US09436602B2
An automation component and method for indirect addressing by a program of an industrial automation component, wherein to accesses a number of cells in the memory, an associated address is ascertained at runtime of the program, such that during writing of the program, an association between a structure and the addresses is created and stored, where at the runtime, for accessing the memory, a relevant element of the structure is ascertained in a first step, the associated address is read from the stored association in a second step, and the memory is accessed via the address in a third step.
US09436599B2
A data storage device with a FLASH memory accessed via multiple channels and a FLASH memory control method are disclosed. The control method includes dividing a plurality of blocks of a FLASH memory into groups to be accessed by a plurality of channels separately, each block comprising a plurality of pages; allocating a random access memory to provide a first set of cache spaces for the different ones of the plurality of channels; separating write data issued from a host to correspond to the plurality of channels; and after data arrangement in the first set of cache spaces for every channel is completed, writing data arranged in the first set of cache spaces for every channel to the FLASH memory via the plurality of channels. The control method further includes allocating the random access memory to provide a second set of cache spaces; and using the second set of cache spaces to perform data arrangement for the write data issued from the host when writing the data arranged in the first set of cache spaces for every channel to the FLASH memory.
US09436591B1
In an embodiment, a method can include sending an I/O request from a mainframe to a virtual tape server. The method can further include reading a non-virtual tape file from the virtual tape server to the mainframe over a virtual tape protocol if the I/O request is a read request. The method can further include writing a non-virtual tape file from the mainframe to the virtual tape server over the virtual tape protocol if the I/O request is a write request.
US09436578B2
A technique for generating component usage statistics involves associating components with blocks of a stream-enabled application. When the streaming application is executed, block requests may be logged by Block ID in a log. The frequency of component use may be estimated by analyzing the block request log with the block associations.
US09436577B2
The present technology is directed to a non-limiting system and method for generating an abstract code execution timeline from repetitive programs, such as video games and simulations. As a non-limiting example, a statistical sampling profile is first taken of the running program, and then the data is converted into several representations. By selecting representative functions based on sampling frequency and call tree hierarchy and then sorting those functions chronologically and hierarchically, an abstract code execution timeline can be generated that summarizes execution within a single repetitive time period, such as a video frame. This timeline is called “Story Mode” since it tells a story of how the program executes over the course of a frame. This abstract code execution timeline can then be used to facilitate program comprehension, primarily for the purposes of modifying the code to improve execution speed.
US09436573B2
Multifunctional I/O apparatus having one connection terminal with two connections and an electronic circuit, which with the assistance of a plurality of settable operating states detects an active input signal or passive input signal applied on the two connections of the connection terminal or controls/switches an externally driven load.
US09436568B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus for testing a passenger service unit (PSU) of a cabin of a vehicle are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method involves installing a test interface panel (TIP) in the cabin of the vehicle such that the TIP is connected to a power source and is able to communicate with the PSU. The method further involves connecting a user interface to the TIP. Also, the method involves sending at least one command, from the user interface, to the PSU via the TIP. Further, the method involves sending, at least one response, from the PSU.
US09436551B2
A method for codec-based recovery of a video, which includes recovering an image by combining image decoding information and non-overwritten image frames, is provided. The method includes: a cluster extraction step of extracting a pre-cluster region; a region extraction step of extracting, from the pre-cluster region extracted in the cluster extraction step, an M frame region encoded using an MPEG-4 visual codec and an M decoding region; a combining step of combining the M frame region and the M decoding region extracted in the region extraction step and listing the combination; and a recovering step of decoding the M frame region and the M decoding region, listed in the combining step, to be recovered as an image.
US09436539B2
In an approach for determining a location of failure between interconnects/controller, a computer collects debug information simultaneously at a plurality of nodes coupled to an interconnect. Subsequent to collecting debug information, the computer analyzes the debug information collected simultaneously thereby determining which end of the interconnect caused the failure.
US09436534B2
A method and a system have been disclosed for the preemptive detection of occurrence of one or more faulty conditions based on the usage of one or more resources. The faulty conditions are detected during an execution of a program; the program includes at least one function. The method includes initializing Application Program Interfaces (APIs) across the at least one function. After this, calls to the APIs used within a namespace of the program are intercepted. The interception is performed by the at least one function through extended method classes. Thereafter, the usage of the resources for the at least function intercepting the APIs is checked against a corresponding predetermined threshold limit. Once the usage of the resources is checked, context of the usage of the resources is identified based on a predefined knowledge. Subsequently, the occurrence of the faulty conditions is determined based on the identification.
US09436531B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, for determining when an application is sufficiently instantiated to be subject to a crawling operation. In an aspect, a method includes instantiating a native application instance that generates environment instances for display on a user device within the native application instance; in response to the instantiation of the native application instance: monitoring for occurrences of activity lifecycle events of the native application instance, monitoring for changes in a memory footprint of the native application instance, and generating, in response to the monitoring of the lifecycle events and monitoring of the changes in the memory footprint indicating the native application instance is sufficiently instantiated to be subject to a crawling operation, a load signal indicating the native application instance is sufficiently instantiated to be subject to the crawling operation.
US09436529B2
Implementations for providing random data to a guest operating system are disclosed. In one implementation, a method of the disclosure comprises: receiving, by a processing device of a host computer system, a first random data item from an external computer system; updating an entropy pool using the first random data item; and providing a virtual machine running on the host computer system with a second random data derived from the host entropy pool.
US09436526B2
A method and an apparatus that schedule a plurality of executables in a schedule queue for execution in one or more physical compute devices such as CPUs or GPUs concurrently are described. One or more executables are compiled online from a source having an existing executable for a type of physical compute devices different from the one or more physical compute devices. Dependency relations among elements corresponding to scheduled executables are determined to select an executable to be executed by a plurality of threads concurrently in more than one of the physical compute devices. A thread initialized for executing an executable in a GPU of the physical compute devices are initialized for execution in another CPU of the physical compute devices if the GPU is busy with graphics processing threads. Sources and existing executables for an API function are stored in an API library to execute a plurality of executables in a plurality of physical compute devices, including the existing executables and online compiled executables from the sources.
US09436519B2
A process cooperation method includes storing in a first storage device a first process result as a result of execution of a first process by a first processor and transmitting the first process result to a second processor, storing in a second storage device a second process result as a result of execution of a second process by the second processor based on the first process result received from the first processor, and transmitting the second process result to a third processor, and moreover transmitting the second process result and an identifier identifying the third processor to the first processor, and storing in the first storage device the second process result and the identifier received from the second processor by the first processor in association with the first process result.
US09436508B1
Virtual resource provisioning may be enhanced by coloring virtual resource instances and/or underlying implementation resources. Particular resource colors may be associated with particular treatments during allocation of implementation resources to virtual resources. There may be different types of colors corresponding to different types of allocation treatment. Exclusory colors may be utilized to reduce clustering of virtual resources with respect to implementation resources. Assignment of exclusory colors to virtual resources can help strike a balance between lower costs through efficient implementation resource utilization and higher fault tolerance through spreading across an available implementation resource pool. Inclusive colors may be utilized to require and/or prefer allocation of virtual resources to implementation resources painted with the inclusive color. Proximity colors may be utilized to enhance a computational performance of a set of virtual resources. Proximity colors may be associated with proximity specifications that define proximity in implementation resource networks.
US09436507B2
A platform that provides a way to automatically compose and execute even complex workflows without writing code is described. A set of pre-built functional building blocks can be provided. The building blocks perform data transformation and machine learning functions. The functional blocks have well known plug types. The building blocks can be composed build complex compositions. Input and output files are converted to a standard data type so that modules are pluggable.
US09436497B2
A linked multiple independent control system can include two or more independent controllers configured to cooperatively control operating points of a system. In one particular embodiment, the linked multiple independent control system can control operating temperatures of a computing device. In one embodiment, the independent controllers can operate in parallel to develop control effort signals that are used by the computing device to affect operating parameters of one or more components included in the computing device. In another embodiment, independent controllers can have independent temperature thresholds that can affect control effort signals only from the related controller.
US09436489B2
Systems and methods for virtual machine data replication with shared resources. An example method may include: identifying resources that are shared across a plurality of virtual machines, storing a copy of the resources, receiving, an indication of a portion of virtual storage of a virtual machine to be replicated, determining that the portion of virtual storage is not included in the resources, in response to the determination, updating a replicated copy of the virtual machine in view of the portion of virtual storage, the replicated copy further including the resources that are shared across a plurality of virtual machines, determining an initialization efficiency metric in relation to the replicated copy, and in response to the determination that the initialization efficiency metric exceeds an efficiency threshold, storing a copy of the virtual storage.
US09436481B2
Various embodiments concern reprogramming an implantable medical device by an external programmer to operate using a second program version, the second program version replacing a first program version in controlling operation of the implantable medical device. It can be determined whether the implantable medical device will be able to operate using the first program version to deliver therapy according to the first program version if the implantable medical device was to revert back to using the first program version. The implantable medical device can then revert to operational programming from the second program version to the first program version, the first program version saved in memory of the implantable medical device as a restore point while the implantable medical device operates according to the second program version between the reprogramming and reverting of the implantable medical device.
US09436469B2
According to one embodiment, a code optimizer is configured to receive first code having a program loop implemented with scalar instructions to store values of a first array to a second array based on values of a third array. The code optimizer is configured to generate second code representing the program loop with vector instructions including a shuffle instruction and a store instruction, the store instruction to shuffle using a shuffle table elements of the first array based on the second array in a vector manner, the store instruction to store using a mask store table the shuffled elements in the third array in a vector manner.
US09436455B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for logging secure element updates of an electronic device are provided. In one example embodiment, a method, at a secure element including a previously-installed secure element asset, includes, inter alia, receiving an update package, uninstalling the previously-installed secure element asset based on the received update package, installing a new secure element asset based on the received update package, and updating at least one of a counter on the secure element and a log on the secure element based on the installation of the new secure element asset. Additional embodiments are also provided.
US09436453B2
There is provided a product that includes (i) a component, (ii) a storage device that holds a configuration code that indicates that the component is installed in the product, (iii) a processor, and (iv) a memory that contains instructions that are readable by the processor and that control the processor to (a) read the configuration code from the storage device, (b) determine from the configuration code that the component is installed in the product, thus yielding a determination, and (c) execute an operation in response to the determination.
US09436451B2
A software engine for decomposing work to be done into tasks, and distributing the tasks to multiple, independent CPUs for execution is described. The engine utilizes dynamic code generation, with run-time specialization of variables, to achieve high performance. Problems are decomposed according to methods that enhance parallel CPU operation, and provide better opportunities for specialization and optimization of dynamically generated code. A specific application of this engine, a software three dimensional (3D) graphical image renderer, is described.
US09436445B2
A graphical user interface (GUI) engine receives an input event associated with a drag-and-drop action, determines a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) element that relates to the input event, and causes an anchor element to be attached to the SVG element, such as be wrapping the SVG element with the anchor element. Attaching an anchor element to an SVG element and defining the anchor element as “draggable” enables web browsers to perform drag-and-drop actions with SVG elements in a uniform and predictable manner. In one example use case, an SVG element may be wrapped with an anchor element when the SVG element is selected and dragged by a user, enabling an accurate representation of the SVG element to be displayed while the user is performing the drag-and-drop action.
US09436442B1
A method and system for enabling a designer to more easily convert a model of a dynamic system instantiated using floating-point representation such as has been created in a high level design language to fixed-point code suitable for execution in a programmable processor or logic array.
US09436434B2
Embodiments relate to a hardware circuit that is operable as a fixed point adder and a checksum adder. An aspect includes a driving of a multifunction compression tree disposed on a circuit path based on a control bit to execute one of first and second schemes of vector input addition and a driving of a multifunction adder disposed on the circuit path based on the control bit to perform the one of the first and second schemes of vector input addition.
US09436430B2
An audio output control device includes a control device that adjusts an output of earlier audio information and an output of later audio information in a situation where a request for outputting the later audio information is made before the output of the earlier audio information ends. The control device includes: a first acquisition device that acquires end time information of the earlier audio information; a second acquisition device that acquires delay permissible information of the later audio information; and a first determination device that determines whether a wait for outputting the later audio information is available, according to the end time information and the delay permissible information. When the wait is available, the control device outputs the later audio information after preferentially executing the output of the earlier audio information.
US09436426B2
A game system has at least two modes of operation, that is, a monitor game mode and a terminal device game mode. In the monitor game mode, a main game image is displayed on a monitor and a sub game image is displayed on an LCD of a terminal device. In the terminal device game mode, the main game image is displayed on the LCD of the terminal device. The mode of operation can be switched in accordance with a mode switching instruction from a user.
US09436422B2
A system and method are provided for accurately emulating a printer on a computing device that is not connected to the printer. The computing device is provided with firmware and programming code that interfaces with the firmware for a customized printing operation. The firmware is provided with the printer and the computing device. The programming code is provided with the computing device, and the computing device runs the programming code. The programming code interfaces with the firmware provided with the computing device and causes the computing device to emulate the printer, when the printer runs the programming code. The computing device and the printer are not connected.
US09436419B2
To reduce the workload involved in rearranging and printing a Web page in a desired layout, style sheets for realizing desired print layouts are saved in association with the URLs of Web pages, and when subsequently printing a Web page having the same domain name or a similar URL, a print layout to which a saved style sheet has been applied is presented as a candidate, and applied when printing the Web page.
US09436417B1
In general, a printing system of an exemplary embodiment includes a client terminal connected via a network, and a plurality of image forming apparatuses each including an operating unit which receives an operation input of a user. A first image forming apparatus that receives a print file from the client terminal transmits metadata of the print file to a second image forming apparatus. The second image forming apparatus displays a list of print files which are on standby for printing based on the metadata, and obtains a print file from the first image forming apparatus when a print instruction and a selection of a desired print file from the list of print files are received through the operating unit, and performs printing based the print file.
US09436414B2
One embodiment is method that receives, at a computer, a request to manage a printing device located behind a firewall that blocks the request. The request is executed with an agent authorized to communicate through the firewall and with the computer and the printing device.
US09436409B2
A method includes reading a superblock of a read-only replica of a source virtual volume in a source virtual storage partition associated with a source aggregate of a source storage system at the destination storage system, modifying the superblock of the read-only replica in a memory of the destination storage system, and associating the modified superblock with one or more virtual volume block number(s) configured to be previously associated with the superblock of the read-only replica of the source virtual volume without initiating a destination consistency point (DCP) at the destination storage system to render the destination virtual volume writable. The method also includes modifying a disk group label to reflect an association of the destination storage disk with the writable destination virtual volume, and initiating DCP to ensure that the modified superblock and the modified disk group label are flushed to the destination storage disk.
US09436404B2
A storage controller controlling a plurality of storage media devices receives one or more commands from a queue representing a load, identifies one or more weighted fast access storage regions within addressable storage regions across the plurality of storage media devices having a fast access rate, distributes load by utilizing only the weighted fast access storage regions within the addressable storage regions across the plurality of storage media devices having the fast access rate.
US09436395B2
Central processing units (CPUs) in computing systems manage graphics processing units (GPUs), network processors, security co-processors, and other data heavy devices as buffered peripherals using device drivers. Unfortunately, as a result of large and latency-sensitive data transfers between CPUs and these external devices, and memory partitioned into kernel-access and user-access spaces, these schemes to manage peripherals may introduce latency and memory use inefficiencies. Proposed are schemes to reduce latency and redundant memory copies using virtual to physical page remapping while maintaining user/kernel level access abstractions.
US09436391B1
An input/output (I/O) request is dispatched. A determination is made regarding a storage volume to service. A determination is made regarding whether an actual disk throughput exceeds a first threshold rate. The first threshold rate exceeds a reserved disk throughput. Responsive to determining that the actual disk throughput exceeds the first threshold rate, a first storage volume is selected based on credits or based on priority. Responsive to determining that the actual disk throughput does not exceed the first threshold rate, a second storage volume is selected based on guaranteed minimum I/O rate. An I/O request queue associated with the determined storage volume is determined. An I/O request is retrieved from the determined I/O request queue. The retrieved I/O request is sent to a persistence layer that includes the selected storage volume.
US09436386B2
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for implementing shared reference counters among a plurality of virtual storage devices. The method includes the steps of allocating a first portion of a real storage device to store data, wherein the first portion is divided into a plurality of blocks of memory and allocating a second portion of the real storage device to store a plurality of reference counters that correspond to the plurality of blocks of memory. The reference counters may be updated by two or more virtual storage devices hosted in one or more nodes to manage the allocation of the blocks of memory in the real storage device.
US09436376B2
An electronic device for receiving an input based on a pressure load that reduces a risk of ending a drag operation despite a user's intention is provided.The electronic device includes a touch sensor configured to detect a touch by a touch object, a load detection unit configured to detect a pressure load on a touch face of the touch sensor, and a control unit configured to enter or cancel an input receiving state for receiving an input based on the pressure load detected by the load detection unit. The control unit, in the input receiving state, controls to make a standard load for canceling the input receiving state when a slide of the touch object touching the touch face is detected and a standard load for canceling the input receiving state when the slide of the touch object touching the touch face is not detected different from each other.
US09436374B2
A method for scrolling a multi-section document is disclosed, including displaying on a display an electronic document that includes a plurality of document sections separated by respective logical structure boundaries; detecting a gesture on a touch-sensitive surface, the gesture having an initial velocity that exceeds a predefined speed threshold such that the gesture will scroll the electronic document more than one document section; initiating scrolling of the electronic document on the display at the initial velocity in accordance with an initial scrolling speed versus scrolling distance function; while scrolling the electronic document, adjusting the scrolling speed versus scrolling distance function so that when the scrolling speed becomes zero, a first logical structure boundary in the electronic document is displayed at a predefined location on the display; and, scrolling the electronic document in accordance with the adjusted scrolling speed versus scrolling distance function.
US09436373B2
In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes displaying a segment on a touch panel, the segment having a starting point and an end point corresponding to a first page and a last page, respectively, of a document, in response to a predetermined manipulation by a user. An indication is received that the user has performed at least one of touching a point on the segment and sliding a point on the segment. The document is scrolled to reach a page corresponding to the position of the point on the segment, in response to the indication. The document is scrolled, by a computer processor, on a page-by-page basis, in response to the user sliding the point in a direction perpendicular to the segment.
US09436372B2
A method, apparatus and computer program product for indicating scroll position on a display is presented. A movement event requiring movement of content within a display area is identified. A location indicator is displayed at a first content location relative to content within the display area, the location indicator identifying that the first content location will remain visible on the display in response to the movement event. During movement of the content within the display area, a corresponding movement of the location indicator relative to the first content location is provided as the first content location moves with the content within the display area.
US09436371B2
An exemplary mobile application management system detects a first user input provided by a user while a first user interface associated with a first feature of a mobile application is displayed within an application display area of a display screen of a mobile computing device executing the mobile application. The first user input represents a request to transform the first user interface into a minimized widget associated with the first feature of the mobile application. The mobile application management system directs, in response to the first user input, the mobile computing device to concurrently display, in place of the first user interface, the minimized widget within a first region of the application display area and a second user interface associated with one or more additional features of the mobile application within a second region of the application display area.
US09436367B2
A computer-implemented method and a computer system for processing an infrared (IR) image based on a swipe gesture are provided. For example, the method may comprise: displaying an IR image within one or more graphical objects displayed on a touch screen; receiving a user indication of a swipe gesture via said touch screen, wherein receiving a user indication further comprises generating first data representing a first swipe gesture starting location and second data representing a first swipe gesture direction; processing the one or more graphical objects, wherein the processing comprises modifying various parameters or attributes associated with the IR image and/or image processing the IR image based on the first and the second data; and displaying the one or more processed graphical objects including the IR image processed according to the modified parameters or attributes.
US09436362B2
The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for allowing provisioning of open data protocol (OData) services on top of a generic interaction layer (GenIL). One computer-implemented method includes receiving an OData-compliant request for data, determining a GenIL data provider to receive the OData-compliant request for data, determining the memory location of the data, requesting the data from the determined memory location, receiving the requested data from the determined memory location, converting, using at least one computer, the received data into an OData-compliant format, rendering an OData-compliant response, and transmitting the OData-compliant response.
US09436361B2
The present disclosure features methods and systems for updating a taskbar, generated and displayed by a local computer, with a user interface element representative of a remote application executing on a remote computer and application output generated by the remote application. These methods and system include a local client receiving application output generated by a remote application and remote window configuration information, generating an application output window comprising local taskbar grouping configuration information, and updating a taskbar responsive to the local taskbar grouping configuration information.
US09436357B2
A system and method for enhancing electronic comic book reading by dynamically expanding text bubbles (“bubbles”) to make them easier to read, especially on a small mobile device. The methods include skimming a sequence of expanded bubbles, flinging through a sequence of expanded bubbles and positioning expanded bubbles so as not to hide the comic character(s) uttering the phrase. The methods are performed with irregular bubble outlines (like curly, bumpy, or jagged text bubbles commonly found in comics). Further the method includes pre-processing the content in an automated fashion to enable skimming and flinging through the sequences of expanded bubbles.
US09436356B2
A digital downloading jukebox system including a mechanism for delivering custom services to a recognized user, including services for creating playlists, communicating with others, accessing other features, etc. is provided. In some exemplary embodiments, after a user is recognized, the jukebox system allows users to access a special front-end via an Internet-enabled device or on an actual jukebox. Then, the user may, for example, create playlists, share songs with friends, send messages to friends, and access other value-added content. Such a system preferably learns about networks of friends, and enables managers to send similar messages to regular customers and/or others known to the system. In some exemplary embodiments, changes via a first user interface on a first device are reflected on second user interface on other properly-configured devices.
US09436353B2
Systems and methods for providing a dynamic application menu are provided herein. One embodiment of a method includes receiving a first arrangement of application icons, determining usage data regarding an application that is associated with the application icons, and determining a plurality of different criteria for arranging the application icons based on the usage data. Some embodiments include determining a preferred criterion from the plurality of different criteria, providing a second arrangement of the application icons for a dynamic application menu based on the usage data and the preferred criterion, and providing an option to send a signal to rearrange the application icons on a mobile device to substantially match the second arrangement of the application icons.
US09436333B2
A processing method for implementing high resolution output of a capacitive touch pad on a low-end single-chip microcomputer. The low-end single-chip microcomputer device comprises a master control single-chip microcomputer unit (MCU), a self-checking capacitance sensing module and a capacitive touch pad. The master control single-chip microcomputer module controls the self-checking capacitance sensing module to obtain source data acquired by the self-checking capacitance sensing module from the capacitive touch pad, then the source data are subjected to touch position computing by the master control single-chip microcomputer to obtain an original coordinate data of a touch point, and then a coordinate position can be obtained through an optimizing computation processing.
US09436332B2
The present disclosure discloses a touch screen and a driving method therefore. The touch screen embeds touch control electrodes in a display panel, the touch control electrodes includes touch control signal input electrodes and touch control signal output electrodes which are cross-insulated configured, the first common electrodes are divided into a plurality of areas at least along a direction of the data lines, each area of the first common electrodes corresponds to at least one row of pixel units; the areas of first common electrodes are insulated from each other and used as the touch control signal input electrodes. The touch screen according to the present disclosure divides the common electrodes into a plurality of areas along a direction of the data lines, and uses the areas as touch control signal input electrodes. The present disclosure uses a voltage disturbance generated by common electrodes used as driving electrodes to balance out a reduction of pixel voltage, thereby disturbance impact brought by a scan of the common electrodes is reduced and the quality of the picture is improved.
US09436328B2
In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode. At least a portion of the second electrode is interdigitated with the first electrode. The first electrode includes a base portion, a digit and an extent. The digit includes a first end and a second end, connects to the base portion at the first end, and extends from the base portion in a first direction along a first axis. The extent connects to the digit at the second end and extends from the digit along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis.
US09436323B2
The present invention discloses a capacitive in-cell touch-screen panel, a touch-positioning method thereof, and a display device. At least one of the gate lines in a TFT array substrate is elected as a touch scanning line, and at least one of the data lines is elected as a touch sensing line; or contrarily, at least one of the data lines is elected as a touch scanning line, and at least one of the gate lines is elected as a touch sensing line, and in this way the function of the touch-screen panel is achieved. Because the gate lines and data lines in a TFT array substrate are used as touch scanning lines and touch sensing lines, there is no need to add additional wirings, and thus the aperture ratio of the TFT array substrate will not be reduced.
US09436321B2
An electronic device comprises a front surface comprising a display screen; a rear surface; at least one ultrasonic transmitter; and at least one ultrasonic receiver. The device may be configured to transmit signals from the transmitter and to receive the signals at the receiver after reflection from an input object and to use the reflected signals to characterise the motion of said input object for controlling a function of the device. At least one of the ultrasonic transmitter and the ultrasonic receiver is disposed on the rear surface of the device. The device may be configured to transmit signals from the transmitter and to receive the signals at the receiver after reflection from a user's hand and to use the reflected signals to detect one of a predetermined set of gestures carried out adjacent to the device when the device is placed on its rear surface on a flat supporting surface.
US09436319B2
A coordinate input apparatus which detects a position pointed in a region surrounded by at least four sensor units, based on detection outputs from two sensor units corresponding to the pointed position out of the at least four sensor units stores, in a memory unit, correction values which are based on respective detection outputs of a plurality of combinations each of two sensor units out of the at least four sensor units for one position corresponding to the plurality of combinations, and calculates the pointed position based on the detection outputs from two sensor units corresponding to the pointed position, and the correction values stored in the memory unit.
US09436316B2
A jig for calibrating a light transceiver module includes a disposition region for the light transceiver module on which the light transceiver module is suitably disposed and an arc structure, which takes the position of the disposition region for the light transceiver module as a circle center thereof and includes reflective regions, light-absorbing regions and a feature region. The reflective regions and light-absorbing regions are alternately arranged, and the feature region is a region for reflection or for absorbing light. When the feature region is the region for reflection, the width of the region for reflection is different from the width of each the reflective region, and when the feature region is the region for absorbing light, the width of the region for absorbing light is different from width of each of the light-absorbing regions. A calibration method is also provided.
US09436310B2
A touch display includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of first conducting layers, and a plurality of third conducting layers. The plurality of scan lines are coupled to the plurality of pixels. The plurality of data lines are coupled to the plurality of pixels and the plurality of first conducting layers to provide a touch driving signal. Each first conducting layer of the plurality of first conducting layers is configured to receive the touch driving signal. The plurality of third conducting layers is configured to output a touch sensing signal according to the touch driving signals outputted by the plurality of first conducting layers.
US09436309B2
A liquid crystal display device integrated with a touch screen panel includes a liquid crystal panel, a touch screen panel, a backlight unit, a mold frame and a fixing member. The liquid crystal panel displays an image. The touch screen panel is provided on a front side of the liquid crystal panel. The backlight unit irradiates light onto the liquid crystal panel. The mold frame accommodates and supports the liquid crystal panel and the backlight unit. The fixing member is fastened to one side of the mold frame to fix the touch screen panel on the liquid crystal panel.
US09436306B2
The present invention is to enable a portable telephone capable of switching to a power conservation state so as to reduce power consumption by limiting the supply of power, in which the limit on the supply of power can be partially removed immediately before the portable telephone is used, without the necessity of cancelling the power conservation mode through a mechanical button operation to restore the normal power state. In the case while the supply of power to a predetermined peripheral device (touch panel) is being limited by a power conservation mode, an acceleration sensor detects vibrations applied to the portable telephone as a first state and a brightness sensor detects the ambient brightness of the portable telephone as a second state, a CPU removes the limit on the supply of power to the predetermined peripheral device on the basis of the first state and the second state.
US09436305B2
A touch display apparatus comprises a display panel and a touch panel. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed oppositely. The first substrate has a first side, the second substrate has a second side corresponding to the first side, and the first side is disposed beyond the second side. The touch panel includes a touch substrate. The second substrate is disposed between the touch substrate and the first substrate, and the area of the touch substrate is less than or equal to that of the second substrate.
US09436303B2
A conversion unit converts output data detected by an input device based on any one type of conversion table among a plurality of types of conversion tables. An output unit transmits the output data thus converted to a main processor via an interface. A switching unit receives, from the main processor via the interface, a mode switching signal for switching detection sensitivity. The conversion unit switches the conversion table for reference based on the mode switching signal. The conversion table is a bit conversion table for reducing the number of bits of the output data.
US09436302B2
A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the device includes a touch emitting key unit, wherein the display device has a structure that a display module and a part of the touch emitting key unit substantially vertically overlap as the touch emitting key unit is affixed to a window. According to the structure, a dead space outside a screen may be effectively reduced.
US09436298B2
An extendable stylus operated with a mouth, the stylus having an extending portion configured to have an adjustable length, a conductive tip that can interface with a touch screen device, the conductive tip located at a first end of the extending portion, a mouthpiece that engages the mouth of a user, wherein the mouthpiece is located at a second end of the extending portion opposite the first end and a control mechanism disposed at or near the second end of the extending portion, wherein the control mechanism is configured to control the length of the extending portion based on an operation by the mouth of the user.
US09436296B2
The description relates to color information. One example can include a computing device having a display and a digital stylus configured to capture colors from an operating environment. The digital stylus can be configured to wirelessly communicate data relating to an individual color from the operating environment to the computing device. The computing device can be configured to identify a context of the communicated individual color and to control the computing device based upon the individual color and the context.
US09436294B2
An adjusting method for button functions, used in an electronic device having a plurality of buttons respectively corresponding to at least one key value, is disclosed. The method includes determining an angle of the electronic device corresponding to a predefined direction; and adjusting the relationship between each of the plurality of buttons and the at least one key value according to the angle.
US09436291B2
In response to a user selecting a key on a keyboard in a first manner, a first alphanumeric character is displayed on a display device. In response to the user selecting the key on the keyboard in a second manner, a virtual key of a diacritic is displayed on the display device. In response to the user selecting the virtual key of the diacritic on the display device, the diacritic is displayed at a location of a second alphanumeric character on the display device.
US09436285B2
A display input device includes a display portion, a touch panel, a piezoelectric element, a press detection portion, and a vibration control portion. The touch panel is provided on an upper surface of the display portion and configured to detect a touch operation. The piezoelectric element is provided on one or both of a front surface and a back surface of the touch panel. The press detection portion is configured to detect a press operation performed with a greater press force than in the touch operation detected by the touch panel, in accordance with output voltage from the piezoelectric element. The vibration control portion is configured to, when a press operation of the piezoelectric element is detected by the press detection portion, apply a repelling voltage for exerting a force in a direction of repelling the press operation, to the piezoelectric element.
