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US09546339B2	Method for reducing crystallization of 1-[di(4-octylphenyl)aminomethyl]tolutriazole 1-[di(4-octylphenyl)aminomethyl]tolutriazole is prepared in a mineral oil and blended with a liquid alkylated diphenylamine. The liquid product shows increased storage stability with respect to crystallization of the 1-[di(4-octylphenyl)aminomethyl]tolutriazole when the amine is added. This blend product can be stored for a prolonged period of time, and then utilized in a lubricant composition as an antioxidant and corrosion inhibitor.
US09546335B2	Engine lubricant composition Lubricant compositions include: (a) one or more polyalkylene glycol base oils obtained by polymerization or copolymerization of alkylene oxides comprising from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, include at least one butylene oxide and (b) at least one detergent chosen from salicylates or phenates. The present disclosure also relates to: 1) use of a lubricant composition as engine oil, preferably as oil for the engines of petrol or diesel motor vehicles; 2) use of a group of additives for an engine lubricant comprising polyalkylene glycol bases obtained by polymerization or copolymerization of alkylene oxides comprising from 3 to 8 carbon atoms; and 3) use of at least one additive chosen from salicylates, phenates, dithiocarbamates, amine-based or phenol-based antioxidants, preferably from salicylates or phenates, for reducing the Noack volatility of the base oils of polyalkylene glycol type, obtained from alkylene oxides comprising from 3 to 8 carbon atoms.
US09546328B2	Hydrotreating of aromatic-extracted hydrocarbon streams Deep desulfurization of hydrocarbon feeds containing undesired organosulfur compounds to produce a hydrocarbon product having low levels of sulfur, i.e., 15 ppmw or less of sulfur, is achieved by first subjecting the entire feed to an extraction zone to separate an aromatic-rich fraction containing a substantial amount of the aromatic refractory and sterically hindered sulfur-containing compounds and an aromatic-lean fraction containing a substantial amount of the labile sulfur-containing compounds. The aromatic-rich fraction is contacted with isomerization catalyst, and the isomerized aromatic-rich fraction and the aromatic-lean fraction are combined and contacted with a hydrotreating catalyst in a hydrodesulfurization reaction zone operating under mild conditions to reduce the quantity of organosulfur compounds to an ultra-low level.
US09546325B2	Upgrading platform using alkali metals A method for removing sulfur, nitrogen or metals from an oil feedstock. The method involves reacting the oil feedstock with an alkali metal and a radical capping substance. The alkali metal reacts with the metal, sulfur or nitrogen content to form one or more inorganic products and the radical capping substance reacts with the carbon and hydrogen content to form a hydrocarbon phase. The inorganic products may then be separated out from the hydrocarbon phase.
US09546324B2	Method for increasing gas oil yield and energy efficiency in crude oil distillation A method for significant increase in gas oil yield and energy efficiency in crude oil distillation is provided. The present invention relates to a method of separating the components of crude oil. This method utilizes the innovative and novel application of lighter fraction of crude through its superheating and its injection in the stripping section consisting of bottom to flash zone of main distillation column. Method also illustrates the innovative utilization of water in crude distillation unit to eliminate the bottom striping steam and for significant energy saving.
US09546318B2	Process for preparing red-emitting phosphors A process for preparing a Mn4+ doped phosphor of formula I Ax[MFy]:Mn+4 I includes contacting a mixture of a compound of formula Ax[MFy], a compound of formula AX, and a Mn+n source comprising a fluoromanganese compound, with a fluorine-containing oxidizing agent in gaseous form, at an elevated temperature, to form the Mn4+ doped phosphor; wherein A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or a combination thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Hf, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof; X is F, Cl, Br, I, HF2, or a combination thereof; x is the absolute value of the charge of the [MFy] ion; y is 5, 6 or 7; and n is 2, 3, or 4.
US09546317B2	Synthesis of water soluble non-toxic nanocrystalline quantum dots and uses thereof An economic, direct synthetic method for producing water soluble ZnS QDs that are ready for bioconjugation is provided. The method can produce aqueous ZnS QDs with emission wavelengths varying from 400 nm to 700 nm. Highly luminescent metal sulfide (MS) QDs are produced via an aqueous synthesis route. MS QDs are capped with thiol-containing charged molecules in a single step. The resultant MS QDs exhibit the distinctive excitonic photoluminescence desired of QDs and can be fabricated to avoid undesirable broadband emissions at higher wavelengths. The aqueous ZnS QDs are stable in biological fluids over a long period of time. In addition, non-toxic ZnS QDs have been produced with good photoluminescence properties.
US09546314B2	Treatment fluids containing a relative permeability modifier and a companion polymer interacting synergistically therewith and methods for use thereof Methods and compositions are described for treating water- and hydrocarbon-producing subterranean formations with a relative permeability modifier at concentrations below those conventionally used in the art, while not substantially impacting the treatment fluid's performance. Treatment fluids described herein comprise a base fluid, a relative permeability modifier comprising a hydrophobically modified hydrophilic polymer, and a companion polymer interacting synergistically with the relative permeability modifier such that the treatment fluid is operable to reduce the water permeability or to increase an aqueous fluid injection pressure of at least a portion of a subterranean formation by more than the relative permeability modifier or the companion polymer acting alone at like concentration. The water permeability reduction and/or the aqueous fluid injection pressure increase can be more than additive. Methods described herein comprise placing such treatment fluids in at least a portion of a subterranean formation.
US09546312B2	Endotherm systems and methods utilizing carbohydrate in non-oxidizing environment The increase of temperature in heat sensitive devices during heat generating conditions is prevented through the absorption of heat, by providing a carbohydrate endotherm in an amount sufficient to effect the required heat absorption. The carbohydrate endotherm operates in an environment substantially devoid of potential oxidizing reactants. A scavenger may be employed in combination with the carbohydrate endotherm to remove or neutralize potential oxidizing reactants. Alternatively (or in addition), a fluoro-inert material may be employed in combination with the carbohydrate endotherm to effect a desired non-oxidizing environment. The carbohydrate endotherm may be used to provide thermal control and/or thermal protection in a variety of applications and environments. The carbohydrate endotherm may also be employed in combination with previously disclosed endotherm materials to achieve synergistic benefits therewith.
US09546308B2	Use of shear to incorporate tilt into the microstructure of reversible gecko-inspired adhesives The present invention relates to an easy, scalable method, relying on conventional and unconventional techniques, to incorporate tilt in the fabrication of synthetic polymer-based dry adhesives mimicking the gecko adhesive system. These dry, reversible adhesives demonstrate anisotropic adhesion properties, providing strong adhesion and friction forces when actuated in the gripping direction and an initial repulsive normal force and negligible friction when actuated in the releasing direction.
US09546307B2	Polyurethane based insulated glass sealant Embodiments of the invention provide for polyurethane-based sealants. The sealants include a reaction product of a reaction system which includes at least one isocyanate, and at least one polyester polyol. The polyester polyol includes a reaction product of a polyester reaction mixture which includes one or more hydrophobic monomers, one or more organic diacids or methyl esters thereof, and one or more diols.
US09546304B2	Low application temperature amorphous poly-a-olefin adhesive It has been discovered that amorphous polybutene copolymers that have a softening point of from about 70 to about 105° C. and viscosity of less than about 1,900 cP at 190° C. possesses desirable properties and may be used to make a low application temperature hot melt adhesive for disposable absorbent articles.
US09546302B2	Base film for dicing sheet and dicing sheet A base film for a dicing sheet is provided which can suppress dicing debris from generating during the dicing of a cut object without imparting physical energy, such as electron beam or γ ray. The base film for a dicing sheet comprises a resin layer. The resin layer comprises: a ring-containing resin that is a thermoplastic resin having a monomer, as a constitutional unit, having at least one type of an aromatic ring and an aliphatic ring; and an acyclic olefin-based resin that is an olefin-based thermoplastic resin other than the ring-containing resin. The ring-containing resin in the resin layer has a content of more than 3.0 mass %. A dicing sheet is also provided which comprises: the base film for a dicing sheet; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer placed on the base film.
US09546297B2	Method of making opacifying polymer particles A method of preparing an aqueous dispersion of opacifying polymer particles containing inorganic pigment particles therein is disclosed. The method yields hollow polymer particles containing pigment particles therein using a non-RAFT emulsion polymerization process by free radical polymerization. The technique is much faster and simpler than known RAFT methods.
US09546294B2	Carbon fiber and method for producing same The present invention relates to a method for producing a carbon fiber that can be suitably used as a transparent conductive material for forming transparent flexible conductive films and the like, more particularly, to a method for producing a carbon fiber having an outermost surface composed of edges of graphenes, and to a carbon fiber produced by the production method. The production method comprises a step of pre-baking a fiber of an organic compound so as to contain remaining hydrogen, and a step of putting the pre-baked fiber of the organic compound in a closed vessel made of a heat resistant material and subjecting the pre-baked fiber together with the vessel to hot isostatic pressing treatment using a compressed gas atmosphere, wherein a maximum ultimate temperature in the hot isostatic pressing treatment is 1000 to 2000° C.
US09546289B2	Ink composition for continuous deflected ink jet printing notably on substrates made of organic polymers An ink composition for continuous deflected ink jet printing, which is liquid at ambient temperature, comprising: a solvent comprising, preferably consisting of, one or more organic solvent compound(s), and optionally water; a binder, comprising a saturated copolyester resin and a terpene-phenol resin; a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond and a silicon chain; optionally, one or more dye(s) and/or pigment(s). A method for marking a substrate, support or object by spraying this ink composition on a surface of this substrate, support or object. A substrate, support or object, notably a polyolefin bottle or stopper, cap, for example made of polyethylene, provided with a marking obtained by drying, and/or absorption in the substrate, support or object, of this ink composition.
US09546285B2	Polyurethane coating composition, multilayer surface coatings having a matt surface produced therefrom and processes for producing the multilayer surface coatings The invention relates to coating compositions based on organic solvents and comprising at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), at least one crosslinking agent (B) having groups reactive toward hydroxyl groups, and at least one silica gel based matting agent (M), wherein (i) the matting agent (M) is surface-modified with one or more waxes, and (ii) the coating composition further comprises at least one hydrophobic silica based rheological assistant (R). The present invention further provides multistage coating methods using these coating compositions, and also the use of the coating compositions as clearcoat or application of the coating method for automotive OEM finishing, for the finishing of parts for installation in or on automobiles, and for automotive refinishing.
US09546284B1	Dust prevention compositions, coatings and processes of making Compositions, applications, coatings, processes of making and applying compositions and compositions for preventing dust buildup on plastic and wood surfaces such as on ceiling fan blades, portable fan blades, stand fan blades, window blinds, appliances, furniture, cabinet knobs, and drawer pulls. The compositions and coating prevent dust buildup by (1) dissipating static charges on the blades and (2) creating a very smooth blade surface that prevents dust particles getting “captured”. The coating can have a clear matte finish and contains an anti-static and high lubricity additive to deter the accumulation of dust. After applying the coating the dry time of the coatings by thin coat gravure rollers is approximately four minutes. When applied the coating can result in up to approximately 50% less dust buildup over a one week period of time.
US09546283B2	Antifouling composition The present invention relates to the use of polyoxalates as binders for antifouling coating compositions and antifouling coating compositions comprising the polyoxalates.
US09546275B2	Enhancing properties of sulfur extended asphalt using polyethylene wax This invention relates to asphalt compositions. More specifically, this invention relates to asphalt binder compositions including asphalt, elemental sulfur and polyethylene wax, and methods of making the same. In some aspects, the invention provides a sulfur wax asphalt binder composition that includes a base asphalt having viscoelastic properties, an elemental sulfur, and a polyethylene wax. The polyethylene wax is combined with the base asphalt and the elemental sulfur to create the sulfur wax asphalt binder composition. The polyethylene wax is present in the sulfur wax asphalt binder composition in an amount effective to increase the viscoelastic properties as compared to the viscoelastic properties of the base asphalt.
US09546274B2	Automotive protectant compositions with improved vertical cling The present invention relates generally to compositions, methods of use and kits for use as an automotive protectant composition and/or automotive cleaning composition. The protectant composition and/or cleaning composition comprises at least one surfactant and at least one rheology modifier, at least one silicone component, and water. The composition also optionally comprise, pH adjusters, builders, alkalinity sources, wetting agents, spreading agents, UV absorbers. The protectant composition has a viscosity of about 4000 to 6000 cps and exhibits a Vertical Cling parameter of between 1 and about 7 at a temperature of about 25° C. on automotive surfaces to which the compositions are applied.
US09546270B2	Water soluble ink-jet composition for 3D printing A material composition, which may be a support material, for three-dimensional (3D) inkjet printing is disclosed. The material composition may comprise a glycol polymer, a low molecular weight polar substance and a surface-active agent. The glycol polymer may be polyethylene glycol (PEG) having a molecular weight between about 1000 and about 6000 and the low molecular weight polar substance may be 1,8-octanediol.
US09546263B2	Bio-based binders for insulation and non-woven mats An aqueous binder composition is provided that includes a carbohydrate and a crosslinking agent. In exemplary embodiments, the carbohydrate-based binder composition may also include a catalyst, a coupling agent, a process aid, a crosslinking density enhancer, an extender, a moisture resistant agent, a dedusting oil, a colorant, a corrosion inhibitor, a surfactant, a pH adjuster, and combinations thereof. The carbohydrate may be natural in origin and derived from renewable resources. Additionally, the carbohydrate polymer may have a dextrose equivalent (DE) number from 2 to 20. In at least one exemplary embodiment, the carbohydrate is a water-soluble polysaccharide such as dextrin or maltodextrin and the crosslinking agent is citric acid. Advantageously, the carbohydrates have a low viscosity and cure at moderate temperatures. The environmentally friendly, formaldehyde-free binder may be used in the formation of insulation materials and non-woven chopped strand mats. A method of making fibrous insulation products is also provided.
US09546262B1	Phosphorous containing compounds and process for synthesis The instant disclosure relates to phosphorus-containing compounds that can be used to form flame retardant phosphorus-containing resins, and also can serve as a hardener for a flame retardant epoxy resin compositions. In particular, the phosphorus-containing compounds are modified with acyloxy groups (—O—(C═O)—R), as shown below. Incorporation of the acyloxy groups results in resins that are water resistant and exhibit improved dielectric properties.
US09546260B2	Filled two-component curable epoxy system with enhanced sedimentation stability The present disclosure relates to a curable system comprising at least two compositions (A) and (B) where composition (A) comprises an epoxy resin, an inorganic thixotropic agent, an organic gelling agent and a filler and composition (B) comprises a hardener, an inorganic thixotropic agent, an organic thixotropic agent and filler. The curable system may be used in the manufacture of components or parts of electrical equipment.
US09546259B2	Polyol ester plasticizers and process of making the same Triglyceride and other polyol ester PVC plasticizers can be produced by recovery of branched C6 to C9 aldehydes from a hydroformylation product, optional hydrogenation to the alcohol, oxidation to the acid with oxygen and/or air, recovery of the resulting acid, and esterification with glycerol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol or mixtures thereof. The branched alkyl chains comprise at least 10% methyl branching. Special triglycerides are derived from branched aliphatic acids having alkyl chains with average carbon numbers from 6 to 9 and at least 10% methyl branching. These triglycerides are fast fusing plasticizers if before esterification with glycerol, an aryl acid is introduced together with the aliphatic acids.
US09546255B2	Decorative film for insert molding and decorative insert molded article To obtain a decorative film for insert molding, which is decorated by an ultraviolet curing ink-jet ink, and which exhibits excellent flexibility upon insert molding. A decorative film for insert molding, having on a film substrate a decorative layer formed from an ultraviolet curing ink-jet ink, wherein the elongation of the decorative film for insert molding is 150% or more under conditions at 180° C. and 50% or more under conditions at 25° C.
US09546249B2	Process for preparing highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin The present invention is to provide a process for preparing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin, which comprises the steps of a highly polymerizing step for reacting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer and an aliphatic diol compound in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to obtain a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin, a cyclic carbonate removal step for removing at least part of the cyclic carbonate by-produced in the above highly polymerizing step out of the reaction system, and a recycle step of hydrolyzing the cyclic carbonate removed in the cyclic carbonate removal step to obtain an aliphatic diol compound and using the obtained aliphatic diol compound as at least a part of the aliphatic diol compound to be used in the highly polymerizing step.
US09546248B2	Polyarylene sulfide having excellent processability and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to polyarylene sulfide, in which a ratio of a peak area of a polymer chain of a second polyarylene sulfide having a lower molecular weight than the maximum peak molecular weight to a peak area of a polymer chain of a first polyarylene sulfide having a higher molecular weight than the maximum peak molecular weight is 1.3 or less in the molecular weight distribution of the polyarylene sulfide, as measured by gel permeation chromatography using polystyrene as a standard, and a preparation method thereof. This polyarylene sulfide exhibits excellent processability and generates no burrs (flashes) or the like, and can satisfactorily mold a product requiring high molding precision.
US09546244B2	Cross-linked polycarbonate resin with improved chemical and flame resistance Disclosed herein are processes for preparing articles from compositions including a cross-linked polycarbonate. The cross-linked polycarbonate may be derived from a polycarbonate having about 0.5 mol % to about 5 mol % endcap groups derived from a monohydroxybenzophenone. The article is molded, then exposed to UV radiation. A plaque including the composition can achieve a UL94 5VA rating.
US09546240B2	Method for producing polymer The present invention is related to a method for producing a polymer to efficiently remove metal residues of at least lithium and/or titanium from a polymer solution comprising the at least lithium and/or titanium to thereby obtain a refined polymer solution having little metal residue.
US09546239B2	Latex for molding use, composition for dip molding use, and dip-molded article Provided is a carboxy-modified synthetic isoprene polymer latex for dip molding use, which is produced by the graft polymerization of a synthetic isoprene polymer with a monomer having a carboxyl group in an aqueous phase and contains at least one anionic surfactant, wherein a carboxy-modified synthetic isoprene polymer that constitutes the carboxy-modified synthetic isoprene polymer latex has a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble content of 30 wt % or more.
US09546238B2	Method for producing hydrogenated conjugated diene copolymer The present invention relates to a method for producing a hydrogenated conjugated diene copolymer including a polymerization step and a hydrogenation step, wherein in the polymerization step, a conjugated diene copolymer having a high vinyl bond amount of a conjugated diene block moiety and a narrow molecular weight distribution can be produced, and in the hydrogenation step, the rate of hydrogenation is high and productivity is excellent.
US09546237B2	Stabilization of polymers that contain a hydrolyzable functionality A process for treating a polymer having a hydrolyzable functionality, the process comprising: (i.) providing a polymer having hydrolyzable functionality; (ii.) introducing an alkoxysilane to the polymer, where the alkoxysilane is defined by the formula I where R2 is a hydrocarbyl group, R3, R4, and R5 are each independently a hydrocarbyl group or a hydrocarbyloxy group; and (iii.) introducing a silane having a hydrolyzable functionality, where the silane is defined by the formula II where χ is a hydrolyzable group that forms an acidic species upon hydrolysis, where R6, R7, and R8 are each independently a halogen atom, a hydrocarbyl group, a hydrocarboxylate group, or a hydrocarbyloxy group.
US09546234B2	Metal fine particle dispersant, metal fine particle dispersion liquid, and cured film A metal fine particle dispersant is obtained by reaction of a polymer (a) containing a first reactive functional group, an ionic group to be absorbed to metal fine particles, and a polyoxyalkylene side chain with a compound (b) containing a second reactive functional group to be bonded to the first reactive functional group and an active energy ray curable group to be cured by an active energy ray. A metal fine particle dispersion liquid containing the metal fine particle dispersant, metal fine particles, and a dispersion medium is prepared. The metal fine particle dispersion liquid is cured, thereby obtaining a cured film.
US09546233B2	Metal complex with a lewis base ligand A metal complex of the formula (1) CyAMX(L)n (1) wherein Cy is a cyclopentadienyl-type ligand, M is a metal of group 4; A is an amidine-containing ligand moiety, represented by formula 2: wherein the amidine-containing ligand is covalently bonded to the metal M via the imine nitrogen atom, and Sub1 is a substituent comprising a group 14 atom through which Sub1 is bonded to the imine carbon atom and Sub2 is a substituent comprising a heteroatom of group 15, through which Sub2 is bonded to the imine carbon atom; X is an allyl borate ligand derived from a conjugated diene ligand, D, and a borane, B and L is a neutral Lewis basic ligand wherein the number of said metal ligands “n” is in the range of 1 to the amount that specifies the 18-electron rule.
US09546221B2	Fusion protein having transcription factor transactivation-regulating domain and protein transduction domain, and transcription factor function inhibitor comprising the same This invention relates to a fusion protein comprising the TMD of the transcription factor and PTD, an inhibitor for transcription factor function comprising the same, and a method for producing the same. Various diseases associated with malfunctions or defects of the transcription factor are effectively treated using the fusion protein according to the present invention.
US09546220B2	Compositions, antibodies, asthma diagnosis methods, and methods for preparing antibodies Methods for preparing an antibody are provided with the method including incorporating 3-bromo-4-hydroxy-benzoic acid into a protein to form an antigen, immunizing a mammalian host with the antigen, and recovering an antibody having an affinity for the antigen from the host. Antibodies having a binding affinity for a monohalotyrosine are provided as well as composition comprising an antibody bound with monohalotyrosine. Compositions comprising a protein having a 3-bromo-4-hydroxy-benzoic acid moiety are also provided. Methods for evaluating the severity of asthma are provide with the methods including analyzing sputum of a patient using an antibody having a binding affinity for monohalotyrosine, and measuring the amount of antibody bound to protein. Methods for determining eosinophil activity in bodily fluid are also provided with the methods including exposing bodily fluid to an antibody having a binding affinity for monohalotyrosine, and measuring the amount of bound antibody to determine the eosinophil activity.
US09546216B2	Human monoclonal antibodies to programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to PD-L1 with high affinity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of this disclosure, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of this disclosure are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The disclosure also provides methods for detecting PD-L1, as well as methods for treating various diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases, using anti-PD-L1 antibodies.
US09546209B2	Treatment of mucositis with immunoglobulin The invention relates to compositions comprising immunoglobulin for use in the treatment of mucositis by topical application. In particular, the invention relates to compositions comprising J chain-containing IgA and secretory component for the treatment of mucositis.
US09546208B2	Removal of impurities from protein A eluates Modified Protein A, Protein G, Protein L, or Protein A/G that lacks antibody binding activity, and methods of the modified protein's use for purifying antibodies is provided.
US09546204B2	Recombinant FSH including alpha 2,3- and alpha 2,6-sialylation Preparations including recombinant FSH (rFSH).
US09546199B2	Modified Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumolysin (PLY) polypeptides This disclosure relates to immunogenic compositions comprising mutant Streptococcus pneumonia pneumolysin (PLY) proteins. Nucleic acids, polypeptides encoded thereby, compositions containing the same, methods for using such nucleic acids, polypeptides and compositions are also provided.
US09546197B2	Method for preparing cyclic lipopeptide compound Provided is a method for preparing a compound represented by Formula I or a salt thereof, wherein Coleophoma empetri F-11899 (FERM BP2635) and/or a mutant strain thereof is cultured in a medium containing amino acid or a salt thereof, an insoluble organic source, and a sugar alcohol, to produce the compound of Formula I or a salt thereof.
US09546193B2	Compositions and methods for 18F-fluorodeoxyglycosylamines Various compositions and methods for Quasi-Amadori products and derivatives thereof are contemplated in which a halogenated carbohydrate is reacted with a primary amino group of an affinity ligand. In especially preferred aspects, the Quasi-Amadori product is formed from 2-fluorodeoxyglucose and an affinity moiety that preferentially or selectively binds to a neural cell or neural structure. Where contemplated compounds include 18F, PET imaging using compounds presented herein is especially preferred.
US09546184B2	Alkyloxy substituted thiazoloquinolines and thiazolonaphthyridines Thiazoloquinolines and thiazolonaphthyridines with an alkoxy substituent at the 6, 7, 8, or 9-position, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, methods of making and methods of use of these compounds as immunomodulators, for inducing cytokine biosynthesis in animals and in the treatment of diseases including viral and neoplastic diseases are disclosed.
US09546183B2	Forms of rifaximin and uses thereof The present invention relates to Rifaximin polymorphic forms, to their use in medicinal preparations and to therapeutic methods using them.
US09546181B2	Compound having perfluoroalkyl terminal group and CF2O bonding group, liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device The subject is to provide a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one of physical properties such as a high stability to heat or light, a high clearing point (or a high maximum temperature), a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectic anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and an excellent compatibility with any other liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition including this compound and a liquid crystal display device including this composition. The compound is represented by the following formula (1a): wherein R1 is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons or the like; ring A1, ring A2, ring A3 and ring A4 are independently 1,4-phenylene, naphthalene-2,6-diyl or the like; Z1 and Z2 are independently a single bond or the like; o and p are independently 0, 1 or 2; and n is an integer from 2 to 10.
US09546177B2	Synthesis of noroxymorphone from morphine The present invention is directed to an improved process to convert morphine into noroxymorphone having economic and ecological advantages.
US09546176B2	Small molecule bicyclic and tricyclic CFTR correctors Novel CFTR corrector compounds that are effective in rescuing halide efflux, delF508-CFTR protein processing, and apical functional chloride ion transport in a cell are provided. Also provided are methods for treating protein folding disorders (e.g., cystic fibrosis). The methods include administering a CFTR corrector compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof. Methods of rescuing halide efflux in a cell, correcting a processing defect of a delF508-CFTR protein in a cell, and correcting functional delF508-CFTR chloride channels in a cell are also provided.
US09546173B2	Substituted pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines as kinase inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; as further described herein. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and combinations comprising these compounds combined with or used with a therapeutic co-agent, as well as therapeutic uses of these compounds and compositions. These are useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer that are associated with activation of ERK1 and/or ERK2, and especially for MAPK pathway dependent cancers showing resistance to Raf and/or MEK inhibitory cancer therapeutics.
US09546163B2	3,5-diaminopyrazole kinase inhibitors Provided herein are 3,5-diaminopyrazoles, for example, compounds of Formula I, that are useful for modulating regulated-in-COPD kinase activity, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided herein are methods of their use for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a RC kinase-mediated disorder, disease, or condition.
US09546157B2	Asymmetric piperidinyl-substituted ureas as medicines Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases which are pathophysiologically mediated by the ghrelin receptor. The compounds have the general Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US09546155B2	Aromatic heterocyclic compound The compound represented by the general formula: wherein ring A is benzene which may be substituted and the like; ring B is benzene which may be substituted and the like; X is a single bond and the like; Y is alkyl which may be substituted and the like; Z is CR1 or nitrogen atom; R1 is hydrogen and the like; R2 is alkyl which may be substituted and the like or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is useful as a prevention/treatment agent of obesity, diabetes, and the like.
US09546154B2	Method for producing dabigatran etexilate methansulphonate An improved method of preparing dabigatran etexilate mesylate (1-salt), is described.
US09546152B2	2-pyridyloxy-3-substituted-4-nitrile orexin receptor antagonists The present invention is directed to 2-pyridyloxy-3-substituted-4-nitrile compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the 2-pyridyloxy-3-substituted-4-nitrile compounds described herein in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these pharmaceutical compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.
