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| US09465312B2 |
Image forming apparatus and method for adjustment of light amount during weak light emission
A driving unit causes first and second light emitting units each to emit light in a time following a pulse duty with a light amount at a first light emission level for printing on an image portion in an image formable region of a photosensitive member according to input of print data, and causes the first and the second light emitting units each to emit light with a light amount at a second light emission level of weak light emission on a non-image portion in the image formable region of the photosensitive member, and an adjustment unit adjusts each of first, second, third, and fourth driving currents for a plurality of times in one job. |
| US09465309B2 |
Electrostatic latent image developing toner
An electrostatic latent image developing toner includes a plurality of toner particles. Each of the toner particles includes a toner mother particle and an external additive. The external additive includes cores and coating layers that are each disposed over a surface of a corresponding one of the cores. The cores contain silica. The coating layers contain a nitrogen-containing resin and a water-soluble positive charge control agent. The nitrogen-containing resin is a thermosetting resin. |
| US09465307B2 |
Cleaning method for EUV light generation apparatus
A cleaning method for an EUV light generation apparatus may include closing a connection portion so that a chamber interior and the interior of an exposure apparatus do not communicate when EUV light is not being generated, supplying an etchant gas for etching debris that has accumulated on a reflective surface of an optical element to the chamber interior in a state where the connection portion is closed, and exhausting the chamber interior using an exhaust apparatus while supplying the etchant gas. |
| US09465304B2 |
Roll-to-roll digital photolithography
A system for making flexible circuit films includes an inelastic conveyor, a web handling apparatus configured to pass a flexible substrate around the inelastic conveyor, an image acquisition apparatus configured to measure positions of a first set of alignment marks on the flexible substrate at a first conveyor location, an exposure apparatus configured to patternwise expose a photosensitive material on the flexible substrate at a second conveyor location, and an image processor configured to receive the measured positions of the first set of alignment marks, and to compare the measured positions with reference positions of the first set of alignment marks. The exposure apparatus is configured to patternwise expose the photosensitive material based on the comparison between the measured positions and the reference positions. |
| US09465302B2 |
Lithographic apparatus
An immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed that includes a fluid supply system configured to supply a fluid, the fluid supply system having a chamber with a plurality of inlet holes in a first side wall and a plurality of outlet holes in a second side wall, the first side wall facing the second side wall, wherein the inlet holes direct fluid entering the chamber in a direction towards areas of the second side wall between the plurality of outlet holes. |
| US09465300B2 |
Catoptric objectives and systems using catoptric objectives
In general, in a first aspect, the invention features a system that includes a microlithography projection optical system. The microlithography projection optical system includes a plurality of elements arranged so that during operation the plurality of elements image radiation at a wavelength λ from an object plane to an image plane. At least one of the elements is a reflective element that has a rotationally-asymmetric surface positioned in a path of the radiation. The rotationally-asymmetric surface deviates from a rotationally-symmetric reference surface by a distance of about λ or more at one or more locations of the rotationally-asymmetric surface. |
| US09465297B2 |
Method and system for forming patterns with charged particle beam lithography
In a method for fracturing or mask data preparation or mask process correction for charged particle beam lithography, a plurality of shots are determined that will form a pattern on a surface, where shots are determined so as to reduce sensitivity of the resulting pattern to changes in beam blur (βf). In some embodiments, the sensitivity to changes in βf is reduced by varying the charged particle surface dosage for a portion of the pattern. Methods for forming patterns on a surface, and for manufacturing an integrated circuit are also disclosed, in which pattern sensitivity to changes in βf is reduced. |
| US09465294B2 |
Optical apparatus, projection optical system, exposure apparatus, and method of manufacturing article
The present invention provides an optical apparatus that deforms a reflecting surface of a mirror, comprising a base plate, a fixing member configured to fix a part of the mirror including a center of the mirror to the base plate, and a plurality of actuators each having a first end connected to the mirror and a second end connected to the base plate, and configured to apply force to a back face of the mirror, wherein the plurality of actuators include a plurality of first actuators and a plurality of second actuators, and the plurality of first actuators are arranged such that a distance between each first actuator and the center of the mirror is longer than half of a distance between the center and a periphery of the mirror. |
| US09465292B2 |
Positive type resist composition for use in liquid immersion exposure and a method of forming the pattern using the same
A positive type resist composition for use in liquid immersion exposure comprises: (A) a resin having a monocyclic or polycyclic cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon structure, the resin increasing its solubility in an alkali developer by an action of acid; (B) a compound generating acid upon irradiation with one of an actinic ray and a radiation; (C) an alkali soluble compound having an alkyl group of 5 or more carbon atoms; and (D) a solvent. |
| US09465290B2 |
Near-infrared absorbing film compositions
A curable liquid formulation comprising: (i) one or more near-infrared absorbing polymethine dyes; (ii) one or more crosslinkable polymers; and (iii) one or more casting solvents. The invention is also directed to solid near-infrared absorbing films composed of crosslinked forms of the curable liquid formulation. The invention is also directed to a microelectronic substrate containing a coating of the solid near-infrared absorbing film as well as a method for patterning a photoresist layer coated on a microelectronic substrate in the case where the near-infrared absorbing film is between the microelectronic substrate and a photoresist film. |
| US09465287B2 |
Methods of forming patterns for semiconductor device structures
Methods of forming a pattern in a semiconductor device structure include deprotecting an outer portion of a first photosensitive resist material, forming a second photosensitive resist material, exposing portions of the first and second photosensitive resist materials to radiation, and removing the deprotected outer portion of the first photosensitive resist material and the exposed portions of the first and second photosensitive resist materials. Additional methods include forming a first resist material over a substrate to include a first portion and a relatively thicker second portion, deprotecting substantially the entire first portion and an outer portion of the second portion while leaving an inner portion of the second portion protected, and forming a second resist material over the substrate. A portion of the second resist material is exposed to radiation, and deprotected and exposed portions of the first and second resist materials are removed. |
| US09465284B2 |
Methods and systems of vibrating a screen
Screen vibration systems are provided that can vibrate theater screens using acoustical, electromagnetic, or another type of energy while reducing the presence of image artifacts that may otherwise be visible as result of vibrating the screen. In one example of a screen vibration system, the system includes a screen, a permanent magnet mounted to the screen, and a magnetic source positioned with respect to the permanent magnet and uncoupled from the screen. The screen is moveable in response to a changing magnetic field from the magnetic source. |
| US09465281B2 |
Light projection apparatus and illumination apparatus using same
A light projection apparatus includes: a light setting unit to set specifications of lights; an optical data generating unit to generate optical data with the specifications; a projection range setting unit to set projection ranges; an optical correction data generating unit to generate optical correction data by correcting the optical data to project the lights to the projection ranges; a layer specifying unit to classify the optical correction data and specify a priority of layer; and a light drawing unit to generate light drawing data through drawing process on the optical correction data. The apparatus further includes a light projection unit to project the lights with the light drawing data. |
| US09465279B2 |
Image pickup apparatus with movable locking member
An image pickup apparatus where a grip mounting portion to detachably mount a grip is formed, the image pickup apparatus includes a locking member configured to move between a locking position where the grip attached to the grip mounting portion is locked and a release position where locking to the grip is released, and a holding member partially arranged in a projection surface of the grip mounting portion and configured to engage with the locking member so as to hold the locking member at the release position. Mounting the grip to the grip mounting portion releases engagement between the holding member and the locking member so that the locking member moves from the release position to the locking position. |
| US09465278B2 |
Camera integrated with monopad and remote control
Various embodiments provide for a telescoping monopod or a tripod with a telescoping pole that allows an imaging device to be mounted thereon and be remotely controlled via a mobile device. A mounting assembly on the monopod can include motors that facilitate pan and tilt functionality, and a controller that operates the motors and the imaging device. The controller can control the motors and imaging device based on instruction received wirelessly from a mobile device. A base enclosure in the monopod can include one or more batteries that power the imaging device and mounting assembly and also include memory for digital storage of the images recorded by the imaging device. |
| US09465273B2 |
Photonic micro-structured vacuum-ultraviolet radiation source based on solid-state frequency conversion
A coherent extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation source is provided that includes a non-linear optical conversion material solid substrate disposed for nonlinear conversion of infrared (IR) coherent radiation into XUV coherent radiation, where the solid substrate includes an IR coherent radiation region, and an XUV coherent radiation waveguide region, where the IR coherent radiation region is optically coupled to the XUV coherent radiation waveguide region, where the XUV coherent radiation converted from the IR coherent radiation by the non-linear optical conversion material propagates in and outputs from the XUV coherent radiation waveguide region. |
| US09465270B2 |
Liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display includes: a gate line including a gate electrode; a data line including a source electrode; a drain electrode; an organic layer on the gate and data lines and the drain electrode, and a first opening defined therein; a first electrode on the organic layer, and a second opening defined therein; and a passivation layer on the first electrode, and a contact hole defined therein exposing the drain electrode. An interval taken in a first direction between a first edge of the gate electrode, the first edge parallel to a second direction in which the gate line is extended and which is different than the first direction, and a second edge of the first electrode second opening, the second edge parallel to the second direction and adjacent to the gate electrode first edge is 0 micrometer to about 6 micrometers. |
| US09465269B2 |
Display array substrate having insulation element between transparent electrodes
An array substrate, a method for fabricating the same and a display device comprising the array substrate are disclosed. The array substrate includes: a base substrate; a plurality of gate lines (s1, s2, s3) and a plurality of data lines (d1, d2, d3) disposed on the base substrate as intersecting with each other to define a plurality of pixel regions (A, B, C, D); a first transparent electrode disposed in each of the pixel regions (A, B, C, D). The array substrate further includes: an insulation element, wherein the insulation element is disposed between two adjacent first transparent electrodes, a top surface of the insulation element is higher than a top surface of the first transparent electrode, and a bottom surface of the insulation element is lower than the top surface of the first transparent electrode. The array substrate may reduce the electric field interference between adjacent first transparent electrodes. |
| US09465262B2 |
Display panel and display device
A display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate and a pixel array. The pixel array is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and comprises a pixel electrode and a data line. The data line is disposed adjacent to the pixel electrode and disposed above a side of the first substrate facing the second substrate. The pixel electrode comprises a first trunk electrode and a plurality of branch electrodes. An extension of the first trunk electrode along a first direction crosses the data line and the first trunk electrode connects to the branch electrodes. The branch electrodes extend along a second direction. An angle y is formed by the first direction and the second direction, x is the value of the ppi of the display panel, and x and y satisfy the following equations: A1=−1.28×10−5(x)3+0.0047722(x)2−0.383068(x)+59.494865, B1=−2.38×10−5(x)3+0.0093751(x)2−1.098394(x)+81.919357, B1 |
| US09465260B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method thereof
Provided are a display device and a manufacturing method thereof capable of preventing deformation of a microcavity and stably injecting an aligning agent and a liquid crystal. The display device includes a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas which includes a plurality of pixel columns and is disposed in a matrix form; a thin film transistor formed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and formed in the pixel area; a roof layer formed on the pixel electrode so as to be spaced apart from the pixel electrode with a microcavity therebetween; a first injection hole formed in the roof layer exposing the microcavity at a side edge of the pixel column; a liquid crystal layer filling the microcavity; and an encapsulation layer formed on the roof layer so as to cover the first injection hole to seal the microcavity. |
| US09465256B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel and manufacturing method thereof
A liquid crystal display panel includes a substrate, a thin film transistor array, a circuit, and a dummy circuit. One surface of the substrate is divided into a display region and a wiring region. The thin film transistor array is formed on the display region. The circuit and the dummy circuit are formed on the wiring region, the dummy circuit is adjacent to the circuit, and the circuit and the dummy circuit protrude from the substrate. |
| US09465255B2 |
Rubbing cloth, roller, method of forming LC alignment angle and method of cleaning debris
A rubbing cloth, a roller, a method of forming an LC alignment angle and a method of cleaning debris are provided. The rubbing cloth is dyed by using a solution dissolved with a dye containing at least one of hydroxyl group and cyano-group. An outer surface of the roller is provided with the rubbing cloth. The method of forming the LC alignment angle forms the LC alignment angle by using a roller with an outer surface wrapped by the rubbing cloth of the present invention. The method of cleaning debris cleans debris by using the rubbing cloth or the roller under illumination condition. They present advantages of excellent cleaning effect, simple implementation and low cost. |
| US09465252B2 |
Dual-mode liquid crystal display device, color filter substrate and array substrate
A dual-mode liquid crystal display device, a color filter substrate and an array substrate are provided. The display device comprises: a color filter substrate (10), an array substrate (20) assembled with the color filter substrate (10), and a liquid crystal layer (30) between the color filter substrate (10) and the array substrate (20). The pixel area of the array substrate (20) comprises red, green, blue and white sub-pixels; and the color filter substrate (10) or the array substrate (20) is provided with a fluorescent layer at the position corresponding to the white sub-pixels. |
| US09465248B2 |
Color filter substrate, liquid crystal panel, and repair method
A color filter substrate includes a color material layer that transmits light to generate colors of an image, and a change layer that is formed on a surface of the color material layer on which light is incident or on a surface of the color material layer from which light is emitted, and that has a characteristic in which a portion irradiated with laser light changes into black. |
| US09465246B2 |
Substrate for in-cell type touch sensor liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same
An array substrate for an in-cell type touch sensor liquid crystal display device includes: a substrate; a gate line and a data line on the substrate; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a first passivation layer on the thin film transistor; a common electrode on the first passivation layer; an etching preventing pattern covering the drain contact hole; an x sensing line and a y sensing line on the common electrode; a second passivation layer on the x sensing line and the y sensing line; and a pixel electrode on the second passivation layer. |
| US09465241B2 |
Apparatus for applying curing voltages to liquid crystal substrate
The present invention discloses an apparatus for applying curing voltages to a liquid crystal substrate. The apparatus includes a plurality of probes, a detecting unit, and an alarm unit. The probes are utilized to apply a voltage to the liquid crystal substrate. The detecting unit is electrically coupled to the probes for determining whether the curing voltages are within a threshold range. The alarm unit is electrically coupled to the detecting unit for giving an alarm prompt when the voltage is not within the threshold range, so as to remind a person without delay. Therefore, the curing voltage applying apparatus of the present invention is capable of increasing product yield, so as to reduce production costs. |
| US09465237B2 |
Automatic focus prescription lens eyeglasses
Embodiments are generally directed to automatic focus prescription lens eyeglasses. An embodiment of an apparatus includes one or more variable focus lenses coupled; one or more actuators to change the focus of the variable focus lenses; and one or more focus distance components coupled to detect a focus distance of one or more eyes of a user of the apparatus. The one or more actuators set a focal distance of each of the one or more variable focus lenses, a focal distance setting for each of the one or more variable focus lenses being determined in response to the focus distance of the one or both eyes of the user; and the focal distance setting for each of the one or more variable focus lenses includes adjustment for a vision prescription of the user. |
| US09465232B2 |
Innovative and aesthetic alternative to traditional spectacle correction
An eyewear frame has a forehead bridge that rests and is supported on a forehead of a user. A lens is mounted to the frame and both the lens and the frame are free of contact with a nose of the user. A pair of temples extends continuously from the forehead bridge and rest on and is supported by sides of a head of the user above ears of the user without touching the ears of the user. |
| US09465227B2 |
Laser illumination device
An Electrically Switchable Bragg Grating (ESBG) despeckler device comprising at least one ESBG element recorded in a hPDLC sandwiched between transparent substrates to which transparent conductive coatings have been applied. At least one of said coatings is patterned to provide a two-dimensional array of independently switchable ESBG pixels. Each ESBG pixel has a first unique speckle state under said first applied voltage and a second unique speckle state under said second applied voltage. |
| US09465215B2 |
Lightguide with multiple in-coupling holograms for head wearable display
An optical apparatus for a head wearable display includes a lightguide, in-coupling holograms, and an out-coupling optical element. The lightguide includes an in-coupling region for receiving display light into the lightguide, an out-coupling region for emitting the display light out of the lightguide, and a relay region for guiding a path of the display light from the in-coupling region to the out-coupling region. A first of the in-coupling holograms is disposed at the in-coupling region to redirect the path of the display light by a first angle. A second of the in-coupling holograms is disposed across from the first in-coupling hologram at the in-coupling region to redirect the path of the display light by a second angle such that the path of the display light enters a total internal reflection condition in the relay region after redirection by the first and second in-coupling holograms. |
| US09465214B2 |
Methods and systems for managing a vehicle computer to record information and images
A vehicle recording event method and device to monitor one or more parameters at the vehicle based on a trigger condition during a vehicle drive event. The method may receive, via a vehicle computing system, a configuration from a handheld device to output at least a portion of one or more parameters at a heads-up display (HUD). The method may record the parameters during a vehicle drive event based on a trigger condition. The method may transmit the parameters to the handheld device for storage of the vehicle drive event. |
| US09465211B2 |
Microscope and ghosting elimination method
A microscope includes a first imaging optical system that images sample transmitted light transmitted through a sample provided on a stage, and a second imaging optical system that images a part of the sample transmitted light branched from the first imaging optical system. Here, the second imaging optical system includes a light beam branching element that branches the part of the sample transmitted light from the first imaging optical system, and has a thickness of a predetermined threshold or more, an imaging element that images a phase difference image of the branched sample transmitted light, one or a plurality of optical elements that images an image of the phase difference image of the branched sample transmitted light on the imaging element, and a filter that shields a part of the branched sample transmitted light imaged on the imaging element. |
| US09465209B2 |
Image display apparatus and method for controlling image display apparatus
An image display apparatus includes a light source unit, a scanning mirror unit that reflects and raster scans a light beam from the light source unit, a light source drive unit that drives the light source unit based on input image data, a microlens array that is arranged on an optical path between the light source unit and an eye of a user, and an optical sensor configured to detect the presence or absence of the microlens array. When the optical sensor fails to detect the presence of the microlens array, drive of the optical source is stopped. |
| US09465205B2 |
Optical lens and backlight module incorporating the same
An optical lens includes a first optical surface located at a bottom thereof, a third optical surface located at a top thereof and arranged oppositely to the first optical surface, and a second optical surface extending between the first optical surface and the third optical surface. The third optical surface is recessed downwardly towards the first optical surface. The light from the LED light source enters into the optical lens through the first optical surface, most of the entering light is directly refracted out of the optical lens through the second optical surface, and a part of the entering light that strikes the third optical surface is first reflected by the third optical surface towards the second optical surface via total internal reflection and then refracted out of the optical lens through the second optical surface. A backlight module incorporating the optical lens is also provided. |
| US09465185B2 |
Lens module
A lens module includes a lens holder having a top wall that has a bottom surface, and a lens unit received by the lens holder. The lens unit includes a first lens adjacent to the top wall and a second lens attached to the first lens. The first lens includes a first object-side surface abutting against the bottom surface and a side surface abutting against an inner surface of the lens holder. The second lens includes a second object-side surface engaging with the first lens, and a jointing surface also abutting against the inner surface. |
| US09465180B2 |
Strain relief clamp
A strain relief clamp system and method include a base with a plurality of plates arranged in a stack on the base. A fastener, such as a bolt having a nut threaded thereon, is situated to selectively draw the plates against the base so as to clamp a fiber optic cable strength member received between adjacent plates. |
| US09465174B2 |
Fiber optic connector assembly jig
A fiber optic connector assembly jig may comprise a base configured to carry a set of fiber optic connectors. A set of alignment elements may be carried by the base, where each alignment element of the set of alignment elements may define an opening, where each opening may be configured to center a corresponding fiber optic connector of the set of fiber optic connectors with a longitudinal axis of the opening. |
| US09465172B2 |
Optical fiber connector
An optical fiber connector comprises: a positioning housing that has a recessed open end; a positioning cover that is formed with at least two first grooves and at least two second grooves; and at least two terminal plugs, each of which has a plug housing and an end sleeve. The positioning cover is detachably mountable on the positioning housing between first and second positions relative to the positioning housing to cover the recessed open end. The end sleeves are respectively fitted into the first grooves when the positioning cover is disposed at the first position, and are respectively fitted into the second grooves when the positioning cover is disposed at the second position. |
| US09465171B2 |
Short optical terminus
An optical connector comprising a plug housing having a pin cavity; a pin having a front and rear orientation and disposed at least partially in the pin cavity, the pin comprising at least a pin sleeve having a pin sleeve length, the pin sleeve at least partially containing a pin ferrule and a pin lens; a receptacle housing having a socket cavity; a socket having a front and rear orientation and disposed at least partially in the socket cavity, the socket comprising at least a socket sleeve having a socket sleeve length, the socket sleeve at least partially containing a socket ferrule and a socket lens; and an alignment sleeve between the pin and socket, wherein, when in a mated state, a pin front portion of the pin sleeve and a socket front portion of the socket sleeve are disposed in the alignment sleeve, wherein the pin front portion and the socket front portion are at least ⅓ the length of the pin sleeve and socket sleeve, respectively. |
| US09465168B2 |
Polarization beam splitter and optical device
A polarization beam splitter includes a demultiplexer, a multiplexer, a first waveguide at least partially formed of a rib waveguide, and a second arm waveguide at least partially formed of a channel waveguide. Waveguide widths of the first and second waveguides are configured to cause, with respect to a linear polarization component of an input light of the polarization beam splitter, 1) a first refractive index of the first arm waveguide and a second refractive index of the second arm waveguide to be the same, and 2) changes of the first and second refractive indexes, due to changes of the respective waveguide widths, to be the same. |
| US09465167B2 |
Optical-fiber-spliced portion reinforcing heating device
An optical-fiber-spliced portion reinforcing heating device of the invention includes: a pair of clamps that respectively grasp a coated portion of an optical fiber, the optical fiber including a fusion-spliced portion, the fusion-spliced portion being coated with a sleeve, the coated portion being exposed from the sleeve; at least two or more heaters that are arranged to face each other so as to sandwich the sleeve; a first force-applying member that presses at least one of the paired clamps so as to apply a tension to the optical fiber; and a second force-applying member that applies a pressing force to at least one or more of the heaters via the sleeve by use of one of an elastic member and a magnetic member in accordance with control of a drive source, the heaters being arranged to face each other with the sleeve interposed therebetween. |
| US09465166B2 |
Fiber optic splice protecting system and method for protecting a fiber optic splice
A fiber optic splice protecting system and method includes a tubular sized to fit around spliced ends of optical fibers, and a sealant positioned in an annular space defined between the optical fibers and the tubular. The sealant is configured to cure from a liquid to a solid. The tubular is at least partially formed of a material that is gas permeable. |
| US09465165B2 |
Reflection/absorption coating for laser slabs
An optical waveguide for guiding electromagnetic waves. One example of an optical waveguide includes a waveguide substrate, at least one layer of low index optical coating formed on a surface of the waveguide substrate, and a thin layer of metal formed on a surface of the at least one layer of the low index optical coating, where the at least one layer of low index optical coating is disposed between the waveguide substrate and the thin layer of metal. The thin layer of metal can have a thickness in a range of about 5 nm to about 20 nm. In one example, the thin layer of metal is chromium. |
| US09465161B2 |
Indexing signal detection module
An indexing signal detection module is configured to index one or more signal detectors past each of a plurality of sources of detectable signal emissions to detect or measure a signal emitted by each source. A plurality of signal transmission conduits transmit signal emitted by the sources from a first end of each conduit to a second end of each conduit where the signal may be detected by a signal detector. A conduit reformatter is configured to secure the first ends of the respective signal transmission conduits in a first spatial arrangement corresponding to a spatial arrangement of the signal emission sources and to secure the second ends of the respective signal transmission conduits in a second spatial arrangement different from the first spatial arrangement. |
| US09465159B2 |
Light source unit
A light source unit includes light source substrates to emit light, a pair of first members arranged separately from each other, each provided with one light source substrates, a pair of light guide members having an outer circumferential surfaces where the light introduced therein is emitted therethrough, and a pair of second members to hold the pair of respective light guide members.Each of the pair of second members is made of a metal material and includes two projecting portions and an opening formed between the projecting portions where the light emitted from the light guide member passes, and end portions attached to the pair of first members respectively, to receive heat generated from the light source substrate through the first members.The pair of second members are arranged separately from each other forming a void portion therebetween to pass an optical axis of an image capturing device therethrough. |
| US09465156B2 |
Backlight module and display device
A backlight module and a display device comprise: a light guide plate; a LED light bar including a plurality of LED lamps arranged at intervals at a side of the light guide plate so as to emit the light to the light-entering surface of the light guide plate, and a gap provided between the LED light bar and the light guide plate; and a reflection member arranged outside the gap and reflecting the light from the LED light bar toward the light guide plate, wherein first regions and second regions are arranged on the reflection member at intervals, the first regions correspond to positions of the LED lamp, the second regions correspond to an interval between the plurality of LED lamps and/or a position outside the LED lamps at the end of the LED light bar, and the first region has a reflective index less than the second region. |
| US09465155B2 |
Spread illuminating apparatus
A spread illuminating apparatus includes a point light source with a light-emitting surface, a circuit board with a mounting surface on which the point light source is mounted, and a light guide plate with an incident light surface and an emitting surface. The circuit board is arranged as that at least a partial portion of the circuit board extends beyond an area where the point light source is mounted so as to be superposed on the light guide plate, a light-reflecting member is arranged on the mounting surface, and a region of the mounting surface in which the light-reflecting member is arranged includes a first region that extends forward from a position corresponding to the center of the light-emitting surface of the point light source. |
| US09465151B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition and color filter
The invention discloses a photosensitive resin composition and a color filter. The photosensitive resin composition comprises, by weight of the photosensitive resin composition, 0.6%-2% silver halide, 0.06%-0.7% oxidant, 5%-15% the second dispersion resin, 5%-10% light-polymerizable compound, 25%-57% pigment dispersion, 0.05%-0.06% light polymerization initiator and 28.5%-60% solvent. When placed under a strong ultraviolet light irradiation condition, the color filter exhibits black and barriers the ultraviolet light; and when placed in a visible light range, the color filter recovers the original color. |
| US09465150B2 |
Protective film for polarizing plate, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device
A protective film for polarizing plate contains a resin, an ultraviolet absorbing agent A having an absorption maximum in a wavelength range of from 350 to 400 nm and an ultraviolet absorbing agent B having an absorption maximum in a wavelength range of from 270 to 330 nm, and a content of the ultraviolet absorbing agent A is from 0.1 to 5% by weight relative to the resin, a content of the ultraviolet absorbing agent B is from 0.1 to 5% by weight relative to the resin, and the protective film fulfills the requirements (a) to (d) as defined herein. |
| US09465148B2 |
Security document
Described is a security document with a transparent security element (12) which is arranged in a window or in a transparent region of the security document and has a structure layer, in which a first region (12f) of the structure layer has an asymmetrical diffractive relief structure, wherein the first region (12f) has an optical effect which is unexpectedly different in a front view and in a rear view of the security document. |
| US09465147B2 |
Cube corner retroreflective sheeting having channels
Retroreflective sheeting comprising cube corner microstructure and having channels substantially parallel to a longitudinal, peripheral edge of the sheeting. |
| US09465145B2 |
Low refractive index diffuser element having interconnected voids
An optical diffuser layer includes a binder, a plurality of metal oxide particles dispersed in the binder, and a plurality of interconnected voids. A plurality of haze generating particles are dispersed in the binder. The optical diffuser layer has an effective refractive index of 1.3 or less. |
| US09465144B2 |
Hybrid grin diffractive optics
In one embodiment, an optical imaging system is disclosed incorporating at least two gradient refractive index optical elements of a plurality of gradient refractive index optical elements made from at least one bulk material having a gradient refractive index and at least one diffractive optical element of a plurality of diffractive optical elements integrated within at least one of the plurality of gradient refractive index optical elements. Various embodiments disclosed incorporate at least one diffractive optical element configured as a surface relief structure patterned on at least one surface of the at least one gradient refractive index optical element. The surface relief structure includes at least one of a diffraction grating structure, a diffractive lens structure, and a kinoform structure. The at least one bulk material includes at least one of a radial gradient refractive index, an axial gradient refractive index, and a spherical gradient refractive index. |
| US09465142B2 |
Near-infrared absorptive composition, near-infrared cut filter using near-infrared absorptive composition, method for manufacturing near-infrared cut filter, and camera module and method for manufacturing camera module
Provided is a near-infrared absorptive compositions capable of reducing unevenness in the coated surface profile and variation in near-infrared absorptive ability when the near-infrared absorptive compositions are formed into films. The near-infrared absorptive composition comprises a copper complex and a solvent, wherein the near-infrared absorptive composition has a solid content of 10 to 90% by mass and the solvent has a boiling point of 90 to 200° C. |
| US09465139B2 |
Method for monitoring seafloor movements
Seafloor movements are monitored by measuring the ambient seawater pressure at a plurality of locations adjacent to the seafloor using asynchronous pressure signals generated by a plurality of pressure sensors mounted at different locations on the seafloor over a prolonged period of time(t), wherein harmonic tide-related pressure variations on the asynchronous pressure signals are corrected by an algorithm comprising a mathematical equation that models spatial and temporal pressure variations in an objective function. The method is unconstrained with regard to the synchronicity of depth and/or pressure measurements and does not require additional stationary short tem local reference measurements. |
| US09465138B2 |
Presence detection using split beam luminaire
The invention relates to a method for determining presence of objects in an area (207) surrounding a luminaire (200). The luminaire (200) includes a first light source (203), a second light source (205), and a sensor (216). The first light source (203) is configured to emit a first light beam (204) adapted to illuminate a first predefined area. The second light source (205) is configured to emit a second light beam (206) adapted to illuminate a background area surrounding the first predefined area. The sensor (216) is configured to detect a back-reflected first light beam (210) and a back-reflected second light beam (212). The method includes determining whether objects are present in the area surrounding the luminaire based on a comparison of information indicative of a signal strength of the detected back-reflected first light beam (210) and information indicative of a signal strength of the detected back-reflected second light beam (212). |
| US09465133B2 |
Downhole differentiation of light oil and oil-based filtrates by NMR with oleophilic nanoparticles
Downhole nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) methods that utilize oleophilic nanoparticle may allow for differentiation of light oil and oil-based filtrates. For example, a method may involve drilling a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation using an oil-based drilling fluid that comprises an oil base fluid and a plurality of oleophilic nanoparticles; performing a plurality of NMR measurements at a plurality of depths of investigation (DOI) of a near-wellbore portion of the subterranean formation; and producing an invasion profile of an oil-based drilling fluid filtrate into the near-wellbore portion of the subterranean formation based on the plurality of NMR measurements. |
| US09465132B2 |
Tool for azimuthal resistivity measurement and bed boundary detection
Systems and methods for performing bed boundary detection and azimuthal resistivity logging with a single tool are disclosed. Some method embodiments include logging a borehole with an azimuthally-sensitive resistivity logging tool; deriving both a resistivity log and a boundary detection signal from measurements provided by said tool; and displaying at least one of the boundary detection signal and the resistivity log. The resistivity log measurements may be compensated logs, i.e., logs derived from measurements by one or more symmetric transmitter-receiver arrangements. Though symmetric arrangements can also serve as the basis for the boundary detection signal, a greater depth of investigation can be obtained with an asymmetric arrangement. Hence the boundary detection signal may be uncompensated. |
| US09465131B2 |
Methods for determining dielectric permittivity spectrum of underground rock formations
Techniques involve determining the frequency-dependent dielectric permittivity spectrum of a rock sample. Determining the frequency-dependent dielectric permittivity may involve defining a series of electromagnetic measurement data having at least a measurement at a frequency from which a substantially frequency-independent value of dielectric permittivity ∈∞ can be obtained. The electromagnetic measurement data also includes measurements at different frequencies from which values for frequency-dependent dielectric permittivity ∈rock (f) can be obtained. Using these measurements, the frequency-dependent spectrum of the sample may be determined. |
| US09465130B2 |
Monitoring the dipole moment vector of an airborne electromagnetic survey system
An airborne electromagnetic survey system that monitors the dipole moment. A TDEM system includes a flexible transmitter loop and a receiver having three sensors with mutually perpendicular sensitive axes. In flight, mechanical and aerodynamic forces cause the transmitter loop to tilt and flex, which affects the direction and magnitude of the primary field dipole moment. The processing system measures the sign and amplitude of the primary field sensed by the receiver in each of its sensitive axes and calculates a vector which represents the orientation of the primary field in the receiver frame of reference at the receiver location. Using this vector, the processing system determines the orientation of the primary field dipole moment. |
| US09465129B1 |
Image-based mapping locating system
A locator system for locating buried utilities such as conduits, cables, pipes or wires incorporates image-capturing and position and orientation measuring devices such as magnetic compass, accelerometers, gyros, GPS, and DGPS. The system may include other sensors such as gas concentration sensors. The system associates images captured during the locate process with buried utility position data and the other sensor data. These data and images may be further associated with terrain images from satellites or aerial photography to provide a highly precision map and database of buried utility locations and visual images of the burial site. Information so obtained may be transferred to a hand-held personal communication device (such as a smart phone) capable of displaying an augmented or virtual reality display showing the location of buried utilities in combination with photo-images and/or terrain maps. |
| US09465124B2 |
Apparatus for correcting the timing function in a nodal seismic data acquisition unit
A wireless seismic data acquisition unit with a wireless receiver providing access to a common remote time reference shared by a plurality of wireless seismic data acquisition units in a seismic system. The receiver is capable of replicating local version of remote time epoch to which a seismic sensor analog-to-digital converter is synchronized. The receiver is capable of replicating local version of remote common time reference for the purpose of time stamping local node events. The receiver is capable of being placed in a low power, non-operational state over periods of time during which the seismic data acquisition unit continues to record seismic data, thus conserving unit battery power. The system implements a method to correct the local time clock based on intermittent access to the common remote time reference. The method corrects the local time clock via a voltage controlled oscillator to account for environmentally induced timing errors. The invention further provides for a more stable method of correcting drift in the local time clock. |
| US09465116B2 |
Radiographic image detection device
