US09460320B2
In a transceiver, on a top surface of a rectangular plate-shaped substrate, transmission radiating elements and receiving radiating elements are provided. The transmission radiating elements extend in the horizontal or lateral direction from the center of the substrate. The receiving radiating elements extend in the vertical or longitudinal direction from the center of the substrate. Inductors included in a matching feeding element are individually electromagnetically coupled to transmission-side feeding points that are inner end portions of the transmission radiating elements and receiving-side feeding points that are inner end portions of the receiving radiating elements. A transmission signal is transmitted with a wave polarized in the horizontal or lateral direction, and a signal having a vertical or longitudinal polarization direction is received.
US09460311B2
The method includes determining, using an in-memory database, a privacy risk associated with a resultant dataset of a query, returning, by the in-memory database, an anonymized dataset if the privacy risk is above a threshold value, the anonymized dataset being based on an anonymization, by the in-memory database, of the resultant dataset, and returning, by the in-memory database, the resultant dataset if the privacy risk is below a threshold value.
US09460307B2
The illustrative embodiments provide a method, computer program product, and apparatus for managing collectively sensitive data. Collectively sensitive data is divided into a first partition for reassembly data, a second partition of the collectively sensitive data, and a third partition of the collectively sensitive data. Each of the second partition and the third partition are collectively nonsensitive in isolation. The first partition is stored in a translation table in a secure database. The translation table is configured for use in assembling collectively sensitive data from the second partition and the third partition. The second partition of the collectively sensitive data is stored in a first database associated with a first cloud computing environment. The third partition of collectively sensitive data is stored in a second database associated with a second cloud computing environment.
US09460305B2
Disclosed are systems, methods and computer program products for controlling access to encrypted files. In one aspect, the system detects a request from an application to access an encrypted file. The system identifies the application that requested access to the encrypted file and one or more file access policies associated with the application. The file access policy specifies at least a file access method associated with the application. The system then controls access to the file based on the identified one or more file access policies.
US09460300B1
Access control systems and methods are described, including receiving a request from a user to access a first object, where first access-control information is associated with the first object; determining that the first object is referenced by a second object; determining second access-control information associated with the second object, where the second access-control information identifies the user as having access to the second object; and providing to the user access to the first object based on to the second access-control information.
US09460295B2
A method, system, mediation server, client, and computer program for deleting a copied file in which a master file is duplicated while maintaining a certain level of security. A mediation server receives and stores a copied file in which a master file stored in a server is duplicated, generates private-key information and public-key information, and transmits the generated public-key information and the copied file to a client. The client receives and stores the copied file and the public-key information. In a case where the copied file is updated, the client encrypts difference information on the difference arising in the updating using the public-key information and transmits the difference information to the mediation server. The client determines whether the condition for being secure is satisfied when a process for updating the copied file becomes possible. When determining that the condition is not satisfied, the client deletes the copied file.
US09460290B2
An embodiment or embodiments of a computing system can conditionally trap based on a taint vector. A computing system can comprise at least one taint vector operable to list at least one of a plurality of taints indicative of potential security risk originating from at least one of a plurality of resources, and response logic operable to monitor the at least one taint vector and respond to a predetermined taint condition.
US09460274B1
A device creates a pool of available licenses for secure network resources, and receives an unused license from a network device. The device also provides the unused license in the pool of available licenses, and receives a request for a license from another network device. The device further provides, to the other network device, the unused license from the pool of available licenses.
US09460267B2
In general, a computer-implemented method is described for receiving one or more requests to generate a medical study, retrieving from one or more data repositories one or more medical study instruments, receiving a selection of a particular medical study instrument to use in the medical study, generating by one or more computers a list of one or more research collaborators invited to review the medical study, and generating by one or more computers a list of one of more participants invited to join the medical study.
US09460265B2
A data-enabled pharmaceutical container and methods for reminding at dose time, then tracking and communicating valid dose events and/or dose exception events are disclosed. Examples of dose exception events include, but are not limited to, missed doses, extra doses, early doses, and late doses. The data-enabled pharmaceutical container includes control electronics for processing and communicating information about valid dose events and/or dose exception events. For example, using a dose detection algorithm, a dose event is deemed valid based on (1) sensing the open state of the data-enabled pharmaceutical container (e.g., sensing that the closure is not present), (2) sensing a certain orientation or tilt of the data-enabled pharmaceutical container, and (3) sensing that the data-enabled pharmaceutical container is both opened and tilted simultaneously for a certain amount of time (e.g., a few seconds).
US09460254B1
In one aspect, a method for providing design point recommendations for an integrated circuit (IC) design is disclosed. The method comprises receiving an IC design along with a reference PPA (power, performance, area) metric at a reference design point, and a target PPA metric. The method also comprises estimating trial PPA metrics for the IC design at multiple design points, wherein estimating trial PPA metric at each design point includes accessing a PPA database containing PPA metrics for multiple test components, determining scale factors from the reference design point to the trial design point for test components equivalent to components of the IC design, and applying the scale factors to the reference PPA metric to determine the trial PPA metric for the trial design point. The method further comprises recommending a trial design point based on the estimated trial PPA metric and the received target PPA metric.
US09460247B2
A simulation technique that handles accesses to a frame of instruction memory by inserting a command object between a frame proxy and a memory frame provides improved throughput in simulation environments. The instruction frame, if present, processes the access to the frame. If an instruction frame is not present for the accessed frame, the memory frame handles the request directly. The instruction frame caches fetched and decoded instructions and may be inserted at the first access to a corresponding instruction memory frame. The instruction frame can track write accesses to instruction memory so that changes to the instruction memory can be reflected in the state of the instruction frame. Additional check frames may be chained between the interface and the memory frame to handle breakpoints, instruction memory watches or other access checks on the instruction memory frame.
US09460245B2
A computer-implemented method for simulating a polymer material comprising a polymer, a filler and a modifying agent for increasing the affinity of the polymer to the filler is disclosed. In order to make a relaxation calculation of filler models and modified polymer models in a short period of time, a pair of filler models are defined by a pair of parallelly-opposed wall surfaces of a virtual space in which the modified polymer models are disposed, and a molecular dynamics calculation is performed.
US09460244B2
According to embodiments of the present invention, a multi-lines cable simulator is provided which is able to simulate also crosstalk between lines. The multi-lines cable simulator is comprised in a modular unit configured to simulate increased number of lines by means adding further modular units. According to further embodiments, the modular unit is configured to also simulate increased line length by means of adding further modular units.
US09460241B2
System and method for adjusting the values of the prognostic variables near the interface between a nonhydrostatic, high resolution model embedded in a hydrostatic, coarser resolution model. The system and method condition the outer domain lateral boundary values to enforce conservation of volume when the variables are interpolated onto the inner domain grid. The conditioning adjusts the baroclinic normal velocities at the open boundaries before interpolation. The system and method also include a relaxation scheme which matches the values of the prognostic variables across a zone near the open boundaries of the submesoscale inner domain to prevent the development of discontinuities, reflections and perimeter currents at the periphery of the inner domain.
US09460240B2
A method for evaluating component-related energy models and external specification parameters, in order, based on these, to produce a determination of a set of partial-load conditions, which are simulated based on a parameterizable simulation model of the system. A system planner is put in a position, with the specification of specification parameters, for example, a minimum throughput of the system or a maximum energy consumption, in which he can obtain a set of partial-load conditions, i.e., a partial-load condition for each of the components involved in the determination. In this way, an individual partial-load condition can be set for each component, where all the partial-load conditions fulfill the provisions of the specification parameters.
US09460233B2
This invention relates generally to a method and system for storing, retrieving, and managing data for tags that are associated in some manner to any type of object. More particularly, the present invention writes data to these tags, reads data from these tags, and manages data that is written to and/or read from these tags.
US09460231B2
The present invention provides a system which is able to detect similar web page elements which are described in mark-up language, such that the content of those elements can be captured. Text content may then be sent to a text classifier for further analysis.
US09460230B1
A method and system for the dynamic extension (e.g. subclassing) of objects to enable visual styling of on-screen elements is disclosed herein. The present invention allows designers and developers alike to conceive, implement, and modify native mobile interfaces effortlessly and in real time through a familiar CSS-based syntax. The technique of dynamic subclassing for the purpose of styling greatly simplifies the development process by no longer requiring the developer to directly configure visual element's properties or to subclass objects in code.
US09460228B2
Delivery of a wrap package in reply to a notice of the occurrence of a trigger event sensed by a “Thing” among the Internet of Things. In response, a wrap package, including custom content presented within cards of the wrap is automatically generated. The custom content selectively encompasses, one or more media types, application functionality and/or e-commerce related services. A wrap descriptor, which defines the wrap package including the custom content, is then delivered to a computing device associated with a target recipient. When consumed, the computing device generates a runtime instance of the wrap package from the wrap descriptor.
US09460227B2
A method for displaying web histories in an electronic device includes displaying at least one webpage through a web browser in response to a user input, and displaying a list of web histories for previously displayed webpages when receiving a request for a webpage visit record, wherein the web history is generated by sorting webpages by each category.
US09460218B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for indicating location status. A computing device can receive a query from a user device, a current time, and a location for the user device. The computing device identifies results responsive to the query, including one or more business results that are each associated with a business location and operating hours. The computing device can select a subset of the business results as open results based on the operating hours of the business results, the current time, and travel times from the device location to the respective business locations. Data can be provided for a search engine results page that designates the subset of the business results as open results.
US09460215B2
In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a number of nodes and edges connecting the nodes. Each of the edges between two of the nodes representing a single degree of separation between them. The nodes include a first node corresponding to a first user associated with an online social network and a plurality of second nodes that each correspond to a concept or a second user associated with the online social network. The method also includes generating a card cluster including a number of cards. Each card includes a suggested query referencing a query-domain associated with the online social network and zero or more query-filters. Each query-filter references one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes or one or more edges of the plurality of edges.
US09460209B1
In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for invoking a non-search action based on a search query. A server system receives a search query from a remote computing device. The server system determines whether the search query includes reserved text that indicates an intent by a user that provided the search query to the remote computing device to perform a non-search messaging action instead of or in addition to obtaining search results. The server system provides to the computing device, in response to determining that the search query includes the reserved text, code for causing the remote computing device to display a draft communication that includes at least the search query without the reserved text, and for allowing the user to edit the draft communication before transmitting the draft communication for receipt by recipient users.
US09460200B2
A computer hardware-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product generate an activity recommendation based on an identified non-synthetic event element in an electronic file. A context-based search of a database of electronic files is performed to identify a common synthetic event in all of the electronic files, where the synthetic event is a non-executable descriptor of a set of context-related factors. Each electronic file that contains the common synthetic event is a relevant electronic file. Each of the relevant electronic files are searched for at least one non-synthetic event element, wherein the non-synthetic event element is an event element that is absent from the synthetic event. A recommendation, based on the identified non-synthetic event element, is generated. A set of binary data, which includes the synthetic event, the relevant electronic file, the non-synthetic event element, and the recommendation, is then transmitted to a client.
US09460195B1
Computer-implemented methods for determining term importance and for search relevance ranking, document tagging and summarization are disclosed. The methods include steps for discovering prominent and information-rich terms by performing analysis on term attributes including structural and distributional attributes and grammatical attributes which include the subject and non-subject of a sentence, and head and modifier of a phrase. Methods for tagging documents with important terms and ranking search results based on prominence measures of queried terms are also disclosed.
US09460189B2
A data model can be generated by dualizing another data model. In other words, a first data model can be transformed into a second data model, wherein the second data model is a mathematical dual of the first data model. For example, a non-relational data model can be generated by dualizing a relational data model.
US09460183B2
Method and high availability clusters that support synchronous state replication to provide for failover between nodes, and more precisely, between the master candidate machines at the corresponding nodes. There are at least two master candidates (m=2) in the high availability cluster and the election of the current master is performed by a quorum-based majority vote among quorum machines, whose number n is at least three and odd (n≧3 and n is odd). The current master is issued a current time-limited lease to be measured off by the current master's local clock. In setting the duration or period of the lease, a relative clock skew is used to bound the duration to an upper bound, thus ensuring resistance to split brain situations during failover events.
US09460182B2
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for networking-assisted I/O order preservation for data replication are provided herein. A method includes identifying, from one or more devices at a primary site, (i) each of multiple data changes and (ii) input/output chronological order information associated with the multiple data changes; determining one or more forwarding rules to be implemented in connection with delivering a command associated with each of said multiple data changes to one or more devices at a secondary site, wherein said forwarding rules are based on said input/output chronological order information; and delivering the command associated with each of said multiple data changes to one or more devices at the secondary site in accordance with said one or more forwarding rules to maintain a chronological order of the multiple data changes from the primary site to the secondary site.
US09460179B1
A system and method for synchronizing files to a cloud storage service provides an adaptive visual display that offers details of the synchronization process of each file being synchronized. Information included in the display can include details of the progress and status of the file synchronization for a particular file, as well as a group of files. Files being actively synchronized are locked in the display for the user view. Files that are not actively synchronized may scroll in the display so that the user can view information about multiple files being synchronized during a given synchronization.
US09460176B2
An in-memory database server hosting a tenant of a multi-tenant software architecture can receive a definition of a custom data field that is unique to an organization having isolated access to the tenant. The custom data field can extend a standard table defined by central metadata stored at a system tenant of the multi-tenant software architecture. Tenant private metadata that includes the definition can be stored in memory accessible only to the tenant. A tenant-dependent table that includes the custom data field can be formed, for example by retrieving central metadata defining the standard table from the system tenant and adding the custom data field using the definition. The tenant-dependent table can be presented for access via a database client at the organization. Related systems, articles of manufacture, and computer-implemented methods are disclosed.
US09460168B1
The present invention includes a system and process to visualize an event. The event visualization includes one or more physical entities that generate data experienced thereby and generate executable files related to their vantage points. A file manipulation engines normalizes data both existing in pure data form as well as data within the executable files. A visual display renders a representation of the data along with executable files that are correlated to the data.
US09460159B1
A module may be included with a content item. The module may be configured such that the module performs a number of tasks at a first rate via a timer when the module is visible and at a second rate via a timer when the module is not visible. A script may be used with the module to determine the number of times the task has been executed by the module and to compare the number of times the task has been executed to a value. If the number of times that the task has been executed by the module is greater than the value then data may be output to indicate the that content item has been viewed. In some instances, the module may be used with a content item served in a cross-domain iframe.
US09460155B2
In one exemplary aspect, a contextual user engagement system for automatically engaging in a conversation with a user is provided. A context manager manage, with at least one processor, the context of the conversation with a user. The context manager receives a user utterance, wherein the context manager calls the other modules of the contextual user engagement system to obtain information with respect to the user utterance. The context manager maintains a context object for a conversation with a user. The context manager automatically updates the context object based on an information detected by the other modules of contextual user engagement system. A content knowledge database stores a content knowledge of the contextual user engagement system. The content knowledge includes a history of interactions with the user. An information extraction engine extract information from a specified source based on a set of rules.
US09460137B2
A method, system and computer program product for handling an increase in transactional data load without requiring the relocation of preexisting data. A range of attribute values and identifications of associated shards are stored in a data structure. In response to adding a new shard, the data structure is updated by associating a range of attribute values to the added shard while maintaining the same range of attribute values being associated with one of the pre-existing shards. As a result, the new data assigned within this range of attribute values will be stored in the newly added shard while the older data assigned within this range of attribute values will continue to be stored in one of the preexisting shards. In this manner, an increase in transactional data load can be handled by adding a new shard without requiring the relocation of preexisting data.
US09460133B2
An apparatus includes: the arrangement pattern sampling data generator 111b for generating the arrangement pattern sampling; the bit pattern sampling data generator 111c for, each time process data are acquired from the controllers 51 to 5n, generating the bit pattern sampling; the calculator 111d for calculating the number-of-change-points threshold value indicating the threshold value for the number of process data each including the chronological change on the basis of the data size needed to store the elapsed times and the sampling cycles (the acquisition intervals) for the process data acquisition; and the storage controller 111a for storing any one of the bit pattern sampling data and the arrangement pattern sampling data, which requires a smaller storage capacity, into the storage unit 113.
US09460120B2
Systems, methods, and devices are described for providing customized trip plans. Based on information provided by a user, geo-tagged photographs, and/or travelogues, one or more travel destinations are identified. Travel paths typically taken by tourists within each of the travel destinations and stay times within those travel destinations may be determined. A customized trip plan including a travel route plan among the one or more travel destinations and recommended internal paths within each travel destination are provided to the user. A revised customized trip plan may also be provided in response to changes made to information associated with the user.
US09460116B2
A group of common users each with a mobile device are provided access to information displayed on a group of virtual walls. Each wall corresponds to a different real world location or venue owned or associated with a common entity. The mobile devices are used for viewing information and, when in the vicinity of the real world locations, publishing location-based user content to the corresponding walls. Groups of virtual walls may be created from a set of configurable templates, each template representing a different business vertical.
US09460110B2
A file system extension (FSE) system and method that permits an on-disk-structure (ODS) incorporating spatially diverse data (SDD) to be stored on a daisy-chain of multiple SATA disk drive storage elements (DSE) that are coupled together with one or more pass-thru disk drive controllers (PTDDC) is disclosed. The PTDDC chain appears as a single logical disk drive to a host computer system (HCS) via a host bus adapter (HBA) or pass-thru input (PTI) port. The PTDDC chain may appear to the HCS as virtual disk storage (VDS) that is larger than the actual physical disk storage (PDS) contained within the DSEs. The PTDDC chain is configured to map the SDD to portions of the DSE that are actually present within the VDS and thus allow critical portions of the ODS to reside on the PTDDC chain with transparent access by an operating system running on the HCS.
US09460109B1
A method of building application server instances. The method comprises configuring, by a script, a first application server instance with parameter definitions exported from an environment properties file, wherein an environment properties file comprises common parameter definitions for a plurality of different application server instances under the same environment. The method further comprises configuring, by the script, the first application server instance with parameter definitions exported from a first instance properties file, wherein an instance properties file comprises parameter definitions specific to an individual application. The method further comprises building the first application server instance on a build server, wherein the build server is a central server, storing the first application server instance on a network attached storage (NAS) file system, mounting files of the first application server instance by a first target computer from the NAS system, and running the first application server instance on the first target computer.
US09460107B2
In response to detecting a file upload request of a file to a file repository, at least one filename metadata token that includes a subset of characters of a filename of the file is inferred using text analysis techniques. At least one inferred filename metadata token is extracted from the characters of the filename of the file, and is mapped to at least one repository upload processing action. The at least one repository upload processing action is executed in association with the file upload request of the file to the file repository.
US09460106B2
A method switches file server from old file server to new file server which are coupled via a backend network and provides data synchronization. The old file server and new file server are coupled with one or more host computers via a frontend network to direct input/output (I/O) requests from the one or more host computers. The method comprises creating stub files in the new file server, the stub files including stub information indicating location of data in the old file server; switching I/O requests directed to old file server to I/O requests directed to the new file server; checking whether the new file server has any stub files; and, if the new file server has one or more stub files, recalling data corresponding to the one or more stub files from the old file server according to the stub information to replace the one or more stub files.
US09460099B2
An operating system is configured to receive a request to store an object that does not specify the location at which the object should be stored. The request might also include an optimization factor and one or more object location factors. The operating system might also generate object location factors or retrieve object location factors from one or more external locations. Object location factors might also be utilized that are based upon properties of the object to be stored. Utilizing the object location factors, and the optimization factor if provided, the operating system dynamically selects an appropriate storage tier for storing the object. The tiers might include a local storage tier, a local network storage tier, a remote network storage tier, and other types of storage tiers. The object is then stored on the selected storage tier. The object may be retrieved from the storage tier at a later time.
US09460091B2
Computer-program products and methods for automatically annotating terms, such as ambiguous terms, in an electronic text document are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of annotating a text document includes determining, by a computing device, a term of interest within the text document. The method further includes searching a data structure including incongruous term pairs (tx, tt) determined from a controlled vocabulary for the term of interest appearing as a term tt, wherein the term tt is a linguistic head of a term tx of the incongruous term pairs (tx, tt). The method further includes annotating the term of interest with a meaning provided by the controlled vocabulary only if a term tx of the incongruous term pairs (tx, tt) associated with the term of interest in the data structure is not present within a predetermined textual distance of the term of interest in the text document.
US09460086B2
A method for performing bilingual word alignment on source and target text in bilingual documents includes computing probability gains of adding a link (i.e. the corresponding relation) between any pair of source and target words in the source and target text; applying a greedy algorithm to iteratively search for a plurality of word alignments that satisfy an inversion transduction grammar constraint; and outputting the best word alignment among the plurality.
US09460082B2
Provided are techniques for providing annotations for revising a message. A message to be sent from a sender to a recipient is received. A meaning map associated with the sender and a meaning map associated with the recipient are obtained. The message is parsed into sub-constructs. The sub-constructs are compared in the meaning map associated with the sender and the meaning map associated with the recipient. Alternative language for the sub-constructs is identified. Annotations are provided based on the alternative language.
US09460074B2
Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems receive data as input to be parsed. The data is parsed using a plurality of pattern matching rules, the plurality of pattern matching rules organized according to a hierarchy including a parent rule and one or more child rules of the parent rule. Parsing includes applying the parent rule to the unstructured data, determining the parent rule is unable to find a pattern match in the unstructured data, and bypassing the application of each child rule to the unstructured data in response to the determination that the parent rule is unable to find a pattern match.
US09460069B2
A computer identifies a sample document and annotates the sample document using a plurality of annotators to produce annotations associated with the sample document. The computer determines a plurality of patterns in the sample document based on the annotations. The computer populates a template using the patterns, and varies parts of the patterns in the template to generate test data. The computer identifies a knowledge domain of the sample document and identifies at least one of the annotators based on the knowledge domain of the sample document. The computer determines the observed occurrence count of at least one of the patterns in the sample document, and the likelihood of populating the template using the at least one of the patterns can be proportional to the observed occurrence count.
US09460065B2
Correcting data by expediting identification of a part of the data, which needs to be corrected. In response to receiving an instruction, outputting the information, and identifying the part which needs to be corrected. In response to a received instruction, expediting correction of the part by correcting the part and outputting the information.
US09460061B2
A webpage print server transmits script to a client terminal that has run a bookmarklet, and the client terminal that has run the script transmits an HTML of a webpage under display by a web browser to the webpage print server. In the case where the webpage print server was unable to acquire the external files in accordance with an external file reference command contained in this HTML, the webpage print server transmits script that causes acquisition of external files to the client device, and the webpage print server acquires the external files from the client device. The webpage print server then generates printing data based on the acquired external files and the aforementioned HTML.
US09460052B2
A mechanism for reconstructing a signal (e.g., an image) based on a vector s, which includes measurements of the signal. The measurements have been acquired using at least a portion of a measurement vector set represented by a matrix H. Each of the measurements corresponds to a respective row of the matrix H. (For example, each of the measurements may correspond to an inner product between the signal and a respective row of the matrix product HD, wherein D is a generalized permutation matrix.) A total-variation primal-dual hybrid gradient (TV-PDHG) algorithm is executed based on data including the matrix H and the vector s, to determine an estimate for the signal. The TV-PDHG algorithm is implemented in fixed-point arithmetic.
US09460051B2
Embodiments relate to a method of monitoring an asset including an independent component, the method including: receiving at an electronic device data related to operation of an asset, the data including utilization data of an independent component of the asset; interpreting, using a processor, the utilization to determine an utilization or operational characteristic of the asset; performing, using a processor, analysis of the utilization or operational characteristic in view of a stored target to produce a performance output; filtering, using a processor, to improve accuracy; and providing a report that includes the operational characteristic and/or utilization output; wherein utilization data of the independent component is generated by detecting the engine status of a prime mover of the asset; detecting a position of the independent component; wherein the independent component provides work functionality independent of the engine status.
US09460049B2
Symmetric multi-processor (SMP) nodes are dynamically configured via SMP sockets that use SMP optically-connected switches to dynamically connect SMP optically-connected links connected to the SMP nodes to form SMP domains based on best matched expected workloads for coherent traffic for exchanging SMP coherent information. The SMP nodes are dynamically added to one of the SMP domains and/or dynamically removed from one of the SMP domains.
US09460044B2
A method for calculating a formula included in text in an electronic device includes detecting the text, detecting at least one formula included in the detected text, calculating at least the one formula, and displaying the calculated result. An apparatus for implementing the method includes at least one processor, at least one memory, and at least one program which is stored in at least the one memory and is configured to be executable by at least the one processor. The at least one program detects input text, detects at least one formula included in the detected text, calculates at least the one formula, and displays the calculated result.
US09460038B2
Microprocessors with multi-core dies that include bypass buses are provided. Each microprocessor comprises a plurality of physical pins for coupling the microprocessor to a processor bus coupled to a chipset. The multi-core die has at least two complementary sets of one or more processing cores, each providing a bus interface coupling respective core inputs and outputs to corresponding processor bus lines. A bypass bus on the die enables cores of the complementary sets to bypass the processor bus and communicate directly with each other. The bypass bus does not carry signals off the die, drive signals on the processor bus to the chipset, or receive chipset-drive signals from the processor bus. Moreover, the microprocessor is operable to detect whether the chipset or a complementary core is driving the processor bus, and if the latter, to select the higher quality bypass bus signals over the corresponding processor bus signals.
US09460028B1
Data migration is performed in a cluster of host computers each using a mechanism associating data with a source LUN. During a synchronization operation the contents of the source LUN are copied to the target LUN while ongoing normal source LUN writes are cloned to the target LUN. A datapath component of an agent coordinates the writes at the target LUN to maintain data consistency. Upon completion of synchronization, each host stops the write cloning and disables access to the source LUN, in conjunction with a modification of the mechanism to newly associate the data with the target LUN. Depending on the type of mechanism and system, the modification may be done either disruptively or non-disruptively, i.e., with or without stopping normal operation of software of the host computers.
US09460020B2
Gathering diagnostics during a transactional execution in a transactional memory environment, a transactional memory environment for performing transactional executions is provided. Included is identifying a first indicator, by a computer system, signaling a beginning instruction of a transaction comprising a plurality of instructions; generating, by the computer system, a computed digest based on the execution of at least one of the plurality of instructions; accumulating, by the computer system, a diagnostic data of the transaction based on the execution of the plurality of instructions; identifying, by the computer system, a second indicator associated with the plurality of instructions signaling an ending instruction of the transaction comprising the plurality of instructions; and based on an abort of the transaction, not saving the memory store data of the transaction to memory.
US09460018B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for maintaining an instruction cache including extended cache lines and page attributes for main cache line portions of the extended cache lines and, at least for one or more predefined potential page-crossing instruction locations, additional page attributes for extra data portions of the corresponding extended cache lines. In addition, systems and methods are disclosed for processing page-crossing instructions fetched from an instruction cache having extended cache lines.
US09459999B2
A memory control method for a computer system is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) calculating an operation cost of each of given M memory objects in each of N memory regions, M being an integer larger than 0, wherein the operation cost is a quantifiable parameter of a said memory region with respect to a said memory object operating therein; (b) determining an optimized allocation of the M memory objects in the N memory regions according to the calculated operation cost of each of the M memory objects in each of the N memory regions.
US09459993B2
Performance testing of web components using identity information includes providing a web component for testing having business logic code and an associated authorization layer code, locating, using a processor, branches in the authorization layer code and the business logic code which are dependent on identity information, and creating, using the processor, symbolic identities with claims or attributes having values corresponding to the branch options of the located branches. The method also includes propagating the symbolic identities downstream from the branch locations through the authorization layer code and the business logic code and analyzing, using the processor, the performance of each symbolic identity.
US09459990B2
Automatic application logging, in one aspect, may receive a directive for logging data associated with an application. One or more runtime objects of an instance of the application running on a processor may be modified according to the directive to collect the data. The data may be collected via the modified one or more runtime objects.
US09459989B2
A method and apparatus for reverse debugging source code using causal analysis is disclosed. The method comprises executing byte-code created from a plurality of lines of source code, wherein the plurality of lines of source code comprise at least one breakpoint; storing execution data after execution of each line of source code in the plurality of lines of source code until execution reaches the at least one breakpoint; performing a code execution analysis using the execution data and the plurality of lines of source code; receiving an input via a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the input requests specific execution details based on the code execution analysis; and responding via the GUI to the input.
US09459982B2
A bus interface selects bit-lanes to allocate as spares by testing the performance margins of individual bit-lanes during initialization or calibration of the bus interface. The performance margins of the individual bit-lanes are evaluated as the operating frequency of the interface is increased until a number of remaining bit-lanes that meet specified performance margins is equal to the required width of the interface. The bit-lanes that do not meet the required performance margins are allocated as spares and the interface can be operated at the highest evaluated operating frequency. When an operating bit-lane fails, one of the spare bit-lanes is allocated as a replacement bit-lane and the interface operating frequency is reduced to a frequency at which the new set of operating bit-lanes meets the performance margins. The operating frequency of the interface can be dynamically increased and decreased during operation and the performance margins evaluated to optimize performance.
US09459977B2
A data processing system includes a processor configured to execute processor instructions and a memory. The memory has a data array and a checkbit array wherein each entry of the checkbit array includes a plurality of checkbits and corresponds to a storage location of the data array. The system includes error detection/correction logic configured to, during normal operation, detect an error in data access from a storage location of the data array using the plurality of checkbits in the entry corresponding to the storage location. The system further includes debug logic configured to, during debug mode, use a portion of the plurality of the checkbits in the entry corresponding to the storage location to generate a breakpoint/watchpoint request for the processor.
US09459975B2
A processing device identifies a failure with at least one physical storage device of a first set of physical storage devices accessible to a virtualized environment via a logical storage domain. The logical storage domain has an assigned address. The processing device identifies a backup of the first set of physical storage devices. The backup includes a second set of physical storage devices. The processing device also prevents the virtualized environment from accessing the first set of physical storage devices. The processing device associates the second set of physical storage devices with the logical storage domain to cause storage access of the virtualized environment to be redirected to the second set of physical storage devices via the logical storage domain.
US09459974B2
Provided are a method, a system, and a computer program product in which a storage controller determines one or more resources that are impacted by an error. A cleanup of tasks associated with the one or more resources that are impacted by the error is performed, to recover from the error, wherein host input/output (I/O) operations continue to be processed, and wherein tasks associated with other resources continue to execute.