US09546151B2	VMAT inhibitory compounds Disclosed herein are compounds that bind to the vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2), pharmaceutical compositions comprising those compounds, and methods of treatment using said compounds and pharmaceutical compositions.
US09546148B2	Process for the production of trioxane from aqueous formaldehyde sources The present invention relates to a process for producing cyclic acetal comprising i) preparing a liquid reaction mixture comprising a) a formaldehyde source, b) an aprotic compound and c) a catalyst; wherein the total amount of protic compounds is less than 40 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the reaction mixture; and ii) converting the formaldehyde source into cyclic acetals.
US09546144B2	Bifunctional compounds A compound having the formula: wherein X is S, SO or SO2; one of R1, R2, and R3 is O and the others of R1, R2 and R3 are independently, the same or different, CH2, or CR13 wherein, R13 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a trialkylsilyl group, or —(CH2)mOR15, wherein R15 is an alkyl group or an aryl group and m is an integer in the range of 1 to 10, and one of R5, R6, and R7 is O and the others of R5, R6 and R7 are independently, the same or different, CH2, or CR14 wherein, R14 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a trialkylsilyl group, or —(CH2)nOR16, wherein R16 is an alkyl group or an aryl group and n is an integer in the range of 1 to 10; R4 and R8 are independently, the same or different, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, a C1-C3 alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, or —(CH2)qOR17, wherein R17 is an alkyl group or an aryl group and q is an integer in the range of 1 to 10, provided that R4 is not a C1-C3 alkoxy group or an aryloxy group when R1 or R3 is O and R8 is not a C1-C3 alkoxy group or an aryloxy group when R5 or R7 is O; R9, R10, R11 and R12 are independently, the same or different, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, or an aryl group.
US09546140B2	2-[[[2-[(hydroxyacetyl)amino]-4-pyridinyl]methyl]thio]-N[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]-3-pyridinecarboxamide benzenesulfonate, crystal of same, crystal polymorph thereof, and methods for production thereof In the course of developing 2-[[[2-[(hydroxyacetyl) amino]-4-pyridinyl] methyl] thio]-N-[4-(trifluoromethoxy) phenyl]-3-pyridinecarboxamide (compound A), there are the multiple problems: 1) compound A or its salt is difficult to be recrystallized, the storage stability largely differs depending on the kind of the salt, and it is very difficult to obtain a salt of compound A having excellent storage stability; 2) in a crystallization process of compound A, it is very difficult to control a crystal polymorph, and 3) compound A (free body) causes mineral deposition in the stomach when it is orally administered repeatedly. For solving these problems, we made examination focusing on the kind of the salt and, as a result, found that 1) benzenesulfonate of compound A does not decompose by light, humidity and other factors in a 1-week preliminary stability test (severe test), and has no problem in its storage stability, 2) a method of selectively producing two kinds of crystal forms of benzenesulfonate of compound A, and that 3) no mineral deposition in the stomach is observed even after a 4-week repeated oral administration.
US09546137B2	Methods of preparing Tecovirimat Disclosed are methods for the preparation of Tecovirimat for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections and diseases associated therewith, particularly those viral infections and associated diseases caused by the orthopoxvirus.
US09546132B2	4-(p-quinonyl)-2-hydroxybutanamide derivatives for treatment of mitochondrial diseases Methods of treating or suppressing mitochondrial diseases, such as Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactacidosis, and stroke (MELAS), Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (KSS), are disclosed, as well as compounds useful in the methods of the invention, such as 4-(p-quinolyl)-2-hydroxybutanamide derivatives. Methods and compounds useful in treating other disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, and pervasive developmental disorders such as autism are also disclosed. Energy biomarkers useful in assessing the metabolic state of a subject and the efficacy of treatment are also disclosed. Methods of modulating, normalizing, or enhancing energy biomarkers, as well as compounds useful for such methods, are also disclosed.
US09546130B2	Process for manufacturing haloacetamides The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing haloacetamides of formula (I), comprising sub-step (a): reacting halones of formula (II) with oleum; followed by sub-step (b): reacting the reaction mixture obtained in sub-step (a) with an amine of formula (IV) optionally in the presence of a base; wherein the variables are defined according to the description.
US09546127B2	Purification of cadaverine One aspect of the invention relates to a method for reducing salt content in an aqueous cadaverine salt composition comprising adjusting the pH of the aqueous cadaverine salt composition to provide a first composition comprising an aqueous cadaverine composition and a solid composition, wherein the pH of the aqueous cadaverine composition is at least about 12; and removing the solid composition from the first composition to provide the aqueous cadaverine composition. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method for the purification of cadaverine from an aqueous cadaverine salt composition using the salt-reducing method described herein; and obtaining cadaverine from the aqueous cadaverine composition.
US09546126B2	Natural based branched compositions A linoleum composition including a dendritic substituent comprising (i) a polyfunctional core including a plurality of primary branches extending from the core and (ii) a plurality of dendritic branches extending from the plurality of primary branches, and each dendritic branch having an unsaturated functionality.
US09546123B2	Process for preparing acrylic acid from formaldehyde and acetic acid The present invention relates to a process for preparing acrylic acid from formaldehyde and acetic acid, comprising reacting formaldehyde and acetic acid via an aldol condensation in a reaction unit comprising n reaction zones arranged in series, each comprising an aldol condensation catalyst, where n is at least 2, and wherein at least one stream leaving a reaction zone, before being fed into the reaction zone immediately downstream, is mixed with a stream comprising formaldehyde and optionally comprising acetic acid. The present invention further relates to an apparatus for preparing acrylic acid from formaldehyde and acetic acid and to the use of this apparatus.
US09546122B2	Monomers and polymers derived from natural phenols Monomers, polymers and copolymers are provided that incorporate at least one naturally occurring phenolic compound, such as a plant phenol.
US09546119B2	Method for removal of organic amines from hydrocarbon streams The present invention relates to a method for removal of an organic amine from a liquid hydrocarbon stream containing the amine, comprising: a) adding water to the hydrocarbon stream containing the amine, b) bubbling carbon dioxide through the hydrocarbon stream containing the amine, and c) separating a solid phase formed containing the amine from a liquid phase.
US09546117B2	Tetramerisation of ethylene A process for the tetramerization of ethylene includes contacting ethylene with a catalyst under ethylene oligomerization conditions. The catalyst comprises a source of chromium, a ligating compound, and an activator. The ligating compound includes a phosphine that forms part of a cyclic structure.
US09546116B2	Process for obtaining a catalyst composite A catalyst composite may include a molecular sieve having pores of 10- or more-membered rings and a metal silicate different from the molecular sieve. The metal silicate may include at least one alkaline earth metal and one or more of the following metals: Ga, Al, Ce, In, Cs, Sc, Sn, Li, Zn, Co, Mo, Mn, Ni, Fe, Cu, Cr, Ti and V. The catalyst composite may include at least 0.1 wt % of silicate. The catalyst composite may be used in an XTO reactor or for catalytic cracking.
US09546111B2	Dispersing polymers with improved thermal stability The invention relates mainly to a polymer comprising a hydrocarbon-based main chain bearing carboxylic groups and polyalkoxylated chains and up to 4% by weight of anti-oxidant groups, relative to the weight of the final polymer, grafted to the main chain. It also relates to a method for preparing such a polymer and to an admixture which is of use as a plasticizer of suspensions of mineral particles comprising same. Finally, it is related to the use of such a polymer for fluidifying suspensions of mineral particles and reducing the water demand of hydraulic compositions.
US09546107B2	Glass composition for the manufacture of fibers and process Improved glass batch compositions and processes of fiberizing the compositions to form fibers are provided. The batch of the present composition can include: 40-60 wt % SiO2; 15-50 wt % Al2O3; 0-30 wt % MgO; 0-25 wt % CaO; 0-5 wt % Li2O; 0-9 wt % B2O3; and 0-5 wt % Na2O. The fibers formed of the compositions may have a Young's modulus of greater than 82.7 GPa (12 MPSI). The fibers may also have good biosolubility (kdis), of at least 100 ng/cm2/hour.
US09546106B2	White, opaque, βspodumene glass-ceramic articles with tunable color and methods for making the same Crystallizable glasses, glass-ceramics, IXable glass-ceramics, and IX glass-ceramics are disclosed. The glass-ceramics exhibit β-spodumene ss as the predominant crystalline phase. These glasses and glass-ceramics, in mole %, include: 62-75 SiO2; 10.5-18 Al2O3; 5-14 Li2O; 2-12 B2O3; and 0.4-2 Fe2O3. Additionally, these glasses and glass-ceramics can exhibit the following criteria: a ⁢ ⁢ ratio ⁢ : ⁢ [ Li 2 ⁢ O + Na 2 ⁢ O + K 2 ⁢ O + MgO + ZnO _ ] ⁢ [ Al 2 ⁢ O 3 ] between 0.8 to 1.5. The glass-ceramics also exhibit colors at an observer angle of 10° and a CIE illuminant F02 determined with specular reflectance of a* between −0.5 and 0.5, b* between −2.5 and +2, and L* between 90 and 93.
US09546098B2	Method for preparing aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy and synchronously preparing crylite A method for preparing an aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy and synchronously preparing a cryolite is provided. The method includes the following steps: Step A: placing aluminum in a reactor, heating the reactor to 700-850 degrees centigrade, and adding a mixture consisting of fluorozirconate and fluoborate in a molar ratio of x: y into the reactor; Step B: stirring the reactants for 4-6 hours and extracting the upper molten liquid to obtain a cryolite, wherein the lower substance is an aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy, and aluminum is added in an excess amount. The method provided herein for preparing an aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy which is mild in reaction condition, easy to control and simple in technical flow can prepare a high-quality product through a complete reaction, besides, the use of the synchronously prepared low molecular ratio cryolites (KF.AlF3 and NaF.AlF3) in the aluminum electrolysis industry can achieve a proper electrical conductivity.
US09546096B2	Method for producing MAZ-type zeolite Provided is a method for producing a MAZ-type zeolite, the method having an environmental impact which has been reduced as much as possible while not using a structure-directing agent as far as possible. In the method for producing a MAZ-type zeolite according to the present invention: (1) a silica source, an alumina source, an alkali source and water are mixed so as to form a reaction mixture that has a composition represented by a specific molar ratio; (2) a MAZ-type zeolite, which has a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 5-10, has an average particle diameter of at least 0.1 μm and does not contain an organic compound, is added, as a seed crystal, into the reaction mixture in an amount of 0.1-30 weight % relative to the silica components in the reaction mixture; and (3) the reaction mixture, into which the seed crystal has been added, is heated at 80-200° C. in a closed system.
US09546092B2	Functionalized graphene sheets having high carbon to oxygen ratios Functionalized graphene sheets having a carbon to oxygen molar ratio of at least about 23:1 and method of preparing the same.
US09546091B2	Method for preparing porous carbon nanofibers containing a metal oxide, porous carbon nanofibers prepared using the method, and carbon nanofiber products including same The present invention relates to carbon nanofibers, and more particularly, to a method capable of preparing metal oxide-containing porous carbon nanofibers having a high specific surface area by changing the composition of a spinning solution, which is used in a process of preparing carbon nanofiber by electrospinning, and to metal oxide-containing porous carbon nanofibers prepared by the method, and carbon nanofiber products comprising the same.
US09546087B1	Apparatuses and methods for connecting to objects of different sizes According to one embodiment, an apparatus, connectable to objects of different sizes, comprises: a first connection body comprising a first plurality of spaced-apart connectors and a second plurality of spaced-apart connectors; and a second connection body comprising a first connector and a second connector, the first connector connectable to and disconnectable from a first one of the first plurality of spaced-apart connectors, and the second connector connectable to and disconnectable from a first one of the second plurality of spaced-apart connectors. When the first connector is connected to the first one of the first plurality of spaced-apart connectors and when the second connector is connected to the first one of the second plurality of spaced-apart connectors, the first connection body and the second connection body define a region having a first size between the first connection body and the second connection body. Methods are also disclosed.
US09546085B2	Assembly for engaging and activating a bargun during cleaning operation The invention concerns an assembly (1) for engaging and activating a bargun (2), the bargun having a handle (21) with at least one button (22, 23) on its upper surface (24) and a nozzle (25) perpendicular to the handle, the assembly comprising:—a draining body (11) presenting:. an opening (111) for receiving the bargun nozzle,. an outlet (112) configured for being connected to the drain,—a bargun holding bracket (12) attached to the draining body, said bracket defining a space (s) for holding the handle and the free end (121) of said bracket being configured for activating the at least one button on the upper surface of the handle when the handle is slid in said space.
US09546084B2	Apparatus for the emptying of containers An apparatus for the removal of liquids from deformable containers, with a first holding device for holding a first region of a container and with a second holding device for holding a second region of the container, wherein this second region is arranged at a distance from the first region, with a removal device for removing liquid from the container and with a drive device which moves the second holding device in a pre-set direction of movement (L) with respect to the first holding device. The removal device is arranged on the apparatus in a removable manner and at least one element of the removal device is designed in the form of a one-way element.
US09546082B2	Fork truck boom apparatus A boom accessory for a fork truck comprises a frame having a back stiffener, a convertiplate attached to the back stiffener, receiver tubes for receiving forks of a fork truck, a boom extending forwardly from the frame, and an anchor assembly on the frame. Top and bottom connectors are configured to securely engage cross bars on the fork truck's carriage. The anchor restrains the boom frame from horizontally sliding off the forks when the forks are used for lifting. The anchor can be left on when the top and bottom connectors are used for lifting the boom accessory, or can be removed. The anchor attaches to either the back stiffener or the convertiplate, or can be taken off and stored on the boom apparatus, thus providing different attachment mechanisms for attaching the boom accessory to a fork truck.
US09546080B2	Lifter and method for handling a rotor blade, rotor blade for a wind generator and method for marking a rotor blade, system comprising a lifter and a rotor blade A lifter and a method for handling of a rotor blade of a wind turbine are provided. Furthermore, a rotor blade for a wind generator and a method for marking the rotor blade and a system comprising a rotor blade and a lifter are provided. The lifter comprises at least one grabbing jaw having a pair of arms carrying pads for contacting an outer surface of the rotor blade in predetermined grabbing areas. Furthermore, the lifter comprises a detector for visual inspection of an invisible mark on a surface of the rotor blade. The at least one mark indicates a position of the at least one grabbing area.
US09546078B2	Pivoting arrangement, roof element and elevator Pivoting arrangement of an emergency exit hatch of an elevator, the arrangement being for a surrounding frame structure, a roof element of an elevator, and an elevator, in which arrangement the emergency exit hatch of the elevator is a planar element, and includes pivot brackets on its opposite sides, and the frame structure includes an aperture, which the hatch is arranged to cover, and which aperture includes pivot apertures in its opposite sides, for receiving the pivot brackets, and the planar hatch element and/or the frame structure is/are fabricated from plate material, and the part of the frame structure including a pivot aperture and/or the part of the hatch including a pivot bracket is/are of the plate material.
US09546073B2	Rope sway mitigation through control of access to elevators Embodiments are directed to detecting motion of a building housing a multi-deck elevator system, determining, by a processing device, that the detected motion of the building is greater than a threshold, and controlling access to at least one deck of the elevator system based on determining that the detected motion of the building is greater than the threshold such that the at least one deck still is enabled to traverse a hoist-way of the elevator system.
US09546072B2	Energy use in elevator installations An elevator installation with an elevator unit, which is connected with a power supply mains, is controllable by an elevator control with consideration of first control information based on local requirements of users. The elevator control receives from the power supply mains second control information containing status data for the power supply mains. The first and second control information is evaluated by the elevator control. The elevator control influences operation, which is determined by the first control information, of the elevator installation in dependence on the second control information so as to enable desired operation in terms of energy. A monitoring unit, which determines status data for the power supply mains and provides information for the consumers, is connectible with the power supply mains. The monitoring unit creates second control information for the elevator control in dependence on loading of the power supply mains.
US09546067B2	Method and device for forming product stacks of folded or unfolded product blanks made of paper, chemical pulp or the like In a method for forming product stacks of folded or unfolded product blanks made of paper or chemical pulp, product blanks are supplied consecutively to a stacking surface and placed in an upright position. A separating element is inserted between two consecutive product blanks as the product blanks are moved against a channel wall of a discharge channel for temporary support of a rear side of the product blanks, to thereby form a first product stack with a predetermined number of product blanks between the separating element and the channel wall. The channel wall is opened to thereby allow the first product stack to be transferred to the discharge channel, and a sliding element is inserted between the product stack and a subsequent second product stack, as the first product stack is moved to the discharge channel.
US09546065B2	Machine for closing the tail end of a roll of web material The machine includes a first glue-applying device for closing the tail end; and a second mechanical-closing device for mechanically anchoring the tail end of the roll to a portion of an outer turn of the web material wound on the roll.
US09546062B2	Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus having the same A sheet conveying device includes a first tray, a conveying portion, a second tray, and a conveyance control portion. The conveying portion has: a first conveying path that extends from the first tray; a second conveying path that makes the first conveying path and the second tray communicate with each other and is provided with an ejecting roller pair; a third conveying path that makes the second conveying path and an ejecting space communicate with each other and is provided with a reverse roller pair. After a first sheet passes through the reference position, the conveyance control portion stops rotation of the ejecting roller pair with the first sheet conveyed in the second conveying path nipped by the sheet ejecting roller pair, and after a second sheet passes through the reference position, the conveyance control portion rotates the reverse roller pair with the rotation of the ejecting roller pair stopped.
US09546058B2	Stacking device and image forming apparatus A stacking device includes: a first stacking portion having a stacking surface on which a sheet is stacked; a widthwise direction regulating unit, provided movably relative to the first stacking portion in a widthwise direction of the sheet, for regulating a widthwise position of the sheet stacked on the stacking surface; a second stacking portion provided rotatably relative to the first stacking portion between a first position and a second position. The second stacking portion is overlaid on the first stacking portion at the first position and supports, at the second position, an upstream portion of the sheet with respect to a feeding direction of the sheet fed by a sheet feeding unit. The second stacking portion is provided with a cut-away portion to avoid interference with the widthwise direction regulating unit when rotates between the first position and the second position.
US09546057B2	Sheet material storage, sheet feeding device, and image forming apparatus A sheet material storage includes a housing space structure that forms a housing space to house a sheet material and an acoustic device that uses a Helmholtz resonator. At least a part of a cavity of the Helmholtz resonator is formed in the housing space structure.
US09546053B2	Transport device and method for operating the transport device The invention relates to a transport device (1) for conveying a product, comprising a stationary running rail (2) which extends along a longitudinal axis (3); a cart (6) with a height axis (5) which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (3), said cart being guided on the running rail (2); guiding rollers (7) which are arranged on the cart (6), can be rotated about rotational axes (8) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (3), and roll on the running rail (2), wherein the rotational axis (8) of each guiding roller (7) intersects the same straight line (9), which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (3); and a compensating device for compensating for a yaw moment (M) of the cart (6) about the height axis (5), comprising multiple magnetic coils (12) arranged along the running rail (2), at least two ferromagnetic or permanent magnetic counter elements (11) which are arranged on the cart (6) and which are arranged on both sides of the running rail (2), and a control device (18) for controlling the magnetic coils (12) such that the counter elements (11) can be simultaneously pushed away from the running rail (2) in the direction of a transverse axis (4), said transverse axis (4) being defined as perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (3) and perpendicular to the height axis (5).
US09546043B2	Warehouse system Provided is a warehouse system, including: a work stage including a picking work position at which a worker takes an article of goods out of a storage unit and a warehousing work position at which the worker adds an article of goods to the storage unit, the storage unit moving on the work stage from the picking work position to the warehousing work position; unloading conveyor provided between a warehouse and an upstream end of the work stage, for conveying the storage unit from the warehouse to the upstream end of the work stage; loading conveyor provided between a downstream end of the work stage and the warehouse, for conveying the storage unit from the downstream end of the work stage to the warehouse; dispatching article conveyor for conveying the article of goods that has been taken out of the storage unit at the picking work position in the work stage to a dispatching space; and arrival article conveyor for conveying the article of goods that is to be added to the storage unit at the warehousing work position in the work stage from an arrival space.
US09546041B2	Method and apparatus in a pneumatic material conveying system, and a waste conveying system Method in a pneumatic material conveying system, such as in a waste conveying system, which conveying system comprises at least one input point (61) of material, more particularly of waste material, a material conveying pipe (100), which can be connected to an input point (61), and a separating device, in which the material to be conveyed is separated from the conveying air, and also means for achieving a pressure difference in the conveying pipe (100) at least during the conveyance of material. In the method material is conveyed from an input point (61) to an accumulator tank (105) of a subsystem (1), where the material is separated from the conveying air and in a second phase the accumulator tank (105) of the subsystem is emptied.
US09546040B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring waste removal and administration A method for a municipality to control, track, and monitor waste or refuse receptacles requires a permit for use of a waste receptacle. An issuing organization issues a permit associated with a discreet receptacle identifier. An RFID tag is provided with the permit and attached to a discreet receptacle. The RFID tag transmits a signal carrying data associated with the discreet receptacle identifier. The signal may be read by a portable reader carried by municipal personnel to record violations of municipal code associated with the use of the discreet receptacle.
US09546038B2	Disposable whole bean coffee filter A pre-packaged, sealed container enclosing whole coffee beans is sized to correspond to a single serving of coffee, or multiple servings. The container is used with a machine that selectively lowers a grinding blade into the container for grinding the whole beans. The freshly made grounds remain in the same container and heated water is introduced into the container. Freshly brewed coffee is produced and drips out of one or more openings in the bottom of the container after passing through the filter. The container is sealed for storage and shipping with an airtight membrane or cover such as plastic, foil etc.
US09546036B2	Method and system to whiten a golf hole An apparatus includes a container holding a whitening material, and a dispenser to release the whitening material from the container, wherein the dispenser is configured to simultaneously dispense the whitening material in a spray pattern 360 degrees around the dispenser.
US09546035B2	Slide card for selective insertion and withdrawal from a sleeve The slide card includes a base panel and a locking panel. The base panel includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has at least one first embossment integrally formed therewith and projecting therefrom. The locking panel is integrally formed with the base panel. The locking panel is hingedly connected directly to one of the end edges of the base panel along a hinge. The locking panel is folded about the hinge to take a folded position where the locking panel is disposed over the first portion of the base panel. The locking panel has at least one second embossment integrally formed therewith and projecting therefrom. The at least one the first embossment and the at least one second embossment are disposed next to each other with the hinge disposed therebetween.
US09546031B2	Method of packaging and package of fixed-temple eyewear A novel method of packaging fixed-temple eyewear includes arranging a first plurality of pairs of fixed-temple eyewear in a first arrangement with the lenses of the eyewear lying substantially in the same plane. The right temples of the eyewear are aligned along a first line and the left temples of the eyewear are aligned along a second line. The first plurality of pairs of eyewear is held in the first arrangement with a first portion of packaging material. Second and third pluralities of fixed temple eyewear are similarly arranged in second and third arrangements, respectively. The first, second, and third arrangements of fixed-temple eyewear are engaged with one another in a space saving relationship and packaged. Packages of fixed-temple eyewear are also disclosed.
US09546028B2	Mouthpiece structure for pressure vessel A mouthpiece structure for a pressure vessel includes a liner constituting a vessel body and a cylindrical part, a cylindrical mouthpiece mounted closely to an inner periphery of the cylindrical part, a housing part having a housing recess formed by recessing at least one of the inner periphery of cylindrical part and an outer periphery of mouthpiece, a sealing member housed in the housing recess while adhering closely to the inner periphery of cylindrical part and the outer periphery of mouthpiece, the sealing member defining a sealed space facing an interface between the inner periphery of the cylindrical part and the outer periphery of the mouthpiece in the housing recess, and a retainer located opposite the sealed space with the sealing member being interposed between them and preventing the sealing member from being displaced in a direction such that the sealing member increases a capacity of the sealed space.
US09546025B2	Lid construction for breathing apparatus A breathing assistance apparatus has a lid and latch assembly configured for one-handed operation. The apparatus also includes a hinge assembly that separates when over-rotated but that reengages upon closing of the lid onto the main body of the apparatus.
US09546024B2	Sealing cap A sealing cap includes a cap unit, a knob and at least one guiding mechanism. The cap unit includes a first cap body formed with a through hole extending along an axis, a second cap body, and a resilient gasket sleeved on the second cap body. The knob has a pressing portion abutting against the first cap body, and an insertion portion projecting into the through hole. The guiding mechanism includes an abutting member disposed on one of the second cap body and the insertion portion, and a guiding member having an inclined surface disposed on the other one of the second cap body and the insertion portion. Rotation of the knob causes the abutting member to slide on the inclined surface, and moves the second cap body between an opening position and a sealing position.
US09546021B2	Apparatus for storing, transporting and distributing kegs A method and apparatus for storing, transporting and distributing kegs. The apparatus comprising a keg shelving assembly with two or more stacked shelves. The shelves containing individual keg slots formed by two or more horizontally disposed rails. Stored kegs within the keg slots are accessed by a vertical sliding frame within a fixed frame vertical guidance assembly. A hinged platform is fixed to the vertical sliding frame having an open, horizontal position and a close vertical position relative to the vertical sliding frame. The apparatus further comprises a braking assembly that utilizes the downward force created by a load on the platform, to create a braking action opposing the downward force. This action allows a user to easily and efficiently lower a keg from one of the stacked shelves.
US09546019B2	Pallet and methods of making and using the same In one embodiment, a pallet comprises a top deck comprising a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the substrate comprises a first plastic material; and a layer disposed on the second surface of the substrate, wherein the layer comprises a composition comprising reinforcing fibers, polyimide fibers, and polymeric binder fibers, wherein the polymeric binder fibers have a melting point that is lower than the polyimide fibers; a bottom deck; and supporting columns disposed between the second surface and the bottom deck.
US09546016B2	Mattress display packaging and display container Mattress packaging displays and the display containers for displaying one or more mattresses in a retail environment generally include a bottom panel, a top panel, sidewalls extending from the bottom panel to the top panel, a front facing panel, and a rear facing panel; wherein the container is seated on the bottom panel during display and comprises at least one opening exposing at least a portion of the mattress, and wherein the container is configured to contain the mattress.
US09546015B2	Shipping and dispensing carton A carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a first side panel, a bottom panel, a second side panel, a first top panel, and a second top panel. The bottom panel comprises a first portion and a second portion. The carton comprises a first proximal side end flap, a first distal side end flap, a second proximal side end flap, a second distal side end flap, a first bottom end flap foldably connected to the first portion of the bottom panel, and second bottom end flap foldably connected to the second portion of the bottom panel. The first distal side end flap is in face-to-face contact with the second distal side end flap, the first bottom end flap is in face-to-face contact with the first proximal side end flap, and the second bottom end flap is in face-to-face contact with the second proximal side end flap.
US09546013B2	Converted intermodal container for use as a water processing tank An intermodal container converted to a tank for processing wastewater has a process wall detachable from a hatchway in a wall of the container. The process wall is bolted to an interior facing flange in the container wall and is installed so as to sandwich a gasket and a lip between the process wall and the flange. When the process wall is at a container end wall, first components for interface with water to be treated are sealingly fixed into one part of the process wall designed to be below the level of contained water. Second process components such as those associated with communication cabling, power cabling or piping to be run through the converted container are sealingly fixed into an upper part of the process wall above a design level of contained water to be treated.
