US09772798B2
Disclosed is an improved approach for managing access to resources by workloads in a computing system. A much more accurate and useful technique is provided for determining disk utilization, and for using the calculated disk utilization to enforce workload constraints and limits. The technique may be used by any application that is attempting to share storage between multiple workloads can use the present solution, as well as any operating system and workload manager that need to manage workloads and resources.
US09772796B2
A memory controller receives a command to perform a memory operation, the command including a data packet comprising a plurality of data divisions. In response to receiving the command, for each individual memory device, the memory controller assigns to the individual memory device a respective data division, the respective data division including a plurality of data segments, and determines a single relative memory address associated with an address specified by the received command. The memory controller assembles a sub-request comprising a single contiguous instruction portion, which includes the single relative memory address and one or more instructions to perform the memory operation, and the respective data division, the respective data division following the single contiguous instruction portion, and transmits the sub-request to every memory portion of the number of memory portions of the individual memory device.
US09772793B2
In a write by-peer-reference, a storage device client writes a data block to a target storage device in the storage system by sending a write request to the target storage device, the write request specifying information used to obtain the data block from a source storage device in the storage system. The target storage device sends a read request to the source storage device for the data block. The source storage device sends the data block to the target storage device, which then writes the data block to the target storage device. The data block is thus written to the target storage device without the storage device client transmitting the data block itself to the target storage device.
US09772792B1
An apparatus comprises container host devices each implementing one or more containers, at least one storage platform coupled to the plurality of container host devices and implementing storage resources for utilization by processes running in the containers, and a controller associated with at least a subset of the container host devices and the storage platform. The containers implemented by the container host devices are arranged in container groups and the storage resources implemented by the storage platform are arranged in storage groups. The controller is configured to coordinate establishment of container host resource allocations for one or more of the container groups with establishment of storage resource allocations for one or more of the storage groups. Portions of the container groups may be arranged with corresponding portions of the storage groups into container-storage groups, with the controller generating information indicative of relative levels of resource utilization across the container-storage groups.
US09772791B2
A plurality of data slices are generated from a block of data to be stored in the dispersed storage system. A plurality of dispersed storage units are determined for storing the plurality of data slices, based on a geographical location associated with the plurality of dispersed storage units.
US09772785B2
A rack-power control module (RPC) module is used for allowing a local storage partition, located on a local server, for controlling a destination storage partition, located on a destination server, by piggybacking commands on power alerts issued by the RPC module in a clustered storage system. The commands are sent from the local storage partition to the RPC module, where the commands are RPC commands and include a destination server identification (ID) and payload data that includes a hypervisor command containing a command type, a subtype, and a destination ID. The RPC module then parses the commands received from the local storage partition.
US09772782B2
The disclosed systems include features to mitigate a risk of data corruption attributable to unexpected power loss events. In particular, the disclosed system identifies and retrieves complement data associated with each received write command and stores the complement data in a non-volatile cache while the complement data is overwritten via execution of the write command.
US09772778B2
A block memory device and method of transferring data to a block memory device are described. Various embodiments provide methods for transferring data to a block memory device by adaptive chunking. The data transfer method comprises receiving data in a data chunk. The data transfer method then determines that the data chunk is ready to be transferred to a block memory and transfers the data chunk to the block memory. The transfer occurs over duration, repeating the above steps until the transfer is complete. The data transfer method determines that the data chunk is ready to be transferred to the block memory based on at least in part on a duration of a previous transfer.
US09772777B2
A method and system is provided for improved access to flash memory devices. A system may include a control state module configured to receive memory access commands. The system may further include a plurality of operation sequencer modules configured to execute a pipeline schedule for the performance of the received memory access commands. The pipeline schedule may be configured to enable parallel execution of the memory access commands among a plurality of flash dies of the flash memory. Each of the operation sequencers is associated with one or more of the flash dies.
US09772768B2
The present disclosure relates to a touch page control method, including: receiving a page opening request; performing determination on a page to be opened, to determine whether controls exist in the page; counting, if the controls exist in the page, the number of the controls, and determining locations of the controls; creating gesture areas according to the number of the controls, where the number of the gesture areas corresponds to the number of the controls; and displaying, in the gesture areas, gestures required for activating the corresponding controls. In addition, the present disclosure further provides a touch page control system.
US09772766B2
A system for creating an interactive banking experience includes: a facility for housing the interactive banking experience; a first electronic computing device for controlling the interactive banking experience, the interactive banking experience comprising one or more banking workflow scenarios; an environmental control system for creating ambient conditions corresponding to the one or more banking workflow scenarios; and a detection system for detecting gestures and voice commands from a user, the gestures and voice commands being used to activate workflow steps in the one or more banking workflow scenarios.
US09772765B2
Alternative search queries are provided by: determining alternative search paths for terms in a current search query; receiving a user selection of one or more terms in the current search query; providing a graphical display of one or more alternative search paths for the selected terms; receiving a user selection of at least a portion of one of the alternative search paths to be a new search query; and displaying search results for the new search query. The new search query may then become the current search query, and the determining of the alternative search paths, the receiving of the user selection of the one or more terms in the current search query, and the providing of the graphical display of alternative search paths for the selected terms are performed for the new search query as the current search query.
US09772763B2
A method and system for providing a user interface over a display screen of a cellularly communicative electronic device are disclosed. One such method can include the steps of: (i) concurrently providing on a first display screen, a first menu level providing one or more functional groupings and a second menu level providing one or more choices within at least one of the functional groupings; (ii) permitting a user to advance a cursor freely across the first menu level and the second menu level to select a desired choice within the one or more choices; and (iii) providing at least a second display screen in response to the selection of the desired choice, wherein a dynamic key assignment is displayed for a key included in a device keypad and wherein the dynamic key assignment is a function of the desired choice.
US09772760B2
A brightness adjustment method and device and an electronic device are provided. The method comprises: detecting a click of a user on a designated physical key; if the click is detected, displaying a designated panel on a touch sensitive display, wherein the designated panel comprises a brightness adjustment panel of the touch sensitive display; and adjusting the brightness of the touch sensitive display in accordance with a gesture operation of the user on the brightness adjustment panel.
US09772756B2
A display driver configured to drive a display panel to display an image is provided. The display driver includes an interpolation operation unit and a gamma circuit. The interpolation operation unit is configured to receive two gamma reference curves, and perform an interpolation operation on the two gamma reference curves to generate a plurality of gamma curves. The gamma circuit is configured to select one of the generated gamma curves based on a user selection signal, and drive the display panel to display the image based on the selected gamma curve, so as to adjust a color temperature of the image based on the user selection signal. Color temperatures of the generated gamma curves are distinct, and the generated gamma curves have the same gamma value. Furthermore, a method for adjusting a color temperature of an image is also provided.
US09772752B1
A method for displaying ads on a media device includes a processor loading a flippable ad unit onto the media device, the flippable ad unit comprising a primary ad display and alternate ad displays; displaying the primary ad in the primary ad display of the flippable ad unit upon loading the flippable ad unit; receiving a select signal to rotate the flippable ad unit to an alternate ad display; rotating the flippable ad unit to display the selected alternate ad display; sending an ad request for an alternate ad; receiving the alternate ad for the selected alternate ad display; and displaying the alternate ad in the selected alternate ad display.
US09772741B2
Predictive modeling is an important class of data analytics with applications in numerous fields. Once a predictive model is built, validated, and applied on a set of objects, by a data analytics system (or even by manual modeling), consumers of the model information need assistance to navigate through the results. This is because both regression and classification models that output continuous values (eg, probability of belonging to a class) are often used to rank objects and then a thresholding of the ranked scores needs to be used to separate objects into a “positive” and a “negative” class. The choice of threshold greatly affects the true positive, false positive, true negative, and false negative results of the model's application. An ideal data analytics system should allow the user to understand the tradeoffs of different threshold values for different thresholds. The user interface should convey this information in an intuitive manner and provide the ability to vary the threshold interactively while simultaneously presenting the effects of thresholding on predictivity. This is precisely the function of the present invention. In addition to manual thresholding, the invention also allows for the thresholding to be performed by fully automated means (via standard statistical optimization methods) once a user has identified the desired balance of false positives and false negatives (or other predictivity metrics of interest). The invention can be applied to any application field of predictive modeling.
US09772739B2
The invention relates to a method for controlling a system, especially an electrical and/or electronic system comprising at least one application device. To simplify and to facilitate the use of the system it is provided that control information input is interpreted in accordance with available application devices and an application device is controlled in accordance with the result of the interpretation.
US09772737B1
Systems, methods and interfaces for sharing content access information associated with content among devices in a communication network are provided. One or more devices collect content access information related to the presentation of content to a user on user devices. Based on a determination of a synchronization event, the originating device transmits the collected content access information, resulting in the receipt of the content access information by a content management system. The content management system can process receiving content access information from various devices and user accounts and aggregate the processed content access information into one or more ordered lists. Thereafter, the content management system can publish, or otherwise make available, one or more of the ordered lists to various network resources, originating devices, or other user devices or user accounts.
US09772734B2
Disclosed is a touch window. The touch window includes a cover substrate; a ground electrode on the cover substrate; and a circuit substrate on the cover substrate, including a ground connecting part connected with the ground electrode and an open area to expose the ground connecting part, wherein the ground electrode is electrically connected to the ground connecting part through the open area.
US09772733B2
Disclosed herein is a capacitive touch input apparatus of a human finger or a touch input means having conductive characteristics similar thereto, and more particularly, are a touch signal detection apparatus and a touch signal detection method capable of being widely used for a touch detection sensor having different array arrangements. According to the touch signal detection apparatus and the touch signal detection method according to the present invention, one touch signal detection apparatus may be widely used for the touch detection sensor having different arrays by using a re-map technology. According to the touch signal detection apparatus and the touch signal detection method according to the present invention, it is possible to save costs using the same touch signal detection apparatus without producing the separate touch signal detection apparatus for a display device including the touch detection sensor having different arrays.
US09772730B2
A touch panel includes a substrate, a touch sensing structure and a fingerprint identification module. The touch sensing structure is disposed on the substrate. The fingerprint identification module is directly adhered to the substrate. The touch sensing structure and the fingerprint identification module are located at the same side of the substrate.
US09772723B2
In a capacitive in-cell touch panel and a display device, a common electrode layer electrically connected over the entire surface in a TFT array substrate is partitioned into touch sensing electrodes and touch driving electrodes that are driven in a time-division manner to realize touch function and display function.
US09772701B2
According to an aspect, a touch detection device has a detection surface for detecting a position of an external proximity object which is in contact therewith or in proximity thereto. The touch detection device includes: a drive electrode layer that has a plurality of drive electrodes; a plurality of touch detection electrodes that face the drive electrodes; a drive electrode driver for applying a driving signal to the drive electrodes; and a plurality of wirings for electrically coupling the plurality of drive electrodes with the drive circuit. In the drive electrode layer, a specific drive electrode coupled via the wiring with a longest distance has an overlapped area smaller than an average of the overlapped areas of the other drive electrodes. The overlapped area is an area that is overlapped with the wiring.
US09772696B2
A system and method for compensating for detected phase errors during communications between synchronized devices. In an embodiment, the two devices may be a touch screen device and a synchronized stylus device. To this end, the touch screen device includes a controller configured to receive data signals from the stylus at specific time intervals. The touch screen device generates an internal control signal for receiving the incoming data signals at an expected frequency. The touch screen device further includes circuitry for measuring differences in the time a data signal is actually received against when the data signal was expected to be received and determines a time difference (e.g., a phase error). Then, the internal control signal may be adjusted to compensate for the accumulated phase error. Such a measurement and compensation helps ensure that communications remain in synchronization without having to reestablish synchronization through a cumbersome synchronization process.
US09772694B2
A coordinate calculation apparatus calculates a coordinate point representing a position on a display screen based on an orientation of an input device. The coordinate calculation apparatus includes direction acquisition means, orientation calculation means, first coordinate calculation means, and correction means. The direction acquisition means acquires information representing a direction of the input device viewed from a predetermined position in a predetermined space. The orientation calculation means calculates the orientation of the input device in the predetermined space. The first coordinate calculation means calculates a first coordinate point for determining the position on the display screen based on the orientation of the input device. The correction means corrects the first coordinate point such that the first coordinate point calculated when the input device is directed in a predetermined direction takes a predetermined reference value.
US09772682B1
A system and method for selecting an application dialog layout design based on a response pattern for a task-based application is described. A plurality of user interface layouts may be generated based on a first user interface layout, where the first user interface layout is associated with a task included in a process of a computer-implemented software application. One or more performance metrics associated with each user interface layout of the plurality of user interface layouts may be monitored, where the one or more performance metrics characterize a performance of the task by one or more task users. A second user interface layout may be selected based on an analysis of the one or more performance metrics. The second user interface layout may be provided to a plurality of users of a computer-implemented software application.
US09772678B2
In an embodiment, a processor includes one or more cores including a first core operable at an operating voltage between a minimum operating voltage and a maximum operating voltage. The processor also includes a power control unit including first logic to enable coupling of ancillary logic to the first core responsive to the operating voltage being less than or equal to a threshold voltage, and to disable the coupling of the ancillary logic to the first core responsive to the operating voltage being greater than the threshold voltage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09772670B2
A power-control device for generating and controlling a supply voltage is provided. The power-control device includes a variant delay chain with a delay length, a sampling circuit, a comparison circuit, and a power manager. The variant delay chain receives an initial signal and performs a delay operation on the initial signal according to the delay length to generate a delay signal. The sampling circuit receives the delay signal and performs a sampling operation on the delay signal to generate a sampled signal. The comparison circuit receives the sampled signal and compares the sampled signal with a reference signal to generate a comparison result signal. The power manager receives the comparison result signal and adjusts the supply voltage according to the comparison result signal.
US09772664B1
A memory heater and heating air arrangement includes circuit module including circuit board, a plurality of memory modules mounted at the circuit board, memory heat sink wrapped around each memory module and locating member mounted at the circuit board around the memory modules, heating aid including flat heat-transfer base panel bonded to top side of the memory heat sinks, mounting structure located at the border of the flat heat-transfer panel and affixed to the locating member to secure the heating aid to the circuit module, and a heater attached to a top surface of the flat heat-transfer base panel of the heating aid and controllable by the circuit module to emit heat to the memory modules via the heating aid, enabling the memory modules to work under a cold environment. Subject to the functioning of the heating aid, one single heater is sufficient to heat the memories, saving the cost.
US09772662B1
A removable storage cartridge system may include a linear push-push mechanism comprising a carriage having a lock bar and a lock bar spring, and an enclosure having a mounting bracket having a lock guide. The lock guide is configured to interact with the lock bar and spring such that, in response to a first pushing force, reception of the carriage into the mounting bracket positions the carriage into a locked position within the enclosure and, in response to a second pushing force, the carriage is released from the locked position and ejected from the system.
US09772659B2
A connecting device configured to rotatably connect a first main body and a second main body of an electronic apparatus includes a rotating mechanism rotatably connecting the first main body and the second main body. A coating mechanism covering at least a part of the rotating mechanism is provided and a supporting component is provide to support an inner side wall of the coating mechanism so that the coating mechanism is bent without folds or crumples as the rotating mechanism is rotated. The connecting device improves man-machine interaction and enables the user to enjoy a better experience.
US09772647B2
A circuit includes a current source series-connected with a load between first and second terminals and an element coupled in parallel with the load between the first and second terminals. A value of a current in the current source is controlled based on a current flowing in the element between the first and second terminals. The value of the current in the current source is controlled proportional to power consumption in the load based on the current flowing in the element between the first and second terminals. The element is used to limit a voltage across the load while the value of the current is being controlled.
US09772637B2
A voltage regulation circuit is provided. The voltage regulation circuit regulates a level of a supply voltage provided by an automotive battery. The voltage regulation circuit includes a selector and an error amplifier. The selector receives a plurality of predetermined voltages and selects one of the plurality of predetermined voltages according to a control signal to serve as a first reference voltage. The error amplifier generates an error signal according to the first reference voltage and a feedback signal. The feedback signal is related to the supply voltage. The voltage regulation circuit regulates the level of the supply voltage according to the error signal.
US09772635B2
The present invention provides systems and methods for integration and for the regulation and parallelism among different models of voltage sources and/or high voltage energized gaps. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides an efficient and inexpensive way to integrate equipment such as transformers, in any amounts, with different voltages and different specifications in the same parallelism logic, meeting strict criteria and requirements.
US09772632B1
A bypass valve for thermally regulating a fluid flow in two directions by opening and closing a bypass fluid flow between the two directions. An example of application of such a bypass valve is for regulating the flow of engine coolant fluid between a vehicle engine and a heat-exchange system for cooling down the engine coolant. The bypass valve includes a housing inside which a first port, a second port, a bypass port and a barrier assembly are arranged. The barrier assembly is movable with respect to the bypass port, so that it can open or close the port depending on fluid temperature. In addition, the barrier assembly is arranged external to the first and second ports, so that it does not interfere with fluid passing through them. The bypass valve therefore provides substantially constant fluid pressure in the first and second ports, avoiding pressure drops associated with conventional bypass valves.
US09772623B2
Techniques for securing a device for use in or with a process plant include provisioning the device with a key generated at least in part from data indicative of necessary conditions and/or attributes that must be met before the device is allowed access to a network of the process plant. Upon initialization, the device determines, based on the key, whether or not the necessary conditions are met, and the device isolates itself or accesses the process control network accordingly. Keys and the necessary conditions/attributes indicated therein may be based on, for example, location, time, context, customer, supplier, particular plant, manufacturer, user, data type, device type, and/or other criteria. Additionally, sub-keys associated with a key may be generated from another set of necessary conditions/attributes. Sub-keys may be provided by a different entity than the key provider entity.
US09772618B2
A cutting tool controller and method of controlling are provided. The method includes providing a swing angle for the cutting tool, obtaining a swing vector of the cutting tool through kinematics calculation according to the swing angle, using the swing vector of the cutting tool to calculate a set of possible solutions of a swaying angle of the cutting tool, selecting a possible solution satisfying an operation condition of the machine from the set of possible solutions, using the selected possible solution to calculate an offset of positions of the cutting tool before and after swaying, so as to generate a compensation vector, calculating required compensation values for three axes of the machine according to the compensation vector, and outputting a control command including the compensation values, such that the cutting tool of the machine or a working table for placing the workpiece thereon of the machine moves correspondingly.
US09772617B2
The embodiments described herein include a system and a method. In one embodiment, a system includes a library configured to store reusable executable control information and a substitution information. The system further includes a controller configured to instantiate the reusable executable control information in a memory and to associate the substitution information with a field device.
US09772613B1
This document presents a system and method for defining and controlling moods and experiences associated with one or more spaces within a residential or commercial property. Moods and experiences may be defined by the user to present specified settings for audio, lighting, security, or other parameters that contribute to a mood for a given space. Timing and triggers may be created and saved with the moods and experiences to permit automatic, delayed, and cascading ambiance settings for one or more spaces.
US09772604B2
A timepiece movement including, fixed on a same plate, a gear train subjected to a torque in a timepiece movement, and an energy storage to deliver a torque to the gear train for actuating a mechanical mechanism synchronizing rotational speed of the gear train with a resonator having a given natural resonant frequency included in the timepiece movement. The resonator is an annular resonator including a ring disposed around an axis. The ring is arranged to be periodically deformed under an action induced by motion of a drive member, included in this mechanism, and the drive member is driven in a pivoting motion, directly or indirectly, by the gear train.
US09772603B2
An image forming apparatus includes a main body including a first guide portion and a second guide portion, a process cartridge including a photosensitive drum, a support frame configured to support the process cartridge and move between an inside position and an outside position. The support frame includes a first side frame. The first side frame includes a first guided portion to be guided by the first guide portion. The second side frame includes a second guided portion guided by the second guide portion A dimension of the first side frame is greater than or equal to a dimension of the first side frame. A dimension of the second side frame is greater than or equal to a dimension of the second side frame.
US09772602B2
A rotating force transmitting part for an electrophotographic photosensitive drum for a main assembly of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein the main assembly of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a driving shaft, to be driven by a motor, having the rotating force applying portion, and wherein the electrophotographic photosensitive drum is dismountable from the main assembly of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus in a direction substantial perpendicular with an axial direction of the driving shaft, the rotating force transmitting part includes a coupling member engageable with the rotational force applying portion to receive a rotational force for rotating the electrophotographic photosensitive drum in the state in which electrophotographic photosensitive drum is mounted to the main assembly of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein the coupling member being capable of taking a rotational force transmitting angular position for transmitting the rotational force for rotating the electrophotographic photosensitive drum to the electrophotographic photosensitive drum and a disengaging angular position in which the coupling member is inclined away from the axis of the electrophotographic photosensitive drum from the rotational force transmitting angular position, wherein when the process cartridge is dismounted from the main assembly of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the electrophotographic photosensitive drum, the coupling member moves from the rotational force transmitting angular position to the disengaging angular position.
US09772600B2
A nondrive-side side member forms a part of a cartridge and includes a frame portion, and a regulation frame portion provided in the frame portion, to regulate movement of the cartridge. The frame portion has a hole provided to expose an electric contact. Further, a drive-side side member forms a part of a cartridge and includes a frame portion having a first hole and a second hole with a diameter larger than a diameter of the first hole, and a slit portion into which a memory for storing information is to be inserted.
US09772598B2
A cartridge for a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes a rotatable driven coupling member including a driving force receiving portion for receiving a driving force and a driven side abutment to be abutted by a driving side abutment. The coupling member is slidable in a predetermined direction that is substantially parallel to a rotational axis of the coupling member.
US09772596B2
In an image forming apparatus in which an electrostatic image is formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive member using at least a process of a pseudo halftone formed by dots as a method of representing gradation, the electrophotographic photosensitive member is provided on a surface thereof with a plurality of recessed portions of 0.5 μm more and 5 μm or less in depth and 20 μm or more and 80 μm or less in longest diameter of an opening, when a square region of 500 μm×500 μm is arbitrarily extracted on the surface of the electrophotographic photosensitive member, in the square region, a total area of the recessed portions is 10000 μm2 or more and 90000 μm2 or less and a total area of a flat portion contained in a portion other than the recessed portion is 80000 μm2 or more and 240000 μm2 or less, and an arrangement (A) of the plurality of recessed portions is such an arrangement that an image quality lowering index (f) calculated by specific processing is 14% or less.
US09772573B2
A toner includes a plurality of toner particles each having a core and a shell layer residing on a surface of the core. Each of the toner particles has a distribution of surface potential, as measured by a scanning probe microscope with respect to a 1 μm2 region of the toner particle in a state where no external additive adheres thereto, satisfying that the surface potential is at least Vmin+ΔV×0.4 in at least 70% and no greater than 95% of the 1 μm2 region, where ΔV denotes a potential difference calculated by subtracting a minimum surface potential Vmin of the 1 μm2 region from a maximum surface potential Vmax of the 1 μm2 region.
US09772570B2
Provided is a toner having good endurance stability and good low-temperature fixability in high-speed printing, and having good resistance to the adhesion of printed paper. The toner is a magnetic toner having, on the surface of toner particle containing a binder resin and an ester compound as a releasing agent, inorganic fine particle “a” and organic-inorganic composite fine particle having a volumetric specific heat of from 2,900 kJ/(m3·° C.) to 4,200 kJ/(m3·° C.), in which a coverage A of the surface of the toner particle with the inorganic fine particle “a” is 45.0% or more and 70.0% or less.
US09772567B1
A compound has a structure represented by the following formula (C1): wherein Ra1, Ra2, Ra3, Ra41, Ra42, Ra43, Ra44, Ra45, Ra5, Ra6, Ra7, Ra8, Ra9, Ra10, and Ra11 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkoxy group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a cyano group, a halogen atom, or a group obtained by combining two or more of the above groups, and a combination of Ra1 and Ra2, Ra41 and Ra42, Ra42 and Ra43, Ra43 and Ra44, Ra44 and Ra45, Ra5 and Ra6, Ra8 and Ra9, or Ra10 and Ra11 each independently may form a ring.
US09772566B2
According to one embodiment, there is provided a mask alignment mark disposed on a photomask irradiated by an illumination optical system with illumination light from a direction inclined with respect to an optical axis and used to form a latent image on a substrate through a projection optical system. The mask alignment mark including a plurality of patterns arranged in a predetermined direction at a pitch of substantially P=λ/{2×(1−σ)×(LNA)}, where σ is a ratio of a numerical aperture INA of illumination light incident on the photomask from the illumination optical system to a numerical aperture LNA of an object side of the projection optical system (INA)/(LNA), and λ is a wavelength of light.
US09772561B2
An overlay measurement and correction method and device is provided. In an embodiment the measurement device takes measurements of a first semiconductor wafer and uses the measurements in a plurality of correction techniques to generate an overlay correction model. The plurality of correction techniques include a first order correction, a first intra-field high order parameter correction and a first inter-field high order parameter correction. The model is used to adjust the exposure parameters for the exposure of the next semiconductor wafer. The process is repeated on each semiconductor wafer for a run-to-run analysis.
US09772559B2
Methods for performing a photolithographic process are disclosed. The methods facilitate the removal of photosensitive from a wafer after the photosensitive has been used as an etch mask. The photosensitive may be a negative tone photosensitive that undergoes a cross-linking process on exposure to electromagnetic energy. By limiting the cross-linking through a reduced post-exposure bake temperature and/or through reduced cross-linker loading, the photoresist, or at least a portion thereof, may have a reduced solvent strip resistance. Because of the reduced solvent strip resistance, a portion of the photosensitive may be removed using a solvent strip. After the solvent strip, a dry etch may be performed to remove remaining portions of the photoresist.
US09772548B2
There is provided a transmission device including an optical signal generation section configured to generate an optical signal formed by arranging one or more of each of a plurality of kinds of same-color light beams each having different phase, and a transmission section configured to transmit the optical signal generated by the optical signal generation section.
US09772545B2
A light control unit includes: a first light-shielding fin and a second light-shielding fin arranged to have a center axis of light passing therethrough interposed therebetween, and a moving device configured to move the first light-shielding fin and the second light-shielding fin so that respective end portions of the first light-shielding fin and the second light-shielding fin move in directions toward and away from each other, and the first light-shielding fin and the second light-shielding fin include: an arm moved by the moving device, and a light-shielding portion provided on the arm and configured to move with the arm to be arranged in a passage area of the light, and at least one of the first light-shielding fin and the second light-shielding fin includes an adjusting portion configured to adjust a mounting position between the arm and the light-shielding portion, the arm and the light-shielding portion being separate members.
US09772535B2
A display device includes an array substrate defined with a plurality of pixel structures arranged in an array. Each of the pixel structures includes a semiconductor layer disposed over a substrate and a first metal layer disposed over the substrate. The pixel structure includes a first insulating layer disposed over the semiconductor layer, having a first opening exposing a top surface of the semiconductor layer and a sidewall surface of the first insulating layer. The pixel structure includes a metal pad disposed over the first insulating layer, being formed over the top surface of the semiconductor layer and the sidewall surface of the first insulating layer through the first opening. The pixel structure includes a second insulating layer disposed over the metal pad and the first insulating layer, having a second opening exposing the metal pad over the sidewall surface of the first insulating layer.
US09772522B2
There is provided a curved display device including a first substrate, a thin film transistor (TFT) disposed on the first substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the TFT, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a common electrode positioned on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the pixel electrode includes a cross-shaped stem portion including a horizontal stem portion and a vertical stem portion intersecting the horizontal stem portion and a plurality of fine branches extending from the cross-shaped stem portion, each of the fine branches includes a first portion and a second portion having a width greater than that of the first portion, and the first portion is connected to the cross-shaped stem portion.
US09772516B2
A liquid crystal display is provided that includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a protection layer disposed on the thin film transistor; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the protection layer; an alignment layer disposed on the second electrode; and a roof layer facing the second electrode, wherein a plurality of microcavities are formed between the second electrode and the roof layer, the microcavities include a liquid crystal material, and the alignment layer includes a photo-alignment material.
US09772508B2
A flexible nose piece structure for eyewear according to one embodiment, includes a base structure having a pair of nose piece bodies defining grooves on the respective front end and outer side thereof. The nose piece structure further includes a soft and flexible comfort piece having a pair of nose pads attached to an inner side and filling elements received in the grooves of the respective nose piece bodies. Therefore, the nose piece structure provides comfort and multiple flexibilities for self-adjustment while maintaining enough rigidity to provide a stable configuration.
US09772507B2
This patent application relates to spectacles or spectacle frames with intertwining helix joints and a nose pad portion to facilitate an interchanging of lenses of the spectacles. The helix joint allows the temples to move into a folded position. The nose pad portion provides an access portion for detaching and/or attaching the lenses.
US09772506B2
The present invention provides some configurations of flexible connections jointly or integrally formed with a movable part and/or a fixed part of a lens module. The flexible connections may move the movable part along an optical axis direction and/or directions perpendicular to the optical axis. The configuration and material of the flexible connections provide an enhanced strength bearing plastic deformation, and hence increasing the structure strength of the lens module. The formation of the flexible connections with the movable part and/or the fixed part with one mold-injection process can reduce parts of the lens module and simply its manufacturing process.
US09772499B2
Lighting modules and lighting systems containing one or more lighting modules, and associated methods, are provided that receive light from one or more light sources for projecting it to a target surface, e.g., in a uniform, patterned, or other controlled manner. In various embodiments, the lighting modules and lighting systems can be used to mix the light generated by one or more sources.
US09772497B1
A customized viewing system for an optical device to alleviate back and neck strain.
US09772494B2
Techniques are described for controlling operation of both a host device and a wearable display device connected to the host device based on a use status of the wearable display device. The techniques include automatically determining a use status of a wearable display device based on feedback from one or more touch sensors within the wearable display device that indicates whether the wearable display device is worn by a user. Based on the determined use status, the wearable display device controls its own operation (e.g., controls operation of display screens of the wearable display device, a communication session with the host device, and display processing of data received from the host device). The wearable display device also sends an indication of the use status to the host device. The host device then controls its own data processing for the wearable display device based on the indicated use status.
US09772490B2
An optical scanner includes: a movable plate which includes a light reflection unit; a first torsion bar spring which oscillatably supports the movable plate around a first axis; a displacement portion which is connected to the first torsion bar spring; a second torsion bar spring which oscillatably supports the displacement portion around a second axis intersecting with the first axis; a permanent magnet which is provided on the displacement portion to be inclined with respect to the first axis and the second axis; and a coil which is provided to be separated from the displacement portion and generates a magnetic field acting on the permanent magnet. The displacement portion includes a frame surrounding the movable plate, and a damper which has a smaller thickness than that of the frame and extends in a direction intersecting with a direction in which the second torsion bar spring extends from the frame.