A monocoque-structured housing accommodates a photoelectric conversion panel, a scintillator, and a circuit board in this order from an X-ray incidence side. The scintillator contains cesium iodide and converts X-rays into visible light. The scintillator is vapor-deposited on the photoelectric conversion panel. A plurality of pixels that photoelectrically convert the visible light into charges are formed in the photoelectric conversion panel. A signal processor, which reads out the charge from each pixel and generates image data, is mounted on the circuit board. A gap layer is formed between the scintillator and the circuit board. |
| US09465115B2 |
Processing of signals to provide a delay Doppler map
An apparatus is disclosed for processing a sequence of samples of a received signal R reflected by a target surface and having a delay and a frequency shift relative to a reference signal D to obtain a delay Doppler map for the reflected signal. A first correlation module can obtain partial correlations z(n′, k) between samples corresponding to the reflected signal R and a samples corresponding to the reference signal D, across a set of delays. An inverse discrete fourier transform (DFT) of a sequence of samples can be derived from at least DFTs of a first reflected signal sequence and second reference signal sequence. |
| US09465113B2 |
Machine positioning system utilizing relative pose information
A system and method for estimating a position of a machine is disclosed. The method may include determining a first position estimate and a first uncertainty measure of the first machine. The method may further include receiving, from a second machine, relative pose information determined by the second machine and a second uncertainty measure of the second machine. The method may further include determining that the first uncertainty measure is higher than the second uncertainty measure. The method may further include, in response to determining that the first uncertainty measure is higher than the second uncertainty measure, determining a second position estimate of the first machine based on the first position estimate and the relative pose information. |
| US09465110B2 |
Three-dimensional tomographic imaging camera based on compressive sensing
A detection apparatus and method for FMCW LIDAR employ signals that are modified so that low-cost and low-speed photodetector arrays, such as CCD or CMOS cameras, can be employed for range detection. The LIDAR is designed to measure the range to one or more targets and includes a single mode swept frequency laser (SFL), whose optical frequency is varied with time, as a result of which, a target beam which is reflected back by the one or more targets is shifted in frequency from a reference beam by an amount that is proportional to the relative range to the one or more targets. The reflected target beam(s) is/are combined with the reference beam and detected by the photodetector array. In the case of a sparse number of targets to be detected, Compressive Sensing (CS) techniques can be employed by a processor to reduce the number of measurements necessary to determine the range of each target. |
| US09465109B2 |
Laser projected acoustic sensor apparatus and method
A plurality of lasers produces a lattice of projected points. A sensor system detects movement in the projected points in response to an incoming wave. |
| US09465104B2 |
ADS-B radar
The reliability and safety of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) are improved by using the signals transmitted from an ADS-B unit as a radar transmitter with a receiver used to receive reflections. |
| US09465103B2 |
Method and system for target detection
A method of detecting a physical target in a region-of-interest is disclosed. The method comprises: transmitting a pulse of radiation into the region-of-interest; receiving an echo signal from the region-of-interest; accessing a computer readable medium storing a dictionary defined over a plurality of dictionary atoms each describing a dictionary function corresponding to at least a time delay and a Doppler shift; calculating a coefficient for each dictionary function using the echo signal, thereby providing a plurality of coefficients, wherein a linear combination of all dictionary functions respectively weighted by the coefficients does not reconstruct the echo signal; and determining at least one of a range and a speed of the target based on the coefficients. |
| US09465102B2 |
Apparatus, method, and computer readable medium for correcting an interpolation coefficient for stereo matching
An apparatus for correcting an interpolation coefficient for stereo matching includes: an interpolation coefficient generator configured to generate an interpolation coefficient λ; a correction value calculator configured to calculate a parameter and a weight value based on a position of an object in an image; and an interpolation coefficient corrector configured to correct the generated interpolation coefficient by multiplying the calculated parameter and the calculated weight value by the generated interpolation coefficient. |
| US09465099B2 |
Method for measuring position of vehicle using cloud computing
A method of measuring a position of a vehicle using a cloud computing includes obtaining surrounding information according to a driving of the vehicle and driving information of the vehicle. The obtained surrounding information and the driving information of the vehicle are transmitted to a server which is remotely located from the vehicle and equipped with map data. A position of the vehicle is calculated through the surrounding information and the driving information of the vehicle by the server. The calculated position of the vehicle is transmitted to the vehicle. The calculated position of the vehicle is outputted. |
| US09465098B2 |
Mitigating low duty factor electronic attack (EA)
A method for mitigating low duty factor electronic attack (EA) includes taking M samples of each of N pulses of radar return energy. The method includes forming an M×N pulse sample data matrix (PSDM) using the M samples and N pulses of the radar return energy including in-phase and quadrature phase components of the radar return energy and jamming data from the low duty factor EA. The method includes defining a 2N×1 vector for each row of the PSDM. The method includes computing a 4N×1 vector separating the in-phase and quadrature phase measurements of the jamming data from the low duty factor EA into a respective half of the 4N×1 vector using the 2N×1 vector and a measurement matrix dictionary. The method includes extracting the jamming data from the 4N×1 vector and forming a clean M×N PSDM that is free of the jamming data using the 4N×1 vector. |
| US09465079B2 |
Battery pack
A battery pack includes: a battery; a notification unit configured to notify that a fully charged state is reached; a determination unit configured to determine whether the fully charged state is reached; a processing unit configured to execute a full charge process if the fully charged state is determined, the full charge process being one of causing the notification unit to make a notification and maintaining a possible state, in which making a notification is possible; and a factor detection unit configured to detect occurrence of a predetermined increase factor during execution of the full charge process, the increase factor leading to increase in a chargeable capacity of the battery as compared with the time when the fully charged state is determined. The processing unit stops the full charge process if occurrence of the increase factor is detected during execution of the full charge process. |
| US09465077B2 |
Battery health monitoring system and method
A method and system for monitoring the health of a battery is provided. A precision frequency can be determined for the battery by applying one of an AC current or voltage perturbation across a frequency sweep with impedance spectroscopy equipment to obtain an impedance response; collecting data related to the impedance response at a plurality of various states of charge within a recommended voltage window of the battery; plotting the collected data on one or more impedance curves; and analyzing the one or more impedance curves at the various states of charge to determine the precision frequency. Next, one of an AC current or voltage perturbation can be applied at the precision frequency resulting in an impedance response. The value of the impedance response can be recorded, and a determination can be made of a battery classification zone that the impedance value falls within. |
| US09465075B2 |
Wetting current diagnostics
A method of providing wetting current diagnostics for a load control switch includes changing test switch settings of a detection circuit from an operational configuration to a testing configuration. The test switch settings specify respective states of first and second test switches of the detection circuit. The first and second test switches are connected to a node of the detection circuit through which, in the operational configuration, a wetting current for the load control switch flows. The method includes determining whether a voltage at the node becomes no longer indicative of the operational configuration as a result of the changed test switch settings, returning the test switch settings to the operational configuration, and providing a wetting current fault indication if the voltage at the node fails to return to a level indicative of the operational configuration after returning the test switch settings to the operational configuration. |
| US09465071B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating featured scan pattern
An method of generating a featured scan pattern for scan test includes: providing a plurality of predetermined scan patterns to perform scan test on a plurality of devices under test (DUT) under a stress condition to generate a plurality of test responses of each DUT; grouping a plurality of specific test responses of each DUT from the test responses of each DUT to determine a feature value corresponding to a failure feature for each DUT; and generating at least one featured scan pattern according to the feature value of each DUT. |
| US09465070B2 |
Electronic device and detection method thereof
An electronic device and a detection method thereof for detecting an appliance are provided herein. The detection method includes: selectively providing a first test load to connect with the appliance or providing a first test signal to the appliance; detecting a first voltage/current value of the appliance when the appliance is connected with the first test load or when the appliance receives the first test signal; generating a first voltage/current signature data according to the first voltage/current value; and identifying a type of the appliance according to the first voltage/current signature data. |
| US09465069B2 |
Method for the extraction of recombination characteristics at metallized semiconductor surfaces
The present disclosure relates to methods for determining recombination characteristics at metallized semiconductor surfaces and of metallized semiconductor junctions, based on photo-conductance decay measurements. Dedicated test structures are used comprising a plurality of metal features in contact with a semiconductor surface at predetermined locations, the metal features being provided in a plurality of zones, each of the plurality of zones having a different metal coverage. The method comprises performing a photo-conductance decay measurement in each of the plurality of zones, thereby determining effective lifetimes for different injection levels as a function of metal coverage; and extracting the recombination characteristics from the determined effective lifetimes. |
| US09465064B2 |
Foreign object detection in wireless energy transfer systems
The disclosure features apparatus, methods, and systems for wireless power transfer that include a power source featuring at least one resonator, a power receiver featuring at least one resonator, a first detector featuring one or more loops of conductive material and configured to generate an electrical signal based on a magnetic field between the power source and the power receiver, a second detector featuring conductive material, and control electronics coupled to the first and second detectors, where during operation, the control electronics are configured to measure the electrical signal of the first detector and compare the measured electrical signal of the first detector to baseline electrical information for the first detector to determine information about whether debris is positioned between the power source and the power receiver. |
| US09465063B2 |
Method and system for the estimation and cancellation of multipath delay of electromagnetic signals, in particular SSR replies
A method and system for the estimation and correction of the multipath delay is described. The method comprising analyzing the distortion of the autocorrelation function of each single impulse received with that of an ideal impulse, deriving back the variation of the impulse parameters and estimating the effect of the multipart to be taken into account for compensation on the estimation of the time of arrival (TOA) of the electromagnetic signal. |
| US09465062B2 |
Device and method for automatically detecting low voltage differential signal interface matching resistor
The present disclosure provides a device and method for automatically detecting an LVDS interface matching resistor. In the device, multiple detection interface units each including two terminals for being connected with two ends of the LVDS interface matching resistor, are set; at least one switch unit is connected between corresponding detection interface unit and a processing unit and the switch unit and the detection interface unit are set correspondingly; and a processing unit is used for controlling the switch unit to be in the conducting state, so that the detection interface unit corresponding to the switch unit in the conducting state and the processing unit form a detection loop, and by use of the detection loop, the processing unit performs measurement to the LVDS interface matching resistor connected to the detection interface unit corresponding to the switch unit in the conducting state. |
| US09465058B2 |
Test circuit and semiconductor apparatus including the same
A test circuit includes a through via test unit configured to be set to a first resistance value in response to a first test control signal and to a second resistance value in response to the first test control signal and a second test control signal, and form a current path including a through via that electrically connects a first chip and a second chip; and a test measurement unit configured to supply a test voltage to the through via and measure a current flowing through the through via. |
| US09465057B2 |
Current measuring circuit for providing a current flow signal indicative of current flow between terminals
A current measuring circuit for providing a current flow signal indicative of current flow between a first terminal and a second terminal includes a main transistor, a sense transistor, a bypass switch, an output amplifier for providing a current flow signal, and a controller for enabling current flow through each of respective drain-source paths of the main and sense transistors or a controllable conduction path of the bypass switch. |
| US09465054B2 |
Current sensor
A current sensor to be provided in a current path through which current flows includes a housing, a substrate accommodated in the housing, a plurality of magnetic detection elements mounted on the substrate, and a pair of shields respectively disposed on both sides of each magnetic detection element. The shields are accommodated in the housing so as to surround the current path on both sides of the current path and the shields are held so that respective end portions of the shields have a predetermined interval. The magnetic detection elements and the shields are disposed in each phase current path for three-phase AC. |
| US09465053B2 |
Optical fibre birefringence compensation mirror and current sensor
Disclosed is an optical fiber birefringence compensation mirror. Also disclosed is a current sensor wherein vibration resistance has been increased due to the optical connection of the optical fiber birefringence compensation mirror. The optical fiber birefringence compensation mirror includes: an optical fiber, a birefringence element, a lens, a magnet, a Faraday rotator, and a mirror. From the light incidence/emission end surface of the optical fiber, the birefringence element, Faraday rotator, and mirror are arranged in said order. Light comes in from the optical fiber, and is separated into two linearly polarised lights by the birefringence element. The polarisation planes of the two linearly polarised lights are rotated by the Faraday rotator, and the two linearly polarised lights are point-symmetrically reflected at one point by the mirror, then again rotated by the Faraday rotator, then re-combined into one light by the birefringence element and made to enter the optical fiber. |
| US09465048B1 |
Probe unit for test tools and method of manufacturing the same
The present invention provides a novel method of manufacturing the probe unit and a tip assemble and disassemble procedure for test tools, which includes a body with a joint portion and a base portion and a probe tip extending from one side of the base portion opposite to the joint portion, where the probe tip and the base portion are integrally made of same material different from the material of the joint portion. |
| US09465047B2 |
MEMS dosimeter
In various embodiments, a dosimeter is employed to passively record a peak pressure (e.g., a peak blast pressure) and/or a maximum acceleration experienced by the dosimeter. |
| US09465046B1 |
Inertial sensor apparatus and method for creating an NDI image with hand scanning
A free-hand inspection apparatus for non-destructively inspecting a structure includes an array and an inertial sensor. The array includes a plurality of elements for transmitting and receiving inspection signals to/from a structure being inspected. The inertial sensor measures acceleration and angular rotation rate in three dimensions. A frame with a unique physical pattern on its edges, which are detectable by the system, is provided. In one embodiment, the frame comprises a special appliqué including a plastic sheet that has periodic edge features, or markings. The markings are detectable by the sensor and allow the system to correct the measurement distortions caused by the inertial sensors used for positioning while making scans. A computer-based process is provided to correct for drift when the sensor encounters one of these markings, thereby solving the problem of error accumulation and the resulting position inaccuracy. |
| US09465041B2 |
Antibodies to paliperidone and use thereof
Disclosed is an antibody which binds to paliperidone, which can be used to detect paliperidone in a sample such as in a competitive immunoassay method. The antibody can be used in a lateral flow assay device for point-of-care detection of paliperidone, including multiplex detection of aripiprazole, quetiapine, olanzapine, and risperidone/paliperidone in a single lateral flow assay device. |
| US09465039B2 |
Perlecan as a biomarker for renal dysfunction
The application discloses PERLECAN as a new biomarker for renal dysfunction; methods for predicting, diagnosing, prognosticating and/or monitoring said dysfunction based on measuring said biomarker; and kits and devices for measuring said biomarker and/or performing said methods. |
| US09465037B2 |
Characterization of CHO-MIF gene and protein, and use thereof
The present invention is concerned with the specific and highly sensitive detection of specific CHO-MIF (macrophage migration inhibitory factor from Chinese Ovarian Hamster cell line) complexes in the production of anti-MIF antibodies. The present invention is further concerned with the provision of specific antibodies which can be used for a CHO-MIF detection method. The present invention is also concerned with a CHO MIF knockout cell line and use thereof. The present invention also provides preparations obtained from recombinant production in CHO cell lines which are essentially free of CHO-MIF. |
| US09465034B2 |
Modular analyte measurement system with extendable strip port
A modular analyte measurement system having a removable strip port module. In one embodiment, the analyte measurement system includes: an analyte meter; a removable strip port module; and a connector linking the removable strip port module to the analyte meter. The analyte meter includes: a meter housing; a receptacle formed in the meter housing; a processing circuit disposed within the housing; and an input interface within the receptacle and electrically coupled to the processing circuit. The removable strip port module includes: a module housing sized to at least partially fit within the receptacle of the analyte meter; an analyte test strip port disposed within the module housing to receive an analyte test strip via an aperture formed in the module housing; and an output interface coupled to the analyte test strip port. The connector links the output interface with the input interface. |
| US09465029B2 |
Methods for detecting LP-PLA2 activity and inhibition of LP-PLA2 activity
This invention relates to methods for determining the activity of Lp-PLA2 in at least one sample from an animal. The invention also relates to methods for determining the inhibition of Lp-PLA2 activity in samples from animals that are administered an Lp-PLA2 inhibitor. |
| US09465028B2 |
Surface plasmon resonance based sensing devices and methods for real-time analysis of analyte secretion from living cells
The present invention provides surface plasmon resonance (SPR) based sensing systems and methods for rapid, sensitive, and real-time analysis of analyte secretion from living cells. In one embodiment, the SPR based sensing device of the present invention comprises at least one cell culture module for culturing living cells, wherein the cell culture module is configured so that analytes secreted from the living cells can be released onto a SPR sensing surface. |
| US09465022B2 |
Method for real-time on-line monitoring of concrete freeze-thaw damage
A method for real-time and in-situ monitoring of freeze-thaw damage to concrete, comprising embedding pairs of gradient electrical resistance probes into a surface of concrete being monitored at a depth of 0-50 mm, the paired gradient electrical resistance probes having an anti-corrosion metal bar, with the buried depth gradient of different pairs of electrical resistance probes being in the range of 1 mm to 20 mm, and the buried depth gradient of the pair of electrical resistance probes nearest to the surface being less than 5 mm; transmitting an impedance value of the concrete measured by the paired gradient electrical resistance probes to a monitoring center for processing; and evaluating a spalling status of freeze-thaw damage to the concrete based on changes in impedance value which may be abrupt. Real-time in-situ monitoring of the freeze-thaw damage of concrete can be achieved by the electrical resistance probes and monitoring center of this invention. |
| US09465021B2 |
Method for metrologically differentiating material regions of a page-like, web-like or sheet-like material and device therefor
A method and device for metrologically differentiating material regions, namely majority regions and minority regions of a page-like, web-like or sheet-like material. At least one sensor receives a measuring signal of variable amplitude, the amplitude being variable depending on the material region located in a spatial detection range of the sensor. The amplitude is increased by a controllable amplifier. The material is moved relatively to the sensor such that majority regions are located in the spatial detection range of the sensor more frequently than minority regions. The method is characterized in that in phases, in which majority regions undergo examination by means of the sensor, by means of the amplifier regulation of the amplitude to a set point is carried out and the sensor generates a signal “majority region”, and that in situations, in which the amplitude undergoes a sufficient change, the sensor generates a signal “minority region”. |
| US09465015B2 |
Vacuum ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy system and method
An efficient absorption spectroscopy system is provided. The spectroscopy system may be configured to measure solid, liquid or gaseous samples. Vacuum ultra-violet wavelengths may be utilized. Some of the disclosed techniques can be used for detecting the presence of trace concentrations of gaseous species. A preferable gas flow cell is disclosed. Some of the disclosed techniques may be used with a gas chromatography system so as to detect and identify species eluted from the column. Some of the disclosed techniques may be used in conjunction with an electrospray interface and a liquid chromatography system so as to detect and identify gas phase ions of macromolecules produced from solution. Some of the disclosed techniques may be used to characterize chemical reactions. Some of the disclosed techniques may be used in conjunction with an ultra short-path length sample cell to measure liquids. |
| US09465012B2 |
Measurement method using a sensor; sensor system and sensor
Provided is a method for measurement of a change in environment at a sensor. The sensor has: a first layer formed of a piezoelectric material; a second layer formed adjacent the first layer and acoustically coupled with the first layer; and electrodes disposed to apply a driving signal to the first layer to generate bulk acoustic waves. The temperature coefficient of frequency of the first layer is different to that of the second layer. In the method, a first layer resonant frequency associated with the first layer and a combination resonant frequency associated with a combination of the first and second layers are detected. A shift in one or both of the first layer resonant frequency and the combination resonant frequency is detected. A portion of the shift caused by a temperature change at the sensor is identified. Another portion of the shift caused by an environmental change at the sensor other than the temperature change is identified. Also provided is a corresponding sensor and sensor system operable to carry out the method. |
| US09465001B2 |
Conductive liquid property measurement using variable phase mixing
A system and method for measuring an electrical characteristic of a fluid using a measuring circuit. In one implementation, the measuring circuit includes a sensing component, a current supply connected to the sensing component, a sensor switchably connected to the sensing component, an array of components switchably connected to the sensing component, and a monitoring circuit connected to the sensing component. A controller performs a calibration of the measuring circuit by switching parallel impedances in and out of the circuit while measuring voltages across the sensing component. The voltages are measured at at least two different phase angles that are determined by the calibration. Once voltages at different impedances and different phases are determined, the controller calculates a value of the electrical characteristic of the fluid by interpolating between lines of fixed capacitance or resistance. |
| US09464993B1 |
Method and apparatus for measurement of physical properties of matter under simultaneous control of radio frequency and variable temperatures
An apparatus allows a sample mounted within a temperature controlled radome system to be tested. The apparatus maintains the sample under controlled temperatures and allows radiation from a radiation source to expose the sample to broadband electromagnetic radiation of varying power, frequency and angle of incidence. |
| US09464986B2 |
Multiplex fiber optic biosensor and detection method by using the same
A multiplex fiber optic biosensor including an optical fiber, a plurality of noble metal nanoparticle layers, a plurality of light sources and a light source function generator is disclosed. The optical fiber includes a plurality of sensing regions which are unclad regions of the optical fiber so that the fiber core is exposed, wherein the noble metal nanoparticle layers are set in each sensing regions. The light sources emit light with different wavelengths, and the noble metal nanoparticle layers absorb the lights with different wavelengths, respectively. The light sources emit the lights in different timing sequences or different carrier frequencies, wherein when the lights propagate along the optical fiber in accordance with the different timing sequences or the different carrier frequencies, a detection unit detects particle plasmon resonance signals produced by interactions between the different noble metal nanoparticle layers and the corresponding analytes. |
| US09464983B2 |
Concentration determination apparatus, probe, concentration determination method, and program
A concentration determination apparatus may determine a concentration of a target component in an arbitrary layer of an observed object including a plurality of light scattering medium layers. The concentration determination apparatus may include an irradiation unit, light scattering medium layer selection unit, a light receiving unit, a light intensity acquisition unit, an optical absorption coefficient calculation unit, and a concentration calculation unit. |
| US09464982B2 |
Self-cleaning optical sensor
An optical sensor may include a sensor head that has an optical window for directing light into a flow of fluid and/or receiving optical energy from the fluid. The optical sensor may also include a flow chamber that includes a housing defining a cavity into which the sensor head can be inserted. In some examples, the flow chamber includes an inlet port defining a flow nozzle that is configured to direct fluid entering the flow chamber against the optical window of the sensor head. In operation, the force of the incoming fluid impacting the optical window may prevent fouling materials from accumulating on the optical window. |
| US09464979B2 |
Monitoring a conductive fluid conduit
There is described an apparatus for monitoring a conductive fluid conduit arranged to carry a fluid stream. The apparatus comprises a power supply, a plurality of electrical contact points connected to the fluid conduit, a voltage measurement device, and a processor. The power supply has a reference mode of operation and a sample mode of operation. In the reference mode of operation the power supply is operable to supply an alternating electric current through the fluid conduit at a high frequency such that the current is confined near the surface of the fluid conduit due to the skin effect. In the sample mode of operation the power supply is operable to supply an electric current through a full thickness of the fluid conduit. The voltage measurement device is operable to measure the voltage between pairs of said electrical contact points so as to obtain reference values of electrical resistance of the fluid conduit when the power supply is in the reference mode of operation and so as to obtain sample values of electrical resistance of the fluid conduit when the power supply is in the sample mode of operation. The processor is operable to modify the sample values of electrical resistance based on the corresponding reference values of electrical resistance so as to compensate for temperature variations.There is also described a corresponding method for monitoring a conductive fluid conduit arranged to carry a fluid stream. |
| US09464978B2 |
Cross-instrument method and system for cell population discrimination
The present invention provides methods and systems to combine the capabilities of a hematology analyzer with those of a flow cytometer to yield a far more powerful analytical system than either device alone. In one embodiment, a method of analyzing a cell sample includes receiving a first data generated by an analysis of a first aliquot of the sample on a first particle analyzer having a fluorescence measurement device such as a flow cytometer, detecting at least one unresolved cell population in the first data, and accessing a second data stored on a storage device wherein the second data was previously generated by interrogating a second aliquot of the sample using at least one of a cell volume measurement device and a cell conductivity measurement device in a second particle analyzer such as a hematology analyzer. The unresolved cell population in the first data is then resolved using the second data. Corresponding system embodiments are also disclosed. |
| US09464976B2 |
In-line viscometer with no moving parts and methods and computer-readable media for maintaining a desired viscosity
The present invention relates to in-line viscometers with no moving parts for monitoring the viscosity of fluids. One embodiment of the invention is a viscometer including a first tube, a second tube, a first flow metering device coupled with the first tube, a second flow metering device coupled with the second tube. The second tube is larger in diameter than the first tube. Another embodiment is directed to a method for maintaining a desired viscosity during a process. |
| US09464975B2 |
Composite test specimen
A particular composite test specimen includes a first tab, a second tab, and a gage section between the first tab and the second tab. The first tab, the second tab, and the gage section are machined from a composite test blank. The composite test blank includes a plurality of plies arranged with first ply layers having fibers oriented in a first direction and second ply layers having fibers oriented in a second direction, where the first direction is different than the second direction. |
| US09464973B2 |
Sample support and sample store, especially for the cryopreservation of biological samples
A sample support (100, 101, 102, . . . ), in particular for cryopreservation of biological samples, is described and includes: a holder part (10) with a sample receiving chamber (11), a retaining device (12, 13) on which a sample can be disposed, and support connecting elements (14, 15) which are directed at opposite holder part ends (16, 17) and are formed to fit together so that a plurality of holder parts (16) can be put together. A sample store (200), which includes an assemblage of a large number of such sample supports, and a method for the cryopreservation of biological samples, are also described. |
| US09464969B2 |
Monoliths
The present invention relates to a monolith for processing fluid samples, and methods of making and using the monolith. The monolith can contain certain monomers or combinations of monomers that can be polymerized to give a polymeric monolith that can efficiently self-wick fluid. The self-wicking polymeric monolith can be used as a convenient tool for point of care on site diagnostics and analytics. The monolith is easily stored and transported, comparatively cost-efficient to make, permits good detection of analyte molecules and is readily functionalizable by impregnation of and/or covalently grafting additional chemical moieties to either the whole monolith or in zones. |
| US09464966B2 |
Device for sampling solids from a sealed enclosure and method using same
The present invention is a device (14) for sampling a solid from a sealed enclosure (12). The device comprises a body (18) carrying a sampling head (16) with a solid collection recess (28), a collected solid transfer recess (28′) and an angular-displacement shutter means (30) for the recesses controlled by the control means (48). The device also comprises means (78, 80) for limiting the angular clearance of the shutter means for no-load displacement (c) of the means. |
| US09464964B2 |
Rim replacing device in tire balance measuring device
A lower side coupling of a Hirth coupling is coaxially coupled and fixed to a spindle, an upper side coupling of the Hirth coupling is coaxially coupled and fixed to a lower rim, the upper side coupling of the lower rim is meshed with the lower side coupling of the spindle, and upward separation of the lower rim from the spindle is prevented by chuck mechanisms. |
| US09464957B2 |
Base load estimation for a combined cycle power plant with steam turbine clutch
Systems and methods for estimating a base load in a combined cycle power plant with a steam turbine clutch are provided. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a system may include a controller and a processor communicatively coupled to the controller. The processor may be configured to receive operating parameters associated with a combined cycle power plant. The combined cycle power plant may comprise a gas turbine permanently coupled to a generator and a steam turbine selectively coupled to the generator via a clutch. The processor may be further configured to receive an engagement status associated with the clutch and receive first data and second data. Based on the engagement status, the processor may select the first data or the second data and use that to estimate a base load. The base load estimation may be calibrated based on the operating parameters. |
| US09464955B2 |
Structure for use with fluid diaphragm
A structure comprising: a base; a diaphragm; a peripheral wall member of which one end surface is attached to a circumferential edge part of the diaphragm and the other end surface is attached on the top surface of the base to form an internal space together with the base and the diaphragm; a protruding part that protrudes from the top surface of the base; and a communicatively connecting path that extends from a bottom surface side of the base toward the diaphragm, and communicatively connects the internal space and the outside to each other to flow fluid, wherein on an outer lateral surface of the protruding part, an opening is formed in a part intersecting with an inner lateral surface of the communicatively connecting path, and a part of a fore end inner surface of the communicatively connecting path is formed in the protruding part. |
| US09464949B2 |
Wire timing and tensioning device
A “semi-automated” device, method and/or system for the determination of line sag in a tensioned (e.g., power) line is described. A prescribed number of waves based on the waves required by a given sag-tension chart is input. After the device is directly or indirectly attached onto the line, the user then induces a wave on the line either by pulling/striking the tensioned line. The device automatically measures the acceleration/inflection of the passing waves and the time of arrival of waves, as well as ambient temperature, and signaling the user upon completion of the measurement. These recorded values can be used to determine the actual sag of the tensioned line, thus avoiding the current error-prone approach of using a manual stopwatch and visual deflection of the waves. |
| US09464941B2 |
High-temperature sensor with a sensor element and a device for holding and positioning the sensor element, especially for automotive uses
A high-temperature sensor comprising a sensor element and a device for holding and positioning the sensor element in a point of use, especially for automotive uses, has a holding part with a pouch molded into it in which the sensor element is received such as to be flush with the surface. In this way, the sensor element is reliably held in a high-temperature sensor and its safe operation is guaranteed also when the sensor is subject to vibrations. |
| US09464938B2 |
Systems and methods for measuring polarization of light in images
Systems capable of acquiring polarimetry data using a single camera with or without a polarizing filter. When a polarizing filter is used, the data acquisition method comprises: (1) maneuvering the aircraft (or other vehicle) to orient the polarizing filter (and camera) in various directions when images are captured, (2) registering the various images to each other, and (3) computing polarimetry values (such as the Stokes parameters) for points of interest in the images. When a polarizing filter is not used, the data acquisition method comprises maneuvering the aircraft (or other vehicle) to orient the camera in various directions when images are captured and then performing the same operations (2) and (3). These methods measure the amount of polarization in a given scene by taking multiple camera images at different angles. |
| US09464928B2 |
Holder for a liquid
Disclosed is a holder for holding a liquid, which includes a supply chamber with a bottom surface, a peripheral wall standing from the peripheral edge of the bottom surface and a closing upper surface, wherein a passage opening is arranged close to or in the upper surface; a dosing chamber arranged on the passage opening of the supply chamber, wherein the dosing chamber further comprises a pouring opening for pouring the liquid out of the dosing chamber; and a closure for closing either the pouring opening or the passage opening as desired. At least a part of the dosing chamber extends below the level of the passage opening. |
| US09464918B2 |
Sensor wire count reduction system
A sensor wire count reduction system having various features is disclosed. Signals from multiple sensors may be combined together to reduce the number of wires implemented to convey the signals to a remote location. Multiple binary sensor outputs may be represented on a single wire as a multi-level signal, and may be decoded at a remote location. |
| US09464906B1 |
Transport option selection to serve well-being objectives
Aspects generate customized routes that select between human-powered and motorized transport option segments to maximize well-being objective in navigating a traveler to a destination. Amounts of human-powered transport options that a traveler is willing, able or recommended to perform via the traveler's own physical exertions in reaching a destination are determined as a function of well-being or cost objectives and performance limits. Recommended routes to the destination having human-powered and/or motorized transport option segments are generated that meet well-being objectives without exceeding amounts that the traveler is currently able to perform, and excluding segments that require efforts that do not meet the well-being objective or exceed the amounts that the traveler is currently able to perform. |
| US09464903B2 |
Crowd sourcing based on dead reckoning
An identification is made as to when a device is at an anchor location, which can be a proximity zone along an edge of a dead zone or a location where a signal from a beacon is detected. In response to the device being at an anchor location, recording of crowd sourcing data based on dead reckoning starts. Recording crowd sourcing data based on dead reckoning includes identifying one or more signals received by a device while the device is at each of multiple positions. For each of the multiple positions, both an indication of the position determined based at least in part on dead reckoning and an indication of the one or more signals received while the device is at that position are recorded. |
| US09464901B1 |
RNP-scaled waypoint symbology generating system, device, and method
A system, device, and method for generating an RNP-scaled waypoint symbology presentable to a pilot are disclosed. The symbology generating system may include a source of source of navigation data, a symbology generator (SG), and a presentation system. The SG may be configured to acquire navigation data representative of one or more distance measurements of an area navigation system or a required navigation performance system; and generate presentation data as a function of each distance measurement. The presentation data could be representative of waypoint symbology presentable to a viewer. In some embodiments, the waypoint symbology may be comprised of a two-dimensional object or a three-dimensional object having a plurality of shapes centered on a reference line, where a size of a first shape may be scaled to a first distance measurement, and a size of a second shape may be scaled to a second distance measurement. |
| US09464898B2 |
Inertial force sensor and electronic device using same
An inertial force sensor includes the following elements: a sensor element for converting an inertial force into an electrical signal; a sensor signal processor connected to the sensor element, for outputting an inertial force value; and a power controller for controlling electric power supply to the sensor signal processor, based on the inertial force value. When the inertial force value is maintained for a predetermined time period within a predetermined range in which a reference value is the middle value of the range, the power controller reduces the electric power supply to the sensor signal processor and updates the reference value to the inertial force value obtained after a lapse of the predetermined time period. |
| US09464897B2 |
Apparatus for driving gyro sensor and control method thereof
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for driving a gyro sensor including a driving displacement signal processing unit, a sensing signal processing unit and an automatic quadrature signal controller configured to control the variable resistor through digital correction when a quadrature signal exists, and minimize an amplitude of the quadrature signal. |
| US09464896B2 |
Device for measuring rotation angle acceleration
In a case where (i) accelerations except a specific angular acceleration cause a problem of noise and (ii) low-cost production is required, the present invention provides a device for measuring an angular acceleration which device has reduced noise that is caused by accelerations except the specific angular acceleration, by having an arrangement in which an oscillator is supported by a spring structure capable of greatly restraining movement in directions except a specific rotation direction.A device for measuring an angular acceleration integrally fabricated by a semiconductor microfabrication technology, the device including: an oscillator rotating around a rotating shaft as a center; a plurality of nodes for supporting the oscillator, the plurality of nodes each being provided at a point on a circle whose radius is r and whose center is the rotating shaft; a plurality of parallelogram links each having arms whose length is r, the arms making movement of the plurality of nodes supporting the oscillator become circular movement around the rotating shaft as a center; a supporting section for supporting fixed nodes of the plurality of parallelogram links; a rotation angle detecting section for detecting a rotation angle; and a calculation section for calculating an angular acceleration from the rotation angle. |
