or greater, and an initial Asker C hardness at ambient temperature being 22 or less.
US09976022B2	Polytetrafluoroethylene aqueous dispersion The present invention provides a polytetrafluoroethylene aqueous dispersion containing high-molecular-weight, significantly small polytetrafluoroethylene particles and having excellent dispersion stability. The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion containing polytetrafluoroethylene particles containing a tetrafluoroethylene unit alone or a tetrafluoroethylene unit and a modifying monomer unit based on a modifying monomer copolymerizable with the tetrafluoroethylene. The polytetrafluoroethylene particles have a volume average particle size of not smaller than 0.1 nm but smaller than 20 nm, a melt flow rate of not lower than 0 g/10 min but lower than 80 g/10 min determined at 380° C. and 5 kg load, a melting point of 324° C. to 360° C., and an initial pyrolysis temperature of not lower than 400° C.
US09976018B2	Use of recycled packaging in polymer composite products A polymer composite and its method of manufacture using a recycled multilayer material. An example of the recycled multilayer material is comprised of a polyethylene/polyethylene terephthalate/aluminum film or polyethylene/nylon/aluminum film that may be extruded with organic filler to obtain desirable performance in wood-substitute products such as deck boards, railing, fencing, pergolas, residential cladding/siding, sheet products, and other applications.
US09976016B2	Fluororubber composition A fluororubber composition including a fluororubber having an iodine content of 10 to 90 mol % for the total mole of the polymer end groups and a carbon black (B), wherein a difference (δG′), represented by G′(1%)-G′(100%), is not lower than 120 kPa and not higher than 3,000 kPa, where G′(1%) denotes a shear modulus at a dynamic strain of 1% under an uncrosslinked state and G′(100%) denotes a shear modulus at a dynamic strain of 100% under an uncrosslinked state, and G′(1%) and G′(100%) are determined by a dynamic viscoelasticity test with a rubber process analyzer (RPA) in a condition that the measurement frequency is 1 Hz and the measurement temperature is 100° C.
US09976008B2	Porous inorganic/organic homogenous copolymeric hybrid materials for chromatographic separations and process for the preparation thereof The present invention relates to porous inorganic/organic homogenous copolymeric hybrid material materials, including particulates and monoliths, methods for their manufacture, and uses thereof, e.g., as chromatographic separations materials.
US09976005B2	Composite structure with vibrational properties The application relates to a composition and manufacturing and a use of a composite structure having vibrational properties and to a product thereof. According to an embodiment a composition comprises a matrix material and organic natural fiber material, wherein speed of sound is arranged to be different in different directions in the composition.
US09976003B2	Method for preparing super absorbent polymer and super absorbent polymer prepared therefrom The present invention relates to a method for preparing a super absorbent polymer. The method for preparing a super absorbent polymer according to the present invention can provide a super absorbent resin exhibiting fast absorption rate and high saline flow conductivity while having excellent absorption properties such as a centrifuge retention capacity and an absorbency under pressure, by using the polycarboxylic acid-based copolymer under pulverization of the hydrous gel phase polymer.
US09976001B2	Process for producing water-absorbing resin powder Provided is a process for producing a water-absorbing resin powder which contains a given amount of water added thereto, has a low dust content, and has high material properties. When a water-absorbing resin powder which has undergone surface crosslinking is produced on an industrial scale, various problems concerning production are eliminated and a long-term stable operation is possible without causing a deterioration in the material properties of the resin. Even when the process is continued over a long period, the material properties are stabilized (decrease in standard deviation) or improved (improvement in AAP). The process for producing a water-absorbing resin comprises, in the following order, a first classification step for classifying a water-absorbing resin, a surface crosslinking step after the classification, a water addition step for adding water to the water-absorbing resin powder after or during the surface crosslinking, a second classification step, and a conveying step.
US09975998B2	Polyimide copolymer, and production method for same The present invention provides: a polyimide copolymer which satisfies solvent solubility, storage stability and heat resistance at high levels and has excellent utility; and a method of producing the same. The polyimide copolymer is obtained by copolymerizing an oligomer of polyimide copolymer, which is obtained by copolymerizing (A) a pyromellitic dianhydride and (B) at least one diamine and/or diisocyanate represented by the following Formula (1) or (2): (wherein, X represents an amino group or an isocyanate group; R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and at least one of the R1 to R4 is not a hydrogen atom), with (C) second acid dianhydride different from the (A).
US09975989B2	Multicolored electrochromic polymer compositions and methods of making and using the same This disclosure relates generally to electrochromic polymers that include a plurality of π-conjugated chromophores in spaced relation with one another, and a plurality of conjugation-break spacers (CBSs), where at least one CBS separates adjacent chromophores. The chromophores may be colored in the neutral state, and multicolored to transmissive in different oxidization states.
US09975987B2	Epoxy resin, method for producing epoxy resin, curable resin composition and cured product thereof, fiber-reinforced composite material, and molded article Provided is an epoxy resin which has a low viscosity and excellent impregnation capability into reinforcing fibers and provides a cured product having a high elastic modulus and excellent heat resistance when the epoxy resin is used for a fiber-reinforced resin material, and a method for producing the epoxy resin, a curable resin composition, and a cured product thereof, a fiber-reinforced composite material, and a molded article. An epoxy resin which is polyglycidyl ether that is a polycondensation product of phenol and hydroxybenzaldehyde, the resin includes the trinuclear body (X) represented by the following Structural Formula (1), in which the content of a [o,p,p] bonding body (x1) represented by the following Structural Formula (1-1) among the trinuclear body (X) is in the range of 5% to 18% in terms of an area ratio as measured by liquid chromatography.
US09975982B2	Stain resistant article with olefin block copolymer and process The present disclosure provides a food contact article. The food contact article includes a polymeric composition composed of a neat olefin block copolymer. The food contact article exhibits a total color change value, ΔE, of less than 20. The polymeric composition provides an article that is suitable for food contact application, the article having softness and stain resistance.
US09975971B2	Preparation of polyisobutylene-based polymer networks by thiol-ene chemistry A PIB-based polymer network includes at least one sulfur containing segment and at least two PIB polymer segments. The at least two PIB polymer segments each include a core and at least two polyisobutylene polymer chains extending therefrom. The at least one sulfur containing segment includes at least one sulfur atom that is located between any two polyisobutylene polymer chains from two different PIB polymer segments, so that the sulfur containing segment connects those two different PIB polymer segments together. The PIB-based polymer network is produced by the thiol-ene reaction in the presence of light or heat. The reaction products include at least two polyisobutylene polymer precursor moieties, each polyisobutylene polymer precursor moiety having at least two end group selected from the end groups —CH2—CH(CH3)═CH2, —CH2═C(CH3)2, and —CH2—CH═CH2; and at least one multi-functional thiol.
US09975970B2	Spacer particle for resin composition layer and use thereof Spacer particles for a resin composition layer have a compressive strength at 10% compressive deformation (10% compressive strength) at room temperature (rt) of 0.05 to 10 MPa, have a rate of change in 10% compressive strength-by a temperature change from rt to 50° C. of 5% or less or have a rate of change in 10% compressive strength by a temperature change from −20° C. to rt of 30% or less, and have a volume average particle diameter of 2 to 200 μm and a coefficient of variation in particle diameter of 15% or less.
US09975966B2	Cytotoxicity-inducing theraputic agent Novel multispecific antigen-binding molecules maintaining excellent cellular cytotoxicity and high stability, which comprise a domain that contains an antibody variable region having glypican 3-binding activity and a domain that contains an antibody variable region having T-cell receptor complex-binding activity, were discovered. Since the molecules of the present invention show a strong cytotoxicity against cells and tissues expressing glypican 3, it is possible to produce novel pharmaceutical compositions for treating or preventing various cancers.
