US09951743B2
An igniter includes a central electrode terminating in a firing portion including a plurality of prong tiers distributed axially on the firing portion. Each prong tier including at least one firing prong extending radially outward from the firing portion. The igniter body includes a port end to be received into an engine igniter port, and a shank. The firing portion of the central electrode extends from the shank opposing the port end. A dielectric casing can fully encapsulate the firing portion of the central electrode to define a dielectric barrier adjacent the firing prong. The igniter may include a generally cylindrical ground electrode defining a discharge cavity surrounding the central electrode. The ground electrode includes a plurality of ground prongs defined by the ground electrode and extending radially toward the firing portion. A plurality of apertures defined by the ground electrode are in fluid communication with the discharge cavity.
US09951741B2
A method and system for reducing cycle to cycle variation of an engine is provided. The system may determine fuel injection characteristics and predict a gas burning rate or flame speed based on the fuel injection characteristics. The system may adjust an ignition timing in response to the predicted gas burning rate within the same engine cycle.
US09951738B2
This invention provides a computer implemented method which allows the driver to request engine shut down and engine and restarts the engine of a motor vehicle by changing driver brake pedal force, that is, the force which the driver applies to the brake pedal, after the vehicle has stopped. After the vehicle has stopped, changes in the driver brake pedal force are compared to threshold values to determine if the driver is requesting an engine stop or an engine start.
US09951734B2
An actuator includes a roller, a roller pin, and a tappet. The roller is in contact with the cam. The roller pin rotationally supports the roller. The tappet is connected with the roller via the roller pin and is integrally movable with the roller and the roller pin. The tappet is movable back and forth integrally with an actuated object. The tappet has an accommodation chamber and a roller releasing portion. The accommodation chamber rotationally accommodates the roller. The roller releasing portion is located inside an inner wall of the accommodation chamber to restrict the tappet from making contact with an outer periphery of the roller. The roller releasing portion has a reinforcing rib in a recessed curved shape. The reinforcing rib is projected from a reference surface of the inner wall of the accommodation chamber toward the roller.
US09951733B2
A plug-in pump includes a cylinder and a pump housing, wherein the cylinder has a cavity in which a movable piston is accommodated, wherein a first end of the piston delimits a pump chamber, and a second end of the piston is connected to a drive device for the piston. An inlet valve is arranged in the cylinder, which inlet valve connects the pump chamber to a feed line for a first fluid, and an outlet valve connects the pump chamber to an outlet. The pump housing has a cavity that forms a first chamber connected to a feed line for the first fluid, and at least one second chamber which is separated from the first chamber and which is connected to a fluid system of a second fluid. The first chamber is fluidically sealed off with respect to the second chamber.
US09951728B2
An acoustic attenuator 20 for an engine booster such as a turbocharger 10 for an engine 4 is disclosed in which the acoustic attenuator 20 includes an attenuator chamber 28 in which is located at least one absorption media 140. The acoustic attenuator 20 is located adjacent an inlet port of the turbocharger 10 so as to attenuate any acoustic pressure waves by dissipative reaction with the absorption media 140 before they have chance to reach other components of a low pressure supply system 50 for the engine 4.
US09951723B2
A turbocharging system for use with an internal combustion engine, which includes an exhaust gas feeding passage configured to feed exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine to a turbine unit; an exhaust gas passage configured to release the exhaust gas discharged from the turbine unit outside of the turbocharging system; an intake air passage configured to feed intake air into the compressor unit; a compressed air passage configured to feed compressed air discharged from the compressor unit to the internal combustion engine; an intercooler configured to cool the compressed air flowing through the compressed air passage; and an LPL-EGR passage configured to recirculate at least a part of the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust gas passage, into the intake air passage, wherein the compressed air passage is provided with a cyclone-type collecting device arranged upstream of the intercooler to collect foreign substances contained in the compressed air.
US09951721B2
A gas turbine engine includes an auxiliary airflow control system to provide selective communication of a portion of a second stream from a second stream flow path into a third stream flow path, the auxiliary airflow control system in communication with a high temperature flow sourced from the turbine section.
US09951715B2
A sub-assembly may include a piston and an injection nozzle for cooling oil for an internal combustion engine. The piston may have a piston skirt and a piston head, where the piston may have a piston crown with an underside, a circumferential ring part, and in the region of the ring part, a circumferential cooling channel with at least one feed opening for the cooling oil. The piston may also have a jet divider for the cooling oil on the underside of the piston crown adjacent to the at least one feed opening. The injection nozzle may be arranged below the jet divider and may be oriented toward the jet divider.
US09951714B2
A steel piston for an internal combustion including a cooling gallery containing a solid coolant, such as an aluminum-based material, is provided. The solid coolant has a thermal conductivity which is greater than the thermal conductivity of the steel material and fills at least 15 volume percent (vol. %) of the cooling gallery. The solid coolant provides for exceptional cooling along a crown of the piston, reduces corrosion and erosion along the crown, and avoids the problem of oil coking.
US09951707B2
The exhaust purification system comprises an exhaust purification catalyst, downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor, and control device. The control device performs average air-fuel ratio control which alternately sets a target average air-fuel ratio between a rich air-fuel ratio and a lean air-fuel ratio and inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio control which controls the target air-fuel ratios of the cylinders so that the target air-fuel ratio becomes the rich air-fuel ratio at least at one cylinder among the plurality of cylinders even if the target average air-fuel ratio is set to the lean air-fuel ratio. The control device uses a cumulative value of a first oxygen amount from when switching the target average air-fuel ratio to the lean air-fuel ratio to when again switching it to the rich air-fuel ratio and a cumulative value of a second oxygen amount from when switching the target average air-fuel ratio to the rich air-fuel ratio to when again switching it to the lean air-fuel ratio as the basis for correcting a parameter relating to the air-fuel ratio so that the difference of these becomes smaller as learning control.
US09951698B2
A method of estimating a boost pressure of a turbocharger is disclosed. A throttle body temperature is estimated as a function of engine operating parameters. An intake air mass flow and an exhaust mass flow are estimated as a function of the throttle body temperature. A turbine inlet pressure and a turbine outlet pressure are estimated as a function of engine operating parameters. A turbine speed is estimated as a function of the intake air mass flow, exhaust mass flow and turbine inlet and outlet pressure. The boost pressure is estimated as a function of the turbine speed. Estimation of the maximum boost pressure of a turbocharged internal combustion engine is performed method cyclically as follows: estimating a throttle temperature, estimating an air mass flow and an exhaust mass flow, estimating a turbine inlet pressure and a turbine outlet pressure, estimating a turbine speed, and estimating the maximum boost pressure.
US09951686B2
A crankshaft bearing part (11) has a pair of main bearing metals (41), and lubricating oil is guided from an oil gallery to an inner circumferential oil groove (43) through an in-block oil passage (33) and a first oil hole (42). Some of the lubricating oil is supplied to a control shaft bearing part (17) via a second oil hole (44) and an in-cap oil passage (34). Lubricating oil is guided from a third oil hole (46) in a pair of control shaft bearing metals (45) to an inner circumferential oil groove (47). The oil groove (43) in the crankshaft bearing part (11) functions also as an oil passage for supplying lubricating oil to the control shaft bearing part (17), thereby achieving a simple configuration.
US09951685B2
A rotary valve internal combustion engine has a piston (1) connected to a crankshaft (3) and reciprocatable in a cylinder (2), a combustion chamber 4 being defined in part by the piston. The engine has a rotary valve (5) rotatable with a close sliding fit in a valve housing (8) fixed relative to the cylinder (2), the rotary valve having a valve body containing a volume (9) defining, in part, the combustion chamber 4 and further having in a wall part (11) thereof a port (1)2 giving, during rotation of the valve, fluid communication successively to and from the combustion chamber via inlet and exhaust ports (13), (14) in the valve housing. The rotary valve and the valve housing are both formed of aluminum.
US09951684B2
There is provided a spark-ignition engine with which a gas supply device and an intake system can be integrated with the engine. In the spark-ignition engine including: a throttle body; a gas mixer; a gas regulator; and a gas relay pipe, a collector portion of an intake manifold is supported to extend in a front-back direction on one side of a cylinder head cover, the throttle body is mounted to a back portion of the collector portion of the intake manifold, the gas mixer is mounted to a back portion of the throttle body above a flywheel, the gas regulator is disposed on a side of an exhaust manifold above the flywheel and mounted to a cylinder head, and the gas relay pipe is supported to extend sideways between the gas regulator and the gas mixer behind the cylinder head cover.
US09951674B2
A method for producing a corrosion resistant metal substrate and corrosion resistant metal substrate provided thereby. The method involves forming a plated substrate including a metal substrate provided with a nickel layer or with a nickel and cobalt layer followed by electrodepositing a molybdenum oxide layer from an aqueous solution onto the plated substrate, which is subsequently subjected to an annealing step in a reducing atmosphere to reduce the molybdenum oxide in the molybdenum oxide layer to molybdenum metal in a reduction annealing step and to form a diffusion layer which contains nickel and molybdenum, and optionally cobalt.
US09951667B2
A rapid engine oil draining valve is a device utilized to enable and disable the flow of engine oil from the drain port of a vehicle engine oil pan. A valve that is mechanically coupled to a lever is positioned within a valve housing and may be opened or closed by turning the lever. The lever may be turned within a lever slot in order to open or close the valve. A protective cap is removably engaged to a neck that is connected to the valve housing. The protective cap locks the lever in place within a retention nook that traverses into the lever slot in order to prevent accidental turning of the lever and subsequent draining of the engine oil. The protective cap may be partially or fully removed from the neck to free the lever from the retention nook and enable the lever to be turned.
US09951666B2
[OBJECT] To provide a resin-made oil pan without breakage even when the oil pan strikes against an obstruction.[MEANS TO SOLVE] A bottom wall 2 of an oil pan 1 made of resin material has a front side wall section 5 that is located at a vehicle front side and a rear side wall section 6 that is located at a vehicle rear side with respect to the front side wall section 5 and continues to the front side wall section 5 at a predetermined angle. The front side wall section 5 is set so as to have an inclination so that as a position on the front side wall section 5 gets closer to the vehicle rear side, the position on the front side wall section 5 is located in a lower position in a vehicle up-and-down direction in a state in which the oil pan 1 is secured to a cylinder block mounted on a vehicle. As an external force absorption means, a plurality of lateral ribs 7, each of which has an almost rectangular shape in cross section and extends along a vehicle width direction, are formed on an outer wall surface 5a of the front side wall section 5.
US09951663B2
A multistage bypass valve includes a housing having a plurality of chambers therein, wherein expansive waxes that change volume according to temperature changes are provided in the chambers, a spool inserted into the housing and moved by one or more volume changes of the expansive waxes, and a piston that opens and closes an oil cooler passage as the spool is moved.
US09951656B2
The invention relates to a method for operating a gas turbine system, wherein the gas turbine system includes a compressor, a combustor, a heat recovery steam generator, a scrubber, a direct contact cooler. The method includes introducing the scrubbing fluid discharged from the scrubber into the direct contact cooler, contacting the scrubbing fluid in the direct contact cooler with the exhaust gas discharged from the heat recovery steam generator in order to remove a portion of nitrogen oxide therefrom; feeding the exhaust gas discharged from the direct contact cooler into the compressor. With the technical solution of the present invention, nitrogen oxide in the exhaust gas is reduced to a certain extent by means of used scrubbing fluid from the scrubber. This solution may improve the efficiency in reduction of nitrogen oxide with a simple and feasible manner.
US09951654B2
The present application relates to a stator blade sector configured to be fixed to a housing of an axial turbomachine, the sector having a plurality of blades with platforms juxtaposed, so as to describe an arc of a circle. At least one of the platforms comprises on its outer face a fixing screw and at least one other platform has no fixing screws, the platforms being fixed together at their adjacent edges. The application also relates to a stator or portion of stator having a housing forming a generally circular wall and blade sectors arranged along the wall. The housing includes several parts connected to each other by longitudinal flanges. Platforms with no fixing screws are located opposite the flanges.
US09951645B2
A fan containment system for fitment around an array of radially extending fan blades mounted on a hub in an axial gas turbine engine. The fan containment system comprises an annular casing element for encircling an array of fan blades. An annular fan track liner is positioned substantially coaxial to the annular casing element. A hook projects in a generally radially inward direction from the annular casing element and is positioned axially forward of an array of fan blades when the fan containment system is fitted around said fan blades. Tabs protrude from the hook in a generally rearward direction and are spaced circumferentially along the hook. Fasteners connect the fan track liner to the tabs. The fasteners are configured so as to permit movement of the fan track liner towards the annular casing element when the fan track liner is impacted by a released fan blade.
US09951634B2
A component for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a body having circumferential sides between a forward face and an aft face, each of the circumferential sides defining a mate face, an attachment member extending from the body, and a transition member adjacent to the body and the attachment member. The transition member and the body define a slot configured to receive a seal member. The transition member is sloped inwardly from one of the circumferential sides. A method of fabricating a gas turbine engine component is also disclosed.
US09951633B2
A transition duct defining an airflow pathway between a low pressure compressor and a high pressure compressor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The transition duct may comprise an inner wall and an outer wall located radially outward of the inner wall with respect to a central axis of the gas turbine engine. It may further comprise a first bend configured to turn the airflow radially inward with respect to the central axis, and a turning vane located at the first bend between the inner wall and the outer wall. The turning vane may be configured to assist the first bend in turning the airflow radially inward.
US09951626B2
A blade for a rotating machine, particularly for a gas turbine engine, has a leading edge and a trailing edge joined by pressure and suction surfaces. The trailing edge has a serrated form including a first periodic variation and a second periodic variation of higher frequency and lower amplitude than the first periodic variation.
US09951625B2
A turbine wheel for a turbine engine, comprising a disk carrying blades each having a platform, carrying an impeller connected by a stilt to a root. Each blade comprises an upstream radial wall and a downstream radial wall extending inwards from the platform of the blade. The roots of the blades are engaged into slots on the periphery of the disk, so that the radial walls of the blades and the platforms of the blades are circumferentially arranged end-to-end, and define inter-blade cavities radially inside the platforms, each accommodating an inter-blade sealing and vibration damping member. At least one member comprises an elastically deformable element configured so as to be elastically prestressed against the walls of a cavity in the member mounting position.
US09951612B2
Downhole assemblies including a plurality of tubular members extendable within a wellbore and defining a through bore. A telemetry device is positioned within a wall of one of the plurality of tubular members and has a secondary flow path defined therethrough and a valve element engageable with a valve seat provided at an upper end of the secondary flow path. The secondary flow path extends between an inlet and an outlet, both of which fluidly communicate with the through bore and are defined in the one of the plurality of tubular members. A flow restrictor is located within the through bore and is axially positioned between the inlet and the outlet of the secondary flow path. The valve element is actuatable to control fluid flow through the secondary flow path to selectively generate a fluid pressure pulse.
US09951611B2
A telemetry system with a plurality of controllers and telemetry systems, where the controllers are configured to obtain information from one or more sensors and transmit that information on one or more of the plurality of telemetry systems. The configuration of a controller may be changed so as to change which information is transmitted on a given telemetry system.
US09951608B2
A lateral bore communication system where data signals are transmitted across the break in conductive path between a main bore and a lateral bore using a downhole structure section which has an electrode provided around a tubing portion and separated therefrom by an insulating layer.
US09951607B2
A method for estimating a time at which a pressure window relevant observation occurred relating to an event that occurred in an open borehole penetrating an earth formation includes: receiving with a processor a pressure window relevant observation that provides input to adjusting a pressure window for drilling fluid for drilling the borehole; and estimating with the processor a time window in which a physical parameter, a chemical parameter, or a process that caused the pressure window relevant observation to occur, the time window having a start time and an end time.
US09951601B2
A method, apparatus, and program product perform lift optimization in a field with a plurality of wells, with each well including an artificial lift mechanism controlled by an associated well controller. In a central controller, a network simulation model functioning as a proxy of the field is accessed to determine an optimal allocation solution for the field, and a well-specific control signal is generated for each of the plurality of wells based upon the determined optimal allocation solution. The well-specific control signal for each of the plurality of wells is communicated to the associated well controller to cause the associated well controller to control a lift parameter associated with the artificial lift mechanism for the well.
US09951597B1
A method for permeability improvement for a downhole coal seam by directional fracturing with pulsed detonation waves, which is applicable to gas control in coal seam areas with high gas concentration and low air permeability. The permeability improvement method is as follows: first, drilling a pulsed detonation borehole and pulsed detonation guide boreholes from a coal roadway to a coal seam respectively; then, pushing a positive electrode connected to a positive output side of an explosion-proof high-voltage electrical pulse generator to the bottom of the pulsed detonation borehole and pushing a negative electrode connected to a negative output side of the explosion-proof high-voltage electrical pulse generator to the bottom of the pulsed detonation guide borehole; connecting the pulsed detonation borehole and the pulsed detonation guide boreholes to an extraction pipeline for gas extraction, after electrical pulsed detonation fracturing for the coal seam is carried out. The method disclosed in the present invention utilizes the high instantaneous energy provided by electrical pulsed detonation waves to fracture a coal mass, so as to form a fissure network in the coal mass between the pulsed detonation borehole and the pulsed detonation guide boreholes; thus, the air permeability coefficient of the coal mass can be increased by 200-400 times, the effective influence scope of gas extraction of a single borehole for gas extraction can be enlarged by 3-4 times, the extracted gas volume from the borehole can be increased by 3-8 times, and the coal seam gas pre-extraction time can be shortened effectively.
US09951589B2
A system and apparatus for reducing over penetration of a tubular with a shaped charge.
US09951588B2
An expansion assembly for expanding a tubular in a wellbore, the expansion assembly including a top anchor comprising: a workstring; a pusher ring being coupled to the workstring by a first releasable coupling; a ramp body having one or more ramp surfaces, said ramp body being releasably coupled to the workstring by a second releasable coupling; one or more anchor segments each having one or more wedge surfaces corresponding to and engaging the ramp surfaces of the ramp body, one end of the segments engaging the pusher ring; a release ring enclosing the workstring and arranged at an opposite end of the segments; one or more key merlons connecting the release ring to the pusher ring; and activating means for releasing the first releasable coupling.
US09951584B2
A guide funnel includes segments that have a funnel surface running at an oblique angle between a bottom end and an inner circumferential edge of the top end. The width of the funnel surface is sized so that, when the guide funnel is in an assembled state, a continuous or discontinuous funnel wall is formed between adjacent segments. The bottom end can include an arcuate-shaped ring segment that forms a portion of an outer periphery of the guide funnel. The top end can be sized so that when the guide funnel is in the assembled state a side of the top end abuts a side of an adjacent top end. An adaptor ring can be secured to the inner circumferential edge of the top end and later removed and replaced with another adaptor ring to provide a different size guide funnel.
US09951580B2
A method for setting a barrier within a wellbore comprises deploying a first plug assembly (16) into a wellbore on a running string, wherein the first plug assembly comprises an extendable arrangement (24), and then setting the first plug assembly within the wellbore by extending the extendable arrangement. A settable medium is injected via the running string into the wellbore above the first plug assembly. To be accompanied, when published, with FIG. 1F
US09951579B2
A method and apparatus for sealing and filling a well which may form a part of a well abandoning operation. A tube containing well filler material is connected to a bridge plug by a connector so that the bridge plug can be positioned by moving the tube and then anchored. Once the bridge plug is anchored, the tube is disconnected and the well filler can be discharged into the well above the anchored bridge plug. In this way, the bridge plug anchoring and the filling of at least a portion of the well can be performed in a single run.
US09951574B2
Coring tools including a core tube assembly; a carrier chamber defined within the core tube assembly for storing one or more core samples drilled from a downhole formation having a wellbore fluid therein, wherein the wellbore fluid has a wellbore fluid density; a non-hydrocarbon, non-reactive heavy weight fluid (“HWF”) present within the carrier chamber, the HWF exhibiting a HWF density of about 2 pounds per gallon greater than the wellbore fluid density; a pressure housing cover selectively rotatable between (1) an open position, where the one or more core samples are able to be inserted into the carrier chamber, and (2) a closed position, where the carrier chamber is sealed; and a cover activation mechanism coupled to the core tube assembly and operable to move the pressure housing cover between the closed position and the open position.
US09951554B1
A storage door weather strip assembly having a rubber strip, a plurality of tube holding brackets and a rigid tube. The tube has a horizontally disposed slit traveling its length. The brackets each have a C shaped member attached to a flat plate. The rubber strip includes a round cross section capable of sliding into the tube. The rubber strip also including a horizontally disposed rubber panel which terminates in an L shaped strip. The round cross section rubber portion slides into the tube. The horizontally disposed rubber panel protrudes from the slit in the tube. The tube holding brackets are mounted onto the front portion of the storage door along its bottom edge. The tube snaps into the brackets so that the lowest portion of the L shaped rubber strip touches the ground creating a weather tight seal.
US09951552B2
Certain example embodiments relate to a glazing assembly including a first glass substrate. A radiation shield covering, directly or indirectly, at least a part of a peripheral edge area of the first glass substrate. A dual junction solid-state heat flux sensor includes a first junction oriented in the assembly at a first location at which radiation from a radiation source is receivable through the first glass substrate; a second junction oriented in the assembly at a second location that is blocked from the radiation source by the radiation shield; and circuitry configured to generate a signal based on a differential between transduced voltages respectively generated at the first and second junctions. A control module may be configured to receive the signal and selectively generate an action responsive thereto.
US09951548B2
A system which can reliably prevent a worker from being caught in a door which is provided on a work machine. The system comprises a work machine which has an operable door, a door drive part which makes the door operate, a door controller which controls the door drive part, a robot which is provided so that at least part can enter and retract from the inside of the work machine when opening the door, and an entry detection part which detects a possibility of a person entering a predetermined zone which includes a range of operation of the robot. The door controller changes a command value to the door drive part which determines the speed of movement of the door when the entry detection part detects that possibility to a second command value which makes the speed of movement decrease.
US09951543B1
An adjustable-latch system including an adjustable-receiver assembly and an adjustable-striker-bar assembly. The adjustable-receiver assembly includes a receiver sleeve having a pair of oppositely-disposed channels formed therein and a receiver slidably disposed within the pair of oppositely-disposed channels. A first plurality of fastening members mount the receiver sleeve. The adjustable-receiver assembly further includes a receiver-sleeve cap slidably disposed within the receiver sleeve. The adjustable-striker-bar assembly includes a mounting plate having a striker bar extending laterally therefrom, a second plurality of fastening members for mounting the mounting plate, and a striker-bar cap slidably coupled with the mounting plate. A position of the adjustable-receiver assembly may be adjusted relative to the adjustable-striker-bar assembly without removal of the first plurality of fastening members. A position of the adjustable-striker-bar assembly may be adjusted relative to the adjustable-receiver assembly without removal of the second plurality of fastening members.
US09951540B2
Systems and methods herein provide a transportable shelter that is retractable while not in use (e.g., traveling, storage, and the like), is fully supported by a vehicle while being hauled without the use of tow wheels, and can be supported and transported by any automobile regardless of its make and/or model. Further, the transportable shelter is expandable while in use (e.g., housing a person therein) and provides shelter from external environmental elements (e.g., rain, wind, temperatures, sun, strangers, bugs, animals, pests, and the like).
US09951536B2
A foldable, frameless emergency shelter is constructed from a radial array of bendable yet rigid panels such as of a foamed plastic. Panels have adjoining edges with matching convexly curved profiles. The edges are always held to each other with a flexible fastener such as an adhesive tape. During erection, a flat panel inherently deforms into a curved cylindrical tapered shape enclosing a space. A door and an optional floor are provided. The shelter has a rigid conical cap including holes for guy ropes, a door and an optional window.
US09951529B2
An elevated flooring surface assembly including surface tiles disposed on respective support plates, the corners of which in turn rest on support pedestals disposed upon a fixed surface with a predetermined spacing therebetween to provide for increased degrees of support of the surface tiles above the fixed surface.
US09951527B2
A landscaping block having a block body with at least a first side surface, a second side surface, a third side surface and a fourth side surface, and opposed and substantially parallel top and bottom surfaces. The patio block having at least one spacer projection extending outwardly from each of the at least first, second, third and fourth side surfaces. The patio block having at least one spacer locator positioned along each one of the first, second, third and fourth side surfaces. The at least one spacer locator positioned along each side surface has a retaining surface shaped to receive a spacer projection, at least a portion of the retaining surface extending outwardly from the side surface.
US09951525B2
Floor covering hard panels having at least on two opposite edges, coupling elements made in one piece with the panels, so that several ones of such panels can be mutually coupled, whereby these coupling elements provide for an interlocking in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the panels, as well as in a direction perpendicular to the edges and parallel to the plane of the panels, and whereby these coupling elements are made such that the panels can be rotated into and/or out of one another at least along the above-mentioned edges. The panels are provided, at least on the above-mentioned edges, near the top side, with a part from which has been removed an amount of material such as by a bevel.
US09951522B2
The present invention provides a panel having a profile. The panel includes a first longitudinal edge including in succession a first longitudinal rib, a flange, and a second longitudinal rib. Each longitudinal rib includes an upper central part and two lateral wings. The panel also includes a central part and a second longitudinal edge including in succession a first lateral portion, a protruding part, and a second lateral portion. The lateral portions have a configuration permitting them to at least partially overlap the upper central parts of the first and second longitudinal ribs. The protruding part is capable of receiving a fastener. The present invention also provides an assembly of panels marginally overlapping, a roofing and a kit for fabrication of roofing.
US09951520B2
A column (1) for supporting a covering, comprising a core profiled section (2) having a plurality of fitting grooves in its periphery and a plurality of insertion profiled sections (3, 4, 5) which are each interchangeably fittable into each fitting groove, in such a way that the column (1) has a substantially rectangular cross section, each inserted insertion profiled section (3, 4, 5) in each fitting groove forms a corner (10) of the rectangular cross section of the column (1) and each side wall of the column (1) between the insertion profiled sections (3, 4, 5) is formed by the core profiled section (2). The present invention also relates to a screen construction comprising such a column (1).
US09951516B2
The subject apparatus is designed to facilitate the installation of blown insulation during construction of building assemblies. In a typical embodiment, there is provide a length or strip of friction clip configured to provide a tight grip along the outer surface of a framing member such as a stud, thereby maintaining tension on a masking film or web thereby affixed to an array of studs. The masking film arrayed in such manner thereby defines a plurality of voids or cavities which may thereafter be filled with blown insulation and then finished with wall paneling. The friction clips are designed to complement conventional framing members. Thus, one embodiment described below is suitable for a solid stud such as lumber or polymer; other embodiments are designed to be affixed to steel light framing members such as C-studs and similar profiles.
US09951504B2
A toilet system configured for operation on-board an aircraft includes, according to an implementation, a toilet bowl, a left side support bracket supporting the toilet bowl, a right side support bracket supporting the toilet bowl, a control box including a first set of pins, and a harness connector configured to electrically couple the toilet to the aircraft. The harness connector includes a set of pins, where the first set of pins of the control box are configured to be connected to the set of pins included in the harness connector, and the control box is configured to determine a platform of the aircraft based on the presence or absence of a pin in the set of pins included in the harness connector.
US09951502B2
A basin molding (1), for example a kitchen sink, a washbasin or the like, is made of a composite material having a polymerized cured binder (14) and fillers (16). The basin molding (1) has a visible side (34) and a rear side (36), which is located opposite the visible side (34). Unidirectionally oriented fibers (10) are polymerized into the composite material on, or in the vicinity of, the surface of the rear side (36) of the basin molding (1). A method produces such basin molding (1).
US09951501B2
A connection structure for a plastic water channel main body of a temperature regulating faucet, comprising: an H-shaped skeleton and a water seal plate. The H-shaped skeleton is made of plastic, including: a lateral tube, having opening provided thereon; two tube-shaped valve seats, connected respectively to both ends of the lateral tube, with its inner cavity connected and in communication with channels of the lateral tube, on a flange at an upper port is provided with outer threads, at its lower end water input port is disposed a water input tube having outer threads and extending downward. The water seal plate is made of plastic, used to fix around and seal the opening of the lateral tube. The opening is provided on an upper end face of the lateral tube and extending into the tube-shaped valve seat.
US09951499B2
A wear part for earthmoving and mining equipment, the wear part having a mounting portion for engaging with a mount such as a nose mount or adaptor, a cheek plate, a boot, a cable hitch or the like provided on or by a bucket, the wear part having a cavity in the mounting portion defined at least in part by an outer wall having an inner face and an outer face, at least one passage formed through said outer wall and opening at one end to the inner face of said outer wall and at the other end to the outer face, and a retainer in said at least one passage and adapted to be selectively engaged with the mount to which the wear part is to be mounted, said outer wall including stop means engaged by said retainer and arranged to stop said retainer escaping from said at least on passage via the outer face end of said passage.
US09951498B2
A system includes a first machine having a first bail member and a first push bar, at first end. The first bail member includes a first hydraulic cylinder. A first hook and second push bar, at second end. The second push bar includes a second hydraulic cylinder in fluid communication with first hydraulic accumulator. The second machine having second bail member and first push bar, at first end. The second bail member includes third hydraulic cylinder in fluid communication with second hydraulic accumulator. A second hook and second push bar, at second end. The second push bar includes fourth hydraulic cylinder. The first hook coupled to second bail member and second push bar of first machine is in mechanical contact with first push bar of second machine. The impact energy generated at beginning of push operation and pull operation is stored in first hydraulic accumulator and second hydraulic accumulator respectively.
US09951495B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for cutting a trench in soil or earth by driving a cutter tube member through the soil or earth, injecting compressed fluid into the tube member to break up the soil and drive it through the tube member along the flow of compressed fluid, imparting dynamic vibrational forces to the tube member to assist the flow of soil therethrough, ejecting the soil from the tube member, guiding and releasing media and/or filler material into the trench, and backfilling the trench with the ejected soil.