| US09464895B2 |
Remote leveling and positioning system and method
Systems and methods are provided herein that provide for remote leveling and positioning. An embodiment includes a leveling device assembly. Another embodiment provides a system including a leveling device assembly and a plurality of audio devices. Further embodiments provide for systems having a plurality of leveling device assemblies and appliances that are configured to couple with the leveling device assembly. |
| US09464893B2 |
Level, plumb, and perpendicularity indicator for power tool
A power tool includes a housing, an output shaft having a tool axis, and a motion sensor that senses motion of the tool housing. A control circuit receives an input signal from the motion sensor, to make a first determination, based on the input signal, whether the tool is being operated in a horizontal mode or a vertical mode. The control circuit makes a second determination, based on the input signal, whether the tool axis is substantially level when the tool is being operated in the horizontal mode or the tool axis is substantially plumb when the tool is being operated in the vertical mode. An indicator receives an output signal from the control circuit that causes the indicator to indicate whether the tool axis is level when being operated in the horizontal mode or plumb when being operated in the vertical mode. |
| US09464892B2 |
Vehicle integrated wheel alignment monitoring system
A vehicle integrated wheel alignment monitoring system for monitoring and testing a dynamic roadwheel for misalignment as the vehicle is being operated. The monitoring system includes a synchronous position sensing apparatus and a synchronous verifier device for initiating a test for roadwheel misalignment at the time and position that a predetermined vehicle body height position is achieved during a suspension stroke and subsequently deactivating the test when the predetermined vehicle body height position is surpassed. The test includes determining if a predetermined roadwheel alignment value is in synchronization relative to the predetermined vehicle body height position at the time and position that the predetermined vehicle body height position is achieved. Detecting an in sync condition represents proper roadwheel alignment and detecting an out of sync condition represents roadwheel misalignment. In this manner, roadwheel positions above or below the predetermined vehicle body height position can be disregarded as roadwheel alignment factors. |
| US09464891B2 |
Method for measuring thickness by pulsed infrared thermal wave technology
A method for measuring thickness or defect depth by pulsed infrared thermal wave technology is described. The method includes heating a measured object by pulsed heating devices, and at the same time, obtaining a thermal image sequence on the surface of the measured object by an infrared thermography device, and storing the thermal image sequence in a general-purpose memory. The method also includes multiplying a temperature-time curve at every point of the thermal image sequence by a corresponding time, thereby obtaining a new curve. The method also includes calculating a first-order differential and obtaining a peak time thereof. The method also includes use of one or more formulas to thereby determine the thickness or the defect depth of the measured object. |
| US09464889B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring hardened surface layer
A method comprises a calibration curve creation step in which a calibration curve is created on the basis of hardened surface layer depth. A destructive test is performed on one of two samples in pairs, and propagation time of a first peak of a first wave of waveform of a signal outputted with the other in pairs in a non-destructive test is determined, the samples in pairs being prepared such that carburization depth varies gradually from pair to pair. A waveform of a signal outputted with a to-be-inspected piece is obtained. The propagation time of a first peak of a first wave of the waveform of the signal output with the to-be-inspected piece is obtained, and the hardened surface layer depth of the to-be-inspected piece is obtained using the calibration curve, on the basis of the propagation time obtained with the to-be-inspected sample. |
| US09464884B2 |
Method for determining the position of a rotation axis
In a system having a substrate holding means for holding a substrate, wherein the substrate holding means is rotatable about an axis of rotation that is perpendicular to an X-Y coordinate system, a method for determining position of the axis of rotation in the X-Y coordinate system, comprising the steps of: providing a reference labeling on the substrate holding means or on the substrate; determining a first X-Y reference position RP of a reference labeling on the substrate holding means or on the substrate by means of optical positional detecting means that is fixed relative to the X-Y coordinate system, rotating the substrate holding means by a defined angle of rotation R around the axis of rotation, determining by means of said fixed optical positional detecting means a second X-Y reference position RP′ of the reference labeling that is changed by the rotation, and calculating the X-Y position of the axis of rotation in the substrate. |
| US09464880B2 |
Dual wire dynamic proximity transducer interface for use in proximity transducer system and proximity transducer system including the same
A proximity transducer system including an eddy current effect proximity probe, a proximity electronics module coupled to the probe, a monitoring system and a two-wire, current interface connecting the proximity electronics module to the monitoring system is disclosed. The proximity transducer system is operative for measuring position and vibration of a component to be monitored. The current interface is made up of a pair of wires, e.g., a twisted pair, and is adapted for providing power to the electronics module and an electrical signal from the proximity electronics module that is representative of (e.g., proportional to) the length of the gap between the probe and the component being monitored. That signal has a DC component that represents a steady state distance and an AC component that represents active movement of the component, such as vibration. |
| US09464877B2 |
Shape measuring apparatus and shape measurement error correction method
A calculator includes a first filter, a second filter, and an adding device. The first filter outputs, as a first corrected value, a value in which displacement of a displacement table detected by a scale has been corrected based on first frequency transfer characteristics from a scale to a measured object station. The second filter outputs, as a second corrected value, a value in which the first corrected value is corrected based on second frequency transfer characteristics from a ball tip to a ball tip displacement detector. The adding device adds the second corrected value and displacement of the ball tip detected by the ball tip displacement detector to calculate a measured value. |
| US09464867B2 |
Universally configurable holster
Disclosed is a holster configurable and reconfigurable to hold different objects. The holster includes a first flexible sheet with first and second surfaces and an aperture therein. One surface of the sheet is substantially covered with one fastener component of a hook-and-loop fastener material and the other surface is substantially covered with the other fastener component of a hook-and-loop fastener material. A retention member is attachable over at least a portion of the aperture and has a friction surface that, through the aperture, contacts a surface of the object being held in the holster. The holster may include an attachment panel for repositionably attaching the holster to a surface of a separate article. |
| US09464861B1 |
Crossbow assembly
A crossbow system is illustrated with a rail, a stock and a riser assembly. In certain embodiments, flexible limbs extend forward from riser assembly, in the direction of shooting, and include cams at the limb tips for the power cable arrangement at their ends. In certain embodiments, the riser assembly is made in a triangular arrangement with a crosspiece and a pair of struts extending rearward and are braced at an apex. Optionally, the crosspiece and struts can be formed separately and connected during assembly, facilitating manufacture and ease of assembly of the crossbow and allowing greater flexibility in the choice of manufacturing methods, materials and mounting arrangements. |
| US09464859B2 |
Barrel extension for firearm
A firearm with barrel extension comprises a receiver, a barrel supported by the receiver that defines an ammunition shell chamber, and a rotatable locking bolt having radial bolt lugs. The bolt is carried by a slide disposed in the receiver for forward and rearward movement. A barrel extension is mounted on a rear end of the barrel which includes radial bolt locking lugs that rotatably engage the bolt lugs when the bolt is in a closed locked breech position in battery with the head of a chambered shell. The barrel extension includes a rear facing annular rim seating surface formed integrally on the barrel extension as a unitary structural part thereof. The rim seating surface extends radially inwards from an interior surface of the barrel extension to engage and support the rear rim of the chambered shell. The headspacing is defined entirely by the barrel extension independently of the barrel. |
| US09464858B2 |
Compact space-saving gun silencer
A compact silencer device for a firearm comprising of multiple chambers which trap the gases from a projectile exiting the barrel of a gun to slow down the gases and reduce the temperature, sound, and flash associated with the projectile. In one embodiment, the first chamber which attaches to the barrel of the firearm comprises of sound baffling materials or gas porting baffles which vent gases from the second chamber passing rearward. The second chamber comprises of a chamber which can accommodate a retractable third chamber of the device, the second and third chamber of the device can have sound baffles to slow down the gases from the projectile. |
| US09464857B2 |
Sound suppressor for a firearm
A sound suppressor for a firearm is disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, the disclosed sound suppressor may include a thread and taper arrangement and a latching mechanism configured, for example, to secure the sound suppressor to a flash suppressor and/or the muzzle of a host firearm. Such features can help, in accordance with some embodiments, to prevent or otherwise reduce the opportunity for the sound suppressor to inadvertently back off of the host weapon during firing. Also, the disclosed sound suppressor may be configured, in accordance with some embodiments, such that application thereto of a wrench or other suitable torquing device automatically disengages the latching mechanism. In some instances, this may allow an operator to apply torque to rotate the sound suppressor while simultaneously disengaging the locking/retention feature. The mechanical advantage provided by the wrench can help to break fused areas resulting from copper and/or carbon fouling. |
| US09464852B2 |
Push-fit connector
Push-fit connector and method of heating a fluid in the push-fit connetor. The push-fit connector includes a housing, an accommodation space and a connecting piece connected by a channel, a heating zone located in an inside of the channel and a heat-conducting element being arranged between the heating zone and the accommodation space. |
| US09464848B2 |
Multi-stage circulating fluidized bed syngas cooling
A method and apparatus for cooling hot gas streams in the temperature range 800° C. to 1600° C. using multi-stage circulating fluid bed (CFB) coolers is disclosed. The invention relates to cooling the hot syngas from coal gasifiers in which the hot syngas entrains substances that foul, erode and corrode heat transfer surfaces upon contact in conventional coolers. The hot syngas is cooled by extracting and indirectly transferring heat to heat transfer surfaces with circulating inert solid particles in CFB syngas coolers. The CFB syngas coolers are staged to facilitate generation of steam at multiple conditions and hot boiler feed water that are necessary for power generation in an IGCC process. The multi-stage syngas cooler can include internally circulating fluid bed coolers, externally circulating fluid bed coolers and hybrid coolers that incorporate features of both internally and externally circulating fluid bed coolers. Higher process efficiencies can be realized as the invention can handle hot syngas from various types of gasifiers without the need for a less efficient precooling step. |
| US09464844B2 |
End seal for oxidation oven
Provided is an oven that includes an oven chamber with an oven wall that defines apertures through which the product passes to repeatedly enter and exit the oven chamber during treatment. A vestibule chamber is disposed adjacent to the oven wall and encloses a return air duct that draws in ambient air entering the vestibule chamber and the process gas entering the vestibule chamber from the oven chamber through at least one of the apertures in the oven wall. A nozzle is provided externally of the vestibule chamber and oven chamber in fluid communication with the return air duct. The nozzle receives gas drawn in by the return air duct and directs the combination generally toward at least one aperture formed in the vestibule chamber through which ambient air can enter the vestibule chamber to form an air curtain adjacent to the at least one aperture. |
| US09464842B2 |
Carbon dioxide separating and capturing system and method of operating same
In one embodiment, a carbon dioxide separating and capturing system includes an absorption tower to allow a gas containing carbon dioxide to contact with an absorption liquid and discharge a first rich liquid which is the absorption liquid having absorbed the carbon dioxide, and a regeneration tower to cause the absorption liquid to release a gas containing the carbon dioxide and discharge a lean liquid whose carbon dioxide concentration is lower than that of the rich liquid. The system further includes a reboiler to heat the absorption liquid in the regeneration tower by using steam, and a flow divider to divide the first rich liquid into second and third rich liquids. The system further includes a first heat exchanger to heat the second rich liquid by using the lean liquid, and a second heat exchanger to heat the third rich liquid by using water discharged from the reboiler. |
| US09464838B2 |
Method of controlling heat pump system of electric vehicle
A method of controlling a heat pump system of an electric vehicle, whereby power consumed for air conditioning is reduced during driving in a low load state in a heating mode, includes determining whether a heat dissipation amount insufficient condition of an indoor condenser is satisfied in the heat pump system of the electric vehicle. When it is determined that the heat dissipation amount insufficient condition of the indoor condenser is satisfied, measuring current revolutions per minute (rpm) of a compressor. It is determined whether the measured rpm of the compressor is greater than a minimum rpm limit of the compressor. When it is determined that the measured rpm of the compressor is greater than the minimum rpm limit of the compressor, the rpm of the compressor is reduced. |
| US09464837B2 |
Phase change material evaporator charging control
A method of controlling an air conditioning compressor in a heating ventilation and air conditioning system having a evaporator including a phase change material is presented. The method includes the steps of measuring an evaporator output air temperature, determining a state of charge value by calculating a difference between an estimated refrigerant temperature based on the evaporator output air temperature and a phase change material freeze temperature and integrating this difference over time and operating the air conditioning compressor to maintain the state of charge value between an upper and lower limit. A method of recovering braking energy in a vehicle containing a heating ventilation and air conditioning system having the evaporator including the phase change material is also presented. |
| US09464836B2 |
Air conditioner and starting control method thereof
An air conditioner having a plurality of compressors and a starting control method thereof, where the plurality of compressors is simultaneously started if a starting load of the air conditioner is smaller than a reference load, and the plurality of compressors is sequentially started if the starting load of the air conditioner is larger than the reference load, thereby simultaneously starting the plurality of compressors at a starting load section in which a starting stability of the compressors is secured, and thus capable of enhancing the cooling and heating performance. |
| US09464835B2 |
Remote software loading for refrigerant system
A refrigerant system control software upgrades are remotely downloaded over information carrying media. The software upgrades can be timed to occur when the Internet traffic is low. Once the upgrade has been received, a verification test may be performed for the refrigerant system components affected by the software upgrade. The test is monitored, and the results are sent back to the remote location such that the remote location can ensure the software upgrade was successful. |
| US09464833B2 |
Refrigerant conversion kit and method for a refrigerant recovery unit
A method for converting a refrigerant recovery unit from use with a first refrigerant to use with a second refrigerant includes the steps of opening, with a controller, solenoids along a refrigerant path to remove residue of the first refrigerant into a holding vessel, operating a vacuum pump, as indicated by the controller, to further remove the residue of the first refrigerant from the refrigerant path, introducing, via the controller, an amount of the second refrigerant into the refrigerant path, determining, with a refrigerant identifier, a purity of the second refrigerant in the refrigerant path. A kit is also provided to convert the refrigerant recovery unit for use with the first refrigerant to the second refrigerant. |
| US09464832B2 |
Refrigeration cycle device, equipment, and refrigeration cycle method
A refrigeration cycle device includes: a compressor that constitutes a refrigeration cycle and compresses a supplied refrigerant; a refrigerant-retaining container that retains the refrigerant into which lubricating oil for the compressor is mixed, and which separates the gas refrigerant from the liquid refrigerant, and sends out the gas refrigerant to the compressor; a refrigerant conveying pump that conveys a fluid mixture including the liquid refrigerant and the lubricating oil retained in the refrigerant-retaining container; and an internal heat exchanger that changes the liquid refrigerant conveyed out from the refrigerant-retaining container by the refrigerant conveying pump to the gas refrigerant, and provides the compressor with the gas refrigerant together with the lubricating oil. Since the refrigerant conveying pump conveys the fluid mixture containing the liquid refrigerant and the lubricating oil retained in a refrigerant-retaining container, stable operation is possible. |
| US09464831B2 |
Combined device having an internal heat exchanger and an accumulator, and equipped with an internal multi-function component
The invention relates to a combined device (12) comprising a casing (26) made of an upper wall (27), a down wall (28) and a lateral wall (29). The said casing (26) accommodates an internal heat exchanger (5), a separation area (19) and an accumulation area (20). The casing (26) accommodates an internal component (30) which is made of: a partition wall (31) of the separation area (19) and the accumulation area (20), a confining wall (32) of the internal heat exchanger (5) versus the accumulation area (20), and a pipe (33) which is between the confining wall (32) and the partition wall (31). |
| US09464830B2 |
Refrigeration apparatus for executing a pump down
An air-conditioning apparatus includes an outdoor unit, an indoor unit having an indoor heat exchanger, and a controller for executing a pump down operation. The outdoor unit has an accumulator of a capacity (Va), a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion valve, a large-diameter tube, which are joined by refrigerant pipes. The capacity (Vhi) of the indoor heat exchanger is greater than the capacity (Vho) of the outdoor heat exchanger. The large-diameter tube, which is larger in diameter than the refrigerant pipes, is provided so that the capacity (Vt) of the large-diameter tube satisfies the formula: capacity (Vt)>capacity (Vhi)−capacity (Vho)−capacity (Va). |
| US09464826B2 |
Hybrid system combining chiller and absorption heat pump
A hybrid system including an absorption heat pump and a compression chiller is provided. The absorption heat pump includes a generator, a first condenser, a first evaporator and an absorber connected in series. A first refrigerant is cooled by the first condenser and releases a first heat capacity, evaporated in the first evaporator and receives a second heat capacity, and mixed with a sorbent in the absorber and releases a third heat capacity. The compression chiller includes a compressor, a condensing module and a second evaporator connected in series. A second refrigerant is cooled by the condensing module and releases the second heat capacity, and evaporated in the second evaporator and receives a fourth heat capacity, wherein the condensing module is connected to the first evaporator, so that the second heat capacity released by the second refrigerant is transmitted to the first refrigerant in the first evaporator. |
| US09464819B2 |
Air conditioning control system and air conditioning control method
According to one embodiment, an air conditioning control system is connected to a camera device, which is installed in an interior as an inside of a room and an air conditioning control target, and to an air conditioner that performs air conditioning for the interior as the air conditioning target, the air conditioning control system includes: an activity amount calculation unit; a current comfort index value calculation unit; a control parameter calculation unit; and an air conditioner control unit. The activity amount calculation unit acquires and analyzes image information formed by imaging the interior as the air conditioning control target from the camera device, and calculates an activity amount of a person present in the room based on the image information. The current comfort index value calculation unit calculates a current comfort index value of the person present in the room based on the activity amount. The control parameter calculation unit calculates a control parameter regarding an operation of the air conditioner based on the current comfort index value. The air conditioner control unit controls the operation of the air conditioner based on the control parameter. |
| US09464818B2 |
Method and system for controlling ventilation in a building
A method and a system for controlling ventilation of an indoor area of a building, comprising the steps of: ventilating the indoor area by means of mechanical ventilation and natural ventilation according to a ventilation mode selected among a plurality of ventilation modes, a set of adjustable control parameters (31; 32; 33; 34; 35) and at least one measurement value from a sensor, wherein each ventilation mode is associated with the set of adjustable control parameters (31; 32; 33; 34; 35), each having an adjustable value selected among a group of mode dependent adjustable values, and/or a set of fixed control parameters (34) each having a mode dependent fixed value, and controlling the mechanical ventilation and the natural ventilation by comparing the measurement value from the sensor with a corresponding value of the control parameters of the ventilation mode such that a desired indoor climate defined by the ventilation mode is obtained. |
| US09464814B2 |
Cleaning device for kitchen appliances and pump systems
Cleaning apparatus for kitchen equipment, in particular combination streaming, baking and cooking equipment has a cooking space that is to be cleaned which is delimited by at least one wall and includes at least one outlet opening for a liquid. The apparatus comprises a ventilation fan associated with the cooking space having a drive motor; a collecting tank which at least temporarily collects the liquid that exits the cooking space via the outlet opening; a supply line that can be used to supply fresh water and/or a cleaning fluid that can be controlled through a valve in the line; a circulating pump provided at the collecting tank for the liquid sitting in the collecting tank; a circulation line by which the liquid sitting in the collecting tank and conveyed by the circulating pump can be supplied to the cooking space and a drain line for discharging the liquid that exits the cooking space. A drain pump is provided at the circulation container in addition to the circulating pump which is able to actively convey the liquid sitting in the collecting tank, together with solids that may be present therein, into the drain line. |
| US09464813B2 |
Cooking device
Device body (2) with heating chamber (4), and door (3) that opens and closes opening (5) of heating chamber (4). A door wireless communication unit (17) transmits a control signal from an operation unit provided on door 3 in the form of a wireless signal to main wireless communication unit (19). This configuration eliminates the need of wiring between the operation unit and device body (2). No wiring improves noise resistance and productivity. |
| US09464811B2 |
Wood fueled camping stove
A wood fueled camping stove generally including (a) a stove chamber having an aperture, a tubular heat riser and a burn chamber, wherein the burn chamber extends perpendicularly from the heat riser; (b) a fuel feed drawer received in the aperture of the stove chamber, the fuel feed drawer having a forward portion and a drawer portion, wherein the drawer portion is sized and shaped to be received in and supported by the burn chamber; (c) telescopic legs extending from said stove chamber, adjustable by means of snap buttons and corresponding apertures; (d) a standoff grate, positioned on an interior ledge of said stove chamber; (e) a skillet having a short, hollow tube affixed to the side thereof, with corresponding apertures to receive the handle in a plurality of positions; (f) a pot having a short, hollow tube affixed to the side thereof, with corresponding apertures to receive the handle in a plurality of positions; (g) a tube affixed to the exterior of the stove chamber; and (h) a handle received in and removable from said tube; wherein the stove chamber, the skillet and the pot are sized and configured to form a unified unit for storage. |
| US09464808B2 |
Nozzle tip assembly with secondary retention device
A nozzle tip assembly and method characterized by the use of a retention device including at least one tab that cooperates with a ledge for coupling a nozzle shroud to a nozzle adaptor. The retention device can be used as a secondary retention feature to prevent nozzle separation and/or to enable the fuel injector to be repaired without having to replace the entire assembly. The latter advantage is of particular benefit when there is damage during assembly or when the nozzle tip assembly is being overhauled. |
| US09464807B2 |
Combustor
Provided is a combustor including a support shaft, a wing portion provided on the support shaft and configured to swirl a first fluid around the support shaft, and a cover housing enclosing the support shaft and the wing portion and includes a space enlarging portion provided at a downstream of of the wing portion, where a distance of the space enlarging portion from an outer surface of the support shaft is different from distances of other portions of the cover housing from the outer surface of the support shaft. |
| US09464804B2 |
Gas flare system and method of destroying a flammable gas in a waste gas stream
The gas flare system includes a vertical flare stack having an opened top end and a bottom floor wall. A weatherproof protective hood arrangement prevents rain and snow from entering through the opened top end. The gas flare system also includes a burner arrangement provided through the bottom floor wall. The burner arrangement receives a waste gas stream from a waste gas circuit and also primary air. Secondary air orifices around the burner supply secondary air coming from a plenum housing located directly underneath the bottom floor wall. The gas flare system can destroy the flammable gas in the waste gas stream with a combustion efficiency of more than 99% under almost any operating conditions. It can start automatically and operate efficiently without any supervision under any possible atmospheric conditions. A method of destroying a flammable gas in a waste gas stream is also disclosed. |
| US09464800B2 |
Light emitting module
A light emitting module includes a light source board having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface and extending from one end to the other end, forming a spiral shape; at least one light source disposed on the first surface of the light source board; and a heat dissipation plate disposed on the second surface of the light source board and provided with a contact surface having a spiral shape corresponding to that of the light source board. |
| US09464798B2 |
Household lamp switch extension apparatus
The invention is a household lamp switch extension apparatus that makes it easy for a user to reach across the top of the lamp shade to turn on the lamp. This keeps the user from having to bend over and awkwardly look for or blindly grope for the lamp switch that to the typical user appears hidden within the lamp shade. Various embodiments of the apparatus can work with standard on and off switches that operate by rotation of a knob, by pulling a chain, or by pushing a small button. The apparatus has a vertical member that extends a twist knob to a position at or near the top of the typical lamp shade and that connects to a horizontal member that interacts with the on and off switch for the lamp. |
| US09464794B2 |
Removable lighting assemblies
Pool lighting assemblies, lens and methods of installing, maintaining and servicing are disclosed. A pool lighting assembly can include a light fixture body forming an elongated housing with a generally open interior, where the light fixture body constructed for insertion into a structure, such a pool wall. Additionally, a light cartridge can be provided. The light cartridge can have an illumination portion with a light emitting diode, a circuitry portion for controlling the light emitting diode, and a heat sink in proximity of the light emitting diode and the circuitry portion. A lens assembly, attachable to the light fixture body, can also be provided. The lens of the lens assembly can be interchangeable with a different lens. Also, the light cartridge can be removable from the light fixture body without removing the light fixture body from the structure. |
| US09464793B2 |
Lighting assembly
An elongate tubular lighting assembly having a body with a length between spaced first and second ends. The tubular lighting assembly has a source of illumination and first and second connectors respectively at the first and second body ends. The first connector has cooperating first and second parts having first and second surfaces. The first and second connector parts are configured so that the first and second surfaces are placed in confronting relationship to prevent separation of the first and second connector parts with the body in an operative state as an incident of the first connector part moving relative to the second connector part from a position fully separated from the second connector part in a substantially straight path that is transverse to the length of the body into an engaged position. |
| US09464790B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for providing rotatable light modules and hinged mount in a luminaire
Present embodiments provide a light fixture having rotatable light modules and an extendable hinged mounting assembly. The light modules are electrically coupled to the light fixture via a cord and a grommet/bracket feature which provides strain relief and a waterproof barrier. The extendable hinged mounting assembly allows the light fixture to be mounted onto a ceiling or other structure while providing a mounted position and an install position. |
| US09464788B2 |
Method of assembling a lighting device with flexible circuits having light-emitting diodes positioned thereon
A method of assembling a lighting device that has a base, an optic defining an optical chamber, a driver circuit positioned in electrical communication with the base, and a flexible circuit board positioned within the optical chamber along and generally circumscribing a longitudinal axis of the optical chamber and in electrical communication with the driver circuit. The flexible circuit board may comprise a plurality of longitudinal sections. Each longitudinal section may comprise a first inclined section, a second inclined section, and a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The first inclined section may be positioned in the direction of the base relative to the second inclined section. The lighting device may further include a longitudinal translation device to translate longitudinally part of the flexible circuit board. |
| US09464787B2 |
Direction controllable lighting unit with ultrasound
A direction controllable lighting unit 10 for use in a lighting system is described. The light emission of the lighting unit 10 may be directed into different directions, e.g. by use of a mechanically movable element 14, 60. At least two ultrasound transmitters 20a, 20b, or ultrasound receivers 21a, 21b are disposed at the lighting unit 10 such that they differ in position, or in direction or shape of the spatial intensity distribution or spatial distribution of reception sensitivity. A mobile control element 46 has at least one corresponding ultrasound transmitter or receiver 50. A difference bebveen a signal from a transmitter received at multiple receivers, or a signal of multiple transmitters received at a single receiver is used to determine a relative direction of the direction controllable lighting unit 10 and the control element 46, and to control the direction of the lighting unit 10 in dependence thereof. |
| US09464786B2 |
Lens and illumination apparatus having the same
A lens having a first surface (1) and a second surface (2). The first surface (1) and the second surface (2) are mirror symmetric to a first symmetric plane (A) passing through an optical axis (Y) of the lens and extend in a first direction (X) perpendicular to the optical axis (Y). The curve profiles of the first surface (1) and the second surface (2) on the cross sections perpendicular to the first direction (X) are configured in such a way that light emitting from a light source (3) arranged at a predetermined position of a second surface side is refracted by the first surface (1) and the second surface (2) to be emitted in a direction which is offset from the optical axis (Y) by more than a predetermined angle. |
| US09464784B2 |
Optical system and lighting device comprised thereof
The present disclosure describes embodiments of an optical system for use in a lighting device, e.g., replacements for MR/PAR/R directional lamps. In one embodiment, the optical system comprises optical elements (e.g., a lens element) with features that form light from a light source into a light beam. In one embodiment, the optical elements have a plurality of focus points, which do not all converge to a single focus point proximate the light source. Rather one or more of the focus points are spaced apart from the light source so the collective configuration of focus points causes the light beam to exhibit favorable characteristics. |
| US09464783B2 |
Concentrated photovoltaic panel
A concentrated photovoltaic panel comprises at least one rigid sheet, one or more first optical elements disposed adjacent a first side of the at least one rigid sheet, one or more second optical elements disposed adjacent a second side of the at least one rigid sheet, and one or more photovoltaic elements. Each photovoltaic element is disposed between a respective first optical element and a respective second optical element. Each first optical element comprises at least one lens configured to focus light impinging thereon onto a corresponding reflecting surface of the respective second optical element. Each second optical element is configured to reflect light focused by the first optical element to the photovoltaic element disposed therebetween. |
| US09464781B1 |
User interface assembly for an appliance
An appliance configured to uniformly illuminate features of a user interface of the appliance is provided. More specifically, a user interface assembly including a reflective surface for reflecting light from one or more light sources to uniformly and/or evenly illuminate one or more features of a user interface is provided. In particular, a user interface assembly configured to uniformly illuminate relatively large graphical and/or textual features of a user interface is provided. Moreover, a reflective surface designed to enhance and/or brighten the illumination of a sub-feature within a larger illuminated feature of a user interface is provided. |
| US09464780B2 |
LED light engine for signage
A durable LED light engine includes an printed circuit board including LEDs mounted thereon positioned between a substantially U-shaped top enclosure and a bottom enclosure. Once assembled together using alignment holes and projections, the open spaces in the combination of the substantially U-shaped top enclosure, the printed circuit board and the bottom enclosure are filled with a plastic sealant. Once cooled, the plastic sealant holds the combination of the substantially U-shaped top enclosure, the printed circuit board and bottom enclosure together. |
| US09464779B2 |
Apparatus for condensing light from multiple sources using Bragg gratings
There is provided a color sequential illumination device comprising in series: first and second light sources; a condenser lens; and a grating device. The grating device comprises at least one Bragg grating. The condenser lens directs light from the first and second sources into the grating device at first and second incidence angles respectively. The grating device diffracts light from the first and second sources into a common direction. Desirably, the Bragg gratings are Electrically Switchable Bragg Gratings. In one embodiment of the invention the light sources are Light Emitting Diodes. Alternatively lasers may be used. |
| US09464777B2 |
LED light assemblies
Embodiments of the invention include head and tail lights with and without heat sinks and kits made therefrom for golf carts. |
| US09464776B2 |
Vehicle light system with illuminating exhaust
An illumination apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The illumination apparatus comprises a photoluminescent portion disposed on a surface of a vehicle exhaust system component. The illumination apparatus further includes a light source located proximate the component. The light source is configured to emit light at a first wavelength directed toward the photoluminescent portion. The photoluminescent portion is configured to convert the first wavelength to at least a second wavelength to illuminate the exhaust system component and/or an area proximate the vehicle exhaust system. |
| US09464775B2 |
Lighting apparatus and automobile including the same
A lighting apparatus includes: a base that is open toward a front and includes a low beam light-distribution pattern forming component; a lens body disposed forward of the base; a first light-emitting device; and a second light-emitting device. A refractive portion is provided in a lower portion of the lens body, and a non-refractive portion is provided in an upper portion of the lens body. The first light-emitting device is disposed behind the refractive portion of the lens body, the second light-emitting device is disposed further forward than the first light-emitting device and behind the non-refractive portion of the lens body, and the low beam light-distribution pattern forming component is disposed in front of the first light-emitting device. |
| US09464773B2 |
Illuminated light duct joint
The present disclosure provides a novel construction for an illuminated light splitter in a mirror-lined light duct. In particular, the present disclosure addresses the ability to split partially collimated light travelling through a light duct into two different light ducts using light diverters, while extracting a portion of the light from each of the light ducts and also from the common intersection region. In some cases, the visual appearance of the illumination in the intersection region can appear non-uniform due to the presence of the light diverters, and the present disclosure provides an illuminated light duct splitter (100, 200, 300) configuration that homogenizes the output from the illuminated duct within the intersection region (117, 217, 317). |
| US09464764B2 |
Direct cooling of clathrate flowing in a pipeline system
Described embodiments include a system and a method. A described pipeline system includes a transportation conduit containing a gas hydrate flowing from a first geographical location to another geographical location. The pipeline system includes a cooling system in thermal contact with the flowing gas hydrate and maintaining the temperature of the flowing gas hydrate within a target temperature range predicted to maintain a selected stability of the flowing gas hydrate. In an embodiment, the pipeline system includes a controller configured to control a pressure or temperature of the flowing gas hydrate in response to a sensed pressure or temperature of the flowing gas hydrate. |
| US09464757B2 |
Fluid drain
A fluid drain may include a fluid reservoir comprising a lower tube inlet that opens into the fluid reservoir, a lower tube at least partially positioned within the lower tube inlet, and an upper tube at least partially positioned within the lower tube. The fluid drain may further include an upper tube clamp having an opening therein, wherein the upper tube is positioned within the opening in the upper tube clamp and the upper tube clamp is configured to remain attached to the upper tube upon removal of the upper tube from the lower tube. |
| US09464752B2 |
Monitor stand assembly
A monitor stand assembly includes a base, an arm that includes a monitor joint configured for pivotable attachment to a monitor and a base joint configured for pivotable attachment to the base, and an adjustable force strut. Such a strut may include a strut housing, a strut rod, an adjustment mechanism for adjusting force exerted by the rod with respect to the housing, an arm joint configured for pivotable attachment to the arm and a base joint configured for pivotable attachment to the base. Such an assembly may be suited to accommodate monitors of various weights and provide for flexible ergonomics. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. |
| US09464751B2 |
Vacuum insulation material, insulation case unit, and refrigerator
A vacuum insulation material having bending formability while restraining reduction in a gas barrier property of a sheathing material. The vacuum insulation material includes a pouch-shaped sheathing material having a gas barrier property and a core received in the sheathing material as a spacer, the vacuum insulation material having a bendable region, a first surface, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein at least one of the first and second surfaces in the bendable region is provided with a plurality of grooves extending at intervals, the grooves include a pair of outer grooves formed in the bendable region and a plurality of inner grooves formed inside the outer grooves, and an interval between each outer groove and a corresponding one of the inner grooves adjacent to each outer groove is greater than an interval between the inner grooves. |
| US09464750B2 |
Tubular component with an internal wear-resistant surface
A tubular component is for a pipe system. The tubular component comprises an external shell and an internal wear element which is attached to the inner jacket surface of the shell by a bonding mass in a first annular space formed between the outer jacket surface of the wear element and the inner jacket surface of the shell, the bonding mass being constituted by a hyperelastic bonding mass. A method is for attaching the wear element to the tubular component. Use of a hyperelastic bonding mass is for such attaching. |
| US09464747B2 |
Connector for a heatable fluid line and heatable fluid line
A connector for a heatable fluid line, includes a housing, a pipe connection structured and arranged for connection to a pipe, a connection geometry structured and arranged for connection to a connecting element, a through-channel extending through the pipe connection to the connection geometry, a heater outlet channel being arranged at an angle α≠0° relative to the through-channel, and a ramp element having a guide surface arranged in the through-channel, and oriented to point toward the heater outlet channel. |