US09975965B2	Compositions and methods for treatment and detection of cancers Pharmaceutical composition comprising antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof that bind to globo H, SSEA3, and SSEA-4 are disclosed herein, as well as methods of use thereof. Methods of use include, without limitation, cancer therapies and diagnostics. The antibodies of the disclosure can bind to certain cancer cell surfaces. Exemplary targets of the antibodies disclosed herein can include carcinomas, such as those in brain, skin, bone, lungs, breast, esophagus, stomach, liver, bile duct, pancreas, colon, kidney, cervical, ovarian, and/or prostate cancer.
US09975962B2	Thrombin/plasmin-regulated antibodies that bind TFPI This disclosure provides protease-regulated antibodies which specifically bind to tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI). The antibodies are useful for treating bleeding disorders such as hemophilia.
US09975960B2	Anti-HER2 antibody and anti-c-Met/anti-HER2 bispecific antibodies comprising the same An anti-HER2 antibody, an anti-c-Met/anti-HER2 bispecific antibody including the same, method for preparing same, and a method of preventing and/or treating a cancer using the same are provided.
US09975959B2	Administration of kynurenine depleting enzymes for tumor therapy Methods and compositions related to the use of a protein with kynureninase activity are described. For example, in certain aspects there may be disclosed a modified kynureninase capable of degrading kynurenine. Furthermore, certain aspects of the invention provide compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer with kynurenine depletion using the disclosed proteins or nucleic acids.
US09975954B2	Anti-Axl antibodies Antibodies characterized by their variable sequences/CDRs which specifically bind to the Axl protein are described. Also disclosed are methods for the production and use of the anti-Axl antibodies.
US09975950B2	Antibodies directed against ICOS and uses thereof The present invention provides antibodies directed against ICOS or a derivative thereof which neutralize ICOS engagement on Treg by inhibiting the fixation between ICOS and ICOS-L and abrogate proliferation of Treg induced by plasmacytoid dendritic cells. The present invention further provides antibodies directed against ICOS or a derivative thereof which induce IL-10 and IFNγ production, induce CD4+ T cells proliferation, reduce Tconv proliferation, and increase the immunosuppressive function of Treg.
US09975935B2	NEIL3 peptides and vaccines including the same The present invention provides isolated peptides or the fragments derived from SEQ ID NO: 45, which bind to an HLA antigen and induce cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). The peptides may include the above mentioned amino acid sequence with substitution deletion, or addition of one, two, or several amino acids sequences. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions including these peptides. The peptides of this invention can be used for diagnosing or treating cancer.
US09975932B2	Variants of group 5 allergens of the true grasses having reduced allergeneity due to mutagenesis of proline residues The present invention relates to the preparation and use of recombinant variants of group 5 allergens of the Poaceae (true grasses), which are characterized by reduced IgE reactivity compared with known wild-type allergens and at the same time substantially retained reactivity with T-lymphocytes.
US09975931B2	Use of an immunomodulatory protein from Ganoderma in promoting neurite outgrowth The inventors surprisingly found that an immunomodulatory protein from Ganoderma can promote neurite outgrowth, suggesting that the immunomodulatory protein from Ganoderma can treat and/or prevent neurological disorders. Accordingly, the invention provides a method for promoting neurite outgrowth, the method comprising exposing the neuron to an effective amount of an immunomodulatory protein derived from Ganoderma, or a recombinant or a composition thereof. The invention also provides a method for treating and/or preventing a neurological disorder, the method comprising administering an effective amount of an immunomodulatory protein derived from Ganoderma, or a recombinant or a composition thereof to a subject.
US09975928B2	Heparosan-producing bacterium and heparosan manufacturing method A method for producing heparosan is provided. Heparosan is produced by culturing an Escherichia bacterium having a heparosan-producing ability and modified so that expression of one or more genes, such as rbsR, rbsK, rbsB, hsrA, glgB, glgX, micF, rcsD, rcsB, ybiX, ybiI, ybiJ, ybiC, ybiB, rfaH, nusG, pcoR, pcoS, pcoE, yhcN, yhcO, aaeB, aaeA, aaeX, g1455, alpA, g1453, yrbA, mlaB, mlaC, mlaD, mlaE, mlaF, yrbG, norW, ybjI, ybjJ, ybjK, rybB, yjjY, yjtD, thrL, thrA, thrB, fruA, psuK, ytfT, yjfF, fbp, yagU, paoA, paoB, gsiC, gsiD, yliE, irp2, irp1, bhsA, ycfS, lepB, rnc, era, dapA, gcvR, bcp, hyfA, rpoE, nadB, yfiC, srmB, g1414, g1413, nuoE, nuoF, nuoG, glmZ, hemY, hemX, hemD, rlmL, artQ, artM, artJ, rlmC, ybjO, yejO, yejM, yejL, rpoS, ygbN, ygbM, ygbL, g3798, g3797, g3796, g3795, g3794, g3793, g3792, ryjA, soxR, soxS, yjcC, yjcB, efeU, and efeO, is/are increased in a medium, and collecting heparosan from the medium.
US09975921B2	Crystal forms of anamorelin Crystalline forms of anamorelin which are useful as pharmaceutical agents are disclosed. Methods of production and isolation of these polymorphs and pharmaceutical compositions which include these polymorphs and pharmaceutical methods of treatment are also disclosed. The crystalline polymorphs of the present invention are useful as they act directly on the pituitary gland cells to release growth hormone.
US09975909B2	Polyether alcohols bearing alkoxysilyl groups by alkoxylation of epoxy-functional alkoxysilanes over double metal cyanide (DMC) catalysts, and processes for preparation thereof Polyether alcohols having alkoxysilyl groups, the use thereof and a process for their preparation by means of DMC catalysis, characterized in that one or more epoxy-functional alkoxysilanes are added individually or in a mixture with further epoxide compounds and optionally further comonomers, either in block form or in random distribution, onto a chain starter of the formula (VII): R1—H (VII); having at least one reactive hydroxyl group, where R1 is a saturated or unsaturated, optionally branched radical, or a polyether radical of the alkoxy-, arylalkoxy or alkylarylalkoxy group type, in which the carbon chain may be interrupted by oxygen atoms or corresponds to a polyetheralkoxy radical or to a singularly or multiply fused phenolic group.
US09975902B2	Compounds for the inhibition of cyclophilins and uses thereof The present invention relates to compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, useful as inhibitors of cyclophilins, and for the treatment of cyclophilin-related disorders.
US09975898B2	Solid forms of 1-ethyl-7-(2-methyl-6-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)pyridin-3-YL)-3,4-dihydropyrazino [2,3-b]pyrazin-2(1H)-one as tor kinase inhibitors Provided herein are formulations, processes, solid forms and methods of use relating to the compound of formula (I): having the name 1-ethyl-7-(2-methyl-6-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)-3,4-dihydropyrazino[2,3-b]pyrazin-2(1H)-one and tautomers thereof.
US09975897B2	Pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives useful as inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase This invention relates to compounds of formula (I). The compounds of the invention are tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Specifically, the compounds of the invention are useful as inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK). The invention also contemplates the use of the compounds for treating conditions treatable by the inhibition of Bruton's tyrosine kinase, for example cancer, lymphoma, leukemia and immunological diseases.
US09975879B2	Beta lactams as modulators of glutamate uptake and methods for use thereof Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention comprise compounds, compositions, methods useful for the treatment of drug addiction, drug withdrawal, and diseases or conditions that involve dysregulation of glutamate homeostasis in it etiology.
US09975876B2	2-pyridyloxy-3-ester-4-ether orexin receptor antagonists The present invention is directed to 2-pyridyloxy-3-ester-4-ether compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the 2-pyridyloxy-4-ether compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these pharmaceutical compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.
US09975874B2	Factor XIa inhibitors The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) (Formula (I)) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XIa inhibitors or dual inhibitors of Factor XIa and plasma kallikrein.
