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US08882618B2	Rear derailleur A rear derailleur is basically provided with a base member, a movable member, a chain guide, a friction element, a one-way clutch and an electric actuator. The base member is configured to be mounted to a bicycle. The movable member is movably coupled to the base member. The chain guide is coupled to the movable member to rotate around a rotational axis with respect to the movable member. The friction element is operatively arranged between the movable member and the chain guide to frictionally provide rotational resistance in a first rotational direction of the chain guide. The one-way clutch is operatively disposed between movable member and the chain guide to engage the friction element as the chain guide rotates in the first rotational direction. The electric actuator is operatively coupled to the one-way clutch to control the one-way clutch between a clutch-on mode and a clutch-off mode.
US08882612B2	Soccer passing trainer apparatus and games We disclose an apparatus for improving passing skills in soccer, consisting of one or more triangles that can be placed on the ground to demarcate regions and boundaries on a playing field within which player movement is constrained or otherwise guided. The triangle edges are made from a flexible or extensible material and are attached at the triangle vertices by some type of joining device. The triangles can be placed on any surface suitable for soccer and held in place with stakes or other means. Multiple triangles can be placed on the ground to create a variety of demarcated regions and boundaries. This apparatus can be used for basic practice or to play various skill-enhancing games in which the ball is passed into and out of, or between, a triangle or a set of triangles.
US08882604B2	Flow divider for sheet flow water rides The invention relates to a flow divider for a sheet flow water ride having an inclined ride surface capable of dividing it into two or more sections, wherein more than one rider can then safely ride on the water ride at the same time. The water ride preferably comprises an inclined ride surface on which a sheet flow of water is propelled that substantially conforms to the contours of the ride surface. The flow divider is preferably an inflatable tube that can be extended longitudinally over the sheet flow, in substantially the same direction thereof, and float, wherein in the preferred embodiment, it is secured at its front end to the water ride and its back end is relatively free to pivot and shift from side to side, such that the momentum of the sheet flow helps to keep it oriented downstream and in the appropriate position. The air pressure in the tube is preferably adjustable to enable the divider to be inflated to the appropriate stiffness.
US08882602B2	Slip yoke assembly A slip yoke assembly including a slip yoke having a long bore extending between a first end and a second end and a counterbore at the second end of the long bore. The counterbore has a first wall which defines a first diameter which is greater than a major diameter of the long bore. An annular groove is positioned between the long bore and the first diameter. A sealing member is disposed within the annular groove. The slip yoke assembly also includes a plug disposed within the counterbore and over the sealing member. The plug is secured to the slip yoke by a lip formed over the plug.
US08882599B2	Interactive gaming utilizing a dispersed storage network Game data is received at a dispersed storage processing unit, the game data associated with at least one of a plurality of user devices. The game data is stored in a cache memory associated with the dispersed storage processing unit. Dispersed storage metadata associated with the cached game data is generated. A data block is generated based on the cached game data and further based on the dispersed storage metadata. The data block is stored in a dispersed storage network.
US08882594B2	Control scheme for real time strategy game A control scheme for a real time strategy game using a game controller includes maintaining a cursor in a known, fixed position of the monitor in a manner so that it appears the game space if moving behind a cursor even during changing viewing positions such as tilting movements. The control scheme further includes other aspects including a technique for selecting units using the game controller and interacting with menus using the game controller.
US08882593B2	Game processing system, game processing method, game processing apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium having game processing program stored therein An exemplary game system and the like which do not impair ease of playing a game are provided. The exemplary game system displaying a scene including a predetermined object located in a virtual space includes: an object locating section configured to locate a polygon model as the object in the virtual space, the polygon model including a first portion and a second portion set to correspond to a surface which can be determined as a hidden surface in the first portion on the basis of a normal vector; a game processing section configured to perform game processing; a transparent processing section configured to increase transparency of the first portion of the object when a predetermined condition is met in the game processing; and a rendering processing section configured to render the first portion on the basis of the set transparency and to render a polygon of the second portion.
US08882588B2	Method and apparatus for use in reserving a position within a simulation for another user The present embodiments provide systems, apparatuses, processes and methods of providing interactive electronic gaming. Some of these methods comprise: receiving, during an active interactive electronic game with which a plurality of remote users are participating over a distributed network, a notification of termination of a first user's participation in the active interactive game; identifying a first position within the interactive game corresponding with the first user of the plurality of remote users; determining whether to provide a game state transfer of the first position within the interactive game; identifying, in response to determining to provide the game state transfer, a second user to which the first position is to be transferred, where the second user is not an active participant in the interactive game; and reserving, in response to determining to provide the game state transfer, the first position for the identified second user.
US08882580B2	Gaming system and a method of gaming A gaming system comprising: a display; a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for display in a display area on the display; a plural special symbol determiner arranged to determine whether a plural special symbol representing a number (N) of special symbols is to be activated; a symbol modifier arranged to operate in response to a determination that a plural special symbol is to be activated so as to modify display of at least one symbol selected by the symbol selector so that the symbols displayed in the display area after modification include N singular special symbols; and an outcome generator arranged to determine a game outcome based on the displayed symbols as modified by the symbol modifier.
US08882578B2	Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a cascading symbols game which reuses discarded symbols In various embodiments, the gaming system disclosed herein includes a cascading symbol or tumbling reel game which retains, saves or stores zero, one or more of any symbols removed during the play of a primary cascading symbols game. In various embodiments, the gaming system disclosed herein includes a cascading symbol or tumbling reel game which sequentially layers a plurality of adjacent symbol display position grids at different depths.
US08882571B2	Method of deboning animal thighs for separating and collecting meat therefrom and apparatus for performing the method A method and apparatus are disclosed for mechanically deboning animal thighs for separating and collecting the meat therefrom. The method includes the steps of grasping a thigh bone of an animal thigh at a hip knuckle with a bone holder, cutting tissue adjacent a knee knuckle, cutting tissue near the hip knuckle, and engaging the thigh bone adjacent the bone holder with a meat stripper. The method also includes moving the bone holder and meat stripper away from one another in a direction substantially coextensive with the longitudinal extent of the thigh bone, allowing the meat stripper to pass over the knee knuckle, and collecting the meat separated from the bone. The apparatus includes a plurality of processing stations for carrying out the individual steps, with the processing stations being arranged along a path of conveyance defined by a conveyor chain moving through a predefined path.
US08882569B2	Gear grinding machine Provided is a gear grinding machine the maintainability of which can be improved and which is capable of being miniaturized. More specifically, provided is a gear grinding machine wherein a threaded grinding stone (17) and a workpiece (W) are engaged with each other and are rotated in this state, resulting in the workpiece (W) being ground, and wherein between a dressing position (P2) where the threaded grinding stone (17) can be dressed and a retreat position (P1) to which a retreat is made from the dressing position (P2) during grinding, a disk dresser (66) which, by being driven into rotation, dresses the threaded grinding stone (17) is swung about an axis (C2) which is parallel to an axis (C1) that is the rotational axis for the workpiece (W) and which intersects, at right angles, the direction in which the threaded grinding stone (17) is fed toward the workpiece (W).
US08882567B2	Polishing mechanism and manipulator using the polishing mechanism A polishing mechanism includes a support base, a pair of magnetic valves, a first polishing assembly and a second polishing assembly. The pair of magnetic valves are mounted in the support base. The first polishing assembly and the second polishing assembly are mounted on the support base and connected to the pair of magnetic valves respectively. The second polishing assembly is arranged perpendicular to the first polishing assembly. The first and the second polishing assemblies are respectively controlled by the pair of magnetic valves to polish one or more workpieces. The present disclosure further discloses a manipulator using the polishing mechanism.
US08882565B2	Method for polishing a semiconductor wafer A method of polishing a semiconductor wafer includes applying a polishing pad to the semiconductor wafer so as to subject the semiconductor wafer to a polishing process and supplying an aqueous polishing agent solution between the polishing pad and the semiconductor wafer. The polishing pad includes fixedly bonded abrasives of SiO2 with an average grain size in a range of 0.1 to 1.0 μm. The aqueous polishing agent solution comprising an alkaline component, being free of solid materials and having a variable pH value in a range of 11 to 13.5. The aqueous polishing agent solution is maintained at a pH value of less than 13 during the polishing process and the pH value of the aqueous polishing agent solution is increased to a range of 13 to 13.5 so as to end the polishing process.
US08882561B2	Multifunction removable memory device with ornamental housing An electronic toy memory device is disclosed which may include memory, a processor and may depict a character on the housing. The memory device may store audio files and network addresses. Connecting the memory device to a computer may launch a software application with content associated with the character depicted on the memory device housing. Connecting to a server over the internet may launch additional software applications stored on the server with additional content associated with the character depicted on the housing. The character may be depicted on a shell which is frictionally attached to the housing and further includes accessories such as clothes which may be frictionally attached to the shell.
US08882559B2	Mixed reality remote control toy and methods therfor A tablet computer using motion sensors controls a remote controlled toy. A camera of the tablet computer acquires an image of the toy and the environment in which the toy is played with. The tablet computer then substitutes the image of the environment with a virtual environment, wherein the virtual environment is continuously adjusted using a parameter of the environment. For example, where the environment is a room with a wall and a doorway, the virtual environment may be a battlefield having a forest in place of the wall and a road through the forest in place of the doorway.
US08882557B2	Baby holding and entertaining apparatus A child play gym system includes a canopy that may be formed by a number of rods. A canopy track may be fixedly coupled to a particular rod, and a canopy clip may be slidingly coupled with the canopy track. A base may be coupled to the canopy so that the canopy arches over the base. A base track may be fixedly coupled to the base, and a base clip may be slidingly coupled with the base track. An item may include a body and a coupling member and may be coupled to the body by a tether. The coupling member may be resilient so that the item may be coupled to the canopy clip or the pad clip when the coupling member is compressed and inserted within an opening of the one of the clips so that the tether extends at least partially through the opening.
US08882556B2	Thin film deposition apparatus, method of manufacturing organic light-emitting display device by using the apparatus, and organic light-emitting display device manufactured by using the method A thin film deposition apparatus, a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device by using the thin film deposition apparatus, and an organic light-emitting display device manufactured using the method. In the thin film deposition apparatus for forming a thin film on a substrate, the apparatus includes a deposition source that discharges a deposition material; a deposition source nozzle unit disposed at a side of the deposition source and including a plurality of deposition source nozzles arranged in a first direction; a patterning slit sheet disposed opposite to the deposition source nozzle unit and including a common deposition region at an end of the patterning slit sheet and a plurality of patterning slits on the other end in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, where each of the plurality of pattering slits includes a plurality of patterning sub slits that are different in length; and a barrier plate assembly disposed between the deposition source nozzle unit and the patterning slit sheet in the first direction, and including a plurality of barrier plates that partition a deposition space between the deposition source nozzle unit and the patterning slit sheet into a plurality of sub-deposition spaces. The thin film deposition apparatus is separated from the substrate by a predetermined distance. The thin film deposition apparatus and the substrate are movable relative to each other.
US08882554B2	Glow-in-the-dark stand up paddleboard and/or wakeboard A glow in the dark paddleboard and/or wakeboard is disclosed that is visible in low-light conditions. The paddleboard and/or wakeboard comprises a top surface visible in low-light conditions. Preferably, the paddleboard and/or wakeboard comprises at least one glow in the dark element that is photoluminescent following sufficient exposure to a recharging source. The paddleboard and/or wakeboard are used in surface water sports and allow a user to traverse the surface of a body of water. However, when the user is in or near the water at night, or in other low-light scenarios, the glow in the dark element radiates visible light enabling a companion, or a rescuer to better visualize the user, thereby increasing the likelihood of a successful retrieval or rescue if required, and also prevents accidents as passing boats and other watercraft are more likely to see the individual and not run them over.
US08882549B2	Connecting structure for an aluminum electric conductor and a connector To prevent electric resistance between an electric conductor and a coupling part made of aluminum from becoming larger by stopping cold flow in an aluminum electric conductor, an end section of the aluminum electric conductor is crimped at a crimping section of the coupling part, multiple projections are formed in the crimping section, each of the projections has a truncated quadrangular pyramid shape and also has four inclined planes, the projections are pressed into the surface of the aluminum electric conductor but bases of the projections are not inserted, a distorted region is formed on the surface of the aluminum electric conductor along the inclined plane, thereby forming multiple independent regions, each surrounded by distorted regions, on the surface of the aluminum electric wire.
US08882548B2	Cam clamp for electrical connector A connector may include a first member having a first bore therethrough. A second member having a second bore therethrough may be configured to align with the first bore in the first member. A cam clamp may be provided for securing the first member to the second member. The cam clamp may include a pin having a head and a shaft, wherein the shaft extends through the first bore and the second bore. A compression element may be positioned between the first bore and a head on the pin. A cam member may be rotatably mounted to an end of the shaft opposing the head and configured to move between a first position and a second position. The cam clamp may be configured to secure the second member to the first member when the cam member is rotated from the first position to the second position.
US08882546B2	Universal connector assembly and method of manufacturing An advanced modular plug connector assembly incorporating an insert assembly disposed in the rear portion of the connector housing. In one embodiment, the connector has a plurality of ports in multi-row configuration, and the insert assembly includes a substrate adapted to receive one or more electronic components such as choke coils, transformers, or other signal conditioning elements or magnetics. The substrate also interfaces with the conductors of two modular ports of the connector, and is removable from the housing such that an insert assembly of a different electronics or terminal configuration can be substituted therefor. In this fashion, the connector can be configured to a plurality of different standards (e.g., Gigabit Ethernet and 10/100). In yet another embodiment, the connector assembly comprises a plurality of light sources (e.g., LEDs) received within the housing. Methods for manufacturing the aforementioned embodiments are also disclosed.
US08882544B2	Connector Provided is a connector that can be firmly mounted on the substrate. A plug connector is mounted on a plug substrate while making a metal plate function as a plurality of contacts by an insulting layer formed on the metal plate and a plurality of conductive patterns formed on the insulating layer. A plurality of protrusions that protrude toward the plug substrate are formed on a substrate opposing surface, which is a surface opposite to the plug substrate. The plurality of conductive patterns are formed to respectively overlap the plurality of protrusions.
US08882538B1	Connector having a coupler-to-body grounding member A coaxial cable connector includes, in one embodiment, a body member, a post member, a coupler and a metal coupler-body grounding clip. The metal coupler-body grounding clip is configured to form a coupler-body electrical ground path.
US08882534B2	Conductive gripping element for retaining and conductively connecting electric wires Conductive gripping element for retaining and conductively connecting electric wires (1,1a), comprising a body in the form of an overturned “U” with legs (10) extending in the vertical direction (Z-Z) and head (20) connecting in the transverse direction the top ends of the said legs (10), the head (20) of the “U” being cross-shaped with longitudinal arms (23) and transverse arms (22) and having a hole (21) with a female thread (21a), suitable for engagement with an actuating screw (2,2a), and with a deep-drawn annular part (21b) partially comprised in the transverse direction (Y-Y) within the thickness of the legs (10) of the “U” opposite a respective eyelet (11) formed in the end of the leg (10) adjacent to the head (20) itself.
US08882532B1	Driver box for an improved lighting system A driver box includes a housing and a connection mechanism disposed in the housing. The housing is adapted to removably receive a driver adapted to supply electric power to at least one luminaire. The connection mechanism includes an actuator, a first electrical connector configured to be connected to the driver, and a second electrical connector configured to be electrically connected to the at least one luminaire. The actuator is operatively coupled to the second electrical connector. The actuator is movable between an unlocked position, in which the second electrical connector is disengaged from the first electrical connector, and a locked position in which the second electrical connector is in mating engagement with the first electrical connector.
US08882531B2	Retaining element for securing a plug to a connector mounted on a printed circuit board This disclosure relates to an electrical connector module and an electronic device including the same. The electrical connector module includes: a circuit board formed with two lateral notches and a main notch interposed therebetween; an electrical connector mounted on the circuit board and including an insulating housing; and a retaining element including: two support arms respectively formed on the circuit board relative to the lateral notches; two flexible connecting arms respectively extending from the support arms through the lateral notches; and an engaging seat connected between the flexible connecting arms and suspended under the main notch so as to cooperate with the insulating housing to define a plugging space.
US08882530B2	Lever fitting-type connector Provided is a lever fitting-type connector wherein the time for connecting a second connector comprised of a plurality of connector segments to a first connector can be reduced; and a compact connector portion of a wire harness can be obtained. A second connector (14) fitted and connected to a first connector (13) by an operation for rotating a fitting operation lever (15) attached to the first connector (13), is configured by combining a main connector segment (31) with a subsidiary connector segment (32). The main connector segment (31) has a lever engagement portion (34) to be engaged with the fitting operation lever (15) when the main connector segment is fitted to an initial fitting position. The main connector segment (31) is shifted from the initial fitting position to a complete fitting position by an operation for rotating the fitting operation lever (15).
US08882526B2	Electrical connector with connecting member for improving assembling efficiency An electrical connector compatible to USB 3.0 standard includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts, a fixing member and a connecting member. The insulative housing includes a mating portion and a receiving slot. Each contact includes a tail section and a resilient arm. The connecting member is received in the receiving slot of the insulative housing. The connecting member includes a number of first pads and a number of second pads electrically connecting with the first pads. With the arrangement of the connecting member, the first pads for constituting the USB 3.0 contact group are needless of being directly insert-molded with the insulative housing as a result that the assembling efficiency of the electrical connector can be improved.
US08882521B2	Lever type connector with enviromental cover An electrical connector assembly for mating with a mating connector includes a housing having spaced apart sidewalls and first and second slides slide slideably supported in the housing. The first and second slides each include at least one mating slot adapted to receive a mating portion of the mating connector and slideable with respect to the housing between a pre-staged position where the electrical connector is removable from the mating connector and an engaged position where said electrical connector assembly is locked to said mating connector. A slide assist lever is pivotally interconnected with the housing and each of the slides to move the slides between the pre-staged position and the engaged position such that recesses are formed in the housing with the slides when said slides are in the engaged position. The electrical connector assembly also includes an environmental cover positionable to substantially prevent debris from entering the recesses.
US08882520B2	Connector with a locking mechanism and a movable collet Connectors with locking mechanisms and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A connector in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology, for example, can include a connector body having an inner surface defining a first bore and a collet movably received in the first bore. The collet can have an inner surface defining a second bore that is configured to receive a mating second connector. The connector can further include a locking mechanism that is operably coupled to the connector body and has an open position and a closed position. The collet is configured to operably engage the second connector when the locking mechanism is in the closed position and release the second connector when the locking mechanism in the open position.
US08882517B2	Split electrical grounding bushing with securely attached sections forming continuous insulation A split electrical grounding bushing having adjacent bushing portions with insulating bushing portions having guard tabs covering a gap formed between the insulating bushing portions creating a continuous insulating ring. The bushing portions are connected by a hinge permitting the bushing to be placed over electrical conductors or wires after being installed. Gaps in the insulating bushing portion are covered by attached guard tabs improving the safety of a split electrical bushing. Locking tabs and openings are used to securely hold the insulating bushing portions onto the bushing portions. The split electrical bushing is placed on a distal end of an electrical conduit. The split bushing may be an electrical grounding bushing providing an electrical ground connection.
US08882516B2	Electrical connector with reliable signal transmission An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and at least one differential pair received in the insulative housing. The differential pair includes a first contact and a second contact. The first contact has a first signal transmission length and a first signal transmission path, and the second contact has a second signal transmission length and a second signal transmission path. The first signal transmission length of the first contact is equal to the second signal transmission length of the second contact, and the first signal transmission path of the first contact is different from the second signal transmission path of the second contact.
US08882513B1	Printing material container, and board mounted on printing material container A printing material container detachably attachable to a printing apparatus having apparatus-side terminals. The container can comprise an electrical device, a memory device and a plurality of terminals. First and second terminals can be coupled to the electrical device and a plurality of memory terminals can be coupled to the memory device. Terminal contact portions are present where the terminals contact a respective apparatus side contact forming member. A short detection contact portion can be positioned to contact a contact forming member that itself is coupled to a short detection circuit of the printing apparatus. The terminals can be arranged with the memory terminal contact portions located to the left of the second terminal contact portion and to the right of the first terminal contact portion. The contact portion that is second farthest to the right can be the third contact portion.
US08882512B2	System and method for scoring constructed responses A computerized system for scoring constructed responses to one or more prompts. The system receives a plurality of constructed responses in an electronic font-based format and separates the plurality of constructed responses into a first group of constructed responses that are scorable by the system and a second group of constructed responses that are not scorable by the system. The constructed responses in the first group are assigned scores based on predetermined rules, and the scores are sent to a score database. In a preferred embodiment, the first group includes constructed responses that do not answer the prompt and constructed responses that match pre-scored responses. The second group of constructed responses are sent by the system to a hand-scorer for manual scoring.
US08882510B2	Method and system for quantitative assessment of verbal memory A method is presented to address quantitative assessment of verbal memory of a subject, where the method comprises the steps of: (1) presenting at least one scene to the subject on a display, the scene comprising a plurality of symbols and a background; (2) moving the plurality of symbols relative to the scene, the movement being tracked by the subject via at least one input device; (3) adjusting the saliency of the plurality of symbols relative to the tracked movement; (4) receiving feedback from the subject via said input device; (5) quantitatively refining the received feedback; (6) modulating the movement of the plurality of symbols relative to the accuracy of the quantitatively refined feedback; (7) calculating a critical threshold parameter; and (8) recording a critical threshold parameter onto a tangible computer readable medium. An apparatus for quantitative assessment of verbal memory of a subject comprising a display device, an input device, a control device, and a tangible computer readable medium. In its simplest sense, a quantitative assessment profile of verbal memory by psychophysical responses is generated on a tangible computer readable medium.
US08882506B2	Implant repair system and method A dental implant system includes bone growth promoting material configured for disposal within a body cavity about an implant. A protective element is configured to overlay the bone growth promoting material. Methods of use are also disclosed.
US08882503B2	Foot pedal controller for dental scaler A method for controlling a dental instrument includes a foot pedal responsive to commands from a user. An operating mode is selectable between normal and boost cycle. A conventional mode is selectable by pressing and holding the foot pedal to a first level to operate in normal mode. The foot pedal operates in a boost mode when the pedal advances to a second level. Maintained mode is selectable by tapping the foot pedal to change modes between idle, normal and boost mode. Each mode is switched by tapping the foot pedal. The pedal switches between the second process and the first process by pressing and holding the foot pedal at the desired level corresponding to normal or boost mode. The pedal switches from the first process to the second process by tapping the foot pedal at the level corresponding to normal or boost.
US08882502B2	Device and a method for delivery of a dental composition A device for use in retracting a gingiva from a human tooth by widening a gingival sulcus with a dental composition. The device comprises a cannula with a free end having an opening for dispensing the dental composition. The free end is shaped to be inserted with its front in the entry of the gingival sulcus, and to laterally displace the gingiva from the tooth as the cannula is moved in the gingival sulcus. The invention may help to achieve a reliable and cost effective gingival retraction treatment.
US08882501B2	Dental handpiece with switching valve for fluid lines A dental handpiece where the chip air line is selectively switched to the ON-state for using both water and chip air, and to the OFF-state for using only water. The dental handpiece has a switching valve between the circumferential chip air channel and the chip air line in the handpiece body for selectively allowing and preventing communication. Opening the valve switches the communication to the ON-state in which chip air is allowed to pass from the circumferential chip air channel into the chip air line. Closing the valve switches the communication to an OFF-state in which chip air is prevented from passing from the circumferential chip air channel into the chip air line.
US08882500B2	Integrated dental care apparatus An integrated dental care apparatus includes a patient chair and a dental care unit. The dental care unit is mounted on a floor while the dental care unit and the patient chair are structurally connected by a structure which supports the patient chair. Both the dental care unit and the patient chair have means for enabling them to be turned in relation to a vertical axis.
US08882499B2	Orthodontic appliance An orthodontic appliance includes a flexible vesica containing a fluid, and a support structure supporting the vesica relative to the patient's dental anatomy. The support structure holds the vesica in compression against selected teeth, so that the fluid within the vesica exerts a therapeutic pressure on the teeth. For example, the support structure can include an arch-shaped trough to support a tubular vesica. The fluid can be an incompressible material, such as glycerin or water.
US08882494B2	Smart gas burner system for cooking appliance A cooking appliance having a gas burner operable to generate a quantity of heat is disclosed. The cooking appliance also includes a pressure sensor operable to measure the pressure of gas supplied to the gas burner from a gas valve. The gas valve is programmed to adjust the supply of gas to the gas burner based on the measured pressure of the gas.
US08882491B2	Connection duct The invention is a connection duct between the blower and a mixing device of a burner. The connection duct expands wedge-shaped along a first direction and diverts air from the blower to a second direction. The connection duct further comprises diverting means for diverting the air in a circular flow around the second direction corresponding to a longitudinal axis of the mixing device. The diverting means comprise a tube section with at least one inflow opening arranged in the peripheral wall of the diverting means. A truncated cone comprising a tapering section is arranged in the tube section so that the tapering section faces in the direction of the mixing device. A passage cross-section of the inflow opening can be adjusted by a tube arranged in the peripheral wall which can be rotated around the tube's longitudinal axis and bears against the internal surface of the tube section.
US08882489B1	Ice shaping device An ice shaping device with upper and lower mold parts with a mold cavity, the upper mold part being configured to move toward the lower mold part by gravity. The mold parts are formed of a material capable of rapidly conducting heat and together having a mass such that, starting at room temperature, the mold parts possess sufficient transferable heat to melt away portions of an ice chunk blank in contact with the upper and lower mold parts, the upper mold part having sufficient mass to apply a significant amount of pressure, under the force of gravity, to portions of the ice chunk blank in contact with the mold parts. One of the mold parts has a predetermined exterior periphery and the other of the mold parts has an extension configured to substantially surround and slidably receive the external periphery of the first mold part.
US08882488B2	Combined stamping and cutting device for modeling compound A combined a toy which simply yet uniquely stamps and cuts off formed articles in a fun and interesting way utilizing cooperating rollers which employ a stamp and at least one angular projection defining a cutting edge on at least one roller. Two or more cooperating rollers are at a frame with each roller including a peripheral surface, one or more concentric ribs on the peripheral surface of each roller which cooperate to spiral around the length of each roller defining a molding surface which spirals around the peripheral surface of each roller, and a stamp on the molding surface of at least one roller. The driving mechanism rotates a gear mechanism which in turn rotates the two or more rollers that cooperate to stamp and cut off articles formed on the molding surface of the rollers.
US08882486B2	Control device for an injection molding machine To execute a stable pressure control, in a control device for an injection molding machine, a filling/pressure-keeping determining unit determines whether the injection molding machine is performing a pressure keeping operation, an elastic constant identifier acquires, when the filling/pressure-keeping determining unit determines that the pressure keeping operation is in progress, a pressure detection value and a position detection value as operation information of a motor and identifies an elastic constant K based on the acquired pressure detection value and the position detection value, and a pressure-control control-parameter setting unit calculates a proportional gain Ka of a pressure controller such that a product of the proportional gain Ka of the pressure controller and the elastic constant K is smaller than a speed control bandwidth ωsc of a speed controller, and sets the calculated proportional gain Ka to the pressure controller.
US08882485B2	Spinneret bundle A spinneret bundle for producing fibers from a polymer melt includes an elongated nozzle plate that has a feed channel on an upper face and at least one row of nozzle bores that are arranged next to one another on a lower face. A distributing plate lies on the upper face of the nozzle plate and has a distributing chamber that faces the feed channel and a melt inlet that is connected to the distributing chamber. A perforated plate with a plurality of through-bores is provided between the distributing chamber of the distributing plate and the feed channel of the nozzle plate in order to achieve a redistribution and uniformity of the melt when the melt is introduced into the feed channel.
US08882484B2	Methods and compositions for production of recombinant protein in HBX-expressing mammalian cells The method of the invention provides for producing a heterologous protein in mammalian host cells having nucleic acid encoding Hepatitis B X protein and the heterologous protein, by growing mammalian host cells selected from the group consisting of HKB11, CHO, BHK21, C2C12, and HEK293 cells, by growing mammalian host cells in non-adherent suspension culture, or by growing mammalian host cells which contain nucleic acid providing exogenous X-box Binding Protein, XBP1s. The conditions should be such that HBx, exogenous XBP1s if present, and the heterologous protein are expressed by the mammalian cells. The invention includes compositions for carrying out the method.
US08882483B2	Contained foam envelope for insulating and sealing large volumes A system for sealing or insulating a large volume is provided. The system includes an envelope having walls defining an interior. The interior is configured to receive a foaming composition. The envelope is initially configured in a retracted configuration. A foaming composition is configured for insertion into the interior of the envelope. The envelope is configured such that the foaming composition expands the envelope such as to fill a large gap.
US08882481B2	Compact peristaltic medical pump A compact medical pump includes a linear peristaltic pumping mechanism driven by a motor located within a periphery of a belt of the pumping mechanism. The motor drives a gear set that drives a driving pulley which engages the belt having the rollers. A battery for the pump is positioned adjacent to the gear set. The pump includes a controller and user interface for operating the pumping mechanism as a function of pumping parameters input via the user interface. The controller may sense motor current and determine fluid path characteristics based on the sensed current.
US08882478B2	Turbocharger with electric motor A motor stator 9b and a flange portion 41 are integrally formed with each other, so that a stator assembly is formed. The flange portion 41 extends outward from a coil arrangement portion of the motor stator 9b in a radial direction, and at least a part of a radial outer face 41a of the flange portion 41 is exposed to the outside of a housing 7. The position of the stator assembly 12 can be adjusted with respect to the housing 7 in a circumferential direction along a circle that has an axial center of a rotating shaft 11 as a center thereof. A wiring hole 41b through which a cable passes is formed in the flange portion 41, and the wiring hole 41b is opened at the radial outer face 41a of the flange portion 41.
US08882477B2	Magnetically levitated and driven blood pump and method for using the same A device for pumping blood, includes a housing having a distal end adapted to be coupled to a catheter, a proximal end having an outlet, and a tubular body extending between the distal and proximal ends along an axis. A rotor is rotatably disposed within the housing. A first magnetic bearing is operative to levitate the rotor along the axis within the housing. A second magnetic bearing controls a rotational frequency of the rotor. A third magnetic bearing controls a radial position of the rotor.
US08882475B2	Electromagnetic flow rate control valve and high-pressure fuel supply pump using the same High-response and high-power electromagnetically driven flow rate control valve with flange portion forming an attracting surface on an anchor, a first peripheral surface portion having a diameter smaller than the flange portion, and a cylindrical non-magnetic area opposing an outer peripheral surface of the flange portion with a third clearance interposed therebetween are provided, and a first fluid trap portion communicating with the back pressure chamber via the third clearance is provided. When the diameter of the flange portion is enlarged in order to enlarge the cross-sectional area of the attracting surface, fuel that is displaced by the anchor is increased, but is partly absorbed in the first fluid trap portion, so that the fuel passing through the fuel channel does not increase in comparison with fuel before the diameter of the flange portion is enlarged. Accordingly, the cross-sectional area of the attracting surface may be enlarged.
US08882473B2	Liquid dispenser A liquid dispensing mechanism adapted to achieve an increased inflow and an increased outflow rate and consisting of an inlet line adapted to receive liquid from an external reservoir, and adapted to release aid liquid via an outlet line, said mechanism comprising a pressure chamber adapted to store liquid and provide liquid level to fall or rise as a function of pressure, before release; a buffer chamber adapted to connect with said pressure chamber by means of non-return valves, and further adapted to store liquid before it flows into said pressure chamber, in order to increase flow coefficient of inlet line; float member in said pressure chamber, adapted to sense level of liquid in said pressure chamber by means of position of said float member; multiple valve actuator assembly adapted to actuate a pre-defined configuration of valves, with a time-delay between engaging or disengaging subsequent valves, for controlled engaging or disengaging pressure in a predetermined format; snap action valve actuating mechanism comprising fastener elements adapted to actuate said multiple valve actuator assembly in correlation with position of said float member.
US08882466B2	Rotor blade assembly A rotor blade assembly is provided that includes a rotor blade and a rotor blade tip member. The rotor blade is provided with an integrated lightning down conductor and is attachable or attached to a rotor hub of a wind turbine. The rotor blade tip member is made of an electrically insulating material and is detachably attached or adapted to be detachably attached to a free ending of the rotor blade by a connecting device. The connecting device is a wire or a rod made of an electrically conductive material establishing or adapted to establish a mechanical and electrical connection of the rotor blade tip member with the lightning down conductor of the rotor blade.
US08882465B2	Dual-mode wind machine A hybrid wind machine includes a fan shaft to drive a fan, and an electrical motor/generator combination, coupled to the first shaft, so as to allow the electrical motor/generator to drive the fan shaft when the wind machine is operating in a wind generating mode. Further, the coupling of the electrical motor/generator combination to the fan shaft allows the fan shaft to drive the electrical motor/generator combination as an electrical generator when the wind machine is operating in a power generating mode.
US08882464B2	Aircraft propellers An aircraft propeller taper bore insert apparatus includes a tapered outer surface, the outer surface dimensioned and configured to fit within and be of substantially a same size and shape as an aircraft propeller taper bore or an aircraft propeller balancing tube, and an inner surface, the inner surface defining an inner cavity configured to receive a balancing medium, the inner surface comprising a plurality of retention formations arranged thereon, and the plurality of retention formations being configured to support the balancing medium.
