US09746564B2
Dosimeters with wireless communications capability, upon actuation, communicate with a cell phone or other data capture and relay device (DCRD) with an application that allows communication with the dosimeters. The cell phone or other DCRD is a single device or part of an ad hoc network. The cell phone or other DCRD, once it receives raw data from a dosimeter, relays the data to a central station using mobile telephone or Wi-Fi or other communications networks. The data is processed at the central station, and available over the internet or cell phone.
US09746563B2
A wireless local messaging system includes a transmitter transmitting a local message to a navigation receiver configured to receive and process navigation messages from satellites of a global navigation satellite system on a given carrier frequency, each of the satellites transmitting the navigation messages with a satellite-individual PRN code. The transmitter transmits the local message in a local message signal on the given carrier frequency with a local PRN code that is not used by a satellite of the global navigation satellite system, and the receiver receives the local PRN code and processes the local message signal.
US09746560B2
A three-dimensional (3D) coordinate measurement device combines tracker and scanner functionality. The tracker function is configured to send light to a retroreflector and determine distance to the retroreflector based on the reflected light. The tracker is also configured to track the retroreflector as it moves, and to determine 3D coordinates of the retroreflector. The scanner is configured to send a beam of light to a point on an object surface and to determine 3D coordinate of the point. In addition, the scanner is configured to adjustably focus the beam of light.
US09746557B2
The present disclosure describes proximity sensor modules that include a time-of-flight (TOF) sensor. The module can include a plurality of chambers corresponding, respectively, to a light emission channel and a light detection channel. The channels can be optically separated from one another such that light from a light emitter element in the light emission chamber does not impinge directly on light sensitive elements of the TOF sensor in the light detection chamber. To achieve a module with a relatively small footprint, some parts of the TOF sensor can be located within the light emission chamber.
US09746550B2
A vehicle system includes an input device interface and a processing device. The input device interface receives a radar signal. The processing device defines a region of interest between a host vehicle and a front vehicle, detects that a potential cut-in vehicle has entered the region of interest, and selects the potential cut-in vehicle as the new front vehicle. The vehicle system may be incorporated into an autonomous or partially autonomous vehicle.
US09746547B2
A method of generating a depth image includes irradiating an object with a light which is generated from a light source, acquiring a plurality of phase difference signals which have different phase differences from one another, by sensing a reflection light reflected from the object, generating a first depth image based on the plurality of phase difference signals, generating a second depth image based on phase difference signals in which a motion artifact has not occurred, among the plurality of phase difference signals, generating a third depth image by combining the first depth image and the second depth image.
US09746533B2
The invention provides for magnetic resonance imaging system (600) comprising a superconducting magnet (100) with a first current lead (108) and a second current lead (110) for connecting to a current ramping system (624). The magnet further comprises a vacuum vessel (104) penetrated by the first current lead and the second current lead. The magnet further comprises a magnet circuit (106) within the vacuum vessel. The magnet circuit has a first magnet circuit connection (132) and a second magnet circuit connection (134). The magnet further comprises a first switch (120) between the first magnet connection and the first current lead and a second switch (122) between the second magnet connection and the second current lead. The magnet further comprises a first current shunt (128) connected across the first switch and a second current shunt (130) connected across the second switch. The magnet further comprises a first rigid coil loop (124) operable to actuate the first switch. The first rigid coil loop forms a portion of the first electrical connection. The magnet further comprises a second rigid coil loop (126) operable to actuate the second switch. The second rigid coil loop forms a portion of the second electrical connection.
US09746531B2
To provide a magnetic sensor circuit which does not output spike-like voltage errors to a signal processing circuit. A magnetic sensor circuit is provided which is configured so as to output an output signal to a signal processing circuit through a plurality of hall elements driven by a first switch circuit and a second switch circuit controlled by a second control circuit and in which the first switch circuit controls timings at which spikes occur in the output signal of each of the hall elements in such a manner that the timings are not the same, and the second switch circuit selects and outputs an output signal having a period of a timing free of the occurrence of a spike.
US09746524B2
A system for monitoring battery status and estimating battery life including a battery monitor configured to connect to a battery. The battery monitor comprises a voltage detection circuit, a temperature sensor and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit voltage and temperature data measured by the voltage detection circuit and the temperature sensor. The system further includes a remote device operative to receive battery voltage and temperature data from the battery monitor, generate a real-time indication of battery voltage, and generate predicted battery life data.
US09746517B2
The disclosure describes a novel method and apparatus for improving interposers that connected stacked die assemblies to system substrates. The improvement includes the addition of IEEE 1149.1 circuitry within interposers to allow simplifying interconnect testing of digital and analog signal connections between the interposer and system substrate it is attached too. The improvement also includes the additional 1149.1 controlled circuitry that allows real time monitoring of voltage supply and ground buses in the interposer. The improvement also includes the additional of 1149.1 controlled circuitry that allows real time monitoring of functional digital and analog input and output signals in the interposer. The improvement also provides the ability to selectively serially link the 1149.1 circuitry in the interposer with 1149.1 circuitry in the die of the stack.
US09746509B2
The present disclosure provides a circuit testing method and a circuit testing system for testing the circuit of a transmissive capacitive touch panel, wherein, the method comprises: when testing a certain induction line in a first electrode matrix or a second electrode matrix, configuring all induction lines in the first electrode matrix and the second electrode matrix except for the induction line to be tested as ground wires, applying a first voltage to the induction line to be tested, and detecting current on the induction line to be tested, and determining that the induction line to be tested is in a short-circuit state when the current is generated on the induction line to be tested; repeating the above step, and testing other induction lines in turn.
US09746505B2
In an embodiment, an apparatus may include first input and a second input to receive a differential input signal and may include a diode including an anode coupled to the first input and including a cathode coupled to the second input. The apparatus may further include a feedback circuit having an input coupled to the cathode and an output coupled to the anode. The feedback circuit may be configured to apply a feedback signal to the diode to maintain a substantially constant direct current across the diode. The apparatus may also include a comparator coupled to the feedback circuit and configured to compare the feedback signal to a threshold to detect radio frequency energy in the input signal in response to changes in the feedback signal.
US09746498B2
A system and method for monitoring power lines comprises a plurality of sensory assemblies each connected to a phase of a power line and comprising a sensory transceiver that transmits a signal comprising a digital representation of a voltage wave and a current wave on a single phase of a power line. A common assembly comprising a common transceiver receiving the signal from each sensory transceiver and a microprocessor. A precision timing device directs the common transceiver to send signals to each of the sensory assemblies to synchronize the sensory assembly reading on a phase of a power line. The microprocessor for analyzing the timed signals synchronized for a plurality of phases by determining the net real time sum of the current of the plurality of phases to determine ground or neutral current and for determining instantaneous voltage between any two phases.
US09746497B2
When a through hole is formed in a primary conductor, a measurement target current partially becomes a bypass current that flows around the through hole. Only a magnetic field component in the X-axis direction is generated from the current that flows through a portion without the influence of the through hole. However, the bypass current generates a magnetic field component in the Y-axis direction at the tilt portion. A magnetic detection element having a magnetic field detection sensitivity only in the Y-axis direction is installed near the through hole such that the magnetic field detection direction is set in the Y-axis direction, thereby detecting the magnetic field component and measuring the current amount without the influence of a neighboring current.
US09746491B2
A wearable device includes: a first sensor configured to provide a first sensor signal; a second sensor configured to provide a second sensor signal; and a processor configured to i) determine whether the wearable device is being worn based on the first sensor signal, and ii) calibrate the second sensor responsive to determining that the wearable device is being worn. Also, a holdable device includes a first sensor configured to provide a first sensor signal; a second sensor configured to provide a second sensor signal; and a processor configured to i) determine whether the holdable device is being held based on the first sensor signal, and ii) calibrate the second sensor responsive to determining that the holdable device is being held.
US09746490B2
A physical quantity sensor includes: a base substrate; a movable portion; a plurality of movable electrode fingers which are provided in the movable portion; a fixed electrode finger which is provided on the base substrate; and a fixing portion which fixes the movable portion to the base substrate. In the movable electrode fingers, a movable electrode finger which opposes the fixing portion in the first direction is included. A clearance between the movable electrode finger and the fixing portion is smaller than a clearance between the movable electrode finger and the fixed electrode finger. The width of the movable electrode finger is greater than the width of other movable electrode finger.
US09746488B2
A wind sensor has a housing and a wind detection element, which is rotatably mounted on the housing and is formed by a wind wheel having a cup-star including a plurality of cups, wherein at least one ohmic heating element is incorporated in the wind wheel. Structures are provided for transferring energy between the housing and the ohmic heating element rotating with the wind wheel. The structures can include a primary coil arranged in the housing and a secondary coil arranged in the wind wheel, wherein the secondary coil is connected to the ohmic heating element. The plurality of cups of the wind wheel are each mounted by way of flat webs, wherein the webs extend into the cups and divide the cups into two regions, and the at least one heating element is embedded in the webs and extends into the region of the cups.
US09746486B2
The present application provides a sample rack conveying apparatus, a sample rack conveying pipeline, and a sample rack conveying method. The sample rack conveying apparatus includes a track, a detector and dual-channel track switching areas. The detector provided at an outside of the analysis areas to detect whether there is a test tube or not. The dual-channel track switching areas are defined at two ends of the track and positions between every two analysis areas. The track includes an outer track and a parallel inner track. The inner track defines at least two analysis areas. The dual-channel track switching areas include two parallel connecting channels. The connecting channels are moved along a direction perpendicular to the track to transfer the tracks between the inner track and the outer track.
US09746483B2
The invention concerns a process for the production of a hybridoma, and of a monoclonal antibody or fragments thereof able to recognize 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3.
US09746480B2
Provided herein are methods for determining the presence of cancer (malignant versus benign), monitoring the progression of cancer, monitoring cancer relapse, monitoring the response to cancer therapy, or cancer staging in a subject, by evaluating CD33+/HLA-DRlow, CD14+/HLA-DRlow, CD66b+/HLA-DRlow or, CD11b+/HLA-DRlow MDSC for activation of a transcription factor. Transcription factors include, but are not limited to, STAT3, pSTAT3, HIF1α, or C/EBPβ. The MDSC phenotype can be CD33+HLA-DRlowHIF1α+/STAT3+, CD14+HLA-DRlowHIF1α+/STAT3+/pSTAT3+/C/EBPb+, CD66b+HLA-DRlowHIF1α+/STAT3+/pSTAT3+/C/EBPb+, CD33+HLA-DRlowHIF1α+/STAT3+/pSTAT3+/C/EBPb+, CD11b+HLA-DRlowHIF1α+/STAT3+/pSTAT3+/C/EBPb+, or CD11b+HLA-DRlowC/EBPβ+. Also provided herein are methods for inducing human MDSC from healthy donor peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) by co-culturing PBMC with human solid tumor cell lines and subsequently measuring their suppressive ability.
US09746479B2
In some embodiments, a method to detect acute rejection in allograft from is described. In some embodiments, a method to anticipate an episode of acute rejection in allografts is also described. In some embodiments, a kit for detecting or predicting acute transplant rejection of a transplanted organ is described.
US09746475B2
Provided are compositions and methods for labeling an endogenous protein, in particular, in a live cell, or for ablating an endogenous or target protein. The compositions relate to a fusion protein having a binding moiety such as an antibody, an antigen binding fragment of an antibody or an antibody mimetic that recognizes the endogenous or target protein.
US09746462B2
The present invention provides self-contained systems, apparatus and methods for determining a chemical state, the system includes a stationary cartridge for performing the assay therein, the cartridge adapted to house at least one reagent adapted to react with a sample; and at least one reporter functionality adapted to report a reaction of the at least one reagent with the sample to report a result of the assay, a mechanical controller including a first urging means adapted to apply a force externally onto the cartridge to release the at least one reagent; and at least one second urging means adapted to apply a removable force to induce fluidic movement in a first direction in the cartridge and upon removal of the force causing fluidic movement in an opposite direction to the first direction, an optical reader adapted to detect the reaction and a processor adapted to receive data from the optical reader and to process the data to determine said chemical state.
US09746460B2
The invention relates to a method of detecting the interaction between at least one entity and a dielectric layer containing different electron levels in the energy band gap of the dielectric layer, the method comprising the following steps: a) depositing the entity on the dielectric layer; b) subjecting the dielectric layer and the entity deposited thereon to exciting electromagnetic radiation that does not give rise to observable luminescence in the entity itself under the conditions implemented in step c); and c) detecting the luminescence of the dielectric layer, in which the radiative and non-radiative electron transitions between the energy levels of the band gap have been influenced as a result of its interaction with the entity.
US09746458B2
Methods and kits for identifying neurological conditions in a patient by determining a level of expression of dynactin subunit p62 are disclosed. The neurological conditions may include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease (AD) without cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA).
US09746448B2
An ultrasonic probe apparatus and an ultrasonic imaging apparatus are disclosed. The ultrasonic probe apparatus includes: an ultrasonic transducer configured to output an electrical signal upon receiving ultrasonic waves; a sound absorption unit, one surface of which is an installation surface of the ultrasonic transducer and is electrically connected to the ultrasonic transducer; a first electronic circuit electrically connected to the sound absorption unit; and a substrate connection unit disposed between the sound absorption unit and the first electronic circuit, configured to electrically interconnect the first electronic circuit and the sound absorption unit. The ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes the above ultrasonic probe and a main body.
US09746439B2
It is described an integrated gas sensor device comprising a silicon substrate and an oxide layer on the silicon substrate, as well as a working electrode, a counter electrode and a reference electrode, on the oxide layer, the working electrode and the counter electrode having respective active area exposed to an environmental air through at least a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings in the oxide layer in correspondence of the working electrode and of the counter electrode, further comprising an electrolyte layer portion and a hydrogel layer portion on the electrolyte layer portion, the electrolyte and hydrogel layer portions having a same size, suitable to cover at least the working, counter and reference electrodes, the hydrogel layer portion acting as a “quasi solid state” water reservoir.
US09746425B2
One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for waste object detection. For example, a waste alert component is configured to emit ultraviolet light towards a waste detection zone, such as a bathroom floor or countertop. If a waste object, such as a paper towel or other object with a fluoresce property, exists within the waste detection zone, then the waste alert component may detect an increase in light due to the waste object fluorescing visible light in response to the ultraviolet light. If the increase in light intensity exceeds a detection threshold, then the waste alert component may provide a waste detection alert that the waste object exists within the waste detection zone (e.g., a message may be sent to a housekeeper that paper towel waste in on the bathroom countertop).
US09746420B2
Systems and methods for producing background-reduced fluorescence imaging signals include an illumination system that provides illumination light from an illumination source to a targeted area on the sample platform, a sensor adapted to detect light and having an array of sensing locations, and collection optics arranged and configured to project light emanating from the sample platform onto the sensor. In typical operation, light from the targeted area is projected onto a first portion of the sensor comprising a first plurality of the sensing locations and light from proximal to the targeted area on the platform is projected onto a second portion of the sensor comprising a second plurality of the sensing locations, and a second signal detected by the second portion of the sensor is subtracted from a first signal detected by the first portion of the sensor to produce a background-reduced signal, e.g., a signal with reduced background related noise.
US09746414B2
Method and system for estimating the potential friction between a vehicle tyre and a rolling surface
A method and system for estimating the potential friction between a tire and a rolling surface in which: a first and second engaged-friction/kinematic-quantity reference curve respectively corresponding to a first and to a second reference value μρ1, μP2 of potential friction with μP2>μP1 are provided; a first and a second kinematic quantity threshold value or a first and a second engaged friction threshold value are provided; the engaged friction μ between the tire and the rolling surface is determined; a current value of a kinematic quantity between the tire and the rolling surface is determined; a current working point given by the engaged friction μ and the current value of the kinematic quantity is determined; and the current value of the kinematic quantity is compared with the first and the second kinematic quantity threshold value or, respectively, the engaged friction μ is compared with the first and the second engaged friction threshold value.
US09746410B2
A method for characterizing properties of a porous sample that employs a test apparatus including a sample cell and associated pressure sensor having a configuration that measures pressure of the isolated sample cell. The porous sample is divided into a number of pieces, which are loaded into the sample cell. The test apparatus is configured to perform a sequence of test operations whereby the loaded isolated sample cell is filled with test fluid under pressure and the pressure sensor is used to generate and store pressure data over time. A data processing system processes the pressure data in conjunction with a computational model that includes a set of pressure curves with a number of curve-related variables and associated values in order to identify a matching pressure curve, and processes the variable values for the matching pressure curve in order to derive bulk properties of the porous sample.
US09746400B2
The present invention provides a method for evaluating a semiconductor wafer concerning a breaking strength of a notch portion of the semiconductor wafer, comprising: applying a load to a notch portion of the semiconductor wafer to be evaluated toward the center of the wafer such that the notch portion of the semiconductor wafer is broken; and evaluating the breaking strength of the notch portion. The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for evaluating a semiconductor wafer that can evaluate the breaking strength of a notch portion of a semiconductor wafer with higher precision and higher sensitivity.
US09746394B2
The invention provides a test bench for characterizing a flow of a two-phase fluid, the test bench comprising a fluid tank, a first pump suitable for taking fluid from the tank and for feeding first and second lines connected in parallel, each line being provided in succession, from upstream to downstream in the flow direction of the fluid, with: injection means for injecting air into the fluid; measurement means suitable for providing information about the proportion of the vapor phase relative to the liquid phase of the fluid; and a second pump or a Venturi.
US09746392B2
Systems and methods to determine navigation states of a platform are disclosed. An example system includes a first processing node to determine a first aeroelastic navigation state of a platform at a first structural location of the platform with respect to a first aeroelasticity reference, a second processing node to determine a second aeroelastic navigation state of the platform at a second structural location of the platform with respect to the first aeroelasticity reference or a second aeroelasticity reference, and a storage device to store a platform navigation state based on at least one of the first or second aeroelastic navigation states.
US09746388B2
According to techniques of this disclosure in various examples, a wireless signaling system may include a stationary element such as a stator and a non-stationary element such as a rotor. The stationary element includes a stationary element controller. The stationary element is configured to transmit a wireless signal comprising a pair of pulses. The non-stationary element comprising a non-stationary element controller. The non-stationary element is configured to receive the wireless signal from the stationary element controller, measure a transition in voltage of each of the pulses and a time interval between the pulses, and interpret a signal based on the transition in voltage of each of the pulses and the time interval between the pulses.
US09746385B2
A method includes receiving a signal associated with one or more sensors. The method also includes examining one or more parameters of a signal conditioning circuit to determine whether clipping of the signal has occurred. The method further includes, upon a determination that clipping of the signal has occurred, decreasing a gain of the signal conditioning circuit. In addition, the method includes, upon a determination that clipping of the signal has not occurred, determining whether a cut-off frequency of the signal conditioning circuit is within a range of a frequency response of an object measured by the one or more sensors. The method can further include changing the cut-off frequency of the signal conditioning circuit and increasing a resistance or a capacitance of the signal conditioning circuit.
US09746383B2
Systems and methods of managing memory devices provide for reduced power consumption and better thermal management through enhanced memory throttling. In one embodiment a memory unit includes a memory device and a temperature measurement module coupled to the memory device. The temperature measurement device measures the internal temperature of the memory device. Memory throttling can therefore be implemented based on more accurate measurements and with a much shorter response time.
US09746380B2
The invention involves the incorporation and enablement of multiple interactive elements into high-volume consumables products to increase utility, function and features of the consumable product at minimal incremental cost and adjustment to production and manufacturing processes. The invention further reports processes and compositions that enable consumable products with differentiating features which product would otherwise be deficient for their intended use and application.
US09746378B2
Terahertz spectrometer having a wider range of terahertz radiation source, high temporal resolution of scanning (<0.0.099 μm or ˜0.3 pico second) over a wider range of scanning (up to ˜100 pico seconds). Also disclosed are exemplary applications of the spectrometer in biomedical, biological, pharmaceutical, and security areas.
US09746367B2
A traffic monitoring system and method for mapping traffic speed and density while preserving privacy. The system can include fixed stations that make up a network and mobile probes that are associated with vehicles. The system and method do not gather, store, or transmit any unique or identifying information, and thereby preserves the privacy of members of traffic. The system and method provide real-time traffic density and speed mapping. The system and method can further be integrated with a complementary flood monitoring system and method.
US09746363B2
A method of detecting one or more blocked sampling holes in a pipe of an aspirated smoke detector system. The method includes ascertaining the base flow of fluid through a particle detector using a flow sensor; monitoring subsequent flow through the particle detector; comparing the subsequent flow with the base flow; and indicating a fault if the difference between the base flow and the subsequent flow exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US09746361B2
A gas flow sensing device, and related method of manufacturing, comprising a conductive layer encapsulated in dielectric film, suspended over a cavity to form a diaphragm. The conductive layer functions as both a heating a sensing element and is patterned to provide uniform heat distribution across the diaphragm. The device is designed to sense flow from any direction relative to the device and the design of the dielectric film and diaphragm reduces sensor drift during prolonged operation.
US09746359B2
A flow sensor comprises a flow restriction disposed within a passage such that a fluid passing through the passage must pass through the flow restriction. The flow sensor also has an upstream pressure sensor coupled to the passage at a point upstream of the flow restriction and configured to measure and provide an upstream pressure of the fluid within the passage, a downstream pressure sensor coupled to the passage at a point downstream of the flow restriction and configured to measure and provide a downstream pressure of the fluid within the passage, and a temperature sensor coupled to the passage and configured to measure and provide a temperature of the fluid within the passage. The flow sensor also includes a flow sensor processor coupled to the upstream and downstream pressure sensors and the temperature sensor and configured to accept measurements therefrom and calculate a compensated flow rate based at least in part on the measured pressures and temperature.
US09746353B2
A sensor system and method of using the system synergistically to improve the accuracy and usefulness of measured results is described. The system is comprised of electronically linked components that act as markers to trigger events, producers that gather data from sensors and aggregators that combine the data from a plurality of producers using triggers from marker devices to select the data of interest. The system is shown to be applicable to selection of data regions of interest and to analysis of the data to improve accuracy. The analysis of the data of any particular sensor within the system makes use of extrinsic data, being data generated by other sensors and intrinsic data, that is data or data limits that are known to be true from nature, laws of physics or just the particular information the user wants to acquire. The system is demonstrated on the analysis of Doppler radar measurements of a thrown object.
US09746352B2
The present disclosure provides a system which collects data from a set of sensors installed on underground vehicles which is then transferred to a remote data collection node through multiple communication protocol/channels according to priority calculations. Data priority is defined based on the evaluation of individual criteria and a set of weights. Priorities, weights and criteria can be dynamically adjusted depending on environmental factors. The protocol, channel and transfer order will depend upon calculated priorities.
US09746347B2
A sensor for sensing an angular position of a rotatable element with respect to a non-rotatable element, the sensor comprising an encoder fast in rotation with the rotatable element, and a sensor body fixed respective to the non-rotatable element. The sensor body includes at least one sensing element adapted to sense angular position or rotation speed and direction of the encoder, a signal processor support member, and a sensing data output connector comprising at least one electrical wire connected to the support member. The sensor comprises a tubular body (accommodating the connector), including a first half-shell integral with the sensor body and a second half-shell assembled with the first half-shell around the connector. A tubular body internal surface comprises at least one radial ridge adapted to block a translation of the output connector along a longitudinal axis of the tubular body by penetrating into a sheath of the connector.
US09746344B2
A sensor system for detecting a position of a measuring object relative to a sensor, the system including a sensor for the provision of a measured value and an evaluation device for the evaluation of the measured value and for the provision of an evaluation result, wherein the evaluation device includes a comparison device and a timing element, the comparison device is configured for a comparison of a stored measured value with a currently detected measured value, the comparison device is configured for a provision of a control signal to the timing element if a result of the comparison meets a presettable criterion, the timing element is configured in such a way that a time measurement process is continued at the provision of the control signal and the time measurement process is started anew at an absence of the control signal, the timing element is configured in such a way that a trigger signal is output by the timing element on reaching a presettable period of time.
US09746342B2
Methods and systems are provided for generating an electronic map display. In one implementation, a method is provided for determining a route distance based on information for a route, comparing the route distance with a distance threshold, defining a search area when the route distance is less than the distance threshold, the search area including boundaries, calculating, using a processor, a points of interest (POI) density of the search area, comparing the POI density with a first density threshold and a second density threshold, adjusting the boundaries of the search area based on a result of comparing the POI density with the first density threshold and the second density threshold, identifying POIs in the adjusted search area, and providing POI information for an electronic map display, the POI information being associated with one or more POIs identified in the adjusted search area.
US09746341B2
The preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for dynamic route estimation and prediction using discrete sampled location updates from various mobile devices for the purpose of providing a graphical representation of a mobile device's route along a known network path of map data. The embodiments also provide supplemental route metrics, such as traveled distance, elapsed time, etc., and the capability to assign destination points for the purpose of providing the ability to modify location update points in an application, such as a route planner, and/or to store the dynamically generated route based on various preferences for later retrieval.
US09746335B2
A method and system are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes at least one of obtaining and receiving information regarding at least one location reference at a server (302) for transmission to at least one remote device; determining at least one path of the at least one location reference corresponding to at least one pair of points within mapping information at the server (302); computing at least one focusing factor at the server (302) based upon encoded information corresponding to the determined at least one path of the at least one location reference, and enhancing the at least one location reference by the computed at least one focusing factor; and transmitting the at least one location reference enhanced by the computed at least one focusing factor from the server (302) to the at least one remote device.
US09746333B2
In various example embodiments, a system and method for interactive applications that use location-based information from a light sensor network are presented. In example embodiments, data indicating a destination location inside a geofence is received. The geofence represents a boundary around multiple private beacon nodes, which are associated with a light sensor network, and their associated beacon communications ranges. Navigation and tracking outside the geofence is based on at least one of global positioning system (GPS) signals and beacon signals received by the mobile device from at least one public beacon device within a beacon communications range of the mobile device located outside the geofence. Navigation and tracking inside the geofence is based on the beacon signals received by the mobile device from at least one private beacon node within the beacon communications range of the mobile device located inside the geofence and a virtual map including an area within the geofence.
US09746332B2
The disclosed embodiments illustrate methods and systems for scheduling one or more first vehicles along a route in a transportation system. The method includes determining one or more demands pertaining to a commutation along a route, where the route comprises at least one pair of stations such that there is a unique path between the pair of stations. The method further includes determining a set of constraints associated with the transportation system. The set of constraints are based on at least a count of second vehicles plying on one or more routes in the transportation system at a time instance, a capacity of a first vehicle, and a performance metric of the transportation system. Further, the method includes determining a count of first vehicles, for plying along the route at the time instance, based on at least the set of constraints.
US09746322B2
A thickness measuring device using ultrasonic waves is provided. A cortical bone thickness measuring device includes a plurality of oscillators, a reception waveform storage, an echo waveform synthesizing module, an inner-surface focusing waveform acquiring module, and a thickness calculating module. The plurality of oscillators are arrayed and each of the oscillators is transmittable and receivable of an ultrasonic wave. The echo waveform synthesizing module obtains an echo waveform corresponding to the ultrasonic beams by synthesizing reception waveforms of the respective oscillators stored in the reception waveform storage in advance, while scanning a focusing position of the ultrasonic beams. Concerning the obtained echo waveform, when it is determined that the beams suitably focus on an inner surface of a cortical bone as a result of an evaluation by the inner-surface focusing waveform acquiring module, the thickness calculating module calculates the thickness of the cortical bone based on the echo waveform.
US09746317B2
Image processing method and device are provided. The method includes: controlling a projector to project multi-stripe structured light and dot structured light onto an object, to form multiple light stripes and light spots between the light stripes on the surface of the object; acquiring a target image of the object having the light stripes and the light spots on the surface; obtaining a reference image including the light stripes and the light spots; calculating a first depth value at each light stripe in the target image based on feature information of the light stripes in the reference image and target image; calculating a second depth value at each light spot in the target image based on feature information of the light spots in the reference image and target image; and generating a depth image of the target image based on the first depth value and the second depth value.
US09746303B2
A first correction component calculation processing unit calculates diagonal components of a correction matrix based on first and second detection values. The first and second detection values are obtained by measurement in which a calibration reference body and the probe are moved relatively to each other in a normal direction on a surface of the calibration reference body so as to bring a measurement tip into contact with the surface of the calibration reference body at one point. A second correction component calculation processing unit calculates non-diagonal components of the correction matrix based on third and fourth detection values. The third and fourth detection values are obtained by scanning measurement using the measurement tip on the surface of the calibration reference body while maintaining a constant relative distance between the center of the measurement tip and a reference point or a reference line of the calibration reference body.
US09746294B2
A lobed projectile includes a shaft having a leading end and a trailing end, a point positioned at the leading end, a number of circumferentially spaced apart vanes positioned on the shaft between the leading end and the trailing end, and a nock positioned at the trailing end. The nock includes a body portion attached to the shaft, wherein the body portion has a central axis, and the nock includes a lobe on the outer surface of the body portion which extends radially away from the central axis. The nock may be used to avoid dry fires of a crossbow by controlling an anti-dry fire mechanism and by securing a bowstring to the nock of the projectile.
US09746285B2
A scope protector is provided that includes a front and rear hinged arch for encircling the scope. The hinged arches are connected by a plurality of protector rods. The scope protector can be attached to a gun rail such as a PICATINNY RAIL commonly found on modern firearms.
US09746282B1
A buttstock having a buttplate that comprises a partial hollow cylinder extending from a surface of the buttplate; a static arm extending from a first portion of the partial hollow cylinder; a dynamic arm extending from a second portion of the partial hollow cylinder, wherein the static arm is separated from the dynamic arm by a compression gap, wherein the dynamic arm can be urged toward the static arm; and an at least partially threaded static arm aperture formed through said static arm and aligned with a dynamic arm aperture formed through said dynamic arm.
US09746281B2
An adjustable stock assembly includes a housing, a stock rail, a release, a key movable with respect to the release, a latch rotatable about a latch pivot between a latched position, an unlatched position and a disassembly position, and a latch cam pin coupled to the release. The housing is extendable and retractable with respect to the stock rail. The stock rail has a slot and one or more recesses adjacent to the slot that can engage the latch, thereby preventing disassembly of the rail from the housing and further securing the rail in a particular configuration. When partially depressed along with the key, the release disengages the latch from the stock rail recesses, allowing the housing to extend and retract within its adjustment range. The housing can be disassembled from the stock rail when the key and release are fully depressed.
US09746264B2
The present invention is an ammunition magazine, preferably made of a reinforced polymer, utilizing a structurally enhancing ridge, angular guide rails and a follower made to interface with said guide rails to reduce wobble. The preferred embodiment also features a protective cover that distributes forces from the spring to more structurally sound areas of the magazine, thus reducing feed end splay, and an ammunition indication system comprised of at least one window and a noticeable marker on the follower spring. The follower and magazine casing are also designed to interface to prevent the follower from popping out of the feed end and the floor plate of the magazine utilizes a locking plate and sliding relationship between the floor plate, locking plate and magazine to secure the floor plate onto the magazine casing. The cover features built in tools for, among other things, unloading and disassembling the magazine.
