US09945758B2
A device for testing a vehicle includes at least one sound recording device, which is designed for recording the sound emitted by a vehicle to be tested, and an evaluation device, which is designed for evaluating the sound recorded by the at least one sound recording device. The device may include at least one image recording device, which is designed for recording at least one image of the vehicle to be tested, and a display device which is designed for representing the source(s) of the recorded sound in at least one image of the vehicle to be tested.
US09945757B2
The invention relates to a device for measuring temperature in a gas duct. The device (1′) comprises a body (3′) for supporting a temperature sensor (4′), the sensor comprising a head (7′) and at least two wires (8′) connecting the head (7′) to means for acquiring a temperature-measurement signal. The supporting body (3′) is arranged so as to be inserted into an orifice of a wall of the duct in order to immerse the head (7′) of the sensor (4′) in the gases of the duct. The supporting body (3′) comprises a bottom collar (12′), having a top end surface (17a′), in which are arranged at least two channels (9′) for guiding and holding the wires (8′), arranged to allow the mounting of the sensor (4′) in the supporting body (3′) and the holding of the wires (8′) in order to hold the head (7′) of the sensor (4′) at a distance from the top end surface (17a′) of the collar (12′).
US09945754B2
A housing is provided having a leak detection tube in liquid communication with the inside of the housing. The housing is adapted to be affixed to a wall surface of a swimming pool over a suspected leak area below the surface of the water by a lockable connector mounted on the housing. A suitable dye substance then is inserted into the distal top or free end of the leak detection tube while the latter is positioned just below the surface of the swimming pool water by a leak specialist positioned on the deck or beam of the pool. A light fixture may be mounted in the wall surface and the aforementioned leakage test conducted to determine water leaks in the niche containing the light fixture.
US09945748B2
A pressure sensor includes a sensor member including a sensor face to which pressure is imparted and a cover member that covers at least part of the peripheral face of the sensor member while exposing the sensor face out of one end side. With such a configuration, the sensor member can be protected from a lateral force (side pressure), whereby the sensor member can be prevented from being broken by the application of the side pressure to the sensor member.
US09945746B2
According to an embodiment, a method of sensing motion includes receiving a first signal from a first pressure sensor and a second signal from a second pressure sensor, comparing the first signal and the second signal, and characterizing a motion based on the comparing.
US09945745B2
An anomaly determination system includes inlet and outlet pressure sensors for a pressure loss portion, an outside pressure sensor, and an anomaly determination section for determining an anomaly of the pressure loss portion. The anomaly determination section determines that the pressure loss portion is anomalous if the following two conditions are both met: a difference between the inlet pressure and the outlet pressure, a difference between the outlet pressure and the outside pressure, and a difference between the outside pressure and the inlet pressure which differences are detected when the flow rate is less than the minimum flow rate are all included in an allowable range; and a pressure difference between the inlet pressure and the outlet pressure when the flow rate is greater than or equal to the minimum flow rate is included in the first pressure loss range.
US09945742B2
The torque sensor includes a detection unit for detecting the magnetic transition through a through hole formed so as to penetrate a radial-side surface of the housing; a housing chamber formed to be raised outward in a radial direction from an outer circumferential surface of the housing so that the through hole opens into the housing chamber accommodating the detection unit; a communication hole provided so as to extend in the tangential direction with respect to an outer circumference of the housing, the communication hole making an outside of the housing and an inside of the housing chamber communicate with each other; and an output terminal fitted into the communication hole and connected to the detection unit in a tilting state, the output terminal being configured to output a signal to the outside on the basis of a detected signal.
US09945740B2
Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI)-based sensors systems and methods for measuring a desired stimulus. In accordance with an example implementation of the disclosed technology, a method is provided for receiving, by a Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI) sensor, first interrogation light having a first wavelength and second interrogation light having a second wavelength. The FPI sensor is configured to alter the received first interrogation light and the second interrogation light responsive to a measurement stimulus. The method includes detecting, by a first optical detector, a measurement signal responsive to receiving the altered first interrogation light and the altered second interrogation light from the FPI sensor, the measurement signal corresponding to the measurement stimulus. The method includes producing a measurement output signal, the measurement output signal representing an intensity of the measurement signal. The method further includes outputting the measurement output signal.
US09945736B2
A method for estimating a temperature of a substrate includes generating plasma in a plasma processing system. The substrate is arranged on a substrate support structure in the plasma processing system. The plasma generates electromagnetic radiation that is incident upon a first surface of the substrate. The method further includes arranging a detector adjacent to a second surface of the substrate and in-situ the plasma processing system and measuring a signal intensity of electromagnetic radiation passing through the second surface of the substrate at N frequencies. The method includes selecting each of the N frequencies at which the signal intensity is measured by the detector to correspond to a phonon-generating frequency of a material in the substrate. The method includes converting the signal intensity at the N frequencies to N absorbance values and estimating a temperature of the substrate based on the N absorbance values.
US09945734B1
A micromachined apparatus includes micromachined thermistor having first and second ends physically and thermally coupled to a substrate via first and second anchor structures to enable a temperature-dependent resistance of the micromachined thermistor to vary according to a time-varying temperature of the substrate. The micromachined thermistor has a length, from the first end to the second end, greater than a linear distance between the first and second anchor structures.
US09945725B2
Thermopile infrared sensor structure with a high filling level in a housing filled with a medium (15), consisting of a carrier substrate (11) which has electrical connections (28, 28′) to the outside and is closed with an optical assembly (13), wherein a sensor chip (14) is applied to the carrier substrate (11) in the housing, which chip has a plurality of thermoelectric sensor element structures (16), the so-called “hot contacts” (10) of which are located on individual diaphragms (3) which are stretched across a respective cavity (9) in a silicon carrying body (24) with good thermal conductivity, wherein the “cold contacts” (25) are located on or in the vicinity of the silicon carrying body (24). The problem addressed by the invention is that of specifying a thermopile infrared array sensor (sensor cell) which, with a small chip size, has a high thermal resolution and a particularly high filling level. This sensor is preferably intended to be operated in gas with a normal pressure or a reduced pressure and is intended to be able to be mass-produced in a cost-effective manner under ultra-high vacuum without complicated technologies for closing the housing. This is achieved by virtue of the fact that a radiation collector structure (17) is located above each individual diaphragm (3) of the sensor element structures (16) which spans a cavity (9).
US09945724B2
A method and a device for determining a yellowish level of a screen caused by pressing are provided. The method includes: acquiring chromaticity coordinates of a plurality of test points of the screen during a pressing test; processing the acquired chromaticity coordinates, so as to acquire a chromatic aberration between the test point with a maximum value of X or a maximum value of Y in the chromaticity coordinates and the test point with a minimum value of X or a minimum value of Y in the chromaticity coordinates; and comparing the chromatic aberration with a predetermined standard chromatic aberration, so as to determine whether the screen is qualified after the pressing test.
US09945720B1
The use of silicon or vanadium oxide nanocomposite consisting of graphene deposited on top of an existing amorphous silicon or vanadium oxide microbolometer can result in a higher sensitivity IR detector. An IR bolometer type detector consisting of a thermally isolated nano-sized (
US09945718B2
An imaging system may include several different types of pixels that are each configured to detect different characteristics of light received at the imaging system. An imaging system may include image sensing pixels that detect the wavelength and intensity of the light, direction sensing pixels that detect the directionality of the light, polarization sensing pixels that detect a polarization state of the light, and diffractive wavelength separation pixels that detect multiple different wavelength components of the light. One or more pixels of the different types may be arranged in a pixel cluster. A pixel cluster that includes different pixel types may detect spatially correlated information for multiple characteristics of the light. Multiple pixel clusters may be arranged in a pixel array that generates an image based on spatially correlated information for the different characteristics of the light.
US09945705B2
A flow imaging and monitoring system for synchronized management of wide area drainage that includes an interposer for supporting monitoring and management equipment in a manhole, a module for illuminating water flowing in pipes at the base of the manhole, a module for monitoring responses to reflected light, a sealed and rechargeable battery pack, and a data analysis and management system to interpret data streams in real time. The interposer can be adjusted to fit the diameter of the manhole and can be adjusted to be placed under the manhole cover. The module for illuminating the flowing water can be adjusted to generate various frequencies. The support structures for the modules can be adjusted for varying pitch, roll and yaw with respect to the manhole. The data analysis and management system is supported by cloud computing.
US09945701B2
Actuator bracket having a sensor is disclosed. An example apparatus includes a bracket having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side is to couple to a first surface of an actuator. The second side is to couple to a controller. The apparatus also includes a first sensor coupled to the first side of the bracket. When the bracket is coupled to the first surface of the actuator, the first sensor is adjacent the first surface to measure a characteristic of the first surface of the actuator.
US09945688B2
Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for route planning to reduce exposure to radiation. Aspects include receiving an origin and a destination for a vehicle and determining a plurality of available routes between the origin and the destination. Aspects also include calculating, by a processor, a radiation score for each of the plurality of available routes and presenting one or more of the plurality of available routes with an expected travel time and the radiation score for each of the plurality of available routes.
US09945686B2
A computer-implemented method of providing personalized route information involves gathering a plurality of past location indicators over time for a wireless client device, determining a future driving objective using the plurality of previously-gathered location indicators, obtaining real-time traffic data for an area proximate to the determined driving objective, and generating a suggested route for the driving objective using the near real-time traffic data.
US09945685B2
A navigation apparatus includes a positioning unit configured to measure a current position, a route guidance screen generation unit configured to generate a route guidance screen used for route guidance for a retrieved route from the current position to a destination and display the route guidance screen on a display unit, and a guidance image generation unit configured to, in a case where a remaining distance between the current position and the destination is a predetermined value or less while route guidance is performed using the route guidance screen, generate a guidance image in which a display subject representing the destination is highlighted such that the display subject is more prominently displayed than a vicinity of the display subject and display the guidance image on the display unit.
US09945684B2
Frequency-based direction guidance is disclosed. In some implementations, a navigation system leverages frequent location information to filter navigation directions that are presented to a user of a navigation device. If a destination is a frequent location, the navigation system filters the navigation directions so that navigation directions associated with the destination are not presented to the user. If a departure location is a frequent location, the navigation system filters the directions so that directions associated with the departure location are not presented to the user.
US09945682B2
An approach is provided for providing a calculated route using waypoints associated with a traveled route. A traveled route platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more location logs to determine one or more waypoints, wherein the one or more location logs include, at least in part, one or more location samples for at least one device on a traveled route. The traveled route platform then processes and/or facilitates a processing of the one or more waypoints via one or more routing engines to determine a calculated route as a representation of the traveled route.
US09945674B2
The movement guidance device includes a first unit which calculates at least one of an error range of a first arrival time and an error range of a first movement time in a first route to the destination, a second unit which calculates at least one of an error range of a second arrival time and an error range of a second movement time in a second route, which is a route to the destination and is different from the first route, at a point where the second route is branched from the first route, and an output unit which outputs at least one of the error range of the second arrival time and the error range of the second movement time calculated by the second unit based on whether the error range calculated by the second unit is smaller than the error range calculated by the first unit.
US09945673B2
An electronic navigational route developer may accept user input regarding the user's boat, such as height, draft and beam, and develop a route from a start point to end point based on cartographic information and the boat information.
US09945672B2
A system for providing destination guidance based on tracked real-time ambient health conditions includes one or more location tracking devices carried by one or more participants. The one or more location tracking devices track the locations of the one or more participants and providing the tracked locations to a central server when it is determined that the one or more participants are infected by a communicable ailment. The central server receives the provided tracked locations and transmits the tracked locations to a navigation guidance device carried by a user, without transmitting identifying details about the one or more participants. The navigation guidance device carried by the user provides guidance to the user on selecting a destination or route that avoids contact with or exposure to the plurality of participants.
US09945666B2
A narrowband transmission system includes a dielectric grating that defines a surface and includes a plurality of longitudinal members arranged along an axis. The longitudinal members are surrounded by a medium. The longitudinal members are made of a material that has an index of refraction that is greater than an index of refraction of the medium. The dielectric grating is configured to receive radiation at the surface. The system further includes a means for breaking a symmetry between the radiation and the dielectric grating such that the dielectric grating transmits a given wavelength band of the radiation through the dielectric grating while rejecting remainder of wavelengths embodied in the radiation.
US09945660B2
Methods and systems for capturing motion and/or determining the shapes and positions of one or more objects in 3D space utilize cross-sections thereof. In various embodiments, images of the cross-sections are captured using a camera based on reflections therefrom or shadows cast thereby.
US09945655B2
An interferometer apparatus comprising: a short coherence length or broadband light source; a light director to direct light from the light source along a measurement path to a surface of a sample and also along a reference path to a reference surface; a wavelength disperser to cause wavelength dispersion of light along one of the measurement and the reference paths; a combiner to cause light from the sample surface and light from the reference surface to produce an interference pattern or interferogram; a detect—or to detect intensity values of the interference pattern as a function of wavelength; and a determiner to determine from the detected intensity values the wavelength at which the measurement and reference paths are balanced, wherein the wavelength disperser is at least one of: a grating wavelength disperser, a prism wavelength disperser, and an optical dispersive medium.
US09945654B2
A probehead of an NMR-MAS apparatus with a rotation axis (RA), which lies in an xz-plane, titled by an angle θ>0 relative to a z-axis. The angle θ is adjusted by tilting around a tilt axis (DA) parallel to the y-axis relative to a target angle θtarget. An angle measurement apparatus (9) has a first sensor element (7), which, together with a second sensor element (8) generates sensor signals dependent on the amplitude B0 of the static magnetic field and the vectorial orientation between the magnetic field B0 and a sensitivity vector. Two sensitivity vectors have an angle 5°<αi<175° to the z-axis and an angle β>10° to each other. The angle between the rotation axis and the z-axis can be measured precisely and reliably over a large range, providing a feedback signal for regulated adjustment or tracking of the angle θ.
US09945652B2
A solution for evaluating a component of a vehicle, such as a brake pad of a rail vehicle, is provided. An imaging component can acquire image data for a target area of the vehicle within which at least a portion of the component is visible. The target area can be illuminated by an illumination device that is, for example, horizontally offset from the imaging device to highlight the three-dimensional structure in the target area by creating shadows in the image data. A set of points corresponding to the component can be identified in the image data using the shadows. A measurement for at least one attribute of the component can be calculated from the set of points.
US09945649B2
An apparatus and method for guiding a cannon shell accurately are disclosed. The apparatus includes two main parts adapted to be installed on the leading end of the cannon shell. The front main part of the apparatus is equipped with at least one pair of fins and is rotatable with respect to the rear main part. The pair of fins is controlled to hold the front main part substantially stable with respect to an external reference frame when the cannon shell rotates as it flies towards its target. Control system is comprised within the apparatus that receives location signals and is adapted to provide guiding control commands to the cannon shell via the fins so as to guide the shell accurately to its preprogrammed target. The control system is adapted to activate the detonation chain of the shell according to preprogrammed mode.
US09945639B1
The optic attachment for a firearm scope mounts onto the ocular lens end of a scope. The optic attachment for a firearm scope provides a flip-up cap that exposes an corrective lens in the optical path through the scope when the flip-up cap is open and protects the lens at the ocular end of the scope when the flip-up cap is closed. The corrective lens may improve the vision of the shooter, either by providing prescriptive correction or by providing magnification. The flip-up cap may comprise a mirror that can be used in emergency survival situations as a signaling device. An information chart, such as a ballistics chart, may be applied to the mirror and may be removed when use of the mirror is required. The corrective lens may be used as a fire starter by focusing solar rays.
US09945638B2
A sighting device includes a body, a light emitting unit, a bracket, a first adjusting unit and a second adjusting unit. The body couples to an arm having a barrel. The body is disposed relative to the arm in a first direction defined on an up and down axis. A third direction is defined as a direction of the barrel on a front and back axis. A second direction is defined as a left and right axis. The bracket couples to the light emitting unit. The first adjusting unit couples the bracket to the body and moves the bracket relative to the body. The second adjusting unit couples the bracket to the body and moves the bracket relative to the body.
US09945635B1
A trigger release for archery includes a thumb assist that enables the thumb of the archer holding the release to apply force assisting in drawing and holding the bowstring under tension.
US09945624B2
The firearm comprises a firearm frame, a barrel sleeve mounted in a rotatable manner on the firearm frame, and at least one rotation pin which extends between the firearm frame and the barrel sleeve to guide the sleeve around a rotation axis. The rotation pin and the firearm frame, or said pin and the barrel sleeve, lie in abutment with each other by means of complementary sliding surfaces, at least one sliding surface being borne by a wear component connected in a releasable manner to the rotation pin, to the firearm frame and/or to the barrel sleeve. The invention also relates to a kit for a firearm.
US09945613B2
Systems and methods are presented for efficient heating during production of corundum. One embodiment takes the form of a system for processing corundum including a first furnace and a second furnace. The first and second furnaces are sequentially arranged and heat from the first furnace is subsequently used to heat the second furnace.
US09945609B2
Exhaust gas from which impurities have been removed through pressurization and cooling by a compressor-based impurity separation mechanism is further cooled by a refrigerator-type heat exchanger. Drain produced from the cooling by the refrigerator-type heat exchanger is discharged and supplied as an alkalinity control agent to at least upstream of an aftercooler in a first impurity separator.
US09945607B2
A refrigeration system for condensation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in a flue gas stream, the system includes a refrigeration circuit, a flue gas treatment system that includes a flue gas compressor, a flue gas adsorption drier, and a refrigeration system for condensation of CO2; and a method for condensation of CO2 in a flue gas stream using a circulating stream of an external refrigerant.
US09945604B2
A method for liquefying a natural gas feed stream and removing nitrogen therefrom, the method comprising passing a natural gas feed stream through a main heat exchanger to produce a first LNG stream, and separating a liquefied or partially liquefied natural gas stream in a distillation column to form nitrogen-rich vapor product, wherein a closed loop refrigeration system provides refrigeration to the main heat exchanger and to a condenser heat exchanger that provides reflux to the distillation column.
US09945595B2
Disclosed in the present invention is a defrosting valve, characterized by comprising a valve body provided with a valve core therein and an upper cover thereon; a push piston is disposed in the valve core; the push piston is in a T-shape; the upper part of the push piston is inserted in the cavity of the upper cover; a return tension spring is sleeved at the lower part of the upper cover; the upper end of the return tension spring is connected to the upper cover, and the lower end is connected to the lower end of the push piston; a lower table top is disposed at the lower part in the valve body; a flow channel inlet is disposed on the upper cover; a bidirectional flow channel opening is disposed on the side wall of the valve body; and a flow channel outlet is disposed at the lower end of the valve body. Compared to the prior art, the present invention has the following positive effects: the present invention has a simple and reasonable structure and a long service life, and can sectionally defrost an evaporator, thus greatly improving the heating efficiency of an air-conditioner.
US09945590B2
A split air conditioner has a cabinet with a fan and evaporator for mounting within a structure. The cabinet includes a filter or a stacked filter system positioned in the flow path between an air inlet and an air outlet for filtering contaminants from the air. Movable dampers are provided for selectively changing the airflow path to selectively bypass the filter to provide a greater or lesser degree of filtration of the air. Preferably, the filter is a high performance HEPA-like filter having substantially less pressure drop.
US09945582B2
Water heater apparatus includes a tank for storing water; a heat exchanger associated with the tank and being operative to receive refrigerant and transfer heat therefrom to the tank, the heat exchanger representatively being a heat conductive tube externally wrapped around the tank in heat conductive contact therewith; air conditioning apparatus operative to utilize refrigerant flowing through a refrigerant circuit portion of the air conditioning apparatus, the refrigerant circuit portion being in fluid communication with the heat exchanger; and a control system operative to selectively cause a portion of the flowing refrigerant to pass through the heat exchanger, or cause essentially the entire flow of the refrigerant to bypass the heat exchanger.
US09945581B2
A water heater includes a burner of a premixed type, a heat exchanger, and a fan suctioning combustion gas and exhausting combustion gas to the outside. The burner includes a burner case partitioned into a combustion chamber and a gas introduction chamber by a partition plate and a plurality of combustion tubes arranged in the combustion chamber. An air supply opening for supplying air into the gas introduction chamber is provided in the burner case. The partition plate has a plurality of opening portions communicating with the inside of the combustion tubes and a plurality of through holes communicating with the outside of the combustion tubes within the combustion chamber. The air supply opening is constructed to have an opening area smaller than the total sum of the total of opening areas of the plurality of opening portions and the total of opening areas of the plurality of through holes.
US09945577B2
An air conditioner is provided that may include a setting unit to set a predetermined function to be embodied or displayed with lighting, a storing unit to store at least one illumination pattern information, a control unit to connect the function input by the setting unit to an illumination pattern stored in the storing unit, and a lighting unit to be lighted according to the illumination pattern information connected to the function by the control unit.
US09945567B2
A heating control device comprising input/output ports, a memory, and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to transmit a first electrical signal to operate an air circulation fan at a first speed and a heating unit in a first configuration to achieve a first temperature rise where less than all of the burners are active. The microprocessor is further configured to obtain a return air temperature, obtain a room air temperature, and determine a temperature difference between the return air temperature and the room air temperature. The microprocessor is further configured to compare the temperature difference to a temperature rise threshold and transmit a second electrical signal to transition the air circulation fan from the first speed to a second speed to achieve a second temperature rise that is less than the first temperature rise when the temperature difference is greater than the temperature rise threshold.
US09945565B2
A stovetop wok cooking system, including a wok support assembly and a flame focusing ring. The wok support assembly includes a conical shaped fireproof main structure and spaced leg assemblies. The main structure includes a top wok support end portion and a bottom wok support end portion. The top wok support end portion includes a series of spaced bumps thereon to provide clearance for flames, and an upper lip. The bottom wok support end portion has a circular bottom support opening and a rounded rim. A clip is configured to slideably engage the rounded rim. Each leg assembly slides about the top wok support end portion and the bottom wok support end portion during use to an operative position for supporting the wok support assembly on varying stovetop designs. The flame focusing ring is adapted to be placed upon a stovetop and nested within the wok support assembly. In some embodiments the wok has a fixed handle. In other embodiments the wok is adjustably connected to the handle.
US09945561B2
A gas turbine combustor part of a gas turbine includes a wall, containing a plurality of near wall cooling channels extending essentially parallel to each other in a first direction within the wall in close vicinity to the hot side and being arranged in at least one row extending in a second direction. The near wall cooling channels are each provided at one end with an inlet for the supply of cooling air, and on the other end with an outlet for the discharge of cooling air. The inlets open into a common feeding channel for cooling air supply, and the outlets open into a common discharge channel for cooling air discharge. The feeding channel and the discharge channel extend in the second direction.
US09945560B1
This embodiment relates generally to the Fire-Starter Apparatus (200) as a means to provide an instant fire in a safe, portable, time-saving, disposable, and convenient manner. The Fire-Starter Apparatus (200) contains both the fuel and reagents housed in a safe and convenient manner. The Fire-Starter Apparatus (200) relies on the user to cause the separated reagents to admix together, causing an exothermic reaction between reagents as a result of a chemical reaction between reagents.
US09945555B2
A burner is disclosed for generating flame and heat. The burner includes a first stage, a second stage downstream of the first stage, a third stage downstream of the first and second stages, and a fourth stage downstream of the first, second, and third stages. The first stage comprises a first innermost air chamber and a first mixing chamber for air and fuel, wherein the first stage includes separate conduits for air and fuel, and wherein the air and fuel begin to mix in the first mixing chamber during use to form an air/fuel mixture. The second stage comprises a second mixing chamber which comprises a deflection plate to force the air/fuel mixture outward from the centerline. The third stage comprises a combustion zone. The combustion zone includes a swirl generator. The swirl generator has an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the deflection plate. The swirl generator produces a swirl, whirl, vortex, or the like in the flame during operation.
US09945551B2
An illuminated eating utensil and container system includes a plurality of utensils. Each of the utensils includes a handle that is translucent. A head is attached to a first end of the handle. A light emitter is mounted at a juncture of the head and the handle and is directed towards a second end of the handle. The light emitter illuminates the handle when the light emitter is turned on. A battery is mounted in the head and is electrically coupled to the light emitter.
US09945544B1
A light fixture configured for attachment to a standard ceiling fixture junction box includes a metal base, a printed circuit board, a circular array of LEDs, and a domed cover. The metal base has a hole pattern that matches a mounting screw hole pattern of the standard ceiling fixture junction box. The printed circuit board is attached to a bottom surface the metal base. The circular array of LEDs is attached to an outer perimeter of the printed circuit board. The domed cover is attached to the bottom surface of the metal base and covers the printed circuit board and the circular array of LEDs. The domed cover is molded from clear plastic through which light from the LEDs may pass.
US09945540B2
An LED wall lamp, comprising a radiating metal shell; the radiating metal shell comprises an upper cover for installing a light source module and a lower cover for installing a power module; one side of the upper cover rotationally connects to one side of the lower cover in cooperation with a rotating shaft with a boss through a side slot for locating; the other side of the upper cover connects to the other side of the lower cover in a fastening manner through a screw structure. The LED wall lamp with an outer radiating shell of simpler connection structure, thus, no secondary possessing is needed and the assembly efficiency is higher.
US09945537B2
A deflector controls the distribution of light emanating from an overhead light fixture defining at least two opposing first edges connected by at least two opposing second edges, the at least two first edges and at least two second edges substantially defining a rectangle. A panel is defined by at least two opposing horizontal edges and two opposing vertical edges to substantially form a rectangle. One of the horizontal edges is secured to a selected first edge of the light fixture with the panel hanging downwardly from the selected first edge of the light fixture, the selected first edge of the light fixture being located between the light fixture and an area where reduced light is desired.
US09945531B2
A shield driving device for a headlamp, which operates a rotary shield that selectively blocks a portion of light emitted from a light source to an aspherical lens, the shield driving device may include the rotary shield disposed in front of the light source, and performing a closing operation for blocking the portion of light from the light source, and an opening operation for unblocking the portion of the light while rotating about a rotating shaft, a shield controlling cam disposed below the rotary shield to be rotatable in a state of being in contact with a cam contact portion of the rotary shield, and rotating simultaneously with the cam contact portion by frictional force caused by contact, and an actuator which transmits rotational power to the shield controlling cam.
US09945509B2
A quick-release mounting apparatus for mounting a panel instrument to a mounting surface or support. The mounting apparatus comprises a frame to be mounted to the mounting support. A slide bar is slidably mounted to the frame and is slidable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The slide bar has a mounting hole configured to receive a mounting pin projecting from the back surface of the panel instrument. The mounting hole locks the mounting pin within the mounting hole in the locked position and allows the mounting pin to be removed from the mounting hole in the unlocked position. A cam is rotatably mounted to the frame and couples the slide bar to an actuator configured to rotate the cam between a locking position and an unlocking position. The actuator has a biasing device which biases the cam toward the locking position.
US09945507B2
An applicator machine and a process for heating and coating a section of pipeline. The applicator machine includes a frame configured to rotate about a section of pipeline to be heated and coated, rotating means operable to rotate the frame, and coating material applicators induction coils and radiant heaters mounted on the frame and rotatable therewith. The induction coil is configured to heat a section of pipeline adjacent to the induction coil to a coating material application temperature. The radiant heaters are configured to heat factory-applied coatings. Each coating material applicator sprays coating material through an aperture in a respective induction coil. The applicator includes an enclosure configured to surround a section of pipeline and provision for evacuating and collecting waste coating material. The coating material applicator may be configured to spray powder coating material, such as fusion bonded epoxy powder material and/or chemically modified polypropylene powder material.
US09945498B2
A medical device assembly including a first member having a first abutment, a second member rotatably connected to the first member and having a second abutment, and an idler member having third abutment and a fourth abutment. The first member is rotatably fixed to the second member. The idler member is free to rotate relative to the first member and the second member until the first abutment abuts the third abutment and until the second abutment abuts the fourth abutment. The first member, the second member and the idler member all rotate relative to each other about a single axis.
US09945495B2
A reprogrammable testing circuit for testing different types of valves may obtain a direction limit for a valve; obtain a test direction input for the valve; determine whether the direction limit of the valve has been reached or when there is an attempt to exceed it based on a current position of the valve, the test direction input, a valve test procedure; run a customized test on the valve in a direction of the direction input based on determining that the direction limit has not been reached; actively comparing the current position of the valve with the direction limit while running the customized test; and discontinue the customized test when the current position of the valve reaches the direction limit.
US09945483B2
A system includes a first surface, a second surface, and a sealing system operable to provide an aerodynamic seal between the first surface and the second surface. The second surface may be a surface to be sealed. The sealing system includes a first member and a base. The first member includes a first portion and a bulb coupled to the first portion. The first portion has one or more projections and is adapted to couple the first member to the first surface. The base includes a plurality of feet, a plurality of arms, and an arched portion. The plurality of feet are adapted to be positioned against the second surface. The plurality of arms are adapted to accept the bulb. The arched portion forms a preloaded seal adapted to seal against the second surface when air pressure is exerted against a side of the base.
US09945481B2
A piston ring including a base coating, for example a chromium-based material with an intentionally etched crack network is provided. The cracks of the base coating are filled with a sliding material, which is expected to improve scuff resistance. The sliding material includes polyamideimide (PAI) and Fe2O3. The sliding material can also include solid lubricant and hard materials. Alternatively, the base coating is formed of diamond-like carbon and applied to the piston ring by physical vapor deposition (PVD). In this case, the base coating includes protuberances or bumps, and the sliding material is disposed between protuberances of the base coating.
US09945475B1
A vehicle includes an accelerator pedal moveable across a plurality of predefined positions and a controller programmed to, responsive to the pedal reaching a tip-in position, command a downshift to a downshift gear from an initial gear. A difference between the initial and downshift gears exceeds a number of predefined positions crossed upon moving to the tip-in position when a rate of change of pedal position exceeds a predefined threshold.
US09945474B2
A system for controlling shifting includes an engine, a driven member, and a shiftable transmission including an input shaft coupled to the engine and an output shaft coupled to the driven member. The system further includes a plurality of sensors for monitoring parameters of at least one of the engine, the driven member, or the transmission, a torque converter disposed between the engine and the input shaft, and an electronic control unit including a processor and a memory. The electronic control unit is operable to receive sensed parameters from the plurality of sensors, determine a torque ratio across the torque converter based on the sensed parameters, determine a speed ratio associated with the torque ratio, determine a rotational speed of the input shaft based on the speed ratio and the sensed parameters, and make a shifting decision based on the rotational speed of the input shaft.
US09945464B2
A transmission apparatus D that can avoid size-up of a starter through reduction of load torque required at the time of start-up of an engine, includes a traveling transmission device D1 configured to transmit power outputted from an engine 3a via a forward/reverse switching mechanism 50 acting also as a main clutch mechanism, a hydrostatic stepless speed changer mechanism 20 acting as a main speed changer mechanism, a planetary gear mechanism 40 and an auxiliary speed changer mechanism 60 to traveling components such as front wheels 1, rear wheels 2, etc., and an implement transmission device D2 configured to transmit the power outputted from the engine 3a via an implement clutch 70, an implement speed changer mechanism 71, and a PTO shaft 7 to an implement.