US09951492B2
The invention relates to a method for monitoring the ramming of a ram post (1) into the ground. A succession of blows are struck on the ram post (1) via an impact driving device (3), causing the ram post (1) to be rammed into the ground. Parameters for the load-bearing capacity of the ram post (1) in the ground are ascertained during the ramming of the ram post (1) via a monitoring unit (14).
US09951479B2
A rail pad can have a major face forming a railseat portion on which a foot of a railway rail sits when the pad is in use, the railseat portion having opposite side edges to at least part of each of which a respective upstanding portion of the pad can be connected, wherein the pad does not have any part which extends laterally from the railseat portion in a same plane as the railseat portion. The respective upstanding portion can be connected to a projection of the rail pad which extends laterally from the respective upstanding portion such that the projection can be vertically spaced from, and does not overhang, the railseat portion, the projection spaced from ends of the respective upstanding portion such that the projection can be configured to interlock with a corresponding opening in a front part of one of the railway rail clip anchoring devices.
US09951474B2
There is provided a fiberboard, such as a MDF fiberboard or a HDF fiberboard, comprising wood fibers, a binder, and a sludge such as a pulp and a paper sludge. The sludge can be, for example, chosen from a primary pulp and paper sludge, a secondary pulp and paper sludge, a de-inking sludge, and mixtures thereof.
US09951468B2
An aqueous inkjet ink set for textile printing is disclosed, the aqueous inkjet ink set including two or more aqueous inkjet inks that include a black ink, wherein among the charge density Cd values measured by the streaming potential method for the two or more aqueous inkjet inks, the Cd value (CdK) for the black ink is the highest, and the absolute value of the difference between the Cd value (CdK) for the black ink and the Cd value (Cd2) for the aqueous inkjet ink having the second highest Cd value is 80 μeq/g or greater. A method for producing a printed item is also disclosed.
US09951460B2
A dispensing arrangement for a household appliance for the care of laundry items includes a dispensing tray having an upper part connectable to a lower part. A water inlet flow device with a water-receiving depression is formed in the lower part and an outlet flow connection opening into the water receiving depression is formed on the lower part. The lower part has a partial channel of an extract ventilation channel, the partial channel opening into the outlet flow connection.
US09951457B2
A tub ring mountable to an upper end of a liquid holding tub in a laundry treating appliance may include a circumferential side wall, a top wall extending radially inward from the side wall, and a plurality of radial stiffening ribs extending between the top wall and the side wall. The ribs may have a bottom edge with at least a portion inclined relative to horizontal. At least a portion of the bottom edge may also be complementary to a top wall of a balance ring.
US09951456B2
The invention relates to an arrangement having a washing-machine tub and a drive motor, which can be connected to the tub by a suspension device, wherein the suspension device is designed as a two-point attachment means, wherein a housing of the drive motor has arranged on it two rockers designed for connection in each case to a rocker mount arranged on the tub. The invention also relates to a washing machine having such an arrangement.
US09951455B2
A laundry treatment apparatus including a cabinet forming an appearance of the apparatus, a drum disposed in the cabinet and having a laundry space therein to for accommodate laundry, a rotating shaft for rotatably supporting the drum in the cabinet, a balancer including a housing fixed to the drum, an accommodation space defined in the housing, a balancing unit movably provided in the accommodation space, and a housing power line provided in the accommodation space to supply electric power to the balancing unit, a shaft through-hole formed through the rotating shaft, a first connecting line disposed in the shaft through-hole and connected to a power source, a second connecting line connected to the housing power line, and a connector for coupling the first connecting line to the second connecting line is disclosed.
US09951452B2
Disclosed is a drum type washing machine, including a cabinet configured to form an outer appearance; a tub in the cabinet and configured to contain water therein; a drum in the tub and configured to accommodate laundry therein; and a lifter on the drum, configured to lift the laundry in the drum by upward rotation of the drum. The lifter comprises a lifter housing fixed to the drum and having an opening in one or more ends or sides thereof; and a lifter plate pivotally coupled to the lifter housing, the lifter plate being configured to hold water in the lifter during the upward rotation of the drum.
US09951451B2
An online system, including a smart laundry machine, which is capable of easily and inexpensively using the smart laundry machine is disclosed. A further extended type of a smart home appliance, an online system including the same, and a method of using the online system are also disclosed. A laundry machine communicates with a server, is remotely controlled by an external terminal through the server, and has a control panel for a user interface. The control panel includes a course selection unit, an option selection unit, a start button, a display unit to display state information of the laundry machine, and a remote service activation input unit to set or cancel remote service activation according to user selection. The remote control is performed only in a case in which the remote service activation is set.
US09951440B2
An method for producing a silicon ingot includes melting polycrystalline silicon in a crucible enclosed in a vacuum chamber to form a melt, generating a cusped magnetic field within the vacuum chamber, dipping a seed crystal into the melt, withdrawing the seed crystal from the melt to pull a single crystal that forms the silicon ingot, wherein the silicon ingot has a diameter greater than about 150 millimeters (mm), and simultaneously regulating a plurality of process parameters such that the silicon ingot has an oxygen concentration less than about 5 parts per million atoms (ppma). The plurality of process parameters include a wall temperature of the crucible, a transport of silicon monoxide (SiO) from the crucible to the single crystal, and an evaporation rate of SiO from the melt.
US09951434B2
A printed wiring board includes a core laminate including insulating layers and conductor layers, a first build-up layer formed on first surface of the laminate and including first interlayer resin and conductor layers, and a second build-up layer formed on second surface of the core laminate on the opposite side and including second interlayer resin and conductor layers. The conductor layers in the laminate include first and second conductor layers such that the first conductor layer is embedded in one of the insulating layers forming the first surface of the laminate and has an exposed surface exposed from the insulating layer and that the second conductor layer is formed on one of the insulating layers forming the second surface of the laminate, and the first interlayer resin layer has thickness greater than thickness of the second interlayer resin layer.
US09951429B2
A semiconductor photocatalyst includes first and second layers made of first and second materials, respectively. Band gaps of the first and second materials are equal to or smaller than 1.5 eV and 2.5 eV, respectively. A lower electric potential of a conduction band of the second material is disposed on a positive side from the first material. An upper electric potential of a valence band of the second material is disposed on a positive side from the first material and from an oxidation electric potential of water when the first and second layers are bonded to each other in the hetero junction manner. The lower electric potential of the conduction band of the first layer is disposed on a negative side from a reduction electric potential of hydrogen when the first and second layers are bonded to each other in the hetero junction manner.
US09951426B2
A method for depositing a layer includes repeatedly performing a unit deposition process until the layer on a deposition target reaches a predetermined thickness. The unit deposition process includes (depositing the layer on the deposition target by a cold spray process while the deposition target is heated by a heater and heat treating the deposition target after the depositing.
US09951423B2
A system for supplying precursor gas to a substrate processing chamber includes a first mass flow controller including an inlet to receive a carrier gas and an outlet. An ampoule is configured to supply a precursor gas. A valve system, in fluid communication with the first mass flow controller and the ampoule, is configured to supply the precursor gas and the carrier gas to a momentum-based flow restriction member. A pressure sensing system is configured to sense an inlet pressure at an inlet of the momentum-based flow restriction member and an outlet pressure at an outlet of the momentum-based flow restriction member. A controller is configured to determine a flow rate of the precursor gas at the outlet of the momentum-based flow restriction member based on a difference between the inlet pressure and the outlet pressure.
US09951411B2
The invention relates to an erosion protection coating (11), in particular, for gas turbine components, having a horizontally segmented and/or multi-layered construction. i.e., having at least one relatively hard layer (12) and having at least one relatively soft layer (13), wherein the relatively hard layer or each relatively hard layer as well as the relatively soft layer or each relatively soft layer are disposed on top of one another in an alternating manner, in such a way that an outer-lying layer, which forms an outer surface of the erosion protection coating, is formed as a relatively hard layer (12). According to the invention, the relatively hard layer or each relatively hard layer (12) as well as the relatively soft layer or each relatively soft layer (13) are formed as a ceramic layer in each case.
US09951405B2
A system and method for heat-treating a titanium part. The system may include foil, adhesive tape, and a localized heat source. The foil may include two sheets of foil made of a material more reactive (more prone to oxidize) than the titanium part, and the localized heat source may include a heating element mostly surrounded by insulation. The method may include taping the foil to opposing sides of the titanium part, thus sealing a portion of the titanium part to be heat treated from external atmosphere. The method may also include heating and placing the localized heat source near or against the foil until heat treating is complete. A small amount of air remaining between the heated foil and the titanium part has a preferential reaction with the foil, since it is more reactive than the titanium part. This prevents oxidation of the titanium part during localized heat treating.
US09951402B2
Hard particles are incorporated as a starting material in a sintered alloy. The hard particles contain 20 to 60 mass % Mo and 3 to 15 mass % Mn, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities.
US09951390B2
Described herein are method, compositions and kits for prognosis of prostate cancer. The methods include determining the ratio of PCA3 and of a prostate-specific marker expression in a urine sample and correlating the value of the PCA3/prostate-specific marker ratio with the aggressiveness and mortality risk of prostate cancer in the subject. The method for prognosing prostate cancer in a sample of a patient includes assessing the amount of a prostate cancer specific PCA3 mRNA and the amount of prostate-specific marker in the sample; determining a ratio value of this amount of prostate cancer specific PCA3 mRNA over the amount of prostate-specific marker; comparing the ratio value to at least one predetermined cut-off value, wherein a ratio value above the predetermined cut-off value is indicative of a higher risk of mortality of prostate cancer as compared to a ratio value below the predetermined cut-off value.
US09951388B2
In general, the presently disclosed technology relates to identification of cancer subtypes. More specifically, the technology relates to methods for determining molecular drivers of cancer and/or progression using a multivariate image data and statistical analysis of in-situ molecular markers and morphological characteristics in the same cells of a biological sample suspected of b cancer. This analysis takes place after a single acquisition that obtains the molecular and anatomic morphology data in parallel. The analysis compares specific morphological and molecular markers to known samples exhibiting particular genetic drivers of the cancer. This method provides statistical information that allows for an increased confidence in the identification of specific molecular drivers of the cancer.
US09951387B2
The present invention relates generally to the detection or diagnosis of depressive disorders, and provides methods and compositions useful for this purpose. In particular, the present invention provides biomarkers for the detection or diagnosis of major depressive disorder, and methods of use thereof.
US09951380B2
The present invention provides methods, compositions, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for multiplex PCR of one or more nucleic acids present in a sample. In particular, various target-specific primers are provided that allow for the selective amplification of one or more target sequences. In one aspect, the invention relates to target-specific primers useful for the selective amplification of one or more target sequences associated with cancer or inherited disease. In some aspects, amplified target sequences obtained using the disclosed methods, kits, systems and apparatuses can be used in various downstream processes including nucleic acid sequencing and used to detect the presence of genetic variants.
US09951378B2
The present disclosure is directed to compositions, methods and kits for amplifying target nucleic acids while reducing non-specific amplification and undesired amplification products using a dual hot start reaction mixture that comprise at least two different hot start mechanisms.
US09951377B2
This invention is directed to methods, kits, non-nucleotide probes as well as other compositions pertaining to the suppression of binding of detectable nucleic acid probes to undesired nucleotide sequences of genomic nucleic acid in assays designed to determine target genomic nucleic acid.
US09951373B2
An isolated polynucleotide encoding a modified luciferase polypeptide and substrates. The OgLuc variant polypeptide has at least 60% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1 and at least one amino acid substitution at a position corresponding to an amino acid in SEQ ID NO: 1. The OgLuc variant polypeptide has at least one of enhanced luminescence, enhanced signal stability, and enhanced protein stability relative to the corresponding polypeptide of the wild-type Oplophorus luciferase.
US09951358B2
A biosynthetic method of making a capsaicinoid including expressing a first gene product of CS/AT3/Pun1 in a cellular system, growing the cellular system in a medium, and collecting the capsaicinoid. The biosynthetic method further includes expressing a second gene product of ACS1 and expressing a third gene product of pAMT in the cellular system.
US09951356B2
Modification of metabolic pathways includes genetically engineering at least one enzyme involved in elongating 2-ketoacids during leucine biosynthesis, and preferably at least isopropylmalate dehydrogenase or synthase (LeuB or LeuA in E. coli), to include at least such non-native enzyme, enzyme complex, or combination thereof to convert 2-ketobutyrate or 2-ketoisovalerate to a C7-C11 2-ketoacid, wherein the production of such is at a higher efficiency than if a purely native pathway is followed. The C7-C11 2-ketoacid may then be converted, via a native or genetically engineered thiamin dependent decarboxylase, to form a C6-C10 aldehyde having one less carbon than the C7-C11 2-ketoacid being converted. In some embodiments the C6-C10 aldehyde may then be converted via additional native or genetically engineered enzymes to form other C6-C10 products, including alcohols, carboxylic acids, and alkanes. This genetic engineering offers the opportunity for commercial scale of in vivo biosynthetic processes that may be more cost-efficient than non-biobased approaches to produce the same products.
US09951351B2
The invention is directed to a replication-deficient adenoviral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a human atonal homolog-1 (Hath1) protein operably linked to a human glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) promoter. The invention also is directed to a composition and method utilizing the adenoviral vector to generate sensory cells in the inner ear of a human.
US09951342B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions related to modulating the resistance of a cell against a target nucleic acid or a transcription product thereof. In some preferred embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods for the use of one or more cas genes or proteins for modulating the resistance of a cell against a target nucleic acid or a transcription product thereof. In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions that find use in the development and use of strain combinations and starter culture rotations. In additional embodiments, the present invention provides methods for labelling and/or identifying bacteria. In some preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods for the use of CRISPR loci to determine the potential virulence of a phage against a cell and the use of CRISPR-cas to modulate the genetic sequence of a phage for increased virulence level. In still further embodiments, the present invention provides means and compositions for the development and use of phages as biocontrol agents.
US09951339B2
The invention relates to a method for modification of a host cell at a target locus, which method comprises: providing a host cell comprising, at a first locus, at least two site-specific recombination sites and a nucleic acid having an essential function or encoding a product having an essential function; introducing into the host cell, at the target locus, a further nucleic acid having the essential function or encoding for a product having the essential function; and carrying out recombination at the first locus via the at least two site-specific recombination sites, so that the nucleic acid having an essential function or encoding a product having an essential function is rendered non-functional, thereby to modify the host cell at the target locus. The invention also relates to a cell obtainable by a method of the invention.
US09951338B2
The invention relates to siRNA molecules and their use in methods and pharmaceutical compositions for inhibiting the expression of the PDK1 gene. The invention also relates to the use of said siRNAs molecules in the treatment and/or prevention of an eye condition characterized by increased expression and/or activity of PDK1 gene, preferably said eye condition is conjunctivitis and/or an ocular allergy such as seasonal allergic conjunctivitis, perennial allergic conjunctivitis, vernal keratoconjunctivitis, atopic keratoconjunctivitis, and giant papillary conjunctivitis.
US09951326B2
Provided herein are recombinant microorganisms having two or more copies of a nucleic acid sequence encoding xylose isomerase, wherein the nucleic acid encoding the xylose isomerase is an exogenous nucleic acid. Optionally, the recombinant microorganisms include at least one nucleic acid sequence encoding a xylulose kinase and/or at least one nucleic acid sequence encoding a xylose transporter. The provided recombinant microorganisms are capable of growing on xylose as a carbon source.
US09951322B2
The present invention relates to novel mutant thioesterase enzymes and naturally-occurring equivalents thereof, compositions made from such enzymes and uses of thioesterase enzymes. In particular, the present invention provides mutant thioesterase enzymes that have altered properties, for example, altered substrate specificity, altered activity, altered selectivity, and/or altered proportional yields in the product mixtures. The present invention also provides polynucleotides encoding such mutant thioesterase enzymes, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further provides for novel uses of thioesterases in the production of various fatty acid derivatives, which are useful as, or as components of, industrial chemicals and fuels.
US09951317B2
This invention discloses a method of increasing production of virus-like particles comprising expressing an avian influenza matrix protein. The invention also comprises methods of making and using said VLPs.
US09951314B2
The present invention provides methods to promote the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into insulin producing cells. In particular, the present invention provides a method to produce a population of cells, wherein greater than 80% of the cells in the population express markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage.
US09951313B2
The technology described herein is directed to methods and devices that can be used to induce functional organ structures to form within an implantation device by implanting it in vivo within the body of a living animal, and allowing cells and tissues to impregnate the implantation device and establish normal microenvironmental architecture and tissue-tissue interfaces. Then the contained cells and tissues can be surgically removed intact and either transplanted into another animal or maintained ex vivo by perfusing it through one or more of the fluid channels with medium and/or gases necessary for cell survival.
US09951307B2
A method for growing organically derived building materials in the form of a moldable substrate that can be engineered to serve a wide range of manufacturing and construction applications is presented. In particular, the embodiments consider a plurality of fungal molded shapes preferably grown from fungal inoculum and mechanically compressed at least once during the growing process as well as integration of structure support members to the fungal structure. The present invention provides a fungal substrate which could be molded, and easily and cheaply preprocessed to precise geometric specifications. The organically derived building materials also incorporate layers of structural reinforcements to improve load bearing and other structural capacities.
US09951304B2
Multi-compartment water-soluble pack comprising a cleaning composition and an enveloping material where the pack comprises a first compartment containing a first composition in liquid form comprising: i) a hygroscopic material; and ii) more than about 15% of water; wherein the first composition has an equilibrium relative humidity of less than about 65% at 20° C.
US09951296B2
A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition including: (a) from 0.5 wt % to 20 wt % ethoxylated alkyl sulphate particle including: (i) from 40 wt % to 60 wt % partially ethoxylated alkyl sulphate anionic detersive surfactant; (ii) from 20 wt % to 50 wt % salt; and (iii) from 10 wt % to 30 wt % silica; and (b) from 0.01 wt % to 2 wt % perfume.
US09951295B2
A sucrose polyester composition that imparts a coating providing a slickness to teeth when delivered from an oral care composition.
US09951293B2
Accordingly, there are provided coated microcapsules including: a microcapsule including a polymeric shell and a liquid core material encapsulated therein; and a metallic coating surrounding said microcapsule, wherein the metallic coating comprises particles of a first metal adsorbed on said polymeric shell and a film of a second metal formed thereon; wherein said particles of the first metal are charge-stabilized nanoparticles; processes for preparing the coated microcapsules, as well as formulations related thereto are also included.
US09951285B2
The present invention relates to novel quaternized nitrogen compounds, to the preparation thereof and to the use thereof as a fuel and lubricant additive, more particularly as a detergent additive; to additive packages which comprise these compounds; and to fuels and lubricants thus additized. The present invention further relates to the use of these quaternized nitrogen compounds as a fuel additive for reducing or preventing deposits in the injection systems of direct-injection diesel engines, especially in common-rail injection systems, for reducing the fuel consumption of direct-injection diesel engines, especially of diesel engines with common-rail injection systems, and for minimizing power loss in direct-injection diesel engines, especially in diesel engines with common-rail injection systems.
US09951282B2
A process for slurry-phase hydrocracking of a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock in a reactor, such as an upflow bubble column reactor, includes separately introducing additive in two size ranges into the feedstock. A fine size particle additive is introduced upstream of a coarse size particle additive.
US09951280B2
Multiple catalytic processing stations enable a method for producing volatile gas streams from biomass decomposition at discrete increasing temperatures. These catalytic processing stations can be programmed to maximize conversion of biomass to useful renewable fuel components based on input feedstock and desired outputs.
US09951275B2
A liquid crystal display device which prevents a decrease in the voltage holding ratio (VHR) of a liquid crystal layer and an increase in ion density (ID) therein and which overcomes problems of defective display such as voids, uneven alignment, and screen burn-in. The liquid crystal display device prevents a decrease in the voltage holding ratio (VHR) of a liquid crystal layer and an increase in ion density (ID) therein and reduces defective display such as screen burn-in; hence, such a liquid crystal display device is particularly useful as liquid crystal display devices of a VA mode and PSVA mode which involve active matrix driving and can be applied to the liquid crystal display devices of liquid crystal TV sets, monitors, mobile phones, and smartphones.
US09951268B2
Wellbore servicing fluid are provided that comprise a viscosifying polymeric material, a breaking agent comprising an inorganic peroxide of a divalent metal M(II) characterized by the general formula MO2, and a break rate controlling additive comprising a M(II) soluble salt, a M(II) precipitating salt, a M(II) surface precipitating salt, a M(II) solution precipitating salt, or combinations thereof.
US09951258B2
The polyester resin for a hot melt adhesive includes polycarboxylic acid residues and polyhydric alcohol residues. The polycarboxylic acid resides contain aliphatic polycarboxylic acid residues in a proportion within the range of 50 to 80 mol %. The polyhydric alcohol residues contain propylene glycol residues in a proportion within the range 5 to 60 mol %.
US09951248B2
A bio-degradable composition comprising 0.2%-10% w/w bio-degradable polymer and an organic non hydroxylic solvent may be used as a coating or adhesive in agriculture and home gardening as well as in other industries.
US09951247B2
The present invention pertains to: a polymerizable composition comprising a cycloolefin-based monomer represented by a formula (I), and a polymerization catalyst, wherein R1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, etc, m is an integer from 0 to 6n+6, and n is an integer from 1 to 3. As a result of the present invention, a polymerizable composition that is useful as a material for producing a cycloolefin-based resin formed article that exhibits excellent adhesion to a metal, a cycloolefin-based polymer obtained from the polymerizable composition, a cycloolefin-based resin formed article, and a laminate that includes a metal foil and a cycloolefin-based resin layer that is situated adjacent to the metal foil are provided.
US09951243B2
Disclosed are aqueous carpet-coating compositions suitable for use as binders or adhesives in carpet products. Such compositions, prior to being applied to carpet substrates and cured, comprise: A) a selected type of vinyl acetate/ethylene (VAE) copolymer dispersion which has been stabilized with emulsifiers and a cellulose ether-based protective colloid, and B) at least one carbon black based filler in the form of a dispersion/slurry with a solids content between 20 and 70%. These coating compositions exhibit especially desirable initial viscosity and viscosity stability characteristics. Carpet products which utilize such coating compositions to provide binder and/or adhesive layer within the carpet are also disclosed. Such carpet products can have desirable odor-controlling and odor-absorbing properties.
US09951239B2
An ink set including an ink composition including resin particles, a colorant, and water, and a treatment solution including an anionic surfactant, water, and a compound configured to aggregate at least one of the colorant or the resin particles in the ink composition, in which the ratio of the content of the anionic surfactant with respect to the content of the compound configured to aggregate at least one of the colorant or the resin particles is 0.001 to 0.600 in terms of mass. An image forming method in which the ink set is used.
US09951237B2
In one aspect, water removable compositions are described herein, including for use in various printing applications. In some embodiments, a composition described herein comprises 50-95% by weight alcohol wax having the formula CH3(CH2)nOH, wherein n is an integer from 15 to 40; 5-50% by weight tackifier; and 0.5-5% by weight colorant. In other instances, a composition described herein comprises 50-95% by weight carboxylic acid wax having the formula CH3(CH2)mCOOH, wherein m is an integer from 14 to 40; 5-50% by weight tackifier; and 0.5-5% by weight colorant. Additionally, in some cases, the tackifier of a composition described herein comprises a rosin acid, a rosin ester, a rosin alcohol, or a mixture or combination thereof. Further, the solubility of a colorant in a composition described herein can be characterized by a spectral strength delta value of 5% or less or 3% or less.
US09951230B2
The invention relates to a composition used as a fire-resistant, insulating, ecological and corrosion-inhibiting coating, comprising: 23-50% water, 4-20% diatomite C110 (Celite C110®), 2-8% manganese oxide, 3-10% calcined alumina, 7-24% elastomeric acrylic resin, 1-4% acrylic thickener, 0.3-2% ammonium hydroxide, and 5-14% ceramic fiber. Preferably, the composition also includes optionally the following components in order to provide the fire-resistant, insulating, ecological and corrosion-inhibiting properties: 1-7% titanium bioxide, 1-9% hexylenglycol, 2-18% dibutyl phthalate, 1-9% texanol, 0.7-4% fungicide, or 0.4-3% anti-foaming agent.
US09951227B2
The present disclosure provides reactive quencher dyes that can be used in the detection and/or quantification of desirable target molecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids and various cellular organelles. These dyes are essentially non-fluorescent but are efficient quenchers of various fluorescent dyes. Also, provided are methods of using the dyes, bio-probes incorporating dyes and methods of using the bio-probes. The quencher dyes described herein are modified to provide beneficial properties.
US09951223B2
An asphalt cold-patch compound composition and method are disclosed. The compound can include bituminous material and an oil binder mixed according to a ratio. For example, recycled roofing shingles and used motor oil can be mixed according to a ratio of about 9:1 to about 20:1. The compound is suitable for patching surfaces, such as roads, and can be placed in service without heating. The asphalt cold-patch compound can be made from recycled materials and can be applied without specialized heating equipment.
US09951216B2
A thermoplastic resin composition having improved weather resistance includes an acrylic graft copolymer, an aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer, and a coloring agent including an inorganic pigment and an organic pigment mixed with each other at a predetermined ratio to maintain mechanical properties of the resin and have improved color mixing ability and weather resistance.
US09951212B2
Polyethylene is often stabilized with the combination of a primary antioxidant (such as a hindered phenol, a hydroxylamine or a lactone) and a secondary antioxidant (such as a phosphonite, a monophosphite, or a diphosphite). The diphosphite additives are not completely compatible with “linear” polyethylene. This results in “blooming” of the diphosphite to the surface of the finished polyethylene part or polyethylene film. The use of a preblend of ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) and diphosphite mitigates this problem.
US09951201B2
Provided is a method to produce resin particles having a uniform particle size by a suspension polymerization method, and to provide a method for simply producing resin particles having high dispersibility into an organic binder or an organic solvent, wherein a resin particle assemblage comprises a resin particle assemblage in which an ester moiety constituting a sorbitan fatty acid ester having no polyoxyalkylene group is buried in the resin particles, and a large number of sorbitan moieties bonded with the ester moiety exist on a surface of resin particles, and a coefficient of variation (CV value) of a mean particle diameter of the resin particles forming the resin particle assemblage is in the range of 30% or less.
US09951196B2
The present invention relates to polyoxometalate-coated alumina trihydrate dispersants prepared by combining a polyaluminum chloride having certain characteristics with alumina trihydrate particles. Such dispersants are useful for forming cationic alumina trihydrate slurries, which can be mixed with titanium dioxide to produce stable cationic slurry blends useful in paper, paper-board, and paint (coatings) applications. The dispersants are also useful for preparing cationic titanium dioxide slurries.
US09951190B2
A method for producing a wear resistant polyethylene medical implant includes forming a medical implant, such as an orthopedic implant, made at least partially of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The polyethylene may be irradiated with gamma ray or e-beam radiation to form free radicals and then crosslinked to eliminate free radicals prior to exposure to oxygen. The so treated bearing surface of the crosslinked polyethylene is then coated with a photoinitiator. Thereafter the bearing material is photocrosslinked with ultra-violet (UV) radiation. The photocrosslinking process can also be applied to non-crosslink UHMWPE.
US09951185B2
Disclosed herein is a composition comprising amino-functional polysiloxanes of high purity and their preparation. Also disclosed herein is an aminoalkyl-functional polysiloxane, a process for purifying this aminoalkyl-functional polysiloxane, a process for preparing the composition, a use of the composition, a polyorganosiloxane-polyorgano block copolymer, a process for the preparation of a polyorganosiloxane-polyorgano block copolymer and a shaped, formed and/or extruded shaped article.
US09951183B2
The present invention relates to amphiphilic block copolymers comprising reduction sensitive biodegradable polyesteramides. The present invention also relates to micelles comprising the amphiphilic block copolymers. The invention also relates to drug delivery systems comprising the micelles. The amphiphilic block copolymers comprise hydrophilic and hydrophobic blocks whereby the hydrophobic blocks comprise a biodegradable polyesteramide based on alpha-amino acids, diols, aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and optionally diamines whereby at least one of the dicarboxylic acids, diols or diamines comprises disulphide linkages.
US09951181B2
Polyamides are made from the polycondensation of monomers including from 15 to 80 mol % of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), from 20 to 85 mol % of at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and from 50 to 100 mol % of at least one aliphatic diamine selected from those including 6 and 7 carbon atoms. A process allowing the synthesis of high molecular weight polyamides made from the above mentioned monomers is also described. Finally, compositions and articles including the same polyamides are also disclosed.
US09951168B2
Disclosed are a rubber polymer, a graft copolymer, methods of preparing the same, and an impact and heat resistant resin composition. According to the present invention, provided are rubber latex and a graft copolymer which may realize a product having superior impact resistance, heat resistance and chemical resistance by adding a specific crosslinking regulator to the rubber polymer, methods of preparing the same, and an impact and heat resistant resin composition.
US09951165B2
Provided are: a copolymer for rheological or cosmetic compositions and, a composition thereof, and methods of making and using the same. Said copolymer comprises a) a first acrylic ester as monomer A, said monomer A being a branched acrylic ester; b) at least one further acrylic ester as monomer B, said monomer B being a linear acrylic ester; c) a cyclic N-vinyl amide as monomer C; d) at least one compound comprising a radically polymerizable α.β-ethylenically un-saturated double bond and at least one cationic and/or cationogenic moiety said compound being monomer D; e) at least one monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid as monomer E; with the monomer B in its polymerized form having a glass transition temperature of 24° C. or lower and making at most one third of the weight amount of monomer A.
