US09390312B2
Devices, systems, and methods for assessing microbiota of skin are described which include: a skin-covering material with an inner surface conforming in shape to a topography of a skin surface and including a microbe-capture region; an image-capture device to capture a least one image of the inner surface of the skin-covering material and to transform the captured at least one image into a digital output including information associated with at least one property and a spatial distribution of at least one type of microbe bound to the microbe-capture region; and a computing device including circuitry configured to receive the digital output from the image-capture device, compare the at least one property of the at least one type of microbe with a database of reference microbe properties, and generate a digital profile including the at least one property and the spatial distribution of the at least one type of microbe bound to the microbe-capture region of the skin-covering material.
US09390296B2
A computer return apparatus includes a processor. The apparatus includes a memory connected to the processor. The apparatus includes a display. The apparatus includes a return screen that the processor automatically causes to appear during or after boot-up of the processor on the display, that displays information concerning an owner who owns the computer, concerning user information about who the user is who the computer is assigned to for use, and return information for returning the computer to the owner from data stored in the memory. A method for displaying information to assist with returning a computer to its owner.
US09390286B2
An administrator may set restrictions related to the operation of a virtual machine (VM), and virtualization software enforces such restrictions. There may be restrictions related to the general use of the VM, such as who may use the VM, when the VM may be used, and on what physical computers the VM may be used. There may be similar restrictions related to a general ability to modify a VM, such as who may modify the VM. There may also be restrictions related to what modifications may be made to a VM, such as whether the VM may be modified to enable access to various devices or other resources. There may also be restrictions related to how the VM may be used and what may be done with the VM. Information related to the VM and any restrictions placed on the operation of the VM may be encrypted to inhibit a user from circumventing the restrictions.
US09390279B2
Systems, methods and computer program products for controlling access to position information at a receiver based on various considerations, including a requested service type, a user type, a device type, a software application type, and/or other characteristics associated with a particular software application at the receiver from which the position information was requested.
US09390277B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and device for data confidentiality protection based on an embedded universal integrated circuit card. An embodiment method includes determining that a terminal device is not held by an authorized user; setting an eUICC in the terminal device to an unavailable state; and instructing the eUICC to perform confidentiality protection processing on data in the eUICC.
US09390272B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for determining whether a third party observer could determine that an organization has an intent with respect to subject matter based on the organization's web activity. The determination that there is a risk of information leaks to the third party observer can be completed by analyzing the entropy of web usage information destined for the third party observer's servers. Systems and methods are also disclosed for mitigating the risk of information leaks by obscuring the organization's web activity. The web activity can be obscured by selecting candidate actions that can be used to generate neutralizing web traffic from the organization's network which will obscure an intent with respect to a particular subject matter. For example, the candidate actions can identify specific queries, links, or actions that the organization can take to neutralize their web activity to a less remarkable point in the search space.
US09390271B2
A system for equality testing, the system comprising a first client device including a first private data unit, a second client device including a second private data unit, and a server. The server receives a first obfuscated data unit corresponding to the first private data unit from the first client device, and a second obfuscated data unit corresponding to the second private data unit from the second client device. The server performs a vector calculation based on the first and second obfuscated data units to generate a combination of the first and second obfuscated data units. The server sends the combination to the first client device. The first client device is configured to determine whether the first private data unit is equal to the second private data unit based on the combination.
US09390268B1
Operations performed by a software application instance executed by a computing device are monitored. A determination is made that a particular operation performed matches an application signature representing a particular software application. In response, a match score is added to a total score for the software application. In response to determining that the total score is greater than or equal to a threshold, the software is classified.
US09390266B1
Disclosed are systems and methods for controlling installation of programs on a computer. An exemplary system is configured to detect installation of an unknown program on a computer; suspend installation of the unknown program; execute the unknown program in a secure environment; detect undesirable actions of the unknown program, including: actions performed by the program without knowledge of a user, actions for accessing personal user data on the computer, and actions effecting user's working with other programs or operating system of the computer; determine whether the unknown program is undesirable or not based on the detected undesirable actions of the program; when the unknown program is determined be undesirable, prompt the user to select whether to allow or prohibit installation of the undesirable program on the computer; and when the unknown program is determined not to be undesirable, allow installation of the unknown program on the computer.
US09390256B2
Systems and methods for credential character selection are provided. The system includes one or more sensors configured to detect a character selection and generate a character selection signal, and detect a character selection completion and generate a character selection completion signal. The system also includes one or more processors coupled to the one or more sensors, the one or more processors configured to receive the character selection signal and the character selection completion signal, and generate an output signal based on the received character selection signal that includes components of a credential. The system also includes a network interface component configured to transmit the output signal. The credential characters may be components of a PIN or password. Moreover, the credential character selections may be made on one device, but displayed on a separate coupled device. The character selections may be a selection of a character or a modification of character.
US09390252B2
A method for associating an analog input device gesture with an account for account access includes creating a user identifier for an account, creating a password for the account, generating the analog input device gesture, and associating the analog input device gesture with the account.
US09390242B2
Systems, apparatus, methods, and computer program products are provided for determining a user's authentication requirements/credentials for a specific network access session based on the current location of the user in comparison to predetermined boundaries of location that have altered authentication requirements, in the form of, increased or decreased authentication requirements/credentials that differ from the standard authentication requirements.
US09390232B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for modeling changes in patient-specific blood vessel geometry and boundary conditions resulting from changes in blood flow or pressure. One method includes determining, using a processor, a first anatomic model of one or more blood vessels of a patient; determining a biomechanical model of the one or more blood vessels based on at least the first anatomic model; determining one or more parameters associated with a physiological state of the patient; and creating a second anatomic model based on the biomechanical model and the one or more parameters associated with the physiological state.
US09390228B2
A method for any community of interest to conduct secure exchange of encrypted data using a three-party security mechanism consisting of key masters, registries and cloud lockboxes. The registries establish unique identities, verify authenticity, and create directories of individuals, members, cloud lockboxes and other registries. The registries manage permissions lists communicated to the cloud lockboxes as well as detecting and halting anomalous activity. The key masters operated by members to manage keys for individuals, handle encryption and decryption and conduct key exchanges with other members. The cloud lockboxes manage file storage, retrieval and access control. Related application programming interfaces support multiple levels of integration and generate metadata specific to the needs of the community of interest. Community of interest establishes operating parameters including: selecting an encryption algorithm, establishing identity verification processes and selecting a security level. The design supports several other key features.
US09390214B2
Methods of preparing layouts for semiconductor devices and semiconductor devices fabricated using the layouts are provided. Preparing the layouts for semiconductor devices may include disposing assistant patterns near a main gate pattern that is provided on a weak active pattern. The weak active pattern may be, for example, an outermost one of active patterns and may be one expected to have an increased width during a fabrication process.
US09390213B2
Techniques generally disclosed herein relate to computation of a guard zone of a three-dimensional object. In some examples, guard zones may be computed by identifying intersection lines that couple adjacent planes of an object, and categorizing an external angle at an intersection line between adjacent planes as concave or convex. In some embodiments, for convex angles, a cylindrical surface can be determined that is located about an outside surface of the object and centered along the intersection line between the adjacent planes. In some embodiments, for concave angles, the external angle can be bisected with a bisection plane. A guard zone may be formed by one or more of (i) providing a guard zone plane parallel to the object that is a tangent to a given cylindrical surface, (ii) providing a guard zone plane parallel to the object that intersects a given bisection plane, and/or (iii) coupling adjacent guard zone planes.
US09390206B2
A method of efficient simulating imaging performance of a lithographic process utilized to image a target design having a plurality of features. The method includes the steps of determining a function for generating a simulated image, where the function accounts for process variations associated with the lithographic process; and generating the simulated image utilizing the function, where the simulated image represents the imaging result of the target design for the lithographic process.
US09390194B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for multi-faceted visualization of rich text corpora. A data set comprising a plurality of entities, facets and relations is visualized by generating a visualization of a plurality of the facets in the data set, wherein the visualization indicates connections along the plurality of the facets in a single view using multi-faceted edges. The entities are instances of a particular concept, the facets are classes of entities and the relations are connections between pairs of the entities. A compound node comprises a representation of a primary entity, surrounded by representations of one or more secondary entities connected by one or more external relations. The internal relations can be represented as edges connecting two facet nodes from different compound nodes and a number of crossings of the edges can be reduced by adjusting a position order of facet nodes. The compound nodes can optionally be rotated based on, for example, a global spring force model to reduce an average length of one or more of the edges and/or to allow edge bundling.
US09390190B1
Embodiments of the components and processes for recording selected Web site data described herein adhere to long-term stability guidelines so as to improve maintainability and viability over time. Additionally, the data recording components can be placed within a software architecture to minimize the number of redundant data recording components. Furthermore, the data recording components can be tailored to specific data recording purposes. Additionally, the data recording components can be designed to take into account system performance issues and minimally impact system performance. Furthermore, the data recording components can be tailored to gather specific data useful for various analytical processes. Additionally, embodiments of the data recording components are relatively easy to implement and able to handle idiosyncrasies and changes of various Web sites in which they are placed.
US09390189B2
Providing object information on the Internet includes configuring a plurality of front-end categories for a plurality of network objects and a plurality of screening conditions for screening the plurality of network objects, where each of the plurality of screening conditions uniquely corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of the front-end categories. Providing object information further includes receiving object information pertaining to a network object, the object information including a screening condition for the network object; storing the object information in a back-end category, determining a front-end category to which the network object belongs, according to the screening condition and storing correlation information of the object and the front-end category, wherein the back-end category is separate from and different than the front-end category.
US09390185B2
Software is installed and/or un-installed in networks. Each of a plurality of networks has a network management system storing metadata comprising at least the identities and command lines of software installed using installation systems of the management systems. On each network the network management system of the network is accessed to obtaining the metadata of items of software run on the network. That metadata is sent to a server which serves all the networks. At the server, a comparison is done to compare the metadata of instances of the same software on different networks. For those instances of the same software having the same metadata on different networks, the metadata is storing in a database. The networks use the metadata stored in the database to automatically install or un-install software.
US09390180B1
A tiered approach to selecting landing pages to be associated with specific keywords allows optimal landing pages to be determined dynamically and updated continually. Suggestions for landing pages can come from a number of sources based upon any of a number of factors. A scalable set of algorithms can be used to analyze these suggestions based upon factors including those used for determining the suggestions. Each algorithm can generate a decision as to an optimal landing page to be associated with each keyword. A subsequent algorithm can analyze each decision as these decisions relate to at least one goal, and can select an optimal landing page based thereon. A sponsored link or other element can be associated with the keyword such that a user submitting a request containing the keyword can be presented with the sponsored link to the optimal landing page.
US09390170B2
Methods and systems for arranging and searching a database of media content recordings are provided. In one example, a method is provided that comprises receiving a sample of media content, and performing, by a computing device, a content recognition of the sample of media content using a data file including a concatenation of representations for each of a plurality of media content recordings. In other examples, another method is provided that comprises receiving media content recordings, determining a representation for each media content recording, concatenating by a computing device the representation for each media content recording as a data file, and storing by the computing device a mapping between an identifier for a respective media content recording and a global position in the data file that corresponds to the representation of the respective media content recording.
US09390168B1
Disclosed are various embodiments for generating recommendations based at least in part on keywords associated with users. In some embodiments, among others, a system includes at least one computing device and a recommendation generator executable in the at least one computing device. The recommendation generator comprises logic that generates a plurality of pools of keywords based at least in part on a plurality of behavioral histories. Each pool corresponds to a behavioral history of a user across a plurality of domains. The recommendation generator also comprises logic that clusters at least a number of the keywords in a cluster across at least two pools including the same keyword and logic that recommends an item based at least in part on the cluster of keywords.
US09390161B2
The present invention is a method and system for the extraction of keyphrases from natural text. For the purpose of this document, keyphrases are text segments that represent the main topic of a text. The method of the present invention may facilitate keyphrase extraction from any length of text. The text may be of several varieties, such as, for example a sentence, paragraph, document or collection of documents. Phrase separator methods may be applied to the text to extract phrases from the text. From these phrases the present invention may identify the one or more phrases that are integral to the meaning of the text and these may be identified as the keyphrases of the text. The text may be indexed using the keyphrases so that a search based upon any of the keyphrases will cause search engines and/or text retrieval means to retrieve the text.
US09390158B2
Systems and methods are presented that may involve receiving a causal fact dataset including facts relating to items perceived to cause actions, wherein the causal fact dataset includes a data attribute that is associated with a causal fact datum. It may also involve pre-aggregating a plurality of the combinations of a plurality of causal fact data and associated data attributes in a causal bitmap. It may also involve selecting a subset of the pre-aggregated combinations based on suitability of a combination for the analytic purpose. It may also involve storing the subset of pre-aggregated combinations to facilitate querying of the subset.
US09390154B1
In some embodiments, an instance of a distributed database can be configured at a first compute device within a set of compute devices that implements the distributed database via a network. A database convergence module can define a first event linked to a first set of events and receive, from a second compute device from the set of compute devices, a second event (1) defined by the second compute device and (2) linked to a second set of events. The database convergence module can define a third event linked to the first event and the second event. The database convergence module can identify an order associated with a third set of events based at least on the first set of events and the second set of events, and store in the instance of the distributed database the order associated with the third set of events.
US09390151B2
The apparatus comprises at least one database for storing digital information associated with at least a first user and a second user, at least one links module for the first user and for the second user, at least one manipulations module and at least one display device for respectively displaying at least said linked digital information wherein said linked digital information associated with said first user is automatically updated on at least said display device of said second user when that information is manipulated, and wherein said linked digital information associated with said second user is automatically updated on at least said display device of said first user when that information is manipulated.
US09390140B2
A communication-powered searching system provides real-time personalized search assistance to a user by integrating search functionality with real-time communication. Upon submitting a query and receiving search results from the communication-powered searching system, the user may select a communication link included in the search results to activate communication with an entity associated with the communication link. The communication-powered searching system may then refine search results displayed to the user based on information exchanged between the user and the entity. The refinements may be made in real time or substantially in real time.
US09390134B2
A regular expression matching method and system, and a searching device are provided. First, the searching device performs string filtering on a data stream to be matched, in which if keywords in the data stream and preset character words have at least one same character, the searching device indicates that the data stream passes through the string filtering. Then the searching device performs regular expression filtering on the data stream passing through the string filtering. In a string filtering process through the method, system, and device, when Hash mapping positions of the keywords of the data stream are a subset of the Hash mapping positions of the character words, it indicates that the data stream passes through the string filtering, and it is not required to store the keywords and further compare the keywords with the character words, thereby saving the storage space and improving performance.
US09390127B2
A method, software and/or computer system for representing a set of SPARQL queries. The set of SPARQL queries are converting into an RDF representation of the set of SPARQL queries (that is, a SPARQL RDF graph). The SPARQL RDF graph is applied to a target RDF graph to yield a transformed target representing the responses to the set of queries, as an ontology or as text.
US09390122B2
Technologies are generally provided for progressive key value store switchover by evaluating a maturity of a migrated data store and allowing piecewise switching of substructure area query servicing from an origin data store to a destination data store. In some examples, abstractions of origin and destination tree structures may be compared to each other in order to generate an evaluation metric at substantially reduced performance evaluation load. The evaluation metric may target performance sampling while assuring a desired performance level with localized query servicing switchover. Piecewise data transfer may also be optionally enabled such that overall storage can be similar to the storage of a single data store copy while reducing an impact on existing data store services.
US09390119B2
Techniques are provided for extending a business transaction framework to support user-provided compensation logic for business transactions. The extensibility framework may be used to implement user-defined semantics for (a) validating concurrent updates to shared data and (b) performing compensating actions when an associated transaction is aborted. In one embodiment, the extensibility and the compensation are provided at the data-type level. User-provided logic also maintains summaries that include values that are externalized so that they may be referenced in user-provided operational constraints.
US09390118B2
A computer implemented method for automatically transforming an event notification within a database notification infrastructure based on client specified formatting and/or editing procedures. The method includes transforming the event notification having a format compatible with a database using a client specific format conversion procedure into a client-compatible event notification format. Further, the method may include transforming the payload portion of the event notification having a format compatible with a database using a client specific format conversion procedure into a linear event notification format. Moreover, the method may include transforming the event notification using a client specific editing procedure. The client specified procedures may be specified during event registration by the client. The transformed and/or edited event notifications may be forwarded to the client.
US09390114B2
Managing communications relationships may be accomplished by organizing a plurality of information elements and a plurality of users into a forum, with the forum being a virtual data structure organizing a plurality of single page views. Each single page view is organized into columns, with each column having a home row, a header row, and an action row. The header row indicates a title of the column for each of the columns of a single page view, and the action row indicates one or more commands available for execution for the each column of the single page view. The home row is the same for every column of each of the single page views and includes a selectable area that, upon selection by a user, navigates to a single page view associated with a home page view. Actions may be performed on information elements in columns of selected single page views.
US09390109B2
A data storage system protects data identified for deletion which has been created or modified between scheduled data backups. For instance, the system monitors data operations and when the data operation is a delete, the system determines whether the data identified for deletion has been protected by a backup operation. Data that has not been backed up, such as newly created data, is copied to temporary storage before deletion. When the data has been protected, the system determines whether the data has been modified after the backup operation. Data modified after the backup operation is copied to temporary storage before deletion.
US09390099B1
Example embodiments of the present invention effectively manage a large set of records such that each can be quickly accessed while still reducing the system capacity used for storing the records by taking into account specifics of the record structure. A template document is constructed for a large set of similar documents, such that it represents the maximum common portion of content in the document set. The template is compressed and stored. Every document in the set is then concatenated individually to the uncompressed template and the concatenated result is compressed. The compressed template is then subtracted from the combined compressed result. The result of this subtraction is stored in the data store for each document. Effectively, only the compressed difference between each document and the template is stored, which reduces significantly the amount of capacity necessary for storing the document set (e.g., by a factor of 5 or 10).
US09390088B2
Mechanisms are provided for ensuring access to long-term stored electronic documents. In one example, one or more systems may provide for automatically ensuring access to long-term stored electronic documents. In another example, one or more algorithms may provide for automatically ensuring access to long-term stored electronic documents.
US09390086B2
Techniques for a classification system with methodology for enhanced verification are described. In one approach, a classification computer trains a classifier based on a set of training documents. After training is complete, the classification computer iterates over a collection unlabeled documents uses the trained classifier to predict a label for each unlabeled document. A verification computer retrieves one of the documents assigned a label by the classification computer. The verification computer then generates a user interface that displays select information from the document and provides an option to verify the label predicted by the classification computer or provide an alternative label. The document and the verified label are then fed back into the set of training documents and are used to retrain the classifier to improve subsequent classifications. In addition, the document is indexed by a query computer based on the verified label and made available for search and display.
US09390079B1
A voice command system may enable a user to select, replace, delete, and/or modify items of textual content associated with, or following, headings and/or subheadings of a document by providing an input including a command (or identifier) and a heading/subheading identifier. The system may recognize, via voice recognition software and in combination with a rule set, the command and the identifier. For example, the system may include rules for determining a particular heading/subheading of the document being referenced by the identifier. The system may also include rules for identifying the textual content related to the identified heading/subheading. Once the textual content is identified, the system may automatically select or delete the identified textual content, and/or place a cursor (for example, a text input cursor) in a location where the deleted textual content was previously located.
US09390077B2
Computer-readable media stores instructions that perform operations including receiving a first electronic document; determining a first information gain value associated with a first line that divides the first electronic document into a first portion and a second portion; determining a second information gain value associated with a second line that divides the first electronic document into a third portion and a fourth portion; and determining which of the first information gain value and second information gain value is greater. Information gain values are determined by calculating a difference between an entropy value associated with a line and an entropy value associated with an electronic document. Entropy values associated lines or electronic documents are determined based at least in part on document objects in the portions created by a line or an electronic document.
US09390071B2
An apparatus and method is provided that allows users to easily and rapidly search and locate parts of pages in an e-book that they have read, even though the form of pages has changed. The apparatus and method for displaying pages on an electronic mobile device includes: displaying at least one page of a plurality of pages of an e-book; detecting the presence of an event; changing the form of the displayed pages to a form corresponding to the detected event; and displaying the difference between the forms before and after the change.
US09390070B2
Machine-implemented methods and apparatuses to automatically set-up a signal processing system are described. The signal processing system is set to a first bandwidth. A sampling frequency of the signal processing system is set to a first sampling frequency. Next, first samples of first signals are received at the first bandwidth and the first sampling frequency. First parameters of the first signals based on the first samples are determined. Next, a second sampling frequency is determined based on the first parameters to sample second samples. The first parameters of the first signals may be a mean transit time, a minimum transit time, a mean frequency of the signals, and a standard deviation of the frequency of the signals. Next, a mixer frequency is determined based on the first parameters. A low pass filter is set based on the mixer frequency.
US09390068B2
A signal processing circuit respectively transforms complex covariance matrices, which are consecutively inputted at a predetermined period, into upper triangular matrices. The signal processing circuit includes: a storage unit that stores at least N-number of complex covariance matrices; a reading unit that reads matrix elements of the stored complex covariance matrices; a CORDIC calculation circuit that implements a CORDIC algorithm by a pipelined circuit system; and a QR decomposition unit that controls the reading unit and the CORDIC calculation circuit unit to calculate an upper triangular matrix by iteratively using the CORDIC calculation circuit unit on a single complex covariance matrix and that calculates in parallel a transformation of N-number of complex covariance matrices into upper triangular matrices in an interleaved format.
US09390067B2
A method specially designed for detecting events associated with partial discharges (PDs) in high voltage cables includes the identification of the location and the evaluation of the amplitude and rate of repetition per period of the grid voltage, with the possibility of identifying different sources producing PD signals as a function of the location thereof and recognising the type of defect associated with PDs in the same location. Generated electric signals are measured and the discriminated in relation to the background noise. A system for carrying out the method includes devices for discriminating the noise in relation to the transient waveform of the PD, determining the parameters associated therewith, determining the map of sources of PDs along the length of the cable, graphically representing the sources, and identifying the patterns of the sources of PDs separated as a function of the location thereof along the length of the cable.
US09390060B2
Packaging methods, material dispensing methods and apparatuses, and automatic measurement systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of packaging semiconductor devices includes coupling a second die to a top surface of a first die, dispensing a first amount of underfill material between the first die and the second die, and capturing an image of the underfill material. Based on the image captured, a second amount or no additional amount of underfill material is dispensed between the first die and the second die.
US09390058B2
In an embodiment, a processor may be configured to dynamically infer one or more attributes of input and/or output registers of an instruction, given the attributes corresponding to at least one input registers. The inference may be made at the issue circuit/stage of the processor, for those registers that do not have attribute information at the issue circuit/stage. In an embodiment, the processor may also include a register attribute tracker configured to track attributes of registers prior to the issue stage of the processor pipeline. The processor may feed back, to the register attribute tracker, inferred attributes and the register addresses of the registers to which the inferred attributes apply. The register attribute tracker may be configured to may associate the inferred attribute with the identified register attribute tracker may also be configured to infer input register attributes from other input register attributes.
US09390047B2
Data is collected by an active node from passive nodes. A source node extracts the data format, and a remote memory blade identification (ID), a remote memory blade address, and ranges of the RMMA space, and composes and sends metadata to receiving nodes and receiving racks.
US09390035B2
A memory/storage module is provided that implements a solid state drive compatible with Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) signaling on a double-data-rate compatible socket. A detachable daughter card may be coupled to the memory module for converting a memory bus voltage to a second voltage for memory devices on the memory module. Additionally, a hybrid memory bus on a host system is provided that supports either DDR-compatible memory modules and/or SATA/SAS-compatible memory modules. In one example, the memory/storage module couples to a first bus (DDR3 compatible socket) to obtain voltage and/or other signals, but uses a second bus for data transfers. In another example, the memory module may repurpose/reuse electrical paths that typically carry non-data signals for data traffic to/from the memory/storage module. Such data traffic for the memory/storage module permits concurrent data traffic for other memory modules on the same memory bus.
US09390027B1
Technical solutions for reducing page invalidation broadcasts in virtual storage management are described. One general aspect includes a method including allocating, by a storage manager, a virtual memory page to a memory buffer that is used by an application being executed by a multiprocessor system, the virtual memory page being allocated from an address space of the application. The method also includes recording, by a memory management unit, a mapping between the virtual memory page and a physical location in a memory. The method also includes in response to a request, from the application, to deallocate the memory buffer, delaying invalidation of the mapping between the virtual memory page and the physical location in a memory, based on a count of free frames in the address space of the application.
US09390019B2
A method and apparatus of providing high performance and highly scalable storage acceleration includes a cluster node-spanning RAM disk (CRD) interposed in the data path between a storage server and a computer server. The CRD addresses performance problems with applications that need to access large amounts of data and are negatively impacted by the latency of classic disk-based storage systems. It solves this problem by placing the data the application needs into a large (with respect to the server's main memory) RAM-based cache where it can be accessed with extremely low latency, hence improving the performance of the application significantly. The CRD is implemented using a novel architecture which has very significant cost and performance advantages over existing or alternative solutions.
US09390014B2
A synchronization capability to synchronize updates to page tables by forcing updates in cached entries to be made visible in memory (i.e., in in-memory page table entries). A synchronization instruction is used that ensures after the instruction has completed that updates to the cached entries that occurred prior to the synchronization instruction are made visible in memory. Synchronization may be used to facilitate memory management operations, such as bulk operations used to change a large section of memory to read-only, operations to manage a free list of memory pages, and/or operations associated with terminating processes.
US09390013B2
Coherent attached processor proxy supporting coherence state update in presence of dispatched master
A coherent attached processor proxy (CAPP) of a primary coherent system receives a memory access request specifying a target address in the primary coherent system from an attached processor (AP) external to the primary coherent system. The CAPP includes a CAPP directory of contents of a cache memory in the AP that holds copies of memory blocks belonging to a coherent address space of the primary coherent system. In response to the memory access request, the CAPP performs a first determination of a coherence state for the target address and allocates a master machine to service the memory access request in accordance with the first determination. Thereafter, during allocation of the master machine, the CAPP updates the coherence state and performs a second determination of the coherence state. The master machine services the memory access request in accordance with the second determination.
US09390009B2
A configuration mapping system and method increase the effectiveness of mapping of information from an established product line to a new product offering. In at least one embodiment, the configuration mapping system herein uses configuration mapping rules to map individual product features and entire configurations from established products to a new product offering. The configuration mapping system also provides a way to appropriately map, for example, demand and sales information for the purpose of demand estimation and sales prediction. Conventionally, mapping can be ineffective because the configuration mapping rules usually focus on one part of the product at a time, and, if applied in isolation, the impact on other parts is missed. The systems and method herein provide a way to integrate configuration mapping rules across feature parts, time periods, and product lines into a unified, holistic view, allowing for new insights.
US09390004B2
Methods and apparatus for managing data storage in hybrid memory devices utilizing single level and multi-level memory cells. Logical addresses can be distributed between single level and multilevel memory cells based on a frequency of write operations performed. Initial storage of data corresponding to a logical address in memory can be determined by various methods including initially writing all data to single level memory or initially writing all data to multilevel memory. Other methods permit a host to direct logical address writes to single level or multilevel memory cells based on anticipated usage.
US09390003B2
In at least one embodiment, a data storage system includes a non-volatile memory array including a plurality of regions of physical memory. The data storage system further includes a controller that controls read and write access to the memory array and retires selected ones of the plurality of regions of physical memory from use. The controller determines whether or to not to retire a particular region among the plurality of regions of physical memory from use based on a dwell time of data stored in the particular region.
US09389999B2
The invention relates to an electronic memory system, and more specifically, to a system for emulating an electrically erasable programmable read only memory in a non-volatile memory device, and a method of emulating an electrically erasable programmable read only memory in a non-volatile memory device. According to an embodiment, a system for emulating an electrically erasable programmable read only memory is provided, the system including a Flash memory, wherein the Flash memory is configurable into a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is adapted to store a first class of data and the second region is adapted to store a second, different class of data.
US09389989B2
A method, system, and computer program product are described. The method of testing a device driver includes executing a test case for the device driver, the device driver receiving version information specifying a targeted version of a data manipulation device to be targeted by the device driver from the test case or the device driver determining the targeted version of the data manipulation device independently of the test case. The method also includes verifying whether a version of the data manipulation device specified in a request from the device driver is a match or a non-match with the targeted version of the data manipulation device. The method further includes simulating the data manipulation device to provide output to the device driver based on the verifying, the simulating the data manipulation device being unchanged for every version of the data manipulation device.
US09389988B1
Automatic authorization-based routing of failed test scenarios, including: receiving descriptions of test scenarios that failed while executed by an automatic testing component on a data-oriented large-scale software system, wherein at least half of the test scenarios are expressed by user interaction activities and not code-related language; identifying the test scenarios that failed with abnormal termination as test scenarios to be forwarded to a first programmer authorized to change the data-oriented large-scale software system, wherein abnormal termination does not include normal termination with a value different from an expected value; and identifying the test scenarios that failed without abnormal termination as test scenarios to be forwarded to a second programmer unauthorized to change the data-oriented large-scale software system.
US09389970B2
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for selected VM replication and VM restart techniques are provided herein. A method includes selecting a sub-set of one or more VMs from a set of multiple VMs in a system to be replicated before an identification of one or more failed VMs in the set of multiple VMs; replicating the sub-set of one or more VMs before the identification of one or more failed VMs in the set of multiple VMs; selecting a sub-set of the identified one or more failed VMs to be restarted upon an identification of the one or more failed VMs in the set of multiple VMs in the system; and restarting the sub-set of the identified one or more failed VMs upon the identification of the one or more failed virtual machines in the set of multiple VMs.
US09389969B2
For SIP proxy failover in a SIP telecommunication network (SIPN) comprising a plurality of proxies (P1, P2) and a domain name server (DNSR), the method comprises the following steps: storing, in the domain name server (DNSR), the addresses of the proxies that are working; if a first proxy (P1) shuts down, then informing (42) the domain name server (DNSR) that this first proxy has shutdown; then, if a user agent (SIPUA1) sends a domain name system request (43) to the domain name server (DNSR), sending (44), from the domain name server (DNSR) to this user agent, a response only containing the respective addresses of proxies (P2) that are working; and then, said user agent registering itself in a proxy (P2) the address of which is contained in the response from the domain name server (DNSR).
US09389962B1
User interactions with a database storage system allow creation of virtual databases based on point-in-time copies associated with a source database. Multiple point-in-time copies are obtained for each source database. A point-in-time copy retrieves data changed in the source database since the retrieval of a previous point-in-time copy. A virtual database (VDB) is created by creating a set of files in the data storage system and mounting the files on a database server allowing the database server to access the files. User interactions allow the user to specify the source database, a point in time associated with the source database and a destination server to create the virtual database. User input can specify other attributes associated with the virtual database including the file paths, database parameters etc. The user can specify schedules of various actions, including making and retention of point-in-time copies.