US09746261B2
A method of cleaning and a system and method of determining the effectiveness of a cleaning process for an HVAC system including a heat exchanger having a coil matrix. The coil matrix includes a plurality of rows of heat exchanging coils in which each adjacent row of coils is offset. The plurality of rows define channels extending through the coil matrix between an upstream side and a downstream side. The heat exchanger cleaning method includes applying a cleaning solution and a wet steam mixture directed into the channels. The effectiveness of the cleaning method is determine by a system and method which measures various operating parameters at the inlet side and outlet side of the heat exchanger both before and after the cleaning process. The system and method calculate a SEER rating using the total amount of heat removed by the HVAC system and the total power usage of the HVAC system.
US09746260B2
The invention relates to a shell and tube heat exchanger (1) having a helical tube bundle (10) within a shell (20), that defines a shell space (200) surrounding the tube bundle (10). The tubes are helically coiled about a core pipe (100) in such a manner that there is formed at least one first section (11) and at least one second section (12), separate from the first section, that surrounds the first section (11). The two sections (11, 12) have in each case at least one associated inlet (E, E′) such that the two sections (11, 12) are able to be charged separately with the first medium.
US09746250B2
Heat exchange devices (30) and methods of using same are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides for heat exchange devices (30) that are cooling devices having a double helical coil (32) in a phase-mixing-cooling section, a helical coil (36) in a phase-separation-cooling section, and a back-pressure valve (34) intermediate the two coils (32,36). The cooling devices provide maximum extraction of the heat content from a heated food product using a direct-injected liquid cryogen, and complete separation of the gaseous cryogen phase from the cooled product, while avoiding the formation of a stable foam. Hybrid direct-indirect cooling devices are also provided, as well as methods for using same.
US09746247B2
The present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and methods that augment a thermosiphon system with a thermally conductive matrix material to increase the surface area to volume ratio for heat conduction at a predetermined region(s) of the thermosiphon system while minimizing capillary forces that are isolated to those region(s). The thermosiphon system has tubing including a condenser region, an evaporator region, and an adiabatic region (e.g., a region between the condenser and evaporator regions). The tubing can contain a heat transport medium and can provide passive two-phase transport of the heat transport medium between the condenser and evaporator regions according to thermosiphon principles. The system also includes a thermally conductive matrix material contained in the condenser region and/or the evaporator region but not in the adiabatic region, such that the thermally conductive matrix material increases a surface area for heat transfer in the condenser region and/or the evaporator region.
US09746243B2
A device for cooling the opening of a rotary kiln via cool air-blowing, the kiln including a metal cylinder lined internally with a refractory material and being rotatably mounted relative to the frame of the kiln, into which materials are intended to be inserted and fired. The cooling device includes: the aforementioned cylinder and a metal cylinder end part covered with a refractory material and secured to the cylinder; two concentric metal casings, known as the inner and outer casing, which surround the cylinder of the kiln and form two annular channels; and ventilation elements that allow cool air to flow through the annular channels. The device includes: an annular distribution chamber which surrounds the cylinder, is secured thereto and supplies the first channel with air; ventilation elements including at least one fan and an electric motor actuating the fan, and supplying the distribution chamber in an air-tight manner.
US09746240B2
Embodiments provide a conveyor for conveying loads of lumber through a lumber kiln or other structure without the use of lumber carts or pushers. The conveyor may include a plurality of rollers arranged to form a flow path through the lumber kiln. Groups of the rollers may be driven by separate drives that are configured to rotate the rollers in opposite rotary directions and/or at variable speeds. Some or all of the drives may be operable independently of the other drives to transport loads of lumber at different speeds/directions in adjacent areas of the lumber kiln. In the event of a fire or a shut-down, the rollers in the proximal half of the kiln and those in the distal half of the kiln can be rotated in opposite directions to evacuate loads quickly from both ends.
US09746237B2
A hand dryer comprising a first jetting nozzle comprising a first duct in fluid communication with a first slot which forms a first nozzle outlet and a second jetting nozzle, disposed opposite the first jetting nozzle, comprising a second duct in fluid communication with a second slot which forms a second nozzle outlet. The first and second slots extend transversely with respect to the hand dryer. At least a portion of each of the first and second slots is curved such that the distance between the slots varies in the longitudinal direction of at least one of the slots. The hand dryer further comprises a blower which blows air through the jetting nozzles to produce respective air jets.
US09746234B2
A refrigerant circuit includes a first compression stage for compressing a mixed refrigerant gas, the first compression stage including at least a first compressor body and a second parallel compressor body, each compressor body including a suction inlet and an outlet, a first distribution means for splitting the flow of refrigerant gas to the first stage of compression across the at least two parallel compressor bodies, such that a first stream of refrigerant gas is fed to the suction inlet of the first compressor body and a second stream of refrigerant gas is fed to the suction inlet of the second compressor body, a second compression stage for compressing the mixed refrigerant gas, and a first merging means for recombining the first stream of refrigerant gas with the second stream of refrigerant gas downstream of the first compression stage for delivery to the second compression stage.
US09746221B2
A defrost system includes: a cooling device in a freezer, and includes a casing, a heat exchanger pipe with a difference in elevation in the casing, and a drain receiver unit below the heat exchanger pipe; a refrigerating device to cool and liquefy CO2 refrigerant; and a refrigerant circuit for permitting the cooled and liquefied CO2 refrigerant to circulate to the heat exchanger pipe. The defrost system includes a bypass pipe of the heat exchanger pipe to form a CO2 circulation path; an on-off valve in the heat exchanger pipe to be closed during defrosting so that the CO2 circulation path is a closed circuit; a pressure adjusting unit for adjusting pressure of the CO2 refrigerant during defrosting; and a brine circuit as a first heating medium, in which the defrost system permits the CO2 refrigerant to naturally circulate in the closed circuit during defrosting by a thermosiphon effect.
US09746219B2
A packaged, pumped liquid, recirculating refrigeration system with charges of 10 lbs or less of refrigerant per ton of refrigeration capacity. The compressor and related components are situated in a pre-packaged modular machine room, and in which the condenser is mounted on the machine room and the evaporator is close coupled to the pre-packaged modular machine room. Prior art large receiver vessels may be replaced with a single or dual phase cyclonic separator also housed in the pre-packaged modular machine room.
US09746217B2
An evaporator includes a cool storage material container. The cool storage material container contains a cool storage material and is disposed in a second part of the spaces. The cool storage material container includes a container main body portion joined to the refrigerant flow tubes. The outward projecting portion extends from an upper end of the leeward edge or windward edge of the container main body portion. The outward projecting portion has an expansion portion projecting from the container main body portion and projecting thickness of the expansion portion is greater than a thickness of the container main body portion. The expansion portion is located outward of the fins. At least one of left and right side walls of the expansion portion is so constructed to deform when an internal pressure in the cool storage material container increases beyond a predetermined pressure.
US09746214B2
A dual-mode magnetic refrigeration apparatus includes beds of magnetocaloric material, a magnet to apply a time-varying magnetic field to the beds, a heat transfer fluid (HTF), a pump to circulate the HTF, a hot side heat exchanger (HHEX), a cold side heat exchanger (CHEX), valves to direct flow of the HTF, and a controller configured to control periodic switching of the valves to allow the apparatus to operate in a first mode and in a second mode. The first mode transfers heat from the CHEX to the HHEX. In the second mode of operation, the periodic switching of the valves is suspended to allow unidirectional flow of the HTF through the HHEX, the beds, and the CHEX such that heat is transferred from the HHEX to the CHEX.
US09746210B2
An air conditioner and a method of controlling the same are provided. The air conditioner includes first and second compressors capable of performing multi-stage compression, a condenser for condensing a refrigerant compressed in the first and second compressors, a refrigerant separation device for separating the refrigerant to be injected to the first or second compressor of the refrigerant condensed in the condenser, injection tubes extending from the refrigerant separation device to the first and second compressors to guide injection of the refrigerant, a main expansion device disposed at an outlet-side of the refrigerant separation device to decompress the refrigerant, an evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant decompressed in the main expansion device, a valve device disposed at an outlet-side of the first compressor to guide the refrigerant compressed in the first compressor to the condenser or the second compressor, and a bypass tube extending from the valve device to an suction-side of the second compressor.
US09746204B2
A water heater is provided that can suppress backflow (entry) of drainage water into a fan from downstream of the fan in a path of a flow of combustion gas. The fan includes a fan case, an impeller housed within the fan case, a drive source attached to the fan case so as to drive the impeller, and a rotation shaft connecting the impeller and the drive source. An exhaust connection portion has a connection portion case and is provided with an exhaust port for emitting combustion gas delivered from the fan to outside of the water heater. The exhaust connection portion also has a drainage water discharge portion for discharging drainage water accumulated downstream of the fan in the path of the flow of combustion gas.
US09746203B2
An electric radiator is provided using calculating processors as a heat source and includes a heating body where the heat transfer between the heat source and the ambient air takes place; a number of processors distributed over a number of printed circuit boards forming the heat source of the radiator and a power resource carrying out calculations by external computer systems; a man-machine interface enabling the control of the calculating and calorific power supplied by the radiator; a power source stabilized for the different electrical components; and a network interface for connecting the radiator to the external networks.
US09746189B2
The oven (1) of the present invention comprises a rear wall (4) that separates the cooking chamber (2) and the volume wherein the fan (3) is situated, a separator (5) which is located on the rear wall (4) and separates the cooking chamber (2) into two, and two side walls (8) having at least one passage (7) that provides air delivery into the cooking chamber (2).
US09746174B2
Disclosed herein is a once-through evaporator comprising an inlet manifold; one or more inlet headers in fluid communication with the inlet manifold; one or more tube stacks, where each tube stack comprises one or more substantially horizontal evaporator tubes; the one or more tube stacks being in fluid communication with the one or more inlet headers; one or more outlet headers in fluid communication with one or more tube stacks; an outlet manifold in fluid communication with the one or more outlet headers; and a plurality of flow control devices to dynamically control the fluid flow to a respective inlet header.
US09746171B2
The present invention discloses an illumination device (100). The illumination device (100) comprises a light source (110) arranged to generate light, a carrier (120) arranged to support the light source and an envelope (130) enclosing the light source and the carrier. The envelope comprises at least two enveloping parts which, when joined together, form the envelope. Further, the carrier is arranged in thermal contact with at least one of the enveloping parts for dissipating heat out of the illumination device.
US09746169B2
Light with housing, a plurality of illuminants arranged in the housing, a covering disc that closes the housing in the direction of radiation and a film for altering the radiation characteristics of the illuminants, which is arranged in front of the illuminants in the direction of radiation, wherein the film is arranged between the covering disc and a supporting disc, wherein the film is in direct contact with the two discs.
US09746166B2
A modular light bulb and a method of assembling it are disclosed. The modular light bulb comprises a light source unit, an optical unit enclosing the light source unit, a driver unit configured to drive the light source unit, a base unit engageable with a light bulb socket, and a chassis unit. The driver unit is removably accommodated within the chassis unit and has a releasable electrical connection to the base unit and a releasable electrical connection to the light source unit passing through the base unit. The base unit is releasably fastened onto the chassis unit, the light source unit is releasably fastened onto the chassis unit, and the optical unit is releasably fastened onto the chassis unit.
US09746161B2
A method for manufacturing a linear lighting device, the method comprising the steps of providing a sheet of optically transmissive material, a sheet of thermally conductive material, and a plurality of light sources, arranging the light sources on the sheet of thermally conductive material, roll forming the sheet of thermally conductive material into a supporting heat spreader profile, roll forming the sheet of optically transmissive material into a first shape to cover the light sources and define an optical chamber, attaching end portions of the sheet of optically. The method enables the use of a lower amount of material and provides an efficient method for mass manufacturing linear lighting devices.
US09746158B2
A theftproof lamp (100), including a lamp body (110) and a lamp cap (120). A spring member (140) and a ratchet wheel mechanism (130) are provided inside the lamp for cooperating with each other and enabling theftproof effect. When turning the lamp clockwise, the lamp can be screwed down to a lamp socket. When turning the lamp counter-clockwise, the lamp can only make repetitive circular motions around the ratchet wheel and therefore achieve the theftproof effect. When a user needs to remove the lamp in a safe way, a bolt (170) can be moved inwardly to block the spring member from moving upward, so that the lamp body, ratchet wheel and lamp cap form a whole, without any movement in relation to each other, and therefore allowing easy removal of the lamp.
US09746154B2
Various arrangements for light distribution incorporated as part of a device are presented. A circular light guide may be used that receives light from a plurality of light emitters that can be arranged in a circular pattern. A conical reflector may be used and may be positioned to reflect light emitted from the circular light guide onto an exterior of a case of the device. The conical reflector may reflect light such that light is reflected by the exterior of the case in the shape of a halo into an ambient environment of the device.
US09746151B1
A light source assembly with default safety function includes a laser source, an optical splitter, a fluorescent layer, an optical-electrical converter, and a voltage controller. The optical splitter has first solid portion, a second solid portion, and an optical transition. The fluorescent layer can absorb a laser and convert it into visible light. The optical-electrical converter receives a portion of the visible light and converts it into an electrical signal. The voltage controller applies a voltage to the optical splitter when no electrical signal converted from visible light is received. Refractive indexes of the first and second solid portions are equal when no voltage is applied to the optical splitter but refractive index of the first solid portion increases when voltage is applied to the optical splitter, thereby causing total reflection of the laser beam.
US09746148B2
A sunlight redirector has a first mirror array formed of a first plurality of substantially parallel, uniformly spaced, longitudinal outward mirror segments; and a second mirror array formed of a second plurality of substantially parallel, uniformly spaced, longitudinal inward mirror segments. Each mirror segment has a normal vector. The outward mirror segments are adjustably positionable, such that their normal vectors remain parallel. The first mirror array is rotatable about a normal vector of the sunlight redirector. The inward mirror segments may remain fixed in position at all times; or they may be moved, twice per day, between first and second fixed positions.
US09746144B1
A light strip has a flexible enclosure extruded around a pair of conductors. The enclosure contains a lighting assembly with one or more flexible substrates populated with a plurality of light circuits. The substrates are spaced from the pair of conductors. The lighting assembly has a plurality of connecting devices for electrically coupling the lighting assembly to the pair of conductors.
US09746143B2
An LED utility light has a one or more LED devices supported by a mounting structure and electrically connected to a mounting base section and to a boss and base cap for electrical engagement with a receptacle. LED device circuitry and conductive leads are located in the mounting structure and the mounting base section. A housing substantially surrounds the mounting structure.
US09746130B2
A supporting apparatus for suspending two displays includes: a base seat unit including a fixing bracket and a pillar that is connected to the fixing bracket; two suspending arms, each having a first end portion that is movably connected to the pillar unit such that each of the suspending arms is movable along the pillar, and a second end portion that is opposite to the first end portion; two slide track units respectively connected to the second end portions of the suspending arms; and two display-supporting bracket units movably connected to the slide track units for mounting the displays. Through operation of the suspending arms, the sliding track units and the display-supporting bracket units, the displays can be moved to juxtapose and contact each other.
US09746125B2
The present application discloses an articulating support arm with improved friction joint designs that are facilitated by the use of a non-annular bushing. In particular, the bushing is designed to interact with another portion of the friction joint to prevent rotational movement of the bushing, thereby minimizing the risk of joint malfunction. A bushing that interacts with a larger percentage of the width of a friction cylinder as compared to prior art devices, thereby improving the performance of the joint, is also disclosed. The improved friction joint according to the present invention may comprise an arm joint and/or tilter joint.
US09746124B2
An adjustable multi-monitor support assembly is shown and described. The assembly includes at least one monitor arm, having a proximate end adapted to be attached to a work surface and a distal end and at least one pivot neck secured to the distal end of the monitor arm. Also provided is a hollow monitor support rail, having at least one shuttle aperture therein, being adapted to receive a plurality of monitor mounting brackets for supporting a plurality of monitors and at least one shuttle, having a top and a bottom end, and at least two glides wherein the glides are attached to the shuttle at the top and bottom ends. The shuttle is disposed within the hollow monitor support rail and aligned with the shuttle aperture and secured to the pivot neck.
US09746122B2
The invention is directed to a machine foot, which includes a top part provided with a lock nut, which is mounted in a thread on a spindle, where the lock nut has an abutment complementary shaped to the housing of the lower part, which abutment forms a section of a sphere, and where there is a first gasket between the spindle and lock nut and where there is a second gasket between housing and lock nut. With the invention is achieved that the lower parts and top parts can be produced and stocked as separate and independent units, which for example are not assembled to a finished product until after order.
US09746112B2
A permanently lubricated film gasket for providing a fluid-tight seal between a corrugated pipe and a smooth annular section of an outer pipe or section when the corrugated pipe and the outer pipe or section are in a relative surrounded and surrounding relationship. A first portion of the gasket is shaped to fit within a groove or recess of the corrugated pipe. A second portion of the gasket extends from the first portion. The second portion is at least partially comprised of permanently lubricated film for facilitating in the connection of the pipes along a single direction.
US09746110B2
A gas-tight pipe connection that has inner and outer pipe parts which when joined create a gas tight seal. The inner pipe part has a press fit surface, a stop surface, and a transition surface between the press fit surface and the stop surface. The outer pipe has an outer collar, a press fit surface, and a stop surface as well as a recess in its interior wall which extends from the press fit surface to the stop surface. When the outer pipe part is joined with the inner pipe part, the connection forms a press fit region, a stop region, and a transition region, where the transition region forms a coaxial intermediate space or hollow space.
US09746100B2
The present disclosure provides a pneumatically drivable actuator for setting a position of a valve closure element in a valve, comprising a piston, which is moveable in a pressure chamber by influence of a drive gas, and a locking mechanism for mechanically locking the piston relative to the pressure chamber. The actuator further comprises a ventilation device for venting the drive gas from the pressure chamber while the piston is mechanically locked relative to the pressure chamber, such that pressurization of the pressure chamber is prevented.A method of locking a valve closure element relative to a valve body of a valve that is controllable by a pneumatically driven actuator is also disclosed.
US09746098B2
A valve operator assembly is adapted for use with a valve. The assembly comprises a housing, an input member rotatably mounted with respect to the housing and comprising a rotational drive input, and a transmission mechanism connected to the input member and comprising a stem, the transmission mechanism being adapted to convert applied rotation of the rotational drive input into axial translation of the stem. The assembly further comprises at least one elastic actuator axially located between the input member and the stem to obtain a compression of the actuator during an axial translation of the stem towards the input member and a release of the actuator during an axial translation in the opposite direction.
US09746095B2
Apparatus to attach a fluid valve bonnet are disclosed. The apparatus includes a bonnet having a neck portion and a nut engaged with the neck portion of the bonnet to couple the bonnet to a body of a fluid valve. A central axis of the nut is coaxial to a longitudinal axis of the bonnet.
US09746086B2
A two-input and two-output valve core structure comprises: a hood-shape outer shell, and a sway plate sleeve, a sway plate, a movable porcelain plate, and a fixed porcelain plate disposed therein. Wherein the hood-shape outer shell is provided with an upper passage port and a lower passage port. The movable porcelain plate includes a detachable upper movable plate and a detachable lower movable porcelain plate. The fixed porcelain plate includes a detachable upper fixed porcelain plate, a detachable lower fixed plate. A middle section of the sway plate is hinged onto the sway plate sleeve, an upper sway head of the sway plate is protruded out of the upper passage port of the hood-shape outer shell, while a lower sway head of the sway plate is extended into an upper opening of the upper movable plate.
US09746078B2
The invention relates to a flat seal such as those that are used in motor vehicle construction in particular. Such flat seals can be used for example as seals in the exhaust tract of internal combustion engines, as cylinder head gaskets, or also as hydraulic system control plates. Hydraulic system control plates, such as transmission control plates for example, always have a sealing function in addition to a fluid control function simultaneously.
US09746074B2
A vehicle transmission apparatus having a starting engagement friction element, which has friction plates and a hydraulic servo including a piston that is moved according to a supplied oil pressure to press the friction plates, which is controlled to be engaged when a vehicle is started by using at least a driving force of the internal combustion engine, and which transfers creep torque. A control device capable of receiving an accelerator operation amount signal and capable of outputting a command value that controls the oil pressure. The control device executes temporary increase control of temporarily increasing the command value, when the accelerator operation amount signal is turned on from a state where the accelerator operation amount signal is off and the command value is output so that the starting engagement friction element transfers the creep torque.
US09746073B2
A system for a vehicle includes a desired pressure module, a valve actuation module, a filter module, and a capacity detection module. The desired pressure module selectively generates an increase in a desired pressure of hydraulic fluid for a clutch of an automatic transmission. The valve actuation module actuates a solenoid valve based on the desired pressure. The solenoid valve supplies hydraulic fluid to a regulator valve, and the regulator valve supplies hydraulic fluid to the clutch. The filter module filters an acceleration of a shaft of the automatic transmission to generate a filtered acceleration. The capacity detection module indicates whether the clutch reached torque carrying capacity based on the filtered acceleration.
US09746067B2
There is a gear set. The gear set has a) a first gear having a first surface and b) an intermeshing second gear having a second surface. The first and second surfaces each, independently, have an isotropic arithmetic mean roughness, Ra, of about 0.0762 micrometers/3 microinches or less and are lubricated. There is also a method for increasing the contact surface-fatigue life of a gear set.
US09746065B2
The addendum tooth profile of the inner teeth and outer teeth of a strain wave gearing is stipulated by a first and second similar curve obtained from the curve segment from an inflection point to a low point in a movement trajectory when the meshing of both teeth is approximated by rack meshing. The addendum tooth profile of the inner teeth is stipulated by a curve generated at the inner teeth in the process of the addendum profile of the outer teeth moving from the inflection point to the apex of the movement trajectory. The addendum tooth profile of the outer teeth is stipulated by a curve generated at the outer teeth when the addendum profile of the inner teeth moves from the inflection point to the apex. The addendum profile of the outer teeth makes double contact with the addendum profile and dedendum profile of the inner teeth.
US09746059B2
A ball screw drive with a spindle nut (1) arranged on a screw spindle (2) and a continuous ball channel (7) formed by the screw spindle (2) and the spindle nut (1), in which channel balls arranged along a continuous ball track (8) circulate continuously, wherein the continuous ball channel (7) includes a load channel (9) wound in a spiral shape, with more than one winding, about a spindle axis (S) and a deflecting channel (10) which continuously connects the two ends of the load channel (9) to one another, wherein the spindle nut (1) has a nut part (4), on the inner circumference of which a ball groove (6) is formed being wound in a spiral shape about the spindle axis S, which ball groove, together with a ball groove (3) of the screw spindle (2) being wound in a spiral shape about the spindle axis S, forms the load channel (9), and wherein a deflecting element (5) including the deflecting channel (10) is arranged on the outer periphery of the nut part (4), and the deflecting ends (12) of the deflecting element (5) axially spaced apart from one another each penetrate a recess (11) through the thickness of the wall of the nut part (4), in order to deflect balls from the load channel (9) into the deflecting channel (10), and wherein the recess (11) has an unloading bore (15) connecting to the ball groove (6) of the nut part (4) and to the deflecting end (12) of the deflecting element (5) for unloading the balls, the axis of which unloading hole is arranged at a parallel distance to a plane (E1) containing the spindle axis (S).
US09746058B2
An actuator for vehicles has a motor having an output gear, a gear member, a slide member, and an accommodation member. The gear member has a first gear part meshed with the output gear and a second gear part provided coaxial with the first gear part on a rotational plane identical to that of the first gear part and has a shape different from a shape of the first gear part. The slide member has an input gear meshed with the second gear part. The accommodation member accommodates the motor and the gear member and accommodates a part of the slide member where the input gear is provided so that the slide member is driven by the motor to be linearly moved.
US09746051B2
A vehicle vibration reducing apparatus includes: an inertial mass body; a first engagement device that is switched between a state where a running power source engages with a damper of a power transmission device so as to enable power transmission and a state where the engagement is released; a second engagement device that is switched between a state where the power transmission device engages with the inertial mass body so as to enable power transmission in a power transmission pass different from that of the first engagement device and a state where the engagement is released; and a third engagement device that is switched between a state where the running power source engages with the inertial mass body so as to enable power transmission in a power transmission path different from those of the first engagement device and the second engagement device and a state where the engagement is released.
US09746048B2
In a seat device for a vehicle, a dynamic damper comprises a damper case that is formed from first and second case halves joined together so as to be capable of separating from each other to define a damper chamber therebetween, a weight that is housed in the damper chamber, and an elastic member that is disposed between the weight and an inner face of the damper chamber so as to allow vibration of the weight, the damper case being provided with a mounting part that is mounted on a frame of the seat. Thus, it is possible to provide a seat device for a vehicle in which replacement of a weight and an elastic member in order to adjust or change the damping characteristics is possible, and the ease of mounting a damper case on a seat is good.
US09746043B2
An adjusting device is disclosed for adjusting friction surface wear on brake linings and a brake disk of a disk brake. The adjusting device is couplable to a brake application device on the drive side, and to a spindle unit of the disk brake on the output side. The adjusting device includes a drive element on both sides of which a rolling element assembly is axially arranged; a pressure element; an output element coupled to the pressure element for coupling to a coupling wheel; an energy storage element; and a support body, one end of which is connected to a bearing plate and around which the drive element, the rolling element assemblies, the output element and the energy storage element are arranged axially in series with the bearing plate. The energy storage element is arranged between a bearing portion of the support body and the pressure element.
US09746034B2
A distributed load bearing including a roller, an inner flex ring, a pin and a load distribution spring. The inner flex ring is positioned radially inwards of the roller, and the pin is positioned radially inwards of the inner flex ring, and the load distribution spring is positioned in a cavity defined by the pin and the inner flex ring. The load distribution spring is preloaded, so as to apply a force to the pin and so as to apply a plurality of radially outward forces to the inner flex ring.
US09746032B2
A sealing arrangement (14a) on an axial roller bearing (10) which includes two race rings (12, 13) with rolling elements (4) guided therebetween, the sealing arrangement (14a) sealing off a rolling element chamber (16) of the axial roller bearing (10). The sealing arrangement (14a) has, as reinforcement, a rotationally symmetrical reinforcing sleeve (15a) that externally encloses both race rings (12, 13), the sealing arrangement (14a) being fixed in position by at least one securing section (20a), and some sections of the reinforcing sleeve (15) being covered by or connected to an elastic sealing material (17), in a connected manner, in sealing sections (19a, 19b) of said sealing arrangement (14a).
US09746024B2
Provided is a tilting pad type journal bearing capable of reducing the amount of oil that has to be supplied to the bearing. A bearing comprises nozzles 5 which are each arranged between pads 2 to supply lubricating oil to sliding surfaces 14 of the pads 2. The sliding surface 14 of each of the pad 2 is formed so that the width of the sliding surface 14 increases as it goes from a front edge part towards a rear edge part thereof. A tip end part of each of the nozzles 5 has a groove part 18 which induces a flow heading from lateral parts towards the center in the width direction, in an oil flow from the rear edge part of the sliding surface 14 of an upstream pad 2 to the front edge part of the sliding surface 14 of a downstream pad 2.
US09746023B2
A thrust washer may include a metallic substrate layer having an axial substrate face. The thrust washer may also include a polymer layer on the axial substrate face. The polymer layer may have an axial polymer face opposed to the axial substrate face. The axial polymer face may be profiled and may have at least one oil distribution groove. At least one of the substrate layer and the polymer layer may be a machined layer having a thickness that may vary in correspondence with the at least one distribution groove.
US09746015B2
A floating fastener mounting structure includes a mounting socket having a locating groove extending around the periphery and defined between a relatively smaller annular step and a relatively larger stop flange thereof, a metal panel member having a mounting through hole attached to the mounting socket and stopped above the stop flange and stamped by a stamping press to provide a riveting portion and to force the riveting portion to engage into the locating groove and to wrap about the stop flange of the mounting socket, a spring-loaded locking member axially slidably mounted in the mounting socket for detachably locking the metal panel member to an external metal panel member, and a cap member capped on a mounting head of the locking member and affixed to the mounting head during the operation of the stamping press to stamp the metal panel member. Affixing the mounting socket to the metal panel member by riveting greatly enhances the shearing strength of the floating fastener mounting structure.
US09746014B1
A device for retaining a strut that moves between a retracted position and an extended position includes a body arrangeable in a storage condition of the body and a retention condition of the body. In the retention condition, the strut is prevented from moving from the extended position to the retracted position thereof. The body moves from the storage condition to the retention condition in response to extension of the strut.
US09746013B2
A mounting clip and a mounting assembly include a mounting structure and the mounting clip. The mounting structure includes a mounting feature. The mounting clip includes a base, an inferior leg, and a catch. The base has a through hole therein. The inferior leg is disposed on an anterior side of the base. The catch is disposed on a posterior side of the base. The inferior leg and the catch are configured to engage the mounting structure when the mounting clip is assembled to the mounting structure, such that the mounting feature is accessible through the through hole when the mounting clip is assembled to the mounting structure. The mounting clip also includes a superior leg having a mounting aperture.
US09746008B2
Examples of a pressure wave generator configured to generate high energy pressure waves in a medium are disclosed. The pressure wave generator can include a movable piston with a guide through which a piston control rod can move or slide. The pressure wave generator can include a transducer coupled to a medium. During an impact of the piston on the transducer, the control rod can slide in the guide, which can reduce stress on the rod. The pressure wave generator can include a damper to decelerate the control rod, independently of the piston. Impact of the piston on the transducer transfers a portion of the piston's kinetic energy into the medium thereby generating pressure waves in the medium. A piston driving system may be used to provide precise and controlled launching or movement of the piston. Examples of methods of operating the pressure wave generator are disclosed.
US09746005B2
A hydraulic drive system for an actuator uses a pair of pressure compensated hydraulic machines to control flow to and from the drive chambers of the actuator. The capacity of one of the machines is limited in a motoring mode to determine a maximum rate of efflux from one of the chambers. The pressure of fluid supplied to the other of said chambers is maintained at a predetermined level to provide motive force. The machines are mechanically coupled to permit energy recovery and charge an accumulator to store surplus energy.
US09746004B2
Pulse controlled linear actuator comprising a working cylinder (9) for receiving a medium introduced through a valve system by a compressor/pump, a piston, the shank (13) of which represents the output of the actuator. It also comprises a central solenoid (1) and alternately moved iron cores (3). The central solenoid (1) and the iron cores (3) are arranged between upper and lower solenoids (2). The iron cores (3) have two separate medium spaces (14, 15). The first medium space (14) leads into the portion of the working cylinder (9) above the piston (10) and under the piston (10). The second medium space (15) is separated from the space between the iron cores (3) by the iron cores (3) and leads into the portion of the working cylinder (9) above the piston (10) and under the piston (10). The valves (4, 8) are counter-phase or phase pulse controlled.