US09436284B2
Tactile stimulation interface comprising a support (2), a flexible surface suspended on the support (2) intended to be tactilely explored by an operator, actuators (6) intended to apply a force on the flexible surface (4) and means for controlling the actuators (6), the actuators being located on the contour of the flexible surface. The control means are intended to send, to the actuators (6), signals corresponding to the forces to be applied to the flexible surface (4) according to the tactile stimulation to be generated on the flexible surface (4), the forces being determined by a time-reversal method. The surface (4) comprises at least one sufficiently flexible area, for example of Mylar®, in order for the propagation speed of the waves thus generated to be slow enough to reach sufficiently short wavelengths at low frequencies, thereby substantially improving focusing at resolutions compatible with tactile stimulation.
US09436270B2
Embodiments of the invention provide for a sensor system with enhanced low-power features. Embodiments can include transmission of sensor data from a transmitter unit to a receiver unit. The sensor data can flag the sensor data with a particular header ID, enabling the receiver unit to route the sensor data to a low-power processing unit within the receiver unit without using the receiver unit's higher-power application processer. Embodiments can also utilize a proprietary encryption engine to provide a supplementary encryption layer to any encryption utilized in the wireless protocol. The transmitter unit can also compress and batch the sensor data for sending, to further increase power savings.
US09436263B2
A voltage and frequency scaling system for a processor is provided that may be implemented in dedicated logic or in software. The various voltage and frequency settings for the processor comprise a set of performance settings. The system includes a profiler module that maps each performance setting to a workload range for the processor. The profiler module also maps each workload range to a profiled throughput for the processor. Using a predicated average throughput from the mapping, the voltage and frequency scaling system advantageously selects from the performance settings and commands the processor to operate according to the selected performance setting.
US09436255B2
Systems and methods are provided for enabling control of adapter primary side switching circuitry of an AC-DC adapter by a DC-powered information handling system that is connected to the AC-DC adapter for receiving DC power from the AC-DC adapter.
US09436249B2
The disclosure provides a rack, including nodes and power supplies, and a power controlling method thereof, including the following steps. Power information of each node is collected to calculate a total power consumption value of the nodes. A power supply enabling demand is calculated according to the total power consumption value and a maximum power supply value of the power supply. State information of each of the power supplies is read to obtain a first sequence of the power supplies. According to the power supply enabling demand and the first sequence, two of the power supplies are enabled and set as a master power supply and a secondary power supply, and the rest of the power supplies are disabled. While the master power supply provides a work voltage to the nodes, the secondary power supply does not supply the work voltage to the nodes.
US09436244B2
Methods and apparatus related to adaptive control loop protection for fast and robust recovery from low-power states in high speed serial I/O applications are described. In some embodiments, a first bit pattern is detected, at a first agent, that indicates a speculative entry by a second agent into a low power consumption state and one or more control loops are frozen. A second bit pattern is detected (after entering the low power consumption state) that indicates exit from the low power consumption state by the second agent and the one or more control loops are unfrozen (e.g., in a specific order). Other embodiments are also claimed and/or disclosed.
US09436237B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a heat dissipation device of a notebook computer. The notebook computer is provided with a keyboard. The heat dissipation device includes a heat dissipation component and a heat guiding box, the heat dissipation component is communicated with the heat guiding box, the keyboard is also communicated with the heat guiding box, and the heat guiding box is used to transmit heat in the heat dissipation component to the keyboard.
US09436236B2
An information processing device includes a sensor section configured to detect a change in an attitude of a housing, a cooling fan configured to cool the housing, and a fan control circuit configured to control rotation of the cooling fan. When a change in the attitude of the housing has been detected by the sensor section, the fan control circuit stops the rotation of the cooling fan or decreases the number of rotation of the cooling fan to be lower than that in an ordinary operation. Thereafter, when a change in the attitude of the housing is no longer detected by the sensor section, the fan control circuit returns the rotation of the cooling fan to that in the ordinary operation.
US09436233B2
A redundant power supply motherboard assembly connects control segments of a fieldbus-type control system to a host computer. The assembly has a compact design with pairs of power supply modules mounted in nests on the motherboard. The nests securely hold the modules to prevent contact impairment due to vibrations, shocks and handling.
US09436232B2
A computer system includes a removable computer module. The computer module includes a retaining mechanism securing the computer module within a computer system chassis of the computer system. The computer module further includes a retaining mechanism protection device preventing access to the retaining mechanism. To remove the computer module from the computer system chassis, a user must move the retaining mechanism protection device. Upon notification of movement of the retaining mechanism protection device, the CPU takes the appropriate operations to disable the functionality of the computer module and allow safe removal thereof without powering down the computer system.
US09436230B2
A hinge which may be used for example in portable electronic devices may raise the upper body of the device from the lower body in response to rotation of the upper body about the hinge. The need to include a half-pipe section on the upper surface of the lower body maybe avoided. Thus more internal space of the lower body may be used without having to accommodate for the hinge. In an exemplary embodiment, the hinge may include a cam surface. The cam surface may be configured to shift a longitudinal axis of the hinge on response to the rotation of the upper body. In some embodiments, the shift of the longitudinal axis may be away from the lower body allowing a rear edge of the upper body to move across a rear edge of an upper surface of the lower body.
US09436228B2
A fixing mechanism with quick-releasing function for assembling a cover with a base includes a buckling component and an actuating component. The buckling component includes a main body, a first wedging portion, a hooking portion and a pushing portion. The first wedging portion is disposed on a hole on the main body. The hooking portion and the pushing portion are disposed on the main body and respectively protrude from the main body at different directions. The actuating component includes a shaft body and a second wedging portion. The hooking portion is engaged with a constraining portion of the base to constrain a movement between the base and the cover while the buckling component is in the first position. The pushing portion pushes the constraining portion to separate the base and the cover while the buckling component is in the second position.
US09436226B2
A tablet computer having a detachable handle includes a tablet main body equipped with a connecting board on a bottom surface thereof, and a grip unit removably connecting to the connecting board of the tablet main body. The grip unit is convenient to a user to easily hold the tablet main body with only one hand, and input with the other hand. An extended battery is stored in a chamber of the grip unit can supply power to the tablet main body and/or a main battery in the tablet main body. The grip unit further includes a barcode scanner and a scan start button so that a user can hold the grip unit with one hand and trigger the barcode scanner with the index finger thereof.
US09436224B2
The present invention relates to a display device including a panel which includes a plurality of electrodes which are arranged in parallel to each other, and a bending sensing unit that senses a bending of the panel by using a change in a capacitance between at least two electrodes among the plurality of electrodes.
US09436207B2
There is provided an operation device provided with: an operation member displaceable by an operator; a two-dimensional support mechanism in which a pair of one-dimensional support mechanisms that individually displaceably supports the operation member 11 in mutually crossing two directions are connected in series; and a pair of potentiometers that individually biases the operation member 11 toward a neutral position of displacement by the respective one-dimensional support mechanisms, in which biasing forces that the pair of potentiometers applies to the operation member against displacement of the operation member are different from each other, and in which a command signal according to the displacement of the operation member of the respective one-dimensional support mechanisms is output.
US09436205B2
An apparatus and method for a voltage reference circuit and oscillator which operates for a low voltage power supply. The voltage reference circuit is used in an “always on” mode of operation, and have low power usage. The operational range is 1.1V to 3.6 V, and must allow for sub-bandgap voltage conditions as well as voltage tolerant for higher voltages. The circuit minimizes the number of current branches by avoiding complexity of operational amplifiers and comparator networks. The circuit avoids stacking of more than 2 devices to allow for low voltage operation. The voltage reference circuit between a power supply node and a ground node and configured for generating a reference voltage comprises of a current mirror function providing matching and sourcing network branches, a voltage generator network sourced from a current mirror providing a base-emitter voltage, a current drive function network electrically sourced from a current mirror function, and an output network function sourced from a current mirror providing a voltage reference output voltage. An oscillator circuit between a power supply node and a ground node and configured for generating an oscillating signal comprises of a current mirror function providing matching and sourcing network branches, a current drive function network electrically sourced from said current mirror function, an output network function sourced from said current mirror providing a capacitors, current sources, a capacitor providing charge storage, and output network function, and, a feedback loop network providing reset function.
US09436204B2
A band-gap referenced voltage circuit with smaller parasitic resistance which brings reduced band-gap error is disclosed. This reduced error stems from the unique configuration of stacked diode and a shorter wiring line to a resistor. The band-gap referenced voltage circuit includes two diodes, an operational amplifier with non-inverting and inverting inputs and an output for the band-gap voltage output, and three resistors. Employing the stacked configuration of the diode with the top anode electrode, the wiring line which connects the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier and the voltage reference diode is made short. Then the resistance of the wiring line, called also parasitic resistance, would be small.
US09436198B2
A method and apparatus for converting a first power to a second power. In one embodiment the apparatus comprises a power conversion circuit for receiving the first power; and a controller, coupled to the power conversion circuit, for dynamically selecting between a non-interleaved mode and an interleaved mode for operating the power conversion circuit to convert the first power to the second power.
US09436187B2
A system and method for a USV fleet is disclosed that can execute autonomous path-planning in an A2/AD environment, where communication reach back to a base station for instruction or Positional, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) data is not assured. This process has the ability to adapt considering the failure and intermittent connection of the ad-hoc USV-to-USV data network. This process also has the ability to continue operation considering the failure of any or all communications between members and is immediately prepared for reconnection should failures occur.
US09436182B2
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle for maneuvering a passenger to a destination autonomously. The vehicle includes one or more computing devices and a set of user input buttons for communicating requests to stop the vehicle and to initiate a trip to the destination with the one or more computing devices. The set of user input buttons consisting essentially of a dual-purpose button and an emergency stopping button different from the dual-purpose button configured to stop the vehicle. The dual-purpose button has a first purpose for communicating a request to initiate the trip to the destination and a second purpose for communicating a request to pull the vehicle over and stop the vehicle. The vehicle has no steering wheel and no user inputs for the steering, acceleration, and deceleration of the vehicle other than the set of user input buttons.
US09436180B1
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to anonymizing user identity from nearby vehicles, such as autonomous vehicles, that may be gathering sensor data. In one aspect, one or more computing devices of an autonomous vehicle may receive location information identifying a geographic location. Further, the one or more computing devices may receive sensor data captured by one or more sensors of the vehicle and determine whether any of the sensor data is within a threshold distance from the geographic location. Based on the determination, the one or more computing devices may filter the sensor data that is within the threshold distance and send the filtered sensor data to one or more server computing devices for further processing.
US09436179B1
Methods and systems to minimize energy cost in response to time-varying energy prices are presented for a variety of different pricing scenarios. A cascaded model predictive control system is disclosed comprising an inner controller and an outer controller. The inner controller controls power use using a derivative of a temperature setpoint and the outer controller controls temperature via a power setpoint or power deferral. An optimization procedure is used to minimize a cost function within a time horizon subject to temperature constraints, equality constraints, and demand charge constraints. Equality constraints are formulated using system model information and system state information whereas demand charge constraints are formulated using system state information and pricing information. A masking procedure is used to invalidate demand charge constraints for inactive pricing periods including peak, partial-peak, off-peak, critical-peak, and real-time.
US09436176B2
In order to provide a numerical control method and a device thereof capable of avoiding interference of a tool with a rotary table or a workpiece, without worker's manual operation for performing an interference avoiding operation, there is provided an avoidance-height calculating unit that calculates an interference avoidance height of the tool at which the tool does not interfere with the rotary table and the workpiece over an entire movable range of a rotary shaft to which the movement command is input, an interference determining unit that determines whether the tool will interfere with the rotary table and the workpiece by comparing a current height of a tip of the tool with the interference avoidance height, and an avoiding-operation generating unit that generates a command for movement in a tool shaft direction to the interference avoidance height.
US09436172B2
The invention relates to a test installation for testing control programs for a real robot installation, particularly for a lacquering installation, having a plurality of robot controllers (2.1-2.n), which each contain a control program and correspond to robot controllers (2.1-2.n) in the real robot installation, at least one control unit (4) for co-ordinating the robot controllers (2.1-2.n), wherein the control unit (4) contains a control program and corresponds to a control unit (4) in the real robot installation, and also having a first data bus (3) which connects the robot controllers (2.1-2.n) to one another and/or to the control unit (4), wherein the first data bus (3) corresponds to a data bus in the real robot installation. It is proposed that the test installation additionally have a modelling device (9) which is connected to the first data bus (3) and simulates peripheral components of the real robot installation, so that the control programs can be tested without the peripheral components. The invention also comprises an appropriate test method.
US09436170B2
Nutritional substance systems and methods are disclosed enabling the tracking and communication of changes in nutritional, organoleptic, and aesthetic values of nutritional substances, and further enabling the adaptive storage and adaptive conditioning of nutritional substances.
US09436157B2
An image forming apparatus includes a housing; a process cartridge; and a protective member. The process cartridge is detachably attached to the housing and includes a drum unit; and a developing unit. The drum unit includes a photosensitive member. The developing unit includes a developing roller; and a first wall. The developing roller defines a first axis extending in an axial direction and is configured to rotate about the first axix. The first wall has a first surface; and a second surface opposite thereto. The first surface extends in the axial direction and faces the developing roller. The protective member is detachably attached to the process cartridge and includes a spacer. The drum unit includes a second wall. The second wall has a third surface. The third surface extends in the axial direction and faces the second surface. The spacer is disposed between the second surface and the third surface.
US09436151B2
An electrophotographic device member can be configured as a roll member 1, a blade member 2, a belt member 3 or the like, and a modified rubber elastic body 12 is used as a material for a portion including the surfaces of the respective members. The modified rubber elastic body 12 has a rubber elastic body 121 having rubber elasticity and a surface-treated layer 122 composed of a cured product of photocurable composition impregnated into the rubber elastic body 121 from the surface thereof. The photocurable composition is configured to include a (meth)acryl monomer, a photopolymerizable polymer having a silicone group and/or a fluorine-containing group and a (meth)acryloyl group in a molecule, and a photopolymerization initiator.
US09436147B2
An edge counter counts the number of edges satisfying a predetermined condition to provide an edge count. A pixel counter counts the number of pixels satisfying a predetermined condition to provide a pixel count. An image determination unit and a toner amount acquisition unit obtain a toner consumption amount based on the edge count and the pixel count for each area.
US09436144B2
An image forming apparatus includes a document reader, a storage for storing image data, an image output unit and a control unit. The control unit includes: a function setup controller for setting up the image output conditions of output images; and a control-unit side controller having a function of displaying a function setup screen corresponding to the function setup controller, on a display panel. The function setup controller has an additional input mode having a function of reading documents a multiple number of times to form multiple sheaves of documents. The additional input mode includes: an individual setup function of setting up individual image output conditions for each sheaf of documents and an all-in setup function of setting up identical image output conditions for all sheaves of documents. When the additional input mode is set up, the control unit-side controller offers a display of a setup change suggestion of the image output conditions for the next input on the display screen at the stage where the first image data input has been completed.
US09436137B2
An intermediate transfer member that contains a mixture of a polyimide, an optional conductive component, and a fluoroaliphatic phosphate.
US09436131B1
A container for developer detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus body includes a rotating body that contains developer and is rotated about a rotational center when drive is transmitted from the apparatus body, a discharge member that supports the rotating body such that the rotating body is rotatable relative to the discharge member and has a discharge port through which the developer is discharged, an anti-leakage member that is disposed in one of the rotating body and the discharge member and suppresses leakage of the developer, and a compressing portion that has a first side and a second side farther from the rotational center than the first side, is disposed in the other of both, and is pressed against the anti-leakage member to compress the anti-leakage member such that a compressing amount is larger on the second side than on the first side.
US09436122B2
The systems, methods and apparatuses described herein provide a chip for a cartridge with dispensable material may be provided. In one aspect, the chip may comprise a non-volatile memory for storing a number tracking amount of dispensable material in the cartridge, a circuit with permanently and irreversibly changeable state and circuit components configured to receive and process a first message, and receive a second message. The first message may comprise a first command and an operation input value for a print job at the cartridge, and to process the first message may comprise decreasing the amount of dispensable material. The second message may comprise a second command to increase the amount of dispensable material. The circuit components may be further configured to ignore the second command if the circuit has permanently and irreversibly changed its state to prevent responding to requests to increase the number tracking amount of dispensable material.
US09436116B2
A charging device includes a charging member including an endless cylindrical flexible base member and conductive contactors provided along an outer peripheral surface of the base member, the charging member being attracted to a charged member in a pressure applied state by electrostatic attraction force responsive to a charging voltage applied to the charging member or by the electrostatic attraction force and self-weight of the charging member, the charging member charging the charged member; and a voltage applying member that applies the charging voltage to the charging member.
US09436112B2
Provided are a toner and a two-component developer each of which: shows a small fluctuation in charge quantity and a small fluctuation in image density even under a high-temperature and high-humidity environment; and does not cause any member contamination even after endurance and hence can stably output an image. The toner and the two-component developer each have a feature in that positively chargeable strontium titanate fine particles are added to toner particles having fixed thereto negatively chargeable silica fine particles.
US09436106B2
Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member, including a photosensitive layer that includes a phthalocyanine crystal in which a compound represented by the following formula (1) is contained: in the formula (1), X represents a vinyl group or a propyl group.
US09436103B2
A Wynne-Dyson projection lens for use in an ultraviolet optical lithography system is disclosed, wherein the projection lens is configured to have reduced susceptibility to damage from ultraviolet radiation. The projection lens utilizes lens elements that are made of optical glasses that are resistant to damage from ultraviolet radiation, but that also provide sufficient degrees of freedom to correct aberrations. The glass types used for the lens elements are selected from the group of optical glasses consisting of: fused silica, S-FPL51Y, S-FSL5Y, BSM51Y and BAL15Y.
US09436102B2
An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate with an exposure beam via a projection system supported by a frame. A substrate stage having a table that mounts the substrate is placed on a base under the projection system. A measurement device has a plurality of heads provided at the table and each irradiate a measurement beam on a grating section supported by the frame, and measures positional information of the table by a head of the plural heads, that faces the grating section. A drive device drives the substrate stage to move the substrate. A controller controls a drive of the substrate stage based on displacement information of a head used in measurement of the positional information or correction information to compensate a measurement error of the measurement device that occurs due to a displacement of the head, and based on the positional information measured by the measurement device.
US09436101B2
An optical arrangement includes at least one optical element and a support element for the optical element. The optical element and the support element are connected together by way of at least three decoupling elements. The decoupling elements are formed monolithically with the optical element and with the support element.
US09436098B2
A maskless exposure device includes an exposure head including a digital micro-mirror device. The digital micro-mirror device is configured to transmit a source beam applied from an exposure source to a substrate. A system control part is configured to control the digital micro-mirror device by using a graphic data system file. The graphic data system file includes data for forming a source electrode, a drain electrode and a channel portion disposed between the source electrode and the drain electrode. The graphic system file includes data for forming the channel portion extending in a diagonal direction with respect to a scan direction of the exposure head.
US09436087B2
Each chemical processing section includes a chemical liquid bottle, a buffer tank, a pump, a filter, a discharge valve and a discharge nozzle. A chemical liquid stored in the chemical liquid bottle is led to the discharge nozzle and is discharged from the discharge nozzle to a substrate. A cleaning processing section includes a solvent bottle, a cleaning liquid bottle, the buffer tank and the pump. A solvent stored in the solvent bottle, a cleaning liquid stored in the cleaning liquid bottle and a gas supplied from a gas supply source are selectively led to the discharge nozzle in each chemical liquid processing section.
US09436085B2
A composition for forming a resist underlayer film to be used in a lithography process, that includes: a polymer containing unit structures of Formula (1), Formula (2), and Formula (3): the polymer being a polymer in which the unit structure of Formula (1) has a ratio of mole number (a) within a range of 0.20≦a≦0.90, the unit structure of Formula (2) has a ratio of mole number (b) within a range of 0.05≦b≦0.60, and the unit structure of Formula (3) has a ratio of mole number (c) within a range of 0.001≦c≦0.40, when a total mole number of all unit structures constituting the polymer is 1.0, and the polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 to 100,000; a crosslinkable compound; a photoacid generator; and a solvent.
US09436084B2
The invention provides a chemical-amplification positive-working photoresist composition suitable for forming a resist film of a relatively large thickness on a substrate in addition to other advantages. The inventive composition contains (A) a photoacid-generating agent, (B) an alkali-insoluble resin capable of being imparted with increased alkali-solubility by interaction with an acid, (C) an alkali-soluble resin and (D) an organic solvent, wherein the component (C) is (C1) a polyhydroxystyrene or a copolymer having at least 80% by mass of the hydroxystyrene units in an amount not exceeding 15 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the components (B) and (C).
US09436078B2
Methods for creating a EUV photolithography mask with a thinner highly EUV absorbing absorber layer and the resulting device are disclosed. Embodiments include forming a multilayer reflector (MLR); forming first and second layers of a first EUV absorbing material over the MLR, the second layer being between the first layer and the MLR; and implanting the first layer with particles of a second EUV absorbing material, wherein the first EUV absorbing material is etchable and has a lower EUV absorption coefficient than the second EUV absorbing material, and wherein the implanted particles are substantially separated from each other.
US09436067B2
A movable bracket includes a fixing component, a covering component, a movable component and a fastening ring. The fixing component includes a main body, a first interposing part and a first screwing part. The first interposing part and the first screwing part are located at the main body. The covering component includes a second interposing part and a first pressing part. The covering component covers the first interposing part to form a pivoting space between the first interposing part and the second interposing part. The covering component has an adjusting groove connected to the pivoting space. The movable component includes a pivotal part and an assembling part that are opposite. The movable component passes through the adjusting groove. The fastening ring includes a ring body, a second pressing part and a second screwing part. The second pressing part is connected to the ring body surrounding the main body.
US09436064B2
The present invention provide an imaging device that includes an image generation device, a boundary change device configured to change a position of a boundary between the first image and the second image in the second image for display, in a direction orthogonal to the boundary, a selection device configured to select any one of the first image and the second image for each of a plurality of divisions in the second image for display, divided by the boundary changed by the boundary change device, a display device, and a display control device configured to allow the display device to display the first image for display, and allows the second image for display in which a position of the boundary is changed by the boundary change device to be displayed in a display area in the first image for display.
US09436059B2
A method includes applying at least one medium to a substrate with a printing device to form a symbol. The perceived reflectance properties of the symbol are provided by an amount of the at least one medium applied to the substrate.
US09436048B2
In an aspect, a display device comprising a panel having a circular surface and a pad unit which is disposed adjacent to an outer circumference of the panel and receives an external signal, wherein the pad unit is divided into a plurality of sub-pads, and the sub-pads are separated from each other is provided.
US09436046B2
A pixel array includes multiple scan lines, multiple gate lines, multiple data lines and multiple pixel structures. The scan lines are disposed on a substrate. The gate lines intersect with the scan lines to demarcate multiple first unit regions and multiple second unit regions. Each gate line electrically connects to one of the scan lines. The data lines intersect with the scan lines and pass through the first unit regions. Each data line is located between two adjacent gate lines. The pixel structures are disposed on the first unit regions. Each pixel structure includes an active device and a pixel electrode. The active device is driven by one corresponding scan line and connects with one corresponding data line. An orthographic projection of each pixel electrode on the substrate is non-overlapped with or incompletely overlapped with an orthographic projection of the corresponding gate lines on the substrate.
US09436042B2
In a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, a process for forming a first substrate includes the steps; forming a first wiring electrically connected with a switching element and extending in a first direction, forming an insulating film covering the first wiring, painting an electrically conductive film including electrically conductive material on the insulating film, and forming a second wiring electrically connected with the switching element extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction, and a pixel electrode electrically connected with the switching element apart from the second wiring by patterning the electrically conductive film. A second substrate is formed by forming a main common electrode extending in the second direction. A liquid crystal display panel is manufactured by holding liquid crystal material between the first substrate and the second substrate while the main common electrode faces the second wiring.
US09436038B2
The liquid crystal display of the present invention includes: a liquid crystal panel including vertical alignment liquid crystals encapsulated between a first substrate and a second substrate; a first compensation layer stacked on one side of the first layer; a first polarizing layer stacked on one side of the first compensation layer; a second compensation layer stacked on one side of the second substrate; and a second polarizing layer stacked on one side of the second compensation layer, wherein the first compensation layer includes a polyimide copolymer, and the polyimide copolymer is a copolymer of a monomer mixture including maleimide compounds and aromatic vinyl compounds. The liquid crystal display provides significantly improved lateral viewing angle.
US09436024B2
To acquire a fine viewing angle property from oblique view fields in a lateral electric field type liquid crystal display device having liquid crystal initial alignment directions in two orthogonal directions. The absorption axis of the incident-side polarization plate and the absorption axis of the exit-side polarization plate are orthogonal to each other in both of the region I and the region II, and the liquid crystal layer, the in-cell retarder as an optical compensation layer, the A-plate, and the C-plate sandwiched therebetween are in parallel to either one of the absorption axes or orthogonal to the substrates. Therefore, the transmittance can be suppressed to be low and a fine black display can be acquired even when the display surface is viewed from the oblique view fields.
US09436015B2
Disclosed is an imaging directional backlight apparatus comprising a waveguide, a light source array, and a further optical element for providing large area directed illumination from localized light sources. The imaging directional backlight may comprise a stepped waveguide that may include a stepped structure, in which the steps may further include extraction features optically hidden to guided light, propagating in a first forward direction. Returning light propagating in a second backward direction may be refracted, diffracted, or reflected by the features to provide discrete illumination beams exiting from the top surface of the waveguide. Viewing windows are formed through imaging individual light sources. The further optical element may comprise a superlens comprising first and second aligned lens arrays that may be arranged to modify the output viewing windows to achieve enhanced window imaging from the directional backlight.
US09436014B2
An autostereoscopic display device has display elements, each of which has an output light intensity distribution which has at least two non-zero light intensity levels, comprising a first light intensity at the center of the display element area and a second lower light intensity at a periphery of the display element area. This means the light intensity drops more gradually at the pixel edges, so that the abrupt pixel edges are less visible despite the magnification provided by a lens arrangement of the autostereoscopic display device.
US09436008B2
An HUD device includes a laser scanner that projects laser light carrying a display image, and a screen member that has a plurality of optical elements arrayed in the form of a grating, and diffuses laser light which emanates from the laser scanner and enters the optical elements toward a projection surface. The optical elements have curved surfaces, which take on a convexly curved form as a common curved form, formed as their faces, and diffuse laser light which is emitted to the projection surface from the curved surfaces. A sag quantity from each of surface vertices of the curved surfaces to each of boundaries among the optical elements differs between adjoining optical elements.
US09436004B2
An optical scanning device includes an optical housing; an elongated optical element arranged in the optical housing and having a shape extending in a main-scanning direction; a retaining member provided at a side opposite to a surface of the optical housing on which the optical element is arranged to maintain an attachment attitude of the optical element in the optical housing; a curvature adjusting unit configured to adjust a curvature of the elongated optical element in a scanning line via the retaining member; a tilt adjusting unit configured to adjust a tilt of the optical element in the scanning line by making the optical element rotate on an optical axis via the retaining member; and a positioning unit configured to position the optical element in the optical axis direction, and provided in the optical housing and having such a shape that the optical element fits the positioning unit.
US09436001B2
According to an embodiment, a light beam scanner includes a first mirror and an angular magnification unit. The first mirror makes a normal direction of a reflecting surface change repeatedly. The angular magnification unit is configured to return, when viewed from a first direction, reflected light from the first mirror to the first mirror so that light is reflected at substantially the same points on the first mirror for a plural number of times, and increase, when viewed from the first direction, an angle each time light is reflected from the first mirror, the angle being between the normal direction of the reflecting surface and a reflection direction of light. Light is emitted from the angular magnification unit after the light is reflected from the first mirror for a predetermined number of times.
US09435997B2
A rotary motion controller controlling the motion of a mirror in a projection system is described having a mounting element coupled to a support member. A two-axis coupling is provided with at least two input shafts coupled to two drive mechanisms. A channeled portion is provided in a second of the two input shafts through which the support member extends there through and is guided thereby and where the at least one support member is coupled to the first input shafts via an input coupling coupled to and driving the support member and a control input controlling the position of the at least two input shafts. A method of controlling a mirror in an underwater projection system is also provided along with a method of operating a controller for an underwater projection system and a further embodiment for providing movement of a mirror in an underwater projector.
US09435995B2
A medical device includes an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, a body extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and a lumen located within the body, and a rotor rotatably supported in the lumen, the rotor having an opening for allowing light to pass theretherough, wherein the rotor is rotatable about an axis that extends through the opening, wherein the elongate member further has a region for allowing an output light to exit therethrough.
US09435993B2
A system and method for creating three dimensional images using probe molecules is disclosed and described. A sample is mounted on a stage. The sample has a plurality of probe molecules. The sample is illuminated with light, causing the probe molecules to luminesce. The probe luminescence can be split into at least four paths corresponding to at least four detection planes corresponding to object planes in the sample. The at least four detection planes are detected linearly via an sCMOS camera. Object planes in corresponding recorded regions of interest are recorded in the camera. A signal from the regions of interest is combined into a three dimensional image.
US09435991B2
System and method for correcting a topography of an object being imaged by a multi-array microscope system. The object is forced to conform to a surface of the substrate supporting the object with a suction force and the topography of the chosen object surface is determined. The supporting substrate is bent with the use of force applied to the substrate with at least one actuator such as to reduce the deviations of the determined topography of the object's surface from a pre-determined reference surface by transferring the changes in the curvature of the supporting substrate to the object. In particular, the chosen surface of the object can be substantially flattened for ease of simultaneous imaging of this surface with multiple objectives of the multi-array microscope.
US09435982B2
According to one embodiment, a focus position changing apparatus is provided on an optical path of a confocal optical apparatus having a light source and an objective lens and is configured to change a focus position of the objective lens in an optical axis direction of the objective lens. The focus position changing apparatus includes at least a plurality of optical path changing pieces and a rotating plate. Each of the plurality of optical path changing pieces is differ from each other in at least one of a refractive index and a thickness. On the rotating plate, the plurality of optical path changing pieces is arranged along a rotation direction of the rotating plate so as to cross an optical axis of the objective lens. And an anti-reflection layer is formed in a predetermined region on a surface of the rotating plate on a side of the light source.
US09435973B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for cables having one or more fibers that may function as a sensing device within a wellbore, wherein the fibers do not adhere to each other or to an inner wall of the cable during a high temperature operation, such as in a thermal recovery operation that may last over 30 days.
US09435971B2
The disclosure generally relates to sets of optical waveguides such as optical fiber ribbons and embedded optical waveguides, and optical interconnects useful for connecting multiple optical waveguides such as in optical fiber ribbon cables and printed circuit boards (PCBs) having optoelectronic capabilities. In particular, the disclosure provides an efficient, compact, and reliable optical waveguide connector that incorporates microlenses and re-directing elements which combine the features of optical waveguide alignment, along with redirecting and shaping of the optical beam.