| US09464745B2 |
Large diameter fiberglass tank adapter
An adapter for a cylindrical polyethylene comprises a tubular body section, a saddle-shaped flange connected at a first end to the tubular body section, and adapted to mate with an outer surface of the cylindrical tank, the saddle-shaped flange including a bolt hole pattern having a first spacing. A circular flange connected to a second end of the tubular body section, the circular flange having a bolt hole pattern having a second spacing, wherein the first bolt hole spacing is one half the second bolt hole spacing. |
| US09464738B2 |
Hybrid hose reinforcements
A crush resistant hose comprises a plurality of layers comprising a reinforcing carcass formed from a mixture of multifilament fibers including at least one of polyester, aramide, nylon and rayon. |
| US09464737B2 |
Eco-friendly high pressure hose fabric and eco-friendly high pressure hose using the same
Proposed are an eco-friendly high pressure hose fabric and an eco-friendly high pressure hose using the same. The eco-friendly high pressure hose fabric includes a textile woven from a polypropylene-based fiber, a first coating layer formed on one surface of the textile, a second coating layer formed on the other surface of the textile to extend longer than the length of the textile, a resin adhesive layer formed over the entirety of the top surface of the first coating layer and the top surface of the second coating layer extending longer than the length of the textile, and a film layer formed on the top surface of the resin adhesive layer to correspond to the length of the second coating layer. Ends of the second coating layer, the resin adhesive layer and the film layer, which extend longer than the length of the textile and are stacked on one another, form an extended portion of the fabric. |
| US09464726B2 |
Shut-off device for pipelines
A shut-off device for low-temperature media includes a housing (2), a valve seat (5) located in the housing (2), and a valve (3) that cooperates with the valve seat and is pivotally supported in the housing (2). On the housing (2) there is at least one flange (10) for mounting the shut-off device in a pipeline. The low-temperature shut-off device, low construction cost and low maintenance cost is achieved because the flange (10) of the housing (2) is designed as a welding flange (10a, 10b) for attachment of the shut-off device (1) in the pipeline by a weld joint, especially a butt weld joint, and because the housing (2) is provided with a housing opening (11) for mounting and/or removing the valve (3). |
| US09464725B2 |
Anti-flooding safety device for household appliances, in particular washing machines
An anti-flooding safety device for a user apparatus includes: a first connection body defining a first duct, the first duct having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet of the first duct being provided for connection to a supply point of a mains supply. An inner flexible hose and an outer flexible hose are impermeable to water, wherein the inner hose has a proximal end, which is sealingly fixed in a position corresponding to the outlet of the first duct, and a distal end for connection to the user apparatus, and wherein the inner hose extends longitudinally within the outer hose so that between at least part of the two hoses a gap is defined designed to convey to the user apparatus and/or to withhold inside it any possible leaking water. A valve arrangement on the first connection body can be switched from a position of opening of the first duct to a position of closing of the first duct following upon detection of a leakage of water. The axis of the inlet extends in a direction transverse to the axis of the outlet. |
| US09464723B2 |
Timing valve and kick-down valve
A timing valve includes a moveable piston that has a solid end face at a first end that includes an orifice, an open second end, and side walls that define an enclosed space, a stepped region on an outer surface of the piston, complementary stepped region on an inner surface of a hollow body containing the piston, and an annulus that extends toward the second end defined by a space between the outer surface of the piston and the inner surface of the hollow body. Fluid flowing through the orifice pushes the piston into an open position that forms a space between the stepped and complementary stepped regions that fills with fluid seeping in through the annulus. When pressure on the piston falls below a threshold, the return of the piston to a closed position is slowed by expelling fluid from the space between the stepped and complementary stepped regions. |
| US09464722B2 |
Pipe switch with metering function
A pipe switch having a setting system, a housing and a closure element. The housing includes an inner wall in which a feed opening and at least two discharge openings are provided. The position of the closure element is rotatably changeable relative to the discharge openings. The setting system including a control and a drive controls the closure element such that a plurality of positions of the closure element relative to the discharge openings are realized accordingly. The closure element may be in the form of a slide or a two-part element having flaps. The setting system in cooperation with the closure system provides the plurality of positions of the closure element relative to the discharge openings, in each of which the sum of the cross-sectional areas of a first and of a second discharge opening not covered by the closure element is substantially constant. |
| US09464715B2 |
Idle stop control device for vehicle equipped with automated manual transmission
While a vehicle is decelerating starting at a braking start time, start-off pre-shifting starts when speed falls to a predetermined speed. At a vehicle stoppage time, an idle stop permission flag is not set to on if start-off pre-shifting is incomplete, even if idle stop permission conditions have been met. The idle stop permission flag is set to on when start-off pre-shifting is completed, and an idle stop flag is set to on and the engine stopped when engine rotational speed falls below a set speed. The engine is restarted in response to braking being released, and the idle stop flag is set to off and the idle stop control ended when the engine rotational speed reaches or exceeds a set speed. The restarting of the engine causes an engine-driven oil pump to dispense oil to be used as a medium to manifest an automatic clutch command hydraulic pressure. |
| US09464713B2 |
Modular assembly for power train
A modular assembly is described for a power train. An assembly housing includes first and second cavities connected by an inter-cavity passage. An input shaft and an output shaft linked by a first clutch are disposed, at least in part, in the first cavity. A hydraulic control assembly provides hydraulic control signals to control, at least in part, the first clutch device. A hydraulic quill insert disposed, at least in part, in the inter-cavity passage, includes a plurality of control passages. The hydraulic quill insert receives the hydraulic control signals and directs the signals to control power flow from the input shaft to the output shaft. |
| US09464712B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes a motor, a resolver which detects a rotation angle of the motor, an automatic transmission which shifts rotation of the motor and transmits the shifted rotation to a drive shaft, and an ECU which performs learning control for correcting an error of the resolver and shift control of the automatic transmission. The ECU controls the automatic transmission such that, when the learning control is performed, a gear ratio becomes higher at a prescribed vehicle speed, than that when the learning control is not performed. By controlling the automatic transmission as described above, even when the vehicle is traveling at a low speed, a rotation speed of the motor easily reaches a rotation speed at and above which the learning control of the resolver can be performed. Accordingly, an opportunity to perform the learning control of the resolver can be obtained early. |
| US09464702B2 |
Slider apparatus
A slider apparatus of the invention includes a ball screw, first and second support members which respectively support the two end portions of the ball screw, a slider which includes a driving means for rotating a ball nut threadably engaging with the ball screw while rotatably holding the ball nut, and is disposed to be movable in the axial direction of the ball screw, first and second intermediate support members which are disposed to sandwich the slider, and each of which includes a support hole through which the ball screw passes and is movable in the axial direction of the ball screw, and a connecting member which engages with the first and second intermediate support members, and allows free movement of the first and second intermediate support members within the range of the full length of the connecting member. |
| US09464698B2 |
Eccentric idler pulley
An idler pulley (1) of a traction mechanism drive, on which a traction mechanism (24), such as a belt or chain, is guided, and which idler pulley is adjustable via an adjusting eccentric (5) and can be fastened to a machine part (2) in conjunction with a fastening means (8). The adjusting eccentric (5) and the fastening means (8) together form a fixing device (17) with which at least one end position of the adjusting eccentric (5) and consequently of the idler pulley (1) can be defined. For this purpose, the fixing device (17) comprises at least one lug (15) which is oriented radially or axially and interacts with at least one stop (16) of the associated further component. |
| US09464697B2 |
Intelligent belt drive system and method
In the one aspect, a tensioner that incorporates a fluid actuated cylinder and that is capable of precognitively anticipating when is desirable to increase the tension in a belt or other endless drive element so as to prevent belt slip prior to events that would raise the risk of it. |
| US09464692B2 |
Multi-speed transmission
A family of transmission gearing arrangements provides ten forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratios by selective engagement of shift elements in various combinations. Four simple planetary gear sets are provided, each having a sun gear, a planet carrier, and a ring gear. One carrier is coupled to the input. At least one planetary gear set provides an underdrive speed relationship between a shaft extending from the carriers of that gear set and the output. At least two brakes and four clutches provide selective coupling between other shafts in the transmission. |
| US09464687B2 |
Continuously variable transmission belt and continuously variable transmission
A continuously variable transmission belt includes rings each superimposing annular component pieces on each other's inner and outer peripheries, and plural elements attached to the rings side by side in a circumferential direction. Each element includes a neck portion. The rings are disposed on opposite sides of the neck portion. The elements contact a driving pulley and a driven pulley. A lubrication oil discharge mechanism discharges out a lubrication oil in at least one of a gap between the component pieces, and a gap between each ring and the elements. A function of discharging the lubrication oil present in a region remote from the neck portion is higher than a function of discharging the lubrication oil present in a region near the neck portion. Thereby, the rings to which the elements are attached or the component pieces of the rings restrain decline in the centering characteristic in the width direction. |
| US09464686B2 |
Power transmission belt and method for manufacturing same
A power transmission belt has an uneven surface of rubber which when the power transmission belt is wound around a flat pulley, comes in contact with the flat pulley. The uneven surface has projected parts each having a flat top surface. |
| US09464682B2 |
Non-asbestos friction material composition, and friction material and friction member using same
The non-asbestos frictional material composition containing a binder, an organic filler, an inorganic filler, and a fiber base material includes: copper in a content of 5 mass % or less as a copper element; a metal fiber other than a copper fiber and a copper alloy fiber in a content of 0.5 mass % or less; iron powder and tin powder as the inorganic filler in a total content of 1-12 mass %. The non-asbestos frictional material composition can provide a frictional material with excellent friction coefficient, anti-crack properties, and abrasion resistance even with the reduced content of copper and a copper fiber that possibly cause environmental pollution. The frictional material and the friction member are formed by using the above-mentioned non-asbestos frictional material composition. |
| US09464681B2 |
Parking brake apparatus
A parking brake apparatus may include: a housing; a gear unit installed in the housing, and rotated by operation of a motor unit; a nut screw part connected to the gear unit, and rotated by the rotation of the gear unit; a bolt screw coupled the nut screw part so as to pass through the nut screw part, and moved in a longitudinal direction inside the nut screw part in connection with the rotation of the nut screw part; a cable connected to the bolt screw; a piston unit installed to be slidably moved in the housing, and having one side through which the cable passes and the other side which is extended toward the nut screw part; and an elastic member arranged between an inner wall of the housing and the piston unit, and elastically deformed as the piston is slidably moved. |
| US09464679B2 |
Brake system of a drum brake
A brake system of a drum brake includes a carrier unit and a brake cylinder, wherein a connecting element is provided, which has a first connection section for fixing the brake cylinder and is fixed in a second connection section to the carrier unit wherein, the first connection section is arranged offset to the second connection section while being parallel relative to the wheel axis, and wherein the first connection section can be fixed directly to the brake cylinder in order to keep the distance between the center of gravity of the brake cylinder and the first connection section low. |
| US09464678B2 |
Calliper body for disc brake
Calliper body (4) for disk brake having two elongated elements (5 and 6) on opposite sides of the disk and suitable for supporting and pressing pads (13 and 14) against the disk (2), each of said ‘elongated bodies (5 and 6) comprising an exit portion (97) of thrust means suitable for facing one of said pads (13, 14), each of said exit portions (97) having a boundary (96) delimited on the opposite side to the rotation axis (9) by an upper boundary (98) which borders a radially outer portion (21, 22) of the elongated body, said calliper body (4) having at least one connection bridge (3) with an inner bridge side (30, 31) facing towards the calliper body, said radially outer portion being divisible, along its direct tangential extension parallel to the circumferential direction, into three substantially equal sections (23, 24, 25 or 26, 27, 28), of which two lateral sections (23 and 25 or 26 and 28) and one interposed central section (24, 27), wherein said calliper body (4) comprises at least one reinforcement element (41, 42, 43, 44) suitable for firmly connecting one said inner bridge side (30, 31) to one said central section (24, 27) of the adjacent radially outer portion (21, 22), said at least one reinforcement element at least partially surmounting said upper boundary (98) and said pads (13 and 14); and wherein the crossing of the projection in a direction parallel to the axial direction (9) of the central section (24, 27) of the radially outer portion (21, 22), with the projection in a circumferential direction of the central section (33, 36) of the bridge side (30, 31), defines a radial through aperture (20) which places the space between the elongated bodies (5,6) in communication with the outside of the calliper body (4) so as to permit the outflow of hot air from inside the calliper body (4) outwards. |
| US09464675B1 |
Wedge friction one-way clutch with controllable clutch locking function
A wedge friction clutch with controllable clutch locking function, having an axis of rotation, an inner race, an outer race located radially outward of the inner race, and, a wedge assembly including a wedge plate located between the inner and outer races in a radial direction, a first piston arranged to displace the wedge plate in a first circumferential direction, a second piston arranged to displace the wedge plate in a second circumferential direction, opposite the first circumferential direction, and, a hydraulic circuit arranged to control the first and second pistons. |
| US09464671B2 |
Bearing, housing including a set of bearings, associated method and computer program
The invention relates to a bearing (10) including an inner ring (12), an outer ring (11), and rolling bodies positioned between the inner and outer rings, one of the rings being rotary and the other not, the bearing further including: a first module (20) including at least one set of sensor(s) suitable for performing successive measurements of at least one parameter representative of the vibrations within the bearing; and a second module (20) suitable for determining a frequency representation of the signal corresponding to the successive measurements, and for obtaining a set of elements(s) representative of the frequency representation based on that frequency representation, so as to compare at least one representative element of the set with a corresponding reference element and identify a malfunction based on that comparison (10). |
| US09464670B2 |
Electrostatic stabilizer for a passive magnetic bearing system
Electrostatic stabilizers are provided for passive bearing systems composed of annular magnets having a net positive stiffness against radial displacements and that have a negative stiffness for vertical displacements, resulting in a vertical instability. Further embodiments are shown of a radial electrostatic stabilizer geometry (using circuitry similar to that employed in the vertical stabilizer). This version is suitable for stabilizing radial (lateral) displacements of a rotor that is levitated by annular permanent magnets that are stable against vertical displacements but are unstable against radial displacements. |
| US09464667B2 |
Magnetic bearing assembly formed by measuring first and second order transverse stray magnetic fields
Stray magnetic fields created by non-symmetrical magnetisation of the permanent magnets in a rotating magnet array of a magnetic bearing assembly, when used in turbo molecular pumps, can cause significant problems to devices such as scanning electron microscopes. In order to minimise the stray fields, at least the dipole and quadrupole moments of each magnet in the array is first measured. The magnets in the array are then arranged relative to one another such that both the dipole and quadrupole moments are minimised, thus minimising the stray magnetic field when the magnet array rotates in the turbomolecular pump. |
| US09464664B2 |
Polypropylene with living hinge properties
The present invention relates to a polypropylene which has—a melt flow rate MFR(230° C., 2.16 kg) of at least 13 g/10 min,—an amount of xylene solubles XS of 6.0 wt % or less, and—a crystalline fraction, wherein at least 10% of the crystalline fraction melts the temperature range of from 160 to 170° C., as determined by the stepwise isothermal segregation technique (SIST). |
| US09464660B2 |
Tamper-resistant bicycle axle nut
A tamper-resistant fastener such as a nut for a bicycle has a smoothly rounded generally dome-shaped body and one or more recesses formed into the body. Each recess has a first and open ended portion which is bounded on radially inward side but not on the radially outward side, and a second and closed ended portion which is bounded on both the radially inward side and the radially outward side. Additionally, each recess can have an additional notch formed therein, the recess and notch together forming a major and minor recess. A wall which bounds the radially inward side of the recess decreases in radial distance from the central axis of the nut as the recess proceeds in the circumferential direction. A mating wrench has teeth that match the recesses and, if present, the notches. |
| US09464654B2 |
Fastener and method of installing same
A fastener comprises a body having an enlarged head at a first end, a tapered ramp at a second end, a cylindrical shank disposed between the enlarged head and the tapered ramp, and a passage extending between the first and second ends and including threads. The fastener further includes a generally cylindrical corebolt disposed within the passage of the body and having an enlarged head, a breaking groove, and a stop shoulder that is configured to cause an abrupt increase in resistance to threading the corebolt into the body when the breaking groove is substantially flush with an outer surface of the enlarged head. A grip compensator is disposed on the corebolt in abutment with the enlarged head of the corebolt. A deformable sleeve is movably disposed over a portion of the corebolt and disposed between the grip compensator and the tapered ramp of the body. |
| US09464650B2 |
Fastening device having a tubular sleeve member for mounting on a tube or immobilizing two telescopically connected tubes
A fastening device for mounting on a tube includes: a tubular sleeve member adapted to be sleeved around the tube, defining a reception space to snugly receiving the tube and a notch for access into the reception space and having an inner wall surface defining the reception space and formed with a press element; and a fixing element mounted on the sleeve member at the notch such that tightening of the fixing element relative to the sleeve member results in pressing of the press element against the tube to deform the tube to possess an outwardly minor protrusion for abutting against the fixing element, which creates an inwardly dented minor recess on its outer wall surface of the tube. |
| US09464649B2 |
Unit for fastening a component of a vehicle
The invention relates to an assembly (10) for attachment of a component of a motor vehicle, in particular for attachment of a lining part (35) to a carrier (20), having a first holding part (12) and a second holding part (14), the first holding part (12) having at least one abutment (26) and the second holding part (14) having at least one detent hook (36), and having a locking bar (15) which can be moved between a release position, in which the detent hook (36) can move behind, and be released from, the abutment (26), and a locking position, in which the detent hook (36) is locked behind the abutment (26), the locking bar (15) automatically moving from the release position to the locking position. The invention further relates to a method of mounting and of dismounting said assembly. |
| US09464648B1 |
Device for securing curtain ends to walls
A device for securing curtain ends to walls preferably includes a curtain retention device and a magnet. The curtain retention device could be a curtain retention clip or a butterfly clutch pin. The curtain retention clip includes a spring-loaded clip and a decorative fascia. Alternatively, a clip magnet may be secured to a rear of the spring-loaded clip and used with a wall mounted ferrous wall plate. The butterfly clutch pin includes a decorative tack pin and a butterfly retention clutch. The magnet may be attached to a wall with any suitable method. If the curtain retention clip is used, the spring-loaded clip is secured to the curtain and the spring-loaded clip is secured to the magnet. If the butterfly clutch pin is used, a pin portion of the decorative tack pin is inserted through the curtain and into the butterfly retention clutch. |
| US09464647B2 |
Pillar garnish mounting structure and tether clip
A pillar garnish mounting structure includes a tether clip and a pillar garnish. The tether clip has a tether portion. The pillar garnish is attached to a pillar by the tether clip and has a tether housing portion. The tether housing portion has side walls that extend in a longitudinal direction of the pillar garnish. The tether portion has a connecting portion and an anchor portion. The connecting portion is inserted through a space between the side walls and extends in the longitudinal direction of the pillar garnish. The anchor portion is formed on a tip end of the connecting portion, and is positioned to an outside of the tether housing portion. The anchor portion catches on end surfaces of the side walls in the longitudinal direction of the pillar garnish, when the pillar garnish moves in a direction away from the pillar. |
| US09464642B2 |
Soft robotic actuators
A soft robotic device includes a flexible body having a width, a length and a thickness, wherein the thickness is at least 1 mm, the flexible body having at least one channel disposed within the flexible body, the channel defined by upper, lower and side walls, wherein at least one wall is strain limiting; and a pressurizing inlet in fluid communication with the at least one channel, the at least one channel positioned and arranged such that the wall opposite the strain limiting wall preferentially expands when the soft robotic device is pressurized through the inlet. |
| US09464640B2 |
Motor-pump unit
A motor-pump unit includes an electric motor and a pump. The electric motor has a motor housing, on the outside of which a cooling channel is arranged. The pump has a suction inlet and a pressure outlet. Liquid to be pressurized can be fed by way of the cooling channel to the suction inlet. In order that the motor-pump unit can be produced and assembled more cost-effectively, the motor housing includes a first housing part and a second housing part, which are connectable to each other in a liquid-tight manner and between them form the cooling channel. |
| US09464636B2 |
Tension device graphite component used in molten metal
A system for applying tension to a component for use in molten metal processing. Preferably, the component includes an outer core and at least one tension rod positioned partially within the outer core. The component is preferably elongated, such as a support post or an impeller shaft. The tension rod applies compression to the outer cover, which makes the outer cover more resistant to breakage if it strikes, or is stricken by, an object. |
| US09464635B2 |
Mechanical coolant pump
A mechanical coolant pump for an internal combustion engine includes a pump rotor wheel comprising rotor blades configured to pump a coolant radially outward. A non-rotating ring of pump stator blades is configured to encircle the pump rotor wheel. At least one of the pump stator blades is a static blade. At least one of the pump stator blades is a pivotable blade configured to pivot about a pivot axis arranged within the pivotable blade. |
| US09464633B2 |
System for excluding process fluid and solids from seals and bearings of an axial pump in a loop reactor
A mechanical expelling mechanism for an axial pump system in a loop reactor includes straight or curved repelling vanes mounted to a vertical or tapered rear face of the impellor hub and a tapered wall provided in the adjacent seal housing. In combination, these elements exclude and eject process slurry, especially polymer solids, away from the seals and bearings, and thereby prevent damage to the seals and bearings, at least until a flow of flushing fluid can be restored. The repelling vanes further serve to circulate and exchange any process fluid and catalyst that remains in the space between the impellor and the seals, so that localized warming and run-away formation of polymer solids near the seals is avoided. The repelling vanes can be curved or straight. In embodiments, the repelling vanes reduce pump efficiency by less than 1%. |
| US09464631B2 |
Fuel pump for an internal combustion engine
A high-pressure fuel pump for an internal combustion engine. The high-pressure fuel pump includes an improved configuration that beneficially simplifies certain features of the high-pressure fuel pump. The fuel pump possesses an inlet check valve positioned along an inlet fuel circuit and an outlet fuel circuit of the high-pressure pump that provides a path for a low-pressure inlet fuel flow to and a path for a high-pressure output fuel flow from a pumping chamber of the fuel pump. Because of the configuration of the inlet check valve and the outlet check valve, the complexity of high-pressure fuel pump is beneficially reduced, decreasing the cost of components and assembly and improving the life and reliability of high-pressure fuel pump. |
| US09464629B2 |
Servo regulator
A servo regulator that causes a servo piston to move on the basis of working fluid pressure in two pressure chambers includes: a sleeve that is inserted into an insertion hole formed in a case and has a supply port capable of supplying a working fluid from a fluid pressure source to one of the pressure chambers; a spool valve disposed in the sleeve so as to be biased by a biasing member; and a solenoid that is attached to the case in order to drive the spool valve via a plunger. The sleeve includes a pressure receiving portion on which a fluid pressure of the working fluid from the fluid pressure source is exerted, and is pressed against an end surface of the solenoid by a biasing force acting on the pressure receiving portion. |
| US09464625B2 |
Wind turbine
There is provided a wind power installation comprising a rotor to which rotor blades can be fitted, an electric generator having a generator stator and a generator rotor, and a plurality of displacement units. The first end of the displacement unit is fastened to the generator stator and the second end of the displacement unit is releasably fastened to the generator rotor. The displacement units each have a respective hydraulic cylinder, the deflection of which is controllable so that by actuation of the displacement unit the generator rotor is displaced relative to the generator stator. |
| US09464623B2 |
Method and device for power generation
A fluid flow-powered generator and a method for using the same are described herein. The generator has a rotatable frame, with a first wing and a second wing. The first wing and second wing are pivotally mounted to the frame to allow the angle of attack to be adjusted. A controller is also provided to direct adjustment of the angle of attack of the first wing and the second wing in a coordinated manner while the fluid flow-powered generator is in use. In certain embodiments, the fluid flow-powered generator is operable as an oscillating generator and in other embodiments, the fluid flow-powered generator is operable as a rotating generator. The rotating generator can be arranged along a horizontal axis or a vertical axis. Additionally, certain horizontally oriented generators may be operated as either oscillating generators or rotating generators. |
| US09464622B2 |
Rotor blade assembly having a stiffening root insert
A rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine having a rigid root insert is disclosed. The rotor blade assembly includes a blade root section having an end face with a substantially annular cross-section defined by an outer sidewall surface and an inner sidewall surface. The end face is configured to attach the rotor blade assembly to a hub. The rotor blade assembly includes a radial bore hole provided a predetermined span-wise distance from the end face and extending between the sidewall surfaces and a longitudinal bore hole provided between the sidewall surfaces and extending from the end face to the radial bore hole. The rigid root insert is disposed within the longitudinal bore hole and extends from the end face to the radial bore hole. As such, the rigid root insert is configured to increase the stiffness of the blade root section when the rotor blade assembly is attached to the hub with bolts that extend into and through the radial bore hole and the longitudinal bore hole. |
| US09464617B2 |
Glow plug driving control apparatus
A glow plug driving control apparatus. The glow plug driving control apparatus includes a glow switch 2 and a glow plug 1 which are connected in series between a power supply and ground, and an electrical controlling unit 101 which controls opening and closing of the glow switch 2, and that can perform energization driving of the glow plug 1. The glow plug driving apparatus also includes an energization path switching switch 5 that connects in series a stability coil 3 in a serial connection path of the glow switch 2 and the glow plug 1 at the time of an energization start of the glow plug 1, and after the energization start, causes both the glow switch 2 and the glow plug 1 to return to a serial connection state between the power supply and the ground. |
| US09464615B2 |
Method for using the start-up device of a motor vehicle engine
The invention relates to a method for using a device for starting a heat engine of a motor vehicle. The method comprises a step in which a theoretical hold time Tt is determined by a monitoring computer (101). |
| US09464612B2 |
Fuel injection valve
An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel injection valve that is made superior in atomization performance by preventing an influence of minute deformation occurring when an orifice plate is assembled to a nozzle body, thereby reducing fuel leakage from a swirling passage to increase the strength of a swirl flow. The valve includes a valve body openable and closable to jet fuel; a nozzle body having a valve seat surface capable of coming into contact with the valve body to block the jet of fuel; and an orifice plate disposed downstream of the valve seat surface and having a plurality of fuel injection holes adapted to jet swirl fuel. The nozzle body has an end face portion with a downwardly convex inclined surface. |
| US09464611B2 |
Method of producing common rail and locally reinforced common rail
This invention relates to a method producing a common rail excellent in fatigue strength from an inexpensive steel which uses as the material of the common rail a steel for high-strength liquid phase diffusion bonding having good toughness and fatigue strength, which steel contains, in mass %, C: 0.01 to 0.3%, Si: 0.01 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.01 to 3.0%, Cr: 1.0 to 12.0% and Mo: 0.1 to 2.0%, further contains, in mass %, V: 0.01 to 1.0%, B: 0.0003 to 0.01%, Ti: 0.01 to 0.05% and N: 0.001 to 0.01%, has P content limited to 0.03% or less, S content to 0.01% or less and O content to 0.01% or less, further has total content of grain boundary segregated embrittling elements As, Sn, Sb, Pb and Zn limited to 0.015% or less, and a balance of unavoidable impurities and Fe. |
| US09464609B2 |
Fuel delivery system including integrated check valve
A fuel delivery system is provided to reduce the pressure pulsations and noise vibration and harshness of direct injection systems. The fuel delivery system includes an elastic fuel line positioned between a first fuel pump and a second fuel pump and a check valve positioned in the elastic fuel line near the inlet of the high pressure pump, the check valve including an external housing having a peripheral surface with a greater diameter than an unstretched inner diameter of the elastic fuel line. |
| US09464606B2 |
Handheld work apparatus and elastic connecting piece for a handheld work apparatus
A handheld work apparatus has at least one tool which is driven by a combustion engine. A portion of an intake channel of the combustion engine is formed by an elastic connecting piece which has a first section and a second section between which an expansion fold is arranged. The expansion fold has a first side wall and a second side wall arranged downstream of the first side wall. A peripheral wall, which extends in the region of the largest outside diameter (a) of the expansion fold, is arranged in flow direction between the first side wall and the second side wall. The connecting piece has a stop for the expansion fold which prevents a segment of the first side wall adjoining the peripheral wall from bearing against the second side wall. |
| US09464600B2 |
Rotational pump and fuel vapor leakage detection device having the same
A pump casing has two external communication holes communicating with an outside. A partition member partitioning an interior of the pump casing into a first space and a second space. The first space communicates with the two external communication holes. The partition member have two internal communication holes communicating the first space with the second space. A first rotor member is rotatably accommodated in the first space. A second rotor member is rotatably accommodated in the second space. A torque switching unit is configured to switch between transmission of a running torque selectively to the first rotor member and transmission of the running torque to both the first rotor member and the second rotor member. |
| US09464594B2 |
Compact actuation system for flow nozzle
Embodiments may include an actuation system for an exhaust nozzle of a gas turbine engine. The actuation system may comprise a plurality of flap assemblies including a plurality of convergent flaps movable between first and second convergent positions and a plurality of divergent flaps movable between first and second divergent positions. Each of the plurality of divergent flaps may extend from a respective one of the plurality of convergent flaps. The system may further include a first sync ring rotatably carried by an engine body and configured to synchronously move the divergent flaps between the first and second divergent positions and a second sync ring rotatably carried by the engine body and configured to synchronously move the convergent flaps between the first and second convergent positions. A method may translate rotation of the sync ring to movement of a vehicle surface between radially outward and inward positions. |
| US09464593B2 |
Piston of an internal combustion engine
A piston of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The piston may have a piston skirt having a central axis. The piston may also have a piston crown delimiting the piston skirt with a diameter D adjacent a top of the piston skirt. The piston crown may have an edge of the piston crown of width b and a piston crown recess of depth t. The piston crown recess may have a piston recess wall with an opening cross section of diameter d. At least one groove with an internal diameter dn may be provided within the edge of the piston crown. The at least one groove may run in a circumferential direction relative to the central axis. The internal diameter dn may be larger than the diameter d. |
| US09464586B2 |
Exhaust gas recirculation system of engine
An exhaust gas recirculation control device of an engine is provided. The device includes: an exhaust turbocharger having a turbine disposed in an exhaust passage and a compressor disposed in an intake passage; an intercooler disposed in the intake passage downstream of the compressor; a low-pressure EGR passage connecting the exhaust passage downstream of the turbine to the intake passage upstream of the compressor; a low-pressure EGR valve disposed in the low-pressure EGR passage and for changing a cross-sectional area thereof; a high-pressure EGR passage connecting the exhaust passage upstream of the turbine to the intake passage downstream of the intercooler; a high-pressure EGR valve disposed in the high-pressure EGR passage and for changing a cross-sectional area thereof; a valve control device for controlling openings of the low-pressure and high-pressure EGR valves; and a gear range detector for detecting a gear range of a transmission. |
| US09464585B2 |
Exhaust gas recirculation control system of engine
An exhaust gas recirculation control device of an engine is provided. The device includes: an exhaust turbocharger having a turbine disposed in an exhaust passage and a compressor disposed in an intake passage; a low-pressure EGR passage connecting a part of the exhaust passage downstream of the turbine to a part of the intake passage upstream of the compressor; a low-pressure EGR valve disposed in the low-pressure EGR passage and for changing a cross-sectional area of the low-pressure EGR passage; an exhaust shutter valve disposed downstream of the connected part of the exhaust passage to the low-pressure EGR passage, and for changing a cross-sectional area of the exhaust passage; a valve control device for controlling openings of the low-pressure EGR valve and the exhaust shutter valve; and a gear range detector for detecting a gear range of a transmission of a vehicle in which the engine is installed. |
| US09464584B2 |
Ignition and knock tolerance in internal combustion engine by controlling EGR composition
A method for improving ignition of a spark ignited internal combustion engine by controlling the composition of recirculated exhaust gas. It is assumed that the engine has a spark ignition system and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) loop such that at least one of the combustion cylinders is an EGR cylinder that generates an EGR stream carried by the EGR loop. Thus, the combustion charge is a mixture of air, fuel and recirculated exhaust. A first step is receiving combustibility data representing the current ignitability of the charge. It is then determined whether the energy of the ignition system is sufficient to ignite the charge. If not, the amount of hydrogen in the EGR stream is increased, which increases the ignitability of the charge. |
| US09464581B2 |
Fuel injector assemblies having acoustical force modifiers and associated methods of use and manufacture
The present disclosure is directed to fuel injectors that provide efficient injection, ignition, and combustion of various types of fuels. One example of such an injector can include a sensor that detects one or more conditions in the combustion chamber. The injector can also include an acoustical force generator or modifier that is responsive to the sensor and can be configured to (a) induce vibrations in the fuel in the injector body and/or in the combustion chamber, (b) induce vibrations in air in the combustion chamber, (c) induce vibrations in a valve driver or other injector component to actuate a flow valve, and/or (d) control patterning of fuel injected into the combustion chamber. |
| US09464574B2 |
Method for running up a stationary gas turbine
A method for running up a stationary gas turbine is provided. The turbine has a combustion chamber, the burners of which have a pilot burner and a main burner and by which various types of fuel are introduced into the combustion chamber for burning. The method, carried out while a rotor of the gas turbine is accelerating from a standstill to a nominal speed, includes feeding fuel of a first type of fuel to the pilot burners and feeding fuel of the first type of fuel to the main burners. In order to provide a method in which a comparatively low supply pressure is required in the fuel supply system and in which combustion vibrations that put the machine at risk are avoided during the running-up process, it is proposed that fuel of a second type of fuel is fed to the burner before the nominal speed is reached. |
| US09464570B2 |
Crank drive
A crank drive has a frame, which may be formed in particular by a housing, a rocker fixed on the frame, a crank that is fixed on the frame and which forms the drive output, and a coupler which connects the rocker and the crank. The coupler is articulately connected in each case to the crank and to an end, which is situated opposite the positionally fixed mounting, of the rocker. In order to drive the crank, a first cylinder is provided which has a movably mounted piston. The piston and the rocker are articulately connected to one another via a push rod such that the axial movement of the piston sets the rocker in an oscillating swinging motion. The rocker has a section that is remote from the fixed mounting of the rocker and which is inclined by a fixed angle towards the coupler. |
| US09464566B2 |
Plural blade rotary engine
An apparatus to deliver rotation power to a shaft delivering mechanical rotation power, by a cavity that is formed by a spherical or cylindrical housing. A Rotor attached to a shaft, centrally rotating inside the housing along the center line of the rotation of the housing. A combustion chamber is formed inside the housing by a blade like Blocker and the blade like Rotor to ignition takes place. The ignition chamber expands radially providing rotational power to the shaft. |
| US09464565B2 |
Wastegate valve and exhaust gas turbocharger equipped with wastegate valve
A wastegate valve includes, a valving element 13 that opens and closes an exhaust gas bypass path, a valve stem 17 that extends from the valving element, an operating lever 15 having an insertion hole 29 where the valve stem is inserted with play, a support plate 31 provided on an open end of the valve stem, and a spring member 19 provided between the support plate and the operating lever 15. The spring member has a large-diameter part and at least two small-diameter parts, the large-diameter part and the at least two small-diameter parts being arranged concentrically with an axial center of the valve stem, and the at least two small-diameter parts constitute a first contact part 35 in contact with an operating lever side and a second contact part 37 in contact with a support plate side. |
| US09464563B2 |
Turbocharger wastegate and method for operation of a turbocharger wastegate