US09389954B2
A method and apparatus are provided for error correction of a memory by using a first memory (18), second memory (14), and redundant memory (19) to perform error correction code (ECC) processing on data retrieved from the first memory (18) by using the redundant memory (19) to replace entries in the second memory (14) having repeat addresses, thereby freeing entries in the second memory (14) for use in detecting and managing errors identified by the ECC processing.
US09389952B2
A GNSD (Green NAND Solid State Drive) Driver coupled to host DRAM, and having a memory manager, a data grouper engine, a data ungrouper engine, a power manager, and a flush/resume manager. The GNSD driver is coupled to a GNSD application, and the host DRAM to a Non-Volatile Memory Device. The GNSD Driver further includes a compression/decompression engine, a de-duplication engine, an encryption/decryption engine, or a high-level error correction code engine. The encryption/decryption engine encrypts according to DES (Data Encryption Standard) or AES (Advanced Encryption Standard). A method of operating a GNSD Driver and a GNSD application coupled to DRAM of a host, includes coupling: Configuration and Register O/S Settings to the host and the GNSD Application; a data grouper and data ungrouper to the host DRAM and to Upper and a Lower Filter; a power manager and a memory manager to the host; a flush/resume manager to the DRAM; and the DRAM to an (Super Enhanced Endurance Device) SEED SSD (Solid State Drive).
US09389950B2
A technique for protecting stored information from read disturbance includes receiving a first write request to a solid-state device (SSD) in a storage pool that employs an erasure code. The first write request has an associated identifier and associated data. In response to receiving the first write request, the first write request is assigned to two or more SSD blocks of the SSD device based on the identifier. Pages of the associated data are then written to the assigned SSD blocks, such that each SSD block holds data associated with only a single identifier.
US09389949B1
A system and method are disclosed for measurement and reporting of signal quality in an optical data link in terms of Bit Error Rate (BER). The system and method of optical fiber signal quality measurement is highly accurate in early determination of signal degradation, is computationally simple in implementation, and is immune to instability with variable temperature and other environmental factors. Counting a number of error free Cyclic Redundancy Checks (CRC) of a plurality of video signals, the computationally simple method limits the data analysis required to determine a link OK, a link degraded and a link fault status of the optical data link.
US09389948B2
The present invention discloses method and system for debugging, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores instructions of debugging. The method includes when a loophole is detected, determining whether a network is online; if yes, fixing the loophole; otherwise, prompting a user to make the network online, and fixing the loophole when the network is online, so as to avoid debugging failure caused by a failure of patch downloading when the network is offline, thereby reducing the failure rate of debugging.
US09389941B2
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and storage server device that determines with a service processor when a system processor has experienced an error, the system processor coupled to a data storage device via a system port of the data storage device. Diagnostic information is retrieved with the service processor from the data storage device via a service port of the data storage device, when the system processor is determined to have experienced an error. The diagnostic information includes error or exception information associated with one or more hardware components. The retrieved diagnostic information is output by the service processor.
US09389936B2
A diagnostic mechanism monitors execution of a user interface (UI) thread to detect execution of a long running task that may have caused the UI thread to become unresponsive. The execution time of the UI thread is monitored and when it exceeds a threshold, the UI thread's call stack is preserved to a mini-dump file. The completion time of the UI thread is also tracked and stored in a delay file. The mini-dump and delay files are then uploaded to a server where the collected data is aggregated overall execution runs by multiple users to identify the cause of the unresponsiveness.
US09389933B2
Described herein are implementations for providing a platform adaptation layer that enables applications to execute inside a user-mode hardware-protected isolation container while utilizing host platform resources that reside outside of the isolation container. The platform adaptation layer facilitates a system service request interaction between the application and the host platform. As part of the facilitating, a secure services component of the platform adaptation layer performs a security-relevant action.
US09389930B2
A method of operating an operating system for providing inter-application communications between a publisher application and a subscriber application. The method includes receiving a publication request from the publisher application at an operating system, receiving a subscriber application from the subscriber application at the operating system, performing an operating system based event brokering procedure based on the publication request and the subscription request, and publishing an event based on the procedure.
US09389928B1
Techniques for extension interaction with applications are described. Generally, an extension represents functionality for extending, modifying, customizing, and/or supplementing native functionality of an application. Techniques discussed herein provide a common extension platform that enables an extension to interact with multiple different applications utilizing components of the platform. The common extension platform, for instance, exposes a set of common extension application programming interfaces (APIs) that provide a common interaction surface between extensions and applications.
US09389926B2
Some embodiments of a system and a method to detect contention for resource in a cluster file system have been presented. For instance, a processing device executable on a node in a cluster file system may put lock requests for a resource from the node into a local lock request queue, where multiple nodes in the cluster file system share the resource. Then the lock requests for the resource from this node and lock requests for the resource from other nodes may be tracked to measure congestion on the resource.
US09389923B2
The present invention includes a plurality of computing units executing a plurality of threads including a communication control thread to which a receiving process by polling is assigned. In a CPU core, a computing unit executing the communication control thread performs polling in a memory region indicating notification of arrival of data and waits for execution of the receiving process until arrival of data, and when a computing unit executing an application thread executes a process assigned to the application thread, the computing unit executing the communication control thread moves to a resource-saving mode in which the use of physical resources is suppressed.
US09389921B2
A system and method for flexible device driver resource allocation is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for allocating device driver resources in a data processing system includes statically allocating hardware resource pools to device drivers on a rigid basis during initialization of the data processing system, and dynamically altering the allocated hardware resource pools to the device drivers based on parameters associated with utilization of the allocated hardware resource pools during run-time.
US09389904B2
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for offloading data processing. An offload task hosted on a first data processing system provides internal functionality substantially equivalent to that of a second task 304 hosted on a second data processing system of a potentially different architecture. A proxy task hosted on the second data processing system provides an external interface substantially equivalent to that of the second task. A communication mechanism between the first and second data processing systems may be comprised of a network, shared storage, and shared memory. The proxy task substantially replaces the second task, delegating the internal functionality of the second task to the offload task via mapping of arguments and accessing and translating of input and output data as required.
US09389902B2
A method of setting retransmission time of an application client during virtual machine migration includes predicting migration memory size required by a virtual machine to be migrated based on historical access log of at least one application and memory log of the virtual machine to be migrated; computing available migration bandwidth of a host of the virtual machine to be migrated; computing virtual machine migration time based on the predicted migration memory size required by the virtual machine to be migrated and the available migration bandwidth of the host; and setting retransmission time of the application client based on the virtual machine migration time.
US09389899B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing fair unidirectional multi-queue virtual machine migration are disclosed. A computer-implemented method may include maintaining a current scan identifier for each of a plurality of streams used to migrate a virtual machine from a first hypervisor to a second hypervisor, determining when a current scan identifier of a first stream and a current scan identifier of a second stream are associated with different memory states of the virtual machine, and adjusting processing of memory updates when the current scan identifiers are associated with different memory states of the virtual machine. The adjusting may be performed, for example, by pausing processing on each stream having a current scan identifier subsequent to the earliest current scan identifier determined for the streams, and processing memory updates on each stream having a current scan identifier matching the earliest current scan identifier.
US09389893B2
The current document discloses methods and systems for extending an internal network within a first cloud-computing facility to a second cloud-computing facility and deploying a virtual machine or virtual application previously running on a first cloud-computing facility within the context of the extended internal network in the second cloud-computing facility. The currently disclosed methods and systems which provide internal-network extension and redeployment of virtual machines and virtual applications, referred to as “stretch deploy,” allow a virtual machine or virtual application formerly executing on a first cloud-computing facility to resume execution on a second cloud-computing facility, using the computational and storage facilities of the second cloud-computing facility but depending on network support from the first cloud-computing facility, without changing IP and local network addresses and the network connectivity, based on those addresses, between the virtual machines and virtual applications and other local and remote computational entities with which the virtual machines and virtual applications communicate. Multiplexing multiple stretch deployed L2 networks over the same secure (SSL-VPN) tunnel, terminating on organization edges.
US09389887B1
A system for managing de-duplication of data in a virtualization environment, that includes a plurality of nodes, wherein the plurality of nodes implements a virtualization environment, a plurality of primary storage devices that are accessed by virtual machines in the virtualization environment, and wherein data undergoes de-duplication in the virtualization environment such that an instruction to store a data item that is issued by a virtual machine is not duplicatively stored if the data item is already stored in the plurality of the primary storage devices.
US09389886B1
Systems and methods are described for analyzing and verifying distributed applications. In one embodiment, an application program is executed as independently executable components. During execution, redundant portions of application program data are aggregated. A property of the application program is verified using the aggregated application program data to represent code execution paths.
US09389880B2
A program execution method, a server, a mobile terminal, and a system. The method includes: receiving a user action UA record sent by a mobile terminal; searching the UA record for a UA sequence that repeatedly appears; determining an association relationship between UAs in the UA sequence that repeatedly appears; creating a corresponding use mode according to the association relationship; and sending the use mode to the mobile terminal, so that the mobile terminal uses a use mode corresponding to a monitored UA, wherein the user action refers to an operation performed on an application program on the mobile terminal. In addition, a corresponding server, a mobile terminal, and a program execution system are provided. The present invention meets a personalized requirement of a user, and moreover reduces complexity of a user operation, saves the user's time and energy, and improves user experience.
US09389878B1
Approaches for managing pre-boot drivers, programs, and data. A BIOS, operating in a pre-boot environment, establishes a connection to a remote server. The BIOS determines whether the server has any updates to be performed to the BIOS using the connection. The BIOS may also perform a discovery process to discover devices operationally connecting to the BIOS and load drivers associated therewith. Update to the BIOS may include multi-media content that is displayed or played during a booting process.
US09389872B2
A framework for developing and testing a software wizard formalizes, through constraint functions, relationships between different pages of the software wizard. A sequence of user interface (UI) pages of a software wizard is generated in accordance with this framework by carrying out the steps of displaying a first UI page that includes a first UI element for causing a transition to a next UI page of the software wizard, wherein the first UI page is associated with one or more constraint functions, detecting an input event that triggers the one or more constraint functions of the first UI page to produce an output that identifies the next UI page in the sequence of UI pages of the software wizard, and transitioning to the next UI page based on the output.
US09389861B2
Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing a range mapping instruction in a computer processor are described. In some embodiments, the execution of a range mapping instruction maps a data element having a source data range to a destination data element having a destination data range and storage of the of the destination data element.
US09389848B2
In a computer-implemented method for scheduling a plan of operations in a datacenter selection of a target from a plurality of targets in the datacenter is enabled for scheduling operations on the selected target. Selection of one or more bundles is enabled, wherein the plan of operations on the selected target are based on the one or more bundles. Dependency relationships between the selected target and other targets in the plurality of targets are determined based on the selection of one or more bundles. The plan of operations on the selected target is scheduled.
US09389843B2
A method for obtaining accurate call path information in a mixed-mode environment where interpreted methods and non-interpreted methods can call one another is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes generating an event and recording it in a buffer when an interpreted method calls an interpreted method. The method also generates an event and records it in the buffer when an interpreted method calls a non-interpreted method. The method further generates an event and records it in the buffer when a non-interpreted method calls an interpreted method. The method refrains from generating an event when a non-interpreted method calls a non-interpreted method. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed.
US09389839B2
Described is a technology by which a signature used by network traffic intrusion prevention/detection systems includes logic that helps a prevention/detection engine detect that signature. A signature to detect is compiled into executable logic that is executed to communicate with an engine that evaluates network traffic. The signature logic provides an expression set (such as group of regular expressions) for the engine to match against a token corresponding to the network traffic. When matched, the engine notifies the logic and receives a further expression set to match, or a communication indicative that that the signature was detected. The signature thus directs the analysis, facilitating a lightweight, generic engine. Safety of the signature logic is described as being accomplished through layers, including by publisher signing, and by compilation and execution (e.g., interpretation) in safe environments.
US09389832B2
A device may play a content item and detect an event while the content item is playing. The device may also determine a position, within the content item, at which the content item is playing when the event is detected, to obtain position information. In addition, the device may associate the position information with information obtained based on the event to generate a log entry. The device may update an experience log with the log entry.
US09389831B2
The disclosure includes a speech-enabled device and method to share speech dialog capabilities of the speech-enabled device with a dumb device. The speech-enabled device includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the speech-enabled device to: receive speech dialog data of the dumb device that indicates a function of the dumb device; receive speech input; determine the function of the dumb device to be invoked based on the speech input by using the speech dialog data; generate a command effective to invoke the function of the dumb device based on the speech dialog data; and send the command to the dumb device to invoke the function of the dumb device.
US09389826B2
System and method for zero client communications. A zero client device includes a housing, and in the housing, a transcoding processing unit (transcoder) and a communications processing unit coupled to the transcoder. The transcoder is configured to receive input data from human interface device(s), encode the input data, and provide the encoded input data to the communications processing unit for transmission over a network to a server. The communications processing unit is configured to receive the encoded input data from the transcoder, transmit the encoded input data over the network to the server, receive output data from the server, and send the output data to the transcoder. The transcoder is further configured to receive the output data from the communications processing unit, decode the output data, and send the decoded output data to at least one of the human interface devices.
US09389824B2
In a printing system in which a digital camera (DSC) and PD printer apparatus are directly connected via a USB, and image data is transmitted from the DSC to the PD printer apparatus and printed, Capability of the PD printer apparatus is transmitted from the PD printer apparatus to the DSC after communication procedures are established by an application (NCDP) installed in the PD printer apparatus and DSC. The PD printer apparatus is caused to execute print operation in accordance with print conditions set by the DSC on the basis of the transmitted Capability.
US09389817B2
An information processing device, which is wirelessly connectable to a device configured to perform a certain process, includes: a wireless connection unit configured to establish a wireless connection to the device by a first connection method in which a connection is established to the device via a wireless router, which is an external wireless router and differs from the device, or by a second connection method in which a connection is established to the device not via the wireless router; a determination unit configured to determine whether the information processing device has already been wirelessly connected to the wireless router; and a control unit configured to perform control such that, in a case where the determination unit determines that the information processing device has already been wirelessly connected to the wireless router, a connection is not established to the device by the second connection method by the wireless connection unit.
US09389798B2
A storage system is dynamically reconfigured. The storage system includes storage pools that each include one or more storage disks. Storage pools to be expanded are determined as target storage pools. For the target storage pools, source storage disks to be moved into the target storage pools are determined from other storage pools than the target storage pools in the storage system. The source storage disks are migrated to the respective target storage pools.
US09389791B2
A system includes information for generating a first appliance based on first appliance information, information for generating a second appliance based on second appliance information, and information for configuring communication between the first appliance and the second appliance. The system further includes at least one processor configured to generate a first volume by copying the first appliance information using a first set of parameters associated with an environment in which the first volume is situated, and generate a second volume by copying the second appliance information using a second set of parameters associated with an environment in which the second volume is situated. The system also includes at least one processor configured to initiate a first appliance instance by executing code from the first volume using information in the third volume, and initiate a second appliance instance by executing code in the second volume using information in a fourth volume.
US09389788B2
The present invention is to provide a reading method of a solid state disk, receiving read requests, pre-checking the blocked state of the request queue in non-volatile memory, registering the reading request to the reading request queue if the request queue is adjudged to be unblocked, buffering the request queue if the reading request queue is adjudged to be blocked, sending a next reading request, and checking and re-sending the buffered reading request at predetermined time length in order to improve the speed of data reading.
US09389783B2
A method for providing a (UI) and a display apparatus to which the method is applied includes displaying an onscreen keyboard on a screen; displaying a plurality of applications on the screen, selecting one of the plurality of applications on the screen as an input target application into which to enter text using the an onscreen keyboard. Consequently, a user may easily use the onscreen keyboard on the screen on which the plurality of applications are simultaneously displayed.
US09389780B2
A touch-control system includes at least two image capturing units and an electronic device. The image capturing units are configured to capture a plurality of hand images of a user. The electronic device is coupled to the image capturing units, and configured to recognize a target object from the hand images, and detect motions of the target object in an operating space. The electronic device includes a display unit, and the operating space includes a virtual touch-control plane. When the target object touches a virtual touch-control point on the virtual touch-control plane, the electronic device generates a touch-control signal and performs an associated touch-control operation at a position corresponding to the virtual touch-control points on the display unit.
US09389779B2
Technologies for depth-based gesture control include a computing device having a display and a depth sensor. The computing device is configured to recognize an input gesture performed by a user, determine a depth relative to the display of the input gesture based on data from the depth sensor, assign a depth plane to the input gesture as a function of the depth, and execute a user interface command based on the input gesture and the assigned depth plane. The user interface command may control a virtual object selected by depth plane, including a player character in a game. The computing device may recognize primary and secondary virtual touch planes and execute a secondary user interface command for input gestures on the secondary virtual touch plane, such as magnifying or selecting user interface elements or enabling additional functionality based on the input gesture. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09389777B2
Gestures are described for manipulating tables, charts and graphs. For tables, a swipe gesture is described that deletes a column from a table when the gesture is detected on a column of the table. A pinch gesture is also described that combines two or more columns or rows of a table when the gesture is detected on columns of the table. For charts and graphs, a swipe gesture is described that changes the contents of the chart or graph when the gesture is detected on an axis label of the chart or graph. Another swipe gesture is describes that modifies the appearance of the chart or graph when the gesture is detected on or near an edge of the chart or graph and moving towards the center of the chart or graph.
US09389776B2
A switching complex including first and second switches is disclosed. The first switch is formed on a display part of the overall display so as to generate a first switching signal based on a grip position. The second switch is formed on a corner of the display part to generate a second switching signal based on bending of the corner of the display part while the first switching signal is generated. Therefore, input is simplified, and switching errors are reduced.
US09389764B2
Various embodiments enable target disambiguation and correction. In one or more embodiments, target disambiguation includes an entry mode in which attempts are made to disambiguate one or more targets that have been selected by a user, and an exit mode which exits target disambiguation. Entry mode can be triggered in a number of different ways including, by way of example and not limitation, acquisition of multiple targets, selection latency, a combination of multiple target acquisition and selection latency, and the like. Exit mode can be triggered in a number of different ways including, by way of example and not limitation, movement of a target selection mechanism outside of a defined geometry, speed of movement of the target selection mechanism, and the like.
US09389756B2
Techniques and systems for centralized access to multimedia content stored on or available to a computing device are disclosed. The centralized access can be provided by a media control interface that receives user inputs and interacts with media programs resident on the computing device to produce graphical user interfaces that can be presented on a display device.
US09389755B2
An operation input unit detects an operation position corresponding to an operation input; a display processing unit changes a display item to be displayed on a display unit of a plurality of items, depending on a change of the operation position; a processing control unit continues a process of changing the display item to be displayed on the display unit until a predetermined input is received, while a vehicle is moving, and when an operation speed of moving the operation position is higher than a preset threshold of the operation speed, or an operation acceleration at which the operation speed changes is higher than a preset threshold of the operation acceleration; and an item selecting unit selects any of the plurality of items based on the predetermined input.
US09389750B2
A process of pairing a wireless PAN (personal area network) device with a system can be facilitated first by assuming default PIN codes that are traditionally used with wireless PAN devices and then by attempting such presumed default codes before querying the user for input. Accordingly, a cumbersome task conventionally required of the user is most often removed. Also, the devices that are paired and connected are preferably graphically conveyed on a display or graphical user interface (GUI) in a manner that solidly implies that each PAN device is connected only to its system, and not (directly) to other PAN devices.
US09389747B2
A method, computer program product, and computer system for a quick close button for web browsers. A computing device determines a second web browser window was launched by a first web browser window. The computing device determines a location of a cursor. The computing device generates a close button associated with the second web browser window. The computing device displays the close button at the location of the cursor. Other methods and systems are described.
US09389746B2
An information processing apparatus comprising display unit configured to display a window, accepting unit configured to accept a resize instruction of the displayed window together with a scroll instruction indicating whether or not to scroll display contents within the window, and control unit configured to control a size of the window and a scrolling of the display contents within the window based on contents of the resize instruction and the scroll instruction, wherein when the scroll instruction indicates that the display contents are to be scrolled, the control unit changes the window to a size indicated by the resize instruction, and scrolls the display contents according to a change amount of the window, and when the scroll instruction indicates that the display contents are not to be scrolled, the control unit changes the window to a size indicated by the resize instruction, and suppresses a scrolling of the display contents.
US09389733B2
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium having instructions to detect, via an ultrasound transducer, an ultrasound event that includes an ultrasound signal that is transdermally propagated on the body of a user and generated by an on-body touch in an area in which the ultrasound signal has propagated; detect a state of a limb of the user on which the device is worn, wherein the state is a contracted state or a relaxed state; and select an input based on the receipt of the ultrasound signal and the state of the limb. An accelerometer may be used to detect muscle tremor and determine whether the state of the limb.
US09389724B2
A touch-sensitive device with stylus includes a touch panel, a stylus drive unit, a touch panel sense unit, and a measurement unit. A touch by a stylus proximate to a touch panel electrode changes a capacitive coupling between the touch panel electrode and a stylus electrode. The amplitude of the response signal is responsive to the capacitive coupling between the touch panel electrode and the stylus electrode, and is measured to provide an indication of the position of the stylus electrode relative to the touch panel.
US09389718B1
In some examples, an electronic device may present a user interface that is configured to be controlled using a thumb of a single hand that is holding the device. For instance, the interface may present a plurality of selectable items, each of which may correspond to a respective one of a plurality of touch input areas on the display. In some cases, the touch input areas are within reach of the thumb, while the selectable items may be displayed on an area of the display that is not within reach of the thumb. The thumb may be pressed against the display surface with a force greater than a force threshold to select one of the selectable items. Thus, the thumb may be used to interact with the interface while remaining in contact with the display surface, enabling the user to maintain a grip on the device.
US09389705B2
Features of a mouse configured to be used as an user interface with a computing device are described. The mouse may include an arm component, a body component coupled to a first part of the arm component, and a wheel component coupled to a second part of the arm component.
US09389703B1
Approaches enable a display screen to be configured to display content and/or receive touch-based input based on a location of regions of the display screen. For example, the display screen can include a virtual bezel region that extends along, or proximate to, the edges of the display screen. The virtual bezel region can surround a display region that is configured to display image content. By default the virtual bezel region may be configured to display no content, or at least no active content, in order to approximate the appearance of a physical bezel. The virtual bezel can be configured to exhibit characteristics similar to that of the physical bezel. For example, the virtual bezel region can be configured to operate as a ‘dead zone’, where touch-based input is deactivated. The virtual bezel region can also be configured to display a portion of any content displayed in the display region.
US09389696B2
A multimedia playing device includes a central processing unit, a plurality of sensors electrically coupled to the central processing unit, and an output unit electrically coupled to the central processing unit. The plurality of sensors are operated together with the central processing unit, such that after the sensors detect different hand movements of a user, the central processing unit reads and determines the hand movement and transmits related control signals to the output unit according to different hand movements to achieve the effects of using a hand posture to control related functional movements and enhancing the convenience of using the multimedia playing device.
US09389693B2
An apparatus and method for recognizing motion by using an event-based vision sensor is provided. An apparatus for recognizing motion using an event-based vision sensor includes: a vision sensor to sense a movement-occurring part and output events; a movement type determiner configured to determine a type of movement using a frequency of occurrence of the events outputted through the vision sensor; a first motion determiner configured to track a movement trajectory of the movement-occurring part and determine a motion pattern based on the movement trajectory in response to a result of the movement type determination unit indicating a small movement; a second motion determiner configured to determine a direction of movement direction in which an object moves based on the events in response to a result of the movement type determination indicating a large movement; and a motion controller configured to output a control instruction to control a device.
US09389691B2
A method and a device are disclosed, whereby the device can be a first electronic device. The first electronic device is adapted to be coupled to a second electronic device. The method comprises outputting, with the first device, a request to communicatively couple with a second device in response to a gesture performed with the first device. The second electronic device and method of operating it are also disclosed.
US09389689B2
In a touch screen device, a second space is secured between a peripheral edge of an opening of an exterior case and a panel surface of a touch panel; an elastic body is provided on the back surface of an easily deformable portion extending along the peripheral edge of the opening; and a third space that is narrower than the second space is secured between the elastic body and the panel surface of the touch panel. When the easily deformable portion is pressed and bent by the input operation, the elastic body is brought into contact with the panel surface and displaces the touch panel backward so that the vibrating touch panel does not come into direct contact with the peripheral edge of the opening.
US09389682B2
A method for presenting content on a display screen is provided. The method initiates with presenting first content on the display screen, the first content being associated with a first detected viewing position of a user that is identified in a region in front of the display screen. At least part of second content is presented on the display screen along with the first content, the second content being progressively displayed along a side of the display screen in proportional response to a movement of the user from the first detected viewing position to a second detected viewing position of the user.
US09389676B2
At least one example embodiment discloses a method of managing a power between a host serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) interface and a device SATA interface. The method includes first requesting to enter one of power saving states, defined by a SATA protocol, and second requesting to enter a deep power saving state if one of the host SATA interface and the device SATA interface operates at the first requested power saving state. The first requesting to enter one of power saving states and the second requesting to enter a deep power saving state are performed by one of the host SATA interface and the device SATA interface.
US09389673B2
A method includes entering a hibernation mode in a data storage device with a controller, a non-volatile memory, and a volatile memory having a first portion and a second portion. The hibernation mode is entered by copying, to the second portion, data that is in the first portion and that is flagged to remain available at the volatile memory during the hibernation mode, and powering off the first portion while maintaining power to the second portion.
US09389672B2
A method includes, in a host that stores data in a storage device, instructing the storage device to operate in a power throttling mode that limits power consumption of the storage device to a selected power limit. Storage commands are generated in the host for execution by the storage device, wherein each of at least some of the storage commands is partitioned into multiple sub-commands having a maximal size that depends on the selected power limit. The sub-commands are sent for execution in the storage device.
US09389664B2
Total power consumption of information-processing devices and power supply/cooling facilities is reduced to realize energy saving operation of information-processing system. The information-processing system includes information-processing devices, power supply facilities, cooling facilities and an operations management device. The operations management device is connected to the devices and the facilities and includes layout information constituted of locations and operating information of the devices and locations and environmental information of the facilities. Also, the operations management device obtains the power consumption of the devices, the power supply loss of the power supply facilities and the cooling power of the cooling facilities by using the layout information, and then allocates the workloads to the devices so as to reduce the total sum of power consumption, supply loss and cooling power.
US09389663B2
Technologies are generally described to detect malware on field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). In some examples, a power map of an FPGA executing coprocessors may be created by determining voltages associated with distinct areas within the FPGA. The power map may then be compared with expected activity information associated with the executing coprocessors to determine whether any mismatches occur, such as detected power usage where no power usage is expected. Mismatches may indicate the presence of malware executing on the FPGA.
US09389662B2
A powered device is electronically connected to a power sourcing equipment, and includes a powered circuit, a receiving unit and at least one rectifier circuit. Each rectifier circuit includes a rectifier unit, an auxiliary power unit, a polarity determining unit, a control unit and a selecting unit. The rectifier unit provides a current flow between the receiving unit and the powered circuit. The auxiliary power unit provides an auxiliary power signal. The polarity determining unit detects the polarity of voltage signal, to generate a determining signal. The control unit outputs a control signal according to the auxiliary power signal and the determining signal. The selecting unit connects the positive input of the powered circuit to a receiving end whose output voltage is positive according to the control signal, to lower power of rectification. A rectifier circuit is also provided.
US09389656B2
A heat dissipation structure applied to mobile device includes a heat conduction main body. The heat conduction main body has a heat dissipation side and a heat absorption side. A radiation heat dissipation layer is formed on the heat dissipation side. The heat dissipation structure is disposed in the mobile device to provide a very good heat dissipation effect for the closed space of the mobile device by way of natural convection and radiation. Therefore, the heat dissipation performance of the entire mobile device is greatly enhanced.
US09389648B2
A connector apparatus, system, and method are provided. The connector can include a first end (105A) and a second end (105B) operably connected by a flexible member (150). The first end and the second end can each comprise a backing member (110), comprising a plurality of fasteners (125) and an aperture (115) operably connected to the flexible member. The backing member can be at least partially encapsulated using a material (130) forming a surface (135). A compressible sealing member (145) can be disposed at least partially about the surface.
US09389642B2
Examples provide mechanisms, methods, and systems for coupling a docking port of a computing device to a docking connector. In various examples, the docking connector includes a magnetic material to provide a mating force. The mating force may be utilized to extend the docking connector. Once extended, a release mechanism may be utilized to retract the docking connector.
US09389631B2
A reactive power control system is provided. The reactive power control system computes a required value for a reactive power based on a state observer method for at least one electrical element in an electrical system. The reactive power control system also generates a reactive power command based on the required value of the reactive power. The reactive power control system further transmits the reactive power command to the electrical element in the electrical system for generating the required value of reactive power to compensate for a voltage change induced by the respective electrical element in the electrical system.
US09389627B2
By adding a suppression amount for suppressing an overshoot or undershoot that attenuates with time during an overshoot or undershoot period, the overshoot or undershoot can be suppressed within a short time and the output can be made close to a normal value. When an output has overshot, an overshoot suppression amount including a time-dependent attenuation suppression amount is added to an output feedback control amount, the time-dependent attenuation suppression amount being defined in a period during which the output overshoots. Alternatively, when the output has undershot, an undershoot suppression amount including a time-dependent attenuation suppression amount is added to the output feedback control amount, the time-dependent attenuation suppression amount being defined in a period during which the output undershoots.
US09389619B2
An electromagnetic device may include a magnetic flux core and an opening through the magnetic flux core. A conductor winding may be received in the opening and extend through the magnetic flux core. An electrical current flowing through the conductor winding generates a magnetic field about the conductor winding and a magnetic flux flow about the opening in the magnetic flux core. The electromagnetic device may also include a core flux sensor arrangement to detect a magnetic flux level in the magnetic flux core. The electromagnetic device may additionally include a core flux control system configured to adjust the electrical current flowing through the conductor winding to control the magnetic flux level in the magnetic flux core.
US09389617B2
A system and method are provided for sensing current. A current source is configured to generate a current and a pulsed sense enable signal is generated. A sense voltage across a resistive sense mechanism is sampled according to the sense enable signal, where the sense voltage represents a measurement of the current. A system includes the current source and a current sensing unit. The current source is configured to generate a current. The current sensing unit is coupled the current source and is configured to generate a pulsed sense enable signal and sample the sense voltage across a resistive sense mechanism according to the pulsed sense enable signal.