US09975866B2	Process for synthesis of furan derivative using an acid catalyst and preparation thereof In accordance with the present subject matter, there is provided a process for preparing a furan derivative, the process comprising the steps of contacting a sugar with a monophasic organic solvent to obtain a reaction mixture; and subjecting the reaction mixture to a temperature in the range from 100° C. to 180° C., in presence of an acid catalyst, for a time period in the range of 0.5 min to 4.0 h to obtain at least 70% conversion of the sugar to a single furan derivative, wherein the acid catalyst is selected from the group consisting of homogenous acid catalyst, heterogenous solid acid catalyst, and combinations thereof. There is also provided a process for preparation of a heterogenous solid acid catalyst.
US09975860B2	Anti-angiogenic compounds Compounds and compositions are described which are useful especially for treatment of angiogenesis-related diseases or disorders such as neovascularisation of the eye, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy or cancer.
US09975858B2	Benzimidazole derivatives and use thereof The invention provides compounds that are useful as sodium channel blockers. In one aspect, the invention provides compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, or diastereomers thereof, wherein W1, W2, W3, W4, U, G, m, R1, and R2 are defined in the disclosure. In certain embodiments, the invention provides compounds of Formulae II to V as set forth supra. The invention also provides the use of compounds of any of the above discussed formulae to treat a disorder responsive to blockade of sodium channels. In one embodiment, Compounds of the Invention are useful for treating pain.
US09975854B2	Benzomorphan analogs and use thereof The invention provides compounds as represented by Formula I or I′ and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and diastereomers thereof: Wherein R1, R2, R2a, R3, and R4 are defined in the disclosure. The invention also provides compounds of Formulae II, III, and A-H, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and diastereomers thereof. In certain embodiments, Compounds of the Invention are useful for treating pain, constipation, and other conditions as delineated in the disclosure. Without wishing to be bound by any theory, it is believed that Compounds of the Invention are effective in treating conditions that are modulated by activity of opioid and/or ORL-1 receptors.
US09975845B2	Insecticidal compounds The present invention relates to novel triazole derivatives of formula (I) having insecticidal activity, to processes and intermediates for preparing them, to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal or molluscicidal compositions comprising them and to methods of using them to combat and control insect, acarine, nematode or mollusc pests wherein R1, R2, G1, G2, Q1 and Q2 are as defined in claim 1; or salts thereof.
US09975843B2	Bifunctional compound having norbornane skeleton and method for producing same A method for producing a bifunctional compound of formula (1): where R1 represents COOCH3, COOC2H5, COOC3H7, COOC4H9 or CHO and R2 represents H, CH3 or C2H5, by subjecting a monoolefin of formula (2): where R1 represents COOCH3, COOC2H5, COOC3H7, COOC4H9 or CHO and R2 represents H, CH3 or C2H5, carbon monoxide and hydrogen gases to a hydroformylation reaction in the presence of a rhodium compound and an organic phosphorous compound. Compounds produced.
US09975838B2	Method for synthezising cyclohexenones for use in the perfume industry and compounds obtained thereby Cyclohexenone and cyclohexenol compounds are provided having specific fragrances and remanence properties, along with methods for synthesizing these compounds, including obtaining the compound by condensing a ketone on an α-methylene-aldehyde in order to obtain, by means of a domino reaction, compounds of formula (II) as follows:
US09975837B2	Method for synthesizing optically active carbonyl compounds The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of an optically active carbonyl compound by asymmetric hydrogenation of a prochiral α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound with hydrogen in the presence of at least one optically active transition metal catalyst that is soluble in the reaction mixture and which has rhodium as catalytically active transition metal and a chiral, bidentate bisphosphine ligand, wherein the reaction mixture during the hydrogenation of the prochiral α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound additionally comprises at least one compound of the general formula (I): in which R1, R2: are identical or different and are C6- to C10-aryl which is unsubstituted or carries one or more, e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, substituents which are selected from C1- to C6-alkyl, C3- to C6-cycloalkyl, C6- to C10-aryl, C1- to C6-alkoxy and amino; Z is a group CHR3R4 or aryl which is unsubstituted or carries one or more, e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, substituents which are selected from C1- to C6-alkyl, C3- to C6-cycloalkyl, C6- to C10-aryl, C1- to C6-alkoxy and amino, wherein R3 and R4 are as defined in the claims and the description.
US09975832B2	Process for the preparation of ospemifene and fispemifene Disclosed is a process for the synthesis of the active ingredients ospemifene and fispemifene which comprises reacting phenol 4 with an alkylating agent X—CH2CH2—Y of formula 7, wherein X is a leaving group and Y is the —(OCH2CH2)nOH group wherein n is zero or 1; or X and Y, taken together, represent an oxygen atom; to give ospemifene or fispemifene of formula 8.
US09975828B2	Process for producing ethanol Hydrogenation of methyl acetate to methanol and ethanol by feeding a hydrogenation feed of methyl acetate, water, hydrogen and a carbon oxide into a hydrogenation unit containing a copper-zinc oxide hydrogenation catalyst to produce a hydrogenation product stream of ethanol, methanol, unreacted methyl acetate, water, unreacted hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and ethyl acetate. The hydrogenation unit is operated in the vapor phase at elevated temperature and pressure. The total molar ratio of hydrogen to methyl acetate fed to the hydrogenation unit is 5:1 to 20:1. The total molar ratio of methyl acetate to carbon oxide(s) fed to the hydrogenation unit is 1:2 to 100:1. The hydrogenation product stream is separated into a liquid stream containing ethanol, methanol, unreacted methyl acetate, water and ethyl acetate, and a gaseous stream containing unreacted hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, and a portion of the gaseous stream is recycled to the hydrogenation unit.
US09975825B1	Process for the purification of pentafluoroethane The invention relates to a process for the purification of pentafluoroethane (R125) containing chloropentafluoroethane (R115). The mixture to be purified is subjected to an extractive distillation, the extractant being selected from dimethylformamide (DMF), dioxane, dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) and diethylsulphoxide (DESO).
US09975812B2	Ceramic material for high temperature service Thermal barrier coating made from a thermally sprayable powder that includes yttria stabilized zirconia and hafnia, from 6 to 9 weight percent yttria, and total impurities less than or equal to about 0.1 weight percent. The thermal barrier coating has from about 5 to 250 vertical macro cracks per 25.4 mm length measured along a coating surface and the macro cracks are oriented perpendicular to a surface of a substrate containing said coating.
US09975808B2	Ultra-light cementitious compositions and related methods An ultra-light, pourable, self-drying cementitious product with improved density control and ultra-low water demand is provided. Compositions and methods for making the products are provided as well, including compositions and methods with ultra-low water demand.
US09975777B2	Segmented graphene nanoribbons The present invention relates to a segmented graphene nanoribbon, comprising at least two different graphene segments covalently linked to each other, each graphene segment having a monodisperse segment width, wherein the segment width of at least one of said graphene segments is 4 nm or less and to a method for preparing it by polymerizing at least one polycyclic aromatic monomer compound and/or at least one oligo phenylene aromatic hydrocarbon monomer compound to form at least one polymer and by at least partially cyclodehydrogenating the one or more polymer.
US09975773B2	Carbon aerogel Methods and compositions for making carbon aerogels from biomass are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of making a carbon aerogel from a biomass involves dielectrically heating a biomass slurry to produce the carbon aerogel. The method further includes heating the carbon aerogel to produce an electrically conducting carbon aerogel.