US09746001B2
Some embodiments of an apparatus and system are described for a volumetric resistance blower. An apparatus may comprise a motor, a rotor comprising a cylindrical foam block, and a casing having one or more inlets arranged in an axial direction of the rotor and one or more outlets arranged in a radial direction of the rotor. Other embodiments are described.
US09745992B2
A turbocharger system can include a housing that includes a bore defined at least in part by a bore wall; a rolling element bearing unit that includes an outer race; and a mixed-element damper assembly disposed at least in part between the outer race and the bore wall where the mixed-element damper assembly includes a lobed-spring element and a squeeze film damper element.
US09745989B2
A turbo-molecular pump comprises: a rotor; stationary blades; a stator; a plurality of spacers; a heater disposed on the base; a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the stator; and a temperature regulation section for on/off controlling the heater based on a temperature detected by the temperature sensor to regulate the temperature of the stator so as to be a reaction product accumulation prevention temperature. At least one spacer arranged on a base side of the plurality of spacers is cooled by coolant, and the turbo-molecular pump further comprises a heat insulation member disposed between the base and the spacer arranged on the base.
US09745987B2
A fan includes a stationary portion, a rotating portion, and an impeller arranged to rotate about a central axis together with the rotating portion to produce an axial air current. The rotating portion includes a rotor holder. The impeller includes a cup portion arranged to cover the rotor holder and a plurality of blades arranged on an outer circumference of the cup portion. The cup portion includes a cup cover portion arranged to extend radially outward from the central axis; a cup cylindrical portion being substantially cylindrical in shape, and arranged to extend in an axial direction from an outer edge portion of the cup cover portion; and a cup through hole arranged to extend through the cup portion at a position overlapping with a portion or boundary between the cup cover portion and the cup cylindrical portion.
US09745983B2
Ventilation device including a turbine mounted inside a radially volute-shaped casing, the peripheral wall of the casing moving progressively away from the periphery of the turbine from a volute tongue to a distal end (E2) of the volute, the radial expansion of the volute being defined by an angle of expansion (ai), characterised by the fact that the initial angle of expansion (a1) in the vicinity of the volute tongue is 1.5 times to 3 times greater than the final angle of expansion (a2) in the vicinity of the distal end (E2) of the volute, so that the peripheral wall of the casing moves away from the blades more rapidly at the start of the volute minimising the turbulences generated at the volute tongue.
US09745978B2
A housing for a rotary vane pump includes a suction flange and a discharge flange having a multi-angular cross-section with at least two sides extending parallel to each other, cooling ribs provided on an outer surface of the housing, with the number of cooling ribs in the region with a high internal pressure being greater than a number of cooling ribs in the region with a low internal pressure, inlet and outlet, with the inlet cross-section being greater than the outlet cross-section, and connection elements provided on the housing and each having two installation surfaces connected by a connection surface.
US09745975B2
An artificial lifting system is disclosed. The artificial lifting system comprises an elongated cylinder fixed to a base or ground. The elongated cylinder receives a piston rod axially movable therein. The piston rod engages a downhole rod pump for driving the rod pump reciprocating uphole and downhole to pump downhole fluid to the surface. A control unit controls the axial movement of the piston rod, and automatically adjust the system operation to adapt to drift of the top and bottom stop positions of the piston rod. In an alternative embodiment, the system further comprises a dump valve controlled by the control unit to prevent over-stroke. In another embodiment, the system further comprises a chemical injection unit for injecting treatment fluid to a wellbore under the control of the control unit.
US09745966B2
An Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system having a turbine with an upstream side and a downstream side. Warm water under a partial vacuum is converted into a vapor, the vapor being supplied to the upstream side of the turbine at a pressure controlled by the temperature of the warm water. A condenser is situated on the downstream side of the turbine to cause the vapor, after passing through the turbine, to undergo a phase change back to a liquid, which can be used as potable water. The condenser is coupled to a source of a cooling liquid, and the pressure of the vapor on the downstream side of the turbine is determined by the temperature of the cooling liquid. A flexible floating solar collector supplies the warm liquid to the upstream side at a temperature higher than normal ambient temperature.
US09745958B2
A method and a system for managing loads on a wind turbine are provided. The method includes receiving a signal relative to a yaw misalignment of the wind turbine, generating a yaw error signal based on the yaw misalignment, and comparing the yaw error signal to a first predetermined yaw error threshold value. The method also includes regulating a speed of the rotor to a value determined by a predetermined tip speed ratio, reducing the yaw misalignment using a yaw control system, and restarting the wind turbine if the yaw error signal is reduced to less than a second predetermined yaw error threshold value within a predetermined period of time. The method further includes shutting down the wind turbine if the yaw error signal remains greater than the second predetermined yaw error threshold value beyond the predetermined period of time.
US09745949B2
The invention is directed to a microfluidic probe head (100) with a base layer (120) comprising: at least two processing liquid microchannel (123, 124) in fluid communication with a processing liquid aperture (121, 122) on a face of the base layer; and an immersion liquid microchannel (223, 224) in fluid communication with a immersion liquid aperture (221, 222) on a face of the base layer, wherein the microfluidic probe head is configured to allow, in operation, processing liquid provided through the processing liquid aperture to merge into immersion liquid provided through the immersion liquid aperture. An additional layer can be provided to close the microchannels. Such a multilayered head is compact and easier to fabricate than heads made with unitary construction. The head can further be interfaced with tubing using e.g. a standard fitting for tubing port.
US09745946B2
The invention relates to a device for controlling a multiple spark operation of an internal combustion engine, wherein an ignition transformer can be switched off and back on again for delivering or interrupting an ignition spark energy based on at least one current threshold. The invention proposes that the at least one current threshold be programmable.
US09745944B2
An engine starter unit for starting an engine, includes a starter, a first controller, and a prohibiting means. The starter includes a motor generating a rotary force and a pinion transmitting the rotary force generated by the motor to the engine, the starter cranking the engine up to an engine speed of 450 rpm or more in a drive ON state. The first controller turns the starter into the drive ON state to make the starter start cranking in response to an ON operation of an ignition switch by a user. The prohibiting means prohibits the starter from being turned into the drive ON state again in response to another ON operation of the ignition switch for a prohibition duration after the first ON operation by the user.
US09745938B2
An injector system which is in particular used as an injector block for fuel injection systems of mixture-compressing, spark-ignited internal combustion engines includes a fuel distribution rail, a counter bracket, a first injector, and at least one second injector. Here, the counter bracket has a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece. The first injector is joined to the counter bracket on an input side of the first connecting piece with the aid of an elastic sealing ring. The second injector is joined to the counter bracket on an input side of the second connecting piece with the aid of an elastic sealing ring. In this case, the counter bracket is connected to the fuel distribution rail. The fuel distribution rail is used for distributing compressed natural gas to the injectors. The injector system has a compact design.
US09745933B2
A fuel pressure regulator includes a housing defining a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet; a valve seat located between the fuel inlet and the fuel outlet, the valve seat being centered about a valve seat axis; a valve member centered about a valve member axis, the valve member being moveable between 1) a closed position where the valve member engages the valve seat to prevent fuel flow from the fuel inlet to the fuel outlet and 2) an open position where the valve member is disengaged from the valve seat to permit fuel flow from the fuel inlet to the fuel outlet; and a grounding member grounded to the housing which engages the valve member to cause the valve member axis to tip relative to the valve seat axis when the valve member moves from the closed position to the open position.
US09745923B2
A fuel filter heating device may include an exhaust gas pipe through which exhaust gas generated from an engine flows, a heat transfer medium, which is disposed near a fuel filter to receive radiation heat transferred from the exhaust gas pipe and transfer the radiation heat to the fuel filter upon contacting the fuel filter, and a temperature-sensitive actuator for moving the heat transfer medium in a selected direction depending on the temperature of fuel in the fuel filter such that the heat transfer medium contacts the fuel filter to heat the fuel in the fuel filter or the heat transfer medium is separated from the fuel filter to block heat transfer therebetween.
US09745919B2
An ejector/mixer for a gas turbine engine includes an annular wall having upstream end adapted to be fastened to an engine case and a downstream end forming a plurality of lobes. A support member interconnects the lobes, and includes an annular blade located radially inwardly of the bight of the lobes. The lobes extend radially inwardly downstream relative to the annular wall and the support member includes an annular blade and has spaced apart joint surfaces spaced apart to coincide with the joint surfaces of a respective lobes. The spaced-apart joint surfaces of the support member being profiled to mate with the corresponding joint surface of the lobes.
US09745911B2
This control device for an internal combustion engine is equipped with: an air/fuel ratio sensor provided to the exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine; and an engine control device that controls the internal combustion engine according to the output of the air/fuel ratio sensor. The air/fuel ratio sensor is equipped with: a gas chamber to be measured, into which exhaust gas flows; a pump cell that pumps oxygen into or out of the gas chamber to be measured according to the pump current; and a reference cell of which the reference cell output current detected varies according to the air/fuel ratio inside the gas chamber to be measured. The reference cell is equipped with: a first electrode that is exposed to the exhaust gas in the gas chamber to be measured; a second electrode exposed to a reference atmosphere; and a solid electrolyte layer arranged between the electrodes. The air/fuel ratio sensor is equipped with: a reference cell voltage applying device that applies a sensor applied voltage between the electrodes; and a reference cell output current detection device that detects, as the reference cell output current, the current flowing between the electrodes.
US09745906B2
Systems and methods for improving compressor recirculation valve operation of an engine that includes a compressor are presented. The systems and methods adjust a position of a waste gate while the compressor recirculation valve is operated in a closed loop mode to maintain engine intake manifold throttle inlet pressure during a diagnostic mode to adapt operation of the compressor recirculation valve.
US09745905B2
Methods and arrangements are described for controlling transitions between firing fractions during skip fire operation of an engine in order to help smooth the transitions. Generally, firing fractions transitions are implemented gradually, preferably in a manner that relatively closely tracks manifold filling dynamics. In some embodiments, the commanded firing fraction is altered each firing opportunity. Another approach contemplates altering the commanded firing fraction by substantially the same amount each firing opportunity for at least a portion of the transition. These approaches work particularly well when the commanded firing fraction is provided to a skip fire controller that includes an accumulator functionality that tracks the portion of a firing that has been requested, but not delivered, or vice versa. In various embodiments, commanded firing fraction changes are delayed relative to initiation of the change in throttle position to help compensate for inherent delays associated with changing the manifold air pressure.
US09745904B2
In order to prevent an abnormal combustion due to oil, a restriction region (B) is designated on a low-speed and high-load side of an internal combustion engine (1), and an opening of throttle valve (12) is restricted so that an engine operating condition is not observed within the restriction region (B). A predetermined designated inspection region (A) is set so as to include the restriction region (B), and it is judged whether or not the abnormal combustion actually occurred when the internal combustion engine (1) is running within the designated inspection region (A). If the abnormal combustion was detected, the restriction region (B) is expanded, meanwhile, if the abnormal combustion was not detected, the expanded restriction region (B) is gradually decreased. If the abnormal combustion occurred at a shorter interval than a threshold value, the restriction region (B) is expanded at once to a predetermined size.
US09745901B2
The invention relates to an engine control valve (1) which comprises a rotatable actuator (7), a valve (5), and a movement transformation device (9) suitable for transforming the rotation of the actuator (7) into translation of the valve (5). The movement transmission device (9) comprises a helical link with uniform pitch for translating the valve (5).
US09745900B2
Methods of determining a desired sensor probe location in a closed loop emissions control (CLEC) system of a gas turbine engine are provided. One method includes determining, at different locations, a plurality of temperature contour profiles for exhaust flowing through an exhaust duct, selecting an emissions component entrained in the exhaust to be measured, and determining a desired sensor probe installation location based on the emissions component to be measured and based on the plurality of temperature contour profiles.
US09745893B2
Systems and methods are provided for varying a compression ratio in an engine having a pressure reactive piston. The pressure reactive piston may include a piston crown, and a spring positioned within the piston crown, wherein the spring includes a first ring, a second ring comprising a plurality of apertures, a rolling element positioned within each of the plurality of apertures, and a third ring. The first ring, the second ring, and the third ring of the spring may be arranged concentrically and the second ring may be positioned between the first ring and the third ring.
US09745891B2
An engine is provided. In one embodiment, the engine includes a precombustion chamber having a body, a secondary combustion chamber disposed at least partially in the body, and a plurality of passages configured to place the precombustion chamber in fluid communication with a main combustion chamber.
US09745888B2
An engine system having a coolant control valve may include a cylinder head including an intake side head coolant jacket for cooling an intake side thereof and an exhaust side head coolant jacket for cooling an exhaust side thereof formed in the cylinder head, a cylinder block arranged on a lower side of the cylinder head and having an intake side block coolant jacket for cooling an intake side of the cylinder block and an exhaust side block coolant jacket for cooling an exhaust side cylinder block formed therein, and a coolant control valve arranged for independently controlling coolant flowing through the intake side head coolant jacket, the exhaust side head coolant jacket, the intake side block coolant jacket and the exhaust side block coolant jacket.
US09745880B2
The invention relates to a cooling element (38; 40) for an injection valve (1; 41), in particular for injecting a liquid reduction agent into an exhaust train of a combustion engine, having a hollow region for receiving a section of the injection valve (1; 41) and a cooling plate (8) which is circumferential around the hollow region and a face plate (7) arranged on a face of the injection valve (1; 41) which has at least one injection opening (13), which enables the spraying of liquid out of the injection valve (1; 41) through the face plate (7). The face plate (7) has at least one bowl-shaped region (7a) formed having a front wall and at least one side wall which is designed to receive an injection-side section (1a; 41a) of the injection valve (1; 41), and the cooling plate (8) and the face plate (7) are connected to each other in a liquid-tight manner such that, in a state in which a section of an injection valve (1; 41) is properly arranged in the hollow region, a cooling volume (36) circulating around the section of the injection valve (1; 41) is delimited by the face plate (7), the cooling plate (8) and the injection valve (1; 41).
US09745878B2
Apparatus and methods are provided whereby a component can be cleaned while the furnace is operational. Additionally, particulates that have accumulated on the component can be collected and retained. The apparatus may include a portable frame, a tubular lance supported by the frame and having a nozzle at a distal end thereof, and a suction generator operatively connected to a proximal end of the lance to generate a suction at the nozzle. Manipulation of the lance to move the nozzle across a component allows accumulated particulates to be removed therefrom through the lance.
US09745875B2
A variable valve gear for an internal combustion engine includes: a cam base portion integrally or separately provided in a camshaft, and immovably fixed to the camshaft; a cam lobe portion connected to the cam base portion so as to swing and shift between a first state where the cam lobe portion is positioned to project from an outer circumference of the base portion and a second state where the cam lobe portion is positioned to be lower than the cam base portion in the first state; a lock mechanism locking the cam lobe portion in the first and second state; and a biasing member biasing the cam lobe portion to be shifted to the first state, to such an extent that the cam lobe portion is shifted to the second state by reaction force from a cam follower when the locking mechanism is unlocked.
US09745870B2
An improved heat engine that includes an organic refrigerant exhibiting a boiling point below −35° C.; a heat source having a temperature of less than 82° C.; a heat sink; a sealed, closed-loop path for the organic refrigerant, the sealed, closed-loop path having both a high-pressure zone that absorbs heat from the heat source, and a low-pressure zone that transfers heat to the heat sink; a positive-displacement decompressor providing a pressure gradient through which the organic refrigerant in the gaseous phase flows continuously from the high-pressure zone to the low-pressure zone, the positive-displacement decompressor extracting mechanical energy due to the pressure gradient; and a positive-displacement hydraulic pump, which provides continuous flow of the organic refrigerant in the liquid phase from the low-pressure zone to the high-pressure zone, the hydraulic pump and the positive-displacement decompressor maintaining a pressure differential between the two zones of between about 20 to 42 bar.
US09745869B2
This disclosure relates to a waste heat recovery (WHR) system and method for regulating exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooling, and more particularly, to a Rankine cycle WHR system and method, including a recuperator bypass arrangement to regulate EGR exhaust gas cooling for engine efficiency improvement and thermal management. This disclosure describes other unique bypass arrangements for increased flexibility in the ability to regulate EGR exhaust gas cooling.
US09745868B2
Method for operating a solar installation. The solar installation includes a solar field with direct evaporation accompanied by the generation of superheated live steam, a turbine for expanding the live steam, and a generator driven by the turbine for generating electrical energy. At least one valve is associated with the turbine by which the amount of live steam fed to the turbine is adjusted. The valve, or each valve, through which the amount of live steam fed to the turbine is adjusted such that an actual value of a live steam pressure occurring upstream of the turbine follows a reference value determined depending on a live steam temperature of the live steam upstream of the turbine.
US09745860B1
A power transmission apparatus has a housing, a first shaft rotatably mounted within the housing, a second shaft rotatably mounted within the housing and extending around at least a portion of the first shaft, a third shaft exterior of the first and second shafts and positioned within the housing, a first transmission connected to the second shaft and to the third shaft such that a rotation of the second shaft causes a rotation of the third shaft, a second transmission connected to the first shaft and to the third shaft such that a rotation of the first shaft applies rotational energy to the third shaft, and a power receiver connected to the third shaft so as to convert the rotational energy of the third shaft into energy or motion.
US09745857B2
A seal arrangement for a gas turbine engine includes a seal runner having a sealing lip extending radially outwardly from a root portion to a tip portion. A static seal is mounted in axially opposed facing relationship to the sealing lip. The static seal and the sealing lip define an axial gap therebetween. A point of flexion is provided in the root portion to allow the sealing lip to flex relative to the axial gap under centrifugal loads, and wherein a center of gravity of the sealing lip is disposed radially outwardly from the point of flexion by a first predetermined amount and axially offset from the point of flexion by a second predetermined amount. The first and second predetermined amounts are selected to modulate the centrifugal flexion of the sealing lip so as to compensate at least partially for thermally induced deformation of the sealing lip.
US09745854B2
A shroud assembly having rope seals disposed between the shroud hangers and the surrounding case structure.
US09745851B2
A composite blade includes a composite airfoil section having airfoil pressure and suction sides extending chordwise between airfoil leading and trailing edges, a dovetail root attached to airfoil section and a blade shank therebetween, and a metallic leading edge shield covering an axially extending portion of airfoil section including at least a portion of airfoil leading edge and a radially and chordwise extending portion of a leading edge portion of the blade shank. Leading edge portion may be cut back from airfoil leading edge and a shank leading edge aft or downstream of airfoil leading edge. A nose may extend along a shield leading edge of the metallic leading edge shield with pressure and suction side legs extending aftwardly from nose along airfoil pressure and suction sides. Light weight insert may be located between nose and airfoil leading edges.
US09745846B2
Integrated penetrator and proximity sensor probe assemblies are provided for monitoring a position of a rotating target within a subsea rotating device such as subsea motors and pumps. The integrated penetrator and proximity sensor probe assemblies are configured to communicate information related to the position of the rotating target through a wall of the device housing, and can be inserted through an opening in the wall of the device housing and mounted to the wall of the device to position a proximity sensor tip assembly adjacent the rotating target. The proximity sensor probe assemblies are pressure-compensated and configured to withstand subsea pressures and conditions.
US09745841B2
A method of fracture fluid clean-up from a fracture by assisting Darcy flow with electro-osmotic effects is provided. Proppants having suitable surface potential, and fracture fluids having suitable electrical conductivity are employed. A suitable electric field is imposed, using electrodes placed on the surface or in adjacent wells. The current creates an electro-osmotic flow that carries fluid to the wellbore.
US09745835B2
A screen assembly can include a tracer retaining mechanism for retaining a tracer in an annular area defined between a screen portion and a base pipe. The tracer retaining mechanism can be coupled to the screen portion, the base pipe, or the tracer. The tracer retaining mechanism can allow fluid flow in and out of the annular area.
US09745832B2
A tool for creating impressions of downhole objects comprising a cylindrical outer casing, a top plate, a plunger, an end plate, a lever, a pressure lock plate, a pressure base, a main spring platform, a main spring, and a plurality of elongated rods. The elongated rods extend from beneath the main spring platform through the pressure lock plate, the pressure base, and the end plate. Each elongated rod is surrounded by a rod spring and a collar. The rod spring extends from the bottom of the pressure base to the collar. The pressure lock plate moves laterally when the lever pivots from a locked to an unlocked position, thereby aligning the plurality of holes in the pressure lock plate with the plurality of holes in the pressure base and enabling the elongated rods to move longitudinally within the tool.
US09745822B2
A flapper valve includes a valve body having a hinge member. A flapper is pivotally mounted to the valve body through the hinge member. At least one of the valve body and the flapper includes a multi-stage valve seat. The multi-stage valve seat includes a first sealing zone and a second sealing zone that is distinct from the first sealing zone. The first sealing zone is configured to provide pressure containment at the valve body when the flapper is exposed to a first pressure and the second sealing zone is configured to provide pressure containment at the valve body when the flapper is exposed to a second pressure that is greater than the first pressure.
US09745811B2
Activation modules for selectively sealing entrances to inner barrels of coring tools may include an activator body sized and configured to obstruct the entrance to the inner barrel when the activation module is in a first state and to release the entrance to the inner barrel when the activation module is in a second state. A sealing element may be located at a periphery of the activator body, and may be configured to form a seal between at least a portion of an interior of the inner barrel and at least a portion of an exterior of the inner barrel when the activation module is in the first state and to disengage the seal when the activation module is in the second state.
US09745805B2
A method of interconnecting a drill rod with a drill string by a threaded connection is disclosed. The method includes axially aligning the drill rod with the drill string, rotating the drill rod in a disengagement rotational direction of the threaded connection, identifying a rotational position of the drill rod where thread ends of the rod and the drill string slip over each other, stopping the rotating within a predetermined period of identifying the rotational position, and rotating the drill rod in an engagement direction, such that the drill rod is interconnected with the drill string by the threaded connection.
US09745801B1
A rotary drill bit is disclosed. The rotary drill bit may include a bit body, a cutting pocket defined in the bit body, and a cutting element rotatably coupled to the bit body. The cutting element may be positioned at least partially within the cutting pocket. The rotary drill bit may also include a rotation-inducing member adjacent to the cutting element for inducing rotation of the cutting element relative to the cutting pocket. The rotation-inducing member may include a resilient member or a vibrational member. The rotary drill bit may also include protrusions extending from an interior of the cutting pocket adjacent to an outer diameter of the cutting element. A method of drilling a formation is also disclosed.
US09745793B1
Hollow core door apparatus for preventing the build up of pressure in a room having a register through which air flows into the room and the door includes an inside door skin and an outer door skin, and the door skins includes openings through which air flows into and out of the room and which openings have substantially the same area to provide for a non-linear flow of air through the door to prevent the build up of pressure in the room. An embodiment combining a noxious gas absorbent material with the pressure build up prevention capability is also illustrated.
US09745790B2
A flashing product is manufactured by creating a reinforcing member having a flange shaped to conform to the exterior surface. The flange may extend outwardly from an entire perimeter of an aperture in the reinforcing member. The flange may have top, bottom, and side flange members. The reinforcing member may include a return having top, bottom and side return members connected respectively to the top, bottom and side flange members. The return may extend substantially perpendicularly from the flange to conform to an inward direction of an opening where the flashing product is applied. The reinforcing member may be coated with a waterproof material thereby forming a waterproof flashing product.
US09745789B2
A expandable fenestration flashing product for an opening in an exterior surface of a structure includes a generally planar unitary flashing shaped to conform to the exterior surface, the flashing configured to extend outwardly from an entire perimeter of fenestration, and an inner portion configured to flexibly seal to the inner surface of the fenestrations. The expandable fenestration flashing product is formed as a unitary structure of a waterproof, expandable material. A method of integrating an expandable fenestration flashing product into an opening of an exterior surface of a structure includes securing the expandable fenestration flashing product described above onto the exterior of a structure about the fenestration, and pressing and securing the fenestration product at least partially into the fenestration.
US09745775B2
A door latch protector system for protecting a latch of a door. An exemplary embodiment includes a latch protector plate including a door overlapping portion and a frame overlapping portion, the door overlapping portion having a first planar surface configured to contact the exterior door surface in an installed configuration. At least one spacer plate is configured to be positioned between the door overlapping portion and a surface of the door. The spacer plate includes opposed first and second planar spacer surfaces, the first planar surface configured to contact the first planar surface of the latch protector plate in the installed configuration. The spacer plate has an external peripheral profile matching a corresponding external profile of the door overlapping portion of the latch protector plate to eliminate gaps between the corresponding external profile of the door overlapping portion which would allow the introduction of burglary tools.
US09745764B2
A 3-dimensional modular construction system using only two, generally U-shaped prefabricated room size modules is used to form scalable, modular construction for schools, apartments, hotels, houses and the like. The modules may be formed of reinforced concrete. By using the above described modules, double walls within the buildings are eliminated thus, simplifying construction and reducing material and costs, while becoming a container for the pre-finishing of the spaces.
US09745761B2
A mast arm for a concrete distributor mast comprises an elongated box profile support composed, in at least some sections, of a lower belt, an upper belt, and two lateral walls that connect the belts, and comprising at least one partition sheet metal element arranged in a hollow cross-section of the box profile support, the partition sheet metal element being welded to the box profile support along longitudinal welding joints running along the box profile support.
US09745754B1
A snow guard structure has the configuration in which a first frame body holding a ridge-side end side of a solar cell panel and a second frame body holding an eaves-side end side of an adjacent solar cell panel are fixed to a roof surface such that spaces are formed under their bottom face portions, and a snow guard fitting includes an upper abutment piece abutting against upper face portions of the two frame bodies, a lower abutment piece abutting against bottom face portions of the two frame bodies, an external thread member extending upward from the lower abutment piece and penetrating through the upper abutment piece and fastening the upper abutment piece and the lower abutment piece by screwing with an internal thread between the two frame bodies, and a snow guard portion extending upward from the upper abutment piece.
US09745751B2
Improved structural column assemblies and related fabrication methods are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides improved systems/methods for the design and fabrication of structural column assemblies having improved mechanical properties and/or improved resistance to multiple hazards (e.g., earthquakes, blasts, high temperatures, etc.). Disclosed herein is a structural column assembly having a uniquely designed fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) tube filled with concrete to be used as a structural column (e.g., in bridge and/or building construction). The exemplary composite or FRP tube can include layers of metallic and/or non-metallic fibers wound at improved/optimized angles. A multi-hazard resilient column system which can negate the need for additional concrete reinforcement or formwork at construction sites is provided. The novel tube is highly resistant to corrosive environments, and will facilitate accelerated bridge construction (ABC), while providing a solution for columns at risk from multiple hazards.
US09745742B2
A structural wall unit system includes a plurality of wall units having at least one face being a rotational tessellation. The face has at least two irregular sides extending therefrom. Each side of the wall units have at least one spacer or connector configured to engage other wall units. The structural wall unit system also includes a plurality of starter course units, where each starter course unit has a portion of a primary rotational tessellation element having at least one irregularly shaped side that is an image of the first side or the third side. Each irregularly shaped side of the starter course units have at least one spacer or connector configured to engage the wall units, and the starter course units have at least one straight side. The starter course units and the wall units are configured for assembly as a structural wall having a natural, random appearance.
US09745737B2
An insulated building structure, in particular an insulated roof structure or a wall structure of a building, comprises at least one thermal insulation layer. At least one moisture-variable protective layer for the thermal insulation layer is provided on an outer side of the thermal insulation layer and on an inner side of the thermal insulation layer facing a building interior of the building. The protective layers each have a water vapor diffusion equivalent air layer thickness Sd. The water vapor diffusion equivalent air layer thicknesses Sd of the two protective layers deviate from each other by less than 20%, preferably less than 10%, in the range of a relative humidity from 0% to 25% and/or in the range of a relative humidity from 80% to 100%.
US09745733B2
A stable and variable design of a drainage structure includes a drainage body (11) and a cover (20). The cover (20) has engagement devices (13, 13′; 14, 14′; 23, 23′) when seen in a longitudinal direction of the drainage body (11), whereby the cover connects upper edges (12, 12′) of the drainage body (11) to one another transversely to the longitudinal direction in a tension-resistant manner over the entire length of the drainage body. In order to allow the use of different covers (20) for different loads, for example while using the same drainage body (11), two types of engagement devices (13, 13′; 14, 14′) are provided on the drainage body.
US09745720B2
The motor cooling system circulates cooling oil for cooling a motor. A transmission is configured to change a rotation speed ratio of an output shaft with respect to an input shaft by changing a rotation speed of the motor. A transmission case has an output shaft case for housing the output shaft. The output shaft case is positioned forward of the motor and protrudes to a position below the motor. The motor cooling system has a cooling oil tank for storing the cooling oil and a cooling oil pipe which connects a cooling oil tank and the motor. The cooling oil tank is positioned behind the output shaft case and under the motor.
US09745715B2
A cutterhead for dredging a body of water. The cutterhead comprising a shroud including a top wall, a bottom wall, and two sidewalls each extending between the top and bottom walls. The cutterhead additionally comprises a rotatable cutterbar at least partially received within an interior space presented by the shroud, a first water-jet bar extending along a portion of the top wall of the shroud, and a second water-jet bar extending along at least a portion of one of the two sidewalls. The cutterbar and the water-jet bars are configured to generate a slurry of fluidized material from the water-bed.
US09745702B2
Spirally wound paper products are disclosed having desirable roll bulk, firmness and softness properties. The rolled products can be made from single ply tissue webs formed according to various processes.
US09745695B2
An exemplary applique may include an adhesive layer having a first contour, and at least one fabric layer defining a second contour. The first contour may be inset from the second contour, with the second contour defining an outer perimeter of the applique. Exemplary appliques may further include a stitching securing the fabric layer to the adhesive layer along a third contour, where the third contour is inset from the first contour.
US09745693B2
A flame resistant fabric for the use in the construction of aviation airbags comprises a polyester fiber substrate which is treated with a first flame retardant. A polyurethane coating is applied to the polyester fiber substrate, which has been treated with the first flame retardant, to impart high pressure permeability resistance to the flame resistant fabric. The polyurethane coating comprises a second flame retardant to insure that the flame resistant fabric complies with Federal Aviation Requirement 25.853. The flame resistant fabric further comprises sufficient high pressure permeability resistance which is measured as a pressure of not less than about 198 kPa after five seconds from an initial inflation and pressurization to about 200 kPa, such as may be encountered in and during an inflation of aviation airbag assemblies.