US09389604B2
A method and a system are disclosed for allocating program components to distributed control devices of a control system, comprising the following steps: a) creating at least two program modules, which each comprise program components, data interfaces and performance parameters for the definition of a performance requirement; b) linking the program modules via data connections between the data interfaces to form a control program; c) ascertaining available control devices and the performance capability thereof in the control system; d) ascertaining possible allocations of the program modules and verification by a comparison between the requirement and performance capability; c) selecting and allocating a verified allocation; and f) configuring data exchange channels between the distributed control devices.
US09389603B2
A method for controlling an electric machine or electric unit by actuating a component of the electric machine or unit using a predicate and by automatically examining the component in regard to the performance of the predicate to permit examination of an automated system for possible errors in a simply manner, wherein the predicate contains an expected value of a (physical) quantity of the component, and wherein in the examination of the component, a check is performed to determine whether the expected value actually arises when the predicate is performed such that erroneous situations can be detected by a runtime system without explicit programming being necessary therefor.
US09389594B2
Method and apparatus for providing an interactive cable-based interface to applications and services
An approach is provided for an interactive cable-based interface to applications and services. A cable interface platform determines at least one configuration of at least one cable associated with at least one device. The cable interface platform determines at least one function associated with one or more applications, one or more services, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one configuration. Then, the cable interface platform causes, at least in part, an initiation of the at least one function.
US09389582B2
A replaceable unit for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for storing toner. A rotatable shaft is positioned within the reservoir and has an axis of rotation. A first magnet and a second magnet are connected to the shaft and rotatable around the axis of rotation in response to rotation of the shaft. The first magnet and the second magnet pass near at least a portion of an inner wall of the housing forming the reservoir during rotation of the first and second magnets. An amount of angular offset between the first magnet and the second magnet varies depending on an amount of toner in the reservoir.
US09389577B2
An image forming apparatus includes a cover, a conveying unit, and a sheet feeding unit. The cover is provided to be able to open and close an opening of a housing. The conveying unit is disposed adjacent to an inner side of the cover. The sheet feeding unit is disposed in an inner side of the conveying unit. The cover is rotatably supported to a pair of first bearings between an opened position and a closed position of the opening. The conveying unit is rotatably supported to a pair of second bearings, which are provided inward from the first bearings, in the same direction as an opening and closing direction of the cover and is detachably provided with respect to the housing at a position at which the conveying unit has rotated in the opening direction of the cover by a predetermined angle.
US09389568B1
A positioning member has a positioning surface that abuts an inner peripheral surface of an intermediate transfer belt to perform the positioning of the intermediate transfer belt with respect to a density detection sensor and a cleaning surface coated with a cleaning member having hardness lower than that of the positioning surface and abutting the inner peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt via the cleaning member. When a correction process is performed by a density correction section, the positioning surface of the positioning member 36 abuts the inner peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt, and when the correction process is not performed by the density correction section, the cleaning surface of the positioning member abuts the intermediate transfer belt.
US09389564B2
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form, on an image carrier, a first correction pattern including developer images of a plurality of colors, and a second correction pattern including developer images of the plurality of colors; a registration correction unit configured to perform registration correction control based on a detection result of the developer images of the first correction pattern; and a density correction unit configured to perform density correction control based on a detection result of the second correction pattern. The density correction unit is further configured to decide a detection result of the developer image of at least one color of the second correction pattern used for the density correction control based on a detection result of the developer image of the first correction pattern.
US09389563B2
A recording material detecting apparatus includes a light guiding unit that allows first and second light to enter a surface of a recording material, respectively, in two directions which are not parallel; an imaging device that images a first light irradiated area and a second light irradiated area, on the surface of the recording material; and an output device that outputs information on a surface condition of the recording material based on an output of the imaging device. When viewed in a direction along the center optical axes of first and second light sources which are of the same type, the first and second light sources are arranged such that the respective reference lines of the rotational phases around the center optical axes are rotated in opposite directions by approximately the same angles from a line perpendicular to the direction where the first and second light sources are arrayed.
US09389557B1
A fixing device of an exemplary embodiment includes a fixing belt, an induced current generation section, a first auxiliary heat generation section, and a second auxiliary heat generation section. The fixing belt includes a conductive layer. The induced current generation section opposes the fixing belt in a thickness direction. The induced current generation section performs electromagnetic induction heating on the conductive layer. The first auxiliary heat generation section opposes the induced current generation section with the fixing belt interposed therebetween. The first auxiliary heat generation section opposes a sheet passing region of the fixing belt in a width direction and contains ferrite. The second auxiliary heat generation section opposes the induced current generation section with the fixing belt interposed therebetween. The second auxiliary heat generation section opposes a sheet non-passing region of the fixing belt in the width direction and contains a magnetic material.
US09389545B2
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image carriers, an intermediate transfer belt, a plurality of transfer rollers, a print control portion, and a contact pressure control portion. The plurality of transfer rollers are provided in such a way as to be in contact with the intermediate transfer belt at positions respectively corresponding to the image carriers. The print control portion executes a print process in a first print mode or a second print mode that are set in advance. The contact pressure control portion, when the print process is executed in the first print mode, reduces a contact pressure of one or more transfer rollers that are, among the plurality of transfer rollers, disposed on a downstream side in a conveyance direction of the intermediate transfer belt, to be lower than a contact pressure in the second print mode.
US09389540B2
A developer unit according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for storing a developer mix that includes toner and magnetic carrier beads. A magnetic roll includes a stationary core and a sleeve positioned around the core that is rotatable relative to the core. The stationary core includes at least one permanent magnet having circumferentially spaced magnetic poles. An upper and a lower magnetically permeable metal shunt are positioned at each axial end of the magnetic roll. Each upper shunt and each lower shunt is positioned axially outboard of the core and in close proximity to the outer surface of the sleeve.
US09389533B2
An image forming apparatus capable of controlling an image forming position with high accuracy. The image forming apparatus has a plurality of image forming sections each including a photosensitive drum and a laser scanner. The laser scanner exposes the photosensitive drum to form an electrostatic latent image thereon. The image forming section develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum to form a toner image, and the toner image is transferred onto an intermediate transfer belt. A thermistor in the laser scanner detects the internal temperature of the laser scanner. The image forming apparatus controls the image forming sections to form detection patterns on the intermediate transfer belt. An image forming position is corrected based on the temperature detected by the thermistor and a result of measurement of the detection patterns.
US09389532B2
In an image forming apparatus that forms an electrostatic latent image for detection on a photosensitive member by light irradiation and performs color-misregistration correction control on the basis of detection of a change in detection current due to the detecting electrostatic latent image passing through a processing unit disposed close to the periphery of the photosensitive member, the intensity of at least one of the apply voltage of the processing unit and the output of the light irradiation unit is set higher than that during normal image formation.
US09389525B2
Provided is a fluorine-containing resin particle dispersion including: fluorine-containing resin particles, a resin which is not dissolved in at least one solvent in a group of hydroxyl group-containing solvents including an alcohol-based solvent having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, containing no aromatic ring in the molecule structure, and a water-based medium, and which is adhered on the surface of the fluorine-containing resin particles, and at least one solvent, in which the resin is not dissolved, in the group of hydroxyl group-containing solvents, in which the fluorine-containing resin particles having the resin adhered on the surface thereof are dispersed.
US09389515B2
A method for forming a pattern includes forming a photosensitive film by coating a photosensitive resin composition on a substrate, exposing the photosensitive film to light through a mask that includes a light transmission region and a non-light transmission region, coating a developing solution on the photosensitive film, and forming a photosensitive film pattern by baking the photosensitive film, wherein the photosensitive resin composition includes an alkali soluble base resin, a photoacid generator and a photoactive compound.
US09389510B2
A lithography method includes forming a photosensitive layer on a substrate, exposing the photosensitive layer, baking the photosensitive layer, and developing the exposed photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer includes a polymer that turns soluble to a base solution in response to reaction with acid, a plurality of photo—acid generators (PAGs) that decompose to form acid in response to radiation energy, and a plurality of quenchers having boiling points distributed between about 200 C and about 350 C. The quenchers also have molecular weights distributed between 300 Dalton and about 20000 Dalton, and are vertically distributed in the photosensitive layer such that a first concentration C1 at a top portion of the photosensitive layer is greater than a second concentration C2 at a bottom portion of the photosensitive layer.
US09389507B2
A polymerizable composition contains (A) a polymerization initiator that is an acetophenone-based compound or an acylphosphine oxide-based compound, (B) a polymerizable compound, (C) at least either a tungsten compound or a metal boride, and (D) an alkali-soluble binder.
US09389498B2
A 3D-image pickup optical system includes: a pair of optical systems each of which includes a magnification-varying lens unit, an aperture stop, a first lens unit and a first reflective member in a sequential order from an object side, the optical systems having optical axes offset from each other; a second lens unit that receives object light fluxes from the pair of optical systems; a second reflective member that guides the object light fluxes from the pair of optical systems to the second lens unit; and a switching unit that is disposed in an object side of the second reflective member, and alternately guides the pair of the object light fluxes respectively from the pair of optical systems to the second reflective member.
US09389495B2
An elevating mechanism of a projection apparatus includes a housing, a guide slot, an adjustable foot mount, at least one resilient member, and a sliding arm. The guide slot is formed on a surface of the housing and having multiple sections to form a sliding path. At least one section has multiple teeth, and a recess is formed between each two adjacent teeth. The sliding arm has a fixed end and a free end, the fixed end is fixed on the adjustable foot mount, and the free end is slidably coupled to the guide slot. When the sliding arm slides on the section having the teeth, the free end of the sliding arm engages with any of the recesses to hold the adjustable foot mount at a selected position.
US09389493B2
A projector, that projects an image, includes a light source, a liquid crystal panel that modulates light output from the light source and forms an image in response to input image data, a projection optical device that projects the image formed by the liquid crystal panel, a control device that controls the liquid crystal panel, and an acceleration sensor that detects a position of the projector. The control device includes a determination unit that determines whether or not the position detected by the acceleration sensor is a predetermined position, and a correction unit that corrects an orientation of the image data so that a longer side of the image data may coincide with a longer side of an image formation area of the liquid crystal panel if the determination unit determines that the detected position is the predetermined position.
US09389491B2
A camera system is configured to detachably couple to a camera mount, which in turn can be attached to an apparatus. The camera mount is a spring clamp including two arms, each include a handle component and a jaw component. The spring clamp can be attached to an apparatus when the two jaw components are closed around the apparatus. A strap is adjustably coupled to the spring clamp and is tightened around the apparatus to further secure the apparatus. In some cases, a flexible neck is fastened to the camera mount, and the camera system is detachably coupled to the flexible neck. This allows a mounted camera system to be situated at any desired angle for taking photographs.
US09389487B2
A protective lens attachment is configured to couple to a camera lens ring to protect a camera lens during operation. The protective lens attachment can include a compressible structure, on which a force is exerted by a camera lens ring when the camera lens ring is inserted into the protective lens attachment. The compressible structure is configured to exert a reciprocal force onto the camera lens ring, creating a friction force between the compressible structure and the camera lens ring, and securely coupling the protective lens attachment to the camera lens ring.
US09389472B2
A display device includes a transparent substrate having a display region with a plurality of scanning signal lines and video signal lines intersecting thereon, a first terminal formed outside the display region connecting to a first terminal wiring and a second terminal wiring connected to a semiconductor chip, and an inverted staggered thin film transistor. The first terminal includes a first portion, a second portion on the first portion, a third portion having an exposed planar terminal plate on the second portion, a plurality of first vias between the first portion and the second portion, and a plurality of second vias between the second portion and the third portion. The first portion is connected to the first and second terminal wirings, and each of the plurality of first vias is not overlapped with each of the plurality of second vias in plan view.
US09389471B2
A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate having a display region with first and second electrodes, TFTs, scanning signal lines connected to the TFTs, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the TFT substrate and counter substrates, and sealed by a sealant, scanning line leads connected to the scanning signal lines and formed outside of the display region, video signal line leads connected to the video signal lines and formed outside of the display region and a shield electrode formed on the TFT substrate covering the scanning line leads but not the video signal line leads. The second electrode is connected to a TFT, and liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are driven by an electric field, which is generated between the first and second electrodes. The shield electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode and overlapped with the sealant in plan view.
US09389464B2
A transverse electric field-type liquid crystal display device displays by rotating homogeneous-aligned liquid crystals by a transverse electric field substantially parallel to a substrate, applied across a pixel electrode and a common electrode, assuring sufficient storage capacitance while enlarging the area of driving the liquid crystal molecules in a sub pixel. A source pixel electrode connected to a source electrode extends along the data line, a storage capacitance electrode formed by the same layer as the data line is formed above an adjacent scan line so as to overlap the adjacent scan line, the source pixel electrode is disposed so as to be connected to the storage capacitance electrode and a pixel along one side, an interlayer film is formed over the source pixel electrode, and a pixel electrode and a common electrode formed by a transparent conductive film are formed over the interlayer film.
US09389456B2
A liquid crystal display which is a reflective liquid crystal display displaying an image by controlling reflectance of ambient light includes: a front substrate; a rear substrate; and a liquid crystal material layer disposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate, wherein the rear substrate is provided with a plurality of reflective electrodes formed on a surface side opposite to the liquid crystal material layer, and a specular light reflecting member reflecting ambient light which is directed to a rear surface side of the rear substrate through a gap between the adjacent reflective electrodes toward the front substrate side.
US09389455B2
The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive composition, a polarizer and a liquid crystal display device. The present invention may provide a pressure sensitive adhesive which can have excellent stress relaxation characteristic to effectively inhibit light leakage by dimension change of optical films such as polarizing plates. In addition, a pressure sensitive adhesive having excellent physical properties such as adhesion durability and workability may be provided.
US09389454B2
A liquid crystal lens includes a first liquid crystal cell, a second liquid crystal cell, and an intermediate layer sandwiched therebetween. The first liquid crystal cell includes a pair of a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate, a first liquid crystal layer, and a first electrode. The second liquid crystal cell includes a pair of a third transparent substrate and a fourth transparent substrate, a second liquid crystal layer aligned in a direction perpendicular to the first liquid crystal layer, and a second electrode. The intermediate layer includes a high dielectric constant layer and a third electrode including one or a plurality of opening portions.
US09389447B2
This panel composite body 1 according to the present invention is provided with: a main panel 11 that has a large first substrate 111 and a small second substrate 112, the edge portion 111a of the large substrate 111 protruding further outwards than the edge portion 112a of the small substrate 112, and that has a polarizing plate 115 arranged on the outer surface 112c side of the second substrate so as to fit on the plate surface of the second substrate 112; a plate member 12 that, protruding further outwards than the edge portion 112a of the second substrate 112, sandwiches the polarizing plate 115 together with the second substrate 112; and an adhesive layer 21 that, bonding the main panel 11 and the plate member 12, is disposed between the polarizing plate 115 and the plate member 12 and, so as to cover the edge portion of the polarizing plate 115, between the second substrate 112 and the plate member 12.
US09389442B2
The present disclosure provides an array substrate comprising a structure to be detected disposed on a base substrate. An additional layer for detecting the structure to be detected is broken is disposed below the structure to be detected. The additional layer has a color different from that of the structure to be detected and a same pattern shape as that of the structure to be detected. The present disclosure also provides a detecting method and detecting apparatus of the array substrate described above. According to the array substrate, the detecting method and the detecting apparatus of the present disclosure, an early detection of the breakage defect occurred during the fabrication process of the array substrate can be achieved so as to discover and eliminate those defects as early as possible, which improves throughput and yield.
US09389437B1
A clip-on lens assembly for removable disposition and/or mounting to existing eyeglasses is presented. The clip-on lens assembly include at least one clip-on lens selectively positionable in a removably coupled relation to a pair of eyeglasses, and disposed in an at least partially overlying relation to the eyeglass lens. The clip-on lens includes at least two mounting clips disposed at an upper portion thereof, the mounting clips being structured to removably engage or contact the eyeglasses. Particularly, the mounting clips of certain embodiments include a base fixedly secured to the clip-on lens, and a flexible mounting portion extending outwardly therefrom. The flexible mounting portion may be flexed or moved outwardly to expose or enlarge an opening through which a portion of the eyeglasses are positioned. The flexible mounting portion will then engage or contact the eyeglasses for mounting the clip-on lenses thereto.
US09389418B2
The invention relates to an objective (4) and to a method for designing said objective (4) for a dental camera (1), the objective (4) comprising at least two lenses (9, 10, 20, 21) and the dental camera (1) comprising a light source (3) and an image sensor (7). An illuminating beam emitted by the light source (3) is focused by the objective (4), imaged on an object (8) to be measured, and reflected by the object (8) to be measured to form a monitoring beam (12). The monitoring beam (12) passes through the objective (4) and is directed toward the image sensor (7), the illuminating beam (11) being partially reflected by surfaces (9′, 9′, 9″, 10′, 10″, 20′, 20″, 21′, 21″) of the lenses (9, 10, 20, 21) to form reflected beams (17.1 to 17.8). The objective (4) comprises means (27) for tilting each lens (9, 10, 20, 21) relatively to the illuminating beam (11) such that the optical axis (9′″ 10′″, 15.1, 15.2) of each lens (9, 10, 20, 21) forms an angle of tilt (α,β) with the illuminating beam (11), the size of said angle being such that the reflected beams (17.1 to 17.8) can be reflected in a direction away from the pupil of the monitoring beam (12).
US09389405B2
An autofocus method for a microscope with an objective which images a sample lying in an object plane, including the steps: projecting a longitudinally extended grating slit which lies in a grating slit plane onto the sample, and imaging the projection of the grating slit onto an autofocus camera; determining an intensity distribution of the grating slit image and from this, deducing a preset for a relative adjustment of sample and object plane; projecting a likewise longitudinally extended comparison slit onto the sample, and imaging the projection of the comparison slit onto the autofocus camera; evaluating the width of the comparison slit image at right angles to the longitudinal extension at at least two sites which are spaced apart along the longitudinal extension, and determining a width variation of the comparison slit image, a gradient of the width variation and a direction of the relative adjustment.
US09389403B2
The invention relates to a method for operating a microscope in which excitation light is focused on, or beamed to, different points of a specimen, in which an intensity of the excitation light is point-specifically varied and in which an intensity of the light reflected by said specimen in at least one spectral range is measured point-specifically and quantitatively. The method according to the invention is characterized in that the intensity and/or a spectral composition of the excitation light beamed to a specific point of said specimen is automatically adjusted by a regulating device on the basis of information previously gained from measured data of said specimen concerning an estimated or actual intensity of the light reflected in the spectral range by said point such that an integral of the intensity of the light reflected in the spectral range by this point during a pixel dwell time is within a predefined value interval. The invention also relates to a microscope.
US09389397B2
A six-piece optical lens for capturing image and a six-piece optical module for capturing image are provided. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens comprises a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens and a fifth lens elements with refractive powers and both of an image-side and an object-side surfaces of the four lens elements are aspheric; and a sixth lens with negative refractive power and both of an image-side and an object-side surfaces of the four lens elements are aspheric, and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of the six lens elements has one inflection point. Each of the six lens elements may have a refractive power. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
US09389392B2
An imaging apparatus on which a lens unit having a photographic optical system including a focus lens and capable of controlling driving of the photographic optical system based on information received from the imaging apparatus is mountable includes a filter driving unit configured to insert or retract an optical filter on an optical path of the photographic optical system, a detection unit configured to detect an insertion state of the optical filter, and a control unit configured to calculate, based on a change of the insertion state of the optical filter detected by the detection unit, a movement amount of an image forming position of an object image, and to transmit information on the movement amount of the image forming position of the object image and information indicating the insertion state of the optical filter to the lens unit.
US09389379B1
A method and structure are provided for implementing a dual optical and electrical land grid array (LGA) contact. A contact for electrical and optical connection between a module and a printed circuit board (PCB) includes material providing electrical connection and an integrated material providing an optical connection; and the contact is used in a land grid array (LGA) arrangement.
US09389375B2
An optical coupling element of the invention includes: a plurality of incident surfaces having a predetermined curvature, where light emitted from a plurality of light-emitting elements is respectively incident; a reflective surface reflecting the light incident respectively on the incident surfaces and having a predetermined curvature; and a plurality of output surfaces respectively outputting the light reflected by the reflective surface toward an end face of an optical fiber and having a predetermined curvature. The curvatures for the incident surfaces, the reflective surface, and the output surfaces are adjusted such that the X-direction tolerance is greater than the Y-direction tolerance. Here, the alignment direction of the plurality of incident surfaces is the X direction, the advancement direction of the light is the Z direction, and the direction perpendicular to the X and Z directions is the Y direction.
US09389374B2
A fiber optic sub-assembly includes a printed circuit and a TIR sub-assembly supported by the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes opposed first and second surfaces and has a printed circuit board height defined by the distance between the first and second surfaces. The TIR sub-assembly has a nominal height between lowermost and uppermost portions thereof. The TIR sub-assembly is at least partially integrated into the printed circuit board so that an overall stack height of the printed circuit board and TIR sub-assembly is less than the sum of the printed circuit board height and nominal height of the TIR sub-assembly.
US09389366B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide optical modules which input and output wavelength multiplexed optical signals to and from an optical waveguide, and a manufacturing method thereof. In one embodiment, an optical module comprises light emitting and light receiving element pairs that are positioned on grooves of one or more optical waveguides, where each light emitting and light receiving element pair corresponds to a different wavelength of light. Each light emitting and light receiving element pair includes an optical pin comprising an inclined surface and a light selecting filter that are configured to reflect light of a corresponding wavelength from an optical waveguide to the light receiving element, and from the light emitting element to the optical waveguide.
US09389362B1
Embodiments include a method for interconnecting components of an optical circuit. The method includes arranging the components on a support layer and embedding them within a material, such that portions of the material that is between the components contact the support layer. The obtained components are positioned with a certain inaccuracy with respect to ideal nominal positions thereof. Next, the support layer is removed to reveal one side of the components, on which side the components are level with said portions of said material. Positions of the components are identified and a set of optical polymer waveguides are adaptively fabricated, on the one side, so as for each of the fabricated polymer waveguides to optically connect subsets of two or more of the components, according to the identified positions of the components. The present invention is further directed to related optical circuits or electro-optical circuits of interconnected components.
US09389350B2
A optical module includes, a wavelength variable interference filter which include reflection films opposite to each other and an electrostatic actuator portion including a first electrostatic actuator and a second electrostatic actuator and changing a gap between the reflection films, and a voltage control portion which controls voltage which is applied to the electrostatic actuator portion, the voltage control portion includes, a bias driving portion which applies bias voltage to the first electrostatic actuator, a gap detector, and a feedback control portion which applies feedback voltage corresponding to a detected gap amount to the second electrostatic actuator.
US09389346B2
There is provided an extremely thin light diffusing film, which has strong light diffusibility, has suppressed backscattering, and is excellent in productivity. The light diffusing film includes: a first region having a first refractive index; a substantially spherical shell-shaped refractive index modulation region surrounding the first region; and a second region having a second refractive index, the region being positioned on a side of the refractive index modulation region opposite to the first region. The light diffusing film has a light diffusion half-value angle of 30° or more and a thickness of 4 μm to 25 μm, and satisfies the following expressions (1) and (2): y≦0.011x(30≦x≦60) (1) y≦0.0275x−0.99 (60
US09389333B2
A well logging instrument includes a radiation generator and a high voltage power supply functionally coupled to the generator. The generator and the supply are longitudinally separated by a distance sufficient for emplacement of a radiation detector. At least a first radiation detector is disposed in a space between the generator and the supply. The instrument includes an electrical connection between the supply and the generator.
US09389328B2
A seismic spread is constructed having an arrangement of towed components to be neutrally buoyant in water when towed in a seismic survey. The towed components at least include streamers and paravanes. Immersed weight and drag of the towed components is determined, and drag forces versus buoyancy required to neutrally buoy the towed components at at least one tow speed in the water is calculated based on the determined weight and drag of the towed components. Floatation is configured for the seismic spread based on the calculated drag forces versus buoyancy; and the arrangement of the towed components in the seismic spread is constructed with the configured floatation.
US09389325B2
A passive method for exploring a region below the surface of the earth. The method comprises using a plurality of sensors to obtain seismic data obtained by recording ambient seismic interface waves in a frequency range whose lower limit is greater than 0 Hz, and whose upper limit is less than or equal to substantially 1 Hz. The sensors may be sensitive to three orthogonal components. Recordings may be made simultaneously by all sensors and normalization of data is unnecessary. The sensors may be moved and clean data may be selected. Local dispersion curves may be determined to improve vertical resolution. The data are processed so as to obtain a measure of the energy in a frequency band within the frequency range. The energy measure may be calculated by integrating the spectrum in the frequency domain over a desired frequency range. The resulting calculated energy provides information about the region of the earth being explored.
US09389317B2
A system for determining a position of a device, the system including a receiver module, a communication module, and a location determining module. The receiver module respectively acquires signals from a plurality of satellites totaling in number less than five. The communication module obtains, from a server, via a cellular network or a wireless network, ephemeris data corresponding to one or more of the plurality of satellites. The location determining module determines the position of the device based, at least in part, on (i) the signals acquired from the plurality of satellites, and (ii) the ephemeris data corresponding to the one or more of the plurality of satellites obtained from the server. The position of the device is further determined without a priori knowledge regarding the position of the device.
US09389310B2
A method for operation of a distance sensor emits a transmission signal as transmission radiation, reflected by an object, the distance of which is to be measured, as reflection radiation, and received as a reflection signal. The reflection signal and a reference signal that occur at a receiver input are regulated to a predetermined ratio. The distance is determined during the regulation process. An auxiliary transmission antenna emits an auxiliary transmission signal as auxiliary measurement radiation, directly toward a reception antenna. Microwaves are used as the transmission and auxiliary transmission signals. The reception antenna receives the reflection radiation reflected by the object and passes it on to the receiver input as a reflection signal. The reception antenna receives the auxiliary measurement radiation directly and passes it on to the receiver input as an auxiliary reception signal which is evaluated as a reference signal when measurement radiation emission is suppressed.
US09389308B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting ambient audio, generating audio data based on the ambient audio, generating a first audio fingerprint based on the audio data, providing the first audio fingerprint to a fingerprint comparison engine, the fingerprint comparison engine providing a comparison between the first audio fingerprint and a second audio fingerprint, and receiving a proximity signal based on the comparison.
US09389307B2
A panoramic scan radar is provided. The panoramic scan radar includes: a fixed base; a rotary base which is rotatably combined with the fixed base; a reflector which is disposed on the rotary base to rotate with the rotary base and includes a reflective surface; a laser emitter which is disposed on the rotary base to rotate with the rotary base and selectively irradiate laser beams onto a plurality of points on the reflective surface of the reflector; and a laser receiver. The reflector reflects the laser beams toward an object and reflects at least one of the laser beams reflected by the object toward the laser receiver and the laser receiver senses the at least one of the laser beams reflected toward the laser receiver.
US09389299B2
A method is used to develop and maintain a user's lifetrail, which is a historical record specifying the location of the user while in possession of a mobile communication device. A mobile device determines its current location by extracting a beacon ID from a signal source and transmitting it to a remotely-located server, which accesses a look-up table to find the corresponding location of the signal source represented by the beacon ID. The location may be specified in accordance with a spatial compression technique. The server transmits the signal source location back to the mobile device so that the mobile device knows that it is located within the coverage area of the signal source. Battery power is conserved by collecting the beacon IDs when it is receiving the beacon signals for some other purpose and not necessarily solely for the purpose of determining its current location. Battery power can be further conserved by deferring the resolution of the beacon IDs so that they are not necessarily associated with their corresponding location when they are received, but only at some later convenient time. In some cases resolution of the beacon IDs may be performed using social graph data received from a social network.
US09389298B2
An imaging sensor system, adaptably mountable to a vehicle having a view of a target area comprising: a rigid mount unit having at least two imaging sensors disposed within the mount unit, wherein a first imaging and a second imaging sensor each has a focal axis passing through an aperture in the mount unit, wherein the first imaging sensor generates a first image area comprising a first data array of pixels and the second imaging sensor generates a second image area comprising a second data array of pixels, wherein the first and second imaging sensors are offset to have a first image overlap area in the target area, wherein the first sensors image data bisects the second sensors image data in the first image overlap area.
US09389295B2
In a method for verifying measurements obtained from a hall effect sensor in a hall effect sensor system, the hall effect sensor is excited with an excitation current having a first value. A first measurement corresponding to a voltage output of the hall effect sensor when the hall effect sensor is excited with the excitation current having the first value is obtained. Additionally, the hall effect sensor is excited with the excitation current having a second value, the second value different than the first value. A second measurement corresponding to a voltage output of the hall effect sensor when the hall effect sensor is excited with the excitation current having the second value is obtained. Operation of the hall effect sensor is then verified based at least on the first measurement and the second measurement.
US09389290B2
Systems and methods for insulating superconducting magnets, such as a cryogen vessel of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system having therein one or more superconducting magnets are provided. One system includes a thermal insulator having a first plurality of reflector layers and a non-deformed spacer layer between adjacent layers in the first plurality of reflector layers. The thermal insulator further includes a second plurality of reflector layers and a deformed spacer layer between adjacent layers in the second plurality of reflector layers.
US09389286B2
A magnetic sensor includes an MR element and a bias field generation unit. The MR element includes a magnetization pinned layer having a magnetization pinned in a direction parallel to an X direction, a free layer having a magnetization that varies depending on an X-direction component of an external magnetic field, and a nonmagnetic layer interposed between the magnetization pinned layer and the free layer. The magnetization pinned layer, the nonmagnetic layer and the free layer are stacked to be adjacent in a Y direction. The free layer receives an interlayer coupling magnetic field in a direction parallel to the X direction resulting from the magnetization pinned layer. The bias field generation unit applies a bias magnetic field to the free layer. The bias magnetic field includes a first component in a direction opposite to that of the interlayer coupling magnetic field and a second component in a Z direction.
US09389277B2
A voltage measuring apparatus is configured to measure voltages of respective battery cells of a battery cell array including a plurality of battery cell groups each including a predetermined number of battery cells connected in series. The voltage measuring apparatus includes a plurality of measuring units each provided for each of the battery cell groups. The adjacent measuring units are connected through a communication channel so as to perform current communication therebetween. A bidirectional diode circuit element is connected to the communication channel extending between the adjacent measuring units.
US09389276B2
Faults and fault types in electric machines can be identified based on spectra associated with stator and field currents. Signals associated with such currents can be compensated for line variations, and spectral contributions for non-eccentric machines can be reduced or eliminated to permit distinguish static eccentricities from non-eccentric machine operation. One or more of a static eccentricity, a dynamic eccentricity, and a mixed eccentricity can be identified based on spectral component magnitudes at selected frequencies.
US09389273B2
An apparatus for determining solar cell characteristics includes a quantum efficiency measurement tool configured to measure an external quantum efficiency of the solar cell and a reflectivity measurement tool configured to measure the reflectivity of the solar cell. The apparatus also includes a capacitance measurement tool configured to measure the capacitance of the solar cell and a processor configured to calculate a diffusion length of the solar cell based on the measured quantum efficiency, reflectivity and capacitance of the solar cell.