US09546009B2	Apparatus and method for sealing a cardboard-based container An apparatus and method for sealing an open end of a cardboard-based container containing a powder. A transporter is configured to transport a flow of containers to and from an inductive welding unit. The transporter includes a feeding arrangement to separate the containers and a main conveyor member to convey the spaced containers. A movable gripping arrangement is configured to simultaneously grip at least two containers and simultaneously transfer these containers from the main conveyor member to the welding unit. The welding unit is configured to simultaneously fasten a lid to each of the simultaneously transferred containers.
US09546008B1	Miniature release mechanism or diminutive assembly for nanosatellite deployables (DANY) Miniature release mechanisms constrain objects, such as deployables during the launch of space vehicles, such as small satellites and nanosatellites, and enable the release of the objects once a desired destination is reached by the space vehicle. Constraint and release of the objects are achieved by providing a secure threaded interface that may be released by the release mechanisms. The release mechanisms include a housing structure; a release block can include a threaded interface; one or more retracting pins; one or more release springs; a breakable link, such as a plastic link; a cable harness clamp; and a circuit board. The release mechanism can be 0.1875 inches (approximately 4.8 mm) thick.
US09546004B1	Water and ice detection and quantitative assessment system for ingression prone areas in an aircraft A water and ice detection and quantitative assessment system (“WIDQAS”) for moisture detection and assessment of water accumulation on an aircraft having an airframe that has at least one enclosed space within the airframe is described. The WIDQAS may include a plurality of sensors and a data measurement device. The plurality of sensors may be arranged in the at least one enclosed space within the airframe and each sensor of the plurality of sensors may be configured to detect a presence of moisture in the at least one enclosed space and generate a data measurement that is responsive to the detection of moisture in the at least one enclosed space. The data measurement device is in signal communication with the plurality of sensors and may be configured to record the data measurement for each sensor and record identifying information about the measurement during a flight of the aircraft.
US09546000B2	Fixing structure for fixing a seat of a vehicle A fixing structure for fixing a seat of a vehicle includes a fixing member which includes a locking section, a buffering section and a restricting section. The locking and restricting sections are provided with a thread for meshing with the thread of the locking passage, and the buffering section has no thread. The fixing seat includes a locking passage and a restricting space connected to the locking passage. The locking member is inserted through the cover and screwed into the fixing seat. When vibrations occur, the locking member will be unscrewed from the locking passage. However, in order to prevent the locking member from fully disengaging from the fixing seat, the buffering section is retained in the restricting space to prevent the thread of the restricting section from meshing with the thread of the locking passage, which prevents disengagement of the locking member in a vibrating condition.
US09545997B2	Wingtip extension for reducing wake vortices of aircraft The invention relates to a wingtip extension comprising a leading edge and a trailing edge, which wingtip extension is affixable to an outer end of a wing, wherein the leading edge, at least in some sections, is essentially straight, and the straight section of the leading edge comprises a leading-edge sweep angle that exceeds the leading-edge sweep angle of the wing, and the local depth of the wingtip extension gradually decreases between a connecting region for connection to the wing and the outer end of the wingtip extension. By means of a wingtip extension according to the invention, in a delta wing a vortex burst region is positioned just behind the wingtip, as a result of which vortex burst region the cores of wingtip vortices burst and eventually become unstable, so that as a result of this the wake vortices of the aircraft can be reduced. The invention furthermore relates to a wing, comprising wingtip extensions according to the invention, as well as to an aircraft comprising such a wing.
US09545995B1	Control normalization for unmanned autonomous systems Methods, systems, and process-readable media include an autonomous vehicle override control system that receives override commands from a pilot qualified on a first type of unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV) and translates the inputs into suitable commands transmitted to a target UAV of a second UAV type. A pilot's certification for a first UAV type may be determined from the pilot's login credentials. The system may obtain a first control model for the first UAV type and a second control model for the target UAV. Pilot input commands processed through the first control model may be used to calculate movements of a virtual UAV of the type. The system may estimate physical movement of the target UAV similar to the first physical movement, and generate an override command for the target UAV using the second control model and the second physical movement. Control models may accommodate current conditions and pilot experience.
US09545987B1	Traction control systems and methods for marine vessels A traction control system is for a marine vessel. The traction control system comprises a first internal combustion engine that causes rotation of a first propulsor to thereby propel the marine vessel in the water. A second internal combustion engine causes rotation of a second propulsor to thereby propel the marine vessel in water. A sensor senses a change in operation of the first internal combustion engine that is indicative of a loss of traction between the first propulsor and the water. A control circuit is programmed to temporarily slow rotation of the first propulsor when the sensor senses the change in operation of the first internal combustion engine, thereby allowing the first propulsor to regain traction with the water. When the control circuit slows rotation, the control circuit is further programmed to temporarily slow rotation of the second internal combustion engine, thereby preventing unintended movement of the marine vessel.
US09545984B2	Jet propelled watercraft A jet propelled watercraft includes a prime mover, a jet pump driven by the prime mover and jetting water from a jet port, a reverse gate changing a direction of the jet flow jetted from the jet pump, a shift actuator switching a position of the reverse gate among a plurality of shift positions, a reverse gate position detector detecting the position of the reverse gate, and a controller configured or programmed to execute a shift control of setting a target shift position of the reverse gate and controlling the shift actuator to move the reverse gate to the target shift position and execute an error judgment of judging that an error has occurred when the position detected by the reverse gate position detector differs from a control position.
US09545982B2	Breathing device for divers A breathing device for divers that includes a breathing tube exhibiting an end having an inclined opening, an obturator that is mobile between an open position and a closed position of the opening of the end, a float that activates the obturator, a first articulator that communicates the obturator to the tube, a second articulator that communicates the float to the tube. The first and the second articulators can each exhibit a respective hinge axis to the tube. The hinge axis to the tube of the second articulator can be more greatly distanced from the end of the tube relative to the hinge axis to the tube of the first articulator.
US09545979B2	Floating vessel for collecting liquid samples The invention relates to a floating vessel for taking liquid samples, comprising a shell (2) that has a hull (3) to be submerged in a liquid medium below the water line and a superstructure (4) arranged above the water line; the vessel also comprises air propulsion means, means for taking and storing samples, and means for remotely controlling the air propulsion means and the sampling means; and the vessel further comprises a secondary detachable shell (32) provided with means for fixing to the shell (2) of the vessel, covering at least the hull of the vessel.
US09545977B1	Surf tab A wake-shaping system comprising a one or more surf tabs attached to a watercraft. The one or more surf tabs comprise at least a first surf tab. The first surf tab comprises an upper plate, a mounting hinge, a lower portion, a one or more mounting brackets comprising at least a first mounting bracket. A hydro-thruster assembly having a one or more hydro-thruster diversion fins. further, the first surf tab comprises a leading edge, a trailing edge, an interior side, an exterior side, a top side and a bottom side. The upper plate is rotatably attached to a portion of the watercraft with the mounting hinge. The watercraft travels through a water in a direction of travel. The leading edge comprises a forward portion of first surf tab relative to the direction of travel and the trailing edge comprises a rearward portion.
US09545976B2	Snowmobile with leaning capability A snowmobile has a snowmobile body and an arm assembly pivotally coupled to the snowmobile body. The arm assembly is configured to pivot on an axis through the snowmobile body. A first hydraulic actuator has a first end coupled to the snowmobile body and a second end coupled to the arm assembly. A hydraulic system is coupled to the first hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic system includes a hydraulic pump in fluid communication with the first hydraulic actuator. A hydraulic valve is coupled between the hydraulic pump and first hydraulic actuator. An axle is disposed through the first end of the first hydraulic actuator. The axle includes a hydraulic pathway through the axle coupled between the hydraulic system and first hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic system is configured to operate the first hydraulic actuator. A second hydraulic actuator is coupled to the first hydraulic actuator.
US09545972B2	Variable magnetic binding system for bicycle pedal An adjustable magnetic binding system used for attaching a shoe to a bicycle pedal. The magnetic element is integrated into the bicycle pedal in such a manner as to exert attractive forces to the shoe, which contains a shoe piece. The pedal may contain a variety of differently shaped, sized, or number of magnets, which may be retained within the pedal by a protective layer of material. These variables can be easily modified to suit the rider's skill level and desired attractive force to the pedal. The shoe is further secured onto the pedal by means of a retaining system. The shoe is readily removed by the rider with a natural rotation of the foot, which breaks the attractive force.
US09545965B2	Mobile robot A mobile robot configured to be widely versatile in its use. For example, the mobile robot can be configured for being used on a wide assortment of surfaces, regardless of the orientation and/or shape of the surfaces. Alternatively or in combination, the mobile robot can be configured for effective and efficient movement on the surfaces it traverses. In some cases, the mobile robot is configured with two or more component units. In some cases, the component units are configured with magnets and a control system for orientating the magnets. In some cases, one or more component couplings join the component units. In some cases, the mobile unit is configured with Mecanum wheels.
US09545961B2	Aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus is provided for use with vehicles having surfaces that are not streamlined. The apparatus including an exterior cover supported by moveable frames which in turn are supported by sets of supporting linkages. The moveable frames extend rearward and together with the exterior cover form a drag reducing shape for use in a drag reducing configuration and collapse for use in a space saving configuration.
US09545957B2	Upper vehicle-body structure of vehicle There are provided a center pillar, a roof side rail connected to an upper end portion of the center pillar and having a closed cross section extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and a synthetic resin-made reinforcing member provided inside the roof side rail at a position near an upper end portion of the center pillar. The roof side rail comprises a roof rail inner having a protrusion portion and a roof rail outer forming the closed cross section together with the roof rail inner. The reinforcing member is provided to have a gap from the roof rail outer and integrally joined to an outward face, in a vehicle width direction, of the roof rail inner which is roughened by an anchor effect.
US09545953B2	Instrument panel for a vehicle, vehicle comprising the instrument panel, and method for producing the instrument panel An instrument panel for a vehicle is provided. The instrument panel has a visible side and a rear side. The rear side has at least one free-space portion and at least one fastening portion, and the instrument panel can be fastened in the fastening portion to a vehicle structure of the vehicle. The instrument panel comprises at least one foam body, and the foam body is formed to be elastically deformable. The foam body is arranged between the visible side and the rear side and forms elastically deformable regions on the visible side, and the foam body forms additional elastically deformable regions in the at least one free-space portion on the rear side.
US09545952B2	Vehicle lower part structure An outer energy absorbing member and an inner energy absorbing member are mounted on a lower surface side of a vehicle bottom part. The outer energy absorbing member and the inner energy absorbing member are arranged adjacent and in parallel to each other in a vehicle width direction. A recessed engagement part is formed in a side end part of the outer energy absorbing member on an inner side in the vehicle width direction, and a projecting engagement part is formed in a side end part of the inner energy absorbing member on an outer side in the vehicle width direction. The recessed engagement part and the projecting engagement part are engaged with each other at a time of side impact.
US09545951B2	Structure for front part of vehicle A vehicle-body front structure includes vehicle-body side structural members extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body at both sides of the vehicle body, a power train arranged between the vehicle-body side structural members at the both sides of the vehicle body, and a load transmission member attached to at least one of the vehicle-body side structural members or the power train with at least part of the load transmission member located outside the vehicle-body side structural members in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle body. The load transmission member is configured to transmit at least part of impact load received from an obstacle in front of the vehicle body to the vehicle body via the power train.
US09545950B2	Connection structure of a vehicle A connection structure of a vehicle includes a fender apron upper extending in a length direction of the vehicle, a front side member extending in a length direction of the vehicle, a front reinforcement, a bumper, and a back beam mounted in an inner side of the bumper. A front end portion of the fender apron upper is connected to one end of the front reinforcement and a rear end portion of the fender apron upper is connected to at least one of a cowl and a front pillar. A front end portion of the front side member is connected to the back beam and a rear end portion of the front side member is connected to a lower portion of the vehicle body. The other end of the front reinforcement is coupled to a front side portion of the front side member in the length direction thereof.
US09545945B2	Electric power steering system with motor controller An electric power steering system for a vehicle works to determine an assist command based on steering torque to produce assist torque through an electric motor for assisting in turning a steering wheel of the vehicle, also determines a tracking command for producing automatic steering torque which brings a value of a given physical quantity associated with steering of the vehicle into agreement a target value, and calculates a steering correction command for use in producing a steering correction torque which reduces the steering torque which arises from output of the torque from the electric motor based on a transfer characteristic of transmission of the output of torque from the electric motor as a part of the steering torque. A motor driver works to actuate the electric motor based on sum of the assist command, the tracking command, and the steering correction command.
US09545942B2	Assembly detection means In one aspect of the invention, a clip nut for shaft assembly having a tubular shaft is provided. The clip nut includes a first end having a first aperture, a second end having an inwardly extending projection portion with a second aperture extending therethrough, and a connecting portion extending between the first end and the second end. The first and second ends are configured to extend around the tubular shaft such that the projection portion extends into the tubular shaft, and the first and second apertures are configured to receive a fastener to couple the clip nut to the tubular shaft.
US09545941B2	Infant stroller apparatus An infant stroller apparatus includes a stroller frame having a leg frame, a stand platform pivotally connected with the leg frame about a pivot axis, and a spring connected with the leg frame. The stand platform is connected with a caster assembly disposed rearward relative to the pivot axis. The spring is configured to bias the stand platform in a direction for displacing the caster assembly downward. In some embodiment, the infant stroller apparatus can include a brake assembly operable to lift the caster assembly of the stand platform in a braking state.
US09545940B2	Infant stroller apparatus An infant stroller apparatus includes a leg segment and a handle segment, a joint structure including a first and a second coupling hub that are respectively affixed with the leg segment and the handle segment and are pivotally connected with each other, a mount portion connected with the joint structure, a latch assembly having an actuation surface and arranged in the two coupling hubs, and a detachable seat having a connector and a release actuator arranged adjacent to each other. The latch assembly is movable between a first and a second position for respectively locking and unlocking the leg segment and the handle segment. The release actuator can push against the actuation surface for driving an unlocking displacement of the latch assembly when the seat is installed on the mount portion.
US09545935B2	System and method for interfacing with a portable remote speed control system on a locomotive to enhance speed control and a speed measurement device therefor A portable mounting assembly is provided comprising a mounting disc comprising at least one magnetic component for attaching the mounting disc to an axle bearing on a vehicle such as a locomotive, for determining speed; and a stabilizer bar attached at a first end to the mounting disc and at a second end to an outrigger comprising at least one magnetic component for attaching to a stationary component of the vehicle. A method of providing speed control to a portable remote control system for a locomotive is also provided. A method of overriding a speed control mode operated by a portable remote control system for a locomotive is also provided.
US09545933B2	Air spring and railcar An air spring (2) includes: an upper surface plate (21); a lower surface plate (22); an elastic film (23) airtightly coupling a peripheral portion of the upper surface plate (21) and a peripheral portion of the lower surface plate (22) to each other to form an air chamber (24) inside the elastic film (23); an elastic stopper (25) connected to the lower surface plate (22); and at least one of an internal pipe (45) or internal wire (55) extending from an upper surface of the upper surface plate (21) to a side surface of the elastic stopper (25). A part of a pipe and/or wire extending between a carbody (11) and a bogie (1) of a railcar (100) is constituted by the internal pipe (45) and/or internal wire (55) of the air spring (2).
US09545929B1	Method and apparatus to control a continuously variable transmission A powertrain system including an internal combustion engine rotatably coupled to a variator of a continuously variable transmission (CVT) is described. A method for controlling the CVT includes determining a desired variator speed ratio in response to a change in an operator input and executing a step-upshift in the CVT based upon the desired variator speed ratio. The step-upshift includes determining a preferred CVT input deceleration profile based upon the desired variator speed ratio, a present variator speed ratio, and a preferred shift time and synchronizing the preferred CVT input deceleration profile with a command to reduce engine torque. A change rate for the variator speed ratio is based upon the preferred CVT input deceleration profile, and the CVT is controlled in response to the change rate for the variator speed ratio and the desired variator speed ratio.
US09545922B1	Lane keeping assistance system and method thereof Disclosed is a system that creates a lane model using a lane offset value and a lane heading angle and assists a vehicle in keeping its lane by using the lane model. More specifically, the system may include: a camera that obtains an image of the road; an image analyzing unit that detects lane markings by analyzing the image and calculates and stores the lane offset value from the detected lane markings; a radar that detects the position of the preceding vehicle; a preceding vehicle analyzing unit that calculates a preceding vehicle heading angle between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle; and a controller that, if the lane markings are blocked, applies the preceding vehicle heading angle to the lane heading angle to thereby create the lane model.
US09545918B2	Control device of hybrid vehicle A control device of a hybrid vehicle causing a first electric motor to apply an engine reduction torque for reducing a rotation speed of an engine at the time of stopping a rotation of the engine, when it is determined that an output torque of a second electric motor is in a predetermined torque range near zero including zero during transition to stopping the rotation of the engine with the engine reduction torque applied by a first electric motor at the time of stopping the rotation of the engine being set to a predetermined engine reduction torque, the engine reduction torque is changed from the predetermined engine reduction torque.
US09545917B2	Drive control device for hybrid vehicle A drive control device for a hybrid vehicle is provided with a differential device having four rotary elements. One of the four rotary elements is constituted by rotary components of each of a first and a second differential mechanisms selectively connected to each other through a clutch. One of the rotary components of said first and second differential mechanisms selectively connected through said clutch is selectively fixed to a stationary member through a brake. The drive control device comprises a brake engagement control portion configured to place the brake in an engaged state upon starting an engine, and an electric motor operation control portion configured to operate a first electric motor to raise a speed of a rotary motion of the engine for starting of the engine and to operate a second electric motor to reduce a reaction force during starting of said engine acting on an output rotary member.
US09545916B2	Hybrid vehicle When all conditions for increasing a regeneration amount are established, and when a motor temperature Tmg is lower than a predetermined temperature, and a rotation speed Nm1 of a motor MG1 is lower than a predetermined rotation speed, a motor requirement upper limit value VHlimmg is set by imposing a limit for reducing a drive voltage system voltage VH (S130). In so doing, the regeneration amount can be increased by suppressing heat generation by a diode of a lower arm of a step-up converter. When, on the other hand, the motor temperature Tmg equals or exceeds the predetermined temperature or the rotation speed Nm1 of the motor MG1 equals or exceeds the predetermined rotation speed, the motor requirement upper limit value VHlimmg is set by relaxing or canceling the limit for reducing the drive voltage system voltage VH (S130).
US09545912B2	Hybrid vehicle mode-switching control device A hybrid vehicle mode-switching control device for a hybrid vehicle controls that an output of an engine and/or motor in response to a mode-switch request. In a case of a difference between an actual transmission gear ratio and a target transmission gear ratio, a deficit with respect to the requested drive power occurs that causes discomfort to the driver. The drive power surplus or deficit caused by the transmission gear ratio deviation can eliminated by correcting of the motor torque and/or the engine torque by a correction amount necessary to eliminate the surplus or deficit of drive power. In this way, the lack of drive power due to the transmission ratio deviation and the driver's sense of discomfort can be eliminated.
US09545911B2	Collision avoidance apparatus and method for vehicle Provided are collision avoidance apparatus and method for a vehicle, which are capable of maintaining a braking force and assisting a steering force by providing a braking control signal and a steering control signal to a wheel of a driver's steering intention direction during braking for collision avoidance, thereby achieving lateral avoidance. The collision avoidance apparatus for the vehicle includes: a measurement unit configured to measure a motion of an opposite vehicle; and an electronic control unit configured to determine whether there is a risk of collision with the opposite vehicle, based on a measurement result from the measurement unit, and, when it is determined that there is the risk of collision, provide a braking control signal and a steering control signal to an actuator for controlling a wheel of a driver's steering intention direction and provide a braking release signal for releasing a braking force from a wheel opposite to the driver's steering intention direction.
US09545906B2	Method for controlling a brake system, brake system, and use The invention relates to a method, wherein an electrically operated actuator of a vehicle brake system is controlled in accordance with a braking demand of a vehicle control system, such as occurs in electronic stability control. According to the invention, a supply voltage of the vehicle electrical system applied to the electrically operated actuator is increased if at least one specified condition is met. Thus, the pressure build-up by a hydraulic pump can e.g. be accelerated during emergency braking.
US09545902B2	Connection structure for electrical component assembly, hydraulic pressure control apparatus, and method for producing electrically conductive member A connection structure for electrical component assembly including: an electrical component assembly provided with a coil energized through a pair of electrically conductive members; and a housing that covers the electrical component assembly and that is provided with housing-side connection terminals. The electrically conductive member has a connection terminal section connectable to the housing-side connection terminal. The connection terminal section is bent toward a side departing from the coil so as to protrude toward a side of the electrical component assembly, and one of the connection terminal sections is arranged at a position deviated in an axis direction of the coil relative to the other of the connection terminal sections.
US09545900B2	Control device and control method for vehicle Hill hold control for a vehicle that is executed in response to idling stop of an engine is cancelled on the condition that a command to restart the engine for recovery from the idling stop is issued and an engine rotation speed is higher than or equal to a predetermined determination value; whereas, cancellation of the hill hold control is prohibited when the engine is in process of being stopped through the idling stop.
US09545890B2	Sensor mat comprising two switching levels Disclosed is a sensor mat for determining a seat occupation situation of a vehicle seat. Said sensor mat comprises a plurality of sensor cells which can be allocated to a sitting area of the vehicle seat and are configured and interconnected in such a way that an output signal of the sensor mat varies in accordance with the seat occupation situation. At least one first sensor cell and a second sensor cell are interconnected to a pair of sensor cells such that the output signal of the sensor mat exceeds or lies below a predefined threshold value independently of the triggering state of the other sensor cells when the first and the second sensor cell are triggered simultaneously.
US09545889B2	Power supply unit Disclosed is a power supply unit reducing deterioration of power loss caused by cables. A connector connecting a power line L11 connected to a battery and a plurality of ramp loads is attached to a holder housing at least one of the plurality of ramp loads. The connector is provided with: a pressure-bonding power source terminal to which the power line L11 is connected and power is inputted, a first branch circuit branching one power line inputted from the pressure-bonding terminal into a plurality of branch lines, a plurality of tub-like power source terminal, pressure-bonding power terminals each connected to the plurality of branch lines branched by the first branch circuit and outputting power to each ramp load; and a housing housing them.
US09545888B2	Vehicle composite cable and vehicle composite harness A vehicle composite cable includes a pair of power wires for supplying a current to an electric parking brake unit that generates a braking force after stopping a vehicle, a first signal line including a twisted pair wire transmitting a first electrical signal during when the vehicle is in motion, a second signal line including a twisted pair wire for transmitting a second electrical signal also during when the vehicle is in motion, and a sheath collectively covering the pair of power wires and the first and second signal lines. The first and second signal lines are not covered with a shield conductor, and the first signal line is separated from the second signal line by the pair of power wires.
US09545886B2	Cargo tray assembly for a vehicle A cargo tray assembly for a vehicle includes first and second trays. The first tray has a translatable planar section in a first plane, and a first hinged section moveable between upright and flattened positions with respect to the first plane. The second tray has a fixed planar section arranged in a second plane that is parallel to the first plane. The fixed planar section connects to the interior, e.g., a wall of a rear cargo area, and the first hinged section connects to a seat in the interior. The translatable planar section translates in response to an applied force, such as when the seat is moved forward or aft. The first hinged section pivots about an axis orthogonal to the direction of translation, e.g., when the seat is stowed flat or deployed into an upright position. A vehicle having the assembly is also disclosed.
US09545877B2	Steering wheel bezel with integrated horn switch function A steering wheel assembly for a motor vehicle includes a steering wheel having a rim, a hub, and spokes connecting the rim and hub. An airbag module is disposed on the hub. Horn activating switches are disposed on the plurality of spokes. A bezel is disposed adjacent to the airbag module for actuating the horn, the bezel being movably mounted to the steering wheel to contact any of the horn activating switches. At least a portion of the bezel is axially movable relative to the steering wheel to contact any of the horn activating switches, whereby a motor vehicle operator may actuate the horn by pressing on the bezel without contacting any portion of the airbag module.
US09545873B2	Pickup truck box reinforcement for fifth wheel pedestal A reinforcement panel for the floor of a pick-up truck bed. The reinforcement panel is assembled between the floor of the pick-up truck and a fifth wheel cross member. The reinforcement panel includes transversely extending reinforcing or stiffening ribs. The stiffening ribs resist deflection in the area of the gooseneck ball receptacle.
US09545872B1	Dunnage bag hanger apparatus and method A dunnage bag hanger apparatus includes a dunnage bag hanger and a handle mounted applicator block operative to support and affix the dunnage bag hanger. The dunnage bag hanger is fabricated from three distinct and separate parts: a generally planar support substrate and two release papers covering adhesive patches or regions on the support substrate. The support substrate in one embodiment is a sheet that is further divided into two contact members separated by a resilient coupler. Each contact member preferably has a contact body, a hanging loop distal to the resilient coupler, and an adhesive coating. The two adhesive couplings are preferably on opposite sides of the support substrate sheet.
US09545870B2	Manual override for slide-out room system having wall-mounted drive mechanism An apparatus for moving a slide-out room disposed in an aperture of a side wall of a vehicle from a retracted position to an extended position in a drive direction. The apparatus includes a drive assembly supported by the side wall of the vehicle and a driven assembly driven by the drive assembly. The driven assembly is connected to a wall of the slide-out room such that the slide-out room moves with the driven assembly from the retracted position to the extended position in the drive direction and the driven assembly is movable in a transverse direction generally perpendicular to the drive direction relative to the wall of the slide-out room.
US09545868B1	Apparatus and method for loading, handling and transporting waste containers An apparatus for loading, handling and transporting waste containers includes a vehicle having a main frame and a load container handler, the load container handler including a main frame assembly having a rear and mounted to and atop the vehicle main frame; a pivot assembly pivotally connected to the main frame assembly to rotate about a first axis; a main jib assembly connected with the pivot assembly to reciprocate along a first line between jib extended and retracted positions; a carriage assembly connected with the main jib assembly to reciprocate along a second line between carriage extended and retracted positions and including container connection elements operable to rotate about a second axis and for engaging with and holding a container; and, motive elements for moving the pivot assembly, main jib assembly and carriage assembly.
US09545864B2	Conveyance seat A conveyance seat includes a seat frame, and a rod that extends to a region on a seat inside, and that is connected to the seat frame. The rod is connected to the seat frame via a shaft member. The shaft member includes a tubular portion having a through-hole, and a protruding portion protruding toward an outside in a radial direction from one end of the tubular portion in an axial direction. The shaft member is assembled to the seat frame in a state in which the tubular portion is inserted through the seat frame from a seat outside, and an insertion position of the shaft member in the axial direction is restricted by a position where the protruding portion abuts against an outside surface of the seat frame. The rod is inserted in the axial direction through the through-hole in the shaft member, and assembled to the shaft member.
US09545859B2	Seat A seat for use in a passenger vehicle, e.g. for prisoner transport, comprises a molded piece having at least one first contact zone at a periphery of the molded piece and at least second contact zone located inward of the periphery of molded piece. The second contact zone may comprise a multi-surface formation that is configured to engage a multi-surface formation of a vehicle body. The molded piece may comprise one or more recesses designed to accommodate the body of a passenger. The at least one second contact zone may be disposed in an area of the seat that receives the buttocks of a passenger, thereby providing additional support in a load bearing area of the seat.