US09459971B1
A system, method, and computer readable medium for asynchronous live migration of applications between two or more servers. The computer readable medium includes computer-executable instructions for execution by a processing system. Primary applications runs on primary hosts and one or more replicated instances of each primary application run on one or more backup hosts. Asynchronous live migration is provided through a combination of process replication, logging, barrier synchronization, checkpointing, reliable messaging and message playback. The live migration is transparent to the application and requires no modification to the application, operating system, networking stack or libraries.
US09459965B2
Techniques are described for predicting the storage capacity and performance requirements for deploying and maintaining a backup solution within an enterprise. In particular, a backup system is described which uses an initial pilot phase, during which the system can gather information about the files and data on each end user's device (i.e., client device) that will be backed up and provide a more realistic estimate and resource planning for the backup solution deployment. This initial pilot phase can be performed before any content is actually backed up from the client devices.
US09459959B1
Techniques described and suggested herein include systems and methods for storing, indexing, and retrieving original data of data archives on data storage systems using redundancy coding techniques. For example, redundancy codes, such as erasure codes, may be applied to archives (such as those received from a customer of a computing resource service provider) so as allow the storage of original data of the individual archives available on a minimum of volumes, such as those of a data storage system, while retaining availability, durability, and other guarantees imparted by the application of the redundancy code. Sparse indexing techniques may be implemented so as to reduce the footprint of indexes used to locate the original data, once stored. The volumes may be apportioned into failure-decorrelated subsets, and archives stored thereto may be apportioned to such subsets.
US09459956B2
A low density parity check decoder includes a variable node processor operable to generate variable node to check node messages and to calculate perceived values based on check node to variable node messages, a check node processor operable to generate the check node to variable node message vectors and to calculate checksums based on the variable node to check node messages, and a convergence detector and bit map generator operable to convergence of the perceived values and to generate at least one bit map that identifies variable nodes that are connected to check nodes with unsatisfied parity checks.
US09459950B2
An approach is presented for identifying related problem tickets in an information technology (IT) environment. A pattern of actions included in interactions with a computer program is determined to be effective at proactively preventing a problem in the IT environment based on a frequency at which user(s) performed the interactions which perform text and statistical analyses of content of historical problem tickets. A script based on the pattern of actions is generated. A root cause of the problem is determined based on the text and statistical analyses. Responsive to a receipt of a new problem ticket, the script is executed to automatically perform the pattern of actions. The new problem ticket is classified as being in a group of problem tickets which are related to the problem and included in the historical problem tickets. The new problem ticket is determined to specify the problem which has the root cause.
US09459948B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to an auxiliary method, apparatus, and system for diagnosing a failure of a virtual machine. An operation and maintenance system receives a failure message when a virtual machine fails; obtains running information of the virtual machine according to identifier information carried in the message, where the running information is used for diagnosing the failure of the virtual machine; generates graphic multi-dimensional display information of the virtual machine according to the running information; and sends the display information to a user end for displaying. The present invention provides an auxiliary method for diagnosing a failure of a virtual machine. The method may provide correlation analysis for diagnosing a failure of a virtual machine, allow the user end to diagnose the cause of the failure of the virtual machine in a comprehensive multi-dimensional manner, and improve the convenience and accuracy of diagnosing the virtual machine.
US09459944B2
Streamer redundancy. At least some illustrative embodiments are methods including: in a streamer towed by a survey vessel, sensing a first interconnection of a daisy chain the first interconnection between a first networked unit and a second networked unit, wherein the first networked unit and the second networked unit comprise a portion of a plurality of networked units; and determining that a fault condition exists on the first interconnection in response to the sensing; disabling the first interconnection responsive to the fault condition; enabling a second interconnection responsive to the fault condition, wherein the second interconnection couples the first networked unit and a third networked unit of the plurality of networked units and wherein the second interconnection does not couple to the second networked unit; and reporting information indicative of the fault condition to the survey vessel via the second networked unit.
US09459941B2
A processing platform, for example a Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) platform comprises a JEE cluster (1) having a plurality of processors (3), which include a resource adapter (11) for handling events associated with one or more application sessions Si to Sn. Each application session Si to Sn comprises a session state (15) and an event queue (17), the event queue (17) containing a list of events to be executed for a particular one of the sessions S1 to Sn. A thread pool (19) comprises one or more processing threads t1 to tN for enabling the processor (3) to perform multiple tasks in parallel. The thread pool (19) comprises a task queue (21) containing the tasks to be executed by the processing threads t1 to tN. The resource adapter (11) comprises a synchronizing unit (23) for controlling how the plurality of threads t1 to tN from the thread pool handle the events in the plurality of application sessions S1 to Sn. In particular, the synchronizing unit (23) is configured such that only one event queued in an event queue (17) has a task scheduled thereto in the task queue (21), thereby preventing more than one event from a particular event queue of an application session being executed in parallel.
US09459939B2
A method, medium, and system to receive an event stream, the event stream including a plurality of events, the events being semantically modeled; receive domain insights specifying a relationship between two events, the domain insights being semantically modeled and defined by a specified time limit and a comparison of event attributes using the specified time limit with a logical operator; retrieve stored representations of events referenced in the received domain insights; process the event stream, the received domain insights, and the retrieved stored events to produce a temporal processing result; and store the temporal processing result.
US09459938B1
A method and apparatus for personal trend management is provided. A request is received to associate a template with a user. The template includes instructions that define one or more data analysis strategies. Data associated with a data collection device that includes time stamped events associated with the user is received. Based on a strategy defined in the template and the data received from the data collection device, a result that conveys information relating to one or more trends involving the events is generated.
US09459932B2
In a distributed computing environment that includes compute nodes, where the compute nodes execute a plurality of tasks, a lock for resources may be administered. Administering the lock may be carried out by requesting, in an atomic operation by a requesting task, the lock, including: determining, by the requesting task, whether the lock is available; if the lock is available, obtaining the lock; and if the lock is unavailable, joining, by the requesting task, a queue of tasks waiting for availability of the lock.
US09459928B2
A data processing system supports remote graphics console and virtual media access to virtual machines. The data processing system is configured for usage with a virtualization platform that runs multiple operating systems simultaneously on at least one physical server. The data processing system comprises a virtual keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) element integrated into the virtualization platform and is configured to generate a remote management graphics console and map virtual media into the operating system plurality.
US09459924B2
A method, operable by a service registry in a service orientated architecture system, for providing a service within the system. A service request is received from a service requester in the system. The status of the service is checked as registered in the service registry. In response to the service not having a registered service endpoint or a property of the service falling below a defined threshold, a request is sent to service providers or subsequent service registries to provide a new service and according to the defined threshold. In response to a service provider providing the new service according to the defined standard, the service registry is updated with the new service and responding to the service requester that the service is available. The embodiments allow both direct interaction between the requester and provider or indirect interaction via a service management layer.
US09459920B1
Described are techniques for creating a thread. A first plurality of calls are issued to create the thread. The first plurality of calls are executed in the context of an executing first thread and form a call chain traversing a plurality of code layers in a first order. A data area including thread-specific context information is created and initialized at each of the plurality of code layers when code of each code layer is invoked in accordance with the interface of each code layer to create the thread. Each of the plurality of code layers is included in a registered set. Executing the thread includes issuing a second plurality of calls traversing said plurality of code layers in an order that is a reverse of the first order. The second plurality of calls result in transferring control to a first body of code for the thread.
US09459919B2
Methods and systems of operating a computer system including a processor are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes providing a discretized operating system for controlling applications executed by the computer system, and replacing an idle task of the discretized operating system with a substitute idle task that causes the processor to enter a dormant mode, a priority level of the substitute idle task being the same as a priority level of the idle task.
US09459918B2
Scheduling threads in a multi-threaded/multi-core processor having a given instruction window, and scheduling a predefined number N of threads among a set of M active threads in each context switch interval are provided. The actual power consumption of each running thread during a given context switch interval is determined, and a predefined priority level is associated with each thread among the active threads based on the actual power consumption determined for the threads. The power consumption expected for each active thread during the next context switch interval in the current instruction window (CIW_Power_Th) is predicted, and a set of threads to be scheduled among the active threads are selected from the priority level associated with each active thread and the power consumption predicted for each active thread in the current instruction window.
US09459917B2
Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for thread selection during context switching on a plurality of compute nodes that includes: executing, by a compute node, an application using a plurality of threads of execution, including executing one or more of the threads of execution; selecting, by the compute node from a plurality of available threads of execution for the application, a next thread of execution in dependence upon power characteristics for each of the available threads; determining, by the compute node, whether criteria for a thread context switch are satisfied; and performing, by the compute node, the thread context switch if the criteria for a thread context switch are satisfied, including executing the next thread of execution.
US09459916B2
A system includes a plurality of information processing devices and a management device configured to manage execution of jobs performed by the plurality of information processing devices. The management device detects any one of the plurality of information processing devices which is executing a first job, at a predetermined time, and determines whether a second information processing device different from the first information processing device is able to be allocated to a second job which is scheduled to use the first information processing device being used by the first job after the predetermined time, among the plurality of information processing devices. The management device modifies an execution schedule of the jobs such that the second job is executed using the second information processing device when it is determined that the second information processing device is able to be allocated to the second job.
US09459912B1
A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product controls access to computer resources used by a computer application. One or more processors fractionate a computer application into disparate components. Two or more of the disparate components are assigned to different communication pathways, where the different communication pathways lead to requisite resources needed to execute the disparate components. One or more processors create and install a virtual machine within at least one of the different communication pathways, such that the virtual machine controls access to a particular requisite resource by a particular disparate component. One or more processors then issue a resource retrieval instruction to retrieve the particular requisite resource via the virtual machine and at least one of the different communication pathways.
US09459911B2
A computer system and program product dynamically adjusts a log level of a transaction by: buffering the most detailed logs of a transaction having highest log level into a memory; checking if all dependency-defined transactions within a dependency list/tree for the transaction are completed; and, in response to the completion of all dependency-defined transactions within the dependency list/tree for the transaction, obtaining a log filter level for the transaction in association with the transaction results (success/failure) of dependency-defined transactions, wherein the log filter level is a new log level for the transaction.
US09459905B2
A method, system and computer program product are provided for implementing dynamic configuration of a Single Root Input/Output Virtualization (SRIOV) virtual function in a virtualized system. A management function, a hypervisor, a hypervisor based PF device driver and a partition based virtual function (VF) device driver are used to implement usage based VF resizing. The management function periodically queries the SRIOV adapter for activity statistics for every assigned virtual function. The management function builds a usage heuristic based on these statistics and calculates VF resource usage based on these statistics. The usage information determines whether VF resources need to be scaled-up or scaled-down. A corresponding resize event is generated and send by the management function to both the hypervisor based PF device driver and partition based VF device driver. Both the PF and VF device drivers scale to the corresponding VF resource of the resize event.
US09459903B2
Examples may include a host computing platform having a multi-core processor capable of supporting a host operating system and a plurality of virtual machines (VMs). Support may include processing elements or cores for the multi-core processor being capable of separately supporting individual VMs. The individual VMs may be capable of executing separate applications used to process packets for a service chain flow. In some examples, techniques for routing the packets for the service chain flow between the individual VMs may include distributing at least some switch logic between the individual VMs.
US09459889B2
A method performed by an electronic device is described. The method includes obtaining sensor information. The method also includes identifying a class of an object based on the sensor information. The method further includes determining one or more actions based on the sensor information, the class of the object and an action usage history. The method additionally includes performing at least one of the one or more actions based on at least one application.
US09459888B2
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for managing session data. The process determines whether preexisting session data associated with a request for content is present in response to receiving the request. Responsive to an absence of the preexisting session data being associated with the request, the process generates session data associated with the request. The process then generates a response page having a set of forms including a set of hidden fields. The set of hidden fields include the session data. Thereafter, the process sends the response page to a client browser.
US09459883B2
A method includes identifying a first boot configuration type for a disk image. The disk image includes a master boot record and a disk partition. The disk partition comprises a volume boot record. The master boot record comprises first instructions for loading an operating system, and the volume boot record comprises second instructions for loading the operating system. The method further includes receiving an input indicative of a second boot configuration type. The method also includes modifying the disk image to use the second boot configuration type to load the operating system by modifying the first instructions and the second instructions.
US09459879B2
A wireless communication device for thermal mitigation with multiple processors is described. The wireless communication device includes a first communications processor that processes a data call. The wireless communication device also includes a second communications processor coupled to the first communications processor. The first communications processor performs a thermal mitigation operation by sending instructions to the second communications processor when at least one thermal threshold is reached. The second communications processor receives and executes the instructions.
US09459872B2
A computer employs a set of General Purpose Registers (GPRs). Each GPR comprises a plurality of portions. Programs such as an Operating System and Applications operating in a Large GPR mode, access the full GPR, however programs such as Applications operating in Small GPR mode, only have access to a portion at a time. Instruction Opcodes, in Small GPR mode, may determine which portion is accessed.
US09459871B2
A method, system, and computer program product for identifying loop information corresponding to a plurality of loop instructions. The loop instructions are stored into a queue. The loop instructions are replayed from the queue for execution. Loop iteration is counted based on the identified loop information. A determination is made of whether the last iteration of the loop is done. If the last iteration is not done, then embodiments continue replaying the loop instructions, until the last iteration is done.
US09459868B2
A Load to Block Boundary instruction is provided that loads a variable number of bytes of data into a register while ensuring that a specified memory boundary is not crossed. The boundary is dynamically determined based on a specified type of boundary and one or more characteristics of the processor executing the instruction, such as cache line size or page size used by the processor.
US09459862B2
Techniques to automatically port applications to a mobile infrastructure using code separation with semantic guarantees are disclosed. Porting enterprise applications from to a target architecture another is effected via separating code into constituent layers of the target architecture. To preserve semantics, code transformations are enforced via an abstract syntax tree structure. The generated code may have various code wrappers and/or infrastructure elements so the ported application will operate in the target architecture. Various techniques are disclosed regarding specific code wrappers and/or infrastructure elements to address operating issues including, but not limited to, architectural issues, network latency, framework changes, regulatory issues.
US09459861B1
Systems and methods of detecting copying of computer code or portions of computer code involve generating unique fingerprints from compiled computer binaries. The unique fingerprints are simplified representations of functions in the compiled computer binaries and are compared with each other to identify similarities between functions in the respective compiled computer binaries. Copying can be detected when there are sufficient similarities between fingerprints of two functions.
US09459859B2
A method for template derivation comprising generating a plurality of templates using a processor, each template having a plurality of unfixed attributes. The plurality of templates are stored in a non-transient data memory. One of the plurality of templates is retrieved using the processor. One or more of the unfixed attributes of the retrieved template is fixed. The modified template is stored as a new template having a plurality fixed attributes and a plurality of unfixed attributes.
US09459841B2
A call center (CC) generator includes generator software (GSW) executing on a computerized appliance from a machine-readable physical medium, an input interface for receiving a CC configuration, access to a data repository storing CC software components, a function relating configuration parameters to individual ones of the stored CC software components, and an output interface for delivering a CC SW suite. The CC generator, executing the GSW, considers the CC configuration, applies the relating function, selects CC software components to copy from the data repository, and builds the CC SW suite for output.
US09459840B1
The method may include designing one or more software models for one or more software components to be included in an embedded system. The method may include collecting information from the one or more requirements, the one or more software components, and the one or more software models. The method may include generating one or more architecture models that describe an execution platform, physical constraints, non-functional constraints, and characteristics of the embedded system based on the collected information. The method may include determining timing semantics to be satisfied by execution of functions in the embedded system. The method may include generating, by an electronic device, contracts based on the one or more requirements, the one or more software components, the one or more software models, the one or more architecture models, and the timing semantics.
US09459837B2
A programming interface for a computer platform can include various functionality. In certain embodiments, the programming interface includes one or more of a first group of services related to re-usable user interface controls, a second group of services related to user interface dialogs and user interface wizards, a third group of services related to extending the user interface functionality, and a fourth group of services related to extending functionality of a desktop of the user interface.
US09459833B2
The invention relates to semiconductor devices, and more particularly, to systems, devices and methods of utilizing inherent differences among physical elements in an electrical component to generate unique and non-duplicable numbers that are statistically random and repeatable. These bits may be applied as identifications, random number seeds or encryption keys in many security applications, e.g., a financial terminal. An integrator is coupled to a plurality of physical elements, selects two physical elements or element sets, and generates an integrated difference signal according to a difference between these two physical elements or element sets. A comparison-decision logic further determines whether the difference between the selected two physical elements is associated with a bit of “1” or “0”. In some embodiments, a multi-bit number constitutes multiple bits each of which may be derived from a difference between two randomly selected physical elements or element sets.
US09459823B2
A printing device includes a printing device side wireless communication unit configured to execute wireless communication with a mobile terminal, an operation acquisition unit configured to acquire user operation thereof, and a processor. The processor is configured to acquire operation data which is generated as the operation acquisition unit acquires a user operation, acquire establishment data which is generated as the printing device side wireless communication unit establishes a wireless communication with the mobile terminal, and issue a request control to control the printing device side wireless communication unit to transmit request data requesting the mobile terminal to transmit print data necessary for printing, via the wireless communication, when the establishment data is acquired, the request control being issued in accordance with the operation data as acquired.
US09459822B2
A method of mobile printing using near field communication (NFC) includes executing a mobile printing application installed in a mobile device; setting a wireless connection for data transmission between the mobile device and an image forming apparatus by performing NFC tagging on the image forming apparatus with the mobile device; and automatically performing a function corresponding to a status of the mobile printing application when NFC tagging is performed.
US09459821B2
Methods and systems are described for tracking usage of an output device that is one of a printer, a copier, a fax machine, a scanner, or a multi-function device. According to one embodiment, the output device is connected to a network element that is also separately connected to a network. A tracker computer is also connected to the network. The network element receives status updates from the output device periodically. The network element receives a tracker query from the tracker computer. In response, the network element interprets the last status update and generates a tracker response including an interpreted status of the output device, and transmits the tracker response to the tracker computer. In some embodiments, the network element also allows a user of the output device to identify themselves and pay for their output device usage. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09459820B2
A first acquiring unit acquires a background image being an image of a usage environment in which a printed material is used, a lighting image of a lighting installed in the usage environment, and light source information indicating an optical attribute in the usage environment. A second acquiring unit acquires print data. A display control unit displays a preview image on a display unit, where the preview image is an image in which a printed material image is superimposed on the background image, and the printed material image is an image in which the lighting image is mapped by environment mapping onto a print-image display surface generated based on the print data and in which the optical attribute specified by the light source information is set.
US09459819B2
A method of associating a shared fill with a plurality of objects, is disclosed. Each of the objects is associated with a fill. A bounding region of the shared fill is determined based on a fill of a first of the plurality of objects. The first object is associated with the shared fill. A second object is received and the shared fill is updated based on a fill of the second object if: (a) the fill of the second object is contained within the bounding region; and (b) the fill of the second object is non-overlapping with the fill of the first object. The second object is associated with the updated intermediate fill. The updated shared fill is shared by the first object and the second object.
US09459814B1
In an approach for writing data on a tape using a file system, a processor receives a first write request of a first file. A processor obtains data of the first file. A processor writes the data of the first file on a tape. A processor receives a second write request of a second file prior to completion of writing the data of the first file on the tape. A processor adds information about the second file to a first list, wherein the first list includes files waiting to write. Subsequent to writing the data of the first file on the tape, a processor obtains data of the second file based on the first list. A processor writes the data of the second file after the first file on the tape.
US09459808B2
A mechanism is provided in a storage device for performing a write operation. The mechanism configures a write buffer memory with a plurality of write buffer portions. Each write buffer portion is dedicated to a predetermined block size category within a plurality of block size categories. For each write operation from an initiator, the mechanism determines a block size category of the write operation. The mechanism performs each write operation by writing to a write buffer portion within the plurality of write buffer portions corresponding to the block size category of the write operation.
US09459805B2
Approaches for automatically backing up data from volatile memory to persistent storage in the event of a power outage, blackout or other such failure are described. The approaches can be implemented on a computing device that includes a motherboard, central processing unit (CPU) a main power source, volatile memory (e.g., random access memory (RAM)), an alternate power source and circuitry (e.g., a specialized application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)) for performing the backup of volatile memory to a persistent storage device. In the event of a power failure of the main power source, the alternate power source is configured to supply power to the specialized ASIC for backing up the data in the volatile memory. For example, when power failure is detected, the ASIC can read the data from the DIMM socket using power supplied from the alternate power source and write that data to a persistent storage device.
US09459800B2
Methods, computing systems and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include configuring a mapping table to store mappings between logical and physical storage regions on one or more storage devices, and configuring recent and stable lists to store physical region numbers for non-mapped physical storage regions. A request is received to delete, from the mapping table, a given mapping including a given physical storage region, and the metadata indicating the given physical storage region is stored to a recent list stored in the memory. When the mapping table is destaged from the memory to a given storage device, the metadata is moved from the recent list to a stable list stored in the memory. Upon receiving a mapping request, a physical storage region is allocated from the stable list. If the recent list is empty, then the physical storage region is allocated from the recent list.
US09459794B1
In some examples, a stylus may be used to make a first input including a first shape at a first location on a display. The first location may correspond to a location of a graphic element presented on the display, and a mark consistent with the shape may be presented on the display, such as overlying the graphic element. Additionally, the stylus may be used to make a second input including a second shape. For example, the second shape may correspond to a command for performing an operation. In response, to the entry of the first shape and the second shape, the operation may be performed on or with respect to the graphic element. In some instances, various different shapes and combinations of shapes may be mapped to various different operations, designations, destinations, and so forth.
US09459792B2
A portable electronic device with a touch screen display for photo management is disclosed. One aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method in which the portable electronic device displays an array of thumbnail images corresponding to a set of photographic images. The device replaces the displayed array of thumbnail images with a user-selected photographic image upon detecting a user contact with a corresponding thumbnail image in the array. The user-selected photographic image is displayed at a larger scale than the corresponding thumbnail image. The portable device displays a different photographic image in replacement of the user-selected photographic image in accordance with a scrolling gesture. The scrolling gesture comprises a substantially horizontal movement of user contact with the touch screen display.
US09459780B1
Examples of systems and methods for documenting an interactive graphical design address the need to document interactive graphical designs automatically and efficiently without requiring substantial manual time and effort. These examples are operable to automatically generate documentation based on data collected from an interaction session of a user with the interactive graphical design without any additional user input. The documentation is populated automatically with descriptive text and images of the interactive graphical design. Some examples also provide tools for editing the documentation. Examples of these tools include tools for removing portions of the documentation on the basis of events that occurred during the interaction session, and tools for customizing the content and appearance of the documentation. In addition, some examples are operable to update the documentation automatically to reflect modifications to the interactive graphical design.
US09459779B2
An image display apparatus includes a display unit; a storage unit; and a processor configured to make the display unit display an image including a plurality of ruled lines, to detect coordinates designated by a user by an input operation on a display screen of the display unit, and to obtain a trajectory of the detected coordinates, and to make the display unit enlarge a part of the image including the ruled lines by an enlargement rule selected based on an arrangement of intersections of the trajectory of the obtained coordinates and the ruled lines, and display the enlarged part of the image.
US09459778B2
A method of adjusting visual content. The method comprises selecting, on a client terminal, visual content, extracting visual content data pertaining to the visual content, forwarding a request which includes the visual content data to a network node via a network, receiving, in response to the request, a list of a plurality of visual content editing functions from the network node, presenting, on the client terminal, the plurality of visual content editing functions to a user, receiving a selection of at least one member of the list from the user, adjusting the visual content using the at least one member, and outputting the adjusted visual content.
US09459773B2
An electronic apparatus, a method for authorizing multimedia content thereof, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing therein a program to execute the method are provided. The method for generating multimedia content of the electronic apparatus includes displaying a page screen of electronic book content comprising text and video, receiving a user command to generate a multimedia object in synchronization with the video, and displaying a multimedia object generating window which is movable and size-adjustable within the page screen, and generating the multimedia object in synchronization with the video in response to the user command through the multimedia object generating window and storing the multimedia object in synchronization with the video. As a result, the user is able to author electronic book content comprising interactive multimedia therein.
US09459765B2
A computer apparatus includes i) a graphical user interface with a first command interface area for inputting and displaying cryptic commands for the definition of a search request and a form-based second command interface area having fields for displaying parameters of the search request, and ii) a coupling part for coupling the first and the second command interface areas such that the input of cryptic commands generates a pseudo-simultaneous display of parameters reflecting at least some of the cryptic commands, the elements for coupling including elements for parsing the cryptic commands, program instructions for extracting structured data from the cryptic commands, elements for storing the structured data within JavaScript objects, and program instructions for filling fields of the second command interface area by mapping the structured data.
US09459756B2
A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes: a display which displays a map indicating a location of the user terminal apparatus and a location of one other user terminal apparatus, a communicator which receives a message which is input through the one other user terminal apparatus, and a controller which, when the message is received, controls to display the message on a region corresponding to the location of the one other user terminal apparatus on the map.
US09459746B2
A capacitive touch sensor system and method incorporating an interpolated sensor array is disclosed. The system and method utilize a touch sensor array (TSA) configured to detect proximity/contact/pressure (PCP) via a variable impedance array (VIA) electrically coupling interlinked impedance columns (IIC) coupled to an array column driver (ACD), and interlinked impedance rows (IIR) coupled to an array row sensor (ARS). The ACD is configured to select the IIC based on a column switching register (CSR) and electrically drive the IIC using a column driving source (CDS). The VIA conveys current from the driven IIC to the IIC sensed by the ARS. The ARS selects the IIR within the TSA and electrically senses the IIR state based on a row switching register (RSR). Interpolation of ARS sensed current/voltage allows accurate detection of TSA PCP and/or spatial location.
US09459743B2
The present invention provides a circuit, a method, a panel and a display device of touch sensing. The touch sensing circuit comprises a first gate line, a second gate line, data lines, a signal transmission line and a common electrode, the first gate line, the second gate line and the data lines defining a plurality of pixel units, each of the pixel units is provided therein with a first switch tube, a second switch tube and a third switch tube, and the signal transmission line being connected to a signal processor; the third switch tube is connected in series between the first switch tube and the second switch tube. The present invention improves the sensitivity of touch sensing.
US09459737B2
In one embodiment, a method includes determining, by a capacitive touch sensor of a device, a presence of an object; activating an optical sensor of the device in response to determining the presence of the object; and determining, by the optical sensor of the device, a touch or proximity input within a proximity-sensing volume.
US09459736B2
A method for detecting force applied to a capacitive sensor array and compensating for coordinate inaccuracy due to force includes receiving a plurality of capacitance measurements from the capacitive sensor array, where the plurality of capacitance measurements includes a first capacitance measurement and a second capacitance measurement, and detecting pressure on the capacitive sensor array based on a comparison between the first capacitance measurement and the second capacitance measurement.
US09459734B2
Devices and methods are provided that facilitate improved input device performance. The devices and methods utilize a set of sensor electrodes comprising at least one transmitter sensor electrode and at least one receiver sensor electrode that are capacitively coupled to form a transcapacitance for capacitively sensing input objects in a sensing region. A measure of the transcapacitance may be used to determine positional information for the input objects in the sensing region. In accordance with the various embodiments, the devices and methods additionally utilize at least one deflectable electrode, where the deflectable electrode is electrically floating. The deflectable electrode is configured to be deflectable toward the set of sensor electrodes, where the deflection causes a change in the transcapacitance.
US09459732B2
The invention relates to a method for determining the locations of one or more impacts or touches on a surface of an object including two or more transducers which improves the precision of localisation even for low signal to noise ratios and furthermore provides the possibility to identify multi touch or multi impact situations. To achieve these objects the method comprises the steps of: a) receiving a signal, in particular an acoustic signal, from each one of the transducers, wherein the signals correspond to at least one impact at least one location on the surface; b) determining a representative value based on the signals received in step a) and predetermined properties, in particular acoustic properties, of the object at a given location on the surface of the object; and c) deciding whether the at least one impact at the at least one location on the surface of step a) corresponds to the given location on the surface based on a comparison of the representative value and the corresponding value of the at least two signals.
US09459730B2
The present disclosure provides a shift register unit, a display device and a driving method. The shift register unit includes an inputting module, a resetting module, a pulling-up module, a pulling-down controlling module and a pulling-down module. The pulling-down module includes a tenth switch element which is controlled so as to enable the first node to be in electrical connection to a first low-level voltage line, and a cut-off enhancement unit which is configured to cut off a connection between one end of the tenth switch element and the first low-level voltage line when the tenth switch element is in an off state.
US09459729B2
A processing system for sensing includes a sensor module that includes sensor circuitry coupled to sensor electrodes, the sensor module configured to acquire a sensor frame, and a determination module connected to the sensor electrodes. The determination module is configured to determine a first delta frame from the sensor frame and a first baseline generated using a first processing mode, and determine a second delta frame from the sensor frame and a second baseline generated using a second processing mode. The second processing mode is different than the first processing mode. The determination module is further configured to determine that the first delta frame and the second delta frame are inconsistent with respect to at least one input object. The processing system copies at least a portion of the second baseline to the first baseline based on the first delta frame and the second delta frame being inconsistent.
US09459727B2
A computing device may include a sensor controller configured to control operations of a human-touch capacitive sensor module, a near-field communication (NFC) controller configured to control operations of an NFC module, and/or a plurality of communication lines including a first communication line and a second communication line. Each of the first and second communication lines may be connected to the sensor controller and the NFC controller such that control signals are transferred between the sensor controller and the NFC controller to synchronize the operations of the human-touch capacitive sensor module and the operations of the NFC module.
US09459726B2
A position detector includes a tablet and a position indicator, which includes a coil and configured to continuously transmit a coil-based signal to the tablet as a position signal and to intermittently transmit the coil-based signal to the tablet as a non-positional signal. The tablet is configured to detect a position on its surface pointed to by the position indicator by detecting the continuously-transmitted coil-based signal, and to determine non-positional information regarding the position indicator (e.g., pen pressure, pen ID, etc.) by detecting the intermittently-transmitted coil-based signal. The position indicator further includes position indicator control circuitry configured to control the position indicator to: (i) receive an indicator control signal from the tablet; (ii) based on the received indicator control signal, select one type of non-positional information from among multiple types of non-positional information regarding the position indicator; and (iii) transmit the selected one type of non-positional information to the tablet.
US09459724B2
The disclosure provides a touch terminal, a near-field communication method and system of the touch terminal. The method includes: a second touch terminal receiving a wireless communication request of establishment of the near-field sent by first touch terminal touch through the near-field electric field; the second touch terminal sending a interference source peripherals closing signal to a main control chip, and informing the main control chip to close interference source peripherals; the first touch terminal and the second terminal establishing a wireless connection by touching near-field electric field, and exchange data. The disclosure enables to make the communication environment purified and guarantee the quality of communication.