US09389262B2
A fault detection device includes an interface electrically connected to an electrical instrument to transfer commercial power to the electrical instrument, transmit a command for driving one of a plurality of loads included in the electrical instrument to the electrical instrument, and detect current flowing in one of the plurality of loads of the electrical instrument; and a terminal configured to receive a current signal corresponding to the current flowing in one of the plurality of loads from the interface, determine whether the one load has a fault on the basis of the received current signal and display whether the load has a fault. A faulty load is determined by detecting current of only a load suspected to have a fault when a fault is generated in the electrical instrument so as to improve fault detection accuracy.
US09389259B2
Described herein are systems and methods that facilitate the measurement of the capacitance of high voltage devices while shielding an active device involved in the measurement from the high voltage. The systems and methods employ capacitors to store the high voltage such that the active device does not experience the high voltage. Placement of a reset device ensures that the active device is shielded from the high voltage.
US09389256B2
Capacitance sensing circuits and methods are provided. The capacitance sensing circuit includes a capacitance-to-voltage converter configured to receive a signal from a capacitance to be sensed and to provide an output signal representative of the capacitance, an output chopper configured to convert the output signal of the capacitance-to-voltage converter to a sensed voltage representative of the capacitance to be sensed, an analog accumulator configured to accumulate sensed voltages during an accumulation period of NA sensing cycles and to provide an accumulated analog value, an amplifier configured to amplify the accumulated analog value, and an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the amplified accumulated analog value to a digital value representative of the capacitance to be sensed. The analog accumulator may include a low pass filter having a frequency response to filter wideband noise.
US09389251B2
A voltage-stacked system includes a first voltage source, at least one second voltage source, a master monitoring circuit and at least one slave monitoring circuit. The first voltage source and the at least one second voltage source are coupled in series. The master monitoring circuit is coupled to the first voltage source, and arranged for monitoring and controlling the first voltage source and transmitting a monitoring signal. The at least one slave monitoring circuit is respectively coupled to the at least one second voltage source and the master monitoring circuit for monitoring and controlling the at least one second voltage source, and accordingly sending a response signal to the master monitoring circuit.
US09389243B2
A method of actuating a plurality of probes. Each probe may be made of two or more materials with different thermal expansion coefficients which are arranged such that when the probe is illuminated by an actuation beam it deforms to move the probe relative to a sample. Energy is delivered to the probes by sequentially illuminating them with an actuation beam via an objective lens in a series of scan sequences. Two or more of the probes are illuminated by the actuation beam in each scan sequence and the actuation beam enters the objective lens at a different angle to an optical axis of the objective lens for each probe which is illuminated in a scan sequence. The actuation beam is controlled so that different amounts of energy are delivered to at least two of the probes by the actuation beam during at least one of the scan sequences.
US09389241B2
Disclosed herein is a sensor. A sensor according to the present invention includes a mass body, a fixing part disposed so as to be spaced apart from the mass body, a first flexible part connecting the mass body with the fixing part in a Y-axis direction, a second flexible part connecting the mass body with the fixing part in an X-axis direction, and a membrane disposed over the second flexible part and having a width in a Y-axis direction larger than a width in a Y-axis direction of the second flexible part. Here, a width of an X-axis direction of the first flexible part is larger than a thickness in a Z-axis direction thereof and a thickness in a Z-axis direction of the second flexible part is larger than a width in a Y-axis direction thereof.
US09389233B2
The present invention concerns an in vitro method for diagnosing a myeloid tumor or a lymphoid tumor in a subject, which comprises the step of analyzing a biological sample from said subject by (i) detecting the presence of a mutation in the Ten Eleven Translocation protein family member 2 gene (TET2) coding for the polypeptide having the sequence SEQ ID NO:2, and/or (ii) analyzing the expression of the TET2 gene; wherein the detection of such a TET2 mutation, of the absence of expression of TET2 or of the expression of a truncated TET2 is indicative of a subject developing or predisposed to develop a myeloid tumor or a lymphoid tumor.
US09389222B2
This invention is related to the field of the prevention and treatment of kidney disease. The treatment of kidney disease may be tailored depending upon the need for, or expectation of, long-term dialysis. For example, prediction of long-term dialysis treatment can be determined by monitoring urine biomarkers related to the development of chronic kidney disease. For example, a normalized time course of hyaluronic acid can be used to determine whether a patient having suffered acute kidney injury will require long-term dialysis.
US09389220B2
The present disclosure relates generally to drug discovery and development and, more particularly, to in vitro assay systems and methods for selecting lead anti-cancer agents for subsequent testing in human and non-human subjects. The present disclosure allows filtering for candidate anti-cancer agents that are not inactivated by liver enzymes, are able to diffuse through cell layers, are not toxic to bone marrow cells, retain anti-cancer activity in the context of stromal support, and are effective after time-limited exposure mimicking non-hepatic clearance by kidneys and other mechanisms.
US09389216B2
Disclosed is a method for testing the setting time of a cement-based material: testing the capillary negative pressure of a non-bleeding cement-based material, with the time at which the capillary negative pressure reaches a threshold value A as the initial setting time, and/or the time at which the capillary negative pressure reaches a threshold value B as the final setting time, wherein threshold value A is 8-10 kPa, and threshold value B is 54-56 kPa. Alternatively, threshold value A and threshold value B are determined by the following method: formulating a cement-based material for the determination of threshold values with the same raw materials at the same formulation ratio; after vibration-compaction, placing a portion into a measuring mold; after vibration-compaction, testing the capillary negative pressure of the non-bleeding cement-based material placed in the measuring mold; under the same conditions, synchronously testing and determining the initial setting time and final setting time of the cement-based material for the determination of threshold values by a penetration resistance method; the capillary negative pressure corresponding to the initial setting time and final setting time of the cement-based material for the determination of threshold values are respectively threshold value A and threshold value B. The method can not only be used in standard tests for a laboratory cement setting time under standard temperature conditions, but can also be used to realize remote, automatic, and continuous in situ monitoring for the setting time of a cast-in-situ concrete structure.
US09389213B2
The invention relates to a tablet test station, including at least one receptacle for the transfer of tablets from an outlet of a feed device and at least one test means for inspecting, testing and/or measuring the tablets. A lifting device (20) is provided for moving the receptacle (15) relative to the feed device (13).
US09389207B2
A portable gas analyzer comprising an integrated micro-flame ionization detector (micro-FID), a micro-gas chromatograph (micro-GC), an electrolyzer, and a flame-shaped electrode are provided. The components of the portable gas analyzer can be integrated into a single “lunchbox” sized housing with all the peripherals required to operate the micro-GC/FID without an external power and gas supply.
US09389201B2
An electromagnetic probe for non-destructive inspection of a twisted tube of a twisted tube heat exchanger comprising a probe body having a sensing section being configured to allow circulation of the probe body within the length of circular tube and the length of helical oval tube and to allow displacement of the electromagnetic sensor(s) from a radially inward contracted position to a radially outward expanded position in close proximity to an interior surface of a crest of the oval tube; a conduit attached to a proximal end of the probe body, the at least one conductor extending within the conduit to a remote end of the electromagnetic probe.
US09389199B2
The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) and a method of fabricating a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device includes a substrate, a transistor structure having a treated layer adjacent to the channel region, an isolation layer, and a dielectric layer in an opening of the isolation layer on the treated layer. The dielectric layer and the treated layer are disposed on opposite side of the transistor from a gate structure. The treated layer may be a lightly doped channel layer or a depleted layer.
US09389197B2
A method for detecting a defect of a barrier film includes preparing a device including an electrode and a barrier film covering the electrode, allowing a charged medium to contact a surface of the barrier film, and measuring a change in a flow of current between the charged medium and the electrode.
US09389194B2
Disclosed are improved methods and apparatus for determining a kinetic parameter of a sample via thermogravimetry. According to the methods, accuracy of the measured parameter is improved and made less susceptible to noise across a temperature range, in particular at near-zero values of the rate of change of the weight of the sample. The disclosed methods avoid taking a logarithm of the first derivative of a thermogravimetric signal related to the sample weight detected during the experiment.
US09389190B2
An X-ray CT apparatus includes an X-ray tube, X-ray detector detecting the X-rays transmitted through an object, data acquisition unit acquiring projection data of the object based on an output from the X-ray detector, bed driving control unit moving a top to place the object along a long-axis direction of the top, image processing unit generating a reconstructed image based on the projection data, positional shift amount detection unit detecting a shift amount of a relative position between the top and the object, and positional shift processing unit performing processing based on a detection result obtained by the positional shift amount detection unit, in accordance with movement of the top by the bed driving control unit.
US09389182B2
A method of measuring the degradation of intact proteins includes a step of providing a protein substrate having one or more free or exposed carboxyl groups and then reductively attaching 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin (AMC) to the protein substrate with a reducing agent. The protein substrate is contacted in a test solution with one or more proteolytic enzymes that degrade the protein substrate. The amount of AMC attached to the protein substrate is then determined by monitoring the fluorescence of free 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin that is formed during degradation of the protein substrate to protein fragments.
US09389175B2
Device and process to approximate somatic cell count (SCC) of untreated mammalian milk by the two variable equation SCC=f (FSL, FAT) with a forward scattered light factor (FSL) being obtained by detecting light scattered by the milk into an angular range within, and less than, the angular range 0.0 to 0.5 degrees away from the central axis of incident light, with a proxy (FAT) for the fat content of the milk, which may be obtained by detecting light attenuation of the milk sample, and with the function (f) being obtained by calibration of the device using reference milk samples.
US09389171B2
The present invention relates to a device for determining the concentration of substances in fluid media.
US09389168B2
An exemplary embodiment provides an analytical system for measurement of mercury concentration that can be used to monitor mercury concentration in industrial and sewage water and combustion gases.
US09389152B2
An embodiment of the invention is one that, in the case where a sampling part is configured to include a plurality of venturis, with suppressing an increase in size of an apparatus and an increase in cost, accurately obtains a diluent gas flow rate in accordance with a diluted exhaust gas flow rate obtained on the basis of a combination among the plurality of venturis, in which the sampling part collecting part of diluted exhaust gas is configured to parallel connect the plurality of venturis that control the flow rate of the diluted exhaust gas, and a flow rate control part provided in a diluent gas sampling flow path is configured to parallel connect a plurality of venturis that control the flow rate of diluent gas to be introduced into a diluent gas analyzing device.
US09389142B2
A leakage diagnosis apparatus is applied to an evaporated-gas purge system including a negative-pressure sensor and a pressure detecting portion. The negative-pressure sensor introduces a negative pressure into an evaporation system. The pressure detecting portion detects the pressure in the evaporation system. The leakage diagnosis apparatus includes a leakage-diagnosis portion and a determining portion. The leakage-diagnosis portion executes a leakage diagnosis to determine whether a leakage of the evaporation system is generated. The determining portion determines whether an evaporated-gas amount in the evaporation system is in an excessive state while the internal combustion engine is stopped. The leakage-diagnosis portion prohibits or terminates the leakage diagnosis, when the determining portion determines that the evaporated-gas amount is in the excessive state.
US09389130B2
A tension measurement assembly, for measuring and monitoring a tension force in a cable being deployed from a spooling device on which the cable is spooled, comprises at least one force sensor disposed adjacent the spooling device for sensing a force applied to the spooling device and generating a force signal representing the sensed force, and a processor responsive to the force signal for calculating and monitoring a tension force present in the cable. A cable sensor engages the deployed cable for sensing a spooling/unspooling rate and a length of the cable moving past the cable sensor in a pre-determined time period and generating a spooling signal representing the sensed rate and length to the processor for use in the calculating and monitoring of the tension force.
US09389128B2
A temperature detection device is connected to a temperature sensor, and includes two resistors, a transistor and a microcomputer. The temperature sensor is connected to ground. The resistors are connected in series between the temperature sensor and a power supply line. The transistor is connected to the resistor, which is at the power supply line side. The microcomputer switches over a characteristic of a sensor voltage, which is developed at a junction between the resistor and the temperature sensor, to a first characteristic and a second characteristic by switching over the transistor to an on-state and an off-state. The microcomputer calculates a temperature based on the sensor voltage. When the transistor is in the on-state, the microcomputer detects a voltage developed at a low-potential side output terminal of the transistor and calculates the temperature based on the transistor output voltage and the sensor voltage.
US09389118B2
A device for measuring, documenting, and issuing citations for noise violations comprises a mobile device for measuring the decibel sound level from a sound source, for measuring the distance from the device to the source, for capturing an image or video of the sound source, and determining whether the sound source exceeds a user-predetermined level. The device may be in the form of a hand-held gun-shaped device wherein the user actuates the trigger to record an image or video of the sound source, the decibel sound level, and the distance between the device and the source. After the data is collected, the sound-measuring device is attached to a download component. The download component accepts data from the sound-measuring component and allows the user to input additional data regarding the noise violation. The user may then use the download component to print a citation, which may include an image of the sound source.
US09389110B2
A measurement apparatus having a measurement tube and a thermal sensor for measuring a throughflow of a fluid flowing through the measurement tube, the measurement tube having an inlet and an outlet, and also a measurement section, in which the sensor is arranged. The inlet has an inlet internal diameter and the measurement section has a measurement section internal diameter, and whereby the measurement section internal diameter is greater than the inlet internal diameter.
US09389106B2
A remote seal assembly for subsea applications is provided. The assembly includes an upper housing having a fluid coupling for coupling the remote seal to a process fluid pressure measurement device. A lower housing is coupled to the upper housing and has an interface that is configured to mount to a pressure vessel. The lower housing also has a process fluid inlet. An isolation diaphragm is disposed between the upper and lower housings. At least one of the upper housing, lower housing and isolation diaphragm are constructed from a material suitable for immersion in saltwater. In some embodiments, the lower housing has a shoulder disposed about the process fluid inlet and a plurality of self-energizing seals configured to couple the assembly to a venturi flow meter body. A subsea process fluid flow measurement system is also provided that includes a pressure transmitter and at least one subsea remote seal assembly.
US09389104B2
A light-guide device has a single piece body including a plurality of light guiding elements joined together by at least one supporting element. An opaque coating is provided on an outer surface of the at least one supporting element, to absorb the light entering into the supporting element from the light-guide elements.
US09389098B2
A system including an encoder, multiple sensing elements and control logic. The encoder has a pole pitch and is configured to rotate in a direction of rotation. The multiple sensing elements are situated along the direction of rotation and span at least half the length of the pole pitch. The control logic is configured to receive signals from the multiple sensing elements based on the encoder in a static position and obtain a switching point based on the signals.
US09389091B2
Various embodiments of methods and apparatus for attribute-based navigation are disclosed. In one embodiment, responsive to a request for a location having a variable attribute, a destination is selected based at least in part upon a value of the variable attribute. Navigation instructions from a current location are provided.
US09389090B1
Embodiments of the present invention are directed toward a system for bidirectional navigation viewing and methods thereof. The system includes at least one server and a first client device and a second client device that are both communicatively coupled with the server. The server is configured to continuously provide data to both devices for bidirectional viewing of an optimal route from a source location to a destination location on the first client device and on the second client device. The source location and the destination location are typically specified by the first client device and the second client device, respectively. The source location is typically the current location of the first device. The optimal route is continuously updated based on information sent to the server. The information typically includes updated location information of the first device and real-time traffic information between the two locations.
US09389086B2
A transportation planner and route calculator for alternative travel methods that recommends alternative modes of transport relating to the preferences of the user. Recommendations draw upon preferences generated from the user's profile which is made up of inserted information from the user, travel historical log, a settings application and a method of auto adjusting the user's profile. A calculator unit retrieves one or more generated attributes of the user and obtains various related information such as available public transport, weather forecasts, historical travel log, to calculate travel options that best suit the users needs. The application constantly updates the users profile based on the users travel patterns and preferences, as the application learns more about the user the better the application becomes at recommending travel routes that suite the user's requirements.
US09389067B2
An information processing apparatus includes a projection unit configured to project a projection pattern onto an object, an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the object on which the projection pattern is projected, and a derivation unit configured to derive a three-dimensional shape of the object based on the image captured by the imaging unit. The projection pattern projected on the object by the projection unit includes a first pattern including a continuous luminance variation repetitively arranged at certain distances in a predetermined direction, and a second pattern having information for identifying the position of the measurement pattern in the captured image in an area between peaks in the measurement pattern.
US09389052B2
A jacketed bullet having a penetrator constructed of a hard material in line with a slug having a lower modulus. At least a portion of both the slug and the penetrator are then encased by a metal jacket. A plurality of circumferentially spaced and axially extending flutes are formed along the slug and possibly the penetrator. These flutes receive deformation of the jacket upon firing of the bullet into a rifled gun bore to thereby reduce friction between the bullet and the gun bore during operation.
US09389051B2
A hollow tube projectile is configured with a leading edge to first exit a firearm barrel and a trailing edge to follow there through, the hollow tube projectile comprising an annular airfoil slug. A longitudinal cross section of the annular airfoil slug resembles an airplane wing having a rounded leading edge and a sharp trailing edge and an outer lift surface there around and an inner cylindrical surface. Three or more fins are distributed equidistantly around the annular airfoil slug, each fin having an inner edge complementary to the outer lift surface and an outer edge parallel to a major axis through the annular airfoil slug. The hollow tube projectile further comprises a launch wafer comprising a metal insert adapted to contain combustion gases during launch of the annular airfoil slug. The launch wafer is adapted to receive the metal insert and concentrically position it within a hollow tube cartridge.
US09389044B2
A device is convertible between a knife and a fore grip of a firearm. The device has a grip body operatively connected to a blade, and an attachment member connecting the grip body to a longitudinally extending rail of a firearm. The blade converts between an extended position when the device is disconnected from the firearm to a stored position when the device is connected the rail. The blade remains oriented along the longitudinal axis of the grip body when it is in both the stored position and the extended position. The grip body remains operatively connected to the blade when the device is disconnected from the firearm and the blade is in the extended position.
US09389029B2
An electronic device can include a heat transfer structure that is positioned between a first component that generates heat and a second component that dissipates heat. The heat transfer structure transfers heat from the first component to the second component. The heat transfer structure can include a heat transfer member including a thermal conductive layer attached to at least one flexible layer and at least one deformable region created by a shape of the heat transfer member.
US09389028B2
A plate heat exchanger for exchanging heat between mediacomprises a number of stacked plates (A, B, C, D), the plates being provided with a first, large scale pressed pattern comprising ridges (R) and grooves (G) intended to keep first (A, B) and second (B,C) pairs of stacked plates on a distance from one another, such that flow channels for a first medium is formed in spaces between said plate pairs. Contact points are provided between the plate pairs in points where the large scale pressed pattern of neighboring plate pairs contact one another. The plates of each plate pair (A, B; C, D) are kept on a distance from one another by a small-scale pressed pattern comprising ridges (r) and grooves (g).
US09389027B2
The present invention relates to a plate-type heat exchange reactor and a method of manufacturing thereof, and there is provided a method of manufacturing a plate-type heat exchange reactor and a plate-type heat exchange reactor manufactured in the manufacturing method, the method including the steps of preparing side surface plates respectively provided with a plurality of slits formed in parallel along a longitudinal direction; arranging two side surface plates in a vertical direction to face each other with a space therebetween; forming a plurality of fluid passage channels by inserting a plurality of fluid passage partition walls into the slits provided on the two side surface plates in parallel in a horizontal direction; and bonding the side surface plates and the fluid passage partition walls.
US09389021B2
A cooling system connected to the air inlet of an air cooled chiller, having at least one frame, at least one net through which the air absorbed by the chiller is passed, at least one liquid spraying component performing spraying on the front part of said net's outer surface not facing the chiller, contrariwise to the chiller and to the incoming direction of air, at least one liquid supply kit sending liquid to said liquid spraying component and at least one liquid transmission instrument carrying the liquid from the liquid supply kit to the spraying component. A cooling method wherein this system is used is also provided.
US09389020B2
Disclosed herein is a system for monitoring a heating apparatus that includes a motion detector configured to determine whether a person is proximate the heating apparatus. The motion detector is default deactivated. Further disclosed is a heat sensor configured to determine whether the heating apparatus has a temperature that is above a threshold. The heat sensor is default deactivated. A processor is in operable communication with each of the motion detector and the heat sensor configured to cyclically repeat a first countdown. The heat sensor is temporarily activated once during each of the repeated first countdowns. The processor is configured to perform a second countdown when the activated heat sensor determines that the heating apparatus has the temperature that is above the threshold. The second countdown is reset each time the motion detector determines that a person is proximate the heating apparatus. Further disclosed is a transmitter configured to send data signals to an outside device when the processor reaches the end of the second countdown, and a receiver configured to receive data signals from the outside device.
US09389017B2
An apparatus for use in the drying of grain and more particularly but not exclusively, to a grain storage bag having grain drying capabilities, includes an elongate flexible container having an air inlet arrangement and an air outlet arrangement, with the air inlet arrangement being in flow communication with the air outlet arrangement through an internal volume of the container. The apparatus also includes fluid displacement elements for causing airflow from the air inlet arrangement to the air outlet arrangement.
US09389013B2
A thermal frame for an opening in a refrigerated enclosure includes a perimeter frame segment fixed to the refrigerated enclosure along a perimeter of the opening. The thermal frame includes a first vacuum panel fixed relative to the perimeter frame segment and configured to reduce heat transfer through the perimeter frame segment. The thermal frame may include a mullion frame segment fixed to the refrigerated enclosure and dividing the opening into a plurality of smaller openings. The thermal frame may include a second vacuum panel fixed relative to the mullion frame segment and configured to reduce heat transfer through the mullion frame segment.
US09389012B2
Provided is a storage system and a refrigeration appliance including the storage system for storing food items in a temperature-controlled environment. The storage system includes a rail attached to a liner panel. The rail includes at least one mounting structure configured to pass through an aperture in the liner panel. A bin has an arm extending from a rear surface of the bin. The bin is placed in a storage position. The arm is placed between the rail and the liner panel when the bin is placed in the storage position. Another example of the storage system and refrigeration appliance includes a foot extending from a rear surface of the bin. Yet another example includes interaction between a bin tab and a plurality of bumps on the rail to prevent side to side motion.
US09389009B2
Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for overcoming known plating deficiencies in evaporator assemblies in ice making machine. One embodiment joins the vertical and horizontal partitions together at their intersections so that all surfaces are susceptible for increased soldering/brazing by eliminating the “voids” by changing the location and design of the “weep holes” in the vertical and/or horizontal partitions. This provides more complete capillary path at the joint between the vertical and horizontal partitions and the evaporator pan allowing improved flow via capillary action of solder/brazing alloy during the joining of the assembled vertical and horizontal partition grid to the evaporator pan. Another embodiment increases the clearance between the partitions at their intersections to allow the post-joining plating treatment to penetrate and coat all the partition surfaces by widening the intersection slots in the partitions, but including “stand-off” features to center the mating partition in the widened intersection slot.
US09389006B2
A method for the pulsating load refrigeration of a component of a Tokamak using a refrigeration device subjecting a working fluid to a working cycle. At least one “periodic and symmetrical” operating mode of the Tokamak includes an operating mode in which plasmas of preset duration Dp are generated periodically with intervals of duration Dnp between two successive plasmas. Dnp=Dp±30%. The cooling device cooling power is increased to a relatively high level in a plasma generation phase and reduced to a relatively low level when the Tokamak is no longer in a plasma generation phase. The refrigerating power variation brings gradual increases and reductions in refrigerating power. The increase in the refrigeration device refrigerating power is triggered in advance, in response to a signal (S) generated during a plasma starting step before the thermal load on the component increases.
US09389005B2
In a two-stage compression refrigeration cycle device, a low-pressure side compression mechanism and a high-pressure side compression mechanism are intermittently operated to control such that the temperature of air blown into a freezer approaches a target temperature. Under the control, the high-pressure side compression mechanism is first stopped, and then the low-pressure side compression mechanism is stopped. Further, when a reference time has elapsed after driving the high-pressure side compression mechanism, then the low-pressure side compression mechanism is driven. The refrigeration cycle device can reduce a high-pressure side pressure difference upon driving the high-pressure side compression mechanism, and can also reduce a low-pressure side pressure difference upon driving the low-pressure side compression mechanism.
US09388992B2
A gas oven range may include a cavity forming a cooking chamber in which food may be cooked and a burner assembly installed on a rear wall of the cavity to heat the cavity. The burner assembly may include a burner having flame holes formed therein, a plate supporting the burner, and a cover covering the burner to form a burner chamber. An inlet may guide air from the cooking chamber into the burner chamber, and a partition may be provided between the cover and the plate to partition air flowing from the cooking chamber into the burner chamber from flames generated by the burner.
US09388990B2
A metal panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a cooking device using the metal panel capable of improving an external appearance of edges, enhancing efficiency of a manufacturing process and reducing the manufacturing cost. The manufacturing method of a metal panel includes cutting a metal plate to form a cutaway portion at a specified area of a border, bending the border on opposite sides of the cutaway portion, and coupling a bracket to a cutaway groove formed at the border by the bending.
US09388989B2
Disclosed is a fireplace of combusting gasified liquid fuel, which includes a fireplace body provided with a fireplace chamber. The fireplace body is provided with a cavity which is capable of accommodating a combustion device and formed at the bottom of the fireplace chamber. A fire viewport is provided at the front of the fireplace body. The combustion device includes a liquid supplying device, gasification chamber and burner. A slot used for exposing the burner is provided at the top of the cavity. A flame jet hole is arranged in the burner. A liquid fuel feeding port and a gas outlet are arranged in the gasification chamber.
US09388983B2
A burner includes a cylindrical tube that terminates in a burner discharge end. An annular disk, affixed to the discharge end, defines a hole. An oxidizer intake delivers oxidizer into the tube. A fuel nozzle delivers fuel into the tube. A cylindrical slotted member has an interrupted outer surface and is disposed within a portion of the tube. The slotted member is affixed to the annular disk and defines an interior void that opens to the hole. The tube and the slotted member define an annular passage therebetween. Elongated slots pass through the outer surface of the slotted member, each directed along a different non-diametrical chord of the slotted member. The elongated slots direct a gaseous stream into the interior void so as to impart both an inwardly-directed radial velocity component and a tangential velocity component to the gaseous stream.
US09388981B2
According to an embodiment, a combustion system is provided, which includes a nozzle configured to emit a diverging fuel flow, a flame holder positioned in the path of the fuel flow and that includes a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, and a preheat mechanism configured to heat the flame to a temperature exceeding a startup temperature threshold.
US09388974B2
A textile covering, comprising an under-layer in contact with a rear face of a layer of textile fibers, and comprising an optical fiber housed inside a routing groove in the under-layer, an end portion of the optical fiber extending through the layer of textile fibers via a support device of the optical fiber. The support device comprises a fixing ring and a heat-shrink tubing covering part of the fixing ring and of the end portion. The fixing ring comprises a base in contact with the rear face and a cylindrical portion into which the end portion of the optical fiber is inserted. The textile covering may be used as carpet equipping the floor of an aircraft cabin.
US09388973B1
A deep submersible light may include a body defining a hollow interior and a solid state light source such as a plurality of high brightness LEDs mounted in the interior of the body. A transparent window may be mounted over the LEDs. The space between the transparent window and the LEDs may be filled with an optically transparent fluid, gel, or grease, which allows light to pass through and ambient water pressure to pass in, thus pressure compensating the LEDs by allowing them to see ambient water pressure. The transparent window may be mounted in the body for reciprocation in both a forward direction and a rearward direction to accommodate volumetric changes in the compensating fluid, gel, or grease caused by changes in temperature and water pressure as the manned or remotely piloted submarine travels from the sea surface to deep ocean depths.
US09388972B2
A light source apparatus of the present disclosure includes a semiconductor light source, a light source holding member on which the semiconductor light source is disposed, the light source holding member being made of a thermal conductive material, and a cooling member that radiates heat generated by the semiconductor light source through the light source holding member. In addition, the light source apparatus includes an optical lens, an optical lens holding member that holds the optical lens and that is disposed on a light-emitting portion side of the semiconductor light source, and a thermal conductive member having a hole that houses a light-emitting portion of the semiconductor light source. The thermal conductive member is sandwiched between the light source holding member and the optical lens holding member, and comes into close contact with a side surface of the light-emitting portion.
US09388971B2
A method of making a light handle cover including providing a first mold tool and a second mold tool. The first mold tool engages with the second mold tool to form a mold cavity. The mold cavity is injected with a moldable material. The light handle cover is formed as a single integral piece with a substantially cylindrical grab portion that is circumscribed on one end by a substantially circular base shield. A plurality of teeth are formed in the light handle cover. Each of the plurality of teeth is separated by a space. The light handle cover is ejected from the second mold tool with a burst of air.
US09388963B2
A light source module includes a light source and an optical lens assembly covering the light source. The optical lens assembly includes an optical lens, a reflecting member located on the optical lens, and a reflecting film formed on the reflecting member. The optical lens includes a main portion and a protruding portion protruding upwardly from the main portion. The reflecting member is conical. The reflecting member is invertedly located on the protruding portion of the optical lens. A tip of the reflecting member is inserted into an inside of the optical lens from the protruding portion. The reflecting member has a top surface and an outer circumferential surface. A center of the top surface of the reflecting member is recessed inwardly, whereby a concave surface is formed. The concave surface oriented upwardly and outwardly relative to the light source. The reflecting film is distributed on the concave surface.
US09388962B2
The invention relates to a LED spotlight, preferably for white light, comprising—an LED module having several LED chips on a carrier,—a cooling body that is in thermal contact with the LED module,—a reflector that laterally surrounds the LED chips, and—a light mixing chamber arranged within the reflector and laterally surrounding the LED chips, the light mixing chamber base surface and the reflector bottom being located on the same plane.
US09388961B2
An asymmetrical optical assembly employs reflecting surfaces and a lens to combine the light from a plurality of LED lamps into an illumination pattern useful in a floodlight or work light. The reflecting surfaces and lens optical element are not symmetrical with respect to a plane bisecting the optical assembly and including the optical axes of the LED light sources. Some light from the LED light sources is redirected from its emitted trajectory into the desired illumination pattern, while a significant portion of the light from the LED light sources is permitted to exit the optical assembly without redirection. Minimizing the number of optical elements employed and the redirection of light enhances the efficiency of the resulting light assembly.
US09388957B2
A secondary optical element including a light incidence surface, a light emitting surface, and a connecting surface is provided. The light incidence surface includes a first and a second light incidence surfaces. The first light incidence surface is a curved surface recessed toward the light emitting surface. The light emitting surface is opposite to the light incidence surface and includes a first and a second light emitting surfaces. The first light emitting surface is a free-form surface recessed toward the light incidence surface or a flat surface. The second light emitting surface is a free-form surface. A diameter of the second light emitting surface is larger than a diameter of the second light incidence surface, and the connecting surface is connected between the second light incidence surface and the second light emitting surface. A light source module is also provided.