US08882463B2	Turbo-machine with blade wheels A turbo-machine with blade wheels, comprises a body, a rotor which is held in a rotatable manner by the body, at least two rotatably arranged blades which are distributed uniformly along a circular line of the rotor and which are mounted with their axis parallel to the axis of the rotor, transmission members between each axis of the blade and a sleeve which is rotatable on the shaft of the blade wheel. The first rotor is assigned a second rotor which is held in a rotatable manner by the first rotor, wherein the second rotor comprises at least two rotatably arranged blades which are distributed uniformly along a circular line of the rotor and which are mounted with their axis parallel to the rotor, transmission members between each axis of the blade and the sleeve which is rotatable on the shaft of the rotor.
US08882455B2	Axial fan and slide mold An axial fan includes an impeller and a housing including a side wall surrounding an outer circumference of the impeller. The side wall preferably includes at least one flat surface portion defined in an outer circumferential surface thereof, and a slit group including slits arranged to be spaced apart in a circumferential direction of an inner circumferential surface and extending in the same direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the flat surface portion from the inner circumferential surface to the outer circumferential surface thereof. Within the slit group, a total number of slits positioned forward, with respect to a rotation direction of the impeller, of a point of contact of the inner circumferential surface with a tangent to the inner circumferential surface which is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a through direction of each slit is greater than a total number of slits positioned rearward of the contact point.
US08882452B2	Exhaust gas turbocharger An exhaust gas turbocharger includes a waste gate valve and an adjusting device for adjusting the waste gate valve. The adjusting device is connected to the waste gate valve and disposed on a housing of the exhaust gas turbocharger. The adjusting device is fastened to the housing of the exhaust gas turbocharger via an adjusting template.
US08882451B2	Fan A portable fan includes a casing having an air inlet and a first connector, and an air outlet having a second connector. A filter unit includes a third connector, which is substantially the same as the second connector, for co-operating with the first connector to removably connect the filter unit to the casing, a filter which is located upstream from the air inlet when the filter unit is connected to the casing, and a fourth connector, which is substantially the same as the first connector, for co-operating with the second connector to removably connect the air outlet to the filter unit. This can allow the air outlet to be connected either directly to the casing, or to an optional filter unit which is connected to the casing.
US08882448B2	Cooling system in a turbine airfoil assembly including zigzag cooling passages interconnected with radial passageways An airfoil in a gas turbine engine includes an outer wall, a cooling fluid cavity, a plurality of cooling fluid passages, and a plurality of radial passageways. The outer wall has leading and trailing edges, pressure and suction sides, and radially inner and outer ends. The cooling fluid cavity is defined in the outer wall and receives cooling fluid for cooling the outer wall. The cooling fluid passages are in fluid communication with the cooling fluid cavity and include alternating angled sections, each section having both a radial component and a chordal component. The cooling fluid passages extend from the cooling fluid cavity toward the trailing edge of the outer wall and receive cooling fluid from the cooling fluid cavity for cooling the outer wall near the trailing edge. The radial passageways interconnect radially adjacent cooling fluid passages.
US08882437B2	Transfer device, and workpiece mounting device A non-contact holding device (1) attached to a parallel mechanism robot (100) has a square plate-like base member (10), a Bernoulli chuck (20) attached to the center on a rear surface of the base member (10), and eight pin-like guide members (30) that are disposed facing each other with the Bernoulli chuck (20) therebetween and that are provided on the rear surface of the base member (10) in a protruding manner. The guide members (30) facing each other are configured to be able to move away from each other. These guide members (30) move away from each other along inner surfaces of guide holes (72) of a workpiece mounting tray (70, 71) as the Bernoulli chuck (20) approaches a workpiece mounting surface (75) of the workpiece mounting tray (70, 71).
US08882434B2	Vehicle wheel dolly A vehicle wheel dolly is provided that includes a well for positioning and capturing a tire and wheel assembly of an automobile, the well including a generally flat first plate, a first side wall, a second side wall, a rear wall, a second plate, a third plate, a plurality of casters secured to said wheel dolly and wherein a first set of casters of said plurality of casters are secured to said second plate and said third plate near said rear wall and a second set of casters of said plurality of casters are secured to said second plate and said third plate, said second set of casters configured to be positioned on said second plate and said third plate to create a fulcrum thereby enabling said vehicle wheel dolly to pivot about said second set of casters as the wheel and tire assembly enter said well.
US08882431B2	Substrate transfer robot and substrate transfer system A robot that includes an end effector for holding a substrate in a substantially horizontal state; a vertical driving unit for driving the end effector to move in a vertical direction; a horizontal driving unit for driving the vertical driving unit to move in a horizontal direction; and a rotation driving unit for rotating the horizontal driving unit about a rotation axis extending in the vertical direction. In this case, one end of the end effector is connected with the vertical driving unit. One end of the vertical driving unit is connected with the horizontal driving unit.
US08882430B2	Industrial robot An industrial robot may include a first hand and a second hand on which an object is mounted, a first arm which turnably holds the first hand on a first end side, a second arm which turnably holds the second hand on a first end side, a common arm which turnably holds a second end side of the first arm and a second end side of the second arm, a first turning center part which is a turning center of the first arm with respect to the common arm, a second turning center part which is a turning center of the second arm with respect to the common arm, and a main body part which turnably holds the common arm. The first hand and the second hand may be disposed so as to superpose each other, and the first hand and the second hand may be formed with an escape part.
US08882426B2	Fastener coating formulation A coated fastener has a tip and a coating on the fastener, at least at the tip. The coating is formulated from a solvent-borne resin. The fastener includes one or both of a solids based additive in the solvent-borne acrylic resin and an overcoat on the solvent-borne acrylic resin. A strip of collated fasteners with the coating is also disclosed.
US08882425B2	Thread load distribution A fastener arrangement includes a threaded member having threads extending from a first end to a second end. The threads have a thread contour provided by a load and clearance flank surfaces joined to one another by a crest and root. For the external threaded member the crest provides a crest diameter, and a root provides a root diameter and is arranged between adjoining threads. At least one thread near the first end has a weakened thread contour that decreases rigidity of the one thread compared to other threads, enabling axial loads to be distributed more evenly between the threads.
US08882424B2	Screw fall preventing structure A screw fall preventing structure prevents a screw from falling out of a unit that is attachable to and removable from a main body of an apparatus. The screw is used for fastening the unit to the main body of the apparatus. The screw fall preventing structure includes: a wire piece having a bent portion fitted around the screw to hold the screw axially rotatably; and a fixing member fixing the wire piece to the unit. When the unit is not fastening by the screw, the screw is elastically supported via the wire piece on the fixing member and the elasticity is given by a portion of the wire between a portion fixed by the fixing member and the bent portion.
US08882423B2	Lightning-resistant fastener and mounting structure of lightning-resistant fastener To provide a lightning-resistant fastener capable of assuring a sufficient lightning-resistant performance. A cap 30A has an elastically deformable part 50 continuous in the circumferential direction thereof. The elastically deformable part 50 has a smaller thickness than the other parts of the cap 30A in a circumferentially continuous area thereof. Since the cap 30A has the elastically deformable part 50, even if a surface 22b of a member 22 is inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to the axis of a fastener main body 25, the cap 30A can be installed without forming a gap.
US08882421B2	Fastening structure for part and clip used therein A fastening member has a head part, a shaft part, a thinly formed flange extending in a straight shape from an outer perimeter of the head part, and a coupling device (for example, head part of a grommet). A part has a through-hole, and a wall part positioned on an outer perimeter of the through hole and extending toward the direction of insertion of the shaft part. A base has an installation hole allowing insertion of the shaft part. When the base and the part are bound by insertion of the shaft part, the flange is pressed against the wall part and becomes in a bent-back state.
US08882419B2	Pick-up truck box and accessory interface system An interface system is provided for a truck box. A recess is formed in a sidewall of the truck box that is covered by a face plate. An interface apparatus may be inserted through an opening formed in the face plate. Sliding blocks may be included that are spring biased outwardly to permit an anchor portion of the interface apparatus to be compressed and inserted through the opening. The sliding blocks are then expanded within the recess to hold the interface apparatus to the sidewall of the truck box. A backing plate may be attached to an inside surface of the sidewall.
US08882409B2	Shelf pin hole jig A shelf pin hole jig for drilling shelf pin holes having a main body and an alignment member removably connected to the main body for aligning the jig. The main body has a plurality of guide channels with hardened guide inserts for receiving and guiding a drill bit with a stop collar. Removably connected to either side of the main body is an alignment member which extends below the main body and is used for alignment of the jig. The main body also has a plurality of compartments for holding drill bits and alignment pins.
US08882407B2	Indexable cutting insert A cutting insert is provided including at least three cutting edges, each cutting edge including a primary cutting edge. Each primary cutting edge is associated with a respective different side surface of the cutting insert, each side surface having a respective rake surface and a clearance surface. The clearance surface is of varying width.
US08882404B2	Cutting tool, cutting tool holder and cutting insert therefor A cutting tool comprising a cutting tool holder and a cutting insert adapted to be mounted thereon. The tool holder comprises an insert seat defined by a base and at least one side wall extending from the base to define an insert seat space adapted to receive therein the insert. The seat comprises a support element extending into the insert seat from the base, and a fastening member engageable with the seat. The fastening member is displaceable with respect thereto between a mounting position adapted to allow the insert to be mounted onto the seat and a securing position adapted for securing the insert within the seat. The insert is formed with a securing cavity and when the insert is mounted onto the tool holder and is in the securing position, a portion of the support element and the fastening member is received within the cavity of the insert.
US08882402B2	Anti-rotation mounting mechanism for a round insert An anti-rotation mounting mechanism is provided between an indexable insert and an insert-receiving pocket in the body of a machine tool, such as a milling cutter. The mechanism includes a plurality of curved stop surfaces uniformly disposed around the side surface of the insert, a portion of which is obliquely oriented with respect to the side surface of the insert, and an anti-rotation feature in the pocket of the tool body having a pair of engagement portions that are substantially complementary in shape to that of the stop surfaces for forming an interference joint between the pocket and the insert. The anti-rotation feature further includes a central planar portion that does not engage the stop surfaces. The mechanism effectively prevents rotation between the insert and pocket without the formation of point-type, localized stresses which can chip or break the insert.
US08882400B2	Solids feeder discharge port The present application provides a solids feeder in communication with a flow of solids and a flow of a conveying fluid. The solids feeder may include an outlet channel with the flow of the solids therein and a discharge port in communication with the outlet channel. The discharge port further may include an inlet in communication with the flow of the conveying fluid and a flow channel. The flow channel may include a reduced cross-sectional area about the outlet channel as compared to the inlet.
US08882399B2	Strong nonwoven fabrics for use in silt control systems Strong nonwoven fabrics can be used as a sheet in a silt screen fence or other temporary silt screen barrier. The fabrics can be without reinforcements. Enhanced features of these strong nonwoven fabrics can enable them to be used as a sheet in a silt screen fence or other temporary silt screen barrier without adding additional processing steps. A strong nonwoven fabric without internal or external reinforcement that does not tear easily and has excellent light stability can be used.
US08882396B2	Method of consolidating foundation soils and/or building sites There is described a method of consolidating foundation soils and/or building sites in general, which comprises injections of expanding chemical products which are projected and carried out by means of monitoring the effects which are progressively measured in the soil in the course of treatment by means of sequential tomographies of the electrical resistivity. Those consolidating injections will be carried out until the percentage variation of the electrical resistivity Δρ(%), measured in quasi-real time in the soil being treated and always with respect to the initial condition before the injection will not constitute sequential gradients (Nth) which differ from the preceding one (N−1) for variations contained in the range ±5%.
US08882395B2	Tension dispersion-type complex anchor body with a removable tension member, and method for constructing same A tension dispersion type complex anchor device includes an internal fixing body having a tension member which is placed through a free length section to apply a tension force and a fixing block to which a wedge assembly for grasping a distal end of the tension member is mounted; a connection medium unit for mounting the internal fixing body to one end thereof; a grip sleeve coupled to the other end of the connection medium unit; and a permanent anchor fixed by being fitted into the grip sleeve to provide an allowable anchoring force through a bonded length section.
US08882394B2	Tensioner cylinder connections with multiaxial degrees of freedom A coupler having two degrees of axial freedom couples a hydro-pneumatic cylinder to a tensioner ring of a riser tensioner mounted to a platform. A post extends along an axis of the cylinder and an intermediate sleeve is disposed around the post to form a post annulus. An outer sleeve is secured to the tensioner ring and defines a cavity into which the post and intermediate sleeve are inserted so that an annulus is formed between the sleeve and the outer sleeve. The Outer sleeve is coupled to the intermediate sleeve so that the outer sleeve may pivot on the coupling between the outer sleeve and the intermediate sleeve relative to the intermediate sleeve. The intermediate sleeve is coupled to the post so that the intermediate sleeve may pivot on the coupling between the intermediate sleeve and the post relative to the post.
US08882389B2	Pipeline termination skid A pipeline termination skid to be mounted to a pipeline end section in order to support a pipeline hub of the pipeline end section during and after the connection of the pipeline hub to a corresponding spool piece hub. The termination skid comprises a base frame having a downwardly directed opening for a pipeline end section, and at least one holding unit provided with a downwardly directed seat having a downwardly directed entrance opening so as to allow the pipeline end section to be moved into contact with the seat by being lifted upwards through the entrance opening. The holding unit is provided with a locking device for securing the pipeline end section to the holding unit in a lifted position in contact with the seat of the holding unit.
US08882388B2	Underwater oil and gas collection system A device for collection of oil and gas from an underwater source comprising a balloon-like structure (1) defined by an envelope having an opening (18), which, in operation, is on the underside of the balloon-like structure, which balloon-like structure includes: a vent (23) adapted to vent gas in the envelope, and control means (2) for controlling the oil upper level having a closure valve (3) adapted to control flow of gas in the envelope through the vent, the valve being closable by a valve closure member operable by a float (8) adapted to float on the oil to determine the minimum volume of gas in the envelope, wherein, in use, the balloon-like structure is adapted to be placed over the source to collect oil and gasses from said underwater source. The balloon-like structure further includes buoyancy means (10, 12, 14, 16, 17) adapted to control the buoyancy of the structure to enable ascent to the surface of the water in a controlled manner. The envelope may be formed of a flexible material to enable it to be collapsed or folded for storage and/or transportation.
US08882386B2	Mechanized asphalt comb A mechanized asphalt comb device and method of mechanized asphalt raking that can integrate infrared heating elements to seamlessly repair asphalt deterioration.
US08882385B2	Composite tack film A composite tack film is provided. The composite tack film includes a) a first polymer layer including a thermally conductive polymer having a melting temperature of less than about 100° C.; b) a second polymer layer adjacent the first polymer layer, the second polymer layer including a visco-elastic, thermally conductive polymer having a melting temperature of less than about 110° C.; and c) a third polymer layer adjacent the second polymer layer, the third polymer layer including a thermally insulative polymer having a melting temperature of less than about 100° C. Further included is a method of reinforcing pavement with the aforementioned composite tack film.
US08882382B2	Device for applying epilation wax with precision A device for applying epilation wax, allowing for a precise application from the stand-point of thickness as well as dimensions of the application, comprising a body (10) containing wax, a head comprising an open housing provided with longitudinal and transverse lateral walls, the housing receiving a movable applicator (28) mounted in rotation in the housing, characterized in that the movable applicator (28) is a wheel (50) whose lateral surfaces (54-1 and 54-2) are domed.
US08882381B2	Case for cosmetics or other products A container or case for cosmetics or other products that are applied by an applicator tool, the container or case comprising a housing adapted to receive an exchangeable cartridge and a handle adapted to receive an exchangeable applicator tool. In some embodiments, the housing comprises a window for viewing the substance contained in the exchangeable cartridge.
US08882380B2	Oral care system, kit and method An oral care system comprising an oral care implement, such as a toothbrush, and dispenser containing a fluid detachably coupled to the toothbrush. In one embodiment, the dispenser includes a reservoir containing a fluid and a rotatable actuator for dispensing the fluid from the dispenser; and the dispenser is alterable between: (i) a storage state in which the dispenser is detachably coupled to the toothbrush and a mechanical interference between a portion of the rotatable actuator and a portion of the toothbrush prohibits rotation of the rotatable actuator relative to the toothbrush; and (ii) an application state in which a user can rotate the rotatable actuator to dispense the fluid from the dispenser.
US08882372B2	Conveying device utilizing suction unit to attract print medium and printing apparatus using same The conveying device has contact portions that extend in a conveyance direction of the conveying belt and which contact with the same surface of the print medium that is attracted by suction to the conveying belt. This realizes a conveying device that assures a high quality printing. Even when a print medium with warped or undulated portions is fed, the conveying device can hold the print medium flat on the conveying belt and the ribs by suction through the suction holes in the conveying belt and through the platen, keeping the distance between the print head and the print medium constant, assuring a stable printing operation.
US08882371B2	Printer with printhead assembly, clutch assembly, and printer ribbon transport assembly A printer may include a printhead assembly a clutch assembly, and/or a printer ribbon transport assembly. The printhead assembly may include a printhead biasing assembly defining a biasing ramp which may be configured to apply a biasing force to a printhead support bracket so as to at least partially counteract a ribbon force. The clutch assembly may be configured to supply or take-up a printer ribbon with first and second spool engagement members of different diameters that frictionally engage first and second friction members. The printer ribbon transport assembly may include a rotation lock mechanism configured to prevent rotation of a ribbon take-up core when the take-up core is disengaged from a drive assembly so as to prevent a loss in ribbon tension.
US08882368B2	Optical communication module It is expected to provide an optical communication module that can avoid the reduction in the performance of light communication when an edge emitting type photoelectric device is mounted. The optical communication module is configured to include: a basement where a convex first and second lenses are integrally formed on the upper and lower surfaces, respectively; and a laser diode aligned with the first lens on the upper surface to emit light in the direction toward the first lens. It is configured that the first lens refracts the light emitted from the laser diode to become substantially parallel to the upper surface of the basement and the refracted light is reflected toward the direction of second lens.
US08882366B2	Chip identification pads for identification of integrated circuits in an assembly Chip identification pads for identification of integrated circuits in an assembly. In one example embodiment, an integrated circuit (IC) assembly includes a controller, a plurality of ICs, a shared communication bus connecting the controller to the plurality of ICs and configured to enable communication between the controller and each of the plurality of ICs, and a set of one or more chip identification pads formed on each IC. Each set of chip identification pads has an electrical connection pattern. The electrical connection pattern of each set is distinct from the electrical connection pattern on every other set. Each distinct electrical connection pattern represents a unique identifier of the corresponding IC thereby enabling the controller to distinguish between the ICs.
US08882361B2	Thrust roller bearing Between an inner race and an outer race, a plurality of thrust rollers supporting the inner race and the outer race capable of relative rotation are provided. A thrust cage for retaining each thrust roller capable of rolling is composed of a plurality of cage separate bodies separated and arranged in a roller accommodating space. The cage separate body has two projecting portions having a semicircular cross-sectional shape provided on an outer wall surface of an outside connecting portion spaced apart from each other in a peripheral direction of the outer race. With relative rotation between the inner race and the outer race, when each cage separate body is displaced toward an inner peripheral surface side of the outer race, a top portion of each projecting portion is brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the outer race.
US08882360B2	Conical roller bearing device A conical roller bearing device includes: a conical roller bearing that includes an inner ring (24) that has an outer raceway surface on its outer peripheral surface, an outer ring (22) that has an inner raceway surface on its inner peripheral surface, a retainer (26), and a plurality of conical rollers that are rollably arranged between the outer raceway surface of the inner ring (24) and the inner raceway surface of the outer ring (22) and that are respectively accommodated in pockets formed in the retainer (26); and a pressing mechanism that presses the retainer (26) in a direction to reduce gaps between the conical rollers and the outer raceway surface of the inner ring (24) and gaps between the conical rollers and the inner raceway surface of the outer ring (22) along center axes of the inner ring (24) and outer ring (22).
US08882359B2	Wheel rolling bearing unit A wheel rolling bearing unit capable of preventing grease leak even if the interference of the sealing member for sealing the clearance between the inner and outer rings is made small. The wheel rolling bearing unit according to the present invention is equipped with an inner shaft; an outer ring disposed concentrically on the outer peripheral side of the inner shaft; a plurality of balls disposed between these; and a pair of cages for retaining the balls in the circumferential direction. On the inner peripheral surface of each of the pair of cages, a concave section being dented to the outside in the radial direction to hold grease is formed in the range from the axial outside end section to the inside end section.
US08882358B2	Rolling bearing unit with encoder for supporting wheel Construction is achieved that is able to prevent strain deformation in the axial direction of a flat plate section 21 of a cover 19a when a cylinder section 20 of the cover 19a, which covers the opening on the inside end in the axial direction of an internal space where an encoder 1 is located, is fitted into and fastened to the inside end section in the axial direction of an outer ring 7. A non-contact section 26a is formed all the way around the inside end section in the axial direction of the cylinder section 20 such that the outer diameter is smaller than the inner diameter of the inside end section in the axial direction of the outer ring, and the dimension L26 in the axial direction is two times or more the thickness dimension t19 of a plate member of the cover 19a. With the cover 19a fitted into the inside end section in the axial direction of the outer ring 7, only the portion of the cylinder section 20 that is nearer the outside in the axial direction than the non-contact section 26a is substantially fitted into the inside end section in the axial direction of the outer ring 7 with an interference fit.
US08882355B2	Segmented composite bearings and wind generator utilizing hydraulic pump/motor combination A bearing assembly and wind generator. The bearing assembly includes a plurality of bearing segments defining a sliding member and a bearing body, with the sliding member and bearing body being joined together, and the plurality of bearing segments being coupled together to define an annular bearing structure. Also, a wind generator includes a wind rotor supported upon a tower, a hydraulic pump coupled to the wind rotor, and with rotation of the hydraulic pump pressurizing a hydraulic fluid, and a hydraulic motor in fluid communication with the hydraulic pump, and an electrical generator driven by the hydraulic motor to produce electrical energy.
US08882352B2	Motion guide device Provided is a motion guide device capable of preventing a lid member from being damaged due to collision of balls and operating a moving block on a track rail at high speed. The motion guide device includes: a track member having a ball rolling surface; a moving member main body having a load ball rolling surface that forms a load ball path between the load ball rolling surface and the ball rolling surface, and a ball return path provided in parallel to the load ball path); a lid member having a direction changing path that connects the load ball path and the ball return path to each other to form an endless circulation path; and balls arranged in the endless circulation path. The lid member includes an introducing portion of the direction changing path, which includes a first contact surface continuous with the direction changing path.
US08882351B2	Pull-out guide A pull-out guide for domestic appliances. The pull-out guide includes a guide rail, at least one additional rail displaceably mounted relative to the guide rail via a rolling body in a rolling-body cage, and at least one stop configured to limit a displacement path of the at least one additional rail. The at least one stop is configured as a first crosspiece and shaped onto one of the guide rail and the at least one additional rail. The at least one stop projects into the displacement path of one of the rolling-body cage and the rolling body. The rolling body is an outer rolling body. The at least one stop projects up to at least half of the radius of the outer rolling body or up to substantially a rotational axis of the outer rolling body, as seen in a direction of displacement.
US08882345B2	Brewing apparatus and method The specification discloses brewing apparatus and a method for testing for end of fermentation of a fermenting brew. It has been determined that, once fermentation is complete, the temperature of a brew (such as beer) shows a tendency to stratify in horizontal layers. However, the activity of fermentation disrupts the tendency of the brew to stratify. Accordingly, the brewing apparatus comprises at least two temperature sensors positioned to measure a temperature difference between the temperature at a first height of the brew and the temperature at a second height of the brew. End of fermentation is identified if the temperature difference is greater than a threshold difference.
US08882336B1	Hydro-blender A hydro-blender for mixing base fluids and particulates for use in pumping can include a transport device. The hydro-blender can also include a liquid tank connected with the transport device. An inlet manifold can be located within the liquid tank for receiving fluid from one or more fluid sources. The inlet manifold can be in fluid communication with one or more fluid sources. The hydro-blender can also include a mixing tub in communication with one or more hoppers via one or more augurs.
US08882319B2	Light emitting device assembly and headlamp including the same An LED assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention may improve dark regions generated between LED chips by employing a first reflective layer between the LED chips. By employing a transparent optical layer or an optical layer including a scattering particle between an LED chip and a phosphor layer, direct contact between the LED chip and the phosphor layer may be avoided, thereby preventing a low light extraction efficiency. Further, by employing a second reflection layer on side surfaces of an LED chip, an optical layer, and a phosphor layer, a relatively high contrast may be obtained. An LED assembly may enhance contrast through a reflective layer while increasing light extraction efficiency by including a scattering particle in a phosphor layer.
US08882315B2	External rear-view mirror assembly having a housing comprising a circuit board supporting a plurality of light emitting diodes External rear-view mirror assembly comprising a housing (1), a circuit board (3) supporting a plurality of LEDs LED-1, LED-2, an opaque cover (5) arranged in front of the circuit board (3) and provided with a plurality of through holes (5a), said cover having a shape adapted to the front external surface (1a) of the rear-mirror (1), which comprises at least a prism (6) with a first surface (6a) in contact with at least a LED 4, and a second surface (6b) fitting within at least one of said holes (5a) and aligned with the front external surface (5b) of the cover (5), said second surface (6b) being a Fresnel lens adapted to direct the light coming from said LED 4 in a predetermined direction D.
US08882312B2	Light emitting device with light emitting diodes fixed to printed circuit A light emitting diode package module includes a printed circuit board, a wiring film and light emitting diode packages. The printed circuit board includes first regions and second regions, which are alternately disposed. The wiring film is disposed over the printed circuit board and includes first sections and second sections, which are alternately disposed. Each diode package is disposed between one of the first regions and one of the first sections. The light emitting diode package is electrically connected to the wiring film. The second sections and the second regions are adhered to each other so that the wiring film and the printed circuit board are electrically connected.
US08882311B2	Lens assembly for lighting fixture The present disclosure relates to a lighting fixture. In one embodiment, the lighting fixture includes a reflector and a lens. The reflector includes a first flange that defines a forward opening and includes at least one tab receiver outside of the forward opening. The lens has an outer periphery and includes at least one tab that is configured to mate with the tab receiver of the first flange, such that when each tab is mated with a corresponding tab receiver, the lens is affixed to the reflector. In this arrangement, there are no dark spots visible on the lens due to the presence of the tabs when light is emanating from the lighting fixture.
US08882310B2	Laser die light source module with low inductance An embodiment of the invention provides a low inductance light source module, which may have a small footprint and comprise a printed circuit board (PCB) mount having first and second conducting traces formed on a side of the PCB mount and a semiconducting light source having a first electrical contacts for receiving power that is bonded to the first conducting trace with a conducting bonding material and a second electrical contact for receiving power that is connected by at least one bondwire to the second conducting trace.
US08882308B2	Recessed LED downlighting apparatus Disclosed is a recessed LED downlighting apparatus comprising a LED downlight fixture assembly 100, a mounting frame 300 for supporting the LED downlight fixture assembly 100 on a ceiling panel 1, an electric junction box 400 mounted on the mounting frame 300, at least one electric wire 210 for electrically connecting the LED drive 170 and the junction box 400, including a first electric wire element 210A extended from the LED drive 170 and a second electric wire element 210B extended from the junction box 170, an electric connector 230 for electrically connecting the first electric wire element 210A and the second electric wire element 210B, a flexible metal conduit 220 including for sheltering the electric wire 210, a first conduit element 220A for sheltering the first electric wire element 210A and a second conduit element 220B for sheltering the second electric wire element 210B, the first conduit element 220A being secured at one end to the plate of the heat sink 120 with a clip element, and the second conduit element 220B secured at one end to the junction box 400 and a connector cover 500 for connecting the first conduit element 210A and the second conduit element 210B and sheltering the electric connector 230.
US08882305B2	Bulb-type lamp and luminaire According to one embodiment, in a constricted part of a globe, one end is set to a minimum diameter, the other end is set to a maximum diameter, and a diameter thereof increases from the one end side to the other end side. The constricted part of the globe is concaved into the inside of an imaginary straight line connecting an outer edge of the one end and an outer edge of the other end when viewed in section. A light source part includes a semiconductor light-emitting element and is contained in the globe so that a light-emitting part is positioned between both the ends of the constricted part of the globe. A cap is positioned on one end side of the globe.
US08882298B2	LED module for light distribution Devices, systems, and methods are provided for achieving desirable light distributions. In one exemplary embodiment, the light module includes a body having a pair of opposed complex parabolic bodies, an LED light source, and an inner reflective surface. The light source can be configured to provide for a desired light distribution, such as a bat wing light distribution. The provided light distribution can be such that it is not the result of passing light through a secondary optics component. Thus, while in some embodiments the LED module can include a glare reduction lens disposed over at least part of the LED light source, the lens may not affect the resulting light distribution configuration. Exemplary configurations of other systems, devices, kits, and methods associated with the teachings are also provided.
US08882296B2	Light emitting diode module and display device using the same light emitting diode module A light emitting diode (LED) module and a display device adopting the same LED module are provided. The LED module includes a circuit substrate, a LED chip, a connector and a conductive line. The LED chip has at least three pins, and the LED chip is fixed on the circuit substrate through the pins, wherein one of the pins is defined as a no connection (NC) pin. The connector includes a non-conductive housing, at least one fixing pin and a conductor. The fixing pin is connected to the non-conductive housing, and the non-conductive housing is fixed on the circuit substrate through the said at least one fixing pin. A part of the non-conductive housing is covered with the conductor. The conductive line is disposed on the circuit substrate and is electrically connected between the conductor and the NC pin.
US08882295B2	Lamp device and luminaire According to one embodiment, a lamp device includes a main body, a light-emitting module, a lighting device and a support member. The main body includes an opening and a heat radiating part provided at an opposite side of the opening. The support member is thermally coupled to the light-emitting module and the heat radiating part. The support member holds the light-emitting module in the main body to cause the light-emitting module to be positioned in a direction closer to the opening than the lighting device.
US08882291B1	LED omni-strip lighting system An LED-based lighting system is provided for aquariums, habitats, farms, terrariums, and/or enclosures for keeping animals and/or plant life and/or other enclosures. In one embodiment, the LED-based lighting system includes an LED circuit board or strip adapted to provide a particular wavelength of light, such as, red, blue, or green light. Several circuit boards or strips may be strung together end-to-end or side-to-side and, while each circuit board or strip may be adapted for providing a particular wavelength of light, the several circuit boards or strips may be adapted to provide several wavelengths of light, e.g. a mixture of spectrum. The several circuit boards, while providing different wavelengths of light, may be substantially the same in most respects except for the LED's positioned on the strip and a jumper selectively connected to provide a control signal line adapted for controlling the particular wavelength LED installed on the respective strip.
US08882289B2	Lighting device, lighting unit, and support This aims to provide a support (10) comprising a bracket (7) attached to a predetermined structure, and a generally cylindrical holder (6) retained in the bracket (7). This bracket (7) has a receiving hole (112) for accommodating the holder (6). This holder (6) has a first rib (122) erected on a curved outer circumference, and an elastic portion (124) for giving the first rib (122) the degree of freedom for motions in the substantially radial direction. This also aims to provide a lighting unit (20) characterized by comprising a board (2), in which light emitting portions (23) having semiconductor light emitting devices are arrayed on the upper face side along the longitudinal direction, reflector members (3A and 3B) mounted on the side of the upper face of the board and having reflecting portions (34a and 34b) for covering the light emitting units and for reflecting the lights from the light emitting units, and a case member (4) disposed to support the board and the reflector members upward and downward.
US08882288B2	Purselight with EL and LED light sources A purse illumination assembly including a power source, a light emitting portion, a voice-sensitive switch, and a circuit assembly connecting the light emitting portion to the power source through the voice-sensitive switch. The light emitting portion may be a light emitting fabric or may include EL wire alone or in combination with LED lights to provide both lighting and a decorative effect. A driver circuit may be included for driving both the EL wire and the LED lights.
US08882286B1	Relationship status bracelet A relationship status bracelet includes a housing, a circumferential band, and a relationship indicating electronic circuit. The housing provides an enclosure having a circumferential sidewall, a top surface, and an opposing bottom surface. The relationship indicating electronic circuit includes a microprocessor comprising programming to operate in accordance with the desired functionality, a portable power source, at least one light emitting device enabling illumination of the device in a sequence of at least two colors to convey a meaning to others. The user can advance through the sequence of established colors by cycling engagement between a magnet and a magnetic switch. The magnetic switch toggles an electrical circuit signaling the electronic circuit assembly to advance through the sequence of established colors until a desired color is activated. The last step of the sequence would terminate operation of the relationship status bracelet.
US08882276B2	Variable projector cooling apparatus and method Methods and systems are provided for providing asymmetrical cooling for projectors. The projector can include two light assemblies, with each light assembly including a light source. The light assemblies are arranged horizontally adjacent to each other having both light assemblies facing in a direction of projected light from the light sources. On an outer side opposite the side adjacent to the other light assembly, each light assembly is accompanied by a pair of fans. One fan provides air to a top of the light assembly, and the other fan provides air to a bottom of the light assembly. More cooling air is provided to a top of the light assembly to cool a part of the light source that is hotter than the bottom part of the light source due to natural convection. The fan speeds can be varied based on a temperature measurement (e.g., using calibration tables) and/or based on other inputs.
US08882275B2	Light source device In a light source device, in each division of an image frame, two or more of the color lights X, Y and Z (e.g., red, green and blue) can be projected simultaneously. Each of the color lights X, Y and Z is divided into two in terms of time so that synthesized light of one group of division color lights enters a first spatial modulation element. Synthesized light of another group of division color lights enters a second spatial modulation element, whereby gradation of each color light in each of the first and second spatial modulation elements is controlled.