US09459719B2
To increase the light detection accuracy, a method for driving an input-output device that includes a first light unit, a second light unit, a display circuit, and Y light detection circuits (Y is a natural number of 2 or more) is proposed. The same light-detection control signal is input to the Y light detection circuits. In a frame period set by a display selection signal, the first light unit is lit by sequentially switching Z light-emitting diodes and emitting light, and the second light unit is lit by making the white light-emitting diode emit light when the first light unit is not lit. In a period when the second light unit is lit, Y pieces of data corresponding to the illuminance of light entering the Y light detection circuits are generated.
US09459705B2
In one embodiment, a method includes sending information to display an image on a screen. A scroll range for the image may be determined based on dimensions of the image. An origin position and an initial tilt of a gyroscope may also be determined for the image. Tilt measurements associated with the presentation of the image may be received as the gyroscope detects changes in tilt. A progress parameter may be determined based on at least the scroll range, the origin position, and the initial tilt. A scrolling presentation of the image may then be rendered based on the progress parameter. The scrolling presentation of the image may be smoothed by applying an RK4 solver to the tilt measurements to eliminate jitter due to hand tremors. A virtual spring effect may also be applied to give the scrolling presentation a bouncy effect as the edge of the image is reached.
US09459701B2
A method at an electronic device including a touch-sensitive display for receiving touch input and a keyboard comprising a plurality of buttons, the method comprising: detecting actuation of a button on at least one of the plurality of buttons; detecting a touch input at the touch-sensitive display while the button is actuated; responding to the touch input, wherein response to the touch input while the button is actuated is different to response to touch input detected while the button is not actuated.
US09459695B2
A gesture recognition system includes an EDOF lens, an image sensor, and a processing unit. The image sensor successively captures image frames through the EDOF lens. The processing unit is configured to perform gesture recognition according to at least one object image within a sharpness range in the image frames thereby eliminating the interference from background objects.
US09459692B1
A virtual reality headset that tracks motion of a user relative to a moving vehicle in which the user is located. The system updates the headset's display based on relative motion, rather than on absolute motion due to vehicle movement. Data from sensors on the headset, the vehicle, or both is analyzed to determine the pose (orientation, position, or both) of the headset relative to the vehicle. Sensors may include headset-mounted cameras that observe the vehicle's interior from the user's viewpoint. Analysis of camera images may use optical flow or it may compare images to reference images captured from known poses. The system may also combine data from headset sensors and vehicle sensors to calculate the relative pose. Headset-mounted cameras may function both as relative pose sensors for virtual reality, and as image capture devices for display of the real environment on the headset.
US09459681B2
An apparatus to control power of an electronic device includes a local area network (LAN) controller to control network communication of the electronic device, a communication interface connected to an external dongle to perform the network communication, a connection detector to detect whether a first signal for connection with the LAN controller is received from the external dongle, and a power controller to supply power to the LAN controller when the first signal is detected and to shut off power to the LAN controller when the first signal is not detected.
US09459679B2
A power manager (106) and method for managing the power supplied to an electronic device is provided. Furthermore, a system wherein the power supplied to an electronic device is managed is provided. The power manager (106) is operative to monitor a hardware monitor (104) during a monitoring time period. The hardware monitor (104) is coupled to an electronic device (102). The electronic device (102) has a workload during operational use. The hardware monitor is operative to indicate the workload of the electronic device (102). The power manager is operative to control power supplied to the electronic device (102) in dependency on the monitoring.
US09459661B2
Techniques and apparatus for providing one or more holes in a housing for an electronic device are disclosed. The one or more holes in the housing can be used to facilitate visual indicators. A light source can be controlled to provide light into a hole and thus emit light from the hole. When the light source is not providing light to the hole, the hole can be visually disguised (e.g., camouflaged) so it blends with the surrounding portions of the housing. The electronic device can, for example, be a small electronic device, such as a portable or handheld electronic device.
US09459646B2
A scaled voltage supply to supply voltage biases to circuits in voltage zones. The scaled voltage supply includes a master voltage corresponding to a voltage drop across a master-upper rail having a voltage Vdd and a master-lower rail having a voltage Vss=0. Further, the supply includes a voltage-divider network dividing the master voltage Vdd into intermediate voltages αVdd, βVdd, etc., wherein α and β are predetermined constants. These intermediate voltages scale with the master voltage and are supplied to the voltage zones using non-invasive soft rails. In one implementation the soft rails use voltage mirrors to supply the intermediate voltages to the circuits within voltage zones.
US09459645B2
Embodiments of circuitry, which includes power supply switching circuitry and a first inductive element, are disclosed. The power supply switching circuitry has a first switching output and a second switching output. The first inductive element is coupled between the first switching output and a power supply output. The power supply switching circuitry operates in one of a first operating mode and a second operating mode. During the first operating mode, the first switching output is voltage compatible with the second switching output. During the second operating mode, the first switching output is allowed to be voltage incompatible with the second switching output.
US09459639B2
According to one embodiment, a power supply circuit includes a load switch, a switching control unit, a first control unit, and a second control unit. The load switch is connected to a power supply and switches between an ON state connecting the power supply to a load and an OFF state disconnecting the power supply from the load. The switching control unit outputs a first signal for controlling switching of the load switch between the ON and OFF states. The first control unit increases an output voltage of the load switch in a steady manner over a predetermined period of time when the load switch is switched to the ON state in response to the first signal. The second control unit causes a charging current to flow to the load switch after the first signal is output from the switching control unit.
US09459629B2
A flow rate controller is provided that includes a setting flow rate shaping part that, in the case of receiving an input setting flow rate having a discontinuous point at which a target value discontinuously changes from a first target value to a second target value, outputs a shaped setting flow rate in which a continuously changing interval is inserted in place of the discontinuous point in the input setting flow rate; and a valve control part that controls a flow rate control valve opening so as to reduce a deviation between the shaped setting flow rate and a measured flow rate, wherein the setting flow rate shaping part is configured to, depending on the magnitude of an absolute deviation between the first target value and the second target value in the input setting flow rate, change a rate of change in target value in the continuously changing interval.
US09459617B2
A motion controller is provided which improves system responsiveness without having to raise the arithmetic capacity of a master controller or to boost the communication speed of a network. The master controller 1 uses a program analysis unit 1g to separate, from a control program designating a tolerable delay time for operating control target apparatuses, a slave use program to be executed by a slave controller in a manner not to exceed the tolerable delay time, and to create slave-to-slave communication setting information needed by the slave controller to execute the slave use program. Through slave-to-slave communication, the slave controller 2 acquires input/output information from another slave controller. The slave controller 2 also uses a slave use program execution unit 2f to execute its own slave use program.
US09459614B2
A machining condition estimating apparatus, and method, for estimating a machining condition to suppress a wear volume of a tool when conducting cutting work in a work machine are provided. For example, an analysis model presenting shapes of a tool and cutting material, may be defined, to be a target of analysis, and an initial value for use of analysis and change volume of the machining condition parameter as analysis parameters may be set up. Coordinates for tool and cutting material contact may be calculated. Moreover, a boundary movement rate, a maximum contact length, and a contact angle are calculated. A machining condition presented by the analysis parameter may also be searched and outputted.
US09459613B2
An electric endoscope includes a motor that generates a rotational driving force, a torque shaft that transmits the rotational driving force from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion, a connecting section for bending a bending portion by the rotational driving force transmitted by the torque shaft, an input section that instructs a target rotation amount of the motor, a detecting section that detects rotation information of the motor in a rotating state thereof, an estimating section that estimates a rotation state of the motor based on the rotation information, a motor physical model, a torque shaft physical model and a connecting section physical model, and a control section that performs control so that the rotation state of the distal end portion matches with a rotation state of the target rotation amount based on the estimated rotation state of the motor.
US09459612B2
Disclosed are a movable device allowing instantaneous correction of error in a moving state and an error correction method thereof. The movable device includes a drive unit that is previously set up with an allowable error and has a moving path along which detection units are installed in a line. Precise measurements are taken in advance to obtain position data of each of the detection units. Comparison is then made by the controller between instantaneous data and corresponding comparison data. When the controller determines the instantaneous data exceed the comparison data, an instantaneous correction operation is made to make the instantaneous data not exceeding the comparison data. Acceleration or deceleration may be made by the drive unit to effect such a control that when the movable piece reaches the next detection unit, the instantaneous data do not exceed the comparison data.
US09459600B2
A method and an automation system for processing information extractable from an engineering drawing file. The automation system includes a controller which models in the engineering drawing file (20) at least two objects (302, 304) in a predefined format by adding at least two entities (34) to the engineering drawing file (20) (S501) and by adding support information (35) to the engineering drawing file (20) (S502) to provide the extractable information (S401), provides a program sequence (80) in an automation application (50) to establish a correlation of the extractable information (S402), correlates the extractable information by executing the program sequence (80) (S403), and generates output data (12, 15) based on the established correlation of the extractable information (S404). The correlation of the extractable information is established only while the program sequence (80) of the automation application (50) is being executed.
US09459597B2
A sleep sensing system comprising a sensor to obtain real-time information about a user, a sleep state logic to determine the user's current sleep state based on the real-time information. The system further comprising a sleep stage selector to select an optimal next sleep state for the user, and a sound output system to output sounds to guide the user from the current sleep state to the optimal next sleep state.
US09459591B2
A multipoint simultaneous measurement method and a multipoint simultaneous measurement system in an electric power station and an internal clock used therefor, capable of performing measurement at the correct time even at a place in the electric power station where GPS radio waves cannot be received, and of securing simultaneity with high accuracy and with ease without connecting a plurality of measurement points via a cable and the like.
US09459587B2
An image forming apparatus includes an exposure unit that forms a latent image by irradiating a photoconductor body with light by using light emitting elements that are arranged along an axial direction of the photoconductor body, the exposure unit having an inlet to which air flow is introduced; and an air blowing unit that produces the air flow that is introduced to the exposure unit from an air blow opening that is provided at a position that is in correspondence with a position of the inlet of the exposure unit.
US09459573B2
A fixing device includes a heating roller, a non-contact temperature sensor, a first air channel, and a second air channel. The non-contact temperature sensor detects a temperature of the heating roller in a non-contact manner. The first air channel is located between the non-contact temperature sensor and the heating roller. The second air channel is located at a side of the non-contact temperature sensor that is farther from the heating roller. An air velocity in the first air channel is greater than an air velocity in the second air channel.
US09459572B2
A fixing member manufacturing method includes: a step of holding a longitudinal end of a resin tube by a first holding tool; a step of holding another longitudinal end of the resin tube by a second holding tool; a step of decreasing a distance between the first and second holding tools each holding the resin tube, by a predetermined amount; a step of expanding, after the decreasing step, the resin tube in a radial direction; and a step of externally fitting the resin tube, expanded in the radial direction, around an elastic material coated with an adhesive.
US09459571B2
A fixing device includes a heating element disposed inside a flexible fusing member, a nip member disposed to contact with a surface of the flexible fusing member and to allow the flexible fusing member to slide along the nip member, a reflecting plate for reflecting radiant heat from the heating element toward the nip member, and a backup member for nipping the flexible fusing member with the nip member. The reflecting plate includes a central reflecting portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the heating element at least in a region corresponding to along a heat generating portion of the heating element, and end reflecting portions stationarily provided on both ends of the central reflecting portion. The end reflecting portions are disposed in positions longitudinally outward of the heat generating portion and each has a reflecting surface tilted with respect to the longitudinal direction of the heating element.
US09459570B2
A fixing device includes a fixing member that fixes a toner image to a recording medium, a pressure member that forms, together with the fixing member, a pressure portion through which the recording medium carrying the toner image yet to be fixed passes, and a heating member including a heating layer that generates heat when energized and an insulating layer that encloses the heating layer so as to electrically insulate the heating layer. The heating member has a curved shape along an inner peripheral surface of the fixing member, in a state in which no external force is applied, and is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the fixing member.
US09459569B2
An image forming apparatus that forms a toner image on a recording medium includes a fixing unit configured to fix the unfixed toner image on the recording medium while conveying the recording medium bearing the unfixed toner image at a nip portion. The fixing unit includes a fixing rotating member and a pressure member forming the nip portion with the fixing rotating member. The apparatus also includes: a counting portion configured to count the cumulative rotation time of the fixing rotating member and the cumulative number of startups of the fixing unit; and a notifying portion configured to performing notification of information about at least one of the lifetime expiration of the fixing unit and the necessity of replacing the fixing unit. The notifying portion performs the notification in accordance with the cumulative rotation time and the cumulative number of startups of the fixing unit.
US09459568B2
A fixing device, including a heat roller, a temperature detector member to detect temperature of the heat roller, a supporting member to support the temperature detector member, and a fixer frame to support the heat roller and the supporting member, is provided. The supporting member includes a supporting part to support the temperature detector member, a first part, a second part which is less rigid than the first part, and an attaching part to be attached to an attachable surface of the fixer frame. The attaching part is arranged on one end of the supporting member along the axial direction. The supporting part is arranged in an intermediate position along the axial direction in the supporting member. The first part and the second part are arranged in positions between the attaching part and the supporting part along the axial direction in the supporting member.
US09459560B2
A developing cartridge is provided. The developing cartridge includes a first frame and a second frame and a layer thickness regulating member. The first frame and the second frame include a first welding surface formed at a periphery of the developer accommodating part correspondingly to a developer accommodating part; and a second welding surface extending continuously from the first welding surface correspondingly to a roller support part. The first welding surface extends in a direction orthogonal to an overlapping direction of the first frame and the second frame. The second welding surface extends to be inclined toward a side of the first frame in the overlapping direction as extending toward the developing roller. The layer thickness regulating member is provided to cover the second welding surface from a side of the second frame in the overlapping direction.
US09459552B2
A drive circuit for a printing apparatus includes a first driver arranged on an electrical path from a first current supply unit to a first connection portion for a light-emitting element, a second driver arranged on an electrical path from a second current supply unit to the first connection portion, a third driver arranged on an electrical path from the second current supply unit to a second connection portion for a light-emitting element, and a switch unit configured to selectively connect the second current supply unit to one of the second driver and the third driver and disconnect the connection between the second current supply unit and the other of the second driver and the third driver when the second current supply unit is connected to the one of the second driver and the third driver.
US09459551B2
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, an exposure device, a detection device, a measurement device that measures a current flowing to the detection device, and a control unit that executes a detection mode in which an electrostatic latent image is formed on the photosensitive member and the measurement device detects a change in the current relative to the electrostatic latent image, wherein, in an adjustment mode, the control unit causes a potential difference between the electrostatic latent image and the detection device to be smaller as a layer thickness of the photosensitive member is more reduced.
US09459549B2
A liquid developer includes a toner in which a compound having a charge-accepting functional group has been bonded to a surface of toner particles, and a carrier liquid which makes a charge density of a surface of the toner become 1 μC/m2 or less when the toner is dispersed in the carrier liquid.
US09459546B2
A toner to develop electrostatic latent images which uses an appropriate combination of a high molecular weight binder resin and a low molecular weight binder resin, an appropriate amount of a releasing agent, and a combination of silica particles and iron oxide particles as external additives, and thus has the following effects: the toner may reduce a generation amount of ultra-fine particles (UFPs) and have enhanced fluidity, charging uniformity, charging stability, transfer efficiency, fixability, durability and a cleaning ability.
US09459545B2
The present invention provides an electrophotographic photosensitive member which can output images with reduced image defects due to ghosting not only under a normal temperature and normal humidity environment but also even under a low temperature and low humidity environment as especially severe conditions, and a manufacturing method thereof; and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each having the electrophotographic photosensitive member. Accordingly, the electrophotographic photosensitive member of the present invention having a support and a photosensitive layer on the support includes the photosensitive layer which contains a solid solution of hydroxygallium phthalocyanine and a compound represented by the following Formula (1) or Formula (1)′, the solid solution having peaks at Bragg angles 2θ of 7.4°±0.3° and 28.3°±0.3° in CuKα characteristic X-ray diffraction.
US09459542B2
Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member, a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each having the electrophotographic photosensitive member that can output an image having less image defects due to a ghost phenomenon not only under a normal-temperature, normal-humidity environment but also under a low-temperature, low-humidity environment as a particularly severe condition. The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support and a photosensitive layer formed on the support, in which the photosensitive layer includes a gallium phthalocyanine crystal containing a specific amine compound in itself.
US09459541B2
The present invention provides a substrate processing apparatus for performing a process of reducing warpage of a substrate, comprising a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate, a pressing member including a portion formed to press a peripheral portion of the substrate against the substrate stage, an obtaining unit configured to obtain information indicating a shift between a center of a region where a pattern is formed on the substrate and a center of the substrate, and a controller configured to control relative positions of the substrate stage and the pressing member based on the information obtained by the obtaining unit, such that the portion of the pressing member presses the peripheral portion of the substrate.
US09459540B2
The technology disclosed relates to methods and systems that can be used to reduce visible artifacts know as mura. In particular, it relates to producing alignment marks by physically modifying appearance of a layer of exposure or radiation sensitive material on a workpiece, then using those alignment marks or transferred direct or inverted images of those marks to realign a writing coordinate system between exposure writing passes, following physical movement of the workpiece within the writing system. The physical modifications described include mechanically pressing a mark into the layer, using a laser to ash or ablate the layer, or applying an ink or other substance to the surface of the laser.
US09459538B2
A lithography apparatus is disclosed, having at least one mirror arrangement which includes a mirror substrate including a front side with a reflecting surface, a side wall, which extends along a circumference of the mirror substrate from a rear side of the mirror substrate, and mounting elements to mount the mirror arrangement on a structural element of the lithography apparatus. The rear side of the mirror substrate and an inner side of the side wall delimit a cavity. Each of the mounting elements is connected to the mirror arrangement at a connection surface. The relation S/D>0.5 is satisfied at least one of the connection surfaces, wherein D denotes a thickness of the side wall at the connection surface and S denotes the length of the shortest path through the mirror material from the centroid of the connection surface to the rear side of the mirror substrate.
US09459530B2
The present invention provides a photosensitive epoxy resin composition which contains: (A) a cresol novolak polyfunctional epoxy resin; (B) a liquid epoxy resin having a fluorene skeleton in its main chain; and (C) a photoacid generator; wherein the components (A) and (B) are present in a mixing weight ratio of (A)/(B)=40/60 to 60/40. Where the inventive photosensitive epoxy resin composition is used as an optical waveguide forming material, particularly as an optical waveguide core layer forming material for formation of a core layer, the optical waveguide core layer can be formed as having excellent reflow resistance and a lower loss through a coating process and a roll-to-roll process without altering the conventional production process.
US09459524B2
The embodiment of the present invention provides a mask plate and a method of patterning using the mask plate, the mask plate comprising a light shielding area and an opening area, the edge of the opening area being in a concave-convex shape. The embodiment of the present invention, by setting the edge of the opening area of the mask plate in a concave-convex shape, can improve linearity of the matrix edge formed after the processes of coating, exposing, developing, roasting of the photoresist, so as to prevent the problem of generating a jagged or a wavy shape at the matrix edge of a color filter in a color film substrate, thereby improving uniformity of color display of a liquid crystal display. The effect is particularly significant for a product using a negative photoresist or with a relatively thin line width in the formed matrix.
US09459523B2
Aspects of the invention relate to techniques for determining pattern optical similarity in lithography. Optical kernel strength values for a first set of layout features and a second set of layout features are computed first. Based on the optical kernel strength values, optical similarity values between the first set of layout features and the second set of layout features are then determined. Subsequently, calibration weight values for the first set of layout features may be determined based on the optical similarity values, which, along with the first set of layout features, may be employed to calibrate lithography process model parameters.
US09459521B2
A supply channel for a means of transportation is provided. The supply channel comprises a fluid line, an inflatable projection element having an opening and a pressure sensor which is configured for determining a pressure difference between an internal pressure in the projection element and an ambient pressure. The inflatable projection element is connected to the fluid line via the opening. The projection element is configured for being transferred from a compressed state to an inflated state by filling it with fluid from the fluid line. The projection element provides a predetermined projection surface in the inflated state.
US09459509B2
An electrochromic structure, a method and a display apparatus. The electrochromic structure includes a display layer including a first substrate (9), a color layer (7) and a second substrate (5); and a background layer including a controllable layer (3) and a third substrate (1); and the display layer is over the background layer. The electrochromic structure has clear hierarchy and simple structure, and can be made into display devices of larger size.
US09459499B2
A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a pixel electrode on the first substrate, a common electrode on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the common electrode includes a first cutout portion, and the pixel electrode includes a first sub-pixel electrode, a second sub-pixel electrode surrounding the first sub-pixel electrode, a second cutout portion adjacent to at least one of edges of the second sub-pixel electrode and disposed along the edges, and a third cutout portion isolating the first sub-pixel electrode from the second sub-pixel electrode, and the first sub-pixel electrode and the second sub-pixel electrode are located at different heights.
US09459496B2
The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a pixel unit including first and second sub-unit regions. Liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer corresponding to the first sub-unit region have a first initial alignment direction, and liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer corresponding to the second sub-unit region have a second initial alignment direction. The pixel unit further includes a third sub-unit region arranged between the first and second sub-unit regions. Liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer corresponding to the third sub-unit region have a third initial alignment direction, which is an alignment direction in a rotation from the first initial alignment direction towards the second initial alignment direction along a first rotation direction. An angle difference between the first and second initial alignment directions is greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°.
US09459485B2
There are provided an array substrate and a liquid crystal display apparatus. The array substrate comprises: array structures (12) and pixel electrodes (13) that are formed on a first substrate (11); wherein at least part of pixel regions corresponding to the pixel electrodes (13) are in optical diffusion structures (14); the pixel regions include pixel regions corresponding to pixels of different colors; the optical diffusion structures (14) are so arranged that reflectivity of light reflected from an optical diffusion structure of a pixel region, which corresponds to a pixel of a color having the longest light wavelength, is lower than reflectivity of light reflected from an optical diffusion structure (14) of a pixel region, which corresponds to a pixel of another color.
US09459484B2
In an electro-optical module, a frame does not exist on a side surface of a first substrate on the side where a protrusion portion is positioned or at a position of a second substrate facing a side surface. Between the frame and an electro-optical panel, a heat dissipation member that includes a frame portion is disposed, which faces a surface of the protrusion portion of the first substrate on the second substrate side, a side surface of the second substrate and the side surface of the second transparent plate. In addition, the heat dissipation member includes frame that extend toward between the side surfaces of the second substrate and the frame from both end sides of the frame portion.
US09459479B2
A display device includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor; a pixel electrode; a common electrode; a liquid crystal layer; and an encapsulation layer. The thin film transistor is disposed on the substrate. The pixel electrode is disposed on the thin film transistor. The common electrode is disposed on the pixel electrode and is separated from the pixel electrode via a microcavity therebetween. The liquid crystal layer fills the microcavity. The encapsulation layer is configured to seal the microcavity, wherein the encapsulation layer has an opening positioned at a portion overlapping the microcavity.
US09459470B2
Various embodiments of methods and systems for improving and enhancing vision are disclosed. Adjustable lenses or optical systems may be used to provide adaptive vision modification. In some embodiments, vision modification may be responsive to the current state of the user's visual system. Certain embodiments provide correction of the subject's near and far vision. Other embodiments provide enhancement of vision beyond the physiological ranges of focal length or magnification.
US09459468B2
A method of making a spectacle lens providing at least an astigmatic correction includes measuring a direction of an axis of an astigmatism of an eye for each of three different directions of gaze of the eye. Thereafter, a position of the spectacle lens is determined relative to the eye. A shape of a surface of the spectacle lens is computed based on the determined position of the spectacle lens relative to the eye and the at least three measured directions of the axis of the astigmatism. A primary orientation of the eye is determined based on the three measured directions of the axis of the astigmatism. The shape of the surface of the spectacle lens is calculated based on the determined position of the spectacle lens relative to the eye and by applying Listing's Law based on the determined primary orientation of the eye.
US09459467B2
A central area of a lens is defined with a central perimeter coinciding with a perimeter of a frame, a temporal line divides the central area into a nasal area and a temporal area, a useful perimeter is formed from the nasal area and the temporal line, a useful area is delimited by the useful perimeter, and a prescription is determined for the user. The temporal line is outside a cone with at least a 30° opening, an apex of which is in a center of rotation of a user's eye, which is an optical axis. A lens thickness is optimized according to the thickness of the perimeter of the nasal area. Subsequently a transition area is defined extending between the useful perimeter and an external perimeter of the lens.
US09459460B2
A method of aligning an upper substrate and a lower substrate is provided. The upper and lower substrates are oppositely arranged, and the aligning method includes the following steps: providing an optical image capturing module; emitting light rays to a third surface of a first prism; filtering the light rays, so that the light rays are divided into light rays at the first wavelength range and light rays at the second wavelength range, wherein the light rays at the first wavelength range irradiate a pattern on the upper substrate, and light rays at the second wavelength range irradiate a pattern on the lower substrate; reflecting a pattern image on the upper substrate to an image capturing apparatus; reflecting a pattern image on the lower substrate to the image capturing apparatus; and determining locations of the patterns of the upper and lower substrate that are on the image capturing apparatus.
US09459459B2
Methods and devices for reducing the dimensions of an incident light beam of large dimensions are disclosed. The method includes the dispatching of a first light beam toward a partially reflecting plate of dimensions suitable for the dimensions of the light beam of large dimensions, the dispatching onto a convergent reflective element of a second light beam arising from the transmission through the partially reflecting plate of the first light beam, the dispatching of a third light beam arising from the reflection on the convergent reflective element of the second light beam, toward said partially reflecting plate, and the reflection of the third beam on the partially reflecting plate so as to form a fourth light beam.
US09459455B2
An eyepiece for a head wearable display includes a light guide component for guiding display light received at a peripheral location offset from a viewing region and emitting the display light along an eye-ward direction in the viewing region. The light guide component includes an input surface oriented to receive the display light into the light guide component, an eye-ward facing surface having a reflection portion and a viewing portion, a folding surface oriented to reflect the display light received through the input surface to the reflection portion of the eye-ward facing surface, and a first interface surface oriented to receive the display light reflected from the reflection portion of the eye-ward facing surface. A partially reflective layer is disposed on the first interface surface in the viewing region to reflect the display light along the eye-ward direction through viewing portion of the eye-ward facing surface.
US09459451B2
A transparent waveguide for use in eye tracking includes an input-coupler and an output-coupler. The input-coupler comprises a plurality of curved grating lines having a radially varying pitch. When positioned in front of an eye illuminated with infrared light, infrared light beams reflected from the eye and incident on the input-coupler enter the waveguide at the input-coupler, propagate through the waveguide by way of total internal reflections, and exit the waveguide proximate the output-coupler. The radially varying pitch of the curved grating lines of the input-coupler provides angular encoding of infrared light incident on the input-coupler, and more specifically, causes different beams of infrared light incident on respective different horizontal and vertical positions of the input-coupler to propagate through the waveguide at respective different angles of reflection and exit the waveguide at respective different angles of incidence relative to a surface of the waveguide through which infrared light beams exit.
US09459447B2
An apparatus is formed from a double active layer silicon on insulator (DSOI) substrate that includes first and second active layers separated by an insulating layer. An electrostatic comb drive is formed from the substrate to include a first comb formed from the first active layer and a second comb formed from the second active layer. The comb drive may be used to impart a tilting motion to a micro-mirror. The method of manufacturing provides comb teeth exhibiting an aspect ratio greater than 1:20, with an offset distance between comb teeth of the first and second combs that is less than about 6 μm.
US09459445B1
Electrowetting elements of a display device include a support plate, a bottom electrode, electrowetting oil and an electrolyte on the bottom electrode. The electrowetting oil is immiscible with the electrolyte, a top electrode is in electrical contact with the electrolyte, and the bottom electrode, the top electrode and the electrolyte form a portion of a circuit. The electrowetting elements each further include a first thin film transistor (TFT) that is switched on to select each of the electrowetting elements using active matrix addressing, and a second TFT that is switched on to provide a reset pulse to the portion of the circuit. The reset pulse can be used to reduce or eliminate backflow of the electrowetting oil.
US09459443B2
To allow placement of optical members by providing a long back focus, make aberrations less subject to manufacturing errors, and reduce variations in aberrations during focusing. An endoscopic objective optical system includes, in order from an object side, a front group with negative refractive power, a focusing lens, and a rear group with positive refractive power, wherein: the endoscopic objective optical system satisfies conditional expressions (1) to (4) below: 4
US09459426B2
In the present idsclosure inter-rack optical plenum may be used to route optical fibers between multiple racks of a system. An intra-rack optical plenum may be coupled to one of the racks and the inter-rack optical plenum. The intra-rack optical plenum may route an optical fiber between a first connector configured to mate with a first device and a second connector conifugred to mate with the inter-rack optical plenum.
US09459424B2
A fiber optic drop terminal assembly includes a housing, a spool and a fiber optic distribution cable. The housing has a first exterior surface and an oppositely disposed second exterior surface. A plurality of ruggedized adapters is mounted on the first exterior surface of the housing. The ruggedized adapters include a first port accessible from outside the housing and a second port accessible from inside the housing. The spool is engaged with the second exterior surface and includes a drum portion. The fiber distribution cable is coiled around the drum portion. The distribution cable includes a first end and an oppositely disposed second end. The second end is disposed inside the housing.
US09459416B2
A package for housing an optical semiconductor element includes a base body having an optical semiconductor element mounting portion on an upper main surface thereof; a frame body joined to the base body so as to surround the mounting portion; and an optical fiber securing member fitted in a through hole which penetrates through the frame body. The frame body is formed by bending a single strip-like plate member at its several positions, and then bonding one end side and an other end side thereof, the through hole being provided so as to be located at a juncture of the one end side and the other end side.
US09459414B2
An optical coupling system is provided which includes a first layer structure and a second layer structure. The first layer structure includes a plurality of layers sequentially stacked on a substrate, and is configured to compresses a beam emitted from a light source along a direction substantially perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate. The second layer structure is formed on the substrate, and is configured to compresses the beam, having passed through the first layer structure, along a direction substantially parallel to the top surface of the substrate.
US09459410B2
To provide an optical device sealing structure capable of simply sealing an optical fiber inserting portion. Provided is a structure that seals an optical device including a metallic case having an optical element disposed therein and an optical fiber inserted through a through hole of the case, wherein a Zn-containing surface is formed on a surface of a bare fiber portion that is formed by partly removing a coating of the optical fiber so as to expose a bare fiber, and wherein an Sn-containing sealing material is charged between the Zn-containing surface and an inner wall of the through hole.