US09772484B2
A light modulating device 103 includes: a selective diffraction device (10, 10′) which generates diffracted light beams of a plurality of orders by diffracting illumination light into one of a plurality of directions, the illumination light being linearly polarized light having a polarization plane oriented in a first polarization direction, and which causes a phase difference between the diffracted light beams of the plurality of orders; and a polarization plane rotating device 14 which rotates the polarization plane of the diffracted light beam of each order so as to be oriented in a direction perpendicular to a direction radiating from an optical axis.
US09772480B2
The image measurement device includes: a measurement target place specifying part that specifies a measurement target place on a workpiece image based on a user's operation; an illumination condition storage part that holds two or more illumination conditions; an imaging control part that controls a camera and an illumination device to acquire two or more of the workpiece images sequentially photographed while making the illumination condition different; a workpiece image display part that displays the acquired plurality of workpiece images; a workpiece image selecting part that selects any one of the displayed workpiece images; an illumination condition deciding part that decides the illumination condition based on the selected workpiece image; and a dimension calculating part that extracts an edge of the measurement target place based on the workpiece image photographed on the decided illumination condition, and obtains a dimension of the measurement target place based on the extracted edge.
US09772478B2
A projection objective configured to image an object field in an object plane into an image field in an image field plane includes a reflective unit, a first refractive unit, and a second refractive unit. An optical axis of the first refractive unit is parallel to but displaced from an optical axis of the second refractive unit. The reflective unit includes a first curved mirror and a second curved mirror. The second curved mirror is immediately downstream from the first curved mirror in a path of light from the object plane to the image plane. The projection objective is a microlithography projection objective.
US09772472B2
This disclosure discloses an optical imaging lens assembly, sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, comprising: the first lens element with positive refractive power, the second lens element with negative refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, the third lens element with positive refractive power, the fourth lens element with negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, the fifth lens element with refractive power having a concave image-side surface, and both object-side surface and image-side surface being aspheric, wherein a stop and an image sensor disposed on an image plane are also provided. By such arrangements, the image pickup optical system satisfies conditions related to shorten the total length and to reduce the sensitivity for use in compact cameras and mobile phones with camera functionalities.
US09772469B2
An image forming lens is formed by sequentially arranging, from an object side to an image side, a first lens group having positive refractive power, an aperture stop, and a second lens group having positive or negative refractive power. The image forming lens satisfies a conditional expression: 0.15
US09772460B2
A method and system for implementing high-speed electrical interfaces between semiconductor dies in optical communication systems are disclosed and may include communicating electrical signals between an electronics die and an optoelectronics die via coupling pads which may be located in low impedance points in Tx and Rx paths. The electrical signals may be communicated via one or more current-mode, controlled impedance, and/or capacitively-coupled interfaces. The current-mode interface may include a cascode amplifier stage split between source and drain terminals of transistors on the dies. The controlled-impedance interfaces may include transmission line drivers on a first die and transmission lines on a second die. The capacitively-coupled interfaces may include capacitors formed by contact pads on the dies. The coupling pads may be connected via one or more of: wire bonds, metal pillars, solder balls, or conductive resin. The dies may comprise CMOS and may be coupled in a flip-chip configuration.
US09772448B2
A signal transfer link includes a first plasmonic coupler, and a second plasmonic coupler spaced apart from the first plasmonic coupler to form a gap. A plasmonic conductive layer is formed over the gap to excite plasmons to provide signal transmission between the first and second plasmonic couplers.
US09772447B2
A method of producing a heterogeneous photonic integrated circuit includes integrating at least one III-V hybrid device on a source substrate having at least a top silicon layer, and transferring by transfer-printing or by flip-chip bonding the III-V hybrid device and at least part of the top silicon layer of the source substrate to a semiconductor-on-insulator or dielectric-on-insulator host substrate.
US09772443B2
An optical fiber is a linear radiator uniform in the longer direction thereof, and a lighting device uses the optical fiber. The optical fiber is a lighting fiber having a core and a cladding. In the fiber, as the cladding, there is used a polymer obtained by polymerizing a polymerizing ingredient containing 90% or more by weight of vinylidene fluoride, and the cladding has a crystallinity of 45% to 52%.
US09772438B2
The present invention provides a backlight, a display panel and a display device, The backlight includes: a first light source and a second light source, the brightness of light emitted from the first light source is different from that of light emitted from the second light source; and a light guide plate, the first light source and the second light source are disposed above the same end surface of an edge of the light guide plate, and light-emitting surfaces of the first light source and the second light source face the end surface of the edge of the light guide plate, a light mixing structure is disposed on the end surface of the edge of light guide plate and is capable of mixing the light emitted from the first light source and the light emitted from the second light source into light with uniform brightness.
US09772436B2
A highly durable polarizing plate and a display device including the same are provided. In the highly durable polarizing plate, sticking agent having different storage modulus are formed on top and bottom surfaces of a λ/4 retardation film. Such a highly durable polarizing plate can be attached to LCDs and OLEDs to realize high-quality screens due to a small change in retardation value under environments for reliability evaluation of heat resistance and wet-heat resistance.
US09772430B2
A light control film (light control member) includes a light transmissive base, a plurality of light shielding portions scattered over one surface of the base, and a light diffusing portion formed on the one surface of the base in a region other than regions in which the light shielding portions are formed. The light diffusing portion has a light exit end face and a light incident end face having a larger area than the light exit end face, and the height of the light diffusing portion is greater than the thickness of the light shielding portions. At least part of the opening of at least some of a plurality of air-cavities has a protrusion which is formed of a portion of the light diffusing portion that projects toward the inner side of the opening.
US09772426B2
The present invention is directed to an inspection system that has a radiation source, a detector array, an inspection region, and a processing unit, where the processing unit a) obtains a radiographic image, b) segments the radiographic image based on radiation attenuation or transmission, c) identifies at least one segmented area on the radiographic image, d) filters the at least one segmented area using at least one geometric filter, e) generates feature vectors using the filtered segmented area; and f) compares the feature vectors against predefined values to determine whether a high-atomic-number object is present.
US09772421B2
A circuit having a first, second, and third capacitor. Capacitor plates of the capacitors are connected to a first circuit node. The circuit supplies a first time-dependent voltage to the first capacitor, a second time-dependent voltage to the second capacitor, and a third time-dependent voltage to the third capacitor. The first and second voltages are clocked in antiphase. The second and third voltages are clocked in phase. The circuit has an amplifier, a synchronous demodulator, and a comparator. Inputs of the amplifier are connected to the first circuit node and ground. The synchronous demodulator alternately applies an output signal of the amplifier to inputs of the comparator, synchronously with the clock frequency of the first voltage. The circuit generates a control value dependent on an output of the comparator. The circuit changes amplitudes of the first and third voltage and/or the second voltage dependent on the control value.
US09772420B2
Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to operate to record a plurality of acoustic waveforms, to generate an objective function based on the plurality of acoustic waveforms, and to estimate a global minimum of the objective function. The plurality of acoustic waveforms can correspond to a plurality of acoustic dipole receivers azimuthally disposed around a tool to which the receivers are attached. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US09772418B2
Marine survey. The various embodiments includes both methods and systems. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: deploying a spreader structure from vessel into a body of water, wherein the spreader structure defines a deployed width of one kilometer or more; coupling a plurality of sensor streamers to the spreader structure; and towing the plurality of sensor streamers through the water, where the horizontal separation between the sensor streamers is at least partially maintained by the spreader structure. The spreader structure provides horizontal separation sensor streamers without the use of a tensioning force applied to the spreader structure.
US09772417B2
A software defined platform is provided for subsea acoustic applications that utilizes a broadband phased array transducer and a configurable, multi-function software defined transducer that is configurable on the fly to enable various subsea acoustic systems to be achieved in a single unit thus reducing the space required on the vessel and the cost of having such multiple functions.
US09772412B2
Various examples are provided for land streamer seismic surveying using multiple sources. In one example, among others, a method includes disposing a land streamer in-line with first and second shot sources. The first shot source is at a first source location adjacent to a proximal end of the land streamer and the second shot source is at a second source location separated by a fixed length corresponding to a length of the land streamer. Shot gathers can be obtained when the shot sources are fired. In another example, a system includes a land streamer including a plurality of receivers, a first shot source located adjacent to the proximal end of the land streamer, and a second shot source located in-line with the land streamer and the first shot source. The second shot source is separated from the first shot source by a fixed overall length corresponding to the land streamer.
US09772406B2
The description relates to mobile device location. One example can identify global navigation satellite system (GNSS) satellites expected to be in line-of-sight of a mobile device. This example can detect differences between received GNSS data signals and expected GNSS data signals from the expected GNSS satellites. The example can also determine a direction from the mobile device of an obstruction that is causing at least some of the detected differences.
US09772402B2
The present invention is directed to a ground moving target (GMTI) radar that can detect targets, including dismounts, with very small minimum detectable velocities by combining signals from antennas on different spatially separated platforms in a main beam clutter-suppressing spatially adaptive process without requiring that the relative positions of the antenna phase centers be accurately tracked. The clutter nulling is in addition to that provided by the Doppler filters. The spatial displacement provides a narrow main beam clutter null reducing undesired target suppression. The clutter-suppressing spatially adaptive structure is used in both the sum and delta channels of the monopulse processor so that the beam distortion caused by the spatial nulling is compensated for, and the monopulse look-up process is preserved to maintain angle accuracy. Noncoherent integration is employed to recover signal to noise loss resulting from the uncertain relative locations of the platforms.
US09772399B2
A LiDAR can include a laser, an avalanche photodiode, a splitter, and a processor. The laser can be configured to emit a narrow electromagnetic pulse. The avalanche photodiode can be configured to receive one or more electromagnetic pulses and output a response signal in response to said pulses. The photodiode can also be positioned to receive at least one reflected pulse, reflected by an object external from the LiDAR sensor and caused by the laser. The avalanche photodiode can also have a bias voltage applied to it affecting the response signal. The splitter can be positioned to receive the narrow electromagnetic pulse and split it into at least one external pulse directed toward the object external from the LiDAR sensor and at least one calibration pulse directed toward the photodiode. The calibration pulse directed toward the photodiode can be received by the photodiode before the pulse reflected by the object. The processor can be configured to receive response signals from the photodiode. Further, the processor can be configured to adjust the bias voltage according to a response signal caused by the calibration pulse to compensate for temperature changes of the photodiode.
US09772396B2
Disclosed is a relative orientation angle calculation method comprising steps of obtaining inertial sensor data of first and second mobile devices, the first mobile device being capable of sending a first signal to the second mobile device; obtaining a sending frequency that the first signal has when the first mobile device sends the first signal to the second mobile device; obtaining a receipt frequency that the first signal has when the second mobile device receives the first signal sent from the first mobile device, the first signal receiving influence of the Doppler effect in a sending process in which the first signal is sent to the second mobile device from the first mobile device; and calculating, based on the inertial sensor data, the sending frequency, and the receipt frequency, a relative orientation angle between the first and second mobile devices.
US09772393B2
One of the embodiments of the present invention relates to a method for modulation. The method comprises: providing a first bit sequence of continuous bits “1” or continuous bits “0” generating a second bit sequence by replacing, in each of a plurality of modulation intervals with a predetermined bit number, at least one bit of the first bit sequence at least one fixed position of the respective modulation interval with one information bit from an information bit sequence; and modulating the second bit sequence so as to generate a positioning packet with a modulated continuous wave signal for transmission. The embodiments further relate to a method for demodulation. Embodiments of the present invention also provide corresponding apparatuses and computer program products.
US09772383B2
A system a vehicle battery tester configured to test at least one condition of a vehicle battery and to transmit battery condition information relating to the at least one condition of the vehicle battery to a server. The system also includes the server, which is configured to receive the battery condition information from the vehicle battery tester and to transmit, to a consumer, a report generated based at least in part on the battery condition information.
US09772382B2
A method for monitoring a state of a rechargeable battery based on a state value which characterizes the respective state of the rechargeable battery, characterized in that, during at least one time interval, an electrical energy which is output by the rechargeable battery and an electrical energy which is received by the rechargeable battery are detected, and in that an instantaneous state of charge or an instantaneous no-load voltage of the rechargeable battery is detected, wherein the detected electrical energy which is output by the rechargeable battery, the detected electrical energy which is received by the rechargeable battery and the respectively detected instantaneous state of charge or the respectively detected instantaneous no-load voltage of the rechargeable battery are evaluated in order to generate the state value.
US09772381B2
One embodiment describes a method that includes, when a motor is disconnected from a power source: starting, using a control circuitry, a counter at a first voltage zero-crossing by either a source voltage or a back electromotive force generated by the motor; stopping, using the control circuitry, the counter at a next subsequent second voltage zero-crossing by either the source voltage or the back electromotive force; monitoring, using the control circuitry, a trend in counter values; and instructing, using the control circuitry, one or more switching devices to reconnect the power source to the motor after a local minimum in the counter value trend such that the source voltage is leading the back electromotive force.
US09772377B2
A circuit division method for test pattern generation in which a computer performs processes of: acquiring, for each of a plurality of blocks included in a target circuit for test pattern generation, a first feature amount regarding a size of each block and a second feature amount regarding a function of the block; classifying the plurality of blocks into a plurality of groups so that blocks for which the acquired first feature amount is within a first predetermined range and the acquired second feature amount is within a second predetermined range belong to an identical group; and assigning, for each of the classified groups, each of the blocks included in the group to one of a plurality of divided circuits of a division number based on a ratio of the number of blocks included in the group to the division number by which the plurality of blocks are divided.
US09772371B2
A method, and forming an associated system, for testing semiconductor devices. Driver channels are provided, each driver channel connected to a storage device via a bus and connected to a respective semiconductor device. Each driver channel includes: a first voltage driver connected to the respective semiconductor device and having a first input for the respective semiconductor device, a second voltage driver connected to the respective semiconductor device and having a second input for the respective semiconductor device, first and second sets of optical switches in the first and second voltage driver respectively, and a microcontroller. All connections between the respective semiconductor device and both the first and second voltage drivers, in response to all optical switches of the first and second set of optical switches being closed. The semiconductor devices are tested, using the driver channels and the test parameters. The test results are provided to the storage device.
US09772365B2
Provided is a detection circuit configured to avoid erroneous detection that may occur immediately after a detection circuit is powered on. The detection circuit includes: an output transistor connected between a voltage input terminal and a voltage output terminal; and a load open-circuit detection circuit configured to detect an open circuit of a load connected to the voltage output terminal, in which an output circuit of the load open-circuit detection circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor connected in series, the first transistor having a gate connected to the output transistor in common, the second transistor having a gate to which a signal indicating that the open-circuit of the load is detected, and in which the first transistor is in an off state when the output transistor is in an off state.
US09772361B2
A charge potential distributed over a vehicle body resulting from the contact, separation, and friction between a tire and a road surface is detected by a detecting unit provided with a sensing electrode that is disposed on the external surface of the vehicle body, a reference electrode that is disposed apart from the external surface of the vehicle body with a space therebetween, and a sensor amplifier that senses a potential between the sensing electrode and the reference electrode as a signal and amplifies the signal. And the amplitude of the charge potential detected by the detecting unit is monitored by a data processing unit, thereby making it possible to accurately identify not only the state of the road surface but also an internal pressure state of the tire, a wear state of the tire, and the like during vehicular travel.
US09772353B2
Aspects of the invention include an equivalent-time sampling oscilloscope that receives a carrier signal, the carrier signal after it has been modulated with a repeating data pattern, and a pattern trigger signal that is synchronous with the data pattern. The carrier signal and the modulation are asynchronous, that is, they are not phase-locked in any way. The oscilloscope simultaneously samples the modulated carrier signal and quadrature phases of the unmodulated carrier signal at a plurality of timebase delays relative to the pattern trigger signal, and a plurality of times at each timebase delay. After collecting this information, the oscilloscope uses the quadrature samples to calculate phases of the unmodulated carrier signal that correspond to the samples of the modulated carrier signal. The oscilloscope then calculates a stationary representation of the modulated carrier signal by selecting samples of the modulated carrier signal that correspond to a carrier signal phase progression that would have been observed if the unmodulated carrier signal had been synchronous with the pattern trigger signal.
US09772344B1
An apparatus and a computer-implemented method for generating pulses synchronized to a rising edge of a tachometer signal from rotating machinery are disclosed. For example, in one embodiment, a pulse state machine may be configured to generate a plurality of pulses, and a period state machine may be configured to determine a period for each of the plurality of pulses.
US09772333B2
Mass spectrometry (MS) active, fluorescent rapid tagging reagent is provided having three substituent groups: (a) a tertiary amino group or other MS active atom; (b) a highly fluorescent moiety; and (c) a reactive group that can react with an amine. The reactive group provides rapid tagging of desired bio-molecules. The fluorescent moiety provides the fluorescent signal. The tertiary amino group provides the MS signal.
US09772332B2
This invention provides: a method for detecting a cancer, comprising measuring the expression of a polypeptide having binding reactivity through antigen-antibody reaction with an antibody against CAPRIN-1 having an amino acid sequence shown in any even-numbered SEQ ID NO shown in SEQ ID NOs: 2 to 30 in the Sequence Listing in a biological sample; a method for detecting a cancer which involves determining the presence and the amount of CAPRIN-1 in a sample of a cancer patient in order to determine the administration of a therapeutic drug targeting CAPRIN-1 to the cancer patient; and a drug and a kit for the diagnosis of a cancer, comprising an anti-CAPRIN-1 antibody.
US09772331B2
The invention relates to a method and system for disease diagnosis that simultaneously detects antibodies bound to cellular and/or tissue substrates and antibodies bound to synthetic substrates, such as microparticles or beads coated with specific antigens, thereby providing a “one-step” method for the simultaneous detection and characterization of disease-associated antibodies at both low (cellular and/or tissue) and high (antigen) specificity.
US09772327B2
The invention relates to a method for predicting an improved therapeutic benefit for an individual with a tumor load before initiating an immune therapy which is capable of activating immune cells against said tumor as well as to pharmaceutical compositions for use in this method.
US09772319B2
A chemical sensor (10) is described with at least one layer of a metal oxide (11) arranged between two current injecting electrodes (16,16′) with the length (L) of the layer of a metal oxide between the current injecting electrodes being less than 50 microns and one or a pair of voltage sensing electrodes (17) connected to the layer of a metal oxide (11) with the electrodes (16,16′,17) forming a 3- or 4-terminal arrangement for determining the resistance changes of layer material (11) excluding series resistances such as contact resistances close to or at at least one of the current injecting electrodes (16) from the resistance measurement.
US09772311B2
In the present invention a controllable acoustic source (14) in connection with the process fluid (10) emits a signal (18) into the fluid (10), consisting of a suspension of particles (12), being volumes of gas, liquid or solid phase. The controllable acoustic signal (18) is allowed to interact, with the particles (12), and the acoustic (pressure) signals (22) resulting from such an interaction is measured preferably via a sensor (24). A spectrum is measured. The spectrum is used to predict properties, content and/or size of the particles (12) and/or used to control a process in which the process fluid (10) participates. The prediction is performed in the view of the control of the acoustic source (14). The used acoustic signal has preferably a frequency below 20 kHz.
US09772304B2
A method of mass spectrometry or ion mobility spectrometry is disclosed in which analyte ions of a desired charge state are isolated. The method comprises: separating analytes according to their electrophoretic mobility; ionizing the analytes; and mass filtering the resulting analyte ions, wherein the mass to charge ratios of the ions transmitted by a mass filter are varied as a function of the electrophoretic mobility and according to a predetermined relationship such that substantially only ions having said desired charge state are transmitted by the mass filter.
US09772299B2
A method and system of monitoring environmental exposure of stents using radiofrequency identification is disclosed.
US09772297B2
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for detecting defects or reviewing defects in a semiconductor sample. The system has a brightfield (BF) module for directing a BF illumination beam onto a sample and detecting an output beam reflected from the sample in response to the BF illumination beam. The system has a modulated optical reflectance (MOR) module for directing a pump and probe beam to the sample and detecting a MOR output beam from the probe spot in response to the pump beam and the probe beam. The system includes a processor for analyzing the BF output beam from a plurality of BF spots to detect defects on a surface or near the surface of the sample and analyzing the MOR output beam from a plurality of probe spots to detect defects that are below the surface of the sample.
US09772295B2
A laying head for a fibre placement device, in particular for fibre placement according to the AFP method, includes a placing roller which is permeable to laser light, at least in part, a laser light feed unit which is arranged in an inner space of the placing roller and a sensor which is designed and arranged to receive laser light reflected from a component on which the placing roller places a fibre band.
US09772293B2
An apparatus for accurately measuring carbon dioxide partial pressure even if the apparatus is disposed in an environment at a high ambient water pressure, such as in a deep sea environment. A through hole that penetrates a body portion is formed in the body portion. The body portion is connected to a light source unit and a light receiving element unit. A signal line is disposed to pass through the through hole formed in the body portion. The signal line electrically connects between an amplifier substrate of the light receiving element unit and a CPU substrate of the light source unit to transfer the detection result amplified by the amplifier substrate.
US09772290B2
A surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) active nanoassembly comprising anisotropically assembled gold nanoparticles in a monolayer double row immobilized on a glass layer is disclosed. The discrete gold nanoparticles are separated by interparticle gaps of 0.5-10 nm that provide hotsites where appropriate excitation creates surface plasmon resonaces and regions of strong and localized electromagnetic fields that enhance Raman signal substantially, 104-1015 fold. An appropriate SERS apparatus comprising the nanoassembly for detecting an analyte is also disclosed. In addition, a method for producing the nanoassembly as well as the application of the nanoassembly or the apparatus comprising the nanoassembly in a method for measuring the SERS signal of an analyte is disclosed.
US09772286B2
It is to provide a method for detecting urothelial cancer simply and with high accuracy. It is a method for detecting urothelial cancer comprising administering 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), a derivative thereof, or a salt of these to a test subject, collecting urine from the test subject, and detecting the presence of fluorescence or amount of fluorescence in the collected urine.
US09772284B2
A miniature optical biosensor and biosensor array where high sensitivity for detection of biomolecular interaction does not require a fluorescent label. Non-linear frequency-shifts of optical resonators (‘nanobeams’) provide a digital all-or-nothing response to equilibrium binding of a biomarker to surface-immobilized bio-recognition elements, a signal suitable to identify active components in genetic and proteomic circuits, as well as toxic substances. The threshold level for the digital response is adjustable to accommodate for varying receptor affinities. A bistable cavity sensing (BCS) method can be used to track the shift of the resonance induced by the analyte more precisely than the conventional cavity sensing method, where the resolution is limited by the cavity linewidth. BCS method can be used to quantitate the concentration of the analyte, and their binding kinetics, affinities and etc.
US09772274B2
An improved optical flow cell adapted for use in a flow cytometer for differentiating formed bodies (e.g., blood cells) in liquid suspensions. Preferably manufactured by assembling, aligning, and optically joining at least two elements made from transparent material, the improved flow cell has a seamless internal flow channel of preferably non-circular cross-section in a cylindrical first element through which prepared samples can be metered and an independent second element having an external envelope suited to acquisition of optical parameters from formed bodies in such suspensions, the second element being conforming and alignable to the first element so that non-axisymmetric refractive effects on optical characterizing parameters of formed bodies passing through the flow channel in the first element may be minimized before the two elements are optically joined and fixed in working spatial relationship.
US09772272B2
A substance determining apparatus determines a substance within a fluid where particles, which have attached the substance, are bound to a binding surface. A sensing unit is configured to generate a sensing signal being indicative of at least one of i) a distance between the particles bound on the binding surface and the binding surface, and ii) an in-plane position of the particles bound on the binding surface. A binding discrimination unit is configured to discriminate between different kinds of binding of the particles bound on the binding surface depending on the generated sensing signal. The binding discrimination unit may be a unit for determining the part of the sensing signal being caused by specifically bound particles and for determining the substance based on this determined part of the sensing signal.
US09772270B2
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods, devices, and computer systems thereof for visibly or non-visibly indicating a subject has received a medical treatment. In certain embodiments, a subject receives an information mark in conjunction with a medical treatment. In certain embodiments, the information mark includes unique information relating to the subject. In certain embodiments, the information mark is fluorescent or phosphorescent. In certain embodiments, the information mark includes one or more magnetic particles. In certain embodiments, the information mark includes a combination of magnetic particles, fluorescent particles, phosphorescent particles, and/or multi-spectral ink. In certain embodiments, devices, computer systems, and methods relate to reading an information mark on a subject, and optionally determining if further medical treatment of the subject is warranted. In certain embodiments, receipt of an information mark entitles a subject to a reward.
US09772268B2
A method for predicting the electrical functionality of a semiconductor package, the method includes performing a first stiffness test for a first semiconductor package, receiving failure data for the first semiconductor package, the failure data includes results of an electrical test performed after the first semiconductor package is assembled on a printed circuit board, generating a database comprising results of the first stiffness test as a function of the failure data for the first semiconductor package, performing a second stiffness test for a second semiconductor package, identifying a unique result from the results of the first stiffness test in the database, the unique result aligns with a result of the second stiffness test, and predicting a failure data for the second semiconductor package based on the failure data for the first semiconductor package which corresponds to the unique result of the first stiffness test identified in the database.
US09772265B2
A system and method for preparing a sample for study in a charged-particle microscope is disclosed. A sample holder comprises substantially parallel opposing faces connected by apertures spanned by a perforated membrane. Blotting material is placed against the outer membrane surface, and liquid films may then be deposited onto the inner membrane surface within each aperture where each aperture can contain a unique sample. Liquids from each sample flow through the perforations in the membrane to be absorbed by the blotting material. After completion of deposition of liquid samples, the sample holder is raised off the blotting material, leaving aqueous samples within the perforations of the membrane. The sample holder may then be immersed in a vitrifying bath of liquid oxygen to form a cryo-sample for microscopic imaging and analysis.
US09772256B2
A tool abnormality determination system is provided. The tool abnormality determination system includes: a tool that machines a workpiece; a control device that includes a storage portion in which a monitoring range is stored and an arithmetic portion for comparing the monitoring range to a load of the tool during machining; and an interface device that can notify, when the load of the tool exceeds the monitoring range, an operator of a question regarding whether or not the tool is in an abnormal condition other than abrasion.
US09772254B1
A shaker test system with a class D power amplifier having an analog to digital converter to receive an analog input signal and convert the analog input signal to a digital signal, pulse width modulation logic coupled to the analog to digital converter to provide a delay time to a delay line to control a transition time of a pulse width modulated signal responsive to an output of the analog to digital converter, and a class D power output stage coupled to the delay line and responsive to the pulse width modulated signal to provide an output of the class D power amplifier stage. The class D amplifier allows use of a low cost microcontroller to obtain very small pulse width increments using a low cost microcontroller to provide a low cost shaker test system incorporating the class D power amplifier.
US09772242B2
A physical quantity measuring sensor includes: a joint having a projection; a ceramic sensor module including a diaphragm and a cylindrical portion integrated with the diaphragm and provided to the projection; and an O-ring interposed between a sensor-module flat portion extending in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the cylindrical portion and a joint flat portion extending in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the projection.
US09772225B2
A spectroscope device is provided to maintain the uniformity of the central transmitting wavelength in the field of view and to minimize the broaden of the bandwidth of the transmitting wavelengths in an optical lens using an optical tunable filter (variable wavelength filter), even with a wide field of view and/or a large numerical aperture. A space is defined in which, when each beam that is incident from each off-axial object point on the object surface toward the optical lens that includes a plurality of lens elements between an object surface and a conjugate real image surface reaches the optical tunable filter, the chief ray is maintained parallel to the optical axis. Therefore, if an optical tunable filter is disposed in this space, each beam is always incident normal to the filter, so only the narrow band components at the specific central wavelength can be transmitted.
US09772212B2
In a liquid level detector, a first clearance may expand as at least one of a rotator and a supporter swells with a target liquid. The first clearance may be a smaller one of an inner clearance between an inner circumference side of a first guide rail and an inner circumference portion and an outer clearance between an outer circumference side of the first guide rail and the outer circumference portion, in a state where the rotator and the supporter are not swelled with the target liquid. A second clearance may contract to become smaller than the first clearance as at least one of the rotator and the supporter swells with the target liquid. The second clearance may be a larger one of the inner clearance and the outer clearance in the state where the rotator and the supporter are not swelled with the target liquid.
US09772206B2
Apparatus and method for accurately measuring flow of a multi-component mixture having scale buildup
A method and apparatus for determining the flow rates of a multi-component fluid mixture is disclosed. The temperature and pressure of the multi-component mixture is determined. The fractions of the multi-component mixture are determined based on at least two measured physical properties of the mixture and knowledge of the same physical property of the individual components. The velocity of the multi component mixture is determined. The flow rate of the individual component of the fluid is determined. An electromagnetic measurement is performed. A statistical parameter related to the electromagnetic measurement is calculated and compared to an empirical derived threshold value corresponding to the value of the statistical parameter when only one of the components of the multi component mixture is present. The thickness of unwanted deposits on the pipe wall is determined and an improved flow rate determination of the individual components of the fluid is obtained.
US09772201B2
A rotation angle detection device may include a magnetic detection member that is configured to detect a rotation angle of a rotation member, a holding member holding the magnetic detection member, and a plurality of wiring members for magnetic detection that are attached to the holding member and are connected to the magnetic detection member. The magnetic detection member has a flat plate-shaped body portion, and a plurality of lead terminals. The holding member holds the body portion of the magnetic detection member in a manner that the body portion can longitudinally slide relative to the holding member. The wiring members for magnetic detection respectively have lead terminal connecting portions. The lead terminals of the magnetic detection member are laid on the lead terminal connecting portions of the wiring members for magnetic detection and bonded thereto.
US09772195B2
A system for deleting map data comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to determine a location associated with a device. The processor is configured to determine one or more map bundles to delete based at least in part on the location and delete the one or more map bundles.
US09772194B2
A satellite navigation method and system are provided. The system includes a global position system module, an input unit, a picture database, a geographical information system module, an integrating unit, and a display unit. The method includes the following steps. Firstly, a navigation area is determined through the input unit, so as to search out several picture batches in the navigation area from the picture database. Next, a map relating to the navigation area is provided by the GIS module. Then, the picture batches and the map are integrated by the integrating unit to produce an integrated map shown on a first frame of the display unit. Afterwards, several pictures of the picture batch chosen from the first frame displayed on a second frame and satellite navigation information of the picture chosen from the second frame are displayed on a third frame by the display unit.
US09772191B2
A method for determining location data for a vehicle, a control apparatus for performing the method, and to a vehicle having the control apparatus. The method includes measuring the driving dynamics data for the vehicle, measuring at least one distance of the vehicle from a stationary object and recording a distance, and filtering the driving dynamics data on the basis of the recorded distance.
US09772180B2
Systems and methods may provide for determining an amount of physical bend in an electronic device and comparing the amount of physical bend to a threshold. Additionally, a warning may be generated if the amount of physical bend exceeds the threshold. In one example, one or more values representing the amount of physical bend are stored to a nonvolatile memory on the device and retrieved in accordance with one or more of a diagnostic push event or a diagnostic pull event.