US09435969B2
A connector plug arrangement (330, 600, 700) includes a connector body (334, 610, 720); and an indication component (335, 650, 750). The indication component (335, 650, 750) includes a first portion (337, 653, 751) that is disposed at a rear end of the connector body and a second portion (339, 654, 753) that extends outwardly from the first portion (337, 653, 751). The first portion (337, 653, 751) is configured to extend along a circumferential perimeter of the connector body (334, 610, 720). The second portion (339, 654, 753) is configured to extend along the longitudinal axis of the connector body (334, 610, 720).
US09435961B2
Embodiments are provided for an optical coupler created by bonded photonic chip coupler for Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) chip-fiber coupling. System and apparatus embodiments for a bonded photonic chip coupler for SOI chip-fiber coupling provide for reduced mismatch between fiber and chip, increased coupling efficiency, and lower photonics device insertion loss. In an embodiment, an optical coupler for coupling a photonics chip to an optical fiber includes a photonic chip comprising a nano-sized photonic waveguide, photonic optical diffraction surface grating, and a first cladding covering the photonic waveguide and the photonic grating; and an optical coupling chip comprising a micron-sized coupling waveguide and a coupling optical diffraction surface grating embedded in a first coupling cladding and on a second coupling cladding, wherein the first coupling cladding is connected to the first cladding, wherein the optical coupling chip is configured to couple to light transmitted between the photonic chip and an optical fiber.
US09435950B2
A semiconductor optical device including: a substrate including a first region and a second region; a first optical waveguide disposed on the first region, the first optical waveguide including a core layer and a cladding layer disposed on the core layer, the cladding layer including a first cladding region and a semiconductor layer disposed on the first cladding region, the first optical waveguide extending from an end facet of the semiconductor optical device to a boundary between the first region and the second region; a second optical waveguide disposed on the second region; and a region disposed on the cladding layer, the region having a lower refractive index than that of the first cladding region. The semiconductor layer has a higher refractive index than that of the first cladding region. The thickness of the core layer monotonically increases from the end facet toward the boundary.
US09435948B2
Various embodiments include a silicon-based optical waveguide structure locally on a bulk silicon substrate, and systems and program products for forming such a structure by modifying an integrated circuit (IC) design structure. Embodiments include implementing processes of preparing manufacturing data for formation of the IC design structure in a computer-implemented IC formation system, wherein the preparing of the manufacturing data includes inserting instructions into the manufacturing data to convert an edge of the at least one shape from a <110> crystallographic direction to a <100> crystallographic direction.
US09435941B2
The present invention is related to a technology of liquid crystal display, and specially to a fixture incorporated in a backlight module for the liquid crystal display. The fixture for backlight module comprises a backboard having a bottom board, a sidewall, and a bent portion. The sidewall has a first end and a second end, and the bottom board being interconnected with the first end. The bent portion is interconnected to the second end, and arranged on an outside of the sidewall, and creates an angle with respect to the sidewall. A plastic frame is defined with opening aligned and enveloped onto the bent portion so as to securely assemble the plastic frame to the backboard. The advanced and preferred interengagement between the backboard and the plastic frame can not only readily implement into the backlight module in which the light strip and backboard are made individually, but also can be fitted into the backlight module in which the backboar is integrally formed with driving circuit for light strip. The fixture can be readily facilitated by the existing technology and the assembly is easy while the overall configuration is robust and durable.
US09435933B2
A light source module and an electronic device are provided. The light source module includes a light guiding plate, at least one light-emitting element and a quantum dot element. The light guiding plate has a light incident surface and a light emitting surface. The at least one light-emitting element is disposed on the light incident surface to provide a first light beam, and includes yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG). The quantum dot element is disposed on the light emitting surface of the light guiding plate, and is configured to transfer part of the first light into a first monochromatic light. White light can be obtained by mixing by the first light and the first monochromatic light.
US09435931B2
An LED lighting apparatus of the invention includes a substrate having a length in a first direction and a width in a second direction. LED chips are supported on the substrate along the first direction. A light guide, having a thickness in the second direction, includes an incident surface, a reflective surface and an emitting surface. The incident surface faces in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions for receiving light emitted from the LED chips. The reflective surface spreads in the first and third directions and reflects light from the incident surface in the second direction. The emitting surface spreads in the first and third directions and allows light from the reflective surface to exit. The substrate is supported by a case that includes side plates around the light guide and a bottom plate connecting the side plates.
US09435930B2
A luminaire comprising a heat sink, a light source carried by the heat sink to emit a source light and comprising a heat spreader having inner and outer surfaces and a plurality of LEDs carried by a circuit board and disposed generally along a periphery of the inner surface and positioned in thermal communication therewith. The luminaire comprises a reflector disposed coextensively with the LEDs and comprising an aperture in a medial region thereof, an outer edge of the aperture defining an inner rim of the reflector and a light guide positioned between the reflector and the light source, the light guide characterized by a height defined as the distance between the inner surface of the heat spreader and a plane defined by the inner rim of the reflector, the light guide configured to change the source light into a shaped light that is directed through the aperture.
US09435929B2
A back light module includes a light guide plate, at least one first light source, at least one second light source and at least one first reflection element. The light guide plate includes a first light incident surface, a second light incident surface opposite to the first light incident surface, a light emitting surface, and a bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface. The first light source is disposed beside the first light incident surface and suitable to provide a first non-collimated light beam to the first light incident surface. The second light source is disposed beside the second light incident surface and suitable to provide a first collimated light beam to the second light incident surface. The first reflection element is disposed beside the first light incident surface to reflect the first collimated light beam emitted so as to make the first collimated light beam diverge.
US09435926B2
In the vicinity of the outgoing-side end portion 202 of a light guide rod 20, the rear face thereof is formed into an inclined face 23 being inclined in a tapered shape toward the side face. The infrared ray having advanced toward the flat face of the outgoing-side end portion 202 is reflected by the inclined face 23. The infrared ray reflected by the inclined face 23 is refracted by the side face of the light guide rod 20 and irradiated, thereby being irradiated while being expanded toward the outgoing-side end portion 202. Hence, a bar speaker 1 can irradiate the infrared ray in a wide range beyond the width of the housing 10 thereof.
US09435923B2
An infrared shielding film has at least one unit on a substrate, the unit having a low refractive index layer that contains first metal oxide particles and a first binder and a high refractive index layer that is arranged adjacent to the low refractive index layer, contains second metal oxide particles and a second binder, and has a higher refractive index than the low refractive index layer, in which at least one layer of the low refractive index layer and the high refractive index layer contains, as a binder, at least one of the following (a) to (c): (a) a carboxyvinyl polymer that contains a monomer component, which contains a carboxylic acid, in an amount of 20 to 75% by mass of the entire composition, (b) a copolymer having pH dependency of viscosity, and (c) a modified polyvinyl alcohol.
US09435915B1
Provided in one embodiment is an article, comprising: a glass material; and an antiglare material covering at least partially the glass material; wherein the antiglare material comprises at least one alkali silicate.
US09435912B1
A wholly organic coating consisting of one or more layers of Py-BBL that is transparent in the IR region of the spectrum which is also thermally and oxdatively stable. This is coated onto IR transparent windows, domes and or optical lenses, for enhanced IR and signal filtering.
US09435907B2
Buried object locator systems including transmitters and associated buried object locators using phase-synchronized signals are disclosed. A transmitter may generate output current signals that are phase-synchronized such that an associated locator may receive magnetic field signals from the output current signal and determine information about the current flow based on independent phase-synchronization timing information.
US09435906B2
Blind wavelet extraction and de-convolution is performed on seismic data to enable its practical usage in seismic processing and to provide quality control of data obtained in areas where data from wells are not available. The wavelet extraction and deconvolution are realized in the time domain by iteration, producing a mixed phase wavelet with minimal prior knowledge of the actual nature of the wavelet. As a result of the processing, the de-convolved seismic reflectivity is obtained simultaneously.
US09435900B2
An apparatus for x-ray imaging of an object is provided. An x-ray source for providing alternating x-ray spectrums is placed on a first side of the object. A spectrum separation fixed filter is placed between the x-ray source and the object. An x-ray detector is placed on a second side of the object opposite the x-ray source. A controller controls the x-ray source and the x-ray detector.
US09435889B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for the characterization of the integrity and profile measurement of a caster mold by use of a scanning device, a positioning fixture, and a data reduction device connected to the scanning device, the data reduction device being configured to characterize the integrity and to measure the profile of the caster mold by comparing scanned distances to reference distance values.
US09435886B2
A proximity sensor includes a transmitter unit, a receiver unit, and a housing. The transmitter unit transmits a light signal. The receiver unit receives the light signal reflected by an object to determine a proximity status of the object. The housing defines a first enclosed accommodation space for accommodating the receiver unit, wherein the portion of the housing defining the first enclosed accommodation space has a sealed light passage made of a light-transmissible material such that the receiver unit is capable of receiving the light signal reflected by the object through the light passage. The housing can further include a second enclosed accommodation space for accommodating the transmitter unit.
US09435875B2
A geolocation system determines a location of a user mobile device. The geolocation system identifies a hot desk policy associated with the location of the user mobile device and automatically configures a workspace according to the hot desk policy associated with the location of the user mobile device.
US09435872B2
A labeling area determining apparatus is provided. The labeling area determining apparatus includes a detecting device configured to detect a tilt of a head relative to a body axial direction of a subject to be imaged by an arterial spin labeling method, and a determining device configured to determine a tilt of a labeling area of spins relative to the body axial direction of the subject, based on the tilt of the head detected by the detecting device.
US09435871B2
In order to acquire an image with enhanced contrast between a fluid portion and a stationary portion without extending the imaging time even when an IR pulse is used as an RF pre-pulse, the RF pre-pulse is applied to a region upstream of an imaging region so as to excite longitudinal magnetization of the fluid portion in a negative direction, an echo signal is measured from the imaging region, and an image with enhanced contrast of the fluid portion with respect to the stationary portion is acquired on the basis of phase information of an image reconstructed by using the echo signal.
US09435867B2
Apparatus includes a first Hall sensor having a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal and a fourth terminal and a second Hall sensor having a fifth terminal, a sixth terminal, a seventh terminal and an eighth terminal. A conductor connects the third terminal to the fifth terminal. A processor is configured to measure a first potential between the fourth terminal and the sixth terminal while transferring a first current from the first terminal to the seventh terminal via the conductor, to measure a second potential between the first terminal and the seventh terminal while transferring a second current from the fourth terminal to the sixth terminal via the conductor, and to determine a resultant voltage generated by the first and second Hall sensors in response to the first and second potentials.
US09435865B2
Disclosed herein is a method for diagnosing a fault of a fuel cell stack, including: applying a summed current obtained by summing currents of different frequency regions to the fuel cell stack; passing output voltages of the fuel cell stack through each of the different frequency filters to extract the respective diagnosis data; and diagnosing whether or not a fault has been generated in the fuel cell stack using the respective diagnosis data. Therefore, it is possible to further improve diagnosis analysis capability by applying the summed current obtained by summing the currents of the different frequency regions to the fuel cell stack and then rapidly diagnosing the fault of the fuel cell stack using the diagnosis data obtained by filtering the output voltages of the fuel cell stack.
US09435864B2
The present invention relates to the technical field of motor control, and discloses an apparatus for measuring excitation parameters of an induction motor and a method thereof. The method comprises: maintaining the induction motor static, and inputting a test current to a test phase of the induction motor; and calculating, based on a voltage of the test phase of the induction motor, a stator flux linkage of the test phase of the induction motor corresponding to a magnitude of the test current. The disclosure can conveniently and accurately measure excitation parameters of the induction motor.
US09435858B2
Focusing optical systems and methods for testing semiconductors are disclosed herein. The methods include receiving an image of a probe through a single optical path of a microscope, substantially focusing the microscope on the probe, and determining a vertical height adjustment between the probe and a device under test based upon the focusing.
US09435857B2
An integrated circuit has a controllable switching element, the load path of which is arranged between an output of the integrated circuit and a supply potential. A test unit is connected to the connections of the switching element in order to carry out tests. A control unit is connected to the test unit via at least one control line. The sequence of tests is carried out dependent on signals on the control line(s). A memory is connected to the control unit the content and the type of which determines the time of the tests. The memory is connected to an input of the integrated circuit in order to enter the content.
US09435856B2
A position adjustable probing device adapted for being mounted to a circuit board includes a frame, a probe head, a space transformer module and an elevation adjusting structure. The frame has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a first opening penetrating through the first and second surfaces. The probe head is coupled to the frame. The space transformer module is disposed in the first opening. The elevation adjusting structure is provided at the frame and has a plurality of spacers for adjusting a position of the frame relative to a reference surface in a vertical direction.
US09435848B2
In an embodiment, a chuck to support a solar cell in hot spot testing is provided. This embodiment of the chuck comprises a base portion and a support portion disposed above the base portion. The support portion is configured to support the solar cell above the base portion and to define a cavity between a bottom surface of the solar cell and the base portion that thermally separates a portion of the bottom surface of the solar cell from the base portion.
US09435847B2
Methods for testing a special pattern and testing a probe card defect in wafer testing are provided. In the method for testing the special pattern, a wafer is divided into multiple testing partitions, in which each of the testing partitions includes multiple dies. The dies in each testing partition of the wafer are respectively tested by multiple sites of the probe card to obtain a testing map. Then, a number of the dies having defects and a number of the dies without defect within each of the testing partitions in the testing map are accumulated to construct chi-square test and calculate a maximum P-value. Finally, it is determined whether a minimum of the maximum P-values of all of the testing partitions is smaller than a certain predetermined threshold. If the minimum is smaller than the threshold, it is determined that the testing map of the wafer contains the special pattern.
US09435846B2
A system and a method for testing thru silicon vias (TSVs) in a silicon die. A silicon die containing multiple TSVs is mounted on a wafer tape. Two probe points are probed on the exposed side of the silicon die. A resistance is measured between the two probe points and an electrical integrity is determined based on the measured resistance.
US09435840B2
The patent application discloses mechanisms that, for a given channel step or edge response, bit interval, and data dependent jitter table can directly determine the minimal eye or bit error rate opening by building a worst case pattern considering the effect of data dependent jitter. These mechanisms can be based on building an indexed table of jitter samples, preparing a structure in the form of connected elements corresponding to the jitter samples, and then applying dynamic programming to determine paths through the connected elements.
US09435839B2
An apparatus is provided for RF signal discrimination. A master laser of the apparatus is connected to an optical input of an optical phase modulator. The optical phase modulator is configured to receive a plurality of RF signals at an RF input and further configured to receive an output from the master laser at an optical input. A slave laser operating below a lasing threshold is configured to receive a modulated output from the optical phase modulator. An optical filter is configured to receive a mixed signal generated inside the slave laser. A photodetector receives the filtered mixed signal and is configured to recover a RF signal from the plurality of RF signals, where a frequency of a sideband of the recovered RF signal corresponds to a mode of the slave laser.
US09435836B2
A power consumption detector includes a first resistor, an amplification unit, a voltage divider and a processing unit. A first end of the first resistor, coupled to the object, receives a current from the object during working. An amplification unit has a first input end coupled to a second end of the first resistor and a second input end receiving the working voltage. The amplification has an output end generating an amplification signal. A voltage divider, coupled to the output end of the amplification unit, is used for receiving the amplification signal and generating a voltage division signal. A processing unit, coupled to the voltage divider, is used for receiving the voltage division signal, calculating the current flowing through the first resistor and power consumption of the object upon the current and the working voltage. The power consumption detector is applied to a motherboard or a fan board.
US09435834B2
A voltage monitoring circuit includes a line monitoring circuit configured to receive an AC line voltage and generate an output voltage in response to the AC line voltage exceeding a threshold voltage, and a rectifier circuit coupled to the line monitor circuit and configured to receive the output voltage from the line monitoring circuit generate a rectified voltage signal in response to the output voltage.
US09435833B2
An IC driver includes a resistor detector to detect whether at least a threshold resistance is present between a pin of the IC driver and the gate of an IGBT. The resistor detector can include a comparator that compares a voltage at the collector of the IGBT to a threshold reference voltage (e.g., ground). In response to drive signals of the IC driver being switched off, a parasitic inductance causes a voltage drop at the emitter of the IGBT, and a commensurate voltage drop at the IGBT collector. If the resistance between the IC driver pin and the IGBT gate is lower than a specified level, the voltage drop at the IGBT collector will be such that the collector voltage falls below the threshold reference voltage. In response, the comparator asserts a signal indicating a fault.
US09435828B2
A probe, comprising: a shank region having a top surface integrally connected to a bottom surface of a conical region; a pyramidal tip region having a base surface integrally connected to a top surface of the conical region; and wherein the base surface of the pyramidal tip region is contained within a perimeter of the top surface of the conical region. Also a method of fabricating the probe and a method of probing devices under test.
US09435823B2
A physical quantity sensor includes: an element piece including a movable weight and movable electrode portions which are provided to extend from the movable weight; fixed electrode portions which are provided in a first direction in which the element piece is displaced, with a gap d1 interposed therebetween; and fixed portions which are provided to face an end portion of the element piece, in which a recess is provided on the end portion of the movable weight in a position facing the fixed portions, a first stopper portion which extends towards the movable weight is provided on the fixed portion, and a tip end of the first stopper portion is inserted into the recess, and a gap d2 between the tip end and the movable weight is narrower than the gap d1.
US09435822B2
The present invention relates to a sensor device. More particularly, the invention relates to a CMOS-based micro-optical-electromechanical-sensor (MOEMS) device with silicon light emitting devices, silicon waveguides and silicon detectors being fabricated using current Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology or Silicon on Insulator (SOI) technology. According to the invention there is provided a sensor comprising: a Silicon-based light emitting structure; an integrated electro-optical mechanical interface structure that is capable to sense mechanical deflections; an integrated electronic driving and processing circuitry so as to detect physical parameters such as vibration, motion, rotation, acceleration.
US09435814B2
The presently-disclosed subject matter provides methods and kits for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a subject, such as a human child, wherein a biological sample is provided from the subject and the amount of a Urocortin III peptide is determined from the sample. Further provided are methods for diagnosing OSA in a subject wherein the amount of a Urocortin III peptide and one or more peptides selected from a Uromodulin peptide, an Orosomucoid 1 peptide, and a Kallikrein 1 peptide are determined in a biological sample from a subject.
US09435809B2
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating and reducing the risk of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML). In particular, the invention provides methods for identifying novel treatments for AML based on reproducible and detectable changes in AML1-ETO acetylation. The present invention further provides methods of using these treatments.
US09435808B2
Diagnostic tests for characterizing an individual's risk of developing or having a cardiovascular disease. In one embodiment the present diagnostic test comprises determining the level of myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in a bodily sample obtained from the individual or test subject. In another embodiment, the diagnostic test comprises determining the level of MPO mass in a bodily sample obtained from the test subject. In another embodiment, the diagnostic test comprises determining the level of one or more select MPO-generated oxidation products in a bodily sample obtained from the test subject. The select MPO-generated oxidation products are dityrosine, nitrotyrosine, methionine sulphoxide or an MPO-generated lipid peroxidation products. Levels of MPO activity, MPO mass, or the select MPO-generated oxidation product in bodily samples from the test subject are then compared to a predetermined value that is derived from measurements of MPO activity, MPO mass, or the select MPO-generated oxidation product in comparable bodily samples obtained from the general population or a select population of human subjects. Such comparison characterizes the test subject's risk of developing CVD.
US09435807B2
Provided is a method of screening for agents for preventing or treating mTORC 1 mediated diseases by screening test agents to determine test agents that inhibit the binding ability of LRS to RagD, or RagD GTPases, and a method of reducing cell size as compared to the control group, including inhibiting the expression of intracellular LRS in the cells.
US09435802B2
A sensor device has an arrangement of plural sensors for sensing an analyte which is in at least one of liquid phase or a suspension or a gel. Each sensor includes a nano-electrode and is configured to sense the presence of a particle localized to or bound to the nano-electrode. The sensor is configured to discriminate in real-time the binding of particles to respective nano-electrodes.
US09435801B2
Systems and methods are provided to manage zooming in an electronic device. An example embodiment method includes receiving an input to increase or decrease a zoom level in an application. If it is determined the application includes a local zoom functionality, then it is further determined if a global zoom functionality is turned on. If so, the global zoom is turned off and then the local zoom is used to increase or decrease the zoom level. In another example embodiment, a method includes receiving an input to activate global zoom. If it is determined the global zoom is turned on, then the global zoom is activated.
US09435796B2
The invention provides a novel class of cyanine dyes that are functionalized with a linker moiety that facilitates their conjugation to other species. Also provided are conjugates of the dyes, methods of using the dyes and their conjugates and kits including the dyes and their conjugates.
US09435786B2
The present invention provides a method for determining differentiation level of pluripotent stem cell, comprising a step of determining a flatness of cultured pluripotent stem cell, wherein the flatness is an indication.
US09435785B2
Methods of analyzing purity of compositions comprising cysteamine and detecting impurities in cysteamine compositions are described.
US09435779B2
A method of quantifying an amount of Brønsted acid sites in an acidic ionic liquid is described. The method involves adding a known amount of at least one silane or borane compound to the acidic ionic liquid being analyzed. The Brønsted acid sites in the acidic ionic liquid react with the silane or borane compound to form a silyl or boryl compound, resulting in an ionic liquid phase and a hydrocarbon phase which contains the silyl or boryl compound. The amount of silyl or boryl compound in the hydrocarbon phase is measured. From the measured amount of silyl or boryl compound formed, the amount of Brønsted acid sites can be determined.
US09435777B2
There are provided an analyzing system and a control method thereof which are capable of preventing a discrepancy from arising between a condition set by using a condition setting device and a condition set by using an operation section of each unit. Setting of a condition using the operation section is restricted at each unit controlled by a control device at least when transmission/reception of data is being performed between the condition setting device and the control device. Accordingly, a different condition is not set by using the operation section of each unit when data of a condition set by using the condition setting device is transmitted to the control device. Thus, a discrepancy may be prevented from arising between the condition set by using the condition setting device and a condition set by using the operation section of each unit.
US09435773B2
A sample injector (200) for use in a fluid separation system (10) for separating compounds of a fluidic sample in a mobile phase, the sample injector (200) comprising a switchable valve (202), a sample loop (204) in fluid communication with the valve (202) and configured for receiving the fluidic sample, a metering device (206) in fluid communication with the sample loop (204) and configured for introducing a metered amount of the fluidic sample on the sample loop (204), and a control unit (208) configured for controlling switching of the valve (202) to transfer the sample loop (204) between a low pressure state and a high pressure state via an intermediate state and for controlling the metering device (206) during the intermediate state to at least partially equilibrate a pressure difference in the sample loop (204) between the low pressure state and the high pressure state.
US09435772B2
To provide a heating apparatus for a gas chromatograph, and a heating method for a gas chromatograph, wherein vapor phase components can be analyzed at an arbitrary temperature and can be instantaneously heated and pyrolized at a set temperature, thereby enabling analysis to be carried out with good reproducibility. The heating apparatus for a gas chromatograph 10 is structured in that the ceramic heater 33 is disposed around the periphery of the sample tube 31 to heat the sample 1 housed in the sample tube 31, the temperature of the sample 1 is incrementally elevated, and the high-frequency coil 35, disposed around the periphery of the ceramic heater 33, heats the pyrofoil 32 wrapping the sample 1 to the Curie point, and the sample 1 is instantaneously heated and pyrolized.
US09435759B2
Detecting TIM between a heat sink and an integrated circuit, the heat sink including TIM detection points, each TIM detection point adapted to receive TIM upon installation of the heat sink, each TIM detection point including a TIM detection device configured to be activated upon contact with TIM, including: receiving, upon installation of the heat sink on the integrated circuit and the TIM, TIM in one or more of the TIM detection points; activating, by the TIM in each of the one or more TIM detection points receiving the TIM, a TIM detection device; and determining, by a TIM detection module in dependence upon the activations of the TIM detection devices, sufficiency of the TIM between the heat sink and the integrated circuit.
US09435758B2
An analyzer with a combustion furnace includes a flow path of byproducts of combustion coupled to a bidirectional ballast chamber by valves which are sequentially actuated for alternately filling and exhausting byproducts of combustion from opposite sides of the chamber during combustion. Alternately, a plurality of low volume ballast chambers are employed. A method of determining the concentration of elements in a sample includes the steps of combusting a sample; and alternately collecting and exhausting the byproduct gases of combustion in opposite sides of a bidirectional ballast. The bidirectional ballast chamber has an outer wall defining a chamber with sealed enclosures at opposite ends of the wall, a movable piston positioned within the chamber, and gas ports associated with the chamber on opposite sides of the piston.
US09435757B2
An x-ray analysis system having an x-ray engine with an x-ray source for producing an x-ray excitation beam directed toward an x-ray analysis focal area; a sample chamber for presenting a sample stream to the x-ray analysis focal area, the analysis focal area disposed within a sample analysis area defined within the chamber; an x-ray detection path for collecting secondary x-rays and directing the x-rays toward a detector; an x-ray transparent barrier on a wall of the chamber through which the x-rays pass; and a blocking structure partially blocking the sample analysis area, for creating sample stream turbulence in the sample analysis area and over the barrier. The blocking structure may be disposed asymmetrically about a central axis of the x-ray analysis focal area and/or the sample analysis area; and may be a rounded pin. A heating element may be used to heat the sample stream for improving flow.
US09435756B2
The present invention is a method to quantify biomarkers. The method uses an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer to perform an X-ray fluorescence analysis on the sample to obtain spectral features derived from the biomarker; and quantifying the X-ray fluorescence signal of the biomarker.
US09435754B2
An X-ray generator may comprise: an electron emission device comprising a plurality of electron emission units configured to emit electrons; an X-ray emission device configured to emit X-rays due to the electrons emitted from the electron emission device; and/or a parallel light extraction member configured to extract X-rays having directivity from among the X-rays emitted from the X-ray emission device and to allow the extracted X-rays having directivity to pass through the parallel light extraction member.
US09435753B2
A method of non-destructively inspecting a mechanical part includes directing high energy electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source onto the part for inspection and picking up the radiation that has passed through the part. A mask that absorbs the radiation is interposed between the source and the mechanical part and includes at least one opening in alignment with the source and a given zone for inspection of the part, a shape and dimensions of the opening being determined so that only the given zone for inspection of the part is exposed to the electromagnetic radiation.
US09435752B2
The present application discloses scanner systems that have a radiation generator arranged to generate radiation to irradiate an object, a detector arranged to detect the radiation after it has interacted with the object and generate a sequence of detector data sets as the object is moved relative to the generator, and processors arranged to process each of the detector data sets thereby to generate a control output.
US09435737B2
A method of monitoring a location of a nanoparticle within a material is described herein. The method includes the steps of providing at least one nanoclay particle, attaching a fluorescent tag to the at least one nanoclay particle, and determining a fluorescence of the fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle. The method also includes forming the material including the at least one fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle, depositing the material in an aqueous solution, and detecting a movement of the fluorescent-labeled nanoclay particle from the material to the aqueous solution.
US09435730B2
An image information obtaining apparatus having: a light source; a transducer which detects an acoustic wave and converts the acoustic wave to an electrical signal; a signal processing unit which generates image data, using the electrical signal; and a memory unit which stores a reference acoustic signal produced by the transducer detecting an acoustic wave generated when light is irradiated from the light source onto a phantom having acoustic parameters and optical parameters substantially the same as an object and converting the acoustic wave to an electrical signal, wherein the transducer produces an object acoustic signal by converting the acoustic wave, generated when light is irradiated onto an object from the light source, to an electrical signal; and the signal processing unit subtracts the reference acoustic signal from the object acoustic signal and generates image data from the signal resulting from this subtraction.
US09435726B2
Apparatus are described for measuring the characteristics of colloidal particles suspended in transparent media by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Depolarized Dynamic Light Scattering (DDLS) into regions where conventional measurements are difficult or impractical. Matching the diameter of an illuminating beam and an intersecting diameter of a field stop image extends measurements into regions that include concentrated turbid suspensions that frequently appear so visually opaque that multiple scattering typically gives a falsely low estimate of particle size. At the opposite extreme, where insufficient signal is available to determine either or both of the translational and/or rotational relaxation times of the particles, typically where they are too small, too few, or of insufficient refractive index difference from the medium to scatter enough light, measurements can be improved by: a) using a sufficiently large aperture such that many coherence areas fall upon the detector; and b) optical homodyne amplification of the scattered signal.
US09435715B2
To characterize a behavior of a vehicle, a subjective behavior test is conducted on a given configuration of a suspension device and a wheel disc of the vehicle to determine whether the vehicle's behavior is acceptable. Modifications are made to the given configuration so as to sweep through pairs of values corresponding to a lateral force Fy and a lateral offset Dy of the wheel in straight-line running. For each modified configuration of the suspension device and/or the wheel disc, the subjective behavior test is conducted again. For each configuration of the suspension device and the wheel disc tested, a determination is made of a pair of values of the lateral force Fy and the lateral offset Dy of the wheel in straight-line running. Areas Z of acceptable behavior of the vehicle in a plane Fy, Dy are determined.
US09435711B2
An OTDR light reflection structure of optical sub-assembly for transceivers of PON system includes: a retainer member installed at an end section of a light guide unit of the optical sub-assembly for transceivers and positioned in the optical sub-assembly for transceivers, the retainer member having a first end and a second end; and a light reflection filter affixed to the first end of the retainer member. When an OTDR emits a specific wavelength of light, the light reflection filter directly reflects the light back into the light guide unit. Then the signal is transmitted back to the OTDR for the OTDR to identify the subscriber position of the feedback signal and judge whether the optical fiber line is in a normal state.
US09435703B2
A torque sensor includes a magnetism generation portion that rotates together with a first shaft, a rotating magnetic circuit portion that rotates together with a second shaft, a fixed magnetic circuit portion fixed to a housing, a magnetism detector that detects a magnetic flux density guided from the magnetism generation portion to the fixed magnetic circuit portion through the rotating magnetic circuit portion in accordance with torsional deformation of the torsion bar, and a shield disposed between the rotating magnetic circuit portion and the magnetism detector in order to shield the magnetism detector magnetically.
US09435701B2
An optical fiber strain sensor system and method are provided that use pixels of a three-dimension (3-D) pixel sensor to sense the respective light beams passing out of the ends of a reference fiber and a measurement fiber and for converting the respective light beams into respective electrical signals. Because 3-D camera pixels have photodiodes that are directly connected by switches to integrators within the same die, the need to use separate TIAs and phase detection circuitry in each receive channel is eliminated, which reduces system complexity and overall cost. In addition, omitting the separate TIAs and phase detection circuitry for each channel eliminates the phase uncertainty that can occur when using those components, and thus improves measurement precision.