US09975769B2	Method for processing of expired solid rocket propellant A method for processing of expired solid rocket propellant containing ammonium perchlorate, powdered aluminum, and a rubber-based binder for the purpose of recycling ammonium perchlorate, the method comprising: a) wet disintegration of solid propellant in a solution to produce a suspension of solid substances; b) leaching of the suspension of solid substances at an increased temperature in a leaching solution to produce an ammonium perchlorate solution, the leaching solution including at least one of water and unsaturated ammonium perchlorate and containing added inert material based on at least one of porous carbon, diatomaceous earth and a polymer; c) wherein the use of the inert material during the leaching process increases de-agglomeration and decreases re-agglomeration of solid substances of the suspension of solid substances; d) separation of the ammonium perchlorate solution from the suspension of solid substances, the separated ammonium perchlorate solution also containing at least some of the inert material; e) refining of the separated ammonium perchlorate solution from step d) at an increased temperature; f) separation of the at least some of the inert material from the separated ammonium perchlorate solution to produce recycled ammonium perchlorate; g) crystallization of the recycled ammonium perchlorate.
US09975763B2	Integration of AIN ultrasonic transducer on a CMOS substrate using fusion bonding process Provided herein is a method including bonding a first oxide layer on a handle substrate to a second oxide layer on a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (“CMOS”), wherein the fusion bonding forms a unified oxide layer including a diaphragm overlying a cavity on the CMOS. The handle substrate is removed leaving the unified oxide layer. A piezoelectric film stack is deposited over the unified oxide layer. Vias are formed in the piezoelectric film stack and the unified oxide layer. An electrical contact layer is deposited, wherein the electrical contact layer electrically connects the piezoelectric film stack to an electrode on the CMOS.
US09975760B2	MEMS sensor device package housing with an embedded controllable device A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensor device includes a package housing having a top member, bottom member, and a spacer coupled the top member to the bottom member, defining a cavity. At least one sensor circuit and a MEMS sensor disposed within the cavity of the package housing. A first opening formed on the package housing a control device embedded within the package housing is electrically coupled to the sensor circuit and is controlled to tune the MEMS sensor from a directional mode to an omni-directional mode.
US09975759B2	Method and structure of MEMS PLCSP fabrication A method and structure for a PLCSP (Package Level Chip Scale Package) MEMS package. The method includes providing a MEMS chip having a CMOS substrate and a MEMS cap housing at least a MEMS device disposed upon the CMOS substrate. The MEMS chip is flipped and oriented on a packaging substrate such that the MEMS cap is disposed above a thinner region of the packaging substrate and the CMOS substrate is bonding to the packaging substrate at a thicker region, wherein bonding regions on each of the substrates are coupled. The device is sawed to form a package-level chip scale MEMS package.
US09975756B2	Micro-electro-mechanical pressure device and methods of forming same A micro-electro-mechanical pressure sensor device, formed by a cap region and by a sensor region of semiconductor material. An air gap extends between the sensor region and the cap region; a buried cavity extends underneath the air gap, in the sensor region, and delimits a membrane at the bottom. A through trench extends within the sensor region and laterally delimits a sensitive portion housing the membrane, a supporting portion, and a spring portion, the spring portion connecting the sensitive portion to the supporting portion. A channel extends within the spring portion and connects the buried cavity to a face of the second region. The first air gap is fluidically connected to the outside of the device, and the buried cavity is isolated from the outside via a sealing region arranged between the sensor region and the cap region.
US09975755B2	Membrane of amorphous carbon and MEMS including such a membrane A microelectromechanical system includes a membrane of amorphous carbon having a thickness between 1 nm and 50 nm, and for example between 3 nm and 20 nm.
US09975753B1	Detachable fluid transfer device accessory and a fluid transfer assembly Detachable fluid transfer device accessories and fluid transfer assemblies are provided. The device accessories can include an upper extension defining a lower engagement surface; a lower extension defining an upwardly extending protrusion; a connector portion extending between the upper extension and the lower extension; and a resilient engagement member coupled to the lower engagement surface of the body. The upper extension, the lower extension, and the connector portion can collectively define a cavity configured to receive a tab assembly of a fluid transfer device, where the upwardly extending protrusion is configured to engage a housing of the fluid transfer device, and the resilient engagement member is configured to engage an upper surface of the tab assembly to retain the tab assembly in a fixed configuration relative to the housing.
US09975746B2	Apparatus and method for controlling jacks According to at least one exemplary embodiment, a scalable jacking machine system may be provided. The system may include at least one jacking machine, which may include at least one controller, at least one monitoring device, and at least one electronically controlled valve. The at least one controller may be configured to communicate over a wired or wireless network with a controller of at least one other jacking machine, allowing the jacking machines to operate in unison.
US09975745B2	Compact motorized lifting device An apparatus includes a drum to draw in or let out a line, and a motor and transmission coupled to the drum to apply a torque thereto. In certain embodiments, the motor and transmission are substantially entirely contained within the drum. In the same or other embodiments, a bearing may provide support for both the transmission and the drum.
US09975743B2	Pulley A pulley comprises: a monobloc sheave comprising two opposing longitudinal faces, a transverse central recess and a concave external surface forming an annular groove which is provided in order to redirect a rope, the central recess and the concave external surface being fixed relative to each other, a fixing rope of the sheave, which extends through the central recess of the sheave, the fixing rope being in direct contact with the central recess, a spacer element which is arranged in order to space the fixing rope away from the longitudinal faces of the sheave.
US09975742B1	Apparatus and methods for monitoring and controlling a winch An apparatus and methods for monitoring and/or controlling electric powered winches has sensors for measuring operational parameters of the winch. A programmed computer obtains the sensor data and issues notifications to the user of the associated parameters. The computer may be a hand-held device, such as a mobile phone, which receives the sensor data wirelessly. In some embodiments, the wireless device may also be used to issue operational commands to the winch.
US09975734B2	Monitoring device and method for monitoring an elevator support An elevator installation includes a car and at least one support device supporting the car. The support device has a plurality of electrically conductive tensile carriers that are arranged parallel to one another and which are substantially enclosed by a casing. The elevator installation further includes a monitoring device that connects the tensile carriers or groups of the tensile carriers in an alternating configuration as electrical resistances in a measuring bridge so that electrical resistances of different tensile carriers can be compared with one another by sensing a bridge voltage.
US09975733B2	Elevator safety device One or more hydraulically-powered braking assemblies mounted on the cross-rail or safety plank of a traction-type or hydraulic-type elevator car, and designed to selectively brake on a guide rail of the elevator car upon detection of a safety condition.
US09975728B2	Wire container lid, wire container and wire feeding system A wire feeding system comprises a wire container including a box having an open upper side, and a wire container lid closing the upper side. The wire container lid includes a front wall having an opening through which wire is to be paid off. A wire outlet guide is attached to the front wall. The wire outlet guide comprises an upper and a lower hole for receiving the wire, the upper and lower holes being defined by a lower ring wall and an upper ring wall, respectively, and being distanced from each other in a wire feeding direction. At least the lower ring wall limits sideward movement of the wire and allows contact with the wire. The holes have a fixed position relative to the front wall. A deflection space bridging the distance between the holes allows sideward deflection of the wire between the ring walls.
US09975727B1	Jack apparatus for lifting and supporting an item for holding windable material Apparatus for lifting and supporting an item above a floor includes a frame and a pair of upright telescoping post assemblies having two opposite ends and which are positionable on opposite sides of the item to be lifted. A pair of guide posts are arranged as to extend substantially vertically of the frame and adjacent the post assemblies. A carriage assembly having an elongated member is mounted upon each post assembly for cooperating between the item and an adjacent guide post, and jacks are utilized for moving the ends of the post assemblies apart so that by positioning the elongated members of the carriage assemblies in cooperating relationship with an end of the item and moving the ends of the post assemblies apart, the end of the item is lifted by a corresponding amount and the carriage assemblies are guided along the guide posts.