US09945455B2
A transmission system is provided that has a drive pulley, at least one driven pulley and an oil wet toothed belt. The toothed belt includes a toothing and a back, a first portion, wherein the toothing is coupled to the drive pulley, a second portion wherein the toothing is coupled to at least one driven pulley, a first taut branch which develops towards the driving pulley and a second slack branch which develops towards the driven pulley. The transmission system also includes a fixed containment guide having at least a first wall facing the toothing and/or the back positioned at a distance from the toothed belt between a minimum distance where at rest it is not in contact with the toothed belt and a maximum distance equal to 5% of the length of one between the taut branch and the slack branch.
US09945454B2
A motorized gear reducer is provided with an axial support shaft in a housing; a speed reduction device including at least three stages of a sunless planetary gear train, each stage including a stationary ring gear, a rotatable ring gear served as a torque output, and a carrier on the support shaft and served as a torque input of each stage; planet gear sets, each in the carrier and including a first planet gear meshing the stationary ring gear, and a second planet gear meshing the rotatable ring gear, the rotatable ring gear of the last stage extending out of the housing to serve as a torque output of the speed reduction device; and a hollow motor surrounding the first stage and including a stator, a rotor surrounded and driven by the stator, and windings for rotating the rotor.
US09945453B2
An automatic transmission 20 includes: a Simpson type complex planetary gear train 25 including single pinion type first and second planetary gears 21 and 22 and single pinion type third and fourth planetary gears 23 and 24; first through fourth clutches C1 to C4; and first and second brakes B1 and B2. A first carrier 21c of the first planetary gear 21 is coupled to an input shaft 20i. A first ring gear 21r of the first planetary gear 21 is selectively connected to an output shaft 20o by the first clutch C1.
US09945447B2
A number of variations may include a gear drive comprising a housing; a shaft supported in the housing; a ring gear which is coaxial and rotatable with the shaft; at least one intermediate gear constructed and arranged to engage the ring gear; an intermediate gear plate which is coaxial with the ring gear and the shaft, and wherein the intermediate gear plate includes an engagement feature and a pin, wherein the engagement feature is constructed and arranged to attach to the shaft and the pin is constructed and arranged to locate and rotatably mount the at least one intermediate gear to the intermediate gear plate; and wherein engagement of the intermediate gear plate with the shaft provides alignment of the at least one intermediate gear, the ring gear, and the shaft and allows for rotation of the intermediate gear plate and the at least one intermediate gear about the shaft.
US09945445B2
A computer controlled support and stabilization unit comprising of a vertical array of magnets for levitating a flywheel containing fluid, a computer controlled adjustable bearing support means that can clamp and unclamp the rotating center shaft of a flywheel containing fluid between a plurality of bearings, a computer controlled adjustable magnetic lifting support means for lifting the flywheel containing fluid to reduce the forces placed on the vertical array of magnets for levitating a flywheel containing fluid and reduce the forces placed on the plurality of bearings clamping the rotating center shaft of a flywheel containing fluid.
US09945443B2
A boom mounting assembly for attachment to an agricultural application machine is provided. The assembly includes a boom support frame which is suspended from a primary frame mounted to a chassis. The boom support frame comprises a transverse beam for supporting an intermediate section of a fluid application boom. The suspension mechanism allows both yaw and pitch of boom support frame relative to the primary frame resulting from fore and aft forces on the boom. Dampers are each connected between the primary frame and the boom support frame at a position spaced from the transverse center of the assembly. Damping of pitch and asymmetrical yaw movement of the transverse beam away from a neutral position is controlled by the first and second dampers.
US09945436B2
A disc brake for heavy vehicles. The disc brake may include first and second brake pads, a caliper, and at least one support. The caliper may have a radial opening and a pad strap. The support may support a rear face of at least one of the brake pads and may have a guide formation that may be configured to engage the pad strap and restrict rotation of the brake pad about a radial axis.
US09945435B2
A disc brake pad includes a lining and a back plate supporting the lining and having a projecting lug portion and a torque transfer surface. The projecting lug portion projects towards a rotor exit side. The torque transfer surface is disposed at a side edge portion which is situated further radially inwards than the lug portion. The projecting lug portion includes a first projecting arc-shaped surface portion which is disposed at a radially innermost portion of a radially inner surface of the lug portion. A portion of the torque transfer surface which lies near to a radially outer end of the torque transfer surface and which is situated further radially inwards than both of the radially inner surface and an action line of a brake tangential force exerted on braking is most projected toward the rotor exit side on the torque transfer surface.
US09945433B2
An electromagnet, particularly a brake coil, especially for an electromagnetically actuatable brake, an electromagnetically actuatable brake and a brake motor, the electromagnet having a coil winding accommodated in a coil brace, the coil brace being accommodated in a magnet body, the magnet body being two-part or multipart, an internal pole being produced from a first material and the external pole being produced from a second material, the first material exhibiting a higher specific magnetic permeability than the second material.
US09945430B2
A thermal fuse is covered with a case that has a slit. A capacity of the case is larger than a volume of the thermal fuse, and the case has a space that is formed between an inner wall surface of the case and the thermal fuse. The slit is formed in the case introduce radiant heat, which is generated at a friction surface of a rotor, into an inside of the case. Thereby, the radiant heat, which is inputted into the inside of the case through the slit, can be reflected by the inner wall surface of the case and thereafter can be absorbed by the thermal fuse.
US09945428B2
A transmission utilizes a three clutch module. The clutch module may be pre-assembled before it is assembled into the transmission. All three clutch packs are splined to a common shell at their outer diameter. One of the clutch pistons passes through openings in the clutch pack of one of the other clutches. The common shell is fixedly coupled to a hollow shaft through which the transmission input shaft protrudes. Pressurized fluid to engage the three clutches is routed through axial passageways in the input shaft.
US09945424B2
A method of assembling mating components includes the steps of heating an inner surface of a first cavity of a first part to generate a first expansion, heating an outer surface of a component surrounding an outer periphery of the first part to generate a second expansion of the component that corresponds to the first expansion of the first part, inserting a second part into the first cavity while the first part is in an expanded condition, and cooling the first part to contract around the second part.
US09945423B2
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a slide arrangement is provided, comprising: coupling a first rail part with a second rail part; deforming at least one of the first rail part and the second rail part for reducing a separation distance between the first rail part and the second rail part; and configuring the first rail part and the second rail part for relative movement.
US09945407B2
The invention relates to a system composed of a sill panel and a fastening clip for fastening the sill panel to a body part of a vehicle, wherein the sill panel has a latching hook, and wherein the fastening clip has a latching receptacle for receiving the latching hook and holding means for retention on the body part, wherein the latching receptacle also has an elastic holding arm which, with the latching hook of the sill panel received in the latching receptacle, exerts, on account of its spring preloading, a holding force on the latching hook which counteracts a release of the sill panel from the fastening clip, wherein, for demounting purposes, the sill panel can be released from the fastening clip by exerting a tensile force which counteracts the holding force of the elastic holding arm.
US09945405B2
A modular furniture system includes a plurality of panel elements having opposing first and second major faces, a perimeter wall defining a minor face therebetween, and at least a boss aperture which passes through the first and second major faces. A panel connector has a bridging element and at least two bosses in spaced apart relationship on the bridging element, each boss being a complementary fit in the boss aperture of a respective panel element, a first fastener recess in a distal free end of each boss, and a second fastener recess opposing the first fastener recess and adjacent to a proximal end of each boss. An oversized fastener associated with each boss has a panel-retaining head and a tail which is interengagable with the panel-retaining head.
US09945401B2
A mechanism to reduce load of a hydraulic cylinder having a body, a stem movable within the body, and a piston rod connected to the stem. The mechanism includes a mechanism body attached to the body and defining a recess, and a retainer attached to the mechanism adjacent the opening of the recess so that the retainer substantially fills the opening of the recess, and having an aperture that receives an end of the piston rod. The mechanism further includes a cap attached to the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder within the recess, the cap having a diameter greater than the diameter of the aperture in the retainer, and a spring connected to the cap at a first end and to the retainer at a second end so that as the piston rod moves relative to the failsafe mechanism body, to reduce load transfer between the piston rod and the cylinder body.
US09945391B2
A fan assembly and a method of assembling a diffuser collar in the fan assembly are disclosed. The fan assembly includes an impeller including a plurality of blades. The impeller has an impeller diameter. A duct is configured to receive an outflow provided by the impeller. The duct has a duct exit diameter that is larger than the impeller diameter. The fan assembly further includes a diffuser collar extending from the impeller toward a duct exit. The diffuser collar is configured and arranged to radially expand the outflow provided by the impeller. The diffuser collar has a first diameter at a first edge disposed a first distance from the impeller. A contour extends from the first edge toward a second edge having a second diameter. The second edge is disposed a second distance from the impeller. The first distance is smaller than the second distance, the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter, and the first and second diameters are smaller than the duct exit diameter.
US09945389B2
A modular fan assembly includes a center hub assembly and a first blade attached to the center hub assembly. The center hub assembly includes a first plate having an outer edge, and a second plate having an outer edge. The first blade has a mounting pad and a working portion. The mounting pad is positioned in between the first plate and the second plate. The working portion extends beyond the outer edges of the first and second plates of the center hub assembly. A thickness of the first blade is smaller proximate the outer edge of the first plate than at the mounting pad to create a first gap between the first blade and the first plate at the outer edge of the first plate.
US09945388B2
A manufacturing technique for impellers for a centrifugal rotating machine is provided. The impeller is made by composition of single vanes pieces that fit to the hub or directly to the rotor shaft by welding, friction welding or a mechanical locking system. The manufacturability of the segments is easy fast and cheap and make it possible to use advanced manufacturing technologies like additive manufacturing of the type of Direct Metal Laser Melting.
US09945386B2
A system and method for detecting the rotation breakaway of a spacer from a compressor rotor disk are disclosed herein. The method includes detecting a disk sensed feature and a spacer sensed feature on the compressor rotor disk and the spacer respectively. The method also includes comparing the timing between the two to a predetermined threshold to determine whether the relative position of the spacer to the compressor rotor disk exceeds a predetermined amount. The predetermined amount may be selected to determine whether an imbalance, rubbing, or binding can occur in the gas turbine engine or to determine whether anti-rotation features have been broken.
US09945384B2
A turbo compressor includes: a compressor casing which accommodates impellers compressing gas by rotation; and a motor casing which accommodates a motor rotating the impellers, wherein the motor casing has a cylindrical main body part having a larger diameter than a mounting flange provided in the compressor casing, and the compressor casing and the motor casing are connected through an adapter member.
US09945379B2
An improved discharge port of a rotary screw compressor is described. A discharge port of a screw compressor generally includes a restrictive portion to help prevent a leakage of working fluid back to a suction side of the compressor. The improved discharge port is configured to have a restrictive portion with a reduced size compared to a restrictive portion of a conventional discharge port, resulting in an enlarged opening of the discharge port compared to a conventional discharge port. The improved discharge port can help discharge the compressed working fluid more quickly than a conventional discharge port, reducing and/or avoiding over-compression of the working fluid. The efficiency gained due to the enlargement of the opening may be more than the efficiency loss due to leakage of working fluid back to the suction side, resulting in a net efficiency gain of the compressor.
US09945377B2
A motor pump unit comprises an electric motor and a reversible internal gear machine. The latter has a multi-part housing in which an externally toothed pinion and an internally toothed hollow gear are arranged. A free space, in which a multi-part filler element is arranged, is configured between the gears. The filler element comprises radially movable sealing segments, between which a radial gap is configured. An axially movable sealing plate is arranged between axial faces of the gears and a housing part. This has a sealing plate control groove that is open to the faces of the gears and that can be pressurized, and which is open to the radial gap and located directly opposite thereto. The pinion segment and/or hollow gear segment has a radial sealing segment control channel that can be pressurized and extends transversely, is open to the radial gap, and ends directly in the radial gap.
US09945371B2
A simplified pump system including a bellow (310) having a suction valve (312), a stem (320), a fluid lock (330), and a tube retainer (380) having a vent element wherein the product flow into and out of a pump chamber formed by the bellow (310) and stem (320) is controlled by the suction valve (312) and fluid lock (330).
US09945361B2
Aircraft with an emission-free drive and method for emission-free driving of an aircraft. The aircraft includes a drive device structured and arranged to generate thrust, a lift device structured and arranged to generate lift, and a heat engine structured and arranged to convert thermal energy into kinetic energy to drive the drive device. The heat engine includes at least one flat-plate Stirling engine drivable by solar thermal radiation.
US09945355B2
A composite beam for a wind turbine blade includes a preform layer, the preform layer including multiple elongate strength rods arranged longitudinally relative to one another in a single layer, each strength rod being disposed adjacent to and spaced from at least one adjacent strength rod. Each strength rod has a rectangular cross section and includes multiple, substantially straight collimated structural fibers fixed in a solidified matrix resin. The preform layer includes at least one carrier layer to which the multiple strength rods are joined by an adhesive. The carrier layer spaces adjacent strength rods a fixed distance apart to facilitate the flow of liquid bonding resin between adjacent strength rods of the preform layer to its joined carrier layer, the carrier layer being of a permeable material suitable to facilitate the flow of liquid bonding resin through the carrier layer.
US09945353B2
A spoiler for a rotor blade includes a base member, which base member has a mounting face for mounting onto a surface of the rotor blade, and an aerodynamic member for detachably connecting onto the base member. Further, a wind turbine includes a number of rotor blades attached to a hub, wherein at least one rotor blade has such a spoiler mounted on a surface strip of the rotor blade. Also, a method of constructing a wind turbine is provided. A rotor blade is manufactured. A base member of the spoiler is mounted onto the rotor blade. The rotor blade is connected to a hub of the wind turbine. An aerodynamic member of the spoiler is attached onto the base member, wherein at least the mounting of the base member onto the rotor blade is performed prior to the connecting of the rotor blade to the hub.
US09945350B2
Methods of installing a blade in a wind turbine are provided, the wind turbine comprising a tower, a nacelle and rotor hub, the rotor hub comprising a guiding element. The method includes providing a blade holder, wherein the blade holder comprises a beam, the beam being attached to the blade holder. The method further includes providing lifting equipment for lifting the blade holder, attaching the blade holder to the blade, wherein the blade comprises a mount for mounting the blade to the rotor, connecting the lifting equipment to the blade holder, hoisting the blade holder with the blade towards the rotor hub, arranging the beam near the guiding element, bringing the guiding element and the beam in contact with each other and attaching the blade mount to the rotor hub. Wind turbines comprising a rotor hub, the rotor hub comprising a guiding element are also disclosed.
US09945340B2
A dark current excess prevention method in a telematics terminal installed in a vehicle includes: calculating a current consumption amount up to a present time upon sensing a transmission operation in a sleep mode; determining whether the calculated current consumption amount exceeds a predetermined dark current reference value; and determining that a dark current is exceeded when the calculated current consumption amount exceeds the dark current reference value.
US09945333B2
Fuel vapor emissions from a fuel tank directed to a canister containing adsorbent are minimized by an intermediate condenser and conduit configuration. Condensing and cooling fuel vapor emissions allows a reduction in canister capacity, where the canister can still meet and accommodate refueling and/or diurnal emissions control requirements. Pressurized and unpressurized fuel tanks for various vehicles, including vehicles with an internal combustion engine and hybrid electric vehicles, can be configured with the present fuel vapor recovery systems.
US09945315B2
A method for determining a reference current curve for a fuel injector having a magnetic coil drive in an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle includes: (a) applying a first voltage pulse to the magnetic coil drive to open the fuel injector, (b) applying a holding voltage to the magnetic coil drive to hold the fuel injector open, (c) switching off the holding voltage, (d) waiting for substantially no current to flow through the magnetic coil drive for a predetermined time period that is sufficiently short that the fuel injector remains open, (e) applying a second voltage pulse to the magnetic coil drive, and (f) recording a time-based curve of the current that flows through the magnetic coil drive during the second voltage pulse, which forms the reference current curve. This reference current curve is used for determining a time of a predetermined opening state of the fuel injector.
US09945306B2
There is provided an art of performing correction of a coefficient in a model calculation formula of an intake valve model that is applied to an internal combustion engine including a turbocharger, in a wide engine operation region. An amendment value α of a map value a in a correction value calculating operation region is calculated (step 10), and a straight line expressing a relation of a turbocharging pressure Pcmp and a cylinder air filling rate KL is calculated (step S14). A point (Pcmpn, KLn) on the calculated straight line is specified (step S16), and correction of the map value a is performed (step S18). Thereby, a correction value a′ of the map value a in an operation region that differs in the turbocharging pressure Pcmp from the correction value calculating operation region is calculated. Similarly, the correction value a′ of the map value a in an operation region that differs in valve opening timing EXVT from the correction value calculating operation region, and the correction value a′ of the map value a in an operation region that differs in an engine speed NE from the correction value calculating operation region are calculated (steps S20 and S22).
US09945301B2
A method and system are provided for coordinating a propeller with a controller module including a machine having a controller module and a propeller mounted to a propeller shaft at a hub. The shaft is arranged to be received in the machine, and a sensor is mounted to the machine, connected to the electronic controller module, and configured to sense the propeller when the propeller shaft is received in the machine.
US09945298B2
A vehicle monitoring system for turning off an idling engine comprises a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a lack of motion, or “stationary status” of a vehicle and emit a parameter correlated to the motion status of the vehicle, a transmission status detector configured to detect a transmission status of the vehicle, an alerting device capable of warning other drivers of a stationary status of the vehicle and a control device. The control device is coupled to the vehicle speed sensor, the transmission status detector and the alerting device, wherein the vehicle speed sensor and the transmission status detector send a signal to the control device and the control device operates in a manner dependent on the motion status of the vehicle and the transmission status of the vehicle.
US09945297B2
An engine controller controls a direct fuel-injection engine including a fuel injection valve for directly injecting a fuel into a cylinder and a valve overlap period adjusting mechanism for adjusting a valve overlap period between an open period of an intake valve and an open period of an exhaust valve. The engine controller is provided with an acceleration request sensor for detecting an acceleration request of a driver, and when the acceleration request occurs and a top surface temperature of a piston in the cylinder is lower than a predetermined temperature, the engine controller extends the valve overlap period between the open period of the intake valve and the open period of the exhaust valve, ranging before and after an exhaust top dead center.
US09945291B2
A rotating shaft support structure and a rotary machine which can suppress the influence of lubricating oil on other devices. A rotating shaft support structure (journal bearing mechanism) and a rotary machine having the same includes: a bearing (journal bearing) which supports a rotating shaft, of which the surface facing the rotating shaft is supplied with lubricating oil by a direct lubrication method, and which is disposed inside a cavity holding a suction mechanism for recovering mist of the lubricating oil L leaking from the clearance between the rotating shaft and side plates; and at least one scattering prevention plate which is disposed on the side of an end surface of the bearing in the axial direction of the rotating shaft, on the vertically upper side of the rotating shaft.
US09945287B2
A turbocharger (10) includes a housing (12, 14, 16) and an actuating mechanism (46) for actuating a device (40) within the housing (12, 14, 16). A pivot shaft (42) has an inside end (48) inside the housing (12, 14, 16) and an outside end (82) outside the housing (12, 14, 16). The pivot shaft (42) is rotatably mounted in a bore (64) in the housing (12, 14, 16) for transmitting an actuating movement from outside the housing (12, 14, 16) to the actuating mechanism (46). A bushing (62) is disposed in the bore (64). The bushing (62) includes an asymmetric portion (68) that extends inside the housing (12, 14, 16) to support the inside end (48) of the pivot shaft (42).
US09945278B2
A power system including a selective reduction catalyst and an exhaust gas mixer positioned downstream thereof. The exhaust gas mixer includes an inlet opening a plurality of peripheral inlet openings and a plurality of swirler guides. The inlet opening is positioned to receive a first portion of exhaust gas exiting the SCR catalyst, while the plurality of peripheral inlet openings are positioned to receive a second portion of exhaust gas exiting the SCR catalyst. The swirler guides extend radially inwards from a respective peripheral inlet opening, so as to swirl the second portion of exhaust gas about and into the first portion of exhaust gas.
US09945276B2
An exhaust system is provided for an internal combustion engine having at least a first and a second cylinder, wherein the first cylinder is assigned a first exhaust gas pipe and the second cylinder is assigned a second exhaust gas pipe. The first exhaust gas pipe is assigned a first muffler, and the second exhaust gas pipe is assigned a second muffler. A first damping pipe branches off from the first exhaust gas pipe upstream of a first shut-off element. The damping pipe firstly opens into a first reflection chamber and is subsequently led through the first muffler and opens into the second exhaust gas manifold downstream of a second shut-off element. A second damping pipe branches off from the second exhaust gas pipe upstream of a second shut-off element. The second damping pipe firstly opens into a second reflection chamber and is subsequently led through the second muffler and opens into the first exhaust gas pipe downstream of the first shut-off element.
US09945273B2
A multiple variable valve lift apparatus includes a first moving cam, the first moving cam provided to rotate together with the camshaft and move in an axial direction of the camshaft, a plurality of cams realizing different valve lifts relative to each other, a second moving cam provided to rotate together with the camshaft and move in an axial direction of the camshaft, and forming a second cam guide protrusion and a plurality of cams realizing different valve lifts relative to each other, a first operating unit, a second operating unit, a controller, and a valve opening/closing unit, wherein at least two pins are respectively disposed at the first operating unit and the second operating unit so as to guide the first cam guide protrusion and the second cam guide protrusion, and an interference preventing pin formed to have a relatively large diameter in comparison with the other pin.
US09945270B2
A hollow rocker shaft including a central opening defined by a radially inner surface and a separator secured in the central opening of the rocker shaft is provided. A radially outer surface of the separator engages the radially inner surface of the rocker shaft via a press-fit. The separator divides the central opening of the rocker shaft into (1) a first chamber extending between a first chamber axial end and the separator, and (2) a second chamber extending between a second chamber axial end and the separator. The separator includes an orifice defined between the first chamber and the second chamber that provides fluid connection between the first chamber and the second chamber.
US09945265B2
A power generation system having a gas turbine, a fuel cell, an exhaust air circulation line, an exhaust fuel gas supply line, a turbine, an exhaust heat recovery boiler, and at least one exhaust air heat exchanger. The turbine is equipped with a high-pressure turbine, a medium-pressure turbine, and a low-pressure turbine. The exhaust heat recovery boiler is equipped with a high-pressure steam circulation mechanism, a medium-pressure steam circulation mechanism, and a low-pressure steam circulation mechanism. The exhaust air heat exchanger exchanges heat between the steam exchanging heat with the exhaust gas in the high-pressure steam circulation mechanism or the medium-pressure steam circulation mechanism and flowing toward the turbine and the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust air circulation line, thereby increasing the temperature of the steam and decreasing the temperature of the exhaust gas.
US09945262B2
A system for maintaining a position of a bearing compartment in a gas turbine during disassembly of a low-pressure turbine of the gas turbine engine includes a forward annular shaft defining an engine centerline axis. The system includes a ring radially inward from and engaged with an inner diameter surface of the forward annular shaft. An aft annular shaft is radially inward from the forward annular shaft and aft of the ring. The ring is connected to a forward end of the aft annular shaft for common rotation therewith. The ring retains the aft annular shaft during disassembly. The system includes a stack nut axially held between an aft facing shoulder of the forward annular stub shaft and a forward facing surface of the ring to retain the stack nut during disassembly.
US09945260B2
A hub of an intermediate casing for an aircraft turbojet engine, including an inner shell intended to define a primary flow space of a primary gas stream into a turbojet engine, and at least one intermediate space, the inner shell being provided with at least one primary port and at least one movable door forming a primary air passage conduit, the door being capable of collecting, from the primary port, air flowing in the primary gas space and of sending the air collected in this way, via the intermediate space, towards a secondary air passage conduit. The primary conduit has an inner surface including, from upstream to downstream, a converging upstream part, then a nonconverging downstream part, in which the downstream part includes two portions of downstream side surface, and in which the upstream portion further includes two portions of upstream side surface.
US09945253B2
A method is provided for operating a laser system. During an embodiment of this method, inert gas is directed against an object within a cavity of a collection device. An aperture is formed in the object by ablating the object with a laser beam that travels within the cavity and to the object. Byproducts of the ablation are removed from the cavity. During another embodiment of the method, inert gas is pooled against an object and a gas curtain is provided proximate a lens. The object is cut using a laser beam which travels from the lens, through the gas curtain and the pooled inert gas, to the object. Fumes and/or particulates produced by the formation are directed away from the laser beam.
US09945245B2
Multiple guide claws are formed integrally on a right side surface of a first nozzle ring of a variable nozzle unit and radially at intervals in a circumferential direction. Each guide claw has a guide groove with a U-shaped cross section, which is formed by lathe turning. A projecting portion is formed at an inner edge portion on the right side surface of the first nozzle ring. The projecting portion is formed on base portions of the multiple guide claws.
US09945242B2
In one aspect the present subject matter is directed to a system for thermally isolating a turbine shroud of a turbine shroud assembly. The system includes a shroud support having an inner surface and a turbine shroud that is connected to the shroud support. The turbine shroud includes a hot side surface that is radially spaced from a back side surface. At least a portion of the back side surface is oriented towards the inner surface of the shroud support. The system further includes a coating that is disposed along the back side surface of the turbine shroud. The coating regulates heat transfer from the turbine shroud to the shroud support or other hardware that may surround or be adjacent to the turbine shroud.
US09945234B2
A composite component having a body formed from a plurality of fiber reinforced non-metallic layers. The body includes a delamination region configured so as to permit delamination; and a deflector region configured so as to resist delamination. In the event of delamination, delamination is deflected to and continues to propagate in the delamination region.
US09945231B2
The invention specifies a hydraulic vane-type machine (1) having a stator (2) and having a rotor (3) which has multiple vanes (4), each of which vanes is radially displaceable in a guide (5) in the rotor (3), bears against an inner circumference (6) of the stator (2), and, together with the rotor (3), the stator (2) and in each case one side wall (7) at each axial end of the rotor (3), delimits working chambers whose volumes vary in the event of a rotation of the rotor (3) relative to the stator (2). It is sought to obtain a certain degree of freedom for the design of the inner circumference. For this purpose, it is provided that each vane (4) has, on its radially inner side, an abutment surface (17) which bears radially at the outside against a cam disk (15).
US09945230B2
Fluid delivery devices using a pair of meshed external gears, in spite of no reciprocating component for fluid delivery enabling low rotational vibration, the high noise due to the trapping phenomenon, and the teeth bouncing contact due to undesired large backlash heretofore afforded in the gear manufacturing process, restrict the employments in the industrial field requiring quiet environment such as electric motor vehicles or room services.Accordingly, a gear pump or motor or a gear refrigerating compressor comprising a shaft gear and a driven gear meshed rotatably within a gear chamber formed with a housing and opposite side walls, which delivers fluids from a inlet chamber to a outlet chamber; a backlash of the meshed gears having fluid-leak-tight clearance; a closed chamber provided in a internal portion of at least a side wall; an opening provided on a side wall from which a communication passage extends to a closed chamber; and at least a elastic disc capsule contained in the closed chamber, comprising a pair of concaved elastic disc plate abutted and sealed against each other with gas inside, of which occupying volume varies elastically subject to the fluid pressure therein enabling to absorb or expel the squeezed fluid in the trapped interstice during the trapping period of the interstice, whereby the fluid entrapped in the interstices isolated by the fluid-leak-tight backlash suppressing the pressure transmission inwardly or outwardly, whereof volumetric variation during the trapping period is compensated by the compression or expansion of the elastic disc capsule, suppressing pressure pulse and air bubble generation and eliminating the teeth bouncing contact, achieving a low noise, low vibration and high efficiency gear pump or motor or refrigerating compressor.
US09945221B2
The present invention relates to a process for treating evaporator concentrate. The process includes generating or producing a vent stream that includes carbon dioxide and mixing the carbon dioxide with the evaporator blowdown to reduce the pH of the evaporator blowdown. In cases where the evaporator blowdown includes a significant concentration of silica, lowering the pH will precipitate silica from the evaporator blowdown.
US09945213B2
A screen includes a framework of a first material having one or more openings therethrough defining a fluidic filter, and a substance of a second material positioned within the one or more openings in the framework and configured to be removable from the framework during an electrochemical reaction.
US09945212B2
A well screen can include multiple filter section ends, the filter section ends being displaced outward in response to expansion of the well screen, and a slurry delivery shunt conduit positioned circumferentially between the filter section ends. A method of delivering a slurry into a wellbore about a well screen can include positioning slurry delivery shunt conduits between multiple circumferentially spaced apart filter sections of the well screen, the filter sections radially outwardly displacing in a well, and flowing the slurry through the shunt conduits. A well system can include multiple well screens positioned in a wellbore, and shunt conduits which deliver a slurry into the wellbore about the well screens, the shunt conduits being positioned circumferentially between filter sections of the well screens.
US09945202B1
A technique facilitates protection of potentially susceptible components from unwanted exposure to well fluids or other fluids in a monobore subsea installation. The subsea installation may comprise various components, e.g. a tubing hanger and a subsea tree which form a plenum region therebetween. An annulus stab (or stabs) is positioned to extend between the tubing hanger and the subsea tree so as to provide an isolated flow path within the annulus stab and through the plenum region. The isolated flow path also may extend longitudinally through the tubing hanger until exiting through a side of the tubing hanger. The annulus stab and overall isolated flow path are thus able to accommodate an annulus flow within the monobore subsea installation while protecting components exposed to the plenum region from contact with deleterious fluids in the annulus flow path.
US09945198B2
A mill for use in milling a section in a wellbore is disclosed that includes a first concave curved section followed by a substantially flat section and a second concave curved section following the substantially flat section and a number of blades attached to the first concave curved section, substantially flat section and the second concave curved section, wherein each such blade includes a first convex curved portion that corresponds to the first concave curved section and a second convex curved portion that corresponds to the second concave curved section.
US09945197B2
A system and method for positioning a tool within a tubular segment or a tubular tool, wherein the interior surface of the tubular segment or tubular tool is provided with one or more pluralities of grooves, each defining a selected profile. A downhole tool is lowered into the tubular segment or tubular tool, having a blade in communication therewith. The blade includes a plurality of protruding members thereon, which define a profile complementary to one of the selected profiles formed by one of the pluralities of grooves. A biasing member biases the blade toward the interior surface of the tubular segment or tubular tool to engage the protruding members of the blade within the complementary profile of the tubular segment or the tubular tool. The system and method further include a slip and wedge assembly usable to position a tubular segment or tubular tool within a tubular member or wellbore.