US09772179B2
A conveyor or drive chain wear monitor includes two sensors spaced apart from one another a predetermined distance which is less than the distance between the adjacent measuring points on a chain. Two timers are provided, one of which is a chain speed timer and the other of which is the chain wear timer. The two timers are both controlled by the spaced sensors. The upstream sensor, as determined by the direction of travel of the chain, turns the speed timer on and the wear timer off. The downstream sensor turns the speed timer off and the wear timer on. Thus, when a measuring point passes the upstream sensor, the speed timer is turned on, and is not turned off again until the same measuring point passes the downstream timer. Knowing the distance between the upstream and downstream sensors, the computing module determines the speed at which the chain is moving as a function of the length of time, as determined by the speed timer, it took a measuring point on the chain to pass from the upstream sensor to the downstream sensor. When a measuring point passes the downstream sensor, it turns on the wear timer. The wear timer then remains on until a measuring point on the chain passes the upstream sensor. The wear timer will thus be turned on by a downstream measuring point, and turned off by the following upstream measuring point. Knowing the speed of the chain, the computing module can now determine the degree of wear on the chain as a function of the speed of the chain and the wear time which the wear timer is on, as compared to the baseline value for the same function when the chain is new.
US09772176B2
An optical sensor includes an optical fiber inscribed with a repeated refraction pattern such that light scattered from a location on the optical fiber is scattered at multiple frequencies in a range of frequencies. The inscribed patterns overlap at every measurement point along at least a portion of the length of the sensor. An optical sensing system including control circuitry coupled to the optical fiber detects measurement scatter data from the optical fiber over the range of frequencies, determines a change in the detected measurement scatter data over the range of frequencies, and extracts a parameter describing a state of the optical fiber from the determined change in the detected measurement scatter data. The sensor may be made by inscribing a first light refracting pattern on the optical fiber at every measurement point along at least a portion of the length of the sensor and inscribing a second light refracting pattern on the optical fiber that overlaps the first inscribed light refracting pattern at every measurement point along at least that portion of the length of the sensor.
US09772168B2
A glove that is worn on the fingers which is capable of being immediately activated, such as through use of a voice-activation system, to provide a non-lethal electrical discharge upon contact with an individual being apprehended, thereby temporarily disabling the individual. The glove has pins on two or more finger portions, and each pin is made from a piece of flat spring metal stamped into a concaved shape. When these come into contact with the person being apprehended, an electric charge is discharged, temporarily paralyzing the body with high voltage electricity. There is a step up circuit with different activation levels, which is voice-controlled. The system also has wireless data storage capabilities, storing glove usage information on a cloud or server. The glove can be used by law enforcement, security, or military personnel for self-defense, to subdue an attacker or to gain greater leverage in a hostile physical situation.
US09772161B1
A KeyMod handguard quick release structure is mainly used in rifle gun, including a base body for mounting gun accessories, operation elements, first spring element fixed to each operation element, a positioning element and a second spring element installed between the positioning element and base body, where the seat body has an accommodation space and through hole, the operation elements respectively have a guide portion, and the positioning element is passed through the through-hole. When the base body is to be installed on the KeyMod handguard, an engagement member is placed in a large engagement hole, and the base body is then pressed down, the positioning element being moved upward immediately.
US09772155B2
A friendly fire avoidance system the system that is implemented in any arena involving weaponry and people, such as hunting, policing, military, emergency services, the system using a plurality of specialized navigation and communication devices ‘NCD’, that are wirelessly associated with one another and in communication with one another forming a MESH network, each NCD utilized in the system is associated with a friendly asset.
US09772137B2
A portable water cooler including a cooler housing having guides for expeditiously receiving a water jug and ice to surround the water jug after it is received within the housing. A cooler lid can be removably coupled to the cooler housing after receiving the water jug and ice. A water dispensing faucet is sealed to the received water jug to provide a sealed environment.
US09772124B2
A heat pump system for conditioning regeneration air from a space is provided. The heat pump system is operable in a winter mode and/or a summer mode, and may be selectively operated in a defrost mode or cycle. During a defrost mode, hot refrigerant may be used to directly and sequentially defrost the regeneration air heat exchanger. A compressor may be configured to be overdriven during a defrost cycle.
US09772119B2
A burner assembly for a fuel-fired heating appliance that defines a direction of flow of a fuel and air mixture in a flow path. The burner assembly comprises a plurality burners defined in a unitary mesh structure. Each burner defines at least one peak at a distal end thereof in a direction of flow of a fuel and air mixture. The burner assembly also comprises a diffuser plate having a plurality of perforated areas defined therein and one or more imperforate areas between respective perforated areas of the plurality of perforated areas. The perforated areas respectively correspond to the plurality of burners. The diffuser plate is disposed in a fixed position upstream of the mesh structure so that, when the burner assembly is disposed in the flow path, a respective flow of the fuel and air mixture is directed from each of the plurality of perforated areas to its corresponding burner of the plurality of burners.
US09772118B1
A fluid heater for heating fluid moving along a fluid path between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid heater comprises a fluid preheating assembly configured to directly heat fluid moving along the fluid path, a fluid holding tank for receiving preheated fluid moving along the fluid path from the fluid preheating assembly, a primary fluid pump configured to pump fluid along the fluid path, and a primary fluid heating assembly configured to indirectly heat fluid moving along the fluid path from the fluid holding tank. Fuel is combusted in the primary fluid assembly and an exhaust gas movement path is defined to guide the exhaust gas from the primary fluid heating assembly through the fluid holding tank to the fluid preheating assembly.
US09772117B2
An air-circulator includes an housing with an air inlet, an air outlet opening, an odor filter, and an insertion opening for inserting the odor filter. The odor filter is assigned to the air outlet opening.
US09772116B2
In an embodiment, an electronic device may include storage containing processor-executable instructions, a preference function that maps weights indicating likely user preferences for the range of values of a device setting in relation to a range of values of a variable, and a current automated device control schedule configured to control the device setting of the electronic device in relation to the variable, and a processor. The instructions may cause the processor to determine the current automated device control schedule based on the preference function by detecting user behavior that indicates satisfaction or dissatisfaction with values of the device setting in relation to the variable, updating the preference function based on the detected user behavior, and determining the current automated device control schedule by comparing a number of candidate device control schedules against the weights of the preference function and selecting the candidate with the highest score.
US09772103B2
An enhancing device for piercing plugs in a steam generator is provided. The enhancing device includes a main body, and a bit, borne by the main body and extending along a longitudinal axis. The bit may be driven into rotation around its longitudinal axis, in order to perform an action for piercing a plug. The device includes a hollow tubular element, extending along the longitudinal axis, while surrounding the bit and coaxially with this bit, the tubular element including an outer surface having a screwing thread, intended to be screwed onto the plug prior to the piercing. The tubular element may be driven into rotation around the longitudinal axis, independently of the rotation of the bit.
US09772100B2
A double-sided LED light structure includes a casing that includes a base and a front chip arranged in the casing and electrically connected to the base and comprising an LED illuminant, wherein the casing has a rear end on which a rear chip that is electrically connected to the base and comprises an LED illuminant is mounted and a light-transmittable rear cover is set on and houses the rear chip. The front end of the light achieves concentrated illumination and the rear end achieves projection of supplemental light so that the LED light has a function of emitting light from two sides thereof to achieve a bettered three-dimensional illumination effect and also reduce the number of lights used.
US09772098B2
According to one or more arrangements, a lighting device such as a lamp may include a cover a device body. The device body may have a projection having a support surface at one end and an attachment portion to which the cover is configured to attach. In one or more examples, while the cover is configured to attach to the attachment portion, the cover may be configured to cover the supporting surface of the projection. The cover portion may include a translucent cover portion in some configurations. Additionally or alternatively, the supporting surface of the projection portion may be disposed closer to a center of the cover portion than the attachment portion. In one example, the projection portion may be disposed closer to the cover portion center by a distance equal to a height of the projection portion.
US09772096B2
This illumination device includes an organic EL illumination panel installed in a baggage rack or the like in a fuselage of an aircraft, and a panel driving circuit that drives the organic EL illumination panel and is installed in a different place apart from the organic EL illumination panel in the fuselage to drive the organic EL illumination panel. The organic EL illumination panel includes a plurality of light emitting units including at least a light emitting layer, and a charge generation layer arranged between the plurality of light emitting units to thereby form a multi-photoemission structure, and has a thickness of 5 mm or less in a stacking direction.
US09772095B2
An object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL device that includes an electrode having a light-emitting function and a touch sensing function, an organic electroluminescent module that includes a specific controlling circuit and can contribute to reduction in sizes and thickness and simplified production steps of the device, and a smart device and an illumination device each including the organic electroluminescent module. The organic electroluminescent module of the present invention has a touch sensing function and includes a capacitive touch sensing circuit unit and a light-emitting device driving circuit unit including a light-emitting device driving circuit section for driving an organic electroluminescent panel. The organic electroluminescent panel includes paired opposite plate electrodes therein. The paired electrodes are connected to the light-emitting device driving circuit unit, and one of the paired electrodes is a touch sensing electrode that is connected to the touch sensing circuit unit.
US09772094B2
A lamp mounting system for an illuminator is provided. The lamp mounting system includes a framework assembly having separate, spaced-apart front and rear mounting components. The front and rear mounting components are movable relatively toward and away from each other between open and retracted positions. The lamp mounting system also includes a separate lamp module having opposite ends. The front and rear mounting components, in the retracted position, capture and suspend the lamp module therebetween in a manner ensuring proper alignment between the lamp module and collection optics.
US09772087B2
A lighting device includes a light source including at least two light-emitting diode chips which emit light of mutually differing colors when in operation, and an optical element in the form of a solid body made from a dielectric material including a radiation entrance face facing towards the light-emitting diode chips, a radiation exit face remote from the light-emitting diode chips, and a circumferential face connecting the radiation entrance face and the radiation exit face to one another, wherein the circumferential face is reflective to the light emitted by the light-emitting diode chips when in operation, and the radiation entrance face and/or the radiation exit face is/are non-planar at least in places, wherein a gap, which is filled with a gas, is arranged between at least one of the light-emitting diode chips of the light source and the radiation entrance face, and the optical element is a sole optical element of the lighting device, which optical element is arranged downstream of all light-emitting diode chips of the light source.
US09772083B2
A lighting structure for an exterior vehicle light unit has a light source with a principal light emission direction, at least one LED, a substantially parabolic reflector arranged to reflect light output from the light source in a first output region and to collimate the same in a primary light output direction. The light source is arranged in such a way with respect to the substantially parabolic reflector and the aspherical collimating lens that the principal light emission direction is inclined at an acute angle with respect to the primary light output direction.
US09772082B2
A vehicular lamp includes a projection lens, a light source disposed to the rear of the projection lens, and an additional lens. First light from the light source is irradiated to the front through the projection lens to form a predetermined light distribution pattern. The projection lens has an elongated external shape when the lamp is seen from the front. The additional lens is disposed on a circumference of the projection lens and configured to control second light from the light source to forwardly pass through the additional lens.
US09772077B2
An operating lamp has a lamp body with a lamp surface directed towards a light projection surface. The lamp body has a central axis and the light projection plane extends at a preferred working distance from the lamp surface and at right angles to the central axis. The operating lamp has N light modules arranged on the lamp surface on a first circle with a centroid that coincides with the central axis. The light modules are aligned to each emit a light bundle with a respective principal axis towards the light projection plane—the principal axes forming, with the light projection plane N intersections, an ellipse with a centroid coinciding with the central axis. One of the light modules rotates about a rotation axis that passes through the light module, intersects the central axis has a light bundle principal axis that does not intersect the central axis.
US09772076B2
Flexible light engines capable of being cut, and methods thereof, are provided. A cuttable flexible light engine includes a flexible strip and strings of solid state light sources coupled in parallel. A voltage balancer establishes a desired current flow through the strings of solid state light sources when the flexible strip is cut to a desired length, and may be part of a connector placed where the strip is cut. The strings may be provided in a first set of strings coupled in parallel between a first conductive path and an intermediate conductive path and a second set of strings coupled in parallel between the intermediated conductive path and a second conductive path. A cuttable flexible light engine may also include test points positioned within the strings.
US09772074B1
An illumination device includes a bulb including a segment of at least second order curvature and a cylindrical segment. A least two laser diodes are coupled with the bulb such that laser beams emitted by the at least two laser-diodes propagate inside the bulb through total internal reflection. The laser beams propagating in the bulb expand in the bulb, are evenly mixed and exceed outward from the bulb as a volumetric light flux.
US09772057B2
An irrigation pipe coupler can engage an open end of an irrigation pipe with its forward end. The coupler has a nipple and an outer collar. The nipple has an outwardly projecting barb and the collar surrounds the nipple and has an inwardly projecting bulge. The collar is slidably moved along the nipple between forward and rear terminal positions while being kept spaced radially outwardly from the nipple via a peripheral gap that is re-defined for each new position of the collar along the nipple. At each such new position, the gap has a narrow region measured in the radial direction where the collar is closest to the nipple and the narrow region gets smaller at least during at least part of the forward movement of the collar along the nipple. A window formed in the collar allows an operator to see an irrigation hose inserted into the gap.
US09772055B2
The invention relates to a coupling for releasably connecting pipes or pipe-like elements in a fluid-tight manner, having a first coupling part and a second coupling part which are connectable via a screw nut or the like, wherein the coupling parts are each provided with a radially outwardly extending flange and the flanges have end faces which are provided with a profile for sealing off the coupling, wherein the profile comprises at least one circumferential groove and at least one circumferential protrusion engaging in the groove, said groove and protrusion forming a fluid-tight seal between one another in the coupled state, and wherein the protrusion comprises a lateral sealing face which has an outwardly bulging shape in cross section, and wherein the groove has a corresponding lateral counterpart sealing face that is inclined with regard to the longitudinal axis of the coupling, such that, in the installation position, the sealing face of the protrusion is pressed against the counterpart sealing face of the groove.
US09772051B2
The present invention relates generally to a system for waterproofing a wall 7 having a wall opening through which a water combination 6 extends. The system comprises a sleeve 1 including a collar 12 having a resiliently flexible portion adapted to expand to fit about the water combination 6. The waterproofing system also comprises a coupling element 3 separate from the sleeve 1. The coupling element 3 is arranged to seal to the sleeve 1 and the wall 7 or associated tiles 8 to which the water combination 6 is mounted.
US09772046B2
A control valve positioner mounting system is configured to include a control valve, a control valve positioner, an attachment lever translating movement of the control valve to the control valve positioner, and a control valve attachment system for attaching the control valve to the attachment lever using a spring loaded attachment affixed to the control valve and applying spring force to the attachment lever.
US09772043B2
A non-pressure valve is provided, and includes a tubular housing having an inlet and an outlet, and a flow-through support mount disposed in the outlet. The non-pressure valve also includes a poppet slideably coupled with the flow-through support mount and extending towards the inlet, and an outlet fitting extending through the flow-through support mount and the first poppet, the outlet fitting forming a slide guide for first poppet. The non-pressure valve also includes a sliding bell disposed around a portion of the first poppet and configured to slide independently of the first poppet. The non-pressure valve functions to divert a portion of the fuel flow through a hose to the remote fuel vent.
US09772035B2
A vehicle transfer includes an input shaft, an output shaft, an output member, a clutch, a motor, a screw mechanism, a transmitting mechanism, a fork shaft, an amplifying link mechanism, a high-low switching mechanism, and a fork. The fork shaft is configured to move in an axial direction of the fork shaft. The amplifying link mechanism is connected to the nut member and the fork shaft. The amplifying link mechanism is configured to amplify an amount of movement of the nut member in the direction of the common axis and transmit the amplified amount of movement to the fork shaft. The fork is connected to the fork shaft. The fork is configured to transmit moving force of the fork shaft to the high-low switching mechanism such that the high-low switching mechanism switches between the high-speed gear and the low-speed gear.
US09772034B2
A power unit having a crankcase and peripheral devices wherein a driving source for a gear shifting device is disposed so as to be displaced below the crankcase. An engine includes a gear speed change mechanism having a plurality of gear pairs for changing the speed of a rotational force of a crankshaft. A gear shifting device includes at least a plate-shaped shift arm rocking about a shift spindle to perform a gear pair changing operation on the gear speed change mechanism. A crankcase houses the gear speed change mechanism and the gear shifting device with an oil pan attached to a lower portion of the crankcase. A communicating hole communicating with the oil pan is formed in a bottom portion of the crankcase with the bottom portion being located below the shift arm, and a rocking range of the shift arm partly overlaps the communicating hole.
US09772033B2
A hydraulic control system for a transmission is provided. The hydraulic control system includes a source of pressurized hydraulic fluid that communicates with an electronic transmission range selection (ETRS) subsystem. In one example, the ETRS subsystem includes an ETRS control valve, a park servo that controls a park mechanism, a plurality of solenoids, and a park inhibit solenoid assembly. In another example, the ETRS subsystem includes an ETRS control valve, an ETRS enable valve, a park servo that controls a park mechanism, a plurality of solenoids, and a park inhibit solenoid assembly.
US09772029B2
A planetary gear assembly comprising: a housing, which contains: a planetary carrier, a sun gear, at least one planetary gear, a ring gear, a coil spring; an input shaft; and an output shaft. The coil spring extends around at least a portion of the planetary carrier. The coil spring includes a first tang in communication with the ring gear and a second tang in communication with the housing. When torque is applied to the input shaft, the planetary carrier rotates within the coil spring in one or more driving directions so that torque is transferred to the output shaft. When no torque is applied to the input shaft and torque is applied to the output shaft, the coil spring constricts and provides sufficient contact force to the planetary carrier and housing to prevent the planetary carrier from moving relative to the housing in at least one of the driving directions.
US09772028B2
An electric motor damping module includes an electric motor, a motor damper continuously interconnected with the electric motor, and an input member continuously interconnected with the motor damper. A transmission includes these elements, plus an output member, first, second, and third planetary gear sets each having first, second and third members, a first interconnecting member continuously interconnecting the third member of the first planetary gear set with the second member of the second planetary gear set, a second interconnecting member continuously interconnecting the second member of the first planetary gear set and the output member with the third member of the third planetary gear set, and a third interconnecting member continuously interconnecting the third member of the second planetary gear set with the second member of the third planetary gear set. The transmission also includes six torque transmitting mechanisms and a hydraulic pump. A sealing assembly is also provided.
US09772027B2
A variable baffle for controlling a flow of oil at a gear mesh includes a first baffle member fixed proximate to the gear teeth of a first rotating gear. A second baffle member is rotatably connected to the first baffle member. A third baffle member is fixed proximate to a second rotating gear and aligned with the second baffle member when the second baffle member is in a closed position. A rotating member rotatably connects the second baffle member to the first baffle member. The second baffle member is movable away from the closed position to an open position when the force of a fluid expelled from the gear teeth of the first rotating gear exceeds a force applied to the rotating member normally acting to move the second baffle member toward the closed position.
US09772021B2
A reduction drive-side mounting end face on a strain wave gearing reduction drive unit has a circular center hole, and a motor-side mounting end face on a motor has a circular projection. The strain wave gearing reduction drive unit and motor are coaxially mounted by the circular projection being fit into the circular center hole with a regulating ring therebetween. The regulating ring, which regulates the motion of a flexible external gear, can be easily mounted to the strain wave gearing reduction drive unit by using the motor. The strain wave gearing reduction drive unit can be mounted to a motor comprising a circular projection with a different outer diameter by using a regulating ring with a different inner diameter.
US09772020B2
A cup-type hollow strain wave gearing of a hollow actuator has a seal part assembled inside a cup-shaped externally toothed gear. The seal part seals between a boss of the externally toothed gear and a plug of the wave generator so as to prevent lubricant from leaking from the side of the externally toothed gear into a hollow part. Since the seal part employs an oil seal and an O-ring, it is able to be constituted inexpensively and to surely prevent leakage of low-viscosity lubricant.
US09772015B2
A linear powered input device that utilizes linear input from a user and converts the linear input rotational energy to perform work. The linear input is generated by lever arms having a slotted attachment at a pivot point that allows a free end of the lever arms to move linearly rather than in an arcuate path. The lever arms are connected to a power transmission mechanism that wraps around one or more drive wheels having one-way bearings mounted on one or more output shafts. The output shafts can be connected to any type of auxiliary device to perform the desired work. Output wheels may be mounted on the output shafts and operatively connected by a transmission link that allows linear motion of any lever arm in any allowable direction to cause the output shaft to rotate in the same rotational direction so as to receive continuous input.
US09772013B2
A safety linear actuator assembly includes an actuator including a hollow holder frame, a gear set mounted in hollow holder frame, a driver for rotating gear set and a transmission mechanism that includes a lead screw having a stem located at one end and coupled to gear set and a pin mounted in a pin hole at stem, two bearing holders mounted on stem at two sides of the pin and two thrust bearings mounted on the stem and respectively accommodated in the bearing holders, and a retaining ring mounted in a locating groove at the stem. If the stem breaks accidentally due to that the lead screw bears excessive torsion and impact, the retaining ring will be forced against the respective bearing holders and the hollow holder frame, stopping the lead screw from escaping out of the hollow holder frame and assuring a high level of operational safety.
US09772008B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a tensioner lever that can reliably prevent displacement or detachment of a torsion coil spring, prevent the torsion coil spring from interfering with an attachment surface, and allow smooth attachment of the tensioner lever to the attachment surface. The tensioner lever includes a lever body having a shoe surface, and a torsion coil spring pressing the shoe surface toward a chain. The lever body includes a base part and a cylindrical boss. The torsion coil spring includes a helical part loosely fitted on an outer circumferential surface of the boss, a pressing arm making contact with the lever body, and a support arm supported on the attachment surface. The outer circumferential surface of the boss includes a restricting protrusion formed at a position closer to the attachment surface than the helical part.
US09771997B2
A friction-damping energy absorber has two ends, at least one core post, two supporting boards, multiple first material layers, and multiple second material layers. The at least one core post has multiple sliding sheets stacked with each other. The two supporting boards are mounted on the ends of the friction-damping energy absorber. The first material layers and second material layers are alternately mounted between the two supporting boards and surround the at least one core post to enable the first material layers and the second material layers to alternately mount with at least one of the sliding sheets of the at least one core post. The friction-damping energy absorber can be used on buildings, bridges, large objects or equipments to absorb and isolate the three-directional vibration energy of earthquakes and environments, and can prevent the operation temperature from increasing and provide an automatic adjustment function of damping and stiffness.
US09771985B2
A dry friction clutch for connecting a transmission with a flywheel of an engine is provided. The clutch includes a bracket having a main body axially spaced from an engine flywheel. The bracket is torsionally connected to the flywheel. The bracket has a generally U-shaped cross section with a main body connected with generally axially extending side walls. An axially movable pressure plate is torsionally connected with the bracket. The pressure plate is axially movable within the bracket. A friction disc is provided having a connection with an input shaft of a transmission. The friction disc is axially positioned between the flywheel and the pressure plate. A release assembly is provided including a spring for urging the pressure plate toward the flywheel. The bracket side walls have inward positioned barbs to axially limit travel of the pressure plate.
US09771983B2
A coupling assembly includes a body member and at least one end member attached to the body member. At least one connection arrangement is situated between the body member and the at least one end member, respectively. The at least one connection arrangement includes a plurality of bushings. A plurality of fasteners are each respectively received by the plurality of bushings to fasten the body member to the at least one end member. Each one of the plurality of bushings are rotationally fixed about their center longitudinal axes by the at least one connection arrangement.
US09771981B2
A sealing device including a first annular shield fixable to a first ring, a second annular shield facing the first and fixable to a second ring. A first shield annular sliding sealing lip cooperating with the second ring. At least first and second annular non-contacting sealing lips of the second shield. The first non-contacting lip includes a first portion extending in projection, and a second end extending axially and radially projecting from the first portion; being tapered towards a free end thereof, axially away from the first ring, which come into contact axially when the first annular lip is bent towards the first shield. The second non-contacting lip extends axially projecting from the first shield from the same side as the second portion of the first lip and beyond it and forms towards the first lip an annular collecting channel of possible contaminants which pass beyond the first annular lip.
US09771979B2
The present invention provides a manufacturing method by which a good quality tapered roller can be obtained at low cost. An intermediate raw material (17) is obtained by grinding an outer-circumferential surface (15) of a preliminary intermediate raw material (14), which is obtained by plastic working of a metallic circular column shaped raw material, using a grindstone (16), with a large diameter-side end surface (10) of the intermediate raw material (14) as a reference. A final intermediate raw material (21a) is obtained by grinding the large diameter-side end surface (10) of the intermediate raw material (17) using a grindstone (20), and grinding the intermediate raw material (17) by a predetermined length instead of setting the intermediate raw material (17) to a predetermined length.
US09771976B2
A cap of a linear guide device includes a receiving part configured to receive hitting of a hitting jig, a fitting part extending from the receiving part, having an outer diameter to be an interference with the counterbore part, and being press-fitted into the counterbore part, a foreign material receiving groove arranged at an outer circumference of the fitting part, and configured to receive a foreign material generated from the fitting part when the cap is hit into the counterbore part, and a gas discharge groove extending to reach an inside of the counterbore part from the foreign material receiving groove, with the fitting part being press-fitted into the counterbore part at the outer circumference of the fitting part, and configured to discharge a gas in the inside of the counterbore part to a foreign material receiving groove side.
US09771973B2
A bearing component can include a metal substrate layer, shaped so as to include a generally annular sidewall having a central axis and defining a first and a second opposite ends in an axial direction; and a radial flange bent so as to extend in a radial direction from one of the first and second ends of the generally annular sidewall, wherein, in a pre-shaped state, the metal substrate layer includes at least two flange segments extending in the axial direction and defining a gap extending toward an opening.
US09771963B2
An improved fastener with an annular sealing flange disposed above a lead-in base clip portion adapted for insertion into an acceptance opening in a panel or other structure. A heat-shrunk seal is disposed about the perimeter of the annular sealing flange in partial covering relation to upper and lower surfaces of the annular sealing flange to provide an enhanced sealing relation between the sealing flange and the panel.
US09771960B2
A connection arrangement (10) comprising at least two bodies (11a, 11b), in particular at least two bodies of components of a mechanical automation group of movements, to be connected to each other and a constraining group (12) of these two bodies (11a, 11b) removably to each other, wherein each of the two bodies comprises a mutual rest surface (13a, 13b) for resting on each other and a coupling profile (14a, 15a, 14b, 15b) with the constraining group (12) defined in correspondence of at least two opposite perimetric portions of the respective mutual rest surface (13a, 13b), and wherein the constraining group (12) comprises at least one pair of tightening clamps (17, 18) which are engageable with the coupling profiles (14a, 15a, 14b, 15b) and which are removably connectable together by at least one connecting member (19).
US09771954B2
A mixing portion that mixes an injection refrigerant and a suction refrigerant is formed in a range of an internal space of a heating-side body portion of a heating-side ejector from a refrigerant injection port of a heating-side nozzle portion to an inlet of a heating-side diffuser. Further, the mixing portion is formed in a shape that gradually decreases a refrigerant passage area toward a downstream side of a refrigerant flow, and a refrigerant passage area of the inlet of the heating-side diffuser is set smaller than that of the refrigerant injection port. Thus, the flow velocity of the mixed refrigerant is decelerated to a value lower than a two phase sound velocity within the mixing portion, thereby suppressing occurrence of shock wave in the heating-side diffuser and stabilizing the pressure increasing performance in the heating-side diffuser.
US09771951B2
A composite cooling fan includes a frame, a fan blade and a lateral valve. The frame has an air hole penetrating the frame and a lateral air outlet locating on one side of the frame and connecting with the air hole. The fan blade is disposed in the air hole and includes an impeller, multiple axial blades surrounding the impeller and multiple centrifugal blades surrounding the axial blades. The lateral valve is disposed on the lateral air outlet and includes a valve stem and a switch baffle linked with the valve stem. The valve stem is used for making the switch baffle at the lateral air outlet open or close.
US09771950B2
An impeller pump has a pump casing including a pump chamber and an inlet and an outlet thereon and an impeller therein, and including a heating device for heating the conveyed medium, which heating device forms an external wall of the pump chamber. The pump chamber extends annularly around the impeller and away from the pump chamber floor, wherein the outlet leads off on a region of the pump chamber which, viewed in the axial direction of the impeller pump, is pointing away from the pump chamber floor. The cross-sectional area of the pump chamber decreases in the axial direction of the longitudinal center axis of the impeller pump away from the pump chamber floor toward the outlet by virtue of an obliquely inwardly inclined external wall.
US09771948B2
An article of manufacture having a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z set forth in a scalable TABLE 1, wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z by a number, and wherein X and Y are coordinates which, when connected by continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z height, the airfoil profile sections at each Z height being joined with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
US09771939B2
It is intended to achieve weight reduction and production reduction of a nozzle mount for pivotably supporting a drive ring constituting a variable nozzle mechanism, and is characterized by: providing on an end face of a guide part 5a a nail pin 20 having a flange portion and being positioned so as to hold a drive ring 3 of a variable nozzle mechanism 100 to the guide part 5a of a nozzle mount 5 in the thrust direction, and setting the thrust-directional width of the drive ring 3 smaller than the width of the guide part 5a, and providing an adjusting member 20c between the flange portion of the nail pin 20 and the end face of the guide part 5a to adjust a distance between the side face of the nozzle mount and the flange portion of the nail pin 20.
US09771938B2
Rotary devices having a casing and an inner drive portion of a magnet coupling disposed inside of a rotor assembly are disclosed. The inner drive portion and rotor assembly are disposed within the casing and rotatable about a rotational axis. The rotor assembly includes a bushing between the magnets of the rotor assembly and a stationary canister is sealed to the casing and separates an internal fluid chamber within the casing from the inner driven portion. The stationary canister can be of multi-piece or unitary construction and is held in position by a front portion of the casing.
US09771931B2
The subject matter described herein relates to a spin pump that includes a combination of a compressor and a vacuum pump on respective pistons extending from a common crankshaft in a rotating housing. Related methods, apparatuses, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
US09771927B2
A heat/acoustic wave conversion component includes a partition wall that defines a plurality of cells extending from a first end face to a second end face and mutually converts heat exchanged between the partition wall and the working fluid and energy of acoustic waves resulting from oscillations of the working fluid. Hydraulic diameter HD of the heat/acoustic wave conversion component is 0.4 mm or less, where the hydraulic diameter HD is defined as HD=4×S/C, where S denotes an area of a cross-section of each cell perpendicular to the cell extending direction and C denotes a perimeter of the cross section. The heat/acoustic wave conversion component has an open frontal area at each end face of 60% or more and 93% or less. The partition wall has arithmetic surface roughness (Ra) at the surface of 3 μm or more and 20 μm or less.