US08882269B2	Strabismus detection A method for detecting strabismus in at least one image comprising a subject's eyes, wherein the at least one image has been obtained using an apparatus comprising a light source and a target offset from the light source, the method comprising, for each of the subject's left and right eyes: determining, from the image, a reflection offset distance, being the distance between a reference point of the eye and a reflection of a light source on the eye; determining a difference between the reflection offset distance and a reference reflection offset distance for the corresponding left or right eye, wherein the reference reflection offset distance has been determined based on relative positions of the light source, the target and the subject's head; and determining whether the difference is less than a difference threshold value for determining whether the subject has a strabismus.
US08882268B2	Optical function determining method A method implemented by computer means for determining a virtual wearer-ophthalmic lens-ergorama system associated with an optical function of an ophthalmic lens for a given wearer, comprising: a prescription data providing step, an optical reference surface data providing step, a virtual wearer-ophthalmic lens-ergorama system determining step, a criteria selecting step, a target value defining step, an evaluation step, and a modification step, in which at least one parameter of the virtual wearer-ophthalmic lens-ergorama system different from the base curve of the ophthalmic lens is modified, in order to minimize the difference between the target value and the evaluation criterion value.
US08882267B2	High energy visible light filter systems with yellowness index values The present invention relates to ophthalmic and non-ophthalmic systems with blue light filtering and Yellowness Index ranges. UV and IR filtering are also included. Industrial applications are also outlined in the invention.
US08882266B2	Bifocal lens and bifocal glasses Disclosed is a bifocal lens constructed such that the lens is not easily damaged when hit by flying fragments and, moreover, able to obtain a consistent focal length with a simple construction. The lens is equipped with a transparent substrate having transparency and rigidity, a transparent resilient body having transparency and elasticity, a transparent fluid enclosed in the space between the aforementioned transparent substrate and the aforementioned transparent resilient body, and a mechanism that induces changes in the shape of the aforementioned transparent resilient body. Changes are induced in the shape of the transparent resilient body to form the desired shape in the two states of the lens which comprises the transparent fluid enclosed in the space between the transparent substrate and the transparent resilient body, making it possible to obtain the desired characteristics (accurate optical characteristics) in either of the two states.
US08882265B2	Multifocal contact lenses and related methods and uses to improve vision of presbyopic subjects Multifocal contact lenses and methods and uses are described. The multifocal contact lenses include an optic zone. The optic zone has an aspheric power profile that provides a near vision refractive power and a distance vision refractive power, and provides an Add power that corresponds to the difference between the near vision refractive power and the distance vision refractive power. The multifocal contact lenses can improve binocular vision of presbyopic subjects by being prescribed such that the non-dominant eye contact lens is over-corrected for distance vision, and both multifocal contact lenses are under-corrected for the Add power requirement of the subject. Batches and sets of multifocal contact lenses are also described.
US08882263B2	Eyeglasses with movable temple end pieces A pair of eyeglasses includes a pair of temple units, each including a main temple segment, a temple end piece, and an engaging mechanism. The temple end piece is disposed at an inner lateral side of the main temple segment and has a connecting segment disposed between a fastenable segment and a guide segment and swingably connected to the main temple segment. The temple end pieces of the temple units are movable between an engaging position, where the fastenable segments are fastened to the main temple segments via the engaging mechanisms, and a disengaging position, where the fastenable segments are disengaged from the main temple segments.
US08882259B2	Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a support member that supports a recording medium, a heating device that heats the recording medium on the support member, a recording head that ejects fluid onto the recording medium on the support member and that is positioned between the support member and the heating device, a blower that has a blowing port from which gas is blown, and a carriage that moves and has the recording head mounted thereon. The carriage has an enclosing structure inside which at least part of the gas blown from the blowing port is taken and inside which a gas layer in which the gas flows is formed between the recording head and the heating device.
US08882256B2	Low molecular weight amide gellants and methods for making the same Disclosed herein are curable solid inks which are solid at room temperature and molten at an elevated temperature at which the molten ink is applied to a substrate. In particular, the curable solid inks of the present embodiments comprise low molecular weight amide gellants that impart self-leveling capabilities to the inks. Also disclosed herein are methods for making the amide gellant and the inks comprising the amide gellants.
US08882254B2	Systems and methods for delivering and recirculating fluids Among other things, a device for use in printing is described. The device comprises a first chamber for receiving a liquid and a first filter member in the first chamber. The first filter member separates the first chamber into a first part and a second part laterally adjacent to the first part. The first filter member comprises pores having an average size. The pores are configured to filter the liquid passing from the first part to the second part. The first filter member further comprises an opening adjacent to a top of the first chamber for air to pass from the first part to the second part. The opening has a size at least 10 times larger than the average size of the pores. There is a first inlet in fluid communication with the first part and a first outlet in fluid communication with the second part.
US08882247B2	Fluid distribution system having multi-path valve for gas venting A fluid distribution system for a printhead, the system having a fluid container fluidically interconnected with the printhead via a closed fluid flow loop, a gas vent on the closed loop and a multi-path valve on the closed loop for selectively allowing venting of gas in the closed loop via the gas vent.
US08882245B2	Inkjet head and method of manufacturing the same An inkjet head includes a substrate, a piezoelectric member provided on the substrate and having predetermined length, plural pressure chamber grooves provided on the piezoelectric member in a longitudinal direction, opposed walls forming the pressure chamber grooves being configured to function as driving elements that eject ink, a chamber groove provided along the longitudinal direction of the piezoelectric member, the chamber groove being formed on the substrate continuously to a slope of the piezoelectric member, an insulating member provided in the chamber groove, a wire through which a signal for driving the walls of the pressure chamber grooves passes, the wire being formed on the substrate and the insulating member, a cover member opposed to the substrate and configured to cover the piezoelectric member and the chamber groove, and plural nozzles configured to pierce through the cover member, respectively communicate with the pressure chamber grooves, and discharge the ink.
US08882242B2	System for printing on an object A system for printing an image, preferably a multicolor halftone image, onto at least one non-planar area of a surface of an object, for example a section of a body of a vehicle, includes an inkjet print head having nozzles, a robot, preferably an articulated robot, creating a primary movement, the primary movement including at least two printing paths of the inkjet print head being lateral to each other, and a device creating a secondary movement, the secondary movement being substantially perpendicular to the primary movement and causing the printing paths to laterally adjoin each other. As a result, undesired streaks between the printing paths may advantageously be reduced or prevented.
US08882237B2	Printhead apparatus, printer system and method of printhead built-in test A printhead apparatus, an inkjet printer system, and a method of built-in test employ a test flag transmitted through a data channel of a printhead. The apparatus includes a plurality of printheads, a data register at each printhead, and a status channel. Each printhead has a unidirectional data channel (UDC) to provide data to the printhead. The data register detects proper reception of a test flag received by the printhead through the UDC. The status channel reports printhead status information including whether or not proper reception of the test flag was detected by the data register. The system includes the apparatus and a controller to generate the test flag and receive the printhead status information. The method includes sending a test flag, and verifying proper reception thereof.
US08882228B2	Image processing apparatus, inkjet printing apparatus and image processing method The use amount of clear ink is set to minimize the hue difference Δθs−d from each of the colors corresponding to input signal values. The use amount of the clear ink to provide the minimum hue difference Δθs−d is varied depending on the use amount of color ink used for the color corresponding to the input signal value. A color conversion table having output values of the use amount and ink color data corresponding to the use amount is set. The color conversion in such a relationship is performed, whereby the bronzing color is recognized as a color close to the print color. As a result, undesired bronzing is lessened, so that degradation in image quality can be suppressed.
US08882222B2	Liquid jetting apparatus and recording method using the same There is provided a liquid jetting apparatus, including: a head unit and a controller. The controller is configured to: form a plurality of dot-rows by nozzles in a first range, and form the same dot-rows by nozzles in a second range; switch the nozzles jetting the liquid, between the nozzles in the first and second ranges, at the time of forming the dot-rows; narrow a switching range to be narrower than the first and second ranges; set the switching positions such that there are not less than three switching positions in the switching range; and set the switching range such that the switching range differs for the two dot-rows which are adjacent in the direction of intersection.
US08882221B2	Modular micro-fluid ejection head assembly A micro-fluid ejection head assembly and methods for fabricating micro-fluid ejection heads using separately fabricated electrical components. The micro-fluid ejection head has at least one base substrate, at least one fluid ejector actuator substrate attached to the base substrate; and at least a first logic component substrate hermetically sealed to the base substrate. The fluid ejector actuator substrate and the first logic component substrate are in electrical communication with each other.
US08882220B2	Printing apparatus having multiple control units to control driving of printhead An encoder sensor is mounted on a printhead and optically reads an encoder film. And a number of pulses of a pulse signal proportional to a moving amount of a printhead is counted and stored as a count value in a memory within multiple ICs. The count value stored in the memories is reset while the pulse signal outputted from the encoder sensor is blocked by a gate or while a region other than near a boundary between a penetration region and a non-penetration region of the encoder film is being read.
US08882217B2	Printhead assembly including memory elements A printhead assembly for a printing device is provided that includes a printhead comprising non-volatile memory elements. The memory elements include memristive elements. Each memristive element includes an active region disposed between two electrodes. The active region includes a switching layer formed of a switching material capable of carrying a species of dopants and a conductive layer in electrical contact with the switching layer, the conductive layer being formed of a dopant source material that includes the species of dopants that are capable of drifting into the switching layer under an applied potential.
US08882215B2	Method and inkjet printer for acquiring gap information A method is provided that is implemented on a control device connected with an inkjet printer, which includes an inkjet head having an ink discharging surface, a head scanning unit reciprocating the inkjet head relative to a recording sheet along a scanning direction parallel to the ink discharging surface, and a wave shape generating mechanism deforming the recording sheet in a predetermined wave shape that has tops of portions protruding in a first direction toward the ink discharging surface and bottoms of portions recessed in a second direction opposite to the first direction alternately arranged along the scanning direction, the method including acquiring gap information related to a gap between the ink discharging surface and each individual one of the tops and the bottoms on the recording sheet, and determining whether the gap information acquired for each individual one of the tops and the bottoms is abnormal.
US08882214B2	Liquid consumption device, program, and printing device A liquid consumption device includes a communication processing part that performs a communication process with a memory device provided in a liquid container and stores a container side liquid consumption information, a memory part that stores a main body side liquid consumption information, and a processing part. The processing part reads the main body side liquid consumption from the memory part, performs a process of counting the liquid consumption amount, updates the main side liquid consumption information based on the counted liquid consumption amount, performs a comparison process between the liquid consumption amount in the main body side and the liquid consumption amount in the liquid container side, and when an increment of the liquid consumption amount in the main body to the liquid consumption amount in a container side is greater than a determination threshold value of an allowable increment, the processing part determines as an error.
US08882213B2	Fluid ejection systems and methods thereof Fluid ejection systems and methods thereof are disclosed in the present disclosure. The method includes establishing fluid communication between an ejection chamber and a fluid supply chamber of the fluid ejection system such that the ejection chamber includes a nozzle and an ejection member to selectively eject the fluid through the nozzle. The method also includes detecting at feast one impedance in the fluid by a sensor unit haying a sensor plate, and identifying the characteristic of the fluid by a fluid identification module based on the at least one detected impedance value to obtain an identified fluid characteristic.
US08882205B2	Spinner for vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel spinner comprising a donut shaped housing having a front and back ring forming a cavity therein. The front ring has a series of apertures formed therein. A spinning ring is rotatably mounted within said cavity. Various visual effects are produced by providing on the surface of the spinning ring facing the front ring of said housing at least one section of a contrasting color to the remainder of the surface. When the spinning ring rotates the colors show through said aperture(s) during rotation of the spinning ring. The wheel spinner is attached to the vehicle wheel in a manner that the housing rotates with the wheel and the spinning ring rotates separately from the rotation of the housing and continues to rotate for a time after the wheel stops rotating.
US08882203B2	Locking connection member of covering material and method of manufacturing covered cushion formed body An engaging member for attaching an upholstery material to a cushion member, which has a positioning member at least one lengthwise terminal end. The positioning member places the starting end of loop engaging element portion in precise position in the groove of the cushion member. The engaging member is long and flexible and bends in conformity with the complicated shape of the curved groove. The method of producing an upholstered cushion molding using the engaging member improves the working efficiency.
US08882200B2	Seat assembly having a soft latch mechanism A seat assembly having a soft latch mechanism. The soft latch mechanism includes a spring arm disposed on a bracket and a housing disposed on a seat back frame. The housing engages an end portion of the spring arm when the seat back frame is in a folded position to inhibit movement of the seat back frame away from the seat bottom frame.
US08882199B2	Seat reclining apparatus for vehicle A seat reclining apparatus for a vehicle includes a first arm including a guide wall, a second arm including internal teeth and being rotatably supported by the first arm, a pawl including external teeth which are engageable with and disengageable from the internal teeth, a cam engaging with the pawl for causing the pawl to advance and retract along a guide wall and for causing the internal teeth and the external teeth to mesh with and unmesh from each other as the cam rotates, a recessed portion recessed in a direction of an axis line of the second arm and including a restricting portion, an engaging portion restricting the external teeth and the internal teeth from meshing with each other by being in contact with the restricting portion, a hinge cam including a first shaft portion, a second shaft portion and a flange portion, and a biasing member.
US08882196B2	Child safety seat A child seat can comprise a seat shell having two protruding rails extending at an underside of the seat shell, at least four latches disposed in two symmetric pairs adjacent to the two rails, wherein the latches are operable to lock the child seat with a base, and a release mechanism operable to drive the latches to unlock from the base.
US08882184B2	Structure for front portion of automobile body A structure for a front portion of an automobile body includes a bulkhead side, which is joined to a front portion of a front side frame extending in the fore-and-aft direction extends in the vertical direction, and a side frame gusset, which provides a connection between the front portions of the front side frame and a wheel house upper member. The bulkhead side and the side frame gusset are joined by a linking panel having a right-angled triangle shape when viewed from the front within a plane perpendicular to an axis in the fore-and-aft direction. When a load is applied for relatively moving the front side frame, the side frame gusset and the wheel house upper member supporting the load by a shear force of the linking panel disposed within the plane enhance the rigidity of a front portion of a vehicle body and minimize any increase in weight.
US08882183B2	Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure in which a vehicle body including an upper vehicle body and a lower vehicle body that are joined is constituted in whole or in part by a fiber-reinforced composite material, metal members are inserted into the respective upper vehicle body and lower vehicle body, the metal members being fastened to each other to form a joint portion, and at least two functional components are attached to the joint portion.
US08882181B2	Crash structure having adjustable rigidity for a deformation element for a vehicle The invention relates to a crash structure having adjustable rigidity for a deformation element for a vehicle, wherein the crash structure comprises a continuously adjustable rigidity, in that at least one blocking element (SR) moves in a plane rotated by an angle relative to the vehicle longitudinal axis with respect to a profile (MW), so that the rigidity is adjusted by a position of the at least one blocking element reached by the motion.
US08882176B2	Active aero diffuser A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a first body end configured to face oncoming ambient airflow when the vehicle is in motion relative to a road surface, and also having a second body end opposite of the first body end. The vehicle also includes an underbody portion configured to span a distance between the first and second body ends and define a space between the vehicle body and the road surface. The vehicle additionally includes an active diffuser assembly disposed at the second end and configured to control the airflow past the underbody portion through the space between the vehicle body and the road surface and out to the ambient. The active diffuser assembly includes a panel configured to selectively extend into and retract from the ambient airflow aft of the second end. The active diffuser assembly also includes a first device configured to extend the panel.
US08882175B2	Vehicle, a door assembly for the vehicle and a method of assembling the door assembly A vehicle, a door assembly for the vehicle and a method of assembling the door assembly are disclosed. A first component includes a first alignment member and a second component is attached to the first component. The second component includes first and second ends spaced along a first axis, and includes first and second side edges spaced along a second axis transverse to the first axis. A trim strip extending to a distal edge, with the second component coupled to the trim strip. A second alignment member attached to the trim strip, with the alignment members engaging each other to attach the trim strip to the first component and orientate the distal edge of the trim strip relative to the first axis such that the distal edge of the trim strip and one of the side edges of the second component substantially align with each other along the first axis.
US08882174B2	Operating system and method for a vehicle having an automatically closing hatch An operating system and method for a vehicle having an automatically closing hatch, includes an operating switch, a programmable electronic controller, and a device for monitoring the hatch opening when the hatch is open. The operating switch generates an operating request signal for closing the hatch when the switch is actuated, the signal being an input signal to the controller. The monitoring device is a light barrier device having at least one light-emitting actuator and at least one light-detecting sensor arranged at the edge region of the hatch opening and also connected to the controller by electrical cables. The controller is programmed such that, when the operating request signal is present and the hatch is open, the controller outputs a pivot command to a closing system for closing the hatch only if the presence of an obstacle is not detected by the monitoring device for the hatch opening.
US08882170B2	Protective vehicle enclosure Protective vehicle enclosures and components thereof for opened sided vehicles, such as golf carts, which include a rigid, lightweight frame and flexible weather proof cover. Methods for installing these protective vehicle enclosures use existing mounts on the vehicle.
US08882169B2	Lock structure for seat back of vehicle seat A lock structure for a seat back of a vehicle seat which can improve the durability of a striker main body is provided. A striker 10 is provided on a vehicle body side and includes a base portion 11 fixed to the vehicle body and a striker main body 15 protruding from the base portion toward a vehicle front side, and the multiple engaged portions K1, K2 are provided in end sections 13M, 14M of the striker main body 15 on the vehicle front side Fr to be spaced away in the vehicle front-rear direction.
US08882167B1	Vehicle side mirror cigarette holder A plastic or metal cigarette receptacle that attaches to both the driver and passenger car door mirrors. The detachable receptacle can be in the form of a small square with sharp or rounded edges. The receptacle can be a few inches in length and a few inches in height. The container can be attached by its arms with the use of screws, bolts, and washers. Also, the cigarette container will have another option where it is custom and therefore is built right into the car door mirror itself. The custom receptacle portion of the mirror would be on the bottom of the mirror. All options will have a sliding trap door at the bottom to remove used cigarette butts from the receptacle. The plastic detachable receptacle and the custom mirror built-in receptacle would have a non-flammable metal inner lining.
US08882159B2	Sliding door arrester A sliding door for a motor vehicle includes a sliding door arrester to prevent the sliding door from inadvertently closing during a deceleration event. The sliding door arrestor includes a base fixed relative to a guide rail and a locking element pivotally attached to the base. The locking element includes a mass and a lock. The locking element rotates relative to the base during a deceleration event to engage the lock with a biasing member to prevent movement of a sliding element that is displaceable along the guide rail.
US08882154B1	Pipe coupling A pipe coupling has an outer shell with a flexible inner liner therein. The liner is secured to the shell by a clamping arrangement, which uses inner rings at the ends of the shell. The inner rings are hydraulically expanded out to the shell to form a seal between the shell and the liner. In use, compressed fluid is provided to a cavity between the liner and the shell to force the liner to seal against a pipe joint.
US08882147B2	Steering column for a motor vehicle A steering column includes a steering spindle mounted rotatably about the steering-spindle longitudinal axis thereof, and a bracket unit fixed to the motor vehicle. The casing unit is held on the bracket unit so as to be displaceable in at least one direction parallel to and/or transversely with respect to the steering-spindle longitudinal axis and can be locked in differing positions by a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism has at least one locking element which is mounted moveably, preferably rotatably. In at least one locking position of the locking element, the casing unit is locked in the position thereof in the bracket unit and, in at least one release position of the locking element, the casing unit can be displaced relative to the bracket unit in at least one of the directions parallel to and/or transversely with respect to the steering-spindle longitudinal axis.
US08882146B2	Column unit for an electric power steering apparatus Provided is an electric power steering apparatus that is both lightweight and rigid. A lightweight electric power steering apparatus is achieved wherein a gear housing 45 that houses an electric assist mechanism, a lower support bracket 54 for fastening the gear housing 45 to the vehicle body, a sensor housing 56 that houses a torque sensor 57, an outer column 30 of a steering column 6c, and an upper support bracket 59a for fastening the middle section of the outer column 3 to the vehicle body are all integrally formed of synthetic resin with glass fibers, improving the strength of the joined sections of these members.
US08882145B1	Steering system for motorized personal transport vehicle An apparatus and method for steering a three wheeled personal transportation vehicle is described. Steering is accomplished by one or more footpads attached to a fore and aft rotatable torsion bar, which in turn is attached at the front end to a Pitman arm and conventional steering mechanism. An adjustable steering centering assembly is also described.
US08882140B2	Belt strap for a safety belt of a vehicle A belt strap for a safety belt of a vehicle includes a belt interior located between two belt strap layers, to which belt interior a gas can be applied. A gas passage connecting at least two sections of the belt interior is provided between the at least two belt strap layers. The gas passage is secured at a first end in the region of an end fitting of the safety belt. The gas passage, which is designed as a flexible tube, is secured within the belt interior with at least a second end, which is located opposite the secured first end.
US08882139B2	Head protection airbag apparatus A head protection airbag apparatus includes an airbag that is folded and received in an upper edge of a window on an inside of a vehicle, an upper edge of which is attached and fixed to a body of the vehicle, and inflated and protruding downward from a storage region by an inflation gas flowed from an inflator to cover the inside of the window. The air bag includes an inflation shielding section that is arranged to cover the inside of the window upon completion of inflation and an overlap inflation section that is communicated with the inflation shielding section and arranged on an inside or an outside with respect to the vehicle of the inflation shielding section so that an inflation region of the overlap inflation section is overlapped with an inflation region of the inflation shielding section.
US08882137B2	Airbag, in particular for a motor vehicle An airbag for a motor vehicle includes a support structure moveable from a stowage position into a restraint position and a covering that surrounds a restraint volume of the airbag formed by the support structure in its restraint position. The covering is an element that is separate from the support structure and joined to the support structure.
US08882133B2	Support device for a semi-trailer A support device for a semi-trailer or the like, that includes an outer support tube having an interior and an inner support tube, wherein the inner support tube is arranged in telescopic fashion in the outer support tube, a spindle mechanism located within the interior of the outer support tube, wherein the inner support tube is moved in the axial direction relative to the outer support tube by the spindle mechanism, and wherein the spindle mechanism comprises a multi-part spindle having a plurality of segments arranged in the axial direction and connected to one another in a flexible manner.
US08882130B2	Bicycle drive assembly A bicycle drive assembly includes a rear hub and a cover. The rear hub includes a rear hub axle, a hub shell, a first rear sprocket and a disc brake rotor. The hub shell is rotatably mounted on the rear hub axle. The first rear sprocket is rotatably mounted on a first side of the rear hub axle. The disc brake rotor is rotatably mounted on the first side of the rear hub axle. The cover is disposed around the rear hub axle and axially between the first rear sprocket and the disc brake rotor.
US08882123B1	Tow hitch for bicycle A bicycle tow hitch comprises an apparatus to enable a master bicycle to tow a slave bicycle behind it. The apparatus comprises a plurality of tubular members which make up a master unit and a slave unit being joined using a plurality of bolts. The slave unit is installed onto the front wheel of the slave bicycle and prevents the front wheel of the slave bicycle from rotating. The master unit is installed onto the rear portion of the master bicycle and supports the slave unit in a way that suspends the front wheel of the slave bicycle above the ground while leaving the rear wheel of the slave bicycle in contact with the ground.
US08882121B2	Fender mounting assembly for utility vehicles A utility vehicle such as an agricultural tractor comprises a steerable wheel secured to a wheel carrier which is mounted to a vehicle frame. The wheel is steerable through a range of steering angles about a substantially vertical steering axis A fender is mounted above the wheel on a support arm. The support arm is fixed relative to the wheel carrier so as to pivot with the wheel during steering through the whole of said range. The fender is pivotally mounted to the support arm at a pivoting mount located above the wheel. The fender is forced to pivot with respect to the wheel and support arm when the fender engages the vehicle frame.
US08882116B2	Passive vehicle suspension system providing optimal camber gain The present invention provides a passive vehicle suspension system providing optimal camber gain and avoiding the “bump camber” problem. This vehicle suspension system utilizes a conventional sway bar and a kinematic system to rotate the tire(s) of a vehicle in a direction opposite the roll of the vehicle during turning or cornering, for example. The kinematic design allows for adjustability and optimization, providing optimal camber gain. Although an automotive vehicle suspension system is illustrated and described, and, specifically, a racing or everyday automotive vehicle suspension system, the concepts of the present invention are capable of much broader applicability.
US08882115B1	Manual cart for transportation of electronic equipment within a data center The present invention provides a manual cart for safe and efficient transportation of electronic equipment such as server racks and equipment cabinets within a data center or co-location facility. Methods of moving the electronic equipment within a data center or co-location facility in such manual carts are also described.
US08882113B2	Bit holders A holder for a bit is disclosed. The bit may include a first locking element. The holder may include a housing; a base assembly including a first hole; a second locking element partially disposed within the first hole and configured to move between a locking position in which the second locking element engages the first locking element to prevent removal of the bit, and an unlocking position in which the second locking element is spaced from the first locking element allowing the bit to be removed; and a follower assembly contained within the housing and configured to move relative to the housing and base assembly between a first position in which the follower assembly supports the second locking element in the locking position, and a second position in which the follower assembly allows the second locking element to move from the locking position to the unlocking position.
US08882110B2	Shuffle board game A shuffle board game system including a shuffle board game apparatus and a method of playing a game such as shuffle board. The board game includes a base, a pair of side walls, an end wall and an intermediate wall each connecting the side walls and defining therebetween a goal region, a plurality of dividing walls each extending between the end wall and the intermediate wall, a plurality of openings formed in the dividing wall, and a removable cover selectively connectable to the side walls to selectively enclose the goal region. The method of playing a game is applied to game with a plurality of playing pieces launched by a player at a plurality of goals. The method includes the steps of launching playing pieces towards a goal region; re-launching each playing piece that is not in the goal region if all goals contain at least one playing piece; scoring a point for each playing piece not in the goal region; and adding a penalty to the point score if there is any goal which does not contain a playing piece.
US08882108B2	Ink-jet printer There is provided an image recording apparatus including a transporting path, a recording section, a first and second rollers pinching the recording medium therebetween, a supporting member which rotatably supports the second roller, a holding member which is movable along a transporting direction of the recording medium, a bias applying member which applies a bias on the holding member, in an opposite direction opposite to the transporting direction and a load member which generates a load in the opposite direction, with respect to the recording medium.
US08882106B2	Post-processing apparatus having sheet alignment function and method of controlling the same A post-processing apparatus which enable reduction of shift alignment time and improvement of productivity. A shift unit performs a shifting operation for shifting a conveyed sheet, in a lateral direction orthogonal to a sheet conveying direction. An alignment unit aligns the sheet by a pair of alignment members thereof which are moved toward each other such side edges of the sheet in the lateral direction are held therebetween. A CPU of a finisher controller controls the alignment unit and the shift unit such that an operation for moving the alignment members from respective first standby positions in the lateral direction to respective second standby positions closer to the sheet than the corresponding first standby positions is executed in parallel with the shifting operation by the shift unit.
US08882105B2	Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus Provided is a sheet stacking apparatus including a discharge roller pair, a stacking tray, a tray drive motor, a sheet surface detecting sensor detecting a position of a topmost sheet on the stacking tray, an alignment portion including front and rear alignment members which are provided above the stacking tray and sandwiching a sheet to align, and a finisher control portion executing: raising/lowering control for raising and lowering the stacking tray so that the topmost sheet is located at a predetermined height in accordance with a detection result obtained from the sheet surface detecting sensor; alignment control for aligning the sheet when the sheet is discharged; and alignment stop control for stopping the alignment of the alignment portion in the case that a movement amount of the stacking tray, at the time when the stacking tray moves in accordance with the detection result, exceeds a predetermined movement amount.
US08882104B2	Medium receiving device and recording apparatus A medium receiving device includes: a medium holding member having a medium receiving surface that receives a part on the leading edge side in a discharge direction of a cut sheet; a medium edge restricting member including a restricting portion that restricts movement of the leading edge of the cut sheet to the discharge direction and a guidance portion that makes contact with the medium receiving surface so as to guide the leading edge from the medium receiving surface to the restricting portion; and a connecting bar that moves a plurality of medium edge restricting members together between a restricting position where the guidance portion makes contact with the medium receiving surface so as to guide the leading edge to the restricting portion and a non-restricting position where the guidance portion is separate from the medium receiving surface and does not guide the leading edge to the restricting portion.
US08882103B2	Image recording apparatus with improved outer appearance An image recording apparatus including: a sheet tray; a drawing portion; and a first stop portion. The sheet tray is inserted into and pulled out from an accommodating portion along an inserting direction. A main tray of the sheet tray is positioned at a first position and at a second position located downstream of the first position in the inserting direction as a result of movement of the main tray in the inserting direction. An extension tray of the sheet tray is movable relative to the main tray. The drawing portion draws the main tray from the first position into the second position. The first stop portion is disposed in the accommodating portion and abuttable against the extension tray when the main tray is located downstream of the first position in the inserting direction to restrict movement of the extension tray in the inserting direction.
US08882101B2	Lever assembly, image forming apparatus having the same, and solenoid used in the same A lever assembly controls a pickup roller, and includes a lever, a solenoid to actuate the lever, and a supporting plate on which the lever is rotatably disposed and to which the solenoid is connected at one side of the lever.
US08882098B2	High speed interfolder separator An interfolder separator apparatus and method utilize a pair of count fingers that are movable longitudinally along and transversely to a stream of folded sheets, for temporarily supporting each successive pack formed by the separator and then releasing each successive pack when partly completed to alternating build fingers, so that the operation of separating successive packs from one another is performed separately from the operations of completing the build of each pack and transporting the completed packs to downstream operations. The count fingers may be mounted to pivot about axes that are movable longitudinally along and transversely to the stream of sheets. A first or last panel of the completed pack may also be folded back partly upon itself, after the partly completed pack is released by the count fingers. Some or all of the fingers may be spring loaded and automatically resettable for clearing jams.
US08882096B2	Perforated support plate To provide a perforated support plate with high rigidity, the perforated support plate for supporting a surface of a wafer by interposing an adhesive layer comprises a reinforcing part for deflection prevention.
US08882094B2	Vehicle body moving cart A vehicle body moving cart is provided which includes a base frame and first moving units that are installed at the front, rear and center of the base frame, respectively. The first moving units are configured to reciprocate first sliding plates forward and rearward on the base frame, respectively. In addition to the first moving units, second moving units are disposed perpendicular to the first moving units installed at the front and rear of the base frame, respectively, and installed on the first sliding plates to move the second sliding plates leftward and rightward on the base frame, respectively. Installed on the second sliding plates and the first sliding plate of first unit installed at the center of the base frame, are ascending and descending units. These ascending and descending units are configured to be reciprocally movable upward and downward on the base frame.
US08882087B2	Pneumatic spring device for a rail vehicle The invention is directed to a pneumatic spring device (3) of a rail vehicle (1). The device includes a pneumatic spring bellows (5), which is provided on both ends with a bead ring (6, 7), wherein the bead ring (6, 7) has a core made of two core rings (10, 11, 13, 14) positioned separately in the bead ring and the reinforcement elements (12) are guided in an S shape between the core rings and loop around the latter.
US08882077B2	Seed layers and process of manufacturing seed layers This invention relates seed layers and a process of manufacturing seed layers for casting silicon suitable for use in solar cells or solar modules. The process includes the step of positioning tiles with aligned edges to form seams on a suitable surface, and the step of joining the tiles at the seams to form a seed layer. The step of joining includes heating the tiles to melt at least a portion of the tiles, contacting the tiles at both ends of at least one seam with electrodes, using plasma deposition of amorphous silicon, applying photons to melt a portion of the tiles, and/or layer deposition. Seed layers of this invention include a rectilinear shape of at least about 500 millimeters in width and length.
US08882076B2	Method and apparatus for rotating articles on a pallet An apparatus and method for rotating articles stored on a pallet without rotating the entire pallet. The turntable of the present invention is located on the pallet or integrated into the top surface of the pallet. By rotating the pallet within the rack, the articles thereon may be loaded and unloaded from a position directly in front of the picker.
US08882074B2	Adapter for fastening a support profile The invention relates to an adapter for fastening a support profile, comprising a profile receptacle having a supporting section, and a fastening side which at least in some areas is spaced from the supporting section, wherein a cable maneuvering compartment is formed between the supporting section and the fastening side and is spatially connected to a feedthrough of the supporting section and at least one cable feedthrough. Using said design, cables coming from a wide variety of directions can be fed to the adapter in a simple and organized manner.
US08882067B2	Guide track system and components thereof A guide track system and a bracket assembly thereof for supporting guide tracks thereof are provided. The guide track system comprises a first guide track piece, a second guide track piece, and a bracket assembly configured to support the first and second guide track pieces. The bracket assembly comprises a mounting feature configured to be mounted to a support structure, and a guide track supporting feature connected to the mounting feature and configured to support a portion of the guide track mounted thereon. The guide track supporting feature, in turn, comprises a body having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending through the first and second ends, wherein the first end is configured to be coupled with an end of the first guide track piece, and the second end is configured to be coupled with an end of the second guide track piece.
US08882066B2	Buoyant clamp for tubular members Various clamps for connecting one tubular member to another, methods of using and making such clamps are disclosed. In one aspect a clamp for coupling a first tubular member to a second tubular member is provided. The clamp includes a first clamp half and a second clamp half engageable with the first clamp half. The first and second clamp halves define a first through bore to accommodate the first tubular member and a second through bore to accommodate the second tubular member. A strap is adapted to circumscribe at least a portion of and bring into engagement the first and second clamp halves. The clamp is buoyant in water.