US09745690B2
A method for controlling an exhaust type clothes dryer may include measuring humidity of air passing through an interior of the drum to sense a degree of dryness of a target item, and discharging air that has passed through the drum or recirculating at least a portion of air that has passed through the drum to the drum by comparing a degree of dryness of the target item with a predetermined reference value. In the recirculating of air, an amount of recirculated air may be increased according to an increase in the degree of dryness of the target item by adjusting a degree of opening of a recirculation channel.
US09745687B2
A heating system for a machine includes a tungsten halogen light bulb, a socket, a heat sink, and a reflector. The tungsten halogen light bulb is configured to emit light when connected to an electric power source. The socket is selectively electrically connected to the electric power source. The tungsten halogen light bulb is removeably connected to the socket. The reflector includes a reflecting surface, and is fixedly mounted in relation to the heat sink, such that the reflecting surface reflects at least a portion of the light onto the heat sink.
US09745685B2
Disclosed are a laundry treatment machine and a method of operating the same. The method of operating the laundry treatment machine that processes laundry via rotation of a wash tub includes accelerating a rotational velocity of the tub during an accelerated rotating section, rotating the tub at a constant velocity during a constant velocity rotating section, and determining an amount of laundry in the tub based on a first output current flowing through a motor that is used to rotate the tub during the accelerated rotating section and a second output current flowing through the motor during the constant velocity rotating section. This ensures efficient sensing of amount of laundry.
US09745682B2
A multiple laundry treating machine, in which an auxiliary laundry treating device is coupled to a general laundry treating device, is disclosed. The multiple laundry treating machine includes a main laundry treating device for washing or drying laundry contained in an interior of the main laundry treating device, an auxiliary laundry treating device arranged at one side of the main laundry treating device, the auxiliary laundry treating device having a volume and a height respectively smaller than a volume and a height of the main laundry treating device, and having a laundry container formed in an interior of the auxiliary laundry treating device, and a connecting unit for connecting the main and auxiliary laundry treating devices, to enable communication or control operations between the main and auxiliary laundry treating devices. In accordance with the multiple laundry treating machine, it is possible to achieve a convenience in use and to save energy because a small amount of clothes or shoes can be dried by the auxiliary laundry treating device, without driving a laundry treating device having a relatively-large capacity.
US09745680B2
A stapled melt spinning method for producing nonwoven fabrics with hygroscopic metastatic feature. Firstly, fuse bio-polyamide 6,10 into melt, extrude and spin it out spin heads of extruder into filaments, cool, draw and collect filaments into tow, then extend, cut and card the filaments into the staples, and spread the staples on a conveyer to form fibrous web. Next, blend and dissolve pulp by N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO) dissolving solvent, dehydrate it to form dope, and extrude and spin it out spin heads of extruder into filaments, then cool, draw and collect filaments into tow, and extend, cut and card filaments into staples, then overlay the staples over existing fibrous web to form a composite fibrous web of bio-polyamide 6,10 and cellulose filaments. Finally, coagulate, regenerate and convert fibrous composite of bio-polyamide 6,10 and natural cellulose into nonwoven fabric with hygroscopic metastatic feature by hydro-entangled needle punching, drying, winding-up processes.
US09745676B2
Woven material having tapered portions and altering the weave pattern and/or material construction in the tapered portion. The woven material includes a first width portion comprising a first weave pattern formed in a plurality of layers of warp threads. The plurality of layers of warp threads include two distinct outer columns of warp threads, and inner columns of warp threads positioned between the two distinct outer columns. The woven material may also include a tapered width portion formed adjacent the uniform portion. The tapered portion includes the first weave pattern formed in the plurality of layers of warp threads of the inner columns of warp threads, and a second weave pattern formed in at least a portion of the plurality of layers of warp threads of the two distinct outer columns of warp threads. The second weave pattern may be distinct from the first weave pattern.
US09745664B2
An electromagnetic induction heating element includes a first heating layer 11 formed of electrocast nickel and having an endless-belt-like form; a second heating layer 12 formed of a non-magnetic material; and a coating layer 13 having a thickness of 3 μm or less, wherein the first heating layer 11, the second heating layer 12, and the coating layer 13 are sequentially stacked.
US09745657B2
A deposition apparatus includes a chamber, a support in the chamber, the support supporting a substrate, a deposition source in the chamber, the deposition source being above the support and emitting one or more deposition materials toward the substrate, a mask between the support and the deposition source, the mask including a deposition region having one or more openings, the one or more deposition materials passing through the one or more openings, and an edge region having a plurality of first slits, the edge region surrounding the deposition region, and a first coating layer on a first surface of the mask, the first surface of the mask facing the substrate.
US09745655B2
A maintenance method for a sputtering device includes the steps of: moving a cathode carriage to take a plurality of targets and a plurality of cathodes out of a vacuum chamber; operating a plurality of cathode rotating apparatuses to rotate the targets and the cathodes so as to cause the targets to face upwards; operating a plurality of cathode sliding apparatuses to move the targets and the cathodes located in places at high height to places at low height; removing the targets from the cathodes to attach a plurality of new targets to the cathodes; returning the targets and the cathodes to an original height thereof; returning the targets and the cathodes to original rotation angles; and putting the targets and the cathodes back into the vacuum chamber.
US09745644B2
Disclosed are a composite nanofiber membrane for the adsorption of lithium, a method for preparing the same, and a lithium recovery apparatus and method using the same. The composite nanofiber membrane for the adsorption of lithium is immobilized with manganese oxide selectively adsorptive of lithium. The composite nanofiber membrane for lithium adsorption exhibits high selectivity for lithium ions and allows for the rapid and easy diffusion of lithium ions through interstitial spaces of the adsorbent. Particularly, the lithium recovery apparatus using the composite nanofiber membrane for lithium adsorption is able to effectively adsorb lithium ions dissolved in seawater in a selective manner within a short period of time, thus reducing the time taken for the adsorption process.
US09745638B2
The invention provides methods and compositions for rapid, sensitive, and highly specific nucleic acid-based (e.g., DNA based) detection of a BK virus in a sample. In general, the methods involve detecting a target nucleic acid having a target sequence of a conserved region of BK viral genomes. The invention also features compositions, including primers, probes, and kits, for use in the methods of the invention.
US09745636B2
The invention relates to the SWI5 gene, the corresponding RNA, specific probes, primers and oligonucleotides related thereto and their use in diagnostic assays to detect and/or discriminate between fungal and yeast species.
US09745632B2
Mitochondrial DNA deletions useful for the detection of cancers and sun exposure are provided. In particular, methods and kits for detecting mitochondrial DNA deletions for the early detection, diagnosis and progression of prostate cancer, sun exposure and non-melonoma skin cancer are provided.
US09745630B2
MicroRNAs (miRNA) are a recently discovered class of small non-coding RNAs (17-14 nucleotides). Due to their function as regulators of gene expression they play a critical role both in physiological and in pathological processes, such as cancer. The present invention provides novel methods for diagnosing prostate cancer based on the determination of specific miRNAs that have altered expression levels in different conditions, e.g. disease states compared to healthy controls.
US09745625B2
Methods and products for analyzing polymers are provided. The methods include methods for determining various other structural properties of the polymers.
US09745618B2
Photoblocked probes are disclosed including a specific hydrolysis probe having a first nucleic acid sequence complementary to a target having a second nucleic acid sequence, a first and a second interactive labels, a 5′ end and a 3′ end, and one or more photocleavable moieties coupled to one or more nucleotides of the specific hydrolysis probe, wherein the photocleaveable moiety interferes with the hybridization of the specific hydrolysis probe with the region of the amplification product. Also disclosed are PCR methods for the detection of the presence or absence of a target nucleic acid in a sample utilizing the photoblocked probes, as well as kits.
US09745613B2
The invention relates to methods for the identification of compounds, peptides and proteins that can act as substrates for histone deacetylases. The invention further relates to compounds of Formula I: F1-X1-L1-X2-P1-X3-G1 (Formula I) The invention relates to the treatment of diseases or disorders mediated by ARID1A (BAF250A).
US09745608B2
Recombinant microorganisms comprising DNA molecules in a deregulated form which improve the production of cadaverine or N-acetylcadaverine, as well as recombinant DNA molecules and polypeptides used to produce the microorganisms are provided. Said microorganisms comprise an intracellular lysine decarboxylase activity and a deregulated cadaverine export activity, or comprise a decreased cadaverine export activity and an enhanced N-acetylcadaverine forming activity. Processes for the production of cadaverine N-acetylcadaverine using the recombinant microorganisms are also provided.
US09745589B2
This invention is based, at least in part, on the discovery that Shn2 and Shn3 play an important role in skeletal remodeling and skeletal patterning. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods for identifying medulators of Shn2 activity and methods for modulating bone formation and mineralization and Shn2-associated disorders using agents that modulate Shn2 expression and/or activity, in addition to methods for modulating Shn2 and Shn3.
US09745586B2
This disclosure describes, in one aspect, a composition that generally includes an xNA molecule comprising at least six nucleotides, in an amount effective to improve at least one indicator of myocyte function and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In another aspect, this disclosure describes a method of treating cardiac disease. Generally, the method includes administering to a subject a composition that includes an xNA molecule having at least six nucleotides, in an amount effective to improve at least one indicator of myocyte function, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In another aspect, this disclosure describes a method for evaluating the efficacy of treatment of cardiac disease. Generally, the method includes administering to a subject a composition that includes a first xNA molecule comprising a predetermined length in an amount effective to increase myocyte relaxation, then selecting a predetermined length of a second xNA molecule for at least one subsequent treatment. If treatment with the first xNA results in more myocyte relaxation than is desired, then the predetermined length of the second xNA molecule is shorter than the predetermined length of the first xNA. If, on the other hand, treatment with the first xNA results in less myocyte relaxation than is desired then the predetermined length of the second xNA molecule is longer than the predetermined length of the first xNA.
US09745576B2
The current invention provides an improved oligonucleotide and its use for treating, ameliorating, preventing, delaying and/or treating a human cis-element repeat instability associated genetic neuromuscular or neurodegenerative disorder.
US09745575B2
The present invention refers to antagonist molecules, particularly nucleic acid effector molecules directed against a bacterial RNA.
US09745569B2
Acoustophoretic devices and methods for concentrating targeted biological cells in a reduced volume using multi-dimensional acoustic standing waves are disclosed. The methods include flowing a mixture of a host fluid and the biological cells through an acoustophoretic device. The acoustophoretic devices include an inlet, an outlet, and a flow chamber having an ultrasonic transducer-reflector pair. Biological cells, such as T cells, are separated from a host fluid for utilization in allergenic or autologous cell therapies. The disclosed devices and methods are capable of concentrating biological cells to at least 100 times their original cell concentration. The disclosed methods and devices are further capable of decreasing an original feed volume to a final concentrated volume that is less than one percent of the original feed volume.
US09745564B2
An enzyme system for the extraction of proteins from distillers grains and roots. The enzyme system is a three component system containing a first component of protease enzyme and a buffer, a second component comprised of a deactivating agent, and a third component comprised of neutralizing agent.
US09745559B2
In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating (promoting or inhibiting) growth of a tissue, such as bone, cartilage, muscle, fat, brown fat and/or neuronal tissue and for treating metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity, as well as disorders associated with any of the foregoing tissue.
US09745557B2
The invention relates to the nucleotide and amino acid sequences, and to the activity and use, of the luciferases LuAL, Lu164, Lu16, Lu39, Lu45, Lu52 and Lu22.
US09745553B2
The present invention provides cell populations that are enriched for mesendoderm and mesoderm, and cell populations that are enriched for endoderm. The cell populations of the invention are useful for generating cells for cell replacement therapy. The present invention further provides a method of generating hepatocytes, cell populations enriched for hepatocytes, and a method of hepatocyte replacement therapy.
US09745552B2
The present invention relates to, among others, an in vitro method of modifying a cell graft containing immune cells comprising the steps of incubating a cell graft containing immune cells with an anti CD4 antibody wherein said incubating is carried out for from 1 minute to 7 days, b) removing unbound antibody from said graft; as well as to corresponding modified grafts and uses. The invention further relates to the modification of antibodies reactive to the CD4 human leukocyte antigen to provide anti-CD4 antibodies that have a reduced number of potential T-cell epitopes but retain the ability to bind to CD4, such as to an anti human CD4-antibody comprising a heavy chain immunoglobulin variable domain (VH) and a light chain immunoglobulin variable domain (VL), wherein at least one T cell epitope located outside the CDRs of said immunoglobulin variable domains is removed from said immunoglobulin variable domains. Preferably, the specificity and mode of action of the anti-CD4 antibodies are not affected by the modification(s).
US09745551B2
The present invention relates to methods of generating and expanding hitman embryonic stem eel! derived mesenchymal-like stem/siromal cells. These hES-MSCs are characterized at least in part by the low level of expression of IL-6. These cells are useful for the prevention and treatment of T cell related autoimmune disease, especially multiple sclerosis, as well as for delivering agents across the blood-brain barrier and the blood-spinal cord barrier. Also provided is a method of selecting clinical grade hES-MSC and a method of modifying MSC to produced a MSC with specific biomarker profile. The modified MSC are useful for treatment of various diseases.
US09745544B2
The present application relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two constituents: at least one chromophore constituent and at least one polymeric constituent. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. This disclosure also relates to laundry care compositions including but not limited to liquid and/or powder laundry detergent formulations and rinse added fabric softening (RAFS) compositions that comprise such whitening agents.
US09745543B2
Liquid stable enzyme compositions and methods of employing the same for cleaning, including warewashing and dishwashing, are disclosed. The stable enzyme compositions preferably employ an amphoteric surfactant stabilizing agent, such as disodium camphodiacetate (CADA), to stabilize a mixture of traditionally unstable enzymes, such as proteases and lipases.
US09745542B2
A device has a canister with a bulk wick occupying at least most of the canister, and a lid affixed to the canister and in contact with the bulk wick. The lid defines an opening exposing a portion of the bulk wick for lighting.
US09745539B2
Provided herein are methods of recovering oil from microorganisms. The methods are useful, for example, in obtaining nutritional oils and/or lipid biofuels. The methods of recovering oil described herein include contacting a population of microorganisms with one or more enzymes under conditions that cause disruption of the microorganisms, concentrating the disrupted microorganisms, and extracting lipids from the disrupted microorganisms at high temperature in the presence of a salt and in the absence of solvent.
US09745532B2
Polyurea crosslinked particles for a transport device member are provided that have high acid resistance, increase long-term retainability when included in a coating film, and are capable of maintaining a high sliding property for a long time. The polyurea crosslinked particles for a transport device member are particles formed of reactants of a self-emulsifying isocyanate having two or more isocyanate groups and a non-self-emulsifying isocyanate having two or more isocyanate groups and having a ring structure in the presence of water and a crosslink density thereof is 1×10−4 mol/g or more.
US09745529B2
A process and apparatus are provided for gasification of a carbonaceous material. The process produces a raw syngas that can be further processed in a tar destruction zone to provide a hot syngas. The process includes contacting said carbonaceous material with molecular oxygen-containing gas in a gasification zone to gasify a portion of said carbonaceous material and to produce a first gaseous product. A remaining portion of the carbonaceous material is contacted with molecular oxygen-containing gas in a burn-up zone to gasify additional portion of the carbonaceous material and to produce a second gaseous product and a solid ash. The first gaseous product and said second gaseous product are combined to produce a raw syngas that includes carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2) and tar. The raw syngas is contacted with molecular oxygen containing gas in a tar destruction zone to produce said hot syngas.
US09745526B2
A reformer system (11) having a hydrodesulfurizer (12) provides desulfurized natural gas feedstock to a catalytic steam reformer (16), the outflow of which is treated by a water gas shift reactor (20) and optionally a preferential CO oxidizer (58) to provide reformate gas (28, 28a) having high hydrogen and moderate carbon dioxide content. To avoid damage to the hydrodesulfurizer from overheating, any deleterious hydrogen reactants, such as the oxygen in peak shave gas or olefins, in the non-desulfurized natural gas feedstock (35) are reacted (38) with hydrogen (28, 28a; 71) to convert them to alkanes (e.g., ethylene and propylene to ethane and propane) and to convert oxygen to water in a catalytic reactor (38) having no sulfide sorbent, and cooled (46), below a temperature which would damage the reactor, by evaporative cooling with pressurized hot water (42). Hydrogen for the desulfurizer and the hydrogen reactions may be provided as recycle reformate (28, 28a) or from a mini-CPO (67), or from other sources.
US09745524B2
This invention relates to a process for treatment of a gasoline that comprises diolefins, olefins and sulfur-containing compounds including mercaptans, consisting of a stage for treatment of the gasoline in a distillation column (2) comprising at least one reaction zone (3) including at least one catalyst that makes it possible to carry out the addition of mercaptans to the olefins that are contained in the gasoline that distills toward the top of the catalytic column.
US09745518B2
Methods are provided for enhancing oxidative molecular weight reduction in a hydrocarbon-containing material. For example, some methods include (a) providing a first hydrocarbon-containing material comprising a first hydrocarbon, said first hydrocarbon-containing material having been exposed to irradiation from a beam of particles, the beam of particles imparting one or more functional groups to said first hydrocarbon containing material; and (b) oxidizing the first hydrocarbon-containing material with one or more oxidants in the presence of one or more compounds comprising one or more naturally-occurring, non-radioactive group 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 or 11 elements, the one or more elements participating in a Fenton-type reaction while oxidizing, to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing material comprising a second hydrocarbon, the second hydrocarbon having a molecular weight lower than that of the first hydrocarbon, the functional groups enhancing the effectiveness of the oxidizing reaction.
US09745517B2
The present disclosure provides methods to transfer a pressurized slurry of plant-based biomass into a reactor vessel. The methods allow for the transfer of practical-sized pieces of biomass in a slurry pressurized to above about 300 psi.
US09745501B1
The present invention relates to the well drilling field in petroleum industry, in particular to an additive composition suitable for viscosity reduction of oil-based drilling fluids, an oil-based drilling fluid and use thereof. The double-block copolymer mainly consists of a block A and a block B, wherein, the block A is composed of structural units represented by formula (1), the block B is composed of structural units represented by formula (2), and the number-average molecular weight of the block A is 1,500-10,000. The double-block copolymer provided in the present invention can be used as a viscosity reducer in oil-based drilling fluids, especially can be used as a viscosity reducer in high-density clay-free oil-based drilling fluids, and can greatly decrease the apparent viscosity and plastic viscosity of oil-based drilling fluids in high-temperature and high-pressure reservoir while maintaining appropriate shearing force, so as to increase the drilling rate and reduce drilling difficulties.
US09745500B2
Disclosed is a method for producing a drilling fluid, comprising: a) preparing mixed fatty acids from a biomass-derived oil, b) subjecting the mixed fatty acids of step a) to an estolide reaction with a light acid to give an estolide, and c) esterifying the estolide of step b) with an alcohol to obtain the drilling fluid.
US09745494B2
A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical film, a method of preparing a pressure-sensitive adhesive for an optical film, a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display are provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition may be effectively coated even when a coating solid content is controlled to be high. Therefore, productivity in formation of a pressure-sensitive adhesive or manufacture of an optical film such as a polarizing plate may be significantly increased, and excellent durability and reliability and re-workability may be exhibited after the pressure-sensitive adhesive is prepared.
US09745493B2
A surface-treating composition including a fluorine-containing polymer which is able to form a layer having both high surface slip property and high friction durability. The surface-treating composition includes a first compound (a reactive fluorine-containing polymer which is a fluorine-containing silane polymer) and a second compound (a non-reactive fluorine-containing polymer which is a fluorine-containing oil), and the proportion of the first compound is 15 to 70% by mass with respect to the total mass of the first compound and the second compound.
US09745484B2
A white ink composition for ink-based digital printing includes a white pigment. The white pigment is titanium dioxide. A method for ink-based digital printing includes applying dampening fluid to an imaging member to form a dampening fluid layer, patterning the dampening fluid layer using a laser imaging system, applying a white ink composition to the imaging member surface having the patterned dampening fluid disposed thereon to form an ink image, partially curing the ink image, and transferring the partially cured ink image to a printable substrate.
US09745471B2
A prepreg 10 comprises: a reinforcing fiber layer 3 including reinforcing fibers 1 and a resin composition 2 with which the space between fibers of the reinforcing fibers 1 is impregnated and which contains (A) a benzoxazine resin, (B) an epoxy resin, and (C) a curing agent having 2 or more phenolic hydroxy groups in a molecule; and a surface layer 6a or 6b provided on at least one surface of the reinforcing fiber layer 3 and containing (A) a benzoxazine resin, (B) an epoxy resin, (C) a curing agent having 2 or more phenolic hydroxy groups in a molecule, and (D) polyamide resin particles 4 having an average particle size of 5 to 50 μm, wherein the polyamide resin particles 4 include a particle made of a polyamide 11.
US09745466B2
Disclosed is a copolycarbonate including an aromatic polycarbonate-based first repeating unit; and one or more aromatic polycarbonate-based second repeating units having siloxane bonds represented by Chemical Formula 2 and Chemical Formula 3: The copolycarbonate provides improved impact strength at low-temperature and improved YI (yellow index) simultaneously.
US09745465B2
Provided is a resin composition excellent in mechanical strength while maintaining LDS activity. The resin composition for laser direct structuring comprises, relative to 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin component, 10 to 100 parts by weight of a glass filler and 1 to 30 parts by weight of a laser direct structuring additive, wherein the polycarbonate resin component consists of 80 to 30% by weight of a polycarbonate resin and 20 to 70% by weight of a styrene-based resin, or consists of a polycarbonate; and the laser direct structuring additive comprises antimony and tin.
US09745458B2
The present disclosure provides composite support material and associated methods used in the fabrication of three-dimensional objects. In one example, a composite support material for three-dimensional printing can include a soluble filament core that is soluble in a solvent and is encapsulated with an insoluble shell that is insoluble in the solvent. The composite support material is stable in air and, when printed, is dissolvable in the solvent.
US09745455B2
A multi-layer biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film with a novel formulation which exhibits matte appearance is disclosed. This improved formulation comprises a blend of high density polyethylene (HDPE), medium density polyethylene (MDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE) or linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) with polypropylene (PP) used in the core layer to achieve a matte appearance low gloss PP-based film that still exhibits typical properties of BOPP films with significantly lower haze than conventional matte films. The multi-layer BOPP film has additional layers such as a second polyolefin resin-containing layer, a metal layer, or combinations thereof.
US09745452B2
The present invention relates to a 3D printer polymer filament improving strength of a polymer resin and providing durability by using graphene coated metal nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes, and expressing a function of the graphene coated metal nanoparticles and the carbon nanotubes as a filler, and a manufacturing method thereof. Accordingly, according to the present invention, the 3D printer polymer filament and the manufacturing method includes mixing the graphene coated metal nanoparticles, the carbon nanotubes, and the polymer, using the manufactured mixture to form a filament through extrusion, and forming a 3D printed article by using the filament, thereby improving the strength and the durability by using the graphene coated metal nanoparticles and the carbon nanotubes.
US09745447B2
A peroxide-crosslinkable composition comprising: (A) A peroxide-crosslinkable polymer, e.g., a polyethylene; (B) A nitrogenous base, e.g., a low molecular weight, or low melting, or liquid nitrogenous base such as triallyl cyanurate (TAC); and (C) One or more antioxidants (AO), e.g., distearylthiodipropionate (DSTDP). The composition is useful in the manufacture of insulation sheaths for high and extra high voltage wire and cable.
US09745434B2
An elastomeric body suitable for anti-vibration and suspension is disclosed. The elastic body includes at least one layer of an elastic and flexible fire retardant coating covering at least a portion of the body. The at least one layer of fire retardant coating is non-halogenated and includes a fire retardant substance and an elastic binder material. The fire retardant substance includes expandable graphite. The at least one layer of coating has an elasticity greater than 20%.
US09745423B2
A method for producing high-molecular weight, solid, meltable, thermoplastic, pre-ceramic polymers by converting liquid low-molecular weight polysilazanes in a solvent, in the presence of a catalyst, and a stopping reagent stopping the reaction as soon as the desired degree of polymerization is achieved. The obtained polysilazanes can be processed by conventional industrial methods, such as, for example, extrusion, injection molding, melt spinning, calendering, film and hollow body blowing, rotational molding, fluidized bed sintering, flame spraying and transfer molding (RTM and DP RTM).
US09745400B2
A high-quality polyacetal produced by a process including supplying a raw material comprising trioxane, a comonomer capable of copolymerizing with trioxane and a non-volatile protonic acid to a reactor of a continuous stirring/mixing machine type; carrying out a polymerization reaction of the raw material to produce a reaction mixture; vaporizing an unreacted monomer to separate the unreacted monomer from the reaction mixture and supplying the unreacted monomer to the raw material supplying; collecting a polyacetal copolymer from the reaction mixture into a collection unit which is arranged downstream from a discharge port and is adjusted to have a gauge pressure of 0.2 kPa or more; and adding a basic compound to the collected polyacetal and then subjecting the resultant mixture to a melt-kneading treatment to deactivate the non-volatile protonic acid.
US09745399B2
The invention relates to polymer particles in the form of filaments formed by block copolymers, as well as to the method for preparing same by means of controlled radical polymerization in emulsion in the presence of a specific living macroinitiator derived from a nitroxide. The invention is characterized in that the filamentous particles are obtained in a dispersed aqueous medium by means of the synthesis of said block copolymers, performed by heating the reaction medium at a temperature of 60 to 120° C., the final block copolymer containing between 10 and 50 mol. % of the macroinitiator which is water soluble and the hydrophobic monomer conversion rate being at least 50%. According to the invention, the weight ratio of hydrophilic fraction of the filamentous particles is less than 25 wt %.
US09745397B2
A process for polymerizing propylene in the presence of a polymerization catalyst by copolymerizing propylene with a comonomer selected from the group of ethylene and C4-C10 alpha-olefins in three polymerization stages. The polymer produced in the first polymerization stage has the highest melt flow rate and the lowest content of comonomer. The polymer produced in the last polymerization stage has the lowest melt flow rate and the highest content of comonomer. The polymer composition produced by the process has good mechanical properties and can be used for making pipes. The process has a good productivity.
US09745396B2
Provided is a method for producing an α-olefin polymer, comprising the step of polymerizing one or more kinds of α-olefins each having 3 to 30 carbon atoms with a polymerization catalyst obtained by using: (A) a metallocene compound; (B) an ionic compound capable of reacting with the metallocene compound to transform the compound into a cation; (C) an organometallic compound; and (D) one or more kinds of compounds selected from the group consisting of (d-1) an alcohol, (d-2) a phenol, and (d-3) an ether compound, the catalyst having a ratio between the component (A) and the component (D) of from 10:1 to 1:100 in terms of a molar ratio, and having a ratio of the component (D) to the component (C) of less than 1 in terms of a molar ratio.
US09745388B2
Surface modification methods based on a combination of plasma and chemical treatments render an unfilled butyl rubber surface highly reactive toward organosilanes, allowing formation of an organosilane self-assembled monolayer (SAM). Plasma oxidation of the butyl rubber surface followed by vapor deposition of SiCl4 produces a hydrophilic surface suitable for anchoring organosilanes. Fabrication of SAMs on this hydrophilic butyl rubber surface with n-octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) and trichloro(1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyl)silane (FOTS) via vapor deposition resulted in a 15% and 25% decrease in gas permeability, respectively, with no change in optical transparency of the butyl rubber.
US09745387B2
A partially cross-linked esterified cellulose ether having A) groups of the formula —C(O)—R—COOA or a combination of aliphatic monovalent acyl groups and groups of the formula —C(O)—R—COOA, wherein R is a divalent aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group and A is hydrogen or a cation, and B) having a molecular weight distribution such that [Wf(>100 k)−Wf(>100 k)XL]/Wf(>100 k)XL is at least 0.20, wherein Wf(>100 k) is the total weight fraction of the esterified cellulose ether that exceeds 100,000 g/mol, and Wf(>100 k)XL is the weight fraction that exceeds 100,000 g/mol of the methylated esterified cellulose ether is useful as enteric polymer for pharmaceutical dosage forms.
US09745381B2
Certain embodiments are directed to a bispecific immunoglobulin that is capable of binding cell surface molecules on a target cell, such as cancer cells, and cell surface molecules on immune effector cell, such as cytotoxic T lymphocytes, resulting in the targeted killing of target cells. In certain aspects a Bif is a polypeptide comprising a first target binding domain that specifically binds a cancer cell, a second effector binding domain that specifically binds an immunologic effector, and an immunoglobulin constant region linker operatively coupling the first and second binding domain.
US09745379B2
Provided herein are antibodies, or antigen binding portions thereof, that bind to glucocorticoid-inducible TNF receptor (GITR). Also provided are uses of these proteins in therapeutic applications, such as in the treatment of cancer. Further provided are cells that produce the antibodies, polynucleotides encoding the heavy and/or light chain variable region of the antibodies, and vectors comprising the polynucleotides encoding the heavy and/or light chain variable region of the antibodies.
US09745366B2
This disclosure provides methods and compositions to inhibit or prevent infection of a cell by a bacteria that exports DNABII proteins by administering to a tissue infected with the bacteria an effective amount of an antibody that specifically recognizes and binds the DNABII proteins, thereby inhibiting or preventing infection of the bacteria. Treatment methods, screens and kits are further provided.
US09745364B2
This invention provides an anti-idiotype antibody that binds to the antigen-binding region of an antibody encoded by antibody genes selected from the group consisting of Set I, Set II, Set III, Set IV, Set V, Set VIa, Set VIb, Set VIc, Set VId, Set VIe, Set VII, and Set VIII, hybridomas and methods of treatments using such.
US09745354B2
In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.
US09745353B2
Anti-peptide antibodies (APAs) are extremely important tools for biomedical research. Many important techniques, such as immunoblots, ELISA immunoassays, immunocytochemistry, and protein microarrays are intrinsically linked to APA function and completely dependent on APA quality. Unfortunately, not all commercially-available APAs have good antigen binding characteristics; as a result, researchers are often unable to perform high quality protein analysis experiments. This disclosure describes a new method for the scalable production of polyclonal APAs using recombinant antigens. These recombinant peptide antigens have several advantages over traditional peptide antigens which improve the ease and speed of antibody production. The recombinant antigens can be scalably produced and purified much faster than traditional synthetic peptide-conjugates. These recombinant antigen-carriers are designed to specifically aggregate in vivo after administration into the host; this aggregation greatly enhances immunogenicity and may eliminate the need for the use of chemical adjuvants which cause physical irritation and discomfort to the host.
US09745351B2
The invention relates to a truncated L1 protein of the Human Papillomavirus Type 6, a virus-like particle consisting of the truncated L1 protein, a vaccine comprising said virus-like particle, and the use of the vaccine in the prevention of condyloma acuminatum or HPV infections.