A turbocharger wastegate is provided. The turbocharger wastegate comprises a cover plate actuatable in an open and closed position, the open position enabling exhaust gas flow through a turbine bypass conduit and the closed position inhibiting exhaust gas flow through the turbine bypass conduit and a vibration-dampening extension coupled to the cover plate radially extending beyond a radial periphery of the cover plate. Exhaust gas flow acting on the extension thus reduces vibration of the wastegate, thereby improving durability and reducing unwanted noise. |
| US09464561B2 |
Cooling system and method for a hybrid powertrain of a motor vehicle
A cooling system for a hybrid powertrain of a motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine and an electric traction assembly, comprising a main circuit that can be traversed by a coolant in order to cool the internal combustion engine to a first temperature level and a secondary circuit that can be traversed by a coolant to cool the electric traction assembly to a second temperature level, lower than the first level, each of the circuits and comprising a radiator capable of cooling the coolant by means of heat exchange with an air flow, at least one hydraulic pump for circulating the coolant in the coolant circuits, and one electronic control unit capable of controlling the hydraulic pumps. The control unit comprises a module for recovering information on the dynamics of the vehicle and a module for controlling the flow from the hydraulic pumps on the basis of that information. |
| US09464560B2 |
Internal combustion engine with liquid cooling
Example embodiments for reducing thermal load in one or more exhaust gas lines are provided. One embodiment includes an internal combustion engine with liquid cooling, comprising at least one exhaust gas line, at least one coolant jacket, and a common boundary wall separating the at least one exhaust gas line and the at least one coolant jacket, wherein the common boundary wall includes a surface structure provided on sides of the coolant jacket in at least one locally limited region. In this way, the surface structure on the sides of the coolant jacket may increase heat transfer to reduce thermal loading. |
| US09464559B2 |
Passive exhaust valve assembly and forming method
A passive valve assembly for an engine exhaust system includes an exhaust conduit for transferring exhaust gases from the engine and a valve plate that is operably disposed within the exhaust conduit. A pivot rod has an internal section that is coupled with the valve plate, such that the valve plate may pivot between an open position and a closed position. The pivot rod also has an external section that protrudes from the exhaust conduit. A stop feature is disposed at or near an exterior surface of the exhaust conduit in a location arranged to contact the external section of the pivot rod and prevent the valve plate from pivoting beyond one of the open position and the closed position. |
| US09464555B2 |
Method and system for an exhaust gas particulate filter
A system for determining a regeneration phase of an exhaust gas particulate filter for an internal combustion engine may include a temperature sensor for detecting an elevated exhaust gas temperature, a sensor for detecting the particulate content in the exhaust gas stream exiting from the exhaust gas particulate filter, and a processing device for determining the regeneration phase on the basis of the detected values. A method for determining a regeneration phase of an exhaust gas particulate filter for an internal combustion engine may include detecting an elevated exhaust gas temperature, sampling a signal from a sensor for detecting the particulate content in the exhaust gas stream exiting from the exhaust gas particulate filter, detecting that the particulate content is elevated, and determining the regeneration phase. |
| US09464538B2 |
Shroud block segment for a gas turbine
A shroud block segment for a gas turbine includes a main body having a leading portion, a trailing portion, a first side portion and an opposing second side portion that extend axially between the leading portion and the trailing portion. The main body further includes an arcuate combustion gas side, an opposing back side and a cooling chamber defined in the back side. A cooling plenum and an exhaust passage are defined within the main body where the exhaust passage provides for fluid communication out of the cooling plenum. An insert opening extends within the main body through the back side towards the cooling plenum. A cooling flow insert is disposed within the insert opening. The cooling flow insert comprises a plurality of cooling flow passages that provide for fluid communication between the cooling chamber and the cooling plenum. |
| US09464536B2 |
Sealing arrangement for a turbine system and method of sealing between two turbine components
A sealing arrangement for a turbine system includes a bucket having an outer tip and at least one bucket ridge extending radially outwardly from the outer tip, the at least one bucket ridge comprising an abradable material. Also included is a stationary shroud disposed radially outwardly from the outer tip of the bucket. Further included is at least one shroud ridge extending radially inwardly from the stationary shroud toward the outer tip of the bucket, the at least one shroud ridge comprising the abradable material. |
| US09464535B2 |
Stationary part sealing structure
A stationary part sealing structure 10 of an embodiment has an insertion groove 20 formed annularly across a circumferential direction in a wall surface 111a and having a groove part 21 and projections 25, 26 projecting respectively from both side faces of the groove part 21 so as to narrow an opening 22 of the groove part 21, an insertion groove 30 formed annularly across a circumferential direction in a wall surface 110a which opposes the insertion groove 20 and having a groove part 31 and projections 35, 36 projecting respectively from both side faces of the groove part 31 so as to narrow an opening 32 of the groove part 31, and a platy annular sealing member 40 having an outer diameter side end 41 inserted in the insertion groove 20 and an inner diameter side end 42 inserted in the insertion groove 30. |
| US09464534B2 |
Turbine purge flow control system and related method of operation
A system configured to precisely control and/or modulate purge flow in a power plant system (e.g., a gas turbine) during operation is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes: at least one computing device adapted to control a purge flow in a gas turbine by performing actions comprising: obtaining operational data from the gas turbine; determining an inferred gas path pressure value for the gas turbine; determining an allowable purge flow for the gas turbine as a function of the operational data and the inferred gas path pressure value; and adjusting the purge flow based upon the allowable purge flow determination. |
| US09464532B2 |
System and method for reducing rotor blade noise
A rotor blade includes an active flap and an airflow disturber configured to selectively alter airflow across the active flap. |
| US09464526B2 |
Airfoil and platform assembly for subsonic flow
An assembly including an airfoil for a bladed wheel together with a platform, the airfoils in association with such platforms forming a bladed wheel. The platform surface presents a circumferential depression between a leading edge of an airfoil at 60% of the airfoil going downstream. A skeleton curve designates a curve plotting variations in a skeleton angle of the airfoil as a function of position along the axis of the wheel; and a linearized skeleton curve designates a curve that provides a straight line connection between points representing the skeleton angle respectively at 10% and at 90% of an axial extent of the airfoil from its leading edge, and, in a vicinity of the platform, a lowered portion of the skeleton curve lying under the linearized skeleton curve extends axially over at least half of an axial extent of the depression. |
| US09464525B2 |
Internal gear pump having an eccentric inner rotor and outer rotor having teeth non-trochoid tooth profiles and a moving center of the outer rotor
An internal gear pump in which an inner rotor and an outer rotor are arranged in a rotor housing chamber. A deepest meshing section is located in the vicinity on a line connecting a center of the inner rotor and a center of the outer rotor. A center of the rotor housing chamber is offset, from a position in which the center and the center of the outer rotor coincide with each other, to the deepest meshing section side by an amount smaller than a tip clearance, which is a gap between the tooth tip of the inner rotor and the tooth tip of the outer rotor in the vicinity of a seal land between a terminal end side of an intake port and a start end side of a discharge port. |
| US09464524B2 |
Anchor rod
An anchor rod is disclosed. The anchor rod includes an attachment region and an anchoring region which is insertable into a borehole and which has a profiled section. The profiled section interacts with a curable organic and/or inorganic mortar compound filled into the borehole. The profiled section includes a plurality of expansion sections disposed axially in a row which are conically shaped. For each of the plurality of expansion sections, a diameter of the expansion section increases in a direction toward a free front end of the anchor rod, a ratio of a distance of the expansion section to a mean borehole diameter is 0.40 to 0.60, a ratio of an outer diameter to a core diameter of the expansion section is 1.35 to 1.55, and a cone angle of the expansion section is 22.5° to 27.5°. |
| US09464519B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting gamma radiation downhole
The embodiments described herein generally relate to a method for detecting gamma radiation downhole using a downhole probe assembly. The method includes rotating the downhole probe assembly and measuring gamma radiation passing through a window of a gamma sensor module and hitting a gamma sensor therebelow. A gyroscope output is sampled at predetermined time intervals to indicate the speed of rotation of the downhole probe assembly. The angle of rotation of the window is calculated based on the speed of rotation of the downhole probe assembly. Each revolution of the downhole probe assembly is conceptually divided up into a plurality of bins. Measured gamma radiation is allocated to one of the plurality of bins based on the calculated angle of rotation of the window to provide a real time indication of the direction and strength of gamma radiation emitted by the formation surrounding the borehole. This information can be used for real time geosteering of the drill bit during downhole drilling. |
| US09464518B2 |
Method and device for producing and measuring a borehole
A method and a device for producing and measuring a borehole in the ground is provided, in that the borehole is produced through drilling, that between a carrier unit above a ground surface and a measuring body a measuring rope is tensioned, that the measuring body is inserted so as to fit into the borehole in the ground and lowered, that by means of angle and distance measurements the positions of at least two vertically spaced rope points of the tensioned measuring rope are ascertained and in that on the basis of the ascertained positions of the rope points the position of the measuring body in the borehole is determined as a measure for the location of the borehole. |
| US09464511B2 |
Expandable tubing run through production tubing and into open hole
A downhole completion assembly for sealing and supporting an open hole section of a wellbore includes a sealing structure movable between contracted and expanded configurations, a truss structure also movable between contracted and expanded configurations, wherein, when in their respective contracted configurations, the sealing and truss structures are each able to axially traverse production tubing extended within a wellbore, a conveyance device operably coupled to the sealing and truss structures and configured to transport the sealing and truss structures in their respective contracted configurations through the production tubing and to an open hole section of the wellbore, and a deployment device operably connected to the sealing and truss structures and configured to radially expand the sealing and truss structures from their respective contracted configurations to their respective expanded configurations. |
| US09464504B2 |
Enhancing delaying in situ gelation of water shutoff systems
Gel compositions include a high molecular weight water-soluble acrylamide polymer, a crosslinking system capable of crosslinking the polymer, a crosslink delay system and an aqueous solvent. The gel compositions are prepared at the surface and injected into a zone of a formation assessable by a wellbore to form a continuous single-phase gel. The gel compositions may be tailored to a specific formation by predetermining gelation rate, gel strength and/or gel stability to form gels having predetermined properties suitable for the zone. |
| US09464503B2 |
Cementing tool
A secondary cementing apparatus includes a drill string, a coupling coupled to a distal end of the drill string, and a tool coupled to a distal end of the coupling, the tool having a distal portion offset from a central axis of the drill string, and the coupling configured to allow selective rotation of the tool with respect to the drill string. A method for plugging a hole includes rotating a drill string about a central axis of the drill string, wherein a distal end of the drill string is coupled to a tool, the tool having an offset distal portion from a central axis of the drill string; and flowing a fluid down the drill string and out of the offset distal portion of the tool as the drill string is rotated. |
| US09464500B2 |
Rapid swelling and un-swelling materials in well tools
Rapid swelling and un-swelling materials provide for rapid actuation of well tools. A well tool can include a swellable material, with the swellable material comprising a swellable glass material. A method of actuating a well tool in a subterranean well can include contacting a swellable material of the well tool with an activating fluid in the well, thereby causing the swellable material to swell. The well tool rapidly actuates in response to contacting the swellable material with the activating fluid. |
| US09464498B2 |
Extrusion preventing supporting device
The invention relates to an extrusion preventing supporting device (30) comprising interconnected chain elements (40; 50, 55). Outwardly curved ends (42; 57, 58) of the chain elements (40; 50, 55) are adapted to be received by inwardly curved ends (43; 52, 53) of adjacent chain elements (40; 50, 55). Each chain element comprises a through connection bore (44; 54, 59). The extrusion preventing supporting device (30) further comprises one continuous connection wire 70 provided through the respective connection bores (44; 54, 59). |
| US09464497B2 |
Seal holder and method for sealing a bore
A seal holder for retaining a sealing arrangement (119,121), said sealing arrangement (119,121) being adapted to seal against a facing seal surface (209) in a bore (203), said seal holder having an intermediate section (117a) encircled by a peripheral section (117b) arranged for carrying said seal arrangement (119,121), wherein said intermediate section (117a) is convex shaped towards the pressure side and is adapted to exert radial pressure on said peripheral section (117b) in the event of exposure to pressure on its convex side. The invention also relates to a method for sealing a bore by applying an apparatus equipped at its lower end with a seal holder (117) retaining a sealing arrangement (119,121). |
| US09464496B2 |
Downhole tool for removing a casing portion
A packoff device is disclosed for sealing an annulus within a wellbore, and for bypassing the sealed annulus. The packoff device may include a mandrel having a bore formed axially therethrough and first and second ports extending radially from the bore. A sealing element that extends radially-outwardly from the mandrel may be positioned axially between the first and second ports, and may create a seal within an annulus between the mandrel and a casing, to isolate a portion of the annulus above the sealing element from a portion below the sealing element. A sleeve within the bore may, with the mandrel, form a channel providing fluid communication between the first and second ports. The sleeve may be movable between open and closed states. The first and second ports may be unobstructed by the sleeve in the open state, one or more may be obstructed in the closed state. |
| US09464495B2 |
Power charge retention and centralizing device for a wireline pressure setting assembly
The power charge of a wireline pressure setting assembly includes a barrier located adjacent an open upper end of the power charge. The barrier centralizes the power charge in horizontal applications to ensure the associated tool properly sets. The barrier also limits how much of the power charge can flow out of its housing in a horizontal application. The barrier can be porous or impervious to contain as much of the power charge in a small sub-chamber in the pressure chamber defined by the barrier. Once ignition starts in the power charge the barrier can be consumed or otherwise disabled for the normal functioning of the setting device to set a tool and release from the set tool in a normal manner. |
| US09464494B2 |
Track guiding system
A track guiding system includes a first track segment having a first end and a second end, the first track segment including a first linear beam segment operatively coupled to a first linear plate segment. The track guiding system further includes and a second track segment having a first end and a second end, the second track segment including a second linear beam segment operatively coupled to a second linear plate segment, wherein the first end of the first track segment is adapted to be operatively coupled to the second end of the second track segment, a first end of the first linear beam segment proximate the first end of the first track segment being adapted to overlap a second end of the second linear plate segment proximate the second end of said second track segment when the second track segment is operatively coupled to the first track segment. |
| US09464489B2 |
Method and apparatus for pipe-conveyed well logging
A well logging instrument deployment device according to this aspect of the invention includes a housing configured to be coupled to a pipe string. A latch disposed in the housing and is configured to retain a well logging instrument in a first longitudinal position inside the pipe string. An actuator is configured to release the latch to enable longitudinal movement of the well logging instrument inside the pipe string. A signal detector is operatively coupled to the actuator and is the configured to detect a command signal for operating the actuator. |
| US09464484B2 |
Hydraulic percussion apparatus and method of use
A hydraulic percussive apparatus is disclosed for generating vibrating forces to a pipe string. The apparatus is attached to the pipe string a central bore through which fluid may be introduced into the apparatus. The apparatus has a tubular housing, an anvil surface with an irregularly profiled surface, and a rotor with an irregularly profiled hammer surface that is urged to move axially toward and away from the anvil surface. The rotor has a longitudinally extending fluid bore and a tangentially oriented fluid port in communication with the longitudinal fluid bore of the rotor. Fluid entering the rotor's fluid bore and exiting the rotor's tangentially oriented fluid port rotates the rotor, and thus the irregularly profiled hammer surface on the irregularly profiled anvil surface, moving the hammer surface toward and away from the anvil producing intermittent impact forces. |
| US09464483B2 |
Bottom hole assembly retrieval for casing-while-drilling operations using a tethered float valve
A bottom hole assembly for a casing-while-drilling operation utilizes a tethered float valve to retrieve the bottom hole assembly after the casing string has been positioned at a desired wellbore depth. |
| US09464482B1 |
Rotary steerable drilling tool
The rotary steerable drilling tool and system described herein combines both point-the-bit and push-the-bit techniques to actively change the direction of the borehole trajectory. In this system, the deflection of the drill bit is limited to a single degree of freedom relative to a coordinate system that is fixed to and rotates with the rotary steerable drilling tool, resulting in a simplified attachment of the bit assembly and bias unit mechanics. Further, steering of the well is accomplished by dynamically controlling the spatial phase and amplitude of the coherent symmetrical bidirectional reciprocating deflections of the drill bit relative to a fixed terrestrial datum as the tool is rotating, simultaneously pointing and pushing the bit. The amplitude and force of the bit deflections can be variably controlled during steering operations to dynamically adjust the instantaneous build rate as needed. When steering is not active, the bit can be mechanically locked into the neutral position. |
| US09464477B2 |
Safety window grid assembly
A safety window grid assembly includes a hollow housing, a rotating shaft rotatably disposed in the housing, a cord and a locking mechanism. The cord is retractable and extendable relative to the rotating shaft between a retracted state and an extended state. The locking mechanism is disposed on the housing, and includes an operating member rotatable relative to the housing, a driving member connected co-rotatably to the operating member, and a locking member. The locking member is movable between a locking position where a portion of the cord is clamped between the rotating shaft and the locking member such that the cord is not movable, and an unlocking position where the locking member is spaced apart from the cord such that the cord is movable. |
| US09464474B2 |
Door buck
A pre-manufactured door buck or a kit of parts is used to install a pre-sized door buck in a wall that allows a standard sized door to be installed. The door buck can include a pair of side members and a header member. Each side member can have an aperture passing through the side member. The header member can have a first end with a first tenon and a second end with a second tenon. The door buck is constructed by inserting the first tenon and the second tenon through the apertures in the side members and secured in place. The assembled door buck defines a pre-determined sized opening in which a door can be installed. |
| US09464473B2 |
Actuator for a flap on an item of furniture
An actuator for a flap on an item of furniture includes at least one actuating arm that is mounted to pivot between a closed position and an open position in order to move the flap, a spring device for acting on the actuating arm, and a transmission mechanism for transmitting the force of the spring device onto the actuating arm. An adjustment device allows the transmission mechanism to be shifted between at least two operating positions. In a first operating position, the spring device applies a closing force, in the direction of the closed position, onto the actuating arm which is in an opening position immediately upstream of said closed position. In a second operating position, when said actuating arm is in the aforementioned, immediately-upstream opening position, the spring device exerts a force which acts in the direction of the open position. |
| US09464471B1 |
Dual shaft hinge device
A dual shaft hinge device includes a first shaft including a first expansion portion; a second shaft including a second expansion portion; a pair of securing plates joined to the first shaft and the second shaft respectively and connected to a display device and a main body of an electronic device respectively; torque elements connected to the first shaft and the second shaft; a limiting mechanism connected to the first shaft and the second shaft; a first helical gear formed on the first expansion portion; a second helical gear formed on the second expansion portion; a base including two through holes for the first shaft and the second shaft extending therethrough, two extending plates separated by a distance, two transverse through holes formed on the extending plates and two depressed portions formed on a back side of the base; and a middle gear rotatably disposed between the extending plates and engaging the first helical gear and the second helical gear. |
| US09464469B2 |
Hinge assembly for lid of container
A hinge assembly for pivotally connecting a lid to a receptacle of a container, comprises a first hinge half including a convex edge portion, and a second hinge half pivotally connected to the first hinge half for pivotable movement between a flattened position and a folded position of the hinge assembly. The second hinge half includes a concave nesting depression nestably engaging the convex edge portion of the first hinge half in the folded position of the hinge assembly. |
| US09464468B2 |
Locking mechanism and portable electronic apparatus
A locking mechanism includes a hooking component, an engagement structure, and an actuation component. The hooking component is disposed in a casing of a portable electronic apparatus. The engagement structure and the actuation component are disposed in another casing of the portable electronic apparatus. The actuation component is slidable relatively to the casing and includes a magnetic portion. When the magnetic portion approaches a hooking part of the hooking component, the hooking part is rotated out of the casing by a magnetic effect to hook the engagement structure; when the actuation component slides such that the magnetic portion is moved away from the hooking part, because a force generated by the magnetic effect to the hooking part decreases, a resilient part of the hooking component can drive the hooking part to disengaged from the engagement structure to rotate into the casing. |
| US09464467B1 |
Squeeze and slide to open gate latch
A gate latch apparatus is disclosed for a residential safety gate. The gate latch apparatus includes a housing having opposable buttons. The buttons are squeezed to unlock opposing slides. The slides are slid to in turn slide a latch out of a latch receiver to permit the residential safety gate to be opened. |
| US09464466B2 |
Door latch device for vehicle and method of assembling door latch device for vehicle
A door latch device for a vehicle includes: a body having a striker advancing groove formed on one surface thereof through which a striker arranged on a vehicle body advances corresponding to a closing movement of the door; a latch configured to engage with the advanced striker to be rotatable; a pole configured to rotate interlocking with the rotation of the latch and engaged with the latch so as to restrain the door at a closed position; a lever configured to rotate based on an opening operation of a handle arranged on the door to rotate the interlocking pole; and a spring configured to urge the lever. The lever has a shaft hole. The body includes a spring accommodating part that accommodates the spring, and a pivot that is inserted to the shaft hole of the lever to rotatably support the lever. |
| US09464460B2 |
Padlock with fully integrated dual locking mechanism with a lost code defining system
A dual locking padlock having a code locking mechanism and an overriding mechanism is disclosed. The housing has a spacer as its top portion, a stack of clutches forming a middle portion and a bottom portion having holes to receive screws from the spacer for securing the housing. Dials are rotatably mounted on the clutches for changing the combination code. The housing has a spindle having a channel to store the heel of a shackle. The spindle's upward movement allows the shackle to be pulled upward to unlock the padlock. The spindle is allowed to move upward either when a correct combination code is used or when a key activates the overriding mechanism. With the overriding mechanism, the user can open the padlock with a backup key if the user forgets the combination code, and then reset the dials to a new combination code. |
| US09464459B2 |
Variable progression key notching system
A progressive key notching system that includes a plurality of key notches positioned along at least one surface, such as, for example, a top surface, of a key blade. Each of the plurality of key notches includes a central axis. The central axes of at least one pair of adjacent key notches are separated by a distance that is different than a distance separating another, adjacent pair of key notches. Further, when the key blade is operably positioned within a key slot, at least one of the central axes may be offset from a chamber central axis of an adjacent retention pin chamber. Moreover, one or more of the chamber central axes may be aligned with a portion of a trailing surface and/or leading surface of an adjacent key notch. |
| US09464458B2 |
Reversible handle device
A reversible handle device includes a housing, a handle portion rotatably disposed on the housing and rotatable relative to a long axis, a reversible member and a stopping member. The reversible member is connected to the handle portion and rotatable relative to the handle portion. The reversible member has a first slot and a second slot for switching the handle portion to be in a first orientation status or in a second orientation status. The stopping member is disposed on a side of the reversible member in a manner of being movable in a direction parallel to the long axis. The stopping member is biased toward the reversible member in the direction parallel to the long axis, such that the stopping member protrudes into the first slot or the second slot. Accordingly, the handle portion is in the first orientation status or in the second orientation status. |
| US09464455B2 |
Themed cemetery systems and methods
An improved cemetery experience, whereby the cemetery and accompanying facilities may celebrate and demonstrate the passion and hobbies of the deceased individual, such as a love of special venues, e.g., amusement and entertainment venues. The contemplated themed cemetery may be a stand-alone cemetery that celebrates a common passion of a plurality of individuals, yet still maintains the traditional burial and memorialization process. The themed cemetery memorializes a specific event or a loved location and provides enjoyment to individuals having a common interest with an opportunity for burial and/or memorial with a common theme. The themed cemetery comprises a visual and physical replica of a venue, such as a entertainment facility, e.g., Grauman's Chinese Theater, the Hollywood Bowl, The Hollywood Palladium, Disneyland, The Walt Disney Concert Hall, The Greek Theater, Cesar's Palace, The MGM Grand Hotel, The Bellagio, and the like. The themed cemetery is configured to providing space for the deceased while also providing income and revenue by way of advertising for a cemetery operator, a franchisor, and/or a franchisee. |
| US09464452B2 |
Modular safety rail system
A support foot (10) for a vertical member (48) of a safety rail system includes an upper body section (14) which defines an upper surface region of the support foot and a lower body section (15) which defines a lower surface region, the two bodies having at least in part a substantially common outer periphery and each body section having extending there through a plurality of location formations (25) for supporting one or more vertical members (48) of the safety rail system. |
| US09464451B1 |
Holding tanks, systems and methods
A concrete holding tank and related systems and methods, including a monolithic concrete sewage holding tank created with two separate pours of concrete where an encased-in-place seal (water stop) is positioned at a pour joint between a tub of the tank and a cover of the tank, and where in some aspects the second pour also forms a structural column contacting a bottom of the tank and supporting the cover. The structural column and resulting larger cover presents a tank having a low profile while still providing desired capacity. |
| US09464450B2 |
Automatic parking structure
A mechanism for moving vehicles within a vehicle parking structure comprises a lift platform which can be moved vertically and laterally to positions in register with one or more transfer rooms through which vehicles enter and leave the structure and a selected parking space of the structure. A vehicle transfer mechanism is carried on the platform and includes four self-powered tractors carrying lift arms that can be driven off the platform to engage the tires of a vehicle and to transfer that vehicle onto the platform for transportation between a transfer room and a parking space. The tractors, when deployed, pass outside the vehicle tires with the lift arms folded and can then be operated to extend the arms in a way that engages the tires and lifts the vehicle. |
| US09464449B1 |
Electric ladder
This invention is an electric ladder. It is like no other ladder you have ever seen. It has no rungs or steps but instead has a spacious work platform which traverses up or down at the command of the operator. It is powered by a rechargeable battery feeding an electric motor. The direction of rotation of the motor acting through a series of pulleys and cables moves the platform up or down. Fabricated from high strength graphite composites and utilizing the latest technology in batteries and small high output motors it is lightweight and easily portable for home or professional use. |
| US09464442B1 |
Wall cladding assembly method and system
A wall cladding assembly is disclosed. The wall cladding assembly includes a wall cladding tile having a substantially flat surface, a mounting channel attached to the flat surface and at least one anchor secured to the mounting channel. The mounting channel includes a planar base plate, a pair of flanges along parallel edges of the base plate and a pair of lips at outer edges of the flanges. The base plate, the flanges and the lips define a first recess and a second recess. The at least one anchor includes an anchor plate and a pair of projections extending from the anchor plate. A first projection has a first securing lip and a second projection has a second securing lip, the first securing lip having a portion sized to fit in the first recess and the second securing lip having a portion sized to fit in the second recess. |
| US09464437B1 |
Precast I-beam concrete panels
The precast I-beam concrete panels include an elongate I-beam embedded in an elongate concrete beam that has a platform or panel parallel to the upper flange of the I-beam. The I-beam is longer than the concrete beam so that opposite end portions of the I-beam project past the corresponding ends of the concrete beam. During installation, the projecting end portions of the I-beam may be seated into corresponding notches or recesses in spaced support beams. The sides of the concrete beam may be flat for abutting engagement with adjacent panels, or may be provided with opposing, stepped lip flanges for forming lap joints along longitudinal edges of adjacent panels. The sides of the precast I-beam concrete panels may be semi-parabolic, so that adjacent panels define an arch below interlocking panels. A plurality of the panels laid side-by-side and supported by the notched beams define a concrete floor or concrete foundation. |
| US09464435B2 |
Metal curtain wall system of monolayer structure and construction method thereof
Disclosed are a metal curtain wall system of a monolayer structure and a construction method thereof. The metal curtain wall system comprises a plurality of composite material curtain wall units (1) that are produced in a numerical control manner and have complex models. The plurality of composite material curtain wall units (1) is spliced to form an inner-outer wall body model. Embedded members (2) are arranged in the composite material curtain wall units (1). Lead-out parts of the embedded members are oriented towards the inner and outer wall bodies and are fixed to inner and outer wall bodies. The composite material curtain wall units (1) in vertical adjacency are arrayed in a staggered manner. An elastic structural adhesive (3) is coated on surfaces of the composite material curtain wall units (1). Thin-type metal sheets (4) are covered on the elastic structural adhesive (3). The metal curtain wall system can be produced continuously in a numerical control manner in the production and manufacturing process. The precision of hyperbolic metal is improved in the environment-friendly and energy-saving manufacturing process. With a simple and mature process, the construction difficulty and the construction cost are reduced; resources or space is saved; and the complex digital building project is improved to the rank of the modern scientific and technical industry. |
| US09464434B2 |
Twisted block
A block suitable for use in paving, edging or wall applications comprises a lower portion having parallel, substantially vertical side faces that are spaced apart by a first width, and an upper portion having parallel, substantially vertical side faces that are spaced apart by a second width. The second width is smaller than the first width of the lower portion, and the side faces of the upper portion are angled relative to the side faces of the lower portion. The block further comprises a transition portion between the upper and lower portions, having at least one slanted side extending between one or more sides of the lower portion and one or more sides, respectively, of the upper portion. |
| US09464432B2 |
Method and system for improved curtain wall sealing
In one aspect, the present invention relates to a plug of the type utilized for sealing a junction between a horizontal member and a vertical mullion of a curtain wall. The plug may include a plug body. The plug body may include a front body portion, a rear body portion, a left body portion, a right body portion, a top surface disposed between the left body portion, the right body portion, the front body portion, and the rear body portion. A rabbet is disposed across the front body portion. A spacer flange extends from the front body portion. A plurality of chamfers are disposed between the top surface and the left body portion, the right body portion, and the rear body portions. The plug is sized to occupy a gap formed in the junction between the horizontal member and the vertical mullion of the curtain wall. The rabbet and the plurality of chamfers form a plurality of large crevices between the plug, the horizontal member, and the vertical mullion. The large crevices allow penetration of a sealant therein. |
| US09464431B2 |
Wall with decorative facing
Disclosed is an economical and effective way of producing a double sided decorative wall using facing panels having a decorative face surface, in particular dry cast concrete panels having a regular surface structure, more preferably an embossed surface, most preferably a patterned surface. Further disclosed are wall components and a wall kit for a double sided decorative wall. The facing panels in the wall are stacked in a back-to-back arrangement into a pair of first and second back-to-back walls, which walls are interconnected by connectors which link at least one facing panel in the first wall to at least one facing panel in the second wall for forming the double sided decorative wall. The connecting members can be in individual connectors, or a combination of connectors for linking multiple facing panels or linking facing panels at corners or curves in the wall. The connectors can be of different length to enable the construction of decorative walls of different thickness. A modular wall system for double sided decorative walls forming both straight and curved walls is also disclosed. The system uses facing panels and connectors, wherein all facing panels are of equal thickness, but may have different lengths and may have different widths. The facing panels of the modular wall system all have graduated lengths, each length being a multiple of a base length L. Thus, the facing panels have lengths of 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L etc. To facilitate the formation of walls with corners, such as right angled corners, the facing panels preferably have a depth which is equal to L or a multiple of L. Building the decorative wall of two partial walls of facing panels with intermediate connectors renders the wall more economical than the previously known walls with base blocks and facing panels suspended from the base blocks on one or both sides. |
| US09464427B2 |
Light gauge steel beam-to-column joint with yielding panel zone
A beam-to-column joint includes a beam having first and second longitudinal ends and a column including a bottom end and a top end. A panel zone is located adjacent to the first end of the beam, and the top end of the column is attached to the panel zone. The panel zone includes a yielding member and reinforcing structure at least partially bounding the yielding member, the reinforcing structure being configured to concentrate stresses to within the yielding member. The panel zone is configured to resolve external lateral forces on the beam and column into shear force in the yielding member so that the yielding member will fail prior to failure of the beam and column. |
| US09464426B1 |
Carrier faceplate
A one-piece faceplate for supporting a wall mounted toilet above a floor surface having a faceplate body that defines a receiving hole extending therethrough configured to receive a waste discharge conduit is provided. Further, a support member extends from at least one surface of the faceplate body that is configured to contact the floor surface, thereby providing support to a wall mounted toilet. The support member is non-adjustable relative to the faceplate body. The faceplate body has a collar extending outwardly therefrom around the periphery of the receiving hole. The receiving hole is adapted to receive contents from the waste discharge conduit upon threadable engagement with the collar. Additionally, a method for providing a faceplate for supporting a wall mounted toilet is also provided. |
| US09464412B2 |
Water demand optimization system, control system and program
According to one embodiment, a water demand optimization system includes a management terminal, a measuring apparatus, a demand information generating unit and a water-supply control apparatus. The management terminal drives customer equipment, which performs an operation using water, in a time zone in which a power unit rate is low. The measuring apparatus measures an amount of water used in a dwelling unit. The demand information generating unit generates water demand based on the amount of water. The water-supply control apparatus controls a pump in a manner to meet water demand and to minimize a treatment cost in a water purification plant and a cost for conveyance of clear water with reference to a variation in the power unit rate. |
| US09464410B2 |
Collaborative vehicle control using both human operator and automated controller input
Control of a vehicle to perform a task employs first control input provided by a human operator and second control input provided by an automated controller. A relationship between the first control input and the second control input is determined. Either the first control input or the second control input is used to control the vehicle to perform the task based on the determined relationship. An indicator may be used to indicate to the operator when the control input provided by the human operator is being used to control the vehicle. |
| US09464407B2 |
Load-haul-dump vehicle for confined spaces
A load-haul-dump (LHD) vehicle for constrained spaces such as underground mines. The LHD includes a front axle and a rear axle, and an articulation in the vehicle between the front and rear axles. A diesel engine is positioned to the rear of the rear axle, and powers a hydraulic pump. A hydraulic motor is positioned forwardly of the articulation, and is hydraulically driven by the hydraulic pump. A transmission is driven by the hydraulic motor, and drives the front axle and rear axle via respective drive shafts. |
| US09464406B2 |
Control system for construction machine and control method
A construction machine has a work implement and a work implement operating device. The work implement has a boom, arm, and bucket. A limit velocity determining unit determines a limit velocity of the boom from the limit velocity of the entire work implement, the arm target velocity, and the bucket target velocity. The distance when the blade tip of the bucket is positioned outside of the design plane is a positive value and the velocity in a direction from inside of the design plane toward outside of the design plane is a positive value. The first limit condition includes a condition that the limit velocity of the boom is greater than the boom target velocity. When the first limit condition is satisfied, a work implement control unit controls the boom to match the limit velocity of the boom and controls the arm to match the arm target velocity. |
| US09464405B2 |
Fine implement control system utilizing relative positioning
A control system for an implement of a machine is disclosed. The control system may include a relative positioning system for providing relative positioning signals, where the relative positioning signals are representative of a position of the implement relative to a worksite. The control system may further include a controller for determining an implement control plan, where the implement control plan is based on, at least, the relative positioning signals and includes coarse control signals and fine control signals. The control system may further include a coarse control system and a fine control system that controls fine movements of the implement based on the fine control signals. The fine movements may have a fine range of motion, the fine range of motion being less than the coarse range of motion. |