US09975723B2	Image forming apparatus and sheet conveyance method An image forming apparatus includes: an operating unit configured to display an operation screen, and accept a user operation; a conveying unit configured to convey a sheet along a path to one of a plurality of discharge destinations; an image forming unit configured to form an image on the sheet moving in the path; and a control unit configured to identify a conveyance destination, and cause the conveying unit to convey the sheet to the conveyance destination, wherein, when a jam in the path is detected, the control unit causes the conveying unit to suspend sheet conveyance, and causes the operating unit to display a select screen for selecting a purge destination and accept a purge destination selected by a user, and the control unit identifies a sheet to be moved to the purge destination, and causes the conveying unit to convey the sheet to the purge destination.
US09975722B2	Sheet discharge apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet discharge apparatus includes a discharge unit, a supporting portion, and a regulation portion. The discharge unit is configured to discharge a sheet. The supporting portion is configured to support the discharged sheet. The regulation portion is configured to regulate a trailing edge position of the discharged sheet in a sheet discharge direction. The supporting portion includes a base surface, a first projection portion, and a second projection portion. The first projection portion projects from the base surface, is disposed downstream of the regulation portion in the sheet discharge direction, and extends in a width direction orthogonal to the sheet discharge direction. The second projection portion projects from the base surface, is disposed downstream of the first projection portion in the sheet discharge direction with a predetermined interval from the first projection portion, and is shorter than the first projection portion in the width direction.
US09975719B2	Transport module for flat items A transport module for flat items comprising at least one transport element borne in a transport element carrier having a drive shaft is designed for installation in a station of an item processing system and, after installation, is borne rotatably around an axis of the drive shaft. It is one of multiple transport modules of an identical design. The transport element has, on one side, a lower friction coefficient than on the other side of an equator and is driven by the drive shaft via transmission means of the transport module. The transport element carrier carries the transmission means of the transport module and has a spring assembly allowing it to be shifted in the direction of gravity and contrary to it.
US09975714B2	Conveyor and tray unit A conveyor, including: receiving trays; a conveyance mechanism; and a support supporting the trays, wherein at least one tray except a lowermost tray is supported so as to be selectively positioned at one of a receiving position and an upper position, wherein at least one lower tray except an uppermost tray includes a protruding portion attached to a tray body so as to be selectively positioned at one of a protruding position and a retracted position, and wherein the conveyor includes a force transmitting mechanism for effectuating at least one of (a) a retracting movement of the protruding portion of one of the at least one lower tray from the protruding position to the retracted position caused by an upward movement of an adjacent upper tray disposed just above and immediately adjacent to the one of the at least one lower tray from the receiving position to the upper position.
US09975711B2	Bin sweep and motor coupling assembly A drive coupling assembly includes a housing having a first wall, a second wall, a first end and a second end. A first aperture extends through the second wall adjacent to the first end and a second aperture extending through the second wall adjacent to the second end. The first aperture receives a motor drive shaft and the second aperture receives a sweep drive shaft. Each of the first and second apertures has one of a pair of sprocket hubs aligned therewith. A pair of drive hubs each has an opening extending therethrough and each opening engages one of the motor or sweep drive shafts. The drive hubs have a plurality of pins thereon extending into corresponding slots in the sprocket hubs. A continuous belt engages the sprocket hubs. The slots each have a length allowing limited rotation of the sprocket hubs with respect to the drive hubs.
US09975707B2	Starwheel or similar handling arrangement for transporting bottles or similar containers, such as for containing beverages or liquids A starwheel or similar handling arrangement for transporting bottles or similar containers, such as for containing beverages or liquids.
US09975703B2	Conveying device The present invention is characterized to include a carrier to which an object to be carried is installed, a moving path where a plurality of the carriers respectively move in uncoupled states, a conveying part that comes into contact with the carrier to directly move the carrier and that makes a contacted carrier that had come into contact and been moved push a plurality of carriers that are positioned in front of the contacted carrier to indirectly move the plurality of carriers, and a cylindrical cam that possesses an engaging groove and that is provided to correspond to only a part of the moving path, wherein the cylindrical cam rotates to move the plurality of the carriers that are pushed by the contacted carrier to reach the cylindrical cam and that are engaged with the engaging groove, and changes an interval between the plurality of carriers as well.
US09975696B2	Garbage remover helper The garbage bin device provides a lid section that can be totally unlatched from the bottom section, along with an overlap of the bottom section to avoid closing difficulties and to limit odor emanation. Pivoting handles are positioned to provide for balancing the device. A bottom opening with accordion door and t-handle operation provides for emptying the bin device as desired, whether through lid top or bottom side. A gable and arched top also provide for additional clearance for taller items. An indicia is provided for the lid section lid front, whether user or distributor supplied. A rear top overlap further protects against odor emanation. Latches assist in preventing animal invasion.
US09975694B1	Waste container A waste container includes a base wall and an outer wall extending upward from a periphery of the base wall to define an upper opening. The outer wall includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion has a larger dimension in a forward and rearward direction than the lower portion. A vertical stress channel is formed in a rear portion of the outer wall. The vertical channel extends across the lower portion of the outer wall and upward partially into the upper portion. A lid may be pivotably mounted relative to the outer wall at a rear of the waste container to selectively cover the upper opening. A plurality of wheels are rotatably connected proximate a lower rear edge of the outer wall.
US09975691B2	Tube head for protecting an insert forming a barrier The present invention relates to a plastic tube head for a product having a liquid to pasty consistency, comprising: a neck, a shoulder, an insert forming a barrier which is arranged on the inner surface of the shoulder, said insert comprising at least one metal layer and having an outer edge, the outer edge of the insert and a portion of the face of the insert which is oriented towards the internal volume of the tube and is adjacent to said outer edge being covered by an outer support, characterized in that said outer support has a thickness H and covers a length L of the face of the insert face which is oriented towards the internal volume of the tube, said thickness H and said length L being such that H≥L.
US09975678B2	System and method for palletless shipment of gas cylinder arrays A system and method are provided for palletless shipment of gas cylinder arrays. A three-dimensional array of gas cylinders is formed from a plurality of vertically-stacked two-dimensional subarrays. First elongated voids extend through the array in a width direction at a first handle elevation. Second elongated voids extend through the array in a depth direction at a second handle elevation. The first and second elongated voids are bilaterally bounded by handle portions of adjacent gas cylinders, and vertically bounded by upper and lower surfaces of surrounding cylinders. Pairs of tunnel elements are disposed within respective elongated voids and are each configured to releasably receive a corresponding forklift tong. Vertically-disposed pillars may be provided to increase the rigidity and load distribution of the system. Flaps may radiate from the pillars to minimize impact and abrasion between adjacent cylinders during shipment. Key system components may be inexpensively formed from recyclable, lightweight materials.
US09975670B2	Container with button release A container includes container body (120) defining an interior (122) and an opening (124) leading to the interior. A lid (140) is movable with respect to the container body to move the container between a closed position in which the lid covers the opening and an opened position in which the opening is exposed. A housing (180) is affixed to an upper portion of the container body, adjacent to the opening. A release (160) is movably housed within the housing. The release is configured to move between a locked position in which the release retains the lid in the closed position, and an unlocked position, in which the release permits the lid to move into the opened position. The release moves from the locked position to the unlocked position by a first movement in a radially inward direction of the container, followed by a second movement in an axially upward direction of the container.
US09975663B2	Dispensing assemblies and related methods A dispensing assembly (100) for dispensing fluid generally includes a container (104) having a handle (126) located toward an upper portion of the container (104), and a sprayer (106) having an arm extending away from the sprayer. The arm (142) of the sprayer (106) defines a channel (158) configured to receive at least part of the handle (126) of the container (104) within the channel (158) to thereby couple the sprayer (106) to the container (104). Such a dispensing assembly (100) can be made by forming the container (104) with a handle (104) located toward an upper portion of the container (104), and forming the sprayer (106) with the arm (142) such that the arm (142) can be used to couple the sprayer (106) to the handle (126) of the container (104), where the arm (142) extends away from the sprayer (16) and defines the channel (158) for receiving at least part of the handle (126) of the container (104) into the channel (158).