US09771925B2
An Airborne Wind Turbine (“AWT”) may be used to facilitate conversion of kinetic energy to electrical energy. An AWT may include an aerial vehicle that flies in a path to convert kinetic wind energy to electrical energy. The aerial vehicle may be tethered to a ground station with a tether that terminates at a tether termination mount. In one aspect, the tether has a core and at least one electrical conductor. The tether core may be terminated at a first location in a tether termination mount along an axis of the termination mount, and the at least one electrical conductor may be terminated at a second location in the tether termination mount along the same axis that the core is terminated. This termination configuration may focus tensile stress on the tether to the tether core, and minimize such stress on the at least one electrical conductor during aerial vehicle flight.
US09771916B2
An igniter semiconductor device and an igniter system can prevent the influence of a voltage drop of an ON signal voltage input to an input terminal and the influence of a surge voltage, allow a switching element to operate reliably, and prevent an ignition failure. The igniter semiconductor device includes an external terminal including at least an input terminal, an output terminal electrically connected to an ignition coil, a ground terminal, and a power supply terminal electrically connected to a regulated power supply wire outside the igniter semiconductor device. The ignited semiconductor device further includes a switching element for controlling current flowing in the ignition coil, and a driving circuit that receives power through the power supply terminal and drives the switching element based on a signal input from the input terminal.
US09771911B2
A fuel injection valve is attached to an engine and to have an annular seal material attached thereon. The seal material is attached to a first reduced diameter part. In a use state where a body is inserted in an attachment hole formed at a predetermined position of the engine and a gas pressure that is equal to or higher than a predetermined pressure is applied to the seal material from its nozzle hole-side, the seal material is pressed against a first tapered part by the gas pressure to be compressively deformed, and a clearance between an inner peripheral surface of the attachment hole and an outer peripheral surface of the body is sealed with a compressively-deformed part of the seal material. A taper angle of the first tapered part is set in a range from 10 degrees to 20 degrees.
US09771905B2
An engine assembly includes an engine structure and an intake manifold assembly coupled to the engine structure. The engine structure defines first and second banks of cylinders. The intake manifold assembly includes first and second plenums and first and second sets of runners. The first and second plenums are located laterally between the first and second banks of cylinders. The second plenum is located laterally between the first plenum and the second bank of cylinders at first and second longitudinal ends of the intake manifold assembly and laterally between the first plenum and the first bank of cylinders at a medial region of the intake manifold assembly.
US09771899B2
Methods and systems are provided for detecting a fuel tank oil-canning event during conditions when a vacuum is applied to the fuel tank, such as during a fuel system leak test or during purging of a fuel system canister. In one example, a method may include comparing the fuel tank pressure changes during a leak test to changes in fuel tank temperature or fill level and indicating fuel tank oil-canning in response to a higher than threshold rise in fuel tank pressure during or following application of vacuum to the fuel tank while each of a fuel temperature and fill level remain unchanged. By detecting fuel tank oil-canning accurately, appropriate countermeasures can be taken.
US09771882B2
A single control for manipulating a fuel valve, a choke condition, and an ignition system condition of an engine of a portable engine powered device that simplifies starting, stopping, and operation of the engine associated with use of the device. The control includes a dial that can be rotated to positions between a first radial position and a second radial position. When the dial is in the first radial position, the fuel valve is maintained in a closed position and the ignition system is grounded such that the engine is rendered inoperable. Rotation of the dial away from the first radial position completes the ignition circuit, opens the fuel valve, and initiates a choke position suitable for subsequent starting and self-sustained operation of the engine. The dial is also axially displaceable to activate an electronic starter for engines so equipped.
US09771875B2
Various embodiments include a system having: at least one computing device configured to tune a set of gas turbines (GTs) by performing actions including: commanding each GT in the set of GTs to a base load level, based upon a measured ambient condition for each GT; commanding each GT in the set of GTs to adjust a respective output to match a nominal mega-watt power output value, and subsequently measuring an actual emissions value for each GT; and adjusting an operating condition of each GT in the set of GTs based upon a difference between the respective measured actual emissions value and a nominal emissions value at the ambient condition.
US09771869B2
A fuel nozzle system for enabling a gas turbine to start and operate on low-Btu fuel includes a primary tip having primary fuel orifices and a primary fuel passage in fluid communication with the primary fuel orifices, and a fuel circuit capable of controlling flow rates of a first and second low-Btu fuel gases flowing into the fuel nozzle. The system is capable of operating at an ignition status, in which at least the first low-Btu fuel gas is fed to the primary fuel orifices and ignited to start the gas turbine, and a baseload status, in which at least the second low-Btu fuel gas is fired at baseload. The low-Btu fuel gas ignited at the ignition status has a content of the first low-Btu fuel gas higher than that of the low-Btu fuel gas fired at the baseload status. Methods for using the system are also provided.
US09771864B2
A supercharging system for a gas turbine system is provided supercharging system having a fan mechanically coupled to the turbine shaft of the turbine system. A bypass subsystem is provided or optionally conveying a portion of the airstream output to other uses. The supercharging system may also be used in conjunction with a combined cycle power system and a bypass subsystem optionally conveys a portion of the airstream output to a heat recovery steam generator.
US09771853B2
A waste heat accumulator/distributor system for use in a vehicle. The system includes an engine coolant loop directing engine coolant through a power plant, a powertrain electronics coolant loop directing electronics coolant through a powertrain electronics system; and a transmission fluid loop directing transmission fluid through a transmission. The system includes a multi-fluid heat exchanger including an engine coolant inlet receiving the engine coolant from the engine coolant loop, an electronics coolant inlet receiving the electronics coolant from the powertrain electronic coolant loop, and a transmission fluid inlet receiving the transmission fluid from the transmission fluid loop; a first valve controllable to cause engine coolant to flow into the engine coolant inlet or to bypass the engine coolant inlet; and a second valve controllable to cause electronics coolant to flow into the electronics coolant inlet or to bypass the electronics coolant inlet.
US09771843B2
A muffler integrated type gasoline particulate filter includes a filter having first and second surfaces and first channels and second channels alternately arranged, each of the first channels being closed at the second surface and each of the second channels being closed at the first surface, the filter collecting exhaust gas particulates when exhaust gas passes through a wall surface disposed between the first and second channels. The muffler integrated type gasoline particulate filter further includes protruding walls formed on an inner wall surface of each of the first and second channels in a longitudinal direction thereof. The protruding walls reduce noise of the exhaust gas flowing along each of the first and second channels.
US09771838B2
A variable valve lift apparatus includes a lever body having a set length for a lever motion. One end of the lever body is connected with a hydraulic pressure supply portion and another end thereof is connected with the valve. A rotation shaft is disposed such that a width direction of the lever body is a length direction of the rotation shaft. A roller rotates around the rotation shaft. A high cam is disposed at the camshaft to rotate together with the camshaft and has a lobe shape for rolling-contact the roller to realize a high lift. A low cam is disposed at the camshaft to rotate together with the camshaft and has a lobe shape for rolling-contacting the roller to realize a low lift. The roller is disposed to slide along the length direction of the rotation shaft and selectively rolling-contact with the high cam or the low cam by sliding.
US09771836B2
An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder head, a crankshaft, intake and exhaust camshafts, first and second chain covers, a chain, and a fastening bolt. The first chain cover having a cutout includes a first flange positioned at a specific edge portion of the cutout, which is positioned between the crankshaft and the camshafts, and a first boss through which a shaft portion of the fastening bolt is passed. The cylinder head includes a second flange, and a second boss into which the shaft portion is inserted, and which is disposed coaxially with the first boss. The liquid gasket is held between the second flange and the first flange. A groove is provided in at least one of a position between the first flange and the first boss of the first chain cover and a position between the second flange and the second boss of the cylinder head.
US09771830B2
A housing section of a turbine engine compressor stage or a turbine engine turbine stage that, in particular, has a closed and annular-shaped, radially outer casing. The radially outer casing has radially inwardly extending webs that are angled at a slant relative to the radius.
US09771826B2
Components having an environmental barrier coating and a sintered layer overlying the environmental barrier coating, the sintered layer defining an outer surface having a lower surface roughness than the environmental barrier coating. The sintered layer is formed from a slurry applied to and then sintered on the environmental barrier coating. The sintered layer comprises a primary material, at least one sintering aid dissolved in the primary material, and optionally a secondary material. The sintering aid contains at least one doping composition. The primary material is a rare earth disilicate or a rare earth monosilicate and is doped with the doping composition so as to be either a doped rare earth disilicate or a doped rare earth monosilicate. The optional secondary material is a reaction product of the primary material and any of the sintering aid not dissolved in the primary material.
US09771820B2
A turbine in a gas turbine engine that includes a stator blade and a rotor blade having a seal formed in a trench cavity. The trench cavity may include an axial gap defined between opposing inboard faces of the stator blade and rotor blade. The seal may include: a stator overhang extending from the stator blade toward the rotor blade so to include an outboard edge and an inboard edge and, defined therebetween, an overhang face; a rotor outboard face extending radially inboard from a platform edge, the rotor outboard face opposing at least a portion of the overhang face across the axial gap of the trench cavity; and a first axial projection extending from the rotor outboard face toward the stator blade. The stator overhang and the first axial projection of the rotor blade may be configured so to axially overlap.
US09771819B2
Various embodiments include gas turbine seals and methods of forming such seals. In some cases, a turbine includes: a first arc segment adjacent to a second arc segment, each arc segment including an end surface and radially facing surfaces extending from opposite ends of the end surface; a slot located between the end surfaces of the first arc segment and the second arc segment; and a first seal disposed in the slot, the first seal contacting the first arc segment at the end surface and extending over the radially facing surfaces of the first arc segment, the first seal including: a shim contacting the first arc segment; a laminate material over the shim and covering the shim; and a conforming material coupling the laminate material to the shim.
US09771814B2
A gas turbine engine component assembly comprises a first component and a second component circumferentially spaced from the first component relative to an engine center axis. A first baffle is associated with the first component. A second baffle is associated with the second component. Each of the first and second baffles includes at least one radial baffle tab. A gap is between the first and second baffles to define a cooling air inlet. A first coverplate is associated with the first baffle to cover a first portion of the gap. A second coverplate is associated with the second baffle to cover a second portion of the gap. The first and second coverplates are separate from each other, and include at least one coverplate radial tab that cooperates with an associated at least one baffle radial tab to prevent leakage gaps between the first and second baffle plates and the first and second coverplates.
US09771801B2
The invention relates to a rotor for a pump, having at least one blade, the rotor being able to be actuated to rotate about an axis of rotation in order to convey a fluid in the axial or radial direction, the rotor being able to be deformed reversibly elastically in the radial direction between a first, radially compressed state and a second, radially expanded state which the rotor adopts without the effect of external forces, and a third state of the rotor being provided in which, in pumping operation under fluid loading, the rotor is deformed from the first state to beyond the second state.
US09771800B2
A rotary motor with a geared transmission which contains a stator which is procured with triangular cavities which are procured with rounded peaks from which into each is led in at least one canal for entry and exit of compressible medium where in each cavity is embedded a rotary piston with an elliptical crosscut in the way that its lengthwise axis which is parallel with an axis of a rotary element is displaced regarding to a lengthwise axis of the inner cavity of the stator to reach a planetary movement of the rotary piston where the mutual coupling of the rotary pistons with a driven mechanism is achieved by led out of following pins of the rotary pistons out of the cavities of the stator where they are procured with rotary cog wheels which are mutually coupled with the geared elliptical rotary element which is connected with the driven mechanism.
US09771799B2
A conveyor includes an endless belt, a boot end supporting a portion of the endless belt, a support structure, and a bridge. The endless belt includes a first run and a second run, and the first run extends along a conveyor axis. The support structure includes an end spaced apart from the boot end, a plurality of frames, and a plurality of idler rolls. The frames are spaced apart from one another and aligned with one another in a direction parallel to the conveyor axis. The idler rolls support another portion of the endless belt. The bridge extends between the boot end and the end of the support structure. The bridge is movable in a direction parallel to the conveyor axis relative to at least one of the boot end and the support structure.
US09771796B2
An in-well type sampling system including a sampling chamber actuable to receive a fluid sample and a pressure source coupled to the sampling chamber to supply pressure to the sampling chamber after the sampling chamber actuating. A pressure sensor is provided in communication with the pressure source to measure the pressure of the pressure source. A telemetry communicator is coupled to the pressure sensor to send a signal from the pressure sensor away from the sampling system.
US09771791B2
An apparatus for communicating a signal downhole includes a downhole pipe configured to be coupled to another downhole pipe and a protection tube secured to the downhole pipe. A transmission line is disposed in the protection tube and configured to communicate the signal. A communication device is disposed in the downhole pipe and configured to communicate the signal to another downhole pipe. An end of the transmission line is configured to be axially movable with respect to the downhole pipe in order to have the end of the transmission line extending from the protection tube to establish a connection between the transmission line and the communication device.
US09771790B2
A downhole measurement assembly, tool, and method is provided. The downhole measurement assembly includes at least one drill collar 220 having at least one compensation portion and at least one force portion with a load path 239 therethrough. The compensation portion has a different dimension from the force portion. The assembly also includes a plurality of compensation sensors 230.1, 230.2 positionable about the compensation portion to measure downhole tool pressures applied thereto, and a plurality of force sensors 230.3, 230.4 positionable about the force portion to measure downhole forces applied thereto. The compensation sensors and the force sensors are positionable about the drill collar(s) 220 in a strain configuration along the load path 239 whereby the measured downhole tool pressure is isolatable from the measured downhole forces on the drill collar(s).
US09771780B2
A technique facilitates formation of a gravel pack. Gravel slurry is delivered downhole through at least one solid walled tube disposed externally to a base pipe positioned in a wellbore. A structure is used to enable connection of base pipe joints while enabling flow of the gravel slurry past the base pipe joint connection and into a corresponding downstream tube or tubes. The gravel slurry is then discharged at a desired location to help form the gravel pack by depositing the gravel and separating the carrier fluid. The separated carrier fluid is returned back through at least one permeable dehydration tube.
US09771774B2
A zone isolation cementing system includes a tubular having a longitudinal axis and a first flow-controlled port, a first conduit having a first end and a second end, the first end fluidically connected to the first flow-controlled port, a first distributor manifold arranged to deliver cement slurry exteriorly of the tubular, the second end of the first conduit fluidically connected to the first distributor manifold, and a first settable packer disposed exteriorly of the tubular and arranged longitudinally between the first flow-controlled port and the first distributor manifold.
US09771768B2
A slip release mechanism provides for undermining the slip cone in the set position of the slips so that the grip of the slips can be released subsequent to allowing the cone ramp to flex. The slips can be pulled back down the cone ramp as the completion of the same motion that undermines the support for the cone.
US09771744B2
A glove box for a vehicle according to the present invention includes: a push rod housing which is fixed to a glove box door; a push rod which is slidably disposed in the push rod housing in order to lock or unlock the glove box door; and a guide rod which is coupled to the push rod, and moved along an outer surface of the push rod housing when the push rod slides, such that when a user presses the knob, the knob is operated without rattling.
US09771740B2
A latch has a displaceable latching element in a housing for engagement with a separate striker arm to be latched behind an engagement shoulder of the latching element. The housing mounts a cylinder lock to receive a key from the front. A rotor is mounted on the rear of cylinder lock and rotation of the key rotation the rotor to drive a locking element to engage and lock the latching element. The rotor may also be axial displaceable against spring biasing responsive to a rear unit pushing element whereby unlocking from a rear cylinder lock may rotate the rotor to unlock and pushing causes the latching element to be displaced against its biasing to release the striker arm. Embodiments include a gravity biased and manually opened latch and a spring biased self-locking embodiment.
US09771738B2
A cylinder lock with a rotating tumbler pin, a sidebar, and a slider has a keyway with a ward projection into the center of the bitting area of a key blade received by the keyway. The tip of each rotating tumbler pin seats on the bitting surfaces remaining to the sides of this center ward of the key, and the tumbler pins that are engaged by the bitting on the side of the key blade do not seat on more than half of the width of the blade. Half the pin width is removed from each tumbler pin near the tip thereof. The key has a bitted section at which one or more bittings are formed and a non-bitted section bitting that is devoid of bitting. The bittings extend at a constant depth to an edge of the key blade.
US09771732B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for pumping fluid is provided. According to this embodiment, a fluid pumping system comprises a fluid inlet pipe and a fluid outlet pipe. A plurality of pump units are disposed between the inlet and outlet pipes such that the pump units each pump fluid out of the inlet pipe and into the outlet pipe. The pump units each include at least one DC motor. A solar panel may be used to power the pump units.
US09771730B2
A dumpster and portable toilet system that includes a chassis with a dumpster mounted thereto, a portable toilet housing portion and a transportation vehicle. The chassis has an attachment region. The dumpster portion has an enclosure that is adapted for receiving refuse. The portable toilet housing portion is removably attachable to the attachment region to form a dumpster and portable toilet system. The portable toilet housing portion has a recess formed therein that is adapted to receive a portable toilet. The transportation vehicle has a hoist mechanism for placing the dumpster and portable toilet system onto the transportation vehicle and moving the dumpster and portable toilet system off of the transportation vehicle.
US09771729B2
A modular frame and structure system and method includes a framework and a cover coupled to the framework and configured to provide a desired structure. The framework includes a plurality of elongated frame members, and a plurality of coupling members for coupling the elongated frame members. One or more of the coupling members includes a releasable connecting device having a connecting mode for connecting the coupling members to the frame members and form the framework, the releasable connecting device having a release mode for disconnecting the elongated frame members from the coupling members. The cover includes one or more interlocking wall panels configured to engage and be supported by the elongated frame members, and one or more interlocking roof panels configured to engage and be supported by the elongated frame members.
US09771723B2
Floor panels provided with a mechanical locking system comprising a separate material in order to reduce snapping resistance during vertical displacement. For example, a separate flexible tongue, the flexible tongue including an inner part, which is connected to a holding groove at a second edge, and an outer flexible snap tab that extends upwardly and in the connected state into a cavity under a protruding tongue for locking a first and a second floor panel to each other in a vertical direction.
US09771722B2
Floor tiles, systems and methods of interconnecting floor tiles in which the tile(s) have a base substrate and a laminate layer. The substrate can have upstanding edges on a top surface where the edges define a rim at a perimeter of the substrate for aligning the laminate layer on the top surface of the substrate. The substrate can have connecting means for engaging with connecting means of a substrate of another tile to form an interconnected floor system. By engaging the connecting means of a tile with another tile aligns and positions a side edge of the tile with the side edge of the another file in a side by side arrangement to provide a grout effect for the tiles when they are connected.
US09771717B1
A ceiling system for under-deck installation includes ceiling panels and retaining clips. Each ceiling panel has a first interlocking bracket and an oppositely spaced second interlocking bracket formed along the sides of the ceiling panel. The ceiling system is installed by installing a number of retaining clips along the length of the second interlocking bracket of a panel and then inserting the first interlocking bracket of the next panel in the second interlocking bracket of the first panel so that the retaining clips secure an edge of the first interlocking bracket of the next panel. Subsequent ceiling panels are connected in this manner to form the ceiling panel system.
US09771713B2
A combination for plumbing fixtures, particularly tiled floors with drains, is disclosed. An exemplary combination includes a substantially planar shower tray bonding disk on a flooring substrate and surrounded by a prefabricated polymer foam shower tray on the flooring substrate and at the circumference of the bonding disk. The disk includes an interior rim that defines a drain opening and a plurality of slotted openings for permitting mortar to penetrate the disk. The drain opening in the disk can thus be positioned at a drain cut out in the flooring substrate.
US09771711B1
An apparatus for separating FOG from grey water in an effluent includes a housing having a first end having two plumbing fittings and a second end having one plumbing fitting. A baffle mounted inside the housing at the second end forms a barrier to flow of liquid toward the plumbing fitting on the second end above a certain height, and allows the flow of liquid past the barrier toward the plumbing fitting on the second end below the certain height. A conduit allows flow of liquid from past the baffle to one of the plumbing fittings on the first end. A plug closes one of the three plumbing fittings, and leaves the other two plumbing fittings available for connection to plumbing from a source of effluent and an outlet for grey water, respectively.
US09771705B2
In a work vehicle, such as a motor grader, having at least one actuator for positioning a component, an operator control system includes at least one controller configured to control the at least one actuator, and a control movable through a range of motion and having at least two detents, at least one located on each side of a neutral position of the control. The at least one controller is configured to control the at least one actuator based on positions of the control as the control is moved through its range of motion, and correlate at least one input signal from the control when at least one of the detents with at least one reference position of the component.
US09771700B2
A structure for mounting offshore installations such as wind turbines or oil and gas platforms. The structure comprises a base, a top piece, and a lattice structure connecting the base to the top piece. The sub-components of the structure can be pre-assembled prior to installation to facilitate ease of construction, or they may be transported to a pre-determined location and assembled on site.
US09771693B2
The present invention discloses a high-sound-absorption composite material for a traffic sound barrier. The surface of a porous sound-absorption material layer is clad with a cladding layer in a sealing way, and the clad parts and joints are in sealed connection. The cladding layer is an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene microporous membrane or a modified membrane of the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene microporous membrane. A preparation method is disclosed, comprising the following steps of cutting the porous sound-absorption material; covering the surface of the porous sound-absorption material with the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene microporous membrane or the modified membrane of the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene microporous membrane; performing sealed connection on the clad parts and joints. By the above approach, the present invention is able to greatly reduce noise, has a soundproof function and a better sound-absorption function, has a prolonged service life, and features environmental protection, flame retardancy, damp-proofing and high plasticity.
US09771692B2
An underlayment layer is configured to support an artificial turf assembly. The underlayment layer comprises a core with a top side and a bottom side. The top side has a plurality of spaced apart, upwardly oriented projections that define channels suitable for fluid flow along the top side of the core when the underlayment layer is positioned beneath an overlying artificial turf assembly.
US09771688B2
A coated paperboard is disclosed which includes a base coat and top coat containing substantially no fluorochemical or wax, exhibiting good resistance to oil and grease, no tendency toward blocking, and being fully repulpable. Improved moisture resistance is also exhibited.
US09771685B2
A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a defibrating unit configures to defibrate a raw material containing fiber into a defibrated material; a screening unit configured to screen the defibrated material that is defibrated by the defibrating unit; a web forming unit configured to form a web on which the defibrated material screened by the screening unit is deposited; a rotary body that includes a protrusion unit for forming a subdivided body by dividing the web formed by the web forming unit; a deposition unit configures to deposit the defibrated material configuring the subdivided body; and a forming unit configured to form the sheet by pressurizing and heating the defibrated material deposited by the deposition unit.
US09771681B2
Disclosed is a method for producing a sizing agent-coated carbon fibers, wherein at least one kind of sizing agent that is selected from the group consisting of sizing agents (a), (b) and (c) is used for coating, in each of the sizing agents a bi- or higher functional epoxy compound (A1) and/or an epoxy compound (A2) being used as a component (A), and the epoxy compound (A2) having a mono- or higher functional epoxy group and at least one functional group that is selected from among a hydroxyl group, an amide group, an imide group, a urethane group, a urea group, a sulfonyl group and a sulfo group. The sizing agent is applied to carbon fibers and the resulting is subjected to a heat treatment within the temperature range of 160-260° C. for 30-600 seconds.
US09771675B2
Nonwoven fibrous webs including randomly oriented discrete fibers defining a multiplicity of non-hollow projections extending from a major surface of the nonwoven fibrous web (as considered without the projections), and a plurality of substantially planar land areas formed between each adjoining projection in a plane defined by and substantially parallel with the major surface. In some exemplary embodiments, the randomly oriented discrete fibers include multi-component fibers having at least a first region having a first melting temperature and a second region having a second melting temperature, wherein the first melting temperature is less than the second melting temperature. At least a portion of the oriented discrete fibers are bonded together at a plurality of intersection points with the first region of the multi-component fibers. In certain embodiments, the patterned air-laid nonwoven fibrous webs include particulates. Methods of making and using such patterned air-laid nonwoven fibrous webs are also disclosed.
US09771654B2
A multilayer structure including a substrate and a first stack of a layer of SiO2 and a layer of material of the SiOxNyHz type positioned between the substrate and the layer of SiO2, in which the layer of SiO2 and the layer of material of the SiOxNyHz type have thicknesses (eB, eA) such that the thickness of the layer of SiO2 is less than or equal to 60 nm, the thickness of the layer of material of the SiOxNyHz type (eB) is more than twice the thickness (eA) of the layer of SiO2, and the sum of the thicknesses of the layer of SiO2 and of the layer of material of the SiOxNyHz type is between 100 nm and 500 nm, and in which z is strictly less than the ratio (x+y)/5, and advantageously z is strictly less than the ratio (x+y)/10.
US09771652B2
A method for passivating a metal surface including, generating an atmospheric plasma beam by electrical discharge in a working gas, introducing an acid-containing passivating agent into the plasma beam, applying the plasma beam containing the passivating agent to the metal surface, and depositing a passivating salt on the metal surface by a reaction between the acid-containing passivating agent and the metal surface. This method simplifies the process for passivating a metal surface and renders it more effective.
US09771646B2
Described are methods of fabricating lithium sputter targets, lithium sputter targets, associated handling apparatus, and sputter methods including lithium targets. Various embodiments address adhesion of the lithium metal target to a support structure, avoiding and/or removing passivating coatings formed on the lithium target, uniformity of the lithium target as well as efficient cooling of lithium during sputtering. Target configurations used to compensate for non-uniformities in sputter plasma are described. Modular format lithium tiles and methods of fabrication are described. Rotary lithium sputter targets are also described.
US09771641B2
The invention relates to an austenitic stainless steel with improved pitting corrosion resistance and improved strength. The stainless steel contains in weight % less than 0, % carbon (C), 0,2-0,6% silicon (Si), 1.0-2.0% manganese (Mn), 19.0-21.0% chromium (Cr), 7.5-9.5% nickel (Ni), 0.4-1.4% molybdenum (Mo), less than 1.0% copper (Cu), 0.10-0.25% nitrogen (N), optionally less than 1.0% cobalt (Co), optionally less than 0.006% boron (B), and the rest being iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities.
US09771640B2
A ferritic stainless steel sheet having ridging resistance contains, by mass, 0.025 to 0.30% C, 0.01 to 1.00% Si, 0.01 to 2.00% Mn, 0.050% or less P, 0.020% or less S, 11.0 to 22.0% Cr, and 0.022 to 0.10% N. In addition, Ap, which is defined as 420C+470N+23Ni+9Cu+7Mn−11.5(Cr+Si)−12Mo−52Al−47Nb−49Ti+189 wherein each of Sn, C, N, Ni, Cu, Mn, Cr, Si, Mo, Al, Nb, and Ti denotes the content of the element, satisfies 10≦Ap≦70. Furthermore, a content of Sn satisfies 0.060≦Sn≦0.634−0.0082Ap. Residual ingredients are Fe and unavoidable impurities, and a metal structure of the steel sheet is a ferrite single phase. The ferritic stainless steel sheet has a ridging height of less than 6 μm. This ferritic stainless steel sheet improves the corrosion resistance and rust resistance of Cr-containing ferritic stainless steel as well as the ridging resistance.
US09771638B2
A high strength cold-rolled steel sheet has excellent surface appearance and a composition consisting essentially of, in mass %, C: 0.0005-0.025%, Si: at most 0.2%, Mn: 0.3-2.5%, P: at most 0.15%, S: at most 0.02%, N: at most 0.006%, sol. Al: less than 0.005%, Ti: 0.005-0.05%, and Nb: 0.020-0.200% with the mass ratio (Nb/Ti) of the contents of Nb and Ti being at least 2, either boron at most 0.0020% or one or more of Cr, Mo, V, W, Cu, and Ni, each at most 1%, and a remainder of Fe and impurities. The sheet has excellent press formability and tensile strength by having an r value in a direction at 45° with respect to the rolling direction (r45) of at least 1.80 and/or a mean r value (rm) of at least 1.60, and a tensile strength of at least 340 MPa.
US09771634B2
Processes for producing low nitrogen, essentially nitride-free chromium or chromium plus niobium-containing nickel-based alloys include charging elements or compounds which do not dissolve appreciable amounts of nitrogen in the molten state to a refractory crucible within a vacuum induction furnace, melting said elements or compounds therein under reduced pressure, and effecting heterogeneous carbon-based bubble nucleation in a controlled manner. The processes also include, upon cessation of bubble formation, adding low nitrogen chromium or a low nitrogen chromium-containing master alloy with a nitrogen content of below 10 ppm to the melt, melting and distributing said added chromium or chromium-containing master alloy throughout the melt, bringing the resulting combined melt to a temperature and surrounding pressure to permit tapping, and tapping the resulting melt, directly or indirectly, to a metallic mold and allowing the melt to solidify and cool under reduced pressure.
US09771623B1
Certain embodiments of the invention include methods and compositions for evaluating flaviviruses, such as Zika virus, for the purpose of identifying, typing, and/or categorizing/speciation of virus in samples using nucleic acid sequencing.
US09771621B2
The present invention relates to method and kit for performing a colorectal cancer assay. Especially a method including extracting total RNA from a peripheral blood sample obtained from a patient suspected of having or having colorectal cancer; contacting the total RNA, or cDNA or cRNA obtained from the total RNA, with one or more reagents specific for at least one target gene and no more than 100 target genes; and measuring the expression level of the at least one target gene and no more than 100 target genes. The at least one target gene and no more than 100 target genes includes one or more members selected from the group consisting of the KLRB1, KLRC2, KLRC3, KLRD1, KLRK1, CD247, RRAS2, SH2D1B, LCK, MRPS6, SPRY4, CYBB, DUSP2, PDE4D, SH2D2A, GZMB, INSR, ITGAM, VCAN, CD163, P2RY10, CD226, MRPL10, ITPRIPL2, CD2, and NUDT16 genes.
US09771619B2
An miRNA expression signature comprising a set of one or more miRNAs associated with metastatic cancer is provided. In one embodiment, the expression signature is selected from the group consisting of miR-10b, miR-139-5p, miR-130b and miR-199b-5p. In some aspects, miR-199b-5p and miR-130b are overexpressed in metastatic cancer; and miR-10b and miR-139-5p are downregulated in metastatic cancer. Such an expression signature may be used in methods for predicting metastasis, risk for developing metastasis or a prognosis in a cancer. In another embodiment, a method for establishing such a cancer miRNA expression signature is provided.
US09771613B2
The invention provides improved methods for synthesizing polynucleotides, such as DNA and RNA, using enzymes and specially designed nucleotide analogs. Using the methods of the invention, specific sequences of polynucleotides can be synthesized de novo, base by base, in an aqueous environment, without the use of a nucleic acid template. Because the nucleotide analogs have an unmodified 3′ OH, i.e., as found in “natural” deoxyribose and ribose molecules, the analogs result in natural polynucleotides suitable for incorporation into biological systems.