US09945182B2
A method for drilling cavities in underground formations in which drill cuttings are removed by injecting an aqueous composition (C) into the drill hole. Composition (C) includes between 1 and 65 wt. % salt(s), between 0.05 and 2 wt. % anti-foaming agent(s), between 13 and 97.95 wt. % water, and between 1 and 20 wt. % composition (C2). Composition (C2) includes, optionally, between 0.1 and 30 wt. % auxiliary agent(s), between 0 and 100 wt. % of a surfactant system of one or more compositions (C1) according to R1—O-(G1)p-H, R1 being an aliphatic radical including between 4 and 16 carbon atoms, G1 being a reducing sugar residue and 1.05≤p≤5, and between 0 and 50 wt. % alcohol(s) according to R1—OH, R1 being an aliphatic radical including between 4 and 16 carbon atoms. Also, compositions (C2) and their use as a lubricant for producing an aqueous drilling mud.
US09945169B2
A hinge, for a movable furniture part, in particular, a door or flap, that is fastened to a body of an item of furniture, wherein the hinge has a first attachment element, which is connected pivotably to a second attachment element via a joint mechanism, wherein the joint mechanism comprises at least one articulated lever, which is mounted pivotably on the first attachment element via a first bearing element. The hinge is characterized in that the articulated lever is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the first bearing element.
US09945167B2
A device is provided for controlling the closing movement of a sliding door. The device comprises a housing (10) containing a spring (11) which is actuable to provide a pulling force to the closing movement of the door. The housing (10) also contains a damper (12) which is actuable to impart a damped resistive force to the closing movement of the door. Incorporated within the device is a gearing mechanism for converting the rate of the closing movement of the door into two or more rates of actuation of the damper over at least part of the door's travel.
US09945163B2
A vehicle door handle apparatus is disclosed that generally includes a structural core and an outer layer. The structural core has an outer surface, a base portion, and a handle portion that extends from the base portion. The outer layer extends about and covers the outer surface of at least the handle portion of the structural core. The structural core is made of a first material that contains an engineering thermoplastic and glass fibers for reinforcement. The outer layer is made of a second material that contains the engineering thermoplastic and a milled material to give the outer layer a metallic surface finish. Non-limiting examples of the engineering thermoplastic are polyoxymethylene and polybutylene terephthalate. A method is also disclosed for producing an injection molded component having a metallic surface finish such as the disclosed vehicle door handle apparatus.
US09945162B2
A vehicle and a door assembly each include an inner panel and an outer panel coupled to each other to define a door. A first handle is attached to the outer panel. A mirror apparatus is supported by the door and spaced apart from the first handle. A lock apparatus is supported by at least one of the door and the mirror apparatus. The lock apparatus is disposed closer to the mirror apparatus than the first handle.
US09945151B2
A refrigerator door includes a handle that is secured to the door utilizing connectors at first and second ends of the handle. The connectors do not have exposed screws, thereby improving the appearance of the refrigerator door.
US09945142B2
A building system for housing electronic equipment is described. The building system includes a building stack that includes an instrumentation modular building unit, with an internal configuration of space in the instrumentation modular building unit configured to house electronics equipment, a power modular building unit, with an internal configuration of space in the power modular building unit storing power distribution equipment, power filtering equipment and uninterruptible power supplies and further configured to deliver electronic power to the instrumentation modular building unit; and a cooling modular unit comprising an air conditioner unit and a water chiller unit, with the instrumentation modular building unit, the power unit modular building unit and the cooling modular unit stacked together.
US09945133B2
A tile aligning and leveling system that uses an under tile base re-usable upright connecting tab, which is detachably connected to said under tile base, a re-usable flexible edge slotted cap configured to slip over the connecting tab and latch thereto as the cap is slid further down the connecting tab. The cap has an edge slot so that the connecting tab can be separated from the cap, by merely sliding the cap, so that the connecting tab passes through the slot. A flexible spring-like portion of the cap provides increased force on the tile even if undesired elongation of the connecting tab occurs.
US09945130B2
Building panels, such as floorboards, provided with a mechanical locking system. The mechanical locking system includes a displacement groove at a first edge of a first floorboard and a tongue groove at a second edge of a second floorboard. A tongue is arranged in the displacement groove and is configured to cooperate, in a second position, with the tongue groove for vertical locking of the first and the second edge. The tongue includes, in a first position, an inner element and an outer element. The inner element is removable along the displacement groove, and is configured to cooperate with the outer element to obtain a displacement of the outer element towards the tongue groove and thereby obtain the second position. The inner element and the outer element vertically overlap each other.
US09945128B1
A system for installing shingles on a roof is provided. One embodiment includes a navigational apparatus for traversing the roof and a roof shingle installation apparatus attached to the navigational apparatus for installing the shingles. The roof shingle installation apparatus is designed to remove a shingle from a bundle of shingles, and position the shingle, and fasten it to the roof.
US09945122B2
A pillar assembly has a first side member, a second side member for connecting to the first side member, a third side member having a first side channel, a second side channel, and an access opening, the third side member for connecting to the second side member, and a fourth side member having an adjustment opening, the fourth side member for connecting to the first side member and the third side member. A pillar assembly having a reinforcing member is also disclosed.
US09945117B2
A customizable closure system comprising panels of a pre-selected size and one or more conversion kits for mounting the panels. A room divider conversion kit comprises a hinge for converting the panels into room dividers, and a bypass conversion kit comprises a header for converting the panels into slidable panel doors, such as a closure for a shower area. Other conversion kits include a swing conversion kit and a hanger conversion kit. One embodiment of the panels further comprises a reinforcing system for securely retaining the panes with the panel.
US09945115B2
An anchor particularly adapted to be embedded into a concrete construction for suspension of a ceiling panel, duct or the like, includes a base which receives inserts that have an axial threaded bore. The base is open at its lower end and can receive a threaded rod by virtue of ratcheting inserts received within the base. The inserts and base are particularly shaped to prevent jam and ease of insertion of the rod in the anchor. The anchor also has a head flange that sits above a plurality of fasteners secured to the anchor which is used to simultaneously drive the fasteners into a form for the concrete member. The fasteners are connected to the anchor extending in generally parallel and spaced relation to the anchor. The fasteners can be held by a support or sleeve-like holder which surrounds at least a portion of the base of the anchor or they can be attached to the base of the anchor. The fasteners project downwardly through the bottom of the anchor for driving into the form board.
US09945111B1
A toilet that with a cleanout aperture and an access panel or plug that provide access to highest point the siphon section of the toilet. The access panel extends over aperture that extends from the flush water inlet surface to the crest, or apex, of the siphon section. The cover plate extends over the flush valve support surface provides access to the siphon section to provide access to clogs in the up sloping, apex, or down sloping portions of the siphon section. The toilet may be wall-mounted or floor mounted.
US09945107B2
The invention relates to an odor trap (31) for a transport conduit (10) with a division into a main branch (11) and a side branch (12). The odor trap comprises a mounting part (32) for releasable mounting in the side branch, and a membrane (33) of elastic material which comprises a first membrane part (33) to be received in the side branch (12) and a second membrane part (34) to be received in the main branch (11). The second membrane part (34) lies at an angle relative to the first membrane part (33).The membrane is at least partially movable under pressure of a fluid from a closing position, in which the membrane closes the passage of the main branch to the fluid, to a position allowing passage in which the membrane leaves clear the passage of the main branch for the fluid.The invention also relates to a system of a transport conduit (10) with a division into a main branch (11) and a side branch (12) and an odor trap (1) according to the invention.
US09945106B2
A stopper assembly for a drain system of a fluid basin. The stopper head assembly includes a stopper head having a seal to sealingly engage the drain system of the fluid basin when the stopper assembly is moved from a drain position to a plug position and a strainer to strain fluid passing through the drain system when the stopper head is in a drain position. The stopper head assembly further includes a stopper body operably coupleable to a control element to move the assembly between the drain position and the plug position. The stopper body may be detachably coupled to the stopper head and/or the strainer to enable selective removal of the stopper head and the strainer from the stopper body when the stopper body is installed for use and coupled to the control element. Related methods, systems and components are also provided.
US09945102B2
An apparatus for extracting water from atmospheric air by means of a flowable sorbent for the sorption of the water, wherein the sorption by way of the flowable sorbent (3) is provided at least along a sorption path (2) of the sorbent (3), wherein a sorbent (4) diluted with sorbed water (17) is provided at the end of the sorption path (2), wherein a separation unit (12) for at least partially separating the sorbed water (17) from the flowable sorbent (3, 4) is provided, wherein the separation unit (12) has at least one evaporator (12) for the evaporation of the sorbed water (17), is proposed, which apparatus can be operated in an energy-efficient manner and is not imperatively reliant on the presence of solar energy. This is achieved according to the invention in that the separation unit (12) has at least one negative-pressure compressor (16) for subjecting the diluted sorbent (4) to negative pressure.
US09945100B2
A positioning system for a machine is disclosed. The positioning system includes a satellite positioning unit to generate signals indicative of a location of the machine in a worksite and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) to generate signals indicative of a position of the machine. A controller is communicated with the satellite positioning unit and the IMU. The controller determines a first error value associated with a location of the machine based on signals received from the satellite positioning unit. The controller further determines a second error value associated with a location and a position of the machine based on signals received from the satellite positioning unit and signals received from the IMU, respectively. Further, a location of the machine is determined based on signals received from the satellite positioning unit and the IMU if the first error value is less than the second error value.
US09945099B2
An industrial vehicle includes: an exhaust gas treatment device arranged in an engine room so as to be located above an engine, the exhaust gas treatment device including a pretreatment unit accommodating a diesel oxidation catalyst and extending in the forward/rearward direction, a selective catalytic reduction unit located adjacent to the pretreatment unit and extending in the forward/rearward direction, a connecting pipe including a mix portion, a first bent portion, and a second bent portion, the mix portion being located between the pretreatment unit and the selective catalytic reduction unit and extending in the forward/rearward direction, the first bent portion connecting the mix portion and an outlet of the pretreatment unit, the outlet being located close to a dividing wall, the second bent portion connecting the mix portion and an inlet of the selective catalytic reduction unit, the inlet being located far from the dividing wall, and a urea water injection device attached to the first bent portion of the connecting pipe so as to be located on an extended line of the mix portion and configured to inject urea water into an exhaust gas; a urea water tank arranged outside the engine room and storing the urea water; and a urea water pipe configured to guide the urea water from the urea water tank to the urea water injection device and penetrating the dividing wall.
US09945098B2
An upper turning body is mounted on a lower travelling body to be capable of turning. An attachment is arranged in the upper turning body. A power storage device is arranged in the upper turning body together with the attachment. A discharge current from the power storage device drives electric parts. The power storage device has a housing in which a first flow path for coolant's flow is formed. A power storage module is arranged inside the housing. The power storage module includes stacked power storage cells, and the power storage cells are thermally coupled to the first flow path. The housing includes a lower housing and an upper housing. The first flow path is formed in one of a bottom panel of the lower housing and an upper panel of the upper housing.
US09945093B1
An excavation machine and a coupler system for use on the excavation machine to allow a universal adaptor for the attachment of skid steer attachments to be joined directly to a working end of a main lifting boom of the excavation machine, the coupler system including a first coupler body having a first rearward portion and a first forward portion, the first rearward portion being connectable to the working end of the lifting boom, the first coupler body having a first mating arrangement, the coupler system further including a second coupler body that is secured or securable relative to the universal adaptor, the second coupler body having a second mating arrangement that is selectively securable to the first mating arrangement to selectively secure the universal adaptor directly relative to the working end of the lifting boom of the excavation machine thereby allowing the excavation machine to use both skid steer attachments such as an associated skid steer bucket attachment joined directly relative to the working end of the lifting boom and a traditional dipper stick.
US09945087B2
An offshore structure comprises: an original structure comprising a main platform supported via a foundation on a seabed; and an extension structure comprising a platform extension positioned laterally of the main platform and a platform extension support, depending downwardly from the platform extension, into contact with the foundation, so as to support the extension structure directly on the foundation.
US09945084B1
A crash diversion barrier converts the forward momentum of a vehicle into a lateral motion that urges the vehicle back onto the road and minimizes the forces exerted on the vehicle. This is accomplished by having a linkage that is comprised of a diversion link, a reaction link and, a slider mechanism. The forward momentum of the vehicle rotates the diversion link which steers and translates the vehicle back onto the roadway. The angle of an entrance line of deflection is minimized to enhance safety of other vehicles on the roadway.
US09945078B2
The present invention relates to a plastic dowel for the fastening of a rail on a solid substrate. The plastic dowel includes an opening, an interior, a shank section, and a holding section, which provides at least one circumferential projection around its circumference. The at least one projection protrudes in a radial direction whereby the upper flank of the projection of the holding section assigned to the dowel opening is aligned at an angle of 90°±3° in relation to a longitudinal axis of the plastic dowel.
US09945069B2
A textile having high fluorine adhesion rate, and excellent water- and oil-repellency can be obtained by a method of producing a treated textile, comprising steps of: (1) preparing a treatment liquid comprising a water- and oil-repellent agent which comprises at least one fluorine-containing compound selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing polymer or a fluorine-containing low molecular weight compound, (2) adjusting pH of the treatment liquid to at most 7, (3) applying the treatment liquid to a textile, (4) treating the textile with steam, and (5) washing the textile with water and dehydrating the textile, wherein the treatment liquid comprises a thermally gelling substance.
US09945066B1
An iron may autonomously set the appropriate ironing parameter by obtaining information about the garment to be ironed. Data may be received from an indicator located on a garment to be ironed. An indicator may include the actual type of fabric associated with a garment, or an information tag attached to a garment. The received data may be decoded to determine the ironing parameters for the garment to be ironed. Based on the determined ironing parameters, the associated settings may be automatically adjusted on an iron.
US09945062B2
An apparatus and method for reducing humidity both within laundry and within a laundry treating appliance in response to a door being opened or closed are disclosed.
US09945057B2
A method of making fibrous mats, webs, and/or blankets containing one or more low volatile de-dusting agents, and the fibrous products so produced, the method eliminating or substantially reducing condensation of volatiles in the drying oven, oven recirculating ducts and oven exhaust ducts and eliminating or substantially reducing oven and duct fires while producing fibrous products having effective dust suppression properties.
US09945055B2
A composite material includes a nonwoven layer having a plurality of fibers and a polymer film layer with a plurality of extended cells. Each of the extended cells are contemplated to include continuous sidewalls extending away from the nonwoven layer. At least one of the fibers extends into one or more of the extended cells.
US09945053B2
A yarn producing apparatus includes front rollers movable while carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers are running and aggregates the CNT fibers. Each of the front rollers includes a groove provided on an outer circumference thereof to aggregate the CNT fibers.
US09945051B2
A method and apparatus for the physico-chemical encoding of a collection of beaded resin (“beads”) to determine the chemical identity of bead-anchored compounds by in-situ interrogation of individual beads. The present invention provides method and apparatus to implement color-coding strategies in applications and including the ultrahigh-throughput screening of bead-based combinatorial compounds libraries as well as multiplexed diagnostic and environmental testing and other biochemical assays.
US09945041B2
The present disclosure related to an inert anode which is electrically connected to the electrolytic cell, such that a conductor rod is connected to the inert anode in order to supply current from a current supply to the inert anode, where the inert anode directs current into the electrolytic bath to produce nonferrous metal (where current exits the cell via a cathode).
US09945040B2
A catalyst layer for an electrochemical device comprises a catalytically active element and an ion conducting polymer. The ion conducting polymer comprises positively charged cyclic amine groups. The ion conducting polymer comprises at least one of an imidazolium, a pyridinium, a pyrazolium, a pyrrolidinium, a pyrrolium, a pyrimidium, a piperidinium, an indolium, a triazinium, and polymers thereof. The catalytically active element comprises at least one of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Sn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, Al, Si, In, Tl, Pb, Bi, Sb, Te, U, Sm, Tb, La, Ce and Nd. In an electrolyzer comprising the present catalyst layer, the feed to the electrolyzer comprises at least one of CO2 and H2O.
US09945035B2
Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a non-slip plate and a non-slip plate manufactured thereby. The method includes preparing a base metal plate for joint design, washing and surface treatment, preparing a non-slip material, adhering the non-slip material to the bonding surface of the base metal plate to form a protrusion, and brazing the base metal plate having the non-slip material adhered thereto in a brazing furnace. The non-slip plate is applied to vehicles to impart non-slip performance thereto, and can be semi-permanently used.
US09945034B2
A metal-based/diamond laser composite coating preparation method includes: first selecting high-hardness metal powder and diamond powder of a proper grain size and shape; then uniformly mixing the high-hardness metal powder and diamond powder via a ball-milling method; and finally preparing a composite coating on a substrate by synchronously combining laser texturing technology, laser thermal treatment technology and cold spraying technology. The thickness of the composite coating is greater than 1 mm, and the volume content of diamond in the coating is greater than 45%. A metal-based/diamond laser composite coating is also provided.
US09945031B2
A gas shower device, a device and a method for chemical vapor deposition. A gas shower device has a showerhead. The showerhead includes a center region and a periphery region surrounding the center region; the center region and periphery region of the showerhead have a plurality of second gas-outlets which are arranged in parallel; the second gas-outlets are used to output the second gas; a first gas-outlet arranged between two adjacent second gas-outlets, includes the first sub-gas-outlet located in the center region and the second sub-gas-outlet located in the periphery region; the first sub-gas-outlet and the second sub-gas-outlet are mutually isolated, the first sub-gas-outlet is used to output the first gas and the second sub-gas-outlet is used to output the second gas; a first gas channel is connected to the first sub-gas-outlet; a second gas channel is connected to the second gas-outlet and the second sub-gas-outlet. The film formation quality is improved by using the chemical vapor deposition device with the gas shower device.
US09945025B2
An evaporation coating apparatus comprising a heating unit (3) and a cylindrical member (1) disposed within the heating unit (3), wherein the cylindrical member (1) comprises a hollow sleeve (13) and a barrel (12) disposed at an inner side of the hollow sleeve (13) in a fitting manner; wherein a top end area of the hollow sleeve (13) is provided with a first evaporation hole (131), and an external surface of the hollow sleeve (13) is provided with an internal heater strip (4) connected to a control unit; wherein an external surface of the barrel (12) is provided with a groove (1′) extending along an axial central line of the barrel (12), the groove (1′) is provided with a plurality of compartments (11) arranged at interval space, and each of the compartments (11) is provided with a crucible (2); wherein the crucible (2) comprises a main body (21) which is disposed within the compartment (11) and sealed all around with one side opened, and a cover (22) which is connected to the main body (21) in a fitting manner and provided with a second evaporation hole (221) corresponding to the first evaporation hole (131); and wherein the heating unit (3) has a hollow columnar structure, and an external surface of the heating unit (3) is provided with an external heater strip (5) and a nozzle (31) which is corresponding to the first evaporation hole (131). The evaporation coating apparatus is mainly configured to manufacture large-sized displays and can improve the uniformity of film-forming with organic material on the surface of the substrate.
US09945023B2
The invention is directed at sputter targets including 50 atomic % or more molybdenum, a second metal element of niobium or vanadium, and a third metal element selected from the group consisting of titanium, chromium, niobium, vanadium, and tantalum, wherein the third metal element is different from the second metal element, and deposited films prepared by the sputter targets. In a preferred aspect of the invention, the sputter target includes a phase that is rich in molybdenum, a phase that is rich in the second metal element, and a phase that is rich in the third metal element.
US09945005B2
A method of recovering metal values from metal-bearing materials such as slags and drosses includes the steps of pulverizing the material to particles less than about 100 μm; leaching the pulverized material with a solution of ammonium chloride, sodium chloride, and potassium chloride; sequentially recovering at least two metals from the leachate by the addition of zinc using a sequential cementation process; and recovering zinc from the solution by electrowinning.
US09945002B2
A metallurgical melting vessel has a vertical shaft, surrounded by a housing wall, which receives steel scrap. At least one closure element, having laterally spaced-apart fingers extending parallel to one another, is mounted such that it can move between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the fingers protrude at least partially into the shaft for the purpose of holding back steel scrap. In the open position, the fingers free the shaft at least to such an extent that the steel scrap can fall from the shaft into the melting vessel. The at least one closure element is mounted so as to be movable from the side of the shaft into the shaft and laterally thereoutof.
US09944995B2
The invention provides a method of detecting Clostridium difficile in a sample, comprising detecting the presence in said sample of one or more genes that have been identified as being specific to Clostridium difficile. Also provided is a method of diagnosing a Clostridium difficile infection in a subject, a method of determining the efficacy of a therapeutic regime being used to treat a Clostridium difficile infection and a method of testing for the presence of Clostridium difficile in a sample. Further provided are primer pairs and a kit suitable for use in such methods.
US09944994B2
Described herein are DNA primer sequences designed for the determination of gene or transcript information from Anuran species, and which may be used in studies for developmental and/or toxicity testing and for environmental toxicology or ecological assessment. Also described herein is a rapid, sensitive, high-throughput assay useful for supporting potential risk assessment across vertebrate clades, and that is also useful for evaluation of complex contaminant mixtures.
US09944991B2
This invention is based, at least in part, on the finding that certain microRNAs (miRNAs) are expressed at higher or lower levels in circulating exosonies or peripheral blood of subjects with hematological malignancies compared to the level of expression in subjects who do not have the hematological malignancy. In addition, this invention is based, at least in part, on the finding that certain miRNAs are differentially expressed at different stages of a hematological malignancy permitting identification of the stage of the hematological malignancy in a subject. The differential expression of miRNAs at different stages of a hematological malignancy also permits determination of the effectiveness of treatments administered to a subject at the particular stage of the hematological malignancy.
US09944987B2
The present disclosure relates generally to methods and materials for use in detecting abnormalities of the number of whole chromosomes or chromosome regions (aneuploidy). It has particular utility for assessing the risk of aneuploidy of eggs (i.e., oocytes), fertilized eggs or embryos developed therefrom in the context of in vitro fertilization.
US09944978B2
Disclosed are methods and compositions for determining the average length or abundance of a first target nucleic by calculating the abundance of a first target nucleic acid (T) relative to the average abundance (S) of a second and a third target nucleic acid, in a single well using a separate detection label for each target nucleic acid. In various aspects, the first target nucleic acid is a telomere. In exemplary aspects, the disclosed methods and compositions can be used to determine the average telomere length in a biological sample. The average telomere length determined using the disclosed methods and compositions can be correlated to a variety of clinically important conditions and indices. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US09944971B2
The present invention relates to a method for detecting at least one direct thrombin inhibitor in a sample other than citrate plasma, comprising the step of mixing a sample containing a thrombin inhibitor with a composition containing thrombin under conditions which allow the thrombin to release a detectable substance from a chromogenic substrate.
US09944967B2
Organohalides (e.g., organofluorides) represent a rapidly expanding proportion of molecules used in pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, agrochemicals, and materials. The present invention exploits the naturally occurring acetate condensation pathway as a means of introducing halogenated building blocks into natural product scaffolds. In an exemplary embodiment, the invention provides a pathway involving at least one polyketide synthase system and utilizes haloacetate or a haloacetate synthon (e.g., halomalonate) to incorporate an organohalide into the polyketide backbone in vitro. In an exemplary embodiment, the invention provides an analogous method for site-selective introduction of haloacetate or a synthon into polyketide products in vivo. The present invention expands the scope of existing chemical methods for producing halogenated natural product scaffolds such as complex halogenated natural products.
US09944965B2
The present invention relates to methods for production of 2′Fucosyllactose by a microbial system comprising a α-1,2 fucosyltransferase (FucT2) polynucleotide and a Guanosine 5′-diphospho-β-L-fucose (GDP-L-fucose) synthesis pathway using lactose as a substrate. Furthermore, the present invention relates to compositions comprising the microbial system.
US09944962B2
The present invention involves the application of a gene cluster, and bacterial strains that used in the biosynthesis of Xiamenmycin. The nucleotide sequence of the gene cluster is showed as SEQ ID NO.1, with the whole length of 5189 base pairs. The present invention involves Streptomyces xiamenensis CGMCC No. 5670 and its mutant strain, and the method that how the mentioned bacterial strain produces Xiamenmycin. The present invention provides the strain sources by using Streptomyces xiamenensis, its mutant strains or genetically engineered microbial strains carrying the above-mentioned Xiamenmycin biosynthesis gene cluster for cultivation and produce benzopyran compound Xiamenmycin through biosynthesis. The mutant strains can be used in industrial production.
US09944950B2
A method of generating an induced progenitor population (iPP) of cells and/or induced population of cells from somatic cells, comprising the steps: a) obtaining a starting cell population, wherein cells of the starting cell population comprise, or are contacted with, a nucleic acid molecule encoding four reprogramming factors under the control of a control element, wherein the four reprogramming factors are optionally Oct4, Klf4, Sox2 and c-Myc, and wherein the control element prevents or stops expression of the reprogramming factors under its control in the absence of induction by an inducing agent; and b) transiently inducing expression of the reprogramming factors in the starting cell population to obtain an iPP, c) optionally isolating the iPP, and d) terminating the transient induction while the proliferative capacity of the iPP remains under the control of the one or more exogenous reprogramming factors to produce an induced population of cells.
US09944948B2
The present invention relates to the prevention and/or control of infestation by insect pest species. In particular, the invention relates to down-regulation of expression of target genes in insect pests using interfering ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules. Also described are transgenic plants that (i) express or are capable of expressing interfering RNAs of the invention and (ii) are resistant to infestation by insect pest species. Compositions containing the interfering RNAs of the invention are also provided.
US09944944B2
This invention includes a novel aad-12 transformation event for herbicide tolerance in soybean plants—referred to herein as pDAB4468-0416. This invention includes a heterologous polynucleotide inserted into a specific site within the genome of a soybean cell. In some embodiments, said event/polynucleotide can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. Additionally, the subject invention provides assays for detecting the presence of the subject event in a sample (a soybean, for example). The assays can be based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct, inserted into the soybean genome, and on the genomic sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are also provided.
US09944943B2
The present disclosure relates to a method of producing transgenic plants that over-express the chickpea protein, CaSUN1, expression of which enhances the stress tolerance of the transgenic plants. The disclosure further provides recombinant DNA constructs, recombinant DNA vectors, and recombinant host cells comprising the cDNA encoding CaSUN1.
US09944940B2
The genetic basis for a recessive dwarf trait (dw) in peach (Prunus persica) was determined. Using a sequencing-based bulk-segregant mapping strategy, dw was positioned on the distal end of peach chromosome 6. At the center of the mapped locus, a SNP leading to a premature stop codon was identified within the coding region of a homolog of the Giberellic Acid (GA) receptor GID1 (GA Insensitive Dwarf 1). Silencing of GID1c in the closely related species Prunus domestica (plum) led to dwarf phenotypes with shortened internodes similar to dw/dw peaches. The degree of GID1c silencing corresponded to the degree of dwarfing. Anatomical expression studies showed that GID1c was highly expressed in all actively growing peach tissues, but more predominant in apical meristems and roots. These data establish that GID1c serves a primary role in the rapid growth and elongation of peach vegetative tissues, thus providing new methods to control tree size without impacting flower or fruit development.
US09944932B2
The invention relates to the diagnostic and therapeutic uses of a miRNA molecule or an equivalent thereof wherein a source of said miRNA molecule or equivalent thereof comprises at least 80 nucleotides and comprises a motif having at least 98% identity with the motif represented by SEQ ID NO:1 or a source thereof in a disease and condition associated with EMT (Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition).
US09944931B2
The present disclosure provides, in part, methods of discovering immunotherapy targets in vivo, therapeutic compositions (e.g., shRNA, immunoresponsive cells expressing shRNA and/or a chimeric antigen receptors (CAR)), and methods of use thereof.
US09944922B2
Highly simplified lateral flow chromatographic nucleic acid sample preparation methods, devices, and integrated systems are provided for the efficient concentration of trace samples and the removal of nucleic acid amplification inhibitors. Methods for capturing and reducing inhibitors of nucleic acid amplification reactions, such as humic acid, using polyvinylpyrrolidone treated elements of the lateral flow device are also provided. Further provided are passive fluid control methods and systems for use in lateral flow assays.
US09944914B2
A method for selectively obtaining a natural variant of an enzyme having activity includes (1) a step of detecting an ORF sequence of a protein having enzyme activity from a genome database including base sequences of metagenomic DNA of environmental microbiota; (2) a step of obtaining at least one PCR clone including the ORF sequence having a full length, a partial sequence of the ORF sequence, or a base sequence encoding an amino acid sequence which is formed by deletion, substitution, or addition of at least one amino acid residue in an amino acid sequence encoded by the ORF sequence, by performing PCR cloning on at least one metagenomic DNA of the environmental microbiota by using a primer designed based on the ORF sequence; (3) a step of determining a base sequence and an amino acid sequence which is encoded by the base sequence for each PCR clone obtained in the step (2); and (4) a step of selecting a natural variant of an enzyme having activity by measuring enzyme activity of proteins encoded by each PCR clone obtained in the step (2).
US09944910B2
Disclosed herein are compositions and formulations containing a TATk-CDKL5 fusion protein. Also disclosed are methods of producing a TATk-CDKL5 fusion protein from vectors containing a TATk-CDKL5 cDNA and methods of transducing cells with the vectors containing a TATk-CDKL5 cDNA and the TATk-CDKL5 fusion protein.
US09944906B2
Described herein are compositions and methods for treating Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA). In some aspects, mutant forms of frataxin which are resistant to ubiquitination are provided. In some aspects, pharmaceutical compositions comprising mutant frataxin are provided. In further aspects, methods of using mutant frataxin are provided.
US09944896B2
The present invention provides biomatrix scaffolds for industrial scale dispersal.
US09944893B2
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for hydrolyzing and acidifying homogenized organic waste fed into a closed and gas tight reactor using enzymatic bacteria under thermophilic conditions where water may be added to said reactor and the content of the reactor can be mixed and subjecting during hydrolysis and acidification an adequate part of a suspension formed in the reactor to—i. a separation step isolating—a permeate comprising an aqueous solution of soluble carbon, volatile fatty acids (VFA) and valuable nutrients, —an organic slurry comprising an aqueous solution of insoluble organic solids rich in enzymatic thermophilic bacteria and non-hydrolyzed organic solids, and the remaining part of soluble carbon, VFA and valuable nutrients, thereafter to—ii. a recirculation step re-feeding said organic slurry into the reactor for further hydrolysis and acidification.
US09944885B2
The disclosure concerns an aqueous lubricant composition, characterized in that it comprises of: 50 wt % of water, 0.01-20 wt % of a thickening agent, 0.5-10 wt % of an antioxidant; 0.5-5 wt % of a pH regulating agent; and glycerol. There is also provided a method for manufacturing the aqueous lubricant composition, and uses of said aqueous lubricant composition.