US09951158B2
Disclosed herein are dual catalyst compositions containing an unbridged metallocene compound, a bridged metallocene compound, a chemically-treated solid oxide, and an optional co-catalyst. These catalyst compositions can be used for the oligomerization of propylene to produce an oligomer product. For example, a heavy propylene oligomer can be recovered from the oligomer product, and the heavy propylene oligomer can be characterized by a high flash point and viscosity index, and a low pour point.
US09951155B2
This invention relates to a process to produce propylene polymer using a bridged hafnium transition metal metallocene catalyst compounds having two indenyl ligands substituted at the 4 positions with a C1 to C10 alkyl, where the 3 positions are hydrogen (assuming the bridge position is counted as the one position) and the bridging atom is carbon or silicon which is incorporated into a cyclic group comprising 3, 4, 5, or 6 silicon and/or carbon atoms that make up the cyclic ring, where the propylene polymer has 1) greater than 40% vinyl chain ends, relative to the total unsaturated chain ends, 2) a Tm of 70° C. or more; an Mw of 3000 to 300,000 g/mol, and 4) a g′vis of 0.90 or less.
US09951152B2
Heterocyclic organic compounds are used as electron donors in conjunction with solid Ziegler-Natta type catalyst in processes in which polyolefins such as polypropylene are produced. The electron donors may be used in the preparation of solid catalyst system, thus serving as “internal electron donors”, or they may be employed during or prior to polymerization with the co-catalyst as “external electron donors”.
US09951138B2
There is disclosed compositions and methods relating to or derived from anti-CCR2 antibodies. More specifically, there is disclosed fully human antibodies that bind CCR2, CCR2-binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and CCR2-binding polypeptides comprising such fragments. Further still, there is disclosed nucleic acids encoding such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, cells comprising such polynucleotides, methods of making such antibodies, 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 CCR2 related disorders or conditions.
US09951135B2
The invention relates to the production and the characterization of new murine monoclonal antibodies that recognize the domain CTDL-2 (SEQ ID NO: 1) of the cell receptor DEC-205 of dendritic cells in chickens (Gallus gallus), pigs, (Sus scrofa) and humans (Homo sapiens). The invention also relates to the capacity of the new antibodies to direct and modulate the immune response at different levels in chickens (Gallus gallus) and pigs (Sus scrofa), as well as recognizing the receptor DEC-205 in dentritic cells and cell lines in humans. In addition, the invention is used to quickly produce a specific humoral immune response against Hemaglutinina H5 of the H5N2-type avian flu virus.
US09951126B2
The invention relates to an isolated immunoglobulin heavy chain polypeptide and an isolated immunoglobulin light chain polypeptide that binds to Nerve Growth Factor (NGF). The invention provides an NGF-binding agent that comprises the aforementioned immunoglobulin heavy chain polypeptide and immunoglobulin light chain polypeptide. The invention also provides vectors, compositions, and methods of using the NGF-binding agent to treat an NGF-mediated disease.
US09951124B2
Described are transgenic, non-human animals comprising a nucleic acid encoding an immunoglobulin light chain, whereby the immunoglobulin light chain is human, human-like, or humanized. The nucleic acid is provided with a means that renders it resistant to DNA rearrangements and/or somatic hypermutations. In one embodiment, the nucleic acid comprises an expression cassette for the expression of a desired molecule in cells during a certain stage of development in cells developing into mature B cells. Further provided is methods for producing an immunoglobulin from the transgenic, non-human animal.
US09951113B2
The present invention provides a fusion polypeptide which can bind to a cell surface binding moiety (e.g., a carbohydrate) and serve as a ligand for a cell surface polypeptide, as well as a vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding for such a fusion polypeptide, and a host cell comprising such nucleic acid. The present invention also provides a composition comprising an antigen bearing target and such a fusion polypeptide, as well as a composition comprising a virus or a cell and such a fusion polypeptide. The present invention further relates to a method of modulating an immune response in an animal using such compositions.
US09951103B2
There is described a material comprising tapes, ribbons, fibrils or fibers characterized in that each of the ribbons, fibrils or fibers have an antiparallel arrangement of peptides in a β-sheet tape-like substructure.
US09951100B2
A method for separating and purifying recombinant human serum albumin (rHSA) from transgenic rice grain, sequentially comprising the steps of: 1) subjecting crude extract of rHSA to cation exchange chromatography to obtain primary product I; 2) subjecting the primary product I to anion exchange chromatography to obtain secondary product II; 3) subjecting the secondary product II to hydrophobic chromatography to obtain purified rHSA. The method may further comprise a step of ceramic hydroxyapatite chromatography prior to the hydrophobic chromatography. The method has the advantages of low cost and easy operation. The resultant rHSA has a purity of about 99% by HPLC.
US09951099B2
The present invention provides novel stabilized crosslinked compounds having secondary structure motifs, libraries of these novel compounds, and methods for the synthesis of these compounds libraries thereof. The synthesis of these novel stabilized compounds involves (1) synthesizing a peptide from a selected number of natural or non-natural amino acids, wherein the peptide comprises at least two moieties capable of undergoing reaction to promote carbon-carbon bond formation; and (2) contacting the peptide with a reagent to generate at least one crosslinker and to effect stabilization of a secondary structure motif. The present invention, in a preferred embodiment, provides stabilized p53 donor helical peptides. Additionally, the present invention provides methods for disrupting the p53/MDM2 binding interaction comprising (1) providing a crosslinked stabilized α-helical structure; and (2) contacting the crosslinked stabilized α-helical structure with MDM2.
US09951098B2
Provided herein are processes for the preparation of 5-azacytidine, useful for treating, preventing, and/or managing diseases or conditions including cancer, disorders related to abnormal cell proliferation, hematologic disorders, and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), wherein 5-azacytidine is represented by the structure:
US09951088B2
Provided herein are heteroaryl compounds, methods of their synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of their use. In one embodiment, the compounds provided herein are useful for the treatment, prevention, and/or management of various disorders, such as CNS disorders and neurological disorders, including, but not limited to, e.g., psychosis, schizophrenia, depression, movement disorders, and Parkinson's disease.
US09951047B2
The present invention provides salts consisting of an organocarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of succinic acid and maleic acid and a compound represented by formula (I) and crystals thereat which can be used as bulk materials for pharmaceuticals.
US09951043B2
Compounds of formula (I) or salts thereof are disclosed. Also disclosed are 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.
US09951037B2
The invention relates to a novel method for the preparation of 4-phenyldibenzo[b,d]thiophene which can be conducted in one pot up to the thiophene ring formation. The synthesis is based upon dihalobenzenes and phenyllithium, which are readily obtainable, and can give higher yields (based upon either reactant) than the yields current methods, which use a synthetic pathway based upon dibenzo[b,d]thiophene.
US09951036B2
Provide in the present invention is a method for preparing canagliflozin intermediate 2-(2-methyl-5-bromobenzyl)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)thiophene. The method comprises a compound, shown as formula (II), of (5-bromo-2-methylphenyl)[5-(p-fluorophenyl)thiophene-2-yl]ketone being reduced under the action of a directly used borane solution or borane locally produced by reacting alkali metal borohydride with a Lewis acid in a suitable solvent and at a suitable temperature, so as to obtain the compound of formula (I) of 2-(2-methyl-5-bromobenzyl)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)thiophene. The preparation method avoids the use of expensive reductive agents and guarantees the complete conversion of raw materials, wherein the post-treatment is simple, the purity of product obtained is high, the reaction yield is high, in the preparation method is simple and convenient, and can easily be used in industry.
US09951015B2
Provided are certain pharmaceutical formulations of omecamtiv mecarbil and methods for their preparation and use.
US09951013B2
The present disclosure relates, in general, to compounds useful as inhibitors of fucosidase enzymes, and to methods and compositions for the treatment of tumors or cancers, such as liver disorders and liver tumors (e.g., hepatocellular carcinoma), with a compound as disclosed herein.
US09951008B2
Some embodiments described herein relate to ionic liquids comprising an anion of a heteraromatic compound such as optionally substituted pyrrolide, optionally substituted pyrazolide, optionally substituted indolide, optionally substituted phospholide, or optionally substituted imidazolide. Methods and devices for gas separation or gas absorption related to these ionic liquids are also described herein.
US09951004B2
An isothiocyanate functional surfactant, wherein the protonated form of said surfactant is represented by the following chemical structure: wherein X includes an integer ranging from approximately 1 to approximately 25, and wherein Y includes an integer ranging from approximately 6 to approximately 25.
US09951002B2
What is described is a compound having the formula wherein R1 is branched alkyl of the structure (CH3(CH2)m)2CH—, wherein m is 2 or 3; R2 is a linear alkyl of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 carbons, a branched alkyl of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 carbons, or an alkenyl or alkynyl of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 carbons; R3 is —(CH2)p—, wherein p is 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; R4 and R5 are the same or different, each a hydrogen, or a linear or branched alkyl of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 carbons; L1 and L2 are the same or different, of the structure —(CH2)n—, wherein n is 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, or 18; L3 is a bond; X1 is —CO—O— whereby -L2-CO—O—R2 is formed; X2 is S or O; and X3 is —CO—O— whereby -L1-CO—O—R1 is formed; and wherein m+n+p is 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, or 27; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09950998B2
This invention refer to a series of substances according to formula I: The substances according to formula I above, known as sulphate chelating agent have the ability to enlarge/loosen simple cell membrane nor common organic membrane and its synthesis process. Furthermore, these invented substances have the potential as the biocides raw material, with very low toxicity into mammal. These features make the substances of this invention become very useful on many applications.
US09950995B2
Novel crystal forms of (R)-(−)-verapamil hydrochloride are disclosed.
US09950994B2
Methods and compositions for pest control, and more particularly for control of ants, e.g., of the subfamily Myrmicinae, using tyramides.
US09950993B2
Disclosed herein are compounds of formula I: and salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions comprising of compounds of formula I and methods using compounds of formula I.
US09950989B2
Provided is a novel compound having an excellent suppression effect against arrhythmia including atrial fibrillation and being useful as a pharmaceutical product without antiviral effect. Disclosed is a compound represented by the following General Formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof (in the formula, the dotted line portion represents a single bond or a double bond; R1 represents an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl group; Q represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or NR5; R2 represents —(C═O)—R6, —CHR6R7, or —CH2OR8; and R3 and R4, which may be identical or different, each represent an amino group, an azide group, or —X—R9, with the proviso that any one of R3 and R4 is an amino group).
US09950979B2
A process for preparing unsymmetric biphenols, comprising: a) adding a first substituted phenol to the reaction mixture; b) adding a second substituted phenol having different substitution than the first phenol to the reaction mixture; c) adding selenium dioxide to the reaction mixture; d) adding a solvent; and e) heating the reaction mixture such that the first substituted phenol and the second phenol having different substitution are converted to an unsymmetric biphenol.
US09950976B1
A cannabidiol extraction and conversion process includes an extraction process including a sizing unit wherein raw Cannabis plant material is reduced to a uniform size, a blending unit wherein an extraction solvent is blended together with the Cannabis plant material to form an initial extract, and a primary solvent exchange rotary evaporator unit wherein an exchange solvent is added to the initial extract, and a processed extract rich in cannabidiol is obtained. A conversion process includes a conversion rotary reflux unit wherein the processed extract is combined and processed with an acidic component, a separator unit wherein a solvent is added and a separator organic effluent is obtained, a secondary solvent exchange rotary evaporator unit wherein a further solvent is added, and a fractionation unit wherein the tetrahydrocannabinol obtained is separated into a plurality of functional fractions for selective blending.
US09950975B2
The present technology is directed to processes involving formation of hydrocarbons and oxygenated hydrocarbons through use of oxygen supplied by ion transport membranes. More particularly, the present technology relates in part to a process involving steam reforming and subsequent production of a synthetic product where carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen downstream of the process is reclaimed to generate the synthetic product. The present technology also relates in part to an ethylene formation process involving a viral-templated coupling catalyst in the presence of an ion transport membrane.
US09950962B2
A CBN sintered body contains CBN, a binder phase and inevitable impurities. An amount of CBN by volume is between 50%-80%. A total amount of binder phase and inevitable impurities by volume is between 20%-50%. The binder phase contains an Al compound and a Ti compound. The Al compound contains Al and one or more of N, O and B. The Ti compound contains Ti and one or more of C, N and B. When an X-ray diffraction intensity at a (100) plane of the AlN is I1 and an X-ray diffraction intensity at a (104) plane of the Al2O3 is I2, I1/I2 is between 6 and 40. When a total area of the cubic boron nitride and the Al compound is S1, and an area of a region at which the CBN and the Al compound are continuously contacted is S2, S2/S1 is between 0.98 and 1.00.
US09950960B2
A composite sintered body includes a first phase and a second phase. The first phase is a diamond phase, and the second phase is a phase formed of one or more types of elements or compounds or both thereof and applying strain to the first phase. A contained amount of the second phase is larger than 0 ppm and not larger than 1000 ppm. As a result, there is provided a high wear-resistant, high local wear-resistant, and high chipping-resistant diamond-containing composite sintered body.
US09950952B2
Pumpable process-fluid compositions and methods for establishing hydraulic isolation in cemented subterranean wells comprise more than 1 wt % polyacrylamide and a non-metallic crosslinker. Upon entering voids and cracks in or adjacent to a cement sheath, and contacting the set-cement surfaces, the compositions react and form a seal that prevents further leakage.
US09950938B1
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for improved apparatus and methods for cleaning swimming pools or similar bodies of water. The apparatus includes a device selectively engageable with an elongated pole, which can be disengaged from the pole and thrown into the pool water where it will dispense surfactant during the cleaning process.
US09950936B2
In a water treatment system (1) and a water treatment process, a scale inhibitor is supplied to water to be treated containing Ca ions, SO4 ions, carbonate ions, and silica, and the water to be treated is adjusted to a pH at which silica is soluble. The pH-adjusted water to be treated containing the calcium scale inhibitor is separated in a demineralizing section (10) into concentrated water and treated water. In a crystallizing section (20), seed crystals of gypsum are supplied to the concentrated water, whereby gypsum is crystallized and removed. Silica in the water to be treated is removed from the concentrated water on the downstream side of the crystallizing section (20). Calcium carbonate in the water to be treated is removed from the concentrated water on the upstream side of the demineralizing section (10) or the downstream side of the crystallizing section (20).
US09950935B2
A water treatment device includes: an insulating divider which divides a space inside a water tank into two treatment vessels adjacent to each other in a horizontal direction, and includes a current carrier which is able to energize water in the two treatment vessels; a treatment unit including a pair of electrodes, a power supply, and a power supply controller; a water supplier which supplies water to each of the treatment vessels; and a draining member which drains water from each of the treatment vessels. The treatment unit includes a detector which detects a level of water in each of the treatment vessels based on an index corresponding to a current value between the pair of electrodes.
US09950931B2
The present invention relates to a method for the production of cross-linked graphene and graphene oxide networks, which are selected from aerogels and xerogels with improved performance and characteristics thereof. The invention is also concerned with graphene and graphene oxide networks, which are selected from aerogels and xerogels produced by such processes and uses thereof.
US09950925B2
A method for forming a functional part in a minute space includes the steps of: filling a minute space with a dispersion functional material in which a thermally-meltable functional powder is dispersed in a liquid dispersion medium; evaporating the liquid dispersion medium present in the minute space; and heating the functional powder and hardening it under pressure.
US09950921B2
An integrated circuit includes a substrate member having a surface region and a CMOS IC layer overlying the surface region. The CMOS IC layer has at least one CMOS device. The integrated circuit also includes a bottom isolation layer overlying the CMOS IC layer, a shielding layer overlying a portion of the bottom isolation layer, and a top isolation layer overlying a portion of the bottom isolation layer. The bottom isolation layer includes an isolation region between the top isolation layer and the shielding layer. The integrated circuit also has a MEMS layer overlying the top isolation layer, the shielding layer, and the bottom isolation layer. The MEMS layer includes at least one MEMS structure having at least one movable structure and at least one anchored structure. The at least one anchored structure is coupled to a portion of the top isolation layer, and the at least one movable structure overlies the shielding layer.
US09950918B2
A method of operating an automated beverage generating system. The method comprises receiving one or more electrical signals representative of an order for a specified beverage. The method further comprises translating the order into one or more steps required to generate the specified beverage. The method still further comprises entering at least one of the required steps into a dynamic sequence corresponding to a module of the system configured to perform that particular step, the dynamic sequence representing an order in which one or more steps in the dynamic sequence will be performed by the module for one or more beverages to be generated by the system.
US09950917B2
There is shown a dispensing apparatus for use with pressurized containers of fluids, particularly carbonated beverages such as beer. A base that fits onto the container has a piston member slidably fitted to it, along with a compressed gas housing and a pickup tube or assembly. A handle moves the piston member with respect to the base against a spring bias. A gas flow path from the housing to the container passes through a valve, that is opened by the piston member as the handle is moved. Moving the handle opens both a liquid flow path as well as a gas flow path.
US09950900B2
The invention concerns a lift system with at least one lift car able to ride in a lift shaft, while a travelling cable is provided, having a first end at the lift car side and a second end at the shaft side, wherein the weight force of the travelling cable is at least partially channelled into a traction means or balancing means engaging with the lift car.
US09950897B2
The present disclosure relates to a holding apparatus for holding a card. The holding apparatus comprises at least two proximity sensors, a control unit and a motor. Each of the at least two proximity sensors are configured to determine orientation of the card when the card is present in the holding apparatus. The control unit is configured to determine status of each of the at least two proximity sensors in order to determine a position of the holding apparatus. The status of the at least two proximity sensors is at least one of open and close. The control unit is further configured to transmit a control signal to the motor based on the determined status. The motor rotates the card upon receiving the control signal, thereby orienting the card with respect to a viewer of the card.
US09950891B2
A tape cutting device includes a tape cutting unit adapted to ride along a tape roll. The tape cutting unit includes a device panel. A pair of spaced-apart tape roll guides extend from the device panel. A tape cutting blade having a tape cutting edge extends between the tape roll guides. A pair of tape bending tabs extends from the tape roll guides, respectively, toward each other and in spaced-apart relationship to the tape cutting edge of the tape cutting blade. A retaining mechanism is carried by the tape cutting unit. The retaining mechanism is adapted to secure the tape cutting unit on the tape roll.
US09950890B2
A medium stacking apparatus comprises a stacking roller for stacking a medium in a stacking space, a supporting part for supporting a lower portion of the medium transferred by the stacking roller, a plurality of stacking guides for supporting the medium disposed on the supporting part in a standing state, a plurality of moving devices for moving the plurality of stacking guides, and a control part controlling the plurality of moving devices. The control part controls the plurality of moving devices to move a second stacking guide toward a first stacking guide to allow the stacked medium to stands up in a state where the medium is supported by the first stacking guide of the plurality of stacking guides.
US09950889B2
A film intermittent carrying device: includes a film delivering mechanism, a delivering and accumulating mechanism, accumulating the film and discharging the film, a winding and accumulating mechanism accumulating the film while discharging in an amount corresponding to an amount of the film discharged, and a film winding mechanism taking-up the film constantly. The delivering and accumulating mechanism includes first and second fixed rollers, an upstream-side movable roller moving to pass through a middle position between the first and second fixed rollers, and an upstream-side friction preventive unit configured to reduce a friction between the film and the upstream-side movable roller. The winding and accumulating mechanism includes third and fourth fixed rollers, and a downstream-side movable roller moving to pass through the middle position between the third and fourth fixed rollers, and a downstream-side friction preventive unit configured to reduce a friction between the film and the downstream-side movable roller.
US09950877B2
In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses and methods are provided to aid in the loading and/or unloading of delivery vehicles. Some embodiments provide a product load system, comprising: multiple pallet lift systems configured to enable pallets to be moved in and out of a delivery vehicle, wherein the multiple pallet lift systems comprise a series of pallet lift magnets; a magnetic levitation track comprising a series of track magnets, wherein track is configured to be positioned adjacent a floor of the first delivery vehicle; and a control circuit configured to control an activation of one of the series of pallet lift magnets and the series of track magnets such that magnetic forces established inducing a lifting force on the series of pallet lift magnets, and reduces a force applied by the first pallet on the floor of the delivery vehicle and allows reduced friction movement of the first pallet.
US09950872B2
A bin sweep auger unplugging system for unplugging a central unloading sump in a storage bin. The bin sweep auger unplugging system generally includes an auger having a driven shaft with auger flighting, a drive unit having a drive shaft, and a clutch connected between the drive shaft and the driven shaft. The clutch selectively transfers the rotation of the drive shaft to the driven shaft of the auger. The drive shaft includes a clump breakup component that breaks up the clump of granular material above the unloading sump when the drive shaft is rotated. The clutch is disengaged when breaking up a clump of granular material to prevent the rotation of the auger.
US09950868B1
Drive systems for extendible conveyors are disclosed. An example conveyor includes a major conveyor section mountable to the support surface, an intermediate conveyor section, and a distal conveyor section. A motor is located on the distal conveyor section. A linear actuator is to couple the distal frame to the intermediate frame. The linear actuator to be driven by the motor to move the distal frame in translation relative to the intermediate frame. In response to the motor moving the distal frame in translation relative to the intermediate frame, the intermediate conveyor section and the distal conveyor section are to move at least sometimes simultaneously in the forward direction as the conveyor moves from the fully retracted position to the fully extended position.
US09950866B2
A drive or tracking apparatus for a non-metal endless conveyor belt. The apparatus includes a plurality of spaced apart traction cleats molded from a polymer material and each extending outward from a surface of the endless conveyor belt. The cleats correspond to cup depressions formed in rollers for a conveying apparatus to provide positive drive and anti-slip features for the belt.
US09950863B2
An automated order fulfillment system and automated method for fulfilling orders includes a donor-handling system having at least two donor buffers and a recipient-handling system having at least one recipient buffer. An item-handling system includes a vision system and an item manipulator. The vision system has a field of view encompassing the at least two donor receptacle buffers. A control causes the vision system to scan items in a donor receptacle at one of the donor buffers to obtain a pick list of location data of items in the scanned donor receptacle. The control causes the manipulator to pick an item from a donor receptacle at the other of the donor buffers under guidance of the vision system and place the picked item to a recipient receptacle at the at least one recipient buffer using the location data of items in that donor receptacle.
US09950844B2
A child-resistant closure system for a container includes an overcap having a pair of levers, each opposite the other and formed into a side facing of the overcap, each lever including a lower vertical member on a rear side thereof, the overcap including a pair of partial threads extending horizontally along an inner surface at the bottom of the overcap, each partial thread 180 degrees from the other, and a cylindrical collar configured to receive the overcap thereon, the collar having an opening configured to receive a dispenser tip and bottleneck of the container therethrough, the collar forming a mechanical bond with the bottleneck, the collar including a neck having a pair of neck threads formed around an external surface thereof, each neck thread 180 degrees apart from the other on the neck, each neck thread terminating at a truncated vertical wall formed on the neck external surface.
US09950838B2
A handheld fluid container shaped and configured so that the majority of the fluid volume is carried near the rear of the container where the container is held and supported. In various embodiments, the containers have handle parts and/or handle openings that allow the containers to be manually supported from the rear of the containers. The container bodies also have forward angled front and rear walls and container bottoms shaped so that the majority of the interior volume of the container is located at the rear of the container rather than at the front. The center of gravity of the containers when partially or fully filled with fluid is located near the rear of the container where it is manually supported by the user.
US09950831B2
A can end and a tab configured to couple to the can end and a related method are provided. The can end is continuous. The tab is configured to couple to the can end with a post, which couples the tab to the can end without passing through the can end.
US09950827B1
A container includes a body, a bag, and a bottom cap. The body includes a top opening, and a bottom end, opposite the top opening. The bag is positioned inside the body and includes an opening at the bottom end of the body. The bottom cap includes a hole. The bottom cap is removably connected over the opening of the bag. The hole in the bottom cap allows air in the bag to escape.
US09950820B2
A method for filling and packing a gas and a liquid material by filling the gas in an amount corresponding to 2-40 vol % of the volume of the liquid material together with the liquid material into a package bag composed of plastic films through an unsealed opening portion thereof and then sealing the unsealed opening portion by heat sealing, characterized in that the gas is previously dispersed and incorporated in form of microbubbles having a diameter of not more than 50 μm in to the liquid material and filled into in the package bag at a state of microbubble-containing liquid material, or the gas is filled while generating as microbubbles having a diameter of not more than 50 μm in the liquid material previously supplied to the package bag.
US09950817B2
An example embodiment of an apparatus includes a fitting configured to couple to a pressurized supply of fluid. At least three branch assemblies extend from the fitting. Each branch assembly includes a tube coupled to the fitting at a first end, a balloon comprising a neck portion having a second end of the tube inserted therethrough, and a fastener removably coupling the balloon to the tube. The fastener is configured to permit fluid from the pressurized supply of fluid to pass through the tube and into the balloon and to automatically restrict the fluid from exiting the balloon through the neck portion upon decoupling the balloon and fastener from the tube.
US09950811B2
This relates to an aircraft providing visual signalling of an aircraft. An aircraft for providing visual signalling is provided with at least one multifunctional light unit comprising at least one light source for outboard light emission, which unit is provided on sideway facing areas of the aircraft. The sideway facing areas comprise lateral facing sideway surface areas and/or forward and backwards facing surface areas of the aircraft. The at least one multifunctional light unit is configured to provide i) directional signalling of the aircraft, or ii) status signalling of the aircraft, wherein the status signalling relates to at least one of the group of status of the aircraft, status of the current flight mission, and status of the traffic situation; and/or iii) identification signalling of the aircraft.
US09950795B2
Methods and systems for a transportation vehicle are provided. For example, one method includes generating a request to associate an electronic device with a system of a transportation vehicle; generating a image with a pattern and displaying the image with the pattern on a display device; entering the displayed pattern by a user; verifying that the entered pattern matches with the displayed pattern; and enabling communication from the electronic device to the system of the transportation vehicle for managing one or more seat control functions.
US09950794B2
A passenger cabin for a means of transport is provided, which comprises an upper passenger deck and a lower passenger deck. The floor of the upper passenger deck comprises a lower and an upper region arranged therebeside, which are interconnected via a step or a ramp. There is an aisle in the lower region. The floor of the lower passenger deck likewise comprises a lower and an upper region arranged therebeside, between which there is a lowered aisle which is arranged so as to be laterally offset from the aisle of the upper passenger deck. The available surfaces of the upper and the lower passenger deck are mirror-symmetrically arranged. In this way, the space available can be used very effectively in order to accommodate more passengers.
US09950788B2
A lift fan for use in short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft is disclosed and claimed. The lift fan is driven by bleed air from a main engine of the aircraft and may be controlled by an electromagnet. This eliminates the drag and torque on the main engine and reduces fuel cost and engine wear.
US09950787B2
The invention is related to a control system for controlling collective and cyclic pitch of rotor blades of a multi-blade rotor 1a in a rotary-wing aircraft, the control system comprising a swash plate assembly with at least one non-rotating plate and at least one rotating plate that is mounted rotatably to the at least one non-rotating plate, the at least one rotating plate and the at least one non-rotating plate being mounted to a non-rotating sliding sleeve, wherein a spherical bearing is provided on the non-rotating sliding sleeve, wherein at least one non-rotating stop arm is provided for non-rotatably connecting the at least one non-rotating plate to the non-rotating sliding sleeve.
US09950785B2
Architecture of an aircraft braking system having a brake (20) comprising a plurality of electromechanical actuators (25), with each electromechanical actuator (25) comprising a power module and a digital communication module (26). The brake digital communication modules are interconnected to form a digital network (30). The system also has two control units (22a, 22b) adapted for generating digital signals for controlling electric motors and one network interconnection member (23) connected to two control units and incorporated in the digital network for distributing the digital control signals to the digital communication modules via the digital network.
US09950781B2
An effector for an aircraft has an effector body and a stealth sheath enclosing the effector body at least in part. The stealth shell is attached to the effector body and embodied so as to be separated from the aircraft and from the effector body during flight of the aircraft carrying the effector.
US09950778B2
A marine vessel electronic display system includes a first display station that can include a mode selector for permitting selection of a first mode of operation and a processing system causing displays in the first display station to present information related to the selected first mode of operation. The marine vessel electronic display system may include a second display station that can include a mode selector for permitting a user to select a second mode of operation different from the first mode of operation and a processing system causing a display in the second display station to present information related to the selected second mode of operation.
US09950772B2
An onboard lift for a pontoon boat has four legs pivotally attached underneath a platform and extending between the outer pontoons. Each leg terminates in a slide foot. The pivot pin for each leg is canted, such as at 13° relative to horizontal. In a stowed position, the legs and slide feet extend forward in the direction of travel and tight to the platform. When used to lift the boat, actuation of the legs pushes the slide feet outward due to the cant of the pivot axis, such that the slide feet are positioned underneath the outer pontoons when the boat is fully raised. The control allows separate powering of the front legs from the rear legs, and further has a display so the user can see the amount of extension of each set of legs.
US09950768B2
The present invention relates to a toothed belt driving device for bicycle, in which, in drive state, the pulley groove portion of a driven pulley is in surface contact with a portion of a surface of the belt tooth portion, this portion in surface contact is present in a range positioned closer to a tooth root portion than a reference circle, the maximum value of the shortest distance between the pulley groove portion of the driven pulley and the surface of the belt tooth portion opposite to the traveling direction of the belt is 10% or more and 18% or less of the tooth pitch, a groove depth of the driven pulley is greater than the tooth height of the belt tooth portion, and the difference therebetween is 5% or more of the tooth height.
US09950765B2
An orthotic pedal apparatus for a bicycle has a pedal post having a central first axis and a male threaded portion for engaging female threads in a crank arm of a bicycle crank assembly, a pedal body having a linear bore arrangement with bearings mounting the body rotationally on the pedal post, and a mechanism for adjusting and securing position of the body at different positions along the direction of the axis of the pedal post, and a foot platform mounted rotationally above the pedal body to rotate on a second axis at a right angle to the axis of the pedal post, the foot platform supported on spring elements between the pedal body and the foot platform on both sides of the second rotational axis, the spring elements tending to return the foot platform to a position parallel to the pedal body.