US09771611B2
The invention relates to a method for detecting several different chromosomes or DNA regions in a cell in order to provide evidence for structural chromosomal aberrations, wherein the chromosomal aberrations have at least two breaking point regions within a chromosome, on the basis of directly or indirectly labeled nucleic acid fragments (probes), wherein: a first probe labeled with label A (probe A) and a second probe labeled with label B (probe B) flank a breaking point region 1, and form the fusion signals A-B; and two probes, a third and a fourth, each labeled with a label C (probes C), flank a breaking point region 2, and form the fusion signals C-C, wherein the above-mentioned fusion signals change in the event of a chromosomal aberration to fusion signals A-C and to fusion signals B-C.
US09771604B2
A genetically engineered yeast cell with enhanced activity of an EDC protein compared to that of a parent cell and capability of producing lactate, a method of producing the yeast cell, and a method of producing lactate by using the yeast cell.
US09771600B2
The present disclosure provides engineered polynucleotide sequences that form scaffolds and nucleoprotein complexes comprising such engineered polynucleotide sequences that form scaffolds and nucleic acid binding proteins. Nucleic acid sequences encoding the engineered polynucleotide sequences that form scaffolds, as well as expression cassettes, vectors and cells comprising such polynucleotide sequences, are described. A variety of methods for making and using the engineered polynucleotide sequences that form scaffolds are also disclosed.
US09771598B2
Provided are isolated polypeptides which are at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NOs: 496-794, 2898-3645, and 3647-4855, isolated polynucleotides which are at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NOs: 1-495 and 795-2897, nucleic acid constructs comprising same, transgenic cells expressing same, transgenic plants expressing same and method of using same for increasing fertilizer use efficiency, nitrogen use efficiency, yield, growth rate, biomass, vigor, oil content, photosynthetic capacity, seed yield, fiber yield, fiber quality, fiber length, and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant.
US09771589B2
Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for regulating hepatitis virus replication, involving a miR-130a RNA, a miR-130b RNA, a miR-204 RNA, a miR-1236 RNA, or a combination thereof.
US09771587B2
Described herein are compositions and methods for enhancing erythropoiesis in an individual in need thereof. Specifically agents that decrease the expression of Exosc8, Exosc9, Dis3, Dis3L or Exosc10, such as inhibitory nucleic acid molecules, produce an increase in red blood cell production in the individual.
US09771586B2
Efficient sequence specific gene silencing is possible through the use of RNAi technology. By selecting particular RNAi molecules by rational design, one can maximize the generation of an effective gene silencing reagent, as well as methods for silencing genes. Methods, compositions, and kits generated through rational design of RNAi molecules are disclosed including those directed to nucleotide sequences for ZNF205.
US09771581B2
Provided herein are antisense oligonucleotides that can effectively prevent or decrease c-myc protein expression as well as decrease overall rates of cell proliferation in in vitro and mammalian in vivo models of cell proliferative disorders as well as methods for using the same.
US09771571B2
Method, composition, kit and system for isolating amplifiable nucleic acid from specimens preserved in a liquid-based cytology preservative that contains formaldehyde. The technique relies on the use of 2-imidazolidone and a protease enzyme, such as proteinase K, at elevated temperatures. Advantageously, RNA can be isolated and used as a template in nucleic acid amplification reactions.
US09771570B2
The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having protease activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the proteases. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells, including plant and animal cells, comprising the nucleic acid sequences, as well as methods for producing and using the proteases, in particular the use of the proteases in animal feed.
US09771560B2
Disclosed are methods of inducing differentiation of stem into myogenic cells without gene manipulation and for inducing proliferation of satellite cells. The cells can be used as a source of cells for transplantation in a subject in need thereof. Also disclosed is a screening assay for screening test compounds using blastomere cultures.
US09771558B2
The invention relates in certain embodiments to a method for generating dendritic cells by employing temperatures below 37° C. during the development of progenitor cells and immature dendritic cells. In some embodiments the invention relates to populations of dendritic cells and its use.
US09771557B2
Provided is an electroactive structure for growing isolated differentiable cells comprising a three dimensional matrix of fibers formed of a biocompatible synthetic piezoelectric polymeric material, wherein the matrix of fibers is seeded with the isolated differentiable cells and forms a supporting scaffold for growing the isolated differentiable cells, and wherein the matrix of fibers stimulates differentiation of the isolated differentiable cells into a mature cell phenotype on the structure.
US09771552B2
A method of making a sherry wine-like beverage includes combining water, ethanol and a plurality of flavor compounds in an amount sufficient to impart the flavor of a sherry wine without the need for fermentation and/or aging.
US09771545B2
A compound having Formula (I), nC7—H15—O-(G)p-H, where G is a reducing sugar residue, and p is a decimal number ≧1.05 and ≦5. The method for preparing the compound and its use as a hydrotropic surfactant by making soluble, in an aqueous alkaline composition, at least one non-ionic surfactant having Formula (II), R—(O—CH(R′)—CH2)n-(0-CH2-CH2)m-0-H, where R is a straight, branched, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon radical including 8-14 carbon atoms, R′ is a methyl or ethyl radical, n and m are whole numbers ≧0 and ≦15, assuming that n+m≧0. Cleaning compositions containing 0.5% to 20% of compounds of Formula (I), 0.5% to 80% of compounds of Formula (II), 10-50 wt % of at least one alkaline agent, 15-89 wt % of water, and optionally, 10-50 wt % of at least one anti-limescale agent are useful for cleaning hard surfaces.
US09771542B2
The present invention provides a chromatographic separation process for recovering a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) product from a feed mixture, which process comprises passing the feed mixture through one or more chromatographic columns containing, as eluent, an aqueous organic solvent, wherein the temperature of at least one of the chromatographic columns through which the feed mixture is passed is greater than room temperature.
US09771541B2
The invention provides a lubricating composition containing an oil of lubricating viscosity and a sulfurized aromatic amine compound, especially sulfur coupled aniline. The invention further relates to methods of lubricating an internal combustion engine by supplying the described lubricating composition to the internal combustion engine. The invention further relates to the use of the sulfurized aromatic amine compound as a TBN booster and an antioxidant.
US09771536B2
Systems and methods of producing a solid fuel composition are disclosed. In particular, systems and methods for producing a solid fuel composition by heating and mixing a solid waste mixture to a maximum temperature sufficient to melt the mixed plastics within the solid waste mixture is disclosed.
US09771533B2
Systems, processes, and catalysts are disclosed for obtaining fuels and fuel blends containing selected ratios of open-chain and closed-chain fuel-range hydrocarbons suitable for production of alternate fuels including gasolines, jet fuels, and diesel fuels. Fuel-range hydrocarbons may be derived from ethylene-containing feedstocks and ethanol-containing feedstocks.
US09771527B2
A method for upgrading a petroleum feedstock using a supercritical water petroleum upgrading system includes introducing the petroleum feedstock, water and an auxiliary feedstock. The method includes operating the system to combine the petroleum feedstock and the water to form a mixed petroleum feedstock and introducing separately and simultaneously into a lower portion of an upflowing supercritical water reactor. The auxiliary feedstock is introduced such that a portion of a fluid contained within the upflowing reactor located proximate to the bottom does not lack fluid momentum. An embodiment of the method includes operating the supercritical water petroleum upgrading system such that the upflowing reactor product fluid is introduced into an upper portion of a downflowing supercritical water reactor. The supercritical water petroleum upgrading system includes the upflowing supercritical water reactor and optionally a downflowing supercritical water reactor.
US09771526B2
This invention provides a fluidized catalytic cracking apparatus and process for converting a hydrocarbon feedstock containing higher concentrations of Conradson Carbon Residue (CCR), metal impurities, etc into lighter products by employing two riser reactors in which the feed impurities are removed using an adsorbent in a first riser reactor and cracking a portion of first riser reactor liquid product in a second riser reactor to lighter products using the active catalyst thus eliminating the catalyst deactivation due to metal, impurities and FCC catalyst activity dilution effect to achieve a better conversion and higher catalyst longevity.
US09771518B2
An optical device is provided, which includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, and a liquid-crystal material disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate. The liquid-crystal material includes a photo responsive material with a chemical structure of: wherein A1 is A2 and A3 are independently X is halogen. R is H, C1-12 alkyl group, or C1-12 alkoxy group. R′ is C1-12 alkyl group.
US09771517B2
The liquid crystal light modulator includes a first substrate (10) and a second substrate (20) disposed between two polarizers, and a pair of electrode structures (24, 24). The substrates include homeotropic alignment films (12) and (22), and at least one of the substrates has a function of aligning C-directors of liquid crystal molecules along one direction. The one direction forms an azimuth angle in the range of 35 to 55 degrees with the direction of the electric field generated by the pair of electrode structures (24, 24). A liquid crystal composition layer (31) contains a ferroelectric liquid crystal composition having a chiral smectic C phase or a liquid crystal composition that has an achiral smectic C phase and negative dielectric anisotropy. Light transmittance is modulated by the electric field generated by the electrode structures (24, 24) changing the birefringence index of the liquid crystal composition layer (31).
US09771516B2
A substrate and a slurry for erosion control are disclosed. The substrate includes mulch and a cover composition including bentonite clay and cellulosic water dispersible polymer or starch. Other desired optional ingredients may also be included. Methods of controlling or reducing erosion control are also disclosed.
US09771511B2
A wellbore servicing composition comprising a base fluid, the base fluid comprising a substantially aqueous fluid, a brine, an emulsion, an invert emulsion, an oleaginous fluid, or combinations thereof, a quantity of template assisted crystallization beads, and a wellbore servicing fluid component, the wellbore servicing fluid component comprising a quantity of proppant, a quantity of gravel, or combinations thereof. A wellbore servicing system comprising a flowpath, the flowpath comprising at least one component of wellbore servicing equipment, and a conduit extending from the at least one component of wellbore servicing equipment to a wellbore, and a wellbore servicing fluid disposed within the flowpath, wherein the wellbore servicing fluid comprises a plurality of template assisted crystallization beads. A wellbore servicing method comprising forming a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a quantity of template assisted crystallization beads, and introducing the wellbore servicing fluid into a wellbore, a subterranean formation, or combinations thereof.
US09771494B2
A coating includes an organosiloxane polymer and a mesoporous silica material bonded with the organosiloxane polymer. A monomer of the organosiloxane polymer is and the surface of the mesoporous silica material includes a hydrophilic group. A method for manufacturing the coating includes the following steps. Provide an organosiloxane polymer polymerized from a plurality of organosiloxanes including a terminal functional group. Provide a mesoporous silica precursor including a surface functional group. The organosiloxane polymer and the mesoporous silica precursor are blended in a solution, so that the surface functional group reacts with the terminal functional group to form a bond, and a mesoporous silica material is formed, as well as the surface of the mesoporous silica material includes a hydrophilic group. A film including a thickness of 0.1-500 μm is formed by the coating.
US09771492B2
A composition of matter suitable for use as a road marking substance and a method thereof provides for the steps of mixing a binder mixture with a filler mixture, heating the mixed ingredients while mixing into a homogenous molten mixture and then extruding the molten mixture. The extruded material is cooled, cut into individual pellets, coated with an anti-clumping coating and packaged for use in making a road marking substance in situ. The binder can be alkyd-based or hydrocarbon based. The binder includes rosin resins, wax and a plasticizer, and a hydrocarbon resin is added for the hydrocarbon-based binder. The filler contains titanium dioxide, a pigment (if necessary) and ground calcium carbonate.
US09771491B2
The present invention provides a laminated film comprising a polyester film having a resin layer on at least one side thereof, wherein said resin layer contains at least metal oxide particles (A) having a number average particle diameter of 3 nm or more and 50 nm or less, and an acrylic resin (B), and a component (C1) derived from an oxazoline-based compound and/or a component (C2) derived from a melamine-based compound, and wherein said acrylic resin (B) contains a monomer unit (b1), a monomer unit (b2) and a monomer unit (b3). The present invention provides a laminated film which is excellent in transparency, suppression of interference pattern upon lamination of a high refractive index hard coat layer, adhesive property to a high refractive index hard coat layer, and adhesion under high temperature and high humidity conditions (adhesion under high temperature and high humidity conditions), at a low cost.
US09771489B2
An ultraviolet ray curable ink composition adapted to be ejected by using an ink jet method is provided. The ultraviolet ray curable ink composition includes a polymerizable compound and metal powder. The metal powder is constituted from metal particles subjected to a surface treatment with a fluorine type silane compound and/or a fluorine type phosphoric acid ester as a surface treatment agent. A polymerizable compound includes a monomer having an alicyclic structure. This makes it possible to provide the ultraviolet ray curable ink composition which has excellent storage stability, can provide excellent dispersion stability of the metal particles of the metal powder. A printed object is also provided. Such a printed object is produced by using the ultraviolet ray curable ink composition.
US09771488B2
A dispersion comprising a pigment, a polymer comprising a carboxyl group, a crosslinking agent capable of undergoing a crosslinking reaction with the carboxyl group, an inhibition agent comprising a tertiary amine, and a liquid carrier, wherein at least one of the mean particle size and the viscosity of the dispersion increases by less than 20% over about three months in sealed storage at ambient temperature, as determined by accelerated shelf life testing.
US09771486B2
Methods for making pigmented, curable, liquid ink compositions, and the ink compositions prepared from the methods are disclosed. The method includes adding at least one monomer and a dispersant to mixing vessel, and metering into the mixing vessel at least one pigment over a period of time. The method further includes adding at least one initiator and at least one curing agent, and then milling the composition. The pigmented, curable, high viscosity liquid ink compositions are suitable for digital offset printing.
US09771483B2
Corrosion inhibition systems, including coated substrates, coating materials and corrosion inhibition compounds, and methods of making the same are disclosed. These systems and methods include corrosion inhibition compounds that are responsive to corrosion at a surface, releasing active inhibitor groups upon a corrosion stimulus. The active inhibitor groups are selected to block corrosion at the surface by inhibiting oxidation reactions, reduction reactions and/or by forming a passivation layer.
US09771482B2
The present invention provides a corrosion-resistant structure for a high-temperature water system comprising: a structural material 1; and a corrosion-resistant film 3 formed from a substance containing at least one of La and Y deposited on a surface in a side that comes in contact with a cooling water 4, of the structural material 1 which constitutes the high-temperature water system that passes a cooling water 4 of high temperature therein. Due to above construction, there can be provided the corrosion-resistant structure and a corrosion-preventing method capable of operating a plant without conducting a water chemistry control of cooling water by injecting chemicals.
US09771458B2
Disclosed herein are compositions, comprising linear polydiorganosiloxanes having enhanced reactivity and their use to prepare polydiorganosiloxane-polyorgano block copolymers.
US09771455B2
A paving binder according to the present invention is used for a paving mixture for forming a pavement, including a polyamide resin having a weight average molecular weight, as measured by gel permeation chromatography of 2,000 or more and 10,000 or less and having an area, corresponding to a component having a molecular weight of 20,000 or more and 500,000 or less, of 0.5% or more and 12% or less of a total area in a chromatogram of molecular weight distribution as measured by gel permeation chromatography. Thus, tolerance for a severe temperature condition or loading condition can be improved, while ensuring convenience from the standpoint of laying such that the laying can be made by the conventional machine composition or laying system.
US09771451B2
The invention relates to an efficient continuous method for producing polycarbonates according to the phase interface method.
US09771448B2
An olefin resin having requirements (I) to (VI) is provided: (I) a grafted olefin polymer containing a main chain with an ethylene/α-olefin copolymer and a side chain with a propylene polymer; (II) the ratio P wt % of propylene polymer is from 5 to 60 wt %; (III) when the ratio of the amount of a component(s) having a peak temperature of a differential elution curve as measured by CFC using o-dichlorobenzene of less that 65° C., to the amount of (β) taken as E wt %, the value a represented by an equation (Eq-1), is 1.4 or more; (IV) the melting point (Tm) is 120 to 165° C. and the glass transition temperature (Tg) is −80 to −30° C., as measured by DSC; (V) the hot xylene-insoluble content is less than 3 wt %; and, (VI) the limiting viscosity as measured in decalin at 135° C. is 0.5 to 5.0 dl/g.
US09771444B2
Provided herein is a polymer comprising greater than or equal to about 70 wt % units derived from ethylene, less than or equal to about 30 wt % units derived from propylene, and less than about 5 wt % of units derived from C4-C20 alpha-olefins, and having the following properties: crystallinity derived from ethylene; a heat of fusion of about 20 to about 85 J/g; a polydispersity index (Mw/Mn) of less than about 2.5; a reactivity ratio of about 0.5 to about 1.5; a proportion of inversely inserted propylene units based on 2, 1 insertion of propylene monomer in all propylene insertions, as measured by 13C NMR of less than 0.5 wt %; and a branching index greater than about 0.5
US09771434B2
Various organic molecules, ingredients and compositions are prepared from Stevia rebaudiana plant. The compositions can be used as bulking agents, and sweeteners in foods, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
US09771428B2
Methods are provided for treating a subject with for an intracellular pathogen infection, by administering an agent that reduces the binding of CD47 on a infected cell to SIRPα on a host phagocytic cell, in an effective dose for increasing the phagocytosis of infected cells.
US09771408B2
The present invention relates in general to therapeutic fusion proteins useful to treat lysosomal storage diseases and methods for treating such diseases. Exemplary therapeutic fusion proteins comprise a lysosomal enzyme, a lysosomal targeting moiety, e.g., an IGF-II peptide, and a spacer peptide. Also provided are compositions and methods for treating Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIB (Sanfilippo B Syndrome), comprising a targeted therapeutic fusion protein comprising alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase (Naglu), a lysosomal targeting moiety, e.g., an IGF-II peptide, and a spacer peptide.
US09771402B2
The field of this invention relates to methods for combining genetic elements such that the activity of one of the elements provides a means for identifying, enriching, selecting for, or enhancing the activity of a second element. The invention also includes specific elements and combinations of elements.
US09771400B2
A natural protein, specifically silk fibroin or sericin, is chemically modified such that it can be rendered photoactive, but which otherwise has similar structure and attributes as silk fibroin or sericin. This chemically modified silk conjugate can be patterned using radiant energy to produce patterned silk materials which may be used for a wide variety of applications such as making micro and nanoparticles of different shapes and functionalities for drug delivery, creating new forms of intricate 3D scaffolds for tissue engineering, and forming substrates for flexible bio-electronics.
US09771393B2
Disclosed are novel bioactive peptides derived as antagonists to a fire ant receptor for a pheromone biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide/pyrokinin (PBAN/pyrokinin) gene derived neuropeptide ligand. Also disclosed are methods of controlling fire ants with the bioactive peptides disclosed herein. Methodological approaches to screening peptide libraries for the presence of PBAN/pyrokinin ligands are also provided herein.
US09771392B2
Compounds of general formula (I): R1-Wn-Xm-AA1-AA2-AA3-AA4-AA5-AA6-AA7-AA8-AA9-Yp-Zq-R2 (I) their stereoisomers, mixtures thereof and/or their cosmetically or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, preparation processes, cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions which contain them and their use in medicine, particularly in the treatment and/or prevention of pain, inflammation, itching, neurological, compulsive and/or neuropsychiatric diseases and/or disorders and in processes of treatment and/or care of the skin, hair and/or mucous membranes mediated by neuronal exocytosis.
US09771391B2
The invention described herein pertains to processes for preparing tubulysins and derivatives thereof. The invention described herein also pertains to processes for preparing tubulysin conjugates. The invention described herein also pertains to processes for preparing intermediates for preparing tubulysin conjugates. In one step, the alpha-thiazolyl alcohol is protected with triethylsilyl chloride in the presence of imidazole in an aprotic solvent.
US09771390B2
The present invention provides novel processes for the preparation of regadenoson having the formula (I). In some embodiments, the intermediates for the synthesis of regadenoson are also provided.
US09771389B2
The present invention relates to new macrolide derivatives, in particular new tylosin derivatives of the formula (IIa), a pharmaceutical or veterinary composition comprising the derivatives; a method for preparation thereof; a method for treating and/or preventing bacterial infections in an animal, wherein the method comprises administering the derivatives or the composition; and a use of the derivatives for the manufacture of medicaments for treating and/or preventing bacterial infections in an animal.
US09771379B2
The present invention is directed to compounds, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds which are disclosed, wherein the compounds have the structure of Formula I, wherein the variables R1, R2, R3, R4 and X are as defined in the specification. Corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment, methods of synthesis, and intermediates are also disclosed.
US09771374B2
Provided herein are compounds of the formulas (I) and (II): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of Retinoic Acid Receptor-Related Orphan Receptor regulated diseases and disorders.
US09771365B2
A compound of the formula I wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, are useful as a pesticides.
US09771356B2
The present invention relates to compounds which modulate (e.g., inhibit) the activity of beta-hydroxylase (e.g., Asparatyl (asparaginyl) β-hydroxylase (ASPH)), including novel 2-aryl-5-amino-3(2H)-furanone and 2-heteroaryl-5-amino-3(2H)-furanone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods for their synthesis, and methods of using these compounds to modulate the activity of ASPH in an a cell-free sample, a cell-based assay, and in a subject. Other aspects of the invention relate to use of the compounds disclosed herein to ameliorate or treat cell proliferation disorders.
US09771352B2
The present invention relates to novel 5-(hydroxyalkyl)-1-phenyl-1,2,4-triazole derivatives, to processes for the preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and to the use of such compounds or compositions for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular and renal diseases.
US09771346B2
A salt represented by formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group or a C1 to C12 hydrocarbon group in which a methylene group may be replaced by a —O— or —CO—; m and n independently represent 1 or 2; Ar represents an optionally substituted phenyl group; Q1 and Q2 independently represent a fluorine atom or a C1 to C6 perfluoroalkyl group, A1 represents a single bond, a C1 to C24 alkanediyl group or the like, and Y represents an optionally substituted C1 to C18 alkyl group or monovalent C3 to C18 alicyclic hydrocarbon group, and a methylene group therein may be replaced by a —O—, O— or —SO2—, provided that the alkyl group or the alicyclic hydrocarbon group has at least one substituent, or at least one methylene group contained therein is replaced by a —O—, —CO— or —SO2—.
US09771341B2
Provided herein are piperazine carbamates and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful as modulators of MAGL and/or ABHD6. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of pain.
US09771340B2
2-aminothiazole derivatives represented by formula (I), where R1 and R2 represent cycloalkyls, respectively; or R1 represents a substituted aromatic group, and R2 represents H, a C1-C11 alkyl, —CH2Ph (benzyl), or a methyl ether including a C1-C11 alkyl. R3 is a substituent including an amino group. X represents a carbonyl or a methylene and n is an integer from 0 to 5.
US09771330B2
Compounds of Formula I or II: are described, along with pharmaceutical compositions containing the same and methods of using such compounds for the treatment of cancer.
US09771325B2
The present invention provides novel tricyclic compound of Formula I or its stereoisomer or ester or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and preparation thereof useful for treatment of cancer.
US09771324B2
The present invention provides a method of forming N-hydroxysuccinimide ester-functionalized paracyclophane. The present method is carried out by adding 4-carboxyl-paracyclophane into N,N′-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) and N-Hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) to form N-hydroxysuccinimide ester-functionalized paracyclophane. The present invention further provides a chemical film on a substrate and a method of forming the same, wherein the chemical film includes N-hydroxysuccinimide ester-functionalized poly-para-xylylene.
US09771317B2
There is provided a process for the preparation of Lacosamide in a particular polymorphic form, which process involves the isolation of a salt of formula I: according to the methods defined in the application.
US09771308B2
Olefins and diolefins, such as 1,3-butiadiene, may be produced by a method utilizing a series of bromination and dehydrobromination reactions. Bromine may be reacted with n-butane to form dibromobutane. The dibromobutanes may be dehydrobrominating to form 1,3-butadiene. The method may include reacting butene with bromine to form bromobutenes, and dehydrobrominating the bromobutenes to form 1,3-butadiene. The method may include reacting butene with hydrogen bromide in the presence of oxygen to form bromobutenes, and dehydrobrominating the bromobutenes to form 1,3-butadiene. The method may include reacting butene with bromine to form dibromobutanes, and dehydrobrominating the dibromobutanes to form 1,3-butadiene.
US09771294B1
Methods, systems and apparatus for producing continuous basalt fibers, microfibers, and microspheres from high temperature melts are disclosed. A cold crucible induction furnace is used to super heat crushed basalt rock to form a melt. The melt is cooled prior to forming a fiber. The fiber produced from the superheated melt possesses superior properties not found with conventional basalt fibers produced in gas furnaces. In some implementations, the superheated melt is spun into continuous basalt fibers. In some implementations, the superheated melt is blown into microfibers and microspheres.
US09771293B2
A sludge treatment system, comprising a pump (1), an ozone generation device, an ejector (2) and pipe reactors (3). The pump (1), the ozone generation device, the ejector (2) and the pipe reactors (3) are sequentially connected by pipes. An oxygen generator (4) and an ozone machine (5) are arranged within the ozone generation device, and are connected by a pipe. The ozone generation device is used for providing ozone into the pipe reactors (3). The inner surfaces of the pipe reactors (3) are coated with a catalyst layer used for increasing the oxidative capacity of the ozone on the sludge. Spiral fin plates (6) allowing a fluid to generate a spiral flow are arranged within the pipe reactors (3). Also disclosed is a sludge treatment method using the present sludge treatment system. The present system has a high ozone utilization rate, and a low ozone input proportion.
US09771291B2
The invention relates to a process for working up alkaline waste water which is formed during washing of crude nitrobenzene obtained by nitration of benzene, wherein (i) the alkaline waste water is heated under an increased pressure with respect to atmospheric pressure with exclusion of oxygen and is then cooled and expanded; (ii) the waste water obtained in (i) is purified further by stripping with a stripping gas and the stripping gas stream loaded with impurities is then cooled to a temperature of from 10° C. to 60° C.; and (iii) the liquid process product obtained in (ii) by cooling the stripping gas stream loaded with impurities is separated into an aqueous and an organic phase and the organic phase is used further in an aniline production process.
US09771289B2
A water cleaning system 1 includes an aerobic region 90 including breeding water 9 containing organic matter and oxygen, an aerobic layer 6 linking with the aerobic region 90 and inhabited by aerobic bacteria, a facultative anaerobic layer 5provided adjacent to the aerobic layer 6 and inhabited by facultative anaerobic bacteria, an obligatory anaerobic layer 4 provided adjacent to the facultative anaerobic layer 5, inhabited by obligatory anaerobic bacteria, and made of andosol 40, an anaerobic space 3 having an anaerobic environment, allowing the obligatory anaerobic bacteria inhabiting the obligatory anaerobic layer 4 and products therefrom to flow therein, and a tube 18 as linking means linking the anaerobic space 3 and the aerobic region 90.
US09771288B2
Systems and methods for treating multi-component waste streams. In general, systems and methods described herein employ a first chamber and a second chamber separated by a barrier and a filtration component that is fluidically connected to the first and second chambers. A waste stream to be treated will flow into the first chamber for treatment of the carbon-containing waste, then into the filtration component for the separation of the stream into a solid waste fraction and a liquid waste fraction.
US09771284B2
Embodiments of the invention provide for treating arsenic contaminants in an in situ environment. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a stabilized oxidizing agent can be prepared, for instance a stabilized liquid hydrogen peroxide agent, as can an aqueous chelated iron solution. Both the stabilized oxidizing agent and the aqueous chelated iron solution can be alternately introduced into the in situ environment contaminated with arsenic by way of alternate injection screens into the in situ environment so as to remediate the arsenic contamination of the in situ environment.
US09771283B2
A method for extending the use of water during the production of products for human consumption in food production facilities for an extended period of time of at least two production days and up to seven production days by delivering an initial chemical charge at the beginning of each production day to return the process water to the desired antimicrobial solution concentration to provide acceptable antimicrobial control of the process water over the extended period of time. The method providing acceptable antimicrobial control in the processing of any protein or non-protein based food products that require batch or continuous chilling as part of the production process. The length of time that the water may be used in a processing tank may be dramatically and safely increased before the processing tank is emptied for cleaning, sanitizing and refilling.
US09771282B2
Disclosed are a composition for an electrode binder of a capacitive deionization apparatus including at least one a hydrophilic polymer and a bifunctional cross-linking agent having a hydroxy group or a carboxyl group at both terminal ends, and at least one anion exchange group therein, and the bifunctional cross-linking agent being cross-linkable with the at least one hydrophilic polymer, an electrode for a capacitive deionization apparatus including the composition, a capacitive deionization apparatus including the electrode, and a method of removing ions from a liquid by using the capacitive deionization apparatus.
US09771277B2
An evaporative system for separating solid salt from a saline solution is provided. The system comprises conveyor belts arranged to move the saline solution and evaporate water from it, using natural solar radiation, reflected solar radiation, mechanically induced evaporation and heat storing materials, which accumulate heat during the day and release the heat during the night to allow continuous production. The system may be adapted to different saline solution sources and terrain conditions as well as to varying meteorological conditions. The conveyor belts may be interspaced by separators that remove from the saline solution each type of salt as it solidifies on the corresponding conveyor belt. Conveyor belts may further be used to deliver the solid salt or wastes back to saline solution source.
US09771276B2
A system and method for evaluating a flow pattern and downstream process for proper selection of screen type, opening and size for optimal screenings capture, operation time and capital outlay. The end result is a properly designed system that effectively protects downstream equipment and may save the customer money throughout the entire plant.
US09771271B2
The present invention relates to a silica sol having a pH above about 10, molar ratio of SiO2:M2O, in which M is alkali metal, of from about 6:1 to about 16:1, concentration of soluble silica above about 3000 mg SiO2/l, and S-value of from about 18 to about 40%. The invention further relates to a process for producing a silica sol which comprises acidifying an aqueous alkali metal silicate solution to a pH of from 1 to 4 to form an acid sol, alkalizing the acid sol by addition of aqueous alkali metal silicate solution to obtain an intermediate sol and interrupt the addition of aqueous alkali metal silicate solution when the intermediate sol has reached a pH of from about 5 to about 8, stirring the intermediate sol for a time period of from about 10 to about 6000 seconds without addition of aqueous alkali metal silicate solution, alkalizing the intermediate sol by addition of aqueous alkali metal silicate solution to obtain a silica sol having a pH above about 10 and molar ratio of SiO2:M2O, in which M is alkali metal, of from about 6:1 to about 16:1, and optionally adding an aluminum compound to the acid sol, intermediate sol or silica sol. The invention further relates to a silica sol obtainable by the process of the invention. The invention further relates to the use of the silica sol as a flocculating agent, in water purification and in producing paper and board. The invention further relates to a process for producing paper and board which comprises: (i) providing an aqueous suspension comprising cellulosic fibers; (ii) adding to the suspension one or more drainage and retention aids comprising the silica sol; and (iii) dewatering the obtained suspension to provide a sheet or web of paper or board.
US09771270B2
A method and system of igniting one or more filaments for silicon production includes applying an output voltage to the one or more filaments using a transformer connected with the one or more filaments. In addition, the method includes supplying, in combination with the application of the output voltage, a current to a primary winding of the transformer via a choke to limit the current to a first predetermined current threshold range. The combination of the supplied current and applied output voltage allows a predetermined output range to be generated from a power supply device initially required to ignite the one or more filaments.