US09944881B2
The present invention provides a refrigerating machine oil comprising a base oil; a sulfide compound; and an orthophosphoric acid ester, wherein a content of the sulfide compound is 0.01 to 2.0% by mass and a content of the orthophosphoric acid ester is 0.1 to 5.0% by mass, based on a total amount of the refrigerating machine oil, and the refrigerating machine oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 3 to 500 mm2/s.
US09944879B2
The present invention provides phosphorous-containing compounds useful as antiwear additive components, lubricant additive compositions and lubricant compositions each comprising such compounds, and methods for making and using the same.
US09944875B2
The invention relates to a lignite fired steam power plant comprising a water/steam power cycle and a lignite dryer system having a heat pump circuit configured and arranged to provide heat energy to a lignite dryer of the dryer system. The heat pump includes a dryer heat exchanger, an expansion device and an evaporator heat exchanger connected to the first outlet line so as to enable heat energy transfer from the vapour of the first outlet line to the first working fluid. A compressor is also included in the heat pump circuit. In addition the heat pump circuit is connected to the water/steam power cycle by a steam makeup line from the pressure series of steam turbines and a condensate return line.
US09944867B2
A computer implemented blend control system and method for preparation of a hydrocarbon blend from a plurality of components drawn from respective component tanks have been disclosed. The system, in accordance with the present disclosure includes at least one sensor and analyzer adapted to sense and analyze a first attribute of at least one of the components for obtaining first attribute data. The system further includes, at least one optimizer having a data storage means for storing attribute based model data. The optimizer receives the first attribute data and transmits the received first attribute data to a comparator which computes an optimized proportion data between each of the component streams to enable selective drawing of each of the component streams in accordance with the optimized proportion data for preparing the hydrocarbon blend.
US09944866B2
The invention relates to a device in the form of a 3-zone gasifier and to a method for operating such a gasifier.
US09944853B2
A composition including a quaternary onium hydroxide in a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the quaternary ammonium hydroxide has a concentration in the range from about 5% by weight to about 50% by weight of the composition; and imidazolidine-2,4-dione, wherein the imidazolidine-2,4-dione has a concentration in the range from about 10 to about 5000 parts per million of the composition.
US09944850B2
Provided is a carbon nanostructure including a plurality of organic molecules that are decomposition products of an organic solvent. The carbon nanostructure includes a carbon nanostructure core and a plurality of organic molecules bound to and grown on the carbon nanostructure core, wherein the carbon nanostructure core is a combination of the organic molecules.
US09944846B2
This invention relates to a composition including (a) a dopant, (b) a first host having at least one unit of Formula I, and (c) a second host compound having Formula II. The formulae have the structures: where Q is a fused ring linkage having the formula In Formula I: Ar1 is an aromatic group including at least one electron-withdrawing group or a deuterated analog; Ar2 is an aryl group, an aromatic group including at least one electron-withdrawing group or a deuterated analog; R1 and R2 are the same or different at each occurrence and are H, D, aryl or deuterated aryl. In Formula II: R3 is the same or different at each occurrence and is D, aryl, or deuterated aryl, with the proviso that at least one R3 is aryl or deuterated aryl; R4 and R5 are the same or different at each occurrence and are D, aryl, or deuterated aryl; a is an integer from 1-4; and b and c are the same or different and are an integer from 0-4.
US09944842B2
Pumping a pre-flush composition into a subterranean reservoir may contact at least a portion of non-polar material within a reservoir path. The pre-flush composition may have or include a polar fluid and at least one surfactant. The pre-flush composition may in situ form an in situ fluid in the reservoir path. The in situ formed fluid may include a portion of the non-polar material from the reservoir path, a polar phase from the polar fluid, and at least one surfactant. Pre-flushing the reservoir path may allow for greater hydrocarbon recovery when performing a subsequent operation as compared to an otherwise identical operation absent the pre-flushing the reservoir.
US09944834B2
Disclosed is a self-supporting, heat curable adhesive film including a surface-deactivated solid isocyanate and a blend of two different polyurethanes. A method of making an article that includes the adhesive film and article made thereby are also disclosed.
US09944827B2
The CMP polishing solution of the invention comprises (A) a metal corrosion inhibitor containing a compound with a 1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridine skeleton, (B) an abrasive grain having a positive zeta potential in the CMP polishing solution, (C) a metal oxide solubilizer and (D) an oxidizing agent. The polishing method of the invention comprises a first polishing step in which the conductive substance layer of a substrate comprising an interlayer insulating filth having an elevated section and a trench at the surface, a barrier layer formed following the surface of the interlayer insulating film and the conductive substance layer formed covering the barrier layer, is polished to expose the barrier layer located on the elevated section of the interlayer insulating film, and a second polishing step in which the barrier layer exposed in the first polishing step is polished using the CMP polishing solution to expose the elevated section of the interlayer insulating film.
US09944826B2
A polymer network for 3D printing has a first polymer and a second polymer. The first polymer and the second polymer are crosslinked by a photo-crosslink. The first polymer and the second polymer are independently selected from polylactic acid, poly(acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), polystyrene, nylon, high density polyethylene, polycarbonate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene terephthalate, and thermoplastic polymers.
US09944825B2
The disclosure relates to curable polysilyl phosphate compounds and compositions as well as related methods and flame-retardant textiles incorporating the same. Curable polysilyl phosphate compounds according to the disclosure include a hydrocarbon moiety comprising at least one phosphate group and more than two hydrolysable silyl groups linked to the hydrocarbon moiety. In some embodiments, the hydrocarbon moiety is derived from spirocyclic pentaerythritol diphosphoryl chloride. The curable polysilyl phosphate compound can applied to a textile substrate and then cured to provide a flame-retardant textile with the cured polysilyl phosphate compound as a coating bonded to the textile substrate.
US09944821B2
Two-component coating systems and compositions are disclosed. The coating compositions form crosslinked polyurea coatings and have relatively long pot life and relatively short dry time. The coating compositions include a polyisocyanate, a polyaspartic ester, and a polyetheraspartic ester.
US09944810B2
Provided is an aqueous ink jet-use ink composition which includes a binder resin, a surfactant, a pigment, a solvent and, if necessary, a pigment-dispersing resin. The binder resin has a glass transition temperature of 40-90° C. and is dispersed as resin emulsion particles. The value of A, which is defined as the sum of the product of the acid value and the content in terms of parts by mass of the binder resin and pigment-dispersing resin, is 0-200 mg KOH/g. The surfactant is a non-ionic compound represented by formula (1), and the content of solvents having boiling points of 250° C. or higher is less than 5 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the ink composition. R1O—(R2O)n—H (1) R1 is a straight-chain or branched chain alkyl group having 12-22 carbon atoms. R2 is an ethylene group or propylene group. n is an integer between 10 and 50.
US09944805B1
A water washable resin formulation for 3D printing having at least one water-soluble and/or water-dispersible ingredient such as an oligomer and/or monomer. In one example, a water-soluble ingredient is greater than 1% by weight of the resin formulation. A water-soluble or water-dispersible filler may also be used as an ingredient in the resin formulation. The water-washable photopolymer resin formulation allows printed 3D objects to be cleaned with water rather than organic solvents. Because the water-washable photopolymer resin formulation is insoluble when cured, only the uncured water-washable photopolymer resin formulation is washed away. Depending on the filler's property and compatibility with the other ingredients of the resin formulation, the blending of filler therein can be used to modify the mechanical and chemical properties of the printed 3D objects.
US09944804B1
A water washable resin formulation for 3D printing having at least one water-soluble and/or water-dispersible ingredient such as an oligomer and/or monomer. In one example, a water-soluble ingredient is greater than 1% by weight of the resin formulation. A water-soluble or water-dispersible filler may also be used as an ingredient in the resin formulation. The water-washable photopolymer resin formulation allows printed 3D objects to be cleaned with water rather than organic solvents. Because the water-washable photopolymer resin formulation is insoluble when cured, only the uncured water-washable photopolymer resin formulation is washed away. Depending on the filler's property and compatibility with the other ingredients of the resin formulation, the blending of filler therein can be used to modify the mechanical and chemical properties of the printed 3D objects.
US09944798B2
The present invention relates to composites, comprising inorganic and/or organic pigments and/or fillers in the form of microparticles, the surface of which is coated at least partially with finely divided nano-dolomite with the help of binders based on copolymers comprising as monomers one or more dicarboxylic acids and one or more monomers from the group of diamines, triamines, dialkanolamines or trialkanolamines, a method for producing such composites, aqueous slurries thereof, their use, and the use of the inventive binders for coating the microparticles with nano-dolomite.
US09944792B2
A modified poly(arylene ether) resin composition includes a mixed resin that includes a poly(arylene ether) resin, a styrene-based resin and a polyolefin resin; a flame retardant; and mineral oil. A weight-average molecular weight of the mineral oil is 460 to 1,000 g/mol. A wire is manufactured using the modified poly(arylene ether) resin composition.
US09944790B2
A resin composition including 40 parts by weight or more and less than 95 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin and 5 parts by weight or more and less than 60 parts by weight of a polyester-polyether copolymer as a base resin, wherein the polyester-polyether copolymer is a copolymer which is obtained by a polymerization using a germanium compound catalyst, includes aromatic polyester units and modified polyether units represented by the following general formula 1, and has an IV value within a range of 0.30 to 1.00 can be well-balanced in moldability, heat resistance, impact resistance, and low linear expansion property, without deteriorating a surface appearance of a molding obtained therefrom.
US09944772B2
An organosiloxane represented by the following general formula; a curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups in a molecule; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule; (C) an adhesion promoter containing the organosiloxane; and (D) a catalyst for hydrosilylation reaction; and a semiconductor device in which a semiconductor element is encapsulated with a cured product of the composition. A novel organosiloxane, a curable silicone composition that contains the novel organosiloxane as an adhesion promoter and that forms a cured product having excellent adhesion to various base materials, and a semiconductor device that is formed by using the composition and that has excellent reliability are provided.
US09944769B2
Urea-derived products, for example liquid compositions containing urea-derived compounds, such as dihydroxyethyleneurea (“DHEU”), and methods for making same are provided.
US09944766B2
A prepreg includes a fiber base material and a thermosetting resin composition impregnated into the fiber base material. The thermosetting resin composition contains a thermosetting resin including an epoxy resin; a curing agent; an inorganic filler; and an acrylic acid ester copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 10×104 or more and less than 45×104. A content of the inorganic filler is 150 parts by mass or more relative to a total of 100 parts by mass of the thermosetting resin and the curing agent. A content of the acrylic acid ester copolymer is more than 30 parts by mass and 90 parts by mass or less relative to the total of 100 parts by mass of the thermosetting resin and the curing agent.
US09944759B2
A curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane represented by the average unit formula: (R13SiO1/2)x(R22SiO2/2)y(R3SiO3/2)z (R1 are alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, or aralkyl groups; R2 are alkyl groups or alkenyl groups; R3 is an alkyl group, aryl group, or an aralkyl group, provided that, in a molecule, at least 0.5 mol % of R1 to R3 are the alkenyl groups, at least one of R3 is the aryl group or the aralkyl group; and x, y and z are numbers satisfying: 0.01≤x≤0.5, 0.01≤y≤0.4, 0.1≤z≤0.9, and x+y+z=1); (B) a straight-chain organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups in a molecule; (C) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. A cured product exhibiting excellent dispersibility of phosphor and having crack resistance is formed.
US09944757B2
This invention relates to electrochromic copolymers having a specific color transition prepared from precursors containing Si, Ge, Sn, or Pb, methods of producing such copolymers and precursors, and applications utilizing the copolymers to prepare electrochromic devices.
US09944755B2
Compositions comprising an oxazoline polymer and optional linkers to carry a variety of molecules.
US09944751B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for a triptycene-based A-B monomer, a method of making a triptycene-based A-B monomer, a triptycene-based ladder polymer, a method of making a triptycene-based ladder polymers, a method of using triptycene-based ladder polymers, a structure incorporating triptycene-based ladder polymers, a method of gas separation, and the like.
US09944750B2
Polyethylene glycol substituted acyl borates, methods for their preparation, and the use of the polyethylene glycol substituted acyl borates for the preparation of polyethylene glycol substituted macromolecules. The polyethylene glycol substituted acyl borate has the general formula (I) wherein PEG denotes a polyethylene glycol-based substituent; a is an integer from 1 to 12; X1, X2, and X3 are independently of one another selected from the group made of F, OR, N+R3, N+R2OR, N+R2SR, and N+R2NR2, and are optionally forming a cyclic or a bicyclic structure; and R is an organic substituent or H.
US09944749B2
Polycarbonates made from polyhydric phenols that preferably exhibit estrogenic activity less than bisphenol S exhibit properties such as high impact strengths, moderate to high glass transition temperatures, chemical resistance, and good color and clarity similar to conventional BPA-derived polycarbonates.
US09944748B2
A method of isolation of polyhydroxyalkanoates from biomass pre-cleans the biomass in a first extraction process by extracting components of the biomass other than polyhydroxyalkanoates. In a second extraction process, polyhydroxyalkanoates are extracted from a solid phase of the biomass obtained in the first extraction process by adding an extraction agent to pre-cleaned biomass based on chlorinated hydrocarbon, carrying out the extraction for 5 to 90 minutes at a temperature in the range of 20 to 120° C., separating the extract containing the polyhydroxyalkanoates from the extraction solution, and feeding the extract to a circulation loop filled with water having a temperature from 20 to 120° C. or a mixture of water and from up to 20% by weight of the extraction agent based on chlorinated hydrocarbon used for the extraction of polyhydroxyalkanoates, wherein the extraction agent is removed from this extract and polyhydroxyalkanoates precipitate.
US09944733B2
A composition comprising an ethylene-based polymer, the ethylene-based polymer having the following properties: a) at least one incorporated structure derived from a polyene selected from the group consisting of i) through x), as described herein; and b) a Mw(abs) versus I2 relationship: Mw(abs)
US09944731B2
A process for the preparation of a procatalyst suitable for preparing a catalyst composition for olefin polymerization, the procatalyst obtained or obtainable by the process; and a catalyst composition for olefin polymerization comprising the procatalyst. In particular a benzamide can be used as an activator in the preparation of a supported Ziegler-Natta type procatalyst useful for a process for the preparation of polyolefins. The Polyolefins and polypropylene homopolymers are also disclosed.
US09944724B2
A process may include contacting ethylene monomer with Ziegler-Natta catalyst to form polyethylene. The Ziegler-Natta catalyst may be formed by contacting an alkyl magnesium compound with an alcohol and a metal reagent to form a blend, and contacting the blend with a first agent to form a solution of reaction product “A”. The solution of reaction product “A” may be contacted with a second agent to form a solid reaction product “B”, and the solid reaction product “B” may be contacted with a third agent to form a solid reaction product “C”. The solid reaction product “C” may be contacted with a fourth agent to form a solid reaction product “D”, and the solid reaction product “D” may be contacted with a fifth agent to form a catalyst component.
US09944723B2
A photopolymerization accelerator composition improving color stability and controlling polymerization shrinkage stress of cured resin and/or the resulting composite paste thereby feature by tertiary twisted biphenyldiamine with the general formula I: R2 and R3 are each independently alkyl having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R and R1 are each independently hydrogen or halogen; alkyl, alkoxy, or alkylthio having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; or phenyl and/or substituted phenyl alkoxy, or alkylthio having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms. It can be used in part with conventional photosensitizers and radically polymerizable monomers.
US09944720B2
Disclosed herein are multivalent and multispecific binding proteins, methods of making the binding proteins, and their uses in the diagnosis, monitoring, inhibition, prevention and/or treatment of cancers, tumors, and/or other angiogenesis-dependent diseases diseases characterized by aberrant DLL4 and/or VEGF expression or activity.
US09944717B2
The invention relates to means and methods that relate to binding molecules that bind human complement factor C2. Specific binding molecules are described with specific C2 activity inhibiting properties. Such binding molecules are useful in the treatment of symptoms of various human diseases among which there is inflammatory disease, neuro-inflammatory disease or ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. Disease.
US09944714B2
The present application relates to compositions of humanized and humanized/deimmunized anti-endoglin antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof. One aspect relates to antibodies having one or more modifications in at least one amino acid residue of at least one of the framework regions of the variable heavy chain, the variable light chain or both. Another aspect relates to antibodies which bind endoglin and inhibit angiogenesis. Another aspect relates to the deimmunization of humanized antibodies to reduce immunogenicity. Another aspect relates to the use of humanized and humanized/deimmunized antibodies which bind endoglin for the detection, diagnosis or treatment of a disease or condition associated with endoglin, angiogenesis or a combination thereof.
US09944707B2
There is disclosed compositions and methods relating to or derived from anti-EGFR antibodies. More specifically, there is disclosed fully human antibodies that bind EGFR, EGFR-binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and EGFR-binding polypeptides comprising such fragments. Further still, there is disclosed antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, and methods of using such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, including methods of treating or diagnosing subjects having EGFR-related disorders or conditions.
US09944696B2
Antibodies to human N3pGlu Aβ, compositions comprising such N3pGlu Aβ antibodies, and methods of using such N3pGlu Aβ antibodies for the treatment of a disease characterized by deposition of Aβ including clinical or pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease, Down's syndrome, and clinical or pre-clinical cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
US09944685B2
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising complement split product C4d for use in treating an inflammatory condition, such as graft rejection, graft versus host disease, an autoimmune disease or atopy. The C4d to be used may be a multimer. Accordingly, also C4d multimers and their use in medicine, like the treatment of inflammatory conditions, is provided. Furthermore, the present invention provides a protein complex comprising C4d interacting with its ILT4 receptor. This protein complex may be used in screening methods Also antibodies specifically binding to the C4d multimer or the C4d/ILT4-protein complex are subject of the present invention.
US09944675B2
Provided herein are methods to generate and screen peptides that exhibit drug like stabilities in vitro and in vivo. By selecting for enzyme resistance, Applicants are able to derive peptides that are not only stable to a broad spectrum of proteases, but also stable to other drug processing enzymes such as cytochrome P450s. This approach provides a general method to the rapid development of highly stable peptides for therapeutic development and diagnosis. The peptides are further modified for oral bioavailability. The methods can be applied to similar peptides for the making of therapeutic compositions.
US09944672B2
The present invention relates to four crystalline forms (crystalline forms A, B, C and D) of 5α-androstane-3β,5,6β-triol (YC-6) and preparation methods therefor. The four crystalline forms have significant difference in their lattice parameters, 2θ values and intensity in X-ray power diffraction, and melting points, etc. The study on its polymorphism is very important for further studying its effect, bioavailability and stability.
US09944668B2
Manganese coordination complexes with utility as magnetic resonance probes and as biological reductant sensors are disclosed. In one embodiment, ligands can stabilize both the Mn2+ and Mn3+ oxidation states. In the presence of a reductant such as glutathione, low relaxivity MnIII-HBET is rapidly converted to high relaxivity MnII-HBET with a 3-fold increase in relaxivity, and concomitant increase in magnetic resonance signal. In another embodiment, ligands were designed to chelate Mn(ll) in a thermodynamically stable and kinetically inert fashion while allowing for direct interaction of Mn(ll) with water. In yet another embodiment, high molecular weight multimers containing six Mn(ll) chelators were prepared. The high molecular weight results in slower tumbling of the molecules in solution and can strongly enhance the Mn(ll) relaxivity.
US09944665B2
The invention relates to a novel group bridged metallocene transition metal complexes, wherein the complex includes at least one indenyl ligand substituted at the 4-position with a phenyl group, the 4-phenyl group being preferably substituted at the 3′, 4′, and 5′ positions with particular combinations of substituents, particularly wherein the 4′-substituent is a group of the formula (XR′n)−, wherein X is a Group 14-17 heteroatom having an atomic weight of 13 to 79 and R′ is one of a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, a C1-C10 alkyl group, or a C6-C10 aryl group and n is 0, 1, 2, or 3. Catalyst systems including the transition metal complex, polymerization processes using the transition metal complex, and polymers made using the transition metal complex are also described.
US09944660B2
The present invention provides a tricyclic compound represented by general formula (I), a pharmaceutical salt thereof, or a stereoisomer thereof exhibits excellent antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria resistant bacteria thereof, and also being excellent in terms of safety. Furthermore, the present invention provides production processes, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a tricyclic compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a stereoisomer thereof as an active ingredient and use thereof as a pharmaceutical agent. The compounds of the present invention are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of disease such as complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs), nosocomial pneumonia, intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) or bacteremia.
US09944657B2
The present application discloses a luminescent lanthanide chelate of formula (I) with lanthanides such as europium, as well as the corresponding luminescence lanthanide chelating ligand. The application also discloses a detectable molecule comprising a biospecific binding reactant (such as an antibody) conjugated to the luminescent lanthanide chelate as well as a method of carrying out a biospecific binding assay, the use of such a detectable molecule in a specific bioaffinity based assay, the use of such a detectable molecule in a specific bioaffinity based binding assay utilizing time-resolved fluorometric determination of a specific luminescence, and a solid support material conjugated with the luminescent lanthanide chelate.
US09944656B2
The disclosure generally relates to compounds of formula I, including compositions and methods for treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The disclosure provides novel inhibitors of HIV, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HIV infection.
US09944648B2
The invention provides novel compounds, composition comprising said compounds and methods for inhibiting CK1 as well as methods of treating CK1 related disorders such as Alzheimer's disease comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a CK1 inhibitor to a patient in need thereof.
US09944647B2
The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I which are LSD1 inhibitors useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer.
US09944627B2
The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1), to the use thereof in electroluminescent devices, and particularly organic electroluminescence devices, comprising said compounds according to the invention.
US09944623B2
The present invention relates to oxygen-substituted sterically hindered amines of the formulae I or II: (II), wherein, for example, F2, R3, R5, R6, R8, R9, R11, R12, R13, R14 are n-butyl: Z1 to Z10 are propoxy and R1, R4, R7, R10, R13 are 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-propoxy-piperidin-4-yl. Compositions comprising compounds of formulae I or II and an organic material, which is susceptible to oxidative, thermal or light-induced degradation, are further disclosed. Optionally, further additives are contained.
US09944621B2
The present application relates to novel substituted piperidinyltetrahydroquinolines, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prevention of diabetic microangiopathies, diabetic ulcers on the extremities, in particular for promoting wound healing of diabetic foot ulcers, diabetic heart failure, diabetic coronary microvascular heart disorders, peripheral and cardial vascular disorders, thromboembolic disorders and ischaemias, peripheral circulatory disturbances, Raynaud's phenomenon, CREST syndrome, microcirculatory disturbances, intermittent claudication, and peripheral and autonomous neuropathies.
US09944619B2
The invention provides compounds of formula (I): or a salt thereof as described herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula (I), processes for preparing compounds of formula (I), intermediates useful for preparing compounds of formula I and therapeutic methods for treating a Retroviridae viral infection including an infection caused by the HIV virus.
US09944609B2
A method for the synthesis of N-protected 3,6-aminoalkyl-2,5-diketopiperazines is provided. The method includes obtaining a cyclic α-N protected active amino ester and adding it to a mixture of an amine catalyst in an organic solvent.
US09944603B2
The invention relates to a compound of Formula I and methods of treating cystic fibrosis comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or IA to a patient in need thereof.
US09944598B2
The present invention concerns mono- or di-substituted indole derivatives (I) which are useful to prevent or treat dengue viral infections and also relates to said compounds for use as a medicine, more preferably for use as a medicine to treat or prevent dengue viral infections. The present invention furthermore relates to pharmaceutical compositions or combination preparations of the compounds, to the compositions or preparations for use as a medicine, more preferably for the prevention or treatment of dengue viral infections. The invention also relates to processes for preparation of the compounds.
US09944591B2
The invention relates to the 4-((2E,4E,6E)-octa-2,6,4-trienamid)butanoic acid; its use in the therapeutic and cosmetic field for topical application to the skin to achieve a combined antioxidant activity against ROS together with an anti-inflammatory effect and an effect of promoting the production of hyaluronic acid, so as to oppose at the same time the oxidizing action of free radicals and inflammatory effects, in order to preserve the physiological conditions of human epidermis and skin homeostasis and prevent skin aging (anti-aging); the compositions for therapeutic and cosmetic use which comprise 4-((2E,4E,6E)-octa-2,6,4-trienamid)butanoic acid as active ingredient, formulated with excipients for topical use suitable for local administration on the skin.
US09944589B2
The present invention relates to cyclopropyl derivatives of general formula (I), wherein A, R1, and R2 are as defined in the specification. The present application also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and to their use in therapy.
US09944588B2
A method for preparing methyl formate in which a raw material containing formaldehyde, methanol and/or dimethyl ether is introduced into a first reaction zone to come into contact with a catalyst A, and a component I is obtained by separation, the component I is introduced into a second reaction zone to come into contact with a catalyst B so as to obtain, by separation, methyl formate as a product, dimethyl ether that is returned to the first reaction zone and a component II that is returned to the second reaction zone, the catalysts have a long service life, the reaction conditions are mild, and the utilization rate of the raw material is high, thus enabling a continuous production for large-scale industrial application.
US09944586B2
Methods and systems for producing alkyl hydroxyalkanoate from hydroxy carboxylic acid recovery bottoms. The methods generally comprise the steps of obtaining a hydroxy carboxylic acid recovery bottom, adding a mono-alcohol to the hydroxy carboxylic acid recovery bottom to obtain a first mixture, heating the first mixture in the presence of a catalyst to form a reaction product, distilling the reaction product, and recovering an alkyl hydroxyalkanoate fraction.
US09944579B2
A phosphorus ligand-free, mild, efficient and complete catalytic hydrogenation process is for the sustainable production of terminal diols from renewable terminal dialkyl esters with improved yield. Soluble, phosphorus ligand free Ru (II)-pincer type complexes can be used as catalysts in the hydrogenation process.
US09944578B2
The present invention provides a process for the preparation of a (hydro)(chloro)fluoroalkene by contacting a reagent stream comprising a hydrochlorofluoroalkane with a catalyst in a reactor to dehydrochlorinate at least a portion of the hydrochlorofluoroalkane to produce a product stream comprising the (hydro)(chloro)fluoroalkene and hydrogen chloride (NCI), wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of metal oxide catalysts, metal halide catalysts, zero-valent metal catalysts, carbon-based catalysts and mixtures thereof, and wherein (i) the catalyst is chlorinated prior to contacting it with the reagent stream comprising the hydrochlorofluoroalkane; and/or (ii) the contacting step is carried out in the presence of a HCI co-feed.
US09944566B2
The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a grout for concrete comprising a stage of mixing a hydraulic binder and water, characterized in that the process comprises a stage of deep freezing the water in the solid form.
US09944560B2
A density controlled cold fusion concrete cementitious spray applied fireproofing material including a mixture of water, one or more of silicon dioxide, expanded glass, vermiculite, bottom ash, perlite, expanded shale, expanded polystyrene, and sulfonated formaldehyde, or other lightweight aggregates of various diameter sizes ranging from about 0.025 mm to about 12.5 mm in diameter; anhydrous or hydrous sodium or potassium metasilicate; waste from steel production consisting of Granulated Ground Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS); high calcium or low calcium waste from coal combustion (fly ash or bottom ash); sodium tetraborate, sodium citrate dihydrate, citric acid, or boric acid; and an alkali-resistant micro-fiber.
US09944558B2
A wellbore cement composition includes substantially unhydrated cement powder and additive powder for cement. The additive powder is formulated from ingredients including a liquid additive for cement and solid carrier particles. The liquid additive is absorbed by the solid carrier particles. A wellbore cementing method includes using a dry cement composition, adding water to the dry cement composition, forming a cement slurry, placing the slurry in a wellbore, and setting the placed slurry. The dry cement composition contains substantially unhydrated cement powder and retarder powder for cement. The retarder powder contains a retarder absorbed by solid carrier particles.
US09944557B2
The present disclosure relates to a bentonite modifier, comprising a water-soluble thiosulfate, a water-soluble alcohol compound, and a water-soluble amine compound, wherein the amounts of thiosulfate, the alcohol compound, and the amine compound are in the ratio of (0.3˜1):(0.3˜1):(0.3˜1). The present disclosure further relates to a bentonite-containing cement additive capable of resisting permeation and salt corrosion, comprising bentonite and said modifier, wherein the content of the bentonite modifier is 0.2˜5% of the bentonite by weight. Meanwhile, the present disclosure also provides use of the modified bentonite.
US09944556B2
DTPA-coated synthetic calcined gypsum is provided with alpha-like properties and obtained by spray-coating the synthetic caclined gypsum with DTPA. Cementitious compositions comprising DTPA-coated synthetic calcined gypsum and low water demand are provided as well. Methods for controlling an open time of a cementitious slurry by increasing or decreasing the amount of DTPA-coated synthetic calcined gypsum in the slurry are provided as well.
US09944551B2
New glass compositions and applications thereof are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention relate to glass compositions, to fiber glass strands, to chopped fiber glass strands, to nonwoven mats of glass fibers, and to other products and methods. A fiber glass strand comprises a plurality of glass fibers comprising the glass composition of the present invention.
US09944544B2
Disclosed is a 3-dimensional porous mono-polar electrode body that includes a 3-dimensional porous parent substance, which has a 3-dimensional structure including a side and a remaining side that communicate with each other via a plurality of pores arranged in multiple layers and which is made of a metal material to have dimensional stability, and an electrode catalyst layer applied on the 3-dimensional porous parent substance. The 3-dimensional porous mono-polar electrode body is used to remove microorganisms contained in treatment water to thus minimize the consumption of power, which is required to remove the microorganisms, prevent secondary pollution, and ensure the durability of an electrode.
US09944533B2
Present invention relates to a process and an installation (100) for the preparation of hydrogen cyanide by the Andrussow process, and more precisely for improving the conditions of mixing the reactant gases before feeding the Andrussow type reactor (60), in order to improve safety, to avoid any risk of explosion and to produce HCN in safe and efficient manner. The installation is configured in such a manner that oxygen is pre-mixed with air with a ratio comprised between 20.95% and 32.5% by volume, preferably between 25% and 30.5% by volume; methane containing gas and ammonia are simultaneously added in the pre-mixture of oxygen-enriched air in such a manner that the volumic ratio of methane to ammonia is comprised between 1.35 and 1.02 depending on the content of oxygen into air; said obtained reactant gases mixture having a temperature comprised between 80° C. and 120° C., preferably between 95° C. and 115° C. for feeding the Andrussow type reactor (60).
US09944529B2
A process of producing a yarn, ribbon or sheet that includes nanofibers in which the process includes forming a yarn, ribbon or sheet comprising nanofibers, and applying an enhancing agent comprising a polymer to the yarn, ribbon or sheet.
US09944528B2
Methods of making carbon nanostructures are disclosed with including examples having heat treatment of a mixture having a fibrous organic reagent and a catalyst in the presence of a reducing agent for a time sufficient to produce a quantity of carbon nanostructures which may be nanotubes or other related structures. The reducing agent may be hydrogen, nitrogen or ammonia.