US09950757B2
A traction cleat for the track of a tracked vehicle, the cleat has an elongated support member having first and second ends and a central portion extending between the first and second ends, the support member ends are larger in cross-section than the central portion to provide an open region extending between the support member and a track to which it will be attached, a mounting flange extends from each of the support member ends, one of which includes mounting hardware to removably secure the traction cleat to a track, and a series of individual traction members, the traction members are disposed along the length of the support member other than at the central portion thereof so that when the cleat is secured to a track it will expel debris including ice or snow that might otherwise accumulate between the cleat and the track.
US09950755B2
A vehicle has an air-guiding device arranged on a lower side of the vehicle in front of a vehicle wheel. The air-guiding device includes an air-guiding body which has a side region running substantially in the vertical direction of the vehicle and facing a vehicle center, and a bottom region which faces an underlying surface and is connected to the side region and is spaced apart from the lower side. In an outer region of the air-guiding body, which faces away from the vehicle center and is connected to the bottom region and is formed with a convex curvature with respect to the outer side of the vehicle, an air flow can be directed in the direction of an outer flank of the vehicle wheel, while an air flow can be oriented in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle via the side region guiding surface.
US09950753B2
An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus is provided for use with vehicles having surfaces that are not streamlined. The apparatus including an exterior cover supported by moveable frames which in turn are supported by sets of supporting linkages. The moveable frames extend rearward and together with the exterior cover form a drag reducing shape for use in a drag reducing configuration and collapse for use in a space saving configuration.
US09950742B2
There are provided a parking guidance apparatus and method. The parking guidance apparatus is configured to recognize parking spaces in which a vehicle is to be parked within a parking lot, to set any one of the recognized parking spaces to a target parking space, to calculate a one-step parking route and a multi-step parking route depending on a steering input of a driver, to display guidance markers corresponding to the one-step parking route and the multi-step parking route so as to be distinguished from each other, and to guidance parking on the basis of the guidance markers.
US09950733B2
Methods are disclosed, according to the present invention, which enable reversible reconfiguration of a wheelchair by a user between a.) an original load-bearing configuration utilizing the conventional caster wheels of the wheelchair, and b.) a modified load-bearing configuration which confers improved functionality to the wheelchair, especially for traversing difficult or uneven terrain.
US09950731B2
A cup holder for an associated stroller includes a cup for releasably holding therein an associated drink container and a base detachably connected to the cup. The base includes a mounting member releasably connecting the cup holder to an associated stroller bar and a tightening mechanism separately engaging the associated stroller bar for tightening the base against the associated stroller bar and holding the cup holder at a predetermined location on the associated stroller bar.
US09950724B2
Disclosed is an apparatus for use with one or more containers shaped and configured to be retained by the apparatus, the apparatus including: a lower platform extending in a substantially horizontal direction; one or more frame members attached to and extending substantially upward from the lower platform; two or more support arms detachably engaged with and extending in the substantially horizontal direction from the frame members and adapted to removably engage with and support the containers.
US09950719B2
An operating system for operating functional units in a rail vehicle. At least one base station is provided in each car of the rail vehicle. Each base station communicates, via a wireless interface, with a mobile terminal of an authenticated user, in particular an authenticated train conductor, who operates functional units of the rail vehicle via a graphical user interface of the mobile terminal.
US09950718B2
A train network management system for a train having a locomotive and railcars, including a node computer on the railcar and communicating with a high-speed network device for receiving and transmitting data over a high-speed network, and a locomotive computer on the locomotive and communicating with a high-speed network device for receiving and transmitting data over the high-speed network, where a communication path is generated between at least two high-speed network devices of the railcars and the high-speed network device of the locomotive, such that high-speed data communication is provided between the high-speed network devices of the railcars and the locomotive. A railcar network unit is also disclosed.
US09950701B2
What is described is a tire pressure sensor for use in a wheel of aircraft landing gear. The tire pressure sensor includes a position sensor configured to detect a movement of the wheel and generate a wheel movement signal based on the movement. The tire pressure sensor also includes a processor coupled to the position sensor. The processor is configured to receive the wheel movement signal, determine a wheel rotational speed of the wheel based on the wheel movement signal and generate a wheel rotational speed signal based on the wheel rotational speed.
US09950697B2
A braking-driving force control system is provided in which erroneous vehicle speed detection may be avoided even when a frictional braking power is generated during rotation of an output shaft coupled to an electric driving motor as driving source. When only regenerative braking force is being generated as braking force while the vehicle is traveling, the braking force and the driving force are controlled based on an output shaft side vehicle speed calculated from the rotational state of an output shaft of a driving source, and when the frictional braking power is being generated while the vehicle is traveling, the braking force and the driving force will be controlled based on a wheel side vehicle speed representing the vehicle speed calculated from the rotational state of the vehicle wheel.
US09950693B2
A wireless communication system includes an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle; and a portable device that can be carried by a user. The in-vehicle device includes a first sending unit configured to intermittently and wirelessly send an identification code of the vehicle or the in-vehicle device; and a detection unit configured to detect a presence of the portable device by receiving a response signal wirelessly sent from the portable device. The portable device includes a receiving antenna configured to receive the identification code; a first verification unit configured to verify the identification code, received by the receiving antenna, with a code registered in the portable device; and a sending control unit configured to wirelessly send the response signal if the verification by the first verification unit is successful and not to send the response signal if the verification by the first verification unit is not successful.
US09950692B2
In an on-board communication system, an on-board device transmits detection signals from a plurality of antennas disposed in a vehicle, and a plurality of portable devices each receive the detection signals and transmit response signals corresponding to the received detection signals. Each portable device measures an elapsed time from when the processing start signal is received, and (i) transmits a first response signal that includes information corresponding to the received detection signals, and (ii) when a specified time has elapsed from receipt of the processing start signal, transmits a second response signal including the same information as the information included in the first response signal. Position detection of the portable devices is performed based on the response signals.
US09950688B2
The present invention provides a gas generator in which an effect of decreasing the temperature of a combustion gas and an effect of capturing mist of the combustion gas are adjusted.A cup member disposed in a cylindrical housing has one gas passage hole selected from a first gas passage hole, which is formed in part of a circumferential wall on the side of an opening, a second gas passage hole, which is formed in part of a circumferential wall on the side of a bottom portion, and a third gas passage hole, which is formed between the first gas passage hole and the second gas passage hole. By selecting one of the above gas passage holes, the effect of decreasing the temperature of the combustion gas and the effect of capturing mist of the combustion gas are adjusted.
US09950685B1
Embodiments for use of an apparatus and method for alerting an occupant within a vehicle are provided. An apparatus may include a lidar unit configured to detect an oncoming intruder approaching a stationary vehicle. The lidar unit is mounted to an external surface of the stationary vehicle or coupled to an emergency vehicle warning device. An alarm is sounded or warning lights are triggered when the oncoming intruder approaches within a zone surrounding the vehicle. A method may include providing a controller unit and a lidar unit configured to detect the motion of any oncoming person, animal, or object approaching a stationary vehicle. The lidar unit rotates to scan the region surrounding the stationary vehicle and provides detection data. Upon detecting an oncoming intruder, the detection data is transmitted to the controller unit within the vehicle, and an alarm may be sounded to warn an occupant located within the vehicle.
US09950677B2
There is described a camera system for imaging a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising: a support body having an adjustable length for accommodating the passenger compartment and being removably securable within the passenger compartment of the vehicle; and a camera movably secured to the support body and being movable along at least a portion of the support body, the camera for imaging at least a portion of the passenger compartment.
US09950663B2
An electronic vehicle horn outputs a warning sound by exciting a diaphragm using a piezoelectric device that is driven with a composite signal generated, in part, by modulating a first fundamental square wave with a first modulating square wave and setting a frequency deviation at the time of the modulation in a predetermined range, modulating a second fundamental square wave with a second modulating square wave and setting a frequency deviation at the time of the modulation in a predetermined range, and generating the composite signal by mixing the modulated first fundamental square wave and the modulated second fundamental square wave.
US09950659B2
In a method of controlling an interior lighting (25) in a vehicle (18), having a plurality of separately drivable lamps (26a-26g), provision is made that a motion light pattern, in particular a wave light pattern, is generated as a function of vehicle operating data by separately driving the individual lamps (26a-26g), all of the lamps (26a-28g) being driven with an identical or similar light pattern, and the lamps (26a-26g) being driven with the light pattern offset in time. The time offset with which the lamps (26a-26g) are driven is dependent on the driving speed of the vehicle.
US09950658B2
A privacy window system of a vehicle is provided herein. A light-producing assembly is operable to illuminate a window such that visibility there through becomes obscured. A proximity sensor is configured for object detection. A controller is in communication with the light-producing assembly and the proximity sensor. When the proximity sensor detects an object proximate the window, the controller activates the light-producing assembly.
US09950653B1
The present invention is a seat bottom suspension system adapted to provide a varying spring constant. An embodiment includes a first plurality of flat elongated biasing members in communication with at least one axle adapted to translate in a direction generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of the flat elongated biasing members. An embodiment may include a second set of flat elongated biasing members set at a lower height than the first plurality of flat elongated biasing members to provide a progressive increase in the spring constant as the down force seen on the seat increases.
US09950651B2
The invention relates to a motor-vehicle accessory, comprising a first part and at least one second part pivotal about an axis (a) relative to the first part in at least one bearing assembly (20a, 20b), and the bearing assembly (20a, 20b) comprises a bearing pin (14) on which a bearing sleeve (22) is coaxial to the bearing axis (a), and the bearing pin (14) forms a head (19) with an axial retaining face (30).The particularity is that of the bearing pin (14) having first coupling formation that engages in a second coupling formation of the bearing sleeve (22) and prevents relative rotation in a pivot direction (u1, u2) between the bearing sleeve (22) and the bearing pin (14).
US09950650B1
Provided is a vehicle seat (S) including a vehicle occupant support member (20) that can be assembled to the seat cushion frame (F1) with ease. A vehicle occupant support member extends between a front cross frame member (15) and a rear cross frame member (16) for supporting a vehicle occupant from below and fitted centrally with a child seat anchor (17), and a rear end part of the vehicle support member is provided with an anchor engagement portion (23B) for engaging a part of the anchor to prevent lateral movement of the vehicle support member. The vehicle occupant support member includes a plurality of spring members (21), a rear hook member (23) connected to the rear ends of the spring members and hooked onto a rear cross frame member, and a front hook member (22) connected to the front ends of the spring members and hooked onto a front cross frame member.
US09950647B2
A contoured seat form includes a lower support surface on which a user's legs and buttocks are supported, the lower support surface including a forward edge having: i) a pair of primary leg support surfaces extending inwardly from side edges of the forward edge; and ii) a pair of indent surfaces, each extending backwardly from the leg support surfaces. At least one leg indentation is formed into which a smaller rider's leg or legs can fit. A back support surface by which a rider's back is supported includes a pair of contoured protrusions that extend forwardly therefrom, the pair of contoured protrusions defining a torso indentation therebetween, the torso indentation being sized such that a smaller rider's torso will fit between the pair of protrusions while a larger rider's torso will be prevented from entering the torso indentation by the contoured protrusions.
US09950646B2
A vehicle seat of the present invention includes a seatback frame, a backrest section that supports a back of an occupant, a swivel-coupling section that couples the backrest section and that is capable of swiveling with respect to the seatback frame in a seat width direction, and an outer periphery support section that couples plural locations at an outer peripheral side of the backrest section to the seatback frame, that supports the backrest section with respect to the seatback frame, and that permits the backrest section to swivel.
US09950645B2
The present disclosure provides a brake assembly for aircraft cabin fixtures. A brake assembly includes a carriage, a lever having a ramp, a shaft, and a pivot, wherein the lever is coupled to the pivot, wherein the shaft is coupled to the lever, and wherein the carriage is configured to ride along the ramp. A brake assembly may comprise a spring in communication with the lever. The shaft may comprise a first end and a brake plate coupled at the first end. The ramp may comprise a slot. A brake assembly may comprise an actuation lever coupled to the carriage.
US09950643B2
In a rear structure of a vehicle body, a rear bulkhead is erected from a floor panel and the erected rear bulkhead is coupled to a vehicle body to separate a passenger compartment from a cargo compartment. First seat anchors are coupled to the rear bulkhead using multiple rivets. Second seat anchors are coupled to the rear bulkhead using multiple rivets. The first seat anchors and the second seat anchors support a child seat.
US09950640B2
This application discusses various ways to adjust the performance of a variable input control in accordance with previous use data. In some embodiments, the previous use data can be associated with particular users of the variable input control. In this way, a response provided by the user input control can be adjusted to accommodate particular patterns of use on a user by user basis. In some embodiments, the variable input control can take the form of an accelerator pedal of a vehicle. Performance of the accelerator pedal can be adjusted by changing an amount of engine power provided for a particular accelerator pedal position. The adjustment can arrange commonly utilized power settings in the middle of the accelerator pedal range of motion to make manipulation of the accelerator pedal more comfortable and convenient for each user of the accelerator pedal.
US09950636B2
A foreign matter detection device including a detection coil between a power transmitting coil and a power receiving coil, and a detection unit detecting an induced voltage V generated in the detection coil and detects, from this induced voltage, presence or absence of a conductive foreign matter between the power transmitting coil and the power receiving coil. The detection coil includes a continuous conductive wire where two loop portions are wound in mutually opposite directions. An area or a winding number of each loop portion or a direction connecting centroids of the two loop portions is set so that the induced voltage (i.e., a reference voltage) generated in the detection coil when no conductive foreign matters exist becomes 0 or a minimum.
US09950625B2
A vehicle which a predetermined mode of the vehicle can be selected by a user. The vehicle including an electric power supply, a socket, an input device, and an electronic control unit. The input device is configured to receive, from the user, a selection indication to select an external supply mode. The external supply mode is a mode corresponding to a case where a position of the electrical device is outside the vehicle. The electrical device is configured to receive electric power from the electric power supply via the socket. The electronic control unit is configured to control the vehicle such that traveling of the vehicle is in a suppressed state when the external supply mode is selected by receiving the selection indication.
US09950623B2
A vehicular projection system includes plural information collectors, a time-division multiplexing device and a projection mechanism. The plural information collectors are used for outputting driving information. The time-division multiplexing device includes plural wireless transmission modules. The time-division multiplexing device determines the transmitting sequence of plural information collectors according to the receiving sequence of wireless transmission requests from the plural information collectors. Moreover, the time-division multiplexing device determines the suitable wireless transmission modules according to the file properties of the driving information and the wireless transmission capabilities of the plural information collectors. Since the plural information collectors can simultaneously transmit driving information to the time-division multiplexing device through different wireless transmission modules, the wireless transmission efficiency is enhanced.
US09950621B2
An indicator system for outdoor power equipment, such as a riding lawn mower, may include an illuminating element around the perimeter of a display screen. The illuminating element may be configured to illuminate in a predetermined manner based on a predefined condition occurring in order to alert the operator to the display screen. The display screen may be configured to display more detail about the predefined condition while the illuminating element is illuminated.
US09950617B2
A utility vehicle (2) comprises a plurality of ground engaging members (6, 8) and a frame (4) supported by the plurality of ground engaging members. The utility vehicle includes a front seating area (24) and a rear seating area (26). A rear cargo bed (20) is reconfigurable from a configuration where it is rearward of the rear seating area to a second configuration where it includes the rear seating area space. The vehicle includes a transmission (254) having a final drive portion (258) and a plurality of transmission shafts (672, 690, 702) housed in a common housing (650), the final drive portion being forward of an end of the plurality of transmission shafts. The vehicle also includes a front suspension (72) and a rear suspension (74).
US09950610B2
A vehicle radiator apparatus includes: a radiator main body; a grill shutter unit configured to adjust the amount of air introduced from an opening in front of the radiator main body and flowing toward the radiator main body; and an air guiding plate provided to extend in a longitudinal direction below the radiator main body and the grill shutter unit to guide the air introduced from the opening to the radiator main body, in which the grill shutter unit includes: a shutter member configured to open or close the opening of a vehicle; and a shutter support member configured to support the shutter member, and including left and right side frame portions and an upper frame portion, and lower ends of the side frame portions are assembled and attached to an upper surface portion of the air guiding plate.
US09950608B2
A transmission having a plurality of tilting balls and opposing input and output discs provides an infinite number of speed combinations over its transmission ratio range. The transmission provides multiple powerpaths and can be combined with electrical components to provide motor/generator functionality, which reduces the overall size and complexity of the motor and transmission compared to when they are constructed separately. In one embodiment, rotatable components of a continuously variable transmission are coupled separately to an electrical rotor and to an electrical stator so that the rotor and stator rotate simultaneously in opposite directions relative to one another. In other embodiments, an electrical rotor is configured to transfer torque to or from a disc that is in contact with a plurality of speed adjusters, while an electrical stator is configured to transfer torque to a shaft that is operationally coupled to the speed adjusters via an idler.
US09950607B2
A powertrain includes an output member, and first and second simple planetary gear sets. The planetary gear sets each have a first, a second, and a third member including a sun gear, carrier, and ring gear member. The drive unit includes a single electric machine operable as a motor and having a rotor connected to rotate in unison with and drive the sun gear member of the first planetary gear set. An interconnecting member connects the second member of the first planetary gear set to rotate in unison with the first member of the second planetary gear set. The third member of the first planetary gear set or the second member of the second planetary gear set is continuously grounded to the stationary member or operatively connected to be driven by an engine. The third member of the second planetary gear set is continuously operatively connected to the output member.
US09950601B2
A vehicle includes an upper member, a lower member, and a high voltage equipment. The upper member is provided at a rear of a seat in a front-rear direction of the vehicle. The upper member extends in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle. The lower member extends in the vehicle width direction. The lower member is provided at the rear of the seat in the front-rear direction below the upper member in a vehicle height direction of the vehicle. The high voltage equipment is provided at the rear of the seat in the front-rear direction and connected to an upper connecting point of the upper member and a lower connecting point of the lower member. A virtual line connecting the upper connecting point and the lower connecting point passes through a center of gravity of the high voltage equipment viewed in the vehicle width direction.
US09950600B2
A glass run 20 includes a glass run body 21 and a lip 22. The glass run body 21 is assembled to a glass run attachment plate 10 of a window frame 3, and the lip 22 made of an elastic material covers a flange 11 of the window frame 3. The lip 22 is formed to bend from the outside toward the inside of the passenger compartment with respect to the flange. The lip 22 includes a recess 22d formed on an interior face of a portion, of the lip, covering a protrusion of the flange 11. The recess 22d acts as a pivot of a change in a shape of the lip 22 when the lip 22 is opened.
US09950595B2
A door for a motor vehicle that includes at least one thermoformed panel part, a supporting structure to support the panel part, and a holder fastened to the panel part. The holder is to engage in a shaped portion of the supporting structure or in a support element fastened to the supporting structure, so that the panel part may slide on the shaped portion and/or the support element in a direction perpendicular to the direction of engagement.
US09950590B2
A system for controlling a temperature a within an interior volume of a cargo trailer adapted to transport perishable goods is described herein. The system includes a fluid distribution assembly and a monitoring system operatively coupled to the fluid distribution assembly for selectively channeling a flow of cryogenic cooling fluid into the cargo trailer interior volume to facilitate adjusting a temperature within the interior volume. The monitoring system includes at least one sensor for sensing an environmental parameter of the cargo trailer, and a controller coupled to the sensor and to the fluid distribution assembly. The controller is configured to receive a monitoring signal indicative of the sensed environmental parameter, determine an environmental condition of the cargo trailer as a function of the environmental parameter, and provide a notification signal if the determined environmental condition is different than a predefined environmental condition.
US09950589B2
A vehicle air conditioner includes a blower for blowing air into a space of a vehicle compartment, and an air-conditioning mode switching portion for switching between air conditioning modes. The air conditioning modes include a normal air conditioning mode in which air conditioning of a specific region including a driver seat and air conditioning of a non-specific region not including the specific region in the space of the vehicle compartment are performed, and a specific-region prioritizing air conditioning mode in which an air conditioning capability for the non-specific region is decreased as compared to the normal air conditioning mode. The air-conditioning mode switching portion adjusts the air conditioning capability for the non-specific region based on a pressure of air drawn into the blower, in the specific-region prioritizing air conditioning mode.
US09950588B2
A vehicle includes a high voltage equipment-accommodation portion, a cooling mechanism, and a discharge passage. The high voltage equipment-accommodation portion is provided behind a seat and includes a high voltage equipment. The cooling mechanism cools the high voltage equipment with cooling air introduced from an outside of the high voltage equipment-accommodation portion and diffuses in the high voltage equipment-accommodation portion the cooling air which has cooled the high voltage equipment. The discharge passage connects a lower end part of the high voltage equipment-accommodation portion and a vicinity of a floor surface in the vehicle interior. The cooling mechanism is configured to discharge the cooling air in the high voltage equipment-accommodation portion downwardly to the vehicle interior via the discharge passage.
US09950585B2
The invention relates to a method for providing a manipulated variable for an actuator (4) of an active chassis of a motor vehicle (2), wherein the manipulated variable in the event that a value for a projected variable, which is dependent upon a height profile of the terrain to be travelled by the motor vehicle (2), is available, is configured from a combination of a Skyhook variable, which is dependent upon a movement of a structure of the motor vehicle (2), and the projected variable, and wherein the manipulated variable is configured from a combination of a soft-spring variable, which is dependent upon a wheel-suspension of the motor vehicle (2), and the Skyhook variable, if no value for the projected variable is available.
US09950573B2
Blocks are formed on a tread surface of a pneumatic tire by main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction and lateral grooves which intersect with the main grooves. A size of the block in the tire width direction of the tread surface is set larger than a size of the block in the tire circumferential direction of the tread surface. The blocks include: center blocks which are positioned in a center region in the tire width direction; shoulder blocks which are positioned on both side regions in the tire width direction; and mediate blocks which are positioned in an intermediate region between the center blocks and the shoulder blocks. A recessed portion is formed on an approximately center portions of the shoulder blocks and the mediate blocks excluding the center blocks.
US09950568B2
An interface arrangement is provided for use in a vehicle having an autonomous drive (AD) system. The interface arrangement is an interface between a user of the vehicle and the autonomous drive (AD) system. The interface arrangement includes a manually operated communication device movable between multiple predetermined positions and configured to input commands into the autonomous drive (AD) system. Each predetermined position of the manually operated communication device codes for a command to the autonomous drive system.
US09950566B2
An elastomer composition, having an excellent flexibility and low temperature durability, a method for producing the same and a pneumatic tire using the same are provided. An elastomer composition (C) comprising a matrix of a thermoplastic resin (A), in which a dispersed phase of an elastomer component (B) is finely dispersed to form an island-in-sea structure, wherein volume ratios of the thermoplastic resin (A) and the elastomer component (B) satisfy the following formula (I): φd/φm>ηd/ηm (I) wherein φd and ηd, respectively, indicate a volume ratio and a melt viscosity of the elastomer component (B), and φm and ηm, respectively, indicate a volume ratio and a melt viscosity of the thermoplastic resin (A)), a method for producing the same and a pneumatic tire using the same.
US09950564B2
An articulating carriage for moving an object across a surface having a non-planar obstruction to allow movement of the object over the obstruction. The articulating carriage has a walking beam assembly that pivotally supports a pedestal to dispose a support surface thereof above the walking beam assembly. The walking beam assembly has a base plate, wheeled casters and a pair of spaced apart hangers having articulation openings. The walking beam pivots relative to the pedestal. In one embodiment, the pedestal is pivotally mounted on the walking beam assembly. In another embodiment, a pair of walking beam assemblies are connected with a crosstube that pivotally supports the pedestal. In another embodiment, a major crosstube assembly connects a pair of crosstubes to define a carriage having four walking beams. In yet another embodiment, a compound crosstube assembly connects pairs of major crosstube assemblies to define a carriage having eight walking beams.
US09950558B1
An apparatus and method for detachably supporting a decorative or graphic panel or covering upon a frame or door without leaving a mark or other visible evidence of the presence of the panel. The panel may be used to install a decorative panel on a door or a decorative image on a frame to be hung on a wall, for example. Specially designed corner supports are attached to the panel and looped over the respective corners of the door or frame. The decorative image or graphic may be applied to the visible face of the panel or covering by any practical process.
US09950555B2
Provided is a valve type writing instrument, eliminating the need for frequently making a core pushing-in operation, thus being long-lasting, and causing no blurring of a written character. The valve type writing instrument includes an ink tank barrel; a valve housing cylinder, fitted into the ink tank barrel; and a core, slidably held in the valve housing cylinder, in which an ink reservoir member, reservoiring ink, and a valve unit case, incorporating a valve mechanism are loaded. The ink reservoir member has a truncated cone shape, a core insertion hole being formed so as to be penetrated through the central portion thereof, one half part of core being slidably housed therein, a number of slits for reservoiring ink being radially formed from the core insertion hole, and ink reservoired in the slits being capable of permeating into the housed portion of core in the core insertion hole as needed.
US09950553B2
A process of forming an identification marking within article formed from an at least partially optically transparent material for identification and validation, said process including the steps of (i) forming an indicia with an at least partially optically transparent material by way of subsurface laser engraving (SSLE); and (ii) forming a plurality of defects within or adjacent indicia within said at least partially optically transparent material resultant of the step of forming the indicia and from localized heating and irregularities in said at least partially optically transparent material, wherein said plurality of defects forms said identification marking.
US09950551B2
A preheating station for different shaping tools for shaping a folding region of a lying outstretched book cover includes a plurality of receiving spaces for the different shaping tools for shaping different book covers lying outstretched. At least one heating element is arranged in a region of each of the receiving spaces and a temperature sensor is connected to the heating element. A control device is connected to the one heating element and the temperature sensor. A sensor is connected to the control device and configured to detect at least one identifying feature of the different shaping tools received in the preheating station.
US09950545B2
A drying device for drying a recording medium is provided. The drying device includes a plurality of heating roller units independently detachable from the drying device. The heating roller units includes at least one upstream heating roller unit disposed upstream relative to a conveyance direction of the recording medium and at least two downstream heating roller units disposed downstream relative to the conveyance direction of the recording medium. Each upstream heating roller unit includes an upstream heating roller, two upstream temperature detectors, and two upstream controllers. The upstream heating roller includes two upstream heat sources having different heating areas. The two upstream temperature detectors are disposed at respective end parts of the upstream heating roller, to detect temperatures of the respective upstream heat sources to output signals. The two upstream controllers control the respective upstream heat sources based on the respective signals from the respective upstream temperature detectors.
US09950535B2
A liquid container includes a liquid container portion and a liquid inlet portion. The liquid inlet portion is connected with the liquid container portion and configured to pour liquid into the liquid container portion. The liquid container portion includes a bottom wall, a liquid inlet portion-forming wall that is located above the bottom wall and at which the liquid inlet portion is arranged, a visual recognition wall, an opposite wall opposite the visual recognition wall, and a partition wall. The visual recognition wall is a wall that extends in a direction intersecting the bottom wall and the liquid inlet portion-forming wall and through which the liquid in the liquid container portion is visible from outside. At least a part of the partition wall is located between the visual recognition wall. The opening is an intersecting part at which the liquid inlet portion intersects with the liquid inlet portion-forming wall.
US09950532B2
A manufacturing method of a liquid ejecting head includes providing a stepped region that is formed by half-blanking and has a height different from a plane surface region, and a protrusion that is formed by drawing within the stepped region and protrudes on a liquid ejection side in the plane surface region of a fixing plate defining a liquid ejection surface in which nozzles ejecting liquid are provided; and fixing the liquid ejection section having a flow path member in which a flow path supplying the liquid is provided on a side opposite to a side in which the protrusion protrudes to the flat plate.
US09950528B2
An inkjet printhead including: an elongate fluid manifold comprising: an inlet boss, an outlet boss, a longitudinal channel extending between the inlet and outlet bosses, a plurality of air cavities positioned above the longitudinal channel in a roof cavity of the fluid manifold, and plurality of fluid outlets defined in a floor of the longitudinal channel; and a plurality of printhead chips attached to the base of the fluid manifold, each printhead chip receiving printing fluid from one or more fluid outlets. The air cavities are defined by ribs extending from a roof of the fluid manifold towards the longitudinal channel and each rib has a lip protruding beyond a lower surface of the inlet and outlet bosses.
US09950505B2
A method for manufacturing the display device (70, 80) comprises: providing a first flexible substrate (101) comprising a first and second surfaces and a second flexible substrate (102) comprising a third and fourth surfaces; joining the second surface of the first flexible substrate with the third surface of the second flexible substrate by a connecting element (11) to form a laminated structure, wherein the first surface of the first flexible substrate (101) is a first outer surface of the laminated structure, and the fourth surface of the second flexible substrate (102) is a second outer surface of the laminated structure; forming a first flexible display element layer (10a) and a second flexible display element layer (10b) respectively on the first and second outer surfaces of the laminated structure; separating the first flexible substrate (101) from the second flexible substrate (102) of the laminated structure. The manufacturing method can achieve simultaneous processing of two substrates during part of the manufacturing technology, thus improving the production efficiency and reducing the production costs.
US09950497B2
The invention relates essentially to a composite part comprising at least one sheet of steel coated with at least one polymeric film formed beforehand by extrusion of a polymeric blend comprising at least the following components: a polymer formed of a dispersion of elastomer nodules in a polypropylene matrix, the proportion of elastomer in the matrix being less than 20% by weight of the combination formed by the matrix and the elastomer, a first antioxidant from the family of the phenolic antioxidants for a content by weight of greater than or equal to 0.2%, a second antioxidant from the family of the hydroperoxide-decomposing antioxidants for a content by weight of greater than or equal to 0.1%, reinforcing fillers for a content by weight of less than 10%. The invention relates in addition to a process for the manufacture of this composite part and to the application of this composite part in the motor vehicle and transportation fields.