US09545857B2	Recliner hold-open mechanism for a vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a seat back is coupled to a seat base for movement between an upright position and a folded-forward position when a vehicle seat recliner is in an open configuration. The vehicle seat includes a recliner hold-open mechanism that locks the recliner in the open configuration even after a user releases a handle or otherwise disengages an actuator of the recliner. The seat back is thus free to move between the upright and folded-forward positions without the user being required to hold the actuator in any particular position during the movement. The hold-open mechanism may be configured to cooperate with a seat-base motion controller to free the vehicle seat for movement along a foundation frame while the seat back is between the upright and folded-forward positions.
US09545851B2	Vehicle bi-directional power inverter system and method An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a bi-directional inverter of a vehicle. The bi-directional inverter may include an alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) inverter configured to receive AC power from a power grid and generate DC power on a DC bus operatively coupled to a vehicle battery. The bi-directional inverter may also include a DC to AC inverter configured to receive DC power from the DC bus and generate AC power delivered to the power grid. The bi-directional inverter may also include an energy management system operatively coupled to the AC to DC inverter and the DC to AC inverter and configured to selectively operate the bi-directional inverter in a charging mode or a generation mode. Additionally, the bi-directional inverter may include a power line communications (PLC) coupler configured to transfer electronic data between the energy management system and a power plant network through the power grid.
US09545847B2	Vehicle Vehicle is configured to supply power to outside of a vehicle. Vehicle includes an engine, a battery, a first MG configured to generate power with use of motive power of the engine, a switching unit configured to switch power supplied to outside of the vehicle between power generated by the first MG and power stored in the battery, an ECU configured to control the switching unit, and a detection unit configured to allow the ECU to determine whether or not the vehicle is located indoors. When the ECU determines that the vehicle is located indoors based on an output from the detection unit, it controls the switching unit so that the power supplied to outside of the vehicle to be switched from power generated by the first MG to power stored in the battery.
US09545846B2	Vehicular pedal device Provided is a vehicular pedal device, wherein a master cylinder, which is connected to a clutch pedal via a piston, and which generates hydraulic pressure via a movement of the clutch pedal, is positioned further toward a passenger compartment side of a dash panel which separates a drive source mounting chamber from the passenger compartment, said vehicular pedal device comprising a pedal support bracket which supports the clutch pedal upon the dash panel. The pedal support bracket configures a cylinder part which houses operating oil of the master cylinder.
US09545845B2	Fueling device A fueling device comprises a resin passage-forming member configured to form a fuel path, a fuel path end member and a covering member. A resin sealing member constituting the fuel path end member is located on a filler port side of the fuel path and is welded to the passage-forming member about an axis of the fuel path to provide a seal against the passage-forming member by welding about the axis. The covering member is arranged to cover a welded part about the axis at which the sealing member is welded to the passage-forming member from outside of the fuel path with leaving a gap about the axis, which is formed between the welded part and the covering member and is divided into a plurality of sections. The covering member is protruded from an outer peripheral wall of the passage-forming member and is supported by the outer peripheral wall such as to form the gap. The covering member is linked with the outer peripheral wall of the passage-forming member by linkage sections formed between adjacent sections of the gap divided into the plurality of sections. This configuration suppresses deformation of a welded part between a pipe main body and an inner member by an external force.
US09545843B2	Hybrid electric vehicle control for minimizing high voltage battery power limits violations A control system and method for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain with mechanical and electro-mechanical power sources that use an intelligent controller adapted to reduce driveline oscillations while minimizing hybrid vehicle battery limit violations. Damping of driveline torque oscillations is accomplished and violations of battery power limits are avoided by filtering estimated engine power.
US09545842B2	Vehicle power transmission device A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle is provided which is equipped with a power split device and a speed variator. The power transmission device is designed to set a speed ratio of speed of rotation of an output of a power source to speed of rotation of a driven wheel in a power circulation mode of a power split device to lie within one of a positive range in which a sign of the speed ratio is positive and a negative range in which a sign of the speed ratio is negative. This results in a decrease in degree of torque acting on the speed variator such as a continuously variable transmission, thus permitting a required degree of durability of the speed variator to be reduced.
US09545841B2	Hybrid powertrain unit for motor vehicles provided with auxiliary devices A hybrid powertrain unit comprises an engine, and a gearbox device with a primary shaft connectable to a shaft of the engine via a clutch. The gearbox device comprises a secondary shaft with an output pinion meshing with a first crown wheel of a differential, the casing of which is rigidly connected to a casing of the gearbox device. An electric machine is configured to function as an electric motor and an electric generator, having a shaft connected by a transmission to a second crown wheel of the differential. In the transmission, arranged between the electric machine shaft and the second crown wheel is an engagement device that can be actuator driven. The electric machine shaft is connected to the engine shaft, on a side opposite to the gearbox device by a belt transmission that controls vehicle auxiliary devices, which are mounted coaxially with respect to the electric machine.
US09545839B2	Hybrid electric vehicle powertrain with enhanced reverse drive performance A method for controlling a hybrid electrical vehicle powertrain having an engine that is a source of power during forward drive and an electric motor that is a source of reverse driving power. A desired engine power during reverse drive is achieved by operating the engine at an increased speed that is greater than an optimum speed for a given engine power.
US09545837B2	Automobile body protector A device and method for protecting an automobile from dents and paint scratches caused by the opening of a door of an adjacent automobile. The protection device (cover) is formed from a plurality of rectangular pockets containing a high-density cushion material. An additional pocket includes a magnetic strip for securing the device to a metal car door or side panel. A suction cup and drawstring mechanism are attached to the top of the device for use on a window or non-metallic automobile body. The front surface of the cover is made of a ripstop material and the inner surface is made from a soft material that will not damage the automobile paint or finish.
US09545836B2	Joint system for an automotive glazing unit, glazing unit equipped with the system, and method for fitting the glazing unit A joint system for an automotive glazing unit, or a windshield, the system including: a profiled bead including a hollow part that is elongate and opened toward the top, the profiled bead exhibiting in cross section a left neck part and a right neck part, a core including a pin placed inside the hollow part and a gripping mechanism allowing the pin to be removed from the hollow part. In cross section, the gripping mechanism forms a loop and includes a base located between the pin and the hollow part portion and a ring placed above the core.
US09545826B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises at least one sidewall portion provided with a serration pattern on its outer surface, the serration pattern comprising a plurality of first groups being repeatedly arranged in the circumferential direction of the tire, each first group comprising a plurality of ridges which are arranged using gradually increasing pitches toward a first circumferential direction of the tire, wherein a region provided with the serration pattern on the outer surface of the sidewall portion has a radius of curvature in a range of not more than 70 mm in a cross section including a tire axis under a standard condition such that the tire is mounted on a standard rim and inflated to a standard pressure, but no tire load is loaded.
US09545824B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes, on a tread surface (1) of the tire, at least two longitudinal grooves (2, 3) extending along a tire equator (C), a plurality of transverse grooves (4a to 4d) connecting the longitudinal grooves, and a block row (L5) formed by a plurality of blocks (5a to 5d) extending along the tire equator and defined by the longitudinal grooves and the transverse grooves. Each of the blocks (5a to 5d) includes a reduced thickness portion (6) in an overlapping region (R) where the blocks overlap in projection when the block row (L5) is projected in the circumferential direction, the reduced thickness portion (6) including at least two portions where the thickness of the block gradually decreases.
US09545821B2	Power transmission device A power transmission device includes: a spindle case that includes a central hole through which an axle shaft penetrates in a central portion and forms a brake chamber in a region around the axle shaft at a base end portion; a wheel hub that is rotatably supported by an outer circumference of the spindle case and includes a final chamber, between the final chamber and the brake chamber, oil can flow, by communicating with the brake chamber through the central hole of the spindle case; a wet type brake mechanism that is contained in the brake chamber and operates so as to apply braking on rotation of the axle shaft with respect to the spindle case; and a deceleration mechanism that is contained in the final chamber and decelerates the rotation of the axle shaft to transmit the rotation to the wheel hub.
US09545820B2	Wheel with aluminum foam for tire cavity noise suppression A wheel assembly includes a wheel including a spoke portion radially supporting a rim portion about a central axis, wherein the rim portion presents a radial outer surface relative to the central axis. A tire is mounted to the wheel and cooperates with the wheel to define a tire cavity between the radial outer surface of the rim portion and the tire. A foamed aluminum portion is supported by the wheel, and includes a plurality of pores arranged to define an open-cell foam. The plurality of pores of the foamed aluminum portion is disposed in fluid communication with the tire cavity to absorb noise from within the tire cavity. The foamed aluminum portion may be integrally cast with the wheel, or otherwise affixed to the wheel.
US09545816B2	System and method for a frame assembly A kit and method for assembling a frame supporting a stretched sheet includes a set of four stretcher bars, a set of braces, a stretching lever, and a sheet of material. A first stretcher bar can be initially attached to a first edge of the sheet. Remaining second, third, and fourth stretcher bars can be assembled with the first stretcher bar and corner braces to form a frame that rests upon the sheet. The stretching lever can be used to stretch the sheet between opposing stretcher bars just before the sheet is attached to a stretcher bar. The method of using a stretching lever as opposed to stretching pliers greatly reduces the time and difficulty of uniformly stretching the sheet.
US09545815B2	Method and apparatus for the application and storage of surface coating materials A method and apparatus are described for the improved application, transportation, and storage of surface coating materials including: paints, stains, cleaners, and preservatives; the present method employs a carrying and storage container in conjunction with a sealing lid; with the lid in place liquid coating materials and wet tools can be stored for extended periods of time between coating application jobs without the need to empty the container or wash out the tools; both magnetic means and selective enclosure are taught by the present invention for effective wet tool storage, whereby eliminating washing up saves time and coating products, as well as conserving wash up supplies.
US09545814B2	Decorated parts with design containing coat layer A method for decorating a given part is designed to print designs onto a coat layer deteriorating the coat layer on the surface of the given part. In the coat layer-forming process, in spreading the metallic-coating material containing aluminum flake onto the surface of the resin compact, the coat layer is formed on the surface of it. In a laser-printing process, a laser is irradiated on the condition of being able to maintain the same state of the coat layer before and after irradiating the laser, so as to reduce the aspect ratio of the micronized-metallic powder, which is the average value of the ratio of the maximum dimension of the micronized-metallic powder to the average value of the minimum dimension of the micronized-metallic powder, which laser irradiation eventually thermally deforms the first scale-shaped micronized-metallic powder into a spherical shape in the coat layer to print designs on the film.
US09545812B2	Binder clip A binder clip includes a generally triangular clamp including a first side between a mouth and a first vertex, a second side between the mouth and a second vertex, a third side between the first vertex and the second vertex, a first wing extending away from the mouth to a first wing end, and a second wing extending away from the mouth to a second wing end such that the first wing and the second wing are substantially coplanar. The binder clip further includes a first arm pivotably connected to the wing at the first wing end, and a second arm pivotably connected to the wing at the second wing end, the first arm and the second arm cooperatively useable to open the mouth.
US09545806B2	Self-inking stamp A self-inking stamp is configured such that, in a marking preparation state, a marking member is maintained in a state in which it is oriented upwardly within a stamp body of the self-inking stamp and pressed against an ink pad to supply ink thereto, and, during a marking operation, after the inner frame is moved downwardly while being reversingly rotated and oriented downwardly, the downwardly-oriented marking member is exposed from the stamp body and enabled to make a mark. The self-inking stamp is also configured to lock the marking member in a state in which it is exposed from the stamp body, for replacement and cleaning of the marking member.
US09545800B2	Printing unit and thermal printer A printing unit comprises: a platen unit including a platen roller configured to feed a recording sheet; and a head unit including a thermal head configured to perform printing on the recording sheet, the head unit being separably combined with the platen unit, the head unit including: a head frame; a cutter mechanism mounted to the head frame in a removable manner, the cutter mechanism being configured to cut the recording sheet; a support member provided between the cutter mechanism and the head frame, the support member being movable between a coupled position at which the cutter mechanism is coupled to the head frame and a decoupled position at which the cutter mechanism is detachable from the head frame; and a first urging member interposed between the thermal head and the support member, the first urging member being configured to urge the thermal head toward the platen roller, and to urge the support member toward the coupled position.
US09545794B2	Selective purging of ink jets to limit purge mass A method of performing maintenance on a printhead of an imaging device includes the detection of at least one contaminated ink jet in a printhead. A first pressure is applied to ink in the printhead in response to the detection of the at least one contaminated ink jet. The first pressure is configured to prevent ink from entering a plurality of apertures in an aperture plate of the printhead and to prevent ink from drooling from the plurality of apertures unless the apertures are wiped by a wiper blade. A first portion of apertures in the plurality of apertures in the aperture plate is wiped with a wiper blade while leaving a second portion of the apertures untouched by the wiper blade while the first pressure is applied to the ink in the printhead. The wiping of the first portion of apertures enables ink to drool from the first portion of apertures. The first portion of apertures includes the at least one detected contaminated ink jet.
US09545792B2	Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus and piezoelectric element A piezoelectric element includes a plurality of individual electrodes, a piezoelectric layer formed on each of individual electrodes, and a common electrode which is formed on the piezoelectric layer and is an electrode common to the individual electrodes. Further, a protection film covering a region, which is not covered by the common electrode on the individual electrode, is provided.
US09545781B2	Chlorine analytical test element and a stabilized N, N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine solution A test element (10) used to determine concentration levels of free and total chlorine in a water sample comprises a test pad (12) adhered to a substrate (14), wherein the test pad (12) is impregnated with a stabilized DPD solution. The test pad (12) is color responsive to different concentration levels of chlorine in the water and compared to a color chart to determine the level of free chlorine and/or total chlorine in the water. The stabilized DPD solution may include N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine oxalate salt, a polymeric anhydride such as a methyl-vinyl anhydride and an organo-sulfate such as dimethylsulfone.
US09545777B2	Corrosion-resistant brazing sheet package This application discloses a corrosion-resistant brazing sheet package for use in manufacturing tubing. The brazing sheet package includes a core layer of aluminum-containing alloy comprising from 0.1 wt % to 0.2 wt % of titanium. The core layer has a first side and a second side. The first side of the core layer is adjacent to a first cladding layer to form a first interface. The second side of the core layer is adjacent to a second cladding layer to form a second interface. The first cladding layer and the second cladding layer each include from 2.5 wt % to 4.0 wt % of zinc.
US09545775B2	Attachment systems and methods usable to form enclosures Enclosures and panels for forming such enclosures can include a first edge having a front side and a rear side, each side having a first portion of a fastening medium thereon, and a second edge having first and second flaps, each flap having an inner surface with a second portion of the fastening medium thereon. The flaps of a first panel can engaged with the front and rear sides of an adjacent panel, and similarly, any number of adjacent panels can be engaged in this manner to form a sealed enclosure, usable for maintaining a pressure differential between the interior and exterior thereof.
US09545774B1	Reworking ceramic sandwich structures A method for reworking a ceramic structure. A portion of a first facesheet is removed from the ceramic structure to form a first aperture. The first facesheet comprises a number of layers of a first ceramic material. A portion of an inner section of the ceramic structure is removed to form a second aperture. The second aperture extends from the first aperture into the inner section. The inner section comprises a second ceramic material bonded to the first facesheet and has a lower density than the first facesheet. A ceramic replacement material is placed in the second aperture. A number of replacement ceramic layers are placed in the first aperture. Ceramic particles are placed between the first facesheet and the number of replacement ceramic layers. The ceramic particles are sintered to bond the number of replacement ceramic layers to the first facesheet.
US09545769B2	Assembly for producing an endless single-face laminated web of corrugated cardboard The invention relates to an assembly for producing a web of corrugated cardboard. The assembly has a corrugating device for producing a corrugated web, a glue application device for applying glue to the corrugated web and a pressure belt device which has an endless pressure belt guided around a deflection roller and a belt course regulating roller for pressing a cover layer against the corrugated web provided with glue. The pressure belt device has at least one pressure belt detection device associated to the pressure belt, the pressure belt detection device comprising a first pressure belt detection means for detecting the position of a first outer endless side edge of the pressure belt in the transverse direction thereof, a pressure belt regulating device in signal communication with the pressure belt detection device and an actuating device connected to the belt course regulating roller displacement device for displacing the belt course regulating roller depending on the regulating signals received from the pressure belt regulating device.
US09545764B2	Electronic device having a display and method for manufacture A method of making a device housing involves providing a transparent lens with a front surface and a rear surface, and a stepped flange along at least a portion of the lens perimeter. The method includes injecting plastic onto the transparent lens perimeter, including the stepped flange, the plastic forming a plastic feature that has a front surface that is tangent to the front surface of the transparent lens, a rear surface that is tangent to the rear surface of the transparent lens, and that extends outward from the sides of the transparent lens away from a device width center line. The plastic feature is molded to the rear surface of the transparent lens at at least one of two ends of the device housing, and the plastic encapsulates a stepped middle surface of the transparent lens flange. A device housing that is made by this method is also included.
US09545763B2	Emergency repair kit for punctured tires An emergency repair kit for tire punctures is disclosed, which generally includes a sealant dispenser and a box having a large bottom surface and accommodating therein compressor unit that can supply compressed air into a bottle of the sealant dispenser via an air input connection tube of the sealant dispenser to force the chemical sealant contained in the bottle to flow out of a sealant output connection tube of the sealant dispenser for inflating and repairing a punctured tire. A basket is used to detachably couple the sealant dispenser to the box, so that the sealant dispenser can stand on a surface more firmly. Therefore, the sealant dispenser can be prevent from displacement or overturn due to vibrations, so that the emergency repair kit can be operated more safely and conveniently.
US09545757B1	Composite lay up and method of forming A fiber reinforced composite structure includes multiple plies of pre-impregnated fiber reinforced material. Consecutive plies are layered such that the fibers of one ply are at 90 degrees relative to the fibers of a proximate ply, and such that the fibers of each ply are oriented at positive or negative 45 degrees with respect to a reference plane of the fiber reinforced composite structure. In a method for fabricating a fiber reinforced composite structure, pre-impregnated fiber reinforced composite plies are layered into a tool layup. Each ply is cut on the bias at either plus 45 degrees or minus 45 degrees. The bias angles of the layered plies alternate one relative to the next. The layered plies are cured after layering.
US09545754B2	Consumable assembly for use in extrusion-based layered deposition systems A consumable assembly comprising a container portion configured to retain a supply of filament, a guide tube connected to the container portion, and a pump portion connected to the guide tube.
US09545753B2	Method for producing a three-dimensional object and stereolithography machine employing said method A method for producing a three-dimensional object (11) in layers by using a stereolithography machine (1) that includes: a container (2) containing a fluid substance (3) suited to solidify through exposure to predefined radiation (4a); an emitter (4) suited to emit the predefined radiation (4a) and to solidify a layer of the fluid substance (3) adjacent to the bottom (2a) of the container (2); a modelling plate (5) suited to support the solidified layer (6) and associated with an actuator (7) suited to move it perpendicular to the bottom (2a) of the container; a leveler (8) arranged in contact with the fluid substance (3). The method includes: selectively irradiating the layer of fluid substance to obtain the solidified layer; extracting the solidified layer from the fluid substance; redistributing the fluid substance in the container by moving the leveler so that they are passed between the modelling plate and the container.
US09545751B2	Pedestal-mounted ultrasonic welding device The sonotrode and anvil of co-pending application Ser. No. 12/925,652, for advanced ultrasonic welding of work pieces, are readily incorporated into new form-fill-seal machines, but existing machines with heat-seal stations pose difficult problems for swapping of the sealing packages. Kits enabling heat station replacement, with the further improved sonotrode and anvil disclosed herein, comprise: a housing; a linear rail fixed thereto; anvil and sonotrode support members; and a parallel gripper. Each of the anvil and sonotrode support members is slidably attached to the rail(s) and are also connected to a respective piston of the gripper, permitting actuation of each through cycling of the gripper pistons. The improved sonotrode/anvil combination each comprise a corresponding plurality of energy directors arranged into a three-dimensional grid pattern to produce a narrower weld region, but one exhibiting greater durability; thereby permitting use of less packaging material, and which may also weld a company logo into the workpieces.
US09545746B2	Apparatus for the after-cooling of bases A method of after-cooling of the bases of blown out containers, wherein after the transfer of the blown out containers from a blow molding machine to a run-out star wheel which directly follows the blow molding machine along a conveying direction of the containers a cooling of the bases of the containers is carried out by at least one apparatus for cooling the bases. The cooling of the bases of the containers starts immediately during a time interval of at least 0.1 seconds and at most 2 seconds after a pressure release of the containers by the blow molding machine after the blowing out.
US09545743B2	Readily strippable cable A cable having conductors that may be easily exposed in preparation for electrical connection, without requiring the use of tools, is provided. The insulating layer of the cable has at least one relatively weak portion extending along the length of the cable that is configured to allow the insulating layer to split, thereby exposing the wire without the use of tools.
US09545736B2	Mold and die metallic material, air-permeable member for mold and die use, and method for manufacturing the same A mold and die metallic material, an air-permeable member for mold and die use, and a method for making the same are provided. The mold and die metallic material is made by forming a mixed material containing stainless steel fibers with an equivalent diameter of 30-300 μm and a length of 0.4-5.0 mm, and stainless steel powder, heat sintering a green body of the mixed material, and heating the sintered body thus obtained in a nitrogen atmosphere and nitrided; wherein average open pore diameter thereof is 3-50 μm.
US09545733B2	Cutting apparatus and printing apparatus A cutting apparatus comprises a cutting unit including a first blade member and a second blade member that cooperates with the first blade member in cutting an object, configured to cut the object by moving the object and at least one of the first and second blade members relative to each other in a cutting direction; and a changing unit configured to change a crossing angle between the first blade member and the second blade member during an operation of cutting the object, wherein the changing unit makes the crossing angle after the start of the cutting smaller than the crossing angle at the start of the cutting.
US09545728B2	Industrial robot provided with balancer device An industrial robot including a base part, an arm part, and a balancer device connected pivatably to the base part and the arm part to apply a repulsive force resisting a load acting on a pivot shaft due to gravity. The balancer device includes a balancer having a cylinder and a piston rod, end parts of the cylinder and the piston rod being pivatably connected with respect to the arm part and the base part, respectively, a coupling member attached to a support part of the base to support pivotably a balancer end part with respect to the support part, and a fastening part fastening a first end face formed at the coupling member and a second end face formed at the balancer end part to push the piston rod inside the cylinder by a fastening force.
US09545727B1	Robotic fingers and end effectors including same A robotic end effector includes a finger and at least one actuator. The finger extends from a proximal end to a distal end along a finger axis. The finger includes a first phalanx proximate the proximal end, a second phalanx proximate the distal end, and a knuckle joint including at least one vertebra interposed between and separating the first and second phalanxes. The knuckle joint is configured to permit the second phalanx to pivot relative to the first phalanx about a pivot axis transverse to the finger axis. Each vertebra has an axial thickness extending along the finger axis and a lateral width extending perpendicular to its axial thickness, and its lateral width is greater than its axial thickness. The at least one actuator is operable to move the second phalanx relative to the first phalanx about the pivot axis.
US09545726B2	Valve for a vacuum handling or clamping device, and vacuum handling device A valve has suction and vacuum supply sides and a valve housing inbetween, a flexible dividing wall delimiting a control space in the valve housing connected to the vacuum supply side via a vacuum passage, and a valve body arranged on the dividing wall moving between open/closed positions. The valve body has a sealing portion sealing off or opening up the vacuum passage in closed/open positions. Based on a control space vacuum, the volume of the control space reduces with a deformation of the dividing wall, and the valve body moves from the open to closed position. The valve body has a suction-side passage connecting the suction side to the control space so air is suctioned from the suction side into the control space, and penetrates the dividing wall with the sealing portion on one side and a guide portion on the other side of the dividing wall.
US09545724B2	Tray engine with slide attached to an end effector base A tray engine includes a vertical drive column, a rotation mechanism for rotating the vertical drive column, and an end effector attached to the vertical drive column. The end effector includes an end effector base attached to the vertical drive column. The end effector further includes a slide attached to the end effector base to support a tray, when present. The slide enables the tray to slide along a length of the end effector base. The tray engine includes a drive mechanism attached to the end effector base for moving along the length of the end effector base to enable the tray, when present, to slide linearly along the length and load or unload the tray to or from the slide.
US09545714B2	Rotary extension rod A rotary extension rod includes an outer tube, an inner tube received in the outer tube, a rotatable assembly having a knob, a fixing seat and a link, and a positioning ring deposited on the fixing seat. The knob is rotatably deposited at one end of the outer tube. The fixing seat is received in the outer tube and fixed to one end of the inner tube. The link is between the knob and the fixing seat, and has two opposite first radially raised portions. The positioning ring has two opposite second radially raised portions. By rotating the knob, the first radially raised portions are posed to abut against or depart from the second radially raised portions, so that the positioning ring radially deforms to press against or release the outer tube, in turn allowing the length of the extension rod to be adjusted.
US09545706B2	Tool suspension device A tool suspension device includes a suspension member, a first and a second receiving members. The suspension member is protrudedly formed with a first and a second pivot structures at two ends. The suspension member has a suspension portion for suspension. The first and the second receiving members are pivotably connected with the first and the second pivot structures respectively. Thus, the first receiving member and the second receiving member are able to be piled together for storing. Also, the first and the second receiving members are able to pivot to be unfolded for available of tools for a user.
US09545704B2	Through cutting mill steady rest An apparatus and method for a through cutting machining steady rest comprising a base plate fixed to a vertical support plate where an adjustable workpiece cradle may be adjusted to support a desired workpiece to be machined. A pair of opposing articulating side arms pivotally mounted upon the vertical plate wherein articulation of a fastening means will clampingly engage the side arms upon the desired workpiece. The side arms are engaged at points leaving a gap between the side arms for machining of the workpiece between the side arms. Rollers are implemented upon the ends of the side arms and along the came of the workpiece cradle to allow for a fixed axial hold of the workpiece while allowing the workpiece to be rotated around its longitudinal axis for further machining without the need of unclamping and repositioning the workpiece on the steady rest.
US09545703B1	Miniature knife sharpening apparatus A sharpening apparatus that may be used by a relatively unskilled person to simultaneously sharpen the two opposed cutting edges of a knife blade by hand and to maintain a sharpened cutting edge along the blade with minimal effort and training is provided by the invention. The apparatus comprises a panel member with a slot partially extending from its top edge, and a pair of sharpening steels that are pivotably mounted to the panel member to swing downwards in a crossed relation across the slot. A pair of leaf spring bias the sharpening steels in their standby position. When the knife blade is moved down through the slot, it comes into contact with crossed sharpening steels to bow them outwards under tension applied by the leaf springs. The cutting edges of the knife blade are drawn along and against the sharpening steels to automatically sharpen their cutting edges at the proper angle without any need to match angles between the cutting edges of the knife and the sharpening steels, and without any counterweights applied to the sharpening steels. Such a sharpening apparatus can be used to maintain an extremely sharp cutting edge for precise cutting of a material without crushing or other damage with significantly reduced physical force and strain upon the user.