US09944526B2
In some examples, a method for forming a carbon fiber preform includes depositing, via a print head of a three-dimensional printing system, a first plurality of carbon fibers to form a first layer of carbon fibers in approximately an x-y plane, wherein the first plurality of carbon fibers are deposited around an array of carbon fiber filaments extending in approximately a z-axis direction relative to the x-y plane.
US09944525B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for easily producing a difluorophosphate using only low-cost starting materials without requiring cumbersome operations. According to the present invention, at least one salt selected from the group consisting of halides, carbonates, borates, phosphates, hydroxides and oxides of an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal or an onium, at least one phosphorus compound selected from the group consisting of oxychlorides and chlorides of phosphorus, water and hydrogen fluoride are reacted. The above-mentioned purpose is achieved preferably using, as hydrogen fluoride, one substance selected from the group consisting of hydrogen fluoride anhydride, a mixed solution of hydrogen fluoride anhydride and an organic solvent and a mixed gas of hydrogen fluoride anhydride and an inert gas, as a salt used in the reaction, at least one substance selected from the group consisting of halides and carbonates of an alkali metal, and as a phosphorus compound, phosphoryl chloride.
US09944524B2
Provided herein are pharmaceutically acceptable sodium thiosulfate and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided herein are methods for determining the total non-purgeable organic carbon in a sodium thiosulfate-containing sample. Further provided herein are methods for producing pharmaceutically acceptable sodium thiosulfate. Still further provided herein are methods of treatment comprising the administration of pharmaceutically acceptable sodium thiosulfate.
US09944516B2
A method for performing a high aspect ratio etch is provided. A semiconductor substrate is provided with a hard mask layer arranged over the semiconductor substrate. A first etch is performed into the hard mask layer to form a hard mask opening exposing the semiconductor substrate. The hard mask opening has a bottom width. A second etch is performed into the semiconductor substrate, through the hard mask opening, to form a substrate opening with a top width that is about equal to the bottom width of the hard mask opening. A protective layer is formed lining a sidewall of the substrate opening. A third etch is performed into the semiconductor substrate, through the hard mask opening, to increase a height of the substrate opening. The top width of the substrate opening remains substantially unchanged during the third etch. A semiconductor structure with a high aspect ratio opening is also provided.
US09944511B2
A fuel changing device which is for connection with a fuel pipe or a fuel can is provided, including: a barrel, connected with a conduit portion communicating with an interior of the barrel; a plunger, including a piston movably received in the barrel and an operation rod connected with the piston and extending out of the barrel; an adapting mechanism, including an adapter connected to the conduit portion and at least one adapting tube, the adapter selectively detachably connected with one end of the adapting tube or for selectively detachably connected with a fuel connector of the fuel can, another end of the adapting tube being for detachably connected with the fuel pipe.
US09944506B2
A forklift truck with a forward-tilting cab and a method for reducing the container-loading height of the forklift truck, include a cab and a frame, the cab being connected to the frame so as to be able to tilt forward; and also including a locating mechanism, which is removably provided between the cab and frame when the cab is tilted forward to reduce the cab height, so as to locate the cab when the cab is tilted forward to a preset angle. When loading into a container, the cab of the forklift truck is tilted forward to a preset angle, so that the overall height of the forklift truck is reduced to a height suitable for loading in a container, and the locating mechanism is used to locate the cab, so that the cab is kept in a state in which it is tilted forward to a preset angle.
US09944493B2
A suspension and transmission device for use with an elevator system comprises one or more strips that provide load carrying, transmission or traction, and load carrying redundancy or safety functions for the elevator system. In one version a single strip comprised of polymer and composite materials provides these functions. In another version multiple strips comprised of polymer and composite materials provide these functions. In another version, a strip comprises a hollow interior portion. In another version one or more strips incorporate materials that can be detected when using the strip to monitor the condition of the one or more strips.
US09944492B2
A method for resetting a safety system of an elevator installation from an actual state, in which a normal operation of the elevator installation is not released, to a desired state, in which a normal operation of the elevator installation is released by the safety system includes the steps of: receiving a reset request, which is transmitted from the elevator control system, for resetting from the actual state to the desired state, in the safety system; carrying out verification of the reset request by the safety system; evaluating the verification by the safety system; and resetting the safety system from the actual state to the desired state if the verification by the safety system is evaluated as valid.
US09944488B2
A sheet processing apparatus includes a first binding unit configured to bind a sheet bundle; a second binding unit with greater number of bindable sheets than number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit; and a number-of-sheets determining unit configured to determine whether number of to-be-bound sheets exceeds the number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit. The first binding unit moves to a binding position, and if the number-of-sheets determining unit determines that the number of to-be-bound sheets exceeds the number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit, the first binding unit moves away from the binding position. When the number-of-sheets determining unit determines that the number of to-be-bound sheets exceeds the number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit, the second binding unit moves to the binding position.
US09944485B2
A paper discharging apparatus comprises: a first conveying unit; a second conveying unit which includes a pinch roller and a feeding roller that are arranged closer to the downstream side; a movable mechanism which moves a surface part between a first position that the surface part is not contacted with the pinch roller and a second position that the surface part is contacted with the pinch roller through the paper so as to push the pinch roller; a control unit which moves the surface part to the second position, clamps the paper by the pinch roller and the surface part, and conveys the paper, thereby bending the paper, and which moves the surface part to the first position and clamps the paper by the pinch roller and the feeding roller, and rotates the feeding roller, thereby discharging the paper from the conveyance path.
US09944484B2
A transport device includes a medium carrying unit on which a medium having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface is superposedly wound in a cylindrical shape so as to form a roll body, the second surface being oriented so as to form an inner circumferential surface in the roll body, a route defining portion fixed in a curved shape so as to guide the medium such that the second surface is oriented to the inner side of the curve, and a slave roller that nips the medium in collaboration with a transport roller so as to deform the medium such that the second surface becomes oriented to the outer side of the curve, the slave roller being located downstream of the route defining portion in the transport direction of the medium.
US09944481B2
A system and control method are provided for determining an amount of a product dispensed from or added to a product formation. At defined intervals, a mark is projected with a light source imager onto an aspect of the product formation that changes as the amount of product is depleted or added to the product formation. A digital image is taken of the aspect of the product formation that captures the projected mark and is transmitted to a digital imager processor, wherein a feature of the projected mark is analyzed that changes as the product formation decreases or increases in size as the product is dispensed or added. The analyzed feature is compared with a predetermined value of the feature at a predefined size of the product formation to determine an actual amount of the product on the product formation, or amount of product depleted from or added to the product formation.
US09944475B1
A dock leveler for an edge of a loading dock which includes a frame, a two-piece lip, a lift assist spring and an assist bar. The lift assist spring is connected on a first end to the bottom side of the lip at the pivot point and connected on a second end to the frame. The assist bar is used to move the lip between the extended/engaged and retracted/disengaged positions. By attaching the lip assist spring to the bottom of the distal lip portion, the force exerted on the lip causes it to maintain closure at the pivot point between the distal and proximal lip portions when in the extended/engaged position. Additionally, the distance between the lift assist spring and lip is minimized thereby dampening a fall distance when the lip becomes unsupported by a truck trailer; and the amount of force needed to actuate the assist bar is minimized.
US09944466B2
The invention relates to a conveying apparatus (200, 200′, 200″, 200′″) for feeding washware (100, 101) to at least one conveyor belt (50, 51, 52) of a commercial conveyor warewasher (1), with a conveying system (201) for conveying the washware (100, 101), in particular for feeding trays or tray-like washware (100), of cutlery and/or of other washware (101). The invention is characterized by an unloading station (202, 202′, 202″, 202′″) for automatically unloading the washware (100, 101) from the conveying apparatus (200, 200′, 200″, 200′″) transversely to the conveying direction of the conveying system (201), in which the trays (100), with or without cutlery (103) lying on them, can be oriented on edge and parallel to the transport direction of the conveying system (201), so as to be capable of being placed onto a conveyor belt (50) of the conveyor warewasher. The invention relates, furthermore, to a flight-type warewasher (1) and to a combination of this warewasher (1) and of the conveying apparatus (200, 200′, 200″, 200′″). The invention relates, moreover, to a method for loading a flight-type warewasher (1), by means of a conveying apparatus (200, 200′, 200″, 200′″) and to a preferred use of same for loading a warewasher with trays or tray-like washware (100).
US09944462B2
A handling apparatus, for transferring an object at a time between two loading/unloading stations, each station having a support shelf on which opposite ends of the objects rest. The handling device includes a support structure, a motorized mobile carriage vertically movable with respect to the support structure, support arms, elongate, straight, horizontal and parallel to one another, borne by the carriage to restingly support the opposite ends of the objects, a device for producing outward extraction of the support arms with respect to the carriage such as to produce penetration thereof internally of the loading/unloading stations, and retraction of the arms internally of the carriage, in a longitudinal direction parallel to the support shelves, the mobile carriage further bearing second support arms, elongate, straight, horizontal and having support edges able to restingly support the two opposite ends of the objects; the second arms being vertically mobile with respect to the first support arms in such a way as to transfer support of the objects from the first arms to the second arms and vice versa.
US09944460B2
A container is provided. The container comprises a cover, a base, and a body, which includes one or more spine structures and one or more door panels which may open and allow substantially lateral access to the interior of the container. The one or more door panels may be secured in a closed position by a latch mechanism. In a first mode, the latch mechanism is not released. In a second mode, the latch mechanism is released. The first mode and the second mode may operate concurrently and can be accessed separately via different mechanisms. A switch mechanism may alternate between the first mode and the second mode. Alternatively, a pedal includes a first pedal mechanism corresponding to the first mode and a second pedal mechanism corresponding to the second mode.
US09944459B2
A manway lid gasket is an annular gasket that has top and bottom surfaces between the inside diameter and outside diameter of the gasket. Each of the top and bottom surfaces includes a concave, circumferential groove therein. Additionally, the gasket has a radial cut out that extends from the outside diameter face partway through the radial width of the gasket and has an annular corrugated metal insert positioned therein.
US09944455B2
A solution mixing cartridge comprises a container, a filter, a lid, and a substance. The container includes a bottom, a sidewall and an interior space. The bottom has a pierceable bottom portion configured to be pierced by a first piercing element. The filter is disposed inside the container. The filter includes a concave center portion disposed above the pierceable bottom portion. The filter is fastened to the container bottom along a bottom periphery. The filter sidewall extends upwardly from the filter bottom and contacts the container sidewall. A substance is disposed in the filter. The lid is attached to the container opening. The lid has a pierceable lid portion configured to be pierced by a second machine piercing element.
US09944450B2
The present disclosure relates to a fiber suitable for packaging. The fiber comprises a photocatalyst and optionally, a silicon containing linker. The photocatalyst is bonded to the fiber by means of a first functional group pre-present on the fiber and optionally, a second functional group generated by a silicon containing linker. The chemical bonding between the fiber and the photocatalyst imparts durability and wash ability to the fiber. A packaging material prepared using the fiber of the present disclosure can be used for the storage of plant produce.
US09944444B2
A closure device for a container, having a lid element for closing the container opening, a chamber which is arranged on the lid element for storing a medium, and an inner housing. The chamber and the inner housing have corresponding closure means and opening means. A discharge opening paired with the chamber can be released by moving the lid element relative to the inner housing such that a medium can exit the chamber into the container. The chamber and the inner housing each have a corresponding first thread which is formed relative to a winding rotational axis. The first winding which is located on the chamber is arranged so as to point radially outwards when seen from the winding rotational axis.
US09944435B2
A 2-piece disposable lid assembly for a drinking cup enables unhindered drinking while inhibiting splashing and spilling. The assembly includes a dispensing well formed in a drinking spout, and a flat insert supported by a plurality of baffles within the spout so as to form a horizontal channel through which beverage flows in a circuitous path around the baffles and into the dispensing well. A plurality of vent holes can allow air to enter the cup as beverage is consumed. Vent holes located near the dispensing well can be blocked during drinking when the cup is full and the beverage is hot, but unblocked as the beverage cools and is consumed. Embodiments of the lid can also be used separately as a low-cost, 1-piece lid that reduces splashing. The flat insert is relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and installation of the insert in the lid can be automated.
US09944434B1
Techniques of transporting bath sponges involve holding a used bath sponge in a case that will carry and compress the used bath sponge. Such a case separates the soiled water and debris that is drained from the used bath sponge. The case is designed to facilitate the drainage of water and debris that have accumulated in the bath sponge after it is used. The action of compression of a bath sponge within this case will also help to maintain the original shape of the bath sponge. This case will keep all water and debris that has collected by the action of compression of the bath sponge contained in the lower sections of the case. In addition, when this case is stored in an upright position, the water and debris will not be able to flow back into the top section where the sponge is being stored.
US09944430B2
An assembly of stacked mattresses and a method for preparing such an assembly are provided. The assembly of stacked mattresses comprises a first pallet, a second pallet, a plurality of mattresses positioned between the first pallet and the second pallet and straps coupling the first pallet to the second pallet, the plurality of mattresses being in a compressed state between the first pallet and the second pallet and the straps restraining expansion of the plurality of mattresses. The second pallet is comprised of a supporting member and a plurality of elongated reinforcing members extending across the supporting member, at least some of the reinforcing members including respective strap guiding members extending longitudinally along the elongated reinforcing member. At least some of the straps engage respective ones of the strap guiding members of the plurality of elongated reinforcing member of the second pallet so that displacement of the straps is constrained by the strap guiding members. In accordance with another aspect, a pallet for using in shipping bedding products is provided.
US09944429B1
A crate includes a base and an enclosure extending upwardly from the base defining a storage volume. A setback is defined around the enclosure such that a gap exists between corresponding sides of the base and the enclosure. The enclosure utilizes a lightweight, modular construction allowing the crate to be repeatedly assembled and disassembled for use and storage, and to allowing an enclosure storage volume to readily re-dimensioned as needed.
US09944421B2
A carton conveyer for a packaging machine has upper and lower flights to which sets of flight lugs are attached. Each set of flight lugs comprises leading flight lugs and trailing flight lugs and the leading flight lugs have recesses that face and oppose recesses on the trailing flight lugs. The recesses are formed to confine an open carton therebetween. Notches are formed in the flight lugs in such a way that movement of the leading and trailing flight lugs toward one another causes an un-erected carton between the lugs to be captured and erected.
US09944414B2
Systems, processes and devices process telemetry, tracking and control (TT&C) data received from a satellite. A data acquisition system receives data packets comprising the TT&C data received from the satellite from one or more cortexes. A data extractor node (DEN) directs the decommutation of the received TT&C data in real time as the TT&C data is received. The decommutated TT&C data from the data acquisition system is stored in a database for subsequent processing. The data extractor node obtains requested TT&C data from the database and processes the obtained portion of the decommutated TT&C data in real time.
US09944393B1
A novel two-way splitter having reduced distance between outlets, while enabling smooth, efficient fluid flow (e.g., water flow) is provided. In a variant, the splitter includes a first pipe and a second pipe meeting at an interface near the inlet and extending away from the inlet, wherein portions of the first pipe and the second pipe proximal to the inlet are substantially helical and are intertwined with each other. In another variant, the first and second pipes have first portions proximal to the inlet which extend vertically side by side away from the inlet, such that the width of each first portion decreases and the depth of each first portion increases as a vertical distance from the inlet increases.
US09944390B2
Technologies for managing assets of a data center include a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communicatively coupled to a remote computing device. The UAV is configured to navigate throughout a data center and capture data center mapping information during the navigation usable to generate a three-dimensional (3D) model of the data center. The UAV is further configured to transmit the captured data center mapping information to a remote computing device. Accordingly, the UAV can receive instructions from a remote computing device that define a type of task to be performed by the UAV in the data center and perform such a task (e.g., a data center map update task, an asset inventory task, a maintenance task, a visual inspection task, etc.) based on the received task instructions. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein.
US09944384B2
A method of controlling subsystems of an aircraft. During a preparation step, at least one global order is stored in a database, each global order including an eligibility condition, and at least one global order including an activation condition, each global order specifying a command sequence comprising at least two actions to be implemented one after another or in parallel by two different members. During an initialization step, an onboard computer determines whether a global order is selected automatically or by a pilot. During an activation step, an onboard computer determines, where appropriate, whether the selected global order is feasible. During an implementation step, and providing the selected global order is feasible, the onboard computer performs the actions specified by the selected global order.
US09944378B2
The invention relates to a structural element for an aircraft fuselage, generally shaped in the form of a longitudinally elongate section. The element comprises two wings, each wing including: a portion that extends uninterrupted along the entire length of the section, and legs spaced apart from one another and extending from said uninterrupted portion such as to define an opening between two consecutive legs. One of the legs of one wing is arranged to face at least part of the opening defined between two consecutive legs of the other wing. Consequently, the structural element can be produced from a single fibrous preform on a curved tool, minimizing waste material and reducing the weight of said element.
US09944365B2
A watch device includes a processor, a display and a memory. The memory includes instructions for establishing a network connection between the watch device and an electronic GPS mapping computer of a watercraft for transmitting, receiving or displaying data.
US09944359B2
System including a dead weight and equipment on a trolling line released from and retrieved to a receiving structure of a vessel, the dead weight including a controllable element for blocking and unblocking the line, so as to immobilize the line relative to the dead weight in the blocked configuration, and to allow the line to run relative to the dead weight in the unblocked configuration; a first detection element for detecting whether or not or not the equipment has moved to a predefined distance from the dead weight; a control element configured, in case of an order to release: —in a step 2L, to release the equipment from the structure, —in a step 3L, when the first detection element detects the equipment has moved to the predefined distance, to then release the dead weight and control the blocking and unblocking element to shift to the blocked configuration.
US09944358B2
A method of transporting a rigid tie-in connection across a body of water for installation underwater is disclosed. The method includes the step of supporting the tie-in connection in the water by buoyancy acting on a frame that supports the tie-in connection until installation. The buoyancy-supported frame is lowered and the tie-in connection into a sub-surface transit configuration. The method further includes in the transit configuration, towing the buoyancy-supported frame and the tie-in connection behind a towing vessel toward an installation site. Also disclosed is a system for implementing the method. The system includes a towable frame arranged to support the tie-in connection until installation and an external buoyancy attached to the frame by an extensible suspension link arranged to suspend the frame from the buoyancy in water in use. The link is extensible to lower the frame from a raised surface-tow configuration into a lowered sub-surface transit configuration.
US09944337B2
A saddle adjustment assembly comprising an adjustable height saddle post, the adjustable height saddle post comprising a first support and a second support, the second support configured to slidably move relative to the first support between at least a raised position and a lowered position, the first support configured to attach to a bicycle frame; a saddle angle adjustment mechanism coupled to the second support, the saddle angle adjustment mechanism comprising a rotatably coupled saddle support configured to couple to a bicycle saddle; wherein the saddle angle adjustment mechanism is configured to enable rotation of the saddle support relative to the second support as a result of the first support moving relative to the second support.
US09944332B2
A joining method for forming a joint structure of different materials includes steps of: providing a steel member and a light metal member stacked on each other and to be joined together by friction stir welding in a non-melted state; applying a coating to the steel member; and joining the steel member and the light metal member together by rotatingly pushing a rotation tool into a joint portion of the light metal member with the steel member, generating friction heat and having the joint portion of the light metal member softened and plastically flow under the friction heat.
US09944331B2
A hood for a vehicle includes an inner panel having a deformation region on at least a portion of the inner panel. The deformation region defining a plurality of perforations configured to tear at an area between the perforations. The perforations being defined in an array constituting at least a partial outer periphery of the deformation region such that upon impact, the deformation region is configured to break along the outer periphery at the area between the perforations.
US09944320B1
A vehicle including: left and right bottom frames, extending in a front-rear direction, supporting a floor plate; a rear-gear support; a bottom rear frame coupling rear ends of the bottom frames, extending in a width direction, to which the rear-gear support is welded; left and right upper frames, extending in the front-rear direction, supporting a cargo bed; a rear lateral frame, coupling rear ends of the upper frames extending in the width direction; left and right rear vertical frames, extending in a top-bottom direction, coupling the upper frames and the bottom rear frames; left and right rear L-shape frames, extending in the front-rear direction and the width direction, coupling the rear vertical frames and the rear lateral frame; and left and right arm supports, supporting rear-wheel support arms, and having upper ends coupled to the rear L shape frames and lower ends coupled to the rear gear support.
US09944316B2
Vehicle control systems that can be used, for example, to configure a vehicle (e.g., a lawn tractor or riding lawn mower) to make low- to substantially zero-radius turns. Some of the present vehicle control systems utilize at least one steered wheel position sensor to generate a signal that indicates the actual position of the steerable structure (e.g., wheel) to which the sensor is coupled, rather than a projected or anticipated position of that steerable structure. Vehicles that include such control systems.
US09944315B2
Enclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling steering return of a motor driven power steering system. More particularly, various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus and method for controlling steering return of a motor driven power steering system, which enables an overshoot-free center stop to be made as well as enables a quick return to be made, when returning after steering by a large steering angle in the motor driven power steering system.
US09944299B2
A multi-engine locomotive configuration is disclosed wherein engine outputs to DC traction motors are controlled by connecting the alternators with rectifiers in series for each engine of a multi-engine locomotive. This configuration uses the minimum number of rectifying diodes, eliminates the need for chopper circuits and simplifies the method of controlling the sequencing and output of two or more engines. The approach, which reduces the parasitic power loss by reducing the number of diodes, also enables a simplified means to efficiently manage engine cooling without additional cost and complexity of electrically-driven radiator fans.
US09944284B2
A recognition support system includes: an object detection device detecting an object that is located in a periphery of a host vehicle; a direction sensing device sensing a direction to which a driver intends to turn the host vehicle; a range setting device setting a notification range based on the direction sensed by the direction sensing device; a selecting device defining the object, which is detected by the object detecting device, as a specified object when the object moves independently from the host vehicle, and selecting the specified object, which is located within the notification range, to be presented to the driver based on a state of the specified object; and an information presenting device presenting an information enabling the driver to recognize the specified object selected by the selecting device.
US09944271B2
The present invention provides a retrofit system for configuring a vehicle into a hybrid electric vehicle or electric vehicle. The system comprises an electric power source (EPS) comprising one or more motors to provide fail safe torque to the vehicle and harness braking energy for charging one or more batteries, one or more attachable electric power gear assemblies (EPGA) configured to couple the one or more motors to a propeller shaft for providing the torque to the vehicle, and an electronic control unit coupled to the electric power source (EPS) for dynamically controlling functioning of the one or more motors based on the running conditions to drive the vehicle. The system comprises of a motor controller to control functioning of one or more motors. The motor controller actuates one or more motors based on the torque and power required to drive the vehicle.
US09944268B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic drive system for a battery powered ride-on toy vehicle.
US09944261B2
A method is provided for controlling a pressure control device of a pressure-medium brake system of a vehicle which individually controls brake pressures in brake cylinders of wheels of an axle. The pressure control device includes a relay valve. In order to compensate for response sluggishness of the relay valve, shut-off valves connected between the relay valve and their respective brake cylinders are not switched into a passage position in which pressure is forwarded to the brake cylinders until a permissible pressure gradient exists between the working pressures of the relay valve and the brake pressures in the brake cylinders.
US09944260B2
In a method for controlling an electronic braking system for vehicles, in particular for trailer vehicles, signals of wheel-speed sensors are processed. At least signals of one or more sensors that are not wheel-speed sensors are processed for a detection of motion and/or standstill.
US09944254B2
A support structure for a front wiper device for a vehicle having an annular pivot cap which surrounds, under a deck garnish, a periphery of a pivot on which a base end portion of a wiper arm is supported is provided. The pivot cap includes a bottom plate section that is in an annular shape surrounding the periphery of the pivot, and is extended to a vehicle front side, and a flange section extending upward from an edge portion of the bottom plate section. The flange section is opened at a vehicle front side, and is provided with an opening. In a region at a vehicle rear side and at an electric motor side, of the bottom plate section, a protrusion that protrudes upward from a region at a side opposite to the electric motor is included.
US09944241B2
Provided in the present disclosure is a fingerprint bookmark system which may be implemented in a vehicle with one or more configurable interior settings. The fingerprint bookmark system may contain a scanner which may be configured to record a fingerprint from a vehicle occupant such that a fingerprint image showing the fingerprint and a duration data for the fingerprint image are recorded by the scanner. The system may contain one or more processors which may be configured to compare the duration data associated with the fingerprint image with a duration threshold. The one or more processors may be configured to initiate a search to obtain a bookmark for the fingerprint shown in the fingerprint image when the duration data is less than the duration threshold. The one or more processors may be further configured to create a new bookmark when the duration data exceeds the duration threshold.
US09944237B2
A proximity switch assembly and method for detecting activation of a proximity switch assembly is provided. The method includes steps of generating activation fields with a plurality of proximity sensors associated with a plurality of proximity switches, monitoring amplitude of a signal generated in response to each of the activation fields, subtracting the smallest signal from each of the other signals, and determining activation of one of the plurality of proximity switches based on the subtracted signals. A proximity sensor assembly and method of suppressing noise for a plurality of proximity sensors is also provided, which includes subtracting the smallest signal from each of other signals associated with a plurality of proximity sensors and determining activation of one of the plurality of proximity sensors based on the subtracted signals.
US09944220B2
A vehicle headlight control device that controls a light distribution of headlight, includes: an obtaining section that obtains a distance from a driver's vehicle to a forward vehicle and the position of a forward vehicle; and a light distribution control section that changes the light distribution of the headlight based on the position of the forward vehicle, and set an illumination region, and a non-illumination region provided in a vicinity of the forward vehicle so as to include the forward vehicle and a margin distance from an end of a body of the forward vehicle. The light distribution control section determines a distance, in a vehicle width direction, between: a boundary between the illumination region and the non-illumination region; and each of left and right lateral ends of the forward vehicle, such that the greater the distance is, the less the distance in the vehicle width direction is.
US09944212B2
A laminated panel is provided with: a core panel having a vertical wall portion which extends in a direction which intersects with a panel surface, and a flat portion which is formed to extend along the panel surface from an end portion of the vertical wall portion; a pair of face plates which sandwich the core panel from both sides; and a structural material in which a rectangular cross-section portion which sandwiches the flat portion of the core panel between the rectangular cross-section portion and one of the face plates is disposed. The structural material is provided with peripheral edge structural materials which are disposed along a pair of opposing edge portions of a peripheral edge of the laminated panel, and connecting structural materials which extend in a direction which intersects with the peripheral edge structural materials.
US09944209B1
A beverage holding device includes a support platform, a spine, an upper support and a fixation mechanism. The spine includes a bottom portion and a top portion defining a spine length, and the bottom portion is fixed to the support platform. The upper support is configured and arranged to be adjustable along the spine relative to the support platform between a plurality of positions. The upper support includes at least one arm configured to at least partially encircle a portion of a beverage container when a bottom of the beverage container is seated on the support platform. And, the fixation mechanism is configured and arranged to secure the upper support to the spine at a selected one of the plurality of positions.
US09944202B2
A vehicle seating system includes a latch having multiple teeth configured to engage respective windows within a rail to selectively block movement of a vehicle seat relative to the rail. The latch includes a first tooth and a second tooth longitudinally separated from one another. The first tooth includes an inner surface configured to contact a longitudinal end of a first window while the first tooth is engaged with the first window to block movement of the latch relative to the rail along a first longitudinal direction, and the second tooth includes an inner surface configured to contact a longitudinal end of a second window while the second tooth is engaged with the second window to block movement of the latch relative to the rail along a second longitudinal direction, opposite the first longitudinal direction.
US09944195B2
The disclosure relates to a vehicle architecture for controlling and regulating an electric drive of an electric or hybrid vehicle, having a power electronics system which is connected firstly to the electric drive and secondly to a battery or to a battery system. A battery management system is associated with the battery or the battery system. The vehicle architecture comprises a master controller or a controller which is equipped with a master functionality into which functionalities at least of the battery management system and of the power electronics system of the electric drive are exported.
US09944192B2
Techniques for electric vehicle systems, and in particular to an electric vehicle charging system and method of use. In one embodiment, a system for charging an electric vehicle is provided, the system comprising: an electrical storage unit disposed on the electric vehicle; a charging panel in electrical communication with the electrical storage unit; a robotic unit comprising an external power source, a charging plate and a robotic arm, the charging plate interconnected to the robotic arm and configured to provide a charge to the charging panel; and a vehicle controller configured to communicate with the robotic unit and position the charging plate with respect to the charging panel; wherein the charging panel receives the charge from the external power source and charges the electrical storage unit.
US09944191B2
An unmanned aerial vehicle is provided. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a battery; a battery residual quantity detector configured to detect a residual quantity of the battery; a communicator configured to perform communication with a rechargeable unmanned aerial vehicle used in charging or replacement of the battery; and a processor configured to control the communicator to transmit its operation information to the rechargeable unmanned aerial vehicle detected within a predetermined distance when the detected residual quantity of the battery is less than the predetermined reference quantity and control to wirelessly charge the battery by the power supplied from the rechargeable unmanned aerial vehicle to maintain an operable state of the unmanned aerial vehicle or replace the battery to a new battery provided from the rechargeable unmanned aerial vehicle when being close to the rechargeable unmanned aerial vehicle receiving the operation information.
US09944190B2
A method includes: receiving vehicle information from a wireless charging-capable vehicle via a wireless communication means; calculating an air gap between a primary coil of a wireless charging system that is operable to wirelessly charge the vehicle and a secondary coil of the vehicle based on the received vehicle information; and causing electric current to flow only through a portion of the primary coil having a size that is less than or equal to a size of the entire primary coil. The size of the portion of the primary coil through which the electric current flows is determined based on the calculated air gap between the primary coil and the secondary coil.
US09944183B2
Disclosed herein is an HUD integrated cluster system for a vehicle camera. The HUD integrated cluster system displays captured images of the rear view of the vehicle on a cluster and an HUD in front of the driver's seat. Thereby, the gaze shift distance and time may be reduced in watching the environment behind the vehicle and a traffic accident resulting from distraction from the front view may be prevented. The HUD integrated cluster system also displays, on the cluster and the HUD in front of the driver's seat, an image of at least one of the views of the rear center, rear left side and rear right side of the vehicle according to the speed of the vehicle, gear shift, blinking of a turn signal, and a steering direction of the steering wheel. Thereby, the driver may easily observe the rear view according to respective situations. In addition, the HUD integrated cluster system displays a captured image of a rear view of the vehicle and a warning light according to an object which is positioned near or is approaching the vehicle. Thereby, the driver's attention may be readily drawn when the vehicle moves backward or changes lanes.
US09944176B2
An electric vehicle including: a plurality of transmission shafts, wherein each transmission shaft is arranged along a lateral direction of the electric vehicle, the plurality of transmission shafts are spaced along the longitudinal direction of the electric vehicle, and each transmission shaft is used for driving wheels which are coaxially arranged and are located at opposite sides of the vehicle; at least two drive motors each of which is in transmission connection with at least one transmission shaft and is used for driving the at least one transmission shaft; wherein, at least one of the at least two drive motors is a single-shaft drive motor which is in transmission connection with only one transmission shaft to drive the only one transmission shaft. The drive motors and the transmission shafts are modular so that the installation and control of the transmission shafts of the electric vehicle can be simplified.