US09950488B2
A space-saving in-flight trash compactor, comprising a trash chute, a compactor mechanism disposed above a level of the trash chute, and a storage chamber removably positioned below the compactor mechanism and below a level of the trash chute. The storage chamber is vertically aligned with the compactor mechanism. The trash chute is configured to channel trash disposed through an opening of the trash chute at a level of a counter top and above a level of a top of the storage chamber into an opening of the storage chamber at the top of the storage chamber. The opening of the trash chute may be horizontally offset from the vertical alignment of the storage chamber and compactor mechanism.
US09950483B2
The invention is related to a method for qualifying and quantifying carboxyl groups on the surfaces of a silicone hydrogel contact lens. The method of the invention comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining silicone hydrogel contact lenses each of which comprises a silicone hydrogel lens body (i.e., bulk material) and a coating thereon, wherein the silicone hydrogel lens body is obtained from a lens formulation free of any polymerizable component including one or more carboxyl groups, wherein the coating comprises a polymer having carboxyl groups; (b) immersing a given number of the silicone hydrogel contact lenses in a fixed volume of a C1-C4 alcohol solution of a positively-charged dye having acetate as counter anion at a given initial concentration for a time period sufficient to stain the silicone hydrogel contact lens; and (c) determining the concentration of carboxyl groups per each silicone hydrogel contact lens and/or the thickness of the coating on the silicone hydrogel contact lens.
US09950482B2
A method for adjusting a light adjustable lens in an optical system includes providing a light adjustable lens in an optical system; providing an ultraviolet light source to generate an ultraviolet light; and irradiating the generated ultraviolet light with a light delivery system onto the light adjustable lens with a center wavelength and with a spatial irradiance profile to change a dioptric power of the light adjustable lens by changing a refraction of the light adjustable lens in a refraction-change zone, thereby causing a wavefront sag, defined as half of a product of the change of the dioptric power and the square of a radius of the refraction-change zone, to be within 10% of its maximum over an ultraviolet spectrum.
US09950481B2
Described are processes for repairing plastic glazing and for the local application of a plasma coating using a plasma depositing device to an edge created by the removal of excess or unwanted plastic from plastic.
US09950480B2
A composite structure and method of assembling a composite structure is provided. The composite structure includes a base member having an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface defines a channel therethrough. The composite structure further includes a support member coupled to the outer surface. A fabric overwrap is coupled to the support member.
US09950475B2
A device for generative manufacturing of a component, in particular for layered generative manufacturing of a component which is printed on a base plate. The base plate forms a connecting surface for applying and compacting powder in order to manufacture the component, and includes a plurality of sheets, the sheets being formed and arranged next to one other such that the connecting surface of the base plate is formed by lateral surfaces of the sheets.
US09950473B2
The present invention is directed to a method for additively fabricating a solid object from a series of components. The method utilizes additive fabrication with a programmed computer operating a machine to produce a solid object based on a three dimensional, computerized rendering of the solid object. Each component is produced from one or more molds which are filled with a fluid material that solidifies into a component that attaches to a previously manufactured component by way of the same process.
US09950470B1
A liner heat sealing device used to fuse two or more sheets of plastic or vinyl together along a straight line using a heating element and a temperature control unit to control the temperature of the device, the device having three separate temperature zones along a linear axis, including a front preheating segment, a central fusing segment and a rear cooling section, each section provided on the common linear sealing device.
US09950461B2
Provided is a method capable of producing a retardation film suppressed in biaxiality, having a small Nz coefficient, and having a slow axis in an oblique direction with high production efficiency. The production method for a retardation film of the present invention includes: holding left and right side edge portions of a film to be stretched with left and right variable pitch-type clips configured to have clip pitches changing in a longitudinal direction, respectively; preheating the film; reducing, under a state in which a position at which the clip pitch of the clips on one side out of the left and right clips starts to reduce and a position at which the clip pitch of the clips on another side starts to reduce are set to different positions in the longitudinal direction, the clip pitch of each of the clips to a predetermined pitch to subject the film to oblique stretching; and releasing the clips holding the film.
US09950460B2
A method and device for producing containers filled with a liquid filling material from preforms made of a thermoplastic material, wherein the respective preform is at least thermally conditioned and subsequently re-formed during a forming and filling phase into the container with at least one liquid filling material as a pressure medium having a filling pressure p2. The filling material or portions of the filling material is/are supplied at at least two points in time and/or during at least two process phases having different carbon dioxide contents and/or different temperatures. The filling pressure p2 of the container formed in the first process phase is reduced to a pressure p1 and filling material is supplied in the second process phase, after which the pressure of the container is reduced to atmospheric pressure p0. In the first process phase filling material that has been previously degassed and/or uncarbonated is supplied.
US09950455B2
A dielectric waveguide comprising a dielectric probe at each end, wherein the dielectric probes are arranged to transfer energy.
US09950453B2
Thin silicon films of high thickness uniformity and thicknesses of from 0.1 μm to 200 μm are prepared by applying a crosslinkable silicone composition to a moving carrier by means of a slot die, removing solvent, if present, and subsequently crosslinking the silicone layer formed on the carrier.
US09950438B2
A sheet processing apparatus includes, a punch unit configured to perform punching processing on a sheet conveyed from one of a plurality of sheet storing units capable of storing a sheet or a pre-punched sheet, an input unit configured to input a number of holes punched in the pre-punched sheet stored in one of the sheet storing units, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a number of holes that can be punched by the punch unit, a determination unit configured to determine whether the input number of holes coincides with the acquired number of holes that can be punched, and a control unit configured to display a predetermined warning in a case where the determination unit determines that the input number of holes does not coincide with the acquired number of holes that can be punched.
US09950436B2
A method of assembling an electronic subassembly for a personal care product by providing an adapter having a body with a tapered guide surface. A first circuit board is positioned within the adapter. A flexible portion of the first circuit board extends from one end of the adapter and a rigid end of the first circuit board extends from the other end of the adapter. A housing is provided with a first opening and a second opening and a chamber (between the first and second openings. A second circuit board having an electrical connector into the chamber thru the first opening. The tapered surface of the adapter engages a corresponding tapered guide surface of the housing. The rigid end of the first circuit board is connected to the electrical connector.
US09950433B2
A folding knife having an improved locking engagement mechanism that will maintain and hold the knife in an open locked use position or in a locked folded position. The improved locking engagement provides a spring urged dual locking bar engaged directly on the knife blade for an improved imparted force transfer. A positional locking activation safety button is resiliently registerably against an apertured pivot arm extension of the locking bar for locking and unlocking engagement.
US09950430B1
A robotic system may include an incremental encoder coupled to a joint of the system. The robotic system may include a memory configured to store representations of angular positions of the joint. The robotic system may include a motor coupled to the joint, where rotation of the joint while the motor is powered off (i) causes rotation of the motor such that electric power is generated, and (ii) updates the angular position of the joint. The robotic system may use the electric power to power on the incremental encoder and the memory while the robotic system is powered off. One or more processors may obtain, when the robotic system powers on after being powered off, the updated angular position of the joint from the memory, where the incremental encoder provides the updated angular position to the memory while the robotic system is powered off.
US09950427B2
A robot includes a robot arm and an inertial sensor provided in the robot arm. The robot arm is controlled using a weighting value for weighting output from the inertial sensor. In at least apart of a range in which the robot arm is movable, the weighting value is a first value when acceleration of the robot arm is first acceleration, and changes from the first value to a second value higher than the first value when the acceleration of the robot arm changes from the first acceleration to second acceleration lower than the first acceleration.
US09950421B2
The invention relates to a player humanoid robot, a method and computer programs associated therewith. The prior art does not disclose any humanoid robot able to move on its lower limbs, to perform gestures, to communicate visual and/or audible signs, to receive same and interpret them so as to deduce therefrom appropriate behaviors for participating in a game in time as compere, questioner, questioned, investigator or mobile stake for the game. The hardware architectures, internal software and software for programming the robot of the invention make it possible to carry out these functions and to create new game experiences in which the boundaries between virtual world and real world are shifted once again.
US09950419B2
A hammer drill comprising: a body; a motor mounted within the body; a transmission housing mounted within the body, a transmission mechanism mounted within the transmission housing which is capable of rotatably driving and/or repetitively striking a cutting tool held by the hammer drill in response to rotation of an output shaft of the motor; wherein the transmission housing comprises a pair of housing portions adapted to engage each other to support the component parts of the transmission mechanism within the transmission housing; wherein the first housing portion is made from metal and the second housing portion is made from a plastic material, each of the components of the transmission mechanism being supported jointly be the first and second housing portions.
US09950410B2
A puller for gripping a mat, or pad, and the like for aiding in the movement and placement thereof, the puller including a plurality of pivoted lever members and gripper members mounted thereon for securely gripping the mat or pad, and including at least one handle member for moving the lever members toward and away from each other for moving the gripper members into and out of contact with the mat or pad.
US09950407B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a very practical nozzle body. The present invention is a nozzle body in which: a slurry-accumulating chamber (1) having a prescribed length is provided, a slurry formed of a mixture of an abrasive and a liquid being introduced into the slurry-accumulating chamber, and the slurry-accumulating chamber accumulating the slurry; an air-jetting passage (30) having a prescribed length is provided in the vicinity of the slurry-accumulating chamber (1) in a direction perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the slurry-accumulating chamber (1); the air-jetting passage (30) and the slurry-accumulating chamber (1) are in communication through an output passage (6); pressurized air passes through the air-jetting passage (30), and the slurry is thereby outputted from the slurry-accumulating chamber (1) via the output passage (6); the slurry and the pressurized air are mixed in a mixing chamber (3); and jetting material (4) formed by mixing the pressurized air and the slurry is jetted from a slit-shaped jetting part (5).
US09950399B2
The object of the present invention is a device for moving a load and for the control thereof, particularly for regulating the positioning and/or orientation of a first plane, for example that is integral with an automatic machine, with respect to a reference plane or direction, for example that of the force of gravity. More specifically, the present invention consists of a device that makes it possible to move at least a number of points of the lower portion of an automatic machine and/or of the surface of an object along at least one axis (C), so as to regulate the orientation and/or inclination of the machine and/or object with respect to a reference direction.
US09950397B2
The present disclosure concerns embodiments of a badge or insert for a golf club head that can eliminate undesired gaps between the insert and the peripheral sidewall of the cavity that receives the insert. In one embodiment, a golf club head comprises a main body comprising a cavity, which defines a central surface and an inner peripheral surface at least partially surrounding the central surface. An insert comprises a central portion and a deflectable portion coupled to and extending along a peripheral edge section of the central portion. The deflectable portion has a shape corresponding to and contacting a corresponding section of the inner peripheral surface of the cavity. The deflectable portion forms a press-fit engagement with the corresponding section of the inner peripheral surface of the cavity that retains the deflectable portion in a deflected state relative to the central portion.
US09950392B2
A process is provided for forming a plurality of apertures in a fiber-reinforced composite object using a laser. The apertures include at least a first aperture and a second aperture. During the process, a scanner head of the laser is operated from a location to selectively scan a laser beam over the object to form a first portion of the first aperture and to form a first portion of the second aperture. The scanner head is also operated from the location to selectively scan the laser beam over the object to form a second portion of the first aperture and to form a second portion of the second aperture.
US09950389B1
An improved technique for calibrating the location of an individualized marking includes marking both a grid and an image on a calibration object. The technique uses the marked grid to measure the distance in two orthogonal directions from the current image location to the desired image location by counting the number of grids between the current image location to the desired image location.
US09950387B2
A plasma arc cutting system includes a power supply comprising a multi-pulse transformer and a plurality of semiconductor switches directly connected to a bank of capacitors, and a thermal regulation system connected to the power supply and configured to cool the multi-pulse transformer. The thermal regulation system includes a cold plate in direct contact with the semiconductor switches; a fluid conduit disposed within the cold plate; and a pump connected to the conduit and configured to direct a coolant fluid through the conduit. The power supply has at least one of the following operating requirements: (i) a weight to power ratio of approximately 22.4 pounds per kilowatt; (ii) a volume to power ratio of approximately 1366 cubic inches per kilowatt; (iii) an average semiconductor device case temperature of approximately 100 degrees Centigrade during a cutting operation; (iv) a maximum transformer temperature of about 133 degrees Centigrade during a cutting operation.
US09950375B2
An integrated key duplication machine includes a machine-based key identification module and a key cutting module. The key identification module is configured to identify a second master key while the key cutting module cuts a key blank corresponding to a first master key. A key blank corresponding to the second master key can be cut on either the integrated machine or a stand-alone machine having only key cutting capabilities.
US09950373B2
A coated cutting tool includes a substrate having a rake side, a clearance side and a cutting edge and a coating comprising a first layer and a second layer. The second layer has a sandwich structure of an inner layer, an intermediate layer and an outer layer, wherein the inner layer is exposed through an opening in the outer layer, the opening extending over at least a portion of the width of the cutting edge. Thereby, a double layer is provided in critical areas, whereas a single layer is provided in other areas. The double oxide layer is an aluminum oxide layer. A method for manufacturing the coated cutting tool is also provided.
US09950369B2
Mixed powder that contains first hard particles, second hard particles, graphite particles, and iron particles is used to manufacture a sintered alloy. The first hard particle is a Fe—Mo—Cr—Mn based alloy particle, the second hard particle is a Fe—Mo—Si based alloy particle. The mixed powder contains 5 to 50 mass % of the first hard particles, 1 to 8 mass % of the second hard particles, and 0.5 to 1.0 mass % of the graphite particles when total mass of the first hard particles, the second hard particles, the graphite particles, and the iron particles is set as 100 mass %.
US09950365B2
In a device for fastening a perforated block to a metal melt container, the perforated block can be fastened by at least one clamping wedge which can be inserted transversely with respect to its through opening and which has a clamping jaw coupled thereto, wherein this clamping jaw acts on a clamping surface formed on the circumferential surface of the perforated block. The respective clamping wedge is guided in a carrier plate so as to be displaceable in its longitudinal extent or extension and transversely with respect thereto, while the clamping jaw coupled thereto can be moved in this transverse direction. Consequently, the perforated block can be fastened with precise positioning in the carrier plate in a simple manner.
US09950359B2
A rotary roller surface cleaning method and a rotary roller surface cleaning apparatus which, when foreign matter is detected on a surface of a rotary roller of a quenched ribbon manufacturing apparatus, remove the foreign matter by irradiating the foreign matter with a laser having an output value corresponding to a thickness of the foreign matter. At least one of a rotation speed of the rotary roller and a laser response time is adjusted such that the rotation speed of the rotary roller and the laser response time satisfy a relational expression V×S≤D/1000 (D≥0.1 mm), where the rotation speed of the rotary roller is V (m/sec), the laser response time is S (sec), and a length of the foreign matter along a circumferential direction of the rotary roller is D (mm).
US09950356B2
A forming device includes a gas supply part supplying a gas into a metal pipe material held and heated between a first die and a second die paired with each other. A driving mechanism moves at least one of the first die and the second die in a direction in which the dies are combined together. A first cavity part is formed between the first die and the second die to form the pipe part. A second cavity part communicates with the first cavity part to form the flange part. A flange forming member can be allowed to advance or retreat in the second cavity part, and forms the flange part. A controller controls the gas supply of the gas supply part, the driving of the driving mechanism, and the advance or retreat of the flange forming member.
US09950351B2
In one or more embodiments described herein, there is provided an apparatus for a user interface, the user interface including a user interface surface, the user interface surface including at least part of a self cleaning composition, the composition being configured to draw away at least one dermatological contaminant from one or more contaminated regions of the user interface surface to thereby provide a self-cleaning user interface surface.
US09950341B2
Systems and methods for coating of spiral intracranial aneurysm coils, e.g., a Guglielmi Detachable Coil (GDC), such that only selected surfaces along the spiral coil are coated with a polymer via an atomized polymer deposition process. The resulting device is a detachable aneurysm coil system which preserves the mechanical geometry and flexibility of the coil, and delivers specific agents to promote wound healing.
US09950338B2
Sealant injection systems for injecting sealant into a cavity, the sealant injection systems including a sealant dispensing tip having a proximal end portion, a body portion, and a distal end portion that define a continuous channel to an aperture in the distal end portion for dispensing sealant material into a cavity, where the aperture is surrounded by a compressible material. The distal end portion may have a linear ridge defined on an end face, the aperture being asymmetrically provided relative to the ridge.
US09950337B2
The purpose is to provide a discharge system that adopts an optimal structure for connecting a discharging device to a refilling device in a substantially aligned fashion by moving the discharging device. A discharge system includes a discharging device, a refilling device, a discharge-side coupler, a refill-side coupler, and a manipulator. The discharge-side coupler is connectable to the refill-side coupler by relatively moving the discharge-side coupler in an axial line N direction of the refill-side coupler and fluid can be refilled from the refilling device side to the discharging device side. A coupling position between the manipulator and the discharging device reaches on the axial line N when connecting the refill-side coupler and the discharge-side coupler.
US09950336B2
A coating apparatus for manufacturing a color filter substrate, comprising a roller and a resin-pressing device, the roller is provided with a plurality of openings on its external surface, the openings have a shape identical to a shape of color pixel units of the substrate to be coated, the roller is further provided with a cavity communicating with the openings, the cavity is configured for housing resin; the resin-pressing device is configured for forcing the resin within the cavity out through the openings. Also disclosed is a process for manufacturing a color filter substrate, comprising: providing a substrate, on which a predetermined area forming patterns for color filter units is provided; and coating the predetermined area of the substrate with the coating apparatus to form the patterns for color filter units.
US09950328B2
An apparatus for dispersing particles in a fluid, comprising: a flow divider for receiving the fluid and for separating the fluid into a first fluid stream and a second fluid stream; first and second fluid branches for receiving the fluid streams; a branch joining section for receiving the fluid streams, the branch joining section having a collision zone for allowing the first and second fluid streams to collide; a first nozzle that is arranged in the first fluid branch; and a second nozzle is arranged in the second fluid branch, the first nozzle comprising an orifice that is followed by a fluid diverging section.
US09950327B2
A waterway switching device for a shower head includes a fixation portion, a switching mechanism, a driving mechanism, and an adjusting set rotatably disposed in the fixation portion. The fixation portion has an inlet waterway and at least two diversion waterways. The switching mechanism is assembled in the fixation portion and includes a water diversion plate, a first drive mechanism and a valve shaft. The water diversion plate can move with respect to the fixation portion, the valve shaft can slide with respect to the fixation portion, the first drive mechanism is connected to the water diversion plate and the valve shaft, the valve shaft sliding once drives the water diversion plate to rotate at a certain angle to switch and connect one diversion waterway to the inlet waterway. The driving mechanism includes-a rotation shaft and a second drive mechanism.
US09950321B2
A substrate for positioning a separation membrane and a collection membrane for separating and collecting plasma is disclosed. The substrate includes an inner flexure disposed proximate to a first peripheral portion of the substrate and an outer flexure disposed surrounding at least a portion of the inner flexure. The inner flexure is formed from a plurality of first slots in the substrate and the outer flexure is formed from a plurality of second slots in the substrate.
US09950316B2
Disclosed are washcoats, coated substrates formed from such washcoats, and catalytic converters for use in diesel applications, such as heavy duty diesel applications. Methods of preparing the coated substrates are also disclosed.
US09950310B2
The present invention relates to a preparation method of a granular oxide adsorbent for water treatment in which a metal oxide is bound to the surface of polymer particles, and more specially, to a preparation method of a granular oxide adsorbent, comprising the following steps: putting polymer particles in an acidic solution; adding polymer particles to a metal oxide aqueous solution and adjusting a pH; and washing and drying the obtained product. Accordingly, a granular oxide adsorbent prepared by the preparation method is provided and is utilized in water treatment and the like.
US09950306B2
A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles with high free swell rate by polymerizing a monomer solution or suspension comprising an ethylenically unsaturated monomer bearing acid groups, a crosslinker, an initiator and an ethylenically unsaturated ionic surfactant.
US09950303B2
Provided is a method for the production of a hollow particle, which can easily produce a hollow particle having plural spaces formed inside. The method for the production of a hollow particle is a method for the production of a hollow particle having plural spaces inside thereof, which comprises dispersing an oil-phase liquid prepared by dissolving or dispersing a polymerizable monomer and an oil-soluble polymerization initiator having polymerization initiation ability for the polymerizable monomer in a hydrophobic solvent, in an aqueous medium containing a water-soluble polymerization initiator having polymerization initiation ability for the polymerizable monomer, to form an oil droplet; and applying the oil-soluble polymerization initiator and the water-soluble polymerization initiator at the same time to the polymerizable monomer, and polymerizing the polymerizable monomer, to form a shell dividing plural spaces in a particle.
US09950300B2
[Problem] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a polyamide hollow fiber membrane having such properties that the transmission of fine particles through the membrane can be prevented effectively, the membrane has an excellent water transmissibility, the entire surface of the membrane has excellent hydrophilicity, and impurities such as metal elements are rarely eluted through the membrane.[Solution] A polyamide hollow fiber membrane produced by a TIPS method under specific production conditions has the following characteristic properties: (1) the contact angle of water on the surface of the membrane is 80° or less; (2) the external pressure water transmissibility of the membrane is 50 L/(m2·atm·h) or more; and (3) the 50 nm-particles blocking ratio of the membrane is 90% or more.
US09950294B2
A method for cool drying gas by guiding gas through the secondary section of a heat exchanger whose primary section forms the evaporator of a closed cooling circuit in which a coolant can circulate by means of a compressor that is followed by a condenser and expansion means through which the coolant can circulate, whereby use is made of an air-cooled condenser with a frequency controlled fan, and the method comprises the step of controlling the speed of the aforementioned fan so that the condenser pressure is kept equal to a target value.
US09950293B2
The present invention concerns a method for lowering the water dew point subsea in a produced multiphase hydrocarbon fluid stream containing water, the method comprising the steps of: separating (10) the hydrocarbon fluid stream (1) into a liquid phase (3) and a first gas phase (2); cooling (20) the first gas phase in a controlled manner to knock out water or condensing water and optionally other condensates while keeping the fluid above a hydrate formation temperature thereof; separating off condensed liquids (6) and a second gas phase; wherein the second gas phase (8) has a water dew point which is lower than that of the initial multiphase hydrocarbon fluid stream. The invention also concerns a system for lowering the water dew point subsea.
US09950291B1
An air dryer having a heater associated with its inlet and exhaust valves to prevent freezing at cold temperatures. The air dryer includes a temperature sensor associated with the valve block and a controller that can inhibit the operation of the valves when the temperature falls is a predetermined threshold until the heater can sufficiently warm the valve block. To prevent overheating of the heater, the controller can adjust the duty cycle of the heater as the inlet air temperatures increases.
US09950289B2
An air cleaner is provided. The air cleaner may include a first air cleaning module including a first fan, a first filter, and a first inlet through which air is suctioned in a radial into the first filter; a second air cleaning module provided over the first air cleaner including a second fan, a second filter, and a second inlet through which air is suctioned in the radial direction to the second filter; and an air flow controller coupled with the second air cleaning module and including a third fan to control a flow of the air discharged from the second air cleaning module.
US09950275B1
The invention is methodology of producing a variety of cannabis derivatives such as THC, CBD, Delta-11, and budder. The technique involves the steps of: grinding a whole cannabis plant, including the root ball thereof, freezing the ground plant, soaking the frozen ground plant in a selected solvent, and, removing the solvent, thereby producing desired derivative of cannabis. Solvents include coconut oil, olive oil, vegetable oils, avocado oil, and seed oils.
US09950273B2
The present invention provides a separation method of separating (A) and (B), comprising: a step of separating at least either an active hydrogen-containing compound (A) or a compound (B) that reversibly reacts with (A) from a mixture containing (A) and (B) by distillation in a multistage distillation column; and a step of supplying the mixture to an inactive region formed within the multistage distillation column.
US09950272B2
The present invention relates to a liquid dispensing device which is placed inside a distillation column and can precisely control the supply ratio of a liquid to continuously supply the liquid. The liquid dispensing device is placed inside a distillation column, thereby reducing the total installation space.
US09950271B2
A system includes a drivable surface that includes location encoding markings. A mobile agent is provided that includes a drive motor, an imaging system for taking images of the markings, a vehicle wireless transceiver, and a microcontroller operatively coupled to the motor, the imaging system, and the vehicle wireless transceiver. A basestation is provided that includes a controller operatively coupled to a basestation wireless transceiver. Via wireless communication between the wireless transceivers of the mobile agent and the basestation, an action to be implemented by the mobile agent can be determined by the basestation and communicated to the mobile agent, whereupon the microcontroller of the mobile agent controls detailed movement of the mobile agent on the drivable surface based on images taken of the markings of the drivable surface by the imaging system to cause the mobile agent to implement the action on the drivable surface.
US09950268B2
An adjustable toe suspension arm for a vehicle is provided having a main suspension bracket coupled to a vehicle chassis. An outer swing bracket is pivotably coupled to the main suspension bracket. An adjustment mechanism is operably coupled to the main suspension bracket. An actuating mechanism is coupled to the adjustment mechanism. A portion of the actuating mechanism is in contact with the outer swing bracket. When the adjustment mechanism is manipulated, the actuating mechanism moves to rotate the outer swing bracket with respect to the main suspension bracket.
US09950265B2
The present invention provides a swing that is operable to promote attunement between a child and caretaker. The swing comprises two seats, one of the two seats being configured to be occupied by a caretaker, such as a parent, and another of the two seats being configured to be occupied by a child. The two seats are arranged so that the caretaker and the child can face one another and comfortably see each other's eyes. The two seats are also configured such that, during operation of the swing, both the caretaker and child share the experience of swinging. Thus, using the swing of at least one embodiment of the present invention, a caretaker and child may share the mutual enjoyment of the swinging action while maintaining eye contact with one another, resulting in attunement.
US09950252B2
A system, machine-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for providing reciprocation of game asset gifts from a player is provided. A notification of a game asset of a first player that is available to a plurality of players is sent from a game server to the plurality of players. The notification is sent through a web feed in a game user interface of each player of the plurality of players. A first response requesting the game asset of the first player is received from a second web feed in a second game user interface of a second player in response to the notification. The game asset is provided to a second account of the second player in response to the first response.
US09950250B2
The present invention is directed to an arcade game with a rotating playing field and a radially projecting mechanism for moving targets located on the spinning mechanism board. Having the mechanism be radially projecting allows for more players by reducing the playing area that each player occupies. In a first embodiment, the player uses a vacuum mechanism. In another embodiment, the player uses a pusher to direct targets or prizes off the playing field in the radial direction. The pusher mechanism can push the targets toward the player (into a retrieval bin) or off the playing field at the center of the game. In a preferred embodiment, the game automatically replaces each displaced target with a new target so that the game always maintains the same number of targets on the playing field.
US09950243B2
A powered skateboard having a powered wheel. The powered wheel formed of a motor within tire of the wheel. The powered wheel fixed to a truck of the powered skateboard. The powered skateboard including at least one onboard battery to provide electrical power to the powered wheel.
US09950241B2
A snow ski assembly is provided for use by an individual to slide across a snow covered surface, for example, under the force of gravity. The assembly includes a ski having a bottom wall for engaging a snow covered surface and an upturned peripheral region extending around a perimeter of the bottom wall to help facilitate sliding movement of the ski across a snow covered surface in any direction, without preference to a particular direction, and to help inhibit the ski from digging into the snow covered surface when sliding across the snow covered surface. The assembly also includes a mounting feature for coupling a binding to the bottom wall of the ski, such that an individual can position a foot in the binding and use the ski to slide across the snow covered surface.
US09950240B2
According to the various features characteristics and embodiments of the present invention which will become apparent as the description thereof proceeds, the present invention provides partially fingered gloves intended to increase the overall performance in sports activities including golf. The glove includes a palmar portion and a dorsal portion that cover the palm and back of a user's hand. The glove may include multiple digital segments that entirely cover some of the fingers and may be without a digital segment for a forefinger. In one example, the glove may include enhanced grip capabilities along the glove palmar portion. Primarily because of its unique finger configurations and grip enhancers, the instant invention makes a glove more operable in various sports activities, including for those who play Golf using the conventional interlocking grip.
US09950237B2
A system may comprise one or more monitoring devices that may communicate with a mobile device or a wearable device worn by a user of a sporting apparatus. The system may enable motion data specific to motion of the sporting apparatus to be conveniently captured and transmitted, and displayed on the wearable device. The system may include functionality to permit disablement of the motion detecting, transmission, and/or displaying functions at times when such functions are not permitted to be used, and to record the date, time, and location when such functions have been disabled to permit verification thereof by a governing body or sporting organization. The system may further include a learning module enabling monitored motion of the object to be correlated to monitored motion of the user such that predictive motion of the sporting object based only on monitored motion of the user may be obtained and displayed.
US09950233B2
A method and device are provided that allow a competent skier to train and/or assist a trainee downhill skier with the acquisition of basic downhill skiing techniques. The trainee skier is tethered to an uphill instructing skier by a pair of reins attached to the trainee at the ankles, ski tips, or to the ski tips via ski tip handles. The instructing skier has substantially independent control over each tethering point to assist or train the novice skier to execute turns, control speed, and promote proper balance and stance for the maneuver and terrain at hand. The method and device may also comprise the use of adjustable ski tip couplers that limit divergence, and optionally convergence, of the trainee's ski tips. Handicapped skiers may be assisted and guided in downhill skiing using this method and device.
US09950226B2
A small golf bag assembly having a small golf bag detachably connected to a main golf bag with connection devices, where the small golf bag has an opening with an interior cavity and a strap attached to its exterior. The small golf bag has a stake and one or more legs for stabilization.