US09771268B2
The present invention relates to a nano-diamond dispersion solution and a method of preparing the same. The method of preparing a nano-diamond dispersion solution comprises the following steps: providing a nano-diamond aggregation; mixing the nano-diamond aggregation with a metal hydroxide solution and stirring the mixture such that the nano-diamond aggregation is separated, to obtain a mixture solution; stabilizing the mixture solution such that the mixture solution is separated into a supernatant and precipitates; and extracting the supernatant and precipitates.
US09771263B2
Crystals of semiconductor material having a tuned band gap energy and method for preparation thereof
The present invention provides a semiconductor crystal comprising a semiconductor material having a tuned band gap energy, and methods for preparation thereof. More particularly, the invention provides a semiconductor crystal comprising a semiconductor material and amino acid molecules, peptides, or a combination thereof, incorporated within the crystal lattice, wherein the amino acid molecules, peptides, or combination thereof tune the band gap energy of the semiconductor material.
US09771253B2
The present application provides a beverage dispensing system using a sweetener. The beverage dispensing system may include a sweetener source with the sweetener therein, one or more rotating or stationary components positioned about a flow of the sweetener, and a component wash system positioned about the one or more rotating or stationary components to wash off the sweetener thereon.
US09771247B2
In one aspect of the disclosure, a cylinder-driven lifting mechanism of a compaction machine includes a cylinder having a first end and a second end, a fixed pulley set, a movable pulley set, a rope having a head end, and a tail end configured to connect a compaction hammer. The first end of the cylinder is connected to a vehicle body of the compaction machine and the second end of the cylinder is connected to the movable pulley set. The rope is wound on the fixed pulley set and the movable pulley set and is then connected to the compaction hammer. When the cylinder performs extension and refraction movement, the movable pulley set moves with the cylinder, the distance between the movable pulley set and the fixed pulley set increases or decreases, and the compaction hammer connected to the tail end of the rope is lifted up or dropped respectively.
US09771235B2
A folding machine for folding a stack of sheets, the folding machine comprising: a frame; mechanism for pre-folding a stack of sheets along a crease line into a main plane such that a booklet with a straight back is obtained; mechanism for keeping the pre-folded booklet relative to the frame; mechanism for finishing the fold; and a transport plate having a leading edge around which the stack of sheets is folded, the transport plate being movable along the mechanism for pre-folding and the mechanism for finishing the fold.
US09771230B2
A sheet conveyance device (1) includes a feed tray (20), a feeding unit (50), a stopper (30), a first abutted portion (41), and an impact reducing mechanism (10). Sheets are loaded on the feed tray (20). The feeding unit (50) feeds the sheets. The stopper (30) is rotatably supported on the feeding unit (50) and rotates when pressed by the sheets inserted into the feed tray (20). The stopper (30) comes into contact with the first abutted portion (41) in association with the rotation of the stopper (30). The impact reducing mechanism (10) reduces impact applied to the first abutted portion (41) by the stopper (30).
US09771219B2
A conveyor belt, in particular a pouch conveyor belt, with a first layer, which comprises a material with high flexibility, and to a conveying installation, in particular a pouch conveying installation, with such a conveyor belt.
US09771210B2
A capsule, including: a deformable casing defining a cavity containing an initial product joined to a fluid for making a final product; a nozzle associated with the casing to inject the fluid of a brewing machine, the nozzle having a longitudinal side wall being provided with at least one outflow opening to the cavity, and the nozzle having an end wall provided with a second opening enabling the final product to exit from the cavity.
US09771201B2
A glove packaging comprises a container for holding the gloves and a barrier positioned to cover at least a portion of an opening in the container. The barrier protects the gloves from airborne particles and other materials or contaminants that may contaminate the gloves prior to removal from the packaging. The barrier also includes an antimicrobial material for protecting the gloves from microorganisms, pathogens or other materials or contaminants that come in contact with the barrier to further reduce the possibility of contamination.
US09771199B2
A pet food composition comprising a supplement is provided. The supplement can comprise a Probiotic component, a cocoa butter component, and a sweetener component. A process for making the supplement can comprise providing a sweetener component, a cocoa butter component, and a Probiotic component, mixing the cocoa butter component and Probiotic component to form a mixture in a temperature and humidity controlled chamber; mixing the mixture with the sweetener component in the temperature and humidity controlled chamber to form a final mixture; optionally mixing in a colorant with the final mixture; and cooling the final mixture. A package for the supplement can comprise a secondary container housing a primary container, which houses a supplement. An array of packages is also provided.
US09771169B2
A preconditioned air unit for supplying preconditioned air to an aircraft parked on the ground, the preconditioned air unit comprising a housing accommodating a flow duct with an air inlet for ambient air and an air outlet for connection to the parked aircraft, a blower connected with the flow duct for generation of an air flow from the air inlet toward the air outlet, at least one refrigeration system, each of which includes at least one compressor, at least one condenser, at least one expansion valve, and at least one evaporator connected in a flow circuit containing a refrigerant, and wherein the at least one evaporator interacts with the air flow in the flow duct, and at least one variable frequency driver for power supply of at least one of the at least one compressor of the at least one refrigeration system.
US09771168B2
An aircraft light comprises a housing, at least one light source to be cooled, the at least one light source being arranged in the housing, a heat sink element thermally coupled to the at least one light source and defining a cooling surface exposable to a cooling airstream for the cooling airstream to flow along the cooling surface in a flow direction. The cooling surface extends between upstream and downstream end portions spaced apart in the flow direction and means for generating a pressure difference between the upstream and downstream end portions of the cooling surface. Due to the pressure difference, a cooling airstream flowing along the cooling surface is created.
US09771162B1
An unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) is configured with a redundant power generation system on-board the UAV. A redundant power system on-board the UAV can selectively utilize an auxiliary power source during operation and/or flight of the UAV. The power system on-board the UAV may include a battery and at least one auxiliary power source comprising a combustion engine. The combustion engine on-board the UAV may be selectively operated to charge the battery when a charge level of the battery is below a full charge level, and/or to power one or more propeller motors of the UAV.
US09771161B2
A beam with a hybrid cross-sectional structure is provided. The beam includes a first section having a first cross-sectional I-beam structure, a second section having a second cross-sectional box-beam structure and a third section. The third section is interposed between the first and second sections and incorporating the first and second cross-sectional I-beam and box-beam structures.
US09771152B2
A spar for a rotor blade assembly is provided including a generally hollow tubular body. A spacer protrudes from at least one surface of the body along a length of the body. A hole extends through the body and the spacer. The hole is configured to align with a through hole in an adjacent flexbeam assembly. The spacer is configured to contact a surface of the adjacent flexbeam assembly to create a match fit between the body and the flexbeam assembly.
US09771149B2
A gate departure system for an aircraft includes an electric traction motor for driving a wheel of a main landing gear assembly of the aircraft on only one side of the aircraft; and a controller selectively connected to a starter-generator of an auxiliary power unit (APU) and to the traction motor to control flow of electrical power to either the starter-generator for starting of the APU or the electric traction motor for driving the wheel.
US09771148B2
An airport terminal gate traffic management system is provided that maximizes efficiency and safety of passenger transfer and aircraft servicing and minimizes aircraft time parked at a terminal. Aircraft are driven forward into and out of gates by controllable landing gear wheel non-engine drive means and parked in a parallel or perpendicular orientation relative to the terminal that facilitates passenger transfer through a maximum number of aircraft doors. Passenger transfer and aircraft servicing may begin upon aircraft arrival using all available accessible aircraft doors. Departing aircraft may be turned by an unassisted pilot and driven forward with the controllable non-engine drive means to a takeoff runway. Airport terminal aircraft gate traffic is most effectively and efficiently managed when a significant number of aircraft using an airport are equipped with non-engine drive means controllable to move them into and out of a parking orientation optimal for passenger transfer.
US09771139B2
A Shipboard Auditory Sensor (SAS) for detection and classification of acoustic signaling at sea is capable of detecting whistles blasts from other vessels in accordance with Rules 34 and 35 of COLREGS to support autonomous operations in a maritime environment.
US09771135B2
A bionic pectoral fin propelling device based on a planetary gear train, including a frame, a power source (1), a propelling part (2), left and right maneuvering parts (3), a fixed support plate (4), a movable support plate (5), a left pectoral fin (6), a right pectoral fin (7), a fish body (8), and a tail fin (9). The fixed support plate (4) and the movable support plate (5) are installed on the frame parallel to each other; the fixed support plate (4) is located in front of the movable support plate (5); and the left and right maneuvering parts (3) are located between the fixed support plate (4) and the movable support plate (5). The present invention solves the problem that the two pectoral fins are not synchronized, realizes variable speed propelling and left/right maneuvering, facilitates increasing the bearing capacity of the propelling device, and is particularly suitable in limited space applications.
US09771131B2
A vessel for e.g. well intervention or deep sea lowering, comprises a moon pool and a hoisting arrangement for lowering and retrieving items, in particular equipment, tools, and/or supplies or modules comprising the same, through the moon pool, into respectively from the sea and onto respectively from the seabed or an installation on the seabed. The vessel further comprises one or more guides for laterally retaining items inside the moon pool, preferably at least two guides positioned on opposite sides of the moon pool.
US09771130B2
A skid frame for a snowmobile is disclosed including a generally planar skid surface extending between front and rear idler wheels. The front and rear idler wheel are offset from one another and define a longitudinal direction. A track encircles the skid frame having the skid surface positioned over a center of the track such that a major longitudinally extending portion of the track that is coextensive with the skid surface has first and second unsupported lateral portions on either side of the skid surface. The first and second unsupported lateral portions extend in the horizontal direction at least 25 percent of a width of the track. A suspension arm member may mount the skid rail and include mount portions for mounting to a tunnel and spanning a distance at least twice the width of the longitudinal beam.
US09771129B2
A bicycle control device is basically provided with a housing, a base member, a user operating member and a fixing member. The housing has an internal space. The base member is at least partially disposed in the internal space and pivotally arranged relative to the housing about a first axis. The user operating member is adjustably mounted to the base member and partially disposed in the internal space. The user operating member has a user contacting portion. The fixing member fixes the user operating member to the base member at one of at least a first position and a second position.
US09771128B2
A bicycle crank assembly is provided with a first sprocket, a second sprocket, a crank arm, a sprocket fixing structure and an alignment tube. The first sprocket includes a plurality of first teeth and at least one first mounting portion having a first mounting opening. The second sprocket includes a plurality of second teeth and at least one second mounting portion having a second mounting opening. The crank arm includes at least one sprocket attachment portion having a third mounting opening. The sprocket fixing structure secures the first and second sprockets to the crank arm via the first, second and third mounting openings. The alignment tube extends through at least two of the first, second and third mounting openings.
US09771125B1
A disk brake device has a fixing member, a housing, two brake pads, a driving assembly, and a pushing element. The driving assembly is mounted on the housing and has an axle, a driving arm, a driving disk, a pushing disk, multiple driving elements, and a spring. The driving disk is mounted securely on and around the axle. The pushing disk is mounted rotatably on and around the axle. Each of the driving disk and the pushing disk has a side facing each other and multiple guiding recesses defined in the side. Each guiding recess has a deep end and a shallow end. The driving elements are held respectively in corresponding guiding recesses. The pushing element is mounted between the driving assembly and the fixing member and abutting against one of the driving assembly and the fixing member.
US09771124B2
A bicycle includes a frame, a charging circuit carried by the frame and configured to capture energy associated with movement of the bicycle, a power module carried by the frame, and a switch disposed electrically between the charging circuit and power module. The power module, in response to an indication that the bicycle is travelling downhill, closes the switch to enable energy transfer between the charging circuit and power module.
US09771118B2
A vehicle includes a steering force transmission including a steering force input, a steering shaft that is connected to the steering force input and which is supported by a first shaft support so as to turn about a rear steering axis, a connector that is connected to the steering shaft and displaced as the steering shaft turns, and a relay shaft that is connected to the connector to turn about a front steering axis as the connector is displaced, which is supported by a second shaft support that is provided ahead of the first shaft support to turn a right front wheel and a left front wheel as the second shaft support turns. The first shaft support is fixed to a portion of a body frame that extends to the rear from the link support so that the rear steering axis of the steering shaft is disposed behind a movable range of a rear cross element of a linkage in relation to a front-and-rear direction of a middle upper axis.
US09771111B2
A spare wheel lift mechanism is provided for a motor vehicle. That spare wheel lift mechanism includes a holder for receiving and holding the spare wheel and a support for the holder. The support is displaceable between a wheel storage position within a storage compartment of the motor vehicle and an access position wherein the spare wheel projects at least partially outside the body of the motor vehicle for easy access. A method of assisting an individual with access to a spare wheel stored in a storage compartment of a motor vehicle is also provided.
US09771108B2
A vehicle assembly is provided. The vehicle assembly includes a roof panel, a bodyside panel and a bolt. The roof panel and bodyside panel collectively form a roof ditch. The bolt includes a stud that has first and second distal portions. The first and second distal portions include first and second threaded portions, respectively. The first distal portion extends outwardly from one of the roof and bodyside panels and the second distal portion extending outwardly from the other of the roof and bodyside panels and into the roof ditch.
US09771093B2
A folding wagon having a basket within which to carry articles and/or small children and a collapsible frame to enable the wagon to be folded between an expanded open configuration at which the basket is outstretched and a compact closed configuration at which the basket is collapsed. The wagon also has pairs of front and rear wheels that are spaced outwardly from the front and rear of the wagon so as to lie ahead of and behind the basket. A handle is connected to the top of the basket at the front of the wagon. When the wagon is folded to its compact closed configuration, the pairs of front and rear wheels are positioned in axial alignment to facilitate transport and/or storage. With the wagon folded, the axially-aligned pairs of wheels and the handle form a stand for supporting the wagon in an upright position.
US09771084B2
A vehicle is provided including an electronic power steering system, an electronic throttle control system, and a stability control system.
US09771083B2
A cognitive mirror apparatus includes an imaging device configured to capture a plurality of images, a controller configured to determine a cognitive state of a user; and a cognitive mirror configured to display a virtual reflection comprising one or more of the plurality of images, wherein the virtual reflection of the cognitive mirror is determined using the cognitive state of a user.
US09771079B2
A method includes measuring a parameter indicative of a measured torque in a PTO clutch, determining an incremental torque based at least in part on proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control logic, determining a command torque, wherein the command torque is a sum of the measured torque and the incremental torque, generating a control signal, wherein a current of the control signal corresponds to the command torque and a pressure in a cylinder of the PTO clutch, providing the control signal to the PTO clutch, reducing the incremental torque if an engagement power exceeds an engine power output, and ceasing engagement if an energy absorbed by the clutch exceeds an energy rating of the PTO clutch.
US09771073B2
An ACC system and method for controlling a vehicle are disclosed. An adaptive cruise control (ACC) system includes: a radar sensor unit which detects an object around a vehicle and a movement detector which measures a driving speed and acceleration of the vehicle and a determination unit which determines a stopped object to be a stopped vehicle when the stopped object is detected in front of the vehicle and a surrounding vehicle detected around the vehicle is detected to decelerate on the basis of the measured driving speed and acceleration and a controller which regards the stopped vehicle as a preceding vehicle and performs deceleration control.
US09771066B2
A backward driving control method of a hybrid vehicle is disclosed. The backward driving control method includes: confirming the driving mode of the vehicle, if a shift lever is located at a position R; comparing the tilt of a road surface with a predetermined tilt, as a result of confirmation of the driving mode, if the driving mode is a motor driving mode; and engaging a first gear as a shift stage and driving a motor in a reverse direction, as a result of comparison of the tilt, if the tilt of the road surface is below the predetermined tilt.
US09771065B2
A vehicle control system for reducing shocks resulting from restarting an engine under EV running mode. The vehicle control system is applied to a vehicle including an engagement device that selectively connect the engine with the powertrain, and a motor adapted to generate a drive force and connected with the powertrain. In the vehicle, a first mode is selected to propel the vehicle by the motor while interrupting the torque transmission between the engine and the powertrain and stopping the engine, and a second mode is selected to propel the vehicle by the motor while allowing the torque transmission between the engine and the powertrain and stopping the engine. The vehicle control system selects the second mode if a control response of at least any of the engagement device and the motor is estimated to be out of a predetermine range when the vehicle is running while stopping the engine.
US09771064B2
Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle driveline are presented. In one example, pressures applied to two different clutches are coordinated such that a pressure boost phase of a driveline disconnect clutch does not occur at a same time as a pressure boost phase of a transmission shifting clutch.
US09771056B2
A vehicle control device corrects the amount of brake control according to the degree of stall prevention requests such that the brake control amount is matched to a travel state. For example, when the vehicle body speed is low, the vehicle body is often traveling a road surface that is difficult to travel, and the degree of stall prevention requests is small. In such cases, the vehicle control device exhibits LSD effects and increases ground-covering properties by executing vehicle wheel slip control based on stronger brake control, while increasing safety properties by better enabling generation of deceleration. Then, as the vehicle body speed increases, because it is conceivable that the vehicle body is leaving a place that is difficult to travel and the degree of stall prevention requests is high, the vehicle control device executes switching such that brake control is lowered.
US09771051B2
An engagement-side flange portion, one of a pair of flange portions on the respective axial ends of a webbing-take-up portion of a take-up drum, is positioned to face engagement teeth and includes a projecting portion formed to project radially outward from its peripheral edge that faces a pawl when the pawl moves to reach engagement position with the engagement teeth. Outer peripheral diameter of engagement-side flange portion is smaller than inner peripheral diameter defined with tip ends of engagement teeth. Maximum outer peripheral dimension formed by the projecting portion and engagement-side flange portion is larger than inner peripheral diameter defined with tip ends of engagement teeth. In a state where the take-up drum is attached to a housing, the projecting portion projects radially outward over inner peripheral diameter defined with tip ends of engagement teeth that is located at axially outward side of the projecting portion.
US09771049B2
A cushion of a passenger air-bag apparatus includes a cushion body section including an upper chamber portion that is deployed downwardly along a windscreen from a roof, and a lower chamber portion that is formed to be connected with a lower portion of the upper chamber portion, is formed to be in contact with an upper portion of a crush pad, and formed to be deployed toward a seated person; and an inner tether section installed inside the cushion body section to divide the upper chamber portion and the lower chamber portion, and configured to have a communication hole portion forming a path through which the air is introduced from the upper chamber portion to the lower chamber portion.
US09771046B2
Provided is a curtain airbag apparatus capable of preventing a head of an occupant from being moved forward at the time of an oblique collision of the vehicle. To this end, a curtain airbag apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: an auxiliary airbag which is coupled to the curtain airbag, is inflated when gas flows into the auxiliary airbag, and protrudes into the interior of a vehicle; and a support panel which is coupled to the curtain airbag and the auxiliary airbag, and supports the protruding auxiliary airbag.
US09771039B2
A vehicle front structure is provided. The vehicle front structure includes a front bumper beam having a plurality of brackets that extend in the downward direction of a vehicle and coupling components that protrude forward from ends of the respective brackets. A stiffener is horizontally disposed on the coupling components and vertical pins vertically pass through the stiffener from the coupling components.
US09771038B2
A notification device includes an identification information acquisition section that acquires identification information output from an in-vehicle device in response to a change of a vehicle condition, a sound source data acquisition section capable of performing an acquisition operation of acquiring sound source data from an outside, a storage section capable of storing the sound source data for notification acquired by the sound source acquisition section and association data in which the identification information and the sound source data for notification are associated with each other, and a control section that outputs the sound source data for notification on the basis of the association data when the identification information acquisition section acquires the identification information. The sound source data acquisition section and the storage section are provided in a mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal is provided with an association data edit section capable of editing the association data.
US09771035B2
Harness systems for a mining vehicle are disclosed. One system includes a first harness having a first plurality of wires coupled together and a first length. The system further comprises a second harness having a second plurality of wires coupled together and a second length, wherein at least one of the first plurality of wires is conductively coupled to at least one of the second plurality of wires. The second length spans a distance no greater than the first length. The second harness may be placed in a high risk area, which may be selected based upon at least one of one or more characteristics of the mining vehicle or a location of the high risk area within the mining vehicle.
US09771022B2
A display apparatus for a vehicle includes a virtual image display device, a detection device, and a picture control device. The virtual image display device emits predetermined light to permit a windshield or a combiner to reflect the predetermined light towards an eye of a driver. The emitted predetermined light is to display a picture. The virtual image display device displays the picture in a displayed area as a virtual image; the picture appears ahead of the vehicle. The detection device detects a target that is an obstacle or an intersection. The picture control device displays the picture to appear below the target in the displayed area, and then moves the picture to a position corresponding to the target apparently while decreasing at least a width of the picture.
US09771015B2
A ratchet buckle, which is configured to connect a first strap and a second strap, includes a controlling device, an operating device connected to the first strap, a reel passing through the controlling device and the operating device along an axial line, the second strap wound around the reel, at least one ratchet set mounted on the reel, the reel being not rotated relative to the ratchet set, and a pawl device. When the user wants to unwind the second strap from the reel, the user moves and rotates the controlling device smoothly with only one hand thereof; therefore, it's very convenient for the user to operate. The special structure making the ratchet set unidirectionally rotatable, and it doesn't need any further structure, so that it is lighter and has lower cost.
US09771005B2
A raising mechanism is adapted for a child safety seat. The child safety seat includes a base and a backrest disposed on the base. The raising mechanism includes a front raising block, a rear raising block, and a driving member. A front end of the front raising block is connected to the base. A rear raising block is connected to the front raising block. The front raising block and the rear raising block form a seating portion cooperatively. The driving member is movably disposed on the base or the backrest. The driving member drives the front raising block and the rear raising block to raise the seating portion. Therefore, the raising mechanism improves sitting comfort and safety and has advantages of simple structure, low manufacturing cost, and easy operation.
US09770990B2
An energy generating and storage system used with an electric vehicle, having batteries, and at least one accumulator charging means connected to the batteries. The accumulator charger includes at least one alternator or generator and air induction turbines. Each air induction turbine includes a free-wheeling member in induction communication with the alternator or generator. Rotation of the free-wheeling members results in rotation of a rotating member in communication with the alternator or generator for producing electrical energy. The air induction turbines are preferably mounted at a front-end location of the vehicle, such as the vehicle's front grill. Air flowing through the free-wheeling members results in rotation of the free-wheeling members and production of the electric energy supplied to the vehicle's motor.
US09770983B2
A portable hand converter for enabling foot-free operation of a conventional motor vehicle. An upper assembly includes a support plate enabling attachment to the steering column of a motor vehicle and a pivotally attached handle. Two adjustable action arms, pivotally connected to the handle, each include a threaded rod slideable within a hollow tube and an adjustable lock nut for adjusting the length of the action arm. A lower end of each action arm is pivotally connected to a pedal clamp assembly. The pedal clamp assemblies enable connection of the lower end of each action arm to one of the foot-operated pedals of a motor vehicle. Attaching the support plate to the steering column and the pedal clamp assemblies to the brake pedal and gas pedal respectively, and adjusting the length of the adjustable action arms enables total control of the motor vehicle by the operator's hands.
US09770976B1
A filler pipe bracket of an aluminum pickup truck includes a two-tiered body, a first side member, and a second side member. The two-tiered body includes a first layer defining a first pipe aperture and a second layer defining a second pipe aperture. The first side member extends from the first layer and includes a first mount flange oriented for securing to a portion of an inner pickup box frame. The second side member extends from the second layer and includes a second mount flange for fastening to another portion of the inner pickup box frame. The first pipe aperture may be sized to receive a diesel fuel pipe and the second pipe aperture may be sized to receive a diesel exhaust fluid pipe.
US09770967B2
A vehicle battery mounting structure includes: an energy absorption member that is provided at a vehicle body lower side of a floor panel, and that includes a first side wall portion sloping toward a vehicle body upper outside at a vehicle width direction inside of the energy absorption member, as viewed from a vehicle body longitudinal direction; and a battery frame made of resin that is disposed at the vehicle width direction inside of the first side wall portion, that supports a battery, and that includes a second side wall portion sloping toward the vehicle body upper outside at the vehicle width direction outside of the battery frame, as viewed from the vehicle body longitudinal direction, and facing the first side wall portion in the vehicle width direction.
US09770966B1
An impact resistant cover for a vehicle including a set of top pads, a set of left pads and right pads, a front pad, and a rear pad. Each pad includes a waterproof outer layer, an impact resistant middle layer, a soft bottom layer, and hook and loop fasteners. Each left, right, front and read pad includes a strap with a hook. The pads removably attach to each other to form the cover. The strap and hook secure the cover to the vehicle. The impact resistant middle layer absorbs the force delivered by the hail. The soft bottom layer prevents damage to the vehicle by the cover. The cover is modular so that any number of pads may be used to accommodate vehicles of different sizes and shapes. The impact resistant middle layer can be composed of polystyrene foam, fiberboard, air bubble plastic, or an inflatable rubber bladder.
US09770957B2
A suspension coil spring that is to be installed between an upper side pedestal and a lower side pedestal of a strut type suspension for a vehicle includes a coil spring main body such that, in an installation state, an upper coil end is disposed on the upper side pedestal and a lower coil end is disposed on the lower side pedestal, the upper side pedestal and the upper coil end contact at two upper contact points, and the lower side pedestal and the lower coil end contact at one lower contact point. The two upper contact points are separated in a front-to-rear direction of the vehicle. The one lower contact point is disposed at a position that is in a direction toward outside the vehicle from a plane that passes through the two upper contact points and that is parallel to a coil central axis.
US09770948B2
A display section displays a shift indicator in a smaller size than that in a normal state at the start of display (upon switching the display) of the shift indicator. After that, the display section gradually enlarges a size of the shift indicator until it has a larger size than that in the normal state, and then gradually reduces the size of the shift indicator until it has the size in the normal state, thereby starting the display of the shift indicator in the size in the normal state. This operation provides a display device through which a driver can readily recognize the current shift position.
US09770942B2
A soundproof wheel includes a soundproofing device which is mounted to an inner peripheral surface of a rim section of the wheel. The soundproofing device is provided with: a fixing ring which is fitted in and fixed to a groove formed in the inner peripheral surface of the rim section; an elastic body section which is adhered to an outer peripheral surface of the fixing ring, is disposed within the groove, and has a plurality of elastic body pieces; and an additional mass section which is adhered to an opposite side of the elastic body section with respect to the fixing ring, is disposed within the groove, and has a plurality of additional mass pieces. The soundproofing device includes a plurality of dynamic vibration absorbers, each having an elastic body piece and an additional mass piece. This soundproof wheel allows for reduction in wheel vibration noise and is highly durable.
US09770941B2
The present disclosure relates to a wheel cover assembly for a wheel assembly of a vehicle. The wheel cover assembly can include a bracket configured to be mounted onto the wheel assembly, an outer ring configured to be coupled with the bracket, and an inner cover removably couplable with the outer ring. The inner cover can comprise at least one attachment mechanism having a spring element, a catch and a handle, where the spring element can bias the catch to engage with the bracket or the outer ring to removably secure the inner cover to the outer ring.
US09770935B2
An optical security component designed to be observed in a spectral observation band of between 380 nm and 780 nm by direct reflection, comprising an observation face and identifiable information, the component successively including, starting from the side opposite the observation face, a first support layer, identification elements obtained by printing an absorbent material in at least part of the visible spectrum, with a low refractive index, to reproduce at least part of the identifiable information, at least part of the identification elements being structured on one of their faces opposite the face across from the support layer, to form a first subwavelength grating, a second layer, with a high refractive index, covering the first support layer and the identification elements, and a third layer, with a low refractive index, transparent in the observation spectral band of the component.
US09770924B2
A printing unit in a sheet-fed printing machine includes a printing cylinder, an upstream transfer cylinder and a downstream transfer cylinder. The transfer cylinders each include a device for decelerating/accelerating a sheet. The device, in particular, includes at least one gripper bar being movable in a substantially radial direction to change the tangential speed of the gripper bar and thus of the sheet. A printing unit of this construction allows the sheets to be transported at a lower speed and at a shorter distance from one another during the printing process, resulting in a better print quality and a higher throughput of the machine. A sheet-fed printing machine including such a printing unit is also provided.
US09770917B2
Provided is a liquid injecting apparatus equipped with a liquid injecting head, which is mounted on a carriage and moved reciprocally in a widthwise direction of a target, and a valve unit, which is mounted on the carriage to be supplied with liquid via a supply passage from a liquid retainer and to supply liquid to the liquid injecting head. The valve unit has a pressure chamber connected to the liquid retainer via the supply passage; a valve, which opens or closes the supply passage to supply liquid to the pressure chamber; and a flexible film member, which is displaced based on a negative pressure generated as liquid in the pressure chamber decreases to thereby operate the valve.
US09770912B2
The invention relates to an ink cartridge comprising a liquid ink, an extraction system for the liquid ink and a container for the liquid ink, the container having a non zero water vapor transmission rate, the liquid ink occupying a first region 411 of the container, the ink cartridge further comprising a second liquid, the second liquid occupying a second region 421 of the container, whereby the first and the second region are separated, and whereby the extraction system is in communication with the first region but is not in communication with the second region.
US09770910B2
An image forming system includes a fluid applicator unit, a substrate positioning unit, and a fluid collector assembly. The fluid collector assembly includes a collector substrate, a collector advancement unit, and a collector control module. The fluid applicator unit may apply fluid to a substrate. The substrate positioning unit may position the substrate in a printzone to receive the fluid from the fluid applicator unit such that a first portion of the fluid remains on the substrate and a second portion of the fluid does not remain on the substrate. The collector substrate may collect the second portion of the fluid in the printzone below the substrate. The collector advancement unit may advance the collector substrate along a collector transport path below the substrate in the printzone. The collector control module may control the collector advancement unit to selectively advance the collector substrate along the collector transport path in response to application of the fluid to the substrate by the fluid applicator unit.
US09770906B2
A continuous ink jet print head (10), including: an ink droplet generator (116) configured to emit an ink droplet (158) along an undeflected droplet flight path (30); a charge electrode (118) configured to impart a charge to the ink droplet; deflector plates (120A, 120B) adjacent the undeflected droplet flight path, downstream from the charge electrode, and configured to deflect the ink droplet to a deflected droplet flight path that lies within a range of deflected flight paths bounded by at least deflected droplet flight path and a most deflected droplet flight path; a gutter (122) configured to receive an ink droplet traveling along the undeflected droplet flight path; and an ink buildup sensor (102) configured to detect an accumulation of ink (140) relative to a droplet flight path disposed within the range of deflected flight paths.