US09944174B2
A self-propelled construction machine, comprises a machine frame, on which a working unit is arranged, and comprises a drive unit for driving the working unit. An additive, in particular a urea solution for operating an exhaust gas treatment system, is provided in an operating material tank which is integrated in the fuel tank or water tank of the construction machine. The integration of the operating material tank in the fuel tank or water tank does not necessitate any modifications to the machine frame. The dimensions of the construction machine can also remain unchanged, since the fuel tank does not take up any extra space on the machine frame if the dimensions of the fuel tank or water tank are maintained.
US09944168B2
Regarding an industrial vehicle 101 configured to include an engine 1 mounted on a front portion of a travelling machine body 102 and an exhaust gas purification device 2 for purifying exhaust gas of the engine 1, the industrial vehicle 101 is such that the exhaust gas purification device 2 is mounted on an upper portion side of the engine 1, and the engine 1 and the exhaust gas purification device 2 are covered with a hood 114, and a maneuvering seat 117 is arranged on a rear side of the hood 114, and it is an object to suppress heat damage on the exhaust gas purification device 2 itself and the hood 114. Opening holes 160 are formed on right and left bilateral sides of the hood 114, and an introduction fin 166 that tilts in a posture for taking in outside air from an advancing direction is arranged in each opening hole 160.
US09944163B2
A power train and related vehicle are described for multi-mode power transmission. A first continuously variable power source (“CVP”) may convert rotational power received by the engine for transmission to a second CVP. A variator assembly may receive rotational power from the second CVP at a first input and directly from the engine at a second input. A control assembly may include one or more output components and a plurality of clutch devices arranged between the one or more output components and the variator assembly and engine. In a first state of the control assembly, the plurality of clutch devices may collectively provide direct power transmission between the engine and the one or more output components. In a second state of the control assembly, the plurality of clutches may collectively provide power transmission between the variator and the one or more output components.
US09944161B2
A vehicle rear portion structure includes: a vehicle rear floor having a low floor portion, a high floor portion that is placed on a vehicle rear side and a vehicle upper side of the low floor portion, and a step wall portion that interconnects a rear end portion at the vehicle rear side of the low floor portion and a front end portion at a vehicle front side of the high floor portion; a battery tray that is placed on the low floor portion, is joined to the low floor portion, and is configured to support a battery; and a reinforcement member that extends from the battery tray to the high floor portion and is joined to the high floor portion.
US09944160B2
A vehicle floor structure comprises a floor panel made from fiber reinforced resin; a pair of framework members made of metal, the pair of framework members extend in a vehicle front-rear direction with the floor panel interposed at vehicle width direction inner sides of the pair of framework members, and both end portions in a vehicle width direction of the floor panel are joined to the pair of framework members; and a cross member made of metal, and the cross member extends in the vehicle width direction, both end portions in the vehicle width direction of the cross member are joined to the pair of framework members.
US09944155B2
A frame and soft top assembly which includes lift assist and improved fabric management. The assembly includes a pair of front arms pivotally attached to rear side rails and are attached to the vehicle roll bar. A plurality of fabric control bows connected with pivot links provide fabric control to the top material during pivoting of the front side rails. A pair of bow pivot links are pivotally connected to the rear side rail. A rear gas strut and a front gas strut are attached longitudinally to either side of the pair of bow pivot links, one providing lift assistance at the start of the pivotal opening of the sunroof while the other of the struts gets loaded as the top is deployed and buffers the closing of the roof which also loads the strut to provide assistance in the closing direction when it is time to close the sunroof.
US09944154B2
A cover for a truck bed that can be horizontally traversed between expanded and collapsed positions is shown. Since the cover is horizontally traversed, the person manipulating the cover need not lift the cover vertically in order to reconfigure the cover between the expanded and collapsed positions. Women and elderly people who are generally not as strong as men can manipulate the cover.
US09944153B2
A motor vehicle door and a method for producing the motor vehicle door is disclosed having a frame plate coupled to reinforcement components and at least half of all of the reinforcement components are produced as extruded profiles which are subsequently press-formed three-dimensionally. The extruded profiles have different wall thicknesses.
US09944149B2
A hood article and a method of use for a seat conditioning assembly. The hood article including an air-impermeable housing with an internal hollow chamber and at least a first aperture adapted and a second aperture to connect an air mover to a collar device of an air distribution system assembly. The hood article used for fluidly connecting the air mover to the air distribution system assembly.
US09944136B2
The machine (1) for removing and fitting wheel tires for vehicles comprises a bearing structure (2), a clamping device (5) of a rim (C) of a wheel (R) for vehicles, associated with the bearing structure (2) and rotatable around a first axis of rotation (X1), a tool-carrying arm (6) associated movable with the bearing structure (2) and having a removing/fitting tool (7) of a tire (P) from/onto the rim (C), an auxiliary arm (8) having a bead pressing tool (9, 10) able to facilitate the removing/fitting operations of the tire (P) from/onto the rim (C), wherein the auxiliary arm (8) is associated rotatable with the bearing structure (2) around a second axis of rotation (X2) substantially parallel to the first axis of rotation (X1), in correspondence of a hinging point (14) arranged above with respect to a resting plane of the rim (C) defined by the clamping device (5), and wherein the auxiliary arm (8) can be positioned between a work position, wherein the bead pressing tool (9, 10) is able to be engaged on a portion of the tire (P), and a rest position, wherein the auxiliary arm (8) is retracted and substantially spaced from the clamping device (5), and wherein the machine (1) comprises an automatic positioning apparatus (20) of the auxiliary arm (8) in the rest position.
US09944131B2
A tire or tire tread features a helical, metallic RFID tag antenna, configured to provide an operable frequency response between 900 and 930 MHz upon receiving 100 electromagnetic waves having a power between 12 and 24 dBm. The helical, metallic RFID tag antenna is disposed within the at least one tread feature and has a wear rate commensurate with a wear rate of the at least one tread feature. The response(s) from the helical, metallic RFID tag antenna are used to track tread wear.
US09944130B2
Various embodiments of a tire having grooves comprising sipes or other cross-groove negative geometry are disclosed.
US09944128B2
A pneumatic tire including: on a tread of the tire, inclined belt layer and circumferential belt layer; and on the tread surface, a plurality of circumferential grooves extending in the tread circumferential direction, and shoulder land portions partitioned between the circumferential grooves located outermost in the tire width direction and tread ground contact ends. Positions of the tread surface that correspond to the outermost ends of the circumferential belt layer in the tire width direction are within the shoulder land portions, and the distance in the tire width direction between the outermost ends in the tire width direction of the circumferential belt layer and tire equator side ends of the shoulder land portions is 12% or more and 22% or less of a half of the width of the circumferential belt layer in tire width direction.
US09944122B2
An axle suspension system and a method of manufacture. The axle suspension system may have an axle, an axle wrap, and a weld seam. The axle wrap may have first and second wrap portions that mechanically interlock with each other and that have overlapping ends that may receive a weld seam.
US09944119B2
A hub assembly for bicycle is provided. The hub assembly includes a hub shell having first and second ends at a distance from each other along a rotational axis, a first engagement structure pair having a first inner engagement structure and a first outer engagement structure, the first engagement structure pair being releasably engagable for co-rotation; and a second engagement structure pair having a second inner engagement structure and a second outer engagement structure, the pair being second engagement structure releasably engagable for co-rotation. The first inner engagement structure and the second outer engagement structure are configured not to engage with each other, and/or the second inner engagement structure and the first outer engagement structure are configured not to engage with each other.
US09944114B2
A method is provided for producing a bicycle wheel made of a fiber composite material, including laminating, in one piece and in one step, a rim, a plurality of spokes each including a first spoke section and a second spoke section, and a center having a first center disc and a second center disc, wherein all fibers for the rim, the spokes, and the center are laid in mold parts in the one step; curing the laminated rim, spokes, and center to form the bicycle wheel; and removing the formed bicycle wheel in said one piece from the mold, wherein the spokes are laminated and cured such that the first spoke section and the second spoke section have a substantially straight shape.
US09944112B2
A member adhering decoration method capable of enhancing processability in comparison with conventional methods is provided. The member adhering decoration method for decorating a target object (11) by adhering a decoration member (13a), which is a member for decoration, onto the object (11) includes: a primer layer formation step for ink jet printing a tack-containing coating, which is a coating that contains a tack, onto the object (11) during curing or drying to form a primer layer (12) on the object (11) by using the tack-containing coating; and a decoration layer formation step for applying the decoration member (13a) onto the primer layer (12) formed by the primer layer formation step to thereby form a decoration layer (13) composed of the decoration member (13a) on the primer layer (12) by using the tack of the primer layer (12).
US09944100B2
To optimize an arrangement route for a tube arranged between an ink tank and a carriage, when arranging the ink tank outside an ink jet printer main body. A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting apparatus main body 2 ejecting a liquid onto a recording medium from a liquid ejecting head mounted on a carriage; a liquid containing body 110 arranged inside the liquid ejecting apparatus main body 2; and a liquid supply tube 120 arranged between the liquid containing body 110 and the carriage, in which an inner space S is provided which is formed from the liquid ejecting head and a discharge port including a region where the recording medium is discharged, and the liquid containing body 110 is arranged in the inner space S.
US09944098B2
A printing apparatus includes a data processing portion that creates image data that corresponds to printing of a predetermined unit, a transport portion that transports a printing medium, and a printing portion that executes the printing of the predetermined unit on the printing medium on the basis of the image data, in which the data processing portion determines whether or not the creation of image data precedes the printing, causes the printing portion to execute a first printing process for printing of a lower end portion of an image of a printing target in a case in which the creation of image data is precedent, and causes the printing portion to execute a second printing process for printing of the lower end portion in a case in which the creation of image data is not precedent.
US09944096B2
A recording apparatus includes a plurality of feeding units each configured to feed a sheet, a conveyance unit configured to convey the sheet to this recording unit, a first detection unit provided on an upstream side of the recording unit in a direction in which the sheet is conveyed and configured to detect whether there is the sheet, a driving control unit configured to control driving of a motor for conveying a roll sheet fed from a roll sheet feeding unit, and a determination unit configured to determine the feeding unit that feeds the sheet to the recording unit. If the first detection unit detects that there is the sheet, the driving control unit drives the motor in a direction for rewinding the roll sheet, and the determination unit executes the determination processing for the feeding unit based on an output value associated with the driving of the motor.
US09944095B2
An apparel printing system for printing on regions of tubular fabrics with repeating patterns includes a textile printer having a print head and a tubular platen that includes features on the platen surface to retain and register the tubular fabric on the platen surface during printing.
US09944083B2
The present disclosure provides a printing head cleaning device, comprising a cleaning unit configured to spray cleaning liquid onto a nozzle of a printing head so as to clean the nozzle; and a drying unit configured to dry the cleaned nozzle.
US09944082B2
In an inkjet printing apparatus, a controller causes a scanner to read an image formed on an original in response to reception of a copy instruction and generates image data representing the read image. The controller determines a standby period in response to reception of the copy instruction. In response to elapse of the standby period since the reception of the copy instruction, the controller separates a cap and an inkjet head. After the cap and the inkjet head separated each other and completion of reading at least part of the image on the original, the controller causes the recording head to eject ink droplets based on the image data.
US09944076B2
A liquid discharge head includes a piezoelectric element, a piezoelectric element-formed substrate, a drive IC, and a wiring board which has a first side and a second side intersecting each other. The wiring board has two surfaces including a first surface facing the drive IC and a second surface facing the piezoelectric element-formed substrate. The wiring board includes, on the first surface, a first input terminal for a drive signal to the piezoelectric element, a second input terminal for a control signal, a first wire connected to the first input terminal, and a second wire connected to the second input terminal. The first wire has a first connection terminal. The second wire has a second connection terminal. A distance along the second side from the first side to the first connection terminal is longer than a distance along the second side from the first side to the second connection terminal.
US09944072B2
A liquid discharging apparatus includes a head unit which includes a discharge unit which discharges a liquid, a controller which controls discharging of the liquid, a plurality of first signal lines which connect the controller to the head unit, and at least one second signal line which connects the controller to the head unit, in which, the controller transmits the differential signal to the head unit via the first signal lines, and in which the head unit transmits the state signal in analog format to the controller via the second signal line.
US09944070B1
Determination of a maximum jetting frequency for an inkjet head. The method includes generating a velocity/frequency curve for an inkjet head, and determining failure zones in the velocity/frequency curve that comprise frequencies in the velocity/frequency curve resulting in jetting failure of the inkjet head. The method further includes determining a range of maximum jetting frequencies of the inkjet head that are higher than the frequencies of the failure zones, wherein subharmonic frequencies of each of the maximum jetting frequencies are outside of the failure zones. The method further includes selecting the maximum jetting frequency for the inkjet head from the range of maximum jetting frequencies.
US09944068B2
In a droplet ejection control apparatus according to the invention, a judgment section judges, taking a dot position that is assigned by a predetermined nozzle (incorrect ejection position) as a reference, whether or not a printing state is such that a second proximity dot lands earlier than a first proximity dot. A changing section changes an ejection state, when the ejection state is judged to be such that the second proximity dot lands earlier than the first proximity dot, to another ejection state in which the first proximity dot lands earlier than the second proximity dot.
US09944061B2
An apparatus and method for bonding a member to a substrate is disclosed. A surface of the member is prepared by applying an element to the surface. The element includes a dye agent that changes color when exposed to a level of plasma radiation consistent with preparing the surface for bonding. The surface is exposed to the plasma radiation and is inspected to see whether or not a change in a color of the dye agent occurs. After the dye agent changes color; the surface is bonded to the substrate.
US09944059B2
Means for joining two surfaces comprise providing a heat activated sealant (7) at the end of one of the surfaces and inserting the end into a C or U shaped cup in the end of the other surface and heating to cause the sealant (7) to flow and join the surfaces. Preferably the sealant (7) is foamable, the invention is particularly useful in the production of automobile hem flanges.
US09944057B1
Methods are disclosed of forming a joint between a relatively hardened strip of material, such as a molded and cured conveyor belt strip, and an adjacent material that is in the process of curing. The curing material shrinks during the curing process, pulling away from the edge of the relatively hardened strip. The method includes moving the relatively hardened strip of material toward the curing, adjacent material strip to compensate for the shrinkage. An apparatus, for example, grips the relatively hardened strip of material and maintains a constant pressure at the interface between the relatively hardened strip of material and the curing material strip while the latter cures and shrinks.
US09944054B2
A heat-shrinkable label film includes a foamed layer having polystyrene as a principal component, and a pair of non-foamed layers adhesively melted to either side of the foamed layer, wherein the foamed layer and the pair of the non-foamed layers are coextruded to provide a low specific gravity less than 1.0. The film is prepared by coextruding to form the several layers completing a non-drawn film; and drawing the non-drawn film in a transverse direction (TD) at a drawing ratio of 3.5 to 5.5. The foamed ratio of the foamed layer is in the range of 5 to 20%. The thickness of the foamed layer is 60 to 90% of the total thickness of the film; and the thickness of each non-foamed layer is 5 to 20% of the total thickness of the film. The heat-shrinkable label film has a thickness of 30 to 60 μm.
US09944050B2
In a floor panel (10) including a foamed cement board (1) having at least a foamed cement layer (3), a top plate (5a) attached to an upper surface of the foamed cement board (1), and a bottom plate (5b) attached to a lower surface of the foamed cement board (1). The foamed cement layer (3) is configured so that the layer (3) has a porous hardened cement phase and a fiber dispersed in the phase. Also, the layer (3) has a thickness within a range from 12 to 30 mm and a specific gravity within a range from 0.8 to 1.5. Thereby, the floor panel can be light in weight while desired strengths for the floor panel are established. The floor panel can be readily produced without any complicated processes.
US09944046B2
A compressible liquid retaining berm having a plurality of wall members, the wall members composed of a compressible, resilient material such that the wall members will rebound to a neutral state after being compressed. A longitudinal slot is disposed in the top wall of the wall members and extends the length of the wall member, and a transverse slot is disposed in the top wall adjacent each end of the wall member, preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal slot. A liquid impermeable liner member is disposed on the interior side of the wall members, the liner member extending across the wall members. The liner member is secured to the wall members by positioning elongated anchor members atop the liner member in alignment with the longitudinal slots, such that the weight of the anchor members results in the anchor members being received within the longitudinal slots. At right angle junctions of abutting wall members, the anchor member extends beyond the end of the longitudinal slot of one wall member and across the transverse slot of the adjoining wall member.
US09944040B2
A back plate component applicable to a display device is disclosed, wherein at least one reinforcement piece is arranged on the back plate component, the reinforcement piece is left-and-right symmetric with respect to a central axis of a length of the back plate component, and a width of the reinforcement piece in a direction of the central axis of the length is decremented from a middle to both of the sides thereof, wherein the central axis of the length of the back plate component is a central axis perpendicular to a length direction of the back plate component and parallel to a width direction of the back plate component.
US09944036B2
A container that includes a microwave interactive web at least partially overlying and joined to a three-dimensional support, wherein the three-dimensional support may be formed prior to having the microwave interactive web mounted thereto. The three-dimensional support may be a preformed container that is sufficiently rigid and dimensionally stable for use in containing food.
US09944033B2
To prevent rubber from becoming membrane-like mold flash between mating faces and being adhered. It is a rigid core for forming a tire which comprises an annular core main body provided in an outer surface thereof with a tire molding surface for forming a raw tire. The core main body is composed of a plurality of core segments which are divided in a circumferential direction, and each of the core segments has both circumferential end surfaces as mating faces, and the mating faces adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction are butted to each other so as to form the core main body. Each of the mating faces is provided with a border recess extending along an outer peripheral edge of the mating face and formed by cutting away a corner between the tire molding surface and the mating face.
US09944031B2
Molded optical articles and methods of making them are disclosed herein. Optical articles comprise a photopolymerizable composition disposed on a major surface of a substrate. The photopolymerizable composition comprises: a silicon-containing resin comprising silicon-bonded hydrogen and aliphatic unsaturation, and a platinum catalyst providing from about 0.5 to about 30 parts per million of platinum. The major surface imparts a positive or negative lens to the photopolymerizable composition. Optical articles also include those that have been photopolymerized using actinic radiation having a wavelength of 700 nm or less.
US09944028B1
Zippers components such as a traditional pin and box assembly may be affixed to zipper stringer tapes by a simple injection molding process. When a non-traditional magnetic alignment assembly is used in place of a traditional pin and box assembly, other means are needed to adequately affix the components of the magnetic alignment assembly to the zipper stringer tapes in order to provide a durable finished zipper.
US09944021B2
Methods, processes, systems, devices and apparatus are provided for additive manufacture resulting in the 3D printing of novel ceramic composites. Additive manufacture or 3D printing of bulk ceramic and ceramic composite components occurs at considerably lower temperatures and shorter manufacturing intervals than the current state of the art. The methods, processes, systems, devices and apparatus and selection of precursor resins produce ceramic and ceramic composite material systems which have not been produced before by 3D printing.
US09944018B2
The invention provides a novel method for producing a composite member by fixing a surface member to the outer peripheral surface of a core member. A method for producing a composite member having a core member and a surface member fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the core member includes the surface member providing step of providing the surface member having magnetism lower than magnetism of the core member made of a conductive material on the outer peripheral surface of the core member, and the fusing step of electromagnetic induction heating the core member from outside the surface member to melt at least one of facing regions between the surface member and the core member with heat of the heated core member and fuse the surface member to the core member.
US09944013B2
An improved gripper with a toggle lever arrangement is characterized by, among others, the following features —the gripper comprises a gripper lever which is pivotable with respect to a gripper holder around a gripper axis, —the gripper lever is configured as a toggle lever and comprises in addition a first and a second toggle lever leg which are pivotable relative to each other around a toggle lever axis, —in addition a force application unit is provided which acts on the second toggle lever leg pivotable around the toggle lever axis and/or on the toggle lever flap, —the force application unit is thereby configured such that during pivoting of the gripper lever from the release position into the closed- and clamping position thereof, the toggle lever flap initially touches down on the side of the gripper table lying away from the material web while prefixing the material web in this region, before the toggle lever flap reaches the final closed- and clamping position thereof during the remaining pivoting process, in which position it is force-actuated in the direction of the gripper table and holds the material web edge clamped between the gripper surfaces.
US09944012B2
The invention provides a heat-shrinkable polyester film in which the differences in physical properties in the width direction are reduced even if the film has a small thickness. The heat-shrinkable polyester film has a main shrinkage direction in a width direction of the film and has (1) a thickness of 6-27 μm; (2) a maximum value of the molecular orientation angle of 5 degrees or less; (3) a hot-water shrinkage at 90° C. in the width direction of the film 40-85%; (4) a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the hot-water shrinkage at 90° C. in the width direction of the film of 2% or less; and (5) a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the maximum shrinkage stress at 90° C. in the width direction of the film of less than 0.3 MPa.
US09944007B2
A multifunctional BOPP cigarette packaging film comprises an upper layer (1), a middle-upper layer (2), a middle layer (3), a middle-lower layer (4) and a lower layer (5). The upper layer (1) is a binary copolymerized polypropylene surface layer, both the middle-upper layer (2) and the middle-lower layer (4) are homopolymerized polypropylene antibacterial agent layers, the middle layer (3) is a homopolymerized polypropylene stiffening agent layer, the lower layer (5) is a binary copolymerized polypropylene bottom surface layer. Also disclosed is a manufacturing method for the multifunctional BOPP cigarette packaging film. The packaging film acts as an effective barrier, has slip property and relatively low moisture permeability as well as low cost, and is suitable for a high-speed packing machine.
US09944005B2
A method for forming a container assembly having a lid, a container and a cooperative closure mechanism, includes providing a lid form and flexible members biased toward the lid form, wherein the lid form and the flexible members are operable between a forming position defined by the lid form exerting a biasing force against the flexible members, and an extraction position defined by the biasing force being substantially removed from the flexible members, creating a lid form cavity defined by the lid form and the flexible members disposed in the forming position, injecting a lid material throughout the lid form cavity to form a lid, disposing the lid form and the flexible members in the extraction position, wherein the lid form is moved distal from the lid and the flexible members are biased away from the lid to separate the lid from the flexible members.
US09943993B2
The present invention relates to methods for making oxidation resistant medical devices that comprise polymeric materials, for example, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The invention also provides methods of making antioxidant-doped medical implants, for example, doping of medical devices containing cross-linked UHMWPE with vitamin E by diffusion and materials used therein.
US09943991B2
A mold comprises a main body and a separable feature. One or more weakened regions join the separable feature to the main body. The one or more weakened regions are breakable to enable the main body to be removed from a shell independently of the separable feature after the shell is formed over the mold.
US09943990B2
A shape forming system according to one embodiment includes a mold assemblies; a heating unit; a pressing unit; a cooling unit; an isolation chamber configured to accommodate therein the heating unit, the pressing unit, and the cooling unit arranged in parallel with each other; and a conveyance unit configured to move the plurality of mold assemblies each of which is arranged on a plate provided in each of the heating unit, the pressing unit, and the cooling unit to thereby convey the mold assemblies in sequence.
US09943986B2
A separating device that separates particulate superabsorbent polymers and liquid absorbent fibers included in a material of an absorbent article. The device includes: a belt member that moves along a predetermined moving direction while receiving the falling material on an upper surface; and an airflow supply mechanism that supplies an airflow in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the belt member, along the upper surface from a downstream side of the moving direction relative to a position where the material falls. In a case the superabsorbent polymers are sent to the downstream side of the moving direction by movement of the belt member, the airflow rolls the liquid absorbent fibers on the upper surface of the belt member and forms fiber balls while regulating movement of the liquid absorbent fibers to the downstream side of the moving direction, to separate the liquid absorbent fibers and the superabsorbent polymers.
US09943977B2
A rotary cutting apparatus including a frame, a die roll rotatably attached to the frame including a cutting member, wherein the cutting member includes at least one tensioning device and the tensioning device includes a body and a tip portion adjacent to the body, the tensioning device having an unsymmetrical profile.
US09943976B2
This disclosure relates to a device for producing adhesive labels, in particular in a self-service area, for example of a drug store. The device comprises a printer for printing a printing pattern based on user inputs onto an adhesive film, a cutting apparatus for cutting the adhesive film along a specified cutting pattern which can be selected by a user, and a transferring apparatus for automatically transferring the printed adhesive film from the printer to the cutting apparatus, wherein the transferring apparatus comprises a first moving unit for automatically moving the printed adhesive film in a forward direction from the printer to the cutting apparatus. A control apparatus controls the automatic transfer of the printed adhesive film from the printer to the cutting apparatus.
US09943970B2
A locking mechanism for a folding knife is provided. More specifically, the locking mechanism is a rotational wedge locking mechanism that maintains the folding knife's blade in an extended position and prevents the blade from inadvertently closing when the knife is in use in the extended position. The rotational wedge locking mechanism also impedes the folding knife from inadvertently opening when the blade is in a closed position of storage. The rotational wedge locking mechanism generally comprises a lock pin, a means for moving the lock pin, and a biasing member, which work in conjunction with the tang of the blade and the back spacer to securely retain the folding knife in an open or closed position.
US09943969B2
A robot with improved cleanliness for use in a clean environment is disclosed, having a uniform flow through the open interface between the clean environment and the interior of the robot housing, passing the particle generation area to an exhaust port, keeping the particles from the clean environment. The uniform flow reduces or eliminates the back flow, and further allows the scalability of the open interface to prevent particles generated from moving mechanisms within the robot housing to contaminate the clean environment. The uniform flow can be established by designing the flow dynamic, centering the exhaust port, or by restricting the flow along the elongated slot, for example, by uniformly restricting the flow along the elongated slot, or by implementing a restrictor along the elongated slot.
US09943954B2
A workbench arrangement supportable by a wheelie bin having a worktop with a base portion with dimensions for a frictional fit engagement with upper internal walls of a lid removed opening of a wheelie bin to be laterally fixable in the opening of the wheelie bin. The worktop further including an outer skirt adapted to rest upon a peripheral upper edge of the lid removed opening of the wheelie bin to support the worktop in an elevated flat user workable position. A worktop table extension adapted to laterally join with the outer skirt of the worktop to support the worktop table extension at one end and at least one support leg fastenable at the other end to support the worktop table extension in the elevated flat user workable position.
US09943949B2
A coupling for connecting a driving device to an expander head configured to expand pipes and hoses and to be actuated via an expanding mandrel driven by the driving device includes a first coupling part associated with the driving device and a second coupling part associated with the expander head. The first coupling part includes a through-hole that acts as a passage for the expanding mandrel and radially outwardly projecting circumferential portions disposed at a circumference, a rear face of the circumferential portions including at least one contact face. When connected, the coupling parts are disposed along an axis along which the expanding mandrel is movable for the actuation of the expander head. The second coupling part includes at least one counter-portion configured to act on a respective one of the at least one contact face of the circumferential portions.
US09943942B2
The present disclosure defines a hand operated grinding tool for finishing an interface surface of a fluid conduit. The grinding tool includes a fixture having grinding tool yoke and a work piece yoke. A shaft with a tool head connected to one end and an actuator connected to the other end is configured to slide and rotate relative to the grinding tool yoke. The tool head can be configured to engage and finish a surface of a tube and/or a male fitting.
US09943938B2
A method for making a friction plate that includes a core plate and a friction facing is disclosed. The method includes cutting a pattern of friction material segments into a friction material sheet such that each friction material segment remains integrally connected to the friction material sheet, locating a predetermined number of the friction material segments adjacent to a surface of a core plate to which a bonding material is present, separating the friction material segments from the friction material sheet, and placing the friction material segments onto the surface of the core plate over the bonding material. An apparatus for practicing this method is also disclosed.
US09943929B2
The present invention relates to tooling and methods for disposing, coating, building up, repairing, or otherwise modifying the surface of a metal substrate using frictional heating and compressive loading of a consumable metal material against the substrate. Embodiments of the invention include friction-based fabrication tooling comprising a non-consumable member with a throat and a consumable member disposed in the throat, wherein the throat is operably configured such that during rotation of the non-consumable member at a selected speed, the throat exerts normal forces on and rotates the consumable member at the selected speed; and comprising means for dispensing the consumable member through the throat and onto a substrate using frictional heating and compressive loading. Embodiments of the invention also include fabrication methods using the tools described herein.
US09943926B2
The present invention provides a press-fit joining apparatus 100 where two collet-chuck-type electrodes (first collet-chuck-type electrode 160 and second collet-chuck-type electrode 170) are held using a die set structural body 130 and a sub platen structural body 140. According to the press-fit joining apparatus 100 of the present invention, it is possible to manufacture a product which is required to have higher coaxiality and higher joining strength than conventional products (for example, products such as a drive force transmitting part, the manufacture of which requires the supply of a large and uniform electric current to a joining portion).
US09943918B2
A heterogeneous composite consisting of near-nano ceramic clusters dispersed within a ductile matrix. The composite is formed through the high temperature compaction of a starting powder consisting of a core of ceramic nanoparticles held together with metallic binder. This core is clad with a ductile metal such that when the final powder is consolidated, the ductile metal forms a tough, near-zero contiguity matrix. The material is consolidated using any means that will maintain its heterogeneous structure.
US09943913B2
A fastener removal aid device for removing a self-locking fastener having a pin with a head and a collar, such as a Hi-Lok® fastener, that includes at least one drill opening to receive and position a drill bit and a fastener opening for receiving at least part of the fastener. The fastener opening is designed to fit over either the collar or the pin, and the drill opening then may be centered in axial alignment with the pin, and the drill bit may then drill into either a threaded shaft end or head end of the fastener. Alternatively, the drill opening may be positioned on the sides of the fastener removal aid device to laterally break the fastener, or may also be positioned off-center to drill axially into the collar when the fastener removal aid device is positioned over the collar of the fastener and break the collar.
US09943906B2
A powder supply apparatus includes a feeder, which has a supply passage for supplying powder material to a molding hole of a die, and a hopper, which is separate from the feeder and has an accumulation passage for supplying the powder material into the supply passage. The supply passage extends in a vertical direction throughout an entire extent of the supply passage. A shape of a cross section of the supply passage coincides with a shape of a cross section of the molding hole.
US09943902B2
A forging die apparatus includes: an upper mold holder installed to be movable in a vertical direction, an upper mold detachably installed in the upper mold holder, a lower mold holder installed to be movable in the vertical direction, a lower mold detachably installed in the lower mold holder, and a stopper unit detachably installed in one of the upper mold holder and the lower mold holder to selectively restrain the vertical movement of the one of the upper mold holder and the lower mold holder in which the stopper unit is installed.