US09950225B2
A golf club head includes a heel portion, a toe portion, a hosel, and a striking face. The striking face includes a plurality of scorelines each having an average depth no less than about 0.10 mm, a plurality of micro-grooves each having an average depth no greater than about 0.010 mm, and a plurality of textured surface treatment regions superimposed on the micro-grooves so as to at least partially intersect the micro-grooves.
US09950224B2
An aerodynamic golf club head with a low center of gravity and producing reduced aerodynamic drag forces. The club head has crown section attributes that impart beneficial aerodynamic properties.
US09950223B2
A golf club incorporating a stress reducing feature, including an aperture, located at least partially on the sole of the club head. The location and size of the stress reducing feature and aperture, and their relationship to one another, play a significant role in selectively improving the performance of the golf club.
US09950222B2
A golf club incorporating a club head having a stress reducing feature located at least partially on the sole.
US09950219B2
A golf club head has a body defining a ball striking face. The body further has a first leg extending away from the ball striking face and a second leg extending away from the ball striking face wherein a void is defined between the first leg and the second leg. The body further defines a crown that extends over the void.
US09950215B2
The present invention is directed to a golf ball having a non-planar parting line about non-circular dimples on its spherical surface. The parting line comprises non-concentric arcs having straight connecting line segments between the arcs. Each arc maintains a tangency with its connecting lines and a relief distance greater than or equal to 0.003 inches when measured from an average non-circular dimple diameter to one of the non-concentric arcs and an absolute relief distance of at least 0.001 inches when measured from all points on the non-circular dimple perimeter to one of the non-concentric arcs. The sum of the lengths of the non-concentric arcs relates to the sum of the straight connecting line segments according to the equation: (0.15)ΣLARCS≤ΣLLINES≤(0.50)ΣLARCS.
US09950213B2
A stretch stride system comprising a mat having a first stride pattern and a second stride pattern positioned thereon. The first stride pattern may include two or more step patterns spaced at a first interval. The second stride pattern may include two or more step pattern spaced at a second interval. The first interval and the second interval may be determined using different extended step lengths.
US09950212B2
Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. In one example, an athletic monitoring device may include or be associated with multiple types of movement sensors and switch between the sensors or use both depending on various factors including type of workout. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment used and the like. In one or more examples, the parameters may be automatically determined based on location. User workouts and accomplishments may also be celebrated through messages from celebrities, family, friends and other users. In some cases, the messages may be triggered by various conditions. Coaching may also be provided to the user to help improve workouts and overall athletic performance. Running routes may also be automatically tracked, stored and shared.
US09950210B2
An exercise machine for performing prone leg curl exercises, including a moving support platform or frame that allows a user to perform prone leg curl exercises without excessively arching his or her lower back.
US09950209B2
Described herein are embodiments of stationary exercise machines having reciprocating foot and/or hand members, such as foot pedals that move in a closed loop path. Some embodiments can include reciprocating foot pedals that cause a user's feet to move along a closed loop path that is substantially inclined, such that the foot motion simulates a climbing motion more than a flat walking or running motion. Some embodiments can further include reciprocating handles that are configured to move in coordination with the foot via a linkage to a crank wheel also coupled to the foot pedals. Variable resistance can be provided via a rotating air-resistance based mechanism, via a magnetism based mechanism, and/or via other mechanisms, one or more of which can be rapidly adjustable while the user is using the machine.
US09950205B2
A permanently affixed and travelling selector pin, car and weight plate selection mechanism for use with physical fitness equipment is disclosed including a segmented track and/or cut out cavern within the plate body for the car to travel within in either vertically or horizontally in order to select a different weight plate or cumulatively, more or less weight for an exercise. The selector pin and car mechanism features a selector pin which is not removable from the car and is inserted through the car which is contained by the track and or plate body shape and into a throughbore in the weight plate in order to engage with the selector stem.
US09950204B2
The invention relates to a portable sports device and particularly a training device for muscle building, with at least one handle and a centrifugal mass operatively connected thereto and mounted on a shaft, which is rotatable by pulling a pull rope fixed to and wound up on the shaft, and with at least one removable additional mass element arrangeable on the centrifugal mass, the at least one additional mass element being configured in the form of a circular ring piece or a circular segment piece.
US09950203B2
A control valve assembly includes a valve body having inlet and outlet ends, and an endless valve seat therebetween. A clapper disk is pivotably mounted within the valve body, and is pivotable between a sealingly closed position and an open position according to a pressure differential across the clapper disk. A U-shaped arm is rotatably supported in the valve body, and rotatable between a first position, wherein a bight of the U-shaped arm is positioned out of an operational range of movement of the clapper disk such that the clapper disk is freely movable between the open and closed positions thereof, and a second position, wherein the bight of the U-shaped arm engages and maintains the clapper disk in the sealingly closed position thereof. A selectively rotatable control arm operatively coupled with the U-shaped arm and utilized to move the U-shaped arm between the first and second positions thereof.
US09950197B2
A blower filter device (50) for a respirator system (1) has a filter unit (31) receiving an air filter (30) and a blower unit (65) drawing in the filtered air and generating discharged air. The blower unit has a blower (53) and a driving motor (54). An improved respirator system is provided with the blower filter device having a pressure sensor (55) arranged in the discharged air measuring the pressure of the discharged air, a mass flow sensor (56) arranged in the discharged air measuring the mass flow of the discharged air, or a parameter-determining unit (59, 60) determining an operating parameter of the motor. A control unit (51, 52) determines the volume flow of the discharged air via the measured pressure, the measured mass flow or based on the operating parameter determined and sets the motor as a function of the volume flow determined.
US09950195B2
The present disclosure discloses a radiotherapeutic system. The radiotherapeutic system comprises a gantry and at least two radiotherapeutic heads disposed to the gantry. The at least two radiotherapeutic heads comprises at least one focused radiotherapeutic head with multi-source and at least one conformal and intensity-modulated radiotherapeutic head.
US09950180B2
A implantable active medical device includes a chassis plate having a first major surface and an opposing second major surface, an elongate lead connector fixed to the first major surface and extending orthogonally away from the first major surface and a circuit board fixed to the first major surface and extending orthogonally away from the first major surface. A hermetic housing defines a sealed housing cavity. The hermetic housing is fixed to the first major surface. The elongate lead connector and the circuit board are disposed within the sealed housing cavity.
US09950175B2
An apparatus comprises one or more physiological sensing circuits that generate a sensed physiological signal and at least one of the physiological sensing circuits is implantable, a measurement circuit configured to recurrently measure one or more physiological parameters that indicate a status of heart failure of the subject, a comparison circuit configured to compare the one or more physiological parameter measurements to one or more physiological parameter target values, a therapy circuit configured to control delivery of one or more drugs to treat heart failure, and a control circuit in electrical communication with the comparison circuit and the therapy circuit and configured to recurrently adjust delivery of drug therapy according to the comparison of the measured physiological parameters to the physiological parameter targets.
US09950171B2
In some examples, a method may include delivering an electrical stimulation therapy to a patient, the electrical stimulation therapy comprising a first electrical stimulation pulse delivered to the patient via a first electrode and a second electrical stimulation pulse delivered to the patient via a second electrode, wherein the first electrical stimulation pulse and second electrical stimulation pulse are delivered as paired pulses with respect to each other and a combination of the first electrical stimulation pulse and the second electrical stimulation pulse evoke a compound action potential within the patient; sensing the compound action potential evoked by the combination of the first electrical stimulation pulse and the second electrical stimulation pulse; and adjusting one or more parameters of the electrical stimulation therapy based on the sensed compound action potential.
US09950170B2
A system embodiment comprises an implantable device including controller circuitry, memory, a transceiver, and a generator configured to generate electrical stimulation to modulate the neural activity. The controller circuitry and the transceiver configured to cooperate to receive, from another device, data corresponding to a user-programmable stimulation pattern and store the data in the memory. The user-programmable pattern includes a programmable pattern of bursts with multiple burst durations and multiple burst interval sequences, and the bursts include pulses with a user-programmable wave morphology. The controller circuitry is operably connected to the memory and the generator to use the data stored in the memory to control generation of the electrical stimulation to provide the user-programmable stimulation pattern that includes the pulses with the user-programmable wave morphology and that includes the multiple burst durations and the multiple burst interval sequences.
US09950165B2
This invention provides a new technology for management of back pain by stimulating the spinal cord in a manner that renders it refractory to transmission of deleterious or undesirable sensory input. The electrical stimulus comprises high frequency pulses in a regular or complex pattern or that are stochastically produced under microprocessor control. The stimulus is applied directly to the surface of the spinal cord from within the spinal canal, which provides important benefits over previous technology. The stimulus alleviates symptoms and signs of back pain, while minimizing the risk of side effects such as paresthesia, and potentially minimizing the effects on motor neuron transmission and proprioception.
US09950162B2
The present application discloses systems and methods for distributed processing of electrophysiological signals. The system may include a processor, a remote device, and an implant comprising an array of electrodes. The method may comprise the processor receiving an electrophysiological signal request from the remote device that specifies at least one electrode at the implant from which to receive an electrophysiological signal, transmitting to the implant instructions to apply a plurality of stimuli via the specified at least one electrode and, for individual stimuli in the plurality of stimuli, recording an electrophysiological signal component resulting from the stimulus. The method may also comprise the processor combining the recorded individual electrophysiological signal components to produce the electrophysiological signal and transmitting the electrophysiological signal to the remote device for further processing. In some embodiments of the method, the processor may compress the electrophysiological signal before transmitting it to the remote device.
US09950149B2
Provided herein is a cell encapsulation device comprising an internal chamber suitable for holding biological agents, wherein the internal chamber is disposed between a first semipermeable layer and a second semi-permeable layer, and the first and second semi-permeable layers are mounted on a supporting frame surrounding a perimeter of the internal chamber; wherein the supporting frame comprises a first frame element and a second frame element, and the first and second frame elements co-operate to position the first and second semipermeable layers at a predetermined separation distance between the layers.
US09950146B2
Various embodiments of the present invention provide a conduit device including an attaching device configured for defining a helical pathway through a tissue wall and complementary ring in cooperation for securing the device within an aperture defined in the tissue wall. Some embodiments of the present invention further provide a system for implanting a conduit device in a tissue wall. More specifically, some embodiments provide a system including a coring device for defining an aperture in a tissue by removing and retaining a tissue core and securely implanting a conduit device therein so as to provide fluid communication between a first and second surface of the tissue wall via the conduit device.
US09950144B2
An apparatus for delivering devices. The apparatus comprises a catheter with an elongated shaft having a first lumen and a second lumen extending therethrough. The apparatus further comprises a distal section with a lumen in communication with a port in a distal end of the catheter and with the first lumen and the second lumen. The first lumen is configured for a first device and the second lumen is configured for a second device to be disposed therein. The apparatus further comprises a proximal adapter coupled to the elongated shaft with a first port in communication with the first lumen and a second port in communication with the second lumen.
US09950142B2
Deflectable apparatus and methods for performing a procedure within a patient's body using such apparatus are provided. Generally, the apparatus includes an elongate tubular member including a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal and distal ends, a deflectable distal portion including first and second lumens spaced apart from one another on generally opposite sides of the longitudinal axis, and a handle coupled to the proximal end of the tubular member. A pull wire includes a loop disposed within the handle and first and second segments extending from the loop and slidably received in the first and second lumens, respectively, and coupled to the distal end. An actuator is provided on the handle for applying tension to either the first or the second segment to cause a distal portion of the tubular member to deflect, e.g., in opposite directions.
US09950134B2
An apparatus and method for resuscitating a patient suffering from cardiac arrest or another condition in which normal circulation has been interrupted. A ventilator is used for delivering a gas mixture to the patient. The ventilator is configured to adjust the partial pressure of CO2 to one or more partial pressures high enough to slow expiration of CO2 from the patient's lungs and thereby maintain a reduced pH in the patient's tissues for a period of time following return of spontaneous circulation.
US09950119B2
A system including an adapter (14) for sequential engagement with a cartridge (18) containing a first substance and a vial (16) containing a second substance is disclosed. The adapter is configured to first engage with the vial and subsequently engage with the cartridge such that the cartridge is in fluid communication with the vial via the adapter. The system includes a latch member (150) engageable with a portion of the cartridge. A plunger rod (44) includes a protrusion (50) and is adapted to communicate with the latch member, the plunger rod being transitionable from a disengaged position, in which the protrusion of the plunger rod is disengaged from the latch member and the latch member is locked to the cartridge, to an engaged position, in which the protrusion is engaged with the latch member and the latch member is unlocked from the cartridge and locked to the plunger rod.
US09950112B2
A pharmacodynamic (PD), pharmacokinetic (PK), or both and PK guided infusion device, system and method optimizes the safety and efficacy of various forms of treatment or therapy (e.g., drug and/or fluid) in a variety of health-care and other settings.
US09950109B2
An infusion set has an adhesively secured main hub, and a slidable top cover, needle hub and angled or cantilevered needle that can be used for performing an intradermal needle insertion precisely targeting the upper 3 mm of skin surface, for example, one that substantially duplicates the Mantoux insertion technique, for injecting into the intradermal layers of skin, while maintaining a degree of comfort to the user. By sliding the top cover, the cantilevered needle is loaded and released or the angled needle is slid into an insertion site, while flexible arms and adhesive are used to stretch and/or flatten a skin surface, or otherwise create skin tension, at the insertion site.
US09950107B2
A system and method of managing workflow for a variety of injection procedures preferably includes a display that provides a graphical representation of the steps required to initiate an injection procedure. The system can, for example, set forth a suggested order or sequence for the steps to be completed, and display the suggested sequence of steps graphically. Various steps may optionally require completion of ancillary operations as a requirement for completion of the selected step.
US09950098B2
A fixation device comprises a first anchor portion being configured to join to a first bone portion. A second anchor portion is configured to join to a second bone portion. An intermediate component extends between the first anchor portion and the second anchor portion. The intermediate component is configured to expand and contract enabling constrained movement of the second bone portion.
US09950095B2
The invention provides a method for producing an implant from interstitial, connective or supporting tissue, the method comprising at least one step of perfusing the tissue with at least one decellularization medium under negative pressure applied for substantially the whole time period of the perfusion.
US09950090B2
A system for releasing volatile substances includes a receptacle housing a volatile substance, a ventilation surface arranged in the receptacle provided with ventilation windows, and a fan for inducing the ventilation of the scent of the volatile substance. The fan can move between at least two positions. The effectiveness with which the perfume evaporates during the work cycle of the device can be improved and controlled with the system.
US09950089B2
The present invention is an apparatus for employing aromatherapy and binaural sounds for inducing a state of relaxation in a user who may be anxious, upset, or experiencing sleeping difficulties. The apparatus comprises a shape memory foam pillow, a pair of stereo speakers, an aromatherapy diffuser, a pillowcase comprised of heat-transfer fabric, an optional vibrating device, a canopy and a housing to support these elements. The user connects a smartphone or digital audio device to the speakers, activates the aromatherapy diffuser and the vibrating device, and lays his or her head down on the pillow beneath the canopy. Ideally, the smartphone or music device should have a meditation or binaural sound application, which would be tuned to a specific beat frequency, such as 10 Hertz. The combined action of essential oil vapors and binaural sounds should enable the user to relax or sleep more soundly.
US09950086B2
A sanitizer for sanitizing various plumbing fixtures and specifically, to a chemical-free sanitizer, more specifically to an ozone-free sanitizer, and yet more specifically to an electronic sanitizer using ions.
US09950081B2
Improved DNA vaccine plasmids are disclosed that contain novel immunostimulatory RNA compositions. The improved plasmids eliminate all extraneous sequences, incorporate a novel antibiotic free short RNA based selectable marker, increase eukaryotic expression using a novel chimeric promoter, improve yield and stability during bacterial production, and improve immunostimulation. These vectors are utilized in immunization to elicit improved immune responses or therapy to induce type 1 interferon production.
US09950071B2
The present invention relates to a hybrid anticancer prodrug simultaneously producing cinnamaldehyde and quinone methide. The hybrid anticancer prodrug according to the present invention sequentially releases quinone methide and cinnamaldehyde by H2O2 and acidic pH, and thus alkylates antioxidant GSH through the release of quinone methide, thereby inhibiting an antioxidative system and increasing oxidation stress, and generates and accumulates reactive oxygen species (ROS) through the release of cinnamaldehyde, thereby promoting apoptosis, and thus the hybrid anticancer prodrug according to the present invention can be favorably used as an anticancer drug by creating a synergetic anticancer effect through double stimulus-response and sequential treatment action in a cancer cell-specific manner.
US09950067B2
The invention relates to trans carotenoid compounds and salts thereof as well as compositions thereof, methods for making them, and uses thereof. These compounds are useful in improving diffusivity of oxygen between red blood cells and body tissues in mammals including humans.
US09950065B2
The present invention relates to RNA decorated particles such as RNA decorated lipid particles, preferably to RNA decorated liposomes. Further, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising RNA decorated particles such as RNA decorated lipid particles, preferably RNA decorated liposomes. Said pharmaceutical composition is useful for inducing an immune response. It is also useful in a prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of a disease involving an antigen. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for producing the RNA decorated particles such as RNA decorated lipid particles, preferably RNA decorated liposomes.
US09950060B2
Stabilized trimers of a clade A strain and a clade C strain of HIV-1 are provided. Broadly neutralizing antisera against HIV-1, methods of making broadly neutralizing antisera against HIV-1, broadly neutralizing vaccines against HIV-1, as well as methods of treating subjects infected with HIV, preventing HIV infection, and inhibiting HIV-mediated activities are also provided.
US09950057B2
The invention provides a composition useful to prepare high titer influenza viruses, e.g., in the absence of helper virus, which includes internal genes from an influenza virus vaccine strain or isolate, e.g., one that is safe in humans, for instance, one that does not result in significant disease, that confer enhanced growth in cells in culture, such as MDCK cells, or in eggs.
US09950054B2
The invention provides eTEC linked glycoconjugates comprising a saccharide covalently conjugated to a carrier protein through a (2-((2-oxoethyl)thio)ethyl)carbamate (eTEC) spacer, immunogenic compositions comprising such glycoconjugates, and methods for the preparation and use of such glycoconjugates and immunogenic compositions.
US09950053B2
Antigenic molecules and compositions described herein protect against infection by typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars. Methods of immunization comprise the use of the antigenic molecules.
US09950050B2
The invention provides a protein comprising hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) with a sugar attached to an e1 loop. The protein may comprise a first and a second copy of HBcAg in tandem, wherein one or both copies of HBcAg has a sugar attached to the e1 loop. The first copy may have a sugar attached to the e1 loop and the second copy may comprise a peptide epitope in the e1 loop. The protein may be used to induce an immune response against the sugar and hence act as a vaccine.
US09950047B2
The disclosure features, inter alia, immunogenic XBP1-, CD138-, and CS1-derived peptides (and pharmaceutical compositions thereof). The peptides can be used in a variety of methods such as methods for inducing an immune response, methods for producing an antibody, and methods for treating a cancer (e.g., breast cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, a blood cancer, e.g., leukemia or a plasma cell disorder such as multiple myeloma or Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia). The peptides (and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptides) can be used, e.g., in a method of treating a precancerous condition such as smoldering multiple myeloma. The peptides can also be included in MHC molecule multimer compositions and used in, e.g., methods for detecting a T cell in a population of cells.
US09950044B2
The present invention relates to agonists of Neprilysin and their use in preventing and treating pulmonary vascular remodeling. Also described are diagnostic and screening applications stemming from the inventor's discovery that Neprilysin is expressed at reduced levels in disease tissues.
US09950043B2
Modulation of the ADAMTS1 signaling pathway alters the commitment of progenitor cells to a muscle fate; and increases muscle mass.
US09950042B2
An extended duration pharmaceutical composition including a botulinum neurotoxin, an adhesive agent, and a stabilizing macromolecule is disclosed. The composition effectively has all the properties to cause chemodenervation through a facial muscle, or other muscle, that predecessor botulinum toxin preparations have had as well as agents which create a fibrotic adhesion on the under surface of facial muscles (or other muscles) to the facial bone (or other bones) so that the facial bone tethers the under surface of the facial muscle, thereby causing fibrosis to the underlying fat pad. The composition can be used to treat various disorders. Methods of modifying facial contour for functional or cosmetic purposes in a human patient are disclosed which involve injecting a therapeutically effective amount of the disclosed compositions. A method of quantifying the extended duration of the compositions is also disclosed.
US09950041B2
The present invention is a genetically engineered version of a lysozyme protein wherein the engineered enzyme exhibits enhanced antimicrodial activity, relative to the wild type enzyme, as a result of a reduced overall electrostatic charge. Such an enzyme is an attractive therapeutic candidate for treating microbial or viral infections, particularly in cases where the infection results in an accumulation of polyanion inhibitors at the site of infection. Respiratory tract infections are one example of an infection where such an enzyme might be a particularly useful drug.
US09950039B2
The present invention refers to a pharmaceutical composition comprising (a) lixisenatide or/and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (b) insulin glargine or/and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound (b) and compound (a) are present in a fixed ratio.
US09950033B2
The invention relates to the use of an Engrailed protein as a medicament for increasing dopamine synthesis by dopaminergic neurons, in particular in the management of conditions associated with a decrease of dopamine levels without loss of dopaminergic neurons.
US09950024B2
The present invention relates to the technical field of Traditional Chinese medicine, in particular to a traditional Chinese medicine composition and the use thereof. The traditional Chinese medicine composition comprises the following ingredients: honeysuckle, tangerine peel, stir-baked malt, honey, and hawthorn juice. The traditional Chinese medicine composition of the present invention has significant promotions on the gastric emptying rate, intestinal motility, gastric digestive enzyme (pepsin) activity and pancreatic enzyme (trypsin, chymotrypsin, amylase and lipase) activity of rats, exhibiting that the traditional Chinese medicine composition of the present invention has significant effects of clearing heat-fire and moistening the intestine.
US09950015B2
A portable apparatus for collection and processing of human biological material containing adipose, such as extracted during a lipoplasty procedure, is useful for multi-step processing to prepare a concentrated product (e.g., stromal vascular fraction) or a fat graft composition. The apparatus has a container with an internal containment volume with a tissue retention volume and a filtrate volume separated by a filter and with a tapered portion to a collection volume for collecting concentrate product. The apparatus has fluid suction features including a suction port and a conduit providing fluid communication from the suction port to a location within the filtrate volume within a tapered portion of the internal containment volume, and optionally including a second suction port and a second conduit to a different location in the filtrate volume with the second conduit being configured to permit elevation adjustment within the filtrate volume. Methods include use of the fluid suction features during collection of human biological material and/or post collection.
US09950004B2
The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for transdermal drug delivery, including treatment and prevention of learning and memory disorders, and enhancement of learning or memory. In some cases, the composition may include nitric oxide. The nitric oxide 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. 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. 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.
US09950002B2
A nanotheranostic probe and its use to facilitate diagnoses, treatment and targeting of amyloid deposits are disclosed herein.
US09949999B2
The invention relates to inhibition of wild-type and certain mutant forms of human histone methyltransferase EZH2, the catalytic subunit of the PRC2 complex which catalyzes the mono- through tri-methylation of lysine 27 on histone H3 (H3-K27). In one embodiment the inhibition is selective for the mutant form of the EZH2, such that trimethylation of H3-K27, which is associated with certain cancers, is inhibited. The methods can be used to treat cancers including follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Also provided are methods for identifying small molecule selective inhibitors of the mutant forms of EZH2 and also methods for determining responsiveness to an EZH2 inhibitor in a subject.
US09949992B2
The present invention provides for methods and compositions for treating, reducing and/or preventing cardiac dysfunction by administering to subject a therapeutically effective amount of a bisphosphonate, prodrug thereof, functional analog or a pharmaceutically effective salt thereof in an amount sufficient to increase activity of at least one kinase in heart tissue of the subject.
US09949989B2
The intranasal medication delivery device and method of use thereof includes an elongated malleable member arcuately curved or pre-formed in manner complimentary to the anterior wall of a nasal cavity. One particular embodiment provides the elongated and arcuate member to deliver medication through a lumen such that the medication is deposited in a semi-solid state adjacent the anterior aspect of the nasal cavity lateral wall and to the anterior end of the superior, middle, and inferior turbinate. Another particular embodiment provides the elongated and arcuate member to deliver medication as a suppository to a location similar to that of the previous embodiment. The method of delivering the medicine provides depositing the medicine adjacent the anterior end of one of the superior turbinate, middle turbinate, and inferior turbinate. An exemplary medication can be any one of a corticosteroid, an anti-histamine, an immune active mediator, an IgE binding medication, or a decongestant.
US09949987B2
Corticosteroid microparticle formulations are provided for use for treating pain, including pain caused by inflammatory diseases such as osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, and for slowing, arresting or reversing structural damage to tissues caused by an inflammatory disease, for example damage to articular and/or peri-articular tissues caused by osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Corticosteroid microparticle formulations are administered locally as a sustained release dosage form (with or without an immediate release component) that results in efficacy accompanied by clinically insignificant or no measurable effect on endogenous cortisol production.
US09949975B2
The present invention relates to spirocyclic acylguanidines and their use as inhibitors of the β-secretase enzyme (BACE1) activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as therapeutic agents in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, disorders characterized by cognitive decline, cognitive impairment, dementia and diseases characterized by production of β-amyloid aggregates.
US09949969B2
The invention relates to a method for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of flibanserin.
US09949968B2
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof: It further discloses a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of Formula (I) and their uses as anti-proliferative and proapoptotic agents for cancer therapy.
US09949967B2
The present invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition of temozolomide that has good and consistent flowability as a powder and taste masking and is readily dispersible in an aqueous solution suitable for oral administration, e.g., as a dry sprinkle. This permits patients and healthcare workers to accurately measure doses and safely dispense the drug.
US09949964B2
The present invention relates to tesofensine compositions, methods to prepare the same and uses thereof in preparing medicines for the prevention and treatment of overweight, obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
US09949959B2
The instant invention relates to a semi-solid topical composition containing Pirfenidone and an antimicrobial/antiseptic agent such as Modified Diallyl Disulfide Oxide (M-DDO) and its preparation process, offering advantages compared to other pharmaceutical forms of topical administration known in the state of the art, useful as antifibrotic, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic agent in the prevention, treatment and reversion of acne and post acne lesions. Said compositions is also useful for reducing skin redness, detaining the formation of new acne outbreaks, reversing already existing outbreaks and regenerating skin damage caused by acne.
US09949951B2
Uses of compound of Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable enantiomers, salts, solvates or prodrugs thereof are described. The compounds of Formula I are useful as IDO1 inhibitors. These are also useful for the treatment and/or prevention of cancer and endometriosis.
US09949936B2
The present disclosure relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) for the reduction of total convulsive seizure frequency in the treatment of “treatment-resistant epilepsy” (TRE). In particular, the disclosure relates to the use of CBD of treating TRE when the TRE is Dravet syndrome; myoclonic absence seizures or febrile infection related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES). The disclosure further relates to the use of CBD in combination with one or more anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).
US09949931B2
The invention is directed to oral modified/controlled release drug formulations which provide a rapid initial onset of effect and a prolonged duration of effect. Preferably, the peak concentration is lower than that provided by the reference standard for immediate release formulations of the drug, and the duration of effect falls rapidly at the end of the dosing interval.
US09949930B2
Disclosed are oral dosage forms, comprising (i) a therapeutically effective amount of an opioid agonist; (ii) an opioid antagonist in releasable form; and (iii) a sequestered opioid antagonist which is not released when the dosage form is administered intact, and methods thereof.
US09949920B2
This invention is a natural deodorant composition that exploits the benefits of Dead Sea salt by adding it to a base of organic aloe vera juice, organic coconut oil, sweet almond oil, olive oil, NF emulsified wax (vegetable based), potato starch, and apple cider vinegar. It also includes several 100% pure essential oils, and preservatives.
US09949919B2
Described herein are methods and compositions for increasing the efficacy and decreasing the irritancy of topical formulations of hydroquinone.
US09949914B2
This invention relates to a foamable concentrated hair care composition comprising an anionic surfactant, a co-surfactant, a viscosity reducing agent, and a cationic polymer. The hair care composition may further comprise a silicone, wherein the silicone particle size is less than about 10 microns. The hair care composition has a viscosity of from about 1 to about 3,000 cps.
US09949913B2
The present invention features novel cosmetic skin care compositions for improving the appearance of skin, particularly the reducing the appearance of age spots and discoloration.
US09949905B2
This disclosure provides sunscreen products that contain metal oxide powders having discrete size distributions. Metal oxide powders include, for example, zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. Sunscreen products made in accordance with the principles of this disclosure contain metal oxide powders having primary particle sizes of about 10-30 nm and about 50-200 nm.
US09949895B1
A device can include an alert mechanism and a detection mechanism. The alert mechanism can activate an alert for a user to take a medication from a target medication receptacle. The detection mechanism can detect a tag associated with a medication receptacle. Actions may be performed based on a correlation between the detected tag and the target medication receptacle, such as deactivating the alert based at least in part on detecting the tag associated with the target medication receptacle.
US09949891B2
An automated chest compression device has a housing for supporting a patient and a motor within the housing. A conical drive spool is operatively connected to the motor and a cable, is operatively connected to the conical drive spool. The cable is adapted to extend at least partially around the chest of the patient. A controller is operable to control the motor to compress the chest to variable thresholds.
US09949883B1
A method of securing a patient onto an operating table when the patient is in a position such as the trendelenburg position and apparatus therefor including a kit. A viscoelastic pad is used to support and hold a patient on a medical procedure table during a medical procedure performed while the table, and thus the patient lying thereon, is in an inclined position, such as the Trendelenburg position. The viscoelastic pad has characteristics which promote a minimization of pressure forces on the patient's body, as well as promote a secure cushioning and holding of the patient in a desired position on the table, in order to minimize injury to the patient.