US09975656B2	Method of manufacturing a piston aerosol dispenser A method of making an outer container for an aerosol dispenser and an aerosol dispenser usable with the outer container. The outer container has an upper container portion and complementary lower container portion. A piston is slideably disposed in the upper container portion. The upper container portion and lower container portion are placed proximate to each other. Propellant is disposed into the lower container portion, then the two portions are joined together at a seal.
US09975644B1	Aerial vehicle propulsion modules An aerial vehicle may be equipped with propulsion modules that include motors, sensors, transceivers, controllers, power sources or other components therein. The propulsion modules may be releasably mounted to the aerial vehicle in a manner that allows a propulsion module to be removed and replaced when one or more of the components within the propulsion module requires maintenance or repairs, thereby enabling the aerial vehicle to return to service promptly. The propulsion modules may communicate via wired or wireless means with one another, or with a central computer system onboard the aerial vehicle. The propulsion modules may be interchangeably installed on each of the aerial vehicles in a class, or on aerial vehicles in different classes. Furthermore, aerial vehicles may be equipped with varying numbers of propulsion modules, as needed, subject to one or more operational requirements or constraints.
US09975636B2	Cargo restraining assembly, cargo loading system and aircraft A cargo restraining assembly is configured to be mounted to a cargo deck surface of an aircraft, the cargo restraining assembly comprising two guidance and restraint bars running in parallel to each other, and at least one lateral bracket spanning between the two guidance and restraint bars and being fixedly connected to each of two guidance and restraint bars. The lateral bracket includes a bracket foot formed integrally with the lateral bracket and a quick release mechanism configured to quick-releasably couple the bracket foot to a seat track profile of the cargo deck surface of the aircraft.
US09975634B2	Magnetic field navigation of unmanned autonomous vehicles Embodiments include devices and methods for navigating an unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV) based on a measured magnetic field vector and strength of a magnetic field emanated from a charging station. A processor of the UAV may navigate to the charging station using the magnetic field vector and strength. The processor may determine whether the UAV is substantially aligned with the charging station, and the processor may maneuver the UAV to approach the charging station using the magnetic field vector and strength in response to determining that the UAV is substantially aligned with the charging station. Maneuvering the UAV to approach the charging station using the magnetic field vector and strength may involve descending to a center of the charging station. The UAV may follow a specified route to and/or away from the charging station using the magnetic field vector and strength.
US09975627B2	Systems and methods for aircraft parking brakes with multiple control locations A system for controlling a parking brake system on an aircraft is provided. The system includes a switch interface comprising an enable switch and an activate switch. The parking brake system is configured to switch the state of a parking brake in response to the enable switch and the activate switch being engaged at the same time. A second switch interface also includes an enable switch and an activate switch with the parking brake system configured to switch the state of the parking brake system in response to the second enable switch and the second activate switch being engaged at the same time. The system may also be controlled from a remote and/or virtual location.
US09975621B2	Stowable elevated footstep for an aircraft galley The present invention is an improved footstep for an aircraft galley or similar monument that is retractable into the galley when not in use. The overall size of the footstep is significantly reduced by the use of a spring loaded detent mechanism. The present invention is designed to allow the footstep to remain in the deployed, horizontal position by means of a spring and plunger that cooperate to create a detent or over-center position. Further, the present invention permits the footstep to automatically return to the stowed position by virtue of the spring and plunger detent system.
US09975596B2	Horse-riding bicycle Provided is a horse-riding bicycle in which a horse-riding effect is obtained by performing both normal driving and horse-riding driving (swinging driving), a user is allowed to simply switch a driving mode between a normal driving mode and a horse-riding driving mode, and a horse-riding driving structure is improved to have a simple structure so that a reduction in costs is achieved and, further, a switching operation between the normal driving mode and the horse-riding driving mode is smoothly performed.
US09975592B2	Real-time retractable training wheels system and method A training wheel apparatus for learning to ride a bicycle includes a lift activation assembly, wherein the lift activation assembly includes a grip. The training wheel apparatus further includes a wheel mount assembly configured to operatively connect to a wheel. The training wheel apparatus further includes a cable configured to operatively connect to the lift activation assembly and the wheel mount assembly via the grip. When activated by rotation of the grip in a first direction, the lift activation assembly is configured to use the cable to change an elevation of the wheel between a first position and a second position while the wheel is in motion.
US09975591B2	Apparatus, system, and method for removing and installing a continuous track on a machine A system for installing a continuous track on a wheel assembly of a heavy-equipment machine, broadly including an extension assembly with proximal and distal ends; a base assembly removeably connected to the wheel assembly, which functions to provide foundational support for the remaining components of the system; a support assembly for maintaining a portion of the extension assembly properly in position during installation of the continuous track, and an installation bracket assembly attached to the distal end of the extension assembly.
US09975590B2	Vehicle track A track includes a body formed of an elastomeric material having a series of longitudinally spaced guide-drive lugs, as well as a base and an outer surface disposed upon the upper face of each of the guide-drive lugs. At least one multilayer reinforcement is disposed within each of the guide-drive lugs at a distance inward from the outer surface, where the multilayer reinforcement is a contiguous roll providing a plurality of 360-degree turns of reinforcement material, and the roll has an axial cross-sectional shape selected from one of circular, rectangular, square, ovate and trapezoidal.
US09975587B2	Resistance reduction member The resistance reduction member includes: an attachment portion attached to a lower surface of a vehicle body; a main body surface extending downward from the attachment portion; and a reinforcement portion extending downward from the side of the lower surface of the vehicle body, on a lateral surface of the main body surface on the vehicle rear side, and configured to prevent toppling of the main body surface.
US09975579B2	Cowl structure A cowl structure includes: a cowl panel that supports a bottom end portion of a windshield; a dash upper panel that extends in a vehicle up-down direction when seen in a vehicle side view, and has a top end portion bonded to the cowl panel; a reinforcing component that is bonded to a vehicle front surface or a vehicle rear surface of a bottom portion of the dash upper panel, and that forms a closed cross section with the dash upper panel; a first air intake port that is formed in the dash upper panel at a vehicle upper side of a bond portion where the dash upper panel is bonded to the reinforcing component; and a second air intake port that is formed in a bottom portion of the dash upper panel and in the reinforcing component, and that introduces air through the interior of the closed cross section.
US09975578B2	Light weight hybrid B-pillar A structural member for a vehicle includes an outer panel defining a U-shaped channel. The outer panel is formed from a first material. The structural member further includes a reinforcement panel defining a U-shaped channel. The reinforcement panel is formed from a second material different than the first material and is formed to attach to the outer panel. The structural member also includes an inner panel defining a U-shaped channel. The inner panel is formed from a third material different than the first and second materials and is formed to attach to the reinforcement panel such that the outer panel, reinforcement panel, and the inner panel are oriented along an axis and span an entire length of each of the U-shaped channels.
US09975575B2	Crawler-type traveling vehicle A travel control section 60b is configured to control the revolution velocities of transversely opposite travel motors 51 and 52 such that when turning amount command signals are inputted from a turning amount operation dial 48, transversely opposite crawler travel devices 12a and 12b are caused to realize a turn according to the turning amount command signals by decelerating the traveling velocities of the transversely opposite crawler travel devices 12a and 12b from a target straight traveling velocity set by a travel operation lever 47 by equal values of velocity which are predetermined according to the turning amount command signals inputted from the turning amount operation dial 48 and further decelerating the traveling velocity of the crawler travel device 12a or 12b which is positioned inwardly relative to the other in the turning direction.