US09770905B2
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a wiring substrate; and a liquid ejecting head, in which the liquid ejecting head includes a plurality of electrodes, an ejecting unit, and a non-ejecting unit, the wiring substrate is connected to the plurality of electrodes, the ejecting unit includes a driven element which is displaced due to a signal waveform applied to an electrode which is provided so as to correspond to at least one of the plurality of electrodes, a pressure chamber, and nozzles, the non-ejecting unit is provided so as to correspond to at least another electrode among the plurality of electrodes, and does not include at least one of the nozzle, the driven element, and the pressure chamber, and the signal waveform which is applied to an electrode which corresponds to the non-ejecting unit is designated by a dummy signal in the printing data.
US09770900B2
An inkjet recording apparatus includes a calculation section, a selection section, and a recording head. The calculation section calculates respective densities of first regions in pairs included in the image. The selection section selects dot patterns corresponding to the respective first regions according to the respective densities of the first regions. The recording head ejects ink onto a sheet based on a dot pattern corresponding to a region of the image other than the first regions and the dot patterns corresponding to the respective first regions. The first regions in pairs corresponds to end portions in pairs among a plurality of end portions of the image that each extend in a conveyance direction of the sheet. The dot patterns corresponding to the respective first regions each have a density lower than a corresponding one of the densities of the respective first regions calculated by the calculation section.
US09770893B2
A method for folding a fastener during a high speed manufacturing process and maintaining the fastener in a folded configuration throughout the high speed manufacturing process. The method includes obtaining an article that has a foldable fastener and moving the article in the machine direction during the high speed manufacturing process. The foldable fastener has first and second opposing surfaces, a web and at least one engaging member joined to the web. The method includes applying a frangible bonding agent to a first portion of the first surface of the fastening system; folding the fastening system such that the frangible bonding agent contacts a second portion of the first surface of the fastening system; and allowing the frangible bonding agent to cool at a temperature of less than 60° C.
US09770890B2
A thin film production apparatus which includes: a substrate feeding mechanism configured to continuously feed a substrate; a substrate receiving mechanism configured to receive the substrate; a substrate conveying mechanism; a film formation roller; a first film formation source configured to form a first thin film on a film formation surface of the substrate traveling on an upstream side of the film formation roller in a substrate conveyance direction along the substrate conveying mechanism; and a second film formation source configured to form a second thin film on a roller circumferential surface of the film formation roller. The film formation roller is placed so that the second thin film is joined to the first thin film. The second thin film is formed to a greater thickness and/or at a higher deposition rate than the first thin film.
US09770888B2
A laminated glazing used as a head-up display screen includes two sheets of glass and a viscoelastic plastic interlayer arranged between the sheets of glass. The interlayer includes at least one layer made of viscoelastic plastic with vibro-acoustic damping properties. The interlayer has a cross section that decreases in a wedge shape from the top to the bottom of the glazing. A resonant frequency f2 of the second resonance mode of a laminated glazing bar with a surface area of 25 mm×300 mm composed of two glass sheets each 2.1 mm thick, between which is incorporated the interlayer, determined by measuring the mechanical impedance (MIM) at 20° C. according to standard ISO 16940, is between 760 Hz and 1000 Hz and the loss factor η2 of the second resonance mode of the same bar, determined by MIM under the same conditions, is greater than or equal to 0.25.
US09770875B2
An apparatus for forming a serration pattern on a light guide plate having a top surface emitting a light, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and at least one side surface, arranged between the top surface and the bottom surface, as an incident surface. The apparatus includes a base plate supporting the bottom surface of the light guide plate; a fixing plate facing the top surface of the light guide plate with a predetermined interval; and a serration core transferring the serration pattern onto the at least one side surface of the light guide plate by a thermal pressing process causing a thickness deformation of the light guide plate. Further, the fixing plate induces a changed thickness of the light guide plate to be uniform by limiting a thickness change amount of the light guide plate to the predetermined interval.
US09770871B2
Method and apparatus for layup placement on a layup structure is provided. The method includes iteratively loading a layup for the layup structure on a support frame of a saddle module; aligning the saddle module with a pre-selected registration position corresponding to a predetermined application path on the layup structure; and impressing the layup into forced contact with the layup structure along the predetermined application path using a predetermined application force. The apparatus includes a plurality of saddle modules configured to operate in unison, wherein the plurality of saddle modules is configured to receive a pre-selected composite material layup.
US09770870B2
A manufacturing method of a structure includes, in this order: providing a layer constituted by a support member and a modeling layer by bringing a regulating surface of a regulating member into contact with the modeling layer provided on a surface of an intermediate transfer member, pouring a material for the support member which becomes the support member to fill the periphery of the modeling layer while the regulating surface abutting the modeling layer, and solidifying the material for the support member; removing the regulating member from the layer constituted by the support member and the modeling layer.
US09770864B2
A method of partially insulating an interior space of a pre-formed fluted core panel is disclosed herein. The fluted core panel includes a first facesheet, a second facesheet spaced apart from the first facesheet, and webs between the first facesheet and second facesheet. The interior space is defined between the first facesheet, the second facesheet, and adjacent webs. The method includes positioning a spacer in a first portion of the interior space, positioning a membrane between the spacer and a second portion of the interior space, and positioning insulation in the second portion of the interior space. Additionally, the method includes pressing the membrane against the spacer, curing the membrane, and removing the spacer from the first portion of the interior space.
US09770862B2
A compact method for forming strong hermetic bonds and seals. Such bonds are made simply and with no intervening adhesives, by directly melting a thermoplastic polymer against or between two surfaces of thermoset materials.
US09770859B2
A cross-head die assembly for use with an extruder is described. The cross-head die assembly includes: an inlet section having an inlet for communicating flow from the extruder to one or more flow channels formed in a support block; and an outlet, a removably mounted die located at the outlet and in fluid communication with the one or more flow channels; said support block further comprising an interior slot extending from a first side of the support block to an outlet passageway; a removable cassette positioned in the interior slot, wherein the front end of the removable cassette is positioned to seal the outlet passageway of the slot so that the slot is isolated from the flow.
US09770849B2
A method of making a sandwich-type, compression-molded, composite component having improved surface appearance is provided. Resin skins and a core of a blank or stack of sandwich materials are heated to a softening temperature of the resin. A compression mold is provided including component-forming, upper and lower dies with opposing molding surfaces cooperating to define a mold cavity. The heated blank or stack is allowed to cool in the mold cavity until inner surfaces of the skins are bonded to top and bottom surfaces of the core to seal core cavities. Air in the sealed cavities urges softened portions of the skins inwardly towards the cavities of the core as the air in the cavities cools. A vacuum is applied at a first outer surface of the blank or stack in the mold cavity sufficient to prevent debossing and improve appearance of the first outer surface.
US09770848B2
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a low density inorganic powder insulator having a low density molded structure using expanded perlite without a binder and a mold machine for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a technology of uniformly dispersing perlite particles having a shape of irregular fragments of glass using expanded perlite to form a framework among synthetic silica to improve molding strength even at a low density, thereby reducing thermal conductivity (conduction and convection blocking) due to a low density and an increase in a specific surface area. Further, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a low density inorganic powder insulator having a molded structure using economical expanded perlite having excellent physical properties by compression-molding a clad sheet material using a mold machine having a porous plate and a filter so as to remove pressure and air, which are generated during compression due to the use of the clad sheet material having low specific gravity and a large specific surface area, from a molded product or manufacturing the clad sheet material into a compressed clad sheet using a compression roller, and a mold machine for manufacturing the same.
US09770839B1
A cutting station includes a plurality of actuator driven cutting blades for separating seals which have been formed as a mat of connected individual seals. The cutting station also includes a plurality of actuator driven pins which bear against and break away a runner portion of the mat thus freeing the individual seals.
US09770834B2
The present invention discloses a plate-type utility knife comprising a blade carrier, a blade structure and a cover plate, wherein, the blade structure is mounted on the front part of the blade carrier, between the blade carrier and the cover plate, the cover plate makes the blade structure fixed on the blade carrier. The blade carrier includes a main blade carrier plate and a front blade carrier plate, the front blade carrier plate is located in front of the main blade carrier plate, a vacancy that contains the blade structure is arranged on the front side of the main blade carrier plate, the blade structure is arranged in the vacancy, a space for containing the cover plate is arranged on the front side of the front blade carrier plate, the cover plate is mounted in the space. The blade carrier includes a back blade carrier plate, the main blade carrier plate is located between the front blade carrier plate and the back blade carrier plate.
US09770831B2
A cable drawn from a lower arm of a robot into a first upper arm part of an upper arm is further drawn out to an exterior space of the robot through a first hole of a second upper arm part. The cable is drawn in contact with a sidewall part of the second upper arm part, and is disposed in a wrist arrangement portion through a second hole. A slack part is formed taking account of a length of the cable pulled by a wrist when the wrist pivots in the wrist arrangement portion, and the cable is drawn to a tool through a through hole of the wrist.
US09770826B2
A force detecting device includes a first base section, a second base section, and a charge output element arranged between the first base section and the second base section. The charge output element includes a first board formed by a Y-cut quartz plate and a second board formed by a Y-cut quartz plate. The boards are laminated in a direction orthogonal to the normal an attachment surface of the second base section. The force detecting device detects an external force on the basis of a first output corresponding to a shearing force in a first detection direction orthogonal to the laminating direction of the first board and a second output corresponding to a shearing force in a second detection direction orthogonal to the laminating direction of the second board and crossing the first detection direction.
US09770818B2
A fastener driver tool powered by a pressurized power source having a supply of compressed fluid includes a magazine associated with the tool for storing and supplying fasteners to a tool nose. A cylinder in the tool has a reciprocating piston associated with a driver blade sequentially engaging fasteners from the magazine as they are fed into tool nose. A control system is configured for directly electrically controlling a flow of compressed fluid for driving the piston.
US09770816B2
An angle wrench has a simple structure and is capable of accurately measuring rotation angle. The angle wrench is used for tightening an object to be tightened by means of the rotation angle method, and includes a handle having a grip; a head section having a tightening head for tightening the object to be tightened, and a tail section that extends from the tightening head pivotally supported with respect to the handle via a head pin; torque-detecting mechanisms for detecting when the torque for tightening the object being tightened reaches the specified torque; and a rotation angle-measuring section for measuring the rotation angle of the angle wrench in a tightening action, on the basis of the angular velocity of the angle wrench around the axis of the object being tightened, after the torque-detecting mechanism has detected that the specified torque has been reached.
US09770807B1
Embodiments of the invention relate to non-cylindrical polycrystalline diamond compacts (“PDCs”), and methods of fabricating such non-cylindrical PDCs without substantially undercutting a cemented carbide substrate thereof from an overlying polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) table thereof. According to various embodiments, a PDC includes a PCD table including an upper surface and a table non-cylindrical lateral periphery. The PDC includes a cemented carbide substrate bonded to the PCD table. In an embodiment, the cemented carbide substrate includes a substrate non-cylindrical lateral periphery that is not substantially undercut from the table non-cylindrical lateral periphery of the PCD table. In an embodiment, the PDC includes at least one alignment feature positioned on the cemented carbide substrate and/or the PCD table.
US09770805B2
A method of increasing a roughness of coiled tubing injector blocks that includes providing a pair of gripper blocks each having a gripper surface configured to grip coiled tubing within an injector head and increasing a first roughness on the gripping surfaces to a second roughness. A coating may be applied to the gripping surfaces to increase the roughness. The coating may be chromium carbide, molybdenum boride, iron boride, titanium boride, or a transitional metal boride. The gripping surfaces may be treated to increase the roughness to a second roughness. The gripping surfaces may be blasted by abrasives or shot peened to increase the roughness. The second roughness may be greater than 20 μm. A system to inject coiled tubing into a wellbore may include an injector head, coiled tubing, and at least two gripper blocks having a gripping surface with a roughness of at least 20 μm.
US09770800B2
The different advantageous embodiments may provide an apparatus comprising a vision system, a drilling tool, and a system controller. The vision system may be configured to generate data about a number of laser signatures on a surface of a workpiece. The drilling tool may be configured to drill a number of holes in the surface of the workpiece. The system controller may be configured to generate drilling instructions for the drilling tool using the data generated by the vision system.
US09770797B2
A tool positioning and holding mechanism includes a mounting frame, a feed member, a tool support, a positioning member, an elastic member, and a blocking member. The feed member is slidably mounted on the mounting frame. The tool support is fixed on the feed member and defines a receiving hole to receive the tool. The positioning member is pivotally coupled to the tool support and partially received in the tool support. The elastic member is located between the positioning member and the tool support. The blocking member is fixed on the mounting frame and includes a pushing portion configured to resist the positioning member. The feed member can move the positioning member to allow detachment of the positioning member from the pushing portion, and upon detachment of the positioning member, the positioning member is configured to rotate under an elastic force of the elastic member to position the tool.
US09770792B2
One aspect of this disclosure provides a heat exchanger that comprises a first panel half coupled to a corresponding second panel half that form a passageway having at least a first chamber adjacent an inlet end of the passageway and a second chamber and overlapping interference patterns formed in each of the first and second panel halves that extend along at least a portion of the length of the passageway and located between at least the first and second chambers.
US09770790B2
A metal sheet laser welding clamp comprising a laser wavelength transparent body having a laser welding portion, the laser welding portion including an upper solid portion for transmitting laser wavelengths to a lower cavity portion for interfacing with a top metal sheet within a stack of metal sheets during a laser welding operation.
US09770788B2
A composition for welding or brazing aluminum comprises silicon (Si) and magnesium (Mg) along with aluminum in an alloy suitable for use in welding and brazing. The Si content may vary between approximately 4.7 and 10.9 wt %, and the Mg content may vary between approximately 0.20 wt % and 0.50 wt %. The alloy is well suited for operations in which little or no dilution from the base metal affects the Si and/or Mg content of the filler metal. The Si content promotes fluidity and avoids stress concentrations and cracking The Mg content provides enhanced strength. Resulting joints may have a strength at least equal to that of the base metal with little or no dilution (e.g., draw of Mg). The joints may be both heat treated and artificially aged or naturally aged.
US09770782B2
An uncoiling and blanking method includes uncoiling a coiled strip, straightening, cutting off the leading end, moving into a looper, moving out of the looper, then cleaning the surface of the coiled strip, and flattening; conveying the coiled strip on a pinch roller to perform laser cutting and blanking, wherein dual static laser cutting heads are used for cutting the coiled strip during the laser cutting, and the cut-away waste materials fall down from the cutting region and are conveyed to the outside; and after the completion of cutting, finally cutting off the obtained sheets from each other, receiving them by a receiving device and conveying same on a conveying belt to a picking up and stacking region to stack the sheets. An uncoiling and blanking method of the present invention adopts laser static cutting, can effectively improve the operation speed and yield by means of cooperative operation of two laser cutting heads, replaces the die blanking method, and has no die or maintenance cost associated therewith, requires no die stacking space, has a more flexible operation mode, simplifies the layout of the production line, and is easy to handle.
US09770779B2
A low-cost tip dressing cutter causing no accumulation of swarf around a breaker is provided. A surface of a breaker 5 facing a cutting plate 4 corresponds to a recessed surface 52. The diameter of the recessed surface 52 gradually decreases with increasing distance from the outer periphery of the recessed surface 52 facing the cutting plate 4 in a direction opposite to the cutting plate 4. A through hole 51 is formed at the center of the breaker 5, A screw 6 inserted through the through hole 51 is screwed to a fastening hole 33a of a holder 3 to attach the cutting plate 4 to the breaker 5.
US09770771B2
A method for fabricating a micromechanical part from a substrate in which the part is fabricated by providing a plurality of fasteners between the part and the substrate, the fasteners being sacrificial, characterized in that the fasteners include at least one hinge at the end of each fastener located beside the part, and in that the method includes a step of breaking the sacrificial fasteners. The micromechanical parts employing this type of sacrificial fastener are also described.
US09770764B1
A clamp comprises first and second jaws that provide contact surfaces. The first jaw is elongated and has a longitudinal bore. The jaws are transversely hinged to maintain bore perpendicularity.
US09770759B2
Techniques for forming highly stretchable electronic interconnect devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating an electronic interconnect device includes forming a layer of an adhesion material onto a surface of a substrate material capable of elastic and/or plastic deformation. The formed layer of the adhesion material has a plurality of adhesion material portions separated from one another on the surface of the substrate material. The method also includes depositing a layer of an interconnect material onto the formed layer of the adhesion material. The deposited interconnect material has regions that are not bonded or loosely bonded to corresponding regions of the substrate material, such that the interconnect material may be deformed more than the adhesion material attached to the substrate material. In certain embodiments, the interconnect material can also include a plurality of wrinkles on a surface facing away from the substrate material.
US09770748B2
The invention relates to an apparatus for sampling rolled metal strips wound up into a coil (1), in particular in the thickness range of >12 mm, comprising a coil rotator and an apparatus (6) for separating the sample from the metal strip (4), characterized in that the coil rotator has at least two rotatable supports (2, 3), preferably trough rollers arranged in a lower quadrant of the coil (1) lying on the coil rotator, and also an outer guide (5) for the metal strip, the outer guide (5) extending angularly around the coil (1) by more than 180° in a region downstream of the downstream support (3) in an unwinding direction of the metal strip and is provided with means (7) for reducing friction of the metal strip on an inner surface of the outer guide (5). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method of sampling rolled metal strips wound up into a coil (1), in particular in the thickness range of >12 mm, with a coil rotator and an apparatus (6) for separating the sample from the metal strip, preferably by an apparatus according to the invention.
US09770746B2
[Object]To provide a rolling apparatus capable of accurately detecting a rolling direction force applied to a work roll chock.[Solution]A rolling apparatus for flat-rolled metal materials including a pair of upper and lower work rolls 1 and 2 includes a pair of work roll chocks 5 and 6 configured to hold the respective work rolls 1 and 2, housings 10 configured to hold the work roll chocks, and rolling direction force measurement devices 21, 22, 23, and 24 configured to measure rolling direction forces. The rolling direction force measurement devices include a plurality of load detection devices on an entry side or an exit side of the work roll chocks in a rolling direction, and the plurality of load detection devices are provided to one of the housings, and the plurality of load detection devices are disposed in a manner that, during rolling of the flat-rolled metal materials, at least two of the load detection devices are arranged adjacent to each other in a draft direction facing a side surface of a corresponding one of the work roll chocks. In this case, the at least two load detection devices are disposed in a manner that a line extending in the rolling direction and including a roll axis, which is a point of effort of a rolling direction force, is interposed between the at least two load detection devices in the draft direction.
US09770745B2
The invention relates to a roller device (50) having a stand and two roller sets having at least two rollers (52, 53, 54, 55) disposed in a stand (51) of the roller device, wherein a roll material (56) can be fed between two rollers (53, 54) of the two roller sets for rolling, wherein at least the rollers (52, 53) of a roller set can be displaced in the rolling direction relative to the stand (51), wherein adjustment means are provided between a roller bearing for receiving the rollers and the stand, each on both sides of the roller bearing. It is thereby particularly advantageous if the circumferential speeds of the rollers, such as the working rollers, are different.
US09770741B1
A pipe cleaning apparatus for cleaning the insides of pipes, tubes, and conduits having a pipe support assembly. The pipe support assembly having a plurality of cradles positioned side-by-side to support oilfield pipe. The pair of cradles has C-shaped clamping members, engaging the opposite sides of a pipe and locking the pipe within the pair of cradles. A pipe feeder delivers the oilfield pipe to a plurality of cradles and a pipe receiver receives the oilfield pipe from the plurality of cradles. The pipe cleaning apparatus has a plurality of lances positioned side by side to penetrate the oilfield pipe. The plurality of lances are affixed to a mill, an air-driven tube cleaner, and a water jet nozzle. A pair of pipe conveyors moves the oilfield pipe from one pair of cradles to another pair of cradles.
US09770736B2
A dosing dispenser for dispensing a material comprising a housing, a container moveably arranged in the housing and including the material, a pump unit, and an applicator for material output. The housing includes an actuation member which facilitates moving the container in the housing relative to the pump unit, so that the pump unit is activatable by the container for suctioning and dispensing the material. The actuation member is formed by an opening in the housing for manual access to the container in order to move the container in a linear manner. Alternatively, the actuation member is configured as a slider element which is inserted into an opening of the housing and coupled with the container, wherein the slider element is translatorically moveable in the opening so that the container is moveable back and forth by the sliding movement of the slider element in order to activate the pump unit.
US09770723B2
A method of operating hydrocyclone comprising a separation chamber which in use is arranged to generate an internal air core for affecting a material separation process, comprises measuring both a vibrational parameter of the separation chamber and a stability parameter of the internal air core during operation of the hydrocyclone. The measurements are compared against predefined corresponding parameters which are indicative of a stable operation of the hydrocyclone and an operational parameter of the hydrocyclone is adjusted dependent on the comparison.
US09770721B2
A 3-dimensional PDMS cell sorter having multiple passages in a PDMS layer that follow the same path in a DEP separation region and that are in fluid communication with each other within that region. The passages may differ in width transverse to the flow direction within the passages. Flat plates may sandwich the PDMS layer; each plate may have a planar electrode used to generate a DEP field within a sample fluid flowed within the passages. The DEP field may concentrate target cells or particulates within one of the passages within the DEP separation region. The passages may diverge after the DEP-separation region, leaving one passage with a high concentration of target cells or particulates. Techniques for manufacturing such structures, as well as other micro-fluidic structures, are also provided.
US09770714B2
According to one embodiment, an analysis package including a board including an electrical terminal, an analysis chip provided at the board, the chip including a detector for detecting a particle, a flow channel of a sample liquid for particle detection to the detector, and a liquid receiver for introducing the sample liquid into the flow channel, a mold provided to cover the board on which the analysis chip is provided, the mold comprising an opening above the liquid receiver, a first shield layer provided on a back surface of the board, and a second shield layer provided to be attachable and detachable on an opposite side to the analysis chip of the mold, the second shield layer being electrically connected to a part of the electrical terminal.
US09770713B2
A nucleic acid analysis device which can determine a DNA sequence has a flowcell in which two or more DNA fragment clusters of two or more DNA fragments having identical nucleotide sequences are immobilized. At least a part of the flowcell is made of a transparent material. An irradiation unit irradiates a part in which the DNA fragment clusters are immobilized. The device has a lens for collecting fluorescence, and a light-detection element. A solution containing only dATP having a fluorescently modified phosphate terminal among four bases, a solution containing only dCTP having a fluorescently modified phosphate terminal among the four bases, a solution containing only dGTP having a fluorescently modified phosphate terminal among the four bases, a solution containing only dTTP having a fluorescently modified phosphate terminal among the four bases, and a buffer solution are sent sequentially to where the DNA fragment clusters are immobilized.
US09770711B2
The invention provides novel manganese catalysts such as [Mn(tBuPc)], which are general for the amination of all types of C(sp3)-H bonds (aliphatic, allylic, propargylic, benzylic, ethereal), including strong 1o aliphatic C—H bonds, while achieving excellent chemoselectivity, stereospecificity, and high functional group tolerance. We demonstrate the late-stage diversification of bioactive complex molecules that encompass the range of C(sp3)-H bond types, such as selective 1o C—H aminations of betulinic acid and pleuromutilin derivatives. The catalysts' unprecedented balance of reactivity and selectivity is in part attributed to its mechanism of C—H amination that lies between stepwise and concerted.
US09770709B2
The present invention generally relates to compositions comprising and methods for forming functionalized carbon-based nanostructures.
US09770706B2
A catalyst for performing carbon dioxide reforming of methane to produce syngas, that includes cobalt, nickel and magnesium oxides disposed a support.
US09770703B1
A method and composition of matter for detecting and decontaminating hazardous chemicals, the composition of matter including: a magnetic material for any of chemisorbing, molecularly dissociating, or decomposing a hazardous chemical, wherein the magnetic material changes its magnetic moment upon any of chemisorption, decomposition, and molecular dissociation of the hazardous chemical and the change in magnetic moment is used to detect the presence of the hazardous chemical, and wherein the hazardous chemical includes any of toxic industrial chemicals, chemical warfare agents, and chemical warfare agent related compounds.
US09770701B2
The invention relates to packed contact devices used in heat/mass exchange column apparatuses in which the processes of rectification, distillation, absorption, and extraction are run, and can be applied in the oil refining, petrochemical, chemical, gas-processing, and food-manufacturing industries. A contact device for carrying out heat/mass exchange and separation of phases in sectional cross-flow packed columns in gas/liquid and liquid/liquid systems comprises a plurality of identical contact elements assembled one upon another in one or more rows in blocks held together by spokes and vertical posts, with formation of walls in the column body that are restricted on horizontal end faces by horizontal segmental baffles conjugated in an arc with the column body; thereat, arranged between the walls are liquid distributors having a perforated part, an additional baffle, deflector plates, and vertical support plates. The space between the lower and upper walls is sealed by means of battens.
US09770688B2
A nanocomposite membrane including an α-Al2O3 membrane support, a γ-Al2O3 intermediate layer that is 300-1200 nm thick and coats a surface of the membrane support, and a nanocomposite layer including SiO2 and Y2O3 that is 25-150 nm thick and coats a surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the nanocomposite layer is porous with an average largest radius micropore of 0.2-0.6 nm. A method of manufacturing the nanocomposite membrane, whereby the membrane support is coated with the γ-Al2O3, a silica source is hydrolyzed with a mixture of water, an alcohol solvent, and a Y source with a sol-gel technique to yield a Si/Y sol-gel, the membrane support is dip coated with the Si/Y sol-gel, and the nanocomposite membrane is calcined. A method of separating a mixture of gas, whereby the mixture of gas is introduced into a permeance cell and fed through the nanocomposite membrane.
US09770684B1
An apparatus and method for cleaning a drum filter medium are disclosed. Air with entrained particulate matter, e.g., from a papermaking process, flows through a filter medium positioned along the perforated circumferential surface of a rotating drum. At least some of the particulate matter is caught on or in the filter medium. A set of suction nozzles provided proximate to the surface of the filter medium is provided to draw the particulate matter off of the filter medium. A complementary set of compressed air nozzles simultaneously delivers compressed air to drive particulate matter off of the filter medium and into the suction nozzles. This cleans the filter medium in situ and extends its useful life.
US09770683B2
An internal oil filter is installed at least partially inside a crankcase and/or an oil sump of a compressor. The internal oil filter can receive oil from an oil pressure regulator and filter the oil via filter media. The received oil radially penetrates through the filter media and flow directly into the oil sump from an outside surface of the filter media. This can eliminate the need of fluid lines connecting an outlet of an oil filter to the oil sump and any sealing mechanism therebetween.
US09770680B2
The present invention relates to filters used to remove debris from water being sucked into a piping system. It has particular application for use in nuclear power plants, which, after a loss of coolant accident, must pump cooling water back into the reactor core from a collection sump. This water may contain various types of debris that must be removed before the water is sent back into the reactor cooling system. Filtering of the debris is realized with the component known as “strainers”. There are restrictions on the space available for installing strainers. The vaned filtering element, for example a vaned fin, of the present invention is designed to reduce the space required for strainer installation by increasing strainer surface area per unit volume, while maximizing the quantity of debris that can be filtered from the water.
US09770679B2
The invention provides a sequential centrifuge for centrifuging discrete samples. Methods of more efficiently centrifuging discrete samples sequentially are also provided. The apparatus and methods for sequentially centrifuging discrete samples provide improved operating efficiencies over conventional batch centrifuges. Such advantages include reducing dwell time, increasing system throughput, reducing sample processing system footprint, and improving precision of the analytical process. The sequential centrifuge further provides the capability of handling critical samples without compromising the operating efficiencies achieved in centrifuging discrete samples in a sequential manner.
US09770678B2
Described is a method for vacuum degassing of a liquid such as a solvent for a liquid chromatography system. The method includes modulating application of a vacuum to a fluid channel of a degasser so that each volume of a liquid drawn from the degasser experiences a residence time that is equal to the residence times of the other volumes. The residence time is determined as a time that the volume resides in the fluid channel under application of the vacuum and to a magnitude of the applied vacuum. The method is advantageous for use with liquid chromatography systems where differences in the diffusion rates of solvents into the degasser vacuum can otherwise introduce error into the composition gradient of a mobile phase.
US09770676B2
A distiller including an evaporator having at least one evaporation surface for evaporating liquid into vapor. At least one movable liquid applicator assembly has a wiper applicator which can move over the at least one evaporation surface, for wiping and applying a thin even film of the liquid on the at least one evaporation surface for evaporation.
US09770665B2
A functional mat racer in accordance with present embodiments includes a mat configured to accommodate a rider, wherein the mat comprises a ride surface configured to contact a ride floor or slide surface and an opposing surface configured to hold the rider. The functional mat racer also includes one or more handles coupled to the mat and a functional module coupled to the mat, wherein the functional module comprises one or more light sources.
US09770659B2
A game in which a first user and a second user do battle includes storing a first panel database that includes a plurality of panels that the first user possesses, and a second panel database that includes a plurality of panels that the second user possesses; selecting one or more panels to be disposed in one or more divisions of a game display screen including a display region formed by the divisions, from the first panel database and the second panel database; disposing the panels selected by the panel section function in the divisions; and displaying the game display screen on a screen display unit, wherein the data storage function further stores points set for the first user, which are decreased by disposing a panel, and the panel selection function selects a panel from the first panel database according to the points set for the first user.
US09770653B2
A computer device having a user interface configured to display user actuatable game elements in a game board and to detect user input when a user engages with a game element in a move; a processor configured to receive a detected user input and on detecting a match game condition of multiple tiles in a first direction to control the user interface to remove at least three game elements from the display and to generate replacement user game elements for a subsequent move; and a graphics rendering component operable to render the game elements on the user interface, each game element having a graphical representation on a tile having a background appearance.
US09770645B2
A lower leg guard device is disclosed allowing a full range of ankle motion, while at the same time preventing impact injuries to the lower leg, including the Achilles area, the ankle, and the shin. The lower leg guard device includes two substantially rigid exterior shells each with a cushioned interior liner. The lower leg guard device can be securely attached to the lower leg with one or more attachment straps, and with at least one floating attachment pad that attaches to the wearer's footwear. A floating attachment pad can be positioned over both the inner side and outer side of the ankle, preferably attached to footwear that covers the ankle. The floating attachment pads are attached to the footwear using removable fasteners, located on the exterior surface of the footwear worn by the wearer, so that the guard device can be quickly and easily put on and removed.
US09770637B2
The present disclosure is a game that has a mixer positioned at a first location on a gaming area and a plurality of balls randomly dispersed throughout the gaming area. In response to a command, a player on a team collects one or more of the plurality of balls, the score is incremented based upon the balls collected, the player throws the collected ball(s) into the mixer, and the mixer disperses the ball(s) back into the gaming area.
US09770634B2
A golf club includes a shaft and a club head. The club head includes a body member having a ball striking face, a heel, a toe, a back, a crown, a sole, and a hosel region located at the intersection of the ball striking face, the heel and the crown. The sole includes a channel extending from the hosel region toward the toe. An insert is received within the channel. The club head further includes means for detachably securing the insert to the channel. A second insert configured for being received within the channel may be provided.