US09545699B2	Work tool A power tool includes a spindle and a clamp shaft, and drives a tool accessory clamped by an outer flange and a clamp head. A ball or a grooved clamping element is configured to hold the clamp shaft against the spindle in a fixed manner. A holding element holds and moves the ball or grooved clamping element. A coil spring biases the holding element. The ball or grooved clamping element is movable between a first position where it holds the clamp shaft and a second position where it does not hold the clamp shaft. The holding element is capable of moving the ball or the grooved clamping element from the first position to the second position. The coil spring biases the holding element and prevents movement of the holding element when the ball or the grooved clamping element is located in the second position.
US09545698B2	Container treatment machine A treatment machine for containers, in particular bottles, having a rotatable container table; a lift guard cover formed laterally on the container table; and a rail guide, which is stationarily fixed in position above the container table and which has the lift guard cover secured thereto such that it is displaceable in a vertical direction. The lift guard cover includes a carrier for fastening to the rail guide, the carrier extending in a circumferential direction. The lift guard cover can be mounted in a suspended fashion. Access to the container table in the raised condition of the lift guard cover is not impaired by guide rails extending down to the container table.
US09545694B2	Cylindrical valve assembly A cylindrical valve assembly, including: a housing defining a port, an interior volume, and an interior surface; a lip structure disposed about the periphery of the port, wherein the lip structure protrudes into the interior volume past the interior surface of the housing; and a valve door defining an exterior surface disposed concentrically within the housing, wherein the valve door is configured to move from an open configuration in which it does not obstruct the port to a closed configuration in which it does obstruct the port, and wherein, when the valve door is in the closed configuration, the exterior surface of the valve door is in contact with the lip structure and not the interior surface of the housing. Optionally, the lip structure is provided by an insert structure that is disposed through the port. Optionally, an end of the insert structure opposite the lip structure includes a velocity stack. Optionally, a plurality of dimples are manufactured into the exterior surface of the valve door.
US09545689B2	Spatially chirped pulses for femtosecond laser ablation through transparent materials Temporal focusing of spatially chirped femtosecond laser pulses overcomes previous limitations for ablating high aspect ratio features with low numerical aperture (NA) beams. Simultaneous spatial and temporal focusing reduces nonlinear interactions, such as self-focusing, prior to the focal plane so that deep (˜1 mm) features with parallel sidewalls are ablated at high material removal rates.
US09545685B2	Method for producing a welded joint A method for producing a welded joint between a high-strength aluminum alloy with a copper proportion as a first metal and a second metal, in which the welded joint is produced by CMT welding.
US09545678B2	Rotary cutting tool A cutting tool having particular usefulness in milling fall includes a plurality of flutes wherein each flute includes a plurality of reliefs spaced equidistant along a leading cutting wall or edge and a second plurality of reliefs spaced equidistant along a trailing cutting wall or edge and wherein the second plurality of reliefs are off set evenly from the first plurality of reliefs. The plurality of reliefs on a second flute are offset from the plurality of reliefs on a first flute by a distance equal to the equidistance of the plurality of reliefs divided by the total number of flutes.
US09545676B2	General-purpose multiple-cutting edge drill A general-purpose multiple-cutting edge drill includes: a drill point (1); a drill body (2); margins (3) located on an outer wall of the drill body (2); two lips, wherein, if viewed from an axial direction, from out to inside, each of the two lips successively includes an outer cutting edge (11), an arc cutting edge (12) and an inner cutting edge (13); a chisel edge (14); outer peaks (15) formed by intersection of the outer cutting edges (11) and the arc cutting edges (12); a center peak (16) formed by intersection of two inner flank surfaces and two split surfaces. Moreover, an included angle between the inner cutting edges (13) ranges from 108° to 128°, an included angle between the outer cutting edge (11) ranges from 130° to 140°, and an included angle between the inner cutting edge (13) and outer cutting edge (11) ranges from 28° to 40°.
US09545675B2	Nonmetallic tools for removing flexibilized epoxy gap filler materials, and methods for removing the gap filler materials Nonmetallic tools such as rotary bits, circular blades, and scything tools are described that may be suitable for removing cured flexibilized epoxy gap-filler materials from gaps between soft composite materials. The nonmetallic tools may be formed from various plastic or composite materials that are sufficiently hard to cut through the gap-filler material while being sufficiently soft to avoid damaging adjacent areas of soft composite materials. Methods for using the nonmetallic tools may include attaching the nonmetallic tools to a suitable machine-driven tool and contacting the nonmetallic tools to a material to be cut, shaped, or drilled.
US09545672B2	Cutting insert The present invention relates to a cutting insert. The cutting insert, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a top surface; a bottom surface; side surfaces which connect the top surface and the bottom surface to each other; a hole which penetrates the top surface and the bottom surface; and cutting edges which are defined by the top surface and the side surfaces, wherein a main cutting edge side surface among the side surfaces is provided with a first relief surface, a transition surface extending from the first relief surface, and a second relief surface extending from the transition surface, the first relief surface is formed such that the relief angle or the relief surface width varies along the cutting edge, and the transition surface is provided with a plurality of ridges in order to reinforce the rigidity of the cutting edge.
US09545669B2	Layered manufacturing of free-form multi-material micro-components The present invention relates to layer manufacturing, more particularly to a method for additive layer manufacturing of objects comprised of more than one material with free-form capability for all included materials. The invention can for example be used for producing packaging for Microsystems where the ceramic acts as an insulator and the secondary material is used to produce electrical or optical 3D conductor lines or electrical or optical 3D vias. The fine powder used in this method enables it to be used for building components with small feature size and demand for high precision. Other intended uses for this method is to build small mechanical precision parts or grinding tools, dental objects or medical implants.
US09545666B2	Method for casting cast parts from a molten metal A casting mold is pivoted about a horizontal pivot axis for casting cast parts in a casting machine. The casting mold has a lid and a reference side wall. A main plane is placed into the reference side wall. A tundish is coupled to the casting mold and the casting mold is then pivoted into a pouring-in position. The tundish filled with a molten metal portion is pivoted with the casting mold about the pivot axis, so that the molten metal flows into the casting mold. An angle β1 enclosed between the main plane of the reference side wall and a bath level of the molten metal portion in the tundish is constantly <180° until the melt hits the bottom of the casting mold.
US09545665B2	Method of repairing defects in cast iron workpieces, and a method of connecting cast iron workpieces A method of repairing defect in cast iron workpiece, including: machining the workpiece in the area of the defect to remove the defective material and form a chamber opening at a surface of the workpiece; anchoring a receptacle to the workpiece above the chamber (2), the receptacle is provided with an orifice in communication with the chamber; adding molten iron (4) into the receptacle so that it at least part of it flows into the chamber; adding slagging agent (5) into the receptacle; heating the slagging agent and the molten iron with an electrode (6); adding nodulizing agent into the molten iron so as to segregate graphite; and allowing the molten iron and the workpiece to cool down slowly. The above-described technique also has applicability for connecting two cast iron workpieces (11,12) together.
US09545662B2	Automated variable dimension mold and bottom block system A molten metal mold and bottom block system, including apparatus and method embodiments, which may include a mold cavity framework with a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a third side, and a fourth side opposite the third side, each side including an inner surface and the inner surfaces defining a mold cavity, and wherein one or more of the sides are movably mounted relative to the second side, and are controllably moved during the casting. This system may also include embodiments wherein the castpart produced has a tapered form at one or both of the castpart ends. Aspects of this invention may be considered to be a castpart shrinkage management system or a castpart form or profile control system due to the advantage of increased controls of castpart form during the casting process.
US09545658B2	Piercing apparatus, plug used for piercing apparatus, and method for producing seamless steel pipe There is provided a piercing apparatus in which the occurrence of an inner surface flaw in a hollow shell is suppressed. A piercing apparatus (10) according to an embodiment of the present invention is the piercing apparatus (10) which pierces a billet (18). The piercing apparatus (10) has a plug (14). The plug (14) has a through hole (30). The through hole (30) extends along the central axis, and allows the central portion of the billet (18) being pierced to pass therethrough.
US09545655B2	Can manufacture A method and apparatus are disclosed which are suitable for use in the manufacture of two-piece metal containers. In particular, the method and apparatus disclose a way of making cups from metal sheet using a combination of stretching and (re-)drawing operations. The resulting cups have the advantage of reducing the thickness of the base of the cup relative to the ingoing gauge of material.
US09545653B2	Extrusion press systems and methods Systems, devices, and methods are described for extruding materials. In certain embodiments, one or more hollow billets are loaded onto an elongate mandrel bar and transported along the mandrel bar to a rotating die. The billets are transported through fluid clamps, which engage the mandrel bar and provide cooling fluid to the mandrel bar tip, and through mandrel grips, which engage the mandrel bar and prevent the mandrel bar from rotating. One or more press-rams advance the billets through a centering insert and into the rotating die. A quench assembly is provided at an extrusion end of the extrusion press to quench the extruded material. A programmable logic controller may be provided to control, at least in part, operations of the extrusion press system.
US09545652B2	Bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soil A method for using a bioelectrochemical system for the remediation of contaminated substrates is disclosed. The system is partially submerged into the contaminated substrates and stimulates electron transfer by microbial species in order to degrade contaminating hydrocarbons in the substrate, including vadose zone substrates. A method for the generation of electricity using bioelectrochemical reaction in contaminated substrates is also disclosed.
US09545650B2	Method for sorting and comprehensively utilizing municipal solid waste A method for sorting and comprehensively utilizing municipal solid waste includes steps of: 1) feeding the municipal solid waste into a feeding tank through a feeding inlet, then outputting into a breaking device; 2) breaking refuse bags and large blocks by the breaking device; 3) transporting broken refuse into a two-stage roller screen for screening out dusts with a particle size of less than 3 mm, and hanging strips; and 4) transporting mixed refuse screened by the two-stage screen into a vibrating screen; screening oversize products by a heavy winnowing machine for separating inorganic blocks, large plastics and paper; transporting underflow products into a two-room multi-functional winnowing machine for dividing into heavy materials, light materials and medium materials. By effectively combining sorting devices, effective sorting and reutilization of mixed refuse are achieved. Thereafter, paper, fibers, plastics and kitchen organic refuse are respectively for producing refuse derived fuel, wood-plastic composite and fertilizer.
US09545639B2	Multi-function wand assembly A faucet wand assembly including a mode diverter and a rotational spray diverter positioned downstream from the mode diverter. The mode diverter is configured to switch between a spray mode and a stream mode, and the spray diverter is configured to change open water outlets in the spray mode.
US09545638B2	Method and system for a multiple-orifice nozzle A multiple-orifice nozzle that is employed for creating surface-adhesive rules onto the surface of a surface-adhesive die. The multiple-orifice nozzle is fluidly in communication with a source of flexible material that is forced or pulled through a selected orifice profile. The orifice profile can be selected based on a variety of criteria and, in some embodiments the orifice profile can be dynamically adjusted or controlled by adjusting the relative position of the multiple-orifice nozzle and/or by adjusting the position of one or more tubes that define various orifices such that the orifice profile is modified.
US09545637B2	Bearing for umbilicus of a fluid processing system A fluid circuit for use with a fluid processing assembly, the fluid circuit comprising an umbilicus having a first end, a second end, an axis of rotation, and a cross-sectional circumference; a one-piece bearing secured to the umbilicus at a location between the first and second ends, the bearing having an axis of rotation and including an inner lumen which directly engages the umbilicus and includes a plurality of traction features, which bear against the umbilicus to prevent relative rotation of the bearing and the umbilicus; and the plurality of traction features comprising a first traction feature configured to engage the umbilicus at a first length between the first and second ends and a second traction feature configured to engage the umbilicus at a second length between the first and second ends.
US09545633B2	Heat transfer baffle system and uses thereof This disclosure describes an improved heat transfer system for use in reaction vessels used in chemical and biological processes. In one embodiment, a heat transfer baffle comprising two sub-assemblies adjoined to one another is provided.
US09545627B2	Protein adsorbent A method for producing a protein adsorbent comprising a substrate and a molecular chain fixed on the surface of the substrate is disclosed. The method comprises, in this order: a dry-heat treatment step of heating a pretreatment adsorbent comprising the substrate and the molecular chain fixed on the surface of the substrate, in which the molecular chain contains a weak electrolytic ion-exchange group; and a wet-heat treatment step of heating the pretreatment adsorbent in a moistened state with a liquid or steam to obtain the protein adsorbent.
US09545625B2	Ionic liquid functionalized reduced graphite oxide / TiO2 nanocomposite for conversion of CO2 to CH4 An ionic liquid functionalized reduced graphite oxide (IL-RGO)/TiO2 nanocomposite was synthesized and used to reduce CO2 to a hydrocarbon in the presence of H2O vapor.
US09545619B2	Catalyst materials for hydrogenating olefins and shifting carbon monoxide The disclosure provides catalyst materials useful for hydrogenating olefins and shifting carbon monoxide and methods for using such catalyst materials. In one aspect, the disclosure provides catalyst materials including (a) copper, present in the range of about 20 weight % to about 80 weight %; (b) one or more stabilizer oxides stable under reducing conditions, each stabilizer oxide being a transition metal oxide or a metalloid oxide, the one or more stabilizer oxides being present in a total amount in the range of about 20 weight % to about 70 weight %; and (c) one or more multiple-valence metals, each multiple-valence metal being present in a positive oxidation state, the one or more multiple-valence metals are present in the range of about 0.1 weight % to about 40 weight %, all on an oxide basis.
US09545617B2	Catalyst and manufacturing method thereof and method for manufacturing hydrogenated bisphenol A or derivatives thereof using the same A catalyst is provided. The catalyst includes a carrier and a metal Pd. The carrier is represented by a formula: MxAl(1−x)O(3−x)/2, where M is an alkaline earth metal, and x is between 0.09 and 0.24. The metal Pd is loaded on the carrier. A method for manufacturing the catalyst and a method for manufacturing a hydrogenated bisphenol A or derivatives thereof using the catalyst are also provided.
US09545616B2	Method and apparatus for applying particulate A particulate feeding apparatus for applying particulate, such as super-absorbent materials, to a substrate, such as a fibrous web. A feeder tube for the powder and a rotary gate valve, including one or more holes is provided. This structure may then intermittently feed particulate to an eductor or venturi nozzle. The rotary valve provides an intermittent supply of particulate to a relatively low-pressure zone at the nozzle formed by the venturi action of the passing air stream and the particulate may be distributed precisely where desired. A process for delivering powder to a substrate in precise amounts and distribution patterns is also disclosed.
US09545614B2	Pneumatically agitated ionic liquid alkylation using vaporization to remove reaction heat Systems and apparatus for ionic liquid catalyzed hydrocarbon conversion, such as alkylation, using vaporization to remove reaction heat from an ionic liquid reactor and to provide mixing therein, wherein hydrocarbon vapors are withdrawn from the ionic liquid reactor and the withdrawn hydrocarbon vapor is recovered by a hydrocarbon vapor recovery unit in fluid communication with the ionic liquid reactor for recycling condensed hydrocarbons to the ionic liquid reactor. Processes for ionic liquid catalyzed alkylation are also disclosed.
US09545609B2	Pyrolysis oil made with a microwave-transparent reaction chamber for production of fuel from an organic-carbon-containing feedstock A pyrolysis oil composition by an oxygen-starved microwave process from an organic-carbon-containing feedstock is described. Feedstock is introduced into a substantially microwave-transparent reaction chamber. A microwave source emits microwaves which are directed through the microwave-transparent wall of the reaction chamber to impinge on the feedstock within the reaction chamber. The microwave source may be rotated relative to the reaction chamber. The feedstock is subjected to microwaves until the desired reaction occurs to produce a fuel. A catalyst can be mixed with the feedstock to enhance the reaction process.
US09545607B1	Dry formula mixing apparatus and method of use A dry powder and liquid mixing apparatus provides a dry powder container integratable with a liquid container, and a lid engaging both the dry powder container and the liquid container to enable selectable storage and mixing of powder and liquid, such as mixing dry infant formula with water. Through simple manual twisting of the lid about the liquid container to a closed state, a user is able to selectively prevent mixing of stored dry powder and liquid. Likewise, through simple manual twisting of the lid about the liquid container to an opened state, a user is able to selectively enable mixing of the dry powder with the liquid, by shaking the apparatus while the lid is in an opened state, resulting in a consumable mixed formula.
US09545606B2	Solubilizing surfactants into supercritical carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery Embodiments of the present disclosure include a process and a system for solubilizing a surfactant in supercritical carbon dioxide that include providing a turbulent flow of the supercritical carbon dioxide into which the surfactant solubilizes and injecting the surfactant into the turbulent flow of the supercritical carbon dioxide to achieve a Jet Mixing Number of 0.01 to 1.0. In one or more embodiments, a pump provides turbulent flow to supercritical carbon dioxide moving through at least a portion of piping, and an injector associated with the piping conveys the surfactant through surfaces defining a port in the injector to inject the surfactant into the turbulent flow of the supercritical carbon dioxide so as to achieve the Jet Mixing Number of 0.01 to 1.0.
US09545605B2	Method and apparatus for passing a mixed vapour and liquid stream and method of cooling a hydrocarbon stream In a method and apparatus for passing a mixed vapour and liquid stream between a first heat exchanger (101) and a second heat exchanger (102) the mixed vapour and liquid stream outflows from the first heat exchanger (101) through two or more outlets (104). Then, the mixed vapour and liquid stream in the outlets (104) passes through two or more intermediate conduits (103) to the second heat exchanger (102), after which the mixed vapour and liquid stream inflows from the intermediate conduits (103) into the second heat exchanger (102) through two or more inlets (105). The number (X) of outlets (104) is equal to or greater than the number (Y) of inlets (105).
US09545601B2	Method of recovering carbon dioxide and recovery apparatus The carbon dioxide recovery method and apparatus are capable of reducing energy for regenerating the absorbing liquid and operating cost. An absorption column has first and second absorbing sections that a gas is supplied through the first absorbing section to the second absorbing section and the absorbing liquid absorbs carbon dioxide. A regeneration column regenerating the absorbing liquid has first and second regenerating sections. The first regenerating section has an external heating implement and the second regenerating section is heated by the gas discharged from the first regeneration section. Circulation mechanism has a circulation system circulating the absorbing liquid between the second absorbing section and the first regenerating section, and a branch path branched from the circulation system. A part of the absorbing liquid circulating the circulation system flows from the second absorbing section through the first absorbing section and the second regenerating section successively to the first regenerating section.
US09545595B2	Method for the removal of contaminants from a carbon dioxide feeding liquid stream The present invention relates to a method for recovery of high purity carbon dioxide from a gaseous source and uses thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to the production of high purity carbon dioxide, which is substantially free of nitrogen, oxygen, nitrogen oxides, sulphurous compounds and volatile organic contaminants, particularly benzene. The present invention also relates to a method for removal of benzene from a carbon dioxide feeding gas as well as the use of said high purity carbon dioxide in foodstuffs.
US09545594B2	Method of controlling a gas cleaning system by measuring a parameter of an absorbent material A gas cleaning system for removing gaseous pollutants from a hot process gas comprises a vessel for bringing the hot process gas into contact with an absorbent material, and a separating device for separating at least a portion of the absorbent material from the hot process gas to form a separated dust material. The gas cleaning system further comprises a measuring device for measuring, directly or indirectly, a dust parameter such as a density, and/or a friction, and/or a hygroscopicity, and/or an electrical property of the separated dust material, to obtain a measurement, and a control system for controlling at least one operating parameter of the gas cleaning system based on the measurement of the measured dust parameter.
US09545590B2	Rotating centrifugal particle separator and gasifier having the same A method of separating solid particles from gaseous matter comprises rotating a spinner about a spinner axis in a rotational direction. The spinner has fluid passageways that operatively connect a gaseous inlet environment to a gaseous outlet environment. The fluid passageways circumferentially extending in a direction opposite the rotational direction as the fluid passageways extend radially inward. The method further comprises forcing gaseous matter radially inward through the rotating spinner by creating pressure differential that is such that the pressure of the gaseous inlet environment exceeds the pressure of the gaseous fluid outlet. An assembly comprises a spinner configured to rotate in a rotational direction. The spinner has fluid passageways that operatively connect a gaseous inlet environment to a gaseous outlet environment. A heating element is positioned adjacent to the spinner in a manner such that particles flung from the spinner can strike the heating element.
US09545582B2	Robotic activity system using color patterns A robotic activity system, which includes a board and an autonomous robotic device, is described herein. The board may display a line and one or more color patterns. The robotic device may traverse the line using one or more integrated sensors. For example, sensor data may include light intensity data for visible light reflected or emitted by the board. The sensor data may be analyzed to 1) ensure the robotic device follows the line and/or 2) detect color sequences associated with color patterns shown on the board. Upon detection of a color sequence, the robotic device may attempt to match the color sequence with a known color pattern definition. The color pattern definition may be associated with a function to be performed by the robotic device. Using multiple sets of color patterns and associated functions allows the robotic device to move in a variable and potentially unpredictable fashion.
US09545578B2	Jukebox entertainment system having multiple choice games relating to music Entertainment system based on multiple choice competition games, which includes at least one terminal with a connection to a dedicated remote server, the system also including a module for playing an extract of a recording with a configurable duration on at least one terminal that can reproduce the recording, interact with a user, connect with a dedicated remote server, ask a terminal user a question and suggest multiple choice answers, the question being related to information characteristic of the extract of the recording, and the recording being selected independent of the terminal user.
US09545575B2	Method and apparatus for conducting or facilitating a promotion In accordance with some embodiments, a method provides for facilitating play of a game on a mobile device by recognizing inputs provided by a user, at least one of the inputs causing progress in the game. In accordance with one embodiment, a code is received at the mobile device, in response to which code access to an outcome is provided. Upon an outcome redemption request being received, a benefit associated with the outcome may be provided. The benefit may, in some embodiments, be capable of changing play of the game by the user.
US09545573B2	Information processing system, game system, information processing apparatus, recording medium and information processing method An example system includes: a communication device having a first wireless communication unit for sending and receiving data to and from an information processing apparatus through short-distance wireless communication; and an information processing apparatus having a second wireless communication unit for sending and receiving data to and from the communication device through short-distance wireless communication, a detector for detecting existence of the communication device in an effective communication area of the second wireless communication unit, an acceptance unit for accepting detection or non-detection by the detector as an input operation by a user, and an information processor for performing information processing in accordance with the input operation accepted by the acceptance unit.
US09545571B2	Methods and apparatus for a video game magic system A system for allowing a player to invoke magic or other special powers in a video game is provided. To activate the magic, the player moves a motion detecting controller in accordance with one or more provided instructions. The outcome of the activation of the magic can be determinate on, for example, speed, accuracy, etc. Controllers in one or both hands may be used, and the instructions can be as simple as single direction gestures and as complex as multi-directional symbols which must be traced in the air. A sequence of any type of instructions may also be provided to instruct the activation of the magic.
US09545565B1	Regulating and scoring player interactions within a virtual world associated with a location-based parallel reality game A parallel reality game has a virtual world that parallels at least a portion of the real world. A captured region is identified within the virtual world that is associated with a team within the parallel reality game. A geographic region is identified within the real world corresponding to the captured region within the virtual world. Data associated with population density for at least a portion of the geographic region is accessed. A score is assigned for the captured region based on the population density.
US09545564B1	Accelerometer-based content display adjustment Some electronic devices may not include hardware such as a gyroscope that is capable of providing precise orientation information. In some implementations, accelerometer data may be used to determine a content display adjustment (e.g., an adjustment to a first person perspective view in a game scene) by sampling accelerometer data over multiple time periods. For example, accelerometer data may be used to determine short term and longer term accelerometer sample values. The content display adjustment may be determined based at least in part on the accelerometer sample values and information associated with the content display adjustment may be communicated to a display.
US09545561B2	Snowboard support devices and methods An apparatus for supporting a board is disclosed. The apparatus includes a support device including a support bar extending beyond the board toward the ground when deployed to provide support to the board.
US09545560B2	Heel locking binding system The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for hands-free binding that offer enhanced convenience, style, and performance. In an embodiment, the systems and devices disclosed herein comprise a binding system having an opening. In an embodiment, the binding system can be configured to change the size of the opening to allow for an item to be inserted, secured, released, and/or removed. In an embodiment, the binding system can be configured to be able to change its profile.
US09545555B2	Climbing walls An example climbing wall includes: a frame; a plurality of climbing panels connected to the frame; and a plurality of holds, each of the plurality of holds connected to at least one of the plurality of climbing panels with a t-nut, the t-nut including: a flange in contact with the at least one plurality of climbing panels, and a plurality of splines embedded within the at least one climbing panels.
US09545550B2	Adjustable golf cup with puttable surface An adjustable golf cup providing multiple cup diameters, a puttable upper surface, and advertising opportunity.
US09545545B2	Method for manufacturing a high-strength steel wooden golf head A method for manufacturing a high-strength steel wooden golf head solves the difficulty in reducing the thickness of the striking faceplate of a conventional wooden golf head. The method includes placing a shell mold having a crucible portion and a cavity portion in communication with the crucible portion on a rotary table, placing a metal ingot in the crucible portion, followed by melting the metal ingot into molten metal in a vacuum environment, rotating the rotary table to cause molten metal to flow into the cavity portion under a centrifugal force, gradually slowing down the rotary table after the molten metal cools and solidifies, destroying the shell mold to obtain a casting including a cast product portion, and separating the cast product portion from the casting to obtain a casting product of the wooden golf head having a tensile strength of 240-350 ksi and a minimum thickness of 1.4-1.8 mm not including a groove depth of the striking faceplate.
US09545542B2	System and method for a motion sensing device which provides a visual or audible indication A device includes a signaling means and a motion sensor, and logic for activating or controlling the signaling means in response to a sensed motion according to an embedded logic. The device may be used as a toy, and may be shaped like a play ball or as a handheld unit. It may be powered from a battery, either chargeable from an AC power source directly or contactless by using induction or by converting electrical energy from harvested kinetic energy. The embedded logic may activate or control the signaling means, predictably or randomly, in response to sensed acceleration magnitude or direction, such as sensing the crossing of a preset threshold or sensing the peak value. The visual means may be a numeric display for displaying a value associated with the count of the number of times the threshold has been exceeded or the peak magnitude of the acceleration sensed.
US09545541B2	Fitness training system with energy expenditure calculation that uses multiple sensor inputs Systems and methods for prompting a user to perform an exercise and monitoring the exercise are provided. Multiple independent sensors or sensor systems may be used to calculate energy expenditure. Various criteria may be used to manually or automatically select the independent sensor or sensor system or combination that will be used with the energy expenditure calculations.
US09545538B2	Foldable recumbent stepper exercise device A portable recumbent stepper device may comprise a frame which may have a main body in the form of a beam extending fore-to-aft. The frame may also include a front leg and a rear base both for providing vertical and lateral support. The device may include an upward frame element fixedly joined to the fore end of the main body. A pair of foot pedals may be hingedly joined to the upward frame element. A pair of upwardly extending handles may be hingedly joined to the upward frame element and to the foot pedals so that they move in unison with the foot pedals, and the handles may be swept rearward to accommodate a seated user. A pair of resistance elements may be joined to the frame at one end and to one of the pair of foot pedals at another end.