US09745343B2
The present invention provides peptides containing the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 16, 17, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37, 40, 41, 45, 49, 55, 57 and 61, as well as peptides containing the above-mentioned amino acid sequences in which 1, 2, or several amino acid(s) are substituted, deleted, inserted or added, but still have cytotoxic T cell inducibility. The present invention also provides drugs for treating or preventing tumors, which drugs containing these peptides. The peptides of the present invention can also be used as vaccines.
US09745339B2
The present invention relates to the use, for affinity purification of an antibody or an fragment of an antibody, of a ligand-substituted matrix comprising a support material and at least one ligand covalently bonded to the support material, the ligand being represented by formula (I) L-(Sp)v-Ar1—Am—Ar2 (I) wherein L, SP, Ar1, AM, Ar2 and v are defined herein.
US09745335B2
The invention provides semisynthetic N-substituted derivatives of the antifungal antibiotic Amphotericin B and water soluble salts and complexes, pharmaceutical compositions and plant and building treatment products comprising the derivatives and their use as antifungal antibiotics.
US09745334B2
The present invention is directed to new bifunctional compounds and methods for treating HIV infections. The bifunctional small molecules, generally referred to as CDM-Hs, function through orthogonal pathways, by inhibiting the gp120-CD4 interaction, and by introducing cytotoxic moieties to gp120-expressing cells, thereby causing cell death and preventing cell infection and spread of HIV. It is shown that CDM-Hs bind to gp120 and gp-120 expressing cells competitively with CD4, and these compounds cause cell death of HIV-infected cells, thereby decreasing viral infectivity. Compounds and methods are described herein.
US09745330B2
The present invention relates to oligomeric organosilanes containing at least two different structural units within a molecule, selected from the structural units A, B, C and D joined in any desired linear, branched or cyclic arrangement, wherein at least one R, R1, R2, R3, R4 or R7 group is an alkyl polyether group —O—(R5—O)m—R6, to the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in rubber mixtures.
US09745322B2
The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and may be useful in treating those infected with HCV.
US09745319B2
Irreversible inhibitors of K-Ras, H-Ras or N-ras protein comprising a G12C mutation are provided. Also disclosed are methods to regulate the activity of K-Ras, H-Ras or N-ras protein comprising G12C mutation and methods to disease mediated by K-Ras, H-Ras or N-ras G12C.
US09745317B2
The present invention provides, in part, compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; processes for the preparation of; intermediates used in the preparation of; and compositions containing such compounds or salts, and their uses for treating D1-mediated (or D1-associated) disorders including, e.g., schizophrenia (e.g., its cognitive and negative symptoms), schizotypal personality disorder, cognitive impairment (e.g., cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia, AD, PD, or pharmacotherapy therapy), ADHD, Parkinson's disease, anxiety, and depression.
US09745303B2
A method of synthesing a compound of formula (I) from a compound of formula (III).
US09745289B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2 and R3, are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes.
US09745287B2
The present disclosure provides pyrimidines of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein A1, X, A2, G, Y, n, R2a, R2b, and R3 are defined as set forth in the specification. The present disclosure is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of one or more sodium channels. In one embodiment, compounds of the present disclosure are useful for treating pain.
US09745286B2
Compounds of Formula I and Formula II, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, stereoisomers of any of the foregoing, or mixtures thereof are agonists of the APJ Receptor and have use in treating cardiovascular and other conditions. Compounds of Formula I and Formula II have the following structures: where the definitions of the variables are provided herein.
US09745282B2
This invention relates to indoline compounds of the structural formula: or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein the variables are defined herein. The inventive compounds selectively inhibit aldosterone synthase. This invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I or their salts as well as potentially to methods for the treatment, amelioration or prevention of conditions that could be treated by inhibiting aldosterone synthase.
US09745279B2
The present invention provides a sirtuin activator with an active component composed of black ginger or a black ginger extract, which is easily obtainable, extremely safe, and eaten from old. The present invention further provides a sirtuin activator with an active component of polyalkoxyflavonoid compound represented by general formula (I) and having a sirtuin activation effect that is 10 folds that of resveratrol or higher: wherein, R1 to R7 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a C1 to C6 lower alkoxy group.
US09745276B2
The present invention relates to crystal modifications of N-{(2R)-2-[({[3,3-dibutyl-7-(methyl-thio)-1,1-dioxido-5-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,5-benzothiazepin-8-yl]oxy}acetyl)amino]-2-phenylethanolyl}glycine (elobixibat), more specifically crystal modifications I, IV, MeOH-1, EtOH-1, 1-PrOH-1 and 2-PrOH-1. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of these crystal modifications and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising crystal modification IV.
US09745272B2
This invention relates to novel Quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione derivatives of Formula (I): and their use as TRPC5 modulators, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as agents for the treatment of TRPC5 receptor mediated disorders or conditions. R1, R2, R3 and R4 have meanings given in the description.
US09745264B2
Provided is a method for preparing silodosin. Also provided is a method for preparing an organic acid salt of a new intermediate 3-(7-cyano-5-((R)-2-((R)-1-phenylethylamino)propyl)-1-hydrogen-indolyl) propyl alcohol (ester or ether), and a new intermediate 3-(7-cyano-5-((R)-2-(((R)-1-phenethyl)(2-(2-(trifluoroethoxy)phenoxy) ethyl)amino)propyl)1-hydrogen-indolyl)propyl alcohol (ester or ether) and a salt thereof. The method has the following advantages: raw materials are cheap and easy to obtain, the operation is simple, the intermediate and product are easy to purify, the yield is high, and the method is applicable to industrial production.
US09745263B2
The present invention relates to a novel use of magnetic iron oxide red Fe21.333O32 as a catalyst in oxidizing methanthiol to prepare dimethyl disulfide. The magnetic iron oxide red Fe21.333O32 according to the present invention has extremely high catalytic selectivity in catalyzing and oxidizing methanthiol to prepare dimethyl disulfide. The magnetic iron oxide red Fe21.333O32 is prepared with a carbonate and a ferrite as raw materials, has advantages of low cost and simple preparation process, and is suitable for industrial production.
US09745255B2
The present invention provides methods of making and using peripherally restricted inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH). The present invention provides compounds and compositions that suppress FAAH activity and increases anandamide levels outside the central nervous system (CNS). The present invention also sets forth methods for inhibiting FAAH as well as methods for treating conditions such as, but not limited to, pain, inflammation, immune disorders, dermatitis, mucositis, the over reactivity of peripheral sensory neurons, neurodermatitis, and an overactive bladder. Accordingly, the invention also provides compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions for treating conditions in which the selective inhibition of peripheral FAAH (as opposed to CNS FAAH) would be of benefit.
US09745254B2
The present invention relates to using a two-step (thermolysis) or one-pot process to prepare aliphatic diisocyanates from aliphatic diamines and diaryl carbonates. Polyisocyanates can also be prepared from polyamines and diaryl carbonates. The present synthetic processes do not apply phosgene or highly toxic reagents and chloro-solvents during the entire procedure.
US09745244B2
An improved process for the manufacture of technical grade (meth)acrylic acid, e.g., acrylic acid, the process comprising producing a hydrated reaction product from the gas-phase oxidation of at least one (meth)acrylic acid precursor, e.g., propylene, followed by first dehydrating and then concentrating the reaction product, the improvement comprising controlling at least one of the water, acetic acid and (meth)acrylic acid content of the reaction product during the purification of the reaction product using on-line, near IR spectroscopy.
US09745240B2
The patent discloses a novel metal free process for the preparation of corresponding phenol and ketone via allylic oxidation of substituted cyclohexenes. Air is used as oxidant in the present process and can be used as such or optionally selected from pure oxygen or atmospheric oxygen. Moreover, the process of the present invention utilizes easily available starting materials and is a green eco-friendly, convenient and economical process with high yield of >60% and high selectivity.
US09745238B2
A method for forming a blend of ethers from a blend of alcohols includes a step of reacting a hydrocarbon-containing gas with an oxygen-containing gas to form first product blend. The first product blend includes a blend of partially oxygenated compounds. The blend of partially oxygenated compounds is provided to a reactive distillation station where it is converted a second product blend. The second product blend typically includes a mixture of ethers. An apparatus implementing the method is also provided.
US09745231B2
The present invention provides a paraffin mixture that is suitable for use as cosmetics and cleansing oil for skin and hair and has excellent volatility. The paraffin mixture according to the present invention is a mixture that contains isoparaffin having a carbon number of 12 to 16, and the mixture has a boiling point range of 185° C. to 215° C. and has the content of 2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane at less than 10 mass %.
US09745218B2
The present invention relates to a method of fabricating an improved lithium silicate glass ceramic and to that material for the manufacture of blocks for dental appliances using a CAD/CAM process and hot pressing system. The lithium silicate material has a chemical composition that is different from those reported in the prior art with 1 to 10% of germanium dioxide in final composition. The softening points are close to the crystallization final temperature of 800° C. indicating that the samples will support the temperature process without shape deformation.
US09745216B2
Hydrophobically modified Si-containing polyamines are useful for treating scale in industrial process streams. Preferred hydrophobically modified Si-containing polyamines are particularly useful for treating aluminosilicate scale in difficult-to-treat industrial process streams, such as in the Bayer alumina process streams, nuclear waste streams and kraft paper mill effluent streams.
US09745214B2
To provide a portable hydrogen-water generating pot that can generate highly concentrated drinkable hydrogen water anytime and anywhere in a short amount of time by using not only drinking water but also water or liquids, such as coffee, that have water as their major ingredient as raw water, wherein the portable hydrogen-water generating pot comprises a vessel's main body 1 made of a transparent cylindrical member 1a etc.; a fixed-quantity water supply means 2 provided in the lower part's upper layer block 1b located in the lower part of the vessel's main body, the fixed-quantity water supply means 2 supplying a certain quantity of water contained in the vessel's main body 1 to a chemical tank 6 created in the lower lid 1c of the lower part; a gas passage 4, equipped with a check valve 3, also provided in the lower part's upper layer block 1b, the gas passage 4 allowing hydrogen gas generated in the chemical tank 6 to move to the vessel's main body 1; a chemical tank 6, for containing a hydrogen-generating agent 5, arranged in the lower lid 1c that forms the lower layer of the lower part of the vessel's main body 1; an upper part block that forms the discharge port part 7 located in the upper part of the vessel's main body 1; and a lid 9, equipped with a pressure reducing valve 8, detachably and externally attached to the discharge port part 7.
US09745207B2
The invention concerns a treated water purification system (107) comprising a water flow loop (110), said loop (110) being closed onto a tank (10) of treated water to purify, and said loop (110) successively comprising, in the direction of flow of the water downstream of the tank (10), at least one pump means (102), at least one first filtration means (103), at least one second filtration means (104) and at least one point of use (U), the system (107) being characterized in that it further comprises at least one diversionary pipe (112) linking the first filtration means (103) to the tank (10), and a loop return pipe (114) linking the second filtration means (104) to the tank (10). Method for use of such a system.
US09745197B2
A mild, acid- and alkali-free purification method of detonation nanodiamond material from water-insoluble metal-containing impurities and product obtained thereof. The products thus obtained include nanodiamond and diamond-containing detonation blend. The method is implemented by an impact treatment of the detonation nanodiamond material with aqueous or water organic solutions of chelating agents in concentrations 0.5-20 wt. % at elevated temperature, wherein the weight-percent ratio of the detonation nanodiamond material to an undiluted chelating agent is substantially 1 to 0.2. Impact treatment of the detonation nanodiamond material in chelating agent solution may include boiling, ultrasonication, cavitational disintegration, and harsh treatment in sealed chamber at temperatures of up to about 300° C. and high pressure. The method provides at least 5-fold reduction of metal-containing impurities in the resulting product, wherein the content of such elements as chromium and iron is reduced to negligible amounts.
US09745190B2
This invention provides metal nanoparticles (e.g., aluminum, chromium, iron and magnesium) having an epoxide-based oligomer coating, compositions thereof, method of making the same, and methods of use thereof, including for energy related applications.
US09745187B2
The embodiment relates to beverage dispensing, and more particularly to the dispensing of a beverage, from a beverage container into a vessel, providing a portion of the beverage as foam atop the dispensed beverage. To avoid the reduction of absorbed carbon dioxide in a carbonated beverage, increased atmospheric pressure is employed to move the beverage from the container through the apparatus and into the vessel. An oscillating means provides a sonic wave through a conduit and the liquid therein; the sonic wave initiates the reaction between the carbon dioxide and the ingredients in a carbonated beverage to cause the liquid to foam prior to dispensing into the vessel.
US09745186B2
Devices for dispensing beverages, particularly multiple differing beverages from a dispensing nozzle, are provided herein. In an exemplary embodiment, a multiple beverage dispensing device includes a dispensing array attached to a dispense point isolation device within a dispensing nozzle, the dispensing array facilitates flow of a beverage base and at least one beverage additive into the dispensing nozzle and the dispense point isolation device isolating discharge of beverage additive to prevent cross-contamination and color-carryover caused by the residual traces of beverage additive often associated with conventional dispensing devices. In many embodiments, the dispense point isolation device further includes one or more isolation features, including any or all of a recess, trough, notch, raised ridge or tubular projection around an exit orifice of the beverage additive flow channel so as to further isolate release of the beverage additive and further inhibit cross-contamination and color-carryover.
US09745181B2
The invention concerns a method of degasification of a carbonated beverage-filled container in an apparatus for blowing and filling containers, the apparatus comprising: —a mold (12) enclosing a blown and carbonated beverage-filled container (14) that comprises a dispensing opening (16), —an injection head (24) that is movable along a longitudinal axis (A) passing by the dispensing opening of the container between a sealing position in which the injection head is in a sealing engagement with the dispensing opening and a non-sealing position in which the injection head is at a distance from the dispensing opening, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: i) moving the injection head (24) away from the sealing position (3A) to a non-sealing position (3B). ii) moving back the injection head to the sealing position (30), iii) moving the injection head away from the Position sealing position to a non-sealing position (3D).
US09745176B2
A method for retrieving storage racks in a tank freezer includes positioning a retrieval crane adjacent to the tank freezer such that a base of the retrieval crane is positionable underneath a bottom wall of a tank body. The retrieval crane includes a boom extending upwardly and laterally outwardly over the base so that a retention hook at a free end of a cable associated with the boom may be extended or retracted relative to the tank freezer. More specifically, the cable may be moved to extend the hook through the opening of the tank freezer into a storage space, and then retract the hook to lift and then hold a selected storage rack in a hoisted position. The method avoids the use of manual hoisting of storage racks, and the retrieval crane may be used with any of a plurality of similar tank freezers located in a larger facility.
US09745175B2
The invention relates to a method of operating a crane having a luffable crane boom and having a trolley travelable at the crane boom, wherein the crane can be operated in a luffing mode, on the one hand, and in a trolley mode, on the other hand. In accordance with the invention, a switch is made between a luffing mode and a trolley mode by varying the hoist rope reeving. The invention further relates to such a crane for carrying out the method.
US09745159B2
A feeder (12) for feeding envelopes in a mail handling machine comprising a transport deck (30) for receiving a stack of envelopes, feed rollers (34) for conveying downstream envelopes towards a reference wall (32) leaving a clearance path for the envelopes; a stack sensor (48) for detecting the presence of the stack of envelopes at a predetermined height threshold; and a control unit (46) configured for decreasing acceleration of the feed rollers when the stack of envelopes goes below the predetermined height threshold.
US09745153B2
A truck bed extender and ramp assembly mounts to the hitch receiver of a pickup truck to allow four-wheeled vehicles to be driven into and out of the truck bed, with the rear wheels of the vehicle being supported by a crossbar spaced rearwardly from the open tailgate of the truck. The assembly includes ramps pivotally mounted to the crossbar for movement between a lowered use position for loading and unloading the vehicle and a raised transport position. The ramps automatically pivot on the crossbar when the rear wheels of the vehicle pass over the crossbar. The ramps include telescoping sections to adjust the length of the ramps.
US09745150B2
Embodiments of a tie plate sorter are disclosed wherein the tie plates are sorted and fed to an output device for further feeding to a tie plate distribution system. The tie plates may be oriented as needed. Exemplary methods are also provided.
US09745148B2
A powder conveyor has a pneumatically actuated dense phase powder pump and a pressure controller. The dense phase powder pump comprises at least one conveyor chamber having a powder inlet valve and a powder outlet valve. The pressure controller can be used to adjust and maintain a set pressure on the at least one conveyor chamber of the dense phase powder pump that is or can be previously defined and/or to adjust and maintain an actuation pressure on the powder inlet valve or the powder outlet valve that is or can be previously defined. The powder conveyor further comprises a gas flow detection device for detecting or determining a quantity of gas that is fed or removed per time unit when the set pressure is adjusted and maintained on the at least one conveyor chamber or a quantity of gas that is fed to the powder inlet valve or the powder outlet valve per time unit when the actuation pressure is adjusted and maintained. An evaluation device compares at least one detected or determined gas flow value with a corresponding set value and automatically generates an error and/or alarm signal when a deviation is detected.
US09745146B2
The invention starts from a conveying device (10c) having at least one transport unit (20′c, 20″c) for transporting packaging blanks (12c) and/or containers (14′c, 14″c) in a transport direction (16c) along a transport path (18c), wherein the transport unit has at least one conveying element (24′c, 24″c) which can be driven along a section (22c) of the transport path (18c). It is proposed that at least one conveying element (24′c, 24″c) has a rear side (26′c, 26″c) which in at least one operating state is intended to pull packaging blanks (12c) and/or containers (14′c, 14″c) in the transport direction (16c), and a front side (28′c, 28″c) which in at least one operating state is intended to push packaging blanks (12c) and/or containers (14′c, 14″c) in the transport direction (16c). The invention also relates to a packing machine comprising such a conveying device.
US09745144B2
A divider arrangement, guide device, for guiding packages between at least two conveyor belts, and method of controlling the same is provided.
US09745143B2
A diverting conveyor has an array of transmissions having powered output rollers that form a conveying surface for selectively diverting articles from a first direction to a second direction. Each transmission has a timing belt pulley to operably engage with a toothed timing belt, and each is configured to simultaneously rotate the output roller from the first direction to the second direction in response to actuation of an actuator. When the timing belt pulley engages with the teeth of the timing belt, the output roller of an actuator is rotated around an axis perpendicular to the conveying surface to a rotational position that is a multiple of the tooth spacing of the timing belt. Each output roller has a driven direction resulting from the engagement of the timing belt with the timing belt pulley. An adjuster is provided to align the driven directions of the array of output rollers.
US09745139B2
A device for the transport of singled objects comprising a first tube section, delimiting a loading channel from a rear aperture to a front aperture, a loading aperture for the insertion of the singled object in the loading channel, a second tube section connected to the rear aperture of the first tube section and delimiting a guide channel, a thrust generator suitable to generate in the loading channel a thrust in the transport direction, a transport support suitable to accommodate the object and arranged in the loading channel in such a way as to be launched in the transport direction along the guide channel and a rebound device positioned in the guide channel to make the transport support bounce, causing the release of the object from transport.
US09745138B2
The vibration device includes a base, a movable bench, a first horizontal excitation unit, a second horizontal excitation unit, and a vertical excitation unit. The vibration device includes a first middle bench and a second middle bench between the base and the movable bench. The vibration device includes first horizontal elastic support units, second horizontal elastic support units, and vertical elastic support units that elastically connect the base, the first middle bench, the second middle bench, and the movable bench sequentially in the first horizontal direction, the second horizontal direction, and the vertical direction. If overall device is supposed as a first mass body, a second mass body, and a third mass body with the first horizontal elastic support units and the second horizontal elastic support units as boundaries, respective barycentric positions of these mass bodies are almost the same in the vertical direction and horizontal direction.
US09745135B1
A close tolerance disc for a flexible member conveyor including a disc body member and a movable resilient ring. The ring is preferably formed of a durable polymer interlocking ring where the ring outer periphery closely matches the inside surface of the conveyor tubing. The resilience of the ring biases it to conform to the inside surface of the conveyor tubing to provide 100% conveyance of the material in the system. The ring can move in place within a groove in the body member of the disc, as well as distort to self-align and conform to the irregularities that are present in the manufacturing of the conveyor tubular components. The ring is easily removeable for quick replacement and cleaning. The interlocking ends of the ring keep the ring ends in place and in line to prevent the ends from being misaligned while passing through a partially cutaway portion of the tube.
US09745129B2
The present invention relates to a residential-sized waste disposal roll-out cart that includes a latch that automatically latches a lid in the fully opened position with the lid in close proximity to the side of the bin. When the bin is tilted on to the wheels to be rolled, the lid remains in close proximity to the side of the bin, rather than hanging down towards the ground. In this way, the lid remains out of the space where a user might step. A lid reinforcement structure may be used to increase the strength and wear of the lid where it engages the latch.
US09745127B1
Waste container includes a base defining a waste-receiving compartment, and an insert supported on the base and adapted to engage a peripheral edge of a bag that extends into the compartment while maintaining an opening of the bag unobstructed. The insert has at least one bag-engagement edge. A movable closure component has a first engagement position in which the closure component engages with the insert to press the bag when present against the bag-engagement edge(s) of the insert, and a second non-engagement position in which the closure component is separated from the bag-engagement edge(s) of the insert. A lid is attached to the base and movable between a first, closed position covering the opening of the bag and a second, open position in which it does not obstruct the opening of the bag.
US09745125B2
A method of quick and easy diaper management by providing a collar ring on the upper rim of a garbage bag, such that the collar ring snugly fits over a diaper pail. Further, the garbage bag has attachments points on its body portion so the body portion can be anchored to the diaper pail. The ring collar has receiving structures such as a notch so that a user may seal tie the garbage bag by simply twisting its neck and then insert the twisted neck into the receiving structure on the collar.
US09745111B2
A volumetricly changeable liquid reservoir system comprising a reservoir and one or more one-way air valves and float valves that work cooperatively to allow are to escape from the reservoir without allowing liquid to escape when the reservoir is compressed and further including systems for providing assisted compression.
US09745109B2
A container closure (10) is provided and comprises a base (50) and a lid (55), and the footprint of the lid is larger than the footprint of the base.
US09745106B2
A tamper-evident container formed by thermoforming includes a tub having a bottom and a sidewall forming an interior volume. The container has a lid with an edge extending peripherally outward therefrom which is configured to mate with the tub edge to close the container. The lid edge has an inner portion and an outer portion with a perforated section therebetween. The perforated section extends continuously around the entire periphery of the lid, whereby the outer portion forms a tamper-evident seal removable from the inner portion for removing the lid from the tub.
US09745101B2
A vial and insert assembly includes a vial having an interior and an opening leading to the interior. The assembly further includes an insert configured to fit within the interior. The insert includes a first receptacle for housing a plurality of unused products and a second receptacle for housing a plurality of used products.
US09745096B2
A carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a first side panel, a bottom panel, a second side panel, a first top panel, and a second top panel. The bottom panel comprises a first portion and a second portion. The carton comprises a first proximal side end flap, a first distal side end flap, a second proximal side end flap, a second distal side end flap, a first bottom end flap foldably connected to the first portion of the bottom panel, and second bottom end flap foldably connected to the second portion of the bottom panel. The first distal side end flap is in face-to-face contact with the second distal side end flap, the first bottom end flap is in face-to-face contact with the first proximal side end flap, and the second bottom end flap is in face-to-face contact with the second proximal side end flap.
US09745092B2
A yard leveling base for leveling a column during assembly is provided. The yard leveling base is configured to allow for a packed column section of a column to be placed on a top surface of the yard leveling base, the yard leveling base can further include a bottom surface configured to maintain substantial contact with the ground of a remote manufacturing yard, wherein the yard leveling base is adapted to adjust the level of the top surface of the yard leveling base to account for unevenness or slope of the ground of the remote manufacturing yard.
US09745091B2
The present description discusses apparatuses and methods for applying straps around a bundle of objects by applying a variable force to tension the strap around the bundle of objects and then actuating a series of cams to control the sealing of the strap around the bundle of objects. The apparatus includes a track assembly extending substantially about a strapping station. The track assembly is adapted to receive a strap and to release the strap during a tensioning operation. An accumulator delivers strap to the track assembly. The accumulator has a strap conveyor system that defines a strap path and an accumulator container adjacent to the strap path. Strap can be accumulated in the accumulator container and subsequently delivered to the track assembly.
US09745084B2
Provided is a liquid medication dispensing machine that can remove a liquid medication from one end of a supply pipe with higher reliability. The liquid medication dispensing machine includes a plurality of supply nozzles located at equal intervals through which liquid medications flow from a plurality of liquid medication bottles containing the liquid medications, respectively, to a prescription bottle. The plurality of supply nozzles are moved sequentially to a supply position where a supply nozzle faces an upper opening of the prescription bottle. The liquid medication dispensing machine further includes a cleaning unit that removes the liquid medication adhering to the supply nozzle. The supply nozzles are moved sequentially to a cleaning position where the cleaning unit removes the liquid medication from the supply nozzle. The cleaning position is provided at a position away from the supply position by a distance smaller than a spacing between the supply nozzles.
US09745077B1
A method of displaying a plurality of notifications issued on board an aircraft may include receiving the plurality of notifications from a plurality of applications operating on board the aircraft and displaying the plurality of notifications collectively on a single user interface. The single user interface may be configured to permit an aircraft crew member to select at least one notification from the plurality of notifications and display a description of the at least one notification selected by the aircraft crew member. The description may include at least one action to be performed by the aircraft crew member in response to the at least one notification.
US09745076B2
A baffle system includes a baffle (40) located in a tank (16) for containing liquid (e.g. an aircraft fuel tank). The baffle (40) is a tubular member through which a liquid may flow. The baffle (40) comprises: a first tubular portion (42) providing a tubular outer wall, and a second tubular portion (44) located within the first tubular portion (42) and providing a tubular inner wall. The first and second tubular portions (42, 44) are substantially parallel. The first and second tubular portions (42, 44) are spaced apart to define a chamber (46) therebetween. The baffle (42, 44) further comprises radial side walls between the first and second tubular portions (42, 44) such that the chamber (46) is a sealed chamber. The chamber (46) may be filled with a compressible gas or gaseous mixture.
US09745067B2
An integrated avionics bay in a floor area can be provided with adequate ventilation. The structure of an aircraft cockpit floor is able to integrate at least one bay, with a walking floor in the cockpit, a structural volume and a bay integrated in a space of the liberated structural volume. The bay as integrated in a horizontal position in this space includes a peripheral frame with at least one protective cover with a direct access to the bay at the floor level and a lower wall with a rear face access. Side openings formed in the frame can couple with vertical walls to allow fresh air blowing from the rear wall of the bay via a flow from rearwards to upwards to reach the top cover and an air extraction by an upper surface extractor.
US09745055B2
A method of isolating vibrations between vibrating bodies includes determining a pressure differential between a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber of a liquid inertia vibration eliminator (LIVE) unit, and selectively injecting fluid into or withdrawing fluid from the LIVE unit based on the pressure differential. A system for isolating vibrations between bodies includes a vibration isolator including fluid, a fluid regulator valve in fluid communication with the vibration isolator to selectively flow fluid through the vibration isolator, a pressurized fluid source in fluid communication with the fluid regulator to supply fluid to the fluid regulator, a controller in signal communication with the fluid regulator to control fluid flow between the fluid regulation valve and the vibration isolator, and at least one sensor in signal communication with the controller.
US09745047B2
The invention discloses an aircraft generating a larger lift from its interior. The fluid channel inside the aircraft communicates with the engine and the ports on the upper surface of the outer shell. With the powerful suction of the engine, the fluid on the upper surface of the outer shell is quickly sucked into the fluid channel via respective ports under conditions of long path, large area, high speed and low air pressure, which results in large lift from the interior of the aircraft. In the course of generating the lift, the fluid resistances of the fluid wall and the fluid hole are sucked into the fluid channel through the ports at the front and the surrounding area of the aircraft, then high-speed fluid is emitted from the rear port. This approach contributes greatly to the transformation of the existing aircraft. The unified big wing significantly improves the lift, the speed and the carrying capacity of the existing aircraft with lowered energy consumption.
US09745032B1
The in-water boat-washing system is an automated system for washing a boat while said boat remains in a body of water. The in-water boat-washing system is configured to receive a boat, and propel said boat through a series of brushes that clean the hull of the boat while said boat remains in a body of water. The series of brushes are further defined with a plurality of bottom brushes, a plurality of left side brushes and a plurality of right side brushes. The in-water boat-washing system includes a plurality of rollers that are configured to rotate in order to propel the boat across the series of brushes. The in-water boat-washing system includes a frame that supports all of the componentry required. A control panel is included and automates all of the series of brushes as well as the plurality of rollers.
US09745029B1
The oxygen tank flotation device is a floating structure adapted for use in recreational water activities. The oxygen tank flotation device is adapted for use with respiratory equipment that is required for use during recreational water activities. The oxygen tank flotation device receives and stores respiratory equipment, such as an oxygen tank, in such a manner that the respiratory equipment will float when the oxygen tank flotation device is placed in a body of water. This arrangement allows the respiratory equipment to float near the user when the user is involved in recreational water activities. The oxygen tank flotation device comprises a vessel, a first float, and a second float.
US09745023B2
Anchor apparatus (1) including an anchor (2) and a slideable anchor bridle (3), the anchor having a lower part or body portion with oppositely disposed anchoring formations (6a,6b) extending therefrom and an upper part including bridle attachment means in the form of at least two parallel bridle rails extending above and between the oppositely disposed anchoring formations (7,8), limbs (4,5) of the anchor bridle being slideably attached, in use, to respective bridle rails (7,8), the arrangement being such that when deployed, the anchor can be pulled in one direction whereby to permit one of the oppositely disposed anchoring formations to penetrate the sea bed and whereafter if and when the anchor is pulled in the opposite direction after the bridle limbs have slid along the bridle rails, the other of the oppositely disposed anchoring formations also penetrates the seabed, whereafter the anchor can continue to be pulled in successively alternate directions via the bridle to penetrate progressively further into the sea bed until firmly fixed therein.
US09745022B1
In a shallow water anchor of a parallelogram design which lowers a rod down from a fishing boat into contact with the ground to keep a boat from drifting out of a chosen location, a depth the rod can reach depending on the combined extended length of the unfolded parallelogram and the length of the vertical rod, a first improvement to increase the maximal depth without concomitantly increasing the length of the parallelogram frame, the improvement using the relative motion and geometry of parallelogram parts to lengthen a telescoping rod, and a second improvement of a flexible coupling to an electric drive motor.