US09975574B2	Damper device and steering device In the damper device, when the large diameter portion does not apply an impact force on the flange portion, the elastic body is disposed in one of the housing and the cylindrical portion with a gap and when the large diameter portion applies the impact force on the flange portion, the elastic body is compressed by the restricting surface and the flange portion in an axial direction to be deformed into a state that the elastic body is brought into contact with all of the housing, the restricting surface, the cylindrical portion and the flange portion to be filled in the gap. The impact receiving member is restricted from a movement relative to the housing by the deformed elastic body when the end portion of the cylindrical portion is advanced into the relief portion and the impact receiving member keeps a non-contact state with the housing.
US09975560B2	Cable transportation system with at least one haul cable and a trolley, and relative operating method A cable transportation system having a rolling track extending along a designated path; a trolley configured to roll along the rolling track; a haul cable extending along the designated path and selectively connectable to the trolley; and at least one roller assembly having a frame, a plurality of rollers fitted movably to the frame, and elastic members located between the frame and the rollers to enable the rollers to assume a first operating position contacting the haul cable, and a second operating position lower than the first operating position and contacting the trolley as the trolley runs along the roller assembly.
US09975558B2	Control system and control method for selecting and tracking a motor vehicle The present invention describes a control system, which is adapted and determined to identify motor vehicles driving in front. The control system is at least adapted and determined to detect another motor vehicle participating in the traffic with the at least one environmental sensor. The control system is at least adapted and determined to determine positions of the other motor vehicle for a predetermined time interval. The control system is at least adapted and determined to determine at the end of the time interval whether a) a current position of the own motor vehicle lies ahead of at least one of the determined positions of the other motor vehicle; b) a lateral distance between a respectively next position of the determined positions of the other motor vehicle ahead of and behind the current position of the own motor vehicle does not exceed a predetermined value; and c) a number of the determined positions of the other motor vehicle, which are located ahead of the current position of the own motor vehicle, exceeds a predetermined minimum number. The control system is at least adapted and determined to estimate a trajectory from the determined positions of the other motor vehicle if it was determined that a), b) and c) have been fulfilled. The control system is at least adapted and determined to select the other motor vehicle in order to follow this, based on a deviation measurement between the estimated trajectory of the other motor vehicle and a trajectory of the own motor vehicle.
US09975555B2	Method for preventing damage to driving system in vehicles A method for preventing damage to a driving system in vehicles may include determining whether a 4-wheel drive vehicle turns based on a steering angle signal, determining, based on an accelerator opening rate signal of the vehicle, whether a maximum torque causing damage to front wheel driveshafts is produced, checking a bump stroke amount of the vehicle and determining whether the front wheel driveshafts are likely to be damaged by a maximum torque transferred to the front wheel driveshafts when the vehicle turns, and lowering, when the front wheel driveshafts are likely to be damaged, a maximum torque of a 4-wheel drive torque applied to the front wheel driveshafts.
US09975546B2	Engine clutch control system for hybrid vehicle and method thereof An engine clutch control system of a hybrid vehicle includes a driving information detector for detecting vehicle information and road environment information according to operation of the hybrid vehicle. An engine clutch is disposed between an engine and a motor. A hybrid controller provides an EV (electric vehicle) mode or an HEV (hybrid electric vehicle) mode by controlling engagement or disengagement of the engine clutch. The hybrid controller sets a slip estimation region of the engine clutch from an accumulated value of an APS (Accelerator Pedal position Sensor), an engine clutch temperature, or a road inclination when engagement of the engine clutch is required, and extracts a speed variation of the engine and the motor in the slip estimation region. The hybrid controller compares the speed variation of the engine and the motor with each other, and determines the engine clutch is engaged when a maximal peak is detected.
US09975542B1	Dynamically assisting hybrid vehicles A system includes a computing device with memory configured to store instructions and a processor to execute the instructions for operations that include receiving information representative of an amount of energy stored over a first period of time in an energy storage device of a vehicle that includes a first propulsion system. Operations include receiving information representative of a performance measure of the vehicle for a second period of time, shorter than the first period of time, and, determining an assistance adjustment from an estimated value of stored energy from the information representative of the amount of energy stored over the first period of time. Operations include determining a level of assistance for a second propulsion system included in the vehicle from the received information representative of the performance measure, and, adjusting the level of assistance using the assistance adjustment determined from the estimated value of the stored energy.
US09975540B2	Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle is provided with: an air-fuel ratio determinator configured to determine an air-fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine in a predetermined period until speed change by a transmission is actually performed; and a controller configured to control at least one of the internal combustion engine and an electric motor in such a manner that a possible amount of torque down of the internal combustion engine is increased if the air-fuel ratio of the internal combustion engine is lean in the predetermined period. By this, it is possible to avoid a detrimental effect, such as a torque shock, deterioration of durability of a friction material, and the like, which can occur in the speed change.
US09975536B2	Electric parking brake device When a parking brake mechanism is in a braking state and an operation switch is switched to a braking-released state, a control unit of an electric vehicle brings a parking brake mechanism into a braking-released state on the condition that the control unit detects using a stop lamp switch that the brake pedal is not depressed and detects that the shift range of the shift lever is a P range.
US09975530B2	Method and system for electronic brake actuator detection An electronic brake system is provided comprising a brake control unit (BCU), an electronic brake actuation controller (EBAC) electrically coupled to the BCU, and an electronic brake actuator (EBA) electrically coupled to the EBAC. The EBAC is configured to detect the EBA based on an electric signal from the EBA. A method of detecting an EBA is also provided. The method comprises the steps of measuring a voltage on an input pin connected to an EBAC, determining an EBA type connected to the input pin based on the voltage, and activating circuitry and software in an EBAC corresponding to the EBA type.
US09975524B2	Wiper control apparatus When an ECU 41 for wiper motor detects that a SP operation has been carried out in the midst of swinging motion of a wiper blade, the ECU 41 for wiper motor outputs a motor stopping signal to an ECU 42 for washer pump. When the ECU 42 for washer pump receives the motor stopping signal, the ECU 42 for washer pump stops a washer pump 30 even if an injection switch for jetting out washer fluid is on. In this manner, when a wiper blade is stopped from being swung for replacement of the wiper member, the pump for causing washer fluid to jet out is stopped. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the waste of washer fluid, and to further save washer fluid.
US09975521B2	Hands-free system for motor vehicles The present invention relates to a hands-free system (SYS) for accessing a motor vehicle (V). Said system includes: a control member (COM) arranged in the motor vehicle (V); a detection member (CAPT) arranged in a door handle (P) of the motor vehicle (V), said detecting member being connected to said control member (COM) and capable of measuring a signal (S) representing a hand (M) approaching; and a sensitivity level (SEN) for which a corresponding threshold value (TH) is defined. Said control member (COM) is capable of sending a hands-free query to the motor vehicle (V) when the measured signal (S) exceeds the threshold value (TH) corresponding to the sensitivity level (SEN). Said hands-free system (SYS) is characterized in that it includes at least two sensitivity levels (SEN1, SEN2), that is, a first high-sensitivity level (SEN1) and a second low-sensitivity level (SEN2), and in that the control member (COM) is also capable of changing the sensitivity level (SEN1, SEN2) of the hands-free system (SYS) in response to a predetermined sequence (SQ) of events.
US09975520B1	Method and system for controlling car service Disclosed are a method and a system for controlling a vehicle service, which are designed to simply set or unset a service even when a service license-authorized vehicle is halted and then a driver and/or occupants are changed, whereby the service licensee can promptly take necessary measures without trouble in response to a changing situation.
US09975514B1	Automotive air bag chute door hinge with variable extension An air bag chute assembly attaches an air bag module to an automotive instrument panel. An outer collar attaches the assembly to the instrument panel. A tubular chute extends interiorly from the collar to a lower end defining a deployment path for the air bag. A door flap is disposed in an upper end of the chute rotatable from the collar to emerge from the instrument panel. A hinge attaching the door flap to the collar comprises a plurality of S-shaped extendable hinge straps laterally spaced along one edge of the door flap. A first hinge strap proximate one lateral end of the hinge has a first length shorter than a second length of a second hinge strap proximate an opposite lateral end of the hinge, thereby restricting rotation of the door flap at the one lateral end in order to avoid contacting a windshield during deployment.