US09545537B2	Exercise device An exercise device, including a multi-layer platform, is equipped with a plurality of anchoring elements, which can be removably associated with cavities made in the platform. The association is made possible by matching surfaces interacting with one another, which are located respectively on the cavities and on the anchoring elements.
US09545534B2	Apparatus for using a medicine ball An apparatus for holding a medicine ball includes an adjustable holder for receiving medicine balls of different sizes and a pair of adjustable straps for securing the holder to different portions of a user's body. In some embodiments, the holder comprises adjustable bands, the length of which can be adjusted to adjust the size of the holder. The bands define a holder interior for receiving the medicine balls. The apparatus can include first and second adjustment plates positioned at opposite ends of the holder to secure the holder to the two straps. Each adjustable strap loops through slots in the plate and fastens to itself to secure the holder to a body portion. Bands of the holder can loop through slots in the plate and fasten to themselves to secure the holder around a medicine ball.
US09545530B2	Aircraft crew member protective breathing apparatus A self-contained breathing device for use in fighting fires comprising a hood for covering a wearer's head, a membrane for sealing the hood to create a breathing chamber inside the hood, and a source of oxygen disposed inside the hood. The source of oxygen is connected to the user by a conduit inside of the hood, and another conduit directs user-exhaled carbon dioxide to the source of oxygen. The breathing device includes a visual indicator inside of the hood that reacts to the presence of a gas within the hood and providing visual feedback to the user based on a quantity of said gas present in the hood.
US09545523B2	Multi-modality treatment systems, methods and apparatus for altering subcutaneous lipid-rich tissue Systems and methods that enable tissue cooling applications and delivery of electrical energy to adipose tissue for alteration and reduction of body fat are described herein. Aspects of the disclosure are directed to, for example, temperature-controlled electroporation of subcutaneous lipid-rich cells. Additional aspects of the disclosure are directed to treatment methods for treating a target region of a human subject's body to achieve an alteration of subcutaneous adipose tissue. The method can include, for example, removing heat from the target region of the human subject during a treatment process to cool subcutaneous lipid-rich cells in the target region to a temperature below normal body temperature. Furthermore, the method can include delivering energy to the target region to produce an electric field in an amount sufficient to create pores in membranes of the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells that have been cooled to the temperature below normal body temperature.
US09545521B1	Identification of electrode combination for efficacious electrical stimulation therapy One or more efficacious electrode combinations for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to a patient may be selected based on the delivery of electrical stimulation to the patient via a predefined set of test electrode combinations in a predetermined order. In some examples, the electrode combinations of the set are arranged in the predetermined order such that adjacent electrode combinations in the order include at least one shared anode electrode or cathode electrode. In addition, the electrode combinations in the predetermined order may define a predetermined sequence of electrode patterns, each electrode pattern defining a relative arrangement between one or more anodes and one or more cathodes of the respective electrode pattern. In some examples, the transition between electrode combinations in the predefined set is achieved by incrementally adjusting at least one of anodic amplitudes assigned to active anode electrodes or cathodic amplitudes assigned to active cathode electrodes.
US09545510B2	Directional lead assembly with electrode anchoring prongs Leads having directional electrodes thereon. Also provided are leads having directional electrodes as well as anchoring prongs to secure the electrodes to the leads. Also provided are leads with directional electrodes where all the electrodes have the same surface area. Methods of treating conditions and selectively stimulating regions of the brain such as the thalamus and cerebellum are also provided.
US09545505B2	Methods and systems for treating hydrocephalus Methods for treating hydrocephalus using a shunt, the shunt having one or more CSF intake openings in a distal portion, a valve disposed in a proximal portion of the shunt, and a lumen extending between the one or more CSF intake openings and the valve, the method comprises deploying the shunt in a body of a patient so that the distal portion of the shunt is at least partially disposed within a CP angle cistern, a body of the shunt is at least partially disposed within an IPS of the patient, and the proximal portion of the shunt is at least partially disposed within or proximate to a JV of the patient, wherein, after deployment of the shunt, CSF flows from the CP angle cistern to the JV via the shunt lumen at a flow rate in a range of 5 ml per hour to 15 ml per hour.
US09545497B2	Remote catheter procedure system A catheter procedure system including a bedside system and a remote workstation is provided. The bedside system includes a catheter including an expandable percutaneous intervention device, a robotic catheter system configured to move the catheter, and an inflation device configured to cause expansion of the expandable percutaneous intervention device. The remote workstation includes a user interface configured to receive a at least first user input and a second user input and a control system operatively coupled to the user interface for remotely controlling both the robotic catheter system and the inflation device. The remote workstation includes a monitor configured to display information related to the expandable percutaneous intervention device. The control system controls the robotic catheter system to move the catheter based upon at least the first user input and controls the inflation device to cause expansion of the expandable percutaneous intervention device based upon at least the second user input.
US09545494B2	Apparatus for humidifying a respiratory gas A humidifier assembly for a CPAP includes a base housing with a gas inlet configured to receive respiratory gas from the CPAP unit. The base housing includes a first connecting device located at a sidewall of the base housing and configured to directly, removably connect the base housing to the CPAP unit. The base housing also includes a second connecting device configured to be coupled to an air delivery hose. The humidifier assembly further includes a liquid storage container that is removably received in the base housing. The liquid storage container includes a liquid storage space configured to store liquid and a humidifying region configured to receive the respiratory gas from the gas feed opening and receive a partial amount of the liquid stored in the liquid storage space to enrich the respiratory gas with moisture.
US09545492B2	Humidifier with liquid ingress protection A pressure support device includes a humidification system (10) to control the humidity of a pressurized flow of breathable gas generated by the pressure support device. The humidification system includes a liquid storage chamber (32) and a humidification chamber (34). When in an operational orientation, liquid travels from the liquid storage chamber to the humidification chamber through a serpentine feed path (38) due to gravity. The serpentine shape of feed path halts the flow of liquid responsive to the device being tilted out of an operational orientation.
US09545490B2	Apparatus for the aerosolization of large volumes of dry powder The claimed subject matter relates to a device for dosing and aerosolization of aerosolizable material. The device includes a body with an aerosolization channel with a distal attachment for connecting a source of carrier gas. The carrier gas provides pressure pulses to the aerosolization channel. A proximal attachment allows the aerosolized material to move to a reservoir for receiving the aerosolizable material. The reservoir is connected to the body via the the aerosolization channel. At least part of the walls of the device are self-exciting membranes that can be put into oscillation by the pressure pulses.
US09545489B2	Device for dispensing a medium A device for dispensing a medium is disclosed. The device comprises an elongated body including a chamber for containing a medium and an outlet through which the medium exits the device into an oral or nasal opening. A dispensing system selectively places the chamber and the outlet in communication, causing medium to flow out of the device.
US09545483B2	Drive assembly suitable for use in a medication delivery device and medication delivery device A drive assembly comprises a housing, a drive member moveable for setting a dose and for delivering the dose. A piston rod adapted to be driven by the drive member in the distal direction during movement of the drive member in the distal direction for dose delivery and a restriction member for restricting proximal movement of the piston rod during proximal movement of the drive member by mechanical interaction of the restriction member with a stop feature. The restriction member and stop feature arranged for the piston rod to be moved proximally a first distance during a first movement of the drive member before the restriction member and stop feature interact mechanically. The first distance the piston rod moves proximally during the first movement of the drive member is different than a subsequent distance the piston rod moves during a subsequent proximal movement of the drive member.
US09545479B2	Syringe assist device A finger grip extension for a syringe is configured to increase the leverage the hand of an operator on the plunger of a syringe during injection of medical fluid into, or withdrawal of medical fluid from a body site. The finger grip extension for a syringe is used with a syringe having a barrel portion having an open proximal end and a distal end for mounting a medical fluid conduit thereon. The open proximal end of the syringe barrel terminates in a rim or flange. The syringe also includes a plunger having a proximal end and a distal end for insertion into the open proximal end of a syringe. The extension grip includes an upwardly extending portion located inside or outside of a syringe barrel. The upwardly extending portion includes a finger support at the uppermost portion thereof.
US09545475B2	Adjustment of infusion user interface upon docking event A patient care system includes a control unit capable of coupling with multiple modular medical devices. A modular medical device can be coupled with the control unit, wherein the behavior of the modular medical device automatically adjusts based on the status of being coupled or un-coupled with the control unit.
US09545471B2	Extracorporeal fluidic device for collecting circulating tumor cells and method of use thereof A device can be used to retain circulating tumor cells (CTCs). The device can include a cross-flow module with a retentate channel and a permeate channel. A filter in the cross-flow module can separate the retentate channel from the permeate channel. The filter can be constructed such that CTCs are retained in the retentate channel while other cells can pass through the filter into the permeate channel. A recirculation channel can direct a flow from an outlet of the retentate channel back to an inlet of the retentate channel to thereby concentrate CTCs in the retentate flow.
US09545468B2	Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods A cannula is provided with one or more pressure transducers for measuring fluid pressure interiorly or exteriorly of the cannula. The pressure transducers may be mounted integrally with the tubular wall defining the main lumen of the cannula, or they may comprise differential pressure transducers mounted in dedicated lumens in communication with the main lumen. The pressure measurements from the transducers is used to determine fluid flow rate.
US09545461B2	Anti-microbial peptides and methods of use thereof The present disclosure provides antimicrobial peptides, and compositions comprising same. The present disclosure further provides methods of inhibiting microbial growth.
US09545460B2	Process for freshening air A process for imparting scent to air comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of particles in a reservoir; heating the reservoir to melt the particles to form a melt; and contacting the melt with air; wherein the particles include polyethylene glycol, perfume, and starch granules and each particle has a mass between about 0.95 mg and about 5 grams.
US09545455B2	Device and method for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal allergy A method and device for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal allergy. The method and the device expose a surface to at least one antigen at a fixed depth. The device includes an application point each having an antigen allowing for the application of the antigen to the surface at a fixed depth. The device may include multiple applications points each with an antigen for simultaneously applying the antigens to the surface.
US09545453B2	CXCR4 inhibiting carriers for nucleic acid delivery The present invention generally relates to carriers including polymers and lipids that comprise a CXCR4 inhibiting moiety. More specifically, these carriers are biodegradable and can be bioreducible polymers that comprise a CXCR4 inhibiting moiety. These carriers can be suitable for delivery of nucleic acids to cells. These carriers and pharmaceutical compositions can be used to treat various conditions including cancers and inflammation conditions.
US09545452B2	Biomineral and metal binding liposomes, their synthesis, and methods of use thereof Drug carriers, methods of synthesizing, and methods of use thereof are provided. The drug carriers are liposomes comprising at least one functionalized cholesterol of the formula: Chol-X-T, wherein X is a linker domain, T is at least one targeting moiety which binds hard tissue and/or medical implants, and Chol is cholesterol or a derivative or analog thereof. The liposomes may encapsulate at least one therapeutic agent for the treatment of an oral disease or disorder.
US09545449B2	Site-specific labeling and targeted delivery of proteins for the treatment of cancer The present invention relates to the formation of protein conjugates from proteins chemically modified for linkage to (1) anticancer drug pharmacophores, (2) ligands to biomarkers on cancer cell surfaces, (3) and/or another protein molecule. It provides and specifies new compositions, methods and combinations for tumor, and tumor vasculature targeting and cancer treatment.
US09545444B2	Anti-tumor T cell immunity induced by high dose radiation Cancer treatment is provided, by irradiating an individual with a localized, high single dose or short course of doses at a primary tumor site; collecting T cells from the individual after a period of time sufficient activation of an anti-tumor response; treating the individual with an effective dose of dose of chemotherapy; and reintroducing the T cell population back to the individual.
US09545442B2	Activatable antibodies that bind epidermal growth factor receptor and methods of use thereof The invention relates generally to activatable antibodies that include a masking moiety (MM), a cleavable moiety (CM), and an antibody (AB) that specifically binds to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and to methods of making and using these anti-EGFR activatable antibodies in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications.
US09545441B2	Treatment of diabetes Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and other characteristics of diabetes are reduced by administering to a human subject a pharmaceutical composition that includes a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that selectively binds IL-1α.
US09545439B2	Emulsion vaccine compositions comprising antigen and adjuvant in the aqueous phase Emulsion vaccine formulations containing an antigen and an adjuvant in the aqueous phase are used for the vaccination of animals wherein the adjuvant is an acrylic polymer and/or dimethyl dioctadecyl ammonium bromide (DDA). These formulations can be prepared by mixing an aqueous phase containing the antigen and adjuvant with an oil phase in the presence of an emulsifier.
US09545437B2	Peptide vaccines for cancers expressing MPHOSPH1 or DEPDC1 polypeptides The present invention provides peptides having an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 192, 195, 197, 209, 225, 226, 228, 230, 240, 241, 243, 244, 249, 253, 254 or 255, as well as peptides having the above-mentioned amino acid sequences in which 1, 2, or several amino acids are substituted, deleted, or added, wherein the peptides possess cytotoxic T cell inducibility. The present invention also provides drugs for treating or preventing a disease associated with the over-expression of MPHOSPH1 and/or DEPDC1, e.g. cancers, containing these peptides as an active ingredient. The peptides of the present invention can also be used as vaccines.
US09545430B2	Siraitiae fructus product and preparation method thereof This invention relates to a Siraitiae fructus product and a method for preparing the same. The product uses a Siraitiae fructus seed as a carrier, and Siraitiae fructus flesh is coated on the carrier. The flesh may the original flesh tissue, or flesh pulp prepared through a physical method. The product is convenient for eating, and has a distinct flavor and a high amount of active ingredients. The preparation method is simple and practical, and significantly reduces energy consumption.
US09545429B1	Homeopathic formulations Homeopathic compositions. Implementations of topical homeopathic compositions may include an actives portion including a plurality of active ingredients and a base including a plurality of inactive ingredients where the plurality of active ingredients include tinctures and/or homeopathic preparations of Actaea spicata, Aesculus hippocastanum, Arnica montana, Atropa belladonna, Bellis perennis, Bryonia alba, Calendula officinalis, Causticum, Cimicifuga racemosa, Hypericum perforatum, Kali Carbonicum, Ledum palustre, Lithium Carbonicum, Rhododendron chrysanthum, Rhus toxicodendron, Ruta graveolens, Salicylicum Acidum, and Stellaria media and one or more tinctures and/or homeopathic preparations selected from the group consisting of Althaea officinalis, Caulophyllum thalictroides, Guaiacum, Rhamnus californica, or any combination thereof.
US09545428B2	Adult stem cells/progenitor cells and stem cell proteins for treatment of eye injuries and diseases The present invention encompasses methods and compositions for treating an ocular disease, disorder or condition in a mammal. The invention includes a population of mesenchymal stromal cells that possess anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, immune modulatory and anti-tumorigenic properties. The invention includes administration of TSG-6, STC-1, or a combination thereof to the ocular as a treatment for an ocular disease, disorder or condition in a mammal.
US09545423B2	Tannin-chitosan composites The invention provides a composition comprising a matrix of chitosan and a tannin wherein the chitosan is electrostatically bonded to the tannin to form a chitosan-tannin composite material. The chitosan can be partially or fully deacetylated, and the tannin can be a monomeric or an oligomeric proanthocyanidin or a hydrolysable tannin. The chitosan-tannin composite material can be a nanoparticle, a hydrogel film, a bio-foam, or a biogel, or the chitosan-tannin composite material can coat a liposome. The composite materials can be used for drug delivery, for antibacterial and/or antifungal applications, for tissue engineering applications, for wound healing applications, or they can be used as adjuvants for vaccination, including oral vaccinations. The invention also provides methods of preparing the composite materials and their various forms.
US09545421B2	Nucleic acid delivery vehicle and uses thereof A nucleic acid-delivery vehicle for delivering nucleic acids to target cells is provided. The nucleic acid-delivery vehicle comprises a plurality of nanoparticles; and a plurality of nucleic acids. The nanoparticles and the nucleic acids are agglomerated to form a nucleic acid-granulation particle having a dimension of at least 5 nm. Methods of making the nucleic acid-delivery vehicle and kits comprising nucleic acid-delivery vehicle are also provided.
US09545420B2	Method of promoting wound healing Disclosed is a method of promoting wound healing or wound closure. The method comprises administration of a miR-198 inhibitor and/or a follistatin-like-1 (FSTL1) polypeptide. Also disclosed are method of treating chronic cutaneous wounds, method of identifying a non-healing wound, use and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a miR-198 inhibitor and/or a follistatin-like-1 (FSTL1) polypeptide.
US09545417B2	Methods of inhibiting cancer stem cells with HMGA1 inhibitors The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods of inhibiting cancer stem cells and growth of aggressive and/or poorly differentiated metastatic tumors comprising the cancer stem cells with HMGA1 inhibitors. The presently disclosed subject matter also provides methods of selecting and treating a subject with aggressive and/or poorly differentiated metastatic cancer using HMGA1 inhibitors.
US09545416B2	Combination therapy using ribavirin as eIF4E inhibitor The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and combination therapies for treating patients having a neoplasm or a proliferative disorder, the combination comprises an inhibitor of the e1F4E gene product, such as ribavirin, and a chemotherapeutic agent, such as cytarabine, wherein said combination therapy overcomes resistance developed in patients during anti-neoplastic treatment. The present invention also provides for the use of a combination therapy for treating patients having a neoplasm, a proliferative disorder, pre-neoplasm or a precancerous lesion, comprising an inhibitor of the e1F4E gene product, a chemotherapeutic agent, and a therapeutically effective amount of a hedgehog pathway inhibitor, such as GDC-0449; and the method of using said combination therapy.
US09545415B2	Anti-inflammatory compounds in combination with hydrogen for the treatment of inflammation A composition for treating inflammation and pain, including a hydrogen-generating compound in an amount that increases the amount of hydrogen in an individual and has an anti-inflammatory effect. A composition for treating inflammation and pain, including synergistically effective amounts of pregabalin and lactulose. A method of treating inflammation and pain, by administering a composition comprising a hydrogen-generating compound to an individual in an amount that increases the amount of hydrogen in the individual and has an anti-inflammatory effect.
US09545414B2	Unitary pharmaceutical dosage form In accordance with this invention a novel pharmaceutical product containing efavirenz, emtricitabine and tenofovir DF are provided as a multicomponent unitary oral dosage form, component 1 comprising tenofovir DF (and, optionally, emtricitabine) and component 2 comprising efavirenz, wherein components 1 and 2 are in a stabilizing configuration. In preferred embodiments component 1 is made by dry granulation.
US09545413B2	Methods of forming ciclopirox or derivatives thereof in a subject by administration of prodrug A method of forming a compound in a subject can include: providing a composition having a prodrug compound represented by a structure of Formula 1 or stereoisomer thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and administering the composition to a subject such that the prodrug compound has a phosphoryloxyalkyl prodrug moiety removed therefrom to form the compound in the subject and to form the separate phosphoryloxyalkyl compound. The prodrug can be included in a pharmaceutical composition for use in treatment of fungus, various cancers (e.g., bladder, breast, etc.), dermatitis, superficial mycoses; inflammation, tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and tinea corporis, Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum, and Microsporum canis, candidiasis (moniliasis), Candida albicans, tinea (pityriasis) vesicolor, Malassezia furfur, acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoid leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, lymphoma or multiple myeloma.
US09545410B2	Tyrosine kinase inhibitors as anti-kinetoplastid agents The present invention provides methods of killing, inhibiting the growth, and/or inhibiting the reproduction of kinetoplastid or apicomplexan protozoan with tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
US09545404B2	1,4-disubstituted pyridazine analogs there of and methods for treating SMN-deficiency-related conditions The present invention provides a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
US09545403B2	Chemokine CXCR4 receptor modulators and uses related thereto The disclosure relates to chemokine CXCR4 receptor modulators and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof. In certain embodiments, the compositions disclosed herein are used for managing CXCR4 related conditions, typically prevention or treatment of viral infections such as HIV or for managing cancer.
US09545399B2	Methylphenidate extended release chewable tablet An oral methylphenidate extended release tablet is described, which can be scored and still retain its extended release profile. The tablet contains a combination of an uncoated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex, a barrier coated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex-matrix, and an uncomplexed methylphenidate active component. Following administration of a single dose of the extended release methylphenidate chewable tablet, a therapeutically effective amount of methylphenidate is reached in less than about 20 minutes and the composition provides a twelve-hour extended release profile.
US09545398B1	Increasing expression level of apoptosis-related genes by treating a human subject with a nitroxide Disclosed herein are methods for counteracting age-related decrease in gene expression or treating age-related diseases, for example cancers and autoimmune diseases, caused by decreased expression levels of a gene associated with the apoptosis pathway, using a nitroxide. Further disclosed are methods for treating a human subject in need of an increased expression level of a gene associated with the apoptosis pathway using a nitroxide.
US09545394B2	Method of activating regulatory T cells with alpha-2B adrenergic receptor agonists Disclosed herein is a method of upregulating regulatory T cells, and treating diseases that would benefit from such upregulation, by administering an alpha-2 receptor agonist.
US09545392B2	Carrier comprising a vitamin E derivative A pharmaceutical composition is provided comprising a vitamin E derivative, an anionic phopholipid-binding protein, an anionic phospholipid and a sterol. Also provided is a method for preparing a composition for delivering a cargo to a subject comprising a) forming liposomes from a vitamin E derivative, an anionic phospholipid-binding protein such as annexin, an anionic phospholipid such as phosphatidylserine and a sterol; and b) encapsulating the cargo in the liposomal composition.
US09545391B2	Medicated ointment for treating hemorrhoid and method of using the same This invention relates to an externally applied ointment that aids in relieving irritation, pain or mild inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes associated with hemorrhoids and the method of using such ointment lotion. The formulation of the present invention contains phenylephrine HCl, lidocaine grape skin/seed/leaf extract and aloe plants extract.
US09545389B2	Baclofen and acamprosate based therapy of macular degeneration disorders The present invention relates to combinations and methods for the treatment of macular degeneration disorders. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel combinatorial therapies of Age related Macular Degeneration based on baclofen and acamprosate combination.
US09545388B2	Benzenetricarboxylic acid and methods of use Methods of treating or preventing cancer and/or a neurodegenerative disorder in a subject are provided. The methods comprise administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of 1,2,3-benzenetricarboxylic acid or a hydrate or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09545386B2	Methods of treating infectious diseases The present invention provides methods of treating a human or other mammal infected with a parasitic microorganism by administering an effective amount in unit dosage form of a C8-C16-alpha, beta-unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde, such as trans-2-dodecenal, to the human or other mammal. The parasitic microorganisms may include trypanosomes, bacteria, fungi and nematodes.
US09545383B2	Blood clotting control The disclosure is directed to enabling reversible, on-demand remote control of blood clotting and clot dissolution. In one embodiment, a laser at one wavelength triggers release of a DNA thrombin inhibitor from one nanorod, which acts as an anticoagulant to stop blood clotting. Another wavelength triggers release of a specific antidote, which reverses the effect of the thrombin inhibitor, restoring blood clotting.
US09545375B2	Method for activating a chemical reaction, solution that can be activated by said method and device for implementing said method The invention relates to a method which comprises emitting ultrasound into a liquid mixture containing first and second reagents in separate phases initially separated by a liquid precursor-gas barrier, the ultrasound having a high enough energy level to vaporize the precursor gas, such as to contact the reagents and thus to activate a chemical reaction therebetween.
US09545374B1	Method, composition for the preparation and cleaning of photo chromic dyes resulting in a product suitable for use on human skin A method and composition of a photo chromic dye suitable to be applied directly to human skin, and which dye is configured to indicate exposure to UV rays. The composition is configured to change color upon exposure to UVA, UVB and/or UVC rays. The composition can be used with other compositions, such as sunscreen, and be applied to human skin prior to application of the sunscreen, or, formulated with the sunscreen such that when the active ingredients of the sunscreen diminish, the photo chromic dye will change color to generate a visual indicator of this condition.
US09545371B2	Method of making an optically-activated system Optically-activated systems and methods for reducing the appearance of dark under eye circles are provided. The systems comprise a complex of a fluorescent compound and a substrate for the fluorescent compound which are affixed to one another by covalent bonding, hydrogen bonding, Van der Waals forces, or a combination thereof. After absorption of ambient light, the fluorescent compound in the complex re-emits visible light of longer wavelength. The re-emitted light provides an illuminating radiant effect and is particularly useful in improving the appearance of skin imperfections.
US09545359B2	Method and apparatus for enhancement of chest compressions during CPR An apparatus for assisting a rescuer in performing chest compressions during CPR on a victim, the apparatus comprising a pad or other structure configured to be applied to the chest near or at the location at which the rescuer applies force to produce the chest compressions, at least one sensor connected to the pad, the sensor being configured to sense movement of the chest or force applied to the chest, processing circuitry for processing the output of the sensor to determine whether the rescuer is substantially releasing the chest following chest compressions, and at least one prompting element connected to the processing circuitry for providing the rescuer with information as to whether the chest is being substantially released following chest compressions.
US09545356B2	Therapeutic hand exercise device A therapeutic hand exercise device includes one or more pliant sleeves (5) for attachment to one or more digits of a human hand, a chamber (4) provided in at least a dorsal region of the or each pliant sleeve (5), a liquid inlet to the chamber and a pump (3) for supplying pressurized liquid to the or each chamber. Each pliant sleeve (5) is movable between a relaxed state and a stiffened state in which the pliant sleeve forms a substantially rigid elongate member for holding a finger disposed within the sleeve in an extended position. A resilient member (6) is fitted to the palmar side of each pliant sleeve which returns the finger to a state of contracture.
US09545355B1	Attachment apparatus for a crutch An attachment apparatus for a crutch including a pair of horizontal supports, a rectangular attachment having a back side and a front side, and a pair of clips. The pair of horizontal supports includes an upper support and a lower support. A right end of each of the upper support and the lower support, and a left end of each of the upper support and the lower support are attached to a right side support of a crutch and a left side support of a crutch, respectively. The pair of clips includes an upper clip and a lower clip. Each of the upper clip and the lower clip has a female receptor and a male member. Each of the female receptors is disposed on each of the pair of horizontal supports, and each of the male members is disposed on the back side of the attachment.
US09545353B2	Methods of operating an exoskeleton for gait assistance and rehabilitation A method of operating an exoskeleton device includes: receiving sensor information; connecting a clutch system to a pulley system in; determining whether to engage a drive train gear to the clutch system based on the sensor information; engaging the drive train gear through the clutch system when determined to engage the drive train gear; and powering a first motor to drive the drive train gear for controlling a joint or segment of exoskeleton device.
US09545351B2	Modular operating table A modular operating table comprises a support (10) and a base part (20) attached to the support (10), the base part (20) providing a first region of a support surface for a patient's body during surgery, the base part (20) comprising side bars (21) extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the support surface in lateral edge regions of the support surface. A seat element (30) is attached to the base part (20), the seat element (30) providing a second region of the support surface, a width of the second region decreasing in a distal direction, symmetric to a central longitudinal axis of the support surface, the seat element (30) having at least two first connection elements for the distal attachment of functional components, the at least two first connection elements being arranged along main axes of the side bars. A first functional component (40.1, 40.2) comprising a generally triangular plate (42.1, 42.2) provides a third region of the support surface. The first functional component (40.1, 40.2) is attachable to one of the at least two first connection elements of the seat element, the attachment of two of said first functional components (40.1, 40.2) complementing a generally rectangular support area in a distal region of the seat element (30). The first functional component (40.1, 40.2) has a second connection element for the distal attachment of functional components, the second connection element being arranged along the main axis of the corresponding side bar when the first functional component (40.1, 40.2) is attached to the seat element (30).