US09459406B2
Provided are a polarization beam splitter and an optical device with high productivity. A polarization beam splitter (PBS) according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a demultiplexer (11) that is formed of a rib waveguide (50) and demultiplexes input light into first input light and second input light; a multiplexer (14) that is formed of the rib waveguide (50) and multiplexes the first input light and the second input light that are obtained by demultiplexing the input light by the demultiplexer (11); a first arm waveguide (12) that is formed of a channel waveguide (51) and guides the first input light to the multiplexer (11); and a second arm waveguide (13) that is formed of the channel waveguide (51), generates a phase difference in the first input light propagating through the first arm waveguide, and guides the second input light to the multiplexer (14).
US09459405B2
A semiconductor device for use in an optical application and a method for fabricating the device. The device includes: an optically passive aspect that is operable in a substantially optically passive mode; and an optically active material having a material that is operable in a substantially optically active mode, wherein the optically passive aspect is patterned to include a photonic structure with a predefined structure, and the optically active material is formed in the predefined structure so as to be substantially self-aligned in a lateral plane with the optically passive aspect.
US09459401B2
An optical waveguide having a cladding layer formed of high-purity glass, or a cladding layer formed of high-purity isotope-proportion modified glass, and with a core of high-purity isotope-proportion-modified glass with the index of refraction of the core glass greater than the index of refraction of the cladding glass, said high-purity isotope-proportion-modified core material having a Si-29-isotope proportion at most 4.447% Si-29 (atom/atom) of all silicon atoms in said core, or at least 4.90% of Si-29 (atom/atom) atoms in said core, or having a Ge-73 isotope proportion of at most 7.2% Ge-73 (atom/atom) of all germanium atoms in said core, or at least 8.18% of Ge-73 (atom/atom) of Germanium atoms in said core region.
US09459395B2
A backlight assembly capable of preventing light leakage and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device including the same are provided. The backlight assembly includes a light source unit, a light guide plate, a light conversion sheet, and a reflective tape. The light source unit including one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB). The light guide plate is disposed to be adjacent to the light source unit. The light conversion sheet is disposed on the light guide plate and spaced apart from the FPCB, and configured to convert a wavelength band of light provided through the light guide plate from the light source unit, the light conversion sheet configured to emit white light. The reflective tape is attached to extend from a portion of an upper surface of the FPCB to a portion of an upper surface of the light conversion sheet.
US09459385B2
A film and a process for its production includes a light-permeable replication lacquer layer with a diffractive relief structure formed in a first side of the replication lacquer layer, a light-permeable color lacquer layer, formed only in areas, arranged on the relief structure, and a reflective layer, formed at least in areas, arranged on the first side of the replication lacquer layer. In areas of the film where the color lacquer layer and the reflective layer overlap, the color lacquer layer is arranged between the replication lacquer layer and the reflective layer.
US09459383B2
The invention relates to an optoelectronic device (101), comprising: a semiconductor layer sequence (103) comprising an emitter layer (105) for emitting electromagnetic radiation, a converter (113) for converting electromagnetic radiation with a first wavelength into an electromagnetic radiation with a second wavelength which differs from the first wavelength, a scattering body (109) for scattering at least a part of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter layer (105) in the direction of the converter (113) in order to convert at least a part of the emitted electromagnetic radiation, wherein the scattering body (109) comprises a positive, temperature-dependent scattering cross-section and so, as the temperature increases, scattering of the electromagnetic radiation in the scattering body (109) in the direction of the converter can be increased. The invention also relates to a scattering body (109).
US09459382B2
A method for designing microstructures for a light shaping reflector for use in a light field display is provided. A mathematical function is derived to reflect light uniformly from an incident light beam. Curved elements shaped by the mathematical function are combined to design the microstructures. The microstructures are formed in a reflective surface to provide the light shaping reflector for use in the light field display.
US09459380B2
A display includes: a laminated wiring with a conductive film arranged on a foundation layer, and a transparent film and a translucent film arranged on the conductive film; a wiring terminal part arranged at an edge portion of the laminated wiring and having the same laminated structure as that of the laminated wiring; and an insulating film that covers the laminated wiring and the wiring terminal part.
US09459377B2
The present invention relates to a polymers and hydrogels comprising a sulfonic acid component formed from reactive components comprising (i) at least one hydrophobic monomer and (ii) at least one sulfonic acid-containing component, wherein the sulfonic acid-containing component is comprised of a salt formed by a non-polymerizable, hydrophilic base and a polymerizable sulfonic acid. One or more embodiments provide that the at least one hydrophobic monomer comprises a silicone component.
US09459374B2
A series of scans is generated for a subsurface and a derivative image is created using the series of subsurface images. One or more tests are performed on the derivative image, and a subsurface object is detected based on the one or more tests. A sensor is configured to generate a series of scans for a subsurface and a processor is coupled to the sensor. The processor is configured to execute stored program instructions that cause the processor to generate a series of images of the subsurface using the series of scans, create a derivative image using the series of subsurface images, perform one or more tests on the derivative image, and detect a subsurface object based on the one or more tests.
US09459362B2
A marine seismic survey using one or more moving marine seismic vibrators, where the vibrator sweeping function is based on smearing error criteria and is a downward-sweeping non-linear sweep function. The acquired seismic data can either be used as is without desmearing or desmeared easily.
US09459354B2
A method for car relocation is disclosed. The method is to transmit the ID of a mobile device to a network server, after the engine of a car is turned on. After the engine of the car is turned off, the automobile device or the mobile device transmits GPS coordinate data to the network server via a wireless method. If the automobile device or the mobile device fails to receive the GPS coordinate, the screen of the automobile device will display a frame showing the place where the car is parked, and transmit the related data. By means of the operation of the buttons of the frame, the related data can be transmitted to the network server by the automobile device or the mobile device via the wireless method, and the network server will store related data to overwrite original data.
US09459349B2
A system includes a detection device configured to transmit and receive one or more signals in a generally vertical direction above a vehicle. Additionally, the system may include a processing device configured to measure a time of flight associated with the transmission and receipt of the one or more signals in the generally vertical direction. A distance travelled by the one or more signals may be determined based, at least in part, on the measured time of flight, and the distance travelled may be compared with a threshold distance to determine an overhead clearance of the vehicle. In response to determining the overhead clearance, a vehicle system may be activated.
US09459339B2
A position estimation method for indoor positioning includes filtering an initial position estimate that includes a corresponding covariance that reflects the quality of the geometry of the reference points and a previous initial position estimate that includes a corresponding covariance that reflects the quality of the geometry of the reference points by a Kalman filter to generate an updated previous position estimate, analyzing the updated previous position estimate to determine if the value is outside of a range, and constraining the updated previous position estimate based on the value being outside of the range.
US09459336B1
Fast tuning and measuring algorithms in open loop active load pull systems have been developed to accommodate high speed production testing of many chips of the same kind on wafer; they are based on re-setting the (pre-calibrated) amplitude and phase of the injected power into the device output port. Because of the dispersion of the chip characteristics this often leads to non-physical load synthesis, i.e. |Γ|>1, which not only is unrealistic test condition, but also risks destroying the device under test, or reflection factors not high enough to reach the optimum Gamma of the DUT. A method is proposed to use a mechanical tuner in order to shift the active tuning inside meaningful areas; the tuner is also used to pre-match the device to the injection amplifier.
US09459334B2
A magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system (600) for generating information indicative of an MR response to an oxygen breathing challenge, the MRI (600) system comprising at least one controller (610) which is configured to define a reference region (302) within a region of interest (ROI) (300 A) of reconstructed MR image information (300) including a plurality of voxels, the reference region (302) comprising a plurality of reference voxels selected from the plurality of voxels, each of the plurality of voxels having associated ΔR2* and ΔR1 values; select a cluster of voxels comprising voxels from at least the reference voxels from a multiparametric ΔR2* and ΔR1 mapping of the plurality of voxels; determine AR2* and AR\ limit points based upon at least minimum ΔR2* and ΔR1 values of voxels of the cluster of voxels; and determine outlier voxels (115) based upon a comparison of ΔR2* and ΔR1 of at least one of the plurality of voxels with respective values of the ΔR2* and ΔR1 limit points.
US09459331B2
To provide a technique for sufficiently eliminating magnetic coupling between RF coils and improving image quality when a multi-element multi-tuned RF coil is used as a receive RF coil for an MRI device. In the invention, each of RF coils which constitute a multi-element multi-tuned RF coil which is used as a receive RF coil for an MRI device is provided with an inter-coil magnetic coupling prevention circuit which resonates at each frequency to which each RF coil is tuned and provides a high impedance. The inter-coil magnetic coupling prevention circuit adjusts an inductor and a capacitor so that both of a circuit on the side of a pre-amplifier viewed from both ends of a signal reception circuit and a circuit on the side of the signal reception circuit viewed from both ends of a serial resonance circuit connected to the pre-amplifier resonate at a plurality of frequencies to which the respective RF coils are tuned.
US09459327B2
A voltage measurement device for measuring an output voltage of a battery assembly includes voltage addition sections that add a predetermined voltage value to output voltages of the cells, voltage detection sections that detect addition voltages which are output voltages of the voltage addition sections corresponding to the cells of the individual blocks, A/D converting sections that digitize analog voltage signals of the addition voltages detected by the voltage detection sections, and a control section that outputs voltage measurement request signals to the voltage detection sections respectively, and that acquires the addition voltages, subtracts the predetermined voltage value from the acquired addition voltages and provides voltage values after the subtractions, as the output voltages of the cells.
US09459326B2
A battery pack (10) for an electrical device (60) has a cover portion which forms part of the assembled electrical device (60) and a seal (78) for forming a waterproof seal between the battery pack (10) and the electrical device (10). Thus, every new battery pack can form a fresh seal with the electrical device (60), allowing effective waterproofing. A battery pack (10) for an electrical device (60) includes a memory storing a value indicative the remaining available rated capacity of the battery pack (10). The stored value is changed in use to reflect reducing capacity. The initial stored value is chosen so that there is a very high (e.g. >99.9%) confidence that the battery pack will provide at least the capacity indicated by the initial stored value. This reduces the chance of failure during emergency procedures. An override facility is provided. A laryngoscope (60) comprising a handle comprising a demountable battery pack (10) comprising one or more batteries (20) and an arm (49) operable to retain a demountable laryngoscope blade.
US09459322B2
A battery management system for a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells connected in series is provided. The battery management system includes a voltage divider, a plurality of switching units and a detection circuit. Each switching unit is corresponding to one of the battery cell and coupled between an anode of the corresponding battery cell and the voltage divider. When a control signal directs one of the switching units to turn on, the voltage divider divides a voltage difference transmitted from the one of the switching units to obtain a divided voltage signal, and transmits the divided voltage signal to the detection circuit, and the detection circuit detects the voltage difference according to the divided voltage signal, wherein the voltage difference is a voltage difference between an anode of the battery cell corresponding to the one of the switching units and a ground.
US09459313B2
A testing apparatus includes a base mounted on a motherboard, an inserting unit mounted on the base, a movable unit secured to the inserting unit, and a driving device mounted between the movable unit and the base. The movable unit is driven to move by the driving device, thereby enabling the inserting unit to move to enable the expansion card to be inserted into the motherboard. The movable unit is driven to move by the driving device, thereby enabling the inserting unit to move to enable the expansion card to move out of the motherboard.
US09459310B2
There is provided an inverter test apparatus for testing an inverter interconnected with an alternating-current power system, the apparatus including an alternating-current power output unit configured to output alternating-current power, and an alternating-current power controller configured to control the alternating-current power output from the alternating-current power output unit to simulate an alternating-current load of the inverter.
US09459309B2
A test device for testing a semiconductor device including a TSV may comprise a ring oscillator including a plurality of inverters, a switch selectively connecting an output node of an inverter of the plurality of inverters and the TSV, and a controller controlling the switch.
US09459307B2
An in-circuit testing auto open and close system, apparatus and method includes an in-circuit tester having an upper panel and a lower panel, wherein the upper and lower panels are used to test electrical connections of one or more electronic units. One or more actuators are each coupled to both the upper panel and the lower panel such that they are able to move the upper and lower panels with respect to each other. As a result, a controller coupled with the in-circuit tester and the actuators is able to cause the actuators to automatically close the panels such that the panels sandwich the electronic units at the beginning of a testing program and to automatically open the panels such that the panels are separated at the end of the testing program.
US09459305B2
An implantable medical device including at least one electrode line having an electrode pole, an electrode feed line, a counter electrode to the at least one electrode line, and an insulation sleeve. The insulation sleeve surrounds the electrode feed line and provides insulation between the electrode feed line and an electrolyte formed by bodily fluid. The electrode feed line and the electrode pole(s) include different materials, wherein the materials are different based on electrochemical series. The implantable medical device includes an insulation test unit having a DC voltage detector arranged between the electrode pole and the counter electrode, in order to detect an electrochemical voltage produced in the event of an insulation fault of the insulation sleeve due to defective contact between the electrolyte and the electrode feed line.
US09459302B2
Disclosed is a device under test (DUT) tester using a redriver. The DUT tester more effectively tests the DUT, which is a predetermined semiconductor device, by applying an electrical signal to the DUT and measuring the electrical signal. The DUT tester includes a DUT test unit, a printed circuit board (PCB) provided therein with connectors for the connection with the DUT test unit, one DUT or more horizontally arranged on the PCB, and redrivers horizontally provided under the PCB and one-to-one matched with one DUT or more to compensate for the distortion of the signal integrity of test signals caused according to the variation of the transmission distance.
US09459296B2
An electrode arrangement for an electric field sensor device with a transmitting electrode and at least one receiving electrode may have a nonconductive substrate having a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. A first electrode is arranged within the first conductive layer, wherein the first electrode is a receiving electrode of the electric field sensor device, and a second electrode is arranged within the second conductive layer, wherein the second electrode is a transmitting electrode of the electric field sensor device wherein the second electrode covers a larger area than the first electrode and wherein the second electrode is textured to reduce the capacitance between the first and second electrode.
US09459295B2
An improved receiver system may include an input to receive an input signal, and a signal generating circuit to generate a desired oscillator signal that is a single sideband radio frequency signal of time varying frequency. The receiver may also include a downconversion stage to generate an intermediate frequency (IF) signal based on the input signal and the desired oscillator signal. A signal processing block in the receiver may be used to produce an output signal based on the IF signal by frequency shifting the IF signal by an amount that compensates for the time varying frequency of the desired oscillator signal. The desired oscillator signal may be generated using a vector signal generator that receives a control value from the signal processing block, converts the control value to a pair of analog input signals, and generates the desired oscillator signal by quadrature modulating the pair of analog input signals.
US09459294B2
A power flow management method and a controller are provided. First, sensing voltage signals and sensing current signals between a power supplying module and a multilevel converter module are obtained. Positive sequence voltage signals, positive sequence current, negative voltage signals and negative current signals are generated according to the sensing voltage signals and the sensing current signals. Forward powers are calculated according to the positive sequence voltage signals, positive sequence current, negative voltage signals and negative current signals. DC voltage signals are obtained from the multilevel converter module, and feedback powers are calculated accordingly. A magnitude and a phase of a zero sequence voltage injection signal are determined according to the forward powers and the feedback powers. Accordingly, the generated zero sequence voltage injection signal is used to manage power flow effectively.
US09459286B2
A large-area probe card and method of manufacturing the same including an insulation plate including at least one contactor formed thereon, a main substrate disposed below the insulation plate, and a flexible signal connector vertically passing through the insulation plate and disposed between the at least one contactor and the main substrate to electrically connect the at least one contactor with the main substrate.
US09459284B2
At least two needles (11, 12) are inserted from the surface of an outer covering film (200) such that the needles reach metal foils (252, 262) in the outer covering film (200), and the electrical connection state with an object inside of a structure covered with the outer covering film (200) is inspected. The electrical connection state is more reliably inspected.
US09459282B2
Provided is an electrical contact member which is capable of maintaining stable conductivity over a long period of time, while achieving low adhesion to a test subject, in particular, an electrical contact member which is capable of maintaining stable electrical contact over a long period of time by suppressing increase in the contact resistance, while achieving low adhesion to a test subject even after repeated contact at high temperatures around 85° C. or after being left in the atmosphere for a long period of time. The present invention relates to an electrical contact member, which repeatedly comes into contact with a test subject, and wherein the surface of the electrical contact member, said surface coming into contact with the test subject, is configured of a carbon coating film that contains Pd.
US09459281B2
An apparatus for testing electric characteristics of a test object including first connection terminals on a bottom surface and second connection terminals on a top surface, the apparatus comprises a test board comprising first pads on a predetermined surface; a socket configured to electrically connect the test object to the test board; and a handler configured to transport the test object to the socket. The socket comprises a first connection unit configured to be electrically connected to the first connection terminals of the test object and a second connection unit configured to be electrically connected to the second connection terminals of the test object.
US09459276B2
A system, computer readable storage medium and method for calibrating sensors of a human interface device having a first accelerometer and a second accelerometer. The method includes calibrating the first accelerometer, calibrating the second accelerometer, and calibrating a combined-sensor output that includes contributions from the first accelerometer and the second accelerometer to generate combined-sensor conversion values. The method further includes adjusting the calibration of the first accelerometer in accordance with the combined-sensor conversion values.
US09459274B2
A round-robin sensing device is disclosed. The round-robin sensing device comprises a MEMS device, wherein the MEMS device includes first and second sense electrodes. The round-robin sensing device also comprises a multiplexer coupled to the first and second sense electrodes, at least one sense amplifier coupled to the multiplexer, a demodulator coupled to the at least one sense amplifier, and an integrate and dump circuit coupled to the demodulator. Finally, the round-robin sensing device comprises an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to the de-multiplexer, wherein the multiplexer, the at least one sense amplifier and the demodulator provide a continuous time sense path during amplification that is resettable and wherein the integrate and dump circuit and the ADC provide a discrete time processing path.
US09459270B2
A method and system for automatic in-vitro diagnostic analysis are described. The method includes adding a first reagent type and a second reagent type to a first test liquid during a first and second cycle times respectively. The addition of the first reagent type to the first test liquid includes parallel addition of a second reagent type to a second test liquid during the first cycle time. The addition of the second reagent type to the first test liquid includes parallel addition of a first reagent type to a third test liquid during the second cycle time, respectively.
US09459264B2
The present invention inter alia provides a method, and use thereof, of diagnosing and/or predicting atherosclerosis or CVD by detecting the lipid concentrations or lipid ratios of a biological sample and comparing it to a control and has identified specific lipid markers that are more specific and sensitive in detecting and predicting atherosclerosis and CVD than currently utilized clinical markers. Also provided is an antibody towards said lipids, and the use thereof for predicting, diagnosing, preventing and/or treating atherosclerosis or CVD. The invention additionally relates to kits comprising lipids and/or an antibody thereto, for use in the prediction and/or diagnosis of atherosclerosis or CVD.
US09459261B2
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for monitoring, diagnosis, prognosis, and determination of treatment regimens in subjects suffering from or suspected of having a renal injury. In particular, the invention relates to using a one or more assays configured to detect a kidney injury marker selected from the group consisting of Heat shock 70 kDa protein 1, Alpha-1-antitrypsin Neutrophil elastase complex, Stromelysin-1:Metalloproteinase inhibitor 2 complex, 72 kDa type IV collagenase:Metalloproteinase inhibitor 2 complex, Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor, Myeloid differentiation primary response protein MyD88, Neuronal cell adhesion molecule, and Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 10 as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in renal injuries.
US09459259B2
In one aspect, the present invention relates to a mammalian cell-based high-throughput assay for the profiling and screening of human epithelial sodium channel (hENaC) cloned from a human kidney c-DNA library and is also expressed in other tissues including human taste tissue. The present invention further relates to amphibian oocyte-based medium-throughput electrophysiological assays for identifying human ENaC modulators, preferably ENaC enhancers. Compounds that modulate ENaC function in a cell-based ENaC assay are expected to affect salty taste in humans. The assays described herein have advantages over existing cellular expression systems. In the case of mammalian cells, such assays can be run in standard 96 or 384 well culture plates in high-throughput mode with enhanced assay results being achieved by the use of a compound that inhibits ENaC function, preferably an amiloride derivative such as Phenamil. In the case of the inventive oocyte electrophysiological assays (two-electrode voltage-clamp technique), these assays facilitate the identification of compounds which specifically modulate human ENaC. The assays of the invention provide a robust screen useful to detect compounds that facilitate (enhance) or inhibit hENaC function. Compounds that enhance or block human ENaC channel activity should thereby modulate salty taste in humans.
US09459257B2
The present invention relates to a high-speed screening apparatus for a Raman analysis-based high-speed multiple drug. The screening apparatus according to the present invention may easily detect a Raman signal using a core-cap-shell nanoparticle which amplifies the Raman signal by 1012 times and has high reproducibility through Raman spectroscopy in which materials do not interfere with each other and a spectrum has a sharp peak to detect the Raman signal multiple times. Also, since a CCD camera, not a scanner, may be used as the detector, the screening apparatus may multiply screen the drug at a high speed without movement between molecules within a sample. In addition, since multicolors of 5 colors or more may be coated, the screening apparatus may be usefully used for screening various drugs.
US09459255B2
According to the method of evaluating breast cancer of the present invention, amino acid concentration data on the concentration value of amino acid in blood collected from a subject to be evaluated is measured, and a breast cancer state in the subject is evaluated based on the concentration value of at least one of Ser, Gln, Val, Cys, Orn, Arg, Ile and ABA contained in the measured amino acid concentration data of the subject.
US09459254B2
To provide a marker for determining sensitivity of a patient to an anti-cancer agent, and novel cancer therapeutic means employing the marker.The marker for determining sensitivity to an anti-cancer agent is formed of a protein selected from the group consisting of a protein or a fragment thereof which is detected as a peak at m/z of 16,450 to 16,620, a protein or a fragment thereof which is detected as a peak at m/z of 22,080 to 22,310, and a protein or a fragment thereof which is detected as a peak at m/z of 17,100 to 17,270, the peaks being determined by means of a mass spectrometer.
US09459253B2
The present invention relates generally to the field of immunological-based diagnostic assays. More particularly, the present invention contemplates a method for measuring cell-mediated immunoresponsiveness. The present invention further enables determination of the immunosuppressive effects of disease conditions, therapeutic agents and environmental contaminants. The assay of the present invention is also capable of integration into pathology architecture to provide a diagnostic reporting system and to facilitate point of care clinical management.
US09459243B2
A method and apparatus of determining gas transport time from an input port to first and second ultrasonic detectors in a flow conduit for an aspirated smoke detector are provided. The method includes first measuring a transit time of ambient air between the detectors. Then, a different gas is injected into the conduit, and the time of injection is stored. The transit time is measured at least intermittently between the two ultrasonic detectors until a change therein is detected. A time of detected change is subtracted from the time of injection to establish a transport time for the aspirated smoke detector.
US09459240B2
The present invention relates to an integrated system for liquid separation, such as LC, CE, affinity chromatography, and ion exchange chromatography. A preferred aspect relates to a specialized protection means for protecting the fragile electrospray needle when not in use. Another preferred aspect relates to a specialized electrical contact means for applying voltage to the electrospray needle. The invention comprises an integrated system for liquid separation and electrospray ionization comprising: a separation column; and an electrospray emitter connected with the separation column. In one aspect there is a retractable protective sleeve (8) for covering and supporting the electrospray emitter (2) along at least a portion of its axis. In another aspect there is an electrically conducting sheath surrounding the emitter and providing an electrical connection.
US09459236B2
Embodiments of the invention relate to polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) exhibiting enhanced diamond-to-diamond bonding. In an embodiment, PCD includes a plurality of diamond grains defining a plurality of interstitial regions. A metal-solvent catalyst occupies at least a portion of the plurality of interstitial regions. The plurality of diamond grains and the metal-solvent catalyst collectively exhibit a coercivity of about 115 Oersteads (“Oe”) or more and a specific magnetic saturation of about 15 Gauss·cm3/grams (“G·cm3/g”) or less. Other embodiments are directed to polycrystalline diamond compacts (“PDCs”) employing such PCD, methods of forming PCD and PDCs, and various applications for such PCD and PDCs in rotary drill bits, bearing apparatuses, and wire-drawing dies.
US09459231B2
Various embodiments that allow a more accurate electrochemical test strip measurement by identifying erroneous output signals during a glucose measurement thereby ensuring a much more accurate glucose test system.
US09459228B2
The present disclosure relates to a sensor including an elongated member including at least a portion that is electrically conductive. The elongated member includes a sensing layer adapted to react with a material desired to be sensed. An insulating layer surrounds the elongated member. The insulating layer defines at least one access opening for allowing the material desired to be sensed to enter an interior region defined between the elongated member and the insulating layer. The insulating layer has an inner transverse cross-sectional profile that is different from an outer transverse cross-sectional profile of the elongated member. The difference in transverse cross-sectional profiles between the elongated member and the insulating layer provides channels at the interior region defined between the insulating layer and the elongated member. The channels extend generally along the length of the elongated member and are sized to allow the material desired to be sensed to move along the length of the sensor.
US09459204B2
This invention provides for a method and a wavefront measuring apparatus used to measure, in one or continuous measurements, one or more ophthalmic devices directly on a forming mandrel, in non-hydrated state and in a much faster way with high spatial resolution.
US09459200B2
In a single-use handheld diagnostic test device and an associated system and method, a biological and/or environmental test sample is received and reacted with reagents. The test device tests a single sample and includes a sensor to detect test data. The test device mates with, and transmits the test data to, an electronic device. A processor of the electronic device applies algorithms to the test data to generate highly sensitive and accurate quantitative test results. A presentation element of the electronic device presents the test results to a user. The test device is adapted for disposal, or for sterilization and re-use, after the electronic device receives the test data. The electronic device may be, for example, a mobile communications device, a personal digital assistant, a laptop computer, a navigation device, a digital audio player, a camera, or a gaming device.
US09459198B2
The present application relates to a pressing and tearing apparatus and method for peeling rate tests, wherein the apparatus comprises a working table configured to place a sample; a press mechanism disposed above the working table, and being capable of synchronously rolling and translating relative to the working table; an input unit configured for inputting a preset pressing force value and a preset tearing force value; a pressure sensor and tension sensor; a controller electrically connected to the input unit, the pressure sensor, and the tension sensor respectively; and a drive mechanism configured to drive the working table to move upward or downward and drive the press mechanism to roll and translate synchronously relative to the working table under the control of the controller.
US09459192B2
A water absorption property of a concrete surface of an actual structure is measured in situ for clarification and evaluation of causative factors and so forth related to densification of surface layer concrete. An apparatus for a water absorption test has a position-fixing device, a detecting device and a measuring device. A device for water absorption test having vent means is positionally fixed on the concrete surface by the position-fixing device, with use of negative pressure or a mechanical connection. The detecting device detects an amount of water held in a chamber, and results detected by the detecting device are input into the measuring device. A water absorption rate is measured by the detecting device and the measuring device. On the basis of the water absorption rate measured at predetermined elapsed time, identification or comparison of causative or evaluative factors related to densification of the surface layer concrete is carried out.
US09459188B2
The disclosure relates to a process and related article for functionalizing a porous membrane by contacting the membrane with a polyacid polymer at low pH to stably adsorb a polyacid layer on the membrane pore surface. The resulting functionalized membrane is characterized by a high density of free acid groups, resulting in a higher specific capacity for its intended application. The process allows functionalization of porous membranes in a very simple, one-step process. Such functional membranes may find multiple uses, including rapid, selective binding of proteins for their purification or immobilization.
US09459182B2
There is provided a microchip including a flow channel, an ejection portion, and a cutout portion. The flow channel is configured to convey a fluid therein. The ejection portion includes an opening directed toward an end face of a substrate layer, and the ejection portion is configured to eject the fluid flowing through the flow channel to outside. The substrate layer is laminated to each other. The cutout portion is formed between the opening of the ejection portion and the end face of the substrate layer. The cutout portion has a larger diameter than that of the opening.
US09459179B2
A method for monitoring a state of a drive train of a wind power plant. The drive train including at least one component which is mechanically connected to a rotating element of the drive train and at least one acceleration sensor connected to the rotating element and located at a distance from a rotational axis of the drive train. The at least one acceleration sensor is configured to rotate about the rotational axis of the drive train at the distance. A signal of the at least one acceleration sensor is sensed in terms of its timing at least one rotational speed of the rotating element and is examined for interference frequencies which correspond to damage in the drive train.
US09459175B2
A method for testing a flexible container includes arranging the flexible container on a winding core that can be rotated about a winding axis W and forms an internal support. The method continues by winding the flexible container around the winding axis W arranging an external support around the wound container and connecting at least one container opening of the container to a fluid source. The method proceeds by filling the container with a fluid from the fluid source to generate a predetermined positive pressure P1 in the flexible container at a first time T1 and determining whether the container is sufficiently leaktight.
US09459166B2
A cutting resistance analysis device is adapted to calculate cutting resistance at a plurality of machining points along a path of movement of a multi-blade rotary cutting tool in cutting and machining of a workpiece using the multi-blade rotary cutting tool. The cutting resistance analysis device includes a data storage section, a cutting resistance calculating section, a contact blade count calculating section and a per-blade cutting resistance calculating section. The contact blade count calculating section is configured to calculate a number of blades of the multi-blade rotary cutting tool that are simultaneously in contact with a machining face of the workpiece. The per-blade cutting resistance calculating section is configured to calculate the cutting resistance per blade of the multi-blade rotary cutting tool based on the amount of cutting resistance and a calculation result of the contact blade count calculating section.
US09459164B2
The present disclosure provides an optical sensing apparatus for measuring a change in a first property. The optical sensing apparatus comprises first and second optical fibre portions and a sensing region for exposing both the first and second optical fibre portions to a change in an applied force. The force is, or is related to, the first property and has a component that is transversal to the optical fibre portions. The apparatus further comprises a holder for holding the first and second optical fibre portions in the sensing region. The first and second optical fibre portions are arranged relative to each other such that the change in the force results in a first change of an optical property of the first optical fibre portion and in a second change of the optical property of the second optical fibre portion and wherein the first change differs from the second change.
US09459157B2
A device for monitoring the temperature surrounding a circuit, including: a charge storage element; a charge evacuation device; and a thermo-mechanical switch connecting the storage element to the evacuation element, the switch being capable of closing without the circuit being electrically powered, when the temperature exceeds a threshold.