US09435699B2
The invention relates to a method for producing a micro-electromechanical device in a material substrate suitable for producing integrated electronic components, in particular a semiconductor substrate, wherein a material substrate (12,14,16) is provided on which at least one surface structure (26) is to be formed during production of the device. An electronic component (30) is formed in the material substrate (12,14,16) using process steps of a conventional method for producing integrated electronic components. A component element (44) defining the position of the electronic component (30) and/or required for the function of the electronic component (30) is selectively formed on the material substrate (12,14,16) from an etching stop material acting as an etching stop in case of etching of the material substrate (12,14,16) and/or in case of etching of a material layer (52) disposed on the material substrate (12,14,16). When the component element (44) of the electronic component (30) is implemented, a bounding region (48) is also formed on the material substrate (12,14,16) along at least a partial section of an edge of the surface structure (26), wherein said bounding region bounds said partial section. The material substrate (12,14, 16) thus implemented is selectively etched for forming the surface structure (26), in that the edge of the bounding region (48) defines the position of the surface structure (26) to be implemented on the material substrate (12, 14,16).
US09435698B2
A monitoring system includes a plurality of modules to sense temperature and vibrations of a motor assembly, a hub computer to collect the sensed temperature and vibrations, and an analyzer computer to analyze the collected temperature and vibrations. The modules contain detectors that measure a temperature and vibrations in three axes of the motor assembly, a transceiver integrated circuit that measures a die temperature of the transceiver integrated circuit, a microcontroller integrated circuit that self-adjusts its clock pulses, and a memory that stores parameters set for the operation of the modules. The microcontroller integrated circuit and the memory are configured to check parameters corruption upon transferring the parameters from the memory to the microcontroller integrated circuit and prior to utilizing by the microcontroller integrated circuit. The microcontroller integrated circuit is also configured to perform power control operations by turning off sections of the microcontroller integrated circuit over periodic durations.
US09435697B2
A temperature detecting circuit includes a first thermistor, a second thermistor, a first pull-up resistor, and a second pull-up resistor. The first thermistor has a first positive-side terminal. The second thermistor has a second positive-side terminal. The first thermistor and the second thermistor have different detection sensitivities to temperature. The first pull-up resistor is connected between the first thermistor and a power supply. The second pull-up resistor is connected between the second thermistor and the power supply. The first pull-up resistor and the second pull-up resistor have different resistances. The first pull-up resistor and the second pull-up resistor have such resistances that, in a state where the first positive-side terminal and the second positive-side terminal are short-circuited to each other, the first thermistor detects a temperature as a temperature lower than an actual temperature, and the second thermistor detects a temperature as a temperature higher than an actual temperature.
US09435696B2
To provide a highly accurate temperature sensor circuit. The temperature sensor circuit includes a first constant current circuit; a first diode in which a first voltage reflecting the temperature of an object to be detected is generated between an anode and a cathode in accordance with a first current supplied from the first constant current circuit; a second constant current circuit; a second diode which includes an oxide semiconductor and in which a second voltage is generated between an anode and a cathode in accordance with a second current supplied from the second constant current circuit; and an amplifier circuit which amplifies a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage.
US09435695B2
A method for determining a temperature of a vibrating sensor component (204A, 205A, 205′A) coupled to a conduit (203A, 203B) of a vibrating meter (200) is provided. The method comprises a step of supplying the vibrating sensor component (204A, 205A, 205′A) with a temperature determination signal (313). The method also comprises a step of measuring a resulting signal (314). The method further comprises a step of determining a temperature of the sensor component (204A, 205A, 205′A) based on the temperature determination signal (313) and the resulting signal (314).
US09435694B2
An outside air temperature measurement device and method for vehicles derives a useable final value of the outside air temperature within seconds of the beginning of vehicle movement by developing a mathematical expression (i.e., model) for the exponential data series while discriminating against thermal noise components existing in the measurement data.
US09435677B1
A car wash liquid containment and measurement apparatus having a reservoir defining a first interior region configured to hold a liquid therein. The apparatus has a valve with a first position and a second position and the valve is coupled to the reservoir. There is also a measurement apparatus coupled to the valve defining a second interior region and a tube disposed at least partially within the second interior region of the measurement apparatus. The valve fluidly isolates the first interior region from the second interior region when the valve is in the first position and the valve fluidly couples the first interior region with the second interior region when the valve is in the second position.
US09435675B2
A device for monitoring the mass of a fluid remaining in a tank as the fluid periodically or continuously leaves the tank includes a housing comprising an inlet adapted to be attached to an outlet of the tank and to receive fluid from the tank. A flow meter measures a plurality of flow rate measurements of the fluid as it leaves the tank. At least one processor is configured to determine a mass of the fluid that has left the tank during at least one measurement period, determine a mass of the fluid remaining in the tank based at least partially on an initial mass of the fluid in the tank and the determined mass of the fluid that has left the tank, and generate, based on the mass of the fluid remaining, an indication.
US09435669B2
A gas sensor includes a sensor housing and a sensing element located within the sensor housing. The sensing element defines an axis. The sensing element has a distal end extending from the sensor housing. The gas sensor further includes a sensor protection element coupled to the sensor housing and at least partially surrounding the distal end of the sensing element. The sensor protection element includes a tube having a conical portion, and a gas inlet located on the tube, the gas inlet spaced from the axis. The gas inlet is shaped to direct gas into the tube to induce a vortex gas flow within the conical portion of the tube.
US09435662B2
A magneto-resistive angle sensor includes a first half bridge circuit including a first magneto-resistive element and a second magneto-resistive element, and a second half bridge circuit having a third magneto-resistive element and a fourth magneto-resistive element, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth magneto-resistive element are arranged parallel to a x′/y′-plane of a Cartesian reference system with an x′-axis and y′-axis, both orthogonal to each other. The geometrical gravity centers of the first and the second magneto-resistive elements of the first half bridge circuit and the geometrical gravity centers of the third and the fourth magneto-resistive elements of the second half bridge circuit have an identical x′-coordinate, wherein the sum of the value of the geometrical inertia moment of the first magneto-resistive element around the y′-axis, the negative value of the geometrical inertia moment of the second magneto-resistive element around the y′-axis, the value of the geometrical deviation moment of the third magneto-resistive element in the x′/y′-plane and the negative value of the geometrical deviation moment of the fourth magneto-resistive element in the x′/y′-plane vanishes within a tolerance range. Further, the sum of the value of the geometrical inertia moment of the third magneto-resistive element around the y′-axis, the negative value of the geometrical inertia moment of the fourth magneto-resistive element around the y′-axis, the negative value of the geometrical deviation moment of the first magneto-resistive element in the x′/y′-plane and the value of the geometrical deviation moment of the second magneto-resistive element in the x′/y′ vanishes within a tolerance range.
US09435661B2
Systems and methods for attitude fault detection based on air data and aircraft control settings are provided. In one embodiment, a sensor monitor for an aircraft attitude measurement system comprises: an aircraft model configured to model a plurality of states, the plurality of states including at least an aircraft attitude state, an aircraft velocity state, a sink rate error state, and a wind velocity state; a propagator-estimator configured to utilize the plurality of states of the aircraft model to process air data measurements and attitude measurements from a first inertial measurement unit of the aircraft attitude measurement system; and a residual evaluator configured to input residual error values generated by the propagator-estimator, wherein the residual evaluator outputs an alert signal when the residual error values exceed a predetermined statistical threshold.
US09435651B2
A system and method for augmenting a GNSS/INS system by using a vision system is provided. The GNSS system generates GNSS location information and the INS system generates inertial location information. The vision system further generates vision system location information including horizon, plumb lines and distance traveled. The GNSS information, INS information and vision system are combined in a Kalman filter to produce improved location information.
US09435647B2
An angular velocity sensor including a vibration body having a sensor electrode, a driving electrode, and a monitor electrode. The monitor electrode generates a signal according to vibration of the vibration body. The sensor circuit outputs a signal representing an angular velocity applied to the vibration body. The amplitude determination circuit measures amplitude of vibration of the vibration body. A PLL circuit includes a constant voltage source for generating a constant voltage, a timing switching unit for outputting a voltage by switching selectively between the constant voltage and a voltage corresponding to the monitor signal, and a voltage-controlled oscillator for outputting an oscillation signal having a frequency corresponding to the voltage output from the timing switching unit. When the amplitude measured is smaller than a predetermined value, the timing switching unit outputs the constant voltage output from the constant voltage source and outputs a start-up mode signal.
US09435641B2
An optical detector may include an epitaxial layer having a continuous surface provided on a surface of a substrate. Two or more electrodes may be arranged at different positions in the epitaxial layer so that the electron-hole pairs generated in the epitaxial layer from incident light passing through the aperture and reaching the epitaxial layer have a varying probability of being collected by each of the electrodes as the angle of the incident light changes. The electrodes may be arranged at different depths in the epitaxial layer. The epitaxial layer may be continuous and have a continuous aperture-facing surface between each of the electrodes associated with a particular aperture to ensure that more light passing through the aperture is absorbable in the epitaxial layer and subsequently detectable by the electrodes. This may result in improved light detection capabilities.
US09435639B2
An optical sensor includes a light source, a characteristic light-guiding member, a characteristic changing part which changes the optical characteristic of light, and a detecting unit which detects the light having the optical characteristic changed by the characteristic changing part and guided by the characteristic light-guiding member. The optical sensor includes a control member which inhibits at least the twisting of the characteristic light-guiding member, and controls a bending state of the characteristic light-guiding member, and a positioning mechanism which positions the characteristic changing part with respect to at least a circumferential direction of the characteristic light-guiding member.
US09435623B2
A method for actuating an inertial igniter. The method including: moving a mass contained within an interior of a body towards one of a pyrotechnic material or primer when an all-fire acceleration profile is experienced; hermetically sealing the interior of the body from an outside environment; restraining the movable mass from contacting the one of the pyrotechnic material or primer for acceleration profiles less than the all-fire acceleration profile; at least indirectly blocking the movable mass from movement towards the one of the pyrotechnic material or primer under acceleration profiles equal to or greater than the all-fire acceleration profile; and manually removing the blocking such that the movable mass can move towards and contact the one of the pyrotechnic material or primer when the all-fire acceleration profile is experienced to actuate the inertial igniter.
US09435618B2
A firework safety igniting device includes a housing having a hollow interior and an open end, the open end sized to receive a firework fuse therethrough; A first electrode is mounted within the hollow interior on an interior surface of the housing. A second electrode is also mounted within the hollow interior on the interior surface in a spaced apart relationship with the first electrode. A source is provided to generate and supply, through wires, an electric charge to the first and second electrodes, whereby the first electrode is being negatively charged and the second electrode is being positively charged. The firework fuse, being inserted into the hollow interior through the open end, is positioned in a contact with the first and second electrodes, the contact transferring the electric charge to the firework fuse causing an ignition thereof.
US09435614B2
Embodiments of ballistic vest system including a ballistic vest having a soft body armor component with a ballistic vein component positioned behind and adjacent the soft armor component for providing structural support to the ballistic vest and provide further dissipation of forces generated by the impact of a ballistic projectile and/or shrapnel against the soft body armor component. Other embodiments of a ballistic vest system having a ballistic vein component may be described and claimed.
US09435612B2
A method of aligning a point of aim with a point of impact for a projectile device is disclosed. Using a superposition device coupled to the projectile device, at least one reference point is superposed within a first target area with at least one beam of the superposition device. A position for at least one of the reference points is noted. A projectile is shot from the projectile device at a second target area, while the position of the at least one reference point is maintained, to create the point of impact. The point of aim for the projectile device is adjusted to correspond with the point of impact while the position of the at least one reference points is maintained.
US09435611B1
This invention describes an ergonomic combination sight for small arms. According to one embodiment, the combination sight comprises a reflector sight mounted on top of a telescopic sight. A refracting wedge prism is included in the optical layout of the telescopic sight to tilt the viewing axis of the telescopic sight towards the viewing axis of the reflector sight. This feature provides better ergonomics since a shooter can aim through the reflector sight or the telescopic sight using the same head position.
US09435610B2
A reticle of a projectile-weapon aiming system such as a riflescope includes first and second series of secondary aiming marks spaced apart below a primary aiming point, the first and second series providing holdover aiming points for regularly incrementing target distances for respective subsonic and supersonic .300 AAC Blackout ammunition, or other differing types of ammunition, without requiring adjustment of the optics or settings of the aiming system.
US09435609B2
Rifle scope turrets with spiral cam mechanisms include a scope body, a movable optical element defining an optical axis enclosed by the scope body, and a turret having a screw operably connected to the optical element for adjusting the optical axis in response to rotation of the screw. The turret has a spiral cam mechanism engaged thereto. The turret defines first and second stop surfaces positioned for engagement by the spiral cam to limit rotation of the turret. The first stop surface defines a zero position of the screw and the movable optical element. The second stop surface defines a maximum point of displacement of the screw and the moveable optical element. The stop surfaces may be defined by a spiral cam groove in the indexing portion of the turret. The groove may overlap itself at least partially. The turret may be an elevation turret or a windage turret.
US09435605B2
In at least one embodiment, a crossbow trigger assembly comprises a housing, a string catch and a trigger arranged to release the string catch. A safety member is moveable between safe and fire orientations, which prevents actuation of the trigger while in the safe orientation. An arrow sensing member is moveable between first and second orientations and prevents the safety member from assuming the fire orientation when the arrow sensing member is in the first orientation.
US09435597B2
According to certain aspects, a system for controlling use of firearms can include a circuitry coupled to a firearm and in communication with a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit. The circuitry may be configured to: determine, using the GPS unit, coordinates of a current location of the firearm; transmit the coordinates of the current location of the firearm to a remote server, wherein the remote server comprises a database including a plurality of coordinates associated with a plurality of locations at which the firearm should be enabled or disabled; receive from the remote server information relating to whether the firearm should be disabled at the coordinates of the current location of the firearm; and in response to determining that the firearm should be disabled based on the information from the remote server, initiate disabling of the firearm.
US09435595B2
The invention is directed toward a magnetized takedown tool for removing pins from an assault rifle. The magnetic element of the magnetized takedown tool allows the tool to be removably secured to an assault rifle. In addition, the invention is directed toward a docking unit which may be removably secured to the assault rifle and to which the magnetized takedown tool can be removably secured during use.
US09435593B2
Firearms that pull back the carrier using a charging handle and carriers and charging handles for firearms. In various embodiments, the charging handle engages the carrier at a gas key or tab thereon. In some embodiments, the charging handle has a bridge or engagement face located between a rearward end and a forward end of the charging handle. In particular embodiments, the bridge extends from a left wall to a right wall of the charging handle. In some embodiments, the bridge, the left wall, the right wall, and a top wall are all one piece and a stem of the charging handle has an open bottom between the left and right walls. In various embodiments, the bridge does not extend below the left or right wall, the tab on the gas key extends upward between the left and right walls to engage the bridge on the charging handle, or both.
US09435591B2
A machine has a mount, a support mounted pivotally to the mount to pivot relative to the mount about a first pivot axis between a first support position and a second support position, and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is mounted pivotally to the support to pivot relative to the support about a second pivot axis between a first exchanger position and a second exchanger position.
US09435587B2
A method for detecting a degree of blockage of an exhaust duct includes detecting the temperature of air in an intake and exhaust system, calculating a rate of change of the detected temperature, and determining a degree of blockage of the exhaust duct based on the detected temperature and the rate of change of the detected temperature.
US09435582B2
The invention relates to a method for liquefying a feed gas or cooling a feed gas at supercritical pressure, in which the feed gas mixed with a cycle gas is condensed or cooled in order to form a supercritical gas or liquid at the first pressure, the liquid at the first pressure is cooled in a first heat exchanger (E2), the cooled liquid is removed from the first exchanger and expanded up to a second pressure that is lower than the first pressure in order to form an expanded flow, at least one portion of the expanded flow is cooled in a second heat exchanger, the expanded flow is removed from the second heat exchanger (E2), said flow is split into at least two portions, including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the expanded flow constituting the liquefied product, the second portion and preferably a third portion being vaporized in the second heat exchanger and the thus-formed at least one cycle gas is then mixed with the feed gas and compressed in a compressor, before or after being mixed with the feed gas.
US09435575B2
A system and method for retrofitting a refrigeration system containing an HCFC refrigerant and a compatible lubricant, with an HFC refrigerant, comprising providing a transport container containing a mixture of a miscible lubricant and the HFC refrigerant, removing the HCFC refrigerant from the refrigeration system while maintaining at least a portion of a lubricant immiscible with the HFC refrigerant, and charging the refrigeration system with the mixture. The polyol ester lubricant may be present in a range exceeding about 5-15% by weight, e.g., 8%.
US09435571B2
A method and system for efficiently cooling a fluid is provided. A cooling system includes a first chamber containing a first fluid, and a second chamber connected to the first chamber and containing a second fluid. The cooling system further includes one or more thermoelectric devices for cooling the second fluid in the second chamber, and a first body that acts as a thermal diode. The first body enables unidirectional transfer of heat from the thermoelectric devices to the first fluid. Further, the cooling system can be installed with one or more phase change materials or heat pipes that enhance the cooling efficiency of the cooling system. The thermoelectric devices are switched on for a certain time period, after which they are switched off and on repeatedly in cycles, depending on the temperature of the second fluid.
US09435563B2
A rechargeable backup electric heating system includes a rechargeable portable electric heater, multiple rechargeable battery packs, a rapid recharging circuit, and one or more high capacity storage batteries, from which the battery packs are recharged. The rechargeable portable electric heater has a design power output of P watts, which is determined by the BTU/hr of heat output required to maintain a target temperature in living space under prevailing outdoor temperature conditions. There are n sets of rechargeable battery packs, each having a weight of B kg. At any given time, one of the battery packs is within or attached to the heater and serving as its source of electric power, and (n−1) battery packs are being recharged by the storage battery through the recharging circuit.
US09435553B2
A cooling system including a first cooling apparatus thermally exposed to a space to be cooled. The cooling system further includes a second cooling apparatus thermally exposed to the space to be cooled and thermally exposed to the first cooling apparatus. Heat discharged from the second cooling apparatus powers the first cooling apparatus.
US09435550B1
A scent dispersion system that is integrated into an air handler of a central air conditioning system located within a facility. The scent dispersion system includes an inlet flow conduit, which is positioned within and obtains pressurized airflow from a high pressure section of the air handler. The airflow passes through a pressure application conduit into a scent reservoir. A scent generating liquid is stored within the scent reservoir. The scent generating liquid vaporizes and combines with the passing airflow creating a scent injection airflow. The scent injection airflow flows through a scent injection conduit and is discharged into a low pressure section of the air handler. The scent injection airflow combines with the conditioned air to form a scented and conditioned air mixture. The scented and conditioned air mixture is then dispersed throughout the facility using a central air conditioning ducting.
US09435543B2
Fireplace Disposable Tray is a non-flammable aluminum tray use for the sole purpose to capturing burning ash, coal, from wood, and/or fireplace burning log inside of a fireplace.The Fireplace Disposable Tray is placed inside of a fireplace on the floor, which has handles to lift tray from the fireplace to dispose of burnt ash without messing spills and easy disposal. This invention can be in different dimensions of fireplace in home setting. The invention sole purpose is to capture ash, burnt wood or burnt fireplace burning log. It will assist in cleaning ash, burnt wood and/or burnt fireplace log and disposing of it easier in a much clean friendly way. Such a Fireplace Disposable Tray will assist in burnt ash, from wood or fireplace log from spilling on fireplace outer flooring and making disposing of it much more efficient.
US09435535B2
A combustor for a gas turbine including a casing, a flow sleeve at least partially disposed within the casing, a combustion liner at least partially disposed within the flow sleeve, a liner stop feature extending from the combustion liner, and a liner guide stop including a first end separated from a second end, the second end configured to be at least partially engaged with the liner stop feature, wherein the liner guide stop extends through the casing and the flow sleeve.
US09435526B2
LED lighting apparatus including (a) a circuit board which has a plurality of light sources spaced thereon, (b) a heat sink to which the circuit board is thermally coupled, and (c) a securement structure which includes a rigid peripheral structure applying force along a peripheral area of the circuit board toward the heat sink to increase the thermal coupling therebetween to facilitate heat transfer from the light sources during operation. The lighting apparatus may also include an optical member with a plurality of lens portions over corresponding light sources and a peripheral region, the securement structure engaging the peripheral region which sandwiches a gasket against the heat sink. The apparatus may use manipulation involving surface convexity, such as bowing, thereby allowing the securement structure to further facilitate surface-to-surface thermal coupling between the circuit board and the heat sink.
US09435521B2
A directional lighting fixture is disclosed. The directional lighting fixture includes a first housing, a lighting element, an optical element, and a driver board. The lighting element is located within the first housing and substantially aligned with a central axis of the directional lighting fixture. The lighting element is configured to generate visible light. The optical element is positioned directly in front of the lighting element. The optical element is configured to direct the visible light generated by the lighting element in a specific direction. The driver board is electrically coupled to the lighting element and includes an antenna element. The driver board is offset from the central axis of the directional lighting fixture. The antenna element is positioned to be at least flush with the lighting element.
US09435516B2
Fixing strip (1) for a light-source band, which light-source band (100) includes light-emitting light sources (101) and a device for conducting current to the light sources (101), which fixing strip (1) is at least partly transparent and/or photoconductive, and includes a space (2) for at least one light-source band (100). The fixing strip (1) includes a light-storing substance (5), which emits light for at least a certain time after the light sources (101) of the light-source band (100) arranged in the space (2) are not in operation.
US09435511B1
An LED light band has a thin elongated housing with an open front face covered by an elongated transversely corrugated polycarbonate lens having crests and nadirs spaced at a first predetermined interval. A linear array of LEDs extending behind and along the bottom edge of the lens are spaced at a second predetermined interval different from the first. Because of the difference in the intervals, the light dispersion from the lens appears to the eye to be random so that, for example, a red lens can be used to suggest the presence of licking flames. The polycarbonate lens can be made by pressing long narrow lengths of flat polycarbonate in a sheet metal press.
US09435510B2
A light source, for example a light emitting diode, can emit light and have an associated optical axis. The source can be deployed in applications where it is desirable to have illumination biased laterally relative to the optical axis, such as in a street luminaire where directing light towards a street is beneficial. The source can be coupled to an optic that comprises an inner surface facing the source and an outer surface that is opposite the inner surface. The inner surface can comprise a refractive surface that receives light headed away from the optical axis of the light source, for example opposite the street. The refractive surface can form the received light into a beam. The outer surface of the optic can reflect the beam back across the optical axis, for example so that light headed away from the street is redirected towards the street.
US09435508B2
Disclosed is a light device comprising: a diffusion unit for diffusing and radiating light incident from a light source; and a condensing unit installed on a light radiating surface of the diffusion unit, including a micro lens array of lenses having sag determined depending on one of a light emitting area of the lighting device and total light flux of the lighting device. Thus, the lighting device can reduce a light flux emitted at the angle between 65 deg and 90 deg, thereby meeting UGR conditions.
US09435506B2
The present invention relates to a lighting device in a motor vehicle. The lighting device includes a light source for emitting light and at least one plate-shaped light conductor, which is made in form of a block optics. The block optics includes two boundary surfaces which run opposite towards each other at a certain distance, a totally reflective side surface between the boundary surfaces, and a light coupling-out area arranged between the boundary surfaces. A coupling-in section is arranged on at least one of the boundary surfaces. The lighting device further includes at least one substantially rod-shaped light conductor with a light output area which extends along the longitudinal extension of the light conductor in addition to the at least one block optics.
US09435502B2
A solar powered sign assembly includes one or more light sources within a housing. The housing includes first and second sidewalls having inner surfaces and outer surfaces. The outer surfaces define oppositely facing exterior side edge portions of the housing. The light sources are spaced apart from each other such that the light sources extend from top to bottom along the inner surfaces of the first and second sidewalls. One or more light-transmissive signs are attachable to the housing so as to extend across a front and/or back portion of the housing to thereby receive light from the light sources and allow at least some of the light to pass therethrough. One or more solar panels are external to the housing for collecting solar energy for charging one or more batteries. A controller is within the housing and electrically connected to the light sources and the solar panels.
US09435500B2
A modular segmented street lighting device comprises an attaching member that is attachable to a street lamp pole, the attaching member comprising an electrical connector adapted to be electrically coupled to a power source associated with the street lamp pole. The modular segmented street lighting device also includes a docking member that is removably attachable to the attaching member, and comprises a power supply unit, and a load member that is removably attachable the attaching member and/or the docking member. The docking member is adapted to electrically couple the power supply unit to the electrical connector of the attaching member when the docking member is attached to the attaching member. The load member is adapted to electrically couple the lighting device to the power supply unit when the load member is attached to the attaching member and/or the docking member.
US09435496B2
An apparatus for providing a light output to an optical guide for illumination of an imaged object including a plurality of solid state light-emitting sources each of which are independently powered and independently controlled, each light-emitting source emitting light at a wavelength which is different from the wavelength emitted by the other light-emitting sources. The apparatus also includes a heat sink configured to thermally couple the plurality of solid state light-emitting sources and provide conduction of heat generated by the plurality of solid state light-emitting sources. The apparatus further includes an optical elements to collect, collimate, and combine the emissions from the plurality of solid state light-emitting sources into a combined beam of light to be optically coupled to the light guide.
US09435495B2
LED lamp (100) including a lens (206) and an LED (204). The lens (206) has a parabolic section (506) defined about axis (510) and a focus (514). The parabolic section (506) includes a surface traverse to the axis (510) and extending from the axis (510) to a periphery of the parabolic section (506) at a first end of the parabolic section (506). The parabolic section (506) includes a channel (512) extending along the axis (512) at least partially inside the parabolic section (506) at a second end of the parabolic section (506). The LED (204) is disposed in the channel (512) at the focus (514). First light rays are internally reflected in the lens (206) and collimated through the surface. Second light rays are transmitted through the lens (206) and the surface in parallel to the axis (510). Third light rays are refracted by the surface toward the axis (510).
US09435491B2
An LED lead frame mounted on a platform of a lightbulb includes a metal polarity substrate, a metal retaining substrate and a casing for partially covering the metal polarity substrate and the metal retaining substrate. The metal retaining substrate is a sheet bent into a disposing portion and a carrying portion, and an included angle θ1 is defined between the portions, and an abutting surface of the disposing portion abuts the platform, and a portion of the carrying portion not covered by the casing is provided for installing at least one LED chip. The metal polarity substrate is bent to form an included angle θ2, and θ1=θ2, and 93°≦θ1≦130°. The casing has a support member formed on the casing and protruded in a direction opposite to the direction of bending the metal retaining substrate. The LED lead frame enhances the illumination angle and light uniformity of the lightbulb.
US09435470B2
A pipe joint for preventing fine particles generated when a male threaded member and a female threaded member are threadedly engaged with each other from entering a fluid passage thus maintaining a high degree of cleanliness. Joint members are joined to each other by a male threaded member formed on one joint member and a female threaded member formed on the other joint member. A cover portion which covers outer peripheral surfaces of abutting portions of both joint members is formed on the male threaded member.
US09435468B2
An elongate hollow structure and method of constructing the hollow structure is described, the hollow structure including a radially inner portion and a radially outer portion merging together to form a tubular wall structure. The method includes providing the radially inner portion, assembling the radially outer portion about the radially inner portion, and radially expanding the inner portion. The outer portion comprises an outer layer of fiber reinforced composite construction surrounded by a flexible outer casing. A space is provided between the radially inner portion and flexible outer casing. The outer layer includes reinforcement and a binder. The flexible outer casing resists radial expansion of the reinforcement, subjecting it to radial compression. The radially expanding inner portion cooperates with the flexible outer casing to cause the volume of the space to progressively decrease, causing the binder to spread through the space between the radially inner portion and flexible outer casing.
US09435465B1
A bracket for utilities hangers and sway braces suspended below a fluted deck includes a bracket plate having attachment holes therethrough spaced apart by the known pitch of the fluting on the deck. A mount is positioned in the plate. One or more flute keys extend perpendicular to the mounting plate and have two sides which are tapered away from the plate toward one another to fit within one or more flutes in the deck.
US09435463B2
A gimbal that provides for passive vertical latching and unlatching of a Cold Water Pipe (CWP) in a floating vessel such as an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) facility is sealingly connected to a cold water sump on the floating vessel. The CWP gimbal is capable of reacting all static and dynamic forces of the suspended CWP at angles on the order of +/−20 degrees while remaining sealed at high differential pressures.
US09435461B2
A controller of an electromagnetic valve driving circuit include a switching element connected to an electromagnetic valve solenoid, a cutoff circuit for cutting off a connection between a power supply and the switching element, and a current detecting unit for detecting a current flowing in the solenoid. The controller includes an abnormality diagnosing unit for outputting a cutoff command to the cutoff circuit for cutting off the connection between the power supply and the switching element, and outputting a switching command causing the switching element to perform a switching operation when a predetermined diagnosis condition is satisfied, and determining that the cutoff circuit normally operates when the solenoid current is less than a threshold value and determining that the cutoff circuit operates abnormally when the solenoid current is greater than or equal to the threshold value while outputting the cutoff command and the switching command.
US09435452B2
A shut-off valve for controlling flow of a pressurized gas including a restrictor, which at its second axial end extends in a radial direction of a passage to essentially cover a mouth of the passage. Further the restrictor includes a longitudinally extending guiding member for guiding a gas flow between a gas inlet and a gas outlet when a sealing member is in a second position. The guiding member is arranged to allow gas to leave the passage in a radial direction of the restrictor.
US09435451B2
An electronic expansion valve includes a valve component for adjusting the flow of fluid. The valve component includes a valve body, a valve seat provided in the valve body, a valve needle able to open and close the valve seat, an actuating mechanism driving the axial movement of the valve needle and a drive mechanism supplying the actuating mechanism with motive power. The actuating mechanism includes a spindle able to move axially. The electronic expansion valve further includes an electromagnetic retaining mechanism for retaining the spindle. The valve is constructed such that when electricity is supplied to the electromagnetic retaining mechanism, the spindle is retained in a first axial position where the valve needle can adjust the opening degree of the valve seat; when the electricity to the electromagnetic retaining mechanism is cut, the spindle is released into a second axial position where the valve needle closes the valve seat.
US09435447B2
A directional control valve for fluid comprising an axial chamber connected to first and second radial inlet/outlet ports and to a radial outlet port for administering said solution, a rotary crank pin housed in said chamber and through which there pass connecting ducts which are connected to axial third and fourth inlet/outlet ports intended to be connected to said second reservoir, said connecting ducts being designed to connect said first, second, third, fourth inlet/outlet ports and said administering port selectively and fluidically according to the angular position of said crank pin with respect to said body.
US09435444B2
A method and apparatus for directing a flow of a fluid. The apparatus comprises a housing, an inlet port, a first outlet port, a second outlet port, and a moveable barrier. The housing has a chamber inside of the housing. The inlet port is in communication with the chamber. The first outlet port and the second outlet port are also in communication with the chamber. The moveable barrier is located in the chamber and rotatable about an axis between a closed position and an open position. The moveable barrier covers the second outlet port in the closed position. The open position allows a fluid to flow through the chamber and out of the second outlet port. The closed position reduces a flow of the fluid through the chamber and out of the second outlet port.