US09545348B2	Mattress with a rotating and waste elimination system A mattress with a rotating and waste elimination system comprises a mattress with a recessed area for receiving a rotation and waste elimination system. The rotation and waste elimination system comprises a (i) frame with a rectangular base and two side walls, forming a “U” shape; (ii) platform (with a central cut out for a waste elimination bag) suspended over the base by two pairs of sliding posts; (iii) optional four chains attached to the platform and side walls; and (iv) programmable electronic gear to operate the sliding posts to simultaneously raise one end and lower the opposite end of the platform to gently turn the patient. Alternately, the gear operates a cable/pulley system (involving two independent systems positioned outside the frame) by attaching one cable end to the midpoint of the platform's shorter side and the other cable end to the gear to rotate and counter-rotate the platform.
US09545343B2	Absorbent article having a liquid-impermeable individual-wrapping sheet with a liquid-storing portion at a time of use Disclosed is an absorbent article, having an individual-wrapping sheet which is liquid-impermeable; an absorber arranged on an upper side of the individual-wrapping sheet, containing super absorbent polymer, and capable of absorbing an aqueous liquid; and a back-up sheet arranged between the individual-wrapping sheet and the absorber and capable of retaining the aqueous liquid, in which the individual-wrapping sheet has a liquid-storing portion in a form of bag which is provided in a rear portion of the individual-wrapping sheet and forms an internal space on the upper side of the individual-wrapping sheet, and in which a rear end portion of the absorber exists in the internal space formed by the liquid-storing portion. By using this absorbent article, a material used for individual wrapping can be utilized at the time of wearing the absorbent article without disposal of the material, and leakage is less liable to occur.
US09545341B2	Method for optimized prediction of the postoperative anatomical position of an intraocular lens implanted in a pseudopakic eye Postoperative lens position is predicted on the basis of known measured values, such as the corneal thickness, the depth of the anterior chamber, the eye length, and the distances of the capsular bag equator and/or of the lens haptic from the anterior surface of the lens. In addition, the calculation also takes into account the attitude of the intraocular lens, for which purpose additional parameters of the pseudophakic eye are used that have not previously been taken into consideration. The proposed method is suitable for a more exact prediction of the strength and nature of an intraocular lens to be implanted in a pseudophakic eye in the context of cataract surgery or of a refractive intervention. The method is based on the use of suitable calculation methods, e.g. geometric optical formulae, or of ray tracing.
US09545332B2	Cuspid and first bi-cuspid bite retainer for sleep apnea A retainer with a block extending downwards from an otherwise generally flat surface is disclosed. The block corresponds to a region of one or more of the cuspids or pre-molars. A side block or other device on the upper retainer also abuts a wing or other abutment device of a lower retainer, causing the lower jaw to be pushed forward relative to the upper jaw and resting position (regular organic closing position) of the upper and lower jaw together. Thus, the upper teeth are pushed forward and a space is created between the teeth behind the (lower) block preventing an apnea during sleep.
US09545331B2	Incremental and/or successive adjustable mandibular advancement device for preventing and treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea The current invention relates to an adjustable mandibular advancement device with a unique combination of resilient hinging, dentition engagement and adjustability, to prevent or reduce Snoring and/or Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. The adjustability is described by means of two concepts of adjustability for the relative enlargement or diminution of the members of the device, incremental and successive advancement mechanisms, in either combination or separately. By use of thermoplastic materials the device can be used in the outmost variability of the human dentition.
US09545327B2	Pressurized liquid cast A pressurized fluid cast for stabilizing a broken bone of a patient includes a sleeve having an inner wall and an outer wall with a fluid cavity between the inner and outer walls. The outer wall has at least one access port established therethrough. The sleeve is configured to be placed at a limb of a patient such that the inner wall circumscribes the limb and is disposed at least partially along the limb, with the fluid cavity and the outer wall being radially outward of the inner wall. The sleeve is adaptable to accommodate a particular patient injury and limb. Fluid is provided within the fluid cavity and is pressurized to a selected pressure to apply substantially uniform pressure at the limb of the patient. An outer protective shell may be provided at least partially around the sleeve to limit puncturing of the sleeve.
US09545325B2	Medical device delivery control mechanism Apparatuses and methods for controlling a medical device delivery assembly are provided. The apparatus can comprise a first engagement device and a coupling mechanism. The first engagement device can be used to engage a first component. The coupling mechanism can have a port and at least one wing. The at least one wing can be disposed adjacent to the port and be configured to facilitate interconnection of the first engagement device with the coupling mechanism.
US09545323B2	Fenestration devices, systems, and methods The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for guiding an endovascular tool, such as a puncturing tool or an angioscope, in a radial direction, such as toward or through the sidewall of a vessel, stent, or stent graft, using elongate members and specialized catheters. The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for locating branch vessels from within a grafted main vessel while maintaining continuous blood flow to the branch vessel. Another aspect of the present disclosure involves a reverse cannulation system, particularly useful for stenting the abdominal aorta proximate the renal arteries and stenting the renal artery.
US09545322B2	Device and method for tacking plaque to blood vessel wall An intravascular device for treating atherosclerotic occlusive disease can include an annular band defining a longitudinal axis between proximal and distal ends. The annular band can have a plurality of barbs on its outer periphery. One or more intravascular devices may be applied in positions along a plaque accumulation site as needed to stabilize the site and/or hold pieces of plaque out of the way of blood flow. The barbs may be pressed into the plaque and/or blood vessel walls.
US09545321B2	Prosthetic spinal disk nucleus This specification describes technologies relating to an intervertebral disc prosthesis used to strengthen and stabilize the spine. Implementations of the technology described herein comprise a surgical device that is implanted through a small surgical incision into a portion of a human intervertebral disc, various support tools used to insert such a surgical device, and a method by which the device is used to strengthen and stabilize the spine.
US09545314B2	Expandable intervertebral implant An expandable intervertebral implant is provided for insertion into an intervertebral space defined by adjacent vertebrae. The expandable intervertebral implant includes a pair of outer sleeve portions and an inner core disposed between the outer sleeve portions. Movement of the inner core relative to the outer sleeve portions causes the outers sleeve portions to deflect away from each other, thereby engaging the expandable intervertebral implant with the vertebrae and adjusting the height of the intervertebral space.
US09545303B2	Ocular mask having selective spectral transmission A mask is provided that is configured to increase the depth of focus of a patient. The mask can include an aperture configured to transmit along an optical axis substantially all visible incident light. The mask can further include a portion surrounding at least a portion of the aperture. The portion may be configured to be substantially opaque to visible electromagnetic radiation and be substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation transmitted from an ocular examination device (e.g., substantially transparent to at least some non-visible electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between about 750 nm and about 1500 nm).
US09545291B2	Dental implant An implantable dental device comprising polymeric shape memory material for implantation into a cavity within alveolar bone of the jaw or within the root canal space of a tooth.
US09545289B2	Systems and methods for endoluminal valve creation A device for manipulating tissue at a vessel includes an elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end, a guide member at the distal end of the elongated member, the guide member having a blunt distal tip for engagement against an interior wall of the vessel, and a tissue cutting device at the distal end of the elongated member, wherein the tissue cutting device has a sharp tip that is proximal to the blunt distal tip of the guide member.
US09545287B2	Medical portable terminal device that is controlled by gesture or by an operation panel A medical portable terminal device includes an operation panel section including a touch panel for a first operator placed in a non-sterilized area to operate and configured to be capable of controlling operations of a plurality of medical instruments disposed in the non-sterilized area, an image pickup section configured to pick up an image of a region where a second operator performs operation of a gesture, a recognizing section configured to recognize the operation of the gesture from the picked-up image, an operation-list memorizing section configured to memorize an operation list for causing the plurality of medical instruments to perform a plurality of operations associated with a recognition result, and a control section configured to switch between control of the plurality of medical instruments based on operation of the operation panel section and control of the plurality of medical instruments based on the operation of the gesture.
US09545286B2	Thermotherapy application and control system Apparatus for applying thermotherapy to a part of the human or animal body comprising an applicator having a flexible enclosure in which thermal energy transfer fluid can circulate, a connector for connecting the applicator to a control system, an interface layer for providing a thermally conductive interface between the flexible enclosure and a treatment site and, an electrically conductive supporting layer for supporting the interface layer and capable of being energized by an electrical signal from the control system to improve the thermal conductivity of the interface layer. The apparatus also includes a valve unit for connecting the applicator to a control system, a heat exchanger for cooling a thermal energy transfer fluid and a control system for controlling the application of thermotherapy. The apparatus permits manipulation and control of the molecules of the interface layer and a thermal energy transfer fluid to improve the thermal energy transfer efficiency between the applicator and a treatment site.
US09545285B2	Cardiac catheter employing conformal electronics for mapping An apparatus for medical diagnosis and/or treatment is provided. The apparatus includes a flexible substrate, an intermediate bus disposed on the flexible substrate, and a plurality of sensing elements disposed on the flexible substrate and coupled to the intermediate bus. The plurality of sensing elements and intermediate bus are disposed on the flexible substrate such that the sensing elements are disposed at areas of minimal strain of the flexible substrate.
US09545284B2	Devices and methods for dermatological treatment Disclosed are methods for dermatological treatment that in some embodiments include contacting a plurality of cooling probes with an area of skin and maintaining the plurality of cooling probes in contact with the area of skin for a period of time while the distal ends of the plurality of cooling probes substantially cool a volume of tissue, thereby causing a beneficial effect as a result of the substantial cooling of the volume of tissue, as well as devices useful for implementing the method.
US09545280B2	Percutaneous bone screw device Embodiments of the invention provide a bone screw device including a bone screw with a temporary encasement. In some embodiments, the temporary encasement comprises a biocompatible material that may be an osteoinductive, a hemostatic and or a bacteriocide. Some embodiments include a temporary encasement including a therapeutic. In some embodiments, the temporary encasement comprises a wax. In some embodiments, the screw head is substantially U-shaped. In some embodiments, the screw includes an extension tip extending from the screw shaft. Some embodiments of the invention include a system for percutaneous implantation of a bone screw including a screwdriver shaft rotatably coupled to a screw that includes a temporary encasement. In some embodiments, the screw shaft can be at least partially rotated by the screwdriver shaft. Some further embodiments further include a retractable sleeve at least partially surrounding the screwdriver shaft and the bone screw.
US09545276B2	Fixation device and method of use for a lapidus-type plantar hallux valgus procedure An internal plate fixation device is provided for load bearing and non-load bearing fixation on a plantar side of a metatarsocuneiform joint in a Lapidus procedure. The fixation device includes a U-shaped plate having a plantar section interconnecting a pair of opposed medial legs which are bent relative to the plantar section. The plantar section is formed with a set of threaded fixation holes for receiving locking screws therein. The legs are formed with a set of threaded fixation holes for receiving locking screws therein, and a set of non-threaded fixation holes for receiving temporary K-wires and an interfragmentary compression screw which provides compression and stability at the joint.
US09545266B2	Adjustable fixation clamp and method An adjustable fixation clamp having first and second clamp assemblies positioned about a shaft. The clamp assemblies may each have a pair of vise plates. Each pair of vise plates may define at least two receiving portions and insertion portions intersecting the receiving portions. The receiving portions of one clamp assembly may receive at least two fixation components such as screws, pins or wires. The receiving portions of the other clamp assembly may receive at least one connector such as a rod, bar and/or ring. A biasing structure may be positioned between the first and second clamp assemblies and may allow for the fixation components to be snapped into the receiving portions through the insertion portions. Two or more adjustable fixation clamps may be used to form an external fixation system. At least two screws, pins or wires may be inserted into bone and one of the clamp assemblies may be attached thereto. A guide may be used for insertion of screws, pins or wires into bone. The other clamp assembly may be connected to a rod, bar or ring. Thereafter, the clamp assemblies may be oriented relative to each other and locked in place.
US09545264B2	Trocars and obturators A trocar assembly includes a trocar including an elongated tubular member extending between a distal end configured to be inserted into a surgical site and a proximal end including a housing configured for introduction of surgical instruments into the tubular member. The housing includes a pair of opposed latch receptacles. An obturator is assembled into the tubular member of the trocar. The obturator includes an elongated obturator body extending from a trocar cover to an opposed obturator tip. The trocar cover includes a rim for engaging the housing of the trocar. The trocar cover includes a pair of opposed latches extending radially inward from the rim, wherein the latches are releasably latched to the latch receptacles of the trocar. The trocar cover includes a compliant mechanism operatively connected to release the latches from the latch receptacles.
US09545261B2	Instrument guide A guide for a flexible member includes a stationary member, an articulating member, and an actuating member. The articulating member defines a first lumen. The stationary member, the articulating member, and the actuating member are coupled to one another by one or more arcuate grooves or flanges such that the articulating member pivots relative to the stationary member when the actuating member is moved relative to the stationary member. The stationary member and the actuating member form a second lumen arranged to accommodate the flexible member coextensively in the first lumen and the second lumen.
US09545260B2	Minimally invasive device for surgical operations The present invention is related to a minimally invasive device for surgical procedures which generally comprises at least a pair of assembly elements formed by a primary main body and a secondary main body joined together at their proximal and distal ends; a fastening element which is inserted in the distal end of both primary and secondary main bodies respectively, which is employed to keep them joined together; a threading element which is inserted in its inner section from the intermediate section of said device, continues to its proximal end and returns to its intermediate section on the opposite end; and a multifunction element located on the inside of the threading element.
US09545258B2	Tissue aperture securing and sealing apparatuses and related methods of use Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatuses for securing and sealing apertures in tissue and related methods of use. An exemplary apparatus for collapsing an aperture in a wall of tissue can include a base biased to collapse into a collapsed state from an expanded state. The apparatus can also include a plurality of collapsible fingers extending from the base, wherein the collapsible fingers can be configured to collapse about tissue adjacent to and defining the aperture so as to close the aperture in the wall of tissue.
US09545257B2	Method and apparatus for storage and/or introduction of implant for hollow anatomical structure An apparatus for introducing an implant into a hollow anatomical structure. The apparatus comprises a storage unit; an elongate vascular implant stored inside the storage unit and having a distal end; and a pushrod at least partially stored inside the storage unit and having a distal end coupled to the distal end of the implant. The implant diverges from adjacency with the pushrod as the implant extends away from the distal end of the pushrod, such that the pushrod forms a force application region near the distal end of the pushrod. The force application region is accessible for force application but separated from the implant.
US09545250B2	Kit of parts for use in retracting body tissue A retractor for use in spinal surgery comprises a frame including a ring member defining a generally central interior space. A plurality of blades is releasably supported respectively to slidable arms each supported on the ring member for individual translational movement relative to the ring member. The blades define an initial substantially enclosed opening that is expandable for use in a surgical procedure. A clutch mechanism supported on the ring member is associated with each arm to individually selectively engage each such arm with a rotatable main gear such that upon rotation of the main gear by a single actuator any one, all or any desired combination of arms may be translated relative to the ring member to move the blades and expand the opening in one or more selected desired directions.
US09545249B2	Overtube introducer for use in endoscopic bariatric surgery This application describes an overtube device that gives diagnostic and/or therapeutic access to body cavities using natural orifices of the body. The overtube includes an elongate flexible body having a distal portion deflectable in response to activation of a control cable. Proximal features of the overtube include an insufflations port and seals for minimizing loss of insufflations pressure around the shafts of instruments passed through the tube. In some embodiments, retractor elements are including on the distal portion of the overtube.
US09545248B2	Blunt tip obturator A surgical obturator comprising an elongate shaft extending along an axis between a proximal end and a distal end includes a bladeless tip disposed at the distal end of the shaft. The tip has a blunt point and a pair of shorter side surfaces separated by a relatively longer pair of opposing surfaces to form in radial cross-section a geometric shape that has a longer length and relatively narrower width. The side surfaces and opposing surfaces terminate in end surfaces located proximally from the blunt point. The end surfaces extend radially outwardly from opposite locations of the outer surface. A conical surface facilitates initial insertion of the obturator and the geometric shape facilitates separation of consecutive layers of muscle tissue having fibers oriented in different directions and provides proper alignment of the tip between the layers of muscle.
US09545246B2	Adjustable stop for elongate medical device deflection mechanism A deflection mechanism for an elongate medical device may comprise an actuator. The actuator may comprise a rotatable body comprising a channel, the channel comprising a plurality of recesses. The deflection mechanism may further comprises an activation wire having a proximal end and a distal end, and a wire lock attached to the proximal end of the activation wire. The wire lock may be disposed within the channel and configured to ride therein when the actuator body is rotated. An adjustable stop may be placed in one or more of the recesses of the channel so as to apply a force to the wire lock as the actuator is rotated so as to increase tension on the activation wire.
US09545244B2	Mechanical tissue sample holder indexing device A biopsy device comprises a probe assembly, a holster assembly, a tissue sample holder, and a manually operated rotation mechanism configured to rotate the tissue sample holder. The probe assembly comprises a cutter configured to sever a tissue sample. The tissue sample holder includes a plurality of tissue chambers configured to receive discrete severed tissue samples. The holster assembly comprises the non-motorized, manually operated rotation mechanism configured to allow a user to align consecutive chambers to successively collect discrete severed tissue samples. The tissue sample holder rotation mechanism may comprise a first button, a first lever, a first pawl, a first ratchet, an indexing shaft, and a first gear, which are all configured to, ultimately, rotate a tissue sample holder. The tissue sample holder rotation mechanism may alternately include thumbwheels, a worm gear, or a ratcheting lever, among other things.
US09545241B2	Blood vessel function inspecting apparatus It is provided a blood vessel function inspecting apparatus including: a blood vessel diameter measuring portion configured to measure a diameter of a blood vessel; a blood vessel wall thickness measuring portion configured to measure a wall thickness of the blood vessel; and a blood vessel function index value calculating portion configured to calculate a function index value for diagnosing the blood vessel of its function, after releasing of the blood vessel from blood flow obstruction, by dividing an amount of dilatation of said diameter of the blood vessel continuously measured by said blood vessel diameter measuring portion, by the wall thickness measured by said blood vessel wall thickness measuring portion.
US09545238B2	Computer-aided evaluation of an image dataset A method and system for the diagnosis of 3D images are disclosed, which significantly cuts the time required for the diagnosis. The 3D images are for example an image volume dataset of a magnetic resonance tomography system which is saved in an RIS or PACS system. In at least one embodiment, the diagnostic finding are partially automatically generated, and details of the position, size and change in pathological structures are compared to previous diagnostic findings are generated automatically. As a result of this automation the diagnostic work of radiologists is significantly reduced.
US09545236B2	Method for scanogram scans in photon-counting computed tomography A computed tomography (CT) imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source to emit X-rays; a plurality of photon-counting detectors (PCDs) arranged in a circular ring between the X-ray source and a CT detector; and processing circuitry to cause the X-ray source and the CT detector to perform a helical scan of an object to obtain projection data; extract, from the obtained projection data, a plurality of sets of projection data corresponding to a plurality of X-ray tube positions of the helical scan; and combine the plurality of sets of extracted projection data to obtain a scanogram.
US09545229B2	Heart monitoring device The present invention includes devices, methods and systems for reporting a heart rate comprising: an input device; a microprocessor coupled to the input device and a power supply, wherein the microprocessor is programmed with a predetermined heartbeat threshold and calculates the number of times the input device is actuated over a predetermined amount of time; and a display connected to the microprocessor that receives the calculated heart rate and displays whether the heart rate is below, at or above predetermined threshold, e.g., when a patient has less than 60 heartbeats per minute, between 60 and 100 heartbeats per minute and greater than 100 heartbeats per minute.
US09545228B2	Extended wear electrocardiography and respiration-monitoring patch Physiological monitoring can be provided through a wearable monitor that includes two components, a flexible extended wear electrode patch and a removable reusable monitor recorder. The wearable monitor sits centrally (in the midline) on the patient's chest along the sternum oriented top-to-bottom. The placement of the wearable monitor in a location at the sternal midline (or immediately to either side of the sternum) benefits extended wear by removing the requirement that ECG electrodes be continually placed in the same spots on the skin throughout the monitoring period. Instead, the patient can place an electrode patch anywhere within the general region of the sternum. Power is provided through a battery provided on the electrode patch, which avoids having to open the monitor recorder's housing for battery replacement. The patch further includes sensors for monitoring patient's air flow and respiratory measures contemporaneously with the ECG monitoring.
US09545225B2	Device-independent neurological monitoring system A system that analyzes neurological signals is described. During operation, the system monitors neurological signals from users at multiple locations, where the neurological signals are associated with different electrode configurations. Then, the system modifies the monitored neurological signals to correct for the different electrode configurations so that a resulting set of modified neurological signals corresponds to a common electrode configuration, thereby facilitating subsequent identification of a subset of the set of modified neurological signals.
US09545224B2	Fitness for work test A system for measuring fitness for duty which includes a) a visual stimulus display b) eye monitoring equipment for measuring eye and eyelid movements c) a central processing unit and data storage device to collect and store the data from the eye monitoring equipment d) a data analysis device programmed to calculate one or more of the measures of blink latency, measures of the relative velocity of upper eyelid closing and opening movements during blinks, the product of the amplitude to velocity ratio of eyelid closing and opening, the duration of blinks, the variability of eyelid movements during blinks, the failure to respond appropriately with a voluntary blink following each said brief visual stimulus e) said data analysis device programmed to place the values for said measures into an algorithm for measuring fitness for duty.
US09545220B2	Endoscopic measurement system and method The invention is a system and method for measuring 3D distances and dimensions of objects in endoscopic images by using a light plane to make Euclidean and geodesic measurements. The endoscopic measurement system of the invention comprises a flexible or rigid endoscopic device equipped with standard visualization means and a module containing components for generating a light plane. Based on triangulation, the intersection curve between the light lane and the object of interest is measurable in 3D in the coordinate system of the visualization means.
US09545216B2	Catheter balloon methods and apparatus employing sensing elements An apparatus for medical diagnosis and/or treatment is provides. The apparatus includes a flexible substrate forming an inflatable body and a plurality of sensing elements disposed on the flexible substrate. The plurality of sensing elements are disposed about the inflatable body such that the sensing elements are disposed at areas of minimal curvature of the inflatable body in a deflated state.
US09545211B2	System and method for electrocardiogram analysis and optimization of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and therapy delivery The system and method provide for electrocardiogram analysis and optimization of patient-customized cardiopulmonary resuscitation and therapy delivery. An external medical device includes a housing and a processor within the housing. The processor can be configured to receive an input signal for a patient receiving chest compressions and to select at least one filter mechanism and to apply the filter mechanism to the signal to at least substantially remove chest compression artifacts from the signal. A real time dynamic analysis of a cardiac rhythm is applied to adjust and integrate CPR prompting of a medical device. Real-time cardiac rhythm quality is facilitated using a rhythm assessment meter.
US09545207B2	Temporary implantable medical electrical stimulation lead A temporary implantable medical device lead includes a connector configured to connect the lead to an external control module. A helically coiled conductor includes a proximal end that is mechanically and electrically connected to the connector. The conductor includes a plurality of insulated filars. An insulative layer is removed from an uninsulated portion of each of the filars near a distal end of the conductor. The uninsulated portion of each of the filars is exposed at an outer surface of the conductor such that the exposed uninsulated portions of the filars define a plurality of electrodes at longitudinally spaced sections near the distal end of the conductor.
US09545203B2	Systems and methods for cardiomyocyte conduction speed mapping Systems and methods are provided to display discrete conduction timing values of layers of the ventricles. Electrical impulses are detected using two or more electrodes placed proximate to a beating heart and are converted to an ECG waveform for each heartbeat of the beating heart. One or more subwaveforms within Q, R, S, and T waveforms of the ECG waveform for each heartbeat or in an interval between the Q, R, S, and T waveforms are detected that represent the depolarization or repolarization of anatomically distinct layers of the ventricles of the beating heart. A conduction timing value is calculated for each of the one or more subwaveforms for each electrode of the two or more electrodes for each heartbeat of the beating heart. At least one conduction timing value is displayed for at least one subwaveform for each electrode for at least one heartbeat of the beating heart.
US09545201B2	Fundus observation apparatus A fundus observation apparatus according to an embodiment comprises: a photographing part that photographs the fundus of a subject eye; a forming part comprising an optical system that irradiates signal light onto the fundus and interferes reflected light of the signal light from the fundus with reference light via a reference path and detects the resulting interference light, wherein the forming part forms a tomographic image of the fundus based on the detection result; and an analyzing part that analyzes a photographed image of the fundus from the photographing part to delete predetermined low-frequency components from the photographed image.
US09545197B2	Apparatuses and methods for determining tear film break-up time and/or for detecting lid margin contact and blink rates, particulary for diagnosing, measuring, and/or analyzing dry eye conditions and symptoms Embodiments disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for determining tear film break-up time and for detecting eyelid margin contact and blink rates, particularly for diagnosing, measuring, and/or analyzing dry eye conditions and symptoms. The apparatus and methods for determining tear film break-up time and for detecting eyelid margin contact and blink rates, particularly for diagnosing, measuring, and/or analyzing dry eye conditions and symptoms may employ ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices or other imaging and display devices capable of imaging and displaying a picture of a patient's eye during tear film break-up time and blink rate related procedures.
US09545196B2	Automated assessment of glaucoma loss from optical coherence tomography Systems and methods for assessing glaucoma loss using optical coherence topography. One method according to an aspect comprises receiving optical coherence image data and assessing functional glaucoma damage from retinal optical coherence image data. In an aspect, the systems and methods can map regions and layers of the eye to determine structural characteristics to compare to functional characteristics.
US09545194B2	Multi-purpose trocar with lens cleaner An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a scope lens cleaning system disposed within a trocar shaft to allow the surgeon to clean the scope lens without losing orientation of the operative field. The lens cleaning system is configured to remove solid debris, liquid, and condensation from the scope lens. The cleaning system includes a first cleaning component configured to remove the solid debris from the scope lens. A second cleaning component is configured to remove the liquid and condensation from the scope lens. A third cleaning component wicks the solid debris and liquid away from the cleaning components and the scope lens and allows it to fall out the end of the trocar shaft. The cleaning system minimizes distraction during the surgical procedure to improve efficiency and safety.
US09545193B2	Endoscope apparatus An endoscope apparatus has an illuminating unit that performs illumination with a first light once and performs illumination with a second light a plurality of times within a predetermined time period, an image pickup unit that outputs a first image pickup signal based on the illumination with the first light and a second image pickup signal based on the illumination with the second light, a clipping processing unit that clips the first and the second image pickup signals, a brightness calculating unit that calculates a first brightness, a composite ratio calculating unit that calculates a composite ratio according to a brightness target value and the first brightness, a composite processing unit that combines the first and the second image pickup signals according to the composite ratio, and a setting unit that sets a clip level according to the composite ratio.
US09545192B2	System and method for automatic navigation of a capsule based on image stream captured in-vivo Embodiments of the invention include a method and system for displaying an in vivo imaging procedure. The method includes receiving real-time image data captured by the capsule, and continuously generating an updated summarized color bar, said color bar comprising color strips and time scale marks. The color bar is calculated based on color values of received image data, and is updated continuously as new image data is received. The displayed time period is periodically updated, for example based on predetermined fixed time intervals, based on varying time intervals, or based on an accumulated amount of received image data. Other methods of determining the periodic updates may be used.