US09745011B2
An assembly composed of a saddle (10) and of a saddle compartment (12) for a motorcycle is described. The saddle (10) comprises an upper padded portion which constitutes the seat for the rider and/or passenger of the motorcycle, and a substantially rigid bottom portion (14) operatively connected to the relative saddle compartment (12) by hinge means (16). The saddle compartment (12) is made integral with a fixed portion of the motorcycle. The hinge means (16) enable the saddle (10) to pass from a closed position, in which said saddle (10) is positioned substantially horizontally above the saddle compartment (12) and permits the rider and any passenger of the motorcycle to sit on it, and an open position, in which said saddle (10) is positioned in a substantially vertical position and permits access to the saddle compartment (12). The assembly comprises at least one gas spring (18) attached to a fixed portion of the motorcycle and operatively connected, at its upper end, to the saddle (10). Between the upper end of the gas spring and the saddle (10) articulated connection means (20, 22) are interposed which permit said saddle (10) to maintain a stable open position.
US09745005B2
A roller assembly is disclosed. The roller assembly may have a roller shell. The roller shell may have a bore. The roller assembly may also have a substantially cylindrical shaft. The shaft may extend from a shaft proximate end to a shaft distal end. The shaft may be disposed within the bore. The roller assembly may also have a first collar disposed between the shaft proximate end and the roller shell. The first collar may be interferingly engaged with the shaft. The roller assembly may further have a second collar disposed between the shaft distal end and the roller shell. The second collar may also be interferingly engaged with the shaft.
US09745003B2
A protective rail for a trailer is formed of an extension or ridge projecting outwardly from a wall of the trailer and extending along at least a part of a length of the wall. The protective rail is provided with tie-down anchors for coupling with tie-downs having couplers such as rings, eyes, or loops. The anchors may tongues formed in the protective rail when the protective rail is cut-out at selected locations along the protective rail. The anchors may be sized and shaped such that the surrounding portion of the protective rail prevents or tends to prevent other trailers or objects contacting the protective rail from damaging or becoming caught on the anchors.
US09744990B2
A hydraulic steering system 1 is described comprising a steering unit and a priority valve, said steering unit comprising a working port arrangement having two working ports, a supply port arrangement having a high pressure port and a low pressure port, a load sensing port, a main flow path having a main bleed and a metering device and being arranged between said high pressure port and said working port arrangement, an amplification flow path having an amplification bleed and being arranged between said high pressure port and said working port arrangement, said main bleed and said amplification bleed being controlled together by means of a steering handle and being closed in neutral position of said steering handle, wherein said priority valve comprises a priority outlet connected to said high pressure port of said steering unit, a valve element moveable in a priority direction to connect an inlet of said priority valve to said priority outlet, and a load sensing connection connected to said load sensing port of said steering unit, said priority outlet being connected to said load sensing connection via a priority valve bleed, a pressure at a point downstream said priority bleed acting on said valve element in said priority direction, wherein said load sensing port is connected to said low pressure port via a drain bleed being open in neutral position of said steering handle and closing upon actuation of said steering handle out of said neutral position.
US09744989B1
A hydraulic control system for steering rear caster wheels of a work machine. The control system has a steering mode that proportionally controls the steering of rear caster wheels while compensating the circuit to keep steering performance independent from the load generated by the rear caster wheels, a no steering mode that maintains the position of the rear caster wheels in the absence of a steering command, and a freewheeling mode that permits the rear caster wheels to rotate freely 360°.
US09744983B2
A steering column assembly includes a jacket assembly, a mounting bracket, and a first telescope guide. The jacket assembly defines a first guide slot. The mounting bracket is disposed on the jacket assembly and has a first portion disposed opposite a second portion and a third portion extending between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion has a first rail received within the first guide slot. The first telescope guide is disposed between the first guide slot and the first rail.
US09744972B2
A trailer backup assist system for a vehicle reversing a trailer includes a brake system and a throttle sensor module outputting a throttle application signal. The system further includes a control module estimating a road grade beneath the trailer and outputting a brake torque request to the brake system based on the estimated road grade and the throttle application signal.
US09744966B2
A startup control device includes a vehicle temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the vehicle, a vehicle startup controller configured to select the second vehicle startup mode in a low temperature state in which the temperature of the vehicle is equal to or smaller than at least a first temperature judgment value when the request of the startup of the vehicle is sensed, and to select the third vehicle startup mode in an extremely low temperature state in which the temperature of the vehicle is equal to or smaller than a second vehicle temperature judgment value which is smaller than the first temperature judgment value when the request of the startup of the vehicle is sensed.
US09744963B2
A vehicle includes an engine, an electric motor, an electrical storage device and a controller. The electric motor generates electric power by using driving force of the engine. The controller controls supply of electric power, which is at least one of electric power generated by the electric motor or electric power stored in the electrical storage device, to an outside of the vehicle. The controller selects, on the basis of setting made by a user, whether to permit or prohibit generation of electric power by using the driving force of the engine.
US09744961B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a controller for a hybrid electric vehicle having a first actuator and a second actuator operable to drive a driveline of the vehicle, the vehicle having releasable torque transmitting means operable releasably to couple the first actuator to the driveline, the releasable torque transmitting means being operable between a first condition in which the first actuator is substantially disconnected from the driveline and a second condition in which the first actuator is substantially connected to the driveline, the controller being operable to control the vehicle to transition between a first mode in which the releasable torque transmitting means is in the first condition and a second mode in which the releasable torque transmitting means is in the second condition, when a transition from the first mode to the second mode is required the controller being arranged to provide a control signal to the first actuator to control the speed thereof, the control signal being responsive to the speed of the first actuator and the amount of torque transfer provided by the releasable torque transmitting means.
US09744960B2
A control system for a plug-in hybrid vehicle has a drive system having a starter motor, a transverse engine, and a motor/generator, and also has a power supply system having a high voltage battery; a capacitor; and a hybrid control module that controls charge and discharge of the capacitor. In the control system for an FF plug-in hybrid vehicle in which external charging of the high voltage battery is available, the hybrid control module starts the starter, performs a mode selection control and a charge/discharge control, maintains the capacitor voltage equal to or higher than a voltage that allows the starter to start-up when a CD mode is selected at the time of ignition ON, and maintains a capacitor voltage equal to or less than a voltage at which deterioration does not proceed at the time of ignition ON with the CS being selected.
US09744957B2
The braking device for a vehicle includes a judging portion which judges whether the input piston and the output piston are in contact with or separated from each other and a control portion which outputs the control signal to the pilot pressure generating device so that the hydraulic pressure detected by the hydraulic pressure detecting device becomes a target value corresponding to a vehicle state, when judged that the input piston is not in contact with the output piston and outputs another control signal to the pilot pressure generating device, by which the pilot pressure becomes higher than the pilot pressure generated under a same vehicle state to a vehicle state in a case that the control signal is outputted when the judging portion judges that the input piston is not in contact with the output piston, when judged that the input piston is in contact with the output piston.
US09744953B2
An ECU is formed of an ABS control device for controlling operation of a braking device when a slip ratio of wheels FR to RL becomes greater than a threshold, an automatic brake control device that controls operation of the braking device based on information on surroundings of the vehicle, and the threshold changing device that changes the threshold at which the braking device is activated by the ABS control device so that the threshold when the braking device is being operated by the automatic brake control device is smaller than the threshold when the braking device is not being operated by the automatic brake control device.
US09744949B2
Provided is a vehicle speed control device with respect to which the speed at which a centrifugal brake operates can be easily changed from the outside without disassembling the device. A brake drum 11 is fixed to a vehicle body 101a. A brake shoe 23 rotates around a rotary shaft 20 of the wheel 101c, and reduces the rotation speed of the wheel 101c as a result of coming into contact with an inner circumferential side face of the brake drum 11. A spring 24 prevents contact between the brake drum 11 and the brake shoe 23 when the rotation speed of the wheel 101c is lower than or equal to a predetermined speed, and permits contact between the brake drum 11 and the brake shoe 23 when the rotation speed of the wheel 101c exceeds the predetermined speed. A position change mechanism 25 is installed within the brake drum 11, and changes the position of an end of the spring 24 on one end side. A transmission mechanism 26 transmits a force that is input by an external operation to the position change mechanism 25 and drives the position change mechanism.
US09744932B1
A vehicle interior includes a floor, an airbag supported by the floor and being inflatable away from the floor to an inflated position. The airbag includes an outer panel, an inner panel, and an inflation chamber defined between the inner panel and the outer panel. In the inflated position, the outer panel and the inner panel extend along a curved path about an axis transverse to the floor. During a vehicle impact, the airbag may be inflated to the inflated position to absorb energy from an occupant of the vehicle.
US09744922B2
A heat shield for shielding of hot areas of a combustion engine. The heat shield has at least one metal sheet layer with a first and a second surface. The at least one metal sheet layer has at least one passage opening for the passage of a fastening element. The layer also has a sleeve which passes through the passage opening. The heat shield further has a decoupling element from flexible material arranged between a circumferential edge of the passage opening and the sleeve. The decoupling element and the sleeve each have a) an annular shank area, which penetrates the passage opening, b) a first collar, which on the first surface extends radially outward relative to the circumferential edge of the passage opening, and c) a second collar, which extends adjacent to the second surface radially outward relative to the circumferential edge of the passage opening.
US09744917B2
The device for the protection of the interior of an automotive vehicle comprises a flexible liner at the inside of the vehicle and means for holding the liner in this interior. The liner has, at least in part surrounding its rear opening, a protective flap arranged to cover the edge of the trunk opening and at least the upper portion forms a flap continuous with the top side of the liner and incorporates means to hold the flap in position in the upper rabbet of the periphery of the trunk opening. The side flaps are provided for covering the rear edges of the lateral sides of the vehicle, and a rear closure panel, in a rearward extension of the bottom side of the liner, the trunk threshold and the bumper to be covered and is also sized to provide, when pulled up, a rear closure wall of the liner.
US09744905B1
A wearable device is provided that includes a receiver, a processor, and a transducer. The receiver is configured to receive speed limit data indicative of a posted speed limit corresponding to a route or road upon which the wearable device is traveling. The processor is configured to compare the speed limit to a current speed of the wearable device and/or a vehicle in which the user wearing the wearable device is driving. The transducer is configured to deliver a haptic or other notification to a user upon which the wearable device is worn when the current speed exceeds the speed limit or exceeds the speed limit by a predetermined amount. As a result, safer driving and vehicle collision avoidance may be facilitated. Safe driving auto insurance discounts may be provided to drivers that use the safe driving or speed limit warning functionality discussed herein.
US09744904B1
The vehicle alarm communication module is a communication device that is adapted to work with and be integrated into vehicle alarm system. The vehicle alarm communication module incorporates text-messaging capability into vehicle alarm system. The vehicle alarm communication module is able to text changes in a location of the vehicle to a video receiver box that can be accessed through a television to allow users to see the location of their car. In addition, the vehicle alarm communication module provides text to 911 capability, which allows the user to send a text message to participating emergency services organizations containing a distress message and the GPS location of the vehicle. The vehicle alarm communication module comprises a control box, a key fob, and a station box.
US09744900B2
The invention relates to an illuminating device (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising two or more light modules (2), which light modules (2) are provided to generate a common light distribution, and a common supporting body (3), on which the at least two light modules (2) are fastened, wherein at least one of the light modules (2) is mounted on the supporting body (3) so as to be pivotable about at least one axis (H, V) with respect to the supporting body (3), and wherein the at least one pivotable light module (2) is mounted on the supporting body (3) in an articulated manner by means of an articulation (4) so as to be pivotable about the at least one axis (V, H), wherein at least one prestressing device (5) is also provided, by means of which the at least one adjustable light module (2) is held in a prestressed manner on the supporting body (3) pivotably about the articulation (4).
US09744899B2
A method of preparing a vehicle control system having an intended function by using at least two ECUs is provided. One of the at least two ECUs is used for adaptively incorporating a modified portion of the intended function of the vehicle control system through re-design in a short period, while the rest of the ECUs in the vehicle control system sustain and support an unchanging portion of the intended function of the vehicle control system.
US09744893B2
A vehicle seat includes a bracket, a frame on which the bracket is installed, and a fixing member that is used for fixing the bracket and the frame. The bracket is provided with an engaging portion, the frame is provided with an engaged portion that is engageable with the engaging portion. By installing the fixing member to fix the bracket and the frame to each other, a state where at least a part of the engaging portion is inserted into the engaged portion or a state where at least a part of the engaged portion is inserted into the engaging portion is maintained while the bracket is elastically deformed.
US09744892B2
A vehicle seat frame includes a pair of side frames, a pair of cylindrical collar members, a pair of link members, and a pipe member coaxially secured at end portions to the collar members. At least one of the collar members is substantially equal in outer diameter to the pipe member. A contact surface portion having a reduced outer diameter is formed in an end portion of a first member, which is brought into contact with a second member. The first member is one of the pipe member and the collar member that is substantially equal in outer diameter to the pipe member, and the second member is the other one of them. The first member and the second member are secured to each other by welding, with the contact surface portion kept in contact with an inner peripheral portion of the second member.
US09744890B2
A vehicle seat including a seat pad including a flow channel portion, a seat cover covering the seat pad and having breathability, a functional member disposed between the seat pad and the seat cover and having breathability, and a blowing member configured to blow the gas into or out of the seat through the flow channel portion of the seat pad and the seat cover along a flow path, wherein the functional member is integrated with any one of the seat pad and the seat cover with an adhesive portion, which has poorer breathability than the seat cover and the functional member, interposed therebetween, and wherein the adhesive portion includes a passage portion through which the gas is configured to pass, and the passage portion is disposed in the flow path of the gas.
US09744886B2
A seat structure 6 for mounting to the load space 3 of an automobile 1 includes a seat cushion 9 which, in use, may be positioned to extend out an opening to the load space to provide a seat for a person outside the automobile. The structure is particularly intended to provide a seat to the rear of an estate car, SUV or other automobile fitted with tailgate 4. The seat structure may be removably mountable to the load space of an automobile. The seat structure may comprise mounting assemblies 8 arranged to mount the structure to points at opposite sides of the load space of an automobile. A divider assembly 7 may be pivotally mounted to the mounting assemblies 8 for movement between upright and flat positions. The seat cushion 9 may be movably mounted to the divider assembly for movement between storage and deployed positions.
US09744875B2
A battery comprises a number n of battery module strings, wherein n is a natural number greater than or equal to two. The battery module strings have several battery modules, and one battery module has a coupling unit. The coupling unit is configured as a voltage transformer and couples the battery modules to each other. A method of controlling the battery includes supplying a load connected to the battery with a predefined and substantially constant total power. The total power corresponds to a sum of n individual powers of the n battery module strings. The method further includes setting n−1 string voltages, which are each present at the n−1 battery module strings, according to the total power, the load, and by defining a string voltage present at an nth battery module string with amplitude and phase position. At least two of the n individual powers are asymmetrical to each other.
US09744873B2
A method for charging a battery of a vehicle including at least one electric power train, the battery adapted to supply electrical energy to the electric power train, includes: predicting a charging location for charging the battery after at least one next trip of the vehicle; and transmitting the charging location to a power grid.
US09744872B2
The application describes a self-propelling work machine, in the form of a truck, having an electric drive comprising at least one electric motor, a generator drivable by an internal combustion engine for the power supply of the electric drive, and a braking apparatus for braking the work machine, wherein the braking apparatus provides a regenerative braking by the electric drive and a feedback apparatus for feeding back electrical motor braking power of the electric motor to the generator to apply the motor braking power on the internal combustion engine. The application further describes a method for braking the work machine. A braking control apparatus is provided for an automatic connection of a mechanical brake in dependence on the motor braking power fed back to the internal combustion engine and/or in dependence on the operating state of the internal combustion engine acted on by the fed back motor braking power.
US09744866B2
An electric power control device has a first connector connected to a second connector provided in a second appliance, and a control circuit provided within a first appliance that exchanges electric power with the second appliance via a harness and connected to the first connector via the harness. The first connector includes a latching solenoid that switches connector connection, i.e., connection between the first and second connectors, between a locked state and an unlocked state. The control circuit outputs a first or second voltage to an operating coil inside the latching solenoid to bring the connector connection into the locked or unlocked state, respectively.
US09744863B2
A method for operating a motor vehicle includes operating the motor vehicle in a drive mode, a recuperation mode or a charging mode, wherein when operating the motor vehicle in the recuperation mode, a recuperation driving route driven during the recuperation mode and an associated recuperation energy amount are determined and are stored as driving route data in a driving route memory and/or are transmitted to an external data storage device; wherein when switching into the charging mode or when operating the motor vehicle in the charging mode an expected driving route of the motor vehicle is predictively determined and for the expected driving route the driving route data are read out from the driving route memory and/or are requested from external data storage device; wherein the target state of charge is set to a value which is determined from a maximal state of charge of the energy storage and the recuperation energy amount stored in the driving route data.
US09744860B2
An electric cut-off safety device for the power circuits of an electric bipolar vehicle is capable of cutting off two poles. An electric vehicle can include such an electric cut-off safety device.
US09744857B2
A system and method for charging a vehicle having a first battery, such as a high-voltage traction battery, and a second battery, such as a low-voltage battery, include controlling a DC converter or relay to effectively decouple the second battery from the converter when the vehicle is connected to an external power source to reduce or prevent damage to the second battery from extended or prolonged charging. The second battery may be effectively decoupled from the converter by controlling the relay or converter voltage based on state of charge of the second battery so that substantially zero current flows to and from the second battery relative to the converter and any vehicle low voltage consumers/accessories.
US09744853B2
The aspects of the present disclosure provide a tracking system with associated sensory feedback and method for activating a component and adjusting the component's mode of operation within a vehicle with a tracking system. Sensory feedback may be provided based on the user's gaze or input detected by the tracking system—and/or in response to the change in the component's mode of operation. The system and method may further include the ability to control and adjust the component through gesture-based control.
US09744843B2
A vehicle comprises a transaxle, a battery and a load carrying bed. The transaxle includes a casing incorporating a drive train and supporting an axle and includes an electric motor mounted on the casing to drive the axle via the drive train. The battery is provided for supplying electric power to the electric motor. The transaxle and the battery are disposed below the load carrying bed so as to overlap the load carrying bed when viewed in plan.
US09744841B2
A hybrid-power driving system (HPDS) (100, 200) includes an engine, a motor, and a transmission. The HPDS may include a single clutch and the transmission can provide at least five forward speed ratios and can provide for at least one reverse speed ratio. The transmission can include three synchronizers and multiple gearwheels that are used in multiple speed ratios. In addition to a pure engine driving mode and a pure motor driving mode, the HPDS can operate using a hybrid-power driving mode (HDM). In the HDM, the HPDS can provide for shifting of gears without power interruption to the output shaft or half-axles and wheels of a vehicle. In the HDM, the continuous power being output can be achieved by keeping a synchronizer engaged with a gearwheel for two consecutive speed ratios.
US09744832B2
A light source detector detects, from a vehicle, a light source that exists outside the vehicle. A light reactive sheet is arranged in a planar form and is located in front of the driver driving the vehicle. The light reactive sheet changes color in response to light having a specific frequency. A light source position calculating unit calculates a light source position on the surface of the light reactive sheet based on output of the light source detector. A light emitter emits light having the specific frequency from the inside of the vehicle to the light reactive sheet based on the calculated light source position.
US09744831B2
A compressor is disclosed. In one aspect, the compressor includes a pressure chamber which is delimited by at least two housing parts, the housing parts including sealing surfaces that are connected by a connection device which applies a contact pressing force between the sealing surfaces. At least one groove extending in a circumferential direction is arranged on at least one sealing surface. At least one relief opening is arranged on at least one of the housing parts. The relief opening connects the groove to the surroundings of the compressor and emanates from the groove. The groove is arranged such that when a predetermined maximum pressure is exceeded in the pressure chamber, a pressure-building medium can gather in the groove and at least partially escape through the relief opening.
US09744829B2
A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system includes a blower, a fresh-air valve, a bypass duct, and a bypass valve. The blower is configured to urge air to flow from an inlet to an outlet of the blower. The fresh-air valve is operable to provide a mixture of air drawn from an outside-air duct and a recirculated-air duct to the inlet. The fresh-air valve is operable to a recirculate position where the outside-air duct is substantially blocked from communicating with the inlet. The bypass duct is configured to couple the outlet to the outside-air duct. The bypass valve is located in the bypass duct and is operable to a closed position and an open position. The cabin is ventilated when the fresh-air valve is in the recirculate position, the bypass valve is in the open position, and the blower is operated to blow air out of the outside-air duct.
US09744826B2
A wrench and nut combination, including: a wrench lug including: a wrench lug feature that substantially mates with a nut feature of a nut of a shock absorber during a first rotation of said nut, relative to external body threads on a body of the shock absorber, in a first direction, wherein the wrench lug feature and the nut feature release during a second rotation of said nut, relative to the external body threads, in a second direction, wherein at least one of the first rotation and the second rotation causes an adjustment to a compressive coil spring pre-load of a set of coil springs disposed in the shock absorber.
US09744822B2
In order to solve the problem, in the case of a trailer coupling comprising a ball neck supporting a coupling ball, and also comprising a socket receptacle for a socket for the power supply of units acting on the coupling ball, the socket having a socket housing with a housing sleeve, which is provided with an insertion opening, and the insertion opening being closable by a cover that is mounted pivotably on the housing sleeve, of being able to mount the sockets as conveniently and easily as possible, it is proposed that the socket receptacle has a receiving channel, into which the housing sleeve extends starting from a first side of the socket receptacle, that the housing sleeve bears against the first side of the socket receptacle via a bearing surface, and that the housing sleeve is fixed to the socket receptacle by a retaining element, which is fitted starting from a second side of the socket receptacle and which is supported on the socket receptacle and is connected to the housing sleeve by a latched connection.
US09744817B2
In accordance with an example embodiment, a method comprising determining a change in configuration of a mobile machine, and in response to determining the change in configuration, initiating adjustment of a pressure of at least one tire of the mobile machine is disclosed.
US09744815B2
A device for maintaining and changing the pressure in a is provided whereby the inner pressure space of the tire is connected through a pump to a pressure accumulator which, at its input and/or output into the inner pressure space of the tire, is fitted with at least one pressure control element. The pump can be a peristaltic pump in the shape of a deformable hose placed on the perimeter of the tire, fitted with an air inlet and an air outlet, while the air inlet and the air outlet are positioned on the perimeter of the tire distant from each other by a preset length, dependent on the deformation of the tire.
US09744814B2
A pneumatic tire has a rubber member constructed by a rubber ribbon winding body formed by spirally winding a rubber ribbon. The rubber ribbon includes a composite rubber ribbon which is formed by a non-conductive rubber, and a conductive rubber partly covering the non-conductive rubber. The composite rubber ribbon has a flat cross sectional shape and is gradually reduced in its thickness toward both ends. The conductive rubber has a cross sectional area which is equal to or less than 3% of a cross sectional area of the composite rubber ribbon, and forms a surface in one side and a surface in the other side in both ends of the composite rubber ribbon. The composite rubber ribbons that are adjacent in the width direction are partly overlapped, and a conductive route is provided by the conductive rubber connected between the composite rubber ribbons.
US09744811B2
A tire having a tread with a novel groove structure for enhanced wet and snow traction is provided. The groove includes an upper portion and a lower portion that can provide enhanced wet and snow traction over various stages of tread wear without unnecessary compromise to the tread rigidity. The lower portion includes one more voids for the accumulation and/or evacuation of fluids.
US09744806B2
A cap configured to be connected to a wheel having a hub and a series of openings configured to receive fasteners attaching the wheel to a vehicle. The cap includes a disc defining a series of openings. The number of openings in the cap is less than the number of openings in the wheel. Each opening in the cap is configured to align with a corresponding opening in the wheel. Additionally, the cap is configured to conceal a remainder of the openings in the wheel that are not aligned with the openings in the cap.
US09744805B1
A shaft seal for an axle assembly can include a support body with a circumferentially-extending outer wall member and a radial wall member coupled to the outer wall member and extending radially inwardly therefrom. Sealant disposed on an outside circumferential surface of the outer wall member can form a seal with a surface of a housing bore. A lip can be coupled to the radial wall member and extend radially inward thereof. The lip can form a seal between the radial wall member and an outer surface of a shaft. An annular flange can be coupled to the outer wall member and extend radially outward of an intersection of the outer wall member and the radial wall member, while having a maximum diameter that is smaller than a maximum diameter of the outer wall member. The flange and outer wall member can cooperate to define an annular channel.
US09744793B2
According to one aspect, the invention relates to an optical safety component having a plasmonic effect intended to be observed by transmission, including two layers (101, 103) made of a transparent dielectric material, a metal layer (102) that is arranged between said layers made of dielectric material to form two dielectric-metal interfaces (105, 106), and is structured to form on at least a portion thereof corrugations (104) that are capable of coupling surface plasmon modes supported by said dielectric-metal interfaces with an incident light wave. The corrugations are arranged in a first coupling area in a first main direction and in at least one second coupling area separate from said first coupling area, in a second main direction that is substantially perpendicular to said first main direction, said metal layer being continuous on each one of said coupling areas.
US09744789B2
A thermochromic ink composition includes, in a liquid medium, known as solvent, a dispersion of thermochromic microcapsules incorporating at least one leuco-dye and a thermoplastic binder selected from the group containing polyacrylic polyesters, polyurethanes and copolymers thereof. The composition is characterized in that the solvent is aprotic. A a method for producing a card and such a card incorporating at least one thermochromic pattern produced with a thermochromic ink composition are also described.
US09744784B1
Printhead carriers and adapters are disclosed. An example disclosed printhead carrier includes a base to carry a printhead assembly; a first pivot mechanism to pivot the base about a first axis; and a second pivot mechanism to pivot a connector about a second axis different than the first axis, the printhead assembly to be removably coupled to the connector.
US09744783B2
A liquid ejecting apparatus for ejecting materials on a recording medium in accordance with a position of the apparatus and an image to be formed. The apparatus, movable on the recording medium by an external force, includes a position calculating unit configured to calculate the position; an electric power supplying unit configured to supply electric power to a part that the position calculating unit uses to calculate the position when a state of the apparatus changes to a second operating mode whose electric power consumption is less than that of a first operating mode of ejecting the materials; and a return factor detecting unit configured to detect a return factor for returning to the first operating mode from the second operating mode. When returning to the first operating mode, the apparatus restarts to eject the materials from the position that has been calculated in the second operating mode.
US09744778B2
This image recording apparatus includes a viscosity increasing light irradiator that increases the viscosity of ink ejected onto a recording medium, and a fixing light irradiator that fixes the ink on the recording medium. The fixing light irradiator is disposed behind a first switching part that causes the transport orientation of the recording medium to approach the vertical. This reduces the footprint of the image recording apparatus. Also a second type of irradiation light emitted from the fixing light irradiator is intercepted by the recording medium. This suppresses the unwanted curing of the ink in an image recorder. Also the viscosity increasing light irradiator is disposed at a location upstream from the first switching part in a transport direction. This suppresses the decrease in printing quality resulting from the passage of the ink remaining uncured through the first switching part.
US09744773B2
A method for determining characteristics of an ink is described. The method includes subjecting the ink of an inkjet printing system to an alternating signal of a first frequency to generate response signals from the ink, where the response signals include at least a response voltage signal and a response current signal. The method further includes comparing the response voltage signal to a predetermined voltage threshold, to generate a voltage phase signal, and comparing the response current signal to a predetermined current threshold, to generate a current phase signal. The method also includes tuning at least one of the predetermined voltage threshold and the predetermined current threshold to determine a balance point, and identifying a first relative phase difference between the voltage phase signal and the current phase signal, where the first relative phase difference is indicative of characteristics of the ink corresponding to the first frequency.
US09744769B2
A gas-liquid separator includes a casing with a cylindrical chamber inside, a gas-liquid 2-phase inlet pipe which is attached to a wall of the casing and connected to the chamber, a gas outlet pipe for discharging the gas of a gas-liquid mixture flowing into the chamber, and the gas-liquid 2-phase outlet pipe for discharging the liquid as a most part of the gas-liquid mixture flowing into the chamber. A gap is formed around the gas-liquid outlet pipe in the chamber for separating the mixture into liquid and gas using the surface tension and suction force. The gas-liquid separator is installed in the inkjet recording apparatus, especially in the print head. The print head is filled with the solvent gas so as to be suctioned from the gutter to reduce the solvent consumption.
US09744753B2
A method of making a composite panel configured for use with a flooring assembly of a trailer includes providing a wood substrate, making an uncured fiber-reinforced coating, and applying the uncured fiber-reinforced coating onto a surface of the wood substrate. The method further includes curing the uncured fiber-reinforced coating after applying the uncured fiber-reinforced coating onto the surface of the wood substrate.
US09744751B2
A gluing device including a guide roller to guide the tail of the log; on the guide roller, retaining elements to engage and retain the tail on the guide roller; a gluing member, to apply a glue to the tail retained on the guide roller. There are also provided embossing members, arranged and controlled to emboss a portion of the tail of the log. The gluing member applies the glue to embossing protrusions formed by the embossing members.
US09744749B2
A plastic container including a container body (1) made from a colored olefin resin and a decorative layer (3) laminated on the outer surface thereof. The decorative layer includes a transparent adhesive resin layer (3b), a transparent polyester resin layer (3a) which is the outer surface layer, and an intermediate gradation layer (3c) including a portion of which the thickness gradually varies in the direction of height of the container. The gradation layer is formed of a transparent polyester resin blended with a coloring agent. The thickness of the container body varies in response to a change in the thickness of the gradation layer in a manner such that the thickness of the container body portion which is the total thickness of the thickness of the container body and the thickness of the decorative layer is not varied by the presence of the gradation layer.
US09744740B2
A staple-less binding unit is provided with upper and lower die portions having pluralities of concave and convex teeth engaging with each other. A control portion causes the staple-less binding unit to carry out a binding process of binding a sheet bundle by biting the sheet bundle by the upper and lower die portions and to carry out a cleaning process of engaging the upper and lower die portions in a non-binding process in which no binding process is carried out.
US09744739B2
A compacting auger for ground coffee has an automatic cut off that responds to either timing signals or to the torque resistance to the augur offered by the coffee that has been compacted. The automation of the cut off increases the consistency of compaction and reduces the amount of skill required to compact ground coffee for making espresso.
US09744738B2
A embossed sheet embossed with projections creating an intermittent support surface for food. The embossed sheet may be inserted into a food package after cooking the food on which the cooked food is to be supported. Alternatively, the embossed sheet may be placed onto or into a pan or directly onto an oven rack to support the food while cooking and/or after cooking. Alternatively, the embossed sheet may be formed into a food package. The embossed sheet may be prepared using a one-pass or two pass process using a platen press or a roll-to-roll press or a multi-stage one pass machine.
US09744735B2
A method for forming a golf ball provides a core member comprising a core of a golf ball into a cavity of a mold so that the core member is supported by a movable holding pin disposed in the mold; forming a layer outside the core member by injecting a material of the layer into the cavity; and retracting the pin from the cavity into the mold during the material injection so that a portion projecting from a surface of the layer is formed by a tip of the pin, the projecting portion having a site area of at least 0.2% in relation to an entire area of the tip of the pin and having a height of at least 0.2 mm. This method can be implemented by controlling the retraction of the pin, or alternatively by using the pin having a predetermined indentation portion on the tip.