US08882065B2	Two piece track assembly A two-piece track assembly may be used in an office environment for mounting accessory components, such as work surfaces, cabinets, shelves, filing units, etc., to either a permanent building wall or to the framework of a movable office wall or office partition system. The track assembly includes a base mountable to the wall or framework via a plurality of fasteners. A track mounts to the base to cover the fasteners used to mount the base. The track also includes a relatively thinly-profiled slot into which a corresponding, relatively thinly-profiled mounting flange of an accessory component is received to mount and support the accessory component upon the track assembly. Optionally, a decorative or functional tile may be mounted to a wall or partition between a pair of track assemblies spaced vertically from one another.
US08882062B2	Shapeable support stand A shapeable support stand for items such as portable phones and cameras includes a shapeable backing member, a footer member and a spacer member therebetween, the spacer member providing a channel between the backing member and the footer member which is open at both ends and thus can accommodate items having widths greater than that of the support stand. The support stand can be made from a single piece of pliable fabric which is sewn to provide all three members, with the pliable fabric of the backing member containing a shapeable filler such as beads. The pliable fabric is advantageously microsuade, and the footer member can contain an elongated insert such as a tube of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam.
US08882059B2	Pipe clamp A pipe clamp comprises a mounting post having a flexible arm extending laterally therefrom in a semi-circular arc. The arm defines with the mounting post an arcuate recess having spaced apart opposite ends between which different size pipe is selectively insertable into the recess. Opposed flexible fingers extend radially inwardly adjacent opposite ends of the recess. The fingers are axially angled between opposite sides of the clamp to facilitate bending of the fingers when contacted by the pipe during insertion of the pipe into the recess.
US08882054B1	Pipe rack An improved pipe rack assembly allows a user to support up to 500,000 pounds of pipes in a safe and readily removable manner. The improved pipe rack assembly comprises at least two pipe racks. Each pipe rack comprises a base assembly immediately adjacent to a removable chocking member through a removable chocking member cavity in the base assembly. The base assembly comprises a first base rail mechanically coupled to a second base rail by a horizontal base pipe; the first base rail and the second base rail are mechanically coupled to a top rail pipe by a base pipe. The top rail pipe has a greater diameter than the first base rail and the second base rail which enables the improved pipe rack assembly to support up to 500,000 pounds of pipes in the safe and readily removable manner.
US08882050B2	Railway track and switch weather protection barrier system A railway track barrier system that includes a barrier extending along a rail adjacent a switch having an upper edge adjacent a rail head disposed within a wash zone thereof formed of deflector elements movable relative to one another permitting railway vehicle wheel and wash contact during train passage without barrier dislodgement or damage. The barrier is formed of a deflector acutely inclined toward the head and a downwardly extending skirt that conforms to uneven railway bed and tie surfaces. A preferred barrier is formed of oppositely extending brushes removably attached to a mounting bracket. The bracket can be attached to a hinge assembly that releasably latches the barrier in an operating position and that can be unlatched permitting the barrier to be swung away from the rail to an inspection position. A hinge pin with a manually graspable handle can be removed to detach the barrier for storage.
US08882048B2	In-space processing and delivery system A processing and delivery system is in space around a celestial body having a magnetic field. The system includes at least one facility having supplies and configured for in-space recycling and manufacturing to produce processed objects utilizing space debris objects and the supplies. The system includes at least one space vehicle configured to deliver the space debris objects from their orbits to the at least one facility using electrodynamic propulsion. The system includes at least one space vehicle configured to deliver new supplies to the at least one facility from other orbits using electrodynamic propulsion. The system includes at least one space vehicle configured to deliver the processed objects from the at least one facility to their destination orbits using electrodynamic propulsion.
US08882047B2	Method and system for delivering cargoes into space A method and respective system for delivering cargoes into space by means of preliminary launching cargoes and then capturing cargoes by at least one container spacecraft, accumulating and further transferring to other spacecrafts, wherein the container spacecraft is designed for capturing cargoes as separate portions in the form of a cloud or stream as well as for use of a propulsion system to compensate for container spacecraft speed losses caused by the cargo capture and an aerodynamic drag, wherein the propulsion system being a reactive type with consumption of a part of the incoming cargoes as a working substance.
US08882041B2	Insulation package for insulating a cabin of a vehicle An insulation package is provided for insulating a cabin of a vehicle that includes, but is not limited to at least one wrapping foil and at least one core layer of an insulation material. The wrapping foil envelopes the core layer at least in some regions and includes, but is not limited to at least one opening for feeding-through a holding element. On the wrapping foil a fastening element is arranged that is designed to establish a mechanical connection with the holding element fed through the opening. This can be a positive-locking or a non-positive-locking connection. By integrating the fastening element in the insulation package, the expenditure for separate fasteners can be saved so that the installation time and the different components can be reduced.
US08882028B2	Aircraft emergency and backup secondary power apparatus In combination, an aircraft and a rotatively combined electrical power/generator and hydraulic motor/pump configured to provide either hydraulic power from electrical power, or electrical power from hydraulic power, installed in said aircraft.
US08882026B2	Method and device for opening an inflated wall A method and a device for deflating an inflated wall (1), wherein the inflated wall (1) is cut by using at least one cutting member adapted to cut the inflated wall (1) along a cutting line with the effect of causing a deflation opening of the inflated wall (1). The invention applies in particular to the inflated envelope of an aerostat balloon.
US08882019B2	Method for the manufacture of a wound package with separate strands Method for the manufacture of wound packages comprising a plurality of assembled strands, characterized in that one separates the strands coming from a spinneret into at least 2 blankets, in which each one of the blankets is wound on the same wound package with the help of a traveler, said wound package supported by one of the spindles, one proceeds to start the movement of the circular pirn battery in such a way as to switch one of the spindles from its spooling phase to its rest phase, during this transition phase between the spindles, one proceeds to a separation of the rovings traveling from the spinneret to the surface of said wound package with the help of a separation device, one brings the cursor closer to the surface of the wound package and the latter then intercepts the trajectory of each one of the separated rovings in such a way as to enclose each one of the rovings within said traveler, and one positions the separation device in its second position.
US08882018B2	Retainer for welding wire container and welding wire container with retainer A retainer for controlling the payout of wire from a wire container is described. The retainer has at least three segments. Each segment is connected to the adjacent segment so as to allow a relative movement of adjacent segments with respect to each other. The entirety of the segments form a contact surface adapted for contacting the wire contained in the wire container. Further, a wire container is described having a reception space for a wire coil, a wire coil arranged in the reception space, with the wire forming an annular end face of the wire coil from which the wire is withdrawn from the wire container, and a retainer for controlling the payout of wire from a wire container.
US08882012B2	Cell isolation apparatus A cell isolation apparatus includes: a chamber body which includes a chamber into which tissue is to be introduced; an isolation member which is moved in the chamber and which is to collide with the tissue to isolate a cell; and a controlling portion which controls an operation of the isolation member in the chamber body.
US08882011B2	Cutting shaft oil manifold A shredder for shredding substrates has a shredder mechanism, a motor, and a pair of cooperating shredding structures each having a set of spaced apart cutter elements interleaving with one another such that substrates are fed between the interleaved sets of cutter elements. At least one of the cooperating shredding structures includes a rotatably mounted shaft rotatable by the motor with its cutter elements mounted in spaced apart relation with spaces therebetween. The shaft has a tubular body with an inner surface defining a hollow interior, an outer surface, and a plurality of openings formed through the tubular body open to the inner and outer surfaces. The openings are open to the spaces between the cutter elements on the shafts. A supply of lubricant communicates with the plurality of openings of the shaft to deliver the lubricant from the interior of the shaft to the cutter elements through the openings.
US08882007B1	Process for recovering and regenerating lithium cathode material from lithium-ion batteries The present invention related to a method for the recycling of batteries by recovering and regenerating the cathode material. The method includes the steps of isolating the cathode particles and then regenerating the cathode particles for use in the same type of battery.
US08882005B2	Nozzle bar for a textile processing machine A nozzle bar (10) comprising a carrier element (12) provided with several slit-shaped fluid channels (20), each associated with a foil (13) having a plurality of nozzle openings (15). In the position of use, the foil (13) is arranged over an input orifice (23) of the associate fluid channel (20) so that its nozzle openings (15) are located inside the contour of its associated fluid entry opening (19). In this position of use, each foil (13) is fastened to a plane attachment surface of the carrier element (12). The attachment surface may be the bottom (26) of a groove-like recess (25) in the carrier element (12). A separate recess (25) is provided for each foil (13). The carrier element (12) can be used for numerous different types of foils. The distance of the nozzle openings (15) of the foil (13), or the size or the form of the nozzle openings (15) may vary among various foil types, without requiring modifications on the carrier element (12).
US08882001B2	Fire suppression apparatus and method for generating foam A fire suppression apparatus and method of generating foam are provided in which a foam-forming liquid is introduced under high velocity and pressure into a mixing manifold through a plurality of jets, and a non-combustible gas is introduced under high velocity and pressure into the center of the mixing manifold, downstream of the jets and in the direction of flow of the foam-forming liquid. The foam generated in the mixing manifold is discharged through a hose and nozzle connected to the mixing manifold. The apparatus may be a self-contained unit, supported on a frame, with its own supply of foam-forming liquid and non-combustible gas.
US08881999B2	Fragrance diffusion system A system for fragrancing air includes an adjustable fan that is used to generate an air flow to push atomized fragrance oil from an output orifice of the system. The fragrance in the air is generated from atomized fragrance oil, where liquid fragrance oil can be stored in a cartridge bottle assembly and then atomized with compressed air in a collector assembly in the system. When the system is mounted on a wall or ceiling, the adjustable fan can be used to direct the fragrance downward at any number of angles from the system. The system can be programmed to adjust a fan speed and various settings of the fragrance delivery.
US08881997B2	Nanoparticle aerosol generator A nanoparticle aerosol generator, comprised of a vibrating fluidized bed with a baffle, a vibrating Venturi disperser and a cyclone separator. To generate nanoparticle aerosols, the nanoparticle aerosol generator uses the multiple impaction, vibrating air flow and vibrating high speed air flow to break up larger agglomerates, and multiple dilution to minimize the re-agglomeration of the particles.
US08881995B2	Carbon contamination resistant pressure atomizing nozzles A pressure atomizing nozzle for injecting fuel includes an inlet housing configured to thermally isolate the interior space from external conditions and to remain relatively cool under operation so as to substantially eliminate heat soak back from the inlet housing to the interior space thereof after operation. First and second coolant conduits cool the nozzle tip region actively during operation and passively after operation. A cooling air jacket is configured to thermally isolate inboard components from exterior conditions, to provide clean air during operation to the nozzle tip region for diluting carbon to reduce carbon deposits in the nozzle tip region and for cooling the same, and to provide passive cooling to the nozzle tip region after operation.
US08881994B2	Low frequency synthetic jet actuator and method of manufacturing thereof A system and method for lowering the structural natural frequency of a synthetic jet actuator is disclosed. A synthetic jet actuator is provided that includes a first plate, a second plate spaced apart from the first plate and arranged parallelly thereto, and a spacer element configured to space the first plate apart from the second plate and define a chamber along with the first and second plates. The spacer element includes at least one orifice formed therein such that the chamber is in fluid communication with an environment external to the chamber, and the spacer element is constructed to deform in a bending motion in response to a deflection of at least one of the first and second plates.
US08881992B2	Hydraulic heater valve Provided is a valve assembly having a thermal valve member and a priority valve member that are shiftable to first and second positions in response to a temperature and pressure of a fluid flowing through the valve assembly. Consequently, the valve can provide for flow through a heating orifice under low temperature, high pressure conditions so that pressure drops in fluid lines coupled to the valve assembly may be prevented or reduced, allowing fluid lines with small diameters to be used in an aircraft or other fluid flow system, thereby reducing the weight of the aircraft or fluid flow system.
US08881987B2	Data collection device having dynamic access to multiple wireless networks There is set forth herein a method of providing network connectivity. The method can include introducing a new communication device within a communication range of a portable data collection device, the new communication device comprising a dynamic access module enabling the new communication device to receive data packets from the portable data collection device and route payload data of the data packets to an access point. In one aspect the new communication device can receive data packets from the portable data collection device and route payload data of the data packets to the access point if the new communication device determines that it is in range of both of said access point and the portable data collection device. There is set forth herein a system having a dynamic access module.
US08881985B2	Method for the concretizing of a substrate In a method for concretizing a substrate with a code (1, 2) which is applied at least twice by a code reader, the codes (1, 2) are intended to be assigned or matched to one another, this being suitable for restoring an intact code (1, 2) from at least two codes (1, 2) which are not intact per se.
US08881984B2	System and automatic method for capture, reading and decoding barcode images for portable devices having digital cameras A system for decoding barcodes, by having an integrated hardware and software solution for reading and decoding of barcode using portable devices that have a camera.
US08881983B2	Optical readers and methods employing polarization sensing of light from decodable indicia A method for decoding decodable indicia includes sensing the polarization of light from a plurality of orientations in connection with the decodable indicia, and controlling at least one of energizing an illumination subsystem based on the sensed polarization indicating a generally randomly polarized light, and inhibiting energization of the illumination subsystem based on the sensed polarization indicating a generally linearly polarized light. One or more images are captured, and an attempt is made to decode the decodable indicia using at least one of the one or more images.
US08881980B2	Apparatus for verifying the identity of a final fluid product for medical or pharmaceutical use An apparatus (22) for verifying a final product being packaged in a final container (28), includes an optical spectroscopy analysis unit including a device for holding the final container (28), and a probe, characterized in that the holding device includes a clamping system including a reference platform (32) for supporting and positioning the final container (28) in a determined position with respect to the probe (P) and a clamping bar (36), the holding device being adapted to receive any form of final containers such as syringes, vials or Intravenous bags. In addition, a software for managing and characterizing optical signals from a drug product to confirm that the drug was correctly prepared prior to administration is described.
US08881977B1	Point-of-sale and automated teller machine transactions using trusted mobile access device A method for a mobile device to conduct a transaction with an unattended point-of-transaction device is disclosed. The method comprises transmitting to the unattended point-of-transaction device, via near field communication (NFC), information indicating that the transaction is being initiated; receiving from the unattended point-of-transaction device, via NFC, credentials indicating that the unattended point-of-transaction device is authorized to engage in the transaction; and transmitting to the unattended point-of-transaction device, via NFC, secure information indicating to the unattended point-of-transaction device that the mobile communication device is authorized to conduct the transaction. The secure information may be a PIN entered into the mobile device or a data record specifying an action to be performed by the unattended point-of-transaction device. The data record may be generated by the mobile device based on the entry into the mobile device of the PIN and information specifying the action to be performed by the unattended point-of-transaction device.
US08881973B2	Connection setting method using barcode pattern, connection setting system and user equipment thereof A connection setting method using a barcode pattern, a connection setting system and user equipment (UE) thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. A connection application is installed in each of at least two pieces of UE respectively. First UE performs setting for connecting to an electronic device by a default mode and generates the barcode pattern accordingly. Then, an image capture unit of second UE is activated to capture the barcode pattern. The barcode pattern is analyzed by the connection application of the second UE, so as to obtain a plurality of parameters of connection setting in regard to the electronic device. Connection setting is performed automatically according to the parameters, such that the second UE connects to the electronic device and performs data transmission.
US08881967B2	Apparatus for interconnecting connection pads of a head-gimbal assembly and manufacturing method for the head-gimbal assembly An apparatus for interconnecting two connection pads in a head-gimbal assembly. The apparatus includes a conveyer for conveying a metallic slug, and a nozzle for ejecting the metallic slug toward the two connection pads. The nozzle includes a receiving portion for receiving the metallic slug from the conveyer, and a straight guide disposed downstream of the receiving portion. The straight guide has a maximum inner diameter that is smaller than a minimum inner diameter of the receiving portion. The apparatus also includes a laser for applying a laser beam from an inlet side of the nozzle to the metallic slug as the metallic slug passes along a path that includes a first portion through said straight guide and a second portion between the straight guide and the two connection pads. The laser is configured to melt the metallic slug for attaching the metallic slug to the two connection pads.
US08881966B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and wire bonder An improvement in the quality of wire bonding is achieved by reducing the vibration of a lead frame or a wiring substrate after wire bonding. Over a heat block in a wire bond portion of a wire bonder, there is provided a cooling blower for cooling a wire-bonded matrix frame so that the temperature thereof may decrease stepwise. After wire bonding, cold air is blown from the cooling blower to the matrix frame, and temperature control of the matrix frame is performed so that the temperature of the matrix frame after wire bonding may decrease stepwise. Or, the wire-bonded matrix frame is fixed with a holding tool such as a frame holding member, a guide member, a roller means, or an elastic means until cooling is completed.
US08881965B2	Braze alloy for high-temperature brazing and methods for repairing or producing components using a braze alloy In a Ni-based, Co-based, or Ni—Co-based braze alloy (1) for high-temperature brazing of components (7) of modular structure and for repairing damaged components (7) which are formed of single crystal or directionally solidified superalloys using said braze alloy (1), the braze alloy has a first metallic powder component (2) having particle sizes in the nanometer range and a second metallic powder component (3) having particle sizes in the micrometer range. The surface of the particles of the second powder component (3) is thinly coated with particles of the first powder component (2). The braze alloy (1) additionally includes grain boundary stabilizing elements as alloying elements. In addition, melting point depressants can be present in the braze alloy (1) in a commercially common quantity or with a considerably increased proportion. Both the melting temperature of the braze alloy (1) and the probability of recrystallization are advantageously reduced.
US08881963B2	Enhanced pneumatic tool actuation device The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tool actuation device comprising a housing configured to be attached to a pneumatic tool, a piston slidably moveable within a drive chamber formed within the housing and an air inlet chamber formed within housing and configured to accept a pressurized gas and direct it to the drive chamber. The piston further comprises an O-ring disposed in an annular groove formed in the piston and forming a seal between the piston and the drive chamber. The housing is removably attached to an opening near a trigger valve pin. The air inlet chamber is operably connected to a hose through which a pressurized gas travels and enters the housing to move the piston. The movement of the piston directly actuates the trigger valve pin located in the pneumatic tool.
US08881960B1	Boot saver system A base assembly includes two vertical lower segments, one vertical upper segment, and an intermediate segment there between. A cover has linear leg sections covering the lower segments, a head section covering the upper segment, and a shoulder section covering the intermediate segment. Stuffing within the cover is in full contact with the cover and the base assembly.
US08881958B2	Fluid dose-measuring device A fluid dose-measuring device adapted to be releasably received in a dispensing apparatus having an electromagnetic coil includes a housing with an outlet passage and a connector part defining an inlet passage, the housing forming an internal chamber which is in fluid communication with the inlet passage and the outlet passage, and the connector part being connectable to a fluid container; a piston moveably arranged in the chamber of the housing for reciprocating motion between a closed position in which a flow from the inlet passage to the outlet passage is prevented and an open position in which a flow from the inlet passage to the outlet passage is allowed, the piston comprising a ferromagnetic actuation part for electromagnetic actuation of the piston by the electromagnetic coil, where the actuation part is arranged in an outer body.
US08881957B2	Relief valve A relief valve (60) for a liquid container, the valve comprising a substantially conical body (50) extending into the container, and tapering inwardly away from an external wall of the container, at least one air inlet passage (62) through the substantially conical body; and a flexible diaphragm (53) extending over the conical body, being attached at its outer periphery around the substantially conical body and having a central opening surrounding the substantially conical body above the air inlet passage so as to seal the air inlet passage until the pressure within the container falls below a predetermined level.
US08881955B2	Extrusion device An extrusion device for compound-containing containers, including a receiving chamber for the container, a piston rod which is displaceable relative to the receiving chamber and further including an extrusion mechanism having an advancing mechanism for advancing the piston rod. A wiper element is provided which has a wiper edge facing the piston rod.
US08881950B2	Multiple component dispensing cartridge, mixing nozzle and method for reducing contact between fluids A fluid cartridge for mixing and dispensing first and second fluids includes a housing, a piston unit mounted in the housing, and a mixing nozzle. The mixing nozzle includes a first portion releasably attachable to a distal end of the housing and a second portion located distal to the first portion. An internal fluid passage communicates between the first and second portions. A static mixing element is located in the second portion and a distal dispensing opening communicates with the static mixing element. A tubular fluid separator element is located in the first portion and defines first and second flow passages. The first flow passage is a central passage and the second flow passage is radially outside of the first flow passage. The fluid separator element maintains the flow of the first fluid separate from the flow of the second fluid in the first portion of the mixing nozzle.
US08881949B2	Modular beverage dispenser having a build-in cold plate and carbonator A modular beverage dispenser for engagement with bag-in-box or other source of pressurized concentrate and a pressurized ambient water source, such as city water, is provided. The dispenser has a housing having housing walls, the walls defining an interior space, the interior having interior walls defining a multiple of interior spaces. The housing engages either a flange (configured to engage a perimeter of a countertop drop-in cutout) or legs configured to depend downward from the housing to support the same above a support surface. An ice container is provided for receiving ice therein configured to engage the housing so as to be substantially within the interior space. A cold plate is provided with a multiplicity of cold plate contained fluid lines therein adapted to engage the ice container so as to be cooled by the contents thereof. A carbonator is located in a first interior space.
US08881941B2	Evaporator device for volatile substances The present invention refers to an evaporator device for volatile substances provided with a closure system that facilitates the replacement of the refill or container of the volatile substance. The invention provides a safety closure system for the evaporator device, which makes difficult for children to get access to the tablet or container of the volatile substance. A closure member and a container are associated in such a manner that during the opening movement of the closure member, at least part of the container is extracted out of the chamber.
US08881938B2	Lid for beverage container A lid for a beverage container is described. The lid has a basin that is designed to enhance the user's olfactory experience when drinking a beverage from the container and lid. As the user tilts the container and lid to take a drink, the beverage pours through an opening on the basin valley and flows across a sipping surface area to the user's mouth, thus allowing the beverage to aerate, evaporate, and cool. The basin is sized and dimensioned to channel and concentrate the vapor rising from the beverage towards the user's nose as the user sips the beverage. The basin and the opening are sized and dimensioned to provide a comfortable and secure feeling when drinking hot beverages. In this manner, the lid enhances the drinker's olfactory experience and provides better controllability of the flow of a hot beverage to prevent burn injuries.
US08881935B2	Metal housing part and method for maufacturing the housing part A metal housing part having multiple through openings, a glass filling being situated in each of the openings, each glass filling closing an opening hermetically sealed and enveloping a contact end, which extends through the opening and the glass filling and whose two ends protrude out of the glass filling and the opening, and to a method for manufacturing the metal housing part. The housing part is configured as trough-shaped, having a base wall, side walls, and a flange. Because of the trough-shaped design, the housing part maintains its original shape even when the housing part is subjected to high temperatures.
US08881934B2	Storage module adapter assembly for modular container A storage module adapter assembly includes adapter base plates that are two-person portable, can be installed/removed by hand, and cooperate with existing structures of existing modular cargo containers. Each adapter base plate includes various longitudinal and transverse frame members, as well as first and second longitudinal frame members on opposed sides thereof. The first longitudinal frame member has a first height, and the second longitudinal frame member has a second height, which is greater than the first height. Each of the first and second longitudinal frame members also include generally horizontal flange members extending from a top side thereof, such that when two adapter base plates are appropriately positioned side by side, the generally horizontal flange members on the adjacent sides of the two adapter base plates overlap due to the difference between the first and second heights. The adapter base plates can then be connected together by appropriate mechanisms.
US08881931B2	Waterproof and breathable plug A waterproof and breathable plug is provided. A protection net is assembled with one side or two sides of a waterproof and breathable membrane, to prevent insects from contacting and damaging the waterproof and breathable membrane. A collet is further assembled with the waterproof and breathable membrane, to prevent the waterproof and breathable membrane from moving, contracting and being deformed. The collet is also easily to be assembled in a breathable bolt. The waterproof and breathable plug is adjustable to regulate the breathing rate, fitting different electrical boxes or different weather conditions. Therefore, the problems of the prior art that the conventional waterproof and breathable membrane is easily bit by insects, the waterproof and breathable membrane has a constant-sized opening that cannot regulate the air amount, and the waterproof and breathable membrane is likely deformed due to the bad weather and high humidity and temperature are thus overcome.
US08881921B2	Part-spherical sliding surface dispensing bottle-top for products of liquid or viscous consistency and bottle fitted with such a bottle-top A dispensing bottle-top 10 for bottles for products of liquid or viscous consistency includes a bottle-top body (20) adapted to be mounted on a bottle and including a feed cavity (13) and a top piece (30) adapted to be moved relative to this body between an inactive configuration in which a product dispensing orifice (35) is blocked and an active configuration in which this dispensing orifice (35) is exposed to the outside and communicates with the feed cavity (13). This bottle-top has a lateral wall that is advantageously cylindrical and is formed by the body 20 and, in said inactive configuration, an upper wall consisting entirely of the upper wall of the top part 30. This cylindrical body and this top part have complementary part-spherical surfaces adapted to slide one along the other with a relative movement and being connected by complementary retaining and guiding elements that remain hidden by this top part in each of the active and inactive configurations thereof. The dispensing orifice 35 is in one of the sliding surfaces.
US08881919B2	System for measuring length of a beam extension and detecting support An extendable beam measurement system includes a support; a beam mounted on the support and movable with respect to the support along an axis of movement; a series of sensory points mounted along either the beam or the support in an orientation that is not parallel to the axis of movement of the beam; and a sensor attached to the other of the beam or the support in a direction that crosses the series of sensory points at different positions during movement of the beam along said axis. The sensor generates a first signal varying as the beam is moved along the axis to thereby provide a signal indicating the position of the beam with respect to the support. The system is useful on an outrigger for supporting a crane. Optionally the system can provide a second signal indicative of whether a jack on the outrigger is contacting a support surface and supporting the crane. Alternatively, the system used to optionally generate the second signal can be used by itself to indicate whether a jack is supporting the crane, even if the beam extension is not measured.
US08881910B2	Sorting system and method A system for sorting has an inlet end, a first separation section disposed downstream of the inlet end and including a fluidizing section and a hood disposed above the fluidizing section, a negative pressure developed adjacent the fluidizing section to draw a first class of materials into the hood, a second separation section disposed downstream of the first separation section and including an air knife and a dropout, a second class of materials passing through the air knife and into the dropout and a third class of materials passing over the dropout and through an outlet end, and a vibration generator coupled to the first separation section and the second separation section to convey material from the inlet end to the outlet end.
US08881909B2	Recovery and upgrading process of incineratior bottom ash from municipal solid waste A process for the recovery of bottom ash is characterized by shredding and physical separation phases. The bottom ash undergoes an oxidation treatment of the amphoteric metals contained therein. After the process, the treated bottom ash can be employed as mineral additive for concretes or hydraulic bonding agents.
US08881907B2	Substrate storage container with gravity center adjustment member A substrate storage container is provided with a container body for aligning and storing a plurality of sheets of semiconductor wafers, and a lid for detachably opening/closing an open front of the container body, in which a robotic flange for conveyance is attached on a substantially center portion of a ceiling of the container body, in which heavy gravity center position adjustment member is provided at a rear portion of the container body such as on a rear wall, a side wall rear portion so that inclination of the substrate container body toward the lid side is regulated with the gravity center position adjustment member.
US08881903B2	Container with labeling device A container including one or more labeling devices that can be detached from the container. Preferably the container can hold a plurality of different articles and includes a plurality of labeling devices for identifying the different articles. After the articles are removed from the container, the articles may be identified by the labeling devices by detaching the labeling devices and attaching or placing the labeling device on or near its corresponding article. Preferred labeling devices include one or more labeling areas that provide information regarding an article.
US08881902B2	Packaging assembly A packaging assembly includes a base and a divider. The base includes a bottom piece and first, second, third, and fourth walls extending from the bottom piece. The bottom piece of the base and the first, second, third, and fourth walls of the base define a product receptacle. The divider is connected to the bottom piece of the base and extends through the product receptacle. The base and the divider are jointly formed from an integral planar member having a plurality of folds therein. Other products, assemblies, and associated methods are also disclosed.
US08881897B2	Packet of cigarettes with a rigid pull-up flap A packet (1) of cigarettes having a group (4) of cigarettes; an inner package (3), which encloses the group (4) of cigarettes and has an extraction opening (5); and a pull-up flap (21), which is fitted to at least two cigarettes (22) in the group (4) of cigarettes, and has a grip end (23) which projects at the extraction opening (5) of the inner package (3) and is pulled up to lift up the cigarettes (22) to which the pull-up flap is fitted. The pull-up flap (21) is defined by a rigid blank (29) having at least one fold line (30) and folded into an L or a U about the bottom end (24) of part of the group (4) of cigarettes, and is completely detached from, and so slides freely with respect to, the inner package (3).
US08881895B2	Apparatus and method for distributing samples An apparatus and method for distributing samples is provided. The distribution apparatus and method includes a sample package made up of a sample product to be distributed and a sample backing, which is attached to a sample carrier. This sample distribution method has many unique advantages, including promoting a sample product that consumers can actually, see, feel, touch, taste and smell.
US08881894B2	Multiple-compartment applicator A multiple-compartment ascorbic acid delivery unit is provided. The first compartment is impermeable to oxygen and ultraviolet light and contains a solid vitamin-containing composition comprising ascorbic acid or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters. The second compartment is liquid impermeable and contains a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier system. The first compartment is entirely enclosed within said second compartment or vice versa. An opening is formed in the inner compartment in order to combine the contents of the two compartments to form an ascorbic acid carrier composition prior to delivery to the patient.
US08881888B2	Modules for manufacturing systems and modular manufacturing systems The present disclosure is directed, in part, to a module for a modular manufacturing system comprising a frame and a carriage movable relative to the frame. The carriage is movable in directions that are generally perpendicular to the direction of product flow through the module. The carriage comprises a base comprising a first equipment mount movably engaged with the base and a second equipment mount movably engaged with the base. The first and the second equipment mounts are moveable relative to each other in directions generally perpendicular to the direction of product flow through the module and generally perpendicular to the directions of movement of the carriage.
US08881886B2	Coin acceptor with anti-fraud feature A method and apparatus for preventing the fraudulent receipt of credit for the goods or services provided by a coin-operated device is disclosed. A coin acceptor with an anti-fraud feature comprises a coin-accept channel comprising a lip to block the introduction of a non-coin object to a coin sensor and a coin-guiding surface to guide a coin downstream the lip to the coin sensor. The coin-accept channel may further comprise a blocking area, a deflection surface, and a protrusion to prevent the upstream movement of a tethered coin-like object, thereby preventing a single tethered coin-like object from receiving multiple credits for the goods or services provided by a coin-operated device.
US08881883B2	Park lock for narrow transmission A park lock of a transmission, including a park gear; a park pawl rotating about a pawl shaft, the park pawl having a pawl portion locking the park gear, the park pawl including a cam contact portion; a park rod responsive to an operation of a controller, the park rod having a cam portion pressing the cam contact portion to have park pawl engage the park gear; a park sleeve receiving the cam portion and defining a first contact point providing a reactive force to the cam contact portion of the park pawl pressing against the cam portion at a second contact point; a pawl torsional spring biasing the park pawl towards disengagement; and a pawl stopper limiting the rotation of the park pawl wherein motions are constrained within a plane of the transmission and components are rotatingly disposed in parallel axis bores in one half of a transmission case.
US08881878B2	Brake device for motorcycle A brake device for a vehicle includes a brake pedal rotatably supported on a support shaft and extending in a front ward direction from the support shaft in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A master cylinder is located on the rear side of the support shaft in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle for generating a braking hydraulic pressure according to the rotational operation of the brake pedal. An operational amount detector is mechanically connected to the brake pedal for detecting the rotational amount of the brake pedal. The master cylinder includes an axis that is arranged vertically and is located above the support shaft with the operational amount detector being located on the rear side of the support shaft in the longitudinal direction of the motorcycle. Thus, the master cylinder and the operational amount detector can be densely arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
US08881876B2	Force-controlling hydraulic device A device for use in the control of mechanical forces is provided. The device includes first and second terminals for connection to components in a system for controlling mechanical forces and independently moveable. The device further comprises a hydraulic device connected between the terminals and containing a liquid. The hydraulic device is configured to produce upon relative movement of the terminals, a liquid flow to generate an inertial force due to the mass of the liquid to control the mechanical forces at the terminals such that they are substantially proportional to the relative acceleration between the terminals.
US08881872B2	Method of installing an elevator In a method in the use of a construction-time elevator, at least two lifts are performed. In each of the lifts, the supporting platform is lifted higher in the elevator hoistway with the hoisting device supported by the support structure so as to extend the operating range of the elevator car to reach higher in the elevator hoistway. A second support structure and a second hoisting device, which are above the support structure, are used between the lifts of the supporting platform, for moving the working platform in the elevator hoistway under construction between the second support structure and the support structure, and for lifting the support structure upwards in the elevator hoistway.
US08881869B2	Dual action latching horizontal scaffold member One embodiment of the invention is a horizontal scaffold member having a primary end connector and a secondary end connector. Each end connector is configured to couple to a cup on a vertical scaffold member. Each end connector includes a wedge assembly having a handle and a wedge, movable with respect to the wedge head to a latched and unlatched position. The primary wedge assembly is connected to the secondary wedge assembly by a cable, and configured so that moving the primary wedge assembly to a unlatched position also moves the secondary wedge assembly to an unlatched position.
US08881867B2	Movable type ladder device for work vehicle A movable type ladder device for a work vehicle includes a ladder main body, a drive mechanism, and an up-and-down lock mechanism. The ladder main body has first and second end portions in a longitudinal direction thereof with the first end portion being rotatably supported with respect to the vehicle body. The drive mechanism is configured to move the ladder main body between a boarding posture and a retracted posture by rotating the ladder main body at an angle of 90 degrees. The up-and-down lock mechanism is configured to restrict the ladder main body set in the retracted posture from moving in an up-and-down direction. The rotational center axis is disposed perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the ladder main body set in the boarding posture in a front view, and perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the ladder main body set in the retracted posture in a plan view.