| US09464402B2 |
Construction machine
An engine cover comprises a top surface part covering an engine from above and a rear surface part hanging down from a rear end of the top surface part and making contact with a top surface of a counterweight. A lock device is provided between the engine cover and the counterweight for locking the engine cover to the counterweight. The rear surface part of the engine cover is recessed toward the engine side to provide a lock device-accommodating recessed portion for accommodating the lock device. A camera opening is provided in an upper position of the lock device-accommodating recessed portion, and the rear-view camera is mounted to an inner surface side of the engine cover in a position corresponding to the camera opening. |
| US09464396B2 |
Method and apparatus for elevating a marine platform
A method of elevating the deck area of a marine platform (e.g., oil and gas well drilling or production platform) utilizes a specially configured sleeve support to support the platform legs so that they can be cut. Once cut, rams or jacks elevate the platform above the cuts. The sleeve support is then connected (e.g., welded) to the platform leg and becomes part of the structural support for the platform. In one embodiment, two sleeves are employed. In another embodiment, the jacks or rams elevate in two stages including a first stage wherein one sleeve elevates and the other sleeve does not elevate and a second stage wherein both sleeves elevate together. |
| US09464389B2 |
Road repair vehicle
A road repair vehicle has an engine for powering the vehicle, a plurality of wheels, and a shelter structure supported above a road by the wheels, the shelter structure forming an enclosure for providing shelter to one or more road repair workers, the shelter structure having an open bottom to enable the one or more road repair workers to access the road to be repaired. The vehicle may be used to repair potholes. The vehicle includes a sensor for detecting a worker in a work area of the shelter structure and for automatically disabling at least one vehicle system in response to detecting the worker in the work area. |
| US09464382B2 |
Coverbraided rope for pelagic trawls
A rope has a braided sheath that includes a spiraling strand having a greater pitch in comparison with a pitch exhibited by other strands of a coverbraid that encloses that rope's strength member core. The rope is useful for forming pelagic trawl mesh, and is stronger for a given amount of material, has less drag, and exhibits the same or bettered lift when towed through water at trawl mesh angles of attack. The rope also is less costly to manufacture in comparison to known helix rope costructions. |
| US09464381B2 |
Fabric pretreatment solution
Disclosed is a pretreatment solution for treating a fabric before inkjet printing comprising an aqueous solution of (A) 1% to 60% by weight of at least one multivalent cationic salt; (B) 0.2% to 10% by weight of at least one acid; and (C) and 0.5% to 5% by weight at least one borate, all % are by weight of the aqueous pretreatment solution. |
| US09464380B2 |
Method for removing sulfur from fiber using halide acid ion exchange
The present invention concerns methods for removing sulfur from a fiber made from a polymer comprising imidazole groups, said method comprising: a) contacting never-dried sulfate anion-containing polymeric-fiber with an halide-containing acid to displace at least a portion of the sulfate ions with halide anions; and b) rinsing the fiber to remove the displaced sulfate ions. |
| US09464379B2 |
Process for producing woven-non-woven particularly soft, resistant and with a valuable appearance
A manufacturing plant for non-woven web including: a hydro-embossing device and a thermo-embossing device for treating the non-woven web, a drive system for advancing the non-woven web along the hydro-embossing device and the thermo-embossing device system, and a control and command unit operatively connected to the hydro-embossing device and the thermo-embossing device, such that respective treatments are carried out on dedicated portions of the non-woven web. |
| US09464378B2 |
Water chamber for a steam generating device
The present application relates to a water chamber (6) for a steaming appliance comprising a housing (8) having a base, an opening (15) in the housing through which water is able to be fed into the water chamber, and a wall (23) distending from the housing into the water chamber to define a passage (25) in the water chamber extending from the opening, the distance between the level of an upper edge of a lower end (24) of the wall and the base being less than the distance between the level of a lower edge (21) of the opening and the base so that water is restricted from flowing along the passage from the water chamber when the water chamber is tilted from its normal operating orientation. The present application also relates to a base unit for a steaming appliance, a garment steamer and a steam system iron. |
| US09464375B2 |
Kit for treating a substrate
A kit having a light housing having a source of light; and a container containing a photocatalyzable treatment composition having a photoactivator, wherein the light housing and the container are co-packaged with one another. |
| US09464374B2 |
Pulsator device usable with washing machine and washing machine having the same
A pulsator device that generates a composite stream of water to improve performance of a washing machine. The pulsator device includes a first pulsator configured to be rotated about a rotary shaft, a shaft connected to the first pulsator such that the shaft is rotated with the first pulsator, the shaft being eccentric with respect to the rotary shaft, and a second pulsator rotatably coupled to the shaft. |
| US09464364B2 |
Thermal load leveling during silicon crystal growth from a melt using anisotropic materials
An apparatus for growing a silicon crystal substrate comprising a heat source, an anisotropic thermal load leveling component, a crucible, and a cold plate component is disclosed. The anisotropic thermal load leveling component possesses a high thermal conductivity and may be positioned atop the heat source to be operative to even-out temperature and heat flux variations emanating from the heat source. The crucible may be operative to contain molten silicon in which the top surface of the molten silicon may be defined as a growth interface. The crucible may be substantially surrounded by the anisotropic thermal load leveling component. The cold plate component may be positioned above the crucible to be operative with the anisotropic thermal load leveling component and heat source to maintain a uniform heat flux at the growth surface of the molten silicon. |
| US09464363B2 |
Method and an assembly for electrolytically depositing a coating
A method for repairing a blade forming a cathode and having a surface to be coated defining a critical area, utilizing an anode, an electrolyte bath including insoluble particles, and a mounting on which the blade is mounted in a working position relative to a reference wall. The mounting is placed in the bath, and the particles and the metal of the anode are co-deposited to form the coating on the surface to be coated. The anode is typically placed facing the critical area and the mounting includes a mechanism for monitoring current lines to obtain a coating with a relatively constant, predetermined thickness for the critical area, that gradually falls to a value of substantially zero along edges of the coating. |
| US09464362B2 |
Magnetically sealed wafer plating jig system and method
A wafer plating jig system comprising an electrically insulating wafer plating jig base having a plurality of overlapping cavities of different depths, each cavity configured to receive a semiconductor wafer of a different size and an electrically conductive cover plate comprising an open center surrounded by a support, the cover plate comprising an electrical conductor surrounding the open center and with at least one of the overlapping cavities of the wafer plating jig base. |
| US09464359B2 |
Electrochemical devices comprising novel catalyst mixtures
Electrochemical devices comprising electrocatalyst mixtures include at least one Catalytically Active Element and, as a separate constituent, one Helper Catalyst. The electrocatalysts can be used to increase the rate, modify the selectivity or lower the overpotential of chemical reactions. These electrocatalysts are useful for a variety of chemical reactions including, in particular, the electrochemical conversion of CO2. Chemical processes employing these catalysts produce CO, HCO−, H2CO, (HCO2)−, H2CO2, CH3OH, CH4, C2H4, CH3CH2OH, CH3COO−, CH3COOH, C2H6, (COOH)2, or (COO−)2. Devices using the electrocatalysts include, for example, a CO2 sensor. |
| US09464357B2 |
Method for operating a high-pressure electrolysis system, high-pressure electrolysis system and hydrogen filling station comprising a high-pressure electrolysis system
The invention relates to a method for operating a high-pressure electrolysis system (2), wherein a hydrogen stream (6) and an oxygen stream (8) are produced in a high-pressure electrolyzer (4), and these are passed out of the high-pressure electrolyzer (4) under high pressure. In order to increase the efficiency of the high-pressure electrolysis system (2) with respect to cooling of the hydrogen produced in the high-pressure electrolysis system (2), the oxygen stream (8) is passed into a vortex tube (20) for decompression, in which the pressure energy of the oxygen is converted to refrigeration. This produces a cold oxygen stream (22) which is used to cool the hydrogen stream (6). |
| US09464349B2 |
Adjustable process spacing, centering, and improved gas conductance
Embodiments of the invention generally provide a process kit for use in a physical deposition chamber (PVD) chamber. In one embodiment, the process kit provides adjustable process spacing, centering between the cover ring and the shield, and controlled gas flow between the cover ring and the shield contributing to uniform gas distribution, which promotes greater process uniformity and repeatability along with longer chamber component service life. |
| US09464346B2 |
Method for cooling metal parts having undergone a nitriding/nitrocarburising treatment in a molten salt bath, unit for implementing said method and the treated metal parts
Before the end of the treatment of metal parts in a molten salt bath nitriding/nitrocarburizing station, a chamber, arranged so that the oxygen contained in the chamber can be discharged in order to create an inert atmosphere, is filled with a refrigerant in liquid form and with a strong capacity for volume expansion as it evaporates. All the parts treated are transferred into the chamber. The chamber is closed, and the parts are left in the chamber for a preset length of time to reach a temperature at which the salt congeals and forms a protective barrier. The parts are then removed and subjected to a rinsing operation. |
| US09464345B2 |
Hot dip Al coated steel sheet excellent in heat black discoloration resistance and method of production of same
In conventional Al coated steel sheet, with the Al coating as it is, black discoloration cannot be prevented at 550° C. or more. For this reason, post annealing is used to form a barrier layer and suppress the formation of Fe—Al intermetallic compounds. However, with this method, there were the problems that the steel sheet became poor in workability and, further, high temperature, long time heating was required, so there were problems from the workability, economy, and environmental aspect. The present invention provides steel sheet which has a heat black discoloration resistance even at a 550° C. or more high temperature without additional annealing after Al coating and further is excellent in workability.That is, it is hot dip Al coated steel sheet which comprises steel sheet which contains predetermined ingredients of C, Si, P, S, Al, N, and O plus one or both of furthermoreNi: 0.01 to 0.1% orCu: 0.01 to 0.1% andsatisfies 10×C+Ni+Cu>0.03 and an Al coating layer which contains Si: 4 to 11% on the surface of that steel sheet and which have a thickness 5 μm or less Al—Fe—Si alloy layer in the interface between the Al coating layer and the steel sheet. |
| US09464343B2 |
Ni-based casting alloy and steam turbine casting part using the same
To provide, in producing a large product through casting, a Ni-based alloy with a composition that minimizes variations in strength at different locations even when the solidification rate becomes slow and the amount of micro segregation increases. The Ni-based casting alloy of the present invention has a composition of, in mass %, 0.001% to 0.1% C, 15% to 23% Cr, 0% to 11.5% Mo, 3% to 18% W, 5 or less % Fe, 10 or less % Co, 0.4 or less % Ti, 0.4 or less % Al, and Nb and Ta (where 0.5%≦Nb+Ta≦4.15%), in which 7%≦Mo+1/2W≦13% is satisfied, and the composition also contains inevitable impurities and Ni. |
| US09464341B2 |
Flash vessel and method for operating same
A hydrostatic tower whose lower part communicates with a liquid phase space within a flash vessel, and whose upper part communicates with a gas phase space within the flash vessel is provided. A rising liquid level within the hydrostatic tower is detected by at least one maximum liquid level sensor provided at a position at the same level as a predetermined maximum liquid level within the liquid phase space. A dropping liquid level within the hydrostatic tower is detected by at least one minimum liquid level sensor provided at a position at the same level as a predetermined minimum liquid level within the liquid phase space. |
| US09464340B2 |
Method for recovery of nobel metals from long-chain hydrocarbons, tars, oils
The present invention relates to a method for recovery of noble metals from long-chain hydrocarbons, oils or tars, comprising a thermal treatment process in the presence of a defoaming agent having an ash fraction of 0.1% by weight or more. |
| US09464339B2 |
Process for inhibiting particulate emission during friction of heat-treated iron ore pellets and use of an alcohol by-product to inhibit particulate emission
A process for the inhibition of particulate emission during friction of heat-treated iron ore pellets includes the following steps: a) removal of heat-treated iron ore pellets at a temperature of 200° C.; and b) spraying of an alcohol by-product on pellets. The use of an alcohol by-product as an inhibitor of particulate emission is further described, with the alcohol by-product being sprayed on heat-treated iron ore pellets, which can partially or completely replace water during the handling, stacking, loading, and unloading of materials such as pellets, granules, fines, and other products from iron ore and other minerals. This process significantly reduces the emission of particulates in the an operational area. |
| US09464336B2 |
Martensitic stainless steel machineability optimization
A method of fabricating a martensitic stainless steel including: 1) heating steel to a temperature higher than austenizing temperature of the steel, then quenching the steel until a hottest portion of the steel is at a temperature less than or equal to a maximum temperature, and greater than or equal to a minimum temperature, a cooling rate being sufficiently fast for austenite not to transform into a ferrito-perlitic structure; 2) performing a first anneal followed by cooling until the hottest portion of the steel is at a temperature less than or equal to the maximum temperature and greater than or equal to the minimum temperature; 3) performing a second anneal followed by cooling to ambient temperature; and at the end of each of 1) and 2), performing: ω) as soon as temperature of the hottest portion of the steel reaches the maximum temperature, immediately heating the steel once more. |
| US09464326B2 |
Total and phosphorylated IL-1 receptor-associated kinase-1 and IL-1 receptor-associated kinase-4 as a biomarker for cancer progression and chemotherapy resistance
Toll-like receptors (TLR) are expressed by a variety of cancers, including melanoma and T-ALL. TLR signaling plays an important role in T cell malignancies and melanoma. The effects of stimulating or inhibiting the TLR/IL-1 receptor-associated kinases IRAK-1 and IRAK-4 in melanoma and T-ALL cells were evaluated. Pharmacological treatment with an IRAK-1,-4 inhibitor delays tumor growth and prolongs survival in vitro and in vivo, indicating that TLR signaling contributes to T-ALL and melanoma progression and interfering with this signaling is a novel therapeutic strategy to control T-ALL and melanoma proliferation. |
| US09464325B2 |
Methods of diagnosing or treating prostate cancer using the erg gene, alone or in combination with other over or under expressed genes in prostate cancer
The present invention relates to oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes, as well as other genes, involved in prostate cancer and their expression products, as well as derivatives and analogs thereof. Provided are therapeutic compositions and methods of detecting and treating cancer, including prostate and other related cancers. Also provided are methods of diagnosing and/or prognosing prostate cancer by determining the expression level of at least one prostate cancer-cell-specific gene, including, for example, the ERG gene or the LTF gene alone, or in combination with at least one of the AMACR gene and the DD3 gene. |
| US09464322B2 |
Methods for diagnosing and treating alzheimer's disease (AD) using the molecules that stabilize intracellular calcium (Ca2+) release
The subject technology relates, in part, to a method of treating Alzheimer's Disease (AD), early-stage AD, elevated risk of AD, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or other forms of age-related cognitive decline in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a molecule that promotes calcium-release stabilization in ryanodine receptors (RyRs) and/or inosital triphosphate receptors (InsP3Rs) in brain cells. Diagnostic methods using calcium-release stabilizing immunophilins, junctophilins or calmodulin are also disclosed. |
| US09464312B2 |
Schiff-base conjugate of N, N-dibutyl-P-phenylenediamine with pyridoxal 5′-phosphate for improved homocysteine assays using pyridoxal 5′-phosphate-dependent enzymes
A composition, method and kit for performing a two-reagent enzymatic homocysteine assay, wherein a single homocysteinase enzyme and a Schiff-based conjugate of N,N-dibutyl-p-phenyldiamine (DBPDA) with pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) are used to measure total homocysteine in plasma or serum. The assay measures a chromophore reaction product of H2S and the DBPDA released from the Schiff-base conjugate in the presence of a Fe+3 containing compound. The resulting chromophore may be measured absorbance or fluorescence spectrophotometry. |
| US09464310B2 |
Integrated method for collection and maintenance of detectability of a plurality of microbiological agents in a single clinical sample and for handling a plurality of samples for reporting a sum of diagnostic results for each sample
A method and kit related thereto are described for the collection and maintenance of detectability of a plurality of species of microbiological agents in a single clinical sample as well as an integral method for handling a plurality of the samples and managing information associated therewith for reporting a sum of diagnostic results for each sample. |
| US09464307B2 |
Method for gene amplification
The present invention provides a double-stranded DNA constructed specifically for high speed gene amplification, a method for gene amplification and a method for synthesizing protein. The gene amplification system of the present invention used a site-specific recombinase such as Cre-lox system and target sequence thereof to efficiently induce a type of replication referred to as a double rolling-circle replication (DRCR). Amplification unit, whose structure is shown in FIG. 2 (a), is constructed in animal and other cells. DRCR is induced by two recombination events triggered by a site-specific recombinase (Cre) when each replication folk progresses between each pair of target sequences (lox sequences). |
| US09464306B2 |
Method for producing L-amino acid
The present invention relates to a method for producing an L-amino acid by reacting an enantiomeric mixture of an N-succinyl amino acid with L-succinylase in the presence of N-acylamino acid racemase to specifically hydrolyze the L-form. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for producing an L-amino acid in high yield by using an N-succinyl amino acid whose dissolved concentration is particularly low as a raw material to perform a reaction while precipitating the produced L-amino acid out of the reaction system. The present invention enables efficient production of an L-amino acid having high optical purity, particularly an L-amino acid useful as a raw material for products such as pharmaceutical products and agricultural chemicals. |
| US09464305B2 |
Process for producing unsaturated fatty acid-containing oils
An edible oil obtained by culturing a microorganism belong to the genus Mortierella subgenus Mortierella in a medium containing a nitrogen source derived from soybean is discussed. The oils obtained have a low 24,25-methylenecholest-5-en-3β-ol content. |
| US09464304B2 |
Methods for producing a triglyceride composition from algae
Methods are disclosed for cultivation of oleaginous microorganisms on feedstocks including depolymerized cellulosic material such as corn stover, Miscanthus, forage sorghum, sugar beet pulp and sugar cane bagasse. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing novel triglyceride oil compositions using cellulosic feedstocks, including oil compositions comprising fatty acids such as those having chain lengths of 8, 10, 12, and 14 carbon atoms. |
| US09464301B2 |
Increased isoprene production using the archaeal lower mevalonate pathway
The invention features methods for producing isoprene from cultured cells using a feedback-resistant mevalonate kinase polypeptide, such as an archaeal mevalonate kinase polypeptide. The resulting isoprene compositions may have increased yields and/or purity of isoprene. |
| US09464289B2 |
Methods of inhibiting Alu RNA and therapeutic uses thereof
The presently-disclosed subject matter includes methods of identifying an Alu RNA inhibitor, and methods and compositions for inhibiting Alu RNA. Methods and compositions can be used for the treatment of geographic atrophy and other conditions of interest. |
| US09464288B2 |
Compositions and methods for making selenocysteine containing polypeptides
Non-naturally occurring tRNASec and methods of using them for recombinant expression of proteins engineered to include one or more selenocysteine residues are disclosed. The non-naturally occurring tRNASec can be used for recombinant manufacture of selenocysteine containing polypeptides encoded by mRNA without the requirement of an SECIS element. In some embodiments, selenocysteine containing polypeptides are manufactured by co-expressing a non-naturally occurring tRNASec a recombinant expression system, such as E. coli, with SerRS, EF-Tu, SelA, or PSTK and SepSecS, and an mRNA with at least one codon that recognizes the anticodon of the non-naturally occurring tRNASec. |
| US09464283B2 |
Signaling compositions, methods, and systems for effecting plant growth and crop enhancement
Bio-regulators from a group of quaternary ammonium moieties modify a gene expression in a plant to induce enhanced growth and robustness. Such bio-regulator may be applied to seeds through coating or encapsulating, to plants through root drenching, spraying and dusting. Bio-regulators may be duel-acting; causing beneficial modification to gene expressions in desirable plants while modifying gene expression in undesirable plants, making them more susceptible to herbicides. Bio-regulators are Ester Compounds, BMIA Compounds or related salts, BMIA Compounds or related salts of those compounds. |
| US09464282B2 |
Radiofrequency device for increasing intracellular bioactive substance and plant cell culture method using the same
There are provided a radiofrequency device for increasing amount of a bioactive substance in a plant cell and a plant cell culture method for increasing amount of useful intracellular secondary metabolites by using the radiofrequency device. The cell culture method of the present invention makes it possible to increase specific secondary metabolites such as daidzein, equol, and the like in a cell and thus can be used for development into various medicines, agricultural pesticides, spices, pigments, food additives, and cosmetics containing bioactive substances. Further, the cell culture method of the present invention improves conventional cell culture methods limitedly used for specific cells or specific metabolites for increasing amount of intracellular bioactive substances and thus can be widely applied to production of cells and secondary metabolites. |
| US09464277B2 |
Compositions and methods for oxygenation of nucleic acids containing 5-methylpyrimidine
5-methylpyrimidine oxygenases and their use in the modification of nucleic acids are described. |
| US09464276B2 |
Highly efficient influenza matrix (M1) proteins
This invention discloses a method of increasing production of virus-like particles comprising expressing an avian influenza matrix protein. The invention also comprises methods of making and using said VLPs. |
| US09464274B2 |
Methods of generating natural killer cells
Provided herein are methods of producing natural killer cells using a two-step expansion and differentiation method. Also provided herein are methods of suppressing tumor cell proliferation, of treating individuals having cancer or a viral infection, comprising administering the NK cells produced by the method to an individual having the cancer or viral infection. |
| US09464273B2 |
Pluripotent cell lines and methods of use thereof
Methods of generating cell lines with a sequence variation or copy number variation of a gene of interest, methods of use thereof, and cell lines with a sequence variation or copy number variation of a gene of interest are provided. |
| US09464271B2 |
Cell-matrix microspheres, methods for preparation and applications
A method has been developed to produce stable cell-matrix microspheres with up to 100% encapsulation efficiency and high cell viability, using matrix or biomaterial systems with poor shape and mechanical stability for applications including cell therapeutics via microinjection or surgical implantation, 3D culture for in vitro expansion without repeated cell splitting using enzymatic digestion or mechanical dissociation and for enhanced production of therapeutic biomolecules, and in vitro modeling for morphogenesis studies. The modified droplet generation method is simple and scalable and enables the production of cell-matrix microspheres when the matrix or biomaterial system used has low concentration, with slow phase transition, with poor shape and mechanical stability. |
| US09464268B2 |
Harvesting micro algae
A reusable composite paramagnetic particle may comprise a paramagnetic core encased by a protective material to which is grafted a tendril layer comprising a plurality of polymeric chains. The polymeric chains may be designed to interact with a microorganism. The interaction between the microorganism and the polymeric chain may be electrostatic. The nanoparticle may be used in a method to isolate or recover microorganisms from solutions using an externally applied magnetic field. |
| US09464267B2 |
Staged bacteriophage remediation of target bacteria
A process for remediation of target bacteria, particularly sulfur reducing bacteria (SRB), in waters (“target water”) having a multiplicity and diverse host target bacteria by employing serial or staged bacteria culturing and lysing of dominant bacteria. Remediation of sulfur reducing bacteria (SRB) is effected by application of a series of bacteriophage isolated from the staged culturing and bacteriophage lysing of successive aliquots of waters containing a multiplicity of SRB. |
| US09464263B2 |
Core shell microcapsules and liquid consumer product
The present invention relates to core shell microcapsules for use in liquid consumer products, wherein: the microcapsule shell is made of starting materials such that 50%-100% by weight of said materials have a density equal to or less than 1.05 g/cm3; the microcapsule core contains a fragrance composition comprising 20-100% by weight of at least one cyclic fragrance material with a density greater than 0.950 g/cm3 and a ClogP in the range of from 1.00 to 6.00; the weight ratio of core materials to shell materials is in the range from about 50:1 to about 1:1. |
| US09464262B2 |
Intercalated bleach compositions, related methods of manufacture and use
The invention relates to compositions, methods of use, and methods of manufacture for an intercalated bleach compound and compositions thereof. The intercalated bleach compound has the formula Mx(OCl)y(O)m(OH)n where M is an alkaline earth metal such as magnesium, calcium or mixture thereof. The values of x and y independently equal any number greater than or equal to 1 (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), and m and n independently equal any number greater than or equal to 0 (e.g., 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), but m and n are not both 0. In addition, the molar ratio of the alkaline earth metal (e.g., magnesium or calcium) to hypochlorite is at least 3:1. In other words, x is ≧3y. The compounds exhibit excellent stability, little or no chlorine bleach odor, exhibit excellent pH buffering characteristics, and less reactivity with organic materials as compared to alternative chlorine bleach products. |
| US09464258B2 |
Diene-selective hydrogenation of metathesis derived olefins and unsaturated esters
Methods are provided for refining natural oil feedstocks and partially hydrogenating polyunsaturated olefins and polyunsaturated esters. The methods comprise reacting the feedstock in the presence of a metathesis catalyst under conditions sufficient to form a metathesized product comprising olefins and esters. In certain embodiments, the methods further comprise separating the polyunsaturated olefins from the polyunsaturated esters in the metathesized product. In certain embodiments, the methods further comprise partially hydrogenating the polyunsaturated olefins in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst, wherein at least a portion of the polyunsaturated olefins are converted to monounsaturated olefins. In other embodiments, the methods further comprise partially hydrogenating the polyunsaturated esters in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst, wherein at least a portion of the polyunsaturated esters are converted to monounsaturated esters. |
| US09464257B2 |
Fragrance composition
A fragrance composition contains (3S)-(6E)-2,3-dihydrofarnesal. A chemical purity of the (3S)-(6E)-2,3-dihydrofarnesal is 90 mass % or more and an optical purity of the (3S)-(6E)-2,3-dihydrofarnesal is 50% e.e. or more. A fragrance or cosmetic contains the fragrance composition. An odor is improved by using the fragrance composition containing (3S)-(6E)-2,3-dihydrofarnesal having a chemical purity of 90 mass % or more and an optical purity of 50% e.e. or more. |
| US09464255B2 |
Maleinized ester derivatives
This disclosed invention relates to a maleinated ester derivative derived from an unsaturated linear aliphatic carboxylic acid methyl ester, maleic anhydride, and a monohydric alcohol. Lubricants and functional fluids containing the maleinated esters are disclosed. |
| US09464251B2 |
Cyclic diene or cyclic triene-based diesel fuel additive
A fuel additive includes 50 wt. % to less than 75 wt. % cyclic dienes and/or cyclic trienes that thermally crack into only chain branching radicals and greater than 25 wt. % to 50 wt. % organo-nitrates and/or nitro-organics. The fuel additive is combined with fuel at a combined treat rate ranging from 1000 (wt.) ppm to 3000 (wt.) ppm. |
| US09464250B2 |
Process for producing aviation fuel base oil
The present invention provides a process of producing an aviation fuel base oil having excellent combustibility, oxidation stability and life cycle characteristics, hydrotreating in the presence of hydrogen a feedstock comprising an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon compound originating from an animal or vegetable fat (preferably an animal or vegetable fat that contains fatty acids each having 10 to 14 carbon atoms in the fatty acid carbon chain in the total amount of 60 percent by mass or more) and a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon compound. The present invention also provides a process for producing an aviation fuel base oil by blending such an aviation fuel base oil and an aviation fuel base oil produced by refining crude oil. |
| US09464248B2 |
Combined quenching and scrubbing system with guide tube for an entrained flow gasifying reactor
A three-stage quenching and scrubbing system for treatment of hot crude gases and liquid slag after an entrained flow gasification. In the first primary stage, cooling and scrubbing water is injected such that slag can no longer adhere to the wall of the central tube and the conversion reaction of the carbon monoxide with water vapor to give hydrogen can proceed to close to the equilibrium. A secondary quenching and scrubbing stage takes the form of a bubble column, and further cooling and the deposition of coarse dust and slag are effected in a water bath. The rest of the treatment is through intensive spraying in a tertiary quenching and scrubbing the gas stage, nozzle rings for deposition of fine slag and partly of fine dust. All three quenching and scrubbing stages enable cooling of the crude gas down to the water vapor dew point determined by the plant pressure. |
| US09464244B2 |
System and method for black water removal
A system including a gasifier that may remove black water and includes a reactor and a quench chamber disposed downstream of the reactor. The quench chamber may cool a syngas generated in the reactor. The system also includes a syngas treatment system that may supply the gasifier with a first portion of a quench liquid via a first inlet and a second portion of the quench liquid via a second inlet; a lock hopper that may receive gasification by-products generated in the reactor and supply a third portion of the quench liquid to the gasifier via a third inlet, and a deaerator coupled to the syngas treatment system and the lock hopper. The deaerator may depressurize the lock hopper. |
| US09464243B2 |
Device for preparing the fuel gas used for power generation and a method for preparation of fuel gas
The present disclosure provides methods and devices for preparing the fuel gas used. A device may include a furnace body, a tower type synchronous roller extruding machine with a circular ladder groove mold that is mounted at the upper end of the furnace body. The tower type synchronous roller extruding machine is provided with a bucket, the bucket is in airtight connection with the furnace body, and a first transmission shaft is mounted in the bucket. At least two tower type synchronous rollers are mounted on the first transmission shaft, and the tower type synchronous rollers are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the first transmission shaft. |
| US09464242B2 |
Processes and systems for characterizing and blending refinery feedstocks
A system for characterizing and optimizing refinery feedstock blends according to their corrosivity is provided. Refinery feedstocks can be characterized based on any of: dissociation of acids in the crude, breakup of naphthenic acid molecular associations, mass changes of carbon steel samples, and/or dissociation of sulfur compounds in the feedstocks. The characterization can be carried out via any of impedance, spectroscopic measurements, and continuous measurements of mass changes of carbon steel samples with a crystal microbalance over a range of temperature, e.g., from ambient to 750° F. The system can be employed in any of refinery, terminal, and laboratories, using models and/or hardware to optimize the usage of refinery feedstocks in the blending and valuation of the feedstocks. |
| US09464241B2 |
Hydrotreating unit with integrated oxidative desulfurization
A system and process for desulfurizing a hydrocarbon feed stream containing organosulfur compounds is provided. In general, the system includes a conventional hydrotreating unit through the high pressure cold or hot separator. Aqueous oxidant and an oxidative catalyst are mixed with the hydrotreated hydrocarbon effluent from the high pressure cold or hot separator, and oxidative desulfurization reactions occur in the low pressure separation zone, thereby minimizing or eliminating the requirement of additional oxidative desulfurization reactors. |
| US09464240B2 |
Aromatics production process
Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods for producing aromatic products, the methods including separating a crude oil and condensate feed into at least a light naphtha stream, a heavy naphtha stream, and a bottoms stream, reforming at least a portion of the heavy naphtha stream to produce a reformate stream, feeding a cracker feed stream, comprising the light naphtha stream, the bottoms stream, and a reformate extraction raffinate, to an olefins cracker to produce cracker products comprising pyrolysis gasoline, and introducing an extractor feed stream comprising the pyrolysis gasoline and the reformate to an aromatic extraction unit to produce an aromatic product and the reformate extraction raffinate. |
| US09464239B2 |
Ionic liquid catalyst for improvement of heavy and extra heavy crude
The present invention relates to improving heavy crude oil, and extra through a scheme considering the use of ionic liquids catalysts based on Mo and Fe catalyst is highly miscible with crude oil and are in the homogeneous phase crude oil.Furthermore, this invention relates to improving heavy crude in two stages, the first ionic liquid catalyst, and the second supported catalyst. The API gravity crude is increased from 12.5 to 19 points in the first stage and viscosities up to 5600-1600 decreased from 60-40 cSt certain to 37.8° C. While in the second stage, you get an upgraded crude oil with 32.9° API, viscosity of 4.0 cSt, reduction in total sulphur content of 0.85 wt % nitrogen and 0295 ppm by weight, respectively. As a considerable reduction of asphaltenes from 28.65 to 3.7% weight. |
| US09464235B2 |
Method for extracting bitumen from an oil sand stream
The present invention provides a method for extracting bitumen from an oil sand stream, the method comprising at least the steps of, a) providing an oil sand stream; b) contacting the oil sand stream with a liquid comprising a solvent to obtain a solvent-diluted oil sand slurry; c) separating the oil sand slurry to obtain a first solids-depleted stream and a first solids-enriched stream; d) filtering the first solids-enriched stream obtained in step c) to obtain bitumen-depleted sand and at least a first filtrate; e) separating at least a part of the first filtrate to obtain a second solids-depleted stream and a second solids-enriched stream; and f) contacting at least a part of the second solids-enriched stream from step e) with solvent to obtain a solvent-diluted second solids-enriched stream; and g) separating the solvent-diluted second solids-enriched stream to obtain a third solids-enriched stream and a third solids-depleted stream. |
| US09464234B1 |
Systems, apparatus and methods for optimizing the rapid pyrolysis of biomass
Efficient biomass conversion systems, methods and apparatus utilize a fast pyrolysis unit installed at locations having substantial quantities of biomass, with the biomass fed into the fast pyrolysis unit under pyrolytic reaction conditions, and with exhaust gases containing entrained matter resulting from the pyrolytic reactions being separated into char and bio-fuel constituents. |
| US09464233B2 |
Siloxane-containing trianhydride, polymer, liquid crystal alignment agent, liquid crystal alignment film, and liquid crystal display device
Provided is a siloxane-containing trianhydride having a structure shown in formula 1: wherein R1 to R7, D1 to D3, and each G are as defined in the specification. |
| US09464232B2 |
Compound, liquid crystal composition, polymer material, and film
A liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal molecule, a compound represented by the formula (1), and a compound represented by the formula (2) can provide a film with a reduced haze. |
| US09464225B2 |
Luminescent particles, methods of identifying same and light emitting devices including the same
A luminescent particle includes a luminescent compound that is configured to perform a photon down conversion on a portion of received light and a reflectance reducing outer surface of the luminescent particle that is operable to increase the portion of received light that is absorbed in the luminescent particle. |
| US09464224B2 |
Transformative wavelength conversion medium
A transformative wavelength conversion medium is provided, comprising: a phosphor; and, a curable liquid component, wherein the curable liquid component, comprises: an aliphatic resin component, wherein the aliphatic resin component has an average of two epoxide groups per molecule; and, a curing agent; wherein the curable liquid component contains less than 0.5 wt % of monoepoxide molecules (based on the total weight of the aliphatic resin component); and, wherein the curable liquid component is a liquid at 25° C. and atmospheric pressure; and, wherein the phosphor is dispersed in the curable liquid component. |
| US09464221B2 |
Alumina sintered body and method for producing same
Provided is an alumina sintered body which has a high heat conductivity and a high infrared ray emissivity and is excellent in electrical insulation property and chemical resistance.An alumina sintered body contains cubic aluminum nitride. |
| US09464218B2 |
(Meth)acrylate polymer, a resin composition and a shaped article
Disclosed is a (meth)acrylate polymer having a volume average primary particle size of 0.520 to 3.00 μm, a peak temperature of tan δ in the range of −100 to 0° C., determined with dynamic viscoelasticity measurement, of −40° C. or below, a peak height of tan δ in the range of −100 to 0° C., determined with dynamic viscoelasticity measurement, of 0.300 or more, and an acetone-insoluble component of 99% by mass of more.This polymer has excellent dispersibility of primary particles in a resin, excellent storage stability of a resin composition obtained, and excellent insulating properties and reduction in elastic modulus of a molded article obtained. |
| US09464216B2 |
Photo-reactive adhesive agent
This invention provides an adhesive agent with a stronger adhesive force that can adhere and be peeled reversibly with the irradiation of light. With the use of a liquid crystalline polymer compound containing azobenzene or a sugar alcohol derivative containing a hydroxyl group and azobenzene, a photo-reactive adhesive agent that can strongly adhere to and be peeled from a substrate reversibly with the irradiation of light can be obtained. |
| US09464215B2 |
Use of a ketal as a solvent in adhesives and ketal-containing adhesive composition
The present invention relates to the use of a cyclic ketal, 2-methyl-2-ethyl-1,3-dioxolane as a solvent in adhesives, as well as an adhesive composition comprising said ketal. 2-Methyl-2-ethyl-1,3-dioxolane has high solubilization power of the polychloroprene polymer, forming solutions having high viscosity and having suitable drying time after application of a film onto a surface. Due to the good technical performance, the adhesive composition made according to the present invention is well accepted in the market, finding use to substitute compositions containing toluene or other aromatic and oxygenated solvents. |
| US09464203B2 |
Thiolene-based compositions with extended pot life
A curable composition comprising a polyene, a polythiol and an anhydride is disclosed. |
| US09464202B2 |
UV curable ink jet recording ink composition, ink container and ink jet recording apparatus
The UV curable ink jet recording ink composition contains a thioxanthone-based photopolymerization initiator and a hindered amine compound. The dissolved oxygen content in the ink composition is 20 ppm or less. |
| US09464190B2 |
Bonding base for electronic components, and method
A bonding base for electronic components, and a method. The bonding base comprises: a dielectric basic layer formed of a mixture comprising thermoplastic polymer, the polymer part of which mixture comprises 75 to 95% by weight of thermoplastic PPO, the polymer part further comprising 5 to 20% by weight of elastomer which is incompatible with PPO. |
| US09464187B2 |
Biobased modifiers for polyvinylchloride blends
Compositions of polymer blends of polyvinylchloride (PVC), a low molecular weight plasticizer and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) are described. In certain embodiments, the PHA is a poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate copolymer having a weight percent 4-hydroxybutyrate of 30-45%. In other embodiments the PHA is a multiphase P3HB-4HB copolymer blend having one phase fully amorphous. The PHA is mixed with the PVC and low molecular weight plasticizer to optimize the PVC's optical, thermal and mechanical properties. In certain embodiments, the polymer is branched with optionally additives that improve properties. Methods of making the compositions of the invention are also described. The invention also includes articles, films and laminates comprising the compositions. |
| US09464185B2 |
Marking system