US09435440B2
A valve is provided. The valve includes a body provided with fluid passages for circulating fluid therein. The body has a body interface with ports connected to the fluid passages. The valve also includes a valve element having a valve element interface facing the body interface. The valve element can move between different positions so as to permit or obstruct communication between the fluid passages. A biasing element biases the valve element interface against the body interface. A load varying mechanism is provided to load the biasing element with different sealing load forces according to the different positions of the valve element. The sealing load force applied on the rotor is thus decreased during rotation, reducing friction between the valve body and the valve element.
US09435439B2
An air discharge valve comprises a pipe connection base, a rotary member, at least one seal member and a buffer member. The pipe connection base comprises at least one pipe member which comprises an orifice; the rotary member and the buffer member are both axially connected with the pipe connection base to rotate about a rotation axis relative to the pipe connection base; the rotary member comprises at least one operational part, and the at least one seal member is connected with the rotary member and corresponded to the orifice; the buffer member comprises at least one corresponding operational part, and a rotation buffering space is reserved between each corresponding operational part and each operational part. When the rotary member is at a first orientation relative to the pipe connection base, each seal member correspondingly seals and closes each orifice; when the rotary member is driven by the buffer member and rotated to a second orientation relative to the pipe connection base, each seal member is removed from each orifice so that air in each pipe member can be discharged from the corresponding orifice.
US09435437B2
The invention relates to rotating sealing device for the passage of a fluid, including at least one seal positioned between a fixed support and a crown mounted able to rotate with respect to the support. This device is characterized in that the seal is constituted by a ring mounted able to slide in a groove in the fixed support and which incorporates a front face intended to come into contact with a bearing surface of the rotating crown, the incorporating on each of its internal and external cylindrical surfaces at least one ring-shaped groove intended to accommodate an O-ring seal. The ring can, additionally, by pressed against the bearing surface by positioning means exerting a thrust force on the rear face of the ring. The invention applies in particular for a system to inflate the tires of vehicles.
US09435427B2
In the present invention, an operation knob is provided with a knob outer section that forms an outer shell, and a knob inner section into which one edge of a lever section is inserted. The knob inner section has a claw section that allows insertion when the lever section is inserted, and once the lever section has been inserted, hooks the lever section towards the inner side of the knob inner section. A groove section is formed in the lever section and extends in a direction perpendicular to the axis direction of the lever section. The knob outer section is made up of two parts, which are an outer casing and a knob cover. The knob cover is provided with protruding sections, which protrude towards the outer casing and fit into the groove section when the lever section is attached to the knob inner section.
US09435422B2
A hydraulic system of a transmission device with a lubrication circuit, which is supplied with hydraulic fluid downstream of a cooling device for cooling and lubrication, is described. One part of the volume flow of hydraulic fluid led through the cooling device is able to be discharged downstream of the cooling device and upstream of the lubrication circuit in the direction of a hydraulic fluid reservoir. A valve device arranged downstream of the cooling device and upstream of the lubrication circuit is provided, which valve device is transferable into a first operating state and into a second operating state depending on the operating condition, whereas, in the first operating state of the valve device, a volume flow of hydraulic fluid supplied to the valve device is able to be discharged at least partially in the direction of the hydraulic fluid reservoir, while, in the second operating state of the valve device, a volume flow of hydraulic fluid supplied to the valve device is able to be supplied at least partially to a shifting element of the transmission device.
US09435419B2
A vehicle has a motor-gear unit, a trailing wheel of the vehicle being connected the output shaft of the gear and an input shaft of the gear being connected to a motor. The gear has an outer wheel, an inner wheel and a traction means extending between the outer wheel and the inner wheel. A revolving transmitter is also provided which lifts the traction means off the outer periphery of the inner wheel and pushes it against the inner periphery of the outer wheel.
US09435415B2
An electric drive for a motor vehicle comprises a first gear stage, driveable by the electric motor, a second gear stage, driveable by the first gear stage, and a differential drive, driveable by the second gear stage. The first gear stage has a driving wheel and an output wheel, wherein the driving wheel is arranged coaxially to the output shaft of the electric motor and is rotatingly driveable by the electric motor around a first rotational axis A. The output wheel is drivingly connected to the driving wheel and is rotatingly driveable around a second rotational axis B, wherein the second rotational axis B is arranged parallel off-set to the first rotational axis A. The second gear stage and the differential drive are arranged coaxially to the second rotational axis B.
US09435407B2
A transmission having a drive input shaft (AN), a drive output shaft (AB), a housing (G), at least two planetary gearsets (PR1, PR2), and at least three shifting elements (A, B, C) whose selective engagement produces various transmission ratios between the drive input shaft (AN) and the drive output shaft (AB), so that at least three gears can be obtained. To obtain a gear in each case, two shifting elements are engaged and a further shifting element is disengaged.
US09435404B2
A family of transmission gearing arrangements produces nine forward and one reverse speed ratio by selective engagement of various combinations of three clutches or brakes. Each transmission gearing arrangement includes a front shiftable gearing arrangement configured to establish a variety of speed ratios between an intermediate shaft and an input shaft. These speed ratios include a reverse speed ratio, a zero speed ratio, two underdrive ratios, and a direct ratio. Each transmission also includes a rear shiftable gearing arrangement configured to selectively establish particular speed relationships among the input shaft, the intermediate shaft, and an output shaft. Engagement of a clutch in the rear shiftable gearing arrangement establishes an underdrive ratio between the output shaft and the intermediate shaft. Engagement of another clutch in the rear shiftable gearing arrangement constrains the speed of the input shaft to be a weighted average between the speed of the intermediate shaft and the output shaft.
US09435399B2
Provided is a reduction gear with which allowable output can be further increased and a reduction in size can be achieved. A reduction gear (1) has a case (2), a speed reduction mechanism (3) accommodated within the case (2), a shaft portion (51) to which output of the speed reduction mechanism (3) is transmitted, and a pinion (52) coupled to the shaft portion (51). The speed reduction mechanism (3) has an external tooth gear (15) to which output of an electric motor (100) is transmitted, and a carrier (17) holding the external tooth gear (15). The pinion (52) and the shaft portion (51) are integrally formed, and the shaft portion (51) and the carrier (17) are spline-coupled to each other. A pair of main bearings (32, 33) are held by the case (2), and rotatably support the carrier (17).
US09435396B2
A vibrationproof device which is a liquid sealed vibrationproof device includes a tubular first mounting member (3) that is connected to either one of a vibration generating portion and a vibration receiving portion, a second mounting member (4) that is connected to other one, an elastic body (5) that elastically connects the first mounting member (3) and the second mounting member (4), and a partition member (8) that partitions a liquid chamber (7) of the inside of the first mounting member (3) into a main liquid chamber (7A) of an upper side having the elastic body as a portion of a wall surface and an auxiliary liquid chamber (7B) of a lower side, and a restricting passage (80) which communicates with the main liquid chamber (7A) and the auxiliary liquid chamber (7B). In addition, a first liquid (L1) is contained as a main liquid and a second liquid (L2) which is insoluble in the first liquid (L1) is contained as an added liquid in the sealed liquid (L), and the vapor pressure of the second liquid (L2) is higher than the vapor pressure of a main component of the first liquid (L1) in the same temperature and a specific gravity of the second liquid (L2) is lighter than a specific gravity of the first liquid (L1).
US09435392B2
A parking brake control device for a transport vehicle is attached to a vehicle body including a parking brake (17) of a negative control type for maintaining a state in which rotation of wheels is stopped, the parking brake control device including a control unit (32) for controlling movement of a spool (21) for magnetizing or demagnetizing a solenoid valve (25) to release or actuate the parking brake (17). The control unit (32) includes a stop determining section (33) that determines whether the vehicle body stops traveling, an actuation command section (34) that actuates the parking brake (17) when the stop determining section (33) determines that the vehicle body is stopped, and a release command section (35) that releases the parking brake (17) after elapse of a preset setting time after the actuation of the parking brake (17) is started by the actuation command section (34).
US09435391B2
A disc brake for a commercial vehicle includes a brake caliper, which surrounds a brake disc and which is retained on a stationary brake carrier by way of guide bushings. The guide bushings are fastened to the brake carrier by screws and are arranged parallel to and at a distance from each other and form plain bearings. The brake caliper is retained in such a way that the brake caliper can be moved in a brake-application direction. The disc brake is designed in such a way that each guide bushing is wedged together with the associated screw.
US09435388B2
A clutch mechanism 5 for use with a carrier of a linear drive device 1, where the mechanism 5 includes: a housing 3; a first gear 6 coupled to the housing 3 and having gear teeth 61 configured to engage a threaded shaft 2 of a linear drive device 1, so that rotation of the shaft 2 causes the housing 3 to move along the shaft 2 in a first mode of operation; and a first clutch arrangement associated with the first gear 6 and configured to prevent substantial rotation of the first gear 6 with respect to the housing 3 when a rotational force applied to the first gear 6 is less than a threshold force and to permit rotation of the first gear 6 with respect to the housing 3 when a rotational force applied to the first gear 6 is greater than the threshold force. In a second mode of operation, the housing 3 can be manually moved along a length of the shaft 2 by exerting a force on the housing 2 and causing the rotational force applied to the first gear 6 through the interaction of the threaded shaft 2 and the gear teeth to exceed the first threshold.
US09435386B2
A fluid friction clutch includes a drivable housing having a working chamber and a reservoir, at least one opening between the reservoir and the working chamber configured to provide fluid communication between the reservoir and the working chamber, a driven disk supported for rotation in the working chamber, and a rotor mounted in the reservoir and rotatably coupled to the driven disk for rotation about an axis of rotation, the rotor having a plurality of arms, separated by a plurality of gaps, projecting away from its axis of rotation.
US09435385B2
Object: Device comprising an electromagnet (1) and an actuating element (2) which is operated by said electromagnet and may be, for example, a valve or a clutch, wherein said components are connected to one another by means of threads (4) and (5), with protection of functional spaces in the components or of elastomeric seals against damage and adverse effects on functioning by particles from the threads.Solution: The electromagnet-side thread (4) and actuating element-side thread (5) are axially adjacent in both directions of chambers (6) and (7) which are closed off on in each case the side which is averted from the threads by overlapping cylinder surfaces (11) and (12) on one side and also by further overlapping cylinder surfaces (13) and (14) on the other side.Application: Actuating elements which are operated by an electromagnet.
US09435383B2
A progressing cavity pump system including a rotor and a stator having an inner cavity. The rotor is rotationally disposed inside the inner cavity of the stator such that rotation of the rotor relative to the stator causes material in the inner cavity to be pumped therethrough. The pump system further includes a universal joint directly or indirectly rotationally coupled to the rotor, and a cooling system thermally coupled to the universal joint and configured to cool the universal joint by active heat exchange at a position remote from the universal joint.
US09435379B2
A bearing device includes: an outer ring housing in a cylindrical shape which is provided in a casing and has a discharge hole in an axially central portion of the outer ring housing and a notch groove passing through an axial end surface of the outer ring housing in the radial direction; and a rolling bearing mounted on each of both axial sides of the outer ring housing and rotatably supporting a rotational shaft positioned radially inside of the outer ring housing.
US09435370B2
A locking fastener is provided that may be automatically unlocked and locked by sliding a wrench onto the nut and removing the wrench. The fastener includes a biased arm extending outward from a wrench bearing surface that presses against a pawl. The pawl includes ratchet teeth that engage ratchet teeth of a retainer to lock the fastener. The fastener is unlocked by compressing the arm with a wrench.
US09435367B2
The invention relates to a self-tapping screw (1) consisting of a low-strength non-ferrous material, having a screw body (3) which is provided, at least in regions, with a coating (5), wherein the coating (5) is formed from an elastomer or polymer material enriched with fillers.
US09435361B2
A back cover includes an opening configured to penetrate the back cover throughout between an exterior surface and an interior surface of the back cover, lock receivers capable of engaging respectively with hook-shaped lock portions of a switch unit, and fastening portions capable of fastening the switch unit to the back cover. The lock receivers and the fastening portions are arranged near a peripheral edge of the opening at positions with the opening interposed between the lock receivers and the fastening portions.
US09435355B2
A hybrid hydraulic drivetrain is configured to propel a vehicle and regenerate propulsion energy. The drivetrain includes a prime mover, an accumulator, an axle, a first rotating group, a second rotating group, and a hydraulic transformer. The first rotating group is configured to receive shaft energy from the prime mover, receive shaft energy from the drive axle, send shaft energy to the drive axle, receive hydraulic energy from the hydraulic accumulator, and send hydraulic energy to the accumulator. The second rotating group is configured to receive shaft energy from the prime mover. The hydraulic transformer is configured to charge the accumulator with hydraulic energy received from the second rotating group. The hydraulic transformer may be remotely mounted from the second rotating group. The second rotating group may supply hydraulic energy to an auxiliary circuit of the vehicle. The auxiliary circuit may operate with the prime mover shut down.
US09435353B1
A hanger assembly and electrical box combination for enabling rain-tight mounting of a light fixture, paddle fan, or similar electrical device from an overhead support structure. The hanger assembly includes sliding tubular members with end flanges for spanning between adjacent overhead joists. A mounting plate, bracket, and fastener combination enables connection of a rain-proof electrical box may to the hanger assembly while locking the tubular members with respect to one another. A medallion connectable to the electrical box in a rain-tight fit includes a wide flange for directing rain and water away from the electrical box assembly. Adjoining planar surfaces on the electrical box and medallion enable a flush, rain-tight fit between the medallion and the electrical box.
US09435343B2
The present invention includes a molten metal pump and associated components that enable gas to be released into a stream of molten metal. The gas may be released into the molten metal stream (preferably into the bottom of the stream) flowing through a passage. Such a stream may be within the pump discharge and/or within a metal-transfer conduit extending from the pump discharge. The gas is released by using a gas-transfer foot that is positioned next to and is preferably attachable to the pump base or to the metal-transfer conduit. Preferably, the conduit (and/or discharge) in which the gas is released comprises two sections: a first section having a first cross-sectional area and a second section downstream of the first section and having a second cross-sectional area, wherein the second cross sectional area is larger than the first cross-sectional area. Preferably, the gas is released into or near the second section so that the gas is released into an area of relatively lower pressure.
US09435340B2
A compressor may include a first scroll member, a second scroll member and a drive shaft. The first scroll member may include a first end plate defining a first discharge port and a first spiral wrap extending from the first end plate. The second scroll member may include a second end plate defining a first variable volume ratio port and a second spiral wrap extending from the second end plate and meshingly engaged with the first spiral wrap and forming compression pockets. The variable volume ratio port may be located radially outward relative to the first discharge port and in communication with a first compression pocket. The drive shaft may be engaged with the second scroll member and driving orbital displacement of the second scroll member relative to the first scroll member.
US09435337B2
A diameter of a main bearing member 12m is defined as Dm, a length thereof is defined as Lm, a diameter of the eccentric bearing member 11e is defined as De and a length thereof is defined as Le. A ratio (=Lm/Dm) of the length and the diameter of the main bearing member 12m and a ratio (=Le/De) of the length and the diameter of the eccentric bearing member 11e are set to Le/De≦Lm/Dm≦1. Therefore, contact at edge portions of both ends of the eccentric bearing member 11e does not occur, and it is possible to prevent contact at edge portions of both ends of the main bearing member 12m even if the main shaft 13m inclines, and to reduce a viscosity loss caused by oil 9a. Hence, the present invention provides a scroll compressor securing reliability of the bearing members 12m, 11e and 16s and having high efficiency.
US09435333B2
Corrosion resistant alloys in fluid ends to prolong the life of a well service pump. Methods of using such corrosion resistant alloys that provide a fluid end that has a corrosion resistant alloy having a fatigue limit greater than or equal to the tensile stress on the fluid end at maximum working pressure in the fluid end for an aqueous-based fluid; installing the fluid end in a well service pump; and pumping the aqueous-based fluid through the fluid end.
US09435332B2
An electromagnetic vibrating diaphragm pump is provided which is safe even when a diaphragm of a diaphragm pump is damaged and liquid or flammable gas penetrates an electromagnetic drive. An electromagnet coil container containing electromagnet coils in an airtight manner is further provided inside a casing, preventing fluid which has penetrated into the space outside the electromagnet coil container from penetrating into the space inside the electromagnet coil container. The electromagnet coil container has a passage formed for an oscillator to move in reciprocation and the passage is formed of a partition wall outside the container. The electromagnetic coil container is configured to prevent fluid which has penetrated into the space inside the passage from penetrating into the space inside the electromagnet coil container.
US09435331B2
An air compressor device includes a cylinder housing and a supporting plate, a piston engaged in the cylinder housing and moved by a motor, the cylinder housing includes a partition for separating the cylinder housing into an upper compartment and a lower chamber, and a passage formed in the partition for allowing the pressurized air to flow from the chamber into the compartment of the cylinder housing, the compartment of the cylinder housing includes an inner diameter (D) greater than an inner diameter (d) of the chamber of the cylinder housing for allowing the pressurized air in the chamber to easily flow into the compartment of the cylinder housing with a relatively decreased pressure.
US09435330B2
A compensated barrier and lubrication fluids pressure regulation system for a subsea motor and pump module is disclosed. The system comprises a hydraulic fluid supply, a barrier fluid circuit, and a lubrication fluid circuit. Hydraulic fluid in the barrier fluid circuit is pre-tensioned towards a motor by a first separating pressure compensator which is responsive to the pressure in the lubrication fluid circuit and which applies the sum of the pressure in the lubrication fluid circuit and an inherent pre-tensioning pressure to the barrier fluid circuit. Hydraulic fluid in the lubrication fluid circuit is pre-tensioned towards a pump by a second separating pressure compensator which is responsive to a pumped medium pressure at a suction side or at a discharge side of the pump and which applies the sum of the pumped medium pressure and an inherent pre-tensioning pressure to the lubrication fluid circuit.
US09435329B2
An air compressor includes a compression unit, a drive unit, a tank unit, and a control circuit unit. The compression unit is configured to generate a compressed air and provided with a handle positioned above a center of gravity of the air compressor. The drive unit is configured to drive the compression unit. The tank unit is disposed below the compression unit and includes a plurality of air tanks configured to reserve the compressed air. The compressed air reserved in the tank unit has a pressure value. The control circuit unit is configured to detect the pressure value of the compressed air reserved in the tank unit and to control the drive unit to drive the compression unit.
US09435323B2
A pump for supplying a cryogenic liquid coolant in accordance with the present invention includes: a housing having an inlet port for introducing a cryogenic liquid coolant, an outlet port for discharging the cryogenic liquid coolant introduced through the inlet port, and a chamber for connecting the inlet port and the outlet port; an impeller rotatably retained in the housing for introducing the cryogenic liquid coolant through the inlet port and discharging the same through the outlet port; and a vapor exhausting part provided in the housing for exhausting vapor generated from the cryogenic liquid coolant.
US09435322B2
A system, in certain embodiments, includes a compression cylinder configured to mount to a reciprocating compressor. The compression cylinder includes an intake port and a discharge port. The system also includes a piston assembly disposed within the compression cylinder. The piston assembly includes a piston configured to selectively block the intake port upon movement of the piston assembly relative to the compression cylinder.
US09435321B2
The present invention provides a seawater resistant grout material composition and a method for constructing an offshore wind turbine structure using the same, the seawater resistant grout material composition comprising: 2˜10 wt % of high strength admixture; 25˜35 wt % of type I Portland cement; 30˜45 wt % of silica sand having a particle size of 30˜60 mesh; 5˜15 wt % of silica sand having a particle size of 60˜100 mesh; and 5˜10 wt % of silica sand having a particle size of 100˜200 mesh, wherein the high strength admixture is obtained by mixing and pulverizing 45˜99 wt % of slag and 1˜55 wt % of anhydrite, thus the present invention has excellent seawater resistance, excellent strength development characteristics at a low temperature, and increased compressive strength and durability to allow withstanding cyclic loads due to wind and wave pressure.
US09435315B2
Floating platform apparatus for wave power conversion, consisting of armatures with buoyant, semi-submersible segments pivotally joined to an interlinking segment for controllable, repeated transitions of the primary axis of the entire apparatus from the extended horizontal posture to the vertical posture while still permitting the armature to oscillate in two planes within a restrictive collar, the oscillations thrusting fluid pumps to drive a generator to derive electrical power from the motion. Environmental sensing causes adjustment of the length of the armature and of the variably fixed facing angle of the collar within the interlinking segment in order to harness and manage forces impinging on the system. Dynamic harmonic tuning and resonance management are achieved by varying armature length through employment of telescoping, nested elements in the armatures.
US09435310B2
This disclosure provides system and method that can determine hydraulic start of injection (SOI) in engines using an in-cylinder pressure sensor. The system and method iteratively perform a wavelet transform on a signal based on the pressure information provided by the in-cylinder pressure sensors to determine a detail coefficient corresponding to a frequency band containing frequencies of pressure pulsations excited from a fuel jet injected into the cylinder. Hydraulic SOI is determined at the timing when the amplitude of the determined detail coefficient satisfies a predetermined threshold. The system and method provide diagnostic, control, and/or compensation opportunities for fuel injector operation in high pressure fuel rail engine systems without use of expensive or complex fuel injector components.
US09435305B2
A injection valve assembly includes a valve body having a central longitudinal axis and a cavity with a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion, a valve needle axially movable in the cavity between a closing position that prevents a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion and further position that release the fluid flow, an electro-magnetic actuator unit that actuates the valve needle and includes an armature that is axially movable in the cavity and which includes a main body and a hydraulic damper fixedly coupled to the main body. The hydraulic damper includes an inner surface facing the main body and arranged for contact with the valve needle. The hydraulic damper also has a first opening and second opening (s), wherein the valve needle extends through the first opening, and the second opening (s) provide a fluid passage from the fluid inlet portion to the fluid outlet portion.
US09435301B2
Provided is a tubular molded foam with a plate portion capable of reliably preventing the occurrence of an unwanted lump on the inside of a tube body even when the molding is manufactured using a molten resin having a high expansion ratio. The tubular molded foam includes a tube body and a plate portion joined with an outside of the tube body. The plate portion has a recess in the vicinity of a joint surface with the tube body.
US09435298B2
An internal combustion engine comprises a first engine bank and a second engine bank. A first intake valve is disposed in an intake port of a cylinder of the first engine bank, and is configured for metering the first flow of combustion air by periodically opening and closing according to a first intake valve lift and duration characteristic. A variable valve train control mechanism is configured for affecting the first intake valve lift and duration characteristic. Either a lift or duration of the first intake valve is modulated so as to satisfy an EGR control criterion.
US09435296B2
An engine system having a turbocharger may include a cylinder head at which an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold may be placed, the turbocharger connected to the exhaust manifold to compress intake air by a first exhaust gas exhausted from the exhaust manifold, an intake line that may be formed between the turbocharger and the intake manifold through the cylinder head to deliver a compressed air compressed by the turbocharger, an intercooler placed between the intake line and the intake manifold to cool the compressed air, an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) line that recirculates a second exhaust gas that may be exhausted from the exhaust manifold to the intake manifold, and an EGR cooler that may be placed between the EGR line and the intake manifold to cool an EGR gas, wherein a low temperature coolant passing through the cylinder head cools the compressed air.
US09435295B2
A method is provided for operating a volume-controlled internal-combustion engine having an intake tract and an exhaust system. An expansion machine is arranged in the intake tract in the flow direction of a combustion air in front of an inlet valve of the engine. An output shaft of the expansion machine is coupleable with an output shaft of the engine. A heat exchanger is arranged in the exhaust system. Before combustion air flows through the expansion machine, it is heated in the heat exchanger by exhaust gas of the internal-combustion engine. The method achieves an efficiency improvement in an internal-combustion engine with a volume-controlled load control at partial load.
US09435293B2
A gas turbine engine includes a first annular portion that is stationary and adapted for partially surrounding an engine core. The first annular portion includes a fore pylon connecting portion. The gas turbine engine also includes a rail coupled to the fore pylon and extending in the aft direction from the first annular portion. The gas turbine engine also includes a second annular portion, arranged aft of the first portion and coupled to the rail. The second annular portion is movable along an engine core centerline between a closed position and at least one open position. The second annular portion is configured to engage the first annular portion in the closed position, thereby providing access to the engine core. The gas turbine engine further comprises a thrust reverser arranged in the second annular portion.
US09435291B2
A novel engine for producing power from a temperature differential with additional benefits of low cost, high efficiency, quiet operation minimal wear of components, and the ability to produce power or cooling from low grade heat sources.
US09435286B2
A system for delivering fuel to an engine including a fuel reservoir pump configured to pump fuel from a fuel tank to a fuel pump reservoir. A low pressure fuel pump is configured to pump fuel out from within the fuel pump reservoir and to the fuel reservoir pump. A high pressure fuel pump is configured to pump fuel to the engine. The low pressure fuel pump is configured to pump fuel to the high pressure fuel pump. A controller is operable to configure the low pressure fuel pump in a high mode at a first pump rate when the high pressure fuel pump is in a first configuration, and operable to configure the low pressure fuel pump in a low mode at a second pump rate when the high pressure fuel pump is in a second configuration different from the first configuration, the first pump rate is different from the second pump rate.
US09435285B2
A control system for an engine including a fuel delivery system and an ignition source is provided. The control system includes a detector, a processor, and at least one actuator. The detector is configured to sense a signal to change from a compression ignited fuel to a spark ignited fuel. The processor is configured to receive the signal from the detector and generate an actuation signal. The actuator is configured to receive the actuation signal, vary an operating speed of the engine, and selectively control at least one of the fuel delivery system and the ignition source.
US09435275B2
A brake override system (BOS) (1) prioritizes braking when both an accelerator and a brake are operated simultaneously by reducing the required accelerator operation amount value that is used to control drive force so that it is lower than the actual accelerator operation amount. The BOS (1) thus achieves a balance between hill-start performance after operation by the BOS (1) is cancelled and stopping performance during operation of the BOS (1) by increasing the required accelerator operation amount value at the time at which the return of the required accelerator operation amount value to the actual accelerator operation amount is initiated when the simultaneous operation of the accelerator and the brake ends.
US09435262B2
A fuel nozzle (2) for two fuels, with an inner pipe (5) with radially oriented outlet openings (7) for a first fuel and with an outer pipe (6), surrounding the inner pipe (5), with axially oriented outlet openings (10) for a second fuel; an axially extending groove (18) on an outer surface of the inner pipe (5) and a projection (19) inward from the outer pipe which engages in the groove (18) as an anti-torsion device (17) and which is arranged between two axial outlet openings (10). Alternative groove and projection configurations are disclosed.
US09435260B2
A system for testing at least one air filter element is provided. The system includes a test rig, wherein the test rig includes an elongated duct, and at least one measurement device coupled to the duct. The at least one measurement device is configured to measure at least one characteristic representative of a condition within the duct. At least one air filter element is coupled within the test rig. At least one first salt spray test is performed on the at least one air filter element. The collected salt spray water and equivalent amount of dry salt remaining in the test rig are quantified. At least one second salt spray test is performed on the at least one air filter element, wherein the at least one air filter element is dust loaded prior to the at least one second salt spray test.
US09435259B2
A gas turbine engine includes a heat exchanger, a diffuser case, a passageway and a nozzle assembly. The heat exchanger exchanges heat with a bleed airflow to provide a conditioned airflow. The diffuser case includes a plenum that receives the conditioned airflow. The passageway is fluidly connected between the heat exchanger and the diffuser case, and the conditioned airflow is communicated through the passageway and into the plenum. The nozzle assembly is in fluid communication with the plenum of the diffuser case to receive the conditioned airflow from the plenum.
US09435245B2
An internal combustion engine is configured in such a manner that an exhaust gas purification catalyst (13) and a hydrocarbon supply valve (15) are provided in an exhaust gas passage. An exhaust gas purification device selectively uses: a first NOx purification method in which hydrocarbon is sprayed from the hydrocarbon supply valve at predetermined intervals, purifying NOx contained in exhaust gas; and a second NOx purification method in which the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas which flows into the exhaust gas purification catalyst is made rich at intervals longer than the predetermined intervals, causing the exhaust gas purification catalyst to release occluded NOx and cleaning the NOx. It is determined whether or not the exhaust gas purification catalyst is clogged with the deposition of particulates in the exhaust gas. When it is determined that the exhaust gas purification catalyst is clogged, the second NOx purification method is used.
US09435244B1
A system includes an exhaust aftertreatment system configured to treat emissions from a combustion engine. The exhaust aftertreatment system includes a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst assembly and at least one radio frequency (RF) probe disposed within the SCR catalyst assembly. A controller is coupled to the exhaust aftertreatment system and utilizes an NH3 storage estimate measured by the at least one RF probe and an NH3 storage estimate determined by an NH3 storage estimate model to output a control action for a reductant injection system. The NH3 storage estimate model utilizes measured concentrations of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the fluid upstream or downstream of the SCR catalyst and/or measured concentrations of NH3 in the fluid upstream or downstream of the SCR catalyst, and the NH3 storage measurement from the at least one RF probe to determine the NH3 storage estimate.
US09435216B2
A sealing arrangement (100) in an axial turbomachine between, on the one hand, a rotor (1) and, on the other hand, a stator (3) and/or a housing, including a support device (7, 7′) and a sealing element, whereby the support device (7, 7′) extends essentially in the radial direction (r). In the axial direction (u) of the turbomachine, the support device (7, 7′) has an axial contour that effectuates a stiffening effect for the support device (7, 7′).
US09435213B2
A method is described for improving the sealing between rotor and a plurality of blades. The rotor has a plurality of generally axially extending profiled recesses into which a ring of blades, which have corresponding blade root profiles, are inserted in a form-fitting and/or frictionally locking manner into these recesses in a generally axial insertion direction. Between the recesses the rotor has tangential surface sections or circumferential surface sections which extend in the axial direction and circumferential direction and are generally indirectly covered by lower shrouds of circumferentially adjacently arranged blades in the radial direction. At least one of the tangential surface or circumferential surface sections is provided with a step in the radial direction, and a corresponding recess, which adjoins as flush as possible, is provided in the underside of the shroud of the blade which is arranged above it. Corresponding rotors or blades are also described.
US09435203B2
Rotary displacement machines are known for their uses as compressors, expansion engines and the like. Many comprise two or more rotors mounted for simultaneous rotation within a casing, with intermeshing or interengagement of lobes and pits as surface features of the rotors, thereby to handle a working fluid. Disclosed herein are rotary displacement machines with improved structures and rotor configurations.
US09435195B2
A wireline apparatus comprises a sheave for accommodating a wireline and a sheave mounting configured for coupling to a wireline stuffing box. The apparatus includes a sensor for measuring at least one of wireline tension and deployed wireline length at the sheave.