US08881866B1	Self-rescue device A self-rescue device that features an escape ladder, having one or more spaced steps, a base to hold the escape ladder in an open or closed position, a locking mechanism to keep the escape ladder in the open position, and a release mechanism to release the escape ladder from the open position.
US08881864B2	Motor vehicle acoustic insulator, methods of manufacture and use thereof An acoustic insulator for a motor vehicle is provided comprising a mass providing an acoustic barrier and a spring providing an acoustic absorber overlying the mass. The mass comprises a first acoustic mass layer underlying a second acoustic mass layer. The first acoustic mass layer is provided by a thermoplastic sheet having a thickness in a range of 0.5 mm to 1 mm. The second acoustic mass layer is provided at one or more localized areas formed in place on a backside surface of the first acoustic mass layer to increase an overall thickness of the mass at the one or more localized areas. The spring layer is formed in place on a backside of the second acoustic mass layer and the backside of the first acoustic mass layer.
US08881862B1	Split core fire arm suppressor A separable and cleanable split core firearm suppressor that can be easily disassembled into two separate cores after use and easily cleaned, then reassembled for use.
US08881856B2	Snowmobile suspension A suspension system for a snowmobile comprises first and second suspension arms pivotally connected to a chassis and to a rail, and extending forwardly and upwardly from the rail. A bracket arm is fixedly connected to the first suspension arm. A link is pivotally connected to the bracket arm. A first shock absorber is pivotally connected to the first suspension arm and to the rail. The lower end of the first shock absorber is disposed forwardly of the lower end of the first suspension arm. A second shock absorber is pivotally connected to the link and to second suspension arm. The lower end of the second shock absorber is disposed rearwardly of the lower end of the first shock absorber. A tie rod is pivotally connected to the link, and to the second suspension arm. A snowmobile having such suspension system is also disclosed.
US08881855B2	Lattice structure for a distensible fuel tank A distensible fuel tank included in a vehicle is provided. The distensible fuel tank includes a housing having an exterior surface and a lattice structure coupled to the exterior surface, the lattice structure including a plurality of intersecting wall members, at least two of the plurality of wall members having an unequal thickness.
US08881854B2	Fuel tank assembly of vehicle A vehicle fuel tank assembly is provided with a fuel tank and a fuel pump unit. The fuel tank is mounted on a saddle-riding type vehicle. The fuel tank has a flat shape elongated in the front-to-rear direction. The fuel pump unit includes a main body, a support body extending from the upper part of the main body in the longitudinal direction of the fuel tank, and a fuel level gauge supported and extending on the support body. The fuel level gauge includes a fuel level gauge body, a float arm pivotally supported by the gauge body, and a float on the free end of the float arm. The float arm extends in the longitudinal direction of the fuel tank and takes a highest swing position in an intermediate level of the height of the fuel tank. The fuel tank assembly enables fuel level detection in a wide range.
US08881853B2	Battery pack mounting structure for electric car A battery pack mounting structure for electric cars in which a pair of rear side members having a front portion, a rear portion, and a rising portion are arranged at both vehicle-widthwise side portions, intermediate portions of the respective rear side members are coupled to each other by a cross member, and a battery pack is mounted on a vehicle body by a sub-frame that is coupled to the respective rear side members and the cross member, wherein the cross member is arranged at a position below a bent portion that connects the rising portion and the rear portion of each of the rear side members, the sub-frame includes a ring-like support frame that extends in a horizontal direction and surrounds an outer periphery of the battery pack, and a front side portion and both vehicle-widthwise side portions of the support frame are respectively coupled to the cross member and the rear portions of the respective rear side members by coupling portions.
US08881852B2	Pushable frame with generators that convert kinetic energy into electric energy A pushable frame includes a plurality of wheels to allow maneuvering due to a rolling motion of one or more wheels. A power generator is operatively connected to the wheels such that kinetic motion of the wheels caused by the frame being pushed or pulled by the user is converted into electric energy. A speed regulator is operatively connected with the plurality of wheels and the power generator such that a rolling speed of one or more wheels is controlled based on a rolling condition of the one or more wheels.
US08881849B2	Rolling cutter bit design A cutting tool having a tool body with a plurality of blades extending radially therefrom and a plurality of rotatable cutting elements mounted on at least one of the plurality of blades is disclosed, wherein the plurality of rotatable cutting elements are mounted on the at least one blade utilizing multiple side rake angles.
US08881848B2	Fixed cutter drill bit with rotating cutter disc A fixed cutter drill bit that includes one or more integrally-mounted rotating disc with cutters around the circumference of the disc. Each disc is mounted to bearings to handle the torque generated and the weight on bit required to cut the formation. The mounting angle of the disc generates a torque causing the disc to rotate. As the disc rotates, new cutters are presented to the formation. The discs may vary in size, mounting location and number so as to cover entire bladed or just a certain portions of blades. The exposure of the disc could also be set to enable it to rotate while under load, e.g., the cutters on the outside of the bit may contact the formation while the inner half of the disc is protected by a fixed blade.
US08881846B2	Directional drilling control using a bendable driveshaft Disclosed are systems and methods of directional drilling with a steering sub. One steering sub includes a housing defining a central passage, a shaft extended within the central passage, bearings arranged within the central passage and configured to receive and support the shaft for rotation within the central passage, and one or more pressure chambers defined longitudinally in the housing and configured to deflect the housing upon experiencing an increased pressure, wherein deflection of the housing causes the shaft to correspondingly deflect via engagement with the bearings.
US08881840B2	Fire protection device for rail vehicles Fire protection device for gangways 3 between the coaches 2 of rail vehicles with a gangway 3 between coaches 2 of a rail vehicle, and a fluid-fed fire-fighting device. Effective fire-fighting with low weight is made due to the fact the fire-fighting device comprises a fluid mist nozzle 4 which delivers a fluid mist, whereby the at least one fluid mist nozzle 4 is arranged in such a way that the fluid mist is sprayed into the gangway 3.
US08881834B2	Adjustable pressure hydrostatic setting module An adjustable pressure hydrostatic setting module includes a collapsible pressure chamber and a setting chamber. The pressure chamber is precharged at a fluid pressure that is greater than atmospheric pressure and greater than the fluid pressure within the setting chamber. In a described embodiment, the setting module also includes a frangible rupture member that closes off the setting chamber from annulus pressure. A regulator governs the transfer of fluid pressure from the collapsible chamber to the setting chamber.
US08881833B2	Remotely controlled apparatus for downhole applications and methods of operation An apparatus for use downhole is disclosed that, in one configuration includes a downhole tool configured to operate in an active position and an inactive position and an actuation device, which may include a control unit. The apparatus includes a telemetry unit that sends a first pattern recognition signal to the control unit to move the tool into the active position and a second pattern recognition signal to move the tool into the inactive position. The apparatus may be used for drilling a subterranean formation and include a tubular body and one or more extendable features, each positionally coupled to a track of the tubular body, and a drilling fluid flow path extending through a bore of the tubular body for conducting drilling fluid therethrough. A push sleeve is disposed within the tubular body and coupled to the one or more features. A valve assembly is disposed within the tubular body and configured to control the flow of the drilling fluid into an annular chamber in communication with the push sleeve; the valve assembly comprising a mechanically operated valve and/or an electronically operated valve. Other embodiments, including methods of operation, are provided.
US08881827B2	Wellhead having an integrated safety valve and method of making same A wellhead for subsea use and a method of making same where the wellhead is constituted by a body having a bore (3) therethrough and at least one side bore (9, 11) for provision of fluid communication through the wall of the wellhead (1), and where the wellhead (1) includes a pipe hanger (30) provided with a bore (34) therethrough and a side bore (36) for provision of fluid communication between a tubing string (9′) connected to the pipe hanger (30) and one of the side bores (9) of the wellhead (1), where the wellhead (1) is provided with at least one internal safety valve (42, 44) arranged to be able to shut off fluid communication through the wellhead.
US08881826B2	Installation for the extraction of fluid from an expanse of water, and associated method This installation comprises an upper structure (12), and a flexible hose (16) capable of moving through the expanse of water (11 B) between an upper connected configuration and a lower disconnected configuration. The installation comprises a lower structure (14) having a base (60) extending at a distance from the bottom (11A) of the expanse of water (11 B). The upper structure (12) is capable of moving relative to the lower structure (14) between an extraction position and an evacuation position. The base (60) defines a passage (68) for travel of the flexible hose (16) as it moves between the upper connected configuration and the lower disconnected configuration and a stop (74) for retaining a connection head (92) of the hose (14), disposed in the travel passage (68), to keep the connection head (92) at a distance from the bottom (11A) of the expanse of water (11 B) in the lower disconnected configuration.
US08881823B2	Environmentally friendly low temperature breaker systems and related methods An embodiment of the present invention includes a method comprising: (a) providing a filter cake on a surface in a subterranean formation, the filter cake comprising a polymer and a bridging agent; (b) providing a filter cake clean-up fluid that comprises an aqueous fluid and L-glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid; and (c) contacting the filter cake with the filter cake clean-up fluid so that a portion of the subterranean formation neighboring the filter cake has a regain permeability of at least about 86%.
US08881822B2	Non-aqueous breaker fluids and methods of use thereof A method of cleaning a wellbore drilled with an oil-based drilling fluid that forms an oil-based filter cake may include: emplacing a breaker fluid into the wellbore, the breaker fluid comprising: a water-miscible non-aqueous fluid; at least one weighting salt; and at least one breaking agent; and shutting in the well for a period of time sufficient to initiate breaking of the oil-based filter cake.
US08881820B2	Treatment fluids comprising entangled equilibrium polymer networks Compositions and methods relating to treatment fluids that comprise entangled equilibrium polymer networks in subterranean applications. Such methods include providing a treatment fluid comprising at least one entangled equilibrium polymer network, and placing the treatment fluid in a subterranean formation. Other methods include providing a treatment fluid having a first viscosity comprising an aqueous base fluid and at least one entangled equilibrium polymer network; placing the treatment fluid in a subterranean formation; contacting the treatment fluid with a hydrocarbon; and allowing the viscosity of the treatment fluid to decrease to a second viscosity that is lower than the first viscosity.
US08881809B2	Wireless tag tracer method and apparatus Wireless tag fluid tracking system. A fluid can be tracked in a wellbore utilizing at least one WID tag, such as an LW tag or an RFID tag, entrained in the fluid. A WID tag reader can be disposed and/or displaced in the wellbore, for example, on a drill string or a casing string. A reader can be utilized to locate the at least one WID tag in the wellbore. A reader can be housed in a drill string sub. A fluid entrained with at least one WID tag can be utilized as a tracer fluid. A WID tag can be entrained in cement or a drilling or fracture fluid.
US08881808B2	Method of determining a value indicative of fracture quality Determining a value indicative of fracture quality. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: obtaining or measuring gas saturation of a formation to create a value indicative of pre-fracture gas saturation; and after a fracturing process measuring gas saturation of the formation to create a value indicative of post-fracture gas saturation; and creating a value indicative of fracture quality based on the value indicative of pre-fracture gas saturation and the value indicative of post-fracture gas saturation.
US08881803B1	Desander system A desander system for a wellbore for separating wellbore fluid from particulate. The system having a dip tube nipple, a dip tube, base tubing connecting around the dip tube having base tubing perforations, two collars affixed to the base tubing, two weld rings affixed to the base tubing, a screen jacket mounted over the base tubing perforations, and a Venturi centrifugal helical desander having a Venturi tube with a bore connected to the base tubing. The Venturi tube having a plurality of spiral fins configured to flow particulate around the tube and a desander tube connected to the Venturi tube for flowing wellbore fluid over the outside of the Venturi tube causing a vortex while simultaneously allowing particulate to fall out while simultaneously allowing cleaned fluid to flow up the bore.
US08881793B2	Heat pipe assembly A heat pipe mounting method and a heat pipe assembly thereof are disclosed. The method includes the step of providing a heat-transfer block and a plurality of heat pipes. A plurality of heat pipe grooves is formed on the heat-transfer block. The heat pipes are then press-fitted to respective heat pipe grooves. During the press-fitting step, the heat pipes are flattened to force the flattened part of one heat pipe into abutment against the flattened part of another heat pipe in a flushed manner. Thereby, the heat pipes are abutted to each other with no separation therebetween. Hence, the heat transfer performance is increased.
US08881792B2	Method for manufacturing titanium ingot The present invention is a method for manufacturing a titanium ingot (30), the method being characterized by comprising: a step of melting a titanium alloy for a predetermined time by cold crucible induction melting (CCIM); a step of supplying molten titanium (6) to a cold hearth (10), and separating high density inclusions (HDIs)(8) by precipitation in the cold hearth (10) while spraying a plasma jet or an electron beam onto the bath surface of the molten titanium (6); and a step of supplying a molten titanium starting material from which the HDIs (8) are separated by precipitation to a mold (20) to obtain the titanium ingot.
US08881788B1	Screened area water passageway A screened area water passageway comprising a passageway frame, with the passageway frame having an open bottom. There is included a long side mounting strip coupled to the passageway frame. There is also a a passageway door frame coupled to the passageway frame. The passageway door frame has a Z-shaped facade coupled thereto so as to make the door frame more aesthetically pleasing.
US08881783B2	Pneumatic tire There is provided a pneumatic tire having excellent uneven wear resistance performance, low rolling resistance and durability of side portion's appearance. The pneumatic tire comprises a carcass as a framework consisting of at least one carcass ply troidally extending between bead portions embedded with a pair of bead cores and turned around the bead cores from an inner side to an outer side in a tire width direction, a belt comprising at least one inclined belt layer and a tread successively disposed on a radially outer side of a crown portion of the carcass, wherein a ratio BD/BW is in a range between 0.01 and 0.04 in a section of the tire in the width direction in a state where the tire is mounted on an application rim, where BD is radius difference between radius at a central portion and radius at an end portion in the tire width direction of the outermost layer of the inclined belt layer and BW is a width of the outermost layer and CSEh is larger than SWh, where CSEh is a shortest distance from an end of a turn-up portion of the at least one carcass ply to a line drawn in parallel with a tire rotation axis at a bead toe and SWh is a shortest distance between a line drawn in parallel with the tire rotation axis at a maximum width position of the tire and the line drawn in parallel with the tire rotation axis at the bead toe.
US08881782B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire including at least four circumferential main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction and a plurality of rib-like land portions partitioned by the circumferential main grooves in the tread portion. An outer side second land portion includes an L-shaped narrow groove formed by connecting a width direction groove portion extending from an edge portion on an outer side in the tire width direction of the outer side second land portion toward an inner side in the tire width direction, and a circumferential direction groove portion extending substantially parallel to the tire circumferential direction and terminating in an interior portion of the outer side second land portion; and a penetrating sipe penetrating the outer side second land portion in the tire width direction and intersecting the circumferential direction groove portion.
US08881780B2	Pneumatic tire A tire with sufficient braking performance on dry and wet roads, reduced rolling resistance and abrasion resistance. Tread 12 has first circumferential direction groove 14 and first fine grooves 18 with wall faces that contact each other when the tread 12 contacts the ground, the grooves 14 and 18 partitioning center ribs 16. Center blocks 24 are partitioned by second circumferential direction grooves 20 outside the grooves 18 and center lug grooves 22 extending from respective groove 18 to respective groove 20. First sipes 40 are formed in the center blocks 24 extending circumferentially from wall face 24B toward wall face 24C and terminating within the block. Second sipes 42 are formed in the surface of center blocks 24 extending circumferentially from wall face 24C toward wall face 24B, and curving around before reaching wall face 24B, being open to wall face 24A, and not intersecting first sipes 40.
US08881779B2	Pneumatic tire with tread having dent parts and sipes Provided is a pneumatic tire which achieves both of excellent wet traction and wear resistance from an early stage to an advanced stage of wear. Multiple dent parts are formed, at certain intervals in a tire circumferential direction, in both side walls of each of at least two land portions of multiple land portions being formed in a tread surface and extending in the tire circumferential direction. Each of the dent parts has a smaller depth than main grooves that define the land portion where this dent part is formed. Multiple sipes are formed to traverse the land portion in a tire width direction between the right and left dent parts opposed to each other. Each of the sipes has a greater depth in both end regions opening to the dent parts than in a center region thereof.
US08881775B2	Refill perfume bottle The present invention teaches a refill bottle adapted to repeated receive and dispense liquid such as perfume. The refill bottle comprises a bottle having a bottom portion and an upper portion, an opening provided in the upper portion wherein the opening is adapted to be covered, and a refill mechanism provided in the bottom portion. The liquid is received through the refill mechanism from a regular bottle preferably provided with a spraying mechanism and its dispensed through the opening.
US08881766B2	Damper assembly A damper assembly for use in an industrial duct used for venting contaminated gasses having particulate matter suspended therein. The damper assembly removes precipitate from the duct that was deposited by the contaminated gas and particulate matter. The damper assembly includes an articulating member which is movable between an open position and a closed position along a first axial direction. Opposing blades are disposed on opposite sides of the articulating member. Each of the opposing blades define a distal edge and are pivotable about axes that are substantially parallel to one another. A link couples each blade to the articulating member such that the motion from the articulating member is transfer to the blades. Each link is coupled to the blade between the distal edge and the respective parallel axis.
US08881764B2	Offset ambient level fuel feed system A fuel system for an aircraft includes a fuel collector downstream of a boost pump and upstream of an engine fuel pump.
US08881754B2	Fluid transfer system and method A fluid transfer system for transferring fluid from a reservoir to a receiving device having a through flow device adapted to receive fluid from the reservoir and transfer fluid through the system or measure the amount of fluid being transferred from the reservoir to the receiving device, a controllable shut-off valve arranged upstream of the receiving device, and a controlling unit that controls at least the state of the shut-off valve. The present invention relates in particular to a fluid transfer system and methods of transferring fluid from a reservoir to a receiving device and controlling the state of the state of the shut-off valve so that the pressure of fluid being fed to the receiving device is above a first pre-selected pressure limit (Pmin) so that the delivered amount corresponds to a demand.
US08881753B2	Ground blind A ground blind broadly includes a frame assembly and a cover that define an interior space. The frame assembly includes an articulated frame with a plurality of frame sections. The frame sections are attached in series with one another and are pivotal into and out of a folded position. The articulated frame is shiftable between a collapsed configuration where each adjacent pair of frame sections is moved into a folded position so that the frame sections are stacked in series with one another and an erected configuration where each adjacent pair of frame sections is moved out of the folded position so that the articulated frame spans an erected area.
US08881746B2	Reusable self-heating hair roller A reusable self-heating hair roller includes a fluid holding body containing a supercoolable fluid. The fluid holding body may be implemented in many ways, including as non-permeable, incorruptible, air-tight film, bladder or casing. The supercoolable fluid, such as sodium acetate or equivalent, uses thermochemistry to produce on command an exothermic crystallization process that generates the heat needed to style and or curl the hair. A nucleation initiator initiates a nucleation event that propagates the crystallization to harnesses the latent heat of fusion and create the heat. The nucleation initiator may be situated so that it is generally sequestered or otherwise held in a way where it is prevented from free floating within the supercoolable fluid, yet at the same time remains in full communication with the fluid.
US08881745B2	Adjustable applicator The present invention generally is an adjustable applicator employed for application of a cosmetic or a care product such as for application of mascara, coloring strands of hair, for dental flossing or for applying pharmaceuticals or cleaning agents. The invention discloses an adjustable applicator comprising an applicator element having a bore, a filament wherein the filament is housed inside the bore of the applicator element and a clasping means wherein the applicator element angularly deforms when a force is applied on the clasping means such that the angular deformation occurs on the radial axis of the applicator element. Also disclosed is a device for packaging and dispensing a substance comprising said adjustable applicator.
US08881739B2	Curling iron having protruding and retracting comb teeth A hair curling apparatus in which comb teeth protrude and retract includes an electro thermal line heater mounted within a cylindrical body to provide heat, comb teeth configured to protrude from the body to comb and wind hair, a cap and a handle in a front portion and a rear portion of the body, a shaft installed substantially at a center inside the body, a lever coupled to the handle, wherein the shaft is moved forward or backward when the lever is pushed or pulled, a link connected to the shaft through a pin, and a support connected to the link through the pin, wherein the support is raised or lowered in an upper or lower portion of the shaft, and the comb teeth protrudes or retracts through holes formed by perforating the cylindrical body.
US08881737B2	Electronic smoking article comprising one or more microheaters The present disclosure relates to an electronic smoking article that provides for improved aerosol delivery. Particularly, the article comprises one or more microheaters. In various embodiments, the microheaters provide for improved control of vaporization of an aerosol precursor composition and provide for reduced power requirements to achieve consistent aerosolization. The present disclosure further relates to methods of forming an aerosol in a smoking article.
US08881735B2	Flash vaporization surgical systems and method A laser can produce pulses of light energy to eject a volume of the tissue, and the energy can be delivered to a treatment site through a waveguide, such as a fiber optic waveguide. The incident laser energy can be absorbed within a volume of the target tissue with a tissue penetration depth and pulse direction such that the propagation of the energy from the tissue volume is inhibited and such that the target tissue within the volume reaches the spinodal threshold of decomposition and ejects the volume, for example without substantial damage to tissue adjacent the ejected volume.
US08881734B2	Cheek path airway The cheek path airway fits a path between a user's lips and through the user's cheek pouch and rear-jaw gap, avoiding the user's bite. It provides supplemental air to a user's rear-mouth cavity independently of a user's nasal airways while a user's lips remain closed. The airway can be used in combination with mandibular jaw-control and tongue-control devices whereby the combination mitigates breathing restrictions in a user's nasal and throat airways. The cheek path airway can be combined with and stabilized by a cheek pocket anchor, formed of a resilient filament, that fits within a user's cheek pouch.
US08881733B1	Mandibular advancement device A mandibular advancement device used in the management of snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, TMD and bruxism, comprises a maxillary tray for receiving/retaining maxillary teeth, a mandibular tray for receiving/retaining mandibular teeth, and at least two advancement members/prongs located on the mandibular tray at the anterior-lateral regions thereof. The advancement members/prongs, when in use, contact the outer surface of the maxillary tray in an anterior-lateral region thereof, thereby advancing/retaining the mandible and tongue in a protrusive position. Raised occlusal surfaces/bite pads in a region contiguous and posterior to the advancement prongs allow a passive tongue retaining gap or space to be formed in the anterior and posterior regions of the device. A lingual retaining strap may be provided between opposite posterior portions of the mandibular tray to passively retain the tongue in a protruded, non-obstructive position.
US08881732B2	Method and apparatus for retention of adipose tissue A tissue retention system to assist in maintaining adipose tissue on a patient in a displaced position during a medical procedure to provide access to a body region of the patient includes a flexible anchor pad having a pad length and a pad width. The anchor pad may include a pad body with an adhesive surface thereon, the adhesive being configured to selectively adhere to a patient's skin. The anchor pad also may include an opposing first attachment surface facing away from the adhesive surface. The tissue retention system also may include a flexible tension member having a second attachment surface.
US08881731B2	Respiratory mask system A respiratory mask system is provided, in which while wearing a respiratory mask system, force generated by movement of a user's head and the like to induce laterally slipping a mask cushion may be reduced or absorbed. The respiratory mask system is provided with a mask cushion covering a nose, a nose and a mouth, or a full face. A first frame is connected with the mask cushion to supply respiratory gas under positive pressure. A second frame is connected with a headgear strap, in which the mask cushion is placed on a face side of the first frame and the first frame is placed on a face side of the second frame. The first frame is connected slidably with the second frame along a slide surface.
US08881729B2	Horizontal flat-fold filtering face-piece respirator having indicia of symmetry A horizontal flat-fold, filtering face-piece respirator 10 that includes a harness 14 and a mask body 12 that has a front surface, a first perimeter 24a, and a longitudinal axis 34. A nose clip 30 is secured to the mask body 12 centrally and adjacent to the first perimeter 24a of the mask body 12. An indicia 32 that is visible on the front surface of the mask body 12 in a vicinity of the nose clip 30 is provided to highlight a longitudinal axis of symmetry of the nose clip. The use of such an indicia, visible from the mask body front surface, enables a user to readily identify where the nose clip may be bent to prepare it for donning by the wearer.
US08881726B2	Method of relieving pain associated with fractured ribs A method of relieving pain resulting from breathing in a patient with fractured ribs, wherein the pain interrupts the sleeping of the patient. A positive airway pressure machine is attached to the nose or nose and mouth of the patient. The patient turns the machine on to produce a positive airway pressure in the airways of the lungs and adjusts the positive airway pressure to a level where the patient feels that the pain is reduced or eliminated. The method allows a patient with fractured ribs to sleep comfortably without the pain associated with breathing in and out, and without interruption of sleep. The method also promotes the healing and recovery of the fractured ribs.
US08881723B2	Breathable gas supply apparatus A breathable gas supply apparatus for a patient features a breathable gas supply system and a respiratory mask assembly in communication with the breathable gas supply system. The breathable gas supply system provides a supply of breathable gas to the respiratory mask assembly and removes a supply of exhaled gas from the respiratory mask assembly. The breathable gas supply system includes a housing having an inspiration chamber and an exhalation chamber and a movable structure in communication with the inspiration and exhalation chambers. The movable structure moves in phase with a respiratory cycle of a patient. In one preferred embodiment, the breathable gas supply system includes a second movable structure, which moves in response to a phase of the respiratory cycle of the patient. In another one preferred embodiment, the breathable gas supply system is powered to assist the patient's respiratory effort.
US08881722B2	Portable sedation apparatus and related method Various embodiments of the invention may provide a breathing and/or anesthetic unit that is portable, compact, inexpensive, and convenient, and which may expedite medical procedures by allowing a health care provider to quickly sedate a patient. Such a unit may be ideal for minor medical procedures needing mild or moderate analgesia/sedation (e.g., <30 minutes) in various fields. Such a unit may include (i) a handheld gas supply container including a therapeutic amount of anesthetic gas; (ii) a mask; (iii) a single-use, uninterruptable flow coupler to couple the mask to the supply container; and (iv) a handheld, self-contained, recovery gas container, including a negative pressure, coupled to the mask.
US08881721B2	Solar receiver diaphragm A receiver used in a solar collection assembly includes a tube adapted to carry a heat transfer medium therethrough. An envelope surrounds the tube and has opposed ends and a diaphragm is interposed between each end and the tube to support the tube from the envelope. The diaphragm comprises radially oriented convolutions which minimizes the axial length of the diaphragm and hence reduces shading of the absorber tube.
US08881712B2	Exhaust gas mixing system In one aspect a mixing tube is provided for the introduction of a flow of exhaust gas into a flow of intake air of an internal combustion engine. The mixing tube comprises an opening, tube section, and a plurality of tube ports. The opening is configured to receive the flow of exhaust gas. The tube section is fluidly connected to the opening and extends into the flow of intake air. The tube ports on the tube section are located in low static pressure regions that are determined as intake air passes around the tube section.
US08881711B1	Fuel system and components A fuel system includes an internal combustion engine, a fuel device and a heat exchanger. The internal combustion engine receives an air/fuel mixture and produces heated exhaust air. The fuel device receives fresh air and provides the air/fuel mixture that is received by the internal combustion engine. The heat exchanger receives the heated exhaust air from the internal combustion engine and fresh cool air, transfers heat energy from the heated exhaust air to the fresh cool air, and provides the fresh air to the fuel device. The provided fresh air is the fresh cool air that has received the heat energy.
US08881710B2	Bleed element with overmolded seal for evaporative emissions canister A deflector mounts a carbon scrubber element at an atmospheric port of an evaporative emissions canister. A substantially cylindrical shell has an open end and a closed end. A spacer plate extends outwardly from the shell. An elastomeric ring is overmolded within the shell at a longitudinal position between the ends. The elastomeric ring has an inner diameter configured to sealingly receive the carbon element. A plurality of vapor apertures are formed in the shell between the spacer plate and the elastomeric ring. A plurality of elastomeric ribs are overmolded by the interior surface within the shell the vapor apertures and the closed end, and are configured to be spaced around the carbon element to suspend the carbon element spaced away from the shell without blocking a gaseous flow from the vapor vents to the carbon element.
US08881709B2	Fluid injector with back end rate shaping capability A common rail single fluid injection system includes fuel injectors ramp shaped injection curves at both the front and back ends of an injection event. This is accomplished by including a check speed control device fixed in position within the check control chamber of a fuel injector. The check speed control device controls the speed of a check by restricting fuel flowing into and out of the check control chamber.
US08881705B2	Mass-balancing transmission and method for mounting same A mass-balancing transmission of an internal combustion engine (1) is provided, having a transmission housing (8) and a balancing shaft (6) with a bearing point (10, 11) at which the balancing shaft is mounted radially in a bearing seat (12, 13) of the balancing housing, and having an unbalanced section (9) which is formed in one part with the bearing point of the originally shaped balancing shaft. The bearing point is set back radially compared to the unbalanced section with the result that the diameter relationship: d2>d1 applies for the external envelope circle d1 of the bearing point and the external envelope circle d2 of the unbalanced section. Considered in the axial direction of the balancing shaft, the external envelope circle d2 of the unbalance section and the external envelope circle d1 of the bearing point extend offset to one another with an eccentricity of e.
US08881699B2	Feed forward dynamic spool valve A method of controlling a spool valve through feedback and feedforward mechanisms is described. In one example, a method includes actuating a spool valve via a solenoid to advance and retard a hydraulic variable cam timing actuator coupled to a camshaft, and while commanded to a null position to maintain current cam timing, modulating the solenoid with a component at a frequency synchronous to engine firing frequency to counteract cam torque oscillations. In this way, a spool valve may be maintained in a null position despite high cam torque oscillation frequency, thereby retaining oil in a solenoid assembly and improving can timing position.
US08881698B2	Camshaft phaser intermediate locking pin and seat A vane-type camshaft phaser for an internal combustion engine includes an intermediate locking pin and seat for locking the camshaft phaser at a position intermediate of its full advanced and retard positions. A feature is provided for radially orienting the locking pin with the seat.
US08881697B2	Valve timing control apparatus A valve timing control apparatus includes a drive-side rotation member synchronously rotating with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, a driven-side rotation member integrally rotating with a camshaft, a rotational phase adjusting device including a retarded angle chamber and an advanced angle chamber, the rotational phase adjusting device adjusting the relative rotational phase between the drive-side rotation member and the driven-side rotation member, and a boss member provided at a portion of the driven-side rotation member facing an outer wall surface of the internal combustion engine and including a thrust surface that extends to be perpendicular to a rotational axis of the camshaft and that is exposed to the outer wall surface of the internal combustion engine. The boss member causes the drive-side rotation member to be prevented from making contact with the outer wall surface by making contact with the outer wall surface of the internal combustion engine.
US08881693B2	Cooling system of engine A cooling system is incorporated into an engine cooling circuit including a pump for circulating a coolant of an engine and a radiator for cooling the coolant of the engine. The cooling system includes a first passage portion provided between the engine and a coolant outlet of the pump; a second passage portion provided between the engine and an coolant inlet of the pump, a rotary valve disc interposed in the passage portions and being rotatable so as to simultaneously control the coolant flowing through the first passage portion and the coolant flowing through the second passage portion.
US08881690B2	Steam generator A steam generator having a heat transfer tube group formed of a plurality of U-shaped heat transfer tubes; an annular channel formed to cover the circumference of the heat transfer tube group; the annular channel having an opening that communicates with the heat transfer tube group; a water supply unit disposed at an upper portion of the annular channel and supplies water to a descending-side portion; a steam/water separator disposed above the heat transfer tube group; and an air bubble removing member for removing air bubbles provided in the annular channel.
US08881686B2	Remote animal training system using voltage-to-frequency conversion An animal training device and system which uses a voltage to frequency conversion technology (VFC) providing the capability to adjust in gradual incremental levels upward and downward for consistent and individual electronic control of separate output to an animal undergoing training to learn new behaviors which are desired by its owner/handler/trainer. The device is contained in a housing which is worn around the neck of an animal by means of a collar strap or attached to a harness that properly fits onto an animal. The primary use is with dogs, but all kinds of domestic animals may be trained using this device. This VFC technology is offered in a variety of electronic platforms. Whether one-way or two-way remote control with manual activation by the user, automatic activation by remote sensor detectors, or automatically activated by an on-board microprocessor circuitry sensing the animals own actions, either or all device outputs allow the animal's caretaker the unique capability to select an appropriate level of one of a variety of cue signals at a given moment allowing the animal not to be overwhelmed or to cause any over-reactions.
US08881685B2	Tug toy A tug toy that includes at least two gripping members and a central portion, wherein the at least two gripping members are attached to the central portion, and wherein the central portion further includes a noise maker.
US08881679B1	Device for aiding male dogs using dog training pads A device that can be used with training pad for male dogs. It uses a flat training pad as a base, an inner cone-shaped form, a second training pad, positioned over the form and a cage that fits over the pad and form. The assembled device creates an upright target for the male dog, making urinating as natural as being outdoors.
US08881676B2	Mask frame assembly for thin film deposition A mask frame assembly for depositing a deposition material on a deposition substrate comprises a mask frame including an opening and frames surrounding the opening, and a mask coupled on the mask frame. A deformation prevention unit is formed on at least one region of the mask. Since the deformation prevention unit is formed on a peripheral portion of a deposition pattern in the mask, deformation of the mask in a vertical direction may be reduced. Accordingly, defective attaching of the mask to the substrate may be reduced.
US08881670B2	Recloser position indicator A recloser includes at least one pole position indicator. The position indicator includes a flexible strip that rides in a U-shaped channel. The flexible strip has an alternating color pattern and that is visible through spaced transparent windows on the indicator. The transparent windows are spaced so that the flexible strip, when in a first position shows only a first color and when in a second position only shows a second color.