US09459148B2
Snapshot spectral imagers comprise an imaging lens, a dispersed image sensor and a restricted isometry property (RIP) diffuser inserted in the optical path between the source image and the image sensor. The imagers are used to obtain a plurality of spectral images of the source object in different spectral bands in a single shot. In some embodiments, the RIP diffuser is one dimensional. An optional disperser may be added in the optical path, to provide further dispersion at the image sensor. In some embodiments, all imager components except the RIP diffuser may be part of a digital camera, with the RIP diffuser added externally. In some embodiments, the RIP diffuser may be included internally in a digital camera.
US09459141B2
A brightness control apparatus and a brightness control method are provided. A basic input/output system unit determines to let a chip or an embedded controller to control the brightness of a display according to an environmental condition or an adjustment operation of a user.
US09459136B2
A robot (1) having a workpiece mass measurement function for measuring the mass of a workpiece that is held, includes a force measurement unit (5) that measures the force that is applied to the tip part (2) of the mechanism part of the robot (1), and a mass estimation unit (11) that estimates the mass of the workpiece that is held by the robot (1), based on information about the force acquired by the force measurement unit (5) while the robot (1) is moving.
US09459127B2
A method for operating a magnetic-inductive flow meter in which the presence of a parasitic magnetic field is detected energizing of electromagnets with at least one first current value and at least one second current value. The measuring apparatus determines first and second measured values from energizing of the electromagnets with the first and second measured values and a first pair of measured values is formed from the first current value and the first measured value and a second pair of measured values is formed from the second current value and the second measured value, the correspondence of the pairs of measured values and of the function of permeability is determined. If correspondence of the pairs of measured values and of the function of permeability is not found that fact is signaled, the lack of correspondence being due to the at least partial presence of a parasitic magnetic field.
US09459123B1
The invention comprises a vibration probe protection apparatus and method of use thereof. The sensor protection system dynamically moves the probe away from the shaft in response to radial movement of the shaft and subsequently repositions the sensor probe at a set distance from the rotating shaft. The sensor protection system optionally: (1) positions a protective element closer to the shaft than a tip of the probe, where radial movement of the shaft strikes the protective element and the protective element uses a portion of the resulting striking force to move the probe away from the shaft; (2) resists bounce of the probe upon delivery of force from movement of the shaft to the protective element; and/or (3) provides a return spring force to the probe tip toward the shaft to reposition the probe against a hard stop.
US09459118B2
In some implementations, a mobile device can receive a motion signal from a motion sensor on the mobile device. The mobile device can determine a step count based on the motion signal. The mobile device can transform the motion signal from a time domain signal into a frequency domain signal. The mobile device can determine a dominant peak and harmonic peaks of the motion signal within a pedestrian frequency band. The mobile device can determine that the dominant peak corresponds to an arm swing of a user and adjust the step count to compensate for the arm swing.
US09459117B2
Systems and methods for providing an interactive user interface that displays anticipated weather conditions alongside a plurality of available trips between an origin and a destination are provided. An exemplary user interface can include a plurality of trip identifiers on a graph having an axis indicative of time. For example, the plurality of trip identifiers can respectively represent a plurality of available transit trips. For example, each trip identifier can provide an intuitive sense regarding the overall duration of the trip, a number of transfers or legs for each trip, time spent in each leg of the trip, a mode of transportation associated with each leg of each trip, and/or other information. The anticipated weather conditions associated with the trips can be presented alongside the plurality of trip identifiers.
US09459098B2
The magnetic field measurement system comprises a triaxial main sensor (1) for measuring magnetic field that can move jointly with a carrier element (2) capable of generating at least one additional magnetic field disturbing the measurements of said triaxial main sensor (1), said triaxial sensor (1) being adapted for providing orthonormal measurements for a reference magnetic field in the absence of magnetic disturbances due to said carrier element (2). The system comprises means of adjustment (5, 6, 7, 9, 4a, 4b) of said triaxial main sensor (1) comprising a removable additional sensor for magnetic field measurement, that can move jointly with said carrier element (2), and disposed outside said carrier element (2) away from the additional magnetic field or fields.
US09459096B2
A method of calibration of a mathematical model for the compensation of errors due to dynamic deformation of a measuring machine equipped with a mobile unit able to move a stylus probe in un measuring volume, wherein the model provides, in response to at least one input quantity correlated with a control signal of said drive means, a plurality of output quantities comprising at least one component of the measurement error introduced by the deformation and at least one quantity detected by a laser sensor and correlated with the deformation. In the calibration step, the mobile unit is subjected to a movement cycle constituted by small-amplitude oscillations of variable frequency, following the law of sinusoidal motion, keeping the tip of the probe blocked; during the movement cycle, the input and output quantities are sampled and supplied to an algorithm for model identification.
US09459091B2
The invention relates to a sensor element for a measuring machine, having a sensing component with a sensing element for optically measuring a surface; a sensing element receiving portion with a plate-shaped base; and a sensor housing with a sensing component receiving portion comprising at least one bearing which contacts the base, which has at least one defined bearing point, and via which the sensing component is connected in a movable manner relative to the sensing component receiving portion. The sensor housing has a coupling on a housing coupling side for connecting to the measuring machine and at least partly surrounds the sensing component at the base, and a force directed in the direction of the sensing element is applied to the base. The sensing component receiving portion lies in the sensor housing opposite the coupling side and has the at a least one bearing.
US09459081B2
A dart is disclosed that may comprise an elongate dart body, a base, and a cap. The elongate dart body may have a first end, a second end, and an interior cavity, which can be a bore. The base may include a mount and a stem inserted into the interior bore of the dart body at the first end of the dart. The cap may be attached to the base and may have a flexible, substantially bulbous-shaped head portion and an interior post so that the head portion may be configured to deform upon an impact.
US09459078B1
An accessory mounting mechanism with a top portion consisting of a ring and a bottom portion consisting of a clamp is disclosed. The ring accepts an accessory. The ring is coupled to a clamp, which is configured to engage a firearm. The clamp further includes at least two detachable wedges, a cross bar, and a tightening mechanism, which may be either a thumb nut or a throw lever. The cross bar is threaded through both detachable wedges. Tightening by way of the thumb nut or the throw lever applies force against the wedges and the firearm simultaneously, which pushes the accessory upward into the ring and secures the clamp to the firearm.
US09459077B2
The present invention relates to target acquisition and related devices, and more particularly to telescopic gunsights and associated equipment used to achieve shooting accuracy at, for example, close ranges, medium ranges and extreme ranges.
US09459075B1
An adjustable occluded eye sight for use with multiple types of weapons including guns and projectile launchers. The sight being light weight, having a low profile, and mountable on the top of a weapon and adjustable for different launch angles.
US09459065B2
Novel flash suppressors comprised of tines formed by cuts of varied lengths and widths to better reduce muzzle flash and eliminate any unwanted ringing caused by resonance of the tines.
US09459045B2
Drying apparatus (1) for drying containers (1), comprising:a rotating carousel (4);a plurality of drying stations (3) that extend along the circumference on the rotating carousel (4), a plate (5) rotating about its axis of symmetry (A) and at least one air dispenser (8) that sends air towards the container (2) resting on the plate (5) being located in each drying station (3).
US09459028B2
A vehicular heat pump system utilizing intermediate gas recompression is provided. The heat pump system is for use in a vehicle having a battery and a passenger compartment. The heat pump system may include a heating circuit and a cooling circuit each including a compressor having a first inlet and a second inlet and a vapor-liquid separator configured to separate intermediate pressure refrigerant supplied by a first expansion device into refrigerant in a gaseous state flowing therethrough and refrigerant in a liquid state flowing therethrough. The vapor-liquid separator may be configured to selectively inject refrigerant in a gaseous state into the compressor at the second inlet to increase the mass flow rate of the refrigerant. This allows the heat pump system to operate effectively in cold ambient temperatures. A method of operating a heat pump system utilizing intermediate gas recompression is also provided.
US09459023B1
A solar energy collector utilizes a darkened fluid contained within an enclosure to affect heat transfer into water flowing through tubing submerged within the fluid. The water is heated and plumbed into a pair of holding tanks which are incorporated into an existing hot water system. The heating and circulation of the heated water is fully automated.
US09459018B2
Systems and methods are provided for efficiently controlling energy-consuming systems, such as heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) systems. For example, an electronic device used to control an HVAC system may encourage a user to select energy-efficient temperature setpoints. Based on the selected temperature setpoints, the electronic device may generate or modify a schedule of temperature setpoints to control the HVAC system.
US09459017B2
An air temperature adjusting system includes a gas-liquid mixing device, a temperature adjusting device, a gas-liquid separating device and a gas-liquid circulating device for driving gas-liquid to move among the gas-liquid mixing device, the temperature adjusting device and the gas-liquid separating device. The gas-liquid mixing device is for absorbing air into liquid to mix the air with the liquid and bringing a mixture of the air and the liquid into the gas-liquid separating device after a temperature of the mixture is adjusted by the temperature adjusting device; and the gas-liquid separating device is for separating the air with the liquid. The gas-liquid mixing device includes at least one T-shaped pipe, wherein a main pipe of each T-shaped pipe is interconnected; a branch pipe of each T-shaped pipe has an opening intercommunicated to the air.
US09459014B2
The present invention adjusts the discharge rate or discharge direction of air-conditioned air discharged from the discharge openings of air conditioners (301 to 308) according to the occupancy rates of work areas in the air-conditioned regions of the air conditioners (301 to 308). In this way, the work areas are intensively air-conditioned and the aisles and the space where cabinets and multifunctional machines are provided are moderately air-conditioned. Consequently, creating a comfortable environment around the users working in the work areas and reduce the energy consumption required for air-conditioning is possible.
US09459013B2
A refrigerant circuit device includes a compressor, a heat exchanger that is capable of exchanging heat between the refrigerant and a heat medium, and other components that are connected by pipes, in which the refrigerant circuit circulates a refrigerant. A heat medium circulating circuit circulates the heat medium in the heat exchanger. At least the compressor is housed in an outdoor unit, at least the heat exchanger is housed in a heat medium relay unit, and an indoor unit is housed in a use side heat exchanger. The outdoor unit, the heat medium relay unit, and the indoor unit are formed separately and can be disposed in separate positions. A housing of the heat medium relay unit has an opening that allows ventilation between the housing space of the heat exchanger related to heat medium and the space outside the housing space.
US09459006B2
A radial nozzle assembly for use in a pressure vessel to enable fluid flow through the vessel wall is provided. The radial nozzle assembly has a nozzle and a cup-shaped flange extending from one end of the nozzle. The nozzle has a bore disposed therethrough along its length to permit fluid flow through the wall of the pressure vessel. The flange is defined by a generally cup or dome-shaped wall having an open end. The nozzle assembly is secured to the wall of the vessel such that the nozzle is disposed in a radial orientation to the flange and possibly in a horizontal orientation.
US09459005B2
A method for improving pulp mill steam cycle efficiency includes the steps of providing at least one deaerator tank having a first pressure, and lowering the pressure of said deaerator tank to a second pressure. Feedwater is supplied to a pre-economizer, where it is heated. The water is then delivered to at least one feedwater heater, where it is heated. The water is then delivered to an economizer. By this method boiler steam rate is increased while boiler efficiency is maintained and turbine extraction for deaerator and feedwater heating is minimized.
US09459002B2
A lamp holder for receiving a lamp including a LED, the lamp holder including locking cams radially extending from a lamp base; a central heat conducting element; a lamp holder housing component that is attachable by fasteners at a light fixture component; a central cut-out for receiving the lamp base, wherein the cutout is enclosed by a lamp holder housing wall which is provided with insertion grooves which are oriented substantially perpendicular to the light fixture component; locking grooves respectively originating from the insertion grooves which locking grooves are oriented parallel to the light fixture component for receiving the locking cams extending from the lamp base; and at least one spring element, wherein the holder housing component including the locking grooves is liftable against a spring force of the at least one spring element through an insertion and rotation movement when inserting and locking the lamp.
US09458994B1
A motion assembly for a decorative lighting apparatus. The motion assembly including an articulating element configured to secure an optical element in a path of a light being generated by the decorative lighting apparatus, and a motor coupled to the articulating element via a linkage such that a movement generated by the motor is imparted to the articulating element so that the light passing through the optical element is articulated when projected onto a surface.
US09458993B2
The present invention relates to a lighting device enabling arbitrary distribution of light, which includes: a hollow receptacle having a cover to be opened or closed; a pivot part mounted in a fixing hole provided in the bottom of the receptacle so as to be tilted and pivoted; a light module part connected through an adjustment shaft to the pivot part, the light module part being tilted and pivoted by the pivot part so as to control the distribution of light; and a fixing part for adjusting the pivot part to be fixed or to be tilted and pivoted. The present invention enables a plurality of light modules to be separately adjusted to control the distribution of light, and provides fixing means for fixing the positions of the light modules thus adjusted, so that the distribution of light may be controlled regardless of the installed position of the lighting device, thereby preventing light from penetrating into surrounding buildings.
US09458989B2
Disclosed herein are transparent color displays with nanoparticles made with nonlinear materials and/or designed to exhibit optical resonances. These nanoparticles are embedded in or hosted on a transparent substrate, such as a flexible piece of clear plastic or acrylic. Illuminating the nanoparticles with invisible light (e.g., infrared or ultraviolet light) causes them to emit visible light. For example, a rare-earth doped nanoparticle may emit visible light when illuminated simultaneoulsy with a first infrared beam at a first wavelength λ1 and a second infrared beam at a second wavelength λ2. And a frequency-doubling nanoparticle may emit visible light when illuminated with a single infrared beam at the nanoparticle's resonant frequency. Selectively addressing these nanoparticles with appropiately selected pump beams yields visible light emitted from the nanoparticles hosted by the transparent substrate in a desired pattern.
US09458988B2
A color/color temperature tunable light emitting device comprises: an excitation source (LED) operable to generate light of a first wavelength range and a wavelength converting component comprising a phosphor material which is operable to convert at least a part of the light into light of a second wavelength range. Light emitted by the device comprises the combined light of the first and second wavelength ranges. The wavelength converting component has a wavelength converting property (phosphor material concentration per unit area) that varies spatially. The color of light generated by the source is tunable by relative movement of the wavelength converting component and excitation source such that the light of the first wavelength range is incident on a different part of the wavelength converting component and the generated light comprises different relative proportions of light of the first and second wavelength ranges.
US09458987B2
A light assembly may include a reflector having a focal point in space, and a first light source configured to generate a first light at a first wavelength proximate to the focal point during a first illumination mode. The first light reflects off the reflector as a first collimated beam at the first wavelength. One or more second light sources are configured to direct one or more second light beams at one or more different wavelengths towards the focal point during a second illumination mode. The different wavelength(s) differ from the first wavelength. At least a portion of the second light beam(s) reflects off the reflector as one or more second collimated beams at the different wavelength(s).
US09458971B2
An LED lamp with a high color rendering index (CRI) is disclosed. Example embodiments of the invention provide an LED lamp with a relatively high color rendering index (CRI). In some embodiments, the lamp has other advantageous characteristics, such as good angular uniformity. In some embodiments, the LED lamp is sized and shaped as a replacement for a standard incandescent bulb, and includes an LED assembly with at least first and second LEDs operable to emit light of two different colors. In some embodiments, the lamp can emit light with a color rendering index (CRI) of at least 90 without remote wavelength conversion. In some embodiments, the LED lamp conforms some, most, or all of the product requirements for a 60-watt incandescent replacement for the L prize.
US09458965B2
A lubricating oil reservoir has an open end closed by a cap removably coupled to the open end. The cap is formed with a sensor located in the lubricating oil reservoir. The sensor is for sensing the presence of lubricating oil that fills the lubricating oil reservoir to a recommended oil level for providing machine lubrication, and the non-presence of lubricating oil that does not fill the lubricating oil reservoir to the recommended oil level, and a signal apparatus is operatively coupled to the sensor for issuing a first stimulus in response to the sensor sensing the presence of lubricating oil for identifying a normal lubricating oil level condition, and for issuing a second different stimulus in response to the sensor sensing the non-presence of lubricating oil for identifying a low oil level condition.
US09458954B2
A double-wall pipe for a transportation means which includes an outer pipe and an inner pipe extending therein. The outer pipe has two pipe segments which are formed like half-shells and are joined together to form the outer pipe along the longitudinal edges thereof. In this way, it is possible to make both the outer pipe and the inner pipe of metal, such that the wall thickness of the inner pipe can be relatively small.
US09458952B2
A twist-locking fitting for securing a strut to a rod includes first and second fitting pieces. Each fitting piece includes a half-nut portion having an interior surface defining an axis extending through first and second axial ends of the half-nut portion. Each fitting piece includes an outer flange extending outward from adjacent the first axial end of the half-nut portion and an inner flange extending outward from adjacent the second axial end of the half-nut portion. The inner flange is spaced axially apart from the outer flange to define a clearance gap. The fitting pieces are positionable on the strut in an unsecured position in which the fitting pieces are movable relative to one another. The fitting pieces are rotatable relative to the strut to move from the unsecured position to a secured position, in which the fitting pieces are fixed relative to one another on the strut.
US09458947B2
Fluid valve actuator apparatus having internal tubing and anti-rotation features are disclosed. An example actuator apparatus includes an actuator casing and a diaphragm plate disposed within the actuator casing. The diaphragm plate defines a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber opposite the first pressure chamber. A yoke couples the actuator casing to a fluid valve. The yoke includes a first internal fluid passageway in fluid communication with atmosphere and a second internal fluid passageway to receive a control fluid from a controller. A tube fluidly couples the first or second internal fluid passageway to the first pressure chamber via an opening in the diaphragm plate. The tube also prevents the diaphragm plate from rotating relative to the actuator casing.
US09458945B2
A valve for controlling two gas flows, having: two ducts, in each of which a flap is rotatably mounted on a shaft; an electric motor that drives a shaft via a gear unit; and a transmission mechanism which, depending on the movement direction of the first flap, drives the second flap. Each flap is arranged in a separate housing part and the two housing parts are connected to one another.
US09458944B2
A hydraulic safety and movement control system has an actuating cylinder or a hydraulic motor which serves to set a fitting which is preferably relevant to safety and by means of which a fluid flow, for example of a power plant or of a turbine is regulated. The system has a hydraulic control arrangement by means of which a piston or a piston rod of the actuating cylinder or a motor shaft of the hydraulic motor can be moved continuously in a control mode or normal mode. Furthermore, the system has a hydraulic safety arrangement or safety circuit by means of which the piston and/or the piston rod or the motor shaft and therefore the fitting can be moved into a predetermined safe position in the event of a system failure or in an emergency mode.
US09458940B2
In accordance with various embodiments, a plug head assembly is provided comprising a ceramic plug head having a frustroconical geometry, wherein the ceramic plug head has a proximal terminus and a distal terminus, wherein the ceramic plug head has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), a sleeve having a frustroconical geometry conforming to the ceramic plug head and a second CTE, wherein the second CTE is greater than the first CTE, a distal retainer having a frustroconical geometry conforming to the sleeve, the distal retainer having a first engagement portion for engaging the a proximal retainer, the proximal retainer having a second engagement portion for engaging the distal retainer, and a base that couples with the proximal retainer. In addition, thick banded plug heads are provided.
US09458932B2
A shift control method for a vehicle with a Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) may include determining whether power-on up-shifting has been initiated, performing torque handover control by controlling release-side and engage-side clutches by repeatedly calculating control torques of the release-side clutch and the engage-side clutch over time, when the power-on up-shifting is started and a torque handover period is entered, determining whether tip-out is generated during the performing of torque handover control, obtaining a remaining updating time by recalculating a remaining time until the end of the torque handover period in accordance with a decrease in engine torque, when it is determined that tip-out has been generated, and controlling the release-side and the engage-side clutches on the basis of the control torques for the release-side and the engage-side clutches that are made different in accordance with the calculated remaining updating time during a remaining torque handover period.
US09458929B2
A method for operating an automatic transmission is provided. The method includes synchronizing a positive shifting element of the automatic transmission, braking the automatic transmission with a first non-positive shifting element of the automatic transmission, establishing a position of the positive shifting element, and increasing a pressure of fluid supplied to a second non-positive shifting element of the automatic transmission if the position of the positive shifting element is an intermediate position.
US09458925B1
A vehicle shift system, including a shift pedal, a sensor configured to generate a first signal when the shift pedal moves in a first direction, and a controller coupled to the sensor and configured to control a transmission to change from a first transmission setting to a second transmission setting in response to the first signal.
US09458924B2
The present invention relates to an electric selector control system (5) for a vehicle having an electric drive motor and a battery. The electric selector control system (5) has a drive selector for selecting a vehicle drive mode. A control unit (1) is configured to receive a connection signal to indicate that the vehicle is connected to a charging station. Also, the electric selector control system (5) has a shield for inhibiting operation of the drive selector when the control unit (1) determines that the vehicle is connected to a charging station. The electric selector control system (5) can be combined with a transmission control module (11). The invention also relates to a method of operating an electric selector control system (5).
US09458919B2
In a method of manufacturing a differential device, a hub of a ring gear is press-fitted to a flange from a first bearing boss side, then a press-fit portion between the flange and the ring gear is equally divided into a plurality of divided regions arranged along a peripheral direction, and simultaneously the divided regions are welded. Accordingly, the press-fit portion between the flange and the ring gear can be efficiently welded while welding distortion of the ring gear is eliminated or reduced even in a case where work windows of a differential case cut into a side surface of the flange on the first bearing boss side to form recessed portions.
US09458914B2
An automatic transmission that shifts power applied to an input member and outputs the shifted power to an output member, the automatic transmission including a first planetary gear mechanism, a third planetary gear mechanism, a compound planetary gear mechanism, a first clutch, a second clutch, a third clutch, a fourth clutch a first brake, and a second brake.
US09458910B2
The transmission with nine forward and one reverse gear includes four planetary gearsets, eight shafts and six shifting elements, the sun gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (4) which can couple brake (04) to the housing. The input shaft can couple, via clutch (13), shaft (03) which is couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and the ring gear of gearset (P4) and can couple, via brake (03), the housing. The input shaft can couple, via clutch (16), shaft (6) which couples the ring gears of gearsets (P2, P3) and can couple, via clutch (17), shaft (7) which couples the sun gear of gearset (P2) and the ring gear of gearset (P1). Shaft (8) couples the carriers of gearsets (P2, P4). Shaft (5) couples the sun gears of gearsets (P3, P4) and can couple, via brake (05), the housing. The output shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P3).
US09458905B2
A method of assembling a spring inside of a tube includes providing a coil spring and a tube having a first retaining structure at a first end of the tube. The method includes positioning a rod in the tube. The spring is positioned in the tube, and a second retaining structure is attached to the rod with the spring positioned between the first and second retaining structures. A force is applied to the spring, and the second retaining structure is fixed at a position wherein the spring provides a desired preload.
US09458902B2
A hydraulic brake apparatus, a movable barrier apparatus, a hydraulic brake kit, a method of stopping movement of a movable barrier, and a method installing a hydraulic brake assembly are described herein. A selectively operable piston mechanism converts rotation of a drive shaft of a movable barrier into hydraulic pressure used to operate a brake configured to stop movement of the drive shaft.
US09458888B2
To address the problem of flush fluid leakage under normal operating conditions in rotary machinery, an improved pack-box has been conceived. The pack-box has a rotary bearing concentrically disposed within the pack-box, wherein a circumferential segment of the rotary bearing is circumferentially fixed within the pack-box. The pack-box further comprises a wall-step that defines at least a first thermal expansion channel and an inner wall that defines at least a second thermal expansion channel.
US09458887B2
A synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing 1 includes a synthetic resin-made upper casing 100, a synthetic resin-made lower casing 200, and a synthetic resin-made thrust bearing piece 300 interposed between the upper and lower casings 100 and 200. If it is assumed that the radial length of the thrust bearing piece 300 up to its outer peripheral surface 303 is (r), and the thickness of an upper annular plate portion 102 at its inner peripheral surface is (t), the upper casing 100 has on its upper surface 108 an annular flat surface 109 having a circular outer peripheral edge with R in a range of R=r±t.
US09458886B2
A first rolling-element guided cage segment of a tapered roller bearing has first and second circumferential ends and first and second mutually opposing circumferential bridges extending between the circumferential ends and first and second mutually opposing connecting bridges connecting the first and second circumferential bridges. Inner pocket sides of the circumferential bridges and the connecting bridges form a pocket for receiving a rolling element. A first positioning aid is located at the first circumferential end and a second positioning aid is located at the second circumferential end, the positioning aids being configured such that a correct-position arrangement of adjacent cage segments is recognizable from the interaction of the first positioning aid and the second positioning aid.
US09458874B2
A connector system of a structural frame work for display structures. The system includes a socket device and a plug device that can be coupled to the socket device. The socket device includes an outer housing and a socket member in the socket housing, the socket member having a socket hole of non-circular cross-section disposed in a distance behind a coupling hole that is bordered by a retainer wall of the outer socket housing. The plug device includes a plug body and a coupling sleeve slidably and rotatably fitted onto the plug body that includes an exposed plug end portion axially projecting out of the coupling sleeve to fit into the socket hole of the socket member, the coupling sleeve including at least one radial locking nose projecting outwardly from the free end portion of the coupling sleeve that fits through the coupling hole of the socket housing.
US09458870B2
A supporting framework, comprising a plurality of nodes and one framework component, the framework component, selected from a group, consisting of one diagonal brace, one panel and combinations thereof, one of the nodes, comprising one connector and one bar, each of the connectors comprising a plurality of mating bores, and each of the bars, comprising a first end and a second end, wherein one of the nodes further comprises one holder, comprising a plurality of supporting faces and the corresponding connector, comprising one holder mating bore, and a first end of the holder and a second end, the holder and the bars are located on the supporting faces of the holder, and are in contact with and enclose the proximal portion of a plurality of bars for stabilizing the first end and transferring the load of the framework components to the bars as well as to the connector.
US09458868B2
The plug-in coupling comprises a negative coupling part and a positive coupling part that includes a pin having a ball head. The negative coupling part comprises a coupling construction made of a first material for accommodating and detachably fastening the positive coupling part, and a retaining construction made of a second material, which surrounds the coupling construction, for fastening the negative coupling part to the second component, wherein the second material has a higher elasticity than the first material.
US09458862B2
A filter frame is removably attachable to a box fan. The filter frame is adapted for receiving a standard HVAC-style filter for removing contaminants from air flow induced by the fan. In this manner, a cost-effective means for filtering a flow of air is provided for residential and commercial settings. The filter frame is adaptable to a variety of standard box fan types of different styles and dimensions. The frame is configured to accommodate standard filters, such as those readily available from retail hardware stores and home centers.
US09458860B2
A fan with a sound muffling box includes a box having a box inlet port and a box outlet port located on opposite sides from each other; and a double suction centrifugal fan encased in the box. The centrifugal fan includes a motor, a discharge port, an impeller, a scroll, and a casing side plate. The casing side plate has a motor-side inlet port, and an opposite-motor-side inlet port opposite to the motor-side inlet port with respect to the impeller. The discharge port is inclined with respect to the box outlet port. The fan with the sound muffling box further includes a sound insulating board disposed on the box inlet port in such a manner as to hide the opposite-motor-side inlet port and also to divide the box inlet port into plural regions when the inside of the box is viewed from the box inlet port.
US09458852B2
A centrifugal fan includes an impeller, a motor portion, and a housing. The housing includes an upper plate portion, a lower plate portion arranged to have the motor portion fixed thereto; and a side wall portion. A flow control member is arranged to extend in a line along a boundary between an inside surface of the side wall portion and one of a lower surface of the upper plate portion and an upper surface of the lower plate portion. The flow control member includes a flow control surface arranged to extend radially outward from the one of the lower surface of the upper plate portion and the upper surface of the lower plate portion to the inside surface of the side wall portion while becoming more distant from the one of the lower surface of the upper plate portion and the upper surface of the lower plate portion.
US09458850B2
A scroll compressor that includes a housing and scroll compressor bodies disposed in the housing. A motor is disposed within the housing and operably connected to a drive shaft for driving one of the scroll compressor bodies. The drive shaft is rotationally supported at one end by a crankcase which includes a bearing housing and a bearing. The crankcase includes a plurality of openings or gas passages passing through the crankcase, as well as a plurality of generally cylindrical sections positioned respectively between adjacent openings. The cylindrical sections define contact regions which can engage an inner periphery of the housing when the crankcase is mounted therein.
US09458848B2
A revolving piston rotary compressor comprises, in combination, the following: a compressor pump; an internal suction gas delivery system which eliminates an external accumulator, excludes a direct distribution of a refrigerant to the suction chamber and performs double-stage liquid-gas separation to prevent slugging, provides cooling of the motor and supercharges refrigerant into suction chamber due to action of an impeller; a discharge system utilizing a tubular discharge valve, a circular expansion cavity equipped with a plurality of reaction nozzles through which the discharge gas is jets ejected rearwards relatively to the intended direction of the revolving piston assembly rotation, said jets that impart driving moment which supplements the main momentum; a lubricating oil delivery system employing a positive displacement oil pump, an oil reservoir formed in the crankshaft and a plurality of oil accumulated annular pockets which prevent formation of “gas lock” condition and accelerate delivery of oil to the bearing and mating surfaces, said oil which will not only lubricate, but will also prevents leakage through the clearances by providing liquid seal with combine pressure-discharge pressure, pumping pressure and pressure developed due to centrifugal forces. An external rotor electric motor of the compressor has been integrated with a pump parts to form the compressor pump arranged on a stationary crankshaft and surrounding by a housing fixed to opposite ends of the crankshaft and having no another contacts with the pump. A stator of the motor is permanently fixed on the stationary crankshaft and the compressor pump components—a rotor block and an eccentrically fit revolving piston assembly are unidirectional spinning around the crankshaft. The rotor block and the revolving piston assembly have no radial clearance internal line contact through which the rotor block transfers an angular moment to the revolving piston assembly. It is not only supplements main momentum transferred to the revolving piston through a rigidly fixed in it vane, but also reduces frictional losses and eliminates leakage losses at the line of contact.