US09435190B2
A non-invasive wireless communication system for monitoring parameters existing within the casing annuli of a subsea hydrocarbon production system. The subsea hydrocarbon production system includes a wellhead housing mounted at the upper end of a well bore and a number of concentric well casings extending from the wellhead housing through the well bore, and the casing annuli are formed between successive ones of the wellhead housing and the well casings The monitoring system comprises an interrogation package which is adapted to wirelessly transmit and receive NFM and/or inductive signals and at least one sensing package which is located in one of the casing annuli and is adapted to wirelessly receive the signals from and transmit response signals to the interrogation package.
US09435182B2
A wellbore servicing fluid assessment method comprising introducing test organisms into a first section of a first tub, allowing organisms less than a first size to pass into a second section of the first tub, allowing organisms less than the first size to flow into a first section of a second tub, allowing organisms less than a second size to pass into a second section of the second tub, allowing organisms less than the second size to flow into a first section of a third tub, allowing organisms less than a third size to pass into a second section of the third tub, selecting test organisms of a desired testing size, dividing the selected test organisms into a control group and test group, subjecting the test group to the wellbore servicing fluid or a component, and assessing the acceptability of the wellbore servicing fluid or component.
US09435176B2
A wellbore cleaning tool for removing irregularities along the inner surface of a wellbore tubular may include a top sub, a cutting assembly, and a bottom sub. The tool is operable to remove irregularities, such as debris, burrs, and jagged edges, along the inside of the wellbore tubular, and thereby provide a clean, inner surface finish. The tool may be actuated into a retracted position, an extended position, and/or a deactivated position.
US09435172B2
A downhole tool conveyed via tubing within a wellbore at a wellsite comprises a hydraulic tool driven by fluid pumped to the hydraulic tool via the tubing. The downhole tool further comprises a valve in fluid communication between the tubing and the hydraulic tool. The valve is configurable in the wellbore between an expanded position, establishing a bypass diverting at least a portion of the pumped fluid away from the hydraulic tool, and a compressed position, closing the bypass.
US09435169B2
A mud sensing hole finder comprising: a front steering wheel assembly, a rear wheel assembly, a sensor package, a corrosion package, a ported housing, and a tapered spring joint; wherein the mud sensing hole finder is capable of attachment to a wireline logging tool-string.
US09435168B2
A downhole activation assembly for activating a downhole component of a downhole tool positionable in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation. The activation assembly includes a housing operatively connectable to the downhole tool, a spring-loaded sleeve, and a ball catcher. The sleeve slidably positionable in the housing, and having a flow channel therethrough and an outer surface defining a chamber between the sleeve and the housing. The sleeve having inlets therethrough about a sleeve end thereof to permit fluid from the flow channel to pass therethrough. The ball catcher slidably positionable in the housing, and having a catcher end engageable with the sleeve end to selectively divert the fluid thereabout and a ball seat therein to receivingly engage a ball passing through the sleeve whereby the ball catcher selectively moves the downhole component between activation positions.
US09435158B2
A hardfaced infiltrated matrix downhole tool and a method for hardfacing such items. The hardfaced infiltrated matrix downhole tool includes a body, an intermediate base coat coupled to at least a portion of the surface of the body, and a hardfacing material coupled to at least a portion of the intermediate base coat. The body is composed of at least a carbide material and an infiltrating binder material. The intermediate base coat bonds to the surface of the body and to the hardfacing material. The method includes obtaining an infiltrated matrix downhole tool, applying and bonding the intermediate base coat to at least a portion of the surface of the infiltrated matrix downhole tool, and applying and bonding the hardfacing material to at least a portion of the intermediate base coat.
US09435157B2
A bi-stable valve includes a first chamber having a first aperture and a second aperture, and a second chamber having a first aperture and a second aperture. The bi-stable valve also includes a shaft having a first valve member adjacent a first end of the shaft and a second valve member adjacent an opposite second end of the shaft. The shaft is movable between a first position, in which the first valve member closes off the second aperture of the first chamber and the second valve member closes off the second aperture of the second chamber to prevent fluid from passing through the second apertures of the first and second chambers, and a second position, in which the first valve member and the second valve member allow fluid to pass through the second aperture of the first chamber and the second aperture of the second chamber.
US09435152B2
In a combined acceleration and deceleration arrangement with a support and guide structure supporting a carrier element movable between a park position and an end position and an energy store which is charged when the carrier element is in the park position and discharged when it is in the end position, the carrier element has a guide part and a securing part and each has an engagement stop, the energy store being connected to the securing part and an operating element being connected to the guide part.
US09435151B2
A cover assembly for attaching to a vehicle hinge arm including an elongate body and including one or more clips supported upon an inner facing surface which are adapted to engage the hinge arm. A two piece structure formed upon the inner surface of the body includes a first component integrally formed with or otherwise secured upon the body and a second component affixed upon the first component and configured to receive a mounting location of the clip.
US09435149B1
A fully functioning, pivoting vent stop for sliding windows has only two parts, a housing and a pivoting tumbler, both formed of injection molded plastic material. The tumbler is pivotally mounted in the housing and has integral detent elements cooperating with detent elements on the housing walls to position the tumbler in recessed or extended limit positions. The cooperating detent elements also provide an over-centering spring action as the tumbler is actuated between its limit positions. Assembly of the two-part device is achieved in a highly simplified and economical manner by configuring an internal cavity in the housing with inclined slots in the internal side walls of the housing. This enables the tumbler to be resiliently pressed into the cavity, temporarily displacing the housing side walls outwardly, until the cooperating pivot and detent elements are fully engaged.
US09435147B1
An Emergency Barricade System (EBS) to protect children in school shootings from harm-doers is disclosed. The EBS comprises a Quickly Activated Bolt Latch (QABL) and an Unlocking Tool (UT). The QABL is attached to the inside surface of a classroom door. In an emergency, the bolt of the QABL can be quickly slid into a bolt-hole by foot pressure. The bolt is held in place in the bolt-hole by a locking means in the QABL. The bolt can be easily unlocked by pressing on a release pin on the QABL. A spring is provided in the QABL to automatically return the bolt to its normal position. An Unlocking Tool is provided to enable rescuers to unlock the QABL from outside the classroom.
US09435146B2
The invention concerns a door handle module for a vehicle with a door handle, which is mounted to move in a support frame for the opening of a door or hatch by a user, the door handle having at least one rest position and one working position, a mechanical coupling unit, through which movement of the door handle from the rest position to the working position can be transferred to a lock, a crash lock, which prevents movement of the door handle and/or coupling unit during the action of an acceleration force, especially during an accident, so that activation of the lock is avoided.
US09435142B2
A method of operating an access control system connectable to a power supply, including the steps of comparing the supplied power voltage to a threshold power supply voltage, determining a power-good condition when the supplied power voltage exceeds the threshold power supply voltage, determining a power-fail condition when the supplied power voltage does not exceed the threshold power supply voltage, and in response to the power-good condition: charging a capacitor to a capacitor charge not less than a threshold charge, and thereafter powering an electromechanical actuator, transitioning the access control system to a first state selected from locked and unlocked states wherein the capacitor charge is not less than the threshold charge upon completion of the transitioning, and in response to the power-fail condition: powering with the capacitor the electromechanical actuator and transitioning the access control system to the another of the locked and unlocked states.
US09435141B2
A panic exit door lock includes an inner cylinder seat. A shield is formed on the inner cylinder seat and includes a window. A driving block is pivotably connected to an actuating block operably connected to an outer lock core. The driving block includes a sleeve portion mounted around the actuating block. A flange is formed on the sleeve portion and is operably connected to a limiting member. An indicator member is pivotably connected to the inner cylinder seat and includes an indicator having a first portion indicating the limiting member is in a release position in which rotation of a handle retracts a latch and a second portion indicating the limiting member is in a blocking position in which the handle can not be rotated to retract the latch. One of the first and second portions is aligned with the window to indicate the position of the limiting member.
US09435138B2
A plug assembly including, a plug, a sidebar movably mounted on the plug, and a plurality of rack pins seated in the plug. The sidebar is biased to an outer position in which the sidebar extends beyond an outer surface of the plug. Each rack pin is a single-piece unitary structure including a key-following leg, and a sidebar-engaging leg. The sidebar-engaging leg includes at least one true gate and a plurality of false gates. When a true gate of each rack pin is aligned with the sidebar, the sidebar is free to move radially inward to an inner position.
US09435135B1
A privacy fence includes a lower base portion and a telescopically extendable upper portion that is vertically movable relative to the lower base portion to provide a privacy fence that has a selectively adjustable height. The lower base portion is formed of a panel section extending between two spaced apart posts. The upper telescopic portion also includes a panel member extending between two post members wherein the panel member is received within the interior of the base panel portion and the two post members are received within the posts and connected to an actuation mechanism. As desired, the actuation mechanism can be operated to move the post members vertically, which in turn raises the panel member telescopically out of the base panel portion. Optional flower pots can be mounted on top of the post members to be movable therewith, or to provide flower pots on conventional fence posts.
US09435132B1
A pool sweeper for removing debris from underwater. The pool sweeper has a pump housing and a pump shaft movably mounted in the pump housing. The pool sweeper has a plunger attached to the pump shaft. The pool sweeper has a bag extension attached to a connection port of the pump housing. The pool sweeper has a first collection one-way valve which opens during pulling of the pump shaft. The pool sweeper has a collection port connected to the bag extension between the first collection one-way valve and a second end of the bag extension. The pool sweeper has a second collection one-way valve which opens during pushing of the pump shaft. The pool sweeper has a container connected to the exit of the collection port.
US09435129B1
A tool kit makes it possible for one person to pick up one or more frangible elongate workpieces such as strips of cement lap siding using a first part of the invention, and properly position each one on, and affix it to, a vertical surface such as an exterior wall using a second part of the invention.
US09435128B2
An overlap arrangement of at least two decking planks, for example for construction scaffolding, includes first and second decking planks. Each decking plank has a decking surface composed of sheet metal, which is provided with essentially round passage holes, which are delimited, in each instance, by a beaded and circumferential hole edge. The first decking plank and the second decking plank are braced, relative to one another, in releasable manner, using a locking screw composed of metal, to prevent displacement relative to one another in a displacement plane that runs parallel to their decking surfaces, and to prevent lift-off from one another.
US09435112B2
An artificial surface divider comprising a floor having a plurality of pads spaced apart from one another, the plurality of pads being mounted to a longitudinal housing having an overhang at least partially defining a longitudinal channel and a longitudinal gap that is open to the longitudinal channel, the longitudinal gap extending between an edge of the overhang and a floor of the longitudinal housing, where a longitudinal dimension of the artificial surface divider is the dominant dimension.
US09435108B2
Pressure compensators for stabilizing the flow of water are disclosed including at least one flow orifice (10) passing through a pressure compensator body (1) and at least one flexible flow controller (2) which can at least partially block the orifice (10) to provide it with a predetermined flow area whereby the flow controller flexes and reduces the flow area at increased water pressures. Flow controllers are also disclosed for controlling the flow of water including a revolving body (5) for selectively opening and closing a number of flow openings (17) therethrough.
US09435107B2
A shape memory faucet has a base configured to be coupled to a surface, a spray head configured to direct a spray of fluid, and a faucet spout disposed between the base and the spray head, the faucet spout comprising a waterway and at least one elongated member formed from a shape memory alloy material. The faucet spout having the elongated member(s) formed from the shape memory alloy material is deformable from an initial shape corresponding to a rest position to a displaced shape corresponding to a deployed position. The elongated member(s) formed from the shape memory alloy material are operable to return the faucet spout to the rest position when released from the deployed position.
US09435102B2
A ripping mechanism for a vehicle has a support frame, and a ripping member having an engagement head for plowing a groove. The ripping member is positionable in a selected working position and orientation by adjustment of the frame. The ripping member is movable relative to the frame to cause reciprocating movement of the engagement head at least partially longitudinally. A tilt adjustment cylinder orients the ripping member in the selected orientation. A vibrator mechanism operatively connected to the ripping member is activatable to cause reciprocating movement of the engagement head at least partially longitudinally. A control system includes a pressure sensor fluidically connected to the tilt adjustment cylinder and the pressure sensor determines a pressure thereof. The control system is configured to alter an operational state of the vibrator mechanism based on the pressure being above or below a threshold pressure.
US09435093B2
In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides an engineered roughness element. In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides an array of engineered roughness elements. The engineered roughness elements are configured to reduce sand movement and accompanying dust generation.
US09435092B2
A dam construction method utilizing refrigerating technology is provided, the method takes natural water as the material to construct the dam and constructs an ice dam body by utilizing the refrigerating technology. The method includes the following steps: choosing the forms and quantity of ice unit bodies, determining the positions and quantity of frozen contact points, manufacturing sufficient ice unit bodies by frozen units, choosing heat insulating material with high performance as the heat preservation layer to cover on the outside of the frozen ice unit bodies; temporarily fixing the ice unit bodies; quickly freezing the seams of the ice unit bodies to form a whole ice dam; mounting temporary generating equipment and completing the temporary dam body; thawing the ice dam body after a permanent dam body is completed.
US09435084B2
A method of paving a roadway that includes a first lane and a second lane adjacent the first lane includes applying, a first asphalt layer over the first lane of the roadway. The first asphalt layer includes a first side edge defining a portion of a joint between the first asphalt layer and a second asphalt layer. The method also includes smoothing the first asphalt layer on the first lane of the roadway, applying an additive on the first side edge to soften the first side edge, and applying the second asphalt layer over the second lane of the roadway. The second asphalt layer includes a second side edge abutting the first side edge such that the second side edge mixes with the first side edge. The first side edge and the second side edge form the joint between the first asphalt layer and the second asphalt layer.
US09435080B2
Sanitary tissue products employing fibrous structures that exhibit a novel combination of compressibility properties, plate stiffness properties, and slip stick coefficient of friction properties, and methods for making same.
US09435079B2
An uncoated recording medium includes a blend of hardwood fibers and softwood fibers. The total fiber content is at least 80 wt % of a total wt % of the uncoated recording medium. A filler is present in the uncoated recording medium in an amount ranging from about 3 wt % to about 10.2 wt % of the total wt % of the uncoated recording medium. The uncoated recording medium has i) a weight ranging from about 50 g/m2 to about 70 g/m2, and ii) a machine direction Lorentezen & Wetter 5 degree bending stiffness ranging from about 0.19 mNm to about 0.27 mNm and a cross direction Lorentezen & Wetter 5 degree bending stiffness ranging from about 0.09 mNm to about 0.12 mNm, and iii) an ISO brightness of at least 86.
US09435075B2
An ink for ink jet textile printing according to the invention which is used for recording on cloth includes a pigment, a resin, and a 2-pyrrolidone-based solvent, in which the pH is in the range of 9.2 to 10.5. Coating elongation of the resin may be in the range of 400% to 1200%, and the resin may be a urethane-based resin.
US09435070B2
A clothing dryer includes a cabinet, a drying tub positioned at an inner side of the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry, a plurality of moisture detecting sensor units provided at an inside the drying tub to detect moisture of laundry, and a sensor partition wall provided in between the plurality of moisture detecting sensor units to prevent a foreign substance from being stuck in between the plurality of moisture detecting sensor units. Through the structure as such, the accuracy in detecting dryness of laundry is enhanced, and an optimal controlling of the clothing dryer may be possible.
US09435056B2
A fiber can be made having a structure with an axial core and a coating layer. The fiber can have a polymer core and one or two layers surrounding the core. The fine fiber can be made from a polymer material and a resinous aldehyde composition such that the general structure of the fiber has a polymer core surrounded by at least a layer of the resinous aldehyde composition.
US09435040B2
A water electrolysis system includes a water electrolysis stack that electrolyzes water and generates hydrogen, a dehumidification device that adsorbs and removes moisture contained in the hydrogen generated by the water electrolysis stack, a wet line that supplies the hydrogen generated by the water electrolysis stack to the dehumidification device, a compression device that gradually increases pressure of the hydrogen whose moisture is removed in the dehumidification device, and a purge line that takes out a part of the hydrogen whose pressure is being increased, in the compression device, allows it to pass through the dehumidification device, and allows it to join the wet line.
US09435034B2
A manufacturing method for steel sheets for containers produces steel sheets with excellent film adhesion qualities. In a method for manufacturing steel sheets upon which is formed a chemical conversion coating having a metal Zr content of 1-100 mg/m2 and F content of no more than 0.1 mg/m2, the chemical conversion coating is formed on the steel sheet by subjecting the steel sheet to immersion in or electrolytic treatment with a treatment solution containing Zr ions and F ions, and subsequently, the steel sheet upon which the chemical conversion coating has been formed is washed with water having a temperature of at least 80° C. and dried.
US09435033B2
A method for conversion coating a magnesium-containing surface, the method comprising contacting the magnesium-containing surface with an ionic liquid compound under conditions that result in decomposition of the ionic liquid compound to produce a conversion coated magnesium-containing surface having a substantially improved corrosion resistance relative to the magnesium-containing surface before said conversion coating. Also described are the resulting conversion-coated magnesium-containing surface, as well as mechanical components and devices containing the conversion-coated magnesium-containing surface.
US09435030B2
A radical reactor including an elongated structure received within a chamber of a body of the radical reactor. Radicals are generated within a radical chamber formed in the elongated structure by applying a voltage signal across the elongated structure and an electrode extending within the radical chamber. The radicals generated in the radical chamber are routed via a discharge port of the elongated structure and a conduit formed in the body of the radical reactor onto the substrate. The discharge port and the conduit are not aligned so that irradiation generated in the radical chamber is not directed to the substrate.
US09435018B2
Provided is a method for carburizing a tantalum container which can easily control the carburization thicknesses of various portions of the tantalum container and carburize the tantalum container with a uniform thickness. A method for carburizing a tantalum container 1 made of tantalum or a tantalum alloy to allow carbon to penetrate the tantalum container 1 includes the steps of: supporting the tantalum container 1 on a support member 5, 6 provided in a chamber 3 and setting the tantalum container 1 in the chamber 3; and reducing the pressure inside the chamber 3 and heating the interior of the chamber 3, wherein a carbon source is placed in the vicinity of a portion of the tantalum container 1 hard to carburize.
US09435017B2
A method of manufacturing a titanium alloy with high strength and high formability, the method including preparing a titanium alloy material and equipment for manufacturing the titanium alloy, manufacturing the titanium alloy having a lamellar structure (martensite structure) by cooling the prepared titanium alloy material with water after performing heat treatment at the beta transformation temperature or more, and rolling that makes ultrafine grains by finishing forming of the titanium alloy at a plastic instability temperature or less of an initial lamellar structure by gradually decreasing the forming temperature in accordance with an increase of a strain after starting the forming at the plastic instability temperature or more of an initial lamellar structure, under a condition of a low strain in which the strain is 2.5 or less, after the manufacturing of a titanium alloy having a lamellar structure.
US09435008B2
According to the present invention, there is provided an indium recovery method for recovering indium from an indium-containing product, including a leaching step of allowing indium to leach into an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution by hydrothermal leaching using the aqueous hydrochloric acid solution as a leaching agent from the indium-containing product to obtain a leachate composed of an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution containing indium, and a separating step of adding a microbe for adsorbing In ions to the leachate to separate indium from the leachate.
US09435006B2
The present invention extracts precious metals from an acidic solution containing precious metals in an early and highly efficient manner. Provided is an extraction agent for precious metals that is represented by the general formula below. In the formula, R1 and R2 each represent the same alkyl group or different alkyl groups, R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a discretionary group that is not an amino group and that bonds to α carbon as an amino acid. By subjecting an acidic solution containing precious metals to solvent extraction using the extraction agent for precious metals, a plurality of precious metals can be recovered all at once from a solution containing a large amount of various impurities.
US09435005B2
A method for processing slags containing iron and non-ferrous metals, to produce clean slag free of detrimental substances and non-ferrous metals and suitable for use as a raw material or construction material. Slag is reduced in a reduction furnace with the help of reducing agents so that at least 5% of the iron of the slag is reduced into metal. Some of the non-ferrous metals, such as zinc, lead, arsenic and cadmium, vaporize. The contents of the reduction furnace are continuously mixed to prevent separation of a metallic phase from the slag. The generated slag-metal mixture is tapped off from the reduction furnace, cooled, crushed and ground to a finer size. Finally, a metal fraction is separated from a clean slag.
US09435002B2
A continuous process for producing hemicellulose sugars from a biomass extraction liquor is provided. A system is configured for continuously producing hemicellulose sugars and/or hemicellulose derivatives from a biomass extraction liquor, the system comprising at least a first hydrolysis reactor and a second hydrolysis reactor. Each of the hydrolysis reactors is in switchable communication with (i) an operating feed stream of a biomass extraction liquor containing water, hemicellulose oligomers, and dissolved or suspended lignin, and (ii) a cleaning feed stream of a cleaning agent selected from the group consisting of steam, an alkaline solution, an organic solvent, and combinations thereof. The cleaning agent dissolves precipitated lignin formed from the lignin under the hydrolysis reaction conditions.
US09434996B1
A longstanding challenge in forensics is maximizing the number of “mini”—short tandem repeat amplicons within the limited confines of fluorescent channels and run length afforded by capillary electrophoresis. The instant disclosure overcomes this longstanding challenge by fusing mini-STR amplicons in a locus specific manner with a DNA construct of defined length. Staggering the lengths of the DNA constructs allows for staggering the mini-STRs in a locus specific manner. Beyond maximizing mini-STRs, the disclosed methods, compositions and kits can dramatically increase throughput of forensic samples by capillary electrophoresis.
US09434988B2
The present invention provides methods of cleaving a nucleic acid strand to initiate, assist, monitor or perform biological assays.
US09434983B2
In one embodiment, a method is provided for the manufacture of a nano-sensor array. A base having a sensing region is provided along with a plurality of nano-sensors. Each of the plurality of nano-sensors is formed by: forming a first nanoneedle along a surface of the base, forming a dielectric on the first nanoneedle, and forming a second nanoneedle on the dielectric layer. The first nanoneedle of each sensor has a first end adjacent to the sensing region of the base. The second nanoneedle is separated from the first nanoneedle by the dielectric and has a first end adjacent the first end of the first nanoneedle. The base is provided with a fluidic channel. The plurality of nano-sensors and the fluidic channel are configured and arranged with the first ends proximate the fluidic channel to facilitate sensing of targeted matter in the fluidic channel.
US09434979B2
Methods of treating and evaluating subjects having neoactive mutants of IDH (e.g., IDH1 or IDH2).
US09434968B2
The present disclosure relates to methods of using transaminase polypeptides in the synthesis of chiral amines from prochiral ketones.
US09434965B2
The present invention relates to a method of producing organic acids, comprising biochemical synthesis of organic acid-CoA using acetyl-CoA as a substrate and conducting CoA elimination reaction of the organic acid-CoA using CoA transferase in the presence of acetic acid, in which organic acid is obtained by culturing transformed microorganisms which have an enzyme gene cluster for the synthesis of organic acid-CoA using acetyl-CoA as a substrate and a CoA transferase gene.
US09434959B2
The invention provides virus-like particles for treatment of viral infections based on the virus causing the infection. The virus-like particles comprise the virus recombinant proteins that form a capsid, recombinant virus membrane proteins attached to the capsid and vRNA packaged within said capsid. The vRNA is generated from a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide capable of specifically binding to a constant region of a nonstructural protein of the virus that is essential for propagation of the virus.
US09434955B2
The present invention provides a protein OsXCL relating to grain shape and leaf shape of rice, its derived proteins and their coding genes. Transgenic rices over-expressing OsXCL gene present phenotypes as increase of grain length, grain weight and number of grains per panicle, and leaf rolling and so on. The present invention also provides the method for obtaining transgenic plants by transforming the coding genes of OsXCL or its derived proteins into objective plants.
US09434949B2
The present invention discloses uses of the human ZFX gene and drugs associated therewith. Also disclosed are uses of the human ZFX gene in tumor treatment, tumor diagnosis, and drug preparation. Further disclosed are small interfering RNA (siRNA), and nucleic acid and lentivirus encoding the siRNA to the human ZFX gene and uses thereof. The siRNA and nucleic acid and lentivirus encoding the siRNA provided by the present invention can specifically inhibit the expression of human ZFX gene. Lentiviruses in particular can efficiently infect target cells, inhibit ZFX expression in target cells, and inhibit the growth of tumor cells, thus promote tumor apoptosis and have great significance in tumor treatment.
US09434933B2
The present invention relates to a crystal. In particular the present invention relates to a crystal of the N-domain of ACE protein. The present invention also relates to methods, processes, domain specific modulators, pharmaceutical compositions and uses of the N-domain crystal and the structure co-ordinates thereof.
US09434926B1
Provided herein are hydrogel compositions containing graphene, chitosan, a polyethylene (glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA). The hydrogel can optionally contain an N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) (TPCG hydrogel). Also provided are methods for differentiating a cell on the hydrogels described herein. Further provided herein are methods for delivering a compound via the hydrogels described herein.
US09434918B1
An insulated beer fridge stores and ages corked craft beer in a vertical orientation for a period of several months to years without degrading the cork stopper used to seal the bottle. Cork shrinkage is prevented by controlling the humidity within the beer fridge container within a range of 50% to 70% relative humidity. An optimal beer aging temperature in the range of 10° C. (50° F.) to 15.6° C. (60° F.) is maintained by a refrigeration system. Relative humidity within the beer fridge containment is actively maintained by a humidity replenishment mechanism. A controller calculates the amount of water needed to bring the relative humidity to 50% to 70% at the beer fridge temperature. Beers are stored in the beer fridge on trays, which can be pulled for removal of aged beer and addition of new corked craft beer.
US09434917B2
An energy-saving method and apparatus for boiling wort in a beer brewing process is easily implemented and managed. The wort (W) to be boiled is supplied to a wort kettle (2) in a batchwise and discontinuous manner, and each batch (C) of wort (W) supplied to the wort kettle (2) is boiled during a boiling phase, whereby the wort vapor (D) escaping during the boiling phase is supplied to a vertical column (10) connected on the steam side to the wort kettle (2), and is rectified in the vertical column.
US09434913B2
Described herein are laundry detergent compositions comprising fermented fruit solutions and natural based surfactants, methods for making the same, and methods for using the same. The fermented fruit solutions can contain fruit, sugar and water. The natural based surfactant can be selected from the group consisting of sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, alkyl polyglycoside, and mixtures thereof. The laundry detergent compositions can be used to clean articles, launder articles, and clean stains from articles.
US09434910B2
A solution having improved mold and mildew stain removing properties on hard surfaces, that is easier to handle (less corrosive and less malodorous) and that is environmentally friendly. The mold and mildew stain removing solution includes the following components: a surfactant selected from the group consisting of alcohol ethoxylates, alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, alpha olefin sulfonates, alkyl phosphates, alkyl amidopropyl betaines, alkyl betaines, amphoacetates, amphoproprionates, amphosulfonates, amine oxides, alkanolamides, sulfosuccinates, and sultaines, a solvent, and at least one chelating agent. The solution may further comprise a hydrotrope, a diluent, a preservative, and/or a fungicide. The surfactant is preferably an alcohol ethoxylate. The hydrotrope is preferably lauramine oxide. The solvent is preferably a glycol ether. The chelating agents are preferably sodium gluconate and a solution of the trisodium salt of methyl glycine diacetic acid.
US09434908B2
Methods for extracting an extract of volatile odorous compounds from an organic raw material containing odorous compounds is disclosed. The method includes contacting an organic raw material with dimethyl carbonate, as a solvent, in at least one bath at a temperature of 10° C. to 70° C. A liquid organic phase is obtained that includes the dimethyl carbonate charged with volatile odorous compounds and is collected. If the liquid organic phase comprises an immiscible aqueous phase, decanting occurs to separate the dimethyl carbonate charged with odorous compounds therefrom thereby eliminating the aqueous phase. Next, partially eliminating by evaporation forms a pre-concentrated extract of volatile odorous compounds, which is recovered and if water is present, decanting occurs to eliminate the water. Additionally, concentrating the pre-concentrated extract of volatile odorous compounds by evaporation is performed to obtain the extract of volatile odorous compounds.
US09434907B2
Disclosed herein is a fragrance composition which contains natural oils, including rose oil and sandalwood oil, and has a good sleep-inducing effect. More specifically, disclosed is a fragrance composition which contains rose oil, sandalwood oil, neroli oil and ylang-ylang oil and creates a comfortable sleeping environment using the good sleep-inducing effects of the natural fragrance oils.
US09434903B2
The present invention relates to a component part comprising at least two components movable with respect to one another, between the surfaces of which is provided a film formed by a lubricant oil composition, the surface of at least one of the movable components being formed at least partly by a diamond-like-carbon layer (DLC layer) and the lubricant oil composition comprising at least one polymer comprising repeat units derived from amine derivatives of at least one polar ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
US09434892B2
A two stage Fluid Catalytic Cracking process and an apparatus for simultaneous production of light olefins such as ethylene and propylene and middle distillate range hydrocarbons, wherein a first flow reactor, preferably a downer and a second flow reactor, preferably a riser are operating at varying reaction severities using different catalyst systems with the regenerated catalyst entering the reactors inlet through independent regenerators. Mild cracking of the fresh feedstock is carried out in the first flow reactor of short residence time and the effluent of first flow reactor is separated in an intermediate separator/fractionator followed by re-cracking of the C4 hydrocarbons and naphtha range hydrocarbons, preferably C5-150° C. from the second product separation section and unconverted hydrocarbons (370° C.+) of first flow reactor, in the second flow reactor at higher severity employing different catalyst system.
US09434887B2
The present invention provides an apparatus, at least comprising: a housing containing a first section, a second section and a third section; the first section having a first inlet for oil sand, a second inlet for solvent and an outlet for solvent-diluted oil sand slurry; the second section having an inlet for the solvent-diluted oil sand slurry, a screen allowing undersized material to pass and an outlet for oversized material; and the third section having an inlet for oversized material and an outlet for solvent-depleted oversized material; wherein the first section, the second section and the third section can rotate during use around a common rotation axis (A-A′).
US09434875B1
Electrically-conductive sintered, substantially round and spherical particles and methods for producing such electrically-conductive sintered, substantially round and spherical particles from an alumina-containing raw material. Methods for using such electrically-conductive sintered, substantially round and spherical particles in hydraulic fracturing operations.
US09434872B2
A method of increasing biogenic production of a combustible gas from a subterranean geologic formation may include extracting formation water from the geologic formation, where the extracted formation water includes at least a first species and a second species of microorganism. The method may also include analyzing the extracted formation water to identify the first species of microorganism that promotes the biogenic production of the combustible gas. An amendment may be introduced to the formation water to promote the growth of the first species of microorganism, and the biological characteristics of the formation water may be altered to decrease a population of the second species in the geologic formation.
US09434862B2
There is provided a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape which includes a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed by using any of different types of adhesive samples. Thereby the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is adjusted so as to satisfy conditions that, slow peel strength when a printing tape made of a PET film is peeled off from the substrate film of the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape by 5 mm at peel rate of 0.5 mm/minute is 0.45 N/20 mm or higher and storage modulus of the adhesive layer is in a range from 90.7 kPa to 435 kPa. By improving adhesiveness to the printing tape under environmental temperature from a low temperature to a normal temperature, the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive layer renders the printing tape less apt to peel off.