US09545191B2	Method for suture lacing A method for suture lacing includes providing a suture with a needle attached thereto, inserting the needle and suture into an organ through a passageway, throwing a single stitch through a first tissue member, throwing a single stitch through an opposed and spaced apart second tissue member, repeating the preceding step at least once, bringing the first and second tissue members in contact by tensioning the suture, whereby suture drag is minimized during the tensioning and even tissue compression substantially achieved, and securing the suture.
US09545186B2	Endoscope image recording apparatus, endoscope image acquisition assisting method and computer readable medium Plural predetermined examination parts of a patient are imaged sequentially and still images of the respective examination parts are thereby acquired by inserting an endoscope insertion unit having an imaging optical system in its tip portion into the body cavity of the patient. To this end, the number of still images taken is counted every time one of the predetermined examination parts. The counted number of still images taken is compared with a preset number of images which corresponds to the number of the plural predetermined examination parts. An alert is generated when non-coincidence is detected between the counted number of still images taken and the preset number. The operator is thus notified of occurrence of a failure to image.
US09545184B2	Rich air sprayer of sanitary ware A rich air sprayer of sanitary ware has a base, the base is disposed with at least two waterways; each waterway includes an inlet hole, a mutation cavity connected to the inlet hole and an air inlet hole connected to the mutation cavity, the flow area of the inlet hole is smaller than that of the mutation cavity, negative pressure is generated inside the mutation cavity when the water flows from the inlet hole into the mutation cavity, the negative pressure makes the mutation cavity suck air from the outside of the sprayer through the air inlet hole, the air and the water are mixed to form bubbles; the outlets of the mutation cavities intersect or the tangents of the outlets of the mutation cavities intersect, making the water flowing out of the outlets of the mutation cavities collide to enhance the granular sensation.
US09545179B2	Exhaust turbulence attenuator for industrial and shop vacuum cleaning units The invention disclosed is an appliance which, when attached as an accessory to a heavy-duty vacuum cleaning unit such as may be used in industrial applications, as well as in professional and home workshop environments, attenuates exhaust port turbulence on such machines, providing an overall cleaner and safer work environment.
US09545176B1	Bathtub A bathtub includes a base attached to a container. The base is movable between a collapsed position with respect to the container and a deployed position with respect to the container to support the container at an elevated location with respect to a support surface, and the container is movable between a collapsed position with respect to the base and a deployed position with respect to the base to form an open tub to receive a child to be bathed.
US09545173B2	Dual purpose single use wood grill brush and method A dual purpose, single use wood grill brush for cleaning a grilling surface and thereafter providing a flavor enhancing smoke. The device is a thin sheet of wood selected for the flavor enhancing characteristics of the smoke therefrom when slowly burned, which sheet is desirably soaked in water to make the wood flexible so that it may be manually used to clean the grilling surface prior to grilling, and then deposited on the heat source where it smokes rather than flames because of the absorbed water content. Exposing the food being grilled to such smoke during the grilling process provide a unique flavor to the food. One embodiment of the device includes a flat edge on one end and a plurality of longitudinally extending fingers at the other end, both useful in the cleaning process. Other embodiments of the device specifically for grilling surfaces with spaced parallel rods include a thin sheet of wood with notches for selectively cleaning the entire surface of the rods. Methods are also disclosed.
US09545172B2	Roller grill A roller grill includes a housing structure adapted to support the roller grill; a plurality of tubular heating surfaces mounted between a first end of the housing structure and a second end of the housing structure; a first side housing coupled to the first end of the housing structure; a second side housing coupled to the second end of the housing structure, at least one of the first side housing or the second housing including a pressurized plenum maintainable at a plenum air pressure that is greater than a tubular air pressure of an inner volume of the plurality of tubular heating surfaces; and a drive assembly at least partially enclosed in the first side housing or the second side housing, the drive assembly configured to rotatably drive the plurality of tubular heating surfaces.
US09545167B2	Food product stabilization systems Food product stabilization systems employing features to stabilize upright food wares that are subject to tipping, crumbling and/or being damaged during transport or storage. Freestanding upright food wares may have exposed edges requiring some form of protection to reduce and/or prevent unwanted surface deterioration, crumbling, tilting, sliding, collapsing and/or damage resulting from transportation and/or storage. Varieties of food containers are disposed around upright food wares as a general means of protecting against humidity, oxidation and/or contaminates from an outside environment. In cases where upright food wares are dissimilarly shaped or sized disproportionately to food containers, unwanted surface deterioration, crumbling, sliding, spillage or damage may occur. The food product stabilization system comprises proportionately designed shapes and/or extendable/contractible edge support features to better enable the upright food wares to be protected, braced, and held more securely during transportation and/or storage. In this manner upright food wares may be efficiently contained, transported or stored even while subjected to external conditions that might otherwise cause damage.
US09545165B2	Food storage system A food storage system including a secondary bowl that is adapted to be positioned at least partially on and/or in a main lid. The secondary bowl is adapted to be detachable from the main lid.
US09545164B2	System for securing a mattress cover A mattress cover includes a securing belt about its skirt to aid in engaging and fixing the skirt to a mattress, thereby minimizing the tendency of a skirt to migrate upward on the mattress during use. The belt may be attached to the skirt by means of a sleeve extending the length of the skirt, lacing, belt loop structures, an integrated channel, Velcro® or similar devices. The belt may be adjusted by means of a buckle, a knot or other similar devices.
US09545156B2	Enhanced mattress An enhanced mattress for enabling passive involuntary digestive tract movement, shoulder opening and pelvis bones movement. The apparatus is configured solely for prone lying of a human body thereupon and includes a head support section which comprises an open face section, an upper main section connected to the head support section, the upper main section comprises a plurality of dedicated supporting members. A lower support section connected to the upper main section.
US09545154B2	Pivoting shelf A shelf assembly includes a shelf and a mounting structure for mounting the shelf on a substantially vertical surface. The shelf is pivotably mounted on the mounting bracket proximate the rear end and pivots from an open position to a closed position and from the closed position to the open position. An engagement structure on the shelf, which may optionally be positioned proximate the rear end of the shelf, is configured so that a force applied to the engagement structure when the shelf is in the closed position will urge the shelf toward the open position. The shelf assembly is particularly useful in hospital settings where hospital staff need to open and close the shelf without the use of their hands.
US09545153B2	Slide rail assembly A slide rail assembly includes a rail and a reinforcing member. The rail includes an upper wall, a lower wall and a longitudinal wall connected between the upper wall and the lower wall. The reinforcing member is attached to the rail and includes an upper wall, a lower wall and a middle wall connected between the upper wall and the lower wall of the reinforcing member. The upper wall and the lower wall of the reinforcing member correspond to the upper wall and the lower wall of the rail respectively. The middle wall of the reinforcing member corresponds to the longitudinal wall of the rail member.
US09545152B2	Device for influencing the movement of a furniture part, guide unit for guiding the movement of a furniture part, and item of furniture A device for influencing the movement of a furniture part movably accommodated on a basic furniture structure via a guide unit, the device including a basic component which is assigned to the guide unit and on which a pushing-out device and a retraction device are present so that, in a mounted state of the device, the furniture part can be pushed out from a closure position on the basic furniture structure in a first direction of movement under an action of the pushing-out device, and the furniture part can be retracted from an open position on the basic furniture structure in a second direction of movement under an action of the retraction device, and a charging mechanism for charging the force accumulator, the pushing-out force accumulator is charged by a movement of the housing component of the pushing-out device relative to the basic component.
US09545150B2	Storage rack assembly with dual-rail truss-beam A double-wide, drive in storage rack assembly for supporting loads on pallets including horizontal truss beams and stiffener panels at load-supporting levels constructed to increase the rigidity of the rack and/or minimize the amount of steel used in the rack. In some examples, the storage rack assembly includes mill-building bracing.
US09545148B2	Oral care implement An oral care implement is disclosed that comprises a handle and a head. The head comprises a base structure having a front surface. A cleaning element carrier is provided that includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The cleaning element carrier is supported so that the bottom surface of the cleaning element carrier is spaced from the front surface of the base structure. At least a portion of the cleaning element carrier is movable relative to the base structure in a direction towards the front surface of the base structure. A plurality of first cleaning elements are mounted to the cleaning element carrier and extend from the top surface of the cleaning element carrier. A plurality of second cleaning elements are mounted to the base structure and extend from the front surface of the base structure and beyond the top surface of the cleaning element carrier.
US09545147B2	Portable electronic terminal holding tool The present invention of a portable electronic terminal holding tool allows ensuring the hold of a portable electronic terminal without dropping from a hand as well as enhancing input operability by the thumb of a holding hand through extending the reachable range of the thumb. This holding tool comprises a stick protruding in the direction of a side surface of a portable electronic terminal. The stick is placed on the interdigit between fingers, while the tips of fingers prop up the portable terminal from the back surface.
US09545146B1	Carrier for electronic mobile devices Systems and methods are provided for a multi-configuration electronic device carrying case. The multi-configuration electronic device carrying case includes a protective encasing structure configured to receive and hold an electronic device. The carrying case further includes at least two adjustable straps configured to attach the encasing structure to a person in one of a plurality of configurations. The configurations include a hip holster configuration, where one adjustable strap is used for connection around a waist of the person and one adjustable strap is used for connection around one leg of the person. The configurations also include a back configuration, where one adjustable strap is used for connection around each arm of the person to attach the encasing structure to a back of the person.
US09545144B2	Adjustable load carrier device An adjustable device for supporting a load includes a belt for fastening about a user's waist. A rod includes two rigid elements. One of the elements is longitudinally slidable relative to the other element so as to adjust a length of the rod. A lower end of the rod is attachable to the belt and an upper section of the rod is attachable to a shoulder harness that is placeable on the user's shoulders for carrying the load. A control is operable by the user when carrying the load to unlock a locking mechanism that, when locked, fixes the length of the rod. When the control is operated concurrently with movement of the user's shoulders relative to the user's waist, the length of the rod is changed to adjust a distribution of a weight of the load between the user's shoulders and waist.
US09545143B1	Molded mascara brush head with rake-like teeth A cosmetic package is provided with an applicator brush head that has rake-like teeth extending from the core of the brush head. Each tooth has a flexible vertical post extending from the brush core to a horizontal beam. Several tines extend vertically from the beam to free ends. When the brush is drawn through a wiper in the product vial, the flexible vertical post allows the rake teeth to bend such that the tines pick up cosmetic product deposited at or near the core of the brush. As the brush head leaves the wiper, the rake-like teeth return to an upright position carrying the cosmetic product at or near the free ends of the tines.
US09545138B2	Portective case for portable electronic device with lens cover and storage compartments A protective case for a portable electronic device. The protective case including a plurality of storage compartments for retaining a series of items. The protective case includes a removable upper portion allowing unobstructed access to the portable electronic device camera and includes a plurality of corner accessories disposed within and forming the corners of the protective case.
US09545137B2	Foldable frame A foldable frame that can unfold into a complete open structure, and is convenient for converting into a storage container with an upward facing opening. The upper frame body and lower frame body are connected with the central pillars and support rods on both sides, and form a 6-pillar support structure at both ends of the frame, so that the frame can support more weight, realize multi-layer stacking or support other articles, such as desktop or seat surface.
US09545133B1	Safety belt buckle for race car A safety belt buckle includes a base unit, a cover covering and combined with the base unit, a locking device mounted in the cover, a torsion spring mounted on the cover, and a driving unit mounted on the cover. When in use, a latch plate of a safety belt is inserted into one of the insertion slots of the base unit. Thus, the user has to apply a determined force to overcome the elastic force of the torsion spring and to drive the driving unit so as to release the latch plate of the safety belt, thereby preventing the driving unit from being driven freely by an external force due to an unintentional touch or hit, and thereby preventing the latch plate of the safety belt from being unlatched easily.
US09545132B2	Article of footwear with a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure An article of footwear is disclosed that includes at least one of a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure. The upper may include an exterior layer and an interior layer. The exterior layer forms at least a portion of an exterior of the upper, and the exterior layer includes a plurality of incisions that extend through the exterior layer. The interior layer is located adjacent an inner surface of the exterior layer, and the interior layer is exposed through the incisions. The sole structure may include a connecting portion and a plurality of discrete sole elements. The connecting portion is positioned adjacent the upper and may extend along a longitudinal length of the upper. The sole elements extend from the connecting portion, and the sole elements are separated by a plurality of sipes that extend upward into the sole structure.
US09545131B1	Footwear with interchangeable sole structure elements A shoe may comprise an upper and a sole structure that includes a plurality of support elements located in a plantar region. Each of the support elements may be non-destructively removable from and replaceable into the sole structure. The shoe may comprise a plurality of sensors configured to measure force exerted in a footbed region of the article of footwear, as well as a processor communicatively coupled to the sensors. The processor may be configured to receive input indicative of forces measured by the sensors and to transmit data based on that input. Methods utilizing the article may include removing a support element and replacing the removed support element with a replacement support element.
US09545129B2	Baseball shoe with cleat pattern for pitching A baseball shoe includes an upper section and a sole section. The sole section includes a sole and a plurality of cleats. The sole includes a cleat pattern section and a no-cleat section, wherein the no-cleat section is positioned at a mid toe section of the sole. The cleats are attached to the sole within the cleat pattern section and are grouped into three groups: a heel group of cleats, an outer mid foot-to-toe group of cleats, and an inner mid foot-to-toe group of cleats. The inner mid foot-to-toe group of cleats and/or the outer mid foot-to-toe group of cleats are substantially aligned, such that, when a pitcher wears the baseball shoe, the inner mid foot-to-toe group of cleats or the outer mid foot-to-toe group of cleats engages a pitching rubber.
US09545126B2	Mixed martial arts equipment An MMA fighting glove is disclosed herein which has a smooth front profile especially at the top and lateral side of the glove when the glove is clenched. In this manner, the glove is less likely to cut an opponent's skin or training partner's skin when the lateral side grazes the opponent or training partner. Moreover, a sleeve may cover a strap mechanism of the MMA glove described herein or a prior art MMA glove to cover any protrusions or aberrations of the strap mechanism to further mitigate cutting of the opponent or training partner.
US09545121B2	Capsule for preparing a beverage by centrifugation in a beverage preparation device and device adapted therefore Capsule insert able in a beverage production device for preparing a beverage from a substance contained in the capsule by introducing liquid in the capsule and passing liquid through the substance using centrifugal forces for producing the beverage which is centrifuged peripherally in the capsule relatively to a central axis of the capsule corresponding to an axis of rotation during the centrifuging operation comprising: an enclosure containing a predetermined amount of beverage substance, a cup-like shaped body, an upper wall for closing the body, wherein it comprises a flange-like rim extending outwardly from the body which comprises an annular raising portion forming a restriction for the centrifuged liquid How path when said portion is engaged by a pressing surface of the beverage production device.
US09545120B2	Method of lowering glycemic index of foods A method of delaying digestion by an animal or a human of carbohydrates in food, comprising administering an effective amount of one or more flavonoids to the animal or human in conjunction with the food, wherein the flavonoids are selected from luteolin, apigenin, tricin and their pharmaceutically acceptable analogs and derivatives.
US09545118B2	Potato chip crumb condiments A shaker/dispenser dispenses crushed chip particles of discrete sizes for sprinkling directly on food as pourable condiments of discrete sized particles of the remnants of the crushed potato chips. Each potato chip of pre-determined thickness is crushed and crumbed into fine, medium and coarse crumbs of varying particle sizes. The chip crumb particles have a variety of flavors, salt and vinegar, cheese and onion, sour cream and chives, eggs and bacon, etc. The system provides selected potato chip condiments in sliced components for crushing and forming the particles of the desired sizes. In an alternate embodiment, the condiments are packaged in either a self-opening single use pouch or in a shaker/dispenser with a mill lid.
US09545109B2	Herbicidal composition To provide a technology for controlling weeds and the like. A herbicidal composition comprising at least one compound selected from Group A, and 2,4-D choline salt has a weed control effect:Group A: a group consisting of flumioxazin, sulfentrazone, saflufenacil, oxyfluorfen, fomesafen and a compound represented by the formula (I):
US09545108B2	Herbicidal composition To provide a technology for controlling weeds and the like. A herbicidal composition comprising at least one compound selected from Group A, and dicamba N,N-bis-(3-aminopropyl)methylamine salt has a weed control effect:Group A:a group consisting of flumioxazin, sulfentrazone, saflufenacil, oxyfluorfen, fomesafen and a compound represented by the formula (I):
US09545107B2	Allium fistulosum leaf agglutinin recombinant protein, its encoding polynucleotide, primer and process for preparation thereof Nucleic acid sequence encoding Allium fistulosum leaf agglutinin (AFAL) is disclosed. The invention provides Allium fistulosum leaf agglutinin (AFAL) recombinant protein, its encoding nucleotides, primers and the process of preparation thereof, said recombinant protein is useful for insect control and haemagglutination activity. AFAL is found more toxic to sap sucking insect pest Aphis gossypii (cotton aphid) and Bemisia tabaci (whiteflies) as compared to known Allium sativum leaf agglutinin. AFAL can be used in the development of transgenic plants for resistance against sap sucking and chewing pests.
US09545106B2	Insecticidal compounds The present invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 are independently of one another C—H, C—R5, or nitrogen; B1—B2—B3—B4 is —CH2—C═N—CH2—, —CH2—N—CH2—CH2—, —CH2—C═CH-0- or —CH═C—CH2-0-; G1 is oxygen or sulfur; L is a single bond or C1-C8alkylene; R1 is hydrogen, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8alkylcarbonyl-, C1-C8alkoxy, C2-C8alkenyl, C2-C8alkynyl, C1-C8alkoxy-C1-C8alkyl, aryl or aryl substituted by one to three R6, or R1 is heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl substituted by one to three R6 or C1-C8alkoxycarbonyl-; R2 is hydrogen, C1-C8haloalkyl or C1-C8alkyl; R3 is C1-C8haloalkyl; R4 is aryl or aryl substituted by one to three R6, or R4 is heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl substituted by one to three R6; Y1 is CR7R8, C═O or C═S; Y2, Y3 and Y4 are independently CR7R8, C=0, C═S, N—R9, O, S, SO or SO2; wherein at least two adjacent ring atoms in the ring formed by Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 are heteroatoms; each R7 and R8 is independently hydrogen, halogen, C1-C8alkyl, or C1-C8haloalkyl; and R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 are as defined in the claims. The invention also relates to processes and intermediates for preparing these compounds, to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests.
US09545100B2	Pesticidal compositions for insects and arthropods The present invention provides an insect or arthropod pesticidal composition. The composition includes active ingredients having a mixture of fatty acids, each of the fatty acids having a straight carbon chain from 6 to 12 carbon atoms long. The fatty acid mixture includes a first fatty acid molecule having a straight carbon chain from 6 to 8 carbon atoms long, and a carboxylic acid group. The fatty acid mixture also includes a second fatty acid molecule having a straight carbon chain from 8 to 12 carbon atoms long, and a carboxylic acid group. The composition also includes a carrier that promotes adherence or absorption or transport across the surface of insects or arthropods to effect their incapacitation or death.
US09545097B2	Device to attract deer A deer attracting device and/or a kit incorporating the same facilitates luring deer to a specific location. The device includes a base that is supported from below by an underlying ground surface and a lock that holds a visual lure in an upright position, extending away from the base, so that deer can easily see the visual lure. A scent carrier may be applied to the visual lure and is configured to entice deer to apply their own scent(s) to the visual lure by scent marking or licking the lure. This encourages other deer to do the same after being visually drawn close enough to the visual lure to detect the scent. Correspondingly, the deer maintain or replenish the scent of the lure mitigating the need for a human to artificially do the same. The visual lure is maintained in position on the base be a column within which a lower end of the visual lure is received, and a lock that maintains the visual lure within the column.
US09545093B2	Animal trap An animal trap for capturing a small-weight animal. The animal trap includes a capturing enclosure 12 provided with a first entrance 11, a swing plate 13, provided in an approach 15 of an animal entered from the first entrance 11, for plugging up the first entrance 11 by swinging forward, and a locking mechanism 14 for temporarily locking the swing plate 13 so that the swing plate 13 swung to plug up the first entrance 11 does not swing back. The temporary locking mechanism 14 includes a first lock part 21A and a second lock part 21B that are disposed in a front end part of the swing plate 13. The lock parts are constructed to have mutually different heights at which the swing plate 13 is temporarily locked. When an animal enters, the swing plate 13 swings to plug up the first entrance 11, and it is temporarily locked. The swing plate 13 can be swung by a small weight.
US09545091B2	Retainer apparatus A retainer apparatus for a hook, the hook having opposing open and closed hook end portions, the retainer apparatus includes a beam and an extension element having an elongated loop shape that defines an aperture with a portion of the loop affixed to the beam. Also included is a resilient component with an outer surface, the resilient component encompasses the extension element and a portion of the beam, the resilient component having a slit extending from the outer surface inward to manually open the slit and expose a portion of the extension element. Operationally, the open slit allows the hook open end portion to be manually placed within the loop, when the slit is released the slit compressively sandwiches the hook about the extension element to removably retain the hook to the retainer apparatus with the hook closed loop end portion exposed outside of the outer surface.
US09545084B2	Lighted animal restraint with break prevention feature An illuminated animal restraint includes a leash having an elongated body; a plurality of light sources positioned along the elongated body; the light sources are connected by wiring which has a configuration to accommodate pull and sideway forces applied to the leash without damage to the wiring and light sources.
US09545081B2	Scent training device A device for training animals such as rats, dogs, etc. to recognize and associate target odors/scents with food. The training device, sometimes referred to herein as an odor or scent training device, includes a feeding dish/pan that is configured to have food positioned therein. The scent training device creates a scent curtain of a target scent above the food so that the animal's nose and head first penetrate the scent curtain before the animal can eat the food. As such, each time the animal reaches for more food in the feeding dish, an association between the reward of food and the target scent is strengthened.
US09545080B1	Squirrel feeder An apparatus comprising first and second arms which are pivotally connected together, the free ends of the arms being connected by a spring member, and a device for attracting squirrels at the end of a cable extending from one of the arms, the arrangement being such that the motion is imparted when a squirrel attempts to jump on the device.
US09545078B1	Electro-hydraulical actuator for a robot arm A robotic apparatus for treatment of at least one body part of an animal including a device that treats the body part, a device that detects the body part, a robot arm including a plurality of robot arm parts and a plurality of hydraulic actuators for mutually displacing and positioning of the robot arm parts, at least two of the plurality of hydraulic actuators being independently controlled electro-hydraulic actuators, and a controller configured to control the hydraulic actuators to assist the robot arm in bringing the robot arm part having a treatment device to the body part in response to feedback from the detection device.
US09545075B2	Spearmint plant denominated KI-MsEM0110 A new and distinct cultivar of Mentha spicata L. named KI-MsEM0110 and characterized by elevated levels of rosmarinic acid and vigorous growth.
US09545074B2	Variety corn line HID3464 The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated HID3464, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line HID3464 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line HID3464, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line HID3464, and plants produced according to these methods.
US09545070B1	Maize inbred PH25HV A novel maize variety designated PH25HV and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH25HV with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH25HV through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH25HV or a locus conversion of PH25HV with another maize variety.
US09545067B1	Maize inbred PH24YB A novel maize variety designated PH24YB and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH24YB with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH24YB through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH24YB or a locus conversion of PH24YB with another maize variety.
US09545066B2	Variety corn line HID4869 The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated HID4869, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line HID4869 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line HID4869, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line HID4869, and plants produced according to these methods.
US09545055B2	Oscillating spreading arrangement in a combine harvester Example embodiments relate to a combine harvester including a straw chopper having an inlet for unchopped straw, an outlet for chopped straw in an essentially horizontal direction, and a spreader fan, connected downstream of the outlet of the straw chopper and having an essentially horizontal plane of rotation, for spreading the chopped straw over a ground surface. The combine harvester further includes a guide member, which is arranged to deflect at least a part of the stream of chopped straw material to an axial intake of the spreader fan such that a part of chopped straw material meets the blades of the spreader fan in the direction of transport of the chopped straw material through the spreader fan at an acute angle (α) relative to the plane of rotation of the spreader fan.
US09545049B2	Pull-type disk mowing machine transport system A pull-type crop engaging machine such as a rotary mower comprises a frame mounted on transversely spaced field ground wheels for movement with a hitch arm extending to a tractor and a transport assembly attached behind the frame for moving downwardly to a transport position so that in the transport position the hitch arm extends from one end of the frame generally in the transverse direction for towing the machine in the transverse direction. The transport includes a transport ground wheel which acts to raise the frame to pass underneath the crop engaging system to support the machine on the wheel, on a second wheel behind the frame and on the hitch. The movement of the hitch and the wheel is connected and started at a position of the hitch so that the machine remains balanced. A shield behind the frame includes a portion which moves with the transport wheel.
US09545047B2	Disk blade spindle An agricultural tillage implement includes: a frame member; and a disk blade hanger assembly. The disk blade hanger assembly includes: a disk blade hanger coupled with the frame member; a disk blade; and a spindle assembly including a spindle and a saddle member, the spindle being rotationally coupled with the disk blade, the saddle member being connected to the disk blade hanger and including a curved surface which is connected to the spindle.
US09549488B2	Liquid cooling of rack-mounted electronic equipment A server rack holds a number of modular servers configured for liquid cooling by passing a liquid coolant through interiors of the servers. Failure management of the cooling system is by management of the servers in segregated fault domains. Each fault domain comprises a number of the servers serviced by a dedicated coolant circuit that is segregated from the cooling circuits of the other fault domains. Potential liquid coolant leaks in a specific fault domain can be identified by monitoring liquid coolant levels in the respective coolant circuits. Each fault domain can include a separate, dedicated heat exchanger and a separate, dedicated coolant reservoir.
US09549482B2	Cabinet frame enclosures, frame members and corresponding methods According to some aspects of the present disclosure, systems and methods are disclosed for cabinet frames, including frame members coupled together via corner copulas. Frame members may include external and internal channels and surfaces for mounting external and internal components. Systems and methods are also disclosed for coupling the frame members and corner copulas.
US09549481B2	Method for producing base substrate, method for producing electronic device, base substrate, and electronic apparatus A method for producing a base substrate includes preparing an insulator substrate; forming a first film containing, as a main component, a metal that contains at least one of tungsten and molybdenum and has a melting point of 1000° C. or higher on the insulator substrate; forming a second film containing nickel as a main component and also containing boron on the first film; forming a first metal layer by performing a sintering treatment of the first film and the second film; and forming a second metal layer containing palladium as a main component on the first metal layer.
US09549480B1	Configurable door panels A configurable door panel cover includes a first face of a first door that is perforated and includes one or more attachment points, which one or more configurable panels may attach to. The configurable door panel cover includes a fastener assembly that includes at least one fastener that attaches to the configurable door panel cover, and a spacing mechanism. The spacing mechanism attaches to the fastener that is attached to the configurable door panel cover and to one of the one or more attachment points on the first face of the first door. The spacing mechanism attaches the first configurable door panel cover at a first orientation that includes a first angle between the configurable door panel cover and the first spacing mechanism. The fastener assembly may be