US09458846B2
A peristaltic pump (1) for pumping a liquid comprises a flexible tube (2) for guiding the liquid to be pumped, a compression means (5) being actuatable for compressing the flexible tube (2), an upstream valve means (3) arranged in an upstream direction with respect to the compression means (5) and being actuatable to selectively open or close the flexible tube (2) upstream of the compression means (5), and a downstream valve means (4) arranged in a downstream direction with respect to the compression means (5) and being actuatable to selectively open or close the flexible tube (2) downstream of the compression means (5). A drive shaft (6) is provided which is rotatable for periodically actuating the compression means (5), the upstream valve means (3) and the downstream valve means (4). In addition, the peristaltic pump comprises a position detection means (8) for detecting the rotational position of the drive shaft (6) during actuation of the compression means (5), the upstream valve means (3) and the downstream valve means (4), a pressure sensor (7) being arranged between the upstream valve means (3) and the downstream valve means (4) for measuring a pressure signal (P) in the flexible tube (2) at a location between the upstream valve means (3) and the downstream valve means (4), and a control means (9) to control the operation of the peristaltic pump (1), the control means (9) being operative to detect a fault condition during the operation of the peristaltic pump (1) from a measured pressure signal (P). In a peristaltic pump (1) of this kind the control means (9), for detecting the fault condition, is operative to detect a peak (P1, P1′) of the pressure signal (P) in a predefined interval (II) during rotation of the drive shaft (6) and to determine whether the fault condition is present or not by taking the signal value at the peak (P1, P1′) and the location (T1, T1′) of the peak (P1, P1′) in the predefined interval (II) into account. In this way a peristaltic pump is provided allowing for an easy and reliable detection of a fault condition, in particular for detecting an empty-bag condition indicating that a bag supplying liquid to the flexible tube of the peristaltic pump is empty.
US09458844B2
An electromagnetic device for overspeed control of a propeller driven by an engine shaft comprises a clutch, an eddy-current coupler, and an electromagnetic brake. The clutch is disposed to mechanically decouple the propeller from the engine shaft. The eddy current coupler is disposed to electromagnetically couple the propeller to the engine shaft when the clutch mechanically decouples the propeller from the engine shaft. The electronic brake is disposed to artificially load the engine shaft when the propeller load on the engine shaft is reduced by mechanically decoupling the propeller from the engine shaft.
US09458838B2
A power plant includes a solar receiver heating solid particles, a standpipe receiving solid particles from the solar receiver, a pressurized heat exchanger heating working fluid by heat transfer through direct contact with heated solid particles flowing out of the bottom of the standpipe, and a flow path for solid particles from the bottom of the standpipe into the pressurized heat exchanger that is sealed by a pressure P produced at the bottom of the standpipe by a column of heated solid particles of height H. The flow path may include a silo or surge tank comprising a pressure vessel connected to the bottom of the standpipe, and a non-mechanical valve. The power plant may further include a turbine driven by heated working fluid discharged from the pressurized heat exchanger, and a compressor driven by the turbine.
US09458831B2
Systems and methods for controlling a renewable energy system based on actual reactive power capability of the renewable energy system are provided. The reactive power output of the renewable energy system can be controlled based at least in part on an initial reactive power limit. The initial reactive power limit can be determined based on rated reactive power for the power generation units in the renewable energy system. When a difference between a reactive power demand and the actual reactive power production of the renewable energy system fall outside a threshold, the initial reactive power limit can be adjusted to a corrected reactive power limit that is closer to the actual reactive power capability of the renewable energy system.
US09458824B2
One embodiment of the invention relates to a method for controlling a wind turbine, having the steps of detecting an internal fault signal which is generated in the first wind turbine and which indicates a disruption of the first wind turbine; receiving at least one external fault signal which is generated outside of the first wind turbine and which indicates a disruption of another wind turbine; and evaluating the internal fault signal dependent on the at least one external fault signal.
US09458819B2
A wave energy converter located on the seabed extracts the potential energy in a wave transiting over the wave energy converter. The converter includes a vessel arranged so that its longitudinal axis is located near seabed so that an upstream opening near one end sits below the crest of the wave when and a downstream opening near the other end sits below the trough of the wave. Repetitive waves flowing over the converter cause a cyclic difference in the weight of the water above the openings. This cyclic weight differential in turn creates a horizontal cyclic force acting on the piston, which in turn acts on a hydraulic cylinder to create a high-pressure hydraulic fluid. A vertical embodiment operating on similar principles is also disclosed.
US09458812B2
An engine control system comprises a temperature control module and an engine disabling module. The temperature control module regulates a first temperature of an electrically heated catalyst (EHC) based on a first predetermined light-off temperature while an engine is shut down. The engine disabling module selectively disables start up of the engine when a second temperature of a passive catalyst is less than a second predetermined light-off temperature while a maximum torque output of an electric motor is greater than a desired torque output.
US09458796B2
The present invention discloses a dual-vortical-flow hybrid rocket engine, including a main body and a nozzle communicating with an end of the main body. The main body includes a plurality of disk-like combustion chambers arranged longitudinally, and a central combustion chamber formed along the axial portion and communicating the disk-like combustion chambers. Each of the disk-like combustion chambers is provided with a plurality of oxidizer injection nozzles at its inner circumference surface. Inside the disk-like combustion chambers, the oxidizer is injected in nearly the tangent directions of the circumference, and the injection directions are opposite for the neighboring disk-like combustion chambers, which creates vortical flows with opposite rotating directions so as to increase the total residence time of the combustion reactions of the oxidizer and the solid-state fuel in the disk-like combustion chambers of the present invention.
US09458794B2
A tertiary locking assembly for a thrust reverser includes a tertiary lock, a primary control line associated with the tertiary lock, and a secondary control line. The primary control line includes a primary electromechanical valve and a primary power supply line connected to the primary electromechanical valve. In addition, the secondary control line has a secondary electromechanical control valve and a secondary power supply line connected to the secondary electromechanical control valve. In particular, the secondary control line is provided with at least one manually controlled switch.
US09458793B2
An assembly includes a suspension pylon and a thrust reverser which has vanes for deflecting flow and a cowl able to move between an open position and a closed position by an actuator. The thrust reverser further includes rails able to slide in slideways. In particular, the actuator is disposed in line with a corresponding rail. The actuator may be an actuator having a rotating nut connected to an endless screw or an actuator suitable for pulling on the corresponding rail or on the corresponding slideway.
US09458792B2
An exhaust heat recovery device includes: a heating part for exchanging heat between a heating fluid and a working fluid; and a condensing part for exchanging heat between the working fluid evaporated by the heating part and a heated fluid to thereby condense the working fluid. The heating part has a tube in which the working fluid flows and whose upper end portion in a vertical direction is opened and whose lower end portion in the vertical direction is closed. The heating part has a storing part provided on an upper side in the vertical direction thereof, the storing part having a tube joint part to which the upper end portion in the vertical direction of the tube is joined and storing the working fluid condensed by the condensing part. The storing part has a condensed liquid holding part for holding the condensed working fluid.
US09458770B2
Apparatus for controlling a turbine aircraft engine may include apparatus to determine an amount of secondary power extraction from the engine, a secondary load processor configured to receive and condition secondary power extraction data. An electronic engine controller (EEC) may be configured to receive secondary load data from the secondary load processor and produce commands to open bleed-air valves of the engine, said commands being based on the secondary load data.
US09458767B2
One embodiment of the present invention is a turbine nozzle segment for a turbine section of a gas turbine. The turbine nozzle segment includes an inner platform, an outer platform and an airfoil that extends therebetween. The airfoil includes a forward portion and an aft portion that is disposed downstream from the forward portion. The turbine nozzle segment further includes a fuel injection insert that extends between the inner platform and the outer platform downstream from the aft portion of the airfoil. The fuel injection insert includes a fuel circuit that extends within the fuel injection insert, and a plurality of fuel injection ports disposed within the fuel injection insert. The plurality of fuel injection ports provide for fluid communication with the fuel circuit.
US09458763B2
A component, especially contrived and designed for being used in a turbomachine, includes a high-temperature coating being arranged above a base of the component. The base has at least one structural element for connecting it to the high-temperature coating, with the cross-section of the at least one structural element having at least three different widths, i.e. a base width at the lower end of the at least one structural element, a center width above it, and a tip width above that, where on average the center width is greater than or equal to the base width, but less than four times the base width, in particular less than or equal to three times the base width.
US09458762B2
The method and the apparatus described are used for generating electrical energy in a combined system comprising a power plant and a low-temperature air separation unit. A feed air stream is compressed in a main air compressor, cooled, and introduced into a distillation column system having a high-pressure column and a low-pressure column. A first oxygen-enriched stream from the distillation column system is introduced into the power plant. In a first operating mode, cryogenic liquid from the distillation column system is introduced into a liquid tank and is stored there at least in part. In a second operating mode, stored cryogenic liquid is removed from the liquid tank and introduced into the distillation column system. A second process fluid from the distillation column system is heated and then actively depressurized in a hot expansion turbine. In addition, in the second operating mode, a nitrogen-enriched product stream from the high-pressure column is also heated to a high temperature and then depressurized in the hot expansion turbine.
US09458759B2
Methods and systems are providing for improving engine coolant level estimation to reduce engine overheating. The level of fluid in a coolant overflow reservoir is inferred based on the fluid level in a hollow vertical standpipe fluidically coupled to the reservoir at top and bottom locations, while the fluid level in the standpipe is estimated based on output from an ultrasonic signal transmitted by a sensor positioned in a recess at the bottom of the vertical standpipe. Sensor power usage is optimized based on the ratio of first order and higher order harmonic echo times in the raw data set generated by the sensor.
US09458746B2
A reductant delivery system is provided for delivery of reductant to an engine exhaust aftertreatment system that is heated during cold temperature conditions. A heat exchange fluid flows through a heat exchange circuit that provides a flow path from the heat source to the doser, from the doser to the reductant storage tank, and from the reductant storage tank to the heat source. A control valve controls the flow of the heat exchange fluid in the heat exchange circuit so that at least one heat exchange cycle includes a circulation period that increases the temperature of the reductant in the doser and storage tank and a termination period where circulation is stopped until reductant temperature in the doser reaches a lower limit.
US09458745B2
A method of purifying NOX contained in exhaust gas, the method including a first NOX purification method and a second NOX purification method, wherein the first NOX purification method and the second NOX purification method include injecting hydrocarbons into an exhaust gas passage at predetermined feed intervals, wherein in the first method, the injected hydrocarbons are partially oxidized and an air-fuel ratio flowing into an exhaust purification catalyst is lean, and in the second method, the injection of the hydrocarbons occurs at intervals longer than the predetermined feed intervals in the first method, and an air-fuel ratio is switched from lean to rich.
US09458742B2
A variable valve mechanism for an internal combustion engine includes a control shaft and a cam. The control shaft is configured to change a maximum lift amount of an engine valve according to displacement of the control shaft. The cam is configured to displace the control shaft in the axial direction due to rotation of the cam. The cam surface includes change zones and retention zones. Respective lengths of the retention zones in a rotation direction of the cam is set such that respective length of the retention zones in the rotation direction increases as the maximum lift amount retained by the retention zones increases.
US09458740B2
Methods of sequestering toxin particulates are described herein. In a primary processing chamber, a carbon source of toxin particulates may be combined with plasma from three plasma torches to form a first fluid mixture and vitrified toxin residue. Each torch may have a working gas including oxygen gas, water vapor, and carbon dioxide gas. The vitrified toxin residue is removed. The first fluid mixture may be cooled in a first heat exchange device to form a second fluid mixture. The second fluid mixture may contact a wet scrubber. The final product from the wet scrubber may be used as a fuel product.
US09458733B2
A limit stop device for limiting an adjustment path of a mobile component relative to a stationary component may include a sleeve body configured to be inserted into an opening formed in the stationary component. The sleeve body may include a retaining segment disposed in the interior of the opening. A core body may be disposed in the interior of the sleeve body and be configured to radially brace the retaining segment against an inner wall of the stationary component thereby axially fixing the sleeve body on the stationary component. A stop surface may protrude into the adjustment path of the mobile component and be configured to limit the adjustment path of the mobile component.
US09458731B2
The present application provides a turbine shroud cooling system for a gas turbine engine. The turbine shroud cooling system may include a number of variable area cooling shrouds with tuning pins and a number of fixed area cooling shrouds with anti-rotation pins. The variable area cooling shrouds may include modulated cooling shrouds. The fixed area shrouds may include non-modulated shrouds.
US09458723B2
A power turbine includes a first stage blade having an airfoil with a cold un-coated nominal profile substantially in accordance with at least an intermediate portion of the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table 2. The X and Y values are distances, which when smoothly connected by an appropriate continuing curve, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z. The profile sections at each distance Z are joined smoothly to one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
US09458713B2
A system, method and computer program product for generating scenarios of hydrocarbon reservoirs based on limited amount of information on a target hydrocarbon reservoir, and more particularly to automatically supplying missing parameters and uncertainty associated with each supplied parameter allowing to valuating the target hydrocarbon reservoir.
US09458699B2
A tool for polishing a seal surface of a wellhead assembly includes a cylindrical tool body with an axis. The tool body includes a base member with a first end, and a second end. A tubular skirt member extends from the second end of the base member. The skirt member has a sidewall, a base end connected to the base member, and an open end opposite the base end. A plurality of axial slots extend through the sidewall of the skirt member, the axial slots being spaced circumferentially around the skirt member. A polishing belt is woven through the axial slots of the skirt member.
US09458692B2
A wellbore isolation device comprising: a nanolaminate, wherein the nanolaminate comprises two or more layers of a first material and two or more layers of a second material, wherein the first material and the second material form a galvanic couple, and wherein the first material is the anode and the second material is the cathode of the galvanic couple. A method of removing the wellbore isolation device comprises: contacting or allowing the wellbore isolation device to come in contact with an electrolyte; and causing or allowing at least a portion of the two or more layers of the first material to dissolve.
US09458683B2
A well service rig system includes a well service rig, a catwalk, a racking system, and a tong system. The well service rig system provides techniques for tripping rods and/or tubulars with improved efficiency, such as reducing the need for operator intervention by providing process automation. The well service rig system is further adaptable for use with rods, tubulars, or both. The well servicing rig system also provides rod and/or tubular storage and delivery solutions via the integrated racking system. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides improved methods for tripping rods and/or tubulars.
US09458682B2
A coiled tubing injector comprises a drive system for independently driving a plurality of chains independently but otherwise retarding relative motion between the driven chains when a chain begins to slip uncontrollably.
US09458681B2
A drilling vessel with a drilling deck includes a drilling vessel floor structure defining the drilling deck and a tubular support assembly that is recessed in the drilling floor structure. The assembly includes a support frame and at least two support tables, wherein the tables have a top surface that forms part of the drilling deck. The tables are each guided by the support frame to allow displacement along a line between an active position for supporting a tubular and a retracted position for passing an object. The tables and the adapters segments supported thereby are coupled, for example via a clamp or a shape-coupling, such that when the tables move from their active position into their retracted position each segment moves with the respective table it is coupled with and the bushing is opened up for passing through an object through the opening between the at least two support tables and the adapter segments they support.
US09458679B2
An apparatus and method for damping vibration, especially torsional vibration due to stick-slip, in a drill string, Sensors measure the instantaneous angular velocity of the drill string at one or more locations along the length of the drill string. One or more vibration damping modules are also spaced along the length of the drill string. When torsional vibration above a threshold is detected, the damping module imposes a reverse torque on the drill that dampens the torsional vibration. The reverse torque can be created by imparting a frictional resistance to the rotation of the drill string. The frictional resistance can be created externally, by extending friction pads from the damping module so that they contact the bore hole wall and drag along the bore hole as the drill string rotates, or internally by anchoring a housing mounted on the drill string to the wall of the bore hole and then imposing frictional resistance on a fluid, such as a magnetorheological fluid, flowing within the drill string.
US09458677B2
A system and method is provided for the controlled entry of a tubing string, and cable adjacent thereto, into a wellbore. A stationary housing is fit to a wellhead and has a bore in communication with the wellbore. The cable can be laterally displaced from the bore into a cable access formed into the side wall of the stationary housing for fitting a sealing assembly to the bore and engages a sealing surface therein. The sealing assembly seals tubulars passing therethrough. The cable access interrupts the sealing surface. A cable bypass sub is fit to the cable access and permits the cable to extend sealingly from above the sealing surface to the wellbore wherein the cable bypasses the sealing assembly and sealing surface. A seal reconstitutes the interrupted portion of the sealing surface at the cable access.
US09458671B2
A floating, offshore drilling and/or production platform is equipped with a rail-mounted transport system that can be positioned at a plurality of selected positions over the well bay of the vessel. The transport system can move a drilling riser with a drilling riser tensioner system and a blowout preventer from one drilling location to another without removing them from the well bay of the vessel. Using the transport system, the drilling riser is lifted just clear of a first well head and positioned over an adjacent, second well head using guidelines. The transport system may then move the upper end of the drilling riser (together with its attached tensioner and BOP) to a second drilling location. A dummy wellhead may be provided on the seafloor in order to secure the lower end of the drilling riser without removing it from the sea while production risers are being installed.
US09458668B1
A gate within a gate within a barrier. A first, relatively small gate is engaged within a second, relatively large gate, which is engaged in a barrier for extending across a passageway of a residence. The relatively large gate can be closed to, for example, minimize access of toddlers to the passageway, while the relatively small gate can be opened to, for example, maximize access of small dogs to the passageway. One example of a passageway is the head or bottom of a stairway. The relatively large gate, when closed, minimizes toddlers from falling down or climbing up stairs. The relatively small gate, when open, permits small dogs to walk down or climb up the stairs.
US09458664B2
An adjustable cord locker for fastening at least a lift cord to a bottom rail and regulating a length of the lift cord includes a barrel, a reel, and a control wheel. The reel is received in the barrel for rotation by control. The lift cord is inserted into the barrel and fastened to the reel to be wound around the reel when the reel is turning. The control wheel is connected to the reel for a user to operate to turn the reel. The control wheel is provided with teeth, and the barrel is provided with a pawl. The pawl is engaged with the teeth to allow the control wheel to be turned or hold still.
US09458656B2
An internally powered sliding panel has a power source and drive train contained internally within the stiles and rails of a frame. A driven wheel is rotatably mounted on the frame and connected to the power source via the drive train. The panel may further include a lift system including a second power source, a lift mechanism, and a lift drive which are contained internally within the stiles and rails of the frame. The power sources, drive train, lift mechanism, and lift drive may be contained completely inside the stiles and rails of the frame. The movement of the panel along a fixed path, and the raising and lowering of the panel, may be regulated by a control system. The control system includes a microcontroller and sensor used to determine the position of the panel.
US09458655B2
The disclosure provides a window balance assembly for installation in a window assembly. The window balance assembly includes a carrier, a curl spring, and a mounting bracket. The spring element includes first and second portions. The first portion is contained by the carrier and the mounting bracket engages the second portion. The carrier has a first housing including a channel formed in an exterior side of the first housing and an aperture in which a receiver is included. The channel extends vertically upwardly from the aperture toward the top end of the first housing portion to facilitate a full-drop-in installation and removal of a window sash from the window assembly.
US09458653B2
A check link structure includes a first bracket, a cam arm and a cam follower. The first bracket has a pivot support structure defining a first pivot axis. The cam arm is coupled to the first bracket for pivotal movement about the first pivot axis. The cam arm includes a cam block and a support shell. The cam block has a cam surface that includes a plurality of positioning recesses and a plurality of movement restricting lobes between adjacent ones of the plurality of positioning recesses. The support shell defines a block receiving space that non-movably retains the cam block. The cam follower has a follower surface that is configured to continuously contact the cam surface of the cam block in response to movement of one of the first bracket and the cam follower relative to the other of the first bracket and the cam follower.
US09458646B2
The present invention generally relates to a handle for a door having a body mountable to a surface of the door, a slide member configured to be received at least partially within the body so as to slidingly move between a first position wherein the slide member projects beyond the body and a second position wherein the slide member is substantially retracted into the body, a fastening member mounted within the body so as to receive at least a portion of the slide member when the slide member is in the second position so as to lock the slide member in the second position, and a locking mechanism configured to prevent opening of the door when the sliding member is in the second position, wherein sliding movement of the slide member from said first position to said second position engages the locking mechanism to prevent opening of the door.
US09458640B2
Methods of force management for a force management anchor (FMA) include apparatus between a post and a base plate that resist post rotation under fall loads, the apparatus resisting said rotation at a constant torque. A peak constant torque is less than a torsional “tear-out” capacity of a surface for maximizing energy absorption. While the fall force vector remains generally parallel to the base plate during a fall, the post is movable between an upstanding and a lowered orientation resulting in a variable moment arm and a resisting force that also varies for maintaining the torque substantially constant. Apparatus can include devices between the post and the base plate such as a torsion rod, a friction clutch or a cam arrangement. Other approached include designed deformation of the post itself, such as a through tapered post.
US09458631B2
A new concept wall system is provided, wherein the Exterior Insulation and Finish System cladding is created using components with no water absorption, a very low vapor permeability and sealing properties, accommodated with an installation technology which extend the materials properties to the assembly, together with bonding and sealing the intersections and terminations, creating a Non-Permissive to water and vapor diffusion, Exterior Insulation and Finish System (NP-EIFS). The present invention relates to an EIFS cladding having two air and vapor barriers, one applied to the substrate, a continuous liquid membrane with sheathing joints sealed to be moisture barrier for inside vapors, and an exterior weather and vapor barrier which is created using closed cell extruded polystyrene insulation boards, special assembled with joints sealed, to create a non-permissive insulation envelope of the enclosure. Another object of the invention is to provide waterproof and air/vapor-proof details, a new concept of flashing and sealant application around windows/doors and other constructive elements to avoid thermal bridges and air leakage inside thermal envelope and wall assembly. Methods of installation are included.
US09458629B2
A method for forming a knockout on a raceway includes removing a knockout from the raceway to form an opening, positioning the knockout within the opening, and thereafter attaching the knockout to the raceway by welding the knockout and the raceway together.
US09458628B2
A fire-rated angle piece and wall assemblies or other assemblies that incorporate the fire-rated angle piece, in which the angle piece can include an intumescent or other fire-resistant material strip. The angle can be attached adjacent to a corner of a framing member, such as metal tracks, headers, header tracks, sill plates, bottom tracks, metal studs, wood studs or wall partitions, and placed between the framing member and a wall board member at a perimeter of a wall assembly to create a fire block arrangement. A fire spray material can be applied over a portion of the angle piece.
US09458616B2
A modular design for a floor sink frame and grate assembly. The standard floor grate sizes are whole, one half, and three-quarter. Instead of stocking each of these sizes, the present invention provides a modular system where individual pieces can be stocked and combined to form all of the above configurations.
US09458612B2
An electronic faucet is provided comprising a spout; a fluid supply conduit supported by the spout; a valve assembly including a solenoid valve positioned to control fluid flow through the fluid supply conduit, the solenoid valve including a solenoid coil and a moveable valve member operably coupled to the solenoid coil; and a controller operative to control the solenoid valve, the controller including a circuit board coupled to the valve assembly and a processor mounted to the circuit board to control the solenoid valve, the solenoid coil being mounted to the circuit board.
US09458606B2
A boom apparatus comprises a boom structure, at least one flexible line, a fluid cylinder, and a barrier. The boom structure comprises a first boom and a second boom attached pivotally to the first boom. The at least one flexible line extends along the boom apparatus. The fluid cylinder is attached pivotally to the first boom and the second boom. The fluid cylinder comprises an end portion pinned to the second boom. The barrier is positioned between the end portion and the second boom. The at least one flexible line is routed externally of the second boom through a passageway positioned between the barrier and the second boom such that the barrier spaces the at least one flexible line apart from the end portion.
US09458598B2
There is provided a work vehicle in which sudden operation of a work implement can be suppressed. The work vehicle includes a design surface information acquiring unit for acquiring data of a design surface indicative of a target shape of a work object by the work implement; a cutting edge position computing unit for computing a position of a cutting edge of a bucket; and an operation restricting unit for executing operation restriction control by which a boom is forcibly raised in accordance with a relative position of the cutting edge to the design surface, and the position of the cutting edge is restricted to an upper part of the design surface. In a state where the cutting edge is located away from the design surface in a downward perpendicular direction by a prescribed distance or longer, the operation restricting unit does not execute the operation restriction control.
US09458597B2
A control system includes: a control valve control unit that controls a control valve; a data acquisition unit that acquires data on an operation command value and a cylinder speed in a state where an operation command for operating a hydraulic cylinder is output; and a deriving unit that derives operation characteristics in an operation direction of each of a plurality of hydraulic cylinders in relation to the operation command value based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit. In acquisition of the data by the data acquisition unit, the control valve control unit controls a control valve of one pilot oil passage that is an acquisition object where the data is acquired among the plurality of pilot oil passages to open one pilot oil passage and controls control valves of the other pilot oil passages to close the other pilot oil passages.
US09458592B2
The invention relates to a method for anchoring a structure in a bed of a body of water comprising the method steps of introducing at least one screw anchor into the bed of the body of water, arranging and fastening a base element on the fastening section of the screw anchor, wherein the base element has a holder for the structure, and arranging and fastening the structure on the holder of the base element. Furthermore, the invention relates to an underwater foundation produced by this method.
US09458586B2
Apparatus and methods for securing a fairing around a marine element. The apparatus can include first and second opposing sides, and a third side extending between the first and second sides. An attachment mechanism can extend from the third side, and is configured to interlock with a corresponding attachment mechanism of an opposing connector to secure the fairing around a marine element.
US09458582B2
A ferry bridge having two sets of posts anchored on either side of a thoroughfare, support at height a deck over which a carriage moves, wherein a pod is suspended from said carriage for providing the transport of vehicles and passengers between two ferry docks on either side of said thoroughfare, the platform of said pod being divided into a central area dedicated to the transport of vehicles and two side areas dedicated to the transport of passengers. the entrances to the passenger transport areas are arranged on the outer lateral sides of the pod relative to the axis of movement (A) of the pod. The entrances to the vehicle transport area are arranged on the sides opposite said lateral sides, and the ferry docks for the pod comprise a means for separating the vehicles and the passengers into two streams directed toward the specific entrances thereof, respectively.
US09458581B1
A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) computer control system in a heavy equipment machine is in communication with multiple sensors in order to measure deviations from a path to be followed. Sensor corrections are applied to return the heavy equipment machine to a path to be followed or to restrain the machine from deviating from the path to be followed. Sensor corrections affect a controlled variable, such as cross-slope. Sensor corrections may account for false positives and false negatives. Sensor corrections are applied to the heavy equipment machine using a gain matrix (G). The multiple vectors of gain values comprising the gain matrix (G) are utilized by the MIMO computer control system to simultaneously and proportionally actuate each drive leg of the machine to obtain a desired grade including a compensated slope and/or elevation.
US09458575B2
The invention relates to a rail attachment system (1) for attaching a rail (2) to a concrete support slab (3a) or a concrete sleeper (3b) or to a steel structure comprising an intermediate plate (4), a rail attachment plate (5) with angle guide plates (6, 6b) arranged thereon, at least two first tensioning clamps (7a) for clamping the rail foot (2a) to the rail attachment plate (5) as well as screws (9) and/or ankle bolts (10) and at least two second tensioning clamps for screwing the rail attachment system (1) to the underlying surface, characterized in that an elastic intermediate layer (8) is arranged between the rail (2) and the rail attachment plate (5), and the intermediate plate (4) is composed of a highly elastic material and/or comprises a steel plate (4), at least two second tensioning clamps (7b) for clamping the rail attachment plate (5) to the substructure, preferably via the intermediate plate (4), wherein the first and second tensioning clamps (7a, 7b) are embodied in a highly elastic fashion with a high tensioning force, are provided, and at least one upper sliding plate (12) is arranged between the rail foot (2a) and a first tensioning clamp (7a), and at least one lower sliding plate (13) is arranged between the rail foot (2a) and the elastic intermediate layer (8) and is attached by means of a steel support (14) in the case of a steel substructure.
US09458568B2
A method for fabricating a patterned fibrous matrix includes providing a printer adapted to use an etching solvent as an ink; providing to the printer a fibrous matrix to use as a printing medium; providing to the printer a pattern for printing on the fibrous matrix; printing by the printer the pattern on the fibrous matrix; and receiving from the printer the patterned fibrous matrix with the pattern etched thereon.
US09458563B2
A horizontal axis washing machine having a front opening clothes containing rotary basket with a plurality of elongated internally mounted baffles for agitating items within the basket during a washing operation. The baffles each have a solid outwardly extending rib which has a nonlinear curved configuration for defining a plurality of water lifting and agitating cavities on each side of the baffle. The cavities on one side of the baffle are effective for lifting and agitating wash water with a vortex movement as an incident to rotation of the basket in one rotary direction and the cavities on the opposite side of the baffle are operative for lifting and agitating water with an oppositely directed vortex movement as an incident to rotation of the basket in an opposite rotary direction.
US09458559B2
A multi-layer nonwoven fabric at least constituted by a first warp, a second warp, an upper surface side weft, and a lower surface side weft, the first warp is woven with the wefts of all layers from the upper surface side weft to the lower surface side weft, the second warp is only woven with the upper surface side weft, the first warp constitutes a pair to form one upper surface side warp structure on an upper surface side layer, whereby a complete structure of a plain weave design is formed by the first and second warps.
US09458557B2
There is provided a dry-wet spinning device for an acrylic precursor fiber bundle for manufacturing carbon fibers, the device enabling stable spinning by making the coagulability of spun yarn (2) uniform by suppressing the vibration of the coagulating liquid surface to make the spun yarn (2) spun downward from a spinneret (1) without the liquid surface being in contact with the spinning surface of the spinneret less susceptible to an accompanying flow reflected by the bottom surface of a spinning bath. To this end, in the present invention, a horizontal flow straightening plate (8) produced from a porous plate or a plate material extending in the direction approximately perpendicular to the direction in which the spun yarn (2) is spun is disposed in a coagulation bath so as to surround the circumference of the yarn spun downward from the spinneret (1). Further, a vertical flow straightening plate (9) extending vertically across part or all of the outer periphery of the horizontal flow straightening plate (8) can be provided.
US09458556B2
The present invention relates to a fiber comprising polyvinylpyrrolidone, and a web employing such a fiber.
US09458554B2
The invention relates to a semiconductor wafer of monocrystalline silicon, and to a method for producing it. The semiconductor wafer has a zone, DZ, which is free of BMD defects and extends from a front side of the semiconductor wafer into the bulk of the semiconductor wafer, and a region having BMD defects which extends from the DZ further into the bulk of the semiconductor wafer. A silicon single crystal is pulled by the Czochralski method and processed to form a polished monocrystalline silicon substrate wafer. The substrate wafer is treated by rapidly heating and cooling the substrate wafer, slowly heating the rapidly heated and cooled substrate wafer, and keeping the substrate wafer at a specific temperature and over a specific period.