US09434859B2
The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition and a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate with the chemical-mechanical polishing composition. The polishing composition comprises (a) abrasive particles that comprise ceria, zirconia, silica, alumina, or a combination thereof, (b) a metal ion that is a Lewis Acid, (c) a ligand that is an aromatic carboxylic acid, an aromatic sulfonic acid, an aromatic acid amide, an amino acid, or a hydroxy-substituted N-heterocycle, and (d) an aqueous carrier, wherein the pH of the chemical-mechanical polishing composition is in the range of about 1 to about 4.
US09434851B2
An ink set for inkjet recording includes: a first ink containing a black dye and a polyamine; and a second ink containing a black pigment having a coat of an anionic resin. An inkjet recording method includes: ejecting a first ink containing a black dye and a polyamine onto a recording medium through an inkjet recording head; and ejecting a second ink containing a black pigment having a coat of an anionic resin onto the first ink ejected on the recording medium through an inkjet recording head.
US09434850B2
A printed material having excellent smoothness is provided even when a resin ink is used. An ink jet printing method uses an ink jet printing apparatus 1 including a head 5, and a printing platen 2 for heating a medium 100 from a back side of a surface of the medium 100, wherein the ink contains a solvent, a colorant and a resin, in which the resin is emulsionized or suspended. The ink jet printing method includes a drying step in which the ink is dried by the printing platen 2 after the ink is landed onto the medium 100.
US09434847B2
A photopolymerizable composition includes diethyleneglycoldimethacrylate and alkoxy-modified (meth)acrylic acid ester having an n not less than 9. The n is an average polymerization degree of an alkoxy part of the (meth)acrylic acid ester.
US09434834B1
Compositions comprising graphene sheets, at least one binder, and a carrier system, wherein about 1 to about 50 weight percent of the carrier system comprises at least one cyclic amide, cyclic imide, and/or lactone. The compositions may be used as coatings and inks.
US09434821B2
Polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide, linear, block copolymers and methods of making the copolymers are provided. The method of making the copolymers involves reacting a diamine with a precursor having at least one polydiorganosiloxane segment and at least two oxalyamino groups. The polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide block copolymers are of the (AB)n type.
US09434797B2
The invention relates to a polyvinylidene fluoride polymer having an ultra-high molecular weight, and unexpected physical properties. The ultra-high molecular weight polymer is clear, has a lower melting point, reduced crystallinity, excellent impact resistance, and a high elongation at the yield point. The ultra-high molecular weight polyvinylidene fluoride can be alone, or blended with other polymers, in final applications and articles.
US09434786B2
The present invention provides for recombinant Endo-S mutants that exhibit reduced hydrolysis activity and increased transglycosylation activity for the synthesis of glycoproteins wherein a desired sialylated oxazoline or synthetic oligosaccharide oxazoline is added to a core fucosylated or nonfucosylated GlcNAc-protein acceptor. Such recombinant Endo-S mutants are useful for efficient glycosylation remodeling of IgG1-Fc domain to provide different antibody glycoforms carrying structurally well-defined Fc N-glycans.
US09434784B1
The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, antibodies, or antigen-binding fragments thereof, that bind to C5a and to use of the antibodies in methods for treating or preventing complement-associated disorders such as, but not limited to, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, age-related macular degeneration, rheumatoid arthritis, sepsis, severe burn, antiphospho lipid syndrome, asthma, lupus nephritis, Goodpasture's syndrome, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
US09434782B2
The invention discloses methods for the generation of chimaeric human-non-human antibodies and chimaeric antibody chains, antibodies and antibody chains so produced, and derivatives thereof including fully humanized antibodies; compositions comprising said antibodies, antibody chains and derivatives, as well as cells, non-human mammals and vectors, suitable for use in said methods.
US09434775B2
Disclosed are a protein encoded by a gene having a nucleotide sequence represented by any of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 65 or a fragment thereof, an antibody recognizing the protein or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and a polynucleotide having a sequence comprising at least 12 consecutive nucleotides of a nucleotide sequence represented by any of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 65 or a nucleotide sequence complementary thereto. The gene and the protein of the invention is useful for diagnosing and treating cancer.
US09434771B2
The present invention features biomarkers capable of diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease and methods of using such biomarkers to diagnose and selecting treatments for inflammatory bowel diseases.
US09434762B2
The present invention provides a novel class of macrocyclic compounds, which are useful as cysteine protease inhibitors. Also provided are novel intermediates and methods of preparing the compounds. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds. The compounds and compositions are useful in methods of treating or preventing one or more diseases associated with cysteine protease activity, particularly those associated with calpain activity.
US09434752B2
The present invention relates to a dinuclear metallocene compound with a new structure which can manufacture polyolefin having high molecular weight and to a method for preparing the same. The dinuclear metallocene compound according to the present invention is a dinuclear metallocene compound with a new structure, and, unlike a single-site catalyst, has high accessibility to a substrate, and thus, can provide a multi-site catalyst with high activity.
US09434751B2
The present invention relates to an alkylalkoxysilane compound of a novel structure which has an ether group and an dialkylamino group in an alkyl chain of the alkylalkoxysilane and thus has remarkably improved storage stability and hydrophilicity and a method for preparing same.
US09434748B2
The invention relates to novel benzodiazepine derivatives with antiproliferative activity and more specifically to novel benzodiazepine compounds of formula (I)-(VII). The invention also provides conjugates of the benzodiazepine compounds linked to a cell-binding agent. The invention further provides compositions and methods useful for inhibiting abnormal cell growth or treating a proliferative disorder in a mammal using the compounds or conjugates of the invention.
US09434745B2
The present invention relates to a compound having the general formula (A), optionally in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, polymorph, codrug, cocrystal, prodrug, tautomer, racemate, enantiomer, or diastereomer or mixture thereof, which are useful in treating, ameloriating or preventing a viral disease. Furthermore, specific combination therapies are disclosed.
US09434742B1
The present invention provides for the design and synthesis of halogenated thieno- and pyrrolopyrimidine compounds that exhibit cancer proliferation inhibitory activity and the use thereof for cancer treatment.
US09434741B2
This disclosure provides thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine compounds containing isoxazole heterocycle represented by formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases including tumors and cancers.
US09434740B2
The present invention provides a method for the preparation of orally available pentacyclic taxane compounds, as well as intermediates useful in their preparation.
US09434735B2
Provided herein is an amorphous form of 4-((4-(Cyclopentyloxy)-5-(2-methylbenzo[d]oxazol-6-yl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)amino)-3-methoxy-N-methylbenzamide, compositions thereof, and methods of their use for treating or preventing a cancer, in particular solid tumors and hematological cancers as described herein.
US09434733B2
This invention is directed to compounds, which are PDE9 enzyme inhibitors. The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention also provides processes for the preparation of the compounds of formula (I). The present invention further provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a neurodegenerative disorder comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I). The present invention further provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a psychiatric disorder comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I).
US09434722B2
This invention provides novel compounds and the novel compounds for use as a medicine, more in particular for the prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, more specifically certain neurological disorders, such as disorders collectively known as tauopathies, and disorders characterized by cytotoxic α-synuclein amyloidogenesis. The present invention also relates to the use of said novel compounds for the manufacture of medicaments useful for treating such neurodegenerative disorders. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions including said novel compounds and to methods for the preparation of said novel compounds.
US09434721B2
A compound of formula: wherein Ar1, A, R3, x, and m are as disclosed herein and Ar2 is a benzothiazolyl, benzooxazolyl, or benzoimidazolyl group or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Benzoazolylpiperazine Compound”), compositions comprising a Benzoazolylpiperazine Compound, and methods for treating or preventing pain, UI, an ulcer, IBD, IBS, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, stroke, a seizure, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia, or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Benzoazolylpiperazine Compound are disclosed.
US09434719B2
The invention is directed to a formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2a, R2b and R3-R7 are herein. The invention is also directed to compositions containing a compound of formula (I) and to the use of such compounds in the inhibition of mutant IDH proteins having a neomorphic activity. The invention is further directed to the use of a compound of formula (I) in the treatment of diseases or disorders associated with such mutant IDH proteins including, but not limited to, cell-proliferation disorders, such as cancer.
US09434718B2
This invention is directed to analogs of 5-(tetradecyloxy)-2-furancarboxylic acid (TOFA) and their use in the treatment of dermatological disorders or conditions characterized by sebaceous gland hyperactivity, such as acne and oily skin, and other dermatological disorders and conditions. This invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising analogs of TOFA and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient for dermatological or oral administration.
US09434716B2
The present invention relates to antigen binding proteins, such as antibodies, which bind to serum amyloid P component (SAP), polynucleotides encoding such antigen binding proteins, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antigen binding proteins and methods of manufacture. The present invention also concerns the use of such antigen binding proteins in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases associated with amyloid deposition including systemic amyloidosis, local amyloidosis, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes.
US09434712B2
The present application provides processes for making pesticidal compounds and compounds useful both as pesticides and in the making of pesticidal compounds.
US09434710B2
The invention provides a process for hydrolytically converting aloeresin A to aloesin by the following reaction: The amount of aloesin available for extraction from sap of aloe plants is thereby increased and the extraction and purification of the aloesin is also made easier and less costly. As aloesin is more commercially valuable than aloeresin A, the process also increases the commercial value of the sap or aloe bitters from the aloe plant. The process optionally also includes the step of separating the aloesin from the p-coumaric acid. Typical hydrolysis steps that are used in the process are acid hydrolysis, base hydrolysis and enzymatic hydrolysis. In the case of acid hydrolysis, the acid is any suitable organic or inorganic acid, such as hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid or phosphoric acid. In the case of enzymatic hydrolysis, the hydrolytic enzyme is typically an esterase, a lipase or a protease.
US09434706B2
A 1,4-butanediol (1,4BG)-containing composition having high thermal stability, and having a concentration of 1,4-butanediol of 99.00% by weight or more and not more than 99.99% by weight and 2-pyrrolidone or N-methylpyrrolidone in a concentration, as converted into a nitrogen atom, of from 1.0 to 25 ppm by weight.
US09434702B2
Disclosed is a new method for preparing a methyl substitute of a linezolid intermediate, (S)-2-(3-(3-fluoro-4-morpholinophenyl)-2-oxo-5-oxazoline) (I), wherein the intermediate (I) is obtained by the cyclization of 3-fluoro-4-morpholinophenyl isocyanate (II) and epoxy compound (III). This process has a short process route, low cost, easy operation, and high yield, so is suitable for a large-scale industrial production.
US09434700B2
Described herein are inhibitors of FGFR-4, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and methods of using such compounds and compositions.
US09434681B2
The invention includes compounds of the formula I and formula II and salts thereof, as well as methods for using the compounds of formula I and formula II for treating atherosclerosis. The invention also includes compounds of formula III and (2l) and salts thereof, as well as methods of using the compounds of formula III and (2l) for treating atherosclerosis. The invention also includes methods of encapsulating molecules using the compounds of the invention.
US09434680B2
Methods for the synthesis and purification of 9-amino alkyl tetracycline compounds are described.
US09434676B2
The present invention relates to the use of specific organic compounds of formula (I) as flavor and fragrance material. Furthermore the invention relates to a new specific organic compound, as well as to flavor and fragrance formulations comprising at least one of the specific organic compounds.
US09434670B2
The present invention relates to a compound of the following formula (I): as well as its process of preparation, pharmaceutical and cosmetics composition comprising it and use thereof, notably as an inhibitor of the sodium-dependent glucose co-transporter, such as SGLT1, SGLT2 and SGLT3, in particular in the treatment or prevention of diabetes, and more particularly type-II diabetes, diabetes-related complications, such as arthritis of the lower extremities, cardiac infarction, renal insufficiency, neuropathy or blindness, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, X syndrome and arteriosclerosis, as well as for its use as an anticancer, anti-infective, anti-viral, anti-thrombotic or anti-inflammatory drug, or for lightening, bleaching, depigmenting the skin, removing blemishes from the skin, particularly age spots and freckles, or preventing pigmentation of the skin.
US09434669B2
The present invention is directed to novel fragrance compounds and their unexpected advantageous use in improving, enhancing or modifying a fragrance formulation through the addition of an olfactory acceptable amount of the compounds, wherein the compounds are represented by the following formula: an isomer or a mixture of isomers thereof, wherein one of R and R′ represents hydrogen with the other representing a C1-C6 linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aromatic group; and one of the dashed lines represents a carbon-carbon single bond with the other representing a carbon-carbon double bond.
US09434667B2
A method for isolation of 1,3-propanediol from post-fermentation broth is disclosed. The method generally involves the following steps: (1) biomass removal from post-fermentation broth by one of the following methods: ultrafiltration, filtration, centrifugation or sedimentation; (2) 1,3-propanediol extraction with organic solvent mixture containing 2-butanone with high efficiency performed continuously or stepwise; (3) distillation under vacuum to obtain highly pure target product and (4) organic solvent recovery and recycling the solvent back into the process. The method is useful for recovering valuable 1,3-propanediol from aqueous solutions produced by fermentation.
US09434644B2
The disclosed cover glass is produced by etching a glass substrate that has been formed by a down-drawing process, and chemically strengthening the glass substrate to provide the glass substrate with a compressive-stress layer on the principal surfaces thereof. The glass substrate contains, as components thereof, 50% to 70% by mass of SiO2, 5% to 20% by mass of Al2O3, 6% to 30% by mass of Na2O, and 0% to less than 8% by mass of Li2O. The glass substrate may also contain 0% to 2.6% by mass of CaO, if necessary. The glass substrate has an etching characteristic in which the etching rate is at least 3.7 μm/minute in an etching environment having a temperature of 22° C. and containing hydrogen fluoride with a concentration of 10% by mass.
US09434637B2
An optical glass includes P2O5, B2O3 and a rare earth oxide as essential components, and in a glass composition based on oxides, the P2O5 content is in the range of over 0 weight % and less than 0.79 weight %, the B2O3 content is in the range of 20-40 weight % and the total content of the rare earth oxide and an oxide selected from the group including of Ta2O5, WO3, TiO2, Nb2O5 and Bi2O3 is in the range of 35-70 weight %. Further, this optical glass has a refractive index (nd) in the range of 1.72-1.83, an Abbe number (υd) in the range of 45-55 and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 640° C. or less.
US09434631B2
An apparatus for removing sludge from a reservoir of liquid. A downwardly opening enclosure is positioned atop the floor of a reservoir with the enclosure having inlets for sludge and liquid to flow into the cavity of the enclosure. Gas emitters on the opposite edge portions of the enclosure assist the flow of sludge and liquid into the cavity which is slanted upwardly towards an outlet having a lift pump for pulling the sludge and liquid from the enclosure. An optional additional passage leading from the cavity to a holder beneath the enclosure receives heavy sludge falling there through.
US09434628B2
A sulfurous acid/lime alkalinization pre-treatment sequential filtration method for industrial wastewaters containing colloids of starch, milk, whey, and other similar acting organic components to condition and remove a number of chemicals/pharmaceuticals and heavy metals before the treated filtrate is land applied or undergoes further biological nitrogen reduction for open stream discharge via anaerobic and aerobic treatment.
US09434621B2
A mesoporous composite titanium oxide, which is composed of a mesoporous titanium oxide, the outside surface and the wall of pores of the mesoporous titanium oxide are modified by inorganic matters; inorganic matter contains at least one element selected from carbon, silicon, sulphur, phosphorus and selenium in an amount of 0.01%-25%, on amount of the element mass, of the mass of said mesoporous composite titanium oxide material; at least one mean pore size of pore distribution of the mesoporous compound titanium oxide material is 3-15 nm, the specific surface area is 50-250 m2/g, and the pore volume is 0.05-0.4 cm3/g. As a catalyst carrier, the rate of conversion of the hydrodesulfurization reaction of the material reaches as high as 98 percent, and as a lithium ion battery cathode material, the specific capacity of the lithium ion battery cathode material reaches as high as 220 mAh/g.
US09434619B2
Provided are graphene nanoribbon precursors comprising repeated units of the general formula (I) in which R1, R2 are each H, halogen, —OH, —NH2, —CN, —NO2 or a hydrocarbyl radical which has 1 to 40 carbon atoms and may be linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated and mono- or poly-substituted by halogen (F, Cl, Br, I), —OH, —NH2, —CN, and/or —NO2, where one or more CH2 groups may also be replaced by —O—, —S—, —C(O)O—, —O—C(O)—, —C(O)—, —NH— or —NR—, in which R is an optionally substituted C1C40-hydrocarbyl radical, or an optionally substituted aryl, alkylaryl or alkoxyaryl radical.
US09434617B2
Disclosed are carbon nanotubes and a method for manufacturing the same. Advantageously, the method provides a high yield of potato or sphere-shaped non-bundled carbon nanotubes having a bulk density of 80 to 250 kg/m3, an ellipticity of 0.9 to 1.0 and a particle diameter distribution (Dcnt) of 0.5 to 1.0 using a two-component carbon nanotube catalyst comprising a catalyst component and an active component.
US09434615B2
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing liquid hydro carbonaceous product (1) such as biofuel from solid biomass (2). The method comprises a gasifying step for gasifying solid biomass (2) in a gasifier (6) to produce raw synthesis gas (3), conditioning of the raw synthesis gas (3) to purify the raw synthesis gas (3) to obtain purified synthesis gas (4) having a molar ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide between 2.5 to 1 and 0.5 to 1, preferably to between 2.1 to 1 and 1.8 to 1, more preferably about 2 to 1, and subjecting purified synthesis gas (4) to a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor (5) to produce liquid hydro carbonaceous product (1).
US09434605B2
A present MEMS device includes: a substrate; a functional element that is provided on a surface of the substrate; a structural member that is provided on the surface of the substrate and forms a cavity surrounding the functional element; a first lid portion that is provided with an opening and covers a part of the cavity in such a manner that a gap is present between the first lid portion and the functional element; a receiving portion that is provided between a plurality of electrodes or a plurality of units of wiring on the surface of the substrate and has a receiving face opposing the cozening of the first lid portion via a gap; and a second lid portion including an electrically conductive sealing portion that seals the opening of the first lid portion.
US09434599B2
A dispenser dispenses a consumable product from a container. The container is supported within a housing by a container holder. The container holder is vertically movable within a movement range in the housing. A biasing structure biases the container holder upwardly. A sign is connected to move up and down with the container holder. An indicator associated with the sign is vertically fixed relative to the housing. When an amount of product remaining in the container reaches a low level, the biasing force of the biasing structure will lift the container holder, causing the indicator to be aligned with a portion of the sign that gives a visual cue to a user that the amount of product remaining is at a low level.
US09434598B2
Vehicles, systems, and methods for delivering natural gas and providing mobile fueling services are disclosed. A method of delivering natural gas includes: delivering a source vehicle to a receiving tank for receiving natural gas at a remote refueling location, the source vehicle having a natural gas engine for driving the vehicle and a source tank disposed onboard the source vehicle for storing the natural gas; and transferring natural gas from the source vehicle to the receiving tank using pressure equalization between the source tank and the receiving tank and using a compressor disposed onboard the source vehicle. The onboard compressor is operatively connected to and powered by the source vehicle engine. The source tank is adapted to store a volume greater than or equal to about 200 DGE of natural gas and supplies natural gas to power the source vehicle engine.
US09434588B1
A large diameter corkscrew is inserted into a cork, or into the remaining portion of a broken cork, so that the cork can be extracted through the top of the wine bottle without contacting the wine. In one example, the large diameter corkscrew has a diameter of about 17 mm, as opposed to approximately 8 mm for conventional corkscrews. This larger diameter permits the corkscrew to be inserted into the cork in its unbroken periphery, as opposed to attempting to insert a corkscrew into the debris in the center of a broken cork. In one example, the large diameter corkscrew has a cross section with a flat, angled top portion and a tapered lower portion. This non-circular cross section provides a relatively large contact area for engaging the cork, while providing a reduced cross section area to minimize cork breakage as the corkscrew is inserted into the cork.
US09434587B2
A wire gripper of the present invention is to provide with a lightweight and robust wire gripper; wherein the wire gripper is provided with a stationary gripping body having a wire-like body pressing-down portion; a swinging member swingably attached to the stationary gripping body by a supporting shaft; a movable gripping body swung according to swinging of the swinging member; and a connection member connected to the swinging member and swinging the swinging member, wherein the stationary gripping body is provided with a circular ridge around a hole in which the supporting shaft for attaching the swinging member is inserted in order to protect the supporting shaft.
US09434584B2
A rack apparatus for tire rings includes a base having a rigid frame coupled thereto. The base includes a plurality of spaced apart members configured to receive manipulating components of a material handling device for transportation to a desired location. The frame is coupled to the base and includes a plurality of receiving members configured to removably receive at least one tire ring thereon.
US09434574B2
A cable retractor is provided. In accordance with at least one embodiment, the cable retractor is articulate, comprising an articulate housing which comprises a cable stop housing pivotably coupled to a pulley housing. In accordance with at least one embodiment, the cable retractor also comprises a first pulley assembly coupled to the pulley housing, an end cap coupled to the pulley housing, a spring coupled to the end cap, and a second pulley assembly coupled to the spring. In accordance with at least one embodiment, the first pulley assembly and the second pulley assembly are disposed within the pulley housing. In accordance with at least one embodiment, a cable stop assembly is coupled to the cable stop housing. In accordance with at least one embodiment, the cable retractor is configured to be mountable to a cable access enclosure in a plurality of orientations.
US09434573B2
A method is disclosed for reducing feed rate variations when unwinding a web material to transport the web material away from the parent roll at a web takeoff point where the feed rate variations are induced by parent roll geometry variations. The method utilizes calculated and/or measured data to make suitable adjustments in the driving speed for an out-of-round parent roll to get closer to a relatively constant feed rate. By dividing the parent roll into 1, 2, . . . n sectors, the data can be refined to a relatively high degree taking into account high speed data processing capabilities as well as operating system response times to make appropriate driving speed adjustments.
US09434569B2
A receiving well for use with a thermal dye sublimation printing apparatus is disclosed. The receiving well is used to receive cut sheets printed using the thermal dye sublimation printing. The receiving well includes two angled surfaces, referred to herein as ramps. The ramps are spaced apart from one another, and a waste area is positioned between the two ramps. The waste area captures the scrap or waste paper that can result from cutting the receiver media after printing. In some embodiments, both ramps slope down to the bottom surface of the receiving well. In other embodiments, one of the ramps is raised off the bottom surface of the receiving well at its lowest point. The waste area may also be offset such that it is closer to one side of the receiving well than the other.
US09434566B2
A packaging machine (10) includes a machine foundation (22) and a variable-width belt system (24). The variable-width belt system (24) is moved relative to the packaging machine and configured to establish a belt pocket (26). A product is admitted into the belt pocket and rolled onto itself to establish a rolled product (16) as the belt moves relative to the machine foundation (22).
US09434559B2
A loading dock seal system includes a closed-cell foam buffer adapted to be positioned proximate a loading dock surface and a foam padding disposed adjacent the closed-cell foam buffer and affixed thereto. A fabric cover, being free of overlapping members proximate the loading dock surface, defines an interior volume. The closed-cell foam buffer and the foam padding are disposed within the interior volume. A fabric fastener being free of overlapping portions defines an aperture through the fabric cover that is sized to receive and to release the affixed closed-cell foam buffer and the foam padding from the interior volume. Fabric tabs are connected to the fabric cover and extend away from and are substantially parallel to the rear side of the fabric cover. The attachment of the fabric tabs to the loading dock surface is adapted to be free of mounting brackets.
US09434554B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus for separating objects. The apparatus comprises a conveyor arrangement (1) and an actuator (30). The conveyor arrangement comprises a conveyor belt (10) disposed as an endless loop over two rollers (21, 22). The conveyor belt has a substantially horizontally arranged surface (5) for receiving a plurality of objects. The actuator comprises a drive axis (31), an actuating structure (32) and a connection structure connecting the drive axis with the actuating structure. The drive axis is connectible to a motor to enable rotational movement of the drive axis. The connection unit is arranged for converting the rotational movement into movement of the actuating structure in a direction substantially perpendicular to the object receiving surface plane. The actuating structure is located underneath the conveyor belt for creating movement of the surface in this direction. The conveyor arrangement and the actuator are independently controllable.
US09434546B2
End drive for a conveyor, comprising a conveying track (6) for, during use, guiding a conveying part of a modular conveyor mat (2) of the side-flexing type, a return guide (10) extending at a distance along the conveying part for return guidance of a return part of the conveyor mat, and a gear drive (16) located between the conveying track and the return guide for, through engagement on the conveyor mat, drivingly having the conveyor mat round from the conveying track to the return guide. The conveying track and the return guide comprise a bend segment where the conveying part and the return part of the conveyor mat, respectively, are guided in their planes through a bend. The gear drive drives the conveyor mat only in an area corresponding to the outer side of the bend segment where successive modules of the conveyor mat are substantially pitched, and leaves the conveyor mat free in an area corresponding to the inner side of the bend segment where successive modules of the conveyor mat are at least partly slid into each other. The return guide comprises a guiding envelope (E).
US09434523B2
The present invention is related to a reclosable flow pack comprising one or more fin seal(s) (30) and one or more cross-seal(s) (31), said flow pack comprising a cold-seal adhesive pattern (11, 301, 302, 401, 402) forming a seal between a first (3) and a second (4) sealing portion, the cold-seal adhesive pattern (301, 401) of the first portion being only partly in register with the cold-seal adhesive pattern (302, 402) of the second portion, the bonding force of the cold-seal adhesive to the first (3) and the second (4) sealing portions being lower than the bonding force within the cold-seal adhesive on the portions in register (7, 100, 101), so that the cold-seal adhesive on the portions of the cold-seal adhesive patterns in register is separated from the first or from the second sealing portion when the seal is opened.
US09434522B2
A packaging (100, 200) for storing a free-flowing, paste-like or powdery substance (110), includes a bottom foil (120, 220) and a covering foil (130, 230) which are sealed to each other at least in certain portions, and a removal chamber (140, 240) which is formed from regions of the bottom foil and the covering foil that are detachably sealed to one another at least in certain portions, wherein the removal chamber can be opened by detaching at least a first portion (131, 231) of the covering foil from the bottom foil, wherein a second portion (132, 232), which is arranged adjacent to the first portion, of the covering foil displays less deformation resistance than the first portion of the covering foil, so that plastic deformation, required for opening the removal chamber, of the covering foil occurs substantially in the second portion of the covering foil.
US09434515B2
The present provides a pair of foam tubes intended to be placed over windshield wipers. The Simple Cover's design provides consumers a way of protecting their windshield wipers from harsh weather and other environmental elements. The Simple Cover is comprised of a pair of durable, tube shaped protective covers intended to fit snugly over windshield wipers. In an embodiment, the foam cover further comprises a carrying handle.
US09434512B2
A track and handle assembly for use with a flexible package is provided. The rigid box-like track has a top wall defining an elongated slot. The track may be recessed within an opening in the package wall. The handle assembly comprises a flexible handle and moveable guide members captured within the track and biased away from each other by the resiliently flexible handle. The handle assembly is moveable between a first position in which the handle is flat and a second position in which the handle is arc shaped.
US09434511B1
An article container adapted to removably attach to furniture is provided. The article container may form an enclosure that is enclosed by a movable flap. The article container may provide cooperating straps and buckles for removably securing to the arm rest of the furniture. The article container may be adapted to prevent unwanted objects from contacting the articles retained in the enclosure.
US09434502B2
A packing box for display comprising a top plate adapted to surround the top surfaces of items disposed in the packing box; a bottom plate adapted to surround the underside surfaces of the items; a left plate adapted to surround the left surfaces of the items; and a right plate adapted to surround the right surfaces of the items.
US09434494B2
A bag making and packaging machine sandwiches a tubular film between a first horn and a first anvil and ultrasonically transversely seals it. The bag making and packaging machine includes: a knife disposed in an anvil-side knife movement space formed in the first anvil; a knife-driving part, and guides provided to each of two ends of the first anvil, on which guide spaces, by which movement of the knife is guided when the knife is driven by the air cylinder, are formed. The width of the guide spaces with respect to a direction orthogonal to both a length direction and a movement direction of the knife is less than the width of the anvil-side knife movement space with respect to the same direction.
US09434493B2
A packaging device includes a conveyance mechanism, a guide portion, a heating portion, and a processor. The conveyance mechanism is configured to convey, in a conveyance direction along a conveyance path, a base on which an object is placed. The guide portion is configured to guide a film for packaging and to move along a movement path. The heating portion is provided below the conveyance path, is configured to heat the film, and includes a plurality of heating units that are arranged parallel to the conveyance path and that are arranged side by side in a direction intersecting the conveyance direction. Each of the plurality of heating units includes a heater and an urging portion. The urging portion is configured to urge the heater upward toward the conveyance path. The processor is configured to cause the heating portion to heat the film guided to a lower side of the base.
US09434484B2
A transport device for use when mounting interior component modules in an aircraft includes an undercarriage and an interior component module carrier unit. The interior component module carrier unit is supported on the undercarriage and is adapted to be connected to an interior component module, which is preassembled outside of the aircraft, in order to transport the interior component module with the aid of the transport device into a final assembly position in an aircraft fuselage element. At least a part of the interior component module carrier unit is movable relative to the undercarriage such that an interior component module connected to the interior component module carrier unit is movable horizontally and vertically relative to the undercarriage.
US09434480B2
Display systems and methods for generating a display providing runway illusion alleviation are disclosed herein. An exemplary method for generating a display includes the steps of determining a position of the aircraft in a vicinity of an approaching runway, retrieving terrain data regarding the vicinity of the approaching runway and retrieving runway data regarding the approaching runway, determining the existence of a runway illusion effect by analyzing the terrain data and the runway data. The method further includes the steps of rendering graphical terrain imagery and rendering graphical runway imagery on the flight display in accordance with the terrain data and the runway data and rendering a graphical runway illusion alleviation object on the flight display.
US09434478B2
The present invention relates to an aircraft cockpit with a double flight deck in which a central pane of a windscreen can be removed in order to at least partially clear an opening in order to constitute an emergency exit and ensure natural ventilation of the cockpit. Moreover, a central portion of a glare shield and of a flight station instrument panel are optionally moveable in order to facilitate access to the opening in the event of the need for emergency evacuation.
US09434438B1
Disclosed is a method for driving a two-wheel self-balancing scooter to maintain straight drivability at occurrence of external force. The method includes a driving ready step of applying a power to the two-wheel self-balancing scooter (S10), a driving step of setting a driving speed and a forward/backward direction by leaning an occupant's body forward or backward (S20), when one wheel goes flat, a revolutions increasing step of rapidly increasing revolutions of the flat wheel (S30), a revolutions decreasing step of decreasing revolutions of a normal wheel according to the revolutions of the flat wheel (S40), a revolutions synchronizing step of equally setting the revolutions of the flat wheel and the normal wheel (S50), and a synchronization repeating step of repeating the revolutions synchronizing step (S60).