US09744729B2
A method and apparatus are presented for automatically fabricating arbitrary materials and objects from raw components, using a combination of simple chemical, electrical, and mechanical operations. The invention will automatically generate machine control instructions for controlling automated fabrication devices and equipment from simple instructions in natural language. The invention also allows the sharing, remote execution, scheduling, and automatic ingredient ordering for such instructions to allow the creation of new materials and professional object fabrication with little or no human intervention.
US09744719B2
A method of bonding materials may comprise defining a bond interface between two materials in a cure zone on a surface of an object, and non-conductively heating the bond interface without directly heating the surface outside of the cure zone. Non-conductively heating the bond interface may involve applying microwave radiation to the bond interface.
US09744714B2
An UHMWPE film having a tensile strength of at least 2.0 GPa, a tensile energy to break of at least 30 J/g, an Mw of at least 500 000 gram/mole, and a Mw/Mn ratio of at most 6, and a film width of at least 5 mm. The film may be manufactured via a process which comprises subjecting a starting UHMWPE with a weight average molecular weight of at least 500 000 gram/mole, an elastic shear modulus determined directly after melting at 160° C. of at most 1.4 MPa, and a Mw/Mn ratio of at most 6 to a compacting step and a stretching step under such conditions that at no point during the processing of the polymer its temperature is raised to a value above its melting point. The film may be used as starting material in any applications where high tensile strength and high energy to break are important. Suitable applications include ballistic applications, ropes, cables, nets, fabrics, and protective applications.
US09744705B2
A time Gt from the start of an injection step until a mold clamping operation is complete is compared with an operation time Ct for a mold clamping step. For Gt
US09744702B2
In a complex of the invention, a resin member made of a resin material including a polyolefin and a metal member are joined together through a primer layer. In addition, the resin member is obtained by molding the resin material by injection, a coexistence layer in which a primer resin material configuring the primer layer and the resin material coexist is formed between the primer layer and the resin member, and a thickness of the coexistence layer is in a range of more than or equal to 5 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm.
US09744699B2
Methods of compression molding polymeric parts for improved impact resistance are provided. The components are particularly suitable for use in a vehicle or an automobile. The compression molded polymeric component comprises a central region or core comprising integrally formed foam, e.g., a foam core, that can sustain high impact load and does not lead to visible surface cracking or material cracking. The polymeric component may be a reinforced plastic composite (FRP). Such methods can produce lightweight, impact resistant, FRP components that may be used in various structural applications, including in automobiles.
US09744691B2
A blow mold for PET bottles has the inner surface which contacts the hot PET during the blowing operation, coated with a layer of ceramic material having a nanometric thickness, of which at least one thickness layer is AI2O3 and/or TiO2 deposited by ALD technique. Due to this technique, the PET preforms are subject to less friction during the contact with the interior of the mold.
US09744690B2
A metered pump system for hydrocapsule encapsulation is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a system for hydrocapsule encapsulation includes a nozzle assembly and metered pump for encapsulating discrete droplets of liquid by generating a continuous coating of a polymerizable liquid which is substantially immiscible with the core liquid. The metered pump system is configured to control a stroke length and a pulsation speed to attain constant shear with each pump of water, and a volume of water in each stroke and a speed of the stroke is controlled. In at least one embodiment, the nozzle includes a material feed port, a polymer feed port, a water feed port, and an encapsulated material exit port. In at least one embodiment, the metered pump is configured for use in a hydrocapsule encapsulation system having a pressure control system, a water control system, sparging column, and ultraviolet exposure chamber system.
US09744676B2
A synchronized gripping mechanism is provided which includes coupled slider-crank mechanisms. The coupled mechanisms each include a sliding grip and an intermediate link connected by a pivotal connector. A coupler link is provided on a stationary pivot and which couples and synchronizes the two slider-crank mechanisms. Overload protection structure is provided to prevent damaging the links if one of the sliding grips encounters an off-center specimen.
US09744675B1
A gripper capable of lifting a work piece includes: a body including a sliding direction and a lifting axis defining a first angle relative to the sliding direction; a plurality of sliding blocks slidably mounted on the body and located at two sides of the lifting axis to move in the sliding direction toward or away from each other, wherein the sliding blocks each include a receiving hole at a second angle relative to the sliding direction; and a plurality of fingers slidably disposed in the receiving holes, and each including: a nose portion disposed in the receiving holes, and a finger portion to grip the work piece. When the sliding blocks are in the lifting position, the fingers are retracted into the receiving holes to make the finger portions move up along the lifting axis toward the body by a certain distance while clamping the work piece.
US09744673B1
This apparatus supports gripping, manipulation and/or insertion or removal of a planar workpiece from a receptacle into which it fits tightly. The apparatus has two substantially identical rigid arms attached to one another at a single pivot point near their longitudinal center. One end of each arm forms a handle; pressing or releasing these two handles actuates the gripper. The other end of each arm has attached on its inside surface a rigid plate. Together these two substantially parallel plates form jaws to grip the planar workpiece. A spring attached to the two handles biases the jaws toward the closed position. An optional adjustable stop mechanism supports setting the gap between jaws when the apparatus is in the closed position. An alternative embodiment utilizes step-shaped jaws for applications where flat jaws are difficult to utilize.
US09744671B2
Mechanisms are provided for classifying an obstacle as an asset type. The mechanisms receive a digital image of an obstacle from an image capture device of an automated robot. The mechanisms perform a classification operation on the digital image of the obstacle to identify a proposed asset type classification for the obstacle. The mechanisms determine a final asset type for the obstacle based on the proposed asset type classification for the obstacle. The mechanisms update a map data structure for a physical premises in which the obstacle is present based on the final asset type.
US09744667B1
A system for promoting safety of a robotic appendage includes: a robot controller; and a robot controllable by the robot controller, the robot controller configured to compute an estimated power draw of a planned trajectory of the robot, the robot controller further configured to modify the planned trajectory to prevent the estimated power draw from exceeding a power limit; the robot comprising: an appendage; an appendage controller configured to control the appendage; and a breaker configured to limit power delivered to the appendage. A system for promoting safety of a robotic appendage includes a plurality of robots operably connected with each other, the robots configured to communicate with each other regarding estimated power draw characteristics.
US09744663B2
A tool box includes two first bodies and each first body has two first connection portions on the first end thereof. Two connectors are respectively connected to the first connection portions and each connectors has a second pivotal portion and a third pivotal portion. The second pivotal portion is a tubular portion with a C-shaped cross section which includes an elongate opening defined axially therethrough. The width of the elongate opening is smaller than the inner diameter of the second pivotal portion. The third pivotal portion is a rod which shares a common axis with the second pivotal portion. The diameter of the third pivotal portion is equal to or smaller than the inner diameter of the second pivotal portion. The third pivotal portions on one of the two first bodies are pivotably connected to the second pivotal portions on the other one of the two first bodies to pivotably connect the two first bodies.
US09744662B1
A telescoping handle includes an outer tubular rod, an inner rod and a lock. The lock is made of a collar; two arc-rings, two retaining covers, and two buttons. The collar slides over the outer tubular rod and the inner rod slides into the other end. A recess in the collar holds two arc-rings that define an inwardly projecting pin sized to pass through the collar and into a hole on the inner rod. Two buttons passing through covers to the recesses enables contact with the two arc-rings causing each projecting pin to withdraw from the inner rod when pushed. When released, each button disengages from the two-arc rings causing the projecting pin to slide into a hole in the inner rod to prevent movement of the inner rod. A spring may be used to bias the two arc-rings into engagement with the inner rod.
US09744657B2
A power tool including an activation arm assembly having an actuator coupled to the activation arm assembly, the activation arm assembly being coupled to the structure and including a roller assembly having a roller, wherein actuation of the actuator causes the roller assembly to translate toward and engage the driver to initiate driving engagement between the driver and the flywheel; The activation arm assembly further includes a follower arm that engages the roller, the follower arm including a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, the second mounting portion being pivotally coupled to the actuator and slidingly engaged with the carriage, the first mounting portion being biased in a direction toward the driver. The follower arm has a non-linear profile.
US09744644B2
A panel including a surface made of a synthetic material may be subjected to a material removal process to create a specific decorative or architectural appearance. In one embodiment, a panel of cellular PVC is blasted with an abrasive material such as crushed glass to create a realistic stucco appearance on the panel surface. Benefits related to using certain synthetic materials as cladding may be realized, such as weather resistance. A coating containing aggregate may be applied to the blasted panel to enhance the surface appearance.
US09744641B2
A wafer polishing apparatus includes a lower surface plate, an upper surface plate disposed over the lower surface plate, a carrier disposed between the lower surface plate and the upper surface plate and containing a wafer, and a lift unit lifting the carrier such that an upper surface of the carrier contacts a lower surface of the upper surface plate or lowering the carrier such that a lower surface of the carrier contacts an upper surface of the lower surface plate.
US09744639B2
The invention relates to a pressing device for pressing a finishing belt against a workpiece surface, including a pressure belt and a pressure belt carrier which supports the pressure belt at two mutually spaced-apart support points, wherein the pressure belt is fastened releasably to the pressure belt carrier, wherein, in order to fix in each case one pressure belt end, provision is made of a fixing device that is provided separately from the pressure belt carrier, and wherein the fixing device is fastened or fastenable releasably to the pressure belt carrier in a state in which one pressure belt end is fixed to the fixing device.
US09744637B1
A floor processing system for a skid steer loader includes a shroud having an attachment device configured to removably engage with the skid steer loader; a central motor secured to the shroud and rotatably attached to an arm; a first rotary assembly secured to the arm; and a second rotary assembly secured to the arm. The first rotary assembly includes a first disc rotatably attached to a first motor via a first shaft; and a plurality of first cutters extending from the first disc. The second rotary assembly secured to the arm includes a second disc rotatably attached to a second motor via a second shaft; and a plurality of second cutters extending from the second disc.
US09744629B2
A power supply includes a housing, a power module, a top cover, a sealing sheet, and a filling member. The power module is disposed in the housing. The top cover is disposed above the housing. The sealing sheet is at least partially disposed between the housing and the top cover. The filling member is disposed between the housing and the sealing sheet.
US09744618B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for temporal pulse shaping of laser pulses used in laser shock peening applications. In one embodiment, a system for temporal pulse shaping of a laser beam used for laser shock peening comprises a laser; a modulator; a high voltage driver, a waveform generator, a polarizer, and an optical amplifier.
US09744616B2
A mounting unit includes a mounting part for a mating surface of a basic structure which cannot be welded to the mounting part and a welding element fixed in a through-bore of the mounting part. The welding element corresponds to the bore and has a thickness at least as large as the mounting part. An annular groove is formed in the welding element. A part of the welding element bounding the groove on the outside forms a form-locking connection element expanded outward and fixing the welding element in the bore by a form-locking connection toward the mounting side. A central region radially within the annular groove is a welding surface for the mating surface, is aligned with or protrudes beyond a mounting-side edge region of the bore with an overhang and is aligned with or projects over the form-locking connection element. A production method is also provided.
US09744597B2
A cutting tool insert includes eight identical cutting edges. Each separate cutting edge has a first cutting edge portion and a second cutting edge portion. A corner angle between the first cutting edge portion and the second cutting edge portion is within a range of 75 to <90 degrees. The first cutting edge portion and the second cutting edge portion have substantially the same length to provide a substantially equal cutting depth. As seen along the center axis of the insert a first angle within a range of 14+/−9 degrees is formed between a first imaginary line extending from the center axis to a corner point at the first side surface and a second imaginary line extending from the center axis to an adjacent corner point at the second side surface. A cutting tool insert holder is also disclosed.
US09744595B2
A method for producing coated copper particles having a surface coated with an aliphatic carboxylic acid, wherein the method comprises obtaining a reaction mixture containing copper formate, an amino alcohol, an aliphatic carboxylic acid having an aliphatic group having 5 or more carbon atoms, and a solvent, and subjecting a complex compound formed in the reaction mixture to thermal decomposition treatment to form metal copper, wherein a ΔSP value, which is a difference in SP value between the amino alcohol and the solvent, is 4.2 or more.
US09744592B1
Techniques are disclosed for fabricating multi-part assemblies. In particular, by forming release layers between features such as bearings or gear teeth, complex mechanical assemblies can be fabricated in a single additive manufacturing process.
US09744585B1
Continuous heating device for coil springs and heating method for coil springs using the same device
Provided is a continuous heating device for coil springs and a continuous heating method for coil springs using the same. The device may include: a pair of tapered rollers configured to support and rotate the coil spring, configured to have a cross-sectional diameter that increases as it goes from the front end portion to the rear end portion, and configured to have rotational inner surfaces that are arranged to be parallel with each other while the central rotation axes thereof are not parallel with each other; a conveyor chain configured to have a push rod that is installed therein to move the coil spring; and a driving unit configured to provide a rotational driving force to the pair of tapered rollers.
US09744581B2
Disclosed are pliers and related methods for punching a hole in a non-flat material without distorting the material. Such pliers may comprise a first member having a first handle and a first jaw, and a second member having a second handle and a second jaw. The first and second members are attached at a connection point to permit pivoting in response to a squeezing force on the handles. The first jaw comprises a punch tip to be received by the second jaw, where the punch tip may have an angled distal end truncating a cross-section of the punch tip. The second jaw comprises a shaped edge facing the punch tip and extending along a length of the second jaw, the shaped edge having substantially the same shape as the non-flat material and comprising an opening having substantially the same shape as the cross-section of the punch tip and to receive the tip therein.
US09744577B2
The invention relates to a device (1) in conveying equipment for moving metal strips wound to form coils (2), in particular produced from high-strength or ultra-high-strength steel grades, wherein for transport the coils (2) can be lifted and lowered from a resting position on a coil support (3) by means of a vertically adjustable coil lifting device (4), wherein the coil support (3) has two coil support elements (3a, 3b) which are laterally spaced apart from one another and the coil lifting device (4) has two support prongs (4a, 4b), characterized in that at least the coil support elements (3a, 3b) are disposed asymmetrically with respect to the vertical (5) through the center of rotation (2a) of the coil (2).
US09744573B2
Contaminant is prevented from migrating from a gripping hand and contaminating a substrate case after cleaning the substrate case. The apparatus cleans, in a state with no substrate, a substrate case C which holds a substrate, provided with a booth 10 which forms a clean space, provided with cleaning tanks 40, 50 which hold and clean the parts of the substrate case C in a separated status in the booth 10, provided with a conveyance mechanism 60 which grips part of the substrate case C by a gripping hand 70 and conveys them to and from the cleaning tanks 40, 50, making the gripping hand 70 stand by at a standby position Q in the booth 10 during cleaning of the substrate case C, and provided with a cleaning means 80 for cleaning the gripping hand 70 during cleaning of the parts. The cleaning means 80 is provided with a spray nozzle 81 which sprays a gas toward the gripping hand 70 and an exhaust fan 82 which exhausts the gas from the inside of the booth 10.
US09744566B2
A collection apparatus for collecting waste from cleaning operations performed on an aircraft turbine engine includes a frame structure, a support arm having a first end movably attached to the frame structure and an opposite second end, an actuator device adapted to enable raising and lowering the support arm, a waste storage tank, a duct having an inlet end and an opposite outlet end adapted to be removably connected to the waste storage tank, and a flexible duct portion having a flexible portion inlet end and a flexible portion outlet end. The inlet end of the duct is adjustably supported by the second end of the support arm. The flexible portion outlet end engages the inlet end of the duct in fluid communication, and is bendable both up/down and sideways and is expandable in length between the flexible portion inlet end and the flexible portion outlet end.
US09744558B2
The present invention is intended to solve a problem that a coating film has an uneven thickness in the case where a coating target 1 has a stepped portion extending in a predetermined direction on its coating surface. To solve the problem, a follow-up coating is performed along the stepped portion S extending in the predetermined direction after coating of the entire coating surface of the coating target 1 so that paint mist adheres more to a relatively-recessed side of the stepped portion S.
US09744557B2
A method for forming a film of particles on a carrier liquid present in a receptacle, for depositing this film onto a substrate, the method including: making a film blank between a barrier and a head including a tilted ramp, the blank being obtained by dispensing particles via the tilted ramp and carried out until the particles floating on the carrier liquid occupy a space between the barrier and an upstream front of particles located on the tilted ramp; and elongating the film by continuing dispensing the particles, and moving the head to move away from the barrier, the film elongation being performed to hold a front of particles on the ramp.
US09744556B2
The present invention relates to a process for coating paper, wherein the coating material used is a biodegradable, aliphatic-aromatic polyester having a melt volume rate (MVR) according to EN ISO 1133 (190° C., 2.16 kg weight) of from 3 to 50 cm3/10 min.
US09744555B2
Disclosed are methods and systems for dispersing nanoparticles into a matrix. Disclosed is a system and method for coating a carrier film with a resin, spraying the resin with a suspended nanoparticle solution, and then transferring the resin-nanoparticle matrix to a collection vessel for dispensing for end use. Also, suspended nanoparticle solution is sprayed onto carrier film, the film is dried, a fabric layer is coated with resin layer, and nanoparticles are then transferred into the fabric resin layer to create a nanoparticle-infused fabric matrix. Fabric layers can also be coated with resin and sprayed with nanoparticles. Also disclosed is a system and method for coating a first carrier film with nanoparticles, coating a second carrier film with resin, and transferring nanoparticles from first carrier into the resin layer on the second carrier to create a nanoparticle infused resin material that can be collected and dispensed for end use.
US09744554B2
Disclosed herein is a nozzle for a silicon container, in which scrapers are horizontally and perpendicularly provided at the front end of the nozzle, thereby preventing silicon from unintentionally spreading during the application of silicon. The nozzle for a silicon container includes: a nozzle body configured to provide a discharge path for silicon discharged from a nozzle container; and a horizontal scraper disposed on the nozzle body, and configured to prevent silicon, discharged from the nozzle body, from unintentionally spreading; wherein the horizontal scraper is horizontally disposed along a longitudinal direction of the nozzle body, and is formed to protrude to left, right, and front sides of the nozzle body. The present invention has advantages in that the waste of silicon is prevented and also work efficiency is improved.
US09744549B2
A liquid dispensing method including steps of: providing a dispensing device having a refill time (RT) and repeatedly energizing the activation elements at a frequency greater than about 1/(RT). The device includes: a plurality of liquid dispensing elements, each element including: a chamber having a height (H), a nozzle having a diameter (D), an activation element having a length (L), and the refill time (RT); a liquid containing reservoir in fluid communication with the liquid dispensing elements; and a control element in electrical communication with the liquid dispensing elements. The ratio of the nozzle diameter (D) to chamber height (H) is between about 3 and about 10.
US09744547B1
A shield unit, intended primarily for the protection of a carpet from the accidental application of paint applied to an adjacent baseboard, and suitable for disposable use, consists of two superposed plies of a film, comprised or consisting of a plastic material, which cooperatively define a plurality of adjacent pockets and have a common, structurally reinforced leading edge. The shield unit is long and narrow, and is constructed to facilitate entry of its leading edge into the effective gap that is normally present between the bottom of a baseboard and a carpet on the floor; the pockets serve to receive the blade of a tool, such as a putty knife, to which force may be applied to assist in pushing the leading edge of the shield into the effective gap. The shield unit may be provided as individual, relatively short sections, typically at least 30 inches long and four inches wide, or longer units may be used to cover an extended length of carpet with a single section. A multiplicity of shield units may be cut or otherwise separated from a continuous length strip, typically at least eight feet long, which may be provided in the form of a roll or a folded stack.
US09744545B2
A bottle cap assembly for pressurizing a water bottle is described herein. The bottle cap assembly comprises a cap, a teeter valve coupled to the top of the cap, a pressurizing plunger, a hollow pump shaft receiving the plunger, a hollow uptake adapter, a relief tube extension and a flexible conduit.
US09744539B2
A container cleaning device includes a mounting plate shaped for accommodating a wafer; and a nozzle assembly disposed on the mounting plate and including a base and a shell complimentarily disposed on the base. The shell includes an inlet and at least one outlet member disposed on an edge. The base includes a recess communicating with the inlet, and at least one outlet element each being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the shell. Each outlet member of the shell is adjacent to and communicates with the corresponding outlet element of the base.
US09744538B2
A loading apparatus lowers or raises a dust or particulate collection container for ease of extraction and installation. This apparatus is disposed within a rigid frame structure capable of mounting to a wall or mobile device. A U-shaped member supports the dust collection container, the container typically being a cylindrical bucket or container with integral rim or handles. The U-shaped member orthogonally translates up into a first position and down into a second position with activation of a lever. The mechanics of the apparatus effects linear vertical travel of the dust collection container and when in a first position, mates the rim of the container onto a compliant gasket member disposed within the rigid frame structure, thus forming a vacuum-tight interface necessary for vacuum systems, in particular but not limited to, dust collection vacuum systems that utilize a cyclone dust separator.
US09744527B2
An article having antifouling properties and intended to be employed in aquatic uses, in particular marine uses, which comprises: a) a support, b) optionally, at least one primer coat on said support comprising at least one anticorrosive product, c) optionally, at least one intermediate primer coat promoting adhesion between the coats, d) at least one adhesion-promoting coat or tie coat, deposited on said primer coat or on said support when the primer coat is absent, and e) at least one antifouling coat or topcoat, deposited on said adhesion-promoting coat or tie coat.
US09744514B2
A microencapsulation process is improved by adding a stabilizing agent that contains one or more catalytic organo-metal oxide materials, such as metal soaps. This functions as a crosslinker by causing unsaturated bonds in the microcapsule walls to react, thereby stabilizing the microcapsules against the effects of additives to coatings that, otherwise, degrade the functionality of thermochromic or photochromic materials at the microcapsule core.
US09744513B2
A method for encapsulating or sorting colloidal objects, comprising the step of flowing said objects in a first flow stream partly or fully surrounded by at least one second flow stream in a channel comprising a narrow strait, wherein along an elongated part of the path of said first flow stream either (a) the bidimensional size of said first flow stream is smaller than the largest bidimensional size of at least some of said objects, either (b) the smallest unidimensional size of said first flow stream is smaller than the largest unidimensional size of at least some of said objects, either (c) said first flow stream is splitting, in the absence of said objects, into droplets with a volume smaller than the volume of at least some of said objects, or (d) said first flow stream would have in the absence of said particles, a shape that cannot entirely encompass some of said objects.
US09744510B2
An apparatus to generate nitric oxide is disclosed in one embodiment in accordance with the invention as including a heat source and a vessel containing the heat source. A tablet may be placed within the vessel such that it is in thermal communication with the heat source to receive heat therefrom. The tablet may contain reactants that are substantially non-deliquescent and form nitric oxide in response to heat from the heat source.
US09744508B2
The present invention provides an apparatus for regasifying gas hydrate pellets that includes: a cylinder; a piston coupled to an inside of the cylinder and configured to reciprocate up and down; a pellet providing part coupled to an one side of the cylinder in such a way that supply of gas hydrate pellets to the cylinder is adjusted by having one end thereof opened and closed by reciprocation of the piston; a pressure adjusting space having one end thereof coupled to a lower portion of the cylinder; a door formed in the pressure adjusting space and configured to define the pressure adjusting space; a transfer part having one end thereof coupled to the other end of the pressure adjusting space and configured to transfer the gas hydrate pellets; and a regasification part coupled to the other end of the transfer part and having heating water therein to allow regasification of the transferred gas hydrate pellets.
US09744497B2
A duct can be configured to receive a denuding gas flow. A solid denuding surface that is connected to a drive system can be configured to move the solid denuding surface within the duct while the solid denuding surface is continuously concentrating one or more gas-phase species from the denuding gas flow on the denuding surface. Also, a denuding gas flow can be passed along a denuding surface to concentrate one or more gas phase species from the denuding gas flow onto the denuding surface with a diffusion denuding action. The denuding surface can be moved while continuing to concentrate the one or more gas phase species from the denuding gas flow onto the denuding surface.
US09744495B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for removing nano-particulates from a gas. The systems may include a chamber to contain the particulate-containing gas, a source of the gas, a source of water vapor, a source of a supersonic gas, and at least one ultrasonic transducer in contact with the chamber. The chamber may also include one or more receptacles to receive the particulates. The methods may include introducing the particulate-containing gas and the water vapor into the chamber. A gas may be introduced into the chamber at supersonic speeds thereby cooling the water vapor to form nucleating ice crystals. The ultrasonic transducers may then introduce ultrasonic power into the chamber thereby causing the particulates to contact the ice crystals. The nucleating crystals, with their attached particulates, may then fall under gravity to be captured in the receptacles.
US09744494B2
A backing net for a filter media is disclosed. The backing net includes a plurality of longitudinal beams and at least one cross beam. The height of at least one of the longitudinal beams varies along the length of the longitudinal beam such that said height is reduced towards the first end thereof. A filter media and a V-type filter including such backing net are also disclosed.
US09744492B2
An air purifier includes a shell, a wind turbine and an air filter layer. The shell includes at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet, and an air passage is defined between the at least one air inlet and the at least one air outlet. The wind turbine is located in the air passage. The air filter layer is located in the air passage and includes a filter screen. The air filter screen includes a carbon nanotube structure including a plurality of carbon nanotube films stacked and crossed with each other. The carbon nanotube structure includes a plurality of micropores. A diameter of the micropores is ranged from about 1 micrometer to about 2.5 micrometers.
US09744477B2
Described is a method for purging a fluid channel is a low pressure gradient formation liquid flow system. Control of the fluid channels for multiple solvents allows for one or more static volumes of solvents not intended for use in an isocratic flow to be purged from their fluid channels to avoid contamination of the isocratic solvent. Advantageously, the method avoids the need to modify equipment or to reconfigure a pumping system so that the inlet is directly coupled to a single solvent source. Thus there is no need to bypass existing valves and liquid coupling components where solvents are combined during conventional gradient operation.
US09744465B2
An Emulator (EMU) configures a monitoring condition relevant with critical data of a game role, when the monitoring condition is met, the EMU transmits the critical data of the game role to a server; the server analyzes the critical data of the game role; when determining that the critical data of the game role is unusual, the server determines that the game role has used a plug-in.
US09744462B2
Embodiments of the invention broadly contemplate a location based rewards distribution system. Various embodiments of the invention provide rewards, for example video game unlock codes, based on a user physically visiting a specific physical location.
US09744460B2
A system for controlling progress of an electronic game by determining attack power of one or more characters constituting an ally team on the basis of a first player operating a plurality of objects disposed on a board formed by m rows and n columns and displayed on a display unit, applying the attack with the attack power to one or more characters constituting an enemy team, and varying the remaining value of a physical strength parameter related to the character constituting the enemy team. The system can a placement control unit that displays a board including objects operated by the first player superimposed with objects operated by the second player, wherein an order of the superimposition and a display size of the board is varied in accordance with a progress of the electronic game.
US09744455B2
A method for electronic gaming on a mobile device including a location determining module and a wireless data connection includes receiving coordinate data from the location determining module. Accuracy data is received from the location determining module. A region of confidence within which the mobile device is known to be within is determined based on the accuracy data received from the location determining module. An extent to which the region of confidence is within one or more pertinent jurisdictions is determined. Electronic gaming over the wireless data connection of the mobile device is permitted when it is determined that the region of confidence is entirely within the one or more pertinent jurisdictions.
US09744451B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller to obtain a user input that was inputted into a first accessory operably coupled with the computing device where the first accessory provides a user interface for user interaction with a video game, determine a language of an intended recipient of the user input based on an identity of the intended recipient, access a multi-lingual library comprising a plurality of words associated with the video game, match the user input to one or more words of the plurality of words of the multi-lingual library to generate a translated message in the determined language of the intended recipient, and provide the translated message to a second accessory for presentation to the intended recipient in real-time. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US09744449B2
A system and method of simulating weight of a virtual object in a virtual environment includes receiving a weight adjusting profile in a handheld peripheral device. The weight adjusting profile corresponding to at least one weight characteristic and/or a movement characteristics of the virtual object presented in the virtual environment where the handheld peripheral device represents the virtual object. The handheld peripheral device includes a movable weight. The weight adjusting profile is stored in the handheld peripheral device and a position of the movable weight in the handheld peripheral device is adjusted to correspond to a movement of the virtual object in the virtual environment.
US09744448B2
Handheld location based games are provided in which a user's physical location correlates to the virtual location of a virtual character on a virtual playfield. Augmented Reality (AR) systems are provided in which video game indicia are overlaid onto a user's physical environment. A landscape detector is provided that may obtain information about a user's landscape, in addition to the user's location, in order to provide overlaying information to an AR head-mounted display and control information to non-user controlled video game characters.
US09744444B2
An agent that may assist a service provider of gaming services with registering/signing up users, with accepting funds/money from a user and depositing these funds in a gaming account of the user for the user to play games with, and/or with receiving requests from a user to withdrawal funds from the user's account and paying the user the withdrawn funds. The agent may also assist a user in obtaining a report of an account of the user, the account being associated with a service provider that provides gaming services.
US09744442B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic quality of service (QoS) management for multi-player gaming. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamic QoS management for multi-player gaming is provided. The method includes monitoring a multi-player game and detecting a game moment for a game player in the multi-player game. The method also includes determining a degree of sensitivity for the game moment and enhancing access to a computing resource of the game player in response to determining the game moment to be highly sensitive. In one aspect of the embodiment, the method additionally includes detecting a subsequent game moment for the game player in the multi-player game, determining a degree of sensitivity for the subsequent game moment, and reducing access to the computing resource of the game player in response to determining the game moment to be less sensitive.
US09744433B2
The present invention relates to a novel skateboard truck. More particularly, the present invention pertains to skateboard truck with two independently adjustable pivot points that achieve a unique variable turning motion without affecting the skateboard's stability. Additionally, the skateboard truck includes an offset axle that swings towards the direction of the turn, thus shifting the wheels away from the side of the skateboard, eliminating wheel bite, and increasing stability.
US09744430B2
A snowboard having a unibody base layer constructed from a seamless and single continuous piece of material and methods for fabricating the snowboard with a unibody base layer having a central recess for nestling layers of the snowboard therein, a tip, tail and sidewalls as well as exterior grooves for attaching edges on the exterior of the unibody base layer. The resulting snowboard having increased resistance to water penetration, increased structural integrity and overall material strength, resistance to rotting of materials, decreased overall weight and improved flexibility.
US09744422B2
Generally, described are methods, apparatuses and systems for a recommendation engine which determines a recommendation based upon a terrestrial parameter and an overall factor unrelated to the terrestrial parameter. The recommendation engine may receive as inputs: (1) some data relating to the terrestrial parameter and (2) some data relating to user operation of a mechanical device. An overall factor may be calculated or obtained, at least in part, from the data relating to user operation of the mechanical device. And based upon the data relating to the terrestrial parameter and the overall factor, a recommendation may be determined and transmitted. In one embodiment, as part of the transmission process, the recommendation may be displayed to a user requesting the recommendation.