US09458542B2
The present teachings are directed toward an electrocatalytic cell including a barrier, having at least a first side and a second side opposite the first side, comprising a material permeable to oxygen ions and impermeable to at least CO2, CO, H2, H2O and hydrocarbons, an electrical power supply in communication with the barrier, a catalyst adjacent the first side of the barrier, a supply of feedstock components in communication with the first side of the barrier, a supply of a carrier gas component in communication with the second side of the barrier; wherein the feedstock components contact the catalyst and react to form hydrocarbon-containing components and oxygen-containing components, and the electrical power supply biases the barrier to thereby conduct oxygen ions from the first side to the second side. Also presented are a device and methods for producing carbon nanotubes.
US09458536B2
A method is disclosed in which a vapor-deposited coating or layer is directly or indirectly applied to at least a portion of the internal wall of the barrel of a capped pre-assembly comprising a barrel, optionally a dispensing portion, and a cap. The cap is secured to the barrel and at least substantially isolates the distal opening of the dispensing portion from pressure conditions outside the cap. A vapor-deposited coating or layer is applied directly or indirectly to at least a portion of the internal wall of the barrel while the pre-assembly is capped. The coating or layer is applied under conditions effective to maintain communication from the barrel lumen to the exterior via the front opening, optionally further via the dispensing portion lumen if present, at the end of the applying step. The capped pre-assembly can be pressure tested easily and rapidly, for example with a test duration between 1 and 60 seconds, to determine whether it has container closure integrity.
US09458532B2
The present invention (i) uses a mask unit (80) including: a shadow mask (81) that has an opening (82) and that is smaller in area than a vapor deposition region (210) of a film formation substrate (200) and; a vapor deposition source (85) that has a emission hole (86) for emitting a vapor deposition particle, the emission hole (86) being provided so as to face the shadow mask (81), the shadow mask (81) and the vapor deposition source (85) being fixed in position relative to each other, (ii) adjusts an amount of a void between the shadow mask (81) and the film formation substrate (200), (iii) moves at least a first one of the mask unit (80) and the film formation substrate (200) relative to a second one thereof while uniformly maintaining the amount of the void between the mask unit (80) and the film formation substrate (200), and (iv) sequentially deposit the vapor deposition particle onto the vapor deposition region (210) through the opening (82) of the shadow mask (81). This makes it possible to form a high-resolution vapor deposition pattern on a large-sized substrate.
US09458521B2
A formable galvanized steel sheet includes, in terms of % by mass, 0.05 to 0.3% of C, 0.01 to 2.5% of Si, 0.5 to 3.5% of Mn, 0.003 to 0.100% of P, 0.02% or less of S, 0.010 to 1.5% of Al, and 0.01 to 0.2% in total of at least one element selected from Ti, Nb and V, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, having a microstructure composed of, in terms of area fraction, 20 to 87% of ferrite, 3 to 10% in total of martensite and residual austenite, and 10 to 60% of tempered martensite, and a second phase composed of the martensite, residual austenite, and tempered martensite having an average crystal grain diameter of 3 μm or less, and having a ratio of absorption energy AE to tensile strength TS (AE/TS) not less than 0.063.
US09458517B2
The present disclosure provides adeno-associated virus (AAV) virions with altered capsid protein, where the AAV virions exhibit greater infectivity of retinal cells, when administered via intravitreal injection, compared to wild-type AAV. The present disclosure further provides methods of delivering a gene product to a retinal cell in an individual, and methods of treating ocular disease.
US09458514B2
The present invention use of to a portion of the RPS7 gene or its corresponding mRNA in a diagnostic assay for fungal and yeast species and sequences for use in such assays and methods.
US09458513B2
The present invention relates to an oligonucleotide which is designed on the basis of a nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2 and hybridizes with the endogenous plasmid gene of Chlamydia trachomatis, oligonucleotide primer and probe for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis, the detection method of Chlamydia trachomatis using said primer and probe, and a primer for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis of said oligonucleotide or the use to a probe design.
US09458509B2
Provided herein are high-input detector modules and multi-input biological classifier circuits and systems that integrate sophisticated sensing, information processing, and actuation in living cells and permit new directions in basic biology, biotechnology and medicine. The multi-input biological classifier circuits described herein comprise synthetic, scaleable transcriptional/post-transcriptional regulatory circuits that are designed to interrogate the status of a cell by simultaneously sensing expression levels of multiple endogenous inputs, such as microRNAs. The classifier circuits then compute whether to trigger a desired output or response if the expression levels match a pre-determined profile of interest.
US09458500B2
The present invention relates to a novel method for analyzing nucleic acid sequences based on real-time detection of DNA polymerase-catalyzed incorporation of each of the four nucleotide bases, supplied individually and serially in a microfluidic system, to a reaction cell containing a template system comprising a DNA fragment of unknown sequence and an oligonucleotide primer. Incorporation of a nucleotide base into the template system can be detected by any of a variety of methods including but not limited to fluorescence and chemiluminescence detection. Alternatively, microcalorimetic detection of the heat generated by the incorporation of a nucleotide into the extending template system using thermopile, thermistor and refractive index measurements can be used to detect extension reactions.
US09458495B2
Methods and computer-based systems for facilitating assessment of clinical infertility are provided. The methods and systems can be implemented to, for example, facilitate assessment of a subject for an in vitro fertilization treatment cycle, including determining probability of a live birth event. The methods and systems can be implemented to, for example, facilitate a determination of success implantation of embryos, selection of an optimal number of embryos to transfer, and determination of success in subsequent in vitro fertilization treatment cycles following an unsuccessful treatment cycle.
US09458492B2
Disclosed herein are methods for identifying compounds for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection and uses of the compounds as pharmaceutical compositions. The identified compounds modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells.
US09458482B2
A method is provided in which pretreated and densified cellulosic biomass particulates can be hydrolyzed at a high solids loading rate as compared with the solids loading rate of loose hydrolysable cellulosic biomass fibers. The resulting high concentration sugar-containing stream can be easily converted to biofuels or to an entire suite of other useful bioproducts.
US09458477B2
The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules which encode a fatty acid desaturase, KCS, KCR, DH and ECR from Nannochloropsis oculata. The invention also provides recombinant expression vectors containing desaturase, KCS, KCR, DH and ECR nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and methods for large-scale production of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), e.g., ARA, EPA and DHA.
US09458472B2
In its various embodiments, the invention provides, first, a composition comprising a vector for transfecting a cell. The vector comprises a first nucleic acid encoding an antisense agent having thereon an RNA interference target for a transcript of a gene endogenous to the cell. The vector further comprises a second nucleic acid that encodes a cell-killing agent. The second nucleic acid further comprises a sequence of nucleotides transcribable into a non-coding region of a transcript of the second nucleic acid, such that the non-coding region becomes an RNA interference target for the antisense agent. In the transfected cell, the vector operates to interfere with the expression of the cell-killing agent unless and until the vector senses certain endogenous gene signals, whereupon it releases the cell-killing agent. Second, the invention provides a method of treating a disease in a patient by killing cells responsible for the disease, the method comprising administering the vector to the patient until the disease, or a symptom thereof, is ameliorated.
US09458465B2
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for repairing cell membranes. In addition, the invention relates to therapeutic compositions comprising nucleotides and/or polypeptides of the invention in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the composition facilitates the repair of cell membranes. Moreover, the invention relates to the treatment and/or prevention of pathological conditions associated with cell membrane damage.
US09458464B2
The present invention relates to the field of neurology. More specifically, the present invention provides methods and composition useful for treating neuropathic pain. In a specific embodiment, the present invention provides a recombinant Kcna2 sense fragment. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of treating neuropathic pain comprising the step of administering a composition comprising a recombinant Kcna2 sense fragment.
US09458462B2
Provided herein are methods and assays for isolating and culturing seborrheic keratosis cells ex vivo. Also provided herein are screening assays using cultured seborrheic keratosis cells and methods for treating seborrheic keratosis in a subject.
US09458459B2
This invention provides a method for enhancing utrophin protein production in a cell by inhibiting an utrophin microRNA molecule. Moreover, the invention provides that methods for enhancing utrophin protein production in a muscle cell are used for treating a muscular dystrophy and/or other myopathies.
US09458458B2
This disclosure relates to manipulating microRNA for the management of neurological disorders and compositions related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure contemplates inhibition of miR324 or miR324-5p, e.g., the use of nucleobase polymers for antisense disruptions or RNA interference of miR-324 expression or for miR324-5p binding in order to increase Kv4.2 expression. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing a neurological disease or condition comprising administering an effective amount of an inhibitor to a subject in need thereto.
US09458455B2
A high efficiency plant expression promoter from Capsicum annuum serine hydroxymethyl transferase gene and uses thereof. This high efficiency plant expression promoter and 5′-untranslated region (5′-UTR) from Capsicum annuum serine hydroxymethyl transferase gene, a high efficiency plant expression vector having the same, a plant transformed with the vector, a process for high efficiency expression of a foreign gene by using the vector and a transformed plant which expresses with high efficiency a foreign gene based on the process and seeds of the transformed plant.
US09458443B2
The invention discloses cellulase enzymes with optimized properties for processing of cellulose- and lignocellulose-containing substrates. In particular, cellobiohydrolase enzymes with preferred characteristics are disclosed. The present invention provides fusion, insertion, deletion and/or substitution variants of such enzymes. Enzyme variants have enhanced thermostability, proteolytic stability, specific activity and/or stability at extreme pH. Nucleic acid molecules encoding said enzymes, a composition comprising said enzymes, a method for preparation, and the use for cellulose processing and/or for the production of biofuels are disclosed.
US09458438B2
An isolated protein which is at least partially encoded by a polynucleotide sequence encoding a novel sulfotransferase is provided together with a composition which includes the isolated protein. A transgenic organism transformed by a polynucleotide encoding a protein which is at least partially encoded by a novel sulfotransferase is also provided. The invention also includes a process for in-vivo and in-vitro making a sulfated polysaccharide from an unsulfated polysaccharide or increasing the sulfur content of an already sulfated polysaccharide.
US09458436B2
The present invention relates to a process for the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the seed of transgenic plants by introducing, into the organism, nucleic acids which encode polypeptides with a ω3-desaturase, Δ12-desaturase, Δ6-desaturase, Δ6-elongase, Δ5-desaturase, Δ5-elongase and/or Δ4-desaturase activity. The invention furthermore relates to recombinant nucleic acid molecules comprising the nucleic acid sequences which encode the aforementioned polypeptides, either jointly or individually, and transgenic plants which comprise the aforementioned recombinant nucleic acid molecules. Furthermore, the invention relates to the generation of a transgenic plant and to oils, lipids and/or fatty acids with an elevated content of polyunsaturated fatty acids, in particular arachidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid and/or docosahexaenoic acid, as the result of the expression of the elongases and desaturases used in the process according to the invention.
US09458433B2
The invention relates to the production of dense bodies (DB) and to a pharmaceutical composition containing DB.
US09458423B2
Provided are: a capsule for non-ferrous metal collection that can collect a non-ferrous metal; and a method for collecting a non-ferrous metal using same. The capsule for non-ferrous metal collection comprises capsule contents and a covering section covering the capsule contents, and collects a non-ferrous metal within the capsule for non-ferrous metal collection by means of the capsule for non-ferrous metal collection being immersed in a solution containing a non-ferrous metal.
US09458419B2
This invention relates to an aqueous polymer composition and to films formed from this aqueous composition. The aqueous composition may be used in a method for removing contaminate material from a substrate. The aqueous polymer composition may comprise: water; and at least one water-soluble film forming polymer. In one embodiment, the aqueous composition may further comprise at least one chelating agent and/or at least one surfactant. The aqueous polymer composition may be applied to a contaminated substrate or to a clean substrate which is subjected to subsequent contamination. The aqueous composition may be dehydrated and/or the polymer may be crosslinked to form a film. When applied to a contaminated substrate, the film may combine with the contaminates. When applied to a clean substrate, the contaminate material may subsequently contact and adhere to the film. The film combined with the contaminate material may be separated from the substrate, with the result being removal of the contaminate material from the substrate.
US09458411B2
Lipid-based wax compositions and their methods of making are provided for compositions substantially free of fat bloom. The compositions comprise 0.1-10 percent by weight triacylglycerides, 30-95 percent by weight monoacylglycerides and diacylglycerides combined, and 0.1-65 percent by weight fatty acids. The methods comprise blending the monoacylglycerides, diacylglycerides, triacylglycerides, and fatty acids by heating the lipid-based wax composition at a sufficiently high temperature to destroy substantially all crystal structure within the lipid-based wax composition. The methods further comprise pouring the lipid-based wax composition into a mold or a container having a surface and a core, wherein the pouring is conducted at a temperature at least 15° C. greater than the congeal point of the lipid-based wax composition. The methods further comprise cooling the lipid-based wax composition under conditions sufficient to cool the core to at least 5° C. below the congeal point of the lipid-based wax composition in 30-90 minutes.
US09458408B2
An aqueous hydraulic fluid composition comprising of one or more lubricants such as a monovalent metal salt, ammonium, or amine salt of a dicarboxylic acid, such as a C21 dicarboxylic acid is described in which the aqueous hydraulic fluid composition demonstrates increased thermal stability when exposed to elevated temperatures for a prolonged period of time while being able to tolerate the presence of 10% v/v synthetic seawater. The aqueous hydraulic fluid composition contains less than about 20% by weight (preferably none or substantially none) of an oil selected from the group consisting of mineral oils, synthetic hydrocarbon oils, and mixtures thereof. The hydraulic fluid hereof preferably comprises a cyclical or ring base tertiary amine with no hydroxyl functionality such as 1,4-dimethyl piperazine.
US09458404B1
A composition and method for reducing the coefficient of friction and required pulling force of a wire or cable are provided. A composition of aqueous emulsion is provided that is environmentally friendly, halogen free and solvent free. The composition is compatible with various types of insulating materials and may be applied after the wire or cable is cooled and also by spraying or submerging the wire or cable in a bath. The composition contains lubricating agents that provide lower coefficient of friction for wire or cable installation and continuous wire or cable surface lubrication thereafter.
US09458403B2
A process for producing a high viscosity functionalized metallocene polyalphaolefin (mPAO) fluid. The process includes providing a mPAO having a terminal double bond, said mPAO produced by the metallocene-catalyzed oligomerization or polymerization of an alpha-olefin feed; providing at least one of a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl thiol, aryl thiol, diphenylamine or naphthalene; and reacting, optionally in the presence of a catalyst or initiator, the mPAO having a terminal double bond with at least one of the substituted or unsubstituted alkyl thiol, aryl thiol, diphenylamine or naphthalene, under reaction conditions sufficient to produce the functionalized high viscosity mPAO fluid. The functionalized mPAO fluid has, as synthesized, a viscosity (Kv100) from 135 to 900 cSt at 100° C.; a viscosity index (VI) greater than 150; a pour point (PP) less than −25° C.; a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) less than 2.0; a residual unsaturation (Bromine Number) less than 2.0; and a glass transition temperature Tg less than −30° C.
US09458400B2
A fuel composition for a direct fuel injected gasoline engine comprising, a method for improving performance of fuel injectors and a method for cleaning fuel injectors for an internal combustion gasoline engine. The fuel composition includes a major amount of fuel and a minor, effective amount of a quaternary ammonium salt having a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) weight loss of greater than 50 wt. % at 350° C. The amount of quaternary ammonium salt present in the fuel is sufficient to improve performance of the direct fuel injected engine having combusted the composition compared to the performance of such engine having combusted a fuel composition that does not contain the quaternary ammonium salt.
US09458394B2
A process for producing a product stream consisting primarily of the lower olefins ethylene, propylene and butylenes, and of gasoline is provided. The process includes cracking a mixture of paraffinic naphtha feedstream and regenerated catalyst in a downflow reactor. The reaction product stream is separated from the spent catalyst and subsequently fractionated into individual product streams, while the spent catalyst is regenerated and recycled.
US09458391B2
A process allowing the removal of contaminants from an unstable oil such as those produced by thermal or catalytic cracking, wherein, in at least one step of the process, mixing of the unstable oil with a pure or impure solvent having a dipole moment greater than 2 is performed. The stabilized diesels thereby obtained exhibit interesting properties among which significant stability features and are useful in numerous applications, some of these stabilized wide range diesels are new as well as their uses.
US09458389B1
Disclosed herein is a method of estimating a property of a hydrocarbon comprising the steps of: preparing a liquid sample of a hydrocarbon, the hydrocarbon having asphaltene fractions therein; precipitating at least some of the asphaltenes of a hydrocarbon from the liquid sample with one or more precipitants in a chromatographic column; dissolving at least two of the different asphaltene fractions from the precipitated asphaltenes during a successive dissolution protocol; eluting the at least two different dissolved asphaltene fractions from the chromatographic column; monitoring the amount of the fractions eluted from the chromatographic column; using detected signals to calculate a percentage of a peak area for a first of the asphaltene fractions and a peak area for a second of the asphaltene fractions relative to the total peak areas, to determine a parameter that relates to the property of the hydrocarbon; and estimating the property of the hydrocarbon.
US09458380B2
A composition, which comprises a) an organic material susceptible to oxidative, thermal or light-induced degradation; and b) a compound of formula I (Formula I) (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are independently from each other H, C1-C8-alkyl, C4-C8-cycloalkyl, phenyl, C1-C4-alkoxy or halogen; n is 1, 2, 3, or 4; and when n is 1 A is —C(=0)-OR′1, —C(=0)-N(R′2)(R′3), —CN, phenyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C8-alkyl, C4-C8-alkoxy, C5-C7-cycloalkyl or halogen, —H or —S02-phenyl; when n is 2 A is —C(=0)-O—Z1—O—C(=0)-, —C(=0)-N(R″1)—Z2—N(R″2)—C(=0)- or piperazine-N,N′-biscarbonyl.
US09458378B2
Disclosed herein are green-emitting, garnet-based phosphors having the formula (Lu1-a-b-cYaTbbAc)3 (Al1-dBd)5(O1-eCe)12: Ce,Eu, where A is selected from the group consisting of Mg, Sr, Ca, and Ba; B is selected from the group consisting of Ga and In; C is selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, and Br; and 0≦a≦1; 0≦b≦1; 0
US09458372B2
A method of cementing a well is disclosed. The method comprising pumping into the well a cement slurry comprising a solid blend including cement, water, and a fluid loss control agent, and allowing the cement slurry to set. The fluid loss control agent comprises a styrene-butadiene latex and a high molecular-weight water-soluble polymer such as a copolymer AMPS-Am. The addition of the water-soluble polymer allows drastic reduction of the quantity of latex required to achieve fluid loss control performance and even gas migration control.
US09458367B2
A liquid aminoether acid gas absorbent which is subject to freezing in a cold climatic zone though which the aminoether is to be shipped is rendered freeze-resistant by mixing the aminoether with water prior to transport through the cold climatic zone; the aminoether/water mixture typically contains 10 to 40 weight percent water, based on the weight of the aminoether. The aminoether/water mixture can also be stored in the cold climatic zone without being externally maintained at a temperature above the inherent freezing point of the aminoether.
US09458365B2
A temporary bonding adhesive composition includes a first compound including a thermosetting polyorganosiloxane and a second compound including a thermoplastic polyorganosiloxane.
US09458364B2
According to the present invention, there can be obtained a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet having an adhesive layer which even when the thickness is reduced to 5 μm or less, exhibits a desired adhesive strength. The pressure sensitive adhesive sheet includes a base material having an adhesive layer provided on at least one surface thereof, wherein a pressure sensitive adhesive constituting the adhesive layer contains (A) an acrylic copolymer having a crosslinkable functional group and (B) a urethane resin, the urethane resin is a product obtained by allowing an isocyanate-terminated urethane prepolymer obtained by a reaction between [b1] a diol and [b2] a polyvalent isocyanate compound to react with [b3] a chain extender, and the chain extender is composed of [b4] a compound having two hydroxyl groups and/or amino groups and [b5] a compound having three or more hydroxyl groups and/or amino groups, in a proportion of [b4] to [b5] of from 7/3 to 10/0 in terms of a mass ratio.
US09458355B2
A polyimide resin produced by heating a polyamic acid resulting from the reaction of a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride component and a diamine component in N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylurea.
US09458352B2
The invention is directed at new process and systems for preparing composite materials that include a polymer phase and a fiber phase.
US09458351B2
Two-component coating compositions include: A) a cross-linkable binder compound having at least one functional group reactive towards isocyanate groups, B) a cross-linking agent having at least one free isocyanate group and C) a catalyst component comprising C1) a catalyst for the for the curing reaction between the functional groups of component A) and the isocyanate groups of component B), the catalyst C1) being an organo-metal compound, and C2) an oligomeric or polymeric binder compound having a glass transition temperature Tg of ≧about 20° C., measured by DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) at a heating rate of 10 K/min. The glass transition temperature Tg of the binder compound C2) is above the temperature at which the two-component coating composition is applied, preferably about 10° C. above the temperature at which the two-component coating composition is applied.
US09458348B2
Provided are photoresist overcoat compositions, substrates coated with the overcoat compositions and methods of forming electronic devices by a negative tone development process. The compositions, coated substrates and methods find particular applicability in the manufacture of semiconductor devices.
US09458339B2
An inkjet ink which is electron beam curable includes 10 to 40 wt.-% of at least one oligomer based on a total weight of the inkjet ink, 5 to 25 wt.-% of at least one reactive thinner based on the total weight of the inkjet ink, 25 to 84 wt.-% of a solvent mixture comprising at least two solvents based on the total weight of the inkjet ink, and 1 to 15 wt.-% of at least one pigment based on the total weight of the inkjet ink. The at least two solvents have a boiling point of from 50 to 300° C., a dielectricity constant of from 5 to 20, and an evaporation rate of 3 to 5000. The evaporation rate of the at least two solvents differs by a factor of from 2 to 10. The inkjet ink is free from photoinitiators.
US09458336B2
A water-based ink composition for glass and ceramic surfaces contains an acrylic silicone resin emulsion, pigment, dispersant, and water-based solvent. The water-based ink composition may further contain a thixotropic agent and/or resin beads. The ink composition allows writing made with it to sufficiently demonstrate excellent water resistance, hot water resistance, and scratch resistance even on glass and ceramic surfaces, and to remain sufficiently legible even after the glass products or ceramics are cleaned repeatedly.
US09458333B2
An energy-curable ink or coating composition comprising: a monofunctional urethane monomer, such as a monofunctional urethane acrylate monomer; a monofunctional monomer; and, optionally, a colorant, photoinitiator, stabilizer, surfactant and/or a vinyl resin, for use as a thermoforming ink or coating that, when printed onto a substrate (1), elongates on thermoformation of the substrate (3) to adopt the shape of a mold (2), a method of printing on a thermoforming substrate using such an ink or coating and a printed thermoformed article (4).
US09458329B1
A composition and method of preparing and adding unique organic additives to a metal-free coating system followed by application then provides long term corrosion protection to a reactive metal surface.
US09458325B2
A composition comprises a liquid continuous phase and a plurality of composite particles dispersed therein. The composite particles each comprise a fluorosilane-treated graphene-comprising particle and a fluoropolymer particle.
US09458319B2
The invention relates to an article with antifouling properties, intended for aquatic uses and, in particular, for marine uses, and to a method for slowing down the growth of aquatic organisms on submersible or semi-submersible structures.
US09458310B2
The present invention relates to polyethylene compositions comprising one or more ethylene polymers and one or more dendritic hydrocarbon polymer modifiers, in particular, this invention further relates to polyethylene blends comprising one or more ethylene polymers and one or more dendritic hydrocarbon polymer modifiers, wherein the modifier has: 1) a g′ value less than 0.75; 2) a Cayley tree topology with a layer number of 2 or more more; and 3) a average Mw between the branch points of 1,500 g/mol or more.
US09458305B2
A method includes heating a sulfonated polyester resin in an organic-free solvent adding an aqueous solution of silver (I) ion to the heated resin to form a mixture and heating the mixture to effect the reduction of silver (I) ion to silver (0) in the absence of an external reducing agent. A composite includes a sulfonated polyester matrix and a plurality of silver nanoparticles dispersed within the matrix; the composite lacks trace residual byproducts from external reducing agents.
US09458298B2
Methods for making composite products are provided. In at least one specific embodiment, the method can include combining a plurality of lignocellulose substrates and one or more free radical precursors to produce a mixture of the lignocellulose substrates and the one or more free radical precursors. The method can also include maintaining the mixture at a temperature less than 60° C. for at least 10 minutes while retaining at least 11 wt % of the one or more free radical precursors charged to the mixture. The method can then include heating the mixture comprising at least 11 wt % of the one or more free radical precursors charged to the mixture to a temperature of at least 60° C. to about 300° C. to produce a composite product. The composite product can have a density less than 1 g/cm3 and an internal bond strength of at least 0.35 MPa.
US09458295B2
A composite material in which a graphene-like carbon material has excellent adhesion to a substrate composed of resin, and a method for producing the same are provided. The composite material comprises a substrate composed of resin and a graphene-like carbon material layer provided so as to cover at least part of the surface of the substrate, wherein graphene-like carbon is closely attached to the surface of the substrate. The method for producing a composite material comprises bringing a graphene-like carbon material into contact with at least part of the surface of a substrate composed of resin and heating under the action of a supercritical or subcritical fluid.
US09458294B2
A method for removing impurities from silicon includes A) providing metallic silicon having impurities, B) mixing the metallic silicon with at least one halogenated polysilane of Formula SiXn, where X is halogen, which may be partially replaced by hydrogen, and where 1
US09458291B2
A polycarbonate copolymer including a repeating unit represented by the following formula (1) and having a copolymerization molar ratio represented by Ar2/(Ar1+Ar2) of 30 mol % or more and 47 mol % or less. In the formula (1), Ar1 is a group represented by the following formula (2a) or (2b) and Ar2 is a group represented by the following formula (3); and n is an average number of repetition and is 1.12 or more and 2.34 or less.
US09458289B2
Polyester compounds obtained by reaction of a compound represented by formula (1): (defined herein) with a compound represented by formula (2): (defined herein) exhibit high thermal resistance.
US09458288B2
Polyester compounds obtained by reaction of a compound represented by formula (1): (defined herein) with a compound represented by formula (2): (defined herein) exhibit high thermal resistance.
US09458285B2
This disclosure relates to a method for preparing polyalkylenecarbonate. More specifically, in the method for preparing polyalkylenecarbonate, by using a solution polymerization with a specific heterogeneous catalyst and a solvent in the polymerization process of an epoxide compound and carbon dioxide, the products of side-reaction are reduced, removal of metal residues and by-products from the products is facilitated, danger due to overheating of the reactants is minimized, and heat removal and process stability are improved, and thus, high molecular weight copolymer may be easily provided, and mass production and scale-up are easy.
US09458279B2
An object of the present invention is to provide: a (a) thermosetting resin composition, a photosensitive resin composition, a resin composition solution, a resin film, and an insulating film, each of which (i) is curable at a low temperature (not more than 200° C.), (ii) has excellent flexibility, electrical insulating reliability, solder heat resistance, and resistance to organic solvent, (iii) causes less warpage of a substrate after curing, and (iv) has excellent adhesiveness to a sealing agent; and a (b) printed wiring board provided with the insulating film mentioned above. The object of the present invention is attainable by using a thermosetting resin composition containing at least a (A) urethane imide oligomer having a terminal carboxylic acid group and a (B) thermosetting resin.
US09458275B2
A cross-linkable rubber composition containing a carboxyl group-containing nitrile rubber (A) with an iodine value of 120 or less, a polyamine cross-linking agent (B), and a specific basic cross-linking accelerator (C) is provided. The basic cross-linking accelerator (C) is preferably dicyclopentylamine or dicyclohexylamine.
US09458271B2
A catalyst system obtainable by contacting: A) a metal complex of formula (I) B) an iron complex of the general formula (II) C) an alumoxane or a compound capable of forming an alkyl cation with complexes of formula (I) and (II); Wherein the variables are described in the description.
US09458265B2
A terminal-modified polymer is manufactured by performing a polymerization reaction of a vinyl aromatic monomer, a conjugated diene monomer or both in the presence of an anionic polymerization initiator: and then adding an alkoxy aluminum compound thereinto to terminate the polymerization reaction. Alternatively, a terminal-modified polymer can also be manufactured by adding an aluminum halide compound instead of the alkoxy aluminum compound to terminate the polymerization reaction, and allowing for a reaction with a lower alcohol having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. The resulting terminal-modified polymer can improve the dispersibility of silica used as a compounding agent in rubber compositions for automobile pneumatic tires and the like.
US09458263B2
This invention relates to poly(acrylonitrile) homo- or co-polymer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of at least 200,000 g/mol and a dispersity () of less than 1.3.
US09458261B2
[Object] To provide transition metal compounds with excellent catalytic activity which can afford olefin polymers such as propylene polymers that have high stereoregularity and high molecular weight and may be easily crystallized into a β-phase.[Solution] The transition metal compound is represented by General Formula [I] or is enantiomer thereof: [in Formula [I], R1, R3, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15 and R16 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, a heteroatom-containing hydrocarbon group, or a silicon-containing group; R2 is a hydrocarbon group, a hetero atom-containing hydrocarbon group, or a silicon-containing group; R4 is a hydrogen atom; any two substituents of the substituents R1 to R16 except R4 may be bonded to each other to form a ring; M is a Group IV transition metal; Q is a structure such as a halogen atom; and j is an integer of 1 to 4].
US09458259B2
Process for treating polyolefin particles obtained by gas-phase polymerization of one or more olefins in the presence of a polymerization catalyst system and a C3-C5 alkane as polymerization diluent in a gas-phase polymerization reactor, the process comprising the steps of a) discharging the polyolefin particles continuously or discontinuously from the gas-phase polymerization reactor and transferring the particles to a first degassing vessel; b) contacting therein the polyolefin particles with a gaseous stream comprising at least 85 mol-% of C3-C5 alkane while the polyolefin particles have an average residence time in the first degassing vessel of from 5 minutes to 5 hours; c) transferring the polyolefin particles to a second degassing vessel; d) contacting therein the polyolefin particles with a stream comprising nitrogen and steam while the polyolefin particles have an average residence time in the second degassing vessel of from 5 minutes to 2 hours, wherein the contacting is carried out at conditions under which no condensation of water occurs; e) transferring the polyolefin particles to a third degassing vessel; f) contacting therein the polyolefin particles with a stream of nitrogen while the polyolefin particles have an average residence time in the third degassing vessel of from 5 minutes to 8 hours, and processes for preparing polyolefin polymers by gas-phase polymerization of one or more olefins in the presence of a polymerization catalyst system and a C3-C5 alkane as polymerization diluent in a gas-phase polymerization reactor, wherein the obtained polyolefin particles are subjected to such a treating process.