US09434431B2
A drive-by-wire steering system on a vehicle requiring counter-steering includes a driver input mechanism, for example, a steering wheel, joystick, voice command receiver, or keyboard, and a control system. A sensor receives driver input and sends that information to the control system. An engagement mechanism, for example, a clutch, separates the driver input mechanism from controlling the vehicle. The control system further includes at least one actuator, a wheel, and a mechanical linkage controllable via the engagement mechanism in order for the control system to articulate a steering mechanism, for example, the front wheel of the vehicle, as appropriate.
US09434430B2
A biped walking robot control method is for master-slave control of walking of a biped walking robot. The biped walking robot control method includes a weight detection step of detecting weights applied to a ground respectively by a right leg and a left leg of an operator, a target ZMP calculation step of calculating a target ZMP when the biped walking robot produces weights having a ratio of the detected right leg weight and left leg weight, and a control step of controlling the biped walking robot in accordance with the calculated target ZMP.
US09434427B1
Track-module bogie-suspension apparatus for attachment to a track module having a frame, a drive wheel and an endless track. The bogie-suspension apparatus comprises (a) a bogie assembly having a bogie mount, at least one rotatable ground-engaging bogie wheel thereon, and forward and rearward bogie-mount connections; (b) first and second load- and ground-responsive suspension joints spaced from one another in a forward/rearward direction; and (c) leading and trailing suspension elements each having an upper end and a lower end, the upper ends of the leading and trailing suspension elements rotatably attached to the first and second suspension joints, respectively, and the lower ends thereof rotatably attached to the rearward and forward bogie-mount connections, respectively.
US09434419B1
A flexible flap assembly configured to be mounted behind a wheel of a vehicle is disclosed herein. The flexible flap assembly includes a flap body portion, the flap body portion being formed from a flexible material; and a plurality of attachment members operatively coupled to an upper end region of the flap body portion, the plurality of attachment members being in the form of a plurality of retaining straps. The flexible flap assembly is configured to be releasably mounted to a portion of the vehicle using the plurality of attachment members. In one or more embodiments, the flexible flap assembly is provided as part of a kit, which also includes a carrying case and a flap reminder tag. A method of using the flexible flap kit is also disclosed.
US09434407B2
In one aspect, a wake-up circuit is provided for triggering a determination of an absolute rotational position of a rotatable shaft of a motor in an electric power steering system of a vehicle. The wake-up circuit includes a plurality of inputs coupled to separate phases of the motor. A voltage boosting circuit is operable to increase a back electromotive force (EMF) voltage induced on one or more of the inputs by rotation of the rotatable shaft of the motor and produce at least one voltage-boosted back EMF voltage. A comparator circuit is operable to compare the at least one voltage-boosted back EMF voltage to a reference voltage and trigger a monitoring system to perform the determination of the absolute rotational position of the rotatable shaft of the motor in the electric power steering system based on a result of the compare during an ignition off state of the vehicle.
US09434399B2
A fastening belt structure for a trolley contains: a first body, a second body, and a third body. The first body includes a female buckle disposed on a first end thereof and its second end mounted on a support post of a first side of the trolley. The second body includes a male buckle fixed on a first end thereof and an engagement unit secured on a second end thereof. The third body includes a first end coupled with a support post of a second side of the trolley and includes a second end inserted through the engagement unit and being a tail segment. The engagement unit includes a connection portion for connecting with the second body, a stopping plate, a first recess and a second recess which are configured to insert the third body, and an engaging plate rotatably coupled with the second recess.
US09434394B2
An axlebox assembly having at least one rolling bearing designed to be mounted on an axle, and a cover designed to be fastened with the axle such as to axially maintain the at least one rolling bearing between the cover and an abutment of the axle is provided. A backing ring is mounted on the axle between the at least one rolling bearing and the abutment. The backing ring includes a deformable portion so as to substantially fit the shape of the abutment of the axle.
US09434383B2
An integrative control system and a method for controlling a blind spot detection system (BSDS) and a lane keeping assist system (LKAS) for stable driving of a vehicle are provided, in which, when the vehicle is deviated from its lane and another vehicle is positioned in a blind spot, an estimated lateral distance is calculated using time-to-collision, and side brake control by the ABSD system and steering angle control by the LKAS are performed based on the estimated lateral distance.
US09434382B1
Arrangements related to the detection of objects in an external environment of a vehicle are presented. At least a portion of the external environment can be sensed to detect a first order object therein. It can be determined whether the first order object includes a translucent portion. Responsive to determining that the first order object includes a translucent portion, the translucent portion can be analyzed to determine whether a second order object is located within the translucent portion. Responsive to determining that a second order object is located within the translucent portion, the second order object can be analyzed. Information about the second order object can be presented to a vehicle occupant, an alert regarding the second order object can be presented to a vehicle occupant, and/or, when the vehicle is an autonomous vehicle, a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle can be determined.
US09434381B2
A method and system of avoiding a collision between an object attached to a rear of a vehicle and an object behind the vehicle during reverse maneuvering of the vehicle includes determining with an electronic control unit of the vehicle an adjusted top height of a first object attached to a rear of the vehicle. The electronic control unit then determines whether the adjusted top height is lower than a clearance height of a second object behind the vehicle and unattached to the vehicle. Upon determining that the adjusted top height of the first object is not lower than the clearance height of the second object, the electronic control unit determines that the first object would collide with the second object if the vehicle is reverse maneuvered too close to the second object and upon determining that the collision would occur alerting a user of the vehicle.
US09434377B2
A hybrid drive device has a clutch connecting and disconnecting an output shaft and an input shaft, a first motor generator that rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the input shaft, an allowable clutch heat generation amount calculation portion that calculates the allowable clutch heat generation amount, an allowable differential clutch rotation speed calculation portion which calculates the allowable differential clutch rotation speed for when engagement starts, on the basis of the allowable clutch heat generation amount, and a motor generator rotation control portion that controls the rotation speed of the first motor generator such that the differential clutch rotation speed when engagement starts and during engagement is no more than the allowable differential clutch rotation speed when engagement starts.
US09434375B2
A drive system and a method of driving a vehicle in which the drive system includes a combustion engine, a brake device for braking the vehicle, an electric machine, an energy storage connected to the electric machine, at least one electric assembly operated by electric energy and a planetary gear including a sun wheel, a ring wheel and a planet wheel holder. A control unit is adapted to, when the vehicle is in motion, a driving moment is demanded and a coupling member is in a first position, based on a comparison between the demanded driving moment and a necessary moment required for operation of the electric assembly, control at least one of the combustion engine, the brake device and the electric machine such that desired electric energy is provided for operation of the electric assembly.
US09434370B2
Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle drive system including: first differential mechanism provided with a rotary element connected to engine and rotary element connected to a first electric motor; a second differential mechanism provided with a rotary element connected to second electric motor and a rotary element connected to output rotary member; first clutch configured to selectively connect rotary element of first differential mechanism connected to engine or first electric motor, to rotary element of second differential mechanism connected to output rotary member; manually operated shifting device; and parking lock mechanism provided with parking lock gear fixed directly or indirectly to output rotary member and rotary motion which is prevented when shifting device is placed in parking position, control apparatus including parking lock control portion configured to release parking lock gear for permitting rotary motion of parking lock gear while first clutch is placed in its engaged state.
US09434369B1
A method is provided for detecting an uncommanded brake overdrive condition in an aircraft brake control system. Method comprises monitoring, by an electric brake actuator controller (EBAC) in the brake control system, at least one of the following: a load cell current for deviation from a nominal load cell current and a load cell output signal (LC Sig+) and (LC Sig−) of a plurality of individual load cells and an excitation voltage signal comprising a (Vexc+) signal and a (Vexc−) signal. EBAC detects at least one resistance disturbance indicating the uncommanded brake overdrive condition if load cell current is less than nominal load cell current, if an absolute value of the difference between a sum of LC Sig+LC Sig− for at least one individual load cell and a sum of Vexc++Vexc− is greater than a predefined threshold, or both.
US09434367B2
A brake control apparatus includes a first pressure-applying section connected through a first oil passage to a wheel cylinder; a pump; a communication valve provided on a second oil passage which connects the first oil passage with the pump; a backflow passage connecting a suction side of the pump with a portion between the pump and the communication valve; a pressure-regulating valve provided on the backflow passage; and a control unit. The control unit attains a first state that causes the first pressure-applying section to apply hydraulic pressure to the wheel cylinder, and a second state that causes the pump to apply hydraulic pressure to the wheel cylinder by driving the pump and at least one of the communication valve and the pressure-regulating valve. The control unit actuates the at least one with a delay relative to an actuation of the pump, when switching to the second state.
US09434366B1
A parking apparatus is provided for a vehicle. The apparatus comprises an electronic parking brake (EPB) valve having an air outlet port. The apparatus also comprises a pneumatic delivery line interconnecting the air outlet port of the EPB valve and a spring brake system to allow air pressure from the EPB valve to be applied to the spring brake system to maintain parking brakes of the vehicle in released position. The apparatus further comprises a normally-open solenoid valve having an air inlet port which is in communication with the delivery line which interconnects the air outlet port of the EPB valve and the spring brake system, wherein the solenoid valve is operable to vent air pressure from the delivery line and thereby to apply the spring brake system to park the vehicle in response to loss of electrical power to the solenoid valve.
US09434362B2
A braking system for an electric vehicle has a first wheel having a first friction brake and an electric motor and a second having a second friction brake. A first user-actuated brake lever is coupled to the first friction brake. The first brake lever has a first sensor indicating actuation of the first brake lever. A second user-actuated brake lever is coupled to the second friction brake. The second brake lever has a second sensor indicating actuation of the second brake lever. An electronic control unit electronically coupled to the first and second sensors and the electric motor commands the electric motor to operate as a generator when at least one of the brake levers is actuated.
US09434360B2
A method for preventing a stationary vehicle (12) from rolling away, wherein a holding mode can be activated by actuating a brake pedal (18), wherein at least one wheel brake device (14) of the vehicle (12) is controlled in the holding mode in order to generate a braking force in such a way that the vehicle (12) is held in the stationary state, and wherein a physical variable which represents the actuation of the brake pedal is detected, wherein the holding mode is activated if a gradient of the physical variable exceeds an activation threshold value.
US09434355B2
The present invention relates to an adapter for use in releasably attaching a wiper assembly to a wiper arm having an attachment member including a track extending to a terminal edge and defined by a base and walls depending therefrom and having fins that extend from the walls. The wiper adapter includes a body having first and second ends, a pair of opposing sidewalls extending longitudinally therebetween and having an inside and outside surface each, a strap connecting the sidewalls for engaging the base of the wiper arm, at least one resilient locking tab disposed adjacent to the second end and extending from at least one of the inside surfaces of the sidewalls for engaging at least one of the fins of the wiper arm, and a stop disposed between the sidewalls adjacent to the first end for abutting the terminal edge of the wiper arm.
US09434346B2
An airbag module having a first nozzle (10) enclosing a first gas compartment (G1), and a first inflator. At least one adaptive ventilation device for the first gas compartment (G1) is provided with a ventilation opening (12) bordered by flexible material and at least one throttle device with a tear seam, which, in a first state, throttles the gas flow more strongly than in a second state. A second cover (44) surrounding a second gas compartment (G2) and a gas source for the second gas compartment (G2) are provided, wherein the tear seam (49) extends through the second gas compartment and, upon filling of the second gas compartment (G2) by the gas source, the seam ruptures and the adaptive ventilation device passes from the first, to the second state.
US09434345B2
An airbag comprises an airbag main body formed into a bag by a front panel and a rear panel, a vent hole formed on the rear panel, a vent cover that is attached to an outer surface of the rear panel and opens and closes the vent hole, a tether provided on the vent cover, a vent patch attached to an inner surface of the rear panel, and a tether cover attached to the inner surface of the rear panel, overlapping the vent patch, wherein: the tether is pulled from a slit formed near the vent hole of the rear panel into the interior of the airbag main body and then inserted through an area between the vent patch and the tether cover.
US09434339B2
A restraint device for restraining an occupant in a vehicle includes a belt, an inflator, a gas guide, and a flexible tether. The belt includes a first layer, a second layer, and a seal between the first and second layers. The first and second layers extend from a first end of the belt to a second end of the belt. The seal cooperates with the first and second layers to form an inflatable portion of the belt. The inflator is operable to provide pressurized gas. The gas guide has a first end placed over an outlet of the inflator and a second end extending into the inflatable portion of the belt. The flexible tether secures the gas guide to the belt.
US09434329B2
A multiply-redundant system that prevents a driver from starting and/or moving a vehicle if a compressed natural gas fill system is not correctly and completely disconnected from the vehicle. One or more sensors in combination with one or more optional microswitches combine to lock-out the vehicle's ignition or otherwise prevent it from starting and/or moving. For different levels of safety, different combinations of sensors can be used with the lowest level having a single proximity sensor sensing the presence or absence of a high-pressure fill hose. The highest level of safety being achieved by having separate proximity sensors on the fuel fill hose fitting, the gas cap cover and a manual safety valve along with a redundant microswitch. An optional override that may be restricted as to the number of times it can be used can allow starting with a faulty sensor in order to allow maintenance.
US09434296B2
A motor vehicle headlamp assembly mounted to a front corner of a motor vehicle between a side fender panel and a front body panel has a front portion and a rear portion, a forward mount attached to a front structure of the motor vehicle, and a rearward mount attached to a rear structure of the motor vehicle situated rearward of the front structure. An anchor cable has a first end attached to the rear portion of the headlamp assembly and a second end attached to the motor vehicle proximate the rear structure, whereby the rear portion of the headlamp assembly is substantially restrained from rearward, upward, and outward movement during a low velocity impact event.
US09434295B2
An apparatus for driving a headlight cover includes a rotary shaft rotated by a motor and covered with shields. A rotary member extends from the rotary shaft, rotates with the rotary shaft, and has at least one protrusion on a surface. A plurality of guides are fitted around the rotary member and have grooves on inner sides, respectively, to receive the protrusion of the rotary member. An elastic member is fitted on the guides.
US09434289B2
A cargo hauling mechanism for safely transporting long materials under a vehicle is disclosed. The cargo hauling mechanism includes a support assembly suspended from the frame of the vehicle and a support assembly suspended from the hitch of the vehicle. Each assembly supports one end of the cargo and has two horizontal members that clamp against the cargo to securely hold the cargo in fixed position during transport. Long cargo is slid into the support assemblies from the back of the vehicle and the support assemblies are manually compressed with a clamp at each end of the support assemblies.
US09434287B2
A vehicle tray for retaining food and/or drink items which includes a center slot for receiving a seat buckle in order to stably retain the tray during vehicular movement.
US09434285B2
A frame structure to be provided in a seat back having a seatbelt retractor and a seatbelt guide at a top of a seat, wherein the frame structure is an integral structure including an oblique frame obliquely extending upwardly to a seatbelt guide installation section from a first support point located at an end side of a lower part of the seat back in a seat width direction, a vertical frame extending upwardly from a second support point located at another end side of the lower part of the seat back in the seat width direction and connects to the oblique frame at a top, and a transverse frame extending between a lower end of the oblique frame and a lower end of the vertical frame.
US09434272B2
The present disclosure discloses a battery management system that uses a small number of opto-couplers to reduce a production cost. The battery management system is controlled to maintain a turn-off state in a normal condition. Also, switches are connected in series, and the switches are connected such that when any one switch turns on, switches connected subsequent to the turned-on switch turn on in sequential order. The turn-on of the last connected switch causes a switch turning on an opto-coupler to be turned on. As a result, when the opto-coupler turns on, a battery management device may transmit information to an external device.
US09434270B1
Charge units for charging an electric vehicle and methods for cloud access and programming of data for charge units are provided. In one example, a charging unit is connectable to a charge source (e.g., electricity) and has an connector (cord) for coupling the charge unit to the electric vehicle. The charge unit includes a port for interfacing with and charging an auxiliary battery. A display has a graphical user interface (GUI) for providing charge status information of a main battery of a vehicle and/or the auxiliary battery when connected to the port of the charge unit. The charge unit further including a communications port for providing data of the charge unit to the cloud services, for access and control by a remote computer. An advertising system will serve ads to the charge units, vehicle displays and/or the remote computers while charging or after charging.
US09434259B2
An electric vehicle control apparatus includes a plurality of current collectors that take in electric power from an outside, a convertor unit that converts a voltage input through the current collectors into a direct current having a predetermined value, and a power storage unit connected to and charged and discharged by the convertor unit. The convertor unit includes a convertor circuit and a control unit. The control unit includes a current adjusting unit that generates a current command which is a command for an electric current of the convertor circuit, and adjusts the magnitude of the current command on the basis of a current collector state signal. The control unit further includes a current control unit that controls the electric current of the convertor circuit on the basis of the current command.
US09434250B2
A modular PTO assembly and an engine system comprising a modular PTO assembly are disclosed. The modular PTO assembly is configured to be mounted and secured to a crankcase of an engine, and includes a front cover positioned on a base plate so as to define a housing. The modular PTO assembly also comprises a power input sprocket mechanically coupled to a power output sprocket via a chain. The power input sprocket is coupled to a nose of a crankshaft and is configured to rotate at an approximately same speed as the crankshaft. The power output sprocket is configured to be coupled to a shaft of an auxiliary component and to rotate at an approximately same speed as the shaft, thereby transferring power from the engine to the auxiliary component.
US09434248B2
A fuel tank opening and closing device is equipped with a tank opening forming member equipped with an injection port forming member having an insertion path and a tank side path arranged outside and inside an injection port, an injection port opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing the injection port, an insertion path forming member, and a drainage mechanism having a drainage path that connects the insertion path and the outside, and exhausts to the outside fuel that has accumulated inside the insertion path, and barrier members arranged on the drainage path. The barrier members are arranged with a labyrinth as the drainage path so that the insertion path cannot be seen from outside.
US09434244B2
The present invention relates to all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seating surfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to trail compliant side-by-side all terrain vehicles.
US09434242B2
A door trim assembly includes a weather strip and a door trim. The door trim includes a holder plate portion arranged opposite the weather strip, an upper holder portion and a lower holder portion projecting from the holder plate portion toward the weather strip, and a support portion. The lower holder portion has a lower holder basal portion continuing from the holder plate portion, and has a gap distance from the upper holder portion. The lower holder portion and the upper holder portion hold a stopper portion of the weather strip therebetween. The support portion is provided near a portion of the holder plate portion where the lower holder basal portion of the lower holder portion continues, and is elastically deformable so that the lower holder portion is moved downwardly to increase the gap distance according to insertion of the stopper portion into a space formed by the gap distance.
US09434241B2
A vehicle sun visor includes: a sun visor body; a support shaft; and a damper configured to apply braking force at the time when the sun visor body turns. The damper includes: a rotor and a rotor case that supports the rotor such that the rotor is rotatable around its axis. The rotor includes a cylindrical portion in which the support shaft is inserted, the cylindrical portion being held so as to be non-rotatable with respect to the support shaft. The rotor case is held by the sun visor body in a state where the rotor case is non-rotatable with respect to the sun visor body.
US09434238B2
An air vent (10) having a housing (12) and an air guiding means (14) that is swivel-mounted in the housing (12) includes a mounting (24) by means of which the air guiding means (14) is mounted on the housing (12) for swiveling about at least one swivel axis, the mounting (24) being formed by a ball joint (30) having a bearing shell (34) and a ball head (32) mounted in the bearing shell (34), and the ball head (32) being of a multipart configuration with at least two spherical segments (50, 52), and a spring member (54) being provided that acts upon the spherical segments (50, 52) of the ball head (32) with a force that seeks to push the spherical segments (50, 52) apart.
US09434231B2
A truck body that efficiently hauls homogeneous and cohesive materials that typically coagulate and adhere together in one consolidated mass. The adhesion of this consolidated mass to the surface of the truck body is minimized and the build up of “carryback” is effectively prevented during haul cycles. Hauled amalgamated materials are dumped from the truck body such that the amalgamation breaks up and is safely dumped. One typical material that displays such a coagulated conglomerate massing is “oil sands” from which oil is extracted. The body design encourages the material to break up as it is dumped by using outwardly tapered walls and a non-linear edge from which the loaded material falls.
US09434229B2
A suspension control system for a vehicle having a wheel (52) mounted to the vehicle via a suspension device mounted to a mounting point on the vehicle with an electric motor being arranged to apply to the wheel a torque for driving the wheel, the suspension control system comprising a controller arranged to modulate a torque applied to the wheel by the electric motor based on the relative longitudinal movement of the wheel with respect to the mounting point on the vehicle.
US09434222B2
A snap-in tire valve for mounting in a valve hole in a wheel rim, having a valve body and a resilient member having an overall shape including a groove and a rib adapted to snap into and be retained in the hole. The resilient member may include a rubber that is the reaction product of ethylene-propylene copolymer elastomer, a peroxide curative, zinc diacrylate or zinc dimethacrylate, and a high-density inert filler, such as barium sulfate. The resilient member may include a first and second rubber members of different compositions from each other and defining two layers under the groove. The thickness of the layer of the first rubber member is preferably greater than the thickness of the layer of the second rubber member.
US09434219B1
A tire changing machine including enhanced control features for automated operator of tire change procedures with operator oversight and ability to manually adjust machine operation when desired. Dead man control input, user interfaces and programs for implementing the interfaces, methods for completing tire bead seating, informational displays of wheel rim and tire information, coordinated tool positioning, and automated lubrication features are described.
US09434217B2
In a wheel position detection apparatus, a first controlling section of a transmitter repeatedly transmits a frame including specific identification information at a timing when an angle of the transmitter is at a predetermined angle. A second control unit of a receiver receives the frame transmitted from the transmitter, and identifies which of a plurality of wheels the transmitter that has transmitted the frame is attached to. The receiver changes an allowable range of variability in accordance with a road surface condition indicated by a degree of road surface roughness every time the frame is received, and sets the allowable range of variability wider for a road surface that is rough than for a road surface that is not rough.
US09434214B2
A pneumatic tire comprises a tread block having a top face provided with a three-dimensional sipe, the sipe extending along its longitudinal direction with an angle of 0 to 45 degrees with respect to a tire axial direction, the sipe having a first opening configuration extending in a wavy manner with amplitude W and a cycle a1 in a cross sectional view of the block parallel to the top face, the sipe having a second opening configuration extending in a wavy manner with amplitude W and a cycle a2 in a cross sectional view of the block perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the sipe, and the sipe satisfying the following relation (1) in a rectangular coordinate system in which the x-axis corresponds to the longitudinal direction, the z-axis corresponds to a depth direction of the sipe: y=W·sin {(2π·x/a1)+(2π·z/a2)+θ}.
US09434210B2
A vehicle traction jack that functions as a traction mat platform, ramp, and vehicle jack to assist a vehicle's tire when a tire is stuck in a rut, hole, or some sort of terrain or weather condition such as sand, gravel, dirt, mud, or snow is disclosed. The traction jack comprises a first plate and second plate, a hinge assembly, and a removable center jack mechanism. The first and second plates can extend to a partially-opened or fully-opened position forming a ramp and traction mat platform. The removable center jack mechanism attaches to first plate and second plate via pins. Easily stored in a vehicle at all times, a single user can use the traction jack to help move any type of vehicle's tire.
US09434207B2
A wheel design which includes: a rectangular display positioned at the center of the wheel; a diamond display centered within the rectangular display; crossbars including a horizontal mounting bar and a vertical mounting bar, where the crossbars support the rectangular display and cross at the center of the wheel, wherein the crossbars extend beyond the rectangular display; a first rectangular display at a top end of the vertical mounting bar; a second rectangular display at a bottom end of the vertical mounting bar; a third rectangular display at a left end of the horizontal mounting bar; and a fourth rectangular display at a right end of the horizontal mounting bar. Each respective rectangular display includes a diamond display centered therein.
US09434205B2
A method is provided for laminating a thermoplastic layer to at least a print area of a printed thermoplastic substrate (e.g. a polycarbonate substrate and laminate layer). A printed thermoplastic substrate comprises a print area on which an image (e.g. a portrait) is printed (e.g. by inkjet printing), the print area comprising a pattern of recessed cells separated by bridges. Each cell comprises recessed image receiving surfaces below a nominal surface of the print area for holding the ink of the printed image. The bridges have surface areas above the ink and the surface areas of the bridges comprising enough of the print area to provide lamination bonding areas. Using heat and pressure, a thermoplastic layer is laminated to at least the print area of the thermoplastic substrate to form lamination bonding between the thermoplastic layer and the lamination bonding areas provided by the surface areas of the bridges.
US09434197B2
Markings on products are disclosed. In one embodiment, the products have housings and the markings are to be provided on the housings. For example, a housing for a particular product can include an outer housing surface and the markings can be provided on the outer housing surface so as to be visible from the outside of the housing. The markings may be precisely formed using a laser. Processing may be used to increase reflectivity of the markings.
US09434193B2
A decoloring apparatus includes a sheet conveying unit, a scanner, a decoloring unit positioned downstream of the scanner, a user interface, and a controller. The user interface includes a resolution setting section configured to receive input for setting the resolution of the image to be scanned by the scanner, and a processing mode setting section configured to receive input for setting whether to execute scanning processing by the scanner and for setting whether to execute decoloring processing by the decoloring unit. The controller is configured to control contents of the user interface and to perform a mode limiting processing so that when one of the scanning processing and decoloring processing is set to be executed, the other of the scanning processing and decoloring processing cannot be set to be executed.
US09434191B2
A device for printing on media disposed on a backing may include a printer with a housing including a media cover, a media cover release actuator, and a peeler assembly actuator. The media cover release actuator and the peeler assembly actuator may each be accessible for actuation by a user when the media cover is in a closed position. The media cover release actuator may be configured to release the media cover from the closed position in response to actuation by a user. The peeler assembly may at least partially be enclosed by the housing and it may be engagable between a peeling position, where the printer is configured to peel the media from the backing, and a non-peeling position, where the printer is not configured to peel the media from the backing.
US09434170B1
A print device includes a head portion, a wiper, a first wall portion, a pressing piece, a support member, and inserted members. The head portion has a nozzle face with a nozzle for discharging a liquid onto a print medium and moves in relation to the print medium. The wiper is provided between the first wall portion and the support member. The wiper is a plate-shaped elastic body and is opposed to the nozzle face. The pressing piece is provided in the first wall portion and presses against the wiper to maintain the wiper in a state of elastic deformation. The inserted members extend between the support member and the first wall portion and are inserted into a plurality of the holes formed in the wiper. The support member supports the wiper. The wiper wipes the nozzle face.
US09434164B2
An ink jet recording apparatus according to the invention includes an ink, and a discharge head that discharges the ink, in which the discharge head includes a plurality of pressure chambers respectively communicating with a plurality of nozzle holes formed in a nozzle plate, a vibration plate changing the capacity of each of the plurality of pressure chambers, and an ink supply chamber for supplying the ink to the plurality of pressure chambers, the capacity of the pressure chamber is 10.0×106 μm3 or less, the density in which the plurality of nozzle holes are arranged in the nozzle plate is 200 dpi or more, the ink includes a pigment, water, an organic solvent, and a resin component, a ratio (organic solvent/water) of a mass of the organic solvent to a mass of the water in the ink is 0.2 to 0.5, and a solid content of the resin component in the ink is 1.5 mass % or more.
US09434163B2
A method for manufacturing a liquid jetting apparatus, which is provided with: a flow passage formation member including a pressure chamber, and a piezoelectric actuator having a vibration film provided on the flow passage formation member, a piezoelectric film arranged on the vibration film to correspond to the pressure chamber, first and second electrodes arranged on different surfaces of the piezoelectric film, a first protective film covering the piezoelectric film, a wire connected to the second electrode, and a second protective film covering the wire, includes: forming a first protective film on the vibration film to cover the piezoelectric film and the second electrode; forming the wire and the second protective film to cover the wire with the first protective film covering the piezoelectric film and the second electrode; and removing a part, of the first protective film, that overlaps with the second electrode, after forming the second protective film.
US09434158B2
An inkjet recording device includes an image forming section that records an image by applying ink, a heating-drying processing section that dries ink droplets applied to the sheet P, a sensor that is provided on a downstream side of the image forming section in the conveying direction and detects an ambient temperature outside the heating-drying processing section in the device, and a control unit that controls the ambient temperature outside the heating-drying processing section in the device. In the case where the ambient temperature is in a target range, the control unit switches the inkjet recording device to a recording mode in which set temperature of the heating-drying processing section is used as a target value corresponding to the time of recording from a standby mode in which set temperature of the heating-drying processing section is used as a target value corresponding to the time of standby.
US09434151B2
An LED unit includes: a plurality of LED modules each having an LED chip for generating ultraviolet ray provided in a package which has an opening formed on one surface and a lens formed to cover the opening of the package; a substrate-shaped base block where the LED modules are mounted in a first direction; and a heat radiation member where a plurality of the base blocks is provided in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The heat radiation member has a plurality of inclined surfaces where each of the base blocks is disposed. Further, one inclined surface and the other inclined surface of the heat radiation member are inclined to face each other in the second direction.
US09434150B2
In an aspect, a system and method for assembling a semiconductor device on a receiving surface of a destination substrate is disclosed. In another aspect, a system and method for assembling a semiconductor device on a destination substrate with topographic features is disclosed. In another aspect, a gravity-assisted separation system and method for printing semiconductor device is disclosed. In another aspect, various features of a transfer device for printing semiconductor devices are disclosed.
US09434144B2
A plate structure and method of manufacturing a plate structure, the plate structure including a first plate; an optical laminate on the first plate, the optical laminate including an optical plate on the first plate and a film dam along a top periphery of the optical plate; a second plate on the optical laminate; and a resin layer in a space provided by the film dam, the resin layer attaching the optical plate to the second plate.
US09434139B2
A system for repair of damaged holes in composite structures incorporates a repair system tool device having a sleeve sized to be closely received in a hole in a composite structure. The sleeve has a central bore for receiving parent resin and an array of orifices for radial expulsion of the parent resin into the hole. A caul plate seals the central bore and a vacuum bag covering the caul plate is sealed to the surface of the composite structure. Introduction of vacuum in the vacuum bag provides a differential pressure for infusion of resin from the orifices in the sleeve into delaminations extending from the hole.
US09434120B2
A working device (1) to be used on blanks running essentially in a planar manner within a folding and gluing machine, with the outer printable surface originally oriented downwards. First turning device (10) turns over each blank so as to position its outer surface on the top. A transport device (20) moves each blank with the outer surface on the top. An action device (30) implements at least one of printing the outer surface of each blank on the one hand and monitoring the outer surface of each blank on the other hand, while the outer surface is facing up. A second turning device (40) turns over each blank again in order to reposition its outer surface downward.