US09744412B2
A ball striking device, such as a golf club head, has a face with a striking surface configured for striking a ball and an elongated channel extending across a portion of the sole in a heel to toe direction. The channel is recessed from adjacent surfaces of the sole. The channel may have a width defined in a front to rear direction and a depth of recession from the adjacent surfaces of the sole, wherein the channel comprises a center portion extending across a center of the sole, a heel portion extending from a heel end of the center portion toward the heel, and a toe portion extending from a toe end of the center portion toward the toe. The channel may have a wall thickness that is greater in the center portion of the channel than in at least one of the heel and toe portions.
US09744411B2
Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: a shaft adapter, a collet, a ferrule, and a club head having an interior chamber. The club head and shaft may be changed by releasing the securing system and exchanging the original parts with different parts.
US09744399B2
The present invention relates to an exercise machine that has all the functionality of a standing, bulky, multifunctional exercise machine, but can be mounted on a door frame so that it can quickly and conveniently change from full exercise functionality to full doorway functionality without any removal or disassembly of any components.
US09744397B2
An exercise apparatus having a resilient band attachment assembly for use with an exercise ball. An exercise ball engagement ring provides multiple attachment points for resilient bands selectively and adjustably secured thereto. During use, a user rests a portion of their body on the exercise ball while pulling the resistant straps elongating same for varied resistance depending on strap length, diameter and attachment point within the ball engagement ring.
US09744391B2
A method of implementing organic synthesis reactions uses a composition containing a metal catalyst originating from a calcined plant. The plants can be from the Brassicaceae, Sapotaceae and Convolvulaceae family, and the metal catalyst contains metal in the M(II) form such as zinc, nickel, manganese, lead, cadmium, calcium, magnesium or copper. Examples of the organic synthesis reactions include halogenations, electrophilic reactions, cycloadditions, transesterification reactions and coupling reactions, among others.
US09744389B2
A portable fire extinguishing apparatus, which comprises a casing (20) and a cartridge (3) arranged inside the casing (20). The top end of the cartridge (3) is fixedly connected with the casing (20) through a snap ring (24); the bottom of the cartridge (3) is fixedly connected with the casing (20) through some nuts and bolts; and an explosion venting unit (2) is arranged at the jet end of the cartridge (3). Kinetic energy generated from explosion is consumed through shifting and limiting processes of the explosion venting units (2), therefore recoil force or forward impact force generated after explosion of explosives can be consumed or released, so that safe and effective explosion venting is achieved and hurt to human bodies or articles after explosion of grains is avoided.
US09744388B2
A one-touch Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) is provided that allows for a simplified user interface and simplified user operation. The user interface allows the CAFS to activate upon a single press of a single button. An electronic controller checks that several CAFS device parameters show that the CAFS is capable of operating. The controller gathers the device parameter data from a diagnostic system present in the CAFS that gives data pertaining to whether water is flowing, whether foam concentrate is present in the system, whether foam is flowing, and whether the temperature of an air compressor is within a safe range for operation. If the above device parameters are found to be in condition for safe operation of the CAFS, the controller will start and maintain operation until either one of the above falls out of tolerance or the user initiates a shut down of the CAFS.
US09744383B2
A rope descent device and method capable of maintaining a fast but safe descent rate of a user carrying a heavy load or equipment.
US09744357B2
A method for operating a hearing prosthesis is provided. A plurality of settings are provided, each setting providing a different operating functionality for the hearing prosthesis suitable for different situations. A signal analysis is executed on input signals to the hearing prosthesis. The signal analysis monitors characteristics of a current situation to detect any change and, in the case of detecting change, classifies the current situation into one of a plurality of predefined states. The suitability of the settings is compared with the determined state. One or more optimal choice(s) of setting(s) is identified for the current situation. The one or more optimal choice(s) of setting(s) is presented to a user . The user is then allowed to make a selection from the presented choice(s) of setting(s). If a selection is received from the user, the selected setting is executed. A hearing prosthesis is also provided.
US09744355B2
An external processor device for a hearing implant system is described. An audio signal processor is coupled to an audio input providing an electrical audio input signal and develops a corresponding implant stimulation signal output. A stimulation signal transmitter is coupled to the signal processor and receives the implant stimulation signal for transmission to an implanted portion of the hearing implant system. The device includes an audio bypass mode which provides the audio input signal to the stimulation signal transmitter for transmission.
US09744354B2
Devices, systems and methods of neurostimulation for treating obstructive sleep apnea.
US09744352B2
Various examples provide devices, systems, and techniques for dissipating electromagnetic interference (EMI) induced energy in a medical device. In one example, an implantable electronic device includes a housing, at least one connector coupled to the housing and configured to at least one of receive first electrical signals or transmit second electrical signals, and an integrated circuit disposed within the housing, wherein the integrated circuit comprises at least one clamp stage coupled to a supply line of the integrated circuit, and wherein the at least one clamp stage is configured to dissipate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) induced energy from the supply line in response to at least one of a voltage or a current on the supply line exceeding a respective predetermined voltage threshold value or a current threshold value.
US09744348B2
Embodiments of the invention are related to leads with topographic surface features and related methods, amongst other things. In an embodiment, the invention includes an implantable lead including a lead body having a proximal end and a distal end, the lead body including an outer layer defining a lumen, the lead body further including a first electrical conductor disposed within the lumen of the outer layer. The implantable lead can further include a first electrode coupled to the lead body, the electrode in electrical communication with the first electrical conductor. The implantable lead can also include a cellular modulation segment on the external surface of the lead body, the cellular modulation segment comprising topographic surface features configured to modulate cellular responses. Other embodiments are also included herein.
US09744341B2
Retention devices and methods are provided for drug delivery. The device may include a housing configured for intraluminal deployment into a human or animal subject and at least one reservoir contained within the housing. The at least one reservoir may have an actuation end and a release end and contain at least one drug formulation. A plug may be contained within the at least one reservoir and be moveable from the actuation end toward the release end. The device may also include an actuation system operably connected to the actuation end of the at least one reservoir and configured to drive the at least one drug formulation from the reservoir. The device may also include at least one retention member affixed to the housing and movable between a non-stressed position, a deployment position, and a retention position for retaining the device in an intraluminal location in the subject.
US09744340B2
A device for targeted delivery of a substance to an airway may include a conduit and at least two applicators. The conduit may include a proximal end and a bifurcated distal portion having two distal ends. Each applicator may be coupled with one of the distal ends of the conduit and may be configured to direct the substance out of the applicator toward one of two sides of an airway. A method for targeted delivery of a substance to an airway may involve advancing a substance delivery device into the airway, contacting two sides of the airway with at least two applicators of the substance delivery device, such that each applicator contacts the airway near a glossopharyngeal nerve and/or a superior laryngeal nerve on each of the two sides of the airway, and delivering the substance through the applicators to contact the airway along the two sides.
US09744329B2
A filtering device 10 that includes a housing 12 having a plurality of subsections 32, 34, and 36 where each subsection contains a filter element 26, 28, and 30. An inlet 18 is disposed at a first location on the housing 12, and an upstream air distribution system is placed in fluid communication with the inlet 18 and with each of the subsections 32, 34, and 36. A downstream air distribution system is located in fluid communication with each subsection 32, 34, and 36, and an outlet 20 is in fluid communication with the downstream air distribution system. The subsections are fashioned such that each subsection 32, 34, and 36 is not in fluid communication with each other. Using a filtering device so constructed, airflow through the device may be better managed to enable overall product service life to be increased while minimizing pressure resistance of the total filter.
US09744327B1
A facial skin indentation preventer has a central base core surrounded by an entrapment flap and a securing flap. The core and flaps have two layers: a soft moleskin or similar skin-contact layer and a second more rigid layer. A rigid cushion is attached to the central base core and a cannula or similar item can be placed thereon. The flaps are then folded inwards, over the rigid cushion, creating a cannula pocket above the rigid cushion and entrapping and holding the cannula therein. An entrapment hinge and securing hinge ensure the folds remain rounded and soft. A flap attachment is used to lock the securing flap in place and ensure the cannula stays within the cannula pocket.
US09744323B2
A lung isolation system configured for selective isolation and ventilation of the lung in conjunction with a standard endotracheal tube. The system includes an expandable bronchial isolation tube comprising a collapsible nitinol frame, a bifurcated adapter, and a steerable optical stylet.
US09744322B2
A pressure support methodology and system that utilizes at least two, and possibly all three, of information relating to (i) airway patency, i.e., the degree to which the patient's airway is open, (ii) the primary cause of the current sleep disordered breathing event, and (iii) the patient's response to previous pressure changes to automatically titrate pressure when presented with a sleep disordered breathing event. In another embodiment, pressure may be automatically titrated based solely on the primary cause of the sleep disordered breathing event.
US09744318B2
A powder aerosolization apparatus comprises a housing comprising an outlet adapted to be inserted into a user's mouth and one or more bypass air openings. A receptacle support within the housing supports a receptacle containing a powder pharmaceutical formulation. A puncturing mechanism within the housing creates in the receptacle one or more inlet openings and one or more powder outflow openings, wherein the powder outflow openings have a total area of from 0.2 mm2 to 4.0 mm2. Upon a user's inhalation through the outlet, air flows through the one or more bypass air openings and through the receptacle to aerosolize the powder pharmaceutical formulation in the receptacle. In one version, the relative flow parameters between the flow through the one or more bypass openings and the one or more powder outflow openings are selected so that flow of aerosolized pharmaceutical formulation does not occur until a predetermined inhalation flow rate is achieved.
US09744312B2
A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
US09744310B2
The pharmaceutical injection device includes a pharmaceutical syringe mounting portion (3) provided within a main body case (2) and to which a pharmaceutical syringe (4) is removably mounted, a piston (5) provided movably with respect to the pharmaceutical syringe (4) mounted to the pharmaceutical syringe mounting portion (3), a drive mechanism (6) for driving the piston (5), a controller (7) that is electrically connected to the drive mechanism (6), a display section (35) that is connected to the controller (7), and an encoder (26) that is connected to the controller (7) and detects the amount of the pharmaceutical remaining inside the pharmaceutical syringe (4). The controller (7) displays a warning on the display section (35) recommending removal of the pharmaceutical syringe (4) from the pharmaceutical syringe mounting portion (3) when the presence of a pharmaceutical is detected by the encoder (26).
US09744309B2
The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device that is reliable, safe and intuitive to use and configured to prevent a subsequent does from being administered before a previously initialized dose has been fully delivered. This is accomplished by mechanically interacting structures arranged as an interface between a lockable delivery button and a release member.
US09744306B2
An injection device includes an injection complete indicator which includes its own bias and which is latched into a retracted position as the injection device is cocked. Upon firing the injection device, the injection complete indicator is kept in its retracted position until towards the end of the forward stroke of the drive mechanism, whereupon the injection complete indicator is unlatched and shoots forwardly under the influence of the bias to impact an abutment to generate an audible/tactile indication along with a visual indication.
US09744303B2
Pre-loaded syringes for delivering an embolic agent are disclosed herein. Methods related to syringes pre-loaded with an embolic agent are also disclosed.
US09744302B2
An injector includes a trigger mechanism including: a trigger member disposed about an axis having an aperture and a protrusion, and a ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize a medicament container for expelling a medicament therefrom, the ram assembly further having a trigger engagement member configured to engage the aperture of the trigger member when the trigger member is in a pre-firing condition; an energy source associated with the ram for powering the ram to expel the medicament; and a user-operable firing-initiation member having an aperture engaged with the protrusion of the trigger member and operable for causing an axial translation of the trigger member in a proximal direction from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the trigger engagement member is released from the retaining portion to allow the energy source to fire the ram.
US09744288B2
Systems and methods for performing online extracorporeal photopheresis of mononuclear cells are disclosed. Whole blood is removed from a patient and introduced through a processing set into a separation chamber to separate the desired cell population from the blood. The separated cell population is processed through the set which is associated with a treatment chamber where the cells are treated. Once treated, the cells are returned to the patient. The processing set remains connected to the patient during the entire ECP treatment procedure and provides an online, sterile closed pathway between the separation chamber and the treatment chamber.
US09744285B2
A machine is provided with a slot to releasably receive and retain a cartridge in which dialysis is effected. The machine is configured for supplying to the cartridge, at a controlled temperature and rate, sterile water for use in haemodialysis and is operable to maintain, in a sterile condition, residual water contained therein after completion of a haemodialysis treatment.
US09744281B2
The invention relates to a device for circulatory support of the heart and to a corresponding method with a holding means which is configured such that it can be implanted intracardially in the left and/or right ventricular outflow tract of the heart by means of a catheter, preferably using an endovascular method, through a femoral access and/or a percutaneous transventricular, transseptal, transapical or transvenous access, wherein the holding means comprises an anchoring means which can be fixed in the subcommissural triangle underneath the aortic valve and the pulmonary valve, respectively in the flow direction of the blood on the ventricular side of the aortic valve and the pulmonary valve, respectively, a pump which is configured such that it can be fixed in the holding means by means of a catheter, preferably using an endovascular method, through a femoral access and/or a percutaneous transventricular, transseptal, transapical or transvenous access, wherein the pump (a) can either be inserted releasably into the holding means after the holding means has been fixed by means of the anchoring means in the subcommissural triangles underneath the aortic valve and the pulmonary valve, respectively or (b) is firmly connected to the collapsible and expandable anchoring means.
US09744275B2
A closed system for harvesting fat through liposuction, concentrating the aspirate so obtained, and then re-injecting the concentrated fat into a patient comprises as its main components a low pressure cannula having between about 7 to 12 side holes of about 1-2 mm by 2.0 to 4.0 mm, a spring loaded syringe holder with a constant force or coiled ribbon spring to apply a substantially constant pressure over the full excursion of the plunger, and a preferably flexible collection bag which is also preferably graduated, cylindrical over most of its body and funnel shaped at its bottom, all of which are connected through flexible tubings to a multi-port valve. The multi-port valve has two flutter/duck bill valves which restrict the fluid flow to a one way direction which effectively allows the syringe to be used to pump fat out of a patient and into a collection bag in a continuous manner. After the bags are centrifuged to concentrate the fat, the excess fluids are separated and the valve is re-connected to permit the syringe pump to reverse fluid flow to graft the concentrated fat back into the patient.
US09744271B2
A method of manufacturing a coated low-friction medical device, such as low-friction medical tubing, including applying a coating to one or more selected portions of a surface of low-friction medical tubing to indicate at least one marking formed along the surface of the low-friction medical tubing, and simultaneously or substantially simultaneously: (a) curing the applied coating to a designated temperature (which is above the temperature at which the low-friction medical tubing begins to decompose and shrink) to adhere the applied coating to the surface of the low-friction medical tubing, (b) utilizing one or more anti-shrinking devices to counteract or otherwise inhibit the shrinking of the low-friction medical tubing, and (c) exhausting any harmful byproducts resulting from curing the low-friction medical tubing to a temperate above the temperature at which the low-friction medical tubing begins to decompose.
US09744267B2
A rapid method for preparing stem cell and physiologically acceptable matrix compositions for use in tissue and organ repair is described. Compared with previous tissue engineering materials, the stem cell-matrix compositions of the present invention do not require long-term incubation or cultivation in vitro prior to use in in vivo applications. The stem cells can be from numerous sources and may be homogeneous, heterogeneous, autologous, and/or allogeneic in the matrix material. The stem cell-matrix compositions provide point of service utility for the practitioner, wherein the stem cells and matrix can be combined not long before use, thereby alleviating costly and lengthy manufacturing procedures. In addition, the stem cells offer unique structural properties to the matrix composition which improves outcome and healing after use. Use of stem cells obtained from muscle affords contractility to the matrix composition.
US09744266B2
Flowable matrix compositions and methods of their use and manufacture are provided. Exemplary compositions may include a flowable, syringeable, putty-like form of acellular human dermal matrix. In some cases, compositions may include a moldable acellular collagen extracellular matrix. In use, the matrix compositions can be used to fill or treat skin voids, channel wounds, and other soft tissue deficiencies.
US09744264B2
A bioremodelable encasement structure comprising a pouch formed from at least one sheet of bioremodelable material, the pouch including an internal region that is configured to receive a device therein, the bioremodelable material comprising mesothelial tissue.
US09744259B2
Stent scaffolds comprising branched biocompatible polymers are disclosed.
US09744257B2
The present invention relates to an LED photocatalyst module comprising: a light supplying unit for irradiating light onto a photocatalyst so that the photocatalyst is activated; a photocatalyst purifying unit disposed spaced apart from the light supplying unit and purifying polluted air; and a discharging unit disposed spaced apart from the photocatalyst purifying unit and sucking in the air purified by the photocatalyst purifying unit and discharging the air to the outside, wherein the photocatalyst purifying unit includes a ceramic honeycomb structure in which a plurality of photocatalyst pores, coated with the photocatalyst, are combined in a honeycomb pattern, and the photocatalyst includes a porous metal oxide film and metal particles formed on a surface of the porous metal oxide film.
US09744252B2
The present invention relates to novel fluorine containing compounds, methods for their preparation, the intermediates of the synthesis, their use as diagnostic agents, especially for imaging of thrombi. The invention relates to positron emission tomography (PET) agents and associated precursor reagents, and methods for producing such radiolaveled agents for imaging of thrombi in a mammalian body. More particularly, the invention relates to small nonpeptide, high-affinity, specific-binding glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists for imaging of thrombi.
US09744251B2
Provided are aromatic compounds, phospholipid-polymer-aromatic conjugates comprising the aromatic compounds, and liposome compositions including the phospholipid-polymer-aromatic conjugates. The liposomal compositions may be useful for imaging of Alzheimer's Disease, for example, imaging of the amyloid-β plaque deposits characteristic of Alzheimer's Disease.
US09744246B2
The present invention relates to a macromolecule comprising a dendrimer having surface amino groups to which at least two different terminal groups are attached including a pharmaceutically active agent and a pharmacokinetic modifying agent, the pharmaceutically active agent comprising a hydroxyl group and being attached to the surface amino group of the dendrimer through a diacid linker. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the macromolecules and methods of treatment using the macromolecules are also described.
US09744243B2
The composition of external application to the skin according to the present invention may specifically control the relative amount between long-chain amides and sterols and the relative amount between lipid components and an emulsifier in the emulsion having a multi-layered lamella structure, the emulsion comprising a relatively larger content of dermatologically useful hydrophobic material in a formulation. Thus, the formulation having significantly high stability and excellent characteristics can be obtained in spite of the high content in the lipid components and the emulsifier.
US09744241B2
A hyaluronic acid conjugates including hyaluronic acid, a disulfide bond-containing crosslinking agent, and a cationic, amphiphilic polymer; a hyaluronic acid-nucleic acid complex in which a nucleic acid is bound to the hyaluronic acid conjugate; a composition in which the hyaluronic acid-nucleic acid complexes are crosslinked with each other; a nucleic acid delivery composition including the hyaluronic acid-nucleic acid complex; and a method of nucleic acid delivery using the hyaluronic acid-nucleic acid complex.
US09744238B2
The present invention relates to the field of carrier and delivery systems for active molecular compounds. In particular, the present invention provides aqueous dispersions for delivery of active molecular compounds.
US09744236B2
The present invention describes Photolabile Compounds methods for use of the compounds. The Photolabile Compounds have a photoreleasable ligand, which can be biologically active, and which is photoreleased from the compound upon exposure to light. In some embodiments, the Photolabile Compounds comprise a light antenna, such as a labeling molecule or an active derivative thereof. In one embodiment, the light is visible light, which is not detrimental to the viability of biological samples, such as cells and tissues, in which the released organic molecule is bioactive and can have a therapeutic effect. In another embodiment, the photoreleasable ligand can be a labeling molecule, such as a fluorescent molecule.
US09744233B2
Novel methods for treating patients with autoimmune diseases are disclosed. The methods of the invention include first depleting circulating lymphocytes in the mammal, e.g., by administering anti-thymocyte antibody, and then, during the course of repopulation, administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of latent TGF-β and/or another agent that promotes expansion of regulatory T cells. In certain aspects, the disclosed process results in improved kidney function and survival rates.
US09744232B2
The present invention provides methods for identifying candidate compounds for limiting development of and/or treating diabetes, and methods for limiting development of and/or treating diabetes.
US09744226B2
The present invention provides attenuated M. haemolitica strains that elicit an immune response in animal against M. haemolitica, compositions comprising said strains, methods of vaccination against M. haemolitica, and kits for use with such methods and compositions. The invention further provides multi-valent vaccines, which provide protective immunity when administered in an effective amount to animals susceptible to “shipping fever” or bovine respiratory disease.
US09744221B2
This invention provides, in part, various compositions and methods for protecting the gastrointestinal microbiome from antibiotic disruption.
US09744213B2
The invention relates to a derivative of a FGF21 protein having a cysteine residue at a position corresponding to position 167, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175 and in particular position 180 or position 181 of mature human FGF21 and derivatives thereof having a side chain attached to this cysteine. The FGF21 derivatives of the invention display high potency towards the FGF receptors. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such FGF21 derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, as well as the medical use of the FGF21 derivatives.
US09744210B2
Provided herein are, inter alia, methods for treating rhinosinusitis with P-glycoprotein inhibitors. A subject having rhinosinusitis is identified and then treated by administration to the subject an effective amount of a P-gp inhibitor. The subject having rhinosinusitis can be identified by one of skill in the art based on known methods, e.g., based on detection of the presence of symptoms, by endoscopy, or by computed tomography. The efficacy of the treatment can be monitored by methods known in the art, e.g., by monitoring symptoms, by endoscopy or computed tomography. The P-glycoprotein inhibitor can be delivered to the subject's nasal passage and sinuses by an inhalation device, by flushing, by spraying, or by an eluting implant surgically placed in the subject's nasal passage or sinuses. The P-glycoprotein inhibitor can also be administered in combination with a corticosteroid.
US09744193B2
Dendritic cells containing tumor lysate loaded particles are prepared. The dendritic cells present tumor antigens to elicit the Major Histocompatibility Complex class I pathway and can be used as a vaccine to treat cancer, including ocular melanoma.
US09744192B2
The present invention provides methods of treating chronic rhinosinusitis that comprise administering a formulation of boric acid to the nasal and paranasal cavities of a patient in need. The present invention also provides for the use of a formulation comprising boric acid for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis.
US09744188B2
Disclosed herein are methods of inducing neuronal outgrowth of a neuron. The methods comprise contacting the neuron with an agent that binds receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase δ (RPTPδ), to thereby induce neuronal outgrowth of the neuron. The agent may induces clustering of RPTPδ and/or inhibit binding of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (CSPG) to RPTPδ. Examples of suitable agents are heparan sulfate proteoglycan, heparan sulfate, heparan sulfate oligosaccharides, or heparin oligosaccharides. Additional agents are also disclosed. The neuron can be a CNS neuron or peripheral neuron. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating neuronal injury in a subject comprising, administering to the subject an agent that binds RPTPδ. Administration may be to a site of neuronal injury, to thereby induce neuronal outgrowth at the site of neuronal injury.
US09744181B2
The present invention relates to therapeutic combinations of [2-(6-amino-purin-9 yl)-1-methyl-ethoxymethyl]-phosphonic acid diisopropoxycarbonyloxymethyl ester (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, Viread®) and (2R,5S,cis)-4-amino-5-fluoro-1-(2 hydroxymethyl-1,3-oxathiolan-5-yl)-(1H)-pyrimidin-2-one (emtricitabine, Emtriva™, (−)-cis FTC) and their physiologically functional derivatives. The combinations may be useful in the treatment of HIV infections, including infections with HIV mutants bearing resistance to nucleoside and/or non-nucleoside inhibitors. The present invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical compositions and formulations of said combinations of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine, and their physiologically functional derivatives, as well as therapeutic methods of use of those compositions and formulations.
US09744179B2
The present invention relates to compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for preparing the same, comprising a tetracycline with improved stability and solubility. Some embodiments include a tetracycline with an excess of a divalent or trivalent cation.
US09744175B2
The invention provides for compositions for treating a cancer or an inflammatory disorder comprising a combination of agents in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein said agents comprise: (i) a non-covalent DNA binding agent; and (ii) an anti-cancer or anti-inflammatory agent.
US09744167B2
The present invention relates to storage stable nanoparticulate compositions of piperazine compounds. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising the nanoparticulate compositions that are useful for the treatment and prevention of proliferative diseases including cancer are also described.
US09744166B2
New pharmaceutical uses of 1-[2-(2,4-dimethylphenylsulfanyl)phenyl]piperazine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are provided.
US09744157B2
Disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of extended release solifenacin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a therapeutically effective amount of pilocarpine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating a patient suffering from overactive bladder, the method comprising identifying a patient in need thereof, and administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of extended release solifenacin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a therapeutically effective amount of pilocarpine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of alleviating a side effect of treatment for overactive bladder in a patient suffering therefrom, the method comprising identifying a patient in need thereof, and administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of extended release solifenacin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a therapeutically effective amount of pilocarpine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09744147B2
Among other things, the present invention provides novel isoprenyl compounds capable of effectively modulating inflammatory responses and pharmaceutical, cosmetic, cosmeceutical and topical compositions comprising these isoprenyl compounds. Anti-inflammatory compounds of the present invention are useful in treating or preventing diseases or conditions associated with inflammation. Proinflammatory compounds of the present invention are useful in treating or preventing diseases or conditions associated with suppression of inflammatory responses. Thus, the present invention also provides methods useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions associated with inflammation as well as methods useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions associated with suppression of inflammatory responses.
US09744141B2
Methods, structures, devices and systems are disclosed for fabricating and implementing nanoparticles with hollow core and sealable holes. In one aspect, a nanoparticle device can includes a shell structure including at least two layers including an internal layer and an external layer, the internal layer structured to enclose a hollow interior region and include one or more holes penetrating the internal layer, the external layer is of a porous material and formed around the internal layer and sealing the one or more holes, and a substance contained within the hollow interior region, the substance incapable of passing through the external layer.
US09744131B2
A topical pharmaceutical composition containing diacerein and/or its analogs is provided. Also provided is a method for treating various diseases using this topical pharmaceutical composition.
US09744123B2
Tissue implants prepared for the repair of tissues, especially avascular tissues such as cartilage. One embodiment presents an electric potential capable of receiving and accumulating desirable factors or molecules from surrounding fluid when exposed to dynamic loading. In another embodiment the implant promotes tissue conduction by retarding, restricting and controlling cellular invasion through use of gradients until competent tissue forms. Further embodiments of the tissue implants may be formed into a multi-phasic device that provides deep tissue mechanical stimulus by conduction of mechanical and fluid forces experienced at the surface of the implant.
US09744117B2
The present disclosure relates to cosmetics including a foam for cosmetic composition impregnation including natural rubber (NR) and hydrophobic polymer as a polymer substrate for making the foam, and a cosmetic composition including an organic ultraviolet (UV) blocking component, that is impregnated in the foam. The present disclosure has a reduction in amount of the organic UV blocking component adsorbed to the impregnation material, and can obtain an excellent UV blocking effect.
US09744115B2
Personal care compositions that apply as a cream and quickly dry to a powdery feel. The compositions comprise a natural starch component (e.g., corn starch), water, one or more emulsifiers, and one or more emollients. The starch, emulsifiers, and emollients are naturally derived, naturally processed, or both. The composition advantageously does not require the addition of synthetic gelling agents or other suspension aids to maintain the starch component in suspension, even with relatively low water concentrations and relatively high starch concentrations. In an embodiment, the emollients include esters of fatty acids and fatty alcohols, as well as a tertiary branched ester (a triester). The emulsifiers may include a sugar ester, alkylaryl glucoside, alkyl aryl alcohol, and straight chain fatty alcohol. An ester of a polyglycerin and a fatty acid (e.g., polyglyceryl-4 caprate) stabilizer has surprisingly been found to provide high temperature phase stability to the composition.
US09744114B2
The present invention details the use of starch silicate and starch siliconates in personal care formulations to enhance or provide aesthetic properties to skin care products. These properties can range from smoothness and silky feel to non-greasy and non-oily. These starch derivatives provide an alternative to organically modified starches which can be expensive to prepare and require the addition of inorganic salts to functionalize the reagents.
US09744108B2
Methods and compositions are provided for reducing, treating or preventing dental erosion in a patient in need of such treatment, the methods and compositions comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an alkalinizing agent and a re-mineralizing agent to the teeth. Dental erosion is a significant oral health problem that affects millions of individuals around the world. Erosive tooth wear can cause significant tooth damage compromising the esthetics and function of teeth, requiring extensive dental treatment.
US09744104B1
A teething device for exercising gums and deciduous teeth. Two hollow receptacles sealingly mate to form a body of the teething device. A plurality of hollow knobs extend outwardly from the receptacles. The hollow interior of each knob is in a fluid communication with the interior space of the teething device. The teething device may be filled with a cold liquid to cool the exterior surfaces of the knobs. The liquid may be periodically discarded, and the hollow interior of the teething device may be refilled with a liquid of a predetermined temperature.
US09744100B2
A child-resistant blister package. The package has a top face, a bottom face, and a periphery. The package also has a protection layer with a top face, a bottom face and a periphery; a blister layer with one or more cavities; and an access layer with a top face, a bottom face, and a periphery. The bottom face of the access layer has a line of weakness that allows the unit dose to be removed from the cavity in one-step by applying a force to the top of the cavity and pressing the unit dose through the line of weakness. The bottom face of the protection layer and the top face of the access layer are permanently joined along substantially the entire periphery of the package. The blister package can also contain a tear resistant layer.
US09744092B2
A limb rehabilitation and training system includes a horizontal position adjuster movably mounted at a bottom side of a base, an expansion rotary member mounted at the horizontal position adjuster, a shoulder joint traction mechanism linked to the expansion rotary member through a first arm segment robotic arm and a height adjuster, and an upper-limb rehabilitation device linked to the shoulder joint traction mechanism. The upper-limb rehabilitation device is able to rapidly be adjusted to fit the left arm or right arm through the horizontal position adjuster, the expansion rotary member, the first arm segment robotic arm and a shoulder positioning-lifting rotary member and. Further, by means of the shoulder joint traction mechanism, the user's stiffened shoulder joint can be timely moved for a separation distance, achieving the function of loosening the joint and facilitating performance of successive rehabilitation treatment or training.
US09744090B2
A casket comprises a casket shell adapted to receive a deceased, a casket lid closeable on the shell, a handling bar non-pivotally attached to the shell with a first attachment mechanism, a decorative cover overlying the first attachment mechanism and operably attached to the shell with a second attachment mechanism, the second attachment mechanism having a first portion mounted to the shell and a second portion mounted to the decorative cover, the first and second portions of the second attachment mechanism resiliently cooperating to operably removably attach the decorative cover to the casket shell.