US08881661B2	Foldable table A foldable table includes a first tabletop panel, a second tabletop panel, and a reinforcing frame which includes first through fourth reinforcing members mounted along longitudinal sides of the first and second tabletop panels respectively, a first transverse member transversely extended between outer end portions of the first and second reinforcing members at the first tabletop panel, and a second transverse member transversely extended between outer end portions of the third and fourth reinforcing members at the second tabletop panel. Two ends of the first transverse member are affixed to the first and second reinforcing members in a non-rotatably movable manner. Two ends of the second transverse member are affixed to the third and fourth reinforcing members in a non-rotatably movable manner. Therefore, the first and second transverse members enhance the rigidity of the reinforcement frame to support two transverse sides of the first and second tabletop panels respectively.
US08881660B2	Shelf assembly A shelf assembly for an appliance includes a shelf panel comprising a generally planar support surface and a rear edge including a raised profile extending away from the support surface. A frame is configured to be mounted to an appliance to support the shelf panel with the support surface extending generally along a horizontal plane. The frame includes an elongated rear support member. A support channel extends at least partially into the rear support member, and is configured to removably receive and capture the rear edge of the shelf panel to inhibit removal of the shelf panel from the frame in the direction of the horizontal plane. The shelf panel is selectively removable from the support channel by tilting a front edge of the shelf panel upwards to a predetermined angle relative to the horizontal plane. A slide latch can selectively and lockingly engage corresponding support structure of an appliance.
US08881656B2	Rail stabilizer for rail tie replacement A stabilizer is disclosed for use in stabilizing and maintaining the spacing between a pair of railway rails during rail tie replacement. The stabilizer comprises a rod having a length and a pair of ends. A pair of rail clamps is carried by the rod, and each clamp is configured to engage one of the rails and secure the rail relative to the rod. An expanding member is carried by the rod and configured to selectively expand along the length of the rod between its ends to engage a structure proximal to the rails, wherein, upon engagement of the rails by the rail clamps and the expanding member with the structure, the rails are maintained in substantially fixed relationship to each other and to the structure, but are free to be moved vertically relative to the structure.
US08881655B2	Projectile with strike point marking The present invention describes a projectile (100,100a,100b,100c,100d) containing two luminescent dye components (123,125) and a dye powder (126). The first luminescent dye component (123) is contained in an ampoule (122) while the second luminescent dye component is contained in a vial (124) disposed inside the ampoule (122). A front crusher (120,120a) is provided at a front of the ampoule to crush into the ampoule and vial, thereby allowing the dye components to react and give a luminous glow. Upon impact at a target, a nose cap (110) of the projectile (100,100a,100b,100c,100d) breaks and a rear crusher (130) behind the ampoule throws the ampoule (122) forward and sputters the luminous dye out of the nose cap (110); at the same time, the dye powder (126) surrounding the ampoule is sputtered out to mark the point of impact. In addition, a thermal glow is also provided to mark the point of impact. Projectiles also allow light tracing.
US08881651B2	Printing system, production system and method, and production apparatus A printing system deposits a principal substance on a surface and further deposits a gating agent on selectable portions of a print medium. A portion of the principal substance is transferred from the surface to the print medium after the gating agent is applied thereto. The gating agent substantially determines where the principal substance is deposited onto the print medium. A production system and method are also disclosed, as is a production apparatus.
US08881649B2	Printing device using stamping A printing device for printing elements in sheet fond: a platen press 310 for depositing onto each sheet 10, by stamping, colored or metalized film from at least one stamping foil; a conveyor using a succession of gripper bars for moving each sheet 10 individually through the platen press 310; a blower member separates each stamping foil from each sheet as it leaves the platen press, the blower member being movable between a work position, in which it is able to operate from the transfer region in which the gripper bars 610 run to the exit of the platen press 310, and a withdrawn position, in which it keeps away from said transfer region.
US08881648B2	Concentrator-integrated screw press A concentrator-integrated screw press includes: a continuous concentrator configured to continuously concentrate sludge and discharge the sludge as concentrated sludge, and including a discharge amount equalization unit configured to equalize an amount of concentrated sludge to be discharged per unit time; a positive displacement pump installed consecutively to the concentrator, and configured to continuously transport the concentrated sludge discharged from the concentrator; and a screw press installed consecutively to a discharge side of the positive displacement pump, and configured to compress and dewater the concentrated sludge.
US08881646B2	Conveyorized baking oven with steam tunnel A system and method for applying steam to baked products in a conveyorized oven. A steam tunnel sub-enclosure includes exhaust ducts collecting steam at the conveyor's entrance and exit thereof to prevent steam from being released into the rest of the oven where it might interfere with ignition control equipment.
US08881640B2	Architectural mesh forced entry system A forced entry system for a framed opening including a bracket assembly secured to the framed opening; a mounting tube including a saddle, the saddle being secured to the bracket assembly; and a mesh panel secured by the mounting tube to cover the framed opening.
US08881637B2	Door lock access control component mounting An apparatus and method for releasably mounting access control components for a door lock to a door. A base element is adapted to be mounted to the door. A first wire connector element is mounted to the base element. A mounting element with combustible material attached is provided. A second wire connector element is mounted to the mounting element, and the second wire connector element is releasably connected to the first wire connector element to mount the mounting element to the base element. A spring is provided, and a retainer holds the spring in a loaded state, but in a fire event the retainer may melt, allowing the spring to apply force to the mounting element. Alternatively, an expanding material may apply the force. The force causes the wire connector elements to disconnect and allow the mounting element to separate from the base element.
US08881636B2	Systems and methods for deflecting objects with rocket exhaust According to one embodiment, a system for protecting a vehicle from projectiles includes a detection component, a selection component, and an ignition component. In one embodiment, the detection component detects one or more projectiles having a first trajectory that is incident to a first location on the vehicle. In one embodiment, the selection component automatically selects two or more rockets mounted on the vehicle that, when ignited, produce a plurality of exhaust streams configured to deflect the one or more projectiles to a second trajectory. In one embodiment, the second trajectory is not incident to the first location on the vehicle. In one embodiment, the ignition component ignites the selected two or more rockets.
US08881634B1	Muzzle loader powder increment using celluloid combustible container An encapsulated propellant charge comprised a sealed combustible container comprised of a consumable material and having a substantially cylindrical shape. The sealed combustible container comprises a top wall, a bottom wall, and a side wall therebetween. The top wall, the bottom wall and the side wall define a chamber; which contains a propellant composition.
US08881633B2	Cutter wheel, manufacturing method for same, manual scribing tool and scribing device A cutter wheel for scribing a brittle material substrate having excellent biting in the surface of the brittle material substrate when the brittle material substrate used for a liquid crystal display panel or the like is cut and a method for manufacturing the cutter wheel with high productivity are provided. The cutter wheel made of a hard metal or sintered diamond is formed in such a manner that a V-shaped ridge line part is formed as an edge along the circumferential part of a disk-like wheel, and at least one notch is engraved in the above described ridge line part and notches as that described above are formed in the entirety of the periphery of the above described ridge line part at a pitch of more than 200 μm.
US08881632B2	Circular blade with stand A circular blade with stand for cutting and portioning animal products. The circular blade rotates about a rotational axis on a vertical cutting plane and the blade is driven by a drive motor. The device includes a horizontal working plane on which the product to be cut is supported and guided in a transverse manner in relation to the vertical cutting plane. The drive motor driving the circular blade uses an angular gear and is held in a fixed position on the stand above the circular blade so that a free working area is provided on both sides of the circular blade for the uninhibited handling of the product to be cut.
US08881631B2	Glide movement controller and power miter saw including such controller A glide movement controller for use with a hinge connection that includes a shaft, as well as a hinge connection and a power saw including such a controller. The glide movement controller includes a generally U-shaped controller body configured to move towards the shaft in a first direction such that resistance upon the shaft is increased and away from the shaft in a second direction such that resistance upon the shaft is decreased; a pair of apertures extending through the controller body; and an interior bearing surface defined on the controller body. The interior bearing surface is configured and arranged to face the shaft. In certain embodiments, at least a portion of the interior bearing surface is located between the apertures.
US08881628B2	Carpet recycling machine A carpet recycling machine includes a carpet-pile removal machine and a carpet-thickness identification means. The carpet-thickness identification means is incorporated in a carpet handling system that includes a conveyor. In use, carpet is placed pile down on one end of the conveyor which feeds the carpet in to the carpet-pile removal machine. The carpet is urged to pass the carpet-thickness identification means, which measures the thickness of the carpet's backing substrate. This measurement is used to control an offset setting means of the carpet-pile removal machine in order to set an offset between a blade and first roller. Thus the height that the blade cuts the carpet can be set for each piece of carpet processed. As the carpet continues past the carpet-thickness identification means, towards the carpet-pile removal machine, the carpet is urged into the carpet-pile removal machine to be separated in to pile and backing substrate.
US08881626B2	Lathe for machining curved surfaces A lathe includes a machine support, a working table positioned on the machine support, a rotating driver, a moving device, and a feeding device. The rotating driver rotates the work table. The moving device includes at least one cross beam, at least one first driving mechanism, and at least one second driving mechanism. The cross beam is movably positioned on the machine support above the working table. The feeding device is movably positioned on the at least one cross beam, and includes a feeding driving mechanism and a cutter. The first driving mechanism drives the cross beam to move along a first direction, and the second driving mechanism drives the feeding device to move along a second direction at about ninety degrees from the first direction. The feeding mechanism drives the cutter to move backwards and forwards along a third direction perpendicular to the first and second direction.
US08881620B2	Operating device A hydraulic operated valve includes an electromagnetic adsorption mechanism and a steel ball. In the electromagnetic adsorption mechanism, when a current is supplied, an adsorption plate is adsorbed by a solenoid. By this adsorption, a steel ball is pressed against an outer surface of a cam disc. The outer surface of the cam disc includes two steps. When the cam disc is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise, the pressed steel ball engages the two steps. Thus, the cam disc is detented. These two steps are configured such that when the cam disc is returned to a neutral position, the adsorption plate is separated from the solenoid against the pressing of the electromagnetic adsorption mechanism. Thus, the detent state of the cam disc is canceled.
US08881613B2	Electric actuator and manual adjustment mechanism thereof An electric actuator includes: an actuating shaft and a screw rod screwed to and driving the actuating shaft; a motor connecting the screw rod; a connection seat connecting the actuating shaft and including a positioning post and a rotary shaft; a coupling ring sleeved around and rotating with the positing post, and a slide slot disposed out of the coupling ring; a support ring sleeved around the rotary shaft; a cylindrical connector sleeved around the support ring and screwed to a hinge end cap and with a locking slot communicating with the slide slot and disposed out of the cylindrical connector; a knob sleeved around the cylindrical connector and the coupling ring and covering the rotary shaft, and a raised rib slidably connected to the slide slot and the locking slot and disposed in the knob.
US08881606B2	Fluid flow rate measuring device and water meter There is offered a water meter that requires no coil so that its cost is reduced. The water meter is formed to include an impeller, a rotation reduction unit, a first circular plate, a second circular plate, a rotation detection unit and an arithmetic unit. The rotation detection unit forms first, second and third combination capacitors with a switching circuit. The rotation detection unit detects changes in capacitances of the first, second and third combination capacitors associated with a rotation of the first circular plate. The arithmetic unit is configured so as to electrically detect the rotation angle θ of the first circular plate based on the changes in the capacitances.
US08881600B2	Apparatus and process for testing filters In a process for testing filters (4) and (13) of treatment fluid of a hemodiafiltration apparatus (1), each filter has a wet semipermeable membrane (5, 14) which separates a gas-filled first chamber (6 and 15) from a liquid-filled second chamber (7 and 16). The first chambers are pressurised by a pump (19) supplying air, while the second chambers are placed in depression by a drainage pump (17) of used dialysis fluid. A first closed system is formed which includes the first chambers and a second closed system is formed which includes the second chambers. Two pressure gauges (P1 and P2) monitor the pressure in the two closed systems for a predetermined time. The monitoring provides indications relating to the filter integrity.
US08881585B2	Test bench for motor vehicles A test bench for motor vehicles and/or axles of motor vehicles for simulating gyroscopic torques of a rotating wheel includes a wheel replacement system connected to an axle of the motor vehicle. The wheel replacement system includes a wheel replacement mass and a driver for driving the wheel replacement mass. The test bench also includes an arrangement for applying testing forces, testing torques and testing movements in a longitudinal, lateral and/or vertical direction to the motor vehicle and/or axles of the motor vehicle. The driver is configured to set the wheel replacement mass in rotation. The arrangement for applying testing forces, testing torques and testing movements is configured to generate a gyroscopic torque of the wheel replacement mass which is set in rotation, by applying testing forces, testing torques and testing movements in the longitudinal, lateral and/or vertical direction to the motor vehicle and/or the axles of the motor vehicle.
US08881582B2	Method and apparatus for sample injection in liquid chromatography The present invention provides a method and apparatus for substantially eliminating destructive transients of pressure or flow rate which can degrade the efficiency and useful lifetime of chromatography columns. The present invention enables a substantially constant flow of mobile phase liquid to be maintained through the chromatography system by eliminating the flow blockage interval associated with the actuation of sample injection valves. The present invention further provides a method to reduce the pressure and flow rate transients associated with pressurization of the sample loop contents when the sample loop is introduced to chromatography system delivery pressure.
US08881580B2	Process analysis unit A process analysis unit includes a base module and an exchangeable cartridge module. The base module comprises at least one independent pump drive, and an analyte sensor without a fluidic measuring section. The cartridge module comprises a liquid reservoir tank, a sample taking device, at least one drive-less pump mechanism configured as a peristaltic membrane pump, a fluidic measuring section for the analyte sensor, and a plastic material plate with groove-like microfluidic channels configured to connect the liquid reservoir tank, the at least one drive-less pump mechanism, and a measuring section. The drive-less pump mechanism is driven pneumatically and pumps a liquid from the liquid reservoir tank. When the cartridge module is connected to the base module, the at least one drive-less pump mechanism is connected to and is driven by the at least one independent pump drive, and the fluidic measuring section is connected to the analyte sensor.
US08881578B2	Fluid probe Device and associated methods for detecting a property of a fluid. The device includes a body region and a first flexible element having a first end and a second end. The first end is fixedly located on the body region. The flexible element includes at least a first layer having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and a second layer having a second, different coefficient of thermal expansion. An electrical heater element can be arranged to heat the flexible element to induce bending of said flexible element. The resistance of a first portion of the electrical heater element adjacent the first end can be greater than the resistance of a second portion of the electrical heater element further from the first end. The device can include a heater controller arranged to supply an electrical pulse having a duration less than 5 ms to the electrical heater. The device can include a second, reference flexible element having a first end and a second end, with the first end fixedly located on the body region. Each flexible element can include a respective sensor arranged to provide a signal indicative of the movement of that flexible element. The sensor of the reference flexible element has a different configuration than the sensor of the first flexible element, with at least one of the flexible elements including at least one additional portion of material for equalizing the thermal conductivity distribution of the two flexible elements.
US08881572B2	Supporting core for producing hollow profiled elements A supporting core for using in a device for forming plates into a structured hollow profile and a method for producing structured hollow profiles from a plate, which on the one hand ensures an all-over support of the plate, and still enables the production of hollow profiles with a variable cross-section or a curved course, is provided by including individual supporting members, which when pushed together at least in part form as a surface an inner contour of the hollow profile to be produced and are interconnected by means of coupling elements, wherein the coupling elements allow the supporting members to be pulled-apart, and wherein the supporting members are interconnected in a hinged manner in the pulled-apart position.
US08881568B2	Cooling equipment and cooling method for hot rolled steel plate Cooling equipment for a hot rolled steel plate which is arranged on a hot rolling line of a steel plate includes an upper header which supplies cooling water to an upper surface of the hot rolled steel plate; upper cooling water jetting nozzles suspended from the upper header for jetting rod-like water flow; and an upper dividing wall arranged between the hot rolled steel plate and the upper header, wherein a plurality of upper water-supply inlets which allow insertion of lower end portions of the upper cooling water jetting nozzles thereinto, and a plurality of upper drain outlets which drain cooling water supplied to upper surface of the hot rolled steel plate on dividing wall are formed in the upper dividing wall.
US08881566B2	Disc alignment mechanism A lock assembly is provided with a plurality of discs, one or more driver discs and a pivoting component that interacts with the discs and driver discs, providing anti-pick features.
US08881562B2	Mortise lock A mortise lock is provided with a reinforcing plate to enhance structural rigidity and robustness for resistance against external destructive pulling forces. The reinforcing plate is disposed in abutment with an exterior cover and a door panel, and is mounted on a mounting post of the exterior cover. The reinforcing plate has a notch to receive and engage a key lock. A securing plate may be disposed between and in abutment with the door panel and a main body of a torsional returning unit which is connected to an exterior handle to further increase structural rigidity.
US08881560B2	Theft-protecting assembly for rechargeable hand-held electronic devices A theft-protecting electronic device (16;116) recharging assembly comprising a block-shaped stand (12; 112) having a cavity (14;122c) into and from which the device can be partly inserted and retrieved by a substantially linear sliding movement. A rigid jacket (30;130) embracing the device from at least three sides thereof is provided, one of which being the side opposite the one inserted into said cavity. A lock-receiving porting (30e;130g) is integrally formed with the jacket. A lockable device (20,120) is associated with the stand, being manipulatable between a locking position wherein it engages the said lock-receiving portion, thereby arresting the electronic device within said cavity, and an unlocked position wherein the electronic device is freely retrievable from said cavity. The stand is adapted to be secured by a cable (40;140) to an immovable object (42,142).
US08881556B2	Washing and drying machine A washing and dehydrating machine includes a circulating passage communicating between interior and exterior of a water tub, warm air generating unit rendering air in the passage warm, an overflow outlet located in the water tub surface, so that water flows through the overflow outlet when a water level in the water tub is increased to or above a level, a drain conduit introduced outside the machine via a drain valve, through which water in the water tub is discharged, an overflow conduit having a lower end connected to the drain valve and communicating with the overflow outlet, and air stopping unit located in the overflow conduit and including a trap cutting off air flow and a water supply unit supplying water to the trap, allowing water to pass through and stopping air flow. The overflow conduit is introduced outside the machine via the air stopping unit.
US08881553B2	Assembly for precision datum alignment and method of use A calibration assembly has a base and mounting elements to mount the base to a laser. The base has a front, middle and rear portions that are used to align the calibration assembly to the laser to cleave optical fibers with the laser. The front portion has a channel to receive the optical fibers, the middle portion has openings to confirm alignment of the laser; and the rear portion has a rear opening used to adjust the pitch and roll of the laser.
US08881548B2	Air-conditioning apparatus A multi-chamber type air-conditioning apparatus is provided in which a refrigerant whose effect on human bodies is a concern is prevented from leaking into a room or the like in which an indoor unit is installed, simultaneous operation of cooling and heating is possible, and performance deterioration by a refrigerant flow control device or drop of the cooling capacity of the indoor unit can be prevented.A heat-source-side refrigerant cycle A in which compressor 11, an outdoor heat exchanger 13, a second refrigerant flow control device 25b, a first intermediate heat exchanger 21, a first refrigerant flow control device 25, a second intermediate heat exchanger 22, and a third refrigerant flow control device 25c are connected in series and a use-side refrigerant cycle B in which each of the first intermediate heat exchanger 21 and the second intermediate heat exchanger 22 and each indoor heat exchanger 31 are connected in series, and in each of the first intermediate heat exchanger 21 and the second intermediate heat exchanger 22, and a heat-source-side refrigerant circulating through the heat-source-side refrigerant cycle A and a use-side refrigerant circulating through the use-side refrigerant cycle B are made to exchange heat.
US08881543B2	Duct type air conditioner There is provided a duct type air conditioner that solves problems of assembling properties and serviceability.The duct type air conditioner includes a front plate formed with a discharge duct mounting frame outwardly thereof so as to surround discharge openings, a fan mechanism mounted inwardly of the front plate by way of a fan panel interposed therebetween, a back plate formed with a suction duct mounting frame outwardly thereof so as to surround the suction opening, and a heat exchanger mounted inwardly of the back plate so as to face the fan mechanism. The fan mechanism includes two fan units having separate fan panels such as formed by dividing a fan panel into two panels, motors mounted on the respective separate fan panels, and fans positioned inwardly of the separate fan panels and driven by the motors. The respective fan units are mounted inwardly of the front plate by attaching the respective fan panels to the front plate on the inside thereof.
US08881541B2	Cooling system with tandem compressors and electronic expansion valve control A cooling system has a tandem compressor, a condenser, an electronic expansion valve and an evaporator arranged in a direct expansion cooling circuit. The tandem compressor includes a variable capacity compressor and a fixed capacity compressor. A controller controls the electronic expansion valve and selects which of a plurality of superheat control modes to use in operating the electronic expansion valve based on control parameters and a current operating status of each of the variable capacity compressor and fixed capacity compressor of the tandem compressor.
US08881540B1	Monitoring temperature-sensitive cargo with automated generation of regulatory qualification Disclosed is a process of determining, at a point during shipment, whether the solid phase refrigerant in a shipment is sufficient to preserve the shipment cargo, which is blood or other biological products, for the remaining shipment period, by: monitoring the temperatures encountered to said point and estimating the temperatures likely to be encountered during the remaining shipment period; determining the likelihood that the remaining refrigerant can maintain the shipment cargo within a specified temperature range during the remaining shipment period; and if the risk that the remaining refrigerant cannot maintain the shipment cargo within said range during the remaining shipment period is above a cut-off level, then taking action to preserve the value of the cargo.
US08881539B1	Hybrid storage absorption refrigeration system A hybrid storage absorption refrigeration system and method. The system includes a thermal collector, a condenser, an evaporator, a cold storage tank, an absorber, a weak solution tank, a strong solution tank, a refrigerant storage tank, a refrigerant heat exchanger, and a solution heat exchanger. The method includes providing heat from a thermal collector to produce a refrigerant vapor from strong solution, condensing the refrigerant vapor, producing a refrigeration effect in an evaporator, chilling a cold storage medium in a cold storage tank, combining refrigerant vapor with weak solution in an absorber to produce strong solution, storing weak solution, storing strong solution, storing refrigerant, exchanging heat between hot and cold refrigerants in a refrigerant heat exchanger, and exchanging heat between weak solution and strong solution in a solution heat exchanger.
US08881538B2	System for transfer of a liquid such as liquefied natural gas from a ship such as a liquefied natural gas carrier and a floating or fixed unit A system for transfer of a liquid, such as liquefied natural gas, from a ship such as a liquefied natural gas carrier and a floating or fixed production and/or storage unit. The system has articulated arms and has n degrees of freedom, generally six, provided by rotating joints. At least one of the rotating joints is located on the ship.
US08881536B2	Aircraft engine assembly comprising a turbojet engine with reinforcing structures connecting the fan casing to the central casing An aircraft engine assembly including an annular structure surrounding a central casing and mechanically connected to the central casing by the intermediary of a mounting mechanism. To each of the first and second engine mounts is associated a reinforcing structure forming a shear plane, fixedly connected: in an area of the annular structure at a first anchoring point; in an area of the fan casing at a second anchoring point; and in an area of a structural arm or of the intermediate casing at a third anchoring point. The structure extends along a radial imaginary plane passing through an anchoring point of the mount on the fan casing.
US08881535B2	Electric field control of two or more responses in a combustion system A combustion system may include a plurality of heated volume portions. At least two of the plurality of heated volume portions may include corresponding respective electrodes. The electrodes may be driven to produce respective electric fields in their respective volumes. The electric fields may be configured to drive desired respective responses.
US08881530B2	Fuel heating system for startup of a combustion system A system may include an insulated water tank configured to store a first heated water from a first plant component during operation of a plant, and a fuel heater comprising a heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat from the first heated water to a fuel for a gas turbine engine during startup of the plant.
US08881529B2	Modular fuel supply device for a gas turbine including a fuel supply device having an integrated control device A gas turbine, in particular a gas turbine aircraft engine, including a fuel supply device and a control device, wherein at least parts of the control device, in particular of an engine control device, are integrated into the fuel supply device.
US08881528B2	System for the generation of mechanical and/or electrical energy A system for the generation of energy includes a further chain of units coupled with a gas turbine plant and at least one compressor consuming mechanical energy and/or at least one generator generating electrical energy. The further chain of units comprises a closed circuit having a work fluid and at least one heat exchanger, at least one expander for expanding the work fluid and for subsequently obtaining mechanical energy for the compressor and/or generator, at least one condenser for condensing the expanded work medium, and at least one pump for conveying the work fluid. The coupling of the gas turbine plant to the further chain of units is carried out by means of the heat exchanger which is fed with heat by means of the compressor air of the compressor and starts the closed circuit through the work fluid.
US08881526B2	Laser for steam turbine system A steam turbine system uses a laser to instantaneously vaporize water in a nozzle within a turbine. This steam is then used to rotate the turbine. Thus, the turbine system does not require an external boiler. The steam turbine system may be used in either an open system, where the steam passing through the turbine is not condensed and reused, or a closed system, where the steam passing through the turbine is condensed and reused.
US08881525B1	Hybrid electrical generation system An electrical energy and thermal energy generation system that includes an electrical generator including a motor driving a rotor within a stator enclosed in an inner tube; a heat generating unit disposed around said inner tube enclosing said electrical generator, said heat generating unit enclosed within an outer container having walls spaced apart from said inner tube so as to define a volume through which heat exchange fluid is circulated and having a water inlet and a water outlet; an electric power supply providing power to said motor; a water supply providing unheated water to said heat generating unit through said water inlet; and a return water line through which heated water exits said water outlet for transport to a destination for use.
US08881523B2	Waste heat utilization device for internal combustion engine A Rankine cycle (6) of a waste heat utilization device includes a circulation path (7) for circulating a working fluid therethrough, an evaporator (12) for causing heat to transfer from cooling water delivered from an internal combustion engine (2) to the working fluid to evaporate the working fluid, a superheater (10) for causing heat to transfer from the cooling water delivered from an exhaust gas heat exchanger (8) to the working fluid delivered from the evaporator to superheat the working fluid, an expander (22) for expanding the working fluid delivered from the superheater to produce driving force, a condenser (24) for condensing the working fluid delivered from the expander, and a pump (28) for feeding the working fluid delivered from the condenser to the evaporator. The evaporator, the superheater, the expander, the condenser and the pump are successively inserted in the working fluid circulation path.
US08881521B2	Cable protection system and method of reducing an initial stress on a cable A method of reducing an initial stress on a cable includes stretching the cable to a first length to thereby define the initial stress. The cable has a central longitudinal axis, and includes a plurality of wires each twisted around the axis and formed from a shape memory alloy transitionable in response to a signal between a first state wherein each of the wires has a first temperature-dependent length, and a second state wherein each of the wires has a second temperature-dependent length that is less than the first. After stretching, the method includes activating the alloy by exposing the alloy to the signal such that the alloy transitions from the first to the second temperature-dependent state. Concurrent to activating, the method includes elongating the cable to a second length that is greater than the first to define a second stress on the cable that is less than the first.
US08881518B2	Meterless hydraulic system having flow sharing and combining functionality A hydraulic system includes a variable-displacement first pump, a variable-displacement second pump, and a first actuator selectively connected either to the first pump in a closed loop manner and not the second pump, or to the first and second pumps in a closed loop manner. The hydraulic system also includes a second actuator selectively connected either to the second pump in a closed loop manner and not the first pump, or to the first and second pumps in a closed loop manner. The hydraulic system further includes a variable-displacement rotary actuator selectively connected either to the first pump in a closed loop manner and not the second pump, or to the first and second pumps in a closed loop manner.
US08881515B2	Torque converter with turbine mass absorber A damper assembly for a torque converter includes a drive side elastic element arranged for transmitting torque to a turbine for the torque converter in a first direction and a coast side elastic element, separate from the drive side elastic element, arranged for transmitting torque to the turbine in a second direction opposite the first direction. In an example embodiment, a slope of a torque curve for the damper remains constant in a transition region between transmitting torque to the turbine in the first direction and transmitting torque to the turbine in the second direction. In an example embodiment, the damper assembly includes an input damper and an output damper. The elastic elements are disposed in a torque path between the input damper and the output damper. In an example embodiment, the input damper is selectively engaged with a cover for the torque converter and the output damper is drivingly engaged with an output hub for the torque converter.
US08881513B2	Device for producing electrical energy from exhaust gas heat and motor vehicle having the device A device for producing electrical energy from the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, includes a generator with an exhaust gas inlet connection, an exhaust gas outlet connection and at least one heat exchange section therebetween. At least one flow diversion and/or flow division is provided between the exhaust gas inlet connection and the heat exchange section. The heat exchange section has a plurality of flow paths perpendicular to the exhaust gas inlet connection, to be assigned to a plurality of heat exchange units. At least a portion of the heat exchange assembly has at least one thermoelectric element and a cooling device. The at least one thermoelectric element is captively connected to the cooling device. A motor vehicle having the device is also provided.
US08881512B2	Catalyst converter device for purifying exhaust gas and saddle-ride type vehicle A catalyst converter having a retaining mat with a thickness wherein the apparent density during assembling becomes 0.25 g/cm3 or more and less than 0.51 g/cm3 and the outside diameter D1 of a catalyst retainer is set according to interference of the retaining mat in passing through a press-in tool and interference of the retaining mat after being pressed into a retaining tube. The retaining mat is formed of a non-expandable inorganic fiber sheet. A pressing force moves the catalyst retainer in the axial direction with respect to the retaining tube while the catalyst converter device is used with the length L2 along the longitudinal direction of the catalyst retainer in the retaining mat wound around the catalyst retainer being set longer than the winding diameter D1 of the retaining mat around the catalyst retainer so that a retaining force R greater than the pressing force F can be secured.
US08881507B2	Air driven reductant delivery system A dosing system for delivering reductant to an exhaust gas treatment system of an internal combustion engine using air driven hydraulic pumps for closed-loop controlling reductant pressure and a two-stage PWM control method for controlling dosing rate. Reductant residue in the dosing systems is purged by using compressed air after a dosing process completes, and when the air driven hydraulic pumps are positioned inside a reductant tank, dedicated heating means for the pumps is not necessary. The air driven hydraulic pumps can also use low pressure compressed air, and the closed-loop pressure control together with the two-stage PWM control allow dosing accuracy insensitive to pressure variations in compressed air. These new features enable the dosing system use a variety of compressed air sources, including an engine turbo.
US08881505B2	Apparatus, system, and method for adaptive engine system control with integrated global position sensing According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes an electronic controller (15) for an internal combustion engine (12) of a motor vehicle. The electronic controller includes a location detection module (32) configured to identify a location of the motor vehicle by a global positioning system (GPS) device (18). Also, the electronic controller includes a driving condition prediction module (34) configured to determine a direction of travel and access geographic information data for a path to be traveled by the motor vehicle. The electronic controller also has a simulation module (36) configured to simulate engine performance including effects from parasitic loads. Still further, the electronic controller includes a parasitic load control module (38) configured to adjust the timing for one or more of a regeneration process for an exhaust filter and at least one other parasitic load in order to maintain engine performance at or above a predetermined threshold.
US08881503B2	Method and device for preventing fuel freezing in a postprocessing burner system Disclosed is a method for preventing fuel freezing in a postprocessing burner system with a burner 14 upstream of a particulate filter 12 (exhaust purification member) incorporated in an exhaust pipe. Fuel is fed from a fuel tank 16 served also for a diesel engine 1 (engine) to the burner 14 through a feed pipe 17, and excess fuel is returned to the fuel tank 16 through a return pipe 18. The fuel is periodically circulated between the burner 14 and the fuel tank 16 through the feed and return pipes 17 and 18 under a condition of ambient air temperature during vehicle travel being at or below a predetermined temperature.
US08881499B2	Under water hydrogen and oxygen powered hydraulic impulse engine Apparatus includes an ignition system that repeats an ignition cycle by providing hydrogen and oxygen and also provides a control spark with a sufficient amount of energy for igniting a combustible mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. The combustion chamber is immersed in an aqueous fluid, fills with the same or other aqueous fluid, receives the hydrogen and oxygen therein, receive the control spark to ignite the combustible mixture of hydrogen and oxygen to cause a combustion reaction to occur and form steam that yields a specific amount of heat energy, and provides the aqueous fluid from the combustion chamber in response to the substantial increase in pressure on the aqueous fluid contained therein.
US08881497B2	Method for removing and drawing a synthetic thread and a device for performing the method The invention relates to a method and a device for removing and drawing a synthetic thread to form a fully drawn yarn. The thread is formed by joining a plurality of extruded filaments and is guided by contact on the circumference of heated guide jackets of several driven galette pairs. In order to obtain a gentle and highly homogenized treatment of the filaments, the thread is guided in an S-shaped or Z-shaped thread course by a first galette pair having two guide jackets driven in opposite directions during the removal from a spinning zone and before the drawing. Thus, both sides of the thread can be brought directly into circumferential contact with the guide jackets for in order to heat the thread.
US08881495B2	Front and rear ground sensing for header pitch control A harvesting header and feederhouse for use with a crop harvesting machine has a feederhouse interface at a distal end of the feederhouse and a header frame. The header frame has a top beam, a bottom beam, and first and second vertical main structures connecting the top and bottom beams. The feederhouse interface and the vertical main structures of the header frame are pivotably connected to enable the header frame to pivot with respect to the feederhouse interface. At least one hydraulic ram connects between the feederhouse interface and the header frame to pivot the harvesting header on the feederhouse to a desired fore/aft pitch angle. A hydraulic supply provides hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic ram. Front and rear ground sensors provide an output that is used to control the fore/aft pitch angle of the harvesting header relative the ground by pivoting the header frame relative the feederhouse interface.