US09388950B2
An illumination beam adjustment apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a housing (4), a plurality of first optical elements (12) fixed relative to the housing and adapted to receive and transmit electromagnetic radiation and adjust the beam angle of a beam of electromagnetic radiation passing therethrough, and a second optical element (14) removably mounted relative to the housing and adapted to receive electromagnetic radiation from the first optical elements and transmit electromagnetic radiation. The second optical element is adapted to adjust the beam angle of a beam of an electromagnetic radiation passing therethrough.
US09388949B2
An apparatus and method is characterized by providing an optical transfer function between a predetermined illuminated surface pattern, such as a street light pattern, and a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source, such as that from an LED. A lens is formed having a shape defined by the optical transfer function. The optical transfer function is derived by generating an energy distribution pattern using the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source. Then the projection of the energy distribution pattern onto the illuminated surface is generated. The projection is then compared to the predetermined illuminated surface pattern to determine if it acceptably matches. The process continues reiteratively until an acceptable match is achieved. Alternatively, the lens shape is numerically or analytically determined by a functional relationship between the shape and the predetermined illuminated surface pattern and predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source as inputs.
US09388926B2
A connecting device of large-diameter compressed air conveying pipe comprises an outer hull and a sealing device. An annular mounting slot is set within the outer hull with two annular slopes on both sides, the sealing device includes an annular frame body, two pressing rings and two “O” sealing rings. The two pressing rings are set on both sides of the annular frame body. An internal annular slope and an external annular slope are set on inner corner and outer corner of the pressing ring respectively. Two second annular slopes are set at two tops of the pressing ring respectively. “O” sealing rings are respectively sat on the internal annular slopes of the pressing rings. Two ends of the annular frame body press the “O” sealing rings respectively.
US09388924B2
A method is provided for forming a gasket for sealing opposing flange surfaces of a pipe having corrosive fluid flowing therethrough. The method comprises defining a gasket profile incorporating a serrated profile core having a flange extending radially inward therefrom. A deformable pillow extends radially inward from the serrated profile core, to define a gasket intermediate portion about the flange, and a gasket inner portion radially inward from the flange. The deformable pillow material and thickness are selected such that upon compression to a thickness no less than the core thickness, the gasket inner portion exhibits a stress level sufficient to preclude corrosive liquid flowing through the pipe from passing radially outward beyond the gasket inner portion, and the gasket intermediate portion exhibits a stress level sufficient to preclude gas and liquid flowing through the pipe from passing radially outward beyond the gasket intermediate portion.
US09388920B2
The present invention is directed to a vent tube apparatus, system and methods incorporating a traceable material such as a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag for use in conjunction with a filling machine during container filling operations for a quicker and more accurate detection of the location of the vent tube after it has become detached from a filling machine during filling operations, and to increase the safety of the filling operation and reduce costs and time when a malfunction occurs.
US09388907B2
A flap bearing system for a flap shaft in a motor vehicle includes a first radial bearing within which is arranged a flap shaft comprising a flap shaft end. A ratable flap body is arranged on the flap shaft. A flow cross-section of a channel housing is controllable by rotating the flap shaft with the flap body. A first bearing housing surrounds the first radial bearing. A bearing housing cover comprises an opening through which the flap shaft end protrudes. The bearing housing cover closes the first bearing housing. A sleeve radially surrounds a section of the first bearing housing. A circumferential groove is formed at an outer circumference at the section of the first bearing housing surrounded by the sleeve. The flap shaft end protruding from the first bearing housing is arranged geodetically so as to be at a same height or above an opposite flap shaft end.
US09388905B2
A mechanical seal of an “outside type” for sealing a sealed fluid that may leak from an inside periphery of a sliding face towards an outside periphery is provided. The seal includes a rotating-side sealing element and a stationary-side sealing element disposed so as to be situated externally with respect to a stuffing box. The stationary-side sealing element, which accommodates a spring, is installed on a seal cover that is secured to the housing. The rotating-side sealing element is installed on a collar that is installed directly on the rotating shaft. The rotating side, which comprises the rotating-side sealing element and the collar, is positioned such that rotation takes place in the atmosphere on a machine-exterior side. A balance ratio A2/A1 is 1 or less, A1 being an axial-direction projection area of the sliding face of the stationary-side sealing element and A2 being an axial-direction projection area that is subjected to a seal fluid pressure acting as a motive force in the axial direction relative to the stationary-side sealing element. An annular cooling jacket is disposed between an inside periphery of the housing and an outside periphery of the rotating shaft.
US09388903B2
The present application pertains to a compression packing seal including a braided dual-sided jacket, methods for producing and using such a seal, and apparatuses suitable for producing such a seal. The compression packing seal is made up of a core and a jacket braided round the core. The jacket may include two or more different materials that are braided together in such a way that, in cross-section, the jacket has an asymmetrical configuration relative to a first axis that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and is substantially perpendicular to a side of the jacket. Accordingly, when viewed in a cross-sectional plane, the jacket may expose substantially only a first material along a first side, and substantially only a second material along a second side.
US09388884B2
A continuously variable transmission includes: a transmission shaft; first to fourth power transmission elements that have a first rotation center axis coaxial with the transmission shaft; a plurality of rolling members that has a second rotation center axis; a transmission device configured to change a gear ratio between an input side and an output side by tilting each of the rolling members; a rotary shaft that is coupled with one of the first and second power transmission elements, and is provided with a cylindrical section; an annular member that is coupled with the rotary shaft, and configured to form an annular oil reservoir formed of lubricating oil; and a scraping up section configured to scrape up the lubricating oil by rotating in the circumferential direction.
US09388875B2
A method for damping aeroelastic modes, including limit cycle oscillations (LCO), is implemented by determining a mass for a tuned mass damper (TMD) based on an modal frequency for a mode having a potentially positive growth rate and attaching a TMD to at least one attachment point with significant motion such that a damping axis of the tuned mass damper is substantially oriented in a direction aligned with the local modal deflection.
US09388874B2
The present disclosure relates to a frequency tuned damper having a vibration body (19) and at least one elastic element (11, 13, 15, 17) which connects the vibration body to a surface (21), the vibrations of which is to be dampened. The elastic element has a wide portion (29) and a narrow portion (31) disposed at different locations on an axis (39) which is substantially parallel with the normal of the surface. The wider portion has a cavity (41), and the wide and narrow portions are inter-connected by a transition portion (43). The part of the narrow portion that is closest to the transition portion fits inside the cavity, as seen in the direction of the axis, such that the narrow portion can be pushed at least partly into the cavity, thereby flexing the transition portion.
US09388866B2
A clutch system comprises a hydraulic control circuit for controlling a hydraulic system. The hydraulic control circuit comprises processor-executable control instructions to perform a method for controlling hydraulic pressure. The method comprises receiving a target hydraulic pressure. The method generates and outputs pressure control valve commands based on a detected current hydraulic pressure, a detected temperature, and the target hydraulic pressure by implementing proportional integral derivative (PID) calculations and sliding mode calculations while carrying out a closed loop pressure control. The method converts the target hydraulic pressure into motor speed control commands and into motor direct current commands by implementing a linear quadratic regulator (LQR) calculation while carrying out a closed loop speed control. The method controls the electric motor using the motor direct current commands. And, the method controls the pressure control valve by using the pressure control valve commands.
US09388862B2
A constant velocity universal joint for helicopters with gimballed rotors, in which the hub of a rotor is supported on a transmission shaft by means of a cardan's suspension composed of a first inner ring with a revolute connection to two opposite pins of the carrier connected to transmission shaft and a second outer ring with a revolute connection to two opposite pins of the hub. The rings are also interconnected by swivel opposite pins, in quadrature with respect to the pins connected to the transmission shaft and to the pins of the hub, whose common axis is stably maintained in a plane, which bisects the angle between the axes of rotation of the hub and the transmission shaft, by at least one device, which is connected to the transmission shaft and to the hub, thus obtaining a homokinetic transmission of rotational motion between the transmission shaft and the hub.
US09388848B2
A radial gas foil bearing extending along a rotation axis including a carrier element provided with an opening extending along the axis, further including at least one foil extending circumferentially along a radial inner side of the opening of the carrier element, wherein the foil is attached to the carrier element is provided. In order to enable an easy manufacturing as well as safe operation it is proposed to provide at least one radial through hole in the carrier ring, wherein at least one fixation section of the foil is formed to be inserted into the through hole, wherein the fixation section and the through hole are made such that fixation section becomes by insertion into the through hole accessible from radial outside of the carrier element to be fixed to the carrier element.
US09388846B2
A core structure for a cast crankshaft is provided which eliminates the need to machine and install plugs in one or more of the main bearing lightening holes. This is achieved by configuring the core structure to take out all but a thin wall of material in the center of the main bearing journals.
US09388845B2
A locking screw including a male screw and a female screw, the male screw being screwed into the female screw, the male screw including male threads and the female screw comprising female threads, wherein a male thread comprises a crest side flank surface and a root side flank surface connecting the crest side flank surface and a root of the male thread, a slope of the crest side flank surface is smaller than a slope of a female flank surface of the female thread, a slope of the root side flank surface is larger than the slope of the female flank surface, a connected portion of the crest side flank surface and the root side flank surface interferes with the female thread, and a clearance is formed between the root side flank surface and the female screw when the connected portion interferes with the female thread.
US09388844B2
The present invention relates to an anti-rotation device for a pivot for rotatably connecting at least two fittings, the pivot having a polygonal pivot head, comprising: an inner anti-rotation part for preventing the rotating of a pivot head, which comprises at least one leg, which abuts against respective one of the side faces of the pivot head in the mounting state; an outer anti-rotation part for preventing the rotating of the inner anti-rotation part, which comprises at least one wall, each of which abuts against the respective one of the at least one leg in the mounting state; and a fixer for fixing the inner anti-rotation part to the outer anti-rotation part.
US09388843B2
A rivet-nut for a vehicle component includes a tubular barrel and a head attached to the barrel. The barrel includes a sidewall having a threaded section with the first wall thickness and a crush section with the second wall thickness that is less than the first sidewall thickness. The head is attached to one end of the crush section and includes a channel recessed into a part engaging surface of the head around a perimeter of the barrel. The rivet-nut may be installed onto a part. When installed the rivet-nut includes a compressed annular locking ring that engages the part opposite the head to clinch the rivet-nut to the part.
US09388841B2
A ratcheting-type rod engaging nut and assembly for releasably engaging a tie-down rod, and including a generally cylindrical body element having an upper cylindrical portion of a first diameter, a lower cylindrical portion of a second diameter less than the first diameter, and a tapered bore coaxial with and interconnecting the upper bore and the lower bore; an assembly of rod gripping segments disposed within the internal bore and surrounding a passageway for receiving a tie-down rod, each segment of the assembly including an outwardly facing surface having a tapered portion for engaging the tapered bore, and an inwardly facing surface for engaging the rod. A cap is disposed at the top of the body element and includes springs for downwardly biasing the segments into engagement with the tapered bore and for causing the facing surfaces of the segments to engage an outer surface of the rod.
US09388839B2
A release latch apparatus can include a locking mechanism coupled to a first position of a rocker and a spring mechanism coupled to a second position of the rocker.
US09388836B2
A device and system for holding materials above a created ribbing structure. The device has two unique and novel slip fittings connected together via a plastic pipe that has been cut to a useful length. The slip fittings have a cylindrical attachment port and two wings that serve as the anchor point for a surface. The wings are flat surfaces integrally formed with the cylindrical attachment port and have frictional material attached to the underside thereof. Optional holes are provided on either wing so as to permit a fastener attachment.
US09388832B2
A master cylinder device includes a housing whose front side end is closed and which includes a third housing member separating an interior of the housing into a front side chamber and a rear side chamber and having an opening through the third housing member, a first pressurizing piston which includes a main body portion disposed in the front side chamber and which is moved forward by receiving a force for pressurizing the brake fluid to be supplied to a brake devices, and an input piston. In the master cylinder device, an input chamber into which a brake fluid is introduced is defined between a rear end of the main body portion of the first pressurizing piston and the third housing member. The input piston is fitted in the housing with seals, whereby, an inter-piston chamber across which the input piston and the pressure receiving piston face to each other.
US09388831B2
A device includes a pneumatic actuating cylinder and a brake element. The actuating cylinder has at least one pneumatic piston that can be actuated in an arbitrary manner and that is connected to the pneumatic piston or to a component that can be moved by pneumatic piston. Movement of pneumatic piston can be braked or suppressed by an actuation of the brake element.
US09388823B2
A centrifugal fan includes a plurality of fan blades circumferentially spaced apart from each other. The fan blade has a front edge portion to which air flows in a rear edge portion from which air flows out, and a blade surface extending between the front and rear edge portions. The blade surface includes a pressure surface on the rotation direction side of the centrifugal fan and a suction surface arranged on the back side of the pressure surface. The fan blade has a cross-sectional shape with concave portions formed at the pressure surface and the suction surface. Such a fan has an excellent blowing capacity. A molding die for use in production of the centrifugal fan, and a fluid feeder provided with the centrifugal fan are disclosed.
US09388820B2
A bearing lubrication system for a centrifugal pump includes a hydraulic recirculating pump that is structured to provide recirculation of a fluid to and from the motor that drives the impeller of the centrifugal pump, and a system of efferent and afferent conduits that are connected to both the motor and the bearing housing of the centrifugal pump to direct lubricating fluid to or from the bearings, and to or from the motor for recirculation to the hydraulic recirculating pump, thereby utilizing the lubricating fluid used to lubricate the drive motor as a means of lubricating and cooling the bearings that support the rotating shaft of the pump.
US09388817B1
Various technologies pertaining to causing fluid in a supercritical Brayton cycle power generation system to flow in a desired direction at cold startup of the system are described herein. A sensor is positioned at an inlet of a turbine, wherein the sensor is configured to output sensed temperatures of fluid at the inlet of the turbine. If the sensed temperature surpasses a predefined threshold, at least one operating parameter of the power generation system is altered.
US09388814B2
A power circuit for different types of fans includes first through sixth terminals, a control chip, first through third loads, and a connector. If a 3-pin fan is connected to the connector, only the first load connects the first and second terminals, and a control pin of the connector is idle. If a 4-pin fan is connected to the connector, the second load connects the third and fourth terminals, the third load connects the fifth and sixth terminals, and the first load does not connect the first and second terminals. The control pin receives a divided voltage to control fan speed.
US09388812B2
An electric submersible pump system can include a shaft; a power cable connector; an electric motor configured to receive power via the power cable connector for rotatably driving the shaft; a pump operatively coupled to the shaft; a power unit for generating power via rotation of the shaft; a remote unit that includes at least one sensor for sensing information, wireless transmission circuitry for wireless transmission of sensed information and a power interface to receive power generated by the power unit; and a base unit that includes wireless reception circuitry for receipt of wireless transmission of sensed information from the remote unit and wired transmission circuitry operatively coupled to the power cable connector. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
US09388804B2
An oil pressure relief valve for use in the oil pump lubrication system of an internal combustion engine is controlled by both oil pump outlet pressure and by pilot pressure from a pilot valve which is selectively applied by a control member, preferably a two-way valve that is operated by the engine control module. The pilot valve selectively supplies one of the oil pump outlet pressure or the engine gallery pressure to the control member which selectively supplies pilot valve pressure to the oil pump pressure relief valve which has a single piston. The pilot valve includes first and second pistons for selectively controlling back pressure from the pressure relief valve and for managing changes in oil pressure due to changes in the engine gallery to maintain a virtually constant pressure even as oil pump speed increases when the control member connects the pilot valve to the pressure relief valve resulting in a fuel economy benefit and improved control of the oil pump pressure.
US09388795B1
A wind turbine having one or more magnets for reducing friction between the turbine support and a turbine rotor. The reduction of friction between the turbine rotor and the turbine support allows for an increase in energy production and scale of the wind turbines. The magnet configuration employs a ring of cylindrically-shaped magnets at the bottom and opposed by a corresponding number of generally rectangular-shaped magnets. Bearing magnets are also employed for axial stabilization.
US09388791B2
A mounting arrangement for a load compensating device is provided. The mounting arrangement includes a cover sheet connected to a housing via a plurality of protrusions. The cover sheet may form a portion of a surface of an airfoil rotor blade. The housing may include a plurality of clamps extending outward from the housing and configured to contact an inner surface of the airfoil rotor blade. By tightening the clamps onto the interior surface, the device is mounted to the blade and the cover sheet may deform to correspond to the airfoil geometry of the airfoil rotor blade. The mounting arrangement may further include a mounting plate configured to permit the housing to float within the aperture formed in the airfoil rotor blade, and a tab arranged on one end of the mounting plate to distribute centrifugal force to the surface of the airfoil rotor blade.
US09388787B2
A glow plug control apparatus for an engine of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one glow plug; a power source to apply electric power to the at least one glow plug; and a control unit comprising a microprocessor configured and arranged to determine glow plug supply power to be applied from the power source to the at least one glow plug based on input from stored vehicle data and from a plurality of engine sensors, wherein the input includes data of engine operating parameters including fresh air intake mass airflow, intake manifold total mass airflow, intake manifold temperature, coolant temperature, glow plug temperature and total fuel injection quantity.
US09388785B2
An electrical system for vehicles that connects multiple batteries in parallel during normal operation but isolates the cranking battery and the starter system from the other batteries and their loads when the engine is started. A common charging system simultaneously maintains all of the batteries. Efficiency and EMC considerations are addressed in the design.
US09388783B2
A fastening arrangement for a fuel supply device on an internal combustion engine includes a fuel distribution element which runs along a longitudinal direction and has at least two connection openings for connecting a fuel injection device. The arrangement is fastened to the internal combustion engine by a connecting element connected to the fuel distributing element via a receiving element having a seat which completely surrounds at least an outer circumferential region of the fuel distributing element. A location of the fuel distributing element lies on a straight line connecting the two connection openings in an elongation of the connecting element in an extension direction thereof. The extension direction and a surface normal of the supporting surface enclose with one another an angle different from zero degrees.
US09388779B2
A fuel system is disclosed which is adapted to improve engine ignition properties by ensuring that, when the engine ignition is turned off, residual fuel left over in the engine area after use is not returned to the fuel tank but instead remains in a common rail injector area. The fuel system for an excavator according to the present invention comprises: a fuel tank having a fuel supply line for discharging fuel and a return line for returning residual fuel after combustion in the engine area; a water-fraction separator which is provided downstream of the fuel tank, removes the water fraction contained in the fuel that is sucked in, and consists of a hand pump that is linked to the fuel supply line and of a first filter that is linked to the hand pump and filters out extraneous material in the fuel; an injection pump which is provided downstream of the water-fraction separator and which provides an injector with a high pressure supply of the fuel, from which the extraneous material has been filtered out on passing through the first filter and a second filter linked thereto, such that said fuel is sprayed into an engine combustion chamber; a fuel control unit which is respectively linked to the second filter and the injection pump and controls the injection pump so as to control the volume of fuel supplied to the injector; and a check valve which is provided in the return line and ensures that, when the equipment is made to stop working because the engine ignition is turned off, residual fuel left over in the engine area after use is not returned to the fuel tank along the return line but instead remains in the injector area.
US09388775B2
Methods and systems are described for depressurizing a fuel tank prior to refueling. In one example, before refueling the fuel tank having a pressure above a first predetermined pressure, the pressure may be released through a first valve to the first predetermined pressure and the first valve may be closed. Further, a second valve may be opened to further reduce the pressure to a second predetermined pressure, and if flow through the second valve is less than desired, then the first valve may be opened until the second predetermined pressure is reached.
US09388770B2
Disclosed is an exhaust gas recirculation system for an engine (1), wherein at least a downstream sub-region of a region of an exhaust passage (33) upstream of a turbine wheel (52) is divided into two sub-passages (R1, R2) by a partition wall (20a, 30a) extending along an exhaust gas flow direction. A high-speed sub-passage (R2) in the two sub-passages (R1, R2) is equipped with an openable-closable exhaust variable valve (23). The exhaust variable valve (23) is configured to be controlled to open the high-speed sub-passage (R2) when an engine speed is equal to or greater than a reference speed, and close the high-speed sub-passage (R2) when the engine speed is less than the reference speed. An inlet (60a) of an EGR passage (60) on the side of the exhaust passage (33) is opened to the high-speed sub-passage (R2) at a position downstream of the exhaust variable valve (23).
US09388768B2
A blocker door actuation system for use in an aircraft thrust reverser is provided. The blocker door actuation system may comprise a rack, a gear, a gear housing, a screw shaft, and a link. The blocker door actuation system may be mounted to a translating sleeve in an aircraft nacelle. In response to the thrust reverser being activated and the translating sleeve moving aft, the blocker door actuation system may move the blocker door from a stowed position to a deployed position in a fan air duct.
US09388766B2
The invention provides systems and methods for a network of cogenerations systems. In some cases, each system includes at least one cogeneration plant and at least one host facility, where the systems in the network are under the control of a common control system that optimizes a result for the network as a whole. In some cases, each cogeneration system in the network has an individual profile that is used by the control system for controlling that individual cogeneration system. In some cases, one or more of the cogeneration plants is assembled from a set of at least two modular transportable units where the modular units contain sensors that are configured to be ready for transmission of inputs to the common control system with little or no modification when the units are assembled into the final cogeneration plant and actuators or actuator systems that are configured to be ready for reception of outputs from the common control system with little or no modification when the units are assembled into the cogeneration plant.
US09388759B2
A system and method is provided for the use of the ion current signal characteristics for onboard cycle-by-cycle, cylinder-by-cylinder measurement, for example soot measurement, load measurement such as indicated or brake mean effective pressure, or fuel consumption measurement in an internal combustion engine. The system may acquire an ion current signal, measures one or more of soot, load, fuel consumption and may control the engine operating parameters accordingly.
US09388747B2
An airtightness maintaining structure for a butterfly valve includes a valve element having a rotating shaft and a valve body, a rotation supporting portion having a pivotably supporting member that fits onto the rotating shaft and pivotably supports the rotating shaft, and a rotating shaft seal arranged to contact in a fitting state both an end surface of a member on an outer radial and a surface of a member on an inner side either the rotation shaft or the pivotably supporting member and has an annular portion. In a closed valve state of the valve element, the rotating shaft seal moves radially due to a pressure difference between a high fluid pressure acting on one side of the valve element and a low fluid pressure acting on the other side and contacts both the valve element and the rotation supporting portion on the high fluid pressure side.
US09388746B2
Embodiments for generating vacuum at a throttle are presented. In one example, a system comprises a throttle positioned in an intake of an engine, and a peripheral venturi proximate the throttle, the venturi having an inlet positioned to interface with an edge of the throttle when the throttle is in a partially open position. In this way, vacuum may be generated by flow air through the venturi.
US09388732B2
The propensity for gas and soot leakage around a shaft, which extends through a bore which connects volumes of differing pressures, e.g., a turbocharger turbine housing and the ambient air, is minimized with the addition of a pair of seal rings axially biased by a spring to provide a continuous gas and soot seal. The spring may bias the seal rings apart from each other or towards each other.
US09388718B2
A system is provided that includes an exhaust system. The exhaust system includes a first and a second conduit configured to receive an exhaust from an engine having at least two cylinders and configured to operate at a range of less than 600 revolutions per minute. The exhaust system further includes a first chamber configured to receive the exhaust from the first and the second conduits, and a second chamber downstream of the first chamber and fluidly coupled to the first chamber by using a third conduit. The exhaust system additionally includes a third chamber downstream of the second chamber and fluidly coupled to the second chamber by using a fourth and a fifth conduit and an exhaust stack downstream of the third chamber and fluidly coupled to the third chamber.
US09388717B2
Apparatuses and methods for reducing pollutants in a gas stream are disclosed. The gas stream is introduced into a condensation chamber to condense the gas stream. It then proceeds into a first reaction chamber adapted to electrochemically alter the gas stream. From there, the gas stream is directed into a reduction chamber adapted to reduce pollutants and a resonance chamber adapted to ionize the gas stream. The gas stream is then directed into a second reaction chamber adapted to further reduce pollutants in the stream. After treatment, the gas stream may be discharged into the atmosphere or recirculated through the apparatus to further reduce pollutants in the gas stream, the latter providing for a closed-looped system.
US09388709B2
A system and method for maintenance and inspection of a rotor and exhaust assembly that includes a maintenance skid. The maintenance skid includes an exhaust portion that holds an exhaust and a rotor portion that holds a rotor. A pair of movable stands are part of the exhaust portion, where the movable stands move along tracks. At least two stands are part of the rotor portion, where the stands include rollers that allow the rotor to be turned.
US09388707B2
A flow control device for a turbocharger, the flow control device comprising a variably restricting flow restrictor for restricting flow in a turbocharger inlet by a variable amount, the flow control device being arranged such that the flow restrictor position varies flow restriction in response to force acting on a surface of the flow restrictor caused by a pressure pulse in a flow direction, the flow restrictor being biased in a direction opposed to the flow direction.
US09388700B2
An airfoil for a gas turbine engine according to one exemplary embodiment includes an airfoil body that extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge. A cooling circuit can be defined within the airfoil body. The cooling circuit can include at least one trip strip disposed within a cavity of the cooling circuit between a leading edge inner wall and a first rib. The at least one trip strip can include an increasing height in a direction from the first rib toward the leading edge inner wall.
US09388695B2
The invention relates to an engine including: —a cylinder that contributes to define a chamber (3), —a first piston (4), said first piston (4) and cylinder are subjected to a first relative back-and-forth motion, —an output shaft (8), —a second piston (14), said second piston (4) and cylinder are subjected to a second relative back-and-forth motion, said output shaft (8) mounted coaxially to said pistons (4, 14), —a first means for converting (5) said first relative back-and-forth movement into rotational motion of the output shaft (8), including, on one side, a first corrugated guide track (9) and, on the other side, a first guide element (10) designed to move along said guide track (9), —a first adjustment member (5) to position the first guide track (9).
US09388686B2
A method of flowing fluid from a formation, the method comprising: sensing presence of a reservoir impairing substance in the fluid flowed from the formation; and automatically controlling operation of at least one flow control device in response to the sensing of the presence of the substance. A well system, comprising: at least one sensor which senses whether a reservoir impairing substance is present; and at least one flow control device which regulates flow of a fluid from a formation in response to indications provided by the sensor.
US09388685B2
Various disclosed distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) based systems and methods include embodiments that process the DAS measurements to detect one or more contrasts in acoustic signatures associated with one or more fluids flowing along a tubing string, and determine positions of the one or more contrasts as a function of time. The detected contrasts may be changes in acoustic signatures arising from one or more of: turbulence, frictional noise, acoustic attenuation, acoustic coupling, resonance frequency, resonance damping, and active noise generation by entrained materials. At least some of the contrasts correspond to interfaces between different fluids such as those that might be pumped during a cementing operation. Certain other method embodiments include acquiring DAS measurements along a borehole, processing the measurements to detect one or more acoustic signature contrasts associated with interfaces between different fluids in the borehole, and responsively displaying a position of at least one of said interfaces.
US09388662B2
A settable down hole includes a set of metal slips which include intersecting zones of weakness in the metal which fracture into a large set of pieces during setting of the tool so the pieces can be circulated out of a well without further reduction in size. One zone of weakness is a closed bore passage extending axially through one or more of the slip segments. An expander cone of increased hardness allows an increased angle on the expander cone and slips.
US09388659B2
A backup wellhead adapter for a subsea wellhead that is positioned between an existing blowout preventer system and the wellhead. The adapter is a dual housing assembly that includes a primary housing longitudinally aligned over a secondary housing. The primary and secondary housings include lower bodies and upper necks that have identical diameters. During assembly, the existing primary blowout preventing system is initially connected to the neck on the primary housing. The lower body of the secondary housing is connected to a ram assembly connected to the wellhead connector or connected directly to the wellhead connector. When a blowout occurs, the primary housing is disconnected from the secondary housing to expose the upper neck of the secondary housing upon which a replacement primary blowout preventing system or cap may be attached.
US09388654B2
The present high pressure mechanical seal features a novel configuration capable of sealing from one up to simultaneously five power conduction lines, flow injection lines or control lines, in the same device. Adaptable to different configurations, types and size of conduction lines existing in the industry. The power conduction lines can be a cable of an electro-submersible pump or the cable in a down hole heater; the flow and control lines can be diluents injector capillaries or data and instrumentation cables or any other type of conduction line which can enter the inner atmosphere of the wellbore. Conduction lines are generally shaped as uniform cylindrical elements, which vary in diameter and material due to the cylindrical geometry, are adaptable to the sealing system of the present invention, such that the equipment can seal from only one line up to five lines depending on the requirement of the user.
US09388651B2
An impact apparatus conveyable in a tool string within a wellbore comprises a mandrel, a first impact feature, and a latch pin retainer encircling an end of the mandrel. A release sleeve encircles a portion of the latch pin retainer and includes a radial recess. Latch pins retained by the latch pin retainer are slidable into and out of the radial recess, and prevent disengagement of the mandrel end from the latch pin retainer when not extending into the radial recess. A release member electromagnetically causes relative translation of the latch pin retainer and the release sleeve, including aligning the latch pins with the radial recess and thereby permitting the disengagement. A second impact feature is positioned to impact the first impact feature in response to the disengagement when the impact apparatus is under tension.
US09388650B2
A drilling system including a drill string (12) which extends into a borehole (10), and a well closure system which contains fluid in the annular space (16) in the borehole around the drill string, the well closure system having a side bore whereby controlled flow of fluid out of the annular space in the borehole around the drill string is permitted, the side bore being connected to fluid return line (28) which extends from the side bore to a fluid reservoir (34), there being provided in the fluid return line a valve (30a) which is operable to restrict flow of fluid along the fluid return line to variable extent, and a flow meter (32) operable to measure the rate of flow of fluid along the fluid return line, the flow meter being located between the valve and the side bore, wherein a filter (40) is provided between the flow meter and the side bore, the filter including a plurality of apertures which have a smaller cross-sectional area than the smallest fluid flow lines in the flow meter.
US09388649B2
Offshore drilling installation comprising a platform selected from the group comprising a vessel, a pontoon, a jack-up, and further comprising a drill string drivingly connected with said platform and optionally provided with a heave motion compensator, wherein at its lower end the drill string is pro-vided with a drill bit, and wherein a seabed template suspended with lift wires from the platform is placed on a seabed, and wherein clamping means mounted in the seabed template are provided for fixing the drill string relative to the seabed template, which clamping means are embodied as a chuck which is arranged for clamping the drill string whilst enabling the drill string's rotation.