US09943900B2
A system for electro-hydraulically forming a sheet metal part in an electro-hydraulic forming (EHF) machine. The part in a first shape is placed in the EHF machine between a one-sided forming die and a chamber that is filled with a liquid. An electrode is discharged in the chamber to form the part toward the forming die. The electrode is advanced within the chamber toward the part and a subsequent discharge is provided in the chamber to form the part. A gap discharge EHF machine and a wire discharge EHF machine may be used in the system.
US09943897B2
A pipe bending system for pressure bending a pipe is disclosed. The pipe bending system includes a pipe having a first end and a second end; a housing including a bending configuration and configured to house the pipe; a flexible material placed within an interior space of the pipe; and a pressing device configured to press the flexible material housed inside the interior space of the pipe. The pressing device includes a first arm, a second arm, and a controller. The flexible material includes a plurality of pieces each having a different elasticity type.
US09943893B2
A string of reactant chambers configured for inserting a reactant into each reactant chamber, in the string of reactant chambers, while maintaining the reactant chamber being filled in the string of reactant chambers is provided. The string of reactant chambers has a first reactant chamber, a second reactant chamber, and a system configured to maintain the reactant chamber being filled in the string of reactant chambers. The system has a first removable end cap on each reactant chamber and a coupler on each reactant chamber configured for the removal of the first removable end cap and maintaining the reactant chamber in the string of reactant chambers. A process for charging a reactant chamber is also presently disclosed.
US09943887B2
A fluid supplying apparatus includes an inner tube having a plurality of holes for distributing a fluid supplied from a supply unit, and an outer tube arranged coaxially or non-coaxially with the inner tube to surround the inner tube and having a plurality of slots for injecting the fluid distributed therein from the holes to the outside. The outer tube substantially has the same length as the inner tube. The fluid supplying apparatus may be used for a thin film cleaning system or method.
US09943878B2
A coating method for forming a laminated coating film including a lower layer formed on a base material and an upper layer formed on the lower layer including: preparing a thermosetting coating material as a lower layer-coating material and preparing a thermosetting coating material as an upper layer-coating material; forming an uncured laminated coating film by applying the lower layer-coating material and the upper layer-coating material on the base material using a wet-on-wet technique; and simultaneously curing the lower layer-coating material and the upper layer-coating material by baking the uncured laminated coating film. In the preparation step, the lower layer-coating material and the upper layer-coating material are selected so that an absolute value of a difference in shrinkage ratio between the lower layer and the upper layer coating materials is 2.0% or smaller at a late stage of the baking step.
US09943864B2
An electrostatic coater capable of realizing high-level coating quality is provided. Shaping air SA, discharged from an air port, is directed radially outward. An elevation angle thereof preferably ranges from 10 to 20 degrees. Further, the shaping air SA is a flow in a state of being twisted in a direction opposite to the rotation direction R of a bell cup. The twisting angle about the axis O of the bell cup preferably ranges from 38 to 60 degrees. A liquid thread of paint extends radially outward from the outer peripheral edge of the bell cup, and the paint separated from the tip end thereof becomes a particle. It is preferable that the shaping air SA collides with the paint particle at a point P where the momentum of the paint particle is decreased of the paint particle is decreased.
US09943857B1
A mining sluice box having a louver processing zone comprising a plurality of louvers positioned perpendicular to the incline slope, with the pitch angle of the louvers being variable so as to permit adjustment of the intensity of a vortex flow between the plurality of louvers by adjusting the pitch angle of the plurality of louvers.
US09943846B2
Limit size lipid nanoparticles, methods for using the lipid nanoparticles, and methods and systems for making limit size lipid nanoparticles.
US09943842B2
Pipette tip coupler and a disposable pipette tip for a pipette device comprises a stepped coupler shoulder complementary to an axially stepped pipette tip shoulder; a plurality of circumferentially disposed elements or segments carried by the coupler at a location superior to the coupler shoulder; and a distal elastomeric element carried by the coupler at a location distal to the coupler shoulder wherein the plurality of elements or segments have a circumferential, radially translated state that provides an abutment with a first working surface formed in the interior surface of the tip while compressing the distal elastomeric element into sealing abutment with a second working surface formed in the interior surface of the tip and while abutting the proximally facing axial stop surface of the tip with the distally facing axial stop surface of the coupler to define an axial coupling position of the pipette tip on the pipette device.
US09943841B2
A method to manufacture an ion exchange membrane involves treatment of the membrane in a strong base to strengthen the membrane, decrease the membrane solubility, and create linkages that can be detected by analysis using two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).
US09943821B2
Methods and systems for improved catalytic reforming are disclosed. A method of catalytic reforming includes feeding a feedstream comprising C6-convertibles to one or more reactors; contacting the feedstream with a reforming catalyst; selecting values for a LHSV, a H2/HC ratio, and a conversion of C6-convertibles from a deactivation kinetic model so as to maximize a net present amount of benzene produced over a run-length of the reforming catalyst; operating the one or more reactors at the selected LHSV, the selected H2/HC ratio, and the selected conversion of C6-convertibles; and recovering an effluent from the reactor, wherein the effluent comprises at least about 40 wt % benzene.
US09943816B2
Disclosed are a variety of amphoteric ester sulfonates, including 3-(N,N-dimethyl-cocoylpropylammonio-1-yl)-2-hydroxypropanesulfonate. These amphoteric ester sulfonates can be advantageously prepared in high yield and purity by a two-step chemoenzymatic process, and have excellent surfactant properties.
US09943812B2
The present disclosure relates to a liquid filtration structure with one or more macromolecule membrane structures including membrane proteins selectively permeable to water molecules and fixed within a pore. A liquid filtration structure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure increases stability and durability of macromolecule membrane structures including membrane proteins selectively permeable to water molecules, and, thus, can be effectively used in a filtration device for purifying water.
US09943803B2
In a method for operating an adsorption device to remove at least in part an adsorbable and/or condensable component from a gas flow. The adsorption device contains an adsorption material and is configured in such a way that the adsorption material is brought into contact with the gas flow in an operating region and can be regenerated in a regeneration region. In the case of an at least temporary interruption or discontinuation of transportation of the gas flow to provide an output gas flow, a follow-up operating phase is initiated, during which a portion of the adsorption material is moved out of the regeneration region.
US09943802B1
A method for removing sulfur-containing compounds from a sulfur recovery unit (SRU) tail gas stream includes the steps of introducing the SRU tail gas stream to a reducing unit to produce a membrane feed, the reducing unit configured to reduce the sulfur-containing compounds to hydrogen sulfide, introducing the membrane feed to a hydrogen sulfide membrane unit, the hydrogen sulfide membrane unit comprising a membrane, wherein the membrane feed comprises hydrogen sulfide, allowing the membrane feed to contact a feed side of the membrane such that hydrogen sulfide permeates through the membrane to a permeate side, and collecting the retentate gases that fail to permeate through the membrane to produce a stack feed, wherein the stack feed comprises retentate gases.
US09943800B2
The invention proposes an apparatus for gas cleaning having a high gas cleaning efficiency at any relative humidity. The apparatus comprises a passage (10) for gas flow; a hydrophilic carrier (12) permeable for gas flow, at least part of which is positioned within said passage for gas flow, and configured for containing a reagent that contacts the gas in said passage for gas flow; a unit (14) for disposing liquid to said carrier; and a controller (16), associated with said unit for disposing liquid, configured for controlling the unit for disposing to dispose an aqueous solution of dissolved reagent to the carrier; and after that controlling the unit for disposing to dispose liquid in case the humidity of the gas is below a first humidity threshold, or to stop disposing liquid in case the humidity of the gas is above a second humidity threshold.
US09943795B2
A rotary dust screen for a cooling unit of an agricultural vehicle includes a frame having a ring shape, wherein a dust screen is mounted in the frame and wherein the frame includes a seal extending along the ring and comprising a lip adapted to abut, when the rotary dust screen is mounted on the cooling unit, against a housing of the cooling unit to prevent contaminants from entering the cooling unit at an edge of the dust screen, wherein the rotary dust screen further has a driving belt adapted to be driven by a rotary actuator to rotate the dust screen, wherein the driving belt engages with the rotary dust screen at an outer surface of the seal.
US09943794B2
An air cleaner is provided that may include a first air cleaning module including a first fan that generates air flow toward a first discharge outlet from a first suction inlet; a second air cleaning module including a second fan that generates air flow toward a second discharge outlet from a second suction inlet; and a divider provided between the first air cleaning module and the second air cleaning module, the divider being configured to block air discharged through the first discharge outlet from being suctioned into the second suction inlet.
US09943791B2
A method of manufacturing unitized formed mineral-based construction materials includes providing starting materials that include an aggregate, a cementing agent and water. The starting materials are mixed to achieve a mixture of the starting materials which is then placed into a form and cured to allow the mixture of starting materials to become a solidified unit. The solidified unit of the mixture of starting materials is defined by a minimum dimension of thickness, length, and/or diameter. The solidified unit of the mixture of starting materials is placed into a kiln which is then heated to a processing temperature of between about 1000° C. and about 1350° C. and maintained for a period of time of between about 10 minutes and about 60 minutes per centimeter of the minimum dimension of the solidified unit of the mixture of starting materials.
US09943789B2
The present disclosure relates to modular filtration cassettes for filtering liquids including, for example, liquids used in semiconductor manufacturing. A filter housing may define a filter cavity comprising an upstream portion and a downstream portion. The filter may further comprise a filter element disposed in the filter cavity. The filter element may at least partially overlap the filter inlet on a first side of the filter element. The filter element may comprise a rectangular pleated filter with a set of pleats having a first set of pleat tips on an upstream side of the filter element and a second set of pleat tips on a downstream side of the pleated filter.
US09943787B2
An oil filter assembly is disclosed for a machine, such as an internal combustion engine, that has an oil output port and an oil input port. A mounting plate may be fixed with an outer enclosure and may be adapted for securing to the machine. The mounting plate may be further adapted to conduct oil from the machine into a peripheral portion of the outer enclosure, and then returning oil from a central portion of the outer enclosure back to the machine. Oil may pass from the peripheral portion to the central portion through a primary filter having a first porosity. A pressure-actuated valve may be fixed fluidly between the peripheral portion and central portion of the outer enclosure. Oil may pass through the pressure-actuated valve only when an oil pressure differential between the peripheral portion and the central portion of the outer enclosure exceeds a predetermined threshold pressure. A secondary filter may have a second porosity greater than the first porosity, and may be fixed fluidly between the pressure-actuated valve and the central portion of the outer enclosure.
US09943786B2
A screen intake apparatus for a water intake system uses a cleaning system to clean one or more screen intakes. To clean debris from a screen, pipes in the interior of the screen receive pumped liquid (e.g., water or incompressible liquid) from a pump. Outlets, such as apertures or nozzles, on the pipes then direct the pumped liquid into the interior of the screen. One or more valves can vary, agitate, or pulse the flow of pumped fluid and/or can selectively deliver the pumped liquid to the pipes to remove collected debris from the exterior of the screen. A heater of the system can also heat the pumped liquid for delivery to the pipes to remove or prevent ice formation on the screen.
US09943783B2
A de-sanding tank with a conical bottom. The de-sanding tank includes an enclosed tank having a vertical wall that extends down to a flat bottom. A conical bottom is disposed within an interior of the tank. The conical bottom is secured to the vertical wall forming an enclosing space bounded by a wall of the conical bottom and the vertical wall and flat bottom of the tank. A solids outlet is disposed at a lower tip of the conical bottom configured for removal of solids. The conical bottom is supported by a foam structure located within the enclosing space.
US09943774B2
A reservoir evaporation system for evaporating fluid from an open reservoir of effluent containing a contaminant includes a fluid evaporator, an air pump, and an air supply conduit functionally connecting the fluid evaporator with the air pump. The fluid evaporator includes a vessel adapted to be positioned in an operative position partially submerged on the top surface of the effluent in the reservoir with a lower chamber submerged in the effluent and an upper chamber extending above the top surface of the effluent. In operation, air from the air pump mixes with the effluent inside the fluid evaporator and subsequently is discharged through exhaust openings. A fluid discharge pipe can also simultaneously discharge aerated effluent back down into the reservoir. Fluid is thereby separated from the effluent in the lower chamber by evaporation in a controlled manner that minimizes spread of contaminants to surrounding environments by wind.
US09943773B2
A platform dynamic vehicle, comprising a vehicle body (100), the vehicle body (100) moving on a rail track by means of vehicle wheels (110) on the bottom of the vehicle body, a bracket (200) being arranged vertically on the vehicle body (100), the upper part of the bracket (200) being connected movably to a viewing platform (400), a plurality of rows of viewing seats (300) being disposed on the viewing platform (400), a seat drive apparatus used for driving the viewing seats (300) to tilt forwards or recline backwards being disposed on the viewing seats (300), a platform drive apparatus used for driving the viewing platform (400) to rotate on the X axis, Y axis, and Z axis being disposed on the viewing platform (400), and a vehicle drive apparatus used for driving the vehicle body (100) to move along the rail track being disposed on the vehicle body (100). When seating in the dynamic vehicle, viewers can change viewing position with the movement of the vehicle body, thereby changing the viewing space, and the viewing platform (400) and viewing seats (300) can also move, such that the viewer can obtain more viewing space and a larger viewing range.
US09943767B2
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for processing operations of a computer game to be played on a computing device. One method includes an operation for detecting a petition for help from a first player to a second player to obtain a first game asset for the first player. The petition is sent to the second player notifying the second player that a game asset needed by the second player would be awarded to the second player for helping the first player. Further, the method includes operations for selecting a game asset to award the second player, the game asset being from a wish list of the second player, the wish list including game assets pre-identified by the second player. The second player is awarded with the game asset that is selected from the wish list of the second player, and as a result, both the first and second players are enabled to make progress within the game.
US09943766B2
Methods and systems for establishing fantasy sports competitions. In one aspect, a method includes generating fantasy team rosters, each fantasy team roster including distinct individual athletes, where each fantasy team roster is balanced to the other fantasy team rosters based on historical data from a database of computed fantasy sports statistics and a database of predictive modeling of projected individual fantasy sports statistics; receiving selected teams within the at least two fantasy team rosters from users; obtaining real-time statistics of the athletes; creating a dynamic database including fantasy scoring of the athletes based on a fantasy scoring scheme; and displaying in real time the dynamic database comparing the fantasy sports statistics for each fantasy team roster to determine which fantasy team roster has amassed higher scoring fantasy sports statistics based on the fantasy scoring scheme.
US09943765B2
Disclosed is a method for creating a fantasy sport team. The method may include receiving a user input for a fantasy sport contest that is associated with one or more real-life sporting events that are scheduled to occur, in which a plurality of athletes are scheduled to play in first and second player positions, and displaying athletes that are scheduled to play in the first player position in the scheduled sporting events based on the selected contest. The method may include receiving a user input selecting a first athlete, and upon the receiving the user input selecting the first athlete, automatically displaying a plurality of selectable second athletes that are scheduled to play in the second player position in the scheduled sporting events. The method may include receiving a user input selecting a second athlete, and displaying a fantasy user team that includes the selected first and second athletes.
US09943764B2
When a predetermined time has elapsed after a handheld game apparatus received “game information” from another handheld game apparatus, a character corresponding to a player of the another handheld game apparatus appears as a passerby in a shopping center in a game world of a game of the handheld game apparatus. The predetermined time is determined based on the positional relationship between the shopping center in the game world and the present position of the player character of the game of the another handheld game apparatus.
US09943755B2
A system recognizes human beings in their natural environment, without special sensing devices attached to the subjects, uniquely identifies them and tracks them in three dimensional space. The resulting representation is presented directly to applications as a multi-point skeletal model delivered in real-time. The device efficiently tracks humans and their natural movements by understanding the natural mechanics and capabilities of the human muscular-skeletal system. The device also uniquely recognizes individuals in order to allow multiple people to interact with the system via natural movements of their limbs and body as well as voice commands/responses.
US09943729B2
The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting of a multi-layer core and a cover. The multi-layer core includes at least one layer formed from a relatively soft or low modulus HNP composition and at least one layer formed from a relatively hard or high modulus HNP composition.
US09943723B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a method and apparatus for a wireless exercise monitoring system for interactively monitoring an aspect of exercise, sports, or fitness utilizing a wearable device, such as a watch, eyewear, or smart apparel. The device is equipped with, or connected to, a digital camera. Sensors integrated with, or wirelessly connected to, the wearable internet device record physiological data during exercise and data measuring the amount of exercise performed. The data and visual images from the camera are transmitted to one or more internet servers, and may be shared with other mobile internet devices.
US09943718B2
Methods and apparatus to power an exercise machine are disclosed herein. An example exercise machine includes a power receiver to measure a power output by a generator that is to convert movement of a moveable part into electric power, the power receiver is to calculate a rotations per minute of the moveable part. A mode controller is to calculate a power supply duty cycle based on the power output by the generator, the rotations per minute of the moveable part, and a user selected wattage. A power output controller is to control power provided to a console of the exercise machine based on the power supply duty cycle.
US09943716B2
A combined trigger and concealing device for an automatic fire protection sprinkler includes a first plate attached to a second plate by a heat fusible material. Each plate is formed with an aperture which receives an actuator depending from the bottom of the sprinkler. The trigger device depends a preselected distance from the bottom of the sprinkler body and includes a cover which has an outer dimension which conceals the internal components of the sprinkler from view. The cover includes openings and is dimensioned and positioned to permit heat energy to be received by the inner and outer surface of the trigger device. Conduction of heat energy from both the inner and outer surface of the trigger device permits the heat fusible material to be expeditiously raised to the preselected separation temperature. This construction minimizes response time of the sprinkler while maintaining a highly aesthetic appearance.
US09943714B2
A harness system includes a waist belt assembly, a first releasable retainer attached to the waist belt assembly, shoulder straps, a back plate connected to the shoulder straps, and a release system including at least a first release strap connected to and extending from the back plate. The first release strap includes at least a first releasable connector in operative connection with the first releasable retainer so that actuation of the first release strap causes disconnection of the first releasable connector from operative connection with the first releasable retainer so that the first releasable retainer becomes disconnected from connection with the back plate and the back plate can be removed by a user while the waist belt assembly remains worn by the user.
US09943709B2
Provided is a skin cleansing composition comprising the following components (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E): (A) 0.1 to 25 mass % of an ether oil which is in a liquid state at 25° C., (B) 0.003 to 1 mass % of a water-soluble polymer comprising acrylic acid or methacrylic acid as a constitutional unit, (C) 1 to 30 mass % of a hydrocarbon oil having a viscosity of 15 mPa·s or lower at 30° C., (D) 60 to 95 mass % of water, and (E) 0.49 mass % or less of a nonionic surfactant having an HLB of larger than 9, wherein the mass ratio of the component (B) to the component (A), (B)/(A) is from 0.0001 to 0.1, and the mass ratio between the component (A) and the component (C), (A)/((A)+(C)) is from 0.05 to 0.9.
US09943706B2
A radiation target is provided. The radiation target includes an implant, which includes a marker comprising a channel defined therethrough from one end of the marker to an opposite end of the marker. The implant further comprises a single non-looping suture thread disposed within the channel and a coating applied to both the single non-looping suture thread and to the marker.
US09943700B2
A light therapy device is taught including a light emitting assembly having light emitting diodes (LEDs) as a light source. The light emitting assembly capable of generating 2,500 lux to 7,500 lux at 12 inches.
US09943694B2
Tissue stimulation systems generally include a pulse generating device for generating electrical stimulation pulses, at least one implanted electrode for delivering the electrical stimulation pulses generated by the pulse generating device, and a programmer capable of communicating with the pulse generating device. Stimulation pulses may be defined by several parameters, such as pulse width and amplitude. In methods of stimulating the tissue with the stimulation system, a user may adjust one of the parameters such as pulse width. The programmer may automatically adjust the pulse amplitude in response to the change in pulse width in order to maintain a substantially constant effect of the stimulation pulses.
US09943693B2
A medical device for stimulating the heart using biventricular stimulation. The device includes a sensor for detecting an endocardial acceleration parameter and a processing circuit configured to receive the endocardial acceleration parameter. The device further includes stimulation electronics coupled to the processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to use the EA parameter to evaluate the biventricular stimulation. The evaluation includes comparing the value of the EA parameter in biventricular mode to the value of the EA parameter in left only mode or right only mode, and using the comparison and an assessment of the variability of the EA parameter as a function of the AVD in the left or right mode to distinguish between cases comprising: (a) normal operation, (b) a loss of RV or LV capture, (c) possible anodal stimulation. The processing circuit is further configured to conduct at least one update to operational parameters of the device based on the determined case.
US09943682B2
Method and systems of determining adequacy of fixation of a medical lead type having a fixation helix are disclosed. The lead of the medical lead type is placed at a desired location within a patient's body and the fixation helix is screwed into tissue at that location. One or more parameters, associated with the lead, are measured at the location. Based upon the measured one or more parameters, determining a number of turns that the helix is embedded into the tissue at the location.
US09943679B2
A stopcock having a deflectable stopcock lever. Said stopcock is fixedly connected to a catheter-like or sheath-like medical installation for supplying drugs into a blood vessel of a patient or an animal or for withdrawing blood from the vessel, with a blocking device being provided on the stopcock, ensuring trouble-free retraction of the medical installation from the vessel or replacement of the medical installation. This is preferably a three-way stopcock.
US09943675B1
A method of treating an occlusion at a treatment site within a patient's vasculature comprises providing an ultrasonic catheter. The ultrasonic catheter has a distal region, a proximal region opposite the distal region, a fluid delivery lumen having at least one opening in the distal region, and an ultrasound radiating member positioned within the distal region. The method further comprises positioning the ultrasonic catheter at the treatment site, such that at least a portion of the distal region is within the occlusion. The ultrasonic catheter further comprises passing a therapeutic compound through the fluid delivery lumen such that the therapeutic compound is delivered to the treatment site. The ultrasonic catheter further comprises emitting ultrasonic energy from the ultrasound radiating member. The emitted ultrasonic energy has an amplitude that is periodically varied between a low amplitude and a high amplitude.
US09943674B2
Disclosed are a microstructure-based drug delivery system comprising a microporous structure and a method for manufacturing the same, and more specifically, a detachable microstructure-based drug delivery system using a microporous structure layer and a method for manufacturing the same, thereby skipping a drying step which is essential for the manufacturing process of the existing biodegradable microneedle, and solving the problem in that the hardness of the microneedle is reduced when the microneedle contains drugs, failing to penetrate the skin. Here, the microstructure is implantable in the body through the insertion into the body and detachment from the microporous structure, and the detachable microstructure can be applied to wrinkled (skin movement) and corrugated parts through a detachment function thereof.
US09943665B2
A catheter with a spring tip that facilitates atraumatic initial placement and also continues to protect tissue contacted by the catheter device subsequent to the initial placement. The spring tip is shock-absorbing and axially compliant and allows enhanced use of various devices in conjunction with the tip such as bioptomes, electrodes, needles, flushing catheters, delivery catheters, and the like. The atraumatic shock-absorbing tip could include conductive or non-conductive materials.
US09943663B2
An erotic dream induction apparatus includes an inflatable air bladder, such as a rubber balloon, to induce sexual arousal via genital stimulation. The air bladder is brought into contact with either the penis or vagina of the user, and/or is inserted into the anus and/or vagina of the user. In one embodiment, the air bladder is brought into contact with the penis, vagina, and/or anus of the user by being maintained in position near, against, or around the penis, vagina, and/or anus by means of straps or pockets in stimulation underwear, such that when the air bladder is inflated, the air bladder makes contact with at least a portion of the penis, vagina, and/or anus of the user. The air bladder is repeatedly inflated and deflated by pumps and/or valves.
US09943654B2
A nebulizer (1), in particular inhaler, having a pre-installed container (3) is proposed. The nebulizer comprises a securing member (30) preventing fluidic connection or opening of the container in a delivery state. The securing member can be manually opened, removed, released or destroyed by torsioning, by opening along a pre-determined breaking line and/or by means of an actuator (50). This facilitates handling.
US09943653B2
An apparatus for inserting an infusion device for supplying a fluid to a body of a user, and a sensor for monitoring a body characteristic of the user, the apparatus including a bridge including a rigid body and comprising an infusion device end and a sensor end, the bridge further including an infusion device introduction needle attached to the infusion device end, a sensor introduction needle, the sensor introduction needle attached to the sensor end, an infusion device, operatively coupled to the infusion device introduction needle, for infusing a fluid to an infusion site, and a sensor introduction needle operatively coupled to an electrochemical sensor having a sensor electrode for determining at least one body characteristic of the patient at a sensor placement site, an infusion device release for releasing the infusion device from the infusion device introduction needle, and a sensor release for releasing the sensor from the sensor introduction needle.
US09943648B2
A closure piece for a powder syringe has a main body and a sealing element. The sealing element is disposed on the main body such that it rests in a sealing manner against a distal opening of a powder syringe when the closure piece is disposed in the closing position thereof on the powder syringe. A channel passes through the main body and the sealing element and has a proximal and a distal end. The closure piece includes a retaining element configured and/or disposed such that, prior to an activation of the powder syringe, any powder from a chamber of the powder syringe is at least substantially prevented from penetrating the channel when the closure piece is disposed in the closing position thereof on the powder syringe.
US09943643B2
An infusion set includes a base (221) and a flexible catheter (242) movable from a first catheter position disposed substantially entirely within the base (221) to a second catheter position in which a free end of the catheter (242) is disposed externally of the base (221). An introducer needle (234) is located within the catheter (242) and is movable between a first introducer needle position disposed substantially entirely within the base (221) and a second introducer needle position in which a free end of the introducer needle (234) is disposed externally of the base (221). A spring (281) is activated to move the catheter (242) from the first to the second catheter position and the introducer needle (234) from the first to the second introducer needle position to facilitate insertion of the catheter (242). The introducer needle (234) is thereafter moved by the spring (281) back to the first introducer needle position to store the introducer needle (234) within the base (221) with the free end of the catheter (242) remaining disposed externally of the base (221).
US09943642B2
A medical solution administration device includes a medical solution storage unit configured to store a medical solution; a channel part having a channel through which the medical solution is flowable from the medical solution storage unit to a living body; a piston; a cylinder part having an internal space; a driving unit configured to slide the piston between a press end position at which a front end of the piston is located at a first end of the internal space of the cylinder part and a pulled-back position at which the front end of the piston is located at a second end of the internal space of the cylinder part; and a seal located at an end of the cylinder part and positioned adjacent to the front end of the piston when the piston is in the pulled-back position, the seal being configured to circumferentially contact the piston.
US09943637B2
The present invention relates to novel microporous zirconium silicate compositions having a desired particle size distribution and methods of making those compositions. These compositions have an ideal particle size distribution for use ex vivo, for example in a dialysis exchange cartridge, yet retain many of the desirable properties of prior improved absorbers including high cation exchange capacity. Further, the new zirconium silicate molecular sieve absorbers can be manufactured using a technique that achieves the desired particle size distribution while eliminating the screening step that was previously necessary.
US09943635B2
An extracorporeal circulation device having high safety without increases in the circuit scale and the power consumption includes a main control unit responsible for control of a motor drive circuit so as to yield a blood flow rate per unit time set by a user. The motor drive circuit applies a drive signal corresponding to the set blood flow rate to a motor. A sub-control unit configured by a field programmable gate array (FPGA) detects the drive signal applied to the motor and monitors whether or not the drive signal falls within an allowable range corresponding to the set blood flow rate. If the drive signal outside the allowable range is applied, the main control unit is deemed to be in an abnormal state and the main control unit is completely stopped. Then, the sub-control unit takes over the subsequent processing.
US09943631B2
A system and method for determining a concentration of total chlorine in dialysis water are provided. The system comprises a main unit housing a KI/water sample chamber and a sodium sulfate chamber. A first electrode pair bridges the two chambers and generates tri-iodide proportional to the amount of total chlorine in the water sample. A second electrode pair in contact with fluid in the KI/water sample detects an amount of tri-iodide generated by the first electrode pair. The system is suitable for use in connection with, or for incorporation into, a water purification system for generating dialysis fluid, and may include a display that alerts the user to stop or prevent a hemodialysis treatment if the total chlorine level exceeds a predetermined level.
US09943624B2
The invention provides novel surface coatings having surface polymer brushes with zwitterionic and antibiotics-conjugated side chains and synergistic anti-fouling and bactericidal properties. The surface coatings may be prepared using highly efficient surface-initiated “living” polymerization. The design of the surface polymer brushes are highly modular, allowing independent tuning of the anti-fouling and bactericidal properties, e.g., by varying the chemical nature of the zwitterionic motif and the antibiotic agent, the chemistry through which the antibiotic agent is conjugated to the polymer side chains, the molecular weight of the polymer brushes (e.g., thickness of coating and density of respective functional motifs), and the spatial arrangement of the respective functional motifs (e.g., homopolymers, block copolymers, random copolymers) to achieve optimal and sustained anti-infection outcome for a given application.
US09943623B2
Disposable absorbent articles assembled from a collection of components using an adhesive comprising an amorphous polyolefin composition and a heterophase polyolefin composition comprising amorphous character and crystalline blocks.
US09943619B2
A sanitizing machine comprising a supporting structure which includes two compartments or chambers (A, B), wherein, when the machine is in stand-by, a first compartment (A) is open and is able to house at least one container or object (V) to sanitize, while a second compartment (B) of the machine houses a sliding door (SP), which hermetically and automatically closes (D3) the first compartment (A) when the machine is on. The method thereof provides for at least one type of sanitizing cycle, such as a ozone cycle, a sanitizing liquid cycle and a combined cycle.
US09943601B2
The invention provides stabilized aqueous pharmaceutical etanercept compositions suitable for long-term storage of etanercept, methods of manufacture of these compositions, methods of administration, and kits containing same.
US09943598B2
A radio- or chemo-sensitizing compound is described herein. The compound comprises a nanoparticle and attached to the nanoparticle; (i) a DNA repair inhibitor; and (ii) a nuclear localization signal element (NLS); each optionally attached via one or more linker moieties.
US09943595B2
The present invention provides, among other things, a method of intra-articular delivery of messenger RNA (mRNA), comprising administering into a joint of a subject in need of delivery a composition comprising an mRNA encoding a protein, such that the administering of the composition results in expression of the protein encoded by the mRNA in the joint.
US09943593B2
The present invention relates to vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) matrix (M) protein mutants. One mutant M protein includes a glycine changed to a glutamic acid at position (21), a leucine changed to alanine at position (111) and a methionine changed to an arginine at position (51). Another M protein mutant includes a glycine changed to a glutamic acid at position (22) and a methionine changed to an arginine at positions (48) and (51). These new rVSVs having the mutant M are significantly attenuated and lost virulence, including neurovirulence, and are capable of inducing an immune responses against an antigen of interest. In addition, a rVSV serotype Indiana having the first described M mutant is capable of efficient replication at 31° C., and of poor replication or incapable of replication at about 37° C. or higher.