US08881493B2	Force application element, extension element, and a method for increasing the tensile load of a strip-shaped material Disclosed is a force-applying element including a tensioning anchor for anchoring a tape-shaped material to a support structure. The tape-shaped material is pretensioned by means of the tensioning anchor. An extension element is disposed in the transition area between the tensioning anchor and the tape-shaped material following the tensioning process. The extension element is effectively connected to the tape-shaped material and the tensioning anchor.
US08881492B2	Window buck having right trapezoid cross-section A window buck/drywall panel assembly comprising a window buck having a cross-section where the cross-section defines a right trapezoid, where the window buck includes a window buck beveled edge; and a drywall panel having a cross-section where the cross-section defines a right trapezoid, where the drywall panel includes a drywall beveled edge, and the window buck and the drywall panel are secured to one another such that the window buck beveled edge and the drywall beveled edge are in contact with one another.
US08881488B2	High-strength ribbon loop anchors and anchoring systems utilizing the same A high-strength ribbon loop anchor and cavity wall anchoring system employing the same is disclosed. The ribbon loop anchor is a wire formative construct that is cold-worked with the resultant body having substantially semicircular edges and flat surfaces therebetween. The edges are aligned to receive compressive forces transmitted from the facing wall. The ribbon loops hereof, when part of the anchoring system, interengage with the veneer tie and are dimensioned to preclude significant movement lateral with or normal to the inner wythe.
US08881486B2	Truss saddle apparatus and method Disclosed is a truss, having an upper and lower chord member each extending in generally the same longitudinal direction and in spaced apart relation. The truss also includes a plurality of web members each with a first and second end, the web members including a crimped portion at the first and second end with openings, wherein the first and second ends and openings of adjacent web members overlap. A lower chord fastening system extends through the lower chord and through the overlapping openings in the first ends of adjacent web members. An upper chord fastening system extends through the upper chord and through the overlapping openings in the second ends of two adjacent web members. The upper and lower chord fastening system further includes a saddle member extending over the web-chord junction and secured to the chords to provide additional strength to select connections at opposing ends of the truss.
US08881479B2	Wall system with vapor barrier securement A system for assembling a pre-engineered building with a monolithic vapor retarder to control the formation of condensation on the walls. The system allows for numerous different combinations of insulation thickness, different kinds of walls, inside vapor retarders in different rigid panels, different facings or membranes. The system further provides for finished inside surfaces with high thermal quality.
US08881475B2	Floor joist strengthening and utility conduit organizing system There is provided an apparatus for strengthening floor structures and for organizing utility conduits. The apparatus includes a rectangular shaped web having first and second opposing sides. The web bridges between two adjacent floor joists and is perpendicular to the adjacent floor joists. A beam is located a predetermined distance from the first side and is parallel to the first side. The beam and the first side form a pocket for receiving a portion of a floor joist. A channel is formed in the second side for receiving a beam from another substantially identical web so that the two webs may be interlocked. The web includes a central portion having a plurality of openings therein for receiving elongated utility conduits.
US08881473B2	Deck-sealing surround for skylights and windows A surround for a rectangular skylight assembly is provided. Each side of the rectangular surround is characterized as having an obtuse-angled profile having an angle of between greater than 90 degrees and about 100 degrees, the profile including a curb-abutting surface and a roof abutting surface. The curb-abutting surfaces abut curb members attached to the skylight assembly and include apertures therethrough for receipt of joining elements. The roof abutting surfaces abut a building rooftop and further include apertures therethrough for receipt of joining elements. The roof abutting side of the roof abutting surfaces includes a barrier material attached thereto. The barrier material may be comprised of any suitable impermeable material, such as a polyurethane foam or a thermoplastic elastomer.
US08881470B1	Collapsible structure Example embodiments relate to a collapsible structure. In example embodiments elements of the structure may be connected together in a manner that allows the structure to collapse from a relatively open structure into a relatively compact structure. The structure may have many uses which may include, but are not limited to, a hunting shack, a storage shack, a boat house, an emergency shelter, and a hut.
US08881468B2	Fixture wall mount assembly with integral flashing A fixture mounting assembly includes a mounting bracket for attaching, via a flange, to the outside wall of a building under construction. A mounting block for holding the fixture in place against the wall fits within the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket includes a flashing component extending from the front face of the mounting bracket such that the mounting block is held in place by being at least partially surrounded by the flashing component. The fixture mounting assembly is useful but not limited to construction in which fiber cement siding will surround the outside wall and the associated fixture.
US08881467B2	Truss based display system A display unit comprising a plurality of vertical truss members anchored to a floor surface; a plurality of horizontal rails attached to the vertical truss members thereby forming a frame; a horizontal track anchored to a floor surface in front of the vertical truss members; a plurality of cantilever supports attached across the top of the frame, the cantilever supports each having a front portion providing an upper frame and lower frame; a plurality of upper rectangular panels mounted in a first row adjacent one another in the upper frames; a plurality of lower rectangular panels mounted in the lower frames adjacent one another a second row below the first row; first and second side panels anchored to the floor track and to a plurality of the horizontal rails; a plurality of cabinets located adjacent one another between the first and second side panels and anchored to the floor track and at least one of said horizontal rails; and a plurality of display panels disposed between the top surfaces of the cabinets and the lower edges of the lower rectangular panels.
US08881464B1	Weatherguard door sealing device with replaceable seal A weatherguard door sealing device comprising a single piece of metal with an outer leg, receiving leg, center section, first and second planar surfaces, first and second diagonal surfaces, and two inner reinforcing legs. The first planar surface connects the outer leg to the first diagonal surface, the first diagonal surface connects the center section to the first planar surface, the second planar surface connects the receiver leg to the second diagonal surface, and the second diagonal surface connects the center section to the second planar surface. The receiver leg comprises a receiver channel for receiving a sealing element. The two inner reinforcing legs are parallel to each other and extend perpendicularly from the center section. The thickness of the center section is greater than the thickness of the first and second planar surfaces and the first and second diagonal surfaces.
US08881462B2	Door structure A door structure includes a cover for covering an accommodating space formed on a housing, a lodging part connected to an end of the cover for lodging in a slot on the housing, and a first inverse hook part connected to the housing and disposed adjacent to a hole on the housing. A first inclined surface is formed on a side of the first inverse hook part. The door structure further includes a second inverse hook part connected to a side of the cover. A second inclined surface is formed on a side of the second inverse hook part. The second inverse hook part is inserted into the hole on the housing so that the second inclined surface of the second inverse hook part wedges with the first inclined surface of the first inverse hook part.
US08881461B2	Sash window restrictor A sash window restrictor (20) has a housing (22) which is to be let into a vertical frame member (10) of one sash (normally the upper, outer sash) of a window, at a position, say, 10 cm above the top rail of the lower sash when the windows are closed. A tab (24) is mounted in the housing and can be retracted into the housing or extended from the housing. A mechanism acts between the tab and the housing and allows the tab to be pressed into the housing and held in the housing for a period of time before the tab is released to allow the tab to extend. With the tab extended, the lower sash (12) can be lifted until it reaches the tab (24) but no further, so that a 10 cm gap will be opened at the bottom of the window.
US08881459B2	Device for fixing a pivot-opening glazing, glazing and method of manufacturing the glazing A device for fixing a glazed element into an opening for the glazed element to be pivotable with respect to the opening. The device includes at least one projecting element including an axis for fixing the device to an upright of the opening, and at least one baseplate including interior and exterior faces facing a surface of the glazed element. The baseplate is at least partially integrated into a portion of elastic material adhering at least to the interior face. The projecting element rigidly fixes the projecting element to the upright of the opening so that the orientation of the axis with respect to the upright remains unchanged during opening or closing movement of the glazed element and so that during the opening movement, at least part of the portion of elastic material is squashed between the baseplate and the upright or between the baseplate and the glazed element.
US08881458B2	Slider window assembly A slider window assembly for a vehicle includes a frame portion having an upper rail and a lower rail, at least one fixed window panel that is fixed relative to the frame portion, and a movable window panel that is movable along the upper and lower rails. The movable window panel is movable between a closed position and an opened position. The movable window panel may include a panel portion and a carrier element integrally formed with the panel portion, with the carrier portion slidably received in the lower rail and movable along the lower rail as the movable window panel is moved between its closed and opened positions.
US08881457B2	Window regulator A window regulator has a small number of parts and a simple structure and avoids the generation of noise. An upper wire-end having a flange portion is connected to the end portion of a raising wire connected to a carrier plate. A wire-end storage portion having a hollow portion surrounded by a top wall and a circumferential wall extending downward from a rim of the top wall is formed on the carrier plate. A plurality of ribs are formed on the wire-end storage portion along an axis direction of the wire-end storage portion, while protruding from the circumferential wall to the hollow portion. The flange portion is in contact with at least two of the ribs.
US08881456B2	Shading devices This disclosure provides a new type of shading device for windows. The shading device comprises two sheets of glass, a blind with a plurality of slates, and an actuating device rotating them. The slats are painted with a low reflectivity coating on one side and a high reflectivity coating on the other side. The blind is installed inside the air tight chamber formed by two sheets of glass. In addition, a low emissivity film can be applied on the wall of the air tight chamber. The shade device employs a control system to adjust the angle of the blind slats in response to various input signals.
US08881449B2	Bay-type greenhouse with optimal performance A span type greenhouse has structural units installed parallel to one another over an entire length of a bay defined under a span. The ratio of a distance between a top of the greenhouse and a horizontal straight line passing through top ends of side posts over the bay width is less than 1/5. This greenhouse also has central double opening windows. In a transverse profile of the greenhouse, and angle formed between a straight line tangential to an arch segment in a transverse plane of the greenhouse at a side lintel, and a straight line intersecting a hinge axis and the end of a closed side window in the transverse plane of the greenhouse is non-zero in the direction of a concave side of the greenhouse profile, this break in slope procuring a slope for the closed window that is at least 15°.
US08881447B2	Animal trap An animal trap for restraining animals, such as raccoons. The trap includes a hollow body having an entrance opening, an external and an internal grip member spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the body, both having a V-shape, and a biased restraint member having a V-shape and adapted to move towards the grip members when released to engage an extremity of an animal inserted through the entrance opening. Two interchangeable trigger assemblies are each adapted to restrain the restraint member until proper engagement with a respective trigger member. The first trigger assembly releases the restraint member via a first directional force or an opposite second directional force applied to a first trigger member. The second trigger assembly releases the restraint member via only the first directional force applied to a second trigger member. A ground stake having jagged teeth and a swivel chain may be used for anchoring.
US08881443B2	Firearm safety lock with key-based override A lock for a firearm is disclosed. The firearm has a grip safety and a sear engageable to a biased hammer in a cocked position and releasable by a trigger. The lock includes a housing defining a bore within which a mainspring biasing the hammer is revived. A latch is rotatably mounted to the housing and has a grip safety arm and a cam follower, and has a first rotational excursion with the grip safety arm in engagement with and restricting the grip safety to block movement of the trigger, and an opposed second rotational excursion with the grip safety arm in disengagement from the grip safety to unblock depression of the grip safety and movement of the trigger. An actuator is mounted to the housing and cooperatively linked to the latch, and provides motive force for positioning the larch in the first rotational excursion and the second rotational excursion.
US08881440B2	Device for presenting information and frame for it This invention relates to the field of advertising and information display. It can be used in the production of portable advertising and information media with flexible supports, transported easily, and installed quickly to display any visual information. The invention ensures high-quality and effective tensioning of the panel over the course of a long use period including multiple relocations. The device for presenting information comprises a panel mounted on a sectional frame with rotating edges of the panel mounted on the sides of the frame. Each of the rotatable edges consists of at least two layers: the panel itself and a facing applied to the panel in its pre-tensioned resiliently deformed state, thus retaining the tension of the panel material attached to the facing. The panel is mounted on a frame in a state of resiliently extended deformation and is fixed with edges supported in pairs on the frame.
US08881439B2	Greeting card with spinner activated multimedia content A greeting card has a card body comprising at least a front panel and electrical components. The front panel contains an opening that acts as a track. A spinner including two wheels spaced apart and coupled together with an axle rotatably engages the track are positioned on opposite sides of the front panel. The spinner moves along the track by virtue of gravity when the greeting card is being tilted. The electrical components may include a power source, a sound module having an audio file stored therein, a speaker, and a switch located adjacent to the track. The spinner activates the switch when the spinner moves adjacent to the location of the switch which in turn initiates playback of the audio file through the speaker.
US08881438B2	Luggage tag A luggage tag which can be easily operated for attachment of the luggage tag to a luggage is provided. A luggage tag includes a surface sheet and a peel-off sheet, and a customer's copy is provided on one end portion of the surface sheet via a separation slit. A peel-off region is provided on one end portion of the peel-off sheet via a peel-off slit. When winding the luggage tag on a handle of a luggage in a loop fashion, an attaching portion to be adhered to the peel-off sheet is covered with the peel-off region, and the customer's copy is adhered to the peel-off region. A folding line is provided on the peel-off region, and when the peel-off region is folded along the folding line, an adhesive layer of the customer's copy is exposed outside.
US08881437B1	Toy piece identification marker system One non-limiting embodiment of the present invention includes an identification marker system including a marker base including a coupling member, wherein the coupling member is configured to couple to a toy piece, wherein the coupling member has a default closed position and the coupling member is substantially curved along its length in the closed position, wherein the coupling member has a cross section having a width dimension and a height dimension, wherein the height dimension is substantially larger than the width dimension, wherein the coupling member has an outer surface an inner surface, wherein the inner surface is opposite the outer surface.
US08881435B2	Iron with detachable soleplate A hand-held convertible iron is provided that includes a housing, a soleplate disposed on the housing for pressing a garment, the soleplate having a first portion and a second portion, a heating means having a first element and a second element, the first element being disposed adjacent to the first portion of the soleplate and the second element being disposed adjacent to the second portion, wherein the second portion of the soleplate is removably attached to the housing. A quick-disconnect electrical connection provides electrical power to the second element of the heating means when the second portion of the soleplate is attached to the housing.
US08881434B2	Apparatus for generating steam The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating steam comprising a water heating chamber in which water is heated to generate steam. The apparatus also includes a cavity having an inlet communicating with the water heating chamber so that water in the water heating chamber is received in the cavity and a sealable outlet. The cavity is configured to limit the flow of convection currents in the water received in the cavity so that scales and/or solid particles suspended in the water accumulate in the cavity. Alternatively, a guide member is disposed at the inlet to the cavity which is configured to guide scales and/or solid particles suspended in the water into the cavity.
US08881432B1	Ditch-cleaning device The ditch-cleaning device is an accessory for a continuous track machinery that is either dragged along or driven forwardly via the machinery in order to clear out and forcibly throw undergrowth from a ditch or depressed surface. The accessory is constructed of a drum upon which a plurality of scoops and digger teeth adorn specific regions along an exterior and of which strip and subsequently throw said undergrowth. The drum is rotated while the machinery moves along a ditch or depressed surface such that the digger teeth strip said undergrowth, and subsequently the scoops forcibly throw said undergrowth away from the ditch or depressed surface. A protective cover may be included with and cover a top half of said drum so as to prevent debris from being thrown from said device.
US08881430B2	Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component An article of footwear has an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The upper includes a knitted component and, in some configurations, a skin layer secured to the knitted component. The knitted component may have a plurality of protruding areas that extend outward and away from a void within the upper for receiving a foot of a wearer. The protruding areas may include one or both of (a) a first tubular structure and an inlaid strand extending through the first tubular structure and (b) a second tubular structure and yarn sections extending across the second tubular structure.
US08881422B2	Apparatus for drying laundry or other items using ultra-violet radiation An apparatus for drying laundry with ultraviolet radiation is provided. One or more ultraviolet light sources emit ultraviolet radiation, which, in various embodiments, is transmitted through a UV-radiation permeable transparent drum containing the wet laundry and other wet articles to be dried. Also provided is a dryer having ultraviolet light sources centrally situated with respect to the drum, wherein the ultraviolet light sources emit ultraviolet radiation directed at laundry in the drum.
US08881421B2	Dipstick assembly with lock system A dipstick assembly includes a lock system. A cap has a blade, cable or extension for measuring fluid levels. The locking system has the ability to limit the assembly of a locking dipstick to one radial position. The cap has an engagement end. A cup has a receiving end. The engagement end of the cap is removably sealably disposable in the receiving end of the cup. The lock system may include a pair of slots on the cap and a pair of lugs on the cup, and a tab on the cap and a shoulder/recess on the cup that cooperate to limit the system to one way assembly. The tab and recess also provide a visible lock indicator to confirm that the slots and lugs, which are not visible, are fully engaged and locked.
US08881420B2	Method and apparatus for measuring an opening There is disclosed an apparatus and a method for measuring an opening dimension. The apparatus may comprise a handle or a handle mounting portion and a rod holder adjustably attached to the handle or handle mounting portion. The method may comprise the use of the apparatus to measure an opening dimension.
US08881417B2	Angle measuring device An angle measuring device 2 is configured to detect an angle formed between a measured line LX connecting a first position PL and a second position PR and a predetermined reference plane. The angle measuring device 2 includes: a case 10; a first pointing mechanism 30L for pointing the first position PL; a second pointing mechanism 30R for pointing the second position PR; moving mechanisms 60L and 60R that allow at least one of the first and second pointing mechanisms 30L and 30R to be movable; and a turning member angular scale mark 72 that indicates a moved amount of at least one of the first and second pointing mechanisms 30L and 30R by the moving mechanisms 60L and 60R. The moving mechanisms 60L and 60R move the first pointing mechanism 30L and the like so that a line segment connecting the first pointing mechanism 30L and the second pointing mechanism 30R includes the measurement reference plane or becomes parallel to the measurement reference plane.
US08881415B2	Solar system alignment tool and method An alignment tool for aligning torque tubes of the solar collection system can include a rigid body member and two laterally extending alignment arms. Optionally, the alignment arms can include releasable clamps that can engage and disengage without the use of tools. The tool can be designed to straddle a sun-tracking drive of a sun-tracking solar system. Thus, the tool can be used both during initial construction as well as after construction is complete for alignment purposes.
US08881411B2	Hacksaw with blade tensioning mechanism A hacksaw with an improved mechanism for applying and adjusting the tension on a blade mounted to a blade mount on a front arm and a blade mount on a rocker arm. The rocker arm is pivotally coupled to a handle and is spring biased to place an initial tension on a blade held by the rocker arm and the front arm. A rotatably mounted lever is positioned on the handle for vertically displacing a nut captured in the rocker arm to pivot the rocker arm and adjust the tension on the rocker arm-held blade. An elongate top frame bar of the hacksaw defines a hollow I-beam cross-section accessible from the face of the front handle and is capable of storing saw blades. A bale screw is positioned in the front member for securing the blades in a position extending past the front handle.
US08881409B2	Articulating oscillating power tool An oscillating power tool includes a tool head which can be articulated through a range of positions including zero to ninety degrees. The tool head can accept a variety of accessory tools which move in a reversing angular displacement as well as articulate throughout the range of positions.
US08881408B2	Joint protecting member for combined fuel and handle unit A combined fuel tank and handle unit for a motorized, handheld tool includes a substantially closed volume, a handle, and a joint between two parts of the unit. The joint protrudes a distance beyond the surrounding surfaces. At least one rib is disposed at a distance from the joint on the underside of the tool.
US08881406B2	Shaving device with dual cutting elements An accessory for use with a shaving device includes a hollow flexible body having an open first end constructed to receive a free end of the shaving device that is opposite a razor blade and a closed second end. The closed second end has an arcuate shape. The accessory also includes a plurality of micro-blades disposed at the closed second end along an arcuate-shaped exterior surface thereof for trimming hair located in difficult to reach rounded facial areas.
US08881402B2	Roller and method of making roller A roller for producing optical films is disclosed. The roller includes a cylindrical main body and a micro-structured layer surrounding a circumferential surface of the main body. The microstructure layer includes a number of microstructures on its surface away from the main body. The microstructure layer is made from ethylene tetrafluoroethylene.
US08881400B2	Method for producing throttle holes having a low cavitation transmission point A method for producing a throttle point, particularly in a channel of a valve piece of a fuel injector is disclosed. The following are performed: first, the outlet channel is created by machining. Then, the throttle point is stamped by a stamping die inserted into a guide hole. The pre-stamped throttle point is electrical-discharge machined in such a way that said throttle point has an electrical-discharge machined inlet area and comprises a stamped outlet area, which lies before a continuous cross-section expansion of the outlet channel as viewed in the flow direction.
US08881399B2	Method of manufacturing a nozzle plate for a liquid ejection head A manufacturing method of nozzle plate for liquid ejection head includes, providing a substrate having a first base material of Si and a second base material, of which the etching rate in Si anisotropic dry etching is lower then that of Si, provided on one side of the first base material, forming a film as a second etching mask on the surface of the second base material, forming a second etching mask pattern having a small-diameter opening shape in the second etching mask film, etching until the etching part is extended through the second base material, forming a film as a first etching mask film on the surface of the first base material, forming a first etching mask pattern having a large-diameter opening shape in the first etching mask film, and Si anisotropic dry etching until the etched part is extended through the first base material.
US08881396B2	Method of manufacturing a fan assembly In one aspect, a fan assembly is provided that can be manufactured while producing a significantly reduced amount of scrap material. More specifically, the fan assembly utilizes a hub ring and one or more hub strips to support a plurality of blades rather than a solid center disc or end disc used by some prior approaches. In another aspect, a method is provided that includes bending a member into an annular configuration and joining end portions of the member together to rigidly fix the member in the annular configuration. The rigid annular member may be used as an end ring, a hub ring, an orifice, or other component, while producing significantly less scrap material than traditional approaches.
US08881392B2	Method of repairing machined components such as turbomachine blades or blades of blisks A method of using machining to repair a component workpiece, such as a turbomachine blade, from a known profile of the component, is disclosed. The method includes deforming the profile using a morphing method so that the deformed profile interpolates a cluster of points measured on the component. Deforming the profile involves comparing each zone of the component workpiece that has excess or insufficient thickness with elementary deformation configurations (EDCs) each in the form of a mesh portion and of points, the elementary deformation configurations (EDCs) being filed in a database, the database associating the parameters of the morphing function with each elementary deformation configuration (EDC).
US08881391B2	Method for producing hollow engine valve A method for producing a hollow engine valve is disclosed which involves gradually reducing the size of the outer diameter and inner diameter of a hollow shaft of a semi-finished product sequentially inserting the hollow shaft into a plurality of molding holes having different hole shapes so as to gradually extend the length of the hollow shaft, and forming the hollow shaft into a predetermined shape by sequentially performing a drawing process. The semi-finished product is subjected to heat treatment such that the hardness thereof is equal to or less than a predetermined hardness, and the maximum thickness between the hollow shaft and an umbrella portion connected to the bottom edge of the hollow shaft is formed to be thicker than the thickness of the hollow shaft by means of a molding hole of a die which is adjusted to have a specific length and maximum inner diameter.
US08881390B1	Process for installing wiring, electrical boxes, and receptacles or switches simultaneously A process for installing electrical box, wiring, and receptacles or switch simultaneously that allows electricians to perform all 3 tasks at one time without the need to return to install receptacles or switch after wallboard is installed comprises: Housing with built-in laser guide and attached magnetic spacers for metal studs or wooden studs that allow for correct alignment of receptacle or switch for applicable wallboard thickness used.
US08881385B2	Nozzle placement management method A nozzle placement history data management method is accomplished by an electronic component mounting apparatus having an adsorption nozzle detachably placed on a mount head. The presence or absence of the adsorption nozzle is detected by a flow rate sensor. A board recognition camera provides identification information of the nozzle with the result that the nozzle placement history data can be updated, managed and updated.
US08881383B2	Component mounting device and component mounting method In a component mounting device (1) which includes a first mounting lane (L1) and a second mounting lane (L2) and for which an independence mounting mode and an alternation mounting mode are selectable, a first limited movable area (R1A) and a first limited movable area (R1B) in which the movements in the horizontal direction of a first mounting head (13A) and a second mounting head (13B) of the mounting lanes are permitted in the independence mounting mode, are set as areas different from second limited movable areas in the alternation mounting mode, to prevent the mounting head of the mounting lane which is continuously operating from entering into the area of the mounting lanes for which the device type changing operation is being performed.
US08881379B2	Method of making heat sink for integrated circuit devices A resistor with heat sink is provided. The heat sink includes a conductive path having metal or other thermal conductor having a high thermal conductivity. To avoid shorting the electrical resistor to ground with the thermal conductor, a thin layer of high thermal conductivity electrical insulator is interposed between the thermal conductor and the body of the resistor. Accordingly, a resistor can carry large amounts of current because the high conductivity thermal conductor will conduct heat away from the resistor to a heat sink. Various configurations of thermal conductors and heat sinks are provided offering good thermal conductive properties in addition to reduced parasitic capacitances and other parasitic electrical effects, which would reduce the high frequency response of the electrical resistor.
US08881378B2	Method to improve performance of a magneto-resistive (MR) sensor A method is described to improve performance of a magneto-resistive (MR) sensor under conditions of high areal density. The free layer is partially etched away, the removed material being replaced by a magnetic flux guide structure that reduces the free layer's demagnetization field. This in turn reduces the stripe height of the sensor so that the resolution and the read-back signal are enhanced without increasing noise and instability.
US08881373B1	Assembling a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag precursor An assembly having an RFID integrated circuit (IC), a nonconductive repassivation layer on a surface of the IC and confined within a perimeter of the surface, and a conductive redistribution layer on the repassivation layer and confined within the perimeter of the surface may be provided. At least a first portion of the redistribution layer may be electrically connected to the IC through a first opening in the repassivation layer. Furthermore, a substrate having a first antenna terminal may be provided, and a second opening may be formed in a nonconductive barrier present on at least one of the first antenna terminal and the first portion of the redistribution layer with an etchant. The first opening and the second opening may be nonoverlapping. The assembly may be attached to the substrate with an adhesive.
US08881371B2	Method and apparatus for twisting bar conductors, in particular for bar windings of electric machines A method for twisting preformed bar conductors of electric machines comprising: a) providing a twisting apparatus comprising a twisting device having at least a first and a second body extended around a twisting axis, respectively comprising a first and a second circular array of pockets with center on such axis, said bodies being relatively rotatable to each other around the twisting axis to assume a first insertion configuration in which respective pockets of the first and second array are radially aligned; loading, in a subset of said pockets, a first plurality of said preformed conductors leaving a first residual subset of pockets free; driving the first and the second body in relative rotation around said axis until a second insertion configuration is reached in which a second plurality of pockets of the first and second body of said residual subset are radially aligned with each other.
US08881370B2	Method of fabricating an inertial sensor Inertial sensor having a body with first and second cavities on opposite sides thereof, a sensing element in the first cavity, electronic circuitry in the second cavity, electrical conductors interconnecting the sensing element and the circuitry, and leads connected electrically to the circuitry and extending from the body for mounting the sensor and making connections with the circuitry.
US08881368B2	Punch down tool with a replaceable punch down block A punch down tool includes a handle unit including pivoted grip and trigger, and a replaceable punch down block, which includes a carrier detachably attached to the top end of the grip, a cutter block detachably fastened to the top end of the grip to secure the carrier to the grip and holding a set of punch-down elements and a pair of cutter blades and a slide block slidably coupled to the carrier to carry a jack and a network cable for processing and forcible by the trigger against the cutter block to have the core wires of the network cable to be punched into the jack by the punch-down elements and cut off by the cutter blades.
US08881367B2	Joining component and method for production of a joining component A method for production of a joining component, the method comprising the steps of providing a metal section which is inductively heatable and defines an axial through aperture; and coating the metal element with a thermoplastic material by a single-component injection-molding of a base body of the joining component around the metal section so that the base body includes: a holding section formed as a cylindrical shaft and a flange, the flange including a first and second sides, and an inner side of the metal section is joined to the flange and an exposed outer side of the metal section faces away from the flange; and a the second side of the flange is axially recessed within the aperture; and a joining surface is comprised of the outer side of the metal section and a portion of the second side of the flange radially outward of the metal section.
US08881364B2	Pierce nut insertion tool A pierce nut insertion tool is provided. In another aspect, a pierce nut feeding mechanism has a mechanically independent driver actuator from that of a punch. A further aspect of the present tool employs a member, moveable with a punch, that retains a pierce nut prior to fastening of the nut to a workpiece. An additional aspect uses a fluid actuated nut feeder including a piston.
US08881358B2	Method and tool for assembling a bone anchoring device A method for assembling a bone anchoring device includes inserting a bone anchoring element in a first holder of a tool and inserting a receiving part in a second holder of the tool, actuating the tool from a first configuration towards a second configuration to insert a head of the bone anchoring element into the receiving part; continuing actuation of the tool towards the second configuration to move a locking ring and a receiving part body of the receiving part relative to each other until the locking ring assumes a second position with respect to the receiving part body in which the locking ring is latched to the receiving part body in a position where the locking ring compresses a portion of the receiving part body to compress the head, such that the head is held in and cannot be removed from the receiving part body and the bone anchoring element is held adjustably at a first angular position relative to the receiving part, and removing the attached bone anchoring element and receiving part from the tool. The tool is configured for the execution of the steps according to the method.
US08881355B2	Repair device and repair method This repair device includes a casing, a slide shaft slidably arranged with respect to the casing, a turn table rotatably arranged with respect to the slide shaft, a cutting mechanism installed on the turn table and including a cutting tool, and an advancing and retracting mechanism that displaces a radius of rotation of the cutting mechanism with respect to rotations of the turn table forward and backward. In a state where the casing is centered and positioned with respect to the pipe, the turn table is rotationally displaced while the slide shaft slides in an axial direction, and the advancing and retracting mechanism displaces the cutting mechanism forward and backward. Accordingly, the cutting tool helically turns along an inner peripheral shape of the pipe to cut an inner periphery of the pipe.
US08881354B2	Tool radius adjusting system for boring holder, tool radius adjusting method in machine tool, and machine tool A boring holder in a tool radius adjusting system is provided with a cutting blade and fine and coarse motion adjusting mechanisms each capable of adjusting the position of the cutting blade relative to a rotational axis of the boring holder. The tool radius adjusting system is provided with a tool radius measuring device for measuring the tool radius of the boring holder and a controller configured to calculate a compensation amount based on a tool radius measured by the tool radius measuring device and a target tool radius and to operate the fine and coarse motion adjusting mechanisms based on the compensation amount so that the tool radius is brought into agreement with the target tool radius.
US08881353B2	Method of producing piezoelectric/electrostrictive film type device Provided is a method of producing a piezoelectric/electrorestrictive film type device including a vibrating laminate obtained by laminating electrode films and piezoelectric/electrorestrictive films on a substrate containing a cavity. The method of producing the vibrating laminate includes: producing the substrate with a cavity, forming the first photoresist film on first principal surface of substrate, irradiating substrate from the second principal surface side of the substrate, transferring the plane shape of the cavity to the first photoresist film, developing and removing the first photoresist film formed in the region where the shape of cavity was formed, forming a lowermost electrode film by plating, and forming additional films other than the lowermost electrode film constituting the vibrating laminate.
US08881349B2	Adjustable holding device and associated adjustable connection mechanism The adjustable holding device includes an elongate cord which may be elastomeric. The holding device has a first connection mechanism that is operatively connected to the elongate cord. In addition, an adjustable connection mechanism is also operatively connected to the elongate cord and configured to be movable along the length of the cord. The adjustable connection mechanism includes a cam system configured to engage the elongate cord at a desired location. In addition, the adjustable connection mechanism is configured to move along the elongate cord when the first connection mechanism and the adjustable connection mechanism are operatively connected to desired connection points.
US08881344B2	Vacuum cleaner having a water receptacle with no fastening means thereinbetween The electrical household appliance of the invention comprises a vacuum cleaner comprising a water receptacle having a water filter, said water receptacle having an emptied front part and an emptied rear part, said emptied rear part receiving a motor projection from below such that the bottom surface of said receptacle is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said motor and said emptied front part is designed to accommodate a suction hose slot, said suction hose coaxially communicating with an inlet shaft of said water filter from below, said inlet shaft extending perpendicular to the bottom surface of said receptacle.
US08881341B2	Debris collecting system A debris collecting system comprises a debris collecting assembly including an air-flow generating device and a debris body. The system further comprises an intermediate debris collecting container connected to the debris collecting assembly such that the collected debris is by-passing the debris body of the assembly.
US08881340B2	Apparatus for diverting fluid flow path An apparatus for diverting a fluid flow path automatically diverts a fluid flow path in accordance with inclining of a main body, and includes two or more selectable fluid flow paths through which an external air stream is drawn, a fixed fluid flow path to be selectively connected to one of the selectable fluid flow paths, a path selecting unit to connect the fixed fluid flow path to one of the selectable fluid flow paths, and a driving member to provide a driving force for path selecting of the path selecting unit. If mounted in an external apparatus, the driving member causes the path selecting unit to move and connect to the fixed fluid flow path in accordance with inclining of the external apparatus.
US08881338B2	Windshield wiper having a coupler with positive locking features A windshield wiper assembly adapted to be mounted to the attachment portion of a wiper arm including a coupler assembly mounted to a wiper blade and serving to interconnect the wiper blade to the wiper arm. The coupler assembly includes a coupler having a body with a pair of sidewalls, a channel defined between the sidewalls and extending substantially parallel thereto. The channel is adapted to cooperatively receive the attachment portion of the wiper arm. A latching mechanism is operatively mounted to the body and movable between an open position spaced from the channel and a closed position disposed over the channel to secure the attachment portion of the wiper arm between the latching mechanism and the body thereby securing the coupler to the attachment portion of the wiper arm.