US09458242B2
The present invention relates to therapeutic immunoconjugates comprising SN-38 attached to an antibody or antigen-binding antibody fragment. The antibody may bind to EGP-1 (TROP-2), CEACAM5, CEACAM6, CD74, CD19, CD20, CD22, CSAp, HLA-DR, AFP or MUC5ac and the immunoconjugate may be administered at a dosage of between 4 mg/kg and 24 mg/kg, preferably 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16 or 18 mg/kg. When administered at specified dosages and schedules, the immunoconjugate can reduce solid tumors in size, reduce or eliminate metastases and is effective to treat cancers resistant to standard therapies, such as radiation therapy, chemotherapy or immunotherapy.
US09458241B2
Compositions and methods for inducing cell membrane wounding, cell permeabilization and cell killing are provided. The composition comprises a polyvalent agent that binds to a highly expressed cell surface antigen present on the surface of a cell. Preferably, the cell surface antigen is associated with the cytoskeleton of the cell. A preferred polyvalent agent is an IgM, and enhanced cell wounding and killing can be provided by the addition of a crosslinking agent. At sublethal concentrations in vivo, the cell wounding antibodies permeabilize cells and dramatically enhance response to chemotherapeutic agents, even in patients refractory to the chemotherapeutic agents.
US09458240B2
Anti-BAFFR antibodies are formulated as lyophilisate or liquid formulation. The lyophilisates can be reconstituted to give a solution with a high concentration of the antibody active ingredient for delivery to a patient without high levels of antibody aggregation. The lyophilisate can be reconstituted with an aqueous reconstituent to provide an aqueous composition in which the antibody has a concentration of at least 50 mg/ml. The lyophilisate or aqueous pharmaceutical composition may include one or more of a sugar, a buffering agent, a surfactant, and/or a free amino acid.
US09458235B2
The present invention relates to CX3CR1-binding polypeptides, in particular polypeptides comprising specific immunoglobulin domains. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides; to methods for preparing such polypeptides; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such polypeptides; to compositions comprising such polypeptides; and to uses of such polypeptides or such compositions, in particular for prophylactic, therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.
US09458234B2
The present invention is directed to a cross-reactive antibody, which specifically inhibits or blocks the mammalian Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2)-mediated immune cell activation. The invention is further directed to an isolated nucleic acid or vector coding for the variable regions of the heavy and/or light chain of the antibody. It is further providing a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody, nucleic acid or vector and is directed to the use of the composition in the prevention and/or treatment of inflammatory processes or any other process induced by bacterial infection, trauma, or chronic inflammation, or for the prevention and/or treatment of bacteriaemia or sepsis.
US09458229B2
The invention provides proteins and compositions for the treatment and prevention of Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B streptococcus; GBS).
US09458220B2
Single chain insulin analogs are provided having high potency and specificity for the insulin receptor. As disclosed herein optimally sized linking moieties can be used to link human insulin A and B chains, or analogs or derivatives thereof, wherein the carboxy terminus of the B25 amino acid of the B chain is linked to the amino terminus of the A1 amino acid of the A chain via the intervening linking moiety. In on embodiment the linking moiety comprises a polyethylene glycol of 6-16 monomer units and in an alternative embodiment the linking moiety comprises a non-native amino acid sequence derived form the IGF-1 C-peptide and comprising at least 8 amino acids and no more than 12 amino acid in length. Also disclosed are prodrug and conjugate derivatives of the single chain insulin analogs.
US09458217B2
This disclosure relates to the use of drugs to prevent graft versus host disease (GVHD) in a subject after, before, or during a hematopoietic stem cell transplant. In certain embodiments, the drugs are antagonist of vasoactive intestinal peptide signaling. In certain embodiments, the subject has a blood or bone marrow cancer or condition.
US09458203B2
A series of integrin blockers that present strong angiogenesis inhibiting performance, high integrin affinity and integrin-bonding capacity is provided. This series of integrin blockers can be adopted in treatment of solid tumors and rheumatoid arthritis. Specifically, said series of integrin blockers include polypeptide I, polypeptide II and polypeptide III (see SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2 and SEQ ID NO: 3) that can be adopted in treatment of solid tumors and rheumatoid arthritis. This invention also relates to application of these three integrin-blocking polypeptides in preparation of anti-tumor drugs, wherein the tumors that can be treated include those primary or secondary cancers originated from head and neck region or other organs such as brain, thyroid, esophagus, pancreas, lung, liver, stomach, breast, kidney, gallbladder, colon, rectum, ovary, cervix, uterus, prostate, bladder and testicle, as well as melanoma and sarcomas.
US09458198B1
Disclosed are cyclic, peptide-based novel compounds having NPR-B agonistic activity. Preferred compounds are cyclic peptides containing conventional or non-conventional L- or D-amino acid residues connected to one another via peptide bonds. In some embodiments, provided herein are a cyclic peptide compound with a ring size that is significantly reduced as compared to known NPR-B agonists, such as CNP.
US09458197B2
The present invention provides compositions for the therapeutic and/or cosmetic treatment of Elastin comprising tissues. Therapeutic and cosmetic compositions comprising an elastin digest stimulate the endogenous production of Elastin and appear to enhance the elasticity of the skin and provide an external supply of peptide precursors of Elastin that penetrate into the tissue to which it is applied. The present invention describes compositions containing an elastin digest derived from proteolytic digestion of insoluble elastin derived from mammalian ligaments with a protein digesting composition, such as proteinase K. The elastin digest is a mixture of elastin peptides wherein the elastin peptide mixture comprises peptides of the sequence GXXPG, wherein X represents one of the natural amino acids. The elastin digest of the present invention may also comprise epitopes of cytokines, growth factors and di-peptides. Methods of using these elastin digest comprising compositions for treating tissues in need of increased elasticity and or Elastin are described.
US09458187B2
The present invention relates to methods of treatment of inflammatory conditions using S-[4-(3-fluoro-3-methylbutyryloxy)-but-2-ynyl]6α,9α-difluoro-17α-(furan-2-yl)carbonyloxy-11β-hydroxy-16α-methyl-3-oxoandrosta-1,4-diene-17β-carbothioate (compound of formula I), a novel anti-inflammatory compound of the androstane series and its processes of preparation.
US09458183B2
A method for preparation and polymerization of siloxane monomers of Formula I is presented. The synthesis includes the selective reaction between silanol containing unit and alkoxy containing units in the presence of basic catalyst. The siloxane monomers of the invention can be used for preparation of siloxane polymers with good flexibility and cracking threshold, and functional sites, useful for applications requiring low metal content in semiconductor industry.
US09458179B2
The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are ligands for the nicotinic α7 receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system, especially affective and neurodegenerative disorders.
US09458178B2
This invention is directed to spiro-oxindole compounds, as stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers thereof or mixtures thereof; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or prodrugs thereof, for the treatment and/or prevention of sodium channel-mediated diseases or conditions, such as pain.
US09458177B2
The present invention relates to oxazolidin-2-one substituted pyrimidine compounds that act as PI3K (phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase) inhibitors, as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods for their manufacture and uses for the treatment of conditions, diseases and disorders dependent on PI3K.
US09458174B2
The present invention relates to inhibitors of the activity of Complex (III) of the mitochondrial electron transport chain and use thereof in treatment and/or prevention of cancers presenting tumor-initiating cells. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing said inhibitors alone or in combination with other pharmaceutically active agents, and their use as medicaments or as agrochemicals where their properties as inhibitors of the mitochondrial respiration is of benefit.
US09458172B2
Disclosed are certain pyridinyl and pyrimidinyl sulfoxide and sulfone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of treatment using such compounds.
US09458171B2
Described are RORγ modulators of the formula (I), or stereoisomers, tautomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or prodrugs thereof, wherein all substituents are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Such compounds and compositions are useful in methods for modulating RORγ activity in a cell and methods for treating a subject suffering from a disease or disorder in which the subject would therapeutically benefit from modulation of RORγ activity, for example, autoimmune and/or inflammatory disorders.
US09458160B2
The invention provides compounds capable of acting as antagonists at cannabanoid receptors according to the following formula: Such compounds may be used to treat conditions for which the cannabinoid receptor system has been implicated, such as obesity, liver disease, diabetes, pain, and inflammation.
US09458158B2
The invention relates to bicyclic heterocycle compounds of formula (I): or tautomeric or stereochemically isomeric forms, N-oxides, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or the solvates thereof; wherein R1, R2, R3, A, W, U and V are as defined herein; to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds and to the use of said compounds in the treatment of diseases, e.g. cancer.
US09458151B2
PIM kinase inhibitor compound having a structure as represented by Formula I, and isomers, diastereomers, enantiomers, tautomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds significantly inhibit the Pim kinase activity and are used to prepare drugs to treat PIM kinase mediated diseases, such as cancers, multi drug resistance, and inflammatory bowel disease. Also provided are methods for preparing and using the compounds represented by Formula I.
US09458147B2
Described herein are compounds that modulate the activity of TNAP. In some embodiments, the compounds described herein inhibit TNAP. In certain embodiments, the compounds described herein are useful in the treatment of conditions associated with hyper-mineralization.
US09458146B2
A crystalline sodium salt of a compound of formula I (INN: Raltegravir) or a hydrate/solvate thereof is disclosed as well as a process for obtaining the same.
US09458143B1
Triazabutadiene molecules that provide adhesive functionality, e.g., triazabutadiene molecules as underwater adhesives or water-reactive adhesives. The triazabutadiene molecules mask an aryl diazonium ion, a highly reactive chemical functionality. Once unmasked, e.g., in water, the diazonium species is adapted to react with an electron rich aryl ring that can undergo diazonium chemistry (e.g., phenol species, resorcinol species, etc.). Triazabutadienes can be used as additives in adhesive systems such as but not limited to epoxy adhesive systems.
US09458140B2
The present disclosure provides novel furanone compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or prodrugs thereof, as Raf kinase, especially BRAF kinase, inhibitors, which are useful therapeutic agents for treatment of Raf kinase related diseases or disorders, such as melanomas, cancers, and leukemia. The disclosure also provides methods and processes for preparing these novel furanone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing these furanone compounds, and methods of treatment using these furanone compounds.
US09458139B2
Provide herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions suitable as modulators of hemoglobin, methods and intermediates for their preparation, and methods for their use in treating disorders mediated by hemoglobin and disorders that would benefit from tissue and/or cellular oxygenation.
US09458136B2
The present invention relates to crystalline forms of (1aS,5aS)-2-(4-oxy-pyrazin-2-yl)-1a,2,5,5a-tetrahydro-1H-2,3-diaza-cyclopropa[a]pentalene-4-carboxylic acid ((S)-1-hydroxymethyl-2,2-dimethyl-propyl)-amide (Compound 1) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the cannabinoid CB2 receptor and are therefore useful in the treatment of CB2 receptor-mediated disorders, for example, osteoarthritis; pain; hyperalgesia; allodynia; inflammatory hyperalgesia; neuropathic hyperalgesia; acute nociception; osteoporosis; multiple sclerosis-associated spasticity; autoimmune disorders; allergic reactions; CNS inflammation for example; atherosclerosis; undesired immune cell activity, and inflammation associated with a disorder selected from: osteoarthritis, anaphylaxis, Behcet's disease, graft rejection, vasculitis, gout, spondylitis, viral disease, bacterial disease, lupus, inflammatory bowel disease, autoimmune hepatitis, and type 1 diabetes mellitus; age-related macular degeneration; cough; leukemia; lymphoma; CNS tumors; prostate cancer; Alzheimer's disease; stroke-induced damage; dementia; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; and Parkinson's disease.
US09458125B2
Octahydro binaphthyl-based chiral compound-containing liquid-crystal composition and optical element
A liquid-crystal composition is composed of at least one chiral compound represented by general formula (K1) or (K2) and at least one achiral liquid-crystal component: (wherein, in formulas (K1) and (K2), Rk1 is, for example, alkyl having 1 to 5 carbons, Rk2 is, for example, alkyl having 1 to 20 carbons, ring Ak1 is, for example, 1,4-phenylene, Xk1 is, for example, a single bond, Yk1 is, for example, —(CH2)n—, n is an integer from 0 to 20, Zk1 is, for example, a single bond, mk1 is, for example, an integer from 2 to 4, and nk1 and nk2 are, for example, an integer from 0 to 2).
US09458119B2
A process for the production of a compound of formula (III) which comprises a step of reacting a compound of formula (I) with an excess amount of a compound of formula (II) in absence of aromatic solvent, wherein n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; X is NH, O or S; each R1 group may be the same or different, and is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, carboxylic acid ester, amido, cyano, halogenated aliphatic, nitro, and amino; and R2 group is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, Cl, F, Br, amino, and alkoxy.
US09458112B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: in which Y, Y1, Y4, Y5, Y6, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined in the Summary of the Invention; capable of inhibiting the activity of BCR-ABL1 and mutants thereof. The invention further provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the invention, pharmaceutical preparations comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of cancers.
US09458110B2
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective ROCK inhibitors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treating cardiovascular, smooth muscle, oncologic, neuropathologic, autoimmune, fibrotic, and/or inflammatory disorders using the same.
US09458105B2
This application discloses compounds according to generic Formula (I): wherein all variables are defined as described herein, which inhibit Btk. The compounds disclosed herein are useful to modulate the activity of Btk and treat diseases associated with excessive Btk activity. The compounds are further useful to treat inflammatory and auto immune diseases associated with aberrant B-cell proliferation such as rheumatoid arthritis. Also disclosed are compositions containing compounds of Formula I and at least one carrier, diluent or excipient.
US09458090B2
The instant invention provides for novel cationic lipids that can be used in combination with other lipid components such as cholesterol and PEG-lipids to form lipid nanoparticles with oligonucleotides. It is an object of the instant invention to provide a cationic lipid scaffold that demonstrates enhanced efficacy along with lower liver toxicity as a result of lower lipid levels in the liver. The present invention employs low molecular weight cationic lipids comprising at least one short lipid chain to enhance the efficiency and tolerability of in vivo delivery of siRNA.
US09458089B2
The present invention relates to particular phenoxy alkyl diethanolamine and diisopropanolamine compounds for delivering biologically active agents to a target. These compounds are well suited for forming non-covalent mixtures with active agents for oral, intracolonic, pulmonary, and other routes of administration to animals.
US09458083B2
The present invention relates to a process for hydrolysis of acetone cyanohydrin (ACH) by means of sulphuric acid within the ACH sulpho process for preparation of methacrylic acid (MAA) or methyl methacrylate (MMA).
US09458082B2
Chemical syntheses and medical uses of novel inhibitors of the uptake of monoamine neurotransmitters and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, for the treatment and/or management of psychotropic disorders, anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, hot flashes, senile dementia, migraine, hepatopulmonary syndrome, chronic pain, nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain, painful diabetic retinopathy, bipolar depression, obstructive sleep apnea, psychiatric disorders, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, social phobia, social anxiety disorder, urinary incontinence, anorexia, bulimia nervosa, obesity, ischemia, head injury, calcium overload in brain cells, drug dependence, and/or premature ejaculation are described.
US09458081B2
Many fragrances that provide a scent of freshness tend to be highly volatile and are therefore not very economical when used in typical applications such as washing or cleaning processes, so they have to be used in relatively large quantities to be able to produce adequate effects. The disclosed photolabile pro-fragrances provide a much longer-lasting sense of fragrance, in particular with a scent of freshness, when used in typical applications, thus allowing said fragrances to be used efficiently.
US09458080B2
A process for obtaining acrylic acid, comprising (a) providing a liquid stream S7 comprising acetic acid and acrylic acid, where the molar ratio of acetic acid to acrylic acid in stream S7 is greater than 1:1, (b-1) crystallizing a portion of the acetic acid present in stream S7 to obtain solid crystallized acetic acid in its mother liquor, (b-2) separating the mother liquor from the acetic acid crystallized in (b-1) to obtain the solid crystallized acetic acid and a liquid stream S8 comprising acrylic acid and acetic acid, (c) separating stream S8 into at least one stream S10 depleted of acrylic acid compared to S8 and a stream S11 enriched in acrylic acid compared to S8.
US09458079B2
The present invention relates to a heterogeneous catalyst for preparing acrylic acid from allyl alcohol, and a method of preparing acrylic acid from allyl alcohol using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of preparing acrylic acid from allyl alcohol at a high yield by performing a liquid phase reaction in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst including gold supported on a carrier.
US09458077B2
Processes for producing acetic acid wherein at least one process vent stream is treated in an absorber column that utilizes a scrubber solvent, e.g., acetic acid, methanol, and/or methyl acetate to remove hydrogen iodide therefrom.
US09458072B2
A process is disclosed for producing ethanol, comprising contacting acetic acid and hydrogen in a reactor in the presence of a catalyst comprising a binder and a mixed oxide comprising cobalt and preferably tin, wherein the mixed oxide is present in an amount from 60 to 90 wt. %, based on the total weight of the catalyst.
US09458070B2
Disclosed is an HFO-1234ze preparation process. The present invention is realized by loading two fluorination catalysts into the same reactor, and controlling the temperature in each section. The preparation process of the present invention is of moderate reaction condition, stable catalyst activity, and simple process.
US09458069B2
The present disclosure identifies methods and compositions for modifying photoautotrophic organisms as hosts, such that the organisms efficiently convert carbon dioxide and light into n-alkanes, and in particular the use of such organisms for the commercial production of n-alkanes and related molecules.
US09458061B2
Cementitious mortar with improved characteristics for forming structures incorporating synthetic fibres, in particular in the form of webs, for reinforcing building structures. The mortar comprises a methylmethacrylate/n-butylacrylate copolymer resin and glass filaments dispersed in the mortar.The invention also relates to a reinforcement method for building structures, using said mortar.
US09458059B2
Disclosed is a process for the calcining and manufacturing of synthetic pozzolan with desirable color properties. Feed material is dried, crushed, and preheated in a drier crusher. The dry, crushed material is collected and fed to a calciner where it is heated to become a synthetic pozzolan. The synthetic pozzolan is then fed to a cooler where it is maintained for a least a portion of the cooling step in a reducing atmosphere.
US09458050B2
An optical fiber manufacturing apparatus includes: a cylindrical shield pipe that is provided above a drawing furnace, and forms a space continuous with the heating space in a vertical direction; a sending rod that has a lower end attached to an optical fiber preform and a lower portion disposed inside the shield pipe, and is configured to insert the optical fiber preform into a heating space of the drawing furnace in the vertical direction; an alignment mechanism that is configured to move the sending rod in a horizontal direction; an inner sealing body that is attached to the lower portion of the sending rod; and an outer sealing body that is mounted on the inner sealing body, is configured to move in the horizontal direction with respect to the inner sealing body, and is spaced apart from the sending rod.
US09458049B2
An apparatus for manufacturing an optical fiber is provided. The apparatus includes a spindle having a bore for receiving a preform of the optical fiber along a longitudinal axis defined by the spindle. A plurality of work holding devices are positioned apart from each other along the longitudinal axis of the spindle and configured to secure the preform against the spindle at two or more distinct positions when the preform is spinning The plurality of work holding devices comprises any combination of chucks, collets, cams, set screws, or shims. A position of at least one of the work holding device is adjustable to shift the preform away from the longitudinal axis.
US09458043B2
A closed loop temperature and wall thickness-based control system for improving process yield and quality while reducing dependence on operator skill utilizes intensity information from a hot end container imaging system and wall thickness information from a hot glass container wall thickness measurement system. By utilizing both the container intensity information and the measured wall thickness information it is possible to provide separate feedback signals responsive to temperature variations and thickness variations. These signals are used to implement automatic closed loop control of the I.S. machine.
US09458042B2
In order to achieve reproducible operating parameters of the shaping process of an I.S. glassware forming machine, a central control of all blowing and cooling air flows is proposed, in which in accordance with sections a volume flow of the cooling air including the inlet-side and outlet-side temperatures thereof are measured by means of a measuring device (51, 52) and a heat loss which is associated with the section is ascertained. The heat thus removed in sections is compared with standard values, wherein in the event that tolerance zones are exceeded a variation of the volume flow is initiated by the actuation of restrictors (53, 54). All of the sections of the glassware forming machine which are intended for passage of cooling air are monitored in this way, namely on the basis of a determinable heat loss, so that uniform cooling conditions, which are adapted to a mathematical model, and in this respect a reproducible product quality are achieved.
US09458040B2
Disclosed herein are systems for removing particulate matter from a fluid, comprising a particle functionalized by attachment of at least one activating group or amine functional group, wherein the modified particle complexes with the particulate matter within the fluid to form a removable complex therein. The particulate matter has preferably been contacted, complexed or reacted with a tethering agent. The system is particularly advantageous to removing particulate matter from a tailing solution.
US09458039B2
The invention concerns a production process of a zinc enriched drinking water, also called final water product, which, starting from a water matrix comprising drinking water, comprises, a first step of: Measuring the pH of the water matrix (step A), and then, in one order or the other, the steps of: Acidifying the water matrix (step B) in order to get a final water product having a pH lower than 7, and Adding zinc (step C) in a concentration comprised between 0.8 mg/l et 5 mg/l, so that sedimentation of zinc in the final water product is lower than 10% of soluble zinc over a period of 12 months at a maximum temperature of 40° C. The invention also concerns a zinc enriched drinking water composition and packaged zinc enriched drinking water.
US09458037B2
Apparatus for purifying a fluid through a through-flow condenser, which includes a tank of solubilizing product and a mechanism for inserting it into a momentarily interrupted supply conduit. After having inserted a measured dose of solubilizing product received from a tank into the same supply conduit, a logic control unit controls its forward motion in the condenser through the passage of a fluid transportation flow rate measured to transport the dose of solubilizing product up to the electrodes of the condenser.
US09458023B2
Embodiments of the invention relate to methods for making and compositions including aqueous alkali aluminosilicates used for conformance. The aqueous alkali aluminosilicates provide similar reaction characteristics of alkali silicates, and in addition provide enhanced conformance properties due to their ability to crystallize.
US09458022B2
A process for separating carbon dioxide from a fluid containing carbon dioxide, NO2, and at least one of oxygen, argon, and nitrogen comprises the steps of separating at least part of the fluid into a carbon dioxide enriched stream, a carbon dioxide depleted stream comprising CO2 and at least one of oxygen, argon, and nitrogen and a NO2 enriched stream and recycling said NO2 enriched stream upstream of the separation step.
US09458016B2
Provided is an olivine-type lithium iron phosphate composed of secondary particles having a mean particle diameter (D50) of 5 to 100 μm, formed by aggregation of primary particles having a mean particle diameter (D50) of 50 to 550 nm, wherein the primary and secondary particles have a composition represented by Formula I below and the secondary particles have a porosity of 15 to 40%: Li1+aFe1−xMx(PO4−b)Xb (I) wherein M is selected from Al, Mg, Ni, Co, Mn, Ti, Ga, Cu, V, Nb, Zr, Ce, In, Zn, Y and combinations thereof; X is selected from F, S, N and combinations thereof; −0.5≦a≦+0.5; 0≦x≦0.5; and 0≦b≦0.1.
US09458014B2
A method and system for capturing and isolating carbon dioxide and hydrogen gases from a high temperature synthesis gas stream containing a substantial amount of CO and sulfur compounds for use as a “clean” supplemental fuel, comprising the steps of reducing the temperature of the high temperature synthesis gas stream, removing substantially all of the sulfur compounds present in the synthesis gas, converting a first portion of CO to carbon dioxide in a first high temperature water-gas shift reaction, converting a second portion of CO to carbon dioxide using a second low temperature water-gas shift reaction, converting a third portion of CO to carbon dioxide using a third low temperature water-gas shift reaction and then separating out substantially all hydrogen present in the treated synthesis gas stream.
US09458008B1
A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) die includes a substrate having a first substrate layer, a second substrate layer, and an insulator layer interposed between the first and second substrate layers. A structure is formed in the first substrate layer and includes a platform upon which a MEMS device resides. Fabrication methodology entails forming the MEMS device on a front side of the first substrate layer of the substrate, forming openings extending through the second substrate layer from a back side of the second substrate layer to the insulator layer, and forming a trench in the first substrate layer extending from the front side to the insulator layer. The trench is laterally offset from the openings. The trench surrounds the MEMS device to produce the structure in the first substrate layer on which the MEMS device resides. The insulator layer is removed underlying the structure to suspend the structure.
US09457985B1
A technique for maintaining tension on fiber drawn from a spindle includes incorporating a permanent magnet brake into a spindle and controlling tension of fiber paid out from the spindle by rotating an adjustment plate of the permanent magnet brake with a motor. In some examples, a motor (e.g., a stepper motor) is coupled to the adjusting plate of the permanent magnet motor through a set of gears, a timing belt, or a similar transmission medium. Mechanical advantage afforded through gear reduction allows a very small motor to control a large amount of braking torque. Motor control may be accomplished for multiple spindles with little power.
US09457984B2
While a winding member is making one rotation, an optical fiber is once skewed relative to the circumferential direction and further shifted by a desired length in the width direction of a circumferential surface. In this state, the winding member winds up the optical fiber. This operation is performed in the same direction every rotation when the winding member rotates (N−1) times. Next, in the N-th rotation of the winding member, a guide member performs the guide to the optical fiber to skew reversely to the direction of shifting in the (N−1) rotations of the winding member.
US09457980B2
A sheet stacking device for forming a stack of subsequent sheets includes a rotatably arranged flipping element and a closed-loop shaped friction element. The flipping element includes a slot at its circumferential edge for accepting at least a portion of a sheet. In a first rotation zone, the flipping element is able to accept the sheet into the slot and, in a second rotation zone, the sheet is conveyed out of the slot onto the top of the stack of subsequent sheets. The friction element is moveably arranged on the flipping element, and is controllable to move into a first radial position and a second radial position. In the first radial position, the friction element does not apply a frictional force to a sheet in the transport path and in the second radial position, the friction element does apply a frictional force to a sheet in the transport path.
US09457979B2
The present invention discloses a banknote pressing device, including a banknote blocking mechanism (10), and a left banknote pressing plate (20) and a right banknote pressing plate (30), wherein the left banknote pressing plate (20) includes a movable A end (21) and a B end (22), the right banknote pressing plate (30) includes a movable C end (31) of the right banknote pressing plate and a D end (32) of the right banknote pressing plate, the movable A end (21) of the left banknote pressing plate (20) and the movable C end (31) of the right banknote pressing plate (30) can be synchronously opened, closed and swung with the B end (22) and the D end (32)-as rotating centers, respectively, and a spring (51) and a banknote stacking plate (41) are further arranged below the left banknote pressing plate (20) and the right banknote pressing plate (30).
US09457967B1
An improved pharmaceutical vial processing system and method groups vials on an automated dispensing line according to diverting needs. The improved pharmaceutical vial processing system and method allows vials to travel in close groups. A diversion algorithm determines when gaps between vials are needed to reduce the likelihood that a mechanical diverting device engages the wrong vial to a new location on the dispensing line. The diversion algorithm identifies each vial that needs to be diverted to a target location and employs a “neighbor analysis” to determine whether a gap between neighboring vials is needed before a vial destined for the target station encounters a diverter. Vials that are destined for locations beyond the target station remain grouped. Vials that are behind a vial destined for the target station are held to introduce a gap between the vial destined for the target station and the remaining vials.
US09457965B2
The invention relates to a checkout-system arrangement (10, 100), having an item-acquisition device (12) for acquiring selected items which comprises a scanner (18, 20, 22) for acquiring the items and a first conveyor belt (28) for conveying the items placed on the first conveyor belt (28). Furthermore, a packing device (16) is provided which comprises at least two item-receiving units (32 to 42), which are separate from one another, for receiving the scanned items and for making the items available. Between the first conveyor belt (28) and the packing device (16), a conveying device (14, 114) is provided which comprises a second conveyor belt (30, 130) by means of which, after conveying (28) by means of the first conveyor belt, the scanned items are conveyable to the item-receiving units (32 to 42) of the packing device (16).
US09457955B2
An article storage facility includes a measuring jig for measuring an amount of tilt of a support body. A controller for controlling operation of an article transport device performs a tilt measurement control for controlling operation of the article transport device to transport the measuring jig sequentially to each of a plurality of measurement target storage sections which is all or part of the plurality of storage sections.
US09457954B2
A breather device connects to a vessel. The breather device inlets air to the vessel and filters the air upon inlet via a filter media, and exhausts air from the vessel. The vessel has a pressure that may vary and a low pressure threshold and a high pressure threshold. The breather device includes a housing, a cartridge removable from the housing for containing the filter media, an inlet check valve to the housing, the inlet check valve is selectively biased to prevent flows therethrough unless the pressure in the vessel falls below the low pressure threshold, an outlet check valve from the housing, the outlet check valve is selectively biased to prevent exhaust therethrough unless the pressure in the vessel exceeds the high pressure threshold, and a pressure gauge connected to the housing for measuring internal pressure in the vessel. The breather device can additionally include seals and/or an internal check valve between the filter media and the vessel. The internal check valve, if present, prevents exhaust air of the vessel from contacting the filter media.
US09457949B1
A system for applying a personal message to a heat resistant cameo that is intended to be included with a deceased person during a cremation process. The system includes a holder having a middle passage constructed and arranged to receive the cameo therein with the cameo having a predetermined inscription surface upon which a personal message can be inscribed; a transfer sheet with the holder retaining the transfer sheet and being constructed and arranged to stretch the transfer sheet over the inscription surface of the cameo; and a mask that is disposed over the transfer sheet. The mask has a middle hole therein that is aligned with the middle passage of the holder.
US09457941B2
An essentially “U” shaped endless elastic loop gasket, with the opening facing inwardly, has multipurpose uses with flanged containers. A foil can be stretched over the top of a raised ridge on top of the multipurpose elastic loop gasket on the flanged containers to form a closure. A foil can alternately be placed over the container flange around the container opening under the elastic loop gasket to form a closure. The elastic loop is stretched to encompass both the foil and flange and then released to secure the foil over the container opening. A first foil can be placed between the elastic loop gasket and container flange and a second foil can be placed over the raised ridge forming an insulation area over the container opening. Heat-resistant elastic loop gaskets of low heat conductivity enable the pan or container to be placed in an oven or refrigerator and removed by bare hands. The elastic loop gasket upper and lower corners extend inward to form webs that rigidify the corners and ease application and removal of the closure from the container flanges. The elastic loop gasket seals the container over a container support and/or the container lid over the container.