US09949881B2
A method of maintaining sterile surgical instruments sterile. The instruments are placed on a tray located on an upper surface of a sterile gas flow conditioning emitter affixed onto an anatomical surface of a patient adjacent a site of incision. The emitter has upper and lower gas vents from its interior, the upper vent facing and opening across the tray for passing sterile gas across the tray to maintain a sterile field on the tray for the instrument.
US09949877B2
A laser system including: a laser source operable to emit a first laser beam having a first operating wavelength and a second laser beam having a second operating wavelength; a fiber optic cable to guide and homogenize the first and second laser beams; an expander to increase the diameter of the first and second laser beams; a cylinder to guide the first and second laser beams and limit respective diameters of the first and second laser beams, wherein the cylinder is positioned after the expander on an optical path of the laser beam; a first optical system to collimate the first and second laser beams, wherein the optical system is positioned after the cylinder on the optical path of the first and second laser beams; a spot-size selector comprising a plurality of apertures, wherein the spot-size selector is positioned after the first optical system on the optical path of the first and second laser beams; and a second optical system to focus the first and second laser beams on a tissue of the patient.
US09949876B2
A surgical system combines a cannula and an instrument in a manner that allows small gauge instruments to be used effectively, with little or no bending with respect to the manipulating proximal side of the instrument. Such design overcomes the shortcomings of prior art, and applies to various microsurgical procedures, including ophthalmology, allowing the use of smaller endo-photocoagulation probes, illumination probes, combination probes, vitrectors, scissors, manipulators, picks, diathermy, and others. By using smaller gauge, patient recovery is expected to be faster.
US09949868B2
Disclosed herein are mandibular advancement devices comprising an upper splint and a lower splint, where the upper splint comprises one or more upper fins, where each upper fin is located at a distance UD from back of the upper splint; the lower splints comprise one or more lower fins, where each lower fin is located at a distance LD from back of the lower splint; where the position of the upper and lower fins is unchangeable. Also disclosed are methods of reducing partial constriction of airway during sleep for a patient, the method comprising identifying a patient in need thereof; and administering to the patient the disclosed mandibular advancement device. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing a mandibular advancement device, the method comprising obtaining measurements from a patient's dentition; digitally designing a mandibular advancement device; and milling the mandibular advancement device.
US09949865B2
According to an embodiment of the invention, an ostomy appliance coupling system is disclosed. The system comprises a wafer part having a rise extending away from a body surface to form a guide means and a shallow landing zone; a pouch part having a guide adapted to engage with the landing zone in a desired location relative to the guide means; and an adhesive layer recessed within the guide and adapted to adhere to the landing zone.
US09949855B2
A gastrointestinal device and methods of manufacturing said gastrointestinal device are described and include a flexible tubular structure including a layered wall, the flexible tubular structure including at least one microbe-promoting agent encased in the layered wall, the microbe-promoting agent configured to promote at least one of attraction, colonization, and growth of at least one type of commensal microbe, and a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end and the distal end forming a flow conduit through the flexible tubular structure; and at least one anchor structure including one or more gastric wall-engaging components configured to engage a wall of the gastrointestinal tract of the subject.
US09949853B2
Flexible implantable devices or stents can navigate tortuous vessels of the neurovasculature. The devices can also conform to the shape of tortuous vessels of the vasculature. In some embodiments, the devices can direct blood flow within a vessel away from an aneurysm or limit blood flow to the aneurysm. Methods and structures are provided for adjusting, along a length of the device, the porosity of the device while maintaining a cross-sectional dimension. In some embodiments, small hooks releasably engage the stent at a proximal end and are able to resheath the stent by retracting a proximal retaining member where the hooks are coupled to. The hooks straighten, unfurl, or otherwise disengage the stent when either unrestrained by a catheter or when coming into contact with an external stimulus found in the patient's vasculature.
US09949852B2
Implant for supporting bodily conduits, such as blood vessels or/and grafted vessels, inside a subject. In exemplary embodiments, the implant includes a support fixedly displaceable and plastically stretchable to points along longitudinal axis of the support, when subjected to a stretching force, thereby forming a new shape, the support substantially maintains the new shape upon removal of the stretching force. The support, when forming the new shape, is plastically reversely compressible in a direction along the support longitudinal axis, when subjected to axially compressive force. Support may include a radially elastic portion configured to regain fixedly deformed diameter upon removal of radially compressive force applied thereto. Support is configurable as an intraluminal support for intraluminal deployment and setting in a conduit segment, or, as an external support for enveloping a conduit segment, so as to change route or/and shape of the conduit segment.
US09949851B2
Provided are a fixing module and a motion assistance apparatus including the same, the fixing module including a base body, a plurality of side frames provided on both sides of the base body, and a height adjustment assembly provided on the base body, and on which a driving module is mounted to provide a power, wherein a distance between the plurality of side frames may be adjustable.
US09949846B2
Implant fixation systems, kits and methods for interbody fusions are described herein. Preferably, the implant has a cage containing two deployable blades and one or more strike plates that are able to deploy the blades. The blades are positioned inside the cage such that one blade faces upward and the other blade faces downward. Protrusions on the ends of the blades fit into correspondingly shaped tracks on the interior surface of the cage, allowing movement of the blades inside the cage. The implant also has two wedge-shaped strike plates that fit into attachment regions located on the blades, which allow the strike plates to slide. Impaction of the strike plate(s) causes them to push the blades superiorly or inferiorly. In the impaction position, a portion of the blades protrudes beyond the superior and the inferior surfaces of the cage and fixes the cage in the adjacent vertebral bodies.
US09949844B2
An expandable interbody fusion device includes superior and inferior endplates that are configured to receive a sequentially inserted stack of expansion members or wafers in interlocking engagement. The expansion members are formed to each have a generally U-shaped rearward facing opening. The superior and inferior endplates have openings through their outer surfaces in at least partial alignment and communication with the rearward facing openings of the expansion members. The inferior endplate has a fully bounded cavity for telescoping receipt of the superior endplate. The inferior endplate also has a fully bounded channel extending through the rear endwall thereof in direct communication with the rearward facing opening of at least one expansion member for the receipt of bone graft material into the device to promote fusion between opposing vertebral bodies of the spine.
US09949840B1
Systems and methods are described for accessing and operating on an intervertebral disc at the lumbosacral junction via a trans-iliac approach. The instruments and methods described employ nerve monitoring to direct passage of the instruments through a safe zone between the L5 nerve root lying posterior to the trans-iliac path and the iliac vein (and iliac artery) lying anterior to the trans-iliac path.
US09949838B2
A shoulder implant device includes one or more fixation features including an acromial intrusion element and an inflatable humeral balloon portion that receives a fluid through the acromial intrusion element. The intrusion element comprises a valve that can receive multiple needle sticks to add or remove fluid to or from the inflatable humeral balloon. The device is implanted in a subacromial space such that the one or more fixation features at least secure the device to the acromion and the inflatable balloon portion rests against the proximal end of the corresponding humerus. Fluid in the balloon portion maintains separation of the acromion and the humerus to reduce or prevent impingement.
US09949833B2
A surgical instrument includes a finishing rasp having a longitudinal axis, an elongated shaft, a handle, and a cutting head. The elongated shaft has an outer circumference and a bore formed therein, and the bore has an open end defined in a distal end of the elongated shaft and a blind end positioned proximally of the open end within the elongated shaft. The handle is secured to an opposite, proximal end of the elongated shaft. The cutting head is secured to, and extends away from, the distal end of the shaft. The cutting head has a length that extends along the longitudinal axis and is arcuate in shape so as to extend around less than the outer circumference of the elongated shaft at the open end of the bore. The cutting head includes a plurality of linear cutting teeth that extend along the length of the cutting head.
US09949826B2
A prosthetic aortic valve includes an annular, annulus inflow portion that is designed to reside in or near the patient's native aortic valve annulus, and an annular, aortic outflow portion that is designed to reside in the patient's aorta downstream from at least a portion of the valsalva sinus. The annulus inflow portion and the aortic outflow portion are connected to one another by a plurality of connecting struts that are confined to regions near the commissures of the patient's native aortic valve. The connecting struts are designed to bulge out into the valsalva sinus to help anchor the prosthetic valve in place. The valve is circumferentially collapsible to a relatively small diameter for less-invasive delivery into the patient. The valve circumferentially expands to a larger operational diameter when deployed at the implant site.
US09949823B2
Novel bioabsorbable, universal kits used to form nasal implants are disclosed. The implants are useful in rhinoplasty and nasal reconstruction surgical procedures. The kit devices have a universal configuration and can be converted by the surgeon in the field into one or more individual nasal implant devices having different configurations and applications. The kits may have outlines of nasal implants thereon.
US09949822B2
An intraocular lens implantable in an eye includes an optic for placement in the capsular bag of the eye and for directing light toward the retina of the eye. The optic has a central optical axis, an anterior face, an opposing posterior face and a peripheral edge between the faces. The peripheral edge has one or more curved or angled surfaces that reduce glare within the IOL. For instance, a rounded transition surface on the anterior side of the peripheral edge diffuses the intensity of reflected light, or a particular arrangement of straight edge surfaces refracts the light so as not to reflect, or does not reflect at all. The intersection of the peripheral edge and at least one of the anterior face and the posterior face, preferable both of such faces, forms a peripheral corner located at a discontinuity between the peripheral edge and the intersecting face or faces. The present IOLs inhibit cell growth from the eye in front of or in back of the optic and reduce glare obtained in the eye in which the IOL is located.
US09949818B2
A combination double-barreled and debranching stent graft and methods for its use, where the stent graft comprises, a main body stent graft defining a single lumen with distal and proximal ends, a first bifurcation in the main body defining first and second lumens, the main body stent graft defines a tubular wall that is contiguous with the first and second lumens such that any fluid entering the main body stent graft must exit by entering one of the first or second lumens, (c) a second bifurcation within the first lumen defining a first leg and a second leg, (d) a third bifurcation within the first leg defining a third leg and a fourth leg, and (e) a fourth bifurcation within the second leg between about 10 mm and about 20 mm distal from the second bifurcation defining a fifth leg and a sixth leg.
US09949815B2
A surgical implant (10) has an areal basic structure (12) provided with pores (14). At least one projection (16, 17), which emerges at an angle of at most 40° from the plane defined by the areal basic structure (12) in the local environment of the projection (16, 17), protrudes into at least one of the pores (14). Preferably, the at least one projection (16, 17) is produced from material of the basic structure (12), starts from the edge of the pore (14) and lies in the area defined by the basic structure (12).
US09949814B2
Described are surgical procedure systems, devices, tools, and methods, useful for treating pelvic conditions in a male or female, involving an expansion member.
US09949807B2
A drill guide for creating a drilled implant hole for a dental implant, and a method for producing the drill guide. The drill guide includes a base part having at least one access opening and at least one sleeve. A first surface of the base part has an impression of a preparation site, and a second surface of the base part opposite the first surface has a support surface. The access opening expands from the second surface to the first surface of the base part. The access opening and the support surface are shaped in such a way that the sleeve can be inserted at least partially into the access opening, and the sleeve, when inserted, rests on the support surface and is positioned and oriented relative to the base part.
US09949804B2
Method of making a customized orthodontic bracket. A bracket receiving area is determined on a three-dimensional tooth model of a patient's tooth, and a bracket base is provided with a tooth-facing surface that is shaped according to the shape of the bracket receiving area. An outline of a bracket head is determined on the tooth model, and the bracket head is provided with a bracket head surface that is shaped according to the shape within the bracket head outline. The bracket has an outer surface with a shape corresponding to the natural shape of the patient's tooth, which helps to minimize discomfort during orthodontic treatment with the brackets.
US09949800B2
A robotic surgical system is configured with rigid, curved cannulas that extend through the same opening into a patient's body. Surgical instruments with passively flexible shafts extend through the curved cannulas. The cannulas are oriented to direct the instruments towards a surgical site. A teleoperation control system that moves the curved cannulas and their associated instruments in a manner that allows a surgeon to experience intuitive control is disclosed. The flexible shaft instruments are controlled as if extending along a virtual straight line insertion and withdrawal axis. Various port features that support the curved cannulas within the single opening are disclosed. Cannula support fixtures that support the cannulas during insertion into the single opening and mounting to robotic manipulators are disclosed.
US09949790B2
A system for performing single port laparoscopic procedures includes a transcutaneous seal and a plurality of tools. The tools comprise a substantially rigid tubular seal having a core which is translatably and rotatably disposed in the sleeve. The handle at the proximal end of the tool controls an end effector at the distal end of the tool. The sleeves of the tools are locked in the transcutaneous seals so that they remain in a fixed geometric relationship which prevents the tools from interfering with each other during laparoscopic procedures.
US09949787B2
An endoscopic bipolar forceps includes a housing and a shaft affixed to the housing including a longitudinal axis defined therethrough and a pair of jaw members attached to a distal end thereof. The forceps also includes a drive assembly for moving one of the jaw members relative to the other jaw member from a first, spaced position relative to each other to a second, closed position for manipulating tissue. A handle is included which is rotatable to force a drive flange of the handle into mechanical cooperation with the drive assembly to move the jaw members from the open and closed positions. The pivot is located a fixed distance from the longitudinal axis and the drive flange is located along the longitudinal axis. The forceps connects to an energy source such that the jaw members are capable of conducting bipolar energy through tissue held therebetween to effect a seal.
US09949783B2
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is presented including a power supply module configured to output power, a first energy module configured to receive the power and convert the power into a first waveform having a first phase, and to deliver the power in a first energy mode, and a second energy module configured to receive the power and convert the power into a second waveform having a second phase, and to deliver the power in a second energy mode. A host controller module is configured to control a type and a number of energy modalities provided by the generator platform and a comparator compares the first phase of the first waveform with the second phase of the second waveform in one or more of a plurality of sub-periods. An adjustment module adjusts a relative phase between the first and second waveforms based on results obtained from the comparator.
US09949774B2
In described embodiments, an implant assembly includes a first implant having a body with a first end and a second end and a hollow passage extending therethrough between the first end and the second end. The first implant is sized for insertion into a first bone segment. A connector has a first end rotatably connected to the first implant at the first end of the first implant, a second end insertable into a second bone segment, and a connector body extending through the hollow passage of the first connector. A method of inserting the implant assembly is also provided.
US09949773B2
The present invention discloses an orthopedic bone plate and locking tab apparatus and method of use. The orthopedic plate includes a body with a first end, a second end, and a central portion extending between the first end and the second end, a first pair of lobes at the first end, a second pair of lobes at the second end, and a securing mechanism extending away from a bottom surface of the central portion. The securing mechanism includes a base portion projecting from the body portion of the bone plate and two opposing extension members projecting from the base portion. A method for inserting the bone plate is also disclosed.
US09949766B2
The present invention generally is directed toward a spinal fixation system whereby a coupling element allows the physician to selectively lock or unlock either the connection between the coupling element and a fastener, such as to allow for repositioning of the coupling element, or the connection between the coupling element and an elongate rod. The locking or unlocking of these connections may be made independently and as desired by the physician.
US09949763B2
A spinal implant comprises a first member including a surface that extends between a first portion and a second portion. The first member defines a first implant cavity adjacent the first portion and a second implant cavity adjacent the second portion. The first implant cavity is spaced from the second implant cavity. The surface defines a medial cavity. A second member is movable relative to the first member. The second member includes a first end aligned with the medial cavity and a second end configured to penetrate tissue. Systems and methods are disclosed.
US09949752B2
The present application pertains generally to medical systems and methods for creation of an autologous tissue valves within a mammalian body. In some embodiments, a system for creating an endoluminal valve from a blood vessel wall is provided. The system includes a tubular assembly having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a distal portion with a distal end, and a first lumen extending from the proximal end to a distal port located proximate the distal portion. The distal portion can have a supporting surface that extends in a longitudinal direction and is offset from a surface of the tubular assembly proximal the distal port. The system can further include a tissue dissection probe disposed within the first lumen.
US09949746B2
An instrument system, associated milling or drilling guide and method include use of a trial implant of a size corresponding to an actual implant for the intervertebral space, with a milling guide mounted on the trial implant. The system also includes a cutting tool which is used to form a cutout in an adjacent vertebra.
US09949738B2
Disclosed are methods and devices for obtaining patent hemostasis of the radial artery by compressing the uninstrumented ulnar artery to increase radial artery flow. The device comprises a band having an inflatable bladder for applying blunt pressure to the ulnar artery. The method comprises applying a pressure to the homolateral ulnar artery and applying a pressure to the radial artery at the access site to obtain hemostasis at the access site. The method further comprises administering an anticoagulant to a patient at a dose ranging from about 20 units per kg of body weight to about 30 units per kg of body weight.
US09949736B2
Disclosed is an an apparatus for forming cogs on a surgical thread, comprising: a bobbin having a suture thread wound thereonto; first and second tension rolls for maintaining, at regular tensions, the suture thread unwound from the bobbin; a pair of friction rolls for drawing the suture thread and allowing the suture thread to pass through so as to be discharged through an outgoing side; a tension plate operating up and down, for temporarily fixing the suture thread being discharged through the outgoing side by the friction roll; and a cog-forming knife for forming cogs by rotating and simultaneously moving forward toward the suture thread fixed by the tension plate and also obliquely moving to the left or the right so as to make oblique cuts on the surface of the suture thread.
US09949735B2
A medical device for installing sutures to close an incision in tissue or human skin is disclosed. The suturing device may provide first and second arcuate needles. Once properly positioned, the first and second arcuate needles are driven through the sub-dermal layer, or alternatively through a superficial surface, of two sections of skin to be joined. This is done in arcuate fashion and at identical and symmetrical rates of angular displacement. In so doing, the sections of skin are pushed toward one another thus assuring horizontal and vertical alignment of the two sections of skin. During the driving or retraction process of the first and second arcuate needles, a suture is positioned within both the first and second sections of skin and transformed from a planar or a multi-planar serpentine orientation to a helical orientation. The resulting suturing process is thus much faster than conventional or manual suturing and results in superior wound approximation/alignment that will lead to decreased scarring compared to prior art devices.
US09949734B2
Apparatus for attaching a first object to a second object, said apparatus comprising: a distal anchor comprising a generally cylindrical body, a distal end and a proximal end, wherein said distal end comprises an inclined distal end surface, and a vertical bore extending through said generally cylindrical body, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said generally cylindrical body; a proximal anchor comprising a generally cylindrical body, a distal end and a proximal end, a top surface and a bottom surface, a first vertical bore extending through said generally cylindrical body from said top surface to said bottom surface, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the generally cylindrical body, a second vertical bore spaced distally from said first vertical bore and extending from said top surface to said bottom surface parallel to said first vertical bore, a third vertical bore spaced distally from said second vertical bore and extending from said top surface to said bottom surface parallel to said first vertical bore, and a fourth vertical bore spaced distally from said third vertical bore and extending from said top surface to said bottom surface parallel to said first vertical bore; and a suture having a proximal end and a distal end, with an enlargement formed at said distal end, wherein said suture extends through said vertical bore of said distal anchor, through said fourth vertical bore of said proximal anchor, through said third vertical bore of said proximal anchor, through said second vertical bore of said proximal anchor and through said first vertical bore of said proximal anchor.
US09949733B1
An all-suture suture anchor system includes an all-suture anchor, an inserter, and a specially designed drill. The drill is used to enlarge the hole and create a pocket under the bone surface from the pre-drilled hole. The created pocket is intended to accommodate the expansion of the anchor when deployed into the bone, generating a true mechanical interference under the bone surface. The anchor is loaded on the inserter and placed at full length vertically inside the drilled hole. While holding the inserter on top of the drilled hole, so that a feature on the inserter keeps the anchor to a desired depth below the bone surface, tension is applied to the suture limb that is connected to the bottom end of the anchor. This tensioning step causes the length of the anchor to contract vertically and the anchor is simultaneously expanded circumferentially to fill the pocket previously created by the drill. Since the pocket created by the drill is intended to contain the deployed anchor, the deployed position of the anchor is consistently predictable.
US09949731B2
Systems and methods are disclosed in which a distraction sleeve can be attached to a bone anchor assembly to lock or limit the polyaxial degree of freedom of the bone anchor assembly and facilitate true parallel distraction. In some embodiments, the distraction sleeve can lock polyaxial movement of the bone anchor assembly without directly engaging the shank of the bone anchor assembly, without directly engaging the exterior of the receiver member of the bone anchor assembly, and/or without requiring that a rod or closure mechanism be installed in the bone anchor assembly. The distraction sleeve can be preloaded onto the bone anchor assembly prior to inserting the bone anchor assembly using a selectively detachable driver, thereby providing simplified, streamlined insertion and facilitating use with protection and/or retraction sheaths. Countertorque tubes, torque wrenches, and other related instrumentation are also disclosed herein.
US09949728B2
In one aspect, the present invention provides a device for occluding an aperture in a body, for example, a patent foramen ovale (PFO), including a first side adapted to be disposed on one side of the septum and a second side adapted to be disposed on the opposite side of the septum. The device has an elongated, low-profile delivery configuration and a shortened, radially expanded deployment configuration. The first and second sides are adapted to occlude the aperture upon deployment of the device at its intended delivery location. The device also includes a radially expandable center portion. In some embodiments, the center portion includes a plurality of ribs provided by slits in device. The ribs expand radially when the device is deployed. The expandable center portion facilitates the positioning of the device in the aperture. The device can be secured in the deployed configuration using a catch system.
US09949727B2
The present invention features an anti-rotation instrument system which could be used in all health professions including medical, dental, and any other specialties. The system includes an anti-rotation instrument device featuring a main handle, a first removable hand grip and a first instrumental tip. The first removable hand grip is attached to a first female screw cavity located on the main handle. One end of the instrumental tip passes through a channel located within first hand grip with an anti-rotation key located on the instrumental tip securely residing within a dent located on a distal end of the first removable hand grip having threading located on an end of the instrumental tip that is subsequently screwed into a first female screw cavity of the main handle such that the first hand grip is tightly sandwiched between the first instrumental tip and main body.
US09949722B2
An ultrasound system and method that can include: a receive beamformer configured to receive signals from a transducer; a processor coupled to the receive beamformer, the processor configured to: analyze echo data reflected from a region of interest, the echo data elicited by a transmitted pulse sequence; using the echo data, determine a central tendency of a signal magnitude from regions of adherent microbubbles over time within the region of interest; determine a time series of the signal magnitude; using the time series, determine an initial signal magnitude parameter; obtain a saturated signal parameter and a residual signal parameter using the time series; and determine a relative indication of information indicative of the residual signal magnitude versus the saturated signal magnitude.
US09949721B2
Acoustic diodes, devices incorporating such diodes and methods of using such devices are disclosed. An acoustic diode may include a periodic acoustic grating and a uniform plate. The periodic acoustic grating may include a plurality of gratings. The uniform plate may foe separated from the periodic acoustic grating by a resonant cavity. The acoustic diode may be configured to have a first transmission efficiency for acoustic waves incident on the periodic acoustic grating that is greater than a second transmission efficiency for acoustic waves incident on the uniform plate. The acoustic waves may have a wavelength within a range of wavelengths. Devices incorporating the acoustic diode may include medical imaging devices, such as ultrasound devices, and noise reduction devices.
US09949713B2
A system for monitoring cleaning and sanitization efforts of care givers using stethoscopes including one or more sanitizing and cleaning stations capable of cleaning and sanitizing a head portion of a stethoscope presented thereto. The system includes an identification apparatus operably associated with each of a plurality of stethoscopes. The identification apparatus serves to identify a particular stethoscope and, thus, a particular care provider. An apparatus for detecting each time a particular stethoscope is presented to a sanitizing and cleaning station for effecting a cleaning and sanitization event forms part of the system. An analysis unit is operably connected to each identification apparatus and detecting apparatus and is configured for calculating the cleanliness and sanitization level of each stethoscope as a function of the number of cleaning and sanitization events detected by the detecting apparatus. A method for monitoring cleaning and sanitization efforts of care providers is also disclosed.
US09949711B2
An X-ray computed tomography apparatus according to the present embodiment comprises a gantry and a tube current setting circuitry. The tube current setting circuitry set tube currents for the respective imaging regions. To be specific, the tube current setting circuitry calculate X-ray absorption index values in the respective imaging regions, based on scanogram image data, determine tube current values corresponding to the X-ray absorption index values for the respective imaging regions, and correct the tube current values of the respective imaging regions except for a reference region based on a relative relationship between an X-ray absorption index value of the reference imaging region and tube current values of the other imaging regions.
US09949710B2
Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus and a control method for the same. The control method for the X-ray imaging apparatus includes acquiring a mask image by irradiating an object with X-rays, determining a movement of the object based on the mask image, generating a plurality of X-ray images of mutually different energy bands when the movement of the object is detected, and generating a single X-ray image of a single energy band when the movement of the object is not detected, and acquiring a blood vessel X-ray image based on the generated X-ray image.
US09949709B2
Techniques for suppression of motion artifacts in medical imaging include obtaining projections at different times within a time interval from a medical imaging system operating on a subject. A stationary projection is determined for a first subset of the projections in which a signal source and detector array of the imaging system are in a first configuration relative to the subject. An image of the subject based on the stationary projection is displayed. For any subset, the stationary projection is a minimum value for each pixel among the subset of projections if a signal passing through a moving object of interest inside the subject is expected to cause an increase in a pixel value. Alternatively, the stationary projection is a maximum value for each pixel among the subset of projections if the signal passing through the object of interest is expected to cause a decrease in a pixel value.
US09949708B2
A radiation imaging apparatus acquires a radiation image from radiation detected by a radiation detection unit, corrects a first pixel that is a correction target in the radiation image by referring to a second pixel other than the first pixel, calculates an evaluation value that evaluates an increase in a noise level caused by correcting the first pixel, and performs processing of reducing the noise level for the first pixel after the correction based on the calculated evaluation value.
US09949701B2
In order to increase the accuracy of registration between a world coordinate system and an image coordinate system such that a tracked medical tool may be moved forward in the body of a patient without any additional or with limited live imaging, a method for registration of the tracked medical tool with an X-ray system is provided. The method includes receiving image data from the X-ray system at a plurality of time points, receiving tracking data from a tracking device of the tracked medical tool at the plurality of time points, and registering the world coordinate system and the image coordinate system based on the received image data and the received tracking data at the plurality of time points.
US09949698B2
According to one embodiment, an X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray imaging system, a control system, and a display processing circuit. The X-ray imaging system is configured to acquire X-ray image data of an object. The control system is configured to control the imaging system to acquire frames of X-ray image data corresponding to mutually different not less than three directions by reciprocating the imaging system. The display processing circuit is configured to generate stereoscopically visible image data by lining up the frames of the X-ray image data in a display order different from an acquisition order of the frames of the X-ray image data. The display order is according to a moving direction of the imaging system.
US09949692B2
Assemblies are provided for positioning within a lumen comprising a stent graft; and a sensor positioned on the stent graft. Within certain aspects the sensors are wireless sensors, and include for example one or more fluid pressure sensors, contact sensors, position sensors, pulse pressure sensors, blood volume sensors, blood flow sensors, chemistry sensors (e.g., for blood and/or other fluids), metabolic sensors (e.g., for blood and/or other fluids), mechanical stress sensors and/or temperature sensors.
US09949691B2
Systems, methods and apparatuses for monitoring cardiac activity of an individual using a conformal cardiac sensor device are presented herein. A conformal cardiac sensor device for analyzing cardiac activity includes a flexible substrate for coupling to the user, and a heart sensor component embedded on/in the substrate. The heart sensor component contacts a portion of the users skin and measures electrical variable(s) indicative of cardiac activity. A biometric sensor component is embedded on/in the flexible substrate and measures physiological variable(s) indicative of cardiac activity of the user. A microprocessor, which is embedded on/in the flexible substrate, is communicatively coupled to the heart sensor component and biometric sensor component and operable to execute microprocessor executable instructions for controlling the measurements of electrical data and physiological data. A wireless communication component is embedded on/in the flexible substrate and is operable to transmit data indicative of the measurements obtained by the sensor components.
US09949686B2
End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) measurements may be used alone as a guide to determine when to defibrillate an individual. Alternatively, ETCO2 measurements may be used in combination with amplitude spectral area measurements as a guide to determine when to defibrillate an individual.
US09949682B2
The present invention provides a method for determining a target of alcohol test, including: determining whether a motor vehicle satisfies a preset condition; and determining, as a target vehicle, a motor vehicle that satisfies at least one preset condition. The preset condition comprises at least one of: a parking duration in an area, in which a distance from a place selling alcoholic drinks does not exceed a predetermined distance, has a value within a predetermined range; alcohol content in a body of a driver of the motor vehicle exceeds a predetermined value; and schedule of a driver of the motor vehicle on that driving day comprises having a meal and/or a dinner party. The present invention further provides a driving safety device, a server and a driving safety system.
US09949681B2
A method for detecting and presenting burnout symptoms associated with users is provided. The method may include receiving a plurality of predictor rules for monitoring and detecting a plurality of burnout indicators. The method may further include monitoring and receiving the plurality of burnout indicators. Additionally, the method may include storing the monitored and received plurality of burnout indicators. The method may also include detecting a plurality of burnout events associated with the stored monitored and received plurality of burnout indicators. The method may further include determining the plurality of burnout symptoms based on the detected plurality of burnout events. The method may also include determining at least one aggregate score based on the determined plurality of burnout symptoms. The method may further include presenting at least one alert and at least one recommendation based on the determined plurality of burnout symptoms and the determined at least one aggregate score.