US08881337B2	Windscreen wiper device A windscreen wiper device, particularly for automobiles, includes comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade is of the flat blade type and includes at least one groove, in which groove a longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed. The windscreen wiper device further includes a mounting head for transferring a reciprocal movement to the wiper blade, with the special feature of a connecting device for detachably connecting the wiper blade directly to the mounting head, wherein the connecting device is positioned near one end of the wiper blade.
US08881333B1	Replaceable bristle toothbrush device A replaceable bristle toothbrush device for periodically replacing worn bristles of a toothbrush includes a head having a front face. Each of a plurality of panels has an associated plurality of bristles coupled to and extending from the panel. Each panel is selectively couplable to the front face of the head wherein the associated plurality of bristles extends outwardly from the front face of the head. A handle is provided having a first end and a second end. The head is coupled to and extends from the first end of the handle.
US08881324B2	Domestic appliance A hand washing station has a fluid dispenser for dispensing a relatively hot fluid into a receptacle having a drain. The fluid dispenser is arranged to dispense fluid on to a heat exchanger located above the drain. A relatively cold fluid is conveyed adjacent or over an internal surface of the heat exchanger.
US08881322B2	Domestic appliance A hand washing station has a receptacle with a raised or domed portion, a fluid dispenser for dispensing a relatively hot fluid, a drain for draining fluid from the receptacle, and a cooling jacket for conveying a relatively cold fluid beneath the raised portion of the receptacle. The raised portion of the receptacle forms part of a heat exchanger for transferring heat from the relatively hot fluid within the receptacle to the relatively cold fluid within the cooling jacket.
US08881321B1	Spa construction and installation system A system for easier manufacture and installation of a spa using a unitary base with molded integral electrical chaseways and with vertical support members.
US08881317B2	Warm toilet seat A warm toilet seat contains a toilet seat having a seating surface and a transparent seat heater disposed on the seating surface, the seat heater contains a thin wiring structure having a pitch of 5000 μm or less and a heat transfer coefficient κ of 100 W/m·K or more, and a material having a heat transfer coefficient κ of 10 to 150 W/m·K is placed in an opening in the thin wiring structure.
US08881315B2	Protective helmet A helmet, which includes an injection molded shell having an inner surface and an outer surface, the injection molded shell including a first main body portion and a second main body portion, wherein the first and second main body portions are formed of a first material; and a first molded hinge portion formed intermediate the first and second main body portions, the molded hinge portion adapted to allow the first main body portion and the second main body portion to move relative to each other.
US08887308B2	Digital cloud access (PDMAS part III) The invention is an apparatus that facilitates access to a data source to accept verification and authentication from an enabler using at least one token and at least one reference. The at least one reference could be a device serial number, a networking MAC address, or a membership ID reference from a web service. Access to the data source is also managed with a plurality of secondary enablers.
US08887306B1	System and method for sending searchable video messages A system and method is disclosed for sending searchable video messages. A user may create a video message designated for a recipient. On transmission of the video message, a server generates a transcription of the video message and stores the video message in a remote storage location along with the transcription. The video message is then provided to the recipient, and made searchable by providing the transcription as searchable content in connection with the display of the video message.
US08887302B2	System, method and computer program product for utilizing code stored in a protected area of memory for securing an associated system A security system, method, and computer program product are provided. In use, code is stored in a protected area of memory. In addition, the stored code is utilized for securing a system associated with the protected area of memory.
US08887299B2	Digital content rights management method and system A digital content rights management method and system belongs to the digital content rights management technique field. The method of the invention includes the steps: registering the system, generating the time stamp, verifying the time stamp when the system starts up, acquiring the certificate, verifying the time before accessing the digital content. The system of the invention comprises a device for accessing the digital content and a server, wherein the device for accessing the digital content comprises: a registering module, a time stamp generating module, a time stamp verification module, a certificate of authorization acquiring module, and a time verification module. The method and system have solved the problem that the digital content can still be used beyond the time limit.
US08887297B2	Creating and validating cryptographically secured documents Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to creating and validating cryptographically secured documents. In aspects, documents are encrypted to protect them from unauthorized access. An entity having namespace ownership rights may create a document in an authorized namespace and sign the document with a private key. Other entities may validate that the document was created by an authorized namespace owner by using a public key available in security data associated with a parent document of the document. For a root document, the public key may be available from a directory service. A namespace owner may change the namespace owner(s) that are allowed to create children of a document.
US08887289B1	Systems and methods for monitoring information shared via communication services A computer-implemented method may include providing a security service capable of monitoring information shared by users of at least one communication service. The computer-implemented method may also include identifying a user of the communication service that has registered for the security service and maintaining a database that identifies potentially sensitive information. The computer-implemented method may further include determining, while monitoring information shared by the user via the communication service, that the user is attempting to share information that is potentially sensitive. In addition, the computer-implemented method may notify the user of the user's attempt to share potentially sensitive information via the communication service. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US08887287B2	Method and apparatus for software integrity protection using timed executable agents A method and apparatus are disclosed for evaluating the security of at least one client. An executable program is executed by the client being evaluated. A result is received from the executable program, and an evaluation of the result indicates whether the client has been corrupted. The executable program is one of a plurality of possible programs. The result may be evaluated based on an elapsed time between when the executable program is provided to the client and when the result is received. The executable program may include at least one function that writes to a memory of the client. A program blinding technique is also disclosed to generate executable programs.
US08887281B2	System and methods for adaptive model generation for detecting intrusion in computer systems A system and methods for detecting intrusions in the operation of a computer system comprising a sensor configured to gather information regarding the operation of the computer system, to format the information in a data record, and to transmit the data record. A database is configured to receive the data record from the sensor and to store the data record. A detection model generator is configured to request data records from the database, to generate an intrusion detection model, and to transmit the intrusion detection model to the database. A detector is configured to receive a data record from the sensor and to classify the data record in real-time as one of normal operation and an attack. A data analysis engine is configured to request data records from the database and to perform a data processing function on the data records.
US08887277B1	Secure network cache content A security module on a computing device applies security rules to examine content in a network cache and identify suspicious cache content. Cache content is identified as suspicious according to security rules, such as a rule determining whether the cache content is associated with modified-time set into the future, and a rule determining whether the cache content was created in a low-security environment. The security module may establish an out-of-band connection with the websites from which the cache content originated through a high security access network to receive responses from the websites, and use the responses to determine whether the cache content is suspicious cache content. Suspicious cache content is removed from the network cache to prevent the suspicious cache content from carrying out malicious activities.
US08887274B2	Digital forensics New digital forensic techniques and systems are disclosed. System call information is collected from a device under test (DUT) and converted to a sequence format. Thereafter, sequence alignment methods and tools can be used to investigate and identify patterns of behavior that are suspicious.
US08887272B2	Medical device customization system A medical device customization system and method comprising medical device that receives signals from a biological probe having an operational parameter and that stores data based on the signals in a memory. The medical device receives a custom application and establishes a virtual machine to run the custom application.
US08887269B2	Method and device for authenticating a user with the aid of biometric data Authentication system comprising an input device comprising a plurality of input elements configured for inputting respectively characters in response to an input of a sequence of at least one character carried out by a user, the input device comprising at least one determination means coupled to at least one input element in order to determine a force exerted on the said at least one input element, the system comprising a recording means for recording a series of at least one force exerted on the said at least one input element, a memory configured for storing a series of at least one reference force, and comparison means configured for comparing the series of at least one exerted force with the series of at least one reference force.
US08887265B2	Named sockets in a firewall A proxy device such as a firewall uses an internal socket namespace such as a text string such that connection requests must be explicitly redirected to a listening socket in the alternate namespace in order to connect to a service. Because external connections cannot directly address the listening socket or service, greater security is provided than with traditional firewall or proxy devices. To receive a redirected proxy connection, a service process creates a listening socket and binds a name in an alternate namespace to the socket before listening for connections.
US08887263B2	Authentication sharing in a firewall cluster A firewall cluster system comprises a first node operable to receive a connection in a firewall cluster having three or more nodes, determine user data associated with the connection, and share the user data with at least another node in the firewall cluster.
US08887262B1	Configuring a computing device A Quick Recognition (QR) code scanner is activated on a computing device. A user specific QR code is scanned using the QR code scanner. User specific data that is encoded in the QR code is extracted from the scanned QR code. The computing device is configured to access a local area network based on the user specific data extracted from the scanned QR code. The computing device is register, over the local area network, with a server using the user specific data extracted from the scanned QR code. User specific configuration information is received at the computing device from the server. The computing device is configured using the received configuration information.
US08887261B2	System for and method of authenticating media manager and obtaining a digital transmission content protection (DTCP) certificate A system for and method of authenticating a media manager and obtaining DTCP certificates is presented. The system and method may include receiving a request for digital transmission content protection certificate provided by a user of a content provider, verifying user information associated with the user of the content provider, providing the request for digital transmission content protection certificate to a digital transmission content protection certificate system, and receiving a digital transmission content protection certificate.
US08887257B2	Electronic access client distribution apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for distributing access control clients. In one exemplary embodiment, a network infrastructure is disclosed that enables delivery of electronic subscriber identity modules (eSIMs) to secure elements (e.g., electronic Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (eUICCs), etc.) The network architecture includes one or more of: (i) eSIM appliances, (ii) secure eSIM storages, (iii) eSIM managers, (iv) eUICC appliances, (v) eUICC managers, (vi) service provider consoles, (vii) account managers, (viii) Mobile Network Operator (MNO) systems, (ix) eUICCs that are local to one or more devices, and (x) depots. Moreover, each depot may include: (xi) eSIM inventory managers, (xii) system directory services, (xiii) communications managers, and/or (xiv) pending eSIM storages. Functions of the disclosed infrastructure can be flexibly partitioned and/or adapted such that individual parties can host portions of the infrastructure. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention can provide redundancy, thus ensuring maximal uptime for the overall network (or the portion thereof).
US08887256B2	Establishing virtual private network session using roaming credentials Providing virtual private network (VPN) sessions or other types of secure or private access to data when a client authorized to access the data travels or otherwise roams from a home network to a partner network is contemplated. The VPN session may be established as part of or as a result of an authentication process undertaken by the client when gaining access to the partner network, such as but not necessarily limited to a home network authentication process undertaken at the partner network to authenticate the client to access partner network services.
US08887255B2	Mobile authentication by image inpainting In some examples, a method of authenticating is described. The method may include sending first repair parameters representing one or more first repair operations applied to a first marked image to generate a first repaired image to a first entity. The method may also include receiving, from the first entity, a second repaired image. The method may also include authenticating the first entity when the second repaired image received from the first entity matches the first repaired image.
US08887244B2	Region access platform for providing a positioning result to a positioning client, a mobile positioning method of the region access platform, and a mobile positioning system comprising the region access platform, a mobile positioning center and a Position Determining Entity A region access platform is disclosed in the present invention. The region access platform is set to: receive a positioning request from a positioning client; authenticate the positioning client; and after the authentication is passed, obtain a positioning result locally or from a Mobile Positioning Center (MPC) and return the positioning result to the positioning client. A mobile positioning method is also disclosed in the present invention and includes: a region access platform receiving a positioning request from a positioning client, authenticating the positioning client, and after the authentication is passed, acquiring positioning result locally or from a MPC and returning the positioning result to the positioning client. A mobile positioning system is also disclosed in the present invention. The present invention can facilitate the management and maintenance and also facilitates the operator to carry out a service.
US08887241B2	Virtual roles Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to access control and provide a method, system and computer program product for access control management for a composite application. In a first embodiment, a method for role-based access control management for a composite application can be provided. The method can include selecting a component for deployment in a composite application and parsing a security policy for the component to identify a mapping between a specific role for the component and a virtual role for the composite application. Binding logic can be generated from the security policy and the component can be deployed into the composite application. Finally, security access operations for the virtual role can be processed through method calls to operations defined in the binding logic.
US08887240B2	Wireless network security system A wireless network security system with a plurality of communication terminals including an Access Point (AP) and a station is provided. The wireless network security system includes a plurality of sensor devices for collecting identification information of the communication terminals, and a WIPS server communicating with the sensor devices, for transmitting a control signal to the communication terminals, wherein the WIPS server transmits the control signal to the plurality of communication terminals through the sensor devices, and when a control signal for blocking connection of two or more communication terminals among the plurality of communication terminals associated through a network is transmitted, connection blockage packets different from one another is created and sequentially and repeatedly transmitted.
US08887238B2	Mechanism for establishing reputation in a network environment Traffic is obtained from a plurality of internet protocol version six addresses within a plurality of internet protocol version six blocks; and a first indication of inappropriate traffic is obtained from a first one of the addresses. Responsive thereto, a reputation score for a first given one of the blocks, containing the first one of the internet protocol version six addresses, is incremented by a first predetermined amount; and a reputation score for an adjacent block is incremented by a second predetermined amount which is less than the first predetermined amount. Traffic from the plurality of internet protocol version six addresses within the plurality of internet protocol version six blocks is passed or blocked in accordance with a policy based on the incremented reputation scores for the first block and adjacent block. Techniques for internet protocol version four (individual and network address translation aspects) are also provided.
US08887235B2	Authentication interworking The present disclosure includes a method and system for authentication interworking. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving, from a communication device, a request for services from a core network. The communication device is foreign to the core network. Authentication internetworking is provided to the foreign device to enable access to services provided by the core network.
US08887233B2	Cookie-based acceleration of an authentication protocol A system uses a proxy server to authenticate a client with an authentication protocol that does not support caching. Rather than cache the client's authentication credentials, or access a client account manager for each network request generated by the client, the proxy server issues a cookie to an authenticated client and authenticate the client for subsequent request on the basis of the cookie.
US08887232B2	Central biometric verification service Based on information on a biometric print of a user of a mobile device and user associated identification, the user is biometrically authenticated over a network for access to an online service. When a request from the user for access to an online service is received, a server checks the identification to determine if the user or mobile device is registered for a biometric based verification service. If registered, a sample biometric print is obtained from the user and compared to a stored template biometric print of the authorized user associated with the mobile device to determine if there is a match. When there is a match, the user is biometrically authenticated and is granted access to the online service.
US08887230B2	Configuring and providing profiles that manage execution of mobile applications Various aspects of the disclosure relate to configuring and providing policies that manage execution of mobile applications. In some embodiments, a user interface may be generated that allows an IT administrator or other operator to set, change and/or add to policy settings. The policy settings can be formatted into a policy file and be made available for download to a mobile device, such as via an application store or to be pushed to the mobile device as part of a data push service. The mobile device, based on the various settings included in the policy file, may perform various actions to enforce the security constraints that are represented by the policy. The various settings that can be included in a policy are numerous and some examples and variations thereof are described in connection with the example embodiments discussed herein.
US08887225B2	Method and apparatus for reproducing broadcast content, and method and apparatus for providing broadcast content Provided are a method and apparatus for reproducing broadcast content in a digital television (DTV) in real time, and a method and apparatus for providing broadcast content to a DTV. In the reproducing method, reproduction of broadcast content is controlled to be temporarily stopped if an error is present in received packets constituting the content; packets received after the temporary stopping of the reproduction are stored; a errorless packet, which corresponds to a packet having the error, is obtained; and the content is reproduced using the obtained packet and the stored packets.
US08887217B2	Systems and methods for quality of experience aware joint scheduling of buffered video on demand and best effort flows System and method embodiments for joint scheduling of buffered video on demand (VoD) and best effort flows within the same band enable improved quality of experience for VoD receiving mobile devices without resource partitioning or sacrificing FSS gains. In an embodiment, a method for scheduling video on demand flows and best effort flows within the same band includes determining with a transmission point (TP) a buffer vacancy for each of the ones of a plurality of mobile devices wirelessly coupled to a transmission point that are receiving VoD flows, calculating, with the TP, buffer vacancy scheduling weights for the plurality of mobile devices using the buffer vacancy, and determining, with the TP, a joint schedule of VoD flows and best effort flows based on the buffer vacancy scheduling weights.
US08887214B1	System and method for unified metadata brokering and policy-based content resolution in a video architecture A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes establishing a connection between a client and a messaging fabric associated with a video system that includes a metadata broker element; storing metadata information associated with content, where the content is associated with a release uniform resource locator (URL); and generating a content guide, (e.g., an electronic program guide) that includes a plurality of content definitions (e.g., channels). A particular content (e.g., program) in the content guide is associated with a particular release URL that can be translated into a more specific URL based on a number of criteria.
US08887213B2	Handheld media and communication device with a detachable projector for sharing media assets in a group A wireless network for delivering a media asset includes a plurality of media and communication devices. The media asset further includes a video file and an audio file. One of the devices is a controlling device. The video file is delivered by a projector unit and the audio file is delivered by the devices. The projector unit receives the video file from the controlling device when the unit and the device are connected. The controlling device can remotely control operations of the projector unit.
US08887207B2	Method and system for remotely transcoding content A system and method for remotely transcoding content includes a set top box generating a playlist corresponding to content titles stored in a memory of the set top box. A user device is in communication with the cloud location and the set top box through a network. The user device reviews the playlist and selects a first content title from the playlist to form a selection. The cloud location includes a transcoder device transcoding content corresponding to the selection to form transcoded content. One of the cloud location and the set top box communicates the transcoded content to the user device.
US08887206B2	Device and method for rendering and delivering 3-D content A device and method are provided for delivering three-dimensional (3-D) content. The device includes a receiving unit configured to receive a first signal containing at least two-dimensional (2-D) content, a processing unit configured to (i) determine an amount of a difference in the content in the first signal to be visualized by a left visual sensor and a right visual sensor, (ii) determine whether the amount of the difference is less than or equal to a predetermined minimum value, and to discard the signal to be visualized by one of the right and left visual sensors when the amount is determined to be less than or equal to the predetermined minimum value, and (iii) generate a second signal containing the 2-D content of the first signal and 3-D content in which the first signal to be visualized by the one of the right and left visual sensors is discarded.
US08887202B2	Tile based media content selection Mechanisms are provided for allowing a user to dynamically manage rich media content in an efficient and effective manner. Tiles including media content, personalized video selections, content pack upgrades, and promotions for featured content are presented to a user. Each tile may include calls to view, purchase, discuss, rate, review, or read about associated content. Tiles may be presented as still images, logos, text, or live video. Multiple tiles may be manipulated using keyboard, mouse, touchpad, and/or touchscreen movements, motions, and gestures. In particular examples, an overlay provided on top of a tile mechanism provides a user with additional navigation and management options.
US08887199B2	System, apparatus, and method for templates offering default settings for typical virtual channels The system, apparatus and method, of the present application offers the viewer a set of typical virtual channel types based on some predefined or definable category, e.g., news channel, which includes predefined default settings and behavior. These typical virtual channel ‘templates’ make it very easy for a viewer to specify a virtual channel. For example, for a news channel, the default behavior is to only keep the most current coverage, for a series, the default behavior is to keep all until watched. Such a typical virtual channel can be selected explicitly or implicitly. In addition, a virtual channel wizard is provided by the system, apparatus, and method of the present invention that interactively guides a viewer through setting up own templates.
US08887197B2	Method and apparatus for managing advertisements using social media data A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining social media data associated with a plurality of end user devices of a plurality of users interacting with a social media network where the social media data includes user commentary at the social media network, determining first targeted advertising for delivery to first end user devices of a portion of the plurality of users based on an analysis of the social media data, and determining second targeted advertising for delivery during a target broadcast programming to a second end user device of a target user of the plurality of users based on an analysis of the user commentary, wherein the analysis includes identifying a comment context. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US08887191B2	Methods and apparatus for identifying media using temporal signal characteristics Methods and apparatus to identify media content using temporal signal characteristics are disclosed. An example method to identify media content includes generating a first signature based on a media content signal, the first signature comprising a plurality of first normalized features, each normalized feature corresponding to a signal peak and located at a temporal location of the signal peak in the audio signal, correlating the first signature to a reference signature comprising second normalized features to obtain an index, and determining that the first signature represents the same media content as the reference signature when the index is greater than a threshold.
US08887189B2	Methods and systems for providing synchronized display of content Systems and methods may include receiving a device identifier that identifies a first device, the first device being capable of causing display of first content at a first display device, and communicating a synchronization request that includes the device identifier via a network. Systems and methods may further include receiving an event message from the first device via the network, the event message identifying the first content the first device is causing display at the first display device, wherein the event message is useable to synchronize second content a second device causes display at a second display device with the first content the first device is causing display at the first display device.
US08887184B2	Systems and methods for providing remote access to interactive media guidance applications Systems and methods for providing remote access to interactive media guidance applications are provided. In particular, the systems and methods for providing remote access to interactive media guidance applications provided herein generally relate to enhancing remote access capabilities by providing algorithms and techniques for managing and correcting disparities that may be found between program listings data used by the interactive media guidance application and the remote access server.
US08887183B2	Optical disc device and lens cleaner An optical disc device of the present invention comprises an insertion detection optical sensor which detects insertion of an optical disc based on light emitted from a first light emitting element to a first light receiving element being blocked, and an ejection detection optical sensor provided on the downstream side in the carry-in direction to the insertion detection optical sensor to detect ejection of the optical disc based on light emitted from a second light emitting element to a second light receiving element being blocked. The optical disc device is structured such that, in a state that the optical disc is attached onto the turntable, when the light of the first light emitting element is blocked and the light of the second light emitting element is not blocked, the optical disc device recognizes that a lens cleaner is attached onto the turntable as the optical disc, and the optical disc device performs a cleaning operation.
US08887174B2	Mechanism for monitoring instruction set based thread execution on a plurality of instruction sequencers A technique to monitor software thread performance and update software that issues or uses the thread(s) to reduce performance-inhibiting events. At least one embodiment of the invention uses hardware and/or software timers or counters to monitor various events associated with executing user-level threads and report these events back to a user-level software program, which can use the information to avoid or at least reduce performance-inhibiting events associated with the user-level threads.
US08887167B2	High performance locks Systems and methods of enhancing computing performance may provide for detecting a request to acquire a lock associated with a shared resource in a multi-threaded execution environment. A determination may be made as to whether to grant the request based on a context-based lock condition. In one example, the context-based lock condition includes a lock redundancy component and an execution context component.
US08887166B2	Resource allocation and modification using access patterns A computer-implemented method includes obtaining information characterizing a level of actual usage of a first item of content; based on the obtained information, determining whether a re-provisioning condition is satisfied and if so, generating a specification of a re-provisioning operation to be executed in association with the resources of a storage environment; and executing the re-provisioning operation. The first item of content is stored on a first set of elements of resources of the storage environment according to a first resource allocation arrangement. The re-provisioning operation includes identifying a second resource allocation arrangement for storing the first item of content; and allocating a second set of elements of the resources of the storage environment according to the second resource allocation arrangement.
US08887163B2	Task scheduling based on dependencies and resources An example system identifies a set of tasks as being designated for execution, and the set of tasks includes a first task and a second task. The example system accesses task dependency data that corresponds to the second task and indicates that the first task is to be executed prior to the second task. The example system, based on the task dependency data, generates a task dependency model of the set of tasks. The dependency model indicates that the first task is to be executed prior to the second task. The example system schedules an execution of the first task, which is scheduled to use a particular data processing resource. The scheduling is based on the dependency model.
US08887162B2	Persistent local storage for processor resources Local storage may be allocated for each processing resource in a process of a computer system. Each processing resource may be virtualized and may have a one-to-one or a many-to-one correspondence with with physical processors. The contents of each local storage persist across various execution contexts that are executed by a corresponding processing resource. Each local storage may be accessed without synchronization (e.g., locks) by each execution context that is executed on a corresponding processing resource. The local storages provide the ability to segment data and store and access the data without synchronization. The local storages may be used to implement lock-free techniques such as a generalized reduction where a set of values is combined through an associative operator.
US08887161B2	System and method for estimating combined workloads of systems with uncorrelated and non-deterministic workload patterns It has been found that a more reasonable estimation of combined workloads can be achieved by enabling the ability to specify the confidence level in which to estimate the workload values. A method, computer readable medium and system are provided for estimating combined system workloads. The method comprises obtaining a set of quantile-based workload data pertaining to a plurality of systems and normalizing the quantile-based workload data to compensate for relative measures between data pertaining to different ones of the plurality of systems. A confidence interval may then be determined and the confidence interval used to determine a contention probability specifying a degree of predicted workload contention between the plurality of systems according to at least one probabilistic model. The contention probability may then be used to combine workloads for the plurality of systems and a result indicative of one or more combined workloads then provided.
US08887154B2	Systems and methods for partitioning computing applications to optimize deployment resources Systems and methods for dynamic partitioning of computing applications that involves partitioning a computing application based on processing requirements and available hardware resources to optimize resource usage and security across multiple platforms, and handle interprocess communications across the platforms.
US08887153B2	Digital signature server and user terminal To reduce a load on a user terminal imposed when verifying signature data and at the same time reduce a load on a server, a signature key matrix KM includes a plurality of signature keys Ki-j arranged in a matrix structure of m rows and n columns, and is stored in a signature key matrix database 21. A correspondence relationship between a signature key set CK which is an aggregate of any signature keys selected from the n columns respectively and a user terminal 30 is stored in a correspondence relationship information database 22. A signature data generating unit 24 generates signature data having a matrix structure by encrypting a content digest D generated based on content data C by n number of signature keys included in the signature key matrix KM.
US08887152B1	Android application virtual environment The behavior of an installed application within the Android device is modified. The program code is modified to allow a security application to load and run the application within its own context. The modified program code is repacked into a modified APK file, executed within the context of the security application. A component within a target application includes APIs for starting other components. These APIs are modified to use a new intent object which points to a proxy component. A modified target application is executed. The security application loads the target application into memory without installing it. The security application includes a component of each type and creates a proxy component instance for each component in the target application. A proxy component under control of the security application is created for each component within the target application. The target application is executed under the control of the security application.
US08887147B2	Method for supporting new network element software versions in an element management system without upgrading A method and apparatus for configuring an element management system server (an EMS server) to support new network element service application versions without upgrading the EMS server software is provided. The EMS stores base version data that describes the data model of a first version of a service application installed on a network element. When a second version of the service application is available, incremental version data describing changes to the data model from the first version to the second version is obtained and stored. In response to receiving a client request involving a service application on a particular network element, the EMS may apply incremental version data, associated with the version of the service application installed on the particular network element, to the base version data to form merged version data that describes the data model of the version of the service application installed on the particular network element.
US08887145B2	Storage device and configuration-information storing method When configuration information about a configuration of a storage is changed, a determining unit of a storage device determines whether configuration information just updated is to be stored in accordance with a main update cause of the configuration information and/or a update content of the configuration information. If the determining unit determines that the configuration information is to be stored, a configuration-information storing unit stores the configuration information just updated in a configuration-information storage unit.
US08887135B2	Generating test cases for functional testing of a software application An aspect of the present invention generates test cases for functional testing of a software application. In one embodiment, rules specifying corresponding patterns in a natural language and corresponding templates are maintained. Each pattern contains corresponding variables and words of the natural language together in an ordered sequence. On receiving a design document containing statements in the natural language, a first statement is determined to match a first pattern specified in a first rule. A match is deemed to exist only if the words in the first pattern exist in the first statement in the same corresponding positions of the ordered sequence, and if the first statement also contains values for each of the variables specified in the first pattern. A set of test cases is generated based on a first template specified in the first rule and the values for each of the variables.
US08887133B2	Bi-directional communication between change management tool and implementation tools An automated change management method and system has a change tool that associates a first identifier with each request to change the configuration of an Information Technology infrastructure. Tasks are configured to implement the change, and the change tool associates a second identifier with each of the tasks. The change tool sends task instructions to implementation tools to perform the tasks where each of the task instructions includes the first and second identifiers. The change tool receives responses to the task instructions where each response includes the first and second identifiers and an implementation result. The change tool maps/associates each of the implementation results to the associated change request and task based on the first and second identifiers. The associated results can be made available to a user for review, interpretation, etc. and can be used to drive subsequent processing by other task in the change process.
US08887132B1	Application runtime environment and framework A system and method for supporting the development and instantiation of web and locally installed interactive software applications that are configurable through editing and processing of formatted XML files originating through programmed or manual means. Software applications load and instantiate native applications embedded within in combination with core framework/runtime supported components. The application runtime environment and framework has the ability to implement runtime-configurable design templates to facilitate object reuse. This, in combination with de-coupled integration with custom data sets and services in addition to support for dynamic layout calculations make for efficient development and maintenance of applications.
US08887130B2	Software design and development in a service oriented environment The system and method provide for software design and development that result in applications that are service-oriented. The systems provide for architecture development, integration, and maintenance using an SOA approach, and in particular an approach that provides for service-oriented development of applications (SODA). Such systems include numerous beneficial and advantageous features, including ways to define requirements and ways to design and develop applications.
US08887127B2	Web browsing apparatus and method through storing and optimizing JAVASCRIPT® code A web browsing method and apparatus for enhancing a user's convenience in web browsing is provided in a system that uses a multi-core processor. The web browsing method and apparatus is applicable in a system, such as a smart phone that has a low computing power or that has a storage device like a flash memory operating in a rapid manner. Optimized machine codes are stored in files and incremental optimization is achieved, so the JAVASCRIPT® program of the web application has a small compilation overhead and achieves fast execution.
US08887123B2	Framework for managing complex operations An operations management environment is integrated with an information technology infrastructure through an adaptor, the integration occurring while the information technology infrastructure performs one or more tasks. Data from the information technology infrastructure is received through the adapter. Relationships between the artifacts included in the information technology infrastructure are modeled based on the received data. A proposed modification to the information technology infrastructure is determined based on an external change. While the information technology infrastructure performs the one or more tasks, the response of the artifacts to the proposed modification is simulated using the modeled relationships. The response of the artifacts is monitored to determine if the proposed modification implements the external change. A modification is generated based on the proposed modification if the proposed modification implements the external change, and the information technology infrastructure is updated while the information technology infrastructure performs the one or more tasks.
US08887121B2	Developing programs for hardware implementation in a graphical specification and constraint language System and method for specifying and implementing programs. A graphical program is created in a graphical specification and constraint language that allows specification of a model of computation and explicit declaration of constraints in response to user input. The graphical program includes a specified model of computation, a plurality of interconnected functional blocks that visually indicate functionality of the graphical program in accordance with the specified model of computation, and specifications or constraints for the graphical program or at least one of the functional blocks in the graphical program. The specified model of computation and specifications or constraints are useable to analyze the graphical program or generate a program or simulation.
US08887120B1	Timing path slack monitoring system An on-chip timing slack monitor that measures timing slack at the end of a critical path includes a master-slave flip-flop having a tap on the Q output of the master and a logic module coupled to the flip-flop for producing a pulse whose width is a function of the slack. A pulse width shrinking delay line removes glitches on the flip-flop output and, in combination with a digital integrator and counter, also performs a time to digital conversion operation for determining a value for timing path slack. The determined value is used by a decision module for yield analysis. The monitor can discriminate a glitch from a slack pulse at the flip-flop output for any width of glitch up to one-half of a clock cycle.
US08887116B2	Flexible pattern-oriented 3D profile for advanced process nodes The present disclosure relates to a method of RC extraction that provides for a fast development time and easy maintenance. In some embodiments, the method provides a graphical representation of an integrated chip layout having a plurality of integrated chip components. A plurality of pattern based graphical features are then determined. Respective pattern based graphical features define a structural aspect of an integrated chip component. One of the plurality of integrated chip components is defined as a pattern oriented function having inputs of one or more of the pattern based graphical features. The pattern oriented function determines a shape of the one of the plurality of integrated chip components based upon a relation between the plurality of inputs. By determining a shape of an integrated chip component using a pattern oriented function, the complexity of RC profiles can be reduced.
US08887111B2	Extraction and sharing in high level synthesis Technology for translating a behavioral description of a circuit into a structural description of the circuit is disclosed. The behavioral description may describe the circuit in terms of the behavior, or other functionality, of multiple circuit portions, with at least some of the multiple circuit portions having multiple components. The technology includes determining components across the multiple circuit portions of the behavioral description that have commonalities, and synthesizing the structural description with a description of a shared circuit portion instead of individual structural descriptions of the components having the determined commonality. The synthesized structural description may be organized according to a different hierarchical structure than that of the behavioral description.
US08887110B1	Methods for designing intergrated circuits with automatically synthesized clock distribution networks In one embodiment of the invention, a method for designing an integrated circuit is disclosed. The method includes automatically partitioning clock sinks of an integrated circuit design into a plurality of partitions; automatically synthesizing a clock tree from a master clock generator into the plurality of partitions to minimize local clock skew within each of the plurality of partitions; and automatically synthesizing clock de-skew circuitry into each of the plurality of partitions to control clock skew between neighboring partitions.
US08887109B1	Sequential logic sensitization from structural description A method of sensitizing a sequential circuit is described. This sensitizing generates stimuli to drive any circuit output to a predetermined value or transition. The method includes creating a directed graph of the sequential circuit. Nodes of the graphs can be topologically sorted. In one embodiment, feedback loops in the directed graph can be removed before topologically sorting the nodes. Final vectors for the sequential circuit can be generated based on the sorted nodes. Notably, the final vectors are expressed only by primary inputs to the sequential circuit. Using only primary inputs in the final vectors accurately replicates the sequential circuit under test, thereby ensuring accurate timing, power, and noise arcs are measured.
US08887100B1	Multi-dimensional hierarchical browsing Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that accesses information using multiple hierarchies. During operation, the system receives a specifier for a first location in a first hierarchy and a specifier for a second location in a second hierarchy. Next, the system retrieves information, if such information exists, from an intersection between the first location in the first hierarchy and the second location in the second hierarchy. Finally, the system presents the retrieved information to a user.

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