A marking system comprises a substrate having a surface coated with a color-triggering developer and a deactivating ink composition; and a marking composition comprising at least one color precursor. At least one “non-color developing portion” of the surface is coated with both the color-triggering developer and the deactivating ink composition, and at least one “color-developing portion” of the surface is coated with the color-triggering developer and is not coated with the deactivating ink composition. Color development occurs at the color-developing portion(s) and does not occur at the non-color developing portion(s) upon application of the marking composition to the surface of the substrate. |
| US09464181B2 |
High filler loaded polymer composition
This disclosure relates to a polymer composition comprising (A) a first polymer; (B) one or more fillers; and optionally (C) a cross-linking pack including cross-linking agents and coagents. The first polymer comprises at least one of (i) a propylene-based copolymer and (ii) an ethylene/C3-C10 alpha-olefin copolymer. The one or more fillers comprise at least one of carbon black, ferrite magnet powder, calcium carbonate, alumina trihydrate, magnesium hydroxide, talc, titanium dioxide, fibers, marble dust, cement dust, clay, feldspar, silica or glass, fumed silica, alumina, magnesium oxide, antimony oxide, zinc oxide, barium sulfate, calcium sulfate, aluminum silicate, calcium silicate, titanium dioxide, titanates, clay, nanoclay, organo-modified clay or nanoclay, glass microspheres, chalk, or any combination thereof. The cross-linking agents comprise organic peroxide, and the coagents comprise at least one of di- and tri-allyl cyanurates and isocyanurates, liquid and metallic multifunctional acrylates and methacrylates, zinc-based dimethacrylates and diacrylates, and functionalized polybutadiene resins. |
| US09464173B2 |
Latex preparation using an agitated reactor column
A process for making a latex by phase inversion emulsification in an agitated reactor column is described. |
| US09464171B2 |
Peripherally aromatic silsesquioxanes featuring reactive functionality: synthesis and application thereof
Methods of synthesis and application thereof for peripherally aromatic silsesquioxanes featuring reactive functionality. A method, according to one embodiment of the invention, includes reacting a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane with an anhydride. The polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane has an inorganic core, a phenyl moiety or an anlyine moiety covalently coupled to the at least one T-type silicon atom; and a metal-aniline group or a para-aniline group covalently coupled to the at least one D-type or M-type silicon atom. The inorganic core includes 6-14 silicon atoms, at least one of the silicon atoms being an M-type silicon atom or a D-type silicon atom, and at least one of the silicon atoms being a T-type silicon atom, and 9-20 oxygen atoms. |
| US09464168B2 |
Method for preparing a modified copolyester
A method for preparing a modified copolyester includes the steps of: i) subjecting a mono(2-hydroxylalkyl)dicarboxylate to an esterification reaction with an isosorbide to form an intermediate; and ii) subjecting the intermediate to a condensation polymerization in the presence of a condensation polymerization catalyst. The method may enhance the reactivity of isosorbide, reduce the amount of water by-product, and raise the glass transition temperature and the color stability of the copolyester thus obtained. |
| US09464165B2 |
Method for preparing biodegradable polyester copolymer
The present invention provides a method of preparing a polyester-based polymer and a polyester-based polymer prepared by the method. The method of preparing the polyester-based polymer includes a prepolymerization step of polymerizing a dicarboxylic acid compound (A), a diol compound (B), and an aromatic branching agent (C) at 160-220° C. to produce a prepolymer; and a condensation polymerization step of performing a condensation polymerization of the prepolymer at 200-250° C., under a vacuum pressure of 0.1 to 2 Torr. |
| US09464162B2 |
Emulsion and suspension polymerization processes, and improved electrochemical performance for carbon derived from same
The present application is directed to methods for preparation of polymer particles in gel form and carbon materials made therefrom. The carbon materials comprise enhanced electrochemical properties and find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, as electrode material in ultracapacitors or batteries. The methods herein can also be employed generally to improve emulsion and/or suspension polymerization processes by improved control of diffusion of acidic and basic species between the polymer and secondary phases. |
| US09464161B2 |
Masterbatch-type latent curing agent for epoxy resin, and epoxy resin composition using the same
The masterbatch-type latent curing agent for epoxy resin comprised of (A) glycidyl ether type epoxy resin, (B) a fine particle of mixture containing (B-1) 50 to 99 mass % of adduct-modified amine obtained by reacting the glycidyl ether type epoxy resin with a polyamine compound and (B-2) 50 to 1 mass % of a phenol compound, (C) an active hydrogen compound and (D) an isocyanate compound; and a one-component curable epoxy resin composition containing the masterbatch-type latent curing agent and epoxy resin. |
| US09464160B2 |
Fluorinated ethoxylated polyurethanes
The present invention comprises fluorinated ethoxylated polyurethanes of formula [Rf—(X)n—(CH2CHR1—O)m—CH2CH2—O—C(O)—NH]p-A, wherein Rf is a C1 to C6 perfluoroalkyl; X is a divalent radical; n is 0 or 1; R1 is H or C1 to C4 alkyl; m is 1 to 20; p is a positive integer of at least 2; and A is the residue of a polyisocyanate, and methods for altering surface behavior of liquids using such compounds. |
| US09464158B2 |
Polyols, preparation and use thereof
The present invention relates to polyols and the preparation and use thereof. |
| US09464157B2 |
Polyurethane foam
A polyurethane foam having excellent shape-following properties, which exhibits favorable comfort when worn on the human body, both during movement and at rest. The polyurethane foam contains a toluene diisocyanate and a polyether polyol as the main components, has a glass transition temperature, defined as the temperature corresponding with the peak value of the loss tangent, of not less than 0° C. and not more than 40° C., and in the temperature range from not less than 0° C. to not more than 40° C., the loss tangent in the frequency range from not less than 0.1 Hz to not more than 100 Hz is 0.4 or greater, and the average value of the loss tangent in the frequency range from not less than 0.1 Hz to not more than 1 Hz is not greater than the average value of the loss tangent in the frequency range from not less than 10 Hz to not more than 100 Hz. |
| US09464156B2 |
Method for producing a skin layer of a flexible, elastomeric, thermoset, phase-separated polyurethane material
The thermoset, phase-separated polyurethane material of the flexible skin layer is produced from a reactive mixture which is made of one or more isocyanate compounds and isocyanate reactive compounds which include one or more polyol compounds, flexibilizers, chain extenders and/or crosslinkers and amine-initiators. Apart from at least one crosslinking amine-initiator, these amine-initiators further include at least one extender amine-initiator. |
| US09464155B2 |
Moisture-curable polyurethane hot-melt resin composition, adhesive, and article
An object of the present invention is to provide a moisture-curable polyurethane hot-melt resin composition with superior properties such as water resistance, fast-curing properties, and flexibility. The present invention provides a moisture-curable polyurethane hot-melt resin composition containing an isocyanate-containing urethane prepolymer (i) that is a reaction product of polyols (A) including a polyether polyol (A-1), a crystalline polyester polyol (A-2), an amorphous polyester polyol (A-3), and an acrylic polyol (A-4) with a polyisocyanate (B); and a curing catalyst (ii) represented by general formula (1) below, and also provides an adhesive and article produced using the resin composition. The adhesive produced using the moisture-curable polyurethane hot-melt resin composition according to the present invention is suitable not only for the bonding of fibers and the lamination of construction materials, but also for the lamination of optical elements. |
| US09464154B2 |
Process for producing polyurethane resin
A process for producing a polyurethane resin of the present invention includes a step (i) of obtaining a prepolymer by adding an alcohol (B) to isocyanate (A) such that a ratio of hydroxyl groups to isocyanato groups of the isocyanate (A) falls into a range of 10 mol % to 20 mol % and reacting the isocyanate (A) with the alcohol (B) in the presence of an acidic phosphoric acid ester (C) and a hindered amine-based compound (D), a step (ii) of obtaining a polymerizable composition in a manner in which the alcohol (B) is further added to and mixed with the prepolymer at a temperature of equal to or less than 30° C., and a step (iii) of polymerizing the prepolymer and the alcohol (B) contained in the polymerizable composition. The isocyanate (A) contains an aromatic isocyanate and the alcohol (B) has two or more hydroxyl groups and is further defined. |
| US09464153B2 |
Premix and method for producing a thermally expandable and curable epoxy-based compound
A two-component premix for preparing a heat-expandable and heat-curable epoxy-based material, comprises an isocyanate, a diol or polyol, an epoxy prepolymer, a heat-activatable hardener for epoxy prepolymers, and a heat-activatable blowing agent. |
| US09464152B2 |
Foam material on the basis of phenolic resin
Disclosed is a method of preparing a bio-based thermosetting foam material with improved properties, in particular improved flame retardant properties, which method includes the steps of a) producing a prepolymer by condensation of at least one phenolic compound and formaldehyde in a ratio of 1:1.0 to 3.0 using 0.15 to 5 wt % of an alkaline catalyst in the temperature range of 50 to 100° C. until the refractive index of the reaction mixture is 1.4990 to 1.5020, b) adding 2 to 40 wt % of at least one natural polyphenol at a temperature of 50 to 100° C., c) adding 2 to 10 wt % of one or more emulsifiers and mixtures thereof, d) adding 2 to 10 wt % of one or more foaming agents and mixtures thereof and e) adding 10 to 20 wt % of a curing agent and f) curing. All wt % being related to the amount of the raw materials used. |
| US09464150B2 |
Molecularly imprinted polymers
The present invention refers to new classes of polymerizable monomers targeting biotin, a biotin derivative, a biotin analog or a biotinylated molecule and related structures, as well as molecularly imprinted polymers obtainable by polymerization of at least one of these monomers and at least one cross-linking monomer in the presence of a suitable template molecule. The obtained polymers may be used for separation of biotin and related small molecules, together with larger biotinylated molecules of biological origin, e.g. proteins, from complex mixtures. The monomer comprises i) an isophthalic acid derivative or a pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid derivative and ii) a vinyl-2-aminopyridine derivative. |
| US09464149B2 |
Heat-shrinkable tube having tearability
The present disclosure relates to a heat-shrinkable tube having tearability, which is made of a fluororesin, and particularly, to a heat-shrinkable tube having excellent tear straightness. Further, the present disclosure relates to a tube having high heat-shrinkage rate at low temperature. A tube including at least a fluororesin as a base resin, in which the thickness of the entanglement unit of a polymer observed on a cross-section in a longitudinal direction of the tube after being shrunk at 200° C. by 35% or more is 1 μm to 9 μm, has excellent tear straightness. |
| US09464146B2 |
Chloroprene rubber, method for producing same, chloroprene rubber composition and vulcanized product of chloroprene rubber composition
Provided are a chloroprene rubber that is less adhesive to rolls and gives a vulcanized product superior in physical properties, a production method thereof, a chloroprene rubber composition and a vulcanized product thereof. A chloroprene rubber comprising a steroid skeleton-containing compound. The chloroprene rubber may contain a steroid skeleton-containing compound in an amount of 0.01 to 1 mass %. A vulcanized product is prepared by vulcanizing a composition containing the chloroprene rubber. The chloroprene rubber can be prepared, for example, by emulsion-polymerizing chloroprene alone or chloroprene and other monomers in combination in the presence of a rosin containing a steroid skeleton-containing compound. |
| US09464143B2 |
Grafted photoinitiators
The invention provides a method for producing a polymeric photoinitiator of the general formula I: Polymer-[CR2-CHR-Spacer (PI)n]m, (I) wherein m is an integer from 1-5000; n is a real number above 0 and below 5; each R group, independently, is a substituent independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C25 linear alkyl, C3-C25 branched alkyl, C3-C25 cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, —OH, —CN, halogens and amines and PI is a photoinitiator moiety. The method comprises grafting one or more photoinitiator moieties (PI), each of which comprises at least one activated alkene functional group, onto the polymer. Polymeric photoinitiators are also provided. |
| US09464142B2 |
Method for production of cellulose nano crystals from cellulose-containing waste material
A process is disclosed for recovering pure cellulose from a cellulose-containing sludge, the process comprising treating a sludge cellulose source under conditions permitting dissolution of non-cellulose material and suspension of the cellulose, wherein said dissolution conditions do not alter cellulose morphology. |
| US09464140B2 |
Compositions and methods for treatment of cancer
The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer in a human. The invention includes relates to administering a genetically modified T cell to express a CAR wherein the CAR comprises an antigen binding domain, a transmembrane domain, a costimulatory signaling region, and a CD3 zeta signaling domain. |
| US09464139B2 |
GITR antigen binding proteins and methods of use thereof
Antigen binding proteins that activate GITR are provided. Nucleic acids encoding the antigen binding proteins and vectors and cells containing such nucleic acids are also provided. The antigen binding proteins have value in therapeutic methods in which it is useful to stimulate GITR signaling, thereby inducing or enhancing an immune response in a subject. Accordingly, the antigen binding proteins have utility in a variety of immunotherapy treatments, including treatment of various cancers and infections. |
| US09464138B2 |
Method for the production of domain antibodies
The present invention relates to a method for producing a domain antibody in a yeast, wherein the formation of disulfide bridges in the domain antibody is promoted. The method encompasses the addition of oxidizing agents, preferably oxidizing metal ions, preferably one or more selected from Cu2+, Fe2+, Fe3+ and Zn2+. |
| US09464134B2 |
Polynucleotides encoding antagonists of IL-17A, IL-17F, and IL-23p19
The present invention relates to blocking, inhibiting, reducing, antagonizing or neutralizing the activity of IL-17A, IL-17F, and IL-23. Antagonists include antibodies and antibody fragments that bind IL-23 and that bind IL-17A or IL-17F, such as antibodies that are cross-reactive for IL-17A and Il-17F. Antagonists that include an antibody or antibody fragment that binds IL-23 and an antibody or antibody fragment that binds IL-17A or IL-17F on one molecule are also disclosed. Antibodies and antibody fragments that bind IL-23 and IL-17F but that do not bind IL-17A are also disclosed. IL-17 and IL-23 are cytokines that are involved in inflammatory processes and human disease. |
| US09464132B2 |
Nanoantibodies, binding Chlamydia trachomatis antigen, method for inhibition of infection induced by Chlamydia trachomatis
A nanoantibody specifically binding surface antigen of Chlamydia trachomatis and having SEQ ID NO:2 amino acid sequence is disclosed. A nanoantibody specifically binding surface antigen of Chlamydia trachomatis and having SEQ ID NO:4 amino acid sequence is disclosed. A nanoantibody with SEQ ID NO:2 amino acid sequence inhibits development of Chlamydia infection caused by C. trachomatis. A nanoantibody with SEQ ID NO:4 amino acid sequence inhibits development of Chlamydia infection caused by C. trachomatis. A method of in vitro inhibiting a Chlamydia infection caused by C. trachomatis has the steps of pretreating elementary bodies of C. trachomatis by a therapeutically efficient amount of a nanoantibody specifically binding to a surface antigen of Chlamydia trachomatis, the nanoantibody comprising an amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 4 or SEQ ID NO:4, and then adding the elementary bodies of C. trachomatis to target cells being infected. |
| US09464131B2 |
Broadly neutralizing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) GP120-specific monoclonal antibody
The invention provides a method for obtaining a broadly neutralizing antibody (bNab), including screening memory B cell cultures from a donor PBMC sample for neutralization activity against a plurality of HIV-1 species, cloning a memory B cell that exhibits broad neutralization activity; and rescuing a monoclonal antibody from that memory B cell culture. The resultant monoclonal antibodies may be characterized by their ability to selectively bind epitopes from the Env proteins in native or monomeric form, as well as to inhibit infection of HIV-1 species from a plurality of clades. Compositions containing human monoclonal anti-HIV antibodies used for prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection are provided. Methods for generating such antibodies by immunization using epitopes from conserved regions within the variable loops of gp120 are provided. Immunogens for generating anti-HIV1 bNAbs are also provided. Furthermore, methods for vaccination using suitable epitopes are provided. |
| US09464122B2 |
Methods and compositions comprising tau oligomers
Tau protein has a causative role in Alzheimer's disease and multiple other neurodegenerative disorders exhibiting tau histopathology collectively termed tauopathies. The primary function of tau protein is to facilitate assembly and maintenance of microtubules in neuronal axons. In the disease process tau protein becomes modified, loses its affinity to microtubules and accumulates in the cell body where it forms aggregates. The large neurofibrillary tangles formed from tau protein assembled into filaments were thought to be the pathological structure of tau. However, more recent work indicates that smaller, soluble oligomeric forms of tau are best associated with neuron loss and memory impairment. Here, novel compositions of tau oligomers and novel mechanisms for tau oligomer nucleation, extension and termination are taught. Methods for producing and purifying these structures for the development of small molecule and immunotherapeutics as well as antibodies for biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases are taught. |
| US09464120B2 |
Compositions for treatment of celiac disease
The invention provides agents and vaccines for treating and diagnosing celiac disease. In particular, the present invention provides a combination of three peptides that are useful for treating and diagnosing celiac disease in a large proportion of patients. |
| US09464118B2 |
Polymers containing multivalent amyloid-beta-binding D-peptides and their use
The invention relates to novel multivalent polymeric amyloid-beta-binding substances composed of several interconnected substances which per se already have amyloid-beta-binding properties, and to the use of these substances, referred to hereinbelow as “polymers”, in particular in medicine. |
| US09464113B2 |
Anti-heparan sulfate peptides that block herpes simplex virus infection in vivo
Provided are anti-heparan sulfate peptides and methods that employ those peptides for the prevention or treatment of viral infections, including herpesviral infections such as α-herpesviral, β-herpesviral, and γ-herpesviral infections, which are exemplified by HSV-1. CMV, and HHV-8 viral infections, respectively. Peptides may comprise at least 10 amino acids of the amino acid sequences (SEQ ID NO: 2) XRXRXKXXRXRX, (SEQ ID NO: 8) XRXRXXKXRXRX, (SEQ ID NO: 4) XXRRRRXRRRXK, and/or (SEQ ID NO: 10) KXRRRXRRRRXX, wherein X represents any amino acid. In some embodiments, peptides comprise at least 10 amino acids of the sequence LRSRTKIIRIRH (SEQ ID NO: 1), HRIRIIKTRSRL (SEQ ID NO: 7), MPRRRRIRRRQK (SEQ ID NO: 3), and/or KQRRRIRRRRM (SEQ ID NO: 9). Peptides may be coupled to one or more therapeutic compound(s) to generate peptide-therapeutic compound conjugates, wherein the therapeutic compound may be one or more of a nucleoside analog, an oligosaccharide, and a small molecule. |
| US09464112B2 |
Peptides having NF-κB inhibitory activity, or composition comprising same
Provided are small peptide fragments derived from the NF-κB p65 subunit and a pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition comprising the same. The peptides have a NF-κB inhibitory activity, through controlling the transcription-activation of NF-κB. The peptides inhibit the expressions of pro-inflammatory mediators, which are induced by NF-κB, and also inhibit the transmigration of leukocytes, thereby exhibiting an anti-inflammatory activity. Especially, the peptides have excellent inhibitory activities against dermatitis and skin aging. And also, the peptides inhibit base membrane invasion of cancer cells, thereby exhibiting an inhibitory activity against the growth and/or metastasis of cancer cells. |
| US09464110B2 |
Acyl dipeptide derivative
An acyl dipeptide derivative represented by the formula (1): wherein an acyl group represented by R1—CO— is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched chain acyl group having 2-24 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an OH group or an OR5 group, R5 is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched chain hydrocarbon group having 1-6 carbon atoms, and R4 is a hydrogen atom, or a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched chain hydrocarbon group having 1-6 carbon atoms, or a salt thereof has a superior antimicrobial effect, and a composition containing the compound is superior in the sensory feel. |
| US09464104B2 |
Ono pincer ligands and ono pincer ligand comprising metal complexes
Embodiments of the invention are directed to ONO pincer ligands that can be in a trianionic, protonated or protonated equivalent form. The ONO pincer ligand can be combined with a transition metal comprising compound to form an ONO pincer ligand comprising transition metal complex. By choice of the ONO pincer ligand structure, the steric and electronic properties of the transition metal complexes therefrom can be controlled. The ONO pincer ligands comprise a central nitrogen atom that is disubstituted with a pair of three atom comprising bridges where the three atoms are three sp2 hybridized carbons or the three atoms are a pair of sp2 hybridized carbons and an sp3 hybridized carbon or silicon. |
| US09464103B2 |
Spirocyclic sulfones as gamma secretase inhibitors
Disclosed herein are compounds of Formula (I), wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the specification and claims. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compound of Formula (I) and use of the compound in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases or conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. |
| US09464101B2 |
Production of lithium diphenylphosphide
Lithium diphenylphosphide solutions in a solvent, e.g., diethoxymethane (DEM), that are more stable than when tetrahydrofuran (THF) is used as a solvent. Methods of producing them are also disclosed. |
| US09464097B2 |
Gold complexes
Gold (I) hydroxide complexes of the form Z—Au—OH and digold complexes of the form Z—Au-(μOH)—Au—Z where groups Z are two electron donors are provided. The groups Z may be carbenes, for example nitrogen containing heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs), phosphines or phosphites. The complexes can be used as catalysts, for example in reactions such as hydration of nitriles, skeletal arrangement of enynes, alkoxycyclization of enynes, alkyne hydration, the Meyer-Shuster reaction, 3,3′ rearrangement of allylic acetates, cyclization of propargylic acetates, Beckman rearrangements and hydroamination. The complexes can be used in medicine, for example in the treatment of cancer. |
| US09464095B2 |
Production method of high-purity nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound
A method for producing a high-purity nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound includes: a process (a) and a process (b): (a) a process of mixing a mixture containing a compound and as an impurity compound with a solvent and a metal salt, and (b) a process of obtaining a mixture in a solution state in which the content of the compound has decreased compared to that in the mixture in the process (a) by filtering a mixed solution obtained in the process (a), or a process of obtaining a mixture in which the content of the compound has decreased compared to that in the mixture in the process (a) by further evaporating the solvent or crystallizing following the filtering; (where R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group, etc., R3 is a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group, etc., X is a hydrogen atom, etc.). |
| US09464092B2 |
Transient protection of normal cells during chemotherapy
This invention is in the area of improved compounds, compositions and methods of transiently protecting healthy cells, and in particular hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) as well as renal cells, from damage associated with DNA damaging chemotherapeutic agents. In one aspect, improved protection of healthy cells is disclosed using disclosed compounds that act as highly selective and short, transiently-acting cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK 4/6) inhibitors when administered to subjects undergoing DNA damaging chemotherapeutic regimens for the treatment of proliferative disorders. |
| US09464091B2 |
Pyrimido-diazepinone kinase scaffold compounds and methods of treating disorders
The present invention relates to novel pyrimido-diazepinone compounds, methods of modulating protein kinases, including MPS1 (TTK), ERK5 (BMK1, MAPK7), polo kinase 1, 2, 3, or 4, Ack1, Ack2, Abl, DCAMKL1, ABL1, Abl mutants, DCAMKL2, ARK5, BRK, MKNK2, FGFR4, TNK1, PLK1, ULK2, PLK4, PRKD1, PRKD2, PRKD3, ROS1, RPS6KA6, TAOK1, TAOK3, TNK2, Bcr-Abl, GAK, cSrc, TPR-Met, Tie2, MET, FGFR3, Aurora, Axl, Bmx, BTK, c-kit, CHK2, Flt3, MST2, p70S6K, PDGFR, PKB, PKC, Raf, ROCK-H, Rsk1, SGK, TrkA, TrkB and TrkC, and the use of such compounds in the treatment of various diseases, disorders or conditions. |
| US09464089B2 |
Heterocyclic compounds and uses thereof
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compounds, compositions and methods, especially as they are related to compositions and methods for the treatment and/or prevention of a proliferation disorder, a cancer, a tumor, an inflammatory disease, an autoimmune disease, psoriasis, dry eye or an immunologically related disease, and in some embodiments diseases or disorders related to the dysregulation of kinase such as, but not limited to, EGFR (including HER), Alk, PDGFR, BLK, BMX/ETK, FLT3(D835Y), ITK, TEC, TXK, BTK, or JAK, and the respective pathways. |
| US09464082B2 |
Aryl and arylalkyl substituted pyrazolyl and pyrimidinyl tricyclic enones as antioxidant inflammation modulators
The present application relates to: (a) compounds of Formula (I): and salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, m, n, X and Y are as defined in the specification; (b) compositions comprising such compounds and salts; and (c) methods of use of such compounds, salts, and compositions, particularly use for the treatment and prevention of diseases such as those associated with oxidative stress and inflammation. |
| US09464065B2 |
Compounds and methods for inducing chondrogenesis
The present invention provides compounds and compositions for the amelioration of arthritis and joint injuries by inducing mesenchymal stem cells into chondrocytes. |
| US09464062B2 |
Disubstituted oxazolidin-2-ones 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2B activity modulators
Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention comprise disubstituted oxazolidin-2-ones derivatives having a disease-modifying action in the treatment of diseases associated with dysregulation of 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2b activity. |
| US09464060B2 |
Compounds
The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, X, m, R2, Y, R3, Z, n, R4, A and B are as defined in the specification, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy. |
| US09464059B2 |
Benzamide derivatives
Disclosed are benzamide derivatives having the formula wherein X is selected from the group consisting of H, halo, —C1-C6 alkyl, aryl, —C3-C7 cycloalkyl, and -3- to 10-membered heterocycle, wherein the —C1-C6 alkyl, aryl, —C3-C7 cycloalkyl, and -3- to 10-membered heterocycle may be unsubstituted or substituted; Y is selected from the group consisting of H, —C1-C6 alkyl, and —C3-C7 cycloalkyl, the —C1-C6 alkyl, aryl, —C3-C7 cycloalkyl, and -3- to 10-membered heterocycle may be unsubstituted or substituted; Z is selected from the group consisting of —NHOH and phenylene diamine group (II) of structure and wherein Q is selected from the group consisting of H, F and Cl. These benzamide derivatives are useful in slowing the expansion of cancer cells. |
| US09464058B2 |
Imidazolylketone derivatives
The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds. |
| US09464057B2 |
Anti-malarial agents
The present invention is related to a use of pyrazole derivatives in the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating malaria. Specifically, the present invention is related to pyrazole derivatives useful for the preparation of a pharmaceutical formulation for the inhibition of malaria parasite proliferation. |
| US09464056B2 |
Fungicidal 4-methylanilino pyrazoles
Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein R1 is F, Cl or Br; R2 is H, F, Cl or Br; and R3 is F, Cl or Br. This invention also relates to a fungicidal composition comprising (a) a compound of Formula 1 including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof (i.e. in a fungicidally effective amount); and (b) at least one additional fungicidal compound (e.g., at least one other fungicide having a different site of action). Also disclosed are process intermediate compounds of Formulae 22, 18 and 20 which are useful for preparing a compound of Formula 1. |
| US09464049B2 |
Indole-carboxamides
The present invention relates to compounds of general formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein are useful for the treat of neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions. |
| US09464045B2 |
Process for the preparation of methionine
This disclosure relates to a process for preparing D,L-methionine by feeding carbon dioxide to an aqueous potassium methioninate solution obtained by hydrolysis of 5-(2-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin, in order to precipitate out crude methionine, which is separated off and purified. In this process an aqueous solution of the separated-off crude methionine is purified by recrystallization from a solution containing potassium ions and also a crystallization additive. The crystallization additive is a nonionic or anionic surfactant, or a mixture of different nonionic or anionic surfactants. The recrystallization occurs by introducing a 60 to 110° C.-hot methionine solution into a 35 to 80° C.-warm methionine suspension, a temperature of which is lower than that of the introduced solution, such that the temperature of the methionine suspension being maintained between 35 and 80° C. during the addition. The crystallization additive is a sorbitan fatty acid ester or a mixture of different sorbitan fatty acid esters. |
| US09464044B2 |
Compound having ability to inhibit 11Beta-HSD1 enzyme or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, method for producing same, and pharmaceutical composition containing same as active ingredient
The present invention relates to a novel compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof inhibiting 11β-HSD1 enzyme activity, a preparation method of the same, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same as an active ingredient. Since the compound of the present invention selectively inhibits the activity of 11β-HSD1 (11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1), the compound of the invention can be effectively used as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of diseases caused by the over-activation of 11β-HSD1 such as non-insulin dependent type II diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity, lipid disorder, metabolic syndrome, and other diseases or condition mediated by the excessive activity of glucocorticoid. |
| US09464042B2 |
Biguanide derivative, preparation method thereof, and pharmaceutical composition containing same as an active ingredient
A biguanide derivative compound with N4-N5 substitution, which is represented by Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a method of preparing the same, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same as an active ingredient are provided. The biguanide derivative may exhibit excellent effect on activation of AMPK and inhibition of cancer cell proliferation in a low dose, compared with conventional drugs, and thus, may be useful to treat diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, fatty liver, coronary artery disease, osteoporosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, metabolic syndrome, cancer, etc. |
| US09464040B2 |
Fluorination of acrylate esters and derivatives
The present invention generally relates to processes for converting acrylate esters or a derivative thereof to difluoropropionic acid or a derivative thereof. This process is generally performed using fluorine gas in a hydrofluorocarbon solvent. |
| US09464029B2 |
Method for producing nitroalkanes in a microstructured reactor
The invention relates to a process for preparing nitroalkanes by reaction of at least one alkane with at least one nitrating agent in the gas phase, wherein the nitration is carried out in a microstructured reaction zone having parallel channels having hydraulic diameters of less than 2.5 mm and a total specific internal surface area of more than 1600 m2/m3 and the alkane and the nitrating agent are conveyed under a pressure of from 1 bar to 20 bar through the reaction zone and reacted at a temperature of from 150° C. to 650° C. and the reaction products are cooled downstream of the reaction zone and discharged and the at least one nitrating agent is introduced over from two to ten introduction points along the reaction zone. |
| US09464028B2 |
Processes and intermediates for the preparations of isomer free prostaglandins
Novel processes for the preparation of a compound of Formula I-2 substantially free of the 5,6-trans isomer: wherein R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the specification are provided. Novel intermediates for the preparations of isomer free Prostaglandins and derivatives thereof are also provided. |
| US09464024B2 |
Process for the production of methacrylic acid
Disclosed is a method of making methacrylic acid, or a carboxylic derivative thereof, from itaconic acid, isomers, or precursors thereof. A starting material comprising an acid selected from the group consisting of itaconic acid, citraconic acid, mesaconic acid, citric acid, aconitic acid, isocitric acid and mixtures thereof, is subjected to contact with 0.1 eq. to 3.0 eq. of a base, at a temperature of 150° C. to 350° C., under the influence of a transition metal-containing heterogeneous catalyst. A better yield at lower temperatures is achieved. |
| US09464018B2 |
Method for producing dialdehyde
Provided is an industrially advantageous method for producing a dialdehyde having a production ratio of linear dialdehydes to branched dialdehydes of 80/20 to 90/10, with an amount of rhodium to be used that is lower than that in the related art. Specifically, provided is a method for producing a dialdehyde, including reacting a linear olefinic compound having each of an ethylenic double bond and an aldehyde group on each end of the molecule with carbon monoxide and hydrogen, in the presence of a rhodium catalyst comprised of a bisphosphite represented by General Formula (I) and a rhodium compound, in which the reaction pressure of a mixed gas formed of carbon monoxide and hydrogen is decreased as the reaction proceeds, wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and W represents an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylene group having 5 to 18 carbon atoms, or an alkylene-arylene group having 7 to 11 carbon atoms, and a rhodium compound. |
| US09464016B2 |
Catechol derivatives for treatment of oxidative stress diseases
Methods of treating or suppressing oxidative stress disorders affecting normal electron flow in the cells, including mitochondrial diseases, impaired energy processing disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, diseases of aging and diseases caused by reactive oxygen species are disclosed, as well as compounds useful in the methods of the invention, such as such as catechol or ortho-quinone derivatives of Formula (I). |
| US09464011B2 |
Process for making alkylated aromatic compound
A process for producing an alkylated aromatic compound comprises contacting an aromatic starting material and hydrogen with a plurality of catalyst particles under hydroalkylation conditions to produce an effluent comprising the alkylated aromatic compound, the catalyst comprising a composite of a solid acid, an inorganic oxide different from the solid acid and a hydrogenation metal, wherein the distribution of the hydrogenation metal in at least 60 wt % of the catalyst particles is such that the average concentration of the hydrogenation metal in the rim portion of a given catalyst particle is Crim, the average concentration of the hydrogenation metal in the outer portion of a given catalyst particle is Couter, the average concentration of the hydrogenation metal in the center portion of the given catalyst particle is Ccenter, where Crim/Ccenter≧2.0 and/or Couter/Ccenter2.0. Also disclosed are rimmed catalyst and process for making phenol and/or cyclohexanone using the catalyst. |
| US09464008B2 |
Process for preparing ammonium sulfate nitrate
Ammonium sulfate nitrate double salts may be produced using a process that result in complete or nearly complete conversion to the 2:1 double salt. In some embodiments, the disclosure pertains to methods of controlling moisture content during the production process. |
| US09464000B2 |
Augmented cementitious binder compositions and related methods
The disclosure relates to cementitious binder compositions, related concrete compositions, and related methods. The cementitious binder includes a cement augmented with particulate glass (e.g., mixed color waste glass) and a reactive particulate mineral and/or metal salt such as sodium bicarbonate or calcium carbonate. The cementitious binder can be combined with aggregate and used to form corresponding (cured) concrete compositions. Inclusion of the reactive particulate material improves the set time and early-age strength development of the cured compositions. |
| US09463998B2 |
Manufacturing method for glass with film
A method for manufacturing a film-coated glass film includes heating a cylindrical body made of glass or ceramic with a heater provided in an interior of the cylindrical body, heating a glass film by feeding the glass film over the heated cylindrical body, and forming a film made of an oxide, a nitride, or a metal on the glass film while the film is on and being heated by the cylindrical body. |
| US09463996B2 |
Glass substrate for display cover glass and its production process
To provide a glass substrate for a display cover glass not only having excellent strength and antibacterial properties but also having a high transparency and a high visible transmittance suitable as a cover glass for a display device. A glass substrate for a display cover glass, which comprises a surface compressive stress layer and an antibacterial substance-containing layer formed on the glass substrate surface, characterized by having a ratio (T1/T2) of the transmittance T1 at a wavelength of 428 nm to the transmittance T2 at a wavelength of 650 nm of the glass substrate of at least 0.95, and a transmittance at a wavelength of 428 nm of at least 86% when the thickness of the glass substrate is from 0.1 to 3.0 mm. |
| US09463991B2 |
Method and apparatus for the treatment of water with a gas or nutrient infused liquid
A method and apparatus for the treatment of water with a gas or nutrient infused liquid. One embodiment delivers an oxidized water supply to a wastewater digester medium by means of pure oxygen introduced to the water supply via a pressure vessel or other means to infuse the liquid. This oxygen infused liquid is delivered to the medium to be treated at a critically controlled depth via a surface float delivery system. The invention involves delivering the oxygen infused liquid via nozzles which are located strategically in the supernatant allowing an extended oxygen-water interface time without over oxidizing the sludge blanket below. |
| US09463989B2 |
Synergistic method for enhanced H2S/mercaptan scavenging
The use of a dialdehyde (e.g. glyoxal) and a nitrogen-containing scavenger (e.g. a triazine) when injected separately in media containing hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and/or mercaptans to scavenge H2S and/or mercaptans therefrom gives a synergistically better reaction rate and overall scavenging efficiency, i.e. capacity, over the use of the dialdehyde or the nitrogen-containing scavenger used alone, but in the same total amount of the dialdehyde and nitrogen-containing scavenger. The media may include an aqueous phase, a gas phase, a hydrocarbon phase and mixtures of a gas and/or hydrocarbon phase with an aqueous phase. |
| US09463985B2 |
Aluminum salt containing high percentage of Al30
A composition comprising an aluminum chlorohydrate salt, the aluminum chlorohydrate salt having at least 50 mole % Al30 polyhydroxyoxoaluminum cation of all polyhydroxyoxoaluminum cations detectable by quantitative27 Al NMR within the aluminum chlorohydrate salt, and a buffer. The composition can optionally include zirconium. Also disclosed are a method of making an aluminum salt using an increased molar concentration of a starting aluminum salt with a buffer, a method of reducing perspiration with the aluminum chlorohydrate salt, and a method of treating water with the aluminum chlorohydrate salt. |
| US09463983B2 |
Method for load regulation of an ammonia plant
A method for regulation of an ammonia plant where a purge gas (10) containing inerts is extracted from ammonia synthesis loop (SL), and where the ammonia plant is operated at a partial load by keeping the ammonia synthesis loop at a nominal high pressure, and reducing the purge rate in order to increase concentration of inerts in the ammonia synthesis loop and avoid overheating of the ammonia reactor; preferably a water electrolysis section (WE) produces a hydrogen feed (3) and an air separator produces a nitrogen feed (4); hydrogen and nitrogen are mixed to form a make up gas (5) which is reacted at a high-pressure in said ammonia synthesis loop (SL). |
| US09463982B2 |
Fouling reduction in hydrochlorosilane production
Embodiments of a method for reducing iron silicide and/or iron phosphide fouling and/or corrosion in a hydrochlorosilane production plant are disclosed. Sufficient trichlorosilane is included in a silicon tetrachloride process stream to minimize hydrogen chloride formation, thereby inhibiting iron (II) chloride formation and reducing iron silicide and/or iron phosphide fouling, superheater corrosion, or a combination thereof. |
| US09463979B2 |
Device for manufacturing recycled carbon fibers, and method for manufacturing recycled carbon fibers
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing device and a manufacturing method that use carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) as a source material for the efficient, low-cost manufacture of recycled carbon fibers exhibiting excellent ease of handling. A device for manufacturing recycled carbon fibers is provided with: a dry distillation-carbonization furnace (101) having a box-shaped main body (105), a dry distillation-carbonization chamber (102) which accommodates CFRP (40), a combustion chamber (103) equipped with a burner (104), and a heating chamber (115) formed in the space between the main body (105) and the dry distillation-carbonization chamber (102); and a continuous furnace (26) that continuously heats the CFRP (25) after dry distillation and removes a portion of the fixed carbon. The device for manufacturing recycled carbon fibers of the present invention is characterized in that the dry distillation-carbonization furnace (101) is provided with a steam generator (105) and steam at a temperature of 100° C. or higher and 700° C. or lower is supplied to the dry distillation-carbonization chamber (102). |
| US09463977B2 |
Sacrificial limiter filter
A sacrificial limiter filter may include a substrate and a metal nano-coating and/or a polymer/carbon allotrope coating. The sacrificial limited filter may transmit optical radiation having desired frequencies and/or intensities while blocking optical radiation having undesired frequencies and/or intensities. |
| US09463975B2 |
MEMS capacitive pressure sensors