US09975510B2	Hybrid vehicle/pedestrian impact detecting method and apparatus An apparatus detects a vehicle/pedestrian impact event by sensing impact events near a forward location of a vehicle using a multi-port pressure sensor and acceleration sensors. The multi-port pressure sensor includes multiple pressure sensors in a unified housing, connected via individual pressure ports to multiple impact-sensing hoses mounted along the vehicle bumper. An acceleration sensor may also be installed in the same housing. A single electrical connector provides connection to the multiple pressure sensors and also the acceleration sensors.
US09975509B2	Control device and method for triggering passenger protection means for a vehicle A control device and a method for triggering a passenger protection arrangement for a vehicle are provided, an interface being provided that is used to receive at least one signal whose amplitude is a function of the vehicle battery voltage or a substitute voltage that takes its place. Furthermore, a trigger circuit is provided that triggers the passenger protection arrangement as a function of at least one signal. The interface has a circuit that derives at least one switching threshold from a supply voltage produced in the control device (substitute voltage that is retained for a certain amount of time in the autarchy case/under-supply case/contact problems) to detect the at least one signal, and one switching threshold that is directly derived from the battery voltage (standard), or from the amplitude of the bus voltage.
US09975507B2	Reinforcement block A vehicle bumper assembly may include a fascia, a bumper beam arranged inside of the fascia including an upper portion and a lower portion, and a reinforcement block arranged only on the upper portion of the bumper beam and configured to absorb energy and to eliminate contact of the upper portion with the fascia during a collision.
US09975503B2	Communication bus for motor vehicle A communication bus (B1, B2, Bp) in a motor vehicle (110) transfers electrical signals between the nodes (N1, N2, N3, Nn, N21, N2m, Np1, Npr) included in the motor vehicle. The communication bus comprises two unshielded signal lines (S1, S2) and a decoupling line (D), which are configured so as to divert undesired electromagnetic radiation deriving both from external systems that are not connected to the communication bus (B1, B2, Bp) and the electrical signals transferred via the unshielded signal lines (S1, S2). The decoupling line (D) is connected for alternating current to a ground potential in one and only one (N3) of the nodes (N1, N2, N3, Nn, N21, N2m, Np1, Npr) included in the communication system.
US09975501B1	Multi-purpose vehicle bed liner and deck topper A multi-purpose bed liner and deck topper includes a shell that may be connected to a vehicle cargo bed. The shell is movable between a bed liner position and an inverted deck topper position. The shell includes a shell base and shell sidewalls extending from the shell base. A first shell endwall is detachably connected to a rear end of the shell and a second shell endwall is pivotably connected to a front end of the shell. The multi-purpose bed liner employs slide rails attached to the shell sidewalls and that are connectable to vehicle bed sidewalls to facilitate moving the shell between the bed liner position and the deck topper position. A pivot connector attached to the shell and pivotally connecting the shell to the slide rails enables the shell to be inverted when moving the shell between the bed liner position and the deck topper position.
US09975499B2	Wading apparatus for a vehicle and method of use A motor vehicle includes imaging apparatus comprising at least one camera. The apparatus is operable to provide a wade image to an occupant of the vehicle being an image of at least a portion of an exterior surface of the vehicle that is exposed to liquid when wading. The wade image is arranged to allow the occupant to determine whether the level of the liquid is below a prescribed level. Embodiments of the invention are advantageous over known wade aid devices such as ultrasonic sensor arrangements in that a driver is able to view directly a level of liquid such as water in which the vehicle is wading. Furthermore embodiments of the invention have a reduced settling time when switched on compared with ultrasonic sensor arrangements.
US09975496B2	Load receptacle A load receptacle is mountable on a load carrier fixed to the rear of a vehicle. The load receptacle includes a load receptacle fastening member configured to cooperate with an available counterpart of the load carrier. The load receptacle fastening member includes one of an elongate member and a receiving member of a fastening structure. The elongate member is a toothed strap made of synthetic material. The receiving member is configured to detachably receive the elongate member.
US09975493B2	Vehicular console device A vehicular console device includes a console outer casing disposed in the interior of a vehicle, a console box disposed in the console outer casing, and a tray supported in the console box. The tray includes a tray body and a tray vertical wall. The tray body is supported in the console box to be movable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The tray vertical wall is formed to extend upward from a tray rear wall of the tray body.
US09975489B2	Wing mirror unit, drive construction, and rotation sensor Wing mirror unit, drive construction, and rotation sensor The invention relates to a wing mirror unit (1) for a motor vehicle. The unit comprises a mirror housing support (3) for attachment to a body (4) of the motor vehicle (2). The wing mirror unit further comprises a mirror housing (5) supported by the mirror housing support and pivotably arranged with respect to said support around a rotation axis (6) extending substantially in an upward direction. Furthermore, the unit comprises a drive, preferably an electric drive, for pivoting the mirror housing between a folded-out position of the mirror housing, in which the mirror housing extends substantially in a direction (7) away from the body of the motor vehicle, and a folded-in position of the mirror housing, in which the mirror housing projects less far and extends in a substantially rearward direction more alongside the body of the motor vehicle, and/or for pivoting the mirror housing between the folded-in position and the folded-out position. The wing mirror unit also comprises a rotation sensor (8), preferably a potentiometer, having a sensor axis (9). Said unit is arranged for rotating the sensor axis during a limited part of the pivoting route between the folded-out position and the folded-in position and/or during a limited part of the pivoting route between the folded-in position and the folded-out position.
US09975480B2	Methods and systems for blind spot monitoring with adaptive alert zone A system and method are provided and include a blind spot monitoring system including a blind spot sensor that monitors a blind spot alert area of a subject vehicle and that generates an alert when a secondary vehicle is detected within the blind spot alert area of the subject vehicle. An object detection system detects an adjacent vehicle traveling in an adjacent lane to the subject vehicle. A controller determines whether the subject vehicle has passed the adjacent vehicle and that expands the blind spot alert area in response to determining that the subject vehicle has passed the adjacent vehicle.
US09975479B2	Vehicular notification control apparatus and vehicular notification control system A vehicular notification control apparatus includes: an operation acceptance portion that accepts an instruction operation performed by a non-driving occupant for an equipment device providing a function available to a user in a vehicle interior; an output data acquisition portion that acquires output data in response to the instruction operation for notifying the driver of a result of processing; a notification control portion that makes a notification to the driver; and a drive load determination portion that determines whether drive load of the driver is high. The notification control portion makes the notification when the drive load determination portion determines that the drive load is not high at a time the output data acquisition portion has acquired the output data. The notification control portion withholds making the notification until the drive load determination portion determines that the drive load is not high.
US09975468B1	Universal wrench assembly A universal wrench assembly includes a wrench, one end has a head, and the other end has a handle. The head has a groove with a partial spherical surface for engaging a workpiece. One side of the groove has a through-hole, a rotating shaft is rotatablely installed in the through-hole. A supporting housing has a side wall and an upper wall, and the side wall and the upper wall connect and form an installing cavity. The upper wall has an insert hole. An elastic slot is disposed on an upper wall at one side of the insert hole, the side wall has a through groove, a lower end of the through groove has an opening, and an upside has a lateral limiting area. A fixing rod, with one end pass through the insert hole and the rotating cavity and rotatablely disposed at an axial central area of the rotating shaft.
US09975459B2	Headrest device and sound collecting device To make it possible to provide an acoustic device in a headrest device such that a standard of a shock is satisfied and the performance of the acoustic device can be efficiently exhibited. In the headrest device, a shock resistant surface is formed in a core material of a headrest main body, an opening is formed in the shock resistant surface, and a non-contact type acoustic microphone is disposed on the inner side of the opening.

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