US09949672B2
Embodiments of the invention provide apparatus, systems and methods wherein pre-event and post-event analyte concentration readings associated with an event are collected and processed to determine a numerical delta. The numerical delta may be displayed on a visual display to aid in a ready determination of the affect that the event (alone or in combination with medication and/or insulin dosages) had on the analyte concentration levels. Medication and/or insulin dosages may be displayed alongside the numerical delta to gauge immediate relationships between numerical delta, dosage and/or an associated event. Apparatus and systems for calculating and displaying the numerical delta are described, as are other aspects.
US09949668B2
A method involves implantably detecting changes in posture of a patient's body. Baroreflex responses to the posture changes are determined. An autonomic tone of the patient is determined based on the baroreflex responses. Based on the autonomic tone, various patient susceptibilities to disease may be determined, including susceptibilities to heart disease, arrhythmia, and/or sudden cardiac death.
US09949666B2
A swallowable in-vivo device contains a movement detection unit that includes a movement sensing unit, a frequency analyzing unit (FAU) and a time analyzing unit (TAU). The movement sensing unit senses movements of the in-vivo device relative to a non-stationary three-dimensional reference frame, and outputs a movement signal. The frequency analyzing unit may analyze the movement signal spectrally to detect a potential command-invoking movement, and the time analyzing unit may analyze the potential CIM temporally, possibly in conjunction with a series of other movement events, to determine whether the potential CIM is a genuine CIM. If the potential CIM is determined to be a genuine CIM, the in-vivo device may execute a predetermined command associated with the CIM. Otherwise, the in-vivo device may refrain from executing a CIM-related command. A PCB including the movement detection unit and a processor for processing their output is provided for the vivo sensing device.
US09949658B2
A method for quantifying, during pacemapping, a comparison of a BSPM of interest to a pace site BSPM. The method may include receiving at a computing device a plurality of ECG signals from an acquisition system. The pace site BSPM may be calculated using the plurality of ECG signals. The BSPM of interest may be compared to the pace site BSPM, by: retrieving the BSPM of interest from memory accessible by the computing device and, calculating one or more comparison metrics for the BSPM of interest as compared to the pace site BSPM. An indication of similarity between the BSPM of interest and the pace site BSPM based on the comparison metric calculated may be displayed on a user interface in communication with the computing device.
US09949656B2
A catheter comprising an elongated catheter body, an electrode array distal of the catheter body, the array having a mounting member and at least first and second spine supports. Each spine support includes a base having a planar configuration, and a plurality of spines extending from the base, wherein the first base extends in a first plane and the second base extends in a second plane different from the first plane in the mounting member.
US09949644B2
The present invention relates to a torsional vibration resonance frequency measuring method and a novel amplitude transformer for assessing the stability of dental implants. In one example, a torsional vibration resonance frequency measuring method includes installing an amplitude transformer on a dental implant, energizing a torsional vibration mode, gathering resonance signals, and analyzing a resonance frequency. In another example, an amplitude transformer for measuring torsional vibration resonance frequency in a dental implant, includes an anti-rotary horizontal double-winged component and a central bolt. The central bolt is configured to closely connect with the inner threads of the dental implant, such that the amplitude transformer can integrate with the dental implant sufficient to vibrate as an integral structure under energizing.
US09949643B2
A method for automatically identifying and localizing anatomical regions of a left ventricle of a heart using a segment model, the method including receiving a volumetric MR image series of one or more time-points in a heart cycle with associated myocardial boundaries, representing the heart, performing a long-axis partitioning on each image of the volumetric image series, performing a short-axis partitioning volumetric image series, generating a polar map, wherein each image of the volumetric image series is mapped to a location on the polar map, wherein the location is characterized using the long-axis partitioning and the short-axis partitioning, and generating a mapping from the polar map to a voxel in an associated image of the volumetric image series representing an anatomical location.
US09949642B2
Systems, devices, and methods are provided that allow the monitoring of analyte levels within analyte monitoring systems. The analyte monitoring systems can be in vivo systems and can include a sensor control device with a sensor and accompanying circuitry, as well as a relay device for communicating with the sensor control device and a reader device.
US09949630B2
A method is provided for manipulating target tissue of a patient during a medical procedure. The method includes introducing a medical instrument system to a general site of target tissue. At least one characteristic of the target tissue is identified using an imaging device located in a working channel of the medical instrument system. The imaging device is removed from the working channel of the medical instrument system, and a medical instrument is inserted through the working channel of the medical instrument system. The target tissue is then manipulated using the medical instrument. A medical instrument system is also provided for manipulating target tissue of a patient during a medical procedure.
US09949627B2
According to aspects of the present disclosure, a medical device may include a tubular member. The medical device may also include a handle assembly connected to the tubular member. The handle assembly may include a handle housing, and an illumination assembly. The illumination assembly may include an illumination unit housed within an interior of the handle housing. The illumination assembly may also include an illumination fiber operatively coupled to the illumination unit. The illumination unit may extend through the interior of the handle housing into an interior of the tubular member. The illumination unit may also include a heat sink coupled to the illumination unit. The heat sink may be configured to receive heat from the illumination unit, and dissipate the heat away from the illumination unit.
US09949626B2
An endoscope reprocessor includes a control section and a flow liquid pump. The control section controls a plurality of electromagnetic valves to set a first drive state, in which the control section puts a first cleaning tube connected to a suction pipe sleeve of an endoscope into a sealed state, the control section puts a second cleaning tube connected to a forceps plug pipe sleeve of a forceps plug of the endoscope into an unsealed state, the control section controls an electromagnetic valve configured to switch a state of a connector plugging a suction cylinder of the endoscope to put the connector into a sealed state, the control section sets a state in which a fluid is supplied from the flow liquid pump to the first cleaning tube, and the control section halts supply of the fluid from the flow liquid pump to the second cleaning tube.
US09949623B2
A control unit that includes a braking system for fixing the position of an endoscope tip is provided. The control system includes an up-down control knob and a right-left control knob. The brakes are engaged by rotating the control knob itself counter-clockwise from a free wheeling position. After the brakes have been engaged, a sufficient amount of force applied to the control knobs will move the endoscope tip slightly in the corresponding direction, allowing for fine tuning of tip position after braking.
US09949597B2
A device comprising a partition with various functionalities and uses. For example, the partition can include a shower partition with a display integral thereto.
US09949590B2
A beverage dispensing machine for producing a beverage from a capsule containing a product, includes an injecting arrangement arranged for piercing a covering element of the capsule and injecting into the latter a liquid interacting with the product to make a beverage, a housing element provided with a seat into which the capsule is insertable, a dispensing unit for dispensing said liquid into the capsule, said housing element rests on elastic elements and is slidable inside a chamber obtained in a box element that is insertable into a space of the dispensing unit, the chamber being provided with a fixed support intended for constituting a rest for a bottom of the capsule when the latter is inserted into the seat.
US09949583B2
A duvet cover comprised of a pouch which is dimensioned to receive therein a flat down insulating sheet. The pouch has an opening for the insertion and removal of the down insulating sheet whenever the pouch needs to be cleaned. Accordingly, the down insulating sheet is not subjected to washing or dry tumbling which is damaging to the down insulating sheet. Attachments are secured inside the pouch and along peripheral edges of the down insulating sheet whereby the down insulating sheet is secured in position inside the pouch and does not shift, although it is in close fit therein. Such duvet cover has a uniform flat appearance and has a prolonged life.
US09949582B2
A cushion cover includes a first chamber that includes at least one sheet, wherein the first chamber is configured to house a cushion that includes air pockets. A second chamber is sealed to the first chamber, wherein the second chamber includes a closed back end, a closed top, a closed bottom, a pair of closed sides, and an open front end. A panel, which includes at least one hole, is sealed to the first chamber and facing the open end of the second chamber. A handle is provided that includes a longitudinal strap adjoining a pair of side panels, wherein the pair of side panels are sealed to the first chamber, wherein upon a force being applied to the first chamber, air contained in the air pockets of the cushion flows through the at least one hole in the panel and into the second chamber without exiting the second chamber.
US09949573B1
The present invention discloses a three-layer three-zone memory foam mattress, comprising a mattress main body, wherein the mattress main body is composed of a top layer mattress body, a middle layer mattress body and a base layer mattress body, which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom, and a mattress cover is arranged on the surface of the mattress main body; and the middle layer mattress body is composed of a head mattress body, a waist and hip mattress body and a foot mattress body. The mattress is divided into three layers, the first layer is made of the colored gel memory foam, the second layer divides the high-density foam into three zones, the first and third zone adopt the retarding foam, while the second zone adopts the reinforced resilient foam, and the third layer is made of the physical solid-state reinforced foam. The colored gel memory foam can keep the consistency of body contact temperature to create a comfortable sleep environment, the surface and the bottom are made of foam with different hardness to create a sleep effect with one soft surface and one hard surface so as to satisfy the requirements of people at different ages for the hardness of the mattress, and the mattress ensures better fitting of the body and the mattress by means of the special hardness plasticity of the foam products.
US09949567B2
A reversible adjustable lumbar support and headrest tilt mechanism is provided for installation on a chair. A side bracket is coupled to each side of the back frame, and a back bracket is pivotably coupled to each side bracket. An actuator is pivotably coupled to the back frame that has an extendable and retractable shaft. In a first orientation, with the actuator shaft extending toward the upper end of the back frame, a headrest back insert is couple-able to and between the back brackets, such that extension and retraction of the actuator shaft rotates the headrest back insert. In a second orientation, with the actuator shaft extending toward the lower end of the back frame, a lumbar push bar is couple-able to and between the back brackets, such that extension and retraction of the actuator shaft rotates the lumbar push bar.
US09949566B1
Adjustable stool are configured to provide comfort and support for an occupant in a plurality of environments, including environments having uneven surfaces, such as a yard. Adjustable stools may include a seat platform and a pair of arms. The seat platform configured to support the occupant may comprise a seating surface and a plurality of pins. The plurality of pins may be affixed to corners of the seat platform and extend away from the seat platform. The pair of arms may define a slotted portion, with the slotted portion comprising a plurality of endpoints. The slotted portion may be configured to be engaged by each of the plurality of pins that extend away from the seat platform. Each of the plurality of pins may be configured to be reversibly held at each of the plurality of endpoints, with each of the plurality of endpoints defining a height of the adjustable stool. The plurality of endpoints may comprise a pattern.
US09949555B2
A pack for carrying personal effects and protecting such effects from damage caused by contact with moisture is provided. First, a flexible and rugged water-resistant outer container having a resealable opening defines a cavity sized to receive a waterproof pouch along with various other items. Next, the waterproof pouch may have an opening to receive various items. A first means and a second means for sealing the waterproof pouch are successively spaced away from the opening of the pouch. Then, once sealed, a portion of the pouch may be successively folded over the first and second means for sealing the pouch to further reduce any risk that moisture enters the pouch through the sealed opening. Finally, means may be provided for securing the folded portion of the pouch in place to provide nested and redundantly sealed compartments.
US09949553B2
A cosmetic nose strip and method of use for adjusting of the appearance of a wearer with cosmetic material is disclosed. The nose strip is provided of a shape a semicircular tab disposed at a horizontal distal edge of the nose strip and extending away for the horizontal distal edge. A left wing of a rectangular shape extends from a left side of the nose strip. A right wing has a rectangular shape that extends from a right side of the nose strip. The right wing is horizontally disposed across from the left wing. An interior of the nose strip has a groove opening configured to receive and hold a cosmetic material therein.
US09949550B2
A cosmetic pencil includes a tubular body (10); a screw bushing (20) which is inserted and fixed to the body, and is formed with a threaded passageway (21) therein; a lead holder (30) which is threadingly engaged with the screw bushing (20) by a threaded portion (31), and is formed with a lead assembling socket (32) to receive a lead (2) at a front portion; and a rotator (40) fitted for rotation into a rear portion of the body, wherein the lead holder (30) is formed with a polygonal insertion opening (35) at a rear portion thereof in a longitudinal direction, and a front portion of the rotator (40) is formed with a polygonal insertion rod (45) inserted in the insertion opening (35) so that the lead holder (30) turns together with the rotator (40), and the lead (2) is extended from the body (10) while being turned in a spiral direction, preventing release of the lead from the lead holder.
US09949544B2
Method for producing a shading on the hair, comprising the stage consisting in: subjecting an amount of a composition (100) capable of exhibiting a variation in its hair dyeing or bleaching power under the effect of a chemical and/or energy stimulus to the said stimulus, so as to obtain at least two fractions (1000; 2000) of the said amount each having a hair dyeing or bleaching power distinct from that of the other fraction, the composition (100) being subjected to the stimulus before or after it is brought into contact with the hair and the composition producing, after exposure to the said stimulus and being brought into contact with the hair, a shaded dyeing or bleaching.
US09949542B2
Method for coloring hair wherein a first composition comprising at least one cationic polymer and a second composition comprising at least one anionic polymer are alternately applied to the hair.
US09949540B2
An intelligent shading object comprises a base assembly and an umbrella support assembly. The umbrella support assembly is coupled to the base assembly and comprises a first processor and a first motor assembly. The first motor assembly rotates an umbrella support assembly about a vertical axis in response to commands and/or signals generated by the first processor. The umbrella assembly further comprises a stem assembly and a center support assembly, where the center support assembly further comprises a second processor, a second motor assembly, a lower assembly, an upper assembly, and a hinging assembly. The second processor communicates signals and/or commands to the second motor assembly and the second motor assembly drives the upper assembly to rotate with respect to the lower assembly via the hinging assembly.
US09949538B2
The present invention relates generally to a coated jewelry article or a coated component of a jewelry article, comprising a jewelry article or a component of a jewelry article, a first metallic coating, and a second metallic coating.
US09949537B2
Clasp assemblies for bands (e.g., for watches) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a clasp assembly may include a plurality of pivotally interconnected links, where respective links are releasably coupled to one another, and spring assemblies disposed between respective links impart biasing forces between the respective links. In some embodiments, a clasp assembly may include a clasp body, a clasp cover, and a connecting arm pivotally coupled to the clasp body at a first end of the connecting arm, and pivotally coupled to the clasp cover at a second end of the connecting arm. The clasp assembly may include springs, magnets, elastomer members, and/or other mechanisms, components, or assemblies that impart a biasing force between the clasp body, the connecting arm, and/or the clasp cover.
US09949531B2
Shoe hole prevention inserts and methods for making same are described. A shoe insert may include a sole pad, a toe guard attached to a first position on the sole pad, and a sidewall guard attached to a second location on the sole pad. The toe guard may be connected to the sole pad such that the toe guard can be moved into a first insertion position. Similarly, the sidewall guard may be movably connected to the sole pad such that the sidewall guard can be moved into a second insertion position. Each of the sole pad, toe guard, and sidewall guard may include an adhesion area for adhering at least a portion of the shoe insert to at least a portion of the inside of a shoe. Thus, when inserted, the insert may prevent holes from forming due to rubbing against the inside of the shoe.
US09949523B2
A shock absorber, for use with headgear having a faceguard, has a sliding member that does not extend beyond the support structure of the shock absorber in a way that would leave it vulnerable to damage. A headgear having a faceguard provides a protected mounting location for mounting a shock absorber for the faceguard.
US09949522B2
A suspension connection arrangement for a suspension system for a safety helmet, the suspension system including at least one strap connected to at least one tab, which is attachable between a headband arrangement and at least one headband slot positioned on an internal surface of the safety helmet. The suspension connection arrangement includes: at least one projection member extending from the at least one tab; and at least one keyhole connected to at least one slot, both extending at least partially through a headband member, wherein the at least one keyhole is configured to at least partially receive the at least one projection member therethrough, such that the at least one projection member is configured to slide along the at least one slot, thereby removably attaching the at least one tab to the headband member. A suspension system and a safety helmet are also disclosed.
US09949501B2
An EDTA-free mayonnaise having excellent oil oxidation stability can be prepared by incorporating an effective amount of reduced grape juice in combination with a source of acetic acid and egg protein. The invention relates to a method of preparing an EDTA-free mayonnaise, said method comprising incorporating into the mayonnaise reduced grape juice (such as Balsamic vinegar of Modena) in an amount providing 5-2,000 pg gallic acid equivalents per milliliter of aqueous phase; a source of acetic acid in an amount providing 0.2-15% acetic acid by weight of the continuous aqueous phase; and egg protein in an amount of 0.02-4% by weight of the mayonnaise.
US09949498B2
The invention relates to a Heat stable chocolate comprising a fat phase, said fat phase of said heat stable chocolate comprising: 0.1-15% by weight of crystalline seed, 0.01-5% by weight of an emulsifier not being lecithin, said fat phase of said heat stable chocolate further comprising 25-94.9% by weight of a cocoa butter, a cocoa butter equivalent or combinations thereof, and at least 5% by weight of a cocoa butter improver, wherein said crystalline seed comprises SatOSat-triglycerides in an amount of between 40-95% by weight of said crystalline seed and StOSt-triglycerides in an amount of 30-85% by weight of said crystalline seed, wherein the main endotherm melt peak position of said crystalline seed is about 40° C. or higher when measured by Differential Scanning Calorimetry by heating samples of 10±1 mg of crystalline seed from 20° C. to 50° C. at a rate of 3° C./min to produce a melting thermogram defining said main endotherm melt peak position, and wherein Sat stands for a saturated fatty acid, St stands for stearic acid and O stands for oleic acid.
US09949490B2
In general, embodiments of the present invention provide seed, soil, and plant treatment compositions, and methods of making and using such products and compositions. The use of these products and compositions can act as a plant protectant and increase the growth, health, and yield of various seeds and plants such as crops and grasses, and further provide similar benefit to soils.
US09949485B2
Compounds (A) can be used for increasing the yield of useful plants or crop plants with respect to their harvested plant organs, wherein the Compound (A) is selected from compounds of the formula (I) or salts thereof, wherein the symbols are defined as in claim 1, preferably N-(2-methoxybenzoyl)-4-[(methylaminocarbonyl)-amino]benzenesulfonamide [Compound (A1)].
US09949483B2
Compounds of formula I, wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and the agrochemically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers and N-oxides of those compounds, can be used as insecticides and can be prepared in a manner known per se.
US09949476B2
The invention relates to the use of additives in the preparation of crop protection composition spray mixtures, in particular as additives for tank mixtures of specific pesticides according to formula (I), pesticide mixtures and crop protection compositions comprising these pesticides.
US09949470B2
A combination ice fishing rod useful as a vertical tip-up over an ice fishing hole, a hybrid angled tip-up mode resting on the ice next to the hole, and as a jigging rod. The rod includes a rod tube with an outer end removably holding a conventional rod tip, an enclosed reel housing, and a hollow grip handle aligned with the the rod tube. Three or more folding legs are secured flat against the rod tube, and can be extended radially perpendicular to the rod body to span an ice fishing hole and support the rod vertically over the hole, or at an angle relative to the hole using two legs as a bipod. The grip handle contains an axial signal post selectively latched to the spool in the reel housing, the post released when a fish strikes the line. The rod can be immediately engaged as a reel-operated jigging rod from either the vertical or hybrid tip-up modes.
US09949464B2
The invention provides systems to control gene expression or activity using target molecules.
US09949460B2
A storage garment stores a liquid in an interior bladder providing facilitated access to the liquid while it is carried inside the storage garment. A jacket is configured to be worn by a user, such as a dog. The jacket forms a substantially contoured fit over the user and has a harness portion that fastens around the user. At least one pocket portion in the jacket holds at least one bladder portion. The bladder portion holds liquid, such as water, to hydrate or clean. A pocket fastener regulates access to the bladder. A tube portion carries liquid to the user and a valve portion regulates the liquid flow. A pump portion forces the liquid out of the bladder through an outlet. A secondary pocket holds a container that folds for stowage and expands into a bowl shape for holding liquid.
US09949458B2
A waste disposal apparatus having outwardly-canted sidewalls and a base wall forming a basin. A liner is centrally disposed on an interior of the basin. At least one litter sieve is centrally arranged on the liner. A securing flange is located on a top portion of the sidewalls and is operable between a closed position and an open position and includes at least one handle protrusion. The litter sieves and the liner are held securely in place by the securing flange when the securing flange is in the closed position. A litter sieve can include opposing handle ribbons removably disposed in corresponding envelopes on opposite sides of the sieve. The envelopes can include frangible elements that selectively secure the handle ribbons, but that fail upon application of a force so that the ribbons can at least partially exit the envelopes and thereafter used to lift a loaded sieve.
US09949457B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH716546. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH716546, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH716546 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH716546.
US09949441B2
A sensor detects a characteristic of accumulated crop material and a controller manipulates the speed of a baling chamber in response thereto. The speed of a baling chamber of a variable speed baler is manipulated in response to a characteristic of an accumulated crop material. For example, the height of accumulated crop material in an accumulation area may be detected and the speed of the baling chamber manipulated in response thereto. The rate of growth of the bale may also be determined and used in manipulating the speed of the baling chamber.
US09949437B2
A cooling system for a crop harvester. The cooling system includes a thermal transfer system configured to transfer heat from an engine of the crop harvester to air and crops passing through a crop chute of the crop harvester to cool the engine and dry crops passing through the crop chute.
US09949425B2
An apparatus includes at least one electron beam generator for generating accelerated electrons with which bulk material particles are impingeable during free fall. The electron beam generator has an annular design in which the electrons are emitted and accelerated by an annular cathode. The electrons exit from an electron outlet window in the direction of the ring axis. The annular electron beam generator is arranged in such a way that the ring axis of the electron beam generator is oriented perpendicular to, or at an angle of up to 45° from the horizontal. The apparatus may further include a device for separating bulk material particles arranged above the annular electron beam generator, the bottom wall of said device having at least one opening out of which the bulk material particles fall and, from there, fall through the ring which is formed by the electron beam generator.
US09949422B2
A seeding implement includes a depth adjustment mechanism configured to facilitate rapid reconfiguration of a ground engaging tool for varying penetration depths. The seeding implement includes a ground engaging tool and a packer arm pivotally coupled to a packer support structure. The seeding implement also includes a packer wheel rotatably coupled to the packer arm, and configured to rotate across a soil surface to limit a penetration depth of the ground engaging tool into the soil. The seeding implement further includes a depth adjustment assembly including a slot within the packer support structure, a corresponding slot within the packer arm, and a fastener disposed through the slots. In this configuration, the penetration depth of the ground engaging tool is varied by adjusting a position of the fastener within the slots.
US09949421B2
A shark fin wear bar includes a fin edge configured to till the soil. The fin edge is positioned to face in the same direction as the ripper point. The shark fin wear bar also includes a first part configured to abut the rear of the ripper point such that debris from tilling cannot get lodged between the two components.
US09955620B2
The invention concerns a fitting line which is arranged to fit printed circuit boards with electronic components. A method for determining equipment families for the fitting line comprises the following steps: initial forming of a number of equipment families, each having allocated printed circuit boards; selecting of one of the equipment families; and distributing of the printed circuit boards of the selected equipment family to the other equipment families by means of integral linear programming.
US09955619B2
Disclosed is a light emitting device including: a light emitting element including an LED chip and a phosphor layer provided at the light emitting side of the LED chip; and a substrate on which the light emitting element is bonded by an adhesive material. The adhesive material is an anisotropic conductive material.
US09955610B2
A heat dissipation assembly includes a heat sink, an electronic component and an elastic fastener. The heat sink includes a contact surface, an engaging part and a wing part. The engaging part and the wing part are protruded externally from the contact surface. An accommodation space is defined by the engaging part, the wing part and the contact surface. The engaging part has a concave structure disposed within the accommodation space. The electronic component is disposed on the contact surface. The elastic fastener includes a first free end, a bent segment and a second free end. The first free end is locked on an inner wall of the concave structure. The bent segment is contacted with a first sidewall of the wing part. The second free end is locked on an external surface of the electronic component. Consequently, the electronic component is attached and fixed on the contact surface.
US09955606B2
A server capable of rotating and accessing storage devices accommodated therein includes a server chassis, a motherboard, a power supply module, two racks, and a system cooling module. The server chassis includes two side plates and an accommodating space between the two side plates. The power supply module is disposed in the accommodating space and arranged corresponding to the motherboard. The racks are arranged parallel to each other and detachably connected to the server chassis. A pivot structure and a handle for operating the rack are disposed at the rack near the motherboard. The rack is rotatable with respect to the server chassis by means of the pivot structure. The system cooling module is disposed adjacent to the rack. At least one cord passage is provided between the system cooling module and each of the side plates.
US09955591B2
A circuit substrate includes a core substrate having a cavity penetrating through the substrate, a combined component accommodated in the cavity of the substrate, a first build-up layer laminated on first surface of the substrate and including an insulating layer such that the insulating layer is covering the cavity, a second build-up layer laminated on second surface of the substrate and including an insulating layer such that the insulating layer is covering the cavity, and a filling resin filling gap formed between the cavity and combined component accommodated in the cavity of the substrate. The combined component includes an electronic component and a metal block, the electronic component has terminal surface on side facing the first surface of the substrate, and the metal block is superposed to surface of the electronic component on the opposite side of the electronic component with respect to the terminal surface.
US09955587B2
An LED tube lamp including a lamp tube, an end cap attached to an end of the lamp tube, a power supply disposed in the end cap, and an LED light bar disposed inside the lamp tube. The LED light bar is mounted with LED light sources which are electrically connected to the power supply by way of the LED light bar. The LED light bar includes a bendable circuit sheet which is longer than the lamp tube. A soldering pad is configured and disposed at an end of the bendable circuit sheet. The soldering pad is formed with a through-hole or a notch to allow tin solder to pass through when soldering such that the bendable circuit sheet can be directly soldered and electrically connected to the power supply.
US09955581B2
A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a PCB having a core substrate, a plurality of conductive traces on a first surface of the PCB, and a ground layer on the second surface of the PCB. The conductive traces comprise a pair of differential signal traces. An intervening reference trace is disposed between the differential signal traces. A connector is disposed at one end of the plurality of conductive traces. A semiconductor package is mounted on the first surface at the other end of the plurality of conductive traces.
US09955556B2
In one aspect, a system for controlling lighting effect on a mobile device may include at least a 3C client end having at least one mobile device, at least a light effect control (LEC) end, and a server. Through a network, the server can connect with the 3C client end and the LEC client end. In one embodiment, the server can connect to a plurality of 3C client ends concurrently, but only enables a single LEC client end to connect thereto. The server has a database which is configured to separately store data of the 3C client ends, the LEC client ends and communications therebetween. Each of the venues has a plurality of preset flash lighting patterns for the 3C client ends, and the venue comprises its identified data and service data which are individually saved in the database and can be retrieved once the server is activated.
US09955553B2
This invention concerns a light tower (10) having a main body (12) and a mast (26) extending from the main body (12) such that the mast (26) is extendable between a retracted configuration and at least one extended configuration. A lighting unit (34) is mounted to the mast (26). Supports (44), such as legs, are arranged to support the main body in use. Sensors (56) are provided for monitoring the load distribution of the light tower (10) between the supports (44). A controller (64) is configured to alter the load distribution of the light tower (10) according to a comparison between the monitored load distribution and a predetermined acceptable load distribution range.
US09955551B2
An illuminating device coupled with sensors or an image acquisition device and a logical controller allows illumination intensity and spectrum to be varied according to changing user needs. The system provides illumination to areas according to the principles of correct lighting practice for the optimal performance of visual tasks in the most efficient, cost effective manner. Aspects of the invention include: lighting fixtures which adapt to ambient lighting, movement, visual tasks being performed, and environmental and personal conditions affecting illumination requirements at any given instant. Lighting fixtures having spatial distribution of spectrum and intensity, providing both “background” room lighting, and “task” lighting.
US09955547B2
A load control device for controlling the amount of power delivered to an electrical load may include a rectifier circuit configured to receive a phase-control voltage and produce a rectified voltage. A power converter may be configured to receive the rectified voltage at an input and generate a bus voltage. An input capacitor may be coupled across the input of the power converter. The input capacitor may be adapted to charge when the magnitude of the phase control voltage is approximately zero volts. The power converter may be configured to operate in a boost mode, such that the magnitude of the bus voltage is greater than a peak magnitude of the input voltage. The power converter may be configured to operate in a buck mode to charge the input capacitor from the bus voltage when the magnitude of the phase-control voltage is approximately zero volts.
US09955545B1
A lighting device includes a lighting module, a storage module storing light data sets corresponding respectively to successive time points of a cycling period, and a processing unit. In a routine mode, the processing unit controls the lighting module to emit light and to successively change color of light at the successive time points of the cycling period. In an adjustment mode, the processing unit reads from the storage device one light data set corresponding to the time point indicated by a time signal from an input device, adjusts the light data set according to a color signal from the input device, and controls the lighting module to emit light based on the adjusted light data set.
US09955538B2
A capacitive full-wave circuit for LED light strings makes use of capacitors and diodes together to drive a LED string with full AC waves. Different from the conventional four-diode full-wave rectifying circuit, one embodiment of capacitive full-wave circuit includes two capacitors and two diodes. Because of the large imaginary impedance, the capacitors not only limit and the voltage and current through the LEDs, but also consume almost no electrical power. The electrical current-voltage performance can be further improved by introducing four resistors with a cost of some additional power consumption. A LED light string module with the capacitive full-wave circuit is also presented, with the capacitive full-wave circuit integrated inside of a front power plug and a back power socket.
US09955526B1
A device and a method are disclosed. The device connected to a local area network, includes one or more processors, a machine-readable medium including instructions stored therein, which, when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations including broadcasting, by the first IoT device, a first message comprising at least identification information of the first IoT device, wherein the first IoT device is authenticated responsive to the broadcasting; and receiving, by the first IoT device, based on the authentication a second message, wherein the second message comprises wireless network access credentials to connect to an access point (AP) of the local area network.
US09955521B2
A method of operating a device comprising connecting to an external data source via a network, determining that the network connection has been broken, determining that the network connection has been restored, detecting that a user is accessing an application that requires access to the network connection, and prioritizing the accessed application with respect to the required access to the network connection.