US09388648B2
A tubular threaded connection for coupling drill pipe segments to form a drill string is provided. Each of the segments has a tubular pipe body having a wall thickness of >0.5 inches (1.27 cm). The threaded connection comprises a pin end with an external thread, and a box end with an internal thread for threadable engagement with the external thread of the pin end. The pin shoulder extends between a pin base diameter and an outer pin bevel diameter; the box shoulder extends between a box base diameter and an outer box bevel diameter. The outer pin and box bevel diameters are between 7.75-8.688 inches (19.36-22.07 cm). The pin and box shoulders define a contact area such that, when the pin and box ends are threaded together with a make-up torque of >75,000 ft-lbs (10,369 kg-m), a load capacity of >2.0 million lbs (908,000 kg) is provided.
US09388645B2
In one aspect, an apparatus for use in a borehole includes a tubular disposed in the borehole. The apparatus also includes an expandable device disposed outside the tubular and proximate a selected device, the expandable device including a material that causes the expandable device to expand from a first shape to a second shape when exposed to an activating fluid. In addition, the expandable device reduces vibration of the selected device when the expandable device is in the second shape.
US09388638B2
Expandable reamers for enlarging a borehole in a subterranean formation include a tubular body, at least one curved blade track carried by the tubular body, and at least one blade engaged with the at least one blade track and configured to slide along the curved blade track along a curved path between a first retracted blade position and a second expanded blade position. To form such an expandable reamer, a tubular body having at least one curved blade track carried by the tubular body may be formed, and at least one blade may be engaged with the blade track. The blade and blade track may be configured such that the blade slides along the blade track along a curved path between a retracted position and an expanded position. Such expandable reamers may be used to enlarge boreholes in subterranean formations.
US09388619B2
Disclosed herein is an automatic closing apparatus for a sliding apparatus. The sliding apparatus comprises a fixed rail, a movable rail, and the automatic closing apparatus. The automatic closing apparatus includes a body, a slider, a housing, a damping unit, and an elastic body. The body is provided on the fixed rail and has an actuating space therein. The body includes: a guide wall that is provided in the actuating space and includes a curved guide part and a linear guide part; and a receiving space formed adjacent to the curved guide part. The slider is locked to or unlocked from a locking member of the movable rail and slides in an open or close direction under guide of the guide wall. The housing is coupled to the body. The damping unit is installed in the housing. The elastic body is fastened to the housing and the slider.
US09388618B2
A door closer assembly configured for replacing a previous door closer assembly and installing using pre-existing mounting holes. The door closer assembly includes a closer having a closer housing and a pair of universal mounting brackets. The closer housing has an abutment surface along an axis of the closer. Each universal mounting brackets has mounting openings aligning with the pre-existing mounting holes. The closer is secured to the universal mounting brackets.
US09388615B2
As described herein, a hinge system may comprise one or more a guide wire hinges. In general, the guide wire hinges may be unitary members having a generally constant diameter. A pair of guide wire hinges may be utilized to hingeably couple a stow box door to the stow box housing. The hinge system may be configured to be deformable in response to experiencing a warping.
US09388612B2
A device may limit opening of a sash hingedly coupled to a master frame, and includes: a bracket attached to the sash; a first arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the bracket; a second arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the first arm's second end; means for biasing the second arm into a retracted position; and a release assembly. The release assembly is secured to the master frame and includes a hook pivotable between a first position and a second position, which, in the first position, may be releasably received in an opening in the second end of the second arm when the second arm is in the retracted position, as the sash is closed and received within the master window frame The second arm is disengaged from the hook, permitting fill opening of the sash, when the hook is pivoted into the second position.
US09388608B2
A sash lock assembly comprises a window sash frame component, a sash lock having a sash body, and at least one fastener. The sash lock body is mounted on a top of the window sash frame component. The sash lock body includes at least one fastener passage. One exemplary sash lock assembly has the at least one fastener is installed from a rear of the sash lock body, through the at least one angled fastener passage, and into the top of the window sash frame component to secure the sash lock body to the window sash frame component and conceal the at least one fastener is from view without applying an additional cover. One exemplary sash lock assembly has at least one mounting projection that fits within at least one opening in the top of the window sash frame component.
US09388602B1
A visualization, alignment and support tool permitting one person fence rail installation, and greatly speeding the installation when more than two persons are employed. Specifically, the tool temporarily affixes to a fence pipe and offers support for a length of fence rail; especially the ends of adjacent fence rails, so that the rails are supported and level relative to a fence pipe bracket which is fastened to the fence pipe. The rail ends can then be fastened with screws or other fasteners to the fence pipe bracket when desired without further adjustment required.
US09388600B2
A table tent includes a roof, posts connected to and supporting the roof, at least one sidewall around at least a portion of a perimeter of the table tent. The posts may be attached to a surface upon which the table tent rests. The sidewalls may extend vertically from the roof to the surface upon which the table tent is resting and may extend around the entire perimeter of the table tent. The sidewalls may be retractable such that at least a portion of the table tent is exposed when the sidewalls are in a retracted position.
US09388592B2
A method of seaming together two fiberglass pool components can include providing a first fiberglass pool component having a first edge. The method can also include providing a second fiberglass pool component having a second edge. A first tongue can extend from the first edge. A second tongue can extend from the second edge. The method can also include applying a first adhesive to a top surface of the first tongue and positioning a bottom surface of the second tongue on the first adhesive. A second adhesive can be applied on a top surface of the second tongue. A tile or tiles can be positioned on the second adhesive. A silicone sealant or a silicone grout can be applied between the tile and the first edge; and between the tile and the second edge.
US09388589B2
A work platform system for implementation in relation to a structure, as well as subsystems and components thereof and methods of implementation and use relating thereto, are disclosed herein. In at least one embodiment, the work platform system includes a first pair of flexible elements and a second pair of flexible elements, where a respective first end of each of the flexible elements is coupled at least indirectly to a first support component and a respective second end of each of the flexible elements is coupled at least indirectly to a second support component. The work platform system can further include a plurality of panel structures supported upon the flexible elements, a suspension component, and a clamp structure coupled to at least one of the first pair of flexible elements and the second pair of flexible elements. The work platform system can include one or more support extension.
US09388579B2
The invention relates to a packing- and/or transport unit comprising several fibrous insulation elements (4, 5) for flat roof insulation being arranged in at least one stack (2) and at least one support means (3) being arranged under the stack (2), whereby the stack (2) contains at least two different types of insulation elements (4, 5), which differ with respect to the material properties. A packing- and/or transport unit which is easy to handle and which allows to arrange most of the materials close to the places where it is needed is achieved in that the stacked insulation elements (4, 5) comprise lamellas (4) and/or lamella boards having a high compression strength but low point load resistance due to their fiber orientation and at least one insulation board (5) having an even higher compression strength and high point load resistance.
US09388577B2
A structural element (10) for use as a ceiling element or wall element. The structural element (10) has a facing shell (11) and a relatively thicker supporting shell (12). The facing shell (11) has a first concrete layer (14) with a textile reinforcement (15) arranged therein. The supporting shell (12) has a second concrete layer (16) and a supporting shell reinforcement (17) in the form of a box-grid structure from interconnected structural steel elements (18, 19, 20). The facing shell (11) is connected to the supporting shell (12) by a plurality of metal-free connecting bodies (24) in the form of a three-dimensional a textile grid structure (25). The textile grid structure can be produced as a woven fabric, a plait, a nonwoven fabric or a knit from carbon fibers and/or glass fiber threads that have a coating to produce the three-dimensional structure. Each connecting body (24) extends in at least two spatial planes.
US09388572B2
A system for sound isolation. The system is configured to acoustically isolate a gypsum board support channel from a frame member. The system may comprise: a sound isolation clip and fastener, wherein the sound isolation clip comprises a slit configured for mounting onto a flange of a support channel and a fastener hole for securing the fastener and sound isolation clip onto the flange of the support channel. The fastener may be a screw and may comprise a wafer head and shank with a threaded portion and a smooth portion. The threaded portion is used to fasten and secure the mounting screw, sound isolation clip, and support channel onto a wallboard panel and support frame. The smooth portion is used to allow the sound isolation clip to freely move when engaged with the support channel and uniformly distribute the static dead load into the sound isolation clip.
US09388571B2
A manufactured stone block for use in building a structure having a front surface with a simulated natural stone appearance. A portion of an upper surface of the block includes a recessed mortar joint for a user to place mortar therein to secure the manufactured stone block to an adjacent surface.
US09388562B2
A building system with modular precast concrete components uses bulb tee beams to span between walls that are distributed within the building footprint to open up the structure. Shallow corrugated slabs span between the bulb tee beams to form the floor deck. Optionally, double tee beams can be used at the periphery of the structure for longer spans.
US09388555B2
Plumbing outlet boxes, such as for connecting washing machines, ice makers, and other plumbed appliances to plumbing systems, are provided that can be attached to each other without the use of separate connectors or mounting brackets. In particular, plumbing outlet boxes are described that include receiving features and mounting tabs extending outwardly from the side walls. The receiving features and mounting tabs are arranged such that the plumbing outlet box has rotational symmetry. In this way, receiving features may be engaged with mounting tabs of an adjacent plumbing outlet box regardless of the relative orientation of the mating plumbing outlet boxes.
US09388552B2
A bar-like member includes a base end portion, a leading end portion opposite to the base end portion, and a fixed portion provided between the base end portion and the leading end portion and fixed to an upper frame. A binding band is adapted to bind the bar-like member and an arranging member together in order to fix the arranging member arranged along the bar-like member. The fixed portion of the bar-like member is formed by folding the bar-like member between the base end portion and the leading end portion, and has an outer peripheral surface fixed to the upper frame in abutting contact with the upper frame. The leading end portion of the bar-like member is positioned away from the upper frame by fixing the outer peripheral surface of the fixed portion to the upper frame.
US09388550B2
A system for autonomous control of a machine having a ground-engaging work implement includes a position sensor and a controller. The controller is configured to determine the position of a work surface based upon the position signals and select a work zone loading profile for a work zone cut location along a path within a work zone and the work zone loading profile has a work zone cut angle relative to a ground reference. The controller is further configured to select a final cut loading profile for a final cut location along the path adjacent the boundary zone with the final cut loading profile having a final cut angle relative to the ground reference. The final cut angle is steeper than the work zone cut angle.
US09388544B2
A finger plow includes an extension which may be extended or retracted to enable the finger plow to discharge snow and ice away from the wheels of the vehicle and to make a relatively wider snow cleared path while not unduly extending beyond the sidewalls of the wheels of the vehicle when not engaged in a plowing operation. The finger plow may be a one-way or reversible snow plow with one or two extensions. In the later case, the finger plow and one or more extension finger plows are rotatable relative to the chassis of the vehicle. Shear pins or a resilient mechanism may be provided to permit the finger plow to pivot rearwardly in the event that the finger plow extension encounters an obstacle.
US09388539B2
Methods of and apparatus for controlling relative telescoping extension or retraction of multiple telescoping assemblies is provided. The telescoping assemblies connect the main frame of a slipform paver to a side member of the slipform paver. Each telescoping assembly has a telescopic lock associated with the telescoping assembly. A common telescoping force is applied across the telescoping assemblies to widen or narrow the frame width of the slipform paver. Extension of the telescoping assemblies is monitored, and activation of the telescopic locks is controlled so as to determine which of the telescoping assemblies is allowed to telescope under application of the common telescoping force.
US09388534B2
A method of making a belt-creped absorbent cellulosic sheet. A papermaking furnish is compactively dewatered to form a dewatered web. The dewatered web is applied to a translating transfer surface. The web is belt-creped from the transfer surface utilizing a polymeric creping belt having perforations. The web is creped from the transfer surface and redistributed on the creping belt to form a web including a plurality of fiber-enriched hollow domed regions protruding from an upper surface of the web, the hollow domed regions having sidewalls being formed along at least a leading edge of the web. Connecting regions form a network interconnecting the hollow domed regions. Transition areas include fibers that transition from the connecting regions into the hollow domed regions, by extending upwardly from the connecting regions into the sidewalls of the domed regions. The web is dried to produce the sheet.
US09388528B2
The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass to produce aqueous and organic products using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
US09388524B2
A washing machine capable of increasing the washing capacity without enlarging the external appearance and also discharging a washing water during a washing operation or a spin-dry operation while completely isolated from electronic parts and thus reducing the risk of a power failure and fire, the washing machine including a body, a rotating tub rotatably disposed inside the body, a pulsator rotatably disposed inside the rotating tub, a driving part provided on a lower portion of the rotating tub to selectively rotate the rotating tub and the pulsator, a base plate to which the driving part is fixed, wherein a waterproofing member is provided between the base plate and a bottom of the body to seal the driving part and to prevent water from reaching the driving part.
US09388522B2
A suspension for a washing machine and a washing machine with the suspension is disclosed. The suspension includes a support shaft; a first elastic member that surrounds a portion of the support shaft and provides a first elastic force to the support shaft in a longitudinal direction of the support shaft; a second elastic member between the support shaft and the first elastic member, and configured to provide a second elastic force different from the first elastic force to a support shaft in the same direction as the first elastic member; a guide stopper at one end of the support shaft, configured to restrict movement of the first elastic member and the second elastic member in one direction; and a housing on the support shaft that surrounds the first and second elastic members, configured to restrict movement of the first and second elastic members in another direction.
US09388519B1
Methods for forming a touch fastening material are described as including: providing a lengthwise-incoherent layer of staple fibers supported directly on a bed of bristle tips of a brush; needling the layer of staple fibers by cycling needles through the layer of staple fibers and into the brush; then, while the needled layer of staple fibers remains supported on the brush, fusing portions of the staple fibers by at least partially melting resin of the fibers disposed outside the brush; and then pulling the layer of fibers from the brush as a lengthwise-coherent touch fastening material having exposed fastening loops pulled from between the brush bristles.
US09388518B2
A method and device are provided for strengthening, in particular needling, a continuously fed material web (21), wherein the material web is strengthened in a strengthening zone and is drawn out of the strengthening zone by a drawing apparatus (24). At least one parameter, in particular the material speed, of the strengthened material web (21) is detected in a guiding zone arranged downstream of the fastening zone and before the drawing apparatus (24) by a measuring apparatus (22), preferably without contact, and is optionally used to control the strengthening apparatus.
US09388509B2
In a method of forming polycrystalline SiC grain material, low-density, gas-permeable and vapor-permeable bulk carbon is positioned at a first location inside of a graphite crucible and a mixture of elemental silicon and elemental carbon is positioned at a second location inside of the graphite crucible. Thereafter, the mixture and the bulk carbon are heated to a first temperature below the melting point of the elemental Si to remove adsorbed gas, moisture and/or volatiles from the mixture and the bulk carbon. Next, the mixture and the bulk carbon are heated to a second temperature that causes the elemental Si and the elemental C to react forming as-synthesized SiC inside of the crucible. The as-synthesized SiC and the bulk carbon are then heated in a way to cause the as-synthesized SiC to sublime and produce vapors that migrate into, condense on and react with the bulk carbon forming polycrystalline SiC material.
US09388507B2
A method for manufacturing a polycrystalline silicon ingot includes unidirectionally solidifying a molten silicon upwardly from the bottom of a crucible, wherein the crucible is provided with silica deposited on the bottom of the crusible; and then dividing the degree of solidification in the crucible into a first zone from 0 mm to X in height (10 mm≦X<30 mm), a second zone from X to Y in height (30 mm≦Y<100 mm) and a third zone of Y or more in height, based on the bottom of the crucible, wherein a solidification rate V1 in the first zone is set in the range of 10 mm/h≦V1≦20 mm/h and a solidification rate V2 in the second zone is set in the range of 1 mm/h≦V2≦5 mm/h.
US09388502B2
A button or fastener member is provided wherein aluminum or an aluminum alloy is used as raw material, a first copper plating layer is formed directly over the entire surface of said raw material, and a second copper plating layer is formed directly on top of the first copper plating layer, with the aforementioned second copper plating layer being thicker than the aforementioned first copper plating layer.
US09388499B2
A method to provide an article of manufacture of iron oxide on indium tin oxide for solar energy conversion. An atomic layer epitaxy method is used to deposit an uncommon bixbytite-phase iron (III) oxide (β-Fe2O3) which is deposited at low temperatures to provide 99% phase pure β-Fe2O3 thin films on indium tin oxide. Subsequent annealing produces pure α-Fe2O3 with well-defined epitaxy via a topotactic transition. These highly crystalline films in the ultra thin film limit enable high efficiency photoelectrochemical chemical water splitting.
US09388494B2
A substrate processing system includes a showerhead that comprises a base portion and a stem portion and that delivers precursor gas to a chamber. A collar connects the showerhead to an upper surface of the chamber. The collar includes a plurality of slots, is arranged around the stem portion of the showerhead, and directs purge gas through the plurality of slots into a region between the base portion of the showerhead and the upper surface of the chamber.
US09388476B2
A steel gear includes a substantially cylindrical outer peripheral ring portion having a toothed shape formed on its outer peripheral surface; and a flange portion extended radially inward from an inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral ring portion. The steel gear has a thermal history layer formed in the outer peripheral ring portion, and the depth of the thermal history layer in the direction inward from the tooth bottom of the toothed shape of the outer peripheral surface is greater in the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion than in the coupling portion with the flange portion, and is substantially the same between the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion. As a result, even if the “carburization/slow cooling/high-frequency quenching treatment” is used as a manufacturing method of the steel gear, the steel gear has high dimensional accuracy.
US09388474B2
Provided are an oligonucleotide which realizes specific and highly sensitive detection of toxigenic C. difficile, and a method for detecting toxigenic C. difficile, the method employing the oligonucleotide.1) A primer pair containing an oligonucleotide having a nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and an oligonucleotide having a nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2; or a primer pair having complementary sequences to the nucleotide sequences. 2) A primer pair containing an oligonucleotide having a nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 4, and an oligonucleotide having a nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 5; or a primer pair having complementary sequences to the nucleotide sequences.
US09388472B2
This document provides methods and materials involved in assessing samples (e.g., cancer cells) for the presence of a loss of heterozygosity (LOH) signature. For example, methods and materials for determining whether or not a cell (e.g., a cancer cell) contains an LOH signature are provided. Materials and methods for identifying cells (e.g., cancer cells) having a deficiency in homology directed repair (HDR) as well as materials and methods for identifying cancer patients likely to respond to a particular cancer treatment regimen also are provided.
US09388468B2
Diagnostic kit comprising an oligonucleotide probe for the mRNA encoding a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence substantially identical to that of SEQ ID NO: 2.
US09388463B2
Nucleosides and nucleotides are disclosed that are linked to detectable labels via a cleavable linker group.
US09388460B2
The presently claimed invention provides for novel methods and kits for reducing the complexity of a nucleic acid sample by providing non-gel based methods for amplification of a subset of the sequences in a sample. In a preferred embodiment, amplification of a subset can be accomplished by digesting a sample with two or more restriction enzymes and ligating adaptors to the fragments so that only a subset of the fragments can be amplified. The invention further provides for analysis of the above amplified sample by hybridization to an array, which may be specifically designed to interrogate the desired fragments for particular characteristics, such as, for example, the to presence or absence of a polymorphism.
US09388451B2
Described are methods and systems for testing lumens of cannulated delivery components or assemblies thereof that may be used to deliver cells to a patient. Test cells are contacted with walls of the lumens and/or liquids that contact walls of the lumens, potentially over an incubation period. The test cells are then assessed for an effect of the wall contact, or the liquid contact, on at least one and preferably multiple characteristics of the test cells such as innate immune response, metabolic activity, viability, cytotoxic response, and/or motility. Methods and systems as described can be used in the development and/or manufacture of cannulated delivery devices, for example providing specifications for design or process inputs or outputs, design or process validations, and/or device lot approvals. Also described are devices or products produced in accordance with such methods and systems.
US09388432B2
Carbon-containing materials, such as biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) or coal are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels, carboxylic acids and equivalents thereof (e.g., esters and salts). For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, to produce ethanol, butanol or organic acids (e.g., acetic or lactic acid), salts of organic acids or mixtures thereof. If desired, organic acids can be converted into alcohols, such as by first converting the acid, salt or mixtures of the acid and its salt to an ester, and then hydrogenating the formed ester. Acetogens or homoacetogens which are capable of utilizing a syngas from a thermochemical conversion of coal or biomass can be utilized to produce the desired product.
US09388431B2
This invention relates to recombinant microorganisms capable of producing isoprene and isoprene production with the use of such recombinant microorganism with good efficiency. In this invention, functional activity of the ispA gene is altered to reduce the production of isoprenoid molecules in recombinant cells engineered to produce isoprene or in cells otherwise susceptible to isoprenoid accumulation during fermentation. This decreased ispA gene functional activity enables enhanced synthesis of isoprene in a host microorganism.
US09388426B2
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for inactivating a glutamine synthetase (GS) gene, using fusion proteins comprising a zinc finger protein and a cleavage domain or cleavage half-domain. Polynucleotides encoding said fusion proteins are also provided, as are cells comprising said polynucleotides and fusion proteins.
US09388415B2
Compounds comprising an oligonucleotide moiety covalently linked to a lipid moiety are disclosed. The oligonucleotide moiety comprises a sequence that is complementary to the RNA component of human telomerase. The compounds inhibit telomerase activity in cells with a high potency and have superior cellular uptake characteristics.
US09388406B2
One aspect of the present invention relates to a reporter system for detection of protein-protein interactions in the periplasm of a prokaryotic host cell. The reporter system includes a first expression system which has a nucleic acid molecule encoding a first fragment of a reporter protein molecule, a nucleic acid molecule encoding a first signal sequence, and a nucleic acid molecule encoding a first member of a putative binding pair, where the nucleic acid molecule encoding the first fragment, the nucleic acid molecule encoding the first signal sequence, and the nucleic acid molecule encoding the first member of the putative binding pair are operatively coupled to permit their expression in a prokaryotic host cell as a first fusion protein. The reporter system also includes a second expression system which has a nucleic acid molecule encoding a second fragment of the reporter protein molecule, a nucleic acid molecule encoding a second signal sequence, and a nucleic acid molecule encoding a second member of the putative binding pair, where the nucleic acid molecule encoding the second fragment, the nucleic acid molecule encoding the second signal sequence, and the nucleic acid molecule encoding the second member of the putative binding pair are operatively coupled to permit their expression in a prokaryotic host cell as a second fusion protein, where, when expressed in a prokaryotic host cell, at least one of the first and the second fusion proteins are co-translationally transported to the periplasm where, when present, the first and second members of the putative binding pair bind together and the first and second fragments of the reporter protein molecule are reconstituted, thereby producing an active reporter protein. The reporter system may be used to carry out methods of identifying candidate compounds which bind to a target protein, identifying a candidate gene which modulates binding between a first protein and second protein, and identifying a candidate compound which modulates binding between a first protein and second protein.
US09388405B2
The present invention generally relates to subpopulations of mammalian cells with distinctive ribosome translational profiles, i.e. translational activities. The present invention further relates to methods for identifying and isolating such cells, kits comprising the same, or methods which utilize different translational activities of these subpopulations of mammalian cells.
US09388399B2
Genes SWA2 and GAM1 from the yeast, Schwanniomyces occidentalis, encoding α-amylase and glucoamylase, respectively, were cloned and expressed in H. polymorpha. The expression was achieved by integration of the SWA2 and GAM1 genes into the chromosome of H. polymorpha under operably linked to a strong constitutive promoter of the H. polymorpha-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene (HpGAP. Resulting transformants acquired the ability to grow on a minimal medium containing soluble starch as a sole carbon source and can produce Ethanol at high-temperature fermentation from starch up to 10 g/L. A XYN2 gene encoding endoxylanase was obtained from the fungus Trichoderma resee, and a xlnD gene coding for β-xylosidase was obtained from the fungus Aspergillus niger. Co-expression of these genes was also achieved by integration into the H. polymorpha chromosome under control of the HpGAP promoter. The resulting transformants were capable of growth on a minimal medium supplemented with birchwood xylan as a sole carbon source. Successful expression of xylanolytic enzymes resulted in a recipient strain capable of fermentation of birchwood xylan to ethanol at 48° C. Further with co expression of the forgoing genes in a H. polymorpha strain that overexpresses a pyruvate decarboxylase gene further improved ethanol production.
US09388395B2
The present disclosure provides engineered transaminase polypeptides for the production of amines, polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminases, and methods of using the engineered transaminases to prepare compounds useful in the production of active pharmaceutical agents.
US09388394B2
The present invention relates to recombinant C. difficile toxin A (TcdA) and toxin B (TcdB) and binary toxin A (CDTa) proteins comprising specifically defined mutations relative to the native toxin sequence that substantially reduce or eliminate toxicity. The invention also relates to vaccines and immunogenic compositions comprising these recombinant toxins, as well as combinations of these toxins with binary toxin B (CDTb), which are capable of providing protection against C. difficile infection and/or the effects thereof. The invention also relates to methods of inducing an immune response to C. difficile comprising administering the vaccines and immunogenic compositions described herein to a patient. The invention also encompasses methods of expressing recombinant C. difficile toxin A and toxin B and CDTa mutants and CDTb in recombinant expression systems. In exemplary embodiments, TcdA, TcdB, and CDTa mutant toxins comprising sufficient mutations to substantially reduce or eliminate toxicity are expressed in the baculovirus/insect cell expression system.
US09388391B2
The present disclosure relates to non-naturally occurring polypeptides useful for preparing Ezetimibe, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides.
US09388388B2
The invention is directed to methods for making cells in vitro that have an extra-embryonic endodermal precursor phenotype. The method involves culturing cells from blastocysts under specific defined conditions.
US09388377B2
Provided is a regenerative cell extraction system. The regenerative cell extraction system includes: a regenerative cell separation unit which separates fat tissue; and a regenerative cell extraction unit. The regenerative cell separation unit includes: a sub container which is rotated by a torque applied from an external source and includes a space in which fat tissue is housed; a hollow main pipe which is inserted into the sub container; and a pump which is connected to the main pipe. In addition, the regenerative cell extraction unit receives a regenerative cell-containing substance, which is obtained after the fat tissue is centrifuged by the regenerative cell separation unit, from the regenerative cell separation unit, and extracts regenerative cells from the substance by centrifuging the substance. The regenerative cell extraction unit includes: a main container which is rotated by a torque applied from an external source; a hollow first discharge pipe which is inserted into the main container; and a suction device which is connected to the first discharge pipe; and a plurality of protruding housing portions which bulge outwards along a radius direction with respect to a center of rotation of the main container to accommodate relatively heavy components among components separated from the substance.
US09388376B2
A method for counting counted targets disposed in a liquid enclosed in a container, includes adjusting a thickness of at least a part of the container; setting at least a part of the adjusted part as a measurement target region; and counting a number of counted targets in the measurement target region.
US09388375B2
A method and system for achieving a gas-liquid mass transfer includes delivering into a compartment of a container a liquid, the liquid having an exposed top surface disposed within the compartment. A stream of a gas is passed over the top surface of the liquid so that the stream of gas produces turbulence on the top surface that is sufficient to achieve the gas-liquid mass transfer. In one embodiment the liquid is a culture that includes cells or microorganisms and the mass transfer functions to oxygenate the culture sufficient to sustain the cells or microorganisms.
US09388373B2
A bioprocessing system for protein manufacturing is provided that is compact, integrated and suited for on-demand production and delivery of therapeutic proteins to patients. The system can also be used for efficient on-demand production of any type of protein.
US09388370B2
A substrate or coating is provided that includes a protease with enzymatic activity toward a component of a biological stain. Also provided is a process for facilitating the removal of a biological stain is provided wherein an inventive substrate or coating including a protease is capable of enzymatically degrading of one or more components of the biological stain to facilitate biological stain removal from the substrate or said coating.
US09388358B2
High octane unleaded aviation gasoline having low aromatics content and a T10 of at most 75° C., T40 of at least 75° C., a T50 of at most 105° C., a T90 of at most 135° C., a final boiling point of less than 190° C., an adjusted heat of combustion of at least 43.5 MJ/kg, a vapor pressure in the range of 38 to 49 kPa and a freezing point of less than −58° C. is provided.
US09388334B2
A wellbore fluid comprises an aqueous carrier liquid, hydrophobic fibers suspended therein, hydrophobic particulate material also suspended in the carrier liquid, and a gas to wet the surfaces of the particles and fibers and bind them together as agglomerates. The wellbore fluid may be a slickwater fracturing fluid and may be used for fracturing a tight gas reservoir. Using a combination of hydrophobic particulate material, hydrophobic fibers and gas inhibits settling out of the particulate material from an aqueous liquid. Because the gas acts to wet the surfaces of both materials and agglomerates them, the particulate material is made to adhere to the fibers; the fibers form a network which hinders settling of the particulate material adhering to them, and the agglomerates contain gas and so have a bulk density which is less than the specific gravity of the solids contained in the agglomerates.
US09388328B2
A lapping slurry and method of making the lapping slurry are provided. The lapping slurry comprises abrasive grains dispersed in a carrier. The carrier comprises water, ethylene glycol and between about 0.5 wt % to about 60 wt % surfactant. Abrasive particles are positively charged when dispersed in ethylene glycol having a pH in a range of from 5 to 9, as evidenced by zeta potentials.
US09388327B2
A sprayable coating composition, and method of application, for coating asphalt paving surfaces. In the coating composition, a low bulk density aggregate material of sprayable particle size is suspended in a sprayable asphalt emulsion in an amount sufficient to increase the micro-texture surface roughness of the cured coating.
US09388323B2
Disclosed are latex polymers and an aqueous coating compositions having excellent freeze-thaw stability, open time, stain resistance, low temperature film formation, foam resistance, block resistance, adhesion, water sensitivity and a low-VOC content. The latex polymers and aqueous coating compositions include at least one latex polymer derived from at least one monomer copolymerized or blended with an alkoxylated compound, for example an alkoxylated tristyrylphenol or an alkoxylated tributylphenol. Also provided is an aqueous coating composition including at least one latex polymer, at least one pigment, water and at least one freeze-thaw additive. Typically, the freeze-thaw additive in an amount greater than about 1.3% by weight of the polymer, typically in an amount greater than about 2% by weight of the polymer, in an amount greater than about 4% by weight of the polymer, in an amount greater than about 7.5% by weight of the polymer, in an amount greater than about 10% by weight of the polymer or in an amount greater than about 20% by weight of the polymer.
US09388319B2
A system and method are provided for producing variable pearlescent image elements or portions on image receiving media substrates using a variable digital data offset lithographic architecture which provides for varying lithographic images between cycles of a marking device. Pearlescent inks are provided with a solid particle pearlescent pigment components in a proportion of at least 10% by weight suspended in solution in an ink composition. Pearlescent inks are provided with a solid particle pearlescent pigment components having particle sizes in excess of ten microns suspended in solution in the ink composition. The disclosed systems and methods provide for variable pearlescent image elements or portions to be formed on an image receiving medium substrate separate from, or in combination with, other ink image elements or portions applied using other inks in a single device, and/or in a single pass of the image receiving media substrates through an image forming system.