US09943568B2
Methods of treating subjects having a disease or disorder responsive to IL-10, including methods of administration and dosing regimens associated therewith, are provided.
US09943562B2
The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for topical or transdermal delivery and treatment of wounds and/or promoting wound healing. In some cases, the composition may include nitric oxide and/or peptides. The nitric oxide and/or peptide may be present within a first phase comprising a lecithin, such as phosphatidylcholine. In certain embodiments, the lecithin is present in liposomes, micelles, or other vesicles containing nitric oxide, peptides, or both. The composition can take the form of a gel, a cream, a lotion, an ointment, a solution, a solid “stick,” etc., that can be rubbed or sprayed onto the skin, e.g., wounded skin. Other aspects of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like.
US09943548B2
Preeclamptic placental mesenchymal stem cell conditioned medium for use in the treatment of a tumour
It is described a conditioned medium (CM) obtainable by culturing, in a liquid culture medium, placental mesenchymal stem cells from a preeclamptic placenta. The conditioned medium object of the invention includes at least IP-10 and TARC proteins and it is used for the therapeutic treatment of a tumor, preferably an epithelial tumor.
US09943547B2
Methods of treating autoimmune diseases, allergic responses, cancer, or inflammatory diseases in an animal, promoting would healing, repairing epithelial damage and promoting angiogenesis in an organ or tissue of an animal by administering to the animal mesenchymal stem cells in an effective amount.
US09943525B2
A composition for reducing cell senescence including a Rho-kinase inhibitor and method of treating a cell senescence-related symptom in mammals.
US09943509B2
This invention provides methods, compounds and compositions for the treatment of musculoskeletal disease, muscle dysfunction, muscle-wasting disease or disorder, including hereditary myopathy, neuromuscular disease, muscular dystrophy, muscular atrophy, drug-induced myopathy, and related disease, disorder or condition that causes a decrease in muscle strength, comprising the use of heterocyclic non-peptidic compounds that act as Mas agonists and/or mimics of angiotensin 1-7.
US09943501B2
The present invention provides A PPARγ activator comprising a butenolide compound represented by the formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a phosphate group, a fatty acid group, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent or a sugar residue optionally having a substituent, and R2 represents a phenyl group, a methylphenyl group, a dimethylphenyl group, an ethylphenyl group, a benzyl group, a methylbenzyl group, a dimethylbenzyl group, an ethylbenzyl group, a phenethyl group, a methylphenethyl group, a dimethylphenethyl group, or an ethylphenethyl group.
US09943493B2
Administration of a salt of bi-cyclo [2.2.2] octane-2-carbonic acid reduces dysphoria in dysphoric subjects, ameliorates ethanol craving in alcoholics, reduces the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and the level of liver function markers (AST, ALT, and bilirubin) in human subjects, and reduces the number or strength of seizures in epileptics.
US09943489B2
The present invention provides various pharmaceutical compositions, in particular for oral administration, formulated for extended release of active compounds useful in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, in particular Parkinson's disease, and injuries to the nervous system. The active compound comprised within these compositions is preferably selected from N-propargyl-1-aminoindan, an enantiomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, more preferably rasagiline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09943486B2
A solid tablet formed through direct compression of powder, the powder comprising meloxicam as an active ingredient and one or more excipients which are homogenously dispersed within the tablet that can be broken into two, three or four units with each unit containing equal amounts of the meloxicam.
US09943485B2
The present invention relates to means for protecting bioactive materials in mammalian food or feed formulations used to enhance the health status of mammals.
US09943484B2
The present invention relates to preparation of biodegradable microparticles formed from polylactide-polyglycolide copolymers (PLGA) polymer and how to achieve sigmoidal release of active pharmaceutical compound from the microparticles. In particular, the present invention relates to emulsification of an inner/oil phase to an outer/water phase followed by quenching and a single drying step for the preparation of microparticles having a preferred release profile of preferably basic/nucleophilic compounds such as risperidone. Alternatively the present invention is also suitable for hydrophobic compounds that have poor water-solubility and a high drug loading of >20% w/w is required. The release profile can be controlled by adjusting the degree of saturation of the outer/water phase with the organic solvent used in the inner/oil phase, the polymer concentration of the inner/oil phase and the temperature at the quenching step. In particular, an initial lag phase and a substantially sigmoidal release profile are achieved by using an outer aqueous phase over saturated with the solvent used in the inner phase at emulsification step, in combination with a low temperature during quenching.
US09943481B2
A method of delivering a pharmaceutical agent into a target organ protected by a blood barrier is provided. The method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an amount of liposomes which comprise the pharmaceutical agent, the amount and the liposomes are selected such that the liposomes accumulate in cells of an immune system of the subject to thereby generate liposome loaded immune cells, the liposome loaded immune cells become activated and cross the blood barrier, and an effective amount of the pharmaceutical agent is released from the liposomes in the target organ of the subject.
US09943480B2
Described herein are methods of use of purified preen oil, food and feed compositions containing purified preen oil, food and feed additives containing purified preen oil, and pharmaceutical compositions containing purified preen oil. Methods include treatment of chronic joint inflammation in humans and animals by orally administering purified preen oil. Also included are methods of feeding a growing fish by feeding the feeding the growing fish purified preen oil in amounts effective to improve survival and/or stimulate growth in the growing fish. Further included are methods of feeding live prey organisms purified preen oil, and feeding the live prey organisms to growing fish.
US09943475B2
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a dispersion of particles of at least one polymer that is surface-stabilized with a stabilizer in a non-aqueous medium containing at least one hydrocarbon-based oil, the polymer of the particles being a C1-C4 alkyl (meth)acrylate polymer; the stabilizer being an isobornyl (meth)acrylate polymer chosen from isobornyl (meth)acrylate homopolymer and statistical copolymers of isobornyl (meth)acrylate and of C1-C4 alkyl (meth)acrylate present in an isobornyl (meth)acrylate/C1-C4 alkyl (meth)acrylate weight ratio of greater than 4, at least a first hydrocarbon-based oil and at least a second oil different from the first, and the saturating vapor pressure of which, measured at 25° C., is less than or equal to 15 Pa.The invention also relates to a process for making up and/or caring for keratin materials, in which said composition is applied.
US09943473B2
The invention provides a personal care composition for application to the skin which comprises a personal care composition for application to the skin or hair comprising a zinc X halide and a cosmetically acceptable base, wherein X is an amino acid or trimethylglycine. Methods of making and using the compositions are also provided. The zinc X halide is can be used to deliver zinc salts to block perspiration and provide antibacterial effects.
US09943456B2
A system for attaching a wheelchair back to wheelchair posts comprising a bracket and interchangeable attachment hardware secured to the bracket. In one aspect the bracket can be adjusted vertically relative to the wheelchair back and can be adjusted on a horizontal path. In one aspect, the angular orientation of the attachment hardware can be adjusted to adjust the angular position of the wheelchair back relative to the wheelchair seat and posts. In one aspect the attachment hardware is represented by a hanger assembly. In one aspect the attachment hardware is represented by an expansion plug assembly for insertion into the open tubular end of a wheelchair post.
US09943454B2
A wheelchair lift arrangement configured to be installed in a preexisting structure includes a lift base assembly including a lift base plate and two supports attached to the lift base plate; and at least one installation bracket connected to each of the supports, respectively. Each installation bracket includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion. The horizontal portion and the vertical portion of each installation bracket are each configured to connect the respective installation bracket and the lift base assembly to the preexisting structure at a separate location.
US09943453B2
An overhead loading device for use with an emergency vehicle having a patient compartment includes at least one beam configured for mounting at a ceiling of the patient compartment of the emergency vehicle, a carriage engaged for movement along the beam and configured to traverse at least a portion of the beam between an extended position and a retracted position, and a load carrying member operatively connected to the carriage and extending from the carriage. The load carrying member has a free end for attachment to a patient support. The carriage is configured to extend at least partially outside of the patient compartment when in the extended position and be positioned inside the patient compartment when in the retracted position.
US09943451B2
An absorbent article for pet includes: a top sheet; a back surface layer; an absorbent core; a first end portion and a second end portion opposing to each other in a longitudinal direction; a first side portion and a second side portion opposing to each other in a width direction; an engaging member disposed in the vicinity of the first end portion along the width direction of the absorbent article; a first engaged portion engageable with the engaging member and is disposed in the vicinity of the second end portion, at least at a position faceable a central portion of the engaging member and a second engaged portion engageable with the engaging member with an engagement force smaller than an engagement force of the first engaged portion with the engaging member, and is disposed at least at a position faceable one of opposite ends of the engaging member.
US09943445B2
A device for stabilizing impaled objects in the human body, the device having a first and a second component each of which is comprised of a generally T-shaped support plate that is adhered to a generally T-shaped foam pad. Each component has a lower section and a base section. The support plate comprises a bend line between the tower section and the base section and a channel along each outside edge of that portion of the support, plate that comprises the tower section. The foam pad comprises a slit along each, outside edge of that portion of the foam pad that comprises the tower section. First and second fastening straps are bonded between the support plates and foam pads.
US09943442B2
An apparatus for creating incisions in a human cornea comprises: a source of pulsed laser radiation; a scanner device for scanning the laser radiation; and a control computer for controlling the scanner device based on a control program, the control program containing instructions that, when executed by the computer, bring about the creation in the cornea of: a flap cut defining a corneal flap that is connected to surrounding corneal tissue through a hinge; and one or more auxiliary cuts in connection with the flap cut for removing gas generated during creation of the flap cut, the one or more auxiliary cuts defining a first channel extending from the flap cut to an anterior surface of the cornea and a reservoir located at least partially deeper within the cornea than the flap cut.
US09943428B2
A stent incorporating flexible, preferably polymeric, connecting elements into the stent wherein these elements connect adjacent, spaced-apart stent elements. Preferably the spaced-apart adjacent stent elements are the result of forming the stent from a helically wound serpentine wire having space provided between adjacent windings. Other stent forms such as multiple, individual spaced-apart ring-shaped or interconnected stent elements may also be used. The connecting elements are typically web-shaped and result from creating slits or apertures in a covering of graft material applied to the stent and then, for example, applying heat to cause the slits or apertures to enlarge. The remaining graft material forms the interconnecting webs between the adjacent stent elements.
US09943419B2
A stemless humeral component for replacing the humeral head of a patient's humerus includes a support flange having a number of cantilevered legs extending distally away from a bottom surface thereof. Instruments and methods for surgically installing the stemless humeral component are also disclosed.
US09943407B2
Methods for implanting a collapsible prosthetic heart valve having commissural posts including the steps of placement through a blood vessel, using a fluoroscopic image, and rotationally aligning at least one post with a native commissure.
US09943392B2
An adjusting and cutting tool including a distal end engageable with an elongate portion of an implantable article to facilitate manipulation of the elongate portion relative to a support portion of the implantable article and to facilitate cutting of the elongate portion. Also included is method of treating vaginal prolapse, the method including the steps of providing a multi-piece implantable article having at least one extension portion piece and a support portion piece, placing the support portion piece in contact with vaginal tissue, placing at least one extension portion piece in contact with tissue of a component of sacral anatomy, adjusting a position of the at least one extension portion piece relative to the support portion piece using a adjusting and cutting tool, and cutting the at least one extension portion with the adjusting and cutting tool.
US09943387B2
Parasites are detected and ameliorative actions taken using unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with sensors and equipment for dispensing treatment materials. Physical characteristic data obtained by the sensors is supplemented using a risk management module that increases the confidence level that the diagnosis of a particular parasite on an animal is correct. The risk management module may further be used to assess additional factors, such as the potential harm in applying a selected treatment, in the decision of whether or not to take ameliorative action.
US09943383B2
An orthodontic bracket includes a bracket body and a ligating slide. The bracket body includes an aperture and an archwire slot. The ligating slide is slidable relative to the archwire slot between an opened position and a first closed position and is pivotable to an angular position in a second closed position. The orthodontic bracket further includes a resilient member that is coupled to the ligating slide and is slidable in the aperture. The ligating slide defines a first height from the base surface having a first value, and in the second closed position, the ligating slide defines a second height from the base surface that is greater than the first value. The bracket body includes a slide support portion having at least one wing extending laterally therefrom. The wing is tapered in thickness. The slide support portion defines a pivot point about which the ligating slide is pivotable.
US09943382B2
Systems and methods are disclosed to prevent interference between two physical tooth models in a physical dental arch model by acquiring the coordinates of a plurality of points on the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models and digitally representing the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models by a mesh of points in three dimensions using the acquired coordinates. The meshes representing the surfaces of the two physical tooth models intersect at least at one point to form an overlapping portion. The method also includes calculating the depth of the overlapping portion between the two meshes to quantify the interference of the two physical tooth models.
US09943381B2
The disclosure is directed to a device and method of treating bone formation disorders or conditions by bioengineering a targeted bone tissue and modulating the homeostasis of osteogenesis and bone resorption by a localized delivery of peripheral blood mononuclear cells and/or hematopoietic stem cells, and/or cells, such as osteoclasts, obtained by the ex vivo differentiation of these cells. A therapeutic strategy, as well as a device to deliver the therapeutic strategy, is described herein.
US09943380B2
A bite plate allowing for contact with occlusal and facial and/or lingual maxillary and mandibular teeth is coupled to an extraoral housing containing a rechargeable battery coupled to a vibrator coupled to a processor coupled to data and charging port or ports. The housing is at least water resistant, and a hatch allows access to the data and charging port or ports only. The device is fitted with a very smooth and quiet vibrator, with minimal variance on operating specifications.
US09943379B2
There is a need for a minimally invasive surgical treatment method for periodontitis for the removal of deep pockets, elimination of disease, creation of reattachment of the gingiva to the tooth surface and true regeneration of the attachment apparatus (new cementum, new periodontal ligament, and new alveolar bone) on a previously diseased root surface. The PerioLase® MVP-7™ including eGUI or another device capable of laser dosimetry, such as an original MVP-7™ type laser without the eGUI, achieves this with the LANAP protocol (laser-assisted new attachment procedure) and the LENAP protocol (laser excisional new attachment procedure).
US09943369B2
The invention relates to a fixation system for attaching a medical image registration matrix (40) to a patient holder (2) which is to be covered by a sterile drape (10), wherein the fixation system comprises at least one fixation set (L, R) comprising a lower part (6) which is adapted to be connected to the patient holder (2) and an upper part (26) which is adapted to be connected to the registration matrix (40) or one of its supporting elements, wherein: the lower and upper parts (6, 26) can be connected to each other by a connector (25) which does not penetrate the drape (10); the lower and upper parts (6, 26) comprise mutually engageable profiled interfaces (8, 28) which are formed so as to accommodate and clamp the drape (10) between them; and wherein the profiled interfaces (8, 28) fit together over a continuous zone of engagement.
US09943368B2
The present invention relates to an IPL apparatus that is used as a hair removing machine or cures skin ailments by periodically irradiating Xenon lamp light on the user's skin, the IPL apparatus comprises: a double-voltage unit which has a double-voltage capacitor, and outputs a high voltage by superposing an inputted supply voltage with a voltage charged in the double-voltage capacitor; a charging capacitor which charges energy for turning on a Xenon lamp by accumulating electric charges supplied from the double-voltage unit; a reference voltage generator which sets a charging voltage level charged in the charging capacitor; and a switch unit which is positioned between the double-voltage unit and the charging capacitor, and switches on and off the movement of the electric charges to the charging capacitor from the double-voltage unit by setting an output of the reference voltage generator to a control signal.
US09943363B2
An irrigated ablation catheter includes a tip electrode with a thin shell and a plug, defining a plenum chamber. The tip electrode has an inlet of a predetermined size and noncircular shape, and a predetermined number of outlet fluid ports having a predetermined diameter in the shell wall. The tip electrode thus considers a diffusion ratio of total fluid output area to fluid input area, and a fluid port ratio, and considers a fluid inlet aspect ratio where the fluid inlet has a noncircular radial cross-section. The plenum chamber has a narrow proximal portion opening to a wider distal portion so that fluid pressure decreases while fluid velocity increases thereby increasing turbulence which decreases momentum for a more uniform distribution of fluid in the tip electrode. Extending distally from the plug is a baffle member shaped to diffuse fluid entering the tip electrode and to house an electromagnetic position sensor.
US09943356B2
An electrosurgical device includes a first electrode spaced alongside a second electrode. The device can be operated as either a bipolar device or a monopolar device and includes a switch to inhibit capacitive coupling to one of the electrodes when the other electrode is used in monopolar fashion.
US09943355B2
A smoke evacuation system for an open surgical site is disclosed which includes a filter cartridge assembly including a housing having an inlet port, a flow path extending from the inlet port, and a filter element disposed within the flow path, a flexible conduit having a proximal end connected to the inlet port of the filter assembly, and a smoke evacuator configured for detachable connection to a distal end of the flexible conduit for drawing smoke away from the surgical site and into the filter assembly through the conduit.
US09943350B2
A method for automated implantation of an implant or for an automated augmentation process of hard tissue and/or hard tissue replacement material using a sheath element is provided. The implantation apparatus includes a casing, a converter operable to generate mechanical vibrations the converter inside the casing and displaceable in a longitudinal direction relative to the casing, and a sonotrode coupled to an output location of the converter. A shaft portion with a retention structure is rotationally coupled to the casing and is equipped for cooperating with a rotationally asymmetric element of the sheath element to rotationally couple the casing to the sheath element. An axial coupling is equipped for locking the casing to the sheath element. The shaft portion, the axial coupling and the sonotrode are mutually arranged so that the distal end of the sonotrode may be introduced into a longitudinal opening of the sheath element.
US09943343B2
A method for reducing a fixation rod is provided. The method minimizes the surgical corridor by performing fixation within the surgical corridor defined by the screw extender. The screw extender is attached to the spinal implant. The method includes the steps of coupling the proximal end of a first cannulated body with the screw extender and rotating a second cannulated body within the first cannulated body. The method proceeds to the step of actuating a rod pusher with a first driving feature so as to engage the rod pusher with the fixation rod. The rod pusher includes a bore. The method proceeds to the step of rotating an inserter shaft within first cannulated body, second cannulated body and bore of the rod pusher, the inserter shaft including a proximal end with a second driving feature and a distal end with a setscrew attachment feature.
US09943340B2
An improved joint fusion screw for transiliac fixation has a screw head and extending therefrom an elongate hollow shaft. The hollow shaft has an externally threaded end portion extending to a tip end and a non-externally threaded shank portion having a plurality of window openings. At or near the tip end is a start of a thread with a bone cutting flute. The bone cutting flute has a cutting edge on a circumferential exterior of the threaded tip to cut bone and directs the cut bone internally into a bone receiving opening in the hollow shaft directly in front of the cutting flute. The cutting edge lies at the start of the thread extending radially above the bone receiving opening at least partially overhanging the opening configured to cut bone.
US09943338B2
A coupling assembly for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element, and including a receiving part having a first end, a second end, and an accommodation space having an opening at the second end for inserting a head of the bone anchoring element, a pressure element insertable from the first end, positionable in the accommodation space, and configured to hold the head, the pressure element having at least one spring portion extending circumferentially around the pressure element and being radially compressible, and a rod receiving element separable from the pressure element, wherein in a first position, the spring portion is configured to engage an engagement structure at an inner wall of the receiving part to prevent movement of the pressure element towards the first end, and wherein the rod receiving element is configured to move the pressure element from the first position towards the second end.
US09943333B2
The present invention relates to an agent for activating mammalian sperm and a method for activating sperm by use of the activating agent. More specifically, the present invention relates to a sperm activating agent containing endo-β-galactosidase and/or FGF, which accelerate motility of mammalian sperm, for use in in-vitro fertilization and artificial insemination by husband and a sperm activating method by adding endo-β-galactosidase and/or FGF.
US09943332B2
An insertion device may include a device housing configured to be operatively engaged with and disengaged from a base, and engageable with an actuation device, the device housing having a carrier body supporting a piercing member. The carrier body moveable by a carrier body of the actuation device at least between a retracted position and an advanced position. The device housing having a section for supporting a portion of the carrier body of the device housing, the section moveable relative to the carrier body of the device housing to provide sufficient clearance to allow the carrier body of the device housing to be moved by the carrier body of the actuation device.
US09943327B2
Surgical tool are disclosed that include a first tip and a second tip. The first tip and the second tip can have a first configuration, an intermediate configuration, and a second configuration. In the first configuration the tool operates as forceps and in the second configuration the tool operates as scissors. In the intermediate configuration the tool operates as a probe. The tips can be brought together to transition between the first configuration and the intermediate configuration. The tips can be rotated to transition between the intermediate configuration and the second configuration. Method are disclosed that include the step of providing a tool having a first tip extending distally and a second tip extending distally, moving at least one of the first tip and the second tip toward the other of the first tip and the second tip, and rotating the first tip and the second tip.
US09943325B2
A surgical apparatus comprises a body, an ultrasonic transducer, a shaft, and an end effector. The ultrasonic transducer is operable to convert electrical power into ultrasonic vibrations. The body comprises a pivotal trigger. The shaft couples the end effector and the body together. The end effector comprises a clamp arm and an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the ultrasonic transducer. The ultrasonic blade is operable to deliver ultrasonic vibrations to tissue. Pivotal movement of the trigger causes movement of the clamp arm. The trigger includes a compliant feature configured to limit the amount of force delivered to tissue by the clamp arm. The flexible feature may comprise a flexible band, living hinge, a series of living hinges, or a flexible tab.
US09943324B2
A surgical instrument providing a passage to upper and lower portions of the flexor retinaculum, comprises: a hollow cannular needle having an end capable of penetrating the skin; and a blunt rod which enters the cannular needle and moves under the skin in correspondence to the passage, wherein the cannular needle can move along the blunt rod moved under the skin so as to provide the passage to upper and lower portions of the flexor retinaculum.
US09943321B2
Methods and devices to remove thromboembolic material from the human body using rotational energy and aspiration are disclosed. A thromboembolic removal system includes an extraction device and drive unit. The extraction device is introduced to the treatment area and activated by the drive unit to separate, break apart, loosen or soften thromboembolic material and to facilitate its aspiration outside the patient.
US09943317B2
Methods and apparatus for performing knee arthroplasty, including, but not limited to, bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty, are described herein. Methods and apparatus for preparing a distal femur for a femoral implant as well as methods and apparatus for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are described. These methods and apparatus, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures, while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and/or effectiveness of such procedures.
US09943309B2
A surgical instrument that includes a surgical end effector that is coupled to a shaft assembly by an articulation joint. A flexible firing beam extends through the articulation joint to interface with a firing member in the surgical end effector to apply a firing motion thereto. In at least one form, the surgical instrument further includes a movable firing beam support assembly that is configured to movably contact the firing beam on each lateral side thereof as the firing beam flexes about the articulation joint.
US09943295B2
Methods and systems are provided for harvesting at least a portion of a blood vessel, such as the radial artery in the upper extremity and the saphenous vein in the lower extremity. In certain embodiments, an endoscopic surgical system includes a blunt tip trocar (BTT) for insertion into an incision in the extremity, a cannula for insertion through the BTT, a bisector/bipolar device, and an endoscope. The endoscope may have a dissection tip at its distal end for dissecting tissue from the blood vessel and, with the tip removed, may provide a visual field at its distal end. The endoscope is sized to fit into the cannula and provides visualization of the blood vessel during bisection with the bisector/bipolar device.
US09943293B2
A handheld device for extracting tissue samples includes a needle arrangement and control arrangement. The needle arrangement has a cutting needle, a sample extraction needle, and a first end for inserting into tissue. The cutting needle has a cutting edge for cutting the tissue sample. The sample extraction needle has a side opening for receiving the tissue. The control arrangement has a vacuum chamber in fluid communication with the sample extraction needle. The vacuum chamber has a first member and a second member that move relative to each other. The first member is mechanically connected to the cutting needle. The handheld device is configured so that movement between the first and second members to increase volume of the vacuum chamber thereby reduces pressure in the sample extraction needle, induces movement between the cutting needle and the sample extraction needle to expose the side opening.
US09943286B2
A computerized method of adapting a presentation of ultrasonographic images during an ultrasonographic fetal evaluation. The method comprises performing an analysis of a plurality of ultrasonographic images captured by an ultrasonographic probe during an evaluation of a fetus, automatically identifying at least one location of at least one anatomical landmark of at least one reference organ or tissue or body fluid of the fetus in the plurality of ultrasonographic images based on an outcome of the analysis, automatically localizing a region of interest (ROI) in at least some of the plurality of ultrasonographic images by using at least one predefined locational anatomical property of the at least one anatomical landmark, and concealing the ROI in a presentation of the at least some ultrasonographic images during the evaluation. At least one anatomical landmark is imaged in the presentation and not concealed by the ROI.
US09943285B1
A disposable isolation/protective cover for a stethoscope comprising a bell, elongated connector body portion and two ear pieces wherein said isolation/protective cover is sealed on all sides except for the bottom permitting the stethoscope to be inserted therethrough; said cover material is made of acoustically transmitting and viral, bacterial and fluid impermeable material. A flap closes the stethoscope once inserted completely enclosing the stethoscope and preventing exposure of any kind.
US09943276B2
An X-ray detection module, an X-ray imaging apparatus, and a control method of an X-ray imaging apparatus include a movable X-ray irradiation module to irradiate an object with X-rays, an X-ray detection module including a movable X-ray detector to detect X-rays from the X-ray irradiation module, and a touch sensor device installed to the X-ray detection module and located in a movement direction of the X-ray detector to sense touch. If the touch sensor device senses a touch, at least one of the X-ray irradiation module and the X-ray detector is moved to a position where the touch is sensed.
US09943270B2
A monitoring device operable to provide information on data obtained from sensors operably connected between a patient and the device is provided that includes a central processing unit configured to receive incoming data signals from sensors concerning physiological parameters of the patient to compare the incoming data signals to predetermined alarm limits for the physiological parameters to determine an alarm condition and an analytics engine operably connected to the central processing unit and selectively operable to provide predictions of adverse events using the incoming data signals. The central processing unit is configured to alter the alarm limits for at least one of the physiological parameters in response to the activation of the analytics engine to reduce clinically irrelevant alarms.
US09943266B2
Heart rate monitors are plagued by noisy photoplethysmography (PPG) data, which makes it difficult for the monitors to output a consistently accurate heart rate reading. Noise is often caused by motion. Using known methods for processing accelerometer readings that measure movement to filter out some of this noise may help, but not always. The present disclosure describes an improved front-end technique (time-domain interference removal) based on using adaptive linear prediction on accelerometer data to generate filters for filtering the PPG signal prior to tracking the frequency of the heartbeat (heart rate). The present disclosure also describes an improved back-end technique based on steering the frequency of a resonant filter in order to track the heartbeat. Implementing one or both of these techniques leads to more accurate heart rate measurements.
US09943262B2
System and method for providing walking path guidance service based on measurement of motion of user
The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a walking path guidance service based on measurement of a motion of a user, and there is provided a device for providing a walking path guidance service, the device including: a sensor unit for measuring a motion and position information of a user; a reference information creation unit for calculating an average walking speed using the measured motion and position information of the user; and a walking path guidance unit for creating a walking path from a starting point to a destination and calculating a time of arrival at the destination of the walking path according to the average walking speed.
US09943261B2
A method performed by an apparatus for inducing a sound sleep to induce a sound sleep of an object who is sleeping includes: determining a first wake-up time of the object based on schedule information of the object; receiving bio-information of the object; determining a sleep state of the object from the bio-information of the object; changing the first wake-up time to a second wake-up time by taking into account the sleep state of the object; and outputting a wake-up alarm signal at the second wake-up time.
US09943258B2
A safety blood-collection needle, comprising a needle base, a needle hub, a flexible tube, a straight needle, a straight needle shaft, and a needle head; the safety blood-collection needle further comprises a protective cover, a slider, a handle, and a position limiting mechanism; one end of the needle base is fixed and is in communication with the needle head; the slider movably sleeved on the needle base; the position limiting mechanism is arranged on the slider and needle base. The slider is arranged on the needle base and slides in order to cover the needle head, so that safety is greatly increased when handling the needle head following blood collection; the use of a spring-type needle head is avoided, thus reducing the suffering of the patient.
US09943245B2
A method and apparatus for measuring an impedance of a tissue region inside a body of a patient. A first guidewire is advanced into a tissue region of a body of a patient, wherein the first guidewire comprises one or more electrodes electrically coupled to the tissue region. A second guidewire is advanced into the body, wherein the second guidewire comprises one or more electrodes electrically coupled to the tissue region of the body of the patient and spaced from the first guidewire. An error correction electrode is electrically coupled to the body. A voltage is applied across the first and the second guidewires. The impedance of the tissue region between the first and the second guidewires is measured while using an electrical pathway created by the error correction electrode.
US09943242B2
In a system and computer implemented method for mapping of an anatomic structure and bi-directional activation detection of electrograms such as atrial and/or ventricular electrograms, both positive and negative deflections of an electrogram signal are analyzed over an analysis time period of the signal. At least one characteristic of the electrogram signal is determined based at least in part on analyzing both positive and negative deflections of the signal over the analysis time period. The determined at least one characteristic of the atrial electrogram signal is then associated with a generated three-dimensional model of the anatomic structure.
US09943240B2
A non-invasive method for determining the tissue perfusion state in a patient, by measuring the variations in the skin CO2 pressure and in the perfusion index of the patient during the conducting of a localized hyperthermia test.
US09943232B2
A thermometry apparatus includes a distal probe tip having a hollow interior. An insulating support is at least partially disposed within the interior of the distal probe tip. The insulating support is configured to receive at least one of at least one heating element and at least one temperature sensing element. According to one version, the insulating support is a flexible circuit strip configured to receive the at least one heating element(s) to protect the leads from damage and premature breakage.
US09943211B2
A dish treating appliance for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation can include a tub defining a treating chamber. The treating chamber can fluidly couple to condenser having an inlet, an outlet, and a condensing passage. The condenser can further include multiple ambient air inlets to mix humid air drawn from the treating chamber with ambient air within the condenser. The condenser can further integrate a water inlet with a condenser outlet, such that a water supply and condensed liquid can be provided to the treating chamber through the same opening.
US09943210B2
A warewasher includes a scrap reducing arrangement located within a wash zone for capturing scrap debris falling downward toward a tank. The scrap reducing arrangement is configured to automatically deliver captured scrap debris away from the tank when liquid spraying within the wash zone ceases.
US09943207B1
A foldable flat mop is provided that has a pair of carrier plates, which define an unfolded position, a folded position with a minimum distance between the tips of the carrier plates, and a deflected position where the carrier plates are deflected towards one another to reduce the minimum distance between the tips. The foldable flat mop can include one or more biasing members that bias the carrier plates to an intermediate position between the folded and unfolded positions. The carrier plates can have a scissor-like arrangement with the tips of the carrier plates being on an opposite side of the centerline from that pivot axis of that carrier plate.