US09770633B2
Embodiments of golf club heads with face deflection structures are described herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
US09770632B2
A golf club head or other ball striking device includes a face having a striking surface and being defined by an outer periphery, a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the outer periphery, the body having a sole configured to face a playing surface and a crown opposite the sole, and an inwardly recessed channel extending across at least a portion of the sole of the body, where the channel is elongated between a heel portion and a toe portion. The heel portion and the toe portion of the channel are spaced rearwardly approximately equal distances from the outer periphery of the face, and a center portion of the channel is spaced a greater distance from the outer periphery of the face than the heel portion and the toe portion. The channel may be bowed or curved away from the face.
US09770631B2
A dual tension racket string tensioning system and methods for implementing the same are disclosed. Embodiments of the disclosure include a tensioner equipped with two or more receptacles to releasably grip two or more portions of string simultaneously, and simultaneously apply a force at each portion of the string held in the receptacles. Embodiments of the present disclosure include a turntable rotatably coupled to a base structure, a mounting support adjustably coupled to the turntable (the mounting support configured to receive and hold a racket), and a dual tensioner, as disclosed herein, coupled with the base and operable to apply force (1) at a first portion of the string via the first receptacle; and (2) at a second portion of the string via the second receptacle. Some embodiments further include a stationary dual-string clamp. Further embodiments include a gear dial for fine tuning the force applied to the string portions. And still further embodiments employ a frequency meter to measure the frequency/pitch/tension of individual string segments throughout the stringing process.
US09770629B2
A golf ball resin composition contains a base resin for which, in dynamic viscoelasticity measurement, the storage modulus of the base resin measured at 23° C., 15 Hz and 1.0% strain, and tan δ determined under the same conditions, satisfy specific values; and for which the storage modulus of the base resin measured at 23° C., 15 Hz and 10% strain, and tan δ determined under the same conditions, satisfy specific values. By using this resin composition as a golf ball cover material, the force delivered to the ball while the ball and the clubface are in contact from impact to follow-through is more easily felt, facilitating distance control of the ball. Controllability with a short iron such as a sand wedge around the green is also excellent.
US09770625B1
A gaff guard for use in covering the gaff of a climbing spur, the gaff guard comprising a first section having a first diameter, the first section configured to at least partially surround the gaff, and a second section having a second diameter, the second diameter larger than the first diameter, wherein the second section comprises an elongated opening therein to enable the second section to be removably attached to a portion of the climbing spur. The gaff guard further comprises a tapered section between the first section and the second section, wherein the tapered section couples the first section and the second section, and further wherein the tapered section comprises a cut-out portion configured to allow the climbing spur to pass therethrough.
US09770620B2
A torsion pivot device including an elastic element having an axis in a longitudinal direction is described. Two or more pivot structures may be engaged with separate portions of the elastic element along the axis to allow the pivot structures to exert torque force to the separate portions of the elastic element. An axial guide mechanism may be defined through the elastic element substantially along the axis. The pivot structures may be rotatably coupled with the elastic element via the axial guide mechanism to allow the pivot structures to pivot or rotate relative to each other around the axis. The elastic element may be deformed by the torque force via the pivoting or rotation of the pivot structures. Twisting tension may be induced by the deformed elastic element to counter the torque force.
US09770617B2
Disclosed is a muscle specific exercise device. The device may provide passive or active resistance training throughout an angular range of motion. The device may be low profile, and worn by a wearer, such as beneath conventional clothing. Exercise of selective joints or motion of the body may thereby be accomplished throughout the wearer's normal daily activities, without the need for access to conventional exercise equipment. Alternatively, the device may be worn as a supplemental training tool during conventional training techniques.
US09770615B2
A mountain climbing machine, which does not require connecting with an external electrical power source, includes a running belt, front and rear rollers, and a generator operatively linked to one of the front and rear rollers for generating electrical power when the running belt is running, wherein a rotational speed of said generator is controlled by a consumption of the electrical power generated from the running belt so as to provide a resistance force at one of the front and rear rollers to maintain the running belt at a constant speed without connecting to the external electrical power source.
US09770606B2
Systems for nerve and tissue modulation are disclosed. An illustrative system may include an intravascular nerve modulation system including a catheter shaft, a first flexible mount, and a cylindrical ablation transducer. The ablation transducer may be affixed to the catheter shaft through the flexible mount to allow an infusion fluid to pass through a lumen of the transducer. Another illustrative system may include an intravascular nerve modulation system including an expandable basket for centering an ablation tra7nsducer within a lumen.
US09770594B2
A medical device includes a VNS pulse burst generator for stimulation of the vagus nerve, and a controller for analyzing the cardiac rhythm. It further includes a sequencer that uses an estimator to calculate during a given cycle an estimate of the temporal position of the R wave of the next cycle. The controller is configured to define the moment of application of the VNS pulse burst as an instant corresponding to the estimate minus a predetermined advance delay. VNS therapy is thus delivered in a non-vulnerable period, near the end of the period of natural ventricular escape.
US09770592B2
An electronic stimulation device for electrically stimulating at least one dorsal root ganglion with relative low pain sensations without generating relative much sensations of paresthesia comprises at least one electronic stimulation unit. The electronic stimulation unit includes at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode, and it delivers a high-frequency electrical stimulation signal to impel the first electrode and the second electrode to generate an electric field. The range of the electric field covers the dorsal root ganglion, and the electric field strength ranges from 100 V/m to 1000 V/m.
US09770588B2
In one aspect, an ingestible, electrical device, comprises one or more electrodes comprising a biocompatible conducting material and a biocompatible insulating material; a generator connected to the one or more electrodes; and an outer casing enclosing the one or more electrodes and the generator, the outer casing configured to dissolve in an aqueous environment of the organism; wherein the one or more electrodes have a first form factor when enclosed in the outer casing and a second form factor following a dissolution of the outer casing, the first form factor is a form factor that is collapsed an increased amount relative to an amount that the second form factor is collapsed, and the second form factor is a form factor that is collapsed a decreased amount relative to an amount that the first form factor is collapsed.
US09770573B2
Apparatuses of the type broadly applicable to numerous medical applications in which it is desirable to insert one or more steerable or non-steerable catheters or similar devices into a working channel of an associated device, such as an endoscope, catheter, etc., or passageway of a patient, are disclosed. The apparatuses may include catheters having a dedicated guide wire channel and one or more of the following: viewing capabilities, a working channel, and auxiliary channels, such as insufflation/irrigation channels. The catheters may include a guide wire channel that is configured to provide the catheter or other device with rapid exchange capabilities.
US09770568B2
A shroud (1020) for a mask system includes a retaining portion structured to retain a frame (1040), a pair of upper headgear connectors (1024) each including an elongated arm (1026) and a slot (1027) at the free end of the arm adapted to receive a headgear strap, and a pair of lower headgear connectors (1025) each adapted to attach to a headgear strap. The retaining portion, the upper headgear connectors, and the lower headgear connectors are integrally formed as a one piece structure.
US09770562B2
An apparatus is presented comprising a lock out member configured to be implemented into a medical device, in particular a dispense interface, attachable to a second medical device, in particular a main body, wherein said lock out member is configured to prevent a second attachment of said medical device to said second medical device, wherein said lock out member has at least a first area with a first cross-sectional area, wherein said lock out member has at least a second area having a second cross-sectional area smaller than the first cross-sectional area, such that an electric resistance is defined between opposite ends of the lockout member and wherein said lock out member, at least in the second area, is made of a conductive material.
US09770553B2
A device for delivering fluid to a user includes a housing, a drive motor assembly in the housing, a force sensor, and an electronics module. The drive motor assembly regulates delivery of fluid by actuating a piston of a fluid reservoir, and the force sensor generates output levels in response to force imparted thereto during, for example, fluid delivery operations. The electronics module processes the output levels of the force sensor to assess the operating health of the force sensor, to check for occlusions in the fluid delivery path, and to monitor the seating status of the fluid reservoir.
US09770552B2
Air-in-line sensor systems and methods of using same are provided. The system includes an adapter (60) including first and second cylindrical portions defining a fluid flow channel, the first cylindrical portion comprising two adjacent wedge-shaped protrusions (68). Each wedge-shaped protrusion is infrared transmittive and defines an outer surface and an inner surface. The system further includes a tube and an infrared reflective sensor having an infrared light emitter (42,52) and an infrared light detector (44,54). The infrared light emitter and the infrared light detector are positioned at or near an adapter so that an infrared light can be transmitted to the adapter and at least a portion of the infrared light reflected off the adapter can be detected by the infrared light detector.
US09770550B2
For controlling the movement of the push device of a pump of the syringe driver-type, the pump comprising a casing (100), a syringe cradle (200) for a syringe (400), a push device (300) mobile relative to the casing (100) and capable of being driven in rotation parallel to the longitudinal axis of the syringe by driving means, clutch means (310, 350, 351) for engaging or disengaging the push device on the driving means, the push device is disengaged from the driving means, in order to move it manually, and the presence or absence of a contact between the push device and the syringe head is determined. If the push device is not in contact with the syringe head, it is advanced manually. Blocking of the advance movement of the push device is triggered only if, at the beginning, the push device was not in contact with the syringe head.
US09770538B2
Skin regeneration or grafting is promoted utilizing a structure including a multi-layer sheet of collagen membrane material which includes a purified collagen barrier sheet material derived from natural collagen-containing tissue, the barrier sheet material including a barrier layer with an outer smooth barrier face and a fibrous face opposite the smooth barrier face. The structure further includes a matrix layer of collagen sponge material adjacent to the fibrous face. The matrix layer of collagen sponge material is resorbed by a body of a subject at a substantially faster rate than the barrier sheet material.
US09770528B2
Biomaterial compositions comprising organosilicon monomers (such as silorane monomers) and chemical curing systems or dual chemical/light curing systems, in conjunction with optional tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecanes (“TOSUs”) and/or fillers.
US09770521B2
An aqueous ultrasound contact fluid includes a pharmaceutical grade triglyceride and a pharmaceutically acceptable emulsifier and the use of the ultrasound contact fluid in an intraoperative or interventional ultrasound imaging procedure. A method for intraoperative ultrasound imaging includes filling an aqueous ultrasound contact fluid into a body cavity. The aqueous ultrasound contact fluid is a composition comprising a pharmaceutical grade triglyceride and a pharmaceutically acceptable emulsifier and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable humectant, and the triglyceride content is in the range of 8-240 g/1000 ml composition contact fluid and the amount of emulsifier is 0.4-18 g/1000 ml composition contact fluid, and optionally a humectant in the amount of 1.2-30 g/1000 ml. The method further includes obtaining an ultrasound image of a body region that comprises at least part of the body cavity filled with the aqueous ultrasound contact fluid. The aqueous ultrasound contact fluid reduces image artifacts associated with the body cavity.
US09770513B2
The invention describes the development of more potent peptide vaccines to prevent or treat infections or cancer. Small synthetic peptides from the known sequences of viral, bacterial, parasitic or tumor antigens are modified so they can spontaneously form complexes with a synthetic nucleic acid, such as Poly IC, that functions as an immunological adjuvant. The peptide-nucleic acid complexes are dramatically more immunogenic as compared to the separate components. The procedure for developing the vaccine involves the conjugation of a synthetic peptide containing a C residue to poly-K using a bi-functional cross-linking reagent (SMCC). The peptide/poly-K complex was then formulated with CMC and poly-IC to produce a self-adjuvant vaccine that was 36-fold more effective as compared to the same peptide administered mixed with the same adjuvant (but not complexed to it).
US09770502B2
The present invention provides recombinant Gallid herpesvirus 3 (MDV-2) vectors that contain and express antigens of avian pathogens, recombinant Gallid herpesvirus 3 (MDV-2) vectors that contain a mutated gC gene, compositions comprising the recombinant Gallid herpesvirus 3 (MDV-2) vectors, polyvalent vaccines comprising the recombinant Gallid herpesvirus 3 (MDV-2) vectors and one or more wild type viruses or recombinant vectors. The present invention further provides methods of vaccination against a variety of avian pathogens and method of producing the recombinant Gallid herpesvirus 3 (MDV-2) vectors.
US09770497B2
The disclosure features, inter alia, immunogenic XBP1-, CD138-, and CS1-derived peptides (and pharmaceutical compositions thereof). The peptides can be used in a variety of methods such as methods for inducing an immune response, methods for producing an antibody, and methods for treating a cancer (e.g., breast cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, a blood cancer, e.g., leukemia or a plasma cell disorder such as multiple myeloma or Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia). The peptides (and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptides) can be used, e.g., in a method of treating a precancerous condition such as smoldering multiple myeloma. The peptides can also be included in MHC molecule multimer compositions and used in, e.g., methods for detecting a T cell in a population of cells.
US09770495B2
The present invention provides the in-vitro use of at least one in-vivo-target antigen of Aspergillus fumigatus for selective activation, detection and/or analysis of Aspergillus fumigatus specific CD4+ T cells in a sample comprising cells, wherein said at least one in-vivo-target antigen reveals an immune reactivity characterized by i) the in vivo existence of antigen-specific T cells comprising more than 60% memory T cells and ii) said antigen-specific T cells further comprise T cells able to produce IFN-gamma upon stimulation at a frequency between 15% and 80% and/or IL17 upon stimulation at a frequency between 5% and 30%. Said at least one in-vivo-target antigen may be selected from the group consisting of antigens Scw4, Pst1, Shm2, GliT and TpiA or fragments thereof. Also provided are a method, a composition, and a kit thereof.
US09770494B2
A method of treating or preventing a disorder, or a complication of a disorder, of an eye of a subject comprising contacting a vitreous and/or aqueous humor with a composition comprising a truncated form of plasmin comprising a catalytic domain of plasmin (TPCD). TPCDs include, but are not limited to, miniplasmin, microplasmin and derivatives and variants thereof. The methods of the invention can be used to reduce the viscosity of the vitreous, liquefy the vitreous, induce posterior vitreous detachment, reduce hemorrhagic blood from the eye, clear or reduce materials toxic to the eye, clear or reduce intraocular foreign substances from the eye, increase diffusion of a composition administered to an eye, reduce extraretinal neovascularization and any combinations thereof. The method can be used in the absence of, or as an adjunct to, vitrectomy.
US09770492B2
The invention is directed to treatment of systemic DNA mutation diseases accompanied with development of somatic mosaicism and elevation of blood extracellular DNA. The inventive method comprises introducing a DNASE enzyme into the systemic blood circulation of a patient in doses and regimens which are sufficient to decrease average molecular weight of circulating extracellular blood DNA in the blood of said patient.
US09770491B2
Described herein are methods of preventing, arresting progression of or ameliorating vision loss and other conditions associated with retinitis pigmentosa and x-linked retinitis pigmentosa in a subject. The methods include administering to a subject an effective concentration of a composition comprising a recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) carrying a nucleic acid sequence encoding a normal retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator (RPGR gene), or fragment thereof, under the control of regulatory sequences which express the product of the gene in the photoreceptor cells of the subject, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US09770488B2
The present invention provides compositions comprising human placental telopeptide collagen, methods of preparing the compositions, methods of their use and kits comprising the compositions. The compositions, kits and methods are useful, for example, for augmenting or replacing tissue of a mammal.
US09770482B2
A compound can destabilize an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) protein and a sodium/glucose co-transporter 1 (SGLT 1) protein. In one embodiment, the compound is a peptide derived from the interacting domain of EGFR. In another embodiment, the peptide is administered to a patient to treat cancer.
US09770481B2
The present invention relates to inhibitors of Nox1-dependent reactive oxygen species production and their use in the treatment of disorders associated with reactive oxygen species, such as hypertension and cancer.
US09770479B2
The present invention relates to a Rehmannia glutinasa Libosch. extract for reducing blood glucose and lipid levels and treating hematologic diseases such as leukemia, and methods for preparing the same. The extract is prepared by subjecting fresh Rehmannia glutinasa Libosch. to flux extraction, concentrating the resultant extract, dissolving the concentrated extract with water, loading the obtained solution on a column packed with macroporous adsorption resins, eluting the column with ethanol, concentrating and drying the eluate. The extract can be made into clinically acceptable forms of dosage by pharmaceutically conventional measures, including capsule, tablet, pill, granule, dropping pill and so on. The extract is stable and has catalpol content up to 90-98%. The preparing method is simple to operate and applicable to industrial-scale production.
US09770476B2
The present invention provides compositions having synergistic antioxidant properties in the modulation of Toll-like receptor signaling for the promotion of homeostasis, immunity, energy conservation, protection of neural cells and anti-inflammatory responses, said compositions comprising plant and/or fruit extracts and a natural sweetener with high oxidation potential as defined by ORAC value.
US09770474B2
Red blotches on the skin such as those associated with environmental stresses, or red blotches associated with a skin disorder, for example those occurring during rosacea, are treated/reduced by administering to individuals afflicted therewith, thus effective amounts of at least one extract of a non-photosynthetic and non-fruiting filamentous bacterium cultured in a medium which includes at least one non-sulfurous mineral and/or thermal water, e.g., an extract derived from the bacterium Vitreoscilla filiformis, in particular the strain ATCC 15551, cultured in a medium enriched with water from La Roche Posay.
US09770468B2
The invention relates to the use of whey permeate, preferably sweet whey permeate and more preferably hydrolysed or partially-hydrolysed sweet whey permeate for the production of a pharmaceutical composition for prophylaxis or treatment of symptoms of metabolic syndrome, type-2 diabetes and secondary diseases, said composition being provided for a mammal.
US09770467B2
The present invention provides a combination therapy which relies on a small molecule immune stimulator—cyclic-di-nucleotide (CDN)—that activates DCs via a recently discovered cytoplasmic receptor known as STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes) formulated with allogeneic human tumor cell lines engineered to secrete high amounts of GM-CSF. This combination therapy can provide an ideal synergy of multiple tumor associated antigens, DC recruitment and proliferation, coupled with a potent DC activation stimulus.
US09770466B2
Described are stable topical formulations useful in the treatment of viral infection, demodex infection and bacterial infection of the eye, and methods of using the compositions for treating viral infection, demodex infection and bacterial infection of the eye.
US09770465B2
Preferred embodiments relate to compositions of inherently radiopaque, biocompatible, bioresorbable polymeric particles and methods of using them for embolizing a body lumen.
US09770458B2
The present invention provides an anti-cancer agent, a cancer cell death inducing agent, a protein phosphatase 2A activation enhancing agent, a protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B activation enhancing agent and the like, each containing 1,2-dipalmitoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine as an active ingredient.
US09770447B2
Provided herein is an ophthalmic composition. In some embodiments, the ophthalmic composition includes a low concentration of an ophthalmic agent for treatment of an ophthalmic disorder or condition; and an ophthalmically acceptable carrier, wherein the ophthalmic agent is distributed with substantial uniformity throughout the ophthalmically acceptable carrier. Further disclosed herein include an ophthalmic composition including a low concentration of an ophthalmic agent and deuterated water. Also disclosed herein are methods of arresting or preventing myopia development by administering to an eye of an individual in need thereof an effective amount of an ophthalmic composition as described herein.
US09770446B2
Compounds of the formula I in which R1-R3 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of Tankyrase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, central nervous system injury and different forms of inflammation.
US09770441B1
The present invention relates to solid forms of 6-carboxy-2-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-benzoxazole and to methods for their preparation. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one solid form and to the therapeutic or prophylactic use of such solid forms and compositions.
US09770440B2
A solid oral pharmaceutical composition for delivery of a pharmaceutically acceptable active ingredient to an animal where the composition comprises an isoxazoline compound, a solvent and an excipient, a process for the manufacture of such solid oral pharmaceutical composition and a method of controlling a parasite infection administering such solid oral pharmaceutical composition.
US09770438B2
Effective treatments of acute pain for extended periods of time are provided. The treatments include the administration of one or more drug depots at or near a target site wherein the drug depots include an effective amount of clonidine formulated within a polyorthoester. By administration of one or more drug depots at or near the target site, one can relieve pain caused by diverse sources, including but not limited to spinal disc herniation (i.e. sciatica), spondilothesis, stenosis, discongenic back pain and joint pain, as well as pain that is incidental to surgery. In some embodiments, the relief can be for at least twenty-five days, at least fifty days, at least one hundred days or at least one hundred and thirty-five days.
US09770436B2
The invention provides polymorphic crystalline forms of acid addition salts of (+)-1-(3, 4-dichlorophenyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane designated as polymorph form A, polymorph form B and polymorph form C, where polymorph form A is more thermodynamically stable than the other forms, methods for preparing and using such polymorph forms and pharmaceutical compositions containing such polymorph forms.
US09770430B2
The present invention relates to methods kits and combined compositions using DFO-metal complexes, specifically, Zinc-desferrioxamine (Zn-DFO), gallium-desferrioxamine (Ga-DFO) complexes and any combinations thereof for preventing, treating, ameliorating or inhibiting an immune-related disorder, specifically, a skin-related inflammatory disorder such as psoriasis, an inflammatory respiratory condition such as asthma, and an autoimmune disease such as diabetes and any immune-related disorder.
US09770407B2
The present invention is directed to a carbamazepine-cyclodextrin inclusion complex useful for the parenteral administration of carbamazepine. The carbamazepine-cyclodextrin inclusion complex is prepared by the admixture of a modified cyclodextrin and carbamazepine in a physiologically acceptable fluid. Modified cyclodextrins include 2-hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin and sulfoalkyl cyclodextrins. More particularly, the sulfoalkyl cyclodextrins are those described and disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,134,127 and 5,376,645. A physiologically acceptable fluid includes sterile isotonic water, Ringer's lactate, D5W (5% dextrose in water), physiological saline, and similar fluids suitable for parenteral administration.
US09770405B1
Embodiments of the invention include capsules for containing medical implants and delivery systems for release of active biological substances into a host body. Delivery systems comprise a capsule comprising an interior enclosed by walls, and a source of active biological substances enclosed within the capsule interior, wherein the active biological substances are free to diffuse across the capsule walls. The capsule walls comprise a continuous mesh of biocompatible fibers and a seal region where two capsule walls overlap. The interior of the capsule is substantially isolated from the medium surrounding the capsule, except for diffusion of at least one species of molecule between the capsule interior and the ambient medium, and prevents cell migration into or out of the capsule. Methods for preparing and using the capsules and delivery systems are provided.
US09770403B2
Organopolysiloxane gels are prepared by reacting an unsaturated silicone resin, a minor proportion of a terminally unsaturated polyoxyalkylene polyether, and two Si—H-functional organopolysiloxanes, one (2) with from 0.011 to 0.044 wt. % of Si—H groups, and one (2′) with from 0.045 to 0.35 wt. % of Si—H groups, where the molar ratio of (2) to (2′) is from 0.2 to 20. Compositions containing the gels are storage stable, and can absorb polar and/or hydrophilic substances and yet form monoplastic mixtures. The gels are particularly useful in personal care compositions.
US09770401B2
The present disclosure relates to cosmetic compositions that provide immediate skin-tightening and long-lasting improvements to the skin for the treatment of, for example, eye bags, facial wrinkles, and other age-related skin imperfections. The compositions comprise: (a) at least one film former; (b) at least one polyvalent silicate thickener; (c) at least one anionic associative polymeric thickener; (d) at least one plasticizer; and (e) optionally, at least one cosmetic powder.
US09770397B2
Present invention relates to an oxidative dyeing composition having especially mild properties to the scalp. The object of the present invention is an oxidative dyeing composition for hair comprising at least one dyestuff and avenathramide and/or its derivative.
US09770391B2
Devices dispense medicine and dietary supplements in solid dosage form. The dimensions of the selection slots for the solid dosage forms in a device can be customized in depth by adding or subtracting spacers, and in width by adding or subtracting thickness inserts, or otherwise by employing components of suitable dimensions. Also, structures and methods for resolving jams of solid dosage forms are disclosed.
US09770390B2
A medication container comprises a body portion and a grid coupled to the body portion. The grid and the tray each comprise a corresponding number of wells configured to contain medication. The tray is configured to be inserted into and removed from the body portion, above the grid. The tray may be configured to be connected to and disconnected from the grid, when the tray is inserted into the body portion. The wells of the grid may be configured to be manually loaded with medication by a user and the wells of the tray may be configured to be received by the user loaded with medication in accordance with a medication regimen. The first wells may be integral with the grid and the second wells may be integral with the tray.
US09770387B2
Evaporator tray (100) for a sauna heater has one or more elongate plate members (102) extending across a support member (104). Support member (104) has at least two sides. In use, plate members (102) support rocks (not shown). Plate members (102) have a generally concave or hollow cross-section with a hollow face (106) upturned, which means they can collect unevaporated water, thereby protecting the sauna heater. The generally concave shape may be “V”-shaped, “U”-shaped, arcuate or concave, or any shape suitable for retaining water.
US09770385B2
A compression therapy device for vascular diseases and other therapies including a bladder a lever arm acting on the outer surface of the bladder such that cyclical operation of an actuator on the lever arm creates cyclical changes in pneumatic pressure in the therapeutic portion of the bladder.
US09770384B2
A dual-mode cane includes a tip. The tip includes a low-friction surface that contacts a walking surface when the tip rests on the walking surface at an angle less than or equal to a transition angle. The tip includes a high-friction surface that contacts the walking surface when the tip rests on the walking surface at an angle greater than or equal to the transition angle.
US09770382B1
Wireless sensor network motes and radar & sensor-based systems receive sensed data, compare it to a predetermined standard and generate a signal to deploy a corresponding response.
US09770381B1
A safety walker provides a strap that actuates to allow a person to enter into the safety walker and then raise the strap between their legs. The strap prevents ground level falls. The safety strap is actuated by a strap actuator that may pivot about a pivot attached to the movable support frame. The strap actuator may be locked into a secure position with the strap in an elevated position by a latch. The strap actuator may be coupled to a handle actuator by one or more linkages, or the strap actuator and handle actuator may be a one-piece rigid member that rotates about a single pivot on the moveable frame. A coupling member may extend between a left and right strap actuator proximal to the back end of the strap actuators and the safety strap may be attached to the coupling member.
US09770374B2
An absorbent article may comprise a chassis having a front waist region, a rear waist region, a crotch region between the front waist region and the rear waist region, a pair of longitudinal edges, and a pair of side panels extending between and connecting the front waist region and the rear waist region to form a leg opening. Each side panel may comprise a stretch laminate joined by a mechanical bond. The article may bear a chassis graphic disposed on a backsheet and a side panel graphic disposed on a side panel.
US09770364B2
A steerable laser probe may include an actuation structure, a nosecone fixed to the actuation structure by one or more links and one or more link pins, a housing tube having a first housing tube portion with a first stiffness and a second housing tube portion with a second stiffness, and an optic fiber disposed in the housing tube and the actuation structure. A compression of the actuation structure may be configured to gradually curve the housing tube and the optic fiber. A decompression of the actuation structure may be configured to gradually straighten the housing tube and the optic fiber.
US09770363B2
A steerable laser probe may include a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end, an auto-fixing actuation control, a housing tube having a housing tube distal end and a housing tube proximal end, a first housing tube portion having a first stiffness, a second housing tube portion having a second stiffness, and an optic fiber disposed within an inner bore of the handle and the housing tube. An actuation of the auto-fixing actuation control may gradually curve the housing tube. A gradual curving of the housing tube may gradually curve the optic fiber.
US09770361B2
An apparatus includes a housing coupled to a medicament container, which is coupled to a needle. An injection assembly is disposed within the housing and includes an energy storage member and an actuation rod. A distal end portion of the actuation rod is disposed within the medicament container. The energy storage member can produce a force on a proximal end portion of the actuation rod sufficient to move the distal end portion of the actuation rod within the medicament container. This can convey at least a portion of a substance from the medicament container via the needle when a distal tip of the needle is disposed within a first region of a target location. The force is insufficient to move the distal end portion of the actuation rod within the medicament container when the distal tip of the needle is disposed within a second region of the target location.
US09770360B2
This disclosure relates to a brain cooling and spinal cord cooling system, device or mechanism for use in military helmets, and in an adapted format in non-military helmets. The system is comprised of an inflatable pad, or a set of interconnected pads, attached to the interior surface of the helmet, together with a series of valves that allow cooling gases to be delivered from a high pressure canister. The use of different cooling gases permits the achievement and maintenance of cooling of the brain for 24 to 96 hours at a mild (36° C.) or moderate (33° C.-35° C.) brain hypothermia, which is 1.5° C.-4.5° C. below the core temperature.
US09770351B2
A medical device includes a polymer scaffold crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. The scaffold, after being deployed by the balloon, provides a crush recovery of about 90% after the diameter of the scaffold has been pinched or crushed by 50%. The scaffold has a pattern including an asymmetric closed cell connecting links connecting the closed cells.
US09770348B2
An annular mesh expandable radially from a compact diameter to a radially-expanded deployed disposition in which the mesh is capable of sustaining a radially outwardly directed resistive force even when flexing its longitudinal axis out of a straight line, the mesh being composed of stenting struts, the stenting struts being arranged in a plurality of zig-zag strings around the circumference of the lumen, with occasional connector struts joining adjacent strings to create a closed circumference unit cell between two such connector struts and two adjacent connected strings there being a plurality of such unit cells arranged in sequence around the circumference between said two adjacent strings; and characterized in that there is a non-constant increment of strut length, serving to displace along the longitudinal axis each unit cell relative to the circumferentially next adjacent unit cell.
US09770328B2
A heart valve implant has a body sized and configured to rest near or within a heart valve annulus. A plurality of spaced-apart retainers extend outwardly from the body to contact tissue near or within the heart valve annulus. The retainers are sized and configured to secure the body to the heart valve annulus. The implant can be secured, e.g., without the use of sutures.
US09770327B2
Methods are provided to make a prosthetic valve having a thin, biocompatible, high-strength, composite material. In one aspect, the composite material maintains flexibility in high-cycle flexural applications, making it particularly applicable to high-flex implants such as a heart valve leaflet. The composite material includes a porous expanded fluoropolymer membrane and an elastomer, wherein the elastomer is present in the pores of the porous expanded fluoropolymer.
US09770323B2
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction methods and devices are designed to achieve an anatomically accurate double bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by using a single femoral and tibial tunnel. The method and devices reconstruct the two bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament in a single femoral and tibial tunnel using a bone-patellar tendon-bone graft. The methods and devices enable an accurate anatomical reconstruction of the anteromedial and posterolateral bundles by creating a single femoral and tibial tunnel as opposed to creating two tunnels in the tibia and femur.
US09770322B2
The present disclosure describes treatment of the vasculature of a patient with an expandable implant. The implant is constrained to a reduced delivery diameter for delivery within the vasculature by at least one sleeve. The implant can be constrained to other diameters, such as an intermediate diameter. The sleeves can be expanded, allowing for expansion of the diameter of the expandable implant, by disengaging a coupling member from the sleeve or sleeves from outside of the body of the patient. The expandable implant can comprise a steering line or lines which facilitate bending and steering of the expandable implant through the vasculature of a patient.