US09388314B2
Surface-modified silicon dioxide particles or silica sol preparable by reacting aqueous silica sol with at least one first modifier comprising at least one alkoxysilane and with at least one second modifier selected from the group consisting of halosilane, siloxane, and mixtures thereof, with water being removed before the reaction with the first or second modifier.
US09388313B2
The present invention provides a water-insoluble coloring compound having a high solvent solubility, showing increased brightness and saturation, and being useful for increasing the green gamut and also provides an ink containing the water-insoluble coloring compound. The present invention provides a thermal transfer recording sheet including a coloring material layer formed on a base material from the ink and also provides a color filter resist composition showing an increased green gamut due to the ink.
US09388307B2
The present invention is directed to a composition for preparing the microcups and the toughness of the display panel formed from such a composition may be significantly improved. In some cases, the panel may have an elongation at break of more than 10% and it can be completely peeled off from the substrate layer on which it is formed, without causing any damage to the panel.
US09388298B2
The present invention disclose an improved carboxylate-alumoxanes nano sheets nucleating agent of formula (I), for advanced nucleation of thermoplastic semi-crystalline polymer, at low concentration; [Formula should be inserted here] where 2x+y+z=3 wherein; G represents a Phenyl ring or Naphthyl ring or fused aromatic rings R is independently selected from the group consisting of H,(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, aryloxy, hydroxy, halogen, aryl, arylalkyl and carbocyclic ring with adjacent carbon atoms of the parent phenyl ring; E is either oxygen or a bond; F is either CH2 or a bond; n=2−50.
US09388278B2
Disclosed is a substrate structure for manufacturing a flexible electronic device, including a supporting layer, a release layer covering the supporting layer with a first area, wherein the release layer is an aromatic polyimide, and a flexible layer covering the supporting layer and the release layer with a second area. The second area is greater than the first area. The adhesion force between the flexible layer and the supporting layer is stronger than the adhesion force between the release layer and the supporting layer.
US09388276B2
The invention generally relates to functional polymers and hydrogels. More particularly, the invention provides versatile monomers and polymers with well-defined functionalities, e.g., polycarbonates and poly(ester-carbonates), compositions thereof, and methods for making and using the same. The invention also provides cytocompatible poly(ethylene glycol)-co-polycarobonate hydrogels (e.g., crosslinked by copper-free, strain-promoted “click” chemistry).
US09388271B2
There is provided a polyoxyalkylene polyol or monool (S) represented by formula (2). In the formula (2), R2 represents an m-valent group in which m active hydrogens are removed from the active hydrogen-containing compound (H); Z is an alkylene group or a cycloalkylene group, and these groups are unsubstituted or substituted with a halogen atom or an aryl group. A hydroxyl value x, total degree of unsaturation y and the content of ethylene oxide z satisfy mathematical expression (3). In mathematical expression (3), x represents 5 to 280 mgKOH/g, y represents total degree of unsaturation represented by a unit meq/g, and z is from 0 to 50. R2—[—(ZO)p-(AO)q-(CH2CH2O)r-H] (2) y≦18.9×x−2×(100−z)/100 (3)
US09388261B2
Ethylene copolymers having a relatively high melt flow ratio and a multimodal profile in a temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) plot are disclosed. The copolymers can be made into film having good dart impact values and good stiffness properties under decreased extruder pressures.
US09388259B2
To provide a photosensitive polymer, a phase difference film using the photosensitive polymer, and an optical film using the phase difference film. A solution is a photosensitive polymer having a constitutional unit represented by formula (1): wherein, in formula (1), for example, R1 is hydrogen or methyl; a is 2 or 3; p is an integer from 1 to 12; X1 is —O—, —COO— or —OCO—; b is an integer from 0 to 3; A1 is a divalent group selected from 1,4-phenylene or naphthalene-2,6-diyl, and in the divalent group, at least one of hydrogen may be replaced by fluorine or chlorine; Z1 is a single bond, —COO—, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH2CH2—COO—, —CH2O— or —CONH—; W1 and W2 are hydrogen, fluorine or 1-5C alkyl or alkoxy; Y1 is —O—; and R2 is 1-20C alkyl, and at least one of —CH2— in the alkyl may be replaced by —O—.
US09388257B2
Fluoropolymers containing one or more azide group wherein the azide group is not a sulfonyl-azide group and processes of preparing them.
US09388255B2
This invention relates to relates to a polyolefin composition comprising one or more of the following formulae: wherein the PO is the residual portion of a vinyl terminated macromonomer (VTM) having had a terminal unsaturated carbon of an allylic chain and a vinyl carbon adjacent to the terminal unsaturated carbon.
US09388248B2
The present invention relates to a novel isolated antibody, or the derived compounds or functional fragments of same, capable of binding to CXCR4 but also of inducing conformational changed of the CXCR4 homodimers and/or heterodimers. More particularly, the present invention relates to the 414H5 and 515H7 antibodies, specific to the CXCR4 protein, as well as their use for the treatment of cancer. Pharmaceutical compositions composed of such antibodies and a process for the selection of such antibodies are also covered.
US09388244B2
This invention provides novel erbB2-binding internalizing antibodies. The antibodies, designated F5 and C1, specifically bind to c-erbB2 antigen and, upon binding, are readily internalized into the cell bearing the c-erbB2 marker. Chimeric molecules comprising the F5 and/or C1 antibodies attached to one or more effector molecules are also provided.
US09388237B2
The invention relates to therapeutic conjugates with improved ability to target various cancer cells containing a targeting moiety and a therapeutic moiety. The targeting and therapeutic moieties are linked via an acid cleavable linkage that increases therapeutic efficacy of the immunoconjugate.
US09388227B2
The disclosure relates to a process of obtaining a fully folded two chain insulin glargine that require no further processing to make it functionally active. The present disclosure discloses a surprising effect of over expression of Kex2p intracellularly under the control of inducible FLD1 promoter in the host Pichia pastoris to produce two chain functional glargine secreted directly in the medium. The schematic diagram of how the two chains are made inside the host Pichia pastoris and secretes into the medium.
US09388218B2
This invention provides kits, devices, and methods for the detection of antibodies that recognize one or more proteins and/or antigens from porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). The antibodies may be in a biological fluid of a PRRSV infected or at risk subject. The invention may be advantageously applied to both the diagnosis and prevention of PRRSV infection.
US09388213B2
The present invention relates to Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) peptide inhibitors and their use for the treatment of cancer and other conditions associated with aberrant PRC2 methyltransferase activity.
US09388212B2
The present application discloses peptides and peptaibols of high purity may be obtained by solid phase peptide synthesis using as the starting resin hydroxy amino acids, hydroxy amino acid amides, hydroxy amino alcohols or small peptides containing hydroxy amino acids attached to polymers through their side chain.
US09388209B2
2′,3′-dideoxy-5-fluorouridine derivatives have general formula 1: wherein: R1 denotes cinchona alkaloid fragment with defined absolute configuration at C-8 and C-9 atoms. A process for the manufacture of 2′,3′-dideoxy-5-fluorouridine derivatives of general formula 1 and application of 2′,3′-dideoxy-5-fluorouridine derivatives of general formula 1 in the anticancer treatment of breast cancer, cervical cancer and hepatic cancer are also indicated.
US09388207B2
A process for the separation of lignins and sugars from an extracted liquor, including, in the form of dry matter (DM), lignins and sugars, includes: a) concentrating the extracted liquor, in order to obtain a liquor having dry matter in a proportion of between 60 and 70%; b) mixing the concentrated liquor with water in equal parts by weight; c) stirring the mixture in order to disperse the lignins and to obtain a stable suspending of the lignins; d) filtering the solution,wherein the mixing is carried out by introducing the concentrated liquor into the water; and the temperature of the solution, during the suspending, is between 50° C. and 60° C.
US09388197B2
The invention relates to heterocyclic amide derivatives of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, n, m, p and X are as defined in the description, their preparation and their use as pharmaceutically active compounds.
US09388196B2
Disclosed is a compound of formula (I) wherein Y, Ring D, m and R1-R4 are as described herein, as a modulator of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors particularly the α7 subtype, in a subject in need thereof, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, polymorphs, solvates, and isomers thereofs, for use either alone or in combinations with suitable other medicaments, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. Also disclosed are a process of preparation of the compounds and the intended uses thereof in therapy, particularly in the prophylaxis and therapy of disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, senile dementia, and the like.
US09388194B2
Disclosed is a process for obtaining an acrylic compound having a tertaoxaspiro backbone and at least one acrylic unsaturation. Said compound is in embodiments an acrylate, a methacrylate or a crotonate of an alkoxylated, such as an ethoxylated, a propoxylated and/or a butoxylated 2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane3,9-dialkanol.
US09388185B2
The present invention relates to pyrazine derivatives of Formula I, and pharmaceutical compositions including the same, that are inhibitors of one or more FGFR enzymes and are useful in the treatment of FGFR-associated diseases such as cancer.
US09388180B2
The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. where in formula I the variables X, Y, Q1, Q2 have the following meanings: X is C—R3 or N; Q1 is S or O and Q2 is C—R4 or N and Q2 is connected to X via a double bond while Q1 is connected to X via a single bond; or Q2 is S or O and Q1 is C—R4 or N and Q1 is connected to X via a double bond while Q2 is connected to X via a single bond; Y is C—R5 or N; where in formula I the variables R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the claims The compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 10A and to their use for the manufacture of a medicament and which thus are suitable for treating or controlling of medical disorders selected from neurological disorders and psychiatric disorders, for ameliorating the symptoms associated with such disorders and for reducing the risk of such disorders.
US09388172B2
The invention is concerned with the compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing and using the compounds of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compounds of formula (I) are antagonists of the TRPA1 channel and may be useful in treating inflammatory diseases and disorders associated with that channel.
US09388171B2
Compounds having the formula I wherein R2, X and Z as defined herein are inhibitors of ERK kinase. Also disclosed are compositions and methods for treating hyperproliferative disorders.
US09388165B2
A compound selected from the group consisting of an isoquinoline-5-carboxamide derivative of formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, an isomer, a hydrate and a solvate thereof is effective for the prevention or treatment of diseases associated with abnormal cell growth, which are caused by abnormal activation of a protein kinases.
US09388159B2
This invention provides for compounds of the Formula II: wherein A, B, Het, R1, R2 and R3 are as described herein. These compounds are androgen receptor modulators useful for the treatment of androgen receptor-associated conditions.
US09388158B2
The present invention is a production method for a compound represented by the following general formula (V), the method comprising a step of obtaining a compound represented by the following general formula (II) by reacting a compound represented by the following general formula (I) with an acid: wherein, G1 and G2 are each a protecting group that dissociates under acidic conditions.
US09388141B2
The present invention relates to novel acylaminocycloalkyl compounds, in particular to the compounds of the formula I as described herein and to their salts and N-oxides. The compounds possess valuable therapeutic properties and are suitable, in particular, for treating diseases that respond to modulation of the dopamine D3 receptor. In formula I, the variables have the following meanings: m is 1 or 2, n is 1 or 2, A is selected from the group consisting of CH2, CH2CH2, CHFCH2 and CF2CH2, R1 is an oxygen containing cyclic radical selected such as C3-C6 cycloalkyl, which carries one or two oxygen containing radicals selected from the group consisting of OH, C1-C2-alkoxy, fluorinated C1-C2-alkoxy, and a carbonyl oxygen, R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, OH and fluorine, R3a is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl, R3b is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl, R4 is branched C4-C6 alkyl or branched fluorinated C4-C6 alkyl, and R5 is inter alia C1-C6 alkyl, fluorinated C1-C3 alkyl, C1-C2-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, fluorinated C1-C2-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, hydroxy-C1-C4-alkyl, fluorinated hydroxy-C1-C4-alkyl, oxetanyl, fluorinated oxetanyl, oxolanyl, fluorinated oxolanyl, C3-C5 cycloalkyl, fluorinated C3-C5 cycloalkyl, etc.
US09388139B2
Derivatives of celecoxib that lack cyclooxygenase inhibitory activity but have improved PDE5 inhibitory activity are provided along with pharmaceutical compositions containing them for the treatment or prevention of cancer. Such compounds are expected to have reduced toxicity compared with celecoxib and other cyclooxygenase inhibitors, and greater efficacy compared with conventional PDE5 inhibitors. Derivatives of celecoxib are also suitable for treating chronic inflammatory conditions, erectile dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension, congestive heart failure, and enhancement of cognitive function.
US09388133B2
The present invention relates to a pyrrole sulfonamide derivative, a preparation method for the same, and medical applications thereof. Specifically, the present invention relates to a novel pyrrole sulfonamide derivative as represented by formula (I), a preparation method for the derivative, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the derivative, and uses of the same as therapeutic agents, and particularly as gastric acid secretion inhibitors and potassium-competitive acid blockers (P-CABs), wherein each substituent of formula (I) is as defined in the description.
US09388130B2
Compositions of and methods for using synthetic retinal derivatives as retinoid replacements and opsin agonists are provided.
US09388128B2
A process for the preparation of dihalodiphenylsulfones such as 4,4′-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone or 4,4′-bis-(4-chlorophenylsulfonyl)biphenyl with high regioselectivity, at low temperature and in the absence of toxic reagents by reacting together at least one acid, sulfur trioxide and at least one halobenzene. The invented process is particularly suited for the manufacture of 4,4′-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone.
US09388127B2
The invention generally relates to compounds that function as TP antagonists for treating thrombosis and other cardiovascular, renal, or pulmonary diseases. In some embodiments, the invention provides a compound including a substituted nitro phenoxy phenyl, a sulfonylurea, and an alkyl group. In some embodiments, the invention provides a method of treating thrombosis by administering an antithrombotic compound that preferentially binds to a thromboxane receptor, has preferential binding for either TPalpha (TPα) or TPbeta (TPβ) receptor subtype.
US09388123B2
Provided is a compound represented by the following formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: [in the formula, R1 to R5, A, and *1 to *3 are as defined in Description].
US09388103B2
In a process for producing phenol, a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide is contacted with a cleavage catalyst comprising an acidic ionic liquid under cleavage conditions effective to cleave at least a portion of said cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide and produce a cleavage product stream comprising phenol and cyclohexanone.
US09388092B2
Performance of Ga- and Zn-exchanged ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst for conversion of oxygenates to aromatics
The present invention relates to a process for producing aromatic hydrocarbons comprising contacting a feedstream comprising an oxygenate with a catalyst composition comprising a medium pore-size aluminosilicate zeolite further comprising gallium and one or more elements selected from Group 12 of the Periodic Table. The process of the present invention is preferably performed in absence of any feed diluents.
US09388091B2
A catalyst for methanation of carbon dioxide. The catalyst is formed by mixing ash from a biomass power plant with a nickel compound and calcining the resulting mixture. The catalyst formed by calcination includes between 2 and 20 wt. % of nickel.
US09388087B2
Liquid anti-oxidants made by mixing specific chemical compositions disclosed herein, followed by thorough stirring so that a homogeneous blend of colloidal-like solutions are obtained. Such liquid anti-oxidants are applied to the surface of the carbon-carbon composite that is needed to be protected against oxidation by brushing, dipping, spraying, or other painting techniques, and allowed sufficient time for the anti-oxidants to penetrate into the subsurface region of the composite and to let dry in a dry atmosphere. The coated carbon/carbon composites can be heat treated (or charred) at a temperature of about approximately 650 to 950° C. for a time period of about approximately one to seven hours. The above painting/heat treating processes can be repeated one to three or more times in order to obtain sufficient anti-oxidant char on or below the surface to a certain depth of the composite.
US09388085B2
A titanium compound-containing core-shell powder includes a plurality of core-shell particles, each of which includes a core body and a shell layer encapsulating said core body. The core body is electrically conductive. The shell layer includes a crystal that is selected from titanate oxides having a perovskite structure and titanate oxides having a spinel structure. The core body and the shell layer are chemically bonded to each other.
US09388084B2
Sintered product exhibiting a relative density of greater than 97% and composed of: more than 92% by weight of silicon carbide, between 0.5% and 8% by weight of an amorphous secondary phase comprising the elements O, Si and one or two elements chosen from Al and Y, less than 2% of other elements, present in said product in the form of an additional phase or of unavoidable impurities, in which the silicon carbide is present in the form of crystalline grains and in which said secondary phase is amorphous and located essentially at the boundaries of the silicon carbide grains.
US09388079B2
A wall repair compound useful for filling and repairing cracks, holes, and other imperfections in a wall surface includes a conventional filler material, a conventional binder material, and a dust reducing additive which reduces the quantity of airborne dust particles generated when sanding the hardened joint compound. Airborne dust reducing additives include oils, surfactants, solvents, waxes, and other petroleum derivatives. The additive can be added to conventional ready-mixed joint compounds and to setting type joint compounds. A method of reducing the quantity of airborne dust generated when sanding a fully hardened joint compound includes mixing a sufficient quantity of the dust reducing additive with the joint compound prior to when the joint compound has been applied to the wall.
US09388074B2
Processes and methods of making and preparing, compositions and structural products therefrom are provided, whereby the surface area of alumino-silicate based powders is greatly increased and rendered chemically active so that when the functionalized powders are mixed with water poly-condensation reactions occur between the surfaces binding the powders together to form a structural material with negligible emission of carbon compounds. In another embodiment, the surface functionalized powders can be mixed with an additive; a dry aggregate, such as sand and water to make a slurry that can be poured or cast into any desired shape and rapidly cured to a hardened shape suitable for use as a structural material with the mechanical strength equivalent to Portland-cement based concrete products. In additional embodiments, the alumino-silicate based powders are nano-functionalized and foam functionalized to provide light weight and structurally strong materials that can also be used in combination with or as replacement for Portland-cement.
US09388066B2
Methods of forming a glass ribbon with a glass forming apparatus including a first glass roll device are disclosed. The methods include a step (I) of drawing the glass ribbon along a draw direction with the glass forming apparatus. Also included is a step (II) of adjusting a first roll member relative to a first support structure of the first glass roll device by translating the first roll member in a first linear direction parallel to a linear adjustment axis of the first support structure while the first roll member is adjustably mounted to the first support structure. Also included is a step (III) of contacting a first surface of the glass ribbon with the first roll member at a first adjusted contact location of the glass ribbon. Also disclosed are corresponding glass forming apparatus configured to form glass ribbons and draw the glass ribbons in a draw direction.
US09388060B2
The electrolysis water-making apparatus (A) includes: an electrolytic cell (2); a raw material solution feed pump (3) used to supply the raw material solution (W1, W3) to the electrolytic cell (2); a raw material solution pipe (32, 36) connecting an outlet (3b) of the raw material solution feed pump (3) and an inlet (26) of the electrolytic cell (2); and an electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion (40) formed in the raw material solution pipe (32, 36) between the outlet (3b) and the inlet (26). The raw material solution feed pump (3) is provided so that the outlet (3b) is disposed on an upper side of the inlet (26). A pitched pipe (32c) in which an end thereof near the inlet (26) is disposed on an upper side of another end thereof near the outlet (3b) is provided in at least a part of the electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion (40).
US09388049B2
A method of producing reduced graphene oxide and reduce graphene oxide produced by the method are provided. The method of producing reduced graphene oxide involves forming a graphene oxide-dispersed solution comprising graphene oxide and a surfactant that comprises at least two aromatic functional groups, reducing the graphene oxide-dispersed solution to obtain a layered structure of reduced graphene oxide comprising the at least two aromatic functional groups, and dispersing the layered structure of reduced graphene oxide in a solvent to produce a multi-layered reduced graphene oxide.
US09388047B2
The present invention provides methods and tools for directed assembly of nanoelements across a large area using a nanosubstrate. The nanosubstrate has a substrate layer, an adhesive layer, a conductive layer, and an insulating layer that is interrupted by one or more nanotrenches or nanowells having a width of at least 20 nm. The nanosubstrate allows the rapid assembly of linear assemblies and arrays of single walled carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles by DC electrophoresis. The density of nanoelements assembled can be controlled by varying the voltage and trench size. Functionalized nanoparticles can be assembled into arrays useful, e.g., as biosensors.
US09388045B2
Disclosed herein are certain embodiments of a novel chemical synthesis route for lithium ion battery applications. Accordingly, various embodiments are focused on the synthesis of a new active material using NMC (Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide) as the precursor for a phosphate material having a layered crystal structure. Partial phosphate generation in the layer structured material stabilizes the material while maintaining the large capacity nature of the layer structured material.
US09388043B2
A chemical oxygen generator includes multiple parallel sequentially connected chemical core sections that extend the duration of operation of the chemical oxygen generator. An end of a first core section is contiguous with a chemical core high reactivity section, and a thermal insulation layer is disposed between an end of a second core section and the chemical core ignition plate, as well as between the bodies of the first and second core sections. A chemical core transition section is disposed between the other end of the first core section and the second core section, to insure that the reaction front propagates properly.
US09388038B2
A MEMS device formed by a body; a cavity, extending above the body; mobile and fixed structures extending above the cavity and physically connected to the body via anchoring regions; and electrical-connection regions, extending between the body and the anchoring regions and electrically connected to the mobile and fixed structures. The electrical-connection regions are formed by a conductive multilayer including a first semiconductor material layer, a composite layer of a binary compound of the semiconductor material and of a transition metal, and a second semiconductor material layer.
US09388030B2
The device for processing a product has an element for processing the product and in particular the form of a device that is suitable for connecting a closure element to a container. The device contains means for receiving the product, means for advancing the product, and means for advancing the processing element that is supported on a corresponding shaft. The device contains means that are suitable for moving the carrier shaft of the processing element in the axial direction and means that are suitable for driving the processing element so that the processing element performs a processing rotation, said means acting on the carrier shaft of the processing element in such a way that the means are coordinated with each other.
US09388029B2
A tank handling apparatus for facilitating movement of cylindrical tanks such as oxygen tanks as needed which includes a carriage assembly with a main upright member and a parallel swing arm assembly extending outwardly therefrom with multiple lifting arms with a tank retaining housing movably secured thereto which defines a zone therein for receiving of the cylindrical tank. The apparatus provides movement capability vertically upwardly and outwardly, as well as rotational movement of the tank retaining housing to facilitate changing orientation of the position of a different tank between a horizontally extending position and a vertically extending position. An automatic locking mechanism is included which is gravitationally powered for facilitating deployment of a foot support member beneath the tank receiving zone in all positions other than when the held tank is horizontally positioned.
US09388020B2
A method and elevator arrangement wherein a roof structure is lifted higher in a hoistway so as to make more room below the roof structure, the roof structure being a movable roof structure, and in that the movable roof structure is lifted in the hoistway taking support for the lift from a second movable support structure mounted in the hoistway above the roof structure.
US09388012B2
A sheet storing apparatus includes a plurality of sheet storing units. Each of the sheet storing unit includes a fixed stacking portion configured to stack thereon a sheet conveyed by conveyance roller pairs, and a pushing unit configured to contact an edge of the sheet stacked on the stacking portion and to move the sheet in a direction substantially perpendicular to the sheet conveyance direction. A drive transmission unit for transmitting a driving force generated by a motor to drive the pushing unit is located upstream of the fixed stacking portion with respect to a direction in which the pushing unit moves the sheet. When the pushing unit is moving the sheet, a part of the drive transmission unit enters the inside of a sheet stacking range of the fixed stacking portion.
US09388002B2
The present invention provides a medium conveyance device whose reliability is enhanced. Namely, a roller conveyance section uses support parts to couple together an upper side shaft, which receives a first reaction force produced in accordance with a first contact-pressure force that urges first driven rollers toward first drive rollers, and a lower side shaft, which receives a second reaction force produced in accordance with a second contact-pressure force that urges second driven rollers toward second drive rollers. Because of this, the medium conveyance device of the present invention may cancel out the two reaction forces that cause an upper side guide and a lower side guide to bend in two bank note conveyance paths adjacent to one another.
US09388000B2
A spacing mechanism includes a first member; a second member; a rotation shaft; an urged member supported by the second member; an urging member for urging the urged member against an urging force toward the first member to space the second member from the first member, a first gear and a load receiving portion rotatable integrally with the urging member; a second gear engaged with the first gear; an elastic member having one end fixed to the second member and another end contacted to the load receiving portion. When the shaft rotates from a predetermined rotational phase and the urged member is released from the urging member, the elastic member applies a load to the second member in a direction in which the second member is rotated.
US09387996B2
A vacuum loader for providing granular resin material to resin material processing equipment has a loader housing, a vacuum motor, a dust filter, an air blast generator, a dump flap, and a pivoting manually releasable latch for retaining the lateral web and the loader from tilting rotation of the loader about the shaft and supporting the loader when placed in a tilted orientation; the latch being weighted to pivotally return to a web-retaining position when released by an operator.
US09387986B2
The invention relates to the cargo area of an airport, having transporting paths which connect the land side and the air side of the airport and are intended for the standard loading units (ULDs), and also having interim stores for the buffer storage of the loading units prior to the cargo being assembled. In order to create storage and sorting opportunities in the immediate vicinity of the transporting paths, while being simultaneously independent of the main store, and in order to achieve flexible supply of the loading units, it is proposed for the transporting paths to be assigned vertical stores each with a plurality of storage levels which are arranged one above the other, are set up above or alongside the transporting paths and in which, with the aid of lifting means, the loading units, which can be lifted off from the transporting paths, can be stored.
US09387977B1
A dual function aerosol valve assembly has a valve housing with first and second stem valves mounted for reciprocation within it. The first stem valve controls flow of gaseous propellant and the second stem valve is coaxially received within the first stem valve and controls flow of product. An actuator and nozzle assembly is connected with the stem valves so that the first stem valve is opened to admit propellant to the nozzle upon initial depression of the actuator, and the second stem valve is then opened to admit product to the nozzle. Closing of the stem valves is in reverse order so that flow of product to the nozzle is first interrupted and then flow of propellant is interrupted. A spring biases the stem valves to their closed positions. The valve housing is constructed to accommodate either a bag-on-valve system or a piston system.
US09387973B2
An oxygen absorbing agent has excellent oxygen absorbing properties and can absorb oxygen in an atmosphere, even under a moisture-free or substantially moisture-free atmosphere. The oxygen absorbing agent includes an alloy obtained by subjecting an alloy (X) including (A) at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, iron, platinum, and copper group metals and (B) at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zinc, tin, lead, magnesium, and silicon, to treatment with an alkali aqueous solution to elute and remove at least a part of the component (B) in the alloy (X), wherein the alloy (Y) has an X-ray diffraction profile satisfying a diffraction peak relationship.
US09387967B2
A method and apparatus to provide for a safe way to attach and remove metal strapping from a pallet or other shipping structure. The metal strapping is attached to a safety device which receives the metal strap before it is tightened around shipping materials. The metal strap is then tightened and the safety device is secured to the metal strap. After the materials reach their destination, the metal strap is then cut at the safety device and the safety device restrains the metal strap from whipping back and causing injury to anyone.
US09387960B2
A substrate storing container includes: a container body for storing semiconductor wafers; a door that is fitted to the front of the container body; and a locking mechanism locking the door. The locking mechanism includes: a rotary driver that is supported by the door and operated from a cover plate side; and a locking bar that vertically slides as the rotary driver rotates to bring the distal end into, and out of, a locking hollow of the container body. The rotary driver is separated into first and second rotary drivers. The first and second rotary drivers are formed with first and second cam portions, respectively. The first and second cam portions are made to support the proximal end of the locking bar therebetween so that the locking bar can sway in the thickness direction of the door.
US09387951B2
A blow-molded container comprises a synthetic resin outer layer that forms an outer shell in a fixed shape, a synthetic resin inner layer laminated with this outer layer in a peelable manner, and one or more air intake holes is/are formed at a predetermined position or positions of a neck. An inside opening of the each air intake hole has a horn shape with an increased diameter on an inner-surface side of the outer layer, and a notch-like interspace is formed between the outer layer and the inner layer in a peripheral area of the inside opening of the air intake hole.
US09387949B2
An apparatus for placing preformed bags having an open end and a closed end over an insertion tube for inserting a bale therethrough and into the bag. A plurality of fingers are inserted into the bag open end and are extended for engaging the bag. The fingers and bag opening are traversed to the tube thereby inserting the tube end into the bag opening. The fingers are retracted and removed from the bag. The insertion tube is expanded thereby engaging the interior surface of the bag. Roller drive wheels are placed on the bag over the insertion tube and are rotatably driven and are traversed along the insertion tube for collecting the bag thereon. The roller drive wheels and the plurality of fingers are carried on a common assembly movable along the insertion tube.
US09387938B1
Systems and methods for use in generating alerts regarding terrain near aircraft are provided. A method includes determining a location of interest relative to an aircraft using a terrain awareness and warning system. The method further includes calculating a distance value and a bearing value for the location of interest relative to the aircraft. The method further includes providing first display data to an electronic display and providing second display data to the electronic display. The first display data is configured to cause the electronic display to show an aircraft situation display image indicating the location of interest relative to the aircraft. The second display data is configured to cause the electronic display to show the calculated distance value and the calculated bearing value.
US09387931B2
A cargo management system is provided comprising a shuttle drive unit. The shuttle drive unit comprises a sheave, a pulley proximate the sheave comprising a groove of the pulley aligned with a groove of the sheave, and a motor configured to rotate the sheave. The cargo management system further comprises a belt coupled to the sheave and a cargo shuttle coupled to the belt.
US09387926B2
Systems and/or methods for forming a multiple-articulated flying system (skybase) having a high aspect ratio wing platform, operable to loiter over an area of interest at a high altitude are provided. In certain exemplary embodiments, autonomous modular flyers join together in a wingtip-to-wingtip manner. Such modular flyers may derive their power from insolation. The autonomous flyers may include sensors which operate individually, or collectively after a skybase is formed. The skybase preferably may be aggregated, disaggregated, and/or re-aggregated as called for by the prevailing conditions. Thus, it may be possible to provide a “forever-on-station” aircraft.
US09387919B2
An aircraft nose structure comprising frames (2, 4, 6), a lower windshield frame member (12) and an upper windshield frame member (14) which are adapted to receive a windshield. The lower windshield frame member (12) has an arcuate shape with two branches which are connected together by a tie-rod (26).
US09387914B2
A personal propulsion device for use with a pressurized fluid source having a throttle, the personal propulsion device including a passenger assembly; one or more fluid discharge ports coupled to the passenger assembly and operable to elevate the passenger assembly and a passenger into the air; a fluid delivery conduit in fluid communication with the one or more fluid discharge ports; a first inductance coil coupled to the fluid delivery conduit; a second inductance coil coupled to the fluid delivery conduit and rotatable with respect to the first inductance coil; and a throttle controller coupled to the passenger assembly, where the throttle controller is configured to transmit a signal across the first and second inductance coils to the pressurized fluid source.