A MEMS capacitive pressure sensor is provided. The pressure sensor includes a substrate having a first region and a second region, and a first dielectric layer formed on the substrate. The pressure sensor also includes a first electrode layer formed on the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer having first openings formed on the first electrode layer. Further, the pressure sensor includes conductive sidewalls connecting with the first electrode layer formed on sidewalls of the first openings, and a second electrode layer with a portion formed on the second dielectric layer in the second region and the rest suspended over the conductive sidewalls in the first region. Further, the pressure sensor also includes a chamber between the conductive sidewalls and the second electrode layer; and a third dielectric layer formed on the second electrode layer exposing a portion of the second electrode layer in the first region. |
| US09463970B2 |
System and method for compliance management of fluids in and about drilling sites
A system and method are provided for automated intake and discharge of fluids to and from specified inclusion zones at a drilling site and related sites. A surface map is annotated with shapes designating at least inclusion zones for managed control of permitted intake and discharge of fluids tt and from permitted zones. For specified water sources, the inclusion zone is a loading zone associated with specified conditions and another inclusion zone is an unloading zone also having specified conditions. A control system in a vehicle uses the annotated map and GPS to assist the operator of the vehicle avoid restricted intake from and discharge to restricted zones and limit volumes and rates based on monitored parameters. Records are maintained to confirm the fluid, fluid location and volumes. |
| US09463968B2 |
Faucet assembly
A faucet assembly for dispensing liquid from a beverage source includes a housing having a body and a cover coupled to the body. The body is configured to mount to a structure associated with the beverage source. The cover is movable relative to the body while the body is connected to the structure to provide access to an interior of the housing. The faucet assembly also includes an insert positioned within the housing in fluid communication with the beverage source to direct the liquid through the housing. The insert is removable from the housing when the cover is moved to provide access to the interior of the housing. The faucet assembly further includes an actuator supported by the housing. The actuator is movable relative to the housing to selectively inhibit fluid flow through the insert. |
| US09463962B2 |
Dynamic sensor system and method for using the same
A sensor system includes a mounting member, an actuator disposed adjacent the mounting member, and a sensor connected to the actuator for sensing movement of an object using a signal. The actuator moves the sensor from a first sensing position to a second sensing position if the sensor is unable to read the signal. |
| US09463960B2 |
Lifting hook and safety latch for lifting hook
A lifting hook includes a hook body with a hook stem; a tip; a safety latch with a fastening end and a free latch end, the fastening end being pivotally fastened close to the stem for movement between an open and a closed position, the safety latch being in the open position substantially against the inside of the hook body in a position that leaves the hook jaw open while in a closed position the latch end extends across the hook jaw to the tip of the hook, closing the jaw from the inside; and an actuator of the safety latch arranged between the safety latch and the hook stem, the actuator of the safety latch including a delay mechanism configured to return the safety latch from the open position to the closed position in a delayed manner. A safety latch of a lifting hook is also provided. |
| US09463959B2 |
Adjustable module lift frame assembly
A module lift assembly includes first and second multipoint adapter plates separated by a horizontal transverse spreader bar; a lift frame having first and second longitudinal lift beams separated by horizontal transverse bracing; a plurality of slings of adjustable length connecting the first multipoint adapter plate to the first lift beam and connecting the second multipoint adapter plate to the second lift beam; and a plurality of slider assemblies each slidingly affixed to the first and second lift beams, and a lift shackle for attaching to a module. |
| US09463957B2 |
Wormgear shaped driving part, elevator using wormgear shaped driving part and elevating system
An elevator moving along an elevator shaft in a building, comprises a car for transport, a worm driving part moving together with the car, a rotating axis of which is parallel to a moving path of the car, and a worm support part including supporting teeth installed in the elevator shaft along the moving path of the car in accordance with worm teeth of the worm driving part. Using the worm driving part and the worm support part mutually interacting, the elevator can go up and down, and the worm driving part and the worm support part keep low frictional resistance to improve an efficiency of lifting. |
| US09463956B2 |
Method and arrangement for renewing the braking force of a brake of a hoisting machine
In a method for renewing a braking force of a hoisting machine, a brake pad of a brake of the hoisting machine is pressed against a braking surface of a rotating part of the hoisting machine, and the braking surface is moved in relation to the brake pad pressed against the braking surface by resisting the friction force between the braking surface and the brake pad. |
| US09463952B2 |
Apparatus and methods for controlling elevator positioning
An apparatus for controlling a position of an elevator in a hoistway includes a fixed belt and a dynamic leveling control module adapted for attachment to the elevator and coupled to the fixed belt. The control module includes a position encoder coupled to the fixed belt, a processor electrically connected to the position encoder, and a communications interface electrically connected to the processor and adapted for communication with an elevator controller for the elevator. The control module determines a velocity, a position, and an acceleration of the elevator in response to a count signal output from the position encoder, and calculates a dynamic slowdown distance relative to an elevator landing for each elevator stop. The control module communicates the dynamic slowdown distance to the elevator controller to initiate slowdown of the elevator. The control module determines a new value of said dynamic slowdown distance for each elevator stop. |
| US09463950B2 |
Tape holding wheel for a tape dispenser
A tape holding wheel for a tape dispenser suitable for tape rolls of different size comprises a first engaging unit, and a second engaging unit. There are plurality of supporting ribs which protrudes from an external cambered surface of the tape holding wheel. A propping part is integrally and laterally formed and extended from a top end of each supporting rib, and a propping rib is axially extended on an external end of the propping part. The engaging units are disposed on the tape holding wheel for engaging with a sleeve of the tape dispenser firmly. |
| US09463946B2 |
Collation system with retracting guides
A system for collating a plurality of media including a first bin, a second bin arranged adjacent to the first bin, a collated stack receiver arranged proximate the second bin opposite the first bin, first, second and third guides, the first and second guides positioned on opposing sides of the first bin, and the second and third guides positioned on opposing sides of the second bin, and a pusher. When the first, second and third guides are positioned in non-retracted locations, a first set of the plurality of media is deposited in the first bin and a second set of the plurality of media is deposited in the second bin. When the first, second and third guides are positioned in retracted locations, the pusher moves the first set to the second bin vertically above the second set to form a first combined set and moves the first combined set to the collated stack receiver. |
| US09463944B2 |
Paper processing apparatus
In accordance with one embodiment, a paper processing apparatus comprises a perforation unit configured to include a rotary blade for perforating conveyed paper in a direction parallel to a conveyance direction and be capable of moving the rotary blade in a direction orthogonal to a conveyance path of the paper; a skew detection section configured at the upstream side of the perforation unit to detect the skew of the paper; a skew correction mechanism configured to incline the perforation unit and the rotary blade according to the detected skew amount of the paper; and a control section configured to control the position of the rotary blade and move the rotary blade to a perforation processing position before the paper is conveyed to the perforation unit. |
| US09463938B2 |
Substrate heat treatment device
A substrate heat treatment device includes: a heating plate that mounts a wafer and performs a heat treatment on the wafer; a substrate transfer arm that transfers the wafer to the heating plate and is movable from and toward the heating plate; a transfer arm moving device that moves the substrate transfer arm between a position above the heating plate and a standby position of the substrate transfer arm apart from the heating plate; a substrate transfer device that transfers the wafer to and from the substrate transfer arm located at the standby position. The substrate heat treatment device further includes a cooling arm serving as a substrate holding unit configured to cool a previously heat-treated wafer by the heating plate and transfer a next wafer to the heating plate while the previously heat-treated wafer is transferred to the substrate transfer device. |
| US09463937B2 |
Stand for storing and/or transporting glass panels of large dimensions
A stand for storing and/or transporting glass panels of large dimensions including a horizontal support structure and at least one support frame provided to support the glass panels. The stand comprises at least one securing device for securing the stand to another stand. |
| US09463936B2 |
Sorting system and sorting method
A sorting system is provided with conveying section, distance detecting section, article detecting section, determining section, acquisition section, and sorting section. The conveying section conveys an article. The distance detecting section acquires distance data indicating a distance, from above the conveying section, from the distance detecting section to an object included in a detection area including an area through which the article conveyed by the conveying section passes. The article detecting section detects one or a plurality of the articles based on the distance data. The determining section determines, when a plurality of the articles are detected, whether a plurality of the articles are sortable. The acquisition section acquires sorting information of the article. |
| US09463935B1 |
Vibratory product conveyor system
A vibratory conveyor system particularly suitable for elongated foodstuffs and other products includes a rogue product removal pan which can only pass a single one of the items being processed, with the item having the desired alignment/orientation, through each of its product acceptance lanes at a given time. Items therefore leave the rogue product removal pan in orderly rows of single items, thereby easing their packaging. Misaligned items, and or items that were stacked atop other items, are culled by the rogue product removal pan, and can be “recycled” back to the entry of the rogue product removal pan. These “recycled” items are passed through the rogue product removal pan for packaging if they assume the desired orientation, or are again culled and “recycled” if they do not assume the desired orientation. |
| US09463929B2 |
Flexible closed belt conveyor
The present invention relates to a flexible closed belt conveyor (1) optimized for the requirements in the food industry, the belt comprising a flexible plastic sheet and edge bands welded to the longitudinal edges of the plastic sheet, wherein said endless element is adapted to form a pouch for carrying goods and wherein the maximum thickness of the plastic sheet is less than 1 mm. The invention also deals with a device for balancing the tension between the two edge bands by separating the edge bands in a portion of its pathway. |
| US09463928B2 |
Belt conveyor with a machine head rib
A belt conveyor with a machine head rib. At a machine head of the belt conveyor, two annular ribs (1, 2) are sleeved from two sides of an upper supporting roller (5) near the machine head to two sides of a machine head roller (4). A conveying belt (3) is pressed on horizontal edges (1-1, 1-2) and between the two ribs from the upper supporting roller (5) near the machine head to the lowest point of the machine head roller (4) through the machine head roller (4). Protruding vertical sides (1-1, 2-1) of the ribs are higher than the conveying belt. The belt conveyor with a machine head rib has a simple structure, is easy to be installed, has low costs and large conveying capacity and is widely used. In addition to conveying minerals, it can be applied to a belt conveyor with ribs and a trough-type belt conveyor currently. |
| US09463927B1 |
Transporting and/or sorting items with mobile robot(s)
Mobile robots and methods involving mobile robots are provided. In one method, one or more items are manually loaded with one or more mobile robots. Operation of the mobile robots is coordinated, by a remote computer system and/or by one or more of the mobile robots, to sort and transport the items. The coordinated operation includes autonomously moving the mobile robots within their operating environment between respective locations. |
| US09463925B2 |
Maintenance access zones for storage and retrieval systems
A maintenance access system for a storage and retrieval system having a storage and retrieval space and automated transport vehicles disposed in the space. The system includes at least one maintenance access control unit associated with a portion of the space, at least one barrier in the space and defining a boundary of the portion of the space and configured to substantially prevent the passage of the vehicles past the at least one barrier, and a controller connected to the control unit, the controller being configured to receive a signal from the at least one control unit for isolating the portion of the space associated with the at least one control unit, where the controller in response to the signal closes the at least one barrier isolating the portion of the space and effects the removal from or shutting down of vehicles within the portion of the space. |
| US09463922B2 |
Cargo shipping container with top-access roof cover
An intermodal transport container comprising a rectangular frame having enclosed sides, a floor, a top-access roof cover including a retractable roof panel assembly, a first end closure, and an opposing end closure collectively forming an enclosed interior volume for transporting bulk material. The top-access hinged roof cover includes a robust roof panel hinge system that engages with the roof panel assembly. The roof panel opens in accordance with a two stage process: initially having a linear motion where a member of the roof panel hinge system engages with a support beam of the roof panel assembly and a second stage where the roof panel rotates in accordance with the pivotal motion of the hinge of the roof panel hinge system. |
| US09463916B2 |
Zone heat-sealable packaging film and resulting pouch
A high temperature film substrate having a seal material printed thereon in a predefined pattern. The film comprises a pliable high melt temperature substrate and a heat-seal material selectively coated onto the substrate only in an area predetermined to be heat sealed together. Also disclosed is a heat-sealed pouch comprising a pliable high melt temperature substrate and a heat-seal material selectively coated onto the substrate only in a heat sealed area. |
| US09463904B2 |
Thermoplastic films with enhanced resistance to puncture and tear
The present invention relates to a thermoplastic film having improved tear and puncture resistance. The thermoplastic has a plurality of embossed regions that are comprised of a plurality of parallel, linear embosses. The plurality of embossed regions is arranged so that a straight line cannot traverse the thermoplastic film without intersecting at least one of the plurality of embossed regions. |
| US09463897B2 |
Box for food products
The invention provides a box for food products having a prismatic body provided with a bottom base, sidewalls and a top opening, and a closure cover of the top opening. The body and the cover are formed from a sheet of corrugated cardboard having an outer face covered with water-proof and water-repellent paint or varnish and an inner face covered with waterproof sheets or films of polyethylene (PE) or vinyl polymer. The box of the invention is water-proof and resistant for transporting food products. |
| US09463895B2 |
Box having convex centring elements, and blank for manufacturing such a box
The present invention relates to a box (30, 31) and a blank (1) made of corrugated cardboard sheet material having a polygonal cross section, including side walls (3, 4, 5, 6), an upper wall forming the top of the box and a lower wall forming the bottom of the box. The top of the box comprises at least one cut-out convex portion (26) in the upper wall, and the bottom comprises portions (18) which have a perforated surface having a complementary shape to the said convex portions, situated directly above the latter and arranged so as to be fitted into the convex portions of the box below. |
| US09463891B2 |
Method and apparatus for separating individual sealed tubes from an array of tubes sealed with a membrane
Apparatus (10) for separating individual sealed tubes (42) from an array has rack support (30) for supporting an array of tubes with their upper rims (43) disposed in a horizontal plane and all sealed with a sealing membrane (90), and a punch station (60) comprising a punch tool (62) with cutting edge (66). Cutting edge (66) pierces through membrane (90) from above to separate an individual sealed tube (42) from the remainder of the membrane. The tool has multiple cutting edges (66) in a linear array corresponding to a column of a tightly-packed x by y array of tubes in the rack (40) to simultaneously separate the tubes (42) of a whole column. The cutting edge (66) starts piercing membrane (90) at the corners (43a) of each tube rim and progressively shears through the membrane. Ejector pins (68) retain the separated tubes within the rack (40). |
| US09463890B2 |
Vacuum and ultraviolet light exposure container for maintaining freshness of food
The Stay Fresh appliance maintains food freshness by using a vacuum motor to remove the air from inside the interior of the unit or by the external vacuum opening for bags and containers. It uses the vacuum process and a UV light to kill all bacteria inside the unit to prevent bacteria from growing. The unit needs no refrigeration and can keep food fresher much longer and make more room for the refrigerator. |
| US09463889B2 |
Prefilled reservoir apparatus for ambulatory infusion device
Prefilled reservoir apparatuses for use in ambulatory infusion devices include a rigid top and a flexible bag that forms at least a portion of a reservoir containing a liquid medicament composition. The reservoir apparatuses include a septum assembly that includes a fluid flow path in communication with the reservoir and a self-sealing septum disposed in or over the fluid flow path. The septum is positioned and configured to be pierced by a cannula of a base of an infusion device when the reservoir apparatus is received by the base. |
| US09463885B2 |
Bagging assembly
A bagging assembly for bagging bales of fibrous material is disclosed. The bagging assembly incorporates a chute defining a channel for receiving a bale, which is pushed there between by a stuffing assembly. Aspects of the bagging assembly include raising a bale using a bale elevator to a higher elevation position so that the bale could be stuffed by the stuffing assembly and using a bag retrieving mechanism for retrieving a bag from a bag location for use in bagging the bale. |
| US09463883B2 |
Spacecraft capture tug
A spacecraft capture tug is disclosed. The tug can capture objects in space, including spacecraft and satellites, using an engagement system and provide propulsion for the object to a point of servicing, repair, or other desired operations. Further, the tug may dock with other specialty tugs to form a custom transport system. |
| US09463874B2 |
Method of regulating the speed of rotation of the main rotor of a multi-engined rotorcraft in the event of one of the engines failing
A method of regulating the speed of rotation of at least one main rotor of a multi-engined rotorcraft, which rotor is driven at variable speed. In the event of a failure of one of the main engines of the rotorcraft, a control unit generates an NR setpoint that is not less than the nominal drive speed (NRnom) of the main rotor. Thereafter, a calculator acts iteratively to determine a target speed (NRobj) for driving the main rotor to obtain stabilized lift of the rotorcraft by balancing between the torque developed by the main rotor and the rate of increase of its drive speed. The autopilot then causes the pitch of the blades of the main rotor to vary so as to obtain the iteratively calculated target speed (NRobj) until stabilized lift of the rotorcraft is obtained. |
| US09463873B2 |
Vehicle braking system having braking control and skid reduction functions
Methods and means for reducing wear in electric or electro-hydraulic braking systems utilizing an adjustable (adaptive) filter, wherein the adaptive filter provides for rapid response during anti-skid operation and a smooth and filtered response during non-anti-skid operation. |
| US09463867B2 |
Detection-cord attachment device, in particular for an overheating and leak detection system on a gas pipe in an aircraft
A device for attaching overheating detection cords, in particular to a pipe for hot gases drawn from the engine of an aircraft, including a bracket with slots into which the cords, surrounded by silicone coils, are placed. Overhanging portions on the edges of the slots and flanges projecting from the base of the slots hold the coils against accidental extraction forces. |
| US09463866B2 |
Composite structure for an aircraft and manufacturing method thereof
The invention refers to a composite structure for an aircraft comprising a panel and at least one stringer joined to a surface of the skin panel, the stringer having a foot and a web protruding from the foot, and a run-out section at one of its ends. The panel includes a plurality of stacked and co-cured plies of composite material, and at least part of the foot of the stringer at the run-out section, is inserted between two plies of the panel, and it is co-bonded, co-cured or secondary bonded with said two plies. The structure of the invention provides a reinforced join between the foot of the stringer and the skin panel, avoiding peeling or de-bonding problems, without substantially modifying the manufacturing process. |
| US09463865B2 |
Fuselage cell for an aircraft, particularly an airplane
A fuselage cell for an aircraft includes at least two shell segments forming a fuselage cell. The shell segments are provided with a plurality of longitudinal and/or circumferential reinforcements that are integral with a skin panel of the respective shell segment. The reinforcements at least sectionally form a closed cross-sectional geometry together with at least the skin panel of the corresponding shell segment in order to create at least one hollow space, wherein at least one system component at least sectionally extends and/or at least one system medium is at least sectionally routed in the at least one hollow space. The reinforcements also fulfill the function of accommodating at least part of the system components and system mediums of the technical equipment of the aircraft. This results in weight savings and a simplified installation because the number of required mountings and connectors for the system components is reduced. |
| US09463861B2 |
High altitude balloon system
A high altitude balloon system includes a dual chamber balloon extending from an upper apex to a lower apex with a circumferential edge between the upper and lower apexes. A deflectable diaphragm is within the dual chamber balloon and coupled along the circumferential edge. The deflectable membrane divides the dual chamber balloon into a lift gas chamber formed by an interior surface of the dual chamber balloon and the deflectable diaphragm, and a ballast chamber formed by the interior surface of the dual chamber balloon and the deflectable diaphragm. Optionally, the dual chamber balloon is constructed by interposing the deflectable diaphragm between an upper and lower balloon panels. Each of the upper and lower balloon panels and the deflectable diaphragm are then coupled together along the circumferential edge to form both the lift gas chamber and the ballast chamber. |
| US09463858B1 |
Method and system for controlling a trim position of a marine propulsion unit
A method for controlling a trim position of a marine propulsion unit for propelling a watercraft has the steps of: sensing an engine speed; positioning the propulsion unit at a first trim angle when the engine speed is less than or equal to a first predetermined engine speed, the first trim angle being constant; positioning the propulsion unit at a second trim angle when the engine speed is greater than the first predetermined engine speed and less than the second predetermined engine speed; and positioning the propulsion unit at a third trim angle when the engine speed is greater than or equal to the second predetermined engine speed, the third trim angle being constant. A system for controlling a trim position of a marine propulsion unit for propelling a watercraft is also disclosed. |
| US09463857B1 |
Watercraft
A human powered watercraft has a bicycle type pedal and crank drive system linked to a propeller on a vane which positions the propeller below the water line, when in use. The propeller is driven via the crank drive system which may include gears, pulleys or sprockets linked to the propeller via belts or chains, and one or more reduction systems. A handle bar supported on the hull has a steering system connected for steering the vane, or the propeller on the vane, via cables. |
| US09463850B2 |
Floating mounting base for an umbrella
A floating mounting base for supporting a vertical support in water includes a housing having an integrated top wall, bottom wall and side wall defining an enclosed, interior chamber for maintaining a weighting material below a surface of the water. The base housing further defining an opening in the top wall thereof and a vertical support receiver defined within the interior chamber for receiving and supporting the vertical support in the substantially vertical position. The housing further defines at least one opening to enable the weighting material to be placed within the enclosed, interior chamber. |
| US09463846B2 |
Bicycle rear derailleur with a damper assembly
A bicycle rear derailleur includes a base member mountable to a bicycle frame. A movable member is movably coupled to the base member. A chain guide assembly is rotatably connected to the movable member for rotation about a rotational axis. A biasing device is configured to bias the chain guide assembly in a first rotational direction relative to the movable member. A damper assembly is disposed between the chain guide assembly and the movable member to apply a damping force to the chain guide assembly when the chain guide assembly rotates in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction. The damper assembly includes a one-way roller clutch assembly including radially inner and outer clutch members and roller elements acting between the inner and outer clutch members and a friction device including a friction biasing device and friction surfaces axially biased against and in frictional engagement with the one-way roller clutch assembly by the friction biasing device. The friction surfaces are axially offset with reference to the rotational axis relative to the roller elements. |
| US09463845B2 |
Bicycle gear changing control apparatus
A bicycle control apparatus is basically provided with a first gear changing device, a second gear changing device, a power supply sensor and a gear shift controller. The first gear changing device has a plurality of first shifting positions. The second gear changing device has a plurality of second shifting positions. The power supply sensor detects a power level of a power supply that is configured to supply power to at least one of the first and second gear changing device. The gear shift controller is programmed to cooperatively control the first and second gear changing devices, the gear shift controller being further programmed to individually control the first and second gear changing devices when the power level detected by the power supply sensor is lower than a first power level. |
| US09463839B2 |
Structural element comprising cardboard
The invention provides structural elements comprising an elongated internal member and an elongated external member enclosing said internal member, in which a mid-portion enveloping the internal member and being in tight association with the external surface of the internal member, defines, jointly with said internal member, a first, core-envelope sub-structure, while two flanking portions extending from and integral with the mid-portion and facing and contacting one another to jointly define a second, layered sub-structure. The invention further provides methods for manufacturing such structural elements. |
| US09463837B1 |
Tricycle
A tricycle includes a frame, a front fork connected to the frame, two rear forks each comprising a shank connected to the frame and two prongs extending from the shank, a front wheel rotationally connected to the front fork, two rear wheels each rotationally connected to the prongs of a corresponding one of the rear forks, and a steering mechanism connected to a selected one of the rear forks. There is a distance between an axis of the shank of each of the rear forks and a vertical line in which a center of the corresponding rear wheel rests when the rear wheels are laid on the ground. |
| US09463835B2 |
Bicycle dynamo
A bicycle dynamo for a bicycle having a frame and a wheel has a stator, an internal stationary winding fixed on the stator, and an external rotor rotatable on the stator. This rotor has a rotatable cylindrical external casing surrounding the winding and formed with an outwardly open annular groove, a plurality of permanent magnets inside the casing that generate an electrical voltage in the internal stationary stator winding, and an elastic ring frictionally engageable with a rim of the bicycle wheel, set in the annular groove, and projecting from the outer casing. A holder carries the stator. |
| US09463833B2 |
Alignment restoration device for load transporting apparatus
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a load transporting apparatus that automatically aligns a support foot of the apparatus with a load-bearing frame connected to the load transporting apparatus during a recovery phase of an incremental walking movement. In particular, the load transporting apparatus includes a linking device attached to a support foot of the apparatus and a biasing device connected to the linking device that is deflected during non-linear load transporting movements, where the biasing device acts to automatically return the support foot to an aligned position relative to the load-bearing frame after a non-linear movement has been completed and the support foot is raised above a ground surface. |
| US09463831B2 |
Elastic tube alignment and fastening system for providing precise alignment and fastening of components
An elastically averaged alignment system includes a first component having a first alignment member, an attachment element, and a support element, and a second component having a second alignment member, an alignment aperture, and an engagement surface that engages with the support element. The attachment element includes an attachment portion and an elastically deformable alignment element portion. The elastically deformable alignment element portion is configured and disposed to interferingly, deformably and matingly engage the alignment aperture. The attachment portion includes a hollow tube having a first wall thickness, and the elastically deformable alignment element portion includes a hollow tube having a second wall thickness less than the first wall thickness. Portions of the elastically deformable alignment element portion when inserted into the alignment aperture elastically deform to an elastically averaged final configuration that aligns the first alignment member with the second alignment member in at least two planar orthogonal directions. |
| US09463829B2 |
Elastically averaged alignment systems and methods
In one aspect, an elastically averaged alignment system includes a first component having an interior cavity and an alignment member positioned at least partially within the interior cavity, a second component having an inner wall defining an alignment aperture, the alignment aperture configured to receive the alignment member to couple the first component and the second component, and a third component seated within the interior cavity. The alignment member is an elastically deformable material such that (a) when the third component is inserted into the interior cavity, the alignment member elastically deforms to an elastically averaged configuration to facilitate aligning the third component and the first component in a desired orientation, and (b) when the alignment member is inserted into the alignment aperture, the alignment member further elastically deforms to an elastically averaged final configuration to facilitate aligning the first component and the second component in a desired orientation. |
| US09463828B2 |
Structure intended to hold an electric battery for powering an electric motor for driving a motor vehicle
A structure configured to hold an electric battery for powering an electric motor, or to hold an electric battery for powering an electric motor for driving a motor vehicle, the structure including a rigid element, above and/or below which the battery is configured to be located, and, laterally on either side of the rigid element, energy absorbing elements, the energy absorbing elements including deformable members that extend at least approximately in a lateral direction. |
| US09463827B2 |
Electric power steering apparatus and steering effort assist controlling apparatus
An electric power steering apparatus provides a steering assist force to the steering system of a vehicle by controlling driving of an assist motor in accordance with a steering force acting on the steering wheel. The electric power steering apparatus includes a yaw rate sensor that obtains a measured yaw rate of the vehicle, a vehicle speed sensor that detects the speed of the vehicle, a steering angle sensor that detects the steering angle of the steering wheel, and a torque estimating apparatus that estimates a self-aligning torque on the basis of the vehicle speed and data having a smaller absolute value among the measured yaw rate and the steering-angle standard yaw rate and that corrects the steering assist force on the basis of the estimated self-aligning torque. |
| US09463823B2 |
Apparatus for transporting a user across a surface
An apparatus comprising a device being configured for transporting a user across a surface. The device comprises at least two side portions, a front portion, a back portion and a bottom portion. Each of the side portions comprises a plurality of raised edges along lengths of bottoms of the side portions from the front portion to the back portion. The plurality of raised edges are configured for engaging the surface to affect the transporting. A pair of handles are joined to the device. Each of the handles are positioned above a top of the device, along the side portions, and extending from the front portion to the back portion. The handles are configured for grasping by the user to control the engaging of the plurality of raised edges during the transporting. |
| US09463820B2 |
Foldable pushchair suitable for transporting newborns
Pushchair which is moveable between an unfolded position and a folded position, comprising a structure with in particular two handle uprights (1, 1′), front legs (3, 3′), rear legs (5, 5′), seat supports (7, 7′), a backrest (2), and hinges (31-35, 41-47) for folding the pushchair flat. The pushchair also comprises a textile base (16), tensioners (18, 18′) for tensioning a front part (16a) of the textile base (16), a cover (19) with at least one main bow (20), and fixing elements (23, 23′) allowing each side of the main bow (20) to be fixed for example to a fixing point of the front part (16a) of the textile base (16) close to the tensioners. In the unfolded position, the backrest (2) is held against the seat supports (7, 7′) and can hold a child in the lying position facing the rear of the pushchair. In the unfolded position, the tensioners (18, 18′) are tensioned and allow deployment of the front part (16a) of the textile base (16) and the protective cover (19). On folding, the forward swivelling of the handle uprights (1, 1′) loosens the tensioners (18, 18′), causing the folding of the front part (16a) of the textile base (16) and the protective cover (19). |
| US09463819B2 |
Portable medical cart system
A portable cart is convertible between a collapsed state for improving storage and transportation, and an expanded state for deploying a modular workstation that may be used for remote medical care. The cart includes a collapsible frame having support members that are pivotable between an open and closed position, and a central upright frame that guides a strut member from a retracted position to an upright extended position. The strut member is lockable in the upright position, and the workstation module is configured to mount to and dismount from the extended strut member. The workstation module may include an interface assembly that enables a patient to communicate with a doctor that is remotely located from the cart. A power module may also be mounted to the cart for powering the workstation module. The cart may easily be transported or stored by dismounting the workstation module and collapsing the frame. |
| US09463816B2 |
Trainline communication network access point including filter
A trainline communication network access point has an intra-consist electrical cable connection point coupled to a transmission path and an intra-consist electrical cable, a processor, and a filter arrangement. The processor generates a data signal capable of transmitting network data over the intra-consist electrical cable. The processor determines from a plurality of possible transmit frequencies masked frequencies and non-masked frequencies and communicate the data signal on the transmission path on at least one of the non-masked frequencies and prevents communication of the data signal on the transmission path at the masked frequencies. The filter arrangement is disposed on the transmission path between the processor and the intra-consist electrical cable connection point and filters at least one of the masked frequencies from the transmission path. |
| US09463810B2 |
Method and device for determining and displaying a remaining range of a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle having a device for determining and displaying a remaining range
In a method for determining and displaying a remaining range of a motor vehicle that can be driven electrically, an instantaneous remaining range of the motor vehicle that can be attained by purely electric driving of the motor vehicle is determined continuously and a display of the determined remaining range on a display unit is controlled, wherein a range preservation mode is activated with the control unit; and the display unit is activated with the control unit. A remaining range determined before the activation of the range preservation mode is displayed with the display unit while the range preservation mode is activated. A device for determining and displaying a remaining range of a motor vehicle that can be driven electrically and a motor vehicle having a device for determining and displaying a remaining range are also disclosed. |
| US09463800B2 |
Control method for motor-driven vehicle and control system thereof
A control method for a motor-driven vehicle includes comparing a motor output with a hill holding condition on an inclined road. A hill holding fail safe is performed through a brake cooperation control when the motor output is less than the hill holding condition. Since the brake cooperation control for the hill holding fail safe is implemented by an electronic parking brake (EPB) motor control on a hill holding condition, convenience is provided without difficulty of control according to an oil pressure. |
| US09463799B1 |
Control for a high or fully automatic driving function
A method and apparatus for controlling a highly automatic or fully automatic driving function of a motor vehicle that is traveling. The method and apparatus determines the position, speed and direction of travel of the motor vehicle; receives driving data from further vehicles surrounding the motor vehicle; evaluates the received driving data from the further vehicles with respect to position and direction of travel to ascertain vehicles that are traveling ahead; compares the vehicle speeds of the ascertained vehicles that are traveling ahead with a prescribed speed range based on the speed of the motor vehicle; approves or prevents activation of the highly automatic or fully automatic driving function based on the speeds of the vehicles that are traveling ahead. |
| US09463795B2 |
Vehicle driving support apparatus for executing collision avoidance operations based on position and motion condition of target object
A driving support apparatus installed in a host vehicle calculates an overlap ratio relating to a target object positioned ahead of the host vehicle within the same traffic lane, as the ratio of the width of the target object to its lateral distance from a lane marker line of the traffic lane, and also detects the motion condition of the object (i.e., stationary, moving towards, or in the same direction as the host vehicle, or moving laterally with respect to the forward direction of the host vehicle). An amount of compensation for retarding or advancing the commencement of a collision avoidance operation by the driving support apparatus is determined based on the overlap ratio and/or the motion condition of the target object. |
| US09463793B2 |
Method for transition between driving modes
A method for transition between driving modes of a vehicle is disclosed. The driving modes include an autonomous driving (AD) mode, a partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode and a manual driving (MD) mode. A transition from the PAD mode to the AD mode is performed by enabling the AD mode. A transition from the AD mode to the PAD mode is performed by releasing a steering wheel lock when the PAD mode is in an enabled state. A transition from the MD mode to the AD mode is performed by enabling the AD mode. A transition from the AD mode to the MD mode is performed by releasing the steering wheel lock when the PAD mode is in a disabled state. A system for performing the method and a vehicle including the system are also disclosed. |
| US09463792B2 |
Method for monitoring torque in hybrid electric vehicle
A method for monitoring a torque in a hybrid electric vehicle includes calculating an output torque of a motor based on a discharging power of a high voltage battery, a consumption power of a plurality of electric loads, and a motor speed. A first difference value between a motor torque command and the calculated output torque of the motor is calculated. The first difference value is compared with a first reference value. When the first difference value is larger than the first reference value, the hybrid electric vehicle is entered in a fail safe mode. |
| US09463791B2 |
Vehicle and vehicle control method
In a vehicle capable of external discharging to supply electric power generated from motive power of a vehicle-mounted engine to a receiver external to the vehicle (hereinafter “engine-operated discharging”), an ECU determines, during engine operation, whether engine-operated discharging is being done. When engine-operated discharging is not being done, the ECU sets a first malfunction determination condition (condition that postulated misfire malfunction was detected in two trips) as an engine malfunction determination condition and, when the first malfunction determination condition is met, lights a check engine light. When engine-operated discharging is being done, the ECU sets a second malfunction determination condition (condition that postulated misfire malfunction was detected in one trip) as the engine malfunction determination condition and, when the second malfunction determination condition is met, lights the check engine light and automatically stops the engine. |
| US09463790B2 |
Methods and system for starting an engine of a hybrid vehicle
Systems and methods for cranking an engine of a hybrid vehicle that includes an electric machine to crank the engine and propel the vehicle are disclosed. In one example, engine cranking speed and engine cranking source are selected in response to vehicle operating conditions that may affect whether or not an electrical power source has sufficient energy to crank the engine. |