US09387910B2
A mooring system for a personal watercraft includes a bow bracket, a console bracket and a stern bracket. The bow bracket is secured to the bow of the craft. The console bracket is secured to the console of the craft. The stern bracket is secured to the stern of the craft.
US09387908B1
A boat hull having elongated concave tunnels is described. The elongated concave tunnels reduce the amount of drag and water friction with the boat hull in contact with water. A faster plane mode, better speed, stability, and fuel efficiency are achieved. Air is forced through the elongated concave tunnels during planing, thus producing lift and results in the boat achieving the plane mode faster. At cruising speeds and high speeds, more lift is generated by faster air passing through the elongated concave tunnels thus giving generous lift to the boat hull and hence producing minimal friction and drag in contact between the boat hull and the water surface.
US09387906B2
A battery box for an electric cycle includes a battery and a case enclosing the battery. The case includes an air inlet and an air outlet in communication with the air inlet for directing air flow through the case to cool the battery. An adjustable vent is disposed at the air outlet for deflecting the air flow from the air outlet in a selected direction, such as toward an occupant of the electric cycle.
US09387902B2
An assembly for converting a motorcycle from a two wheel vehicle into a three wheel vehicle having alternate left and right side front wheels. The assembly is constructed to cooperate with an underlying motorcycle frame without physically altering the underlying motorcycle frame. The assembly includes a center frame assembly that is securable to the underlying motorcycle frame and which aligns a support tube of the assembly with a passage defined by a head tube of the motorcycle frame. Respective A-arm assemblies are pivotably secured to alternate lateral sides of the center frame assembly and a steering arm is pivotably attached to each A-arm assembly. A tie rod extends inboard from each steering arm to an area bounded by the center frame assembly and operatively cooperates with a steering shaft that passes through the head tube and the support tube to effectuate turning of the left and right side front wheels.
US09387898B2
The present invention relates generally to a bicycle rack system providing for bicycle transportation of articles, and more particularly to a system for a quick release, modular, and expandable bicycle rack system. The present invention comprises a bicycle rack system comprising a bottom connector comprising two portions; a front top connector comprising two portions; a rear top connector comprising two portions; tubes both hollow or solid inserted within and secured by the bottom, rear top, and front top connectors; and an adjustable female receiving plate and male insert that is attached to the adjustable female receiving plate. The male insert and female receiving plate are disposed adjacent to a bicycle axle and securably attached to the bottom connector. The unique configuration of the bicycle rack system provides a modular, sturdy, and easily installed bicycle rack.
US09387890B2
The present application relates to a wall panel for recreational vehicles. In one representative embodiment, a wall panel for a recreational vehicle comprises a main body defining at least one pre-formed panel opening, and an inwardly extending peripheral flange located along a perimeter of the at least one pre-formed panel opening. The wall panel is configured to be mounted onto a structural wall of the recreational vehicle such that the peripheral flange covers an inner surface of a corresponding opening defined in the structural wall.
US09387889B2
A suspension subframe is secured to an insert member embedded in a core material of an inclined wall of a dash panel. The core material is formed from corrugated plate having a multiplicity of concave-convex portions extending in the fore-and-aft direction. One apex of the insert member is oriented in the vehicle width direction, and two sides of the insert member, proximate the apex, abut against the core material. When a load in the vehicle width direction is inputted from the suspension system into the subframe, it is possible, by absorbing the load by dispersing it from the two sides sandwiching the apex of the insert member toward the core material of the inclined wall of the dash panel, to enhance the support rigidity of the subframe with respect to the inclined wall of the dash panel without excessively complicating the structure of the insert member.
US09387887B2
A vehicle hood panel is formed by bonding an outer panel and an inner panel to each other. Disposed along the outer peripheral edge of the inner panel is an outer peripheral portion to which a cushion member and hinges for attaching the hood panel to a vehicle are to be later fastened. Adhesive bonding surfaces which are to be bonded to the outer panel by mastic are disposed on the region surrounded by the outer peripheral portion, and a plurality of reinforcement beads are formed between the adhesive bonding surfaces. At least some of the adhesive bonding surfaces and/or reinforcement beads are bended so as to extend toward the hinges or the cushion member as seen in a plan view.
US09387883B2
There is provided a vehicle front portion structure including: a front side member including a linear portion that extends along the vehicle front and rear direction on the vehicle width direction outside of the vehicle front portion and is disposed on the vehicle front side of a dash panel, and a slanted portion that extends obliquely downward along an undersurface of the dash panel from a rear end portion of the linear portion; and a side portion weak portion disposed in a vehicle width direction outside surface or a vehicle width direction inside surface of the linear portion along a joint between the linear portion and the slanted portion.
US09387878B2
A target-travel-path generating circuit calculates a target travel path along which a controlled object can travel in the future from a current controlled object position. An ideal-control-signal calculating circuit calculates a control profile to travel along the target travel path, and a difference calculating circuit calculates a difference between an ideal control magnitude and a current control magnitude. A controller controls an operation system based on a magnitude of the difference to assist a control operation and a control-operation-state of an operator, an environment-state, and a required operation-precision. The operator receives assistance corresponding to the magnitude of the difference from an ideal control state, the control-operation-state, the environment-state, and the required operation-precision. An outputted control-operation assistance control is suitable for conditions that characterize the operator state, the environment, and the controlled object.
US09387875B2
An electric power steering apparatus includes a motor control unit for controlling an electric motor operatively connected to a steering shaft. The motor control unit includes a first control unit for controlling a steering torque detected by a torque detecting unit so as to bring the steering torque to zero or to a first predetermined value, and a second control unit for controlling the steering torque detected by the torque detecting unit so as to bring the steering torque to a second predetermined value which is greater than zero or than the first predetermined value, based on an operational quantity detected by an operational-quantity detecting unit or a quantity representative of a vehicle behavior detected by a vehicle-behavior detecting unit. The motor control unit controls the electric motor based on an output signal from the first control unit and an output signal from the second control unit.
US09387870B2
A loading apparatus is coupleable to an engine-powered, wheeled machine, such as a snow blower or lawnmower, to aid in lifting the machine onto and off of raised platforms and up and down stairs. The loading apparatus includes a handle assembly having a first arm and a second arm, a first side support member having a first end sized to receive the first arm, and a second side support member having a first end sized to receive the second arm. The apparatus also includes attachment brackets coupled to respective upper portions of the first and second side support members, and attachment brackets coupled to respective lower portions of the first and second side support members. The first and second arms of the handle assembly slidably engage the first and second side support members and are moveable therein between a retracted position and an extended position.
US09387862B2
A cable transportation system with at least one haul cable has a supporting structure with a tubular portion defining an axis of rotation; a pulley extending about the axis of rotation; and a bearing assembly, which is connected to the pulley and the tubular portion to enable the pulley to rotate about the axis of rotation with respect to the supporting structure, and has a first and second bearing arranged concentrically and in series, so as to ensure rotation of the pulley about the axis of rotation and with respect to the supporting structure utilizing at least the first or second bearing.
US09387854B1
An autonomous vehicle may be configured to use environmental information for image processing. The vehicle may be configured to operate in an autonomous mode in an environment and may be operating substantially in a lane of travel of the environment. The vehicle may include a sensor configured to receive image data indicative of the environment. The vehicle may also include a computer system configured to compare environmental information indicative of the lane of travel to the image data so as to determine a portion of the image data that corresponds to the lane of travel of the environment. Based on the portion of the image data that corresponds to the lane of travel of the environment and by disregarding a remaining portion of the image data, the vehicle may determine whether an object is present in the lane, and based on the determination, provide instructions to control the vehicle in the autonomous mode in the environment.
US09387850B2
A multi-mode powertrain system includes a transmission configured to transfer torque among an internal combustion engine, torque machines and an output member. A method for controlling the powertrain system includes operating the multi-mode powertrain system to execute an engine intake manifold pump down mode, and aborting the engine intake manifold pump down mode and fueling the engine, wherein aborting is based upon intake manifold pressure and system constraints.
US09387848B2
A method of controlling and regulating a transmission brake which, for the purpose of synchronization, determines a target rotational speed of a shaft to be synchronized on the basis of an actual rotational speed of a transmission shaft, and controls a transmission brake such that the determined target rotational speed is set for the shaft that is to be synchronized. The transmission brake also carries out additional functions. These functions require no, or only minimal, additional hardware complexity in a cost-neutral way, but considerably increase the functional and practical value of the transmission brake. The comfort and speed of shifting operations, the protection or, as the case may be, the detection of error states in sensors, a clutch, a main clutch or a motor control are improved, and undesirable transmission states avoided. It is also possible to account for and influence other conditions, such as the operation of ancillary devices.
US09387835B2
A pedal apparatus for a vehicle. The pedal apparatus includes a support defining an axis. The pedal apparatus further includes a brake pedal assembly movable about the axis between a first position and a second position. The brake pedal assembly includes a latch movable between unlocked and locked positions. The pedal apparatus includes an accelerator pedal assembly movable about the axis between initial and displaced positions. The pedal apparatus includes an intermediate device disposed about the axis and having a plurality of first and second teeth. The latch is engageable with the first teeth when in the locked position. The braking apparatus further includes a retainer disposed about the axis. The retainer has a hub mounted to the support and at least one actuating device selectively engaging at least one of the second teeth of the intermediate device to couple the intermediate device to the retainer and the support.
US09387834B2
The present invention relates to a combined steering and brake control system for vehicles and, in particular, to a mechanically combined steering and brake control system for use in safely controlling a vehicle configured for drivers with limited body movement, such as drivers having use of only one or no limbs. The invention further relates to a steering control system including a variable radius crank which enables the driver to select an appropriate crank radius. The invention further relates to a vehicle incorporating one or a combination of the control systems.
US09387830B2
The invention is based on a connecting device (10) for the articulated connection of a wiper blade (11) to a wiper arm (24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34), said connecting device having a connecting element (16) which is connected to a supporting element (22) of the wiper blade (11) for conjoint rotation and on which an adaptor (18) is mounted pivotably transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction thereof, said adaptor being able to be fastened releasably and for conjoint rotation to the free end of the wiper arm (24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34) or to a joining element (36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46) connected fixedly to the latter, wherein the adaptor (18) has a plurality of means (80, 96, 100, 102, 122, 126, 130, 134, 144) in order to be able to receive different joining elements (36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46) of different wiper arms (24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34), wherein the means include stop edges (86), spring latches (88), locking cams (100), spring clips (122) and spring tongues (128, 132) with latching cams (130, 134). It is proposed that the outsides of the side walls (90) of the adaptor (18) have locking cams (100) in the region of the driving end, wherein, in the fitted state, play-compensating ribs (64, 68) of a first or second joining element (36, 38) or of a covering cap (20) of the adaptor (18) engage under the locking cams (100) and bear on the end side against the steps (101) thereof while securing cams (66) which are arranged on the insides of the side walls (48, 108) of the first joining element (36), of the second joining element (38) or of the covering cap (20) in a manner offset in the longitudinal direction relative to the play-compensating ribs (64, 68) with respect to the driven end engage in installation gaps (96) in the side walls (90) of the adaptor (18), said installation gaps running transversely with respect to the play-compensating ribs (64, 68), and wherein, in the fitted state, the first joining element (36), the second joining element (38) or the covering cap (20) are clamped between the installation gaps (96) and a stop edge (86) by the front part (80) which is elastically flexible in the longitudinal direction, wherein the stop edge (86) is arranged at the transition of the front part (80) of the adaptor (18) to the driving part of the adaptor (18).
US09387829B2
A windshield wiper connector includes a connecting plate, a connector main body, and a lock member. The connecting plate has a lock hole, a first limit protrusion, and a second protrusion. The connector main body has a connecting part for connecting a wiper arm. The connector main body has a first flange, a second flange, a first limit slot, a second limit slot, and at least one elastic claw. The lock member is to fix the connecting plate to a wiper rod. The present invention can use all the useful parts, and the connecting part is adjustably designed so it can be used widely.
US09387828B2
An adapter for a windshield wiper assembly includes a head having a sloping portion, and a body connected to the head, the body including a pommel that contacts the head, a notch formed in the body adjacent the pommel, a back extending away from the notch, and a recess formed under the back. The head is narrower in width than the body, and longer in length than the body.
US09387802B2
An illumination apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least one photoluminescent portion disposed proximate a electrical panel disposed in an engine compartment. A lighting controller is in communication with a lighting device located proximate the engine compartment. The light source configured to emit a first emission to excite the at least one photoluminescent portion.
US09387786B2
A storage module for use with a vehicle may include a base securable to the vehicle, and a storage tray attachable to the base. The tray includes a raised deck for receiving a food container. In addition, the tray defines an open area under the raised deck for receiving a user's hand when the food container is received on the deck.
US09387784B2
It is obtained a headrest and a vehicle seat provided therewith, capable of obtaining attenuating effect characteristics with respect to oscillation at two resonant frequencies with a simple configuration. A mass body is supported by an elastically deformable first urethane member configuring part of a headrest pad inside a headrest cover of a vehicle seat. Namely, a dynamic damper is configured including the first urethane member and the mass body. The center of gravity of the mass body is set at a position offset in the seat width direction with respect to the elastic center of the first urethane member.
US09387777B2
A seat underframe for motor vehicle seats, with two pairs of rails arranged at a distance from each other and each having a seat rail and a floor rail, a seat carrier, in each case two pivoting arms which are connected at one end in an articulated manner to the seat carrier and at the other end in an articulated manner to the seat rails and fix the maximum distance between the seat carrier and the seat rails, and a drive unit adjusting the seat carrier between a lower starting position and an end position. The drive unit for adjusting the seat carrier is formed beyond a height end position which is fixed during normal operation.
US09387773B2
A system for derating a power limit associated with a battery pack is provided. The system includes a battery pack voltage sensor that measures a first battery pack output voltage of the battery pack at a first time, and a microprocessor that determines an initial power limit of the battery pack based on at least one operational parameter of the battery pack. The microprocessor further determines whether the first battery pack output voltage is greater than a threshold battery pack voltage. The microprocessor further determines a first power limit of the battery pack that is less than the initial power limit, if the first battery pack output voltage is greater than the threshold battery pack voltage.
US09387769B2
A circuit is provided for charging a battery and for driving an electrical machine. The circuit includes at least three static inductors in Wye configuration having a first charging terminal connected to the center point. The circuit also includes a three-phase inverter having switches and rectifying elements, two DC terminals for connecting the battery to the circuit, and three phase terminals for connecting the circuit to the inductors. The circuit also includes a first rectifying element and a second rectifying element connected in series, with a second charging terminal between the first rectifying element and the second rectifying element. The series of the first rectifying element and the second rectifying element is connected to the inverter parallel to the DC terminals and the first rectifying element and the second rectifying element have the same orientation as the rectifying elements of the inverter as to form a full-bridge rectifier.
US09387768B2
A computer implemented method includes determining whether a time of day corresponds to a charging window, responsive to a determination that a vehicle is in a non-charging state. The method also includes retrieving a start time and charge requirement for an upcoming journey. The method further includes determining if sufficient time remains to charge a vehicle to the charge requirement, responsive to a determination that the time of day corresponds to the charging window. Also, the method includes alerting a user to the non-charging state, responsive to a determination that insufficient time remains to charge the vehicle to the charge requirement.
US09387755B2
A method and system for controlling charging of a hybrid vehicle are provided. The method includes generating a request to charge a battery by driving a hybrid starter generator (HSG) with power of an engine in an electric vehicle (EV) mode of the hybrid vehicle. In addition, the method includes decreasing torque of the engine to HSG charging engine torque, maintaining the torque of the engine at the HSG charging engine torque, and shifting torque of the HSG into charging-target HSG torque. A pressure of a clutch disposed between the engine and a driving motor of the vehicle is released to interrupt transference of power from the engine to the driving motor. The battery is then charged with power output from the HSG while the HSG is rotating by driving power output from the engine.
US09387748B2
A roll shade apparatus for a vehicle is provided with a light shielding sheet, a winding member for the light shielding sheet, and a pair of sliding portions guiding the light shielding sheet. The roll shade apparatus for the vehicle is further provided with a first contact portion arranged between the sliding portions and the winding member, and a second contact portion arranged between the sliding portions and the first contact portion. The first contact portion is in contact with an upper surface of the light shielding sheet at a first intermediate position between an upper-most position of the winding member and a lower-most position of the winding member. The second contact portion is in contact with a lower surface of the light shielding sheet at a second intermediate position. The second intermediate position is positioned equivalent to or higher than the first contact portion.
US09387735B2
A tire pressure monitoring system includes a resolver for detecting a motor speed generating driving torque. A wheel speed sensor detects a wheel speed of wheels rotated by the driving torque generated at the motor. A transmission decelerates the driving torque generated at the motor. A controller is configured to compare a first target wheel speed calculated using the motor speed detected by the resolver to the wheel speed sensor detected by the wheel speed sensor and determining a status of a tire, when a wheel slip ratio is less than a predetermined value.
US09387712B2
A tape cartridge includes grasping portions that allow the tape cartridge to be grasped when the tape cartridge is installed to or detached from a tape printing apparatus and are disposed at two opposite places on a side surface of the tape cartridge, a platen that has a first reception portion in which the first shaft is inserted when the tape cartridge is installed and a second reception portion into which the second shaft is inserted when the tape cartridge is installed in the cartridge installation portion. The second reception portion is positioned on an opposite side over an imaginary line connecting the grasping portions with respect to the first reception portion and disposed at a position to which one of the two grasping portions farther from the first reception portion is closer than the other of the grasping portions.
US09387705B2
A printer includes a printing part that performs printing on recording paper, a cutter that cuts the recording paper, a first roller provided on the side to which the recording paper is discharged from the cutter, a second roller that is in contact with the first roller and is rotated by the rotation of the first roller, a third roller that is in contact with the first roller and is rotated by the rotation of the first roller, and a connecting arm that connects the center of the first roller and the center of the second roller, wherein the recording paper is discharged between the first roller and the second roller or between the first roller and the third roller.
US09387700B2
A method is provided for imaging fibrous polyamide flooring material. Images are formed on fibrous polyamide flooring material having vivid color and color saturations by piezoelectric digital means without going through washing process or discharging hazardous chemicals. The energy-saving and environmentally friendly method can produce high resolution product with durability and longevity.
US09387699B2
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejection section that ejects a liquid, a medium supporting section that supports a medium onto which the liquid is ejected, a heater that is disposed at a position which is not in contact with the medium supporting section and is configured to emit a thermal energy, a heat receiving section that receives the thermal energy emitted from the heater, and a stop section that stops the heater when a temperature of the heat receiving section becomes a predetermined temperature or higher, wherein the heat receiving section is disposed at a position on a first direction side with respect to the heater and between the heater and the medium supporting section, when the first direction is defined as a direction which is directed from the heater to the medium supporting section.
US09387688B2
There is provided an exposure device including an exposure head having a light-emitting member which has a plurality of light-emitting sections arranged in a row and a casing which holds the light-emitting member and which is elongated in a longitudinal direction orthogonal to an optical axis direction of a light emitted from the light-emitting sections; and an elongated frame member fixed to the casing and having a reference portion at which the frame member is positioned with respect to the light-emitting sections; wherein the frame member is fixed to the casing such that the frame member is positioned with respect to the light-emitting sections in both of the longitudinal direction and a width direction of the casing, the width direction being orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and the optical axis direction. The exposure device is capable of performing exposure precisely at a desired exposure position.
US09387683B2
A liquid storage container supplies ink to a printer which consumes the ink, and includes a liquid storage body which includes a liquid lead-out port communicating with the printer and a filler port formed to pour the liquid to the liquid storage container, an auxiliary holding member which is mounted to be slidable to a side in which the filler port is formed, and a memory unit holding member which is detachably configured to the auxiliary holding member and includes a memory unit.
US09387681B2
A movable carriage unit on which a head for discharging ink is mountable includes a fixing member movable between a fixing position for fixing the head to a mounting position and a releasing position for releasing the fixation of the head, and a moving unit including an operation portion. The moving unit is configured to move the fixing member from the fixing position to the releasing position. A guide configured to guide the head to the mounting position when the fixing member is moved to the releasing position by an operation of the operation portion is formed on the operation portion.
US09387670B1
A method for adjusting an encoder pulse count delay in a printing system for printing on a continuous web of print media using first and second printheads. First and second encoders are provided at different positions along the media transport path. An initial encoder pulse count delay is provided for use in printing with the second printhead. An initial ratio of the first encoder pulse rate to the second encoder pulse rate is determined. At a subsequent time a subsequent ratio of the first encoder pulse rate to the second encoder pulse rate is determined. An adjusted encoder pulse count delay is determined by adjusting the initial encoder pulse count delay responsive to the initial ratio and the subsequent ratio and used to control printing by the second printhead.
US09387669B2
A test method includes preparing a test medium including a base and an ink-receiving layer that absorbs ink to swell in the thickness direction thereof, applying an ink onto the ink-receiving layer by ejecting droplets of the ink from a liquid ejecting apparatus, and observing the test medium.
US09387668B2
According to one example, there is provided a printing system. The printing system comprises a printhead receiver to receive a printhead, the printhead to eject printing fluid drops from an array of printhead nozzles to a first printing fluid receiving zone. The printing system further comprises an electrostatic imaging member to store a latent image comprising charged and non-charged portions representing an image to be printed. Part of the electrostatic imaging member is arranged in close proximity to the array of nozzles such that ejected printing fluid drops are electrostatically deflected by charged portions of the electrostatic imaging member to a second printing fluid receiving zone.
US09387665B2
The in-register arrangement of at least two printing plates on at least two plate cylinders of a printing press, with respect to each other, is accomplished. Settings for a temperature of a printing plate, which is arranged on one of the plate cylinders or of a cylinder barrel of the plate cylinder or of a temperature control assembly, which interacts with the printing plate or the at least one printing cylinder, are determined depending on a printing image which is printed onto a printing material. One temperature of the printing plate or of the cylinder barrel or of the temperature control assembly is changed according to the settings in such a way that subsequently, an image form element, which is arranged on the printing plate, and an image form element, which is arranged on another of the printing plates, are situated in a predefined relative position with respect to one another, at least in an axial direction relating to a plate cylinder. The printing press has a press unit which has a transfer cylinder which is in contact with a plurality of plate cylinders and to a system for register regulation.
US09387656B2
A method for connecting component parts (1, 2, 3) of a fuel cell. A photochemically curable adhesive (5) is applied in liquid form at least regionally to at least one component part (1, 2, 3) of the fuel cell, is photochemically pre-cured, is brought into contact with at least one further component part (1, 2, 3) of the fuel cell and is cured. The photochemically curable adhesive (5) is photochemically pre-cured to differing degrees in at least two component part regions (B1, B2) of the component part (1, 2, 3). Furthermore, an apparatus for connecting component parts (1, 2, 3) of a fuel cell.
US09387652B2
This invention relates to labels, particularly removable polymeric labels for use on reusable containers. The labels contain at least two polymeric layers having different coefficients of linear thermal expansion, such that, upon exposure to elevated temperatures, the label is reversibly curled.
US09387649B2
Methods of manufacturing acoustical sound proofing materials with optimized fracture characteristics
Laminated structures for use in building construction are fabricated by a manufacturing process such that the laminating steps to not require elevated drying temperatures or an extended dwell time at any point. The process employs stock materials that simultaneously reduce cost and improve performance. This is accomplished using a specially formulated viscoelastic glue and ambient temperature drying apparatus. As a result, the production capacity of the manufacturing facility, cost of goods, and delivered performance are greatly improved over existing methods.
US09387644B1
The present invention provides ballistic resistant armor including a first ballistic resistant layer including non-woven material, a second ballistic resistant layer comprising woven material, the first ballistic resistant layer coupled to the second ballistic resistant layer by stitches, and methods of making the same.
US09387639B2
A method of building a sequence of tires different from each other, includes generating a first deposition surface by a first series of consecutive circumferential sectors. The first deposition surface is selected as a function of the type of a first tire to be built. Each circumferential sector of the first series is removably coupled to a central body of a forming drum. The method further includes manufacturing at least one component of the at least one first tire by deposition of the at least one component at a radially external position to the first deposition surface of the forming drum, removing the at least one component from the forming drum and replacing each circumferential sector of the first series with a circumferential sector of a second series for generating a second deposition surface selected as a function of the type of a second tire to be built which is different from the first tire. The replacement includes uncoupling each circumferential sector of the first series from the central body and removably coupling each circumferential sector of the second series to the same central body.
US09387638B2
A vulcanization apparatus provided with a vulcanization vessel for vulcanizing a green tire and a suction line for sucking out gas from inside the vulcanization vessel after the vulcanization vessel has been opened. Accordingly, oily smoke generated when vulcanized rubber has been removed from a bladder and an inner wall of a mold can be more efficiently discharged than in cases in which gas inside a vulcanization vessel is sucked out and additional air is introduced into the vulcanization vessel only prior to opening the vulcanization vessel.
US09387634B2
The present system, method and apparatus are adapted for the quick and easy patching of inflatable devices. More specifically, the system, apparatus and methods comprise a tip, a body portion, an adhesive, a patch and a probe, wherein the tip and body portion are inserted into the inflatable device so as to apply the adhesive and patch to the interior of the device to create an air-tight seal. The disclosure thus provides an improved patching system, apparatus and method.
US09387627B2
A hands-free method and related apparatus are used to shape, place and compact a composite stringer on a composite skin of an aircraft. A composite charge is placed on a tool assembly that used to shape the charge into a preformed stringer. With the stringer held on the tool assembly, the tool assembly is used to move the preformed stringer into proximity with the skin and both place and compact the stringer against the skin. Following compaction of the stringer, the tool assembly is removed and the skin and the stringer are co-cured.
US09387620B2
The present disclosure is related to a die suitable for extrusion of thermoplastic vulcanizate, in particular for co-extrusion of multiple materials comprising a thermoplastic vulcanizate. The die comprises a pool die plate, an orifice die plate, and a profile die plate. By utilizing the die according to the present disclosure in extrusion, the flow of extrudate can be well controlled and balanced due to the design of flow pool and through orifice, thereby an extruded article achieves good shape performance, for example, good surface smoothness, and an undesired effect like edge tear, warpage, die moustache, silver line in the extrusion can be avoided.
US09387618B2
Methods of incrementally stretching thermoplastic films in the machine direction include elongating the films in the machine direction without reducing the films' machine-direction tear resistance. In one or more implementations, methods of incrementally stretching thermoplastic films include reducing the gauge of the films without reducing the films' machine-direction tear resistance. The methods can involve cold stretching the films and imparting transverse-direction extending linear rib pattern into the film. The linear ribs can have alternating thick and thin gauges. Incrementally stretched thermoplastic films can have a machine-direction tear resistance that is approximately equal to or greater than the machine-direction tear resistance of the film prior to stretching.
US09387610B2
A hard coating forming method is disclosed that can form a hard coating on surfaces of various manufactured goods including resin products and wood products. The method includes transcribing a coating layer of a sheet having a substrate and the coating layer formed on the substrate, the coating layer containing a thermoset product of a resin composition comprising a resin having an epoxy group and a (meth)acryloyl group and a thiol based curing agent; delaminating the substrate from the sheet; and irradiating light to the coating layer to cure the coating layer.
US09387603B2
High accuracy positioning relative to an absolute reference position (guide pin holes in ferrules, etc.) is provided for a plurality of cores constituting a polymer waveguide array for connection to ferrules at ends of a plurality of these assemblies to form a single-mode polymer waveguide array assembly. A method for forming a single-mode polymer waveguide array assembly enables a plurality of cores constituting a polymer waveguide array to be positioned with high accuracy. Also provided is a combination of process molds (an initial process mold and intermediate process mold) used in the processes unique to the present methods.
US09387597B2
A mechanism used for cutting aluminum foil or stretch film.
US09387596B2
An insulation cutting tool configured to cut fiber based insulation that is coupled to an underlying vapor barrier such as a vinyl web, transverse to the vinyl web without adversely damaging the vinyl web. The tool includes a body, an upper guide, a lower guide and a cutting assembly. A guide can also be coupled to the body to provide an outside guide to assist with the cut. Finally, a wall utilizing insulation cut by the insulation cutting tool is disclosed.
US09387594B2
A gripping device is equipped with an abutment member that is annexed on a region of a gripping portion that abuts on a work. The abutment member is equipped with an inner bag that is made of a material having elasticity, a particulate matter with which the inner bag is filled, and an outer bag that covers the inner bag. The particulate matter is hardened while being deformed into a shape matching a contour of the work by increasing a ratio of a volume of the particulate matter to an inner volume of the inner bag with the work gripped by the gripping portion. A reverse face of the outer bag and a surface of the inner bag have a light-emitting portion therebetween. Thus, a rupture created in the outer bag can be detected, and the breakage of the inner bag can be obviated.
US09387589B2
A robotic system includes a robot, sensors which measure status information including a position and orientation of the robot and an object within the workspace, and a controller. The controller, which visually debugs an operation of the robot, includes a simulator module, action planning module, and graphical user interface (GUI). The simulator module receives the status information and generates visual markers, in response to marker commands, as graphical depictions of the object and robot. An action planning module selects a next action of the robot. The marker generator module generates and outputs the marker commands to the simulator module in response to the selected next action. The GUI receives and displays the visual markers, selected future action, and input commands. Via the action planning module, the position and/or orientation of the visual markers are modified in real time to change the operation of the robot.
US09387583B1
The present disclosure generally pertains to a lifting tool for the manipulation of both a pool skimmer lid and skimmer basket. In certain embodiments, the lifting tool includes at least one hook configured to lift a skimmer basket. In other embodiments, the spacing between two or more hooks may be adjusted. In certain embodiments, the lifting tool includes a disc, configured to lift a skimmer lid and positioned perpendicular to the length of the lifting tool. In certain embodiments, the length of the lifting tool may be increased or decreased to suit the preferences of the user.
US09387581B2
A compact, lightweight hitch-coupling tool that can lift, move, and align a hitch-head assembly by trapping the hitch ball between a pair of wedge shaped, gripping prongs and an opposing pair of interchangeable plates. The mass of hitch head assembly is evenly distributed through the center of the head of the tool allowing a user to easily maneuver large hitch-head assemblies with one hand.
US09387577B2
A power tool having a gear speed reducing mechanism which is free of backlash and a planetary gear speed reducing mechanism. The planetary gear speed reducing mechanism has a driving-side member that is rotationally driven by a prime mover, a driven-side member which is rotatably and coaxially disposed with the driving-side member and to which a tool bit is coupled, and an intervening member which is disposed between the driving-side member and the driven-side member. The intervening member is configured as a planetary member and at least caused to rotate by frictional force acting on its contact surface in contact with the driving-side member when the driving-side member is rotationally driven, so that torque of the driving-side member is transmitted to the driven-side member at reduced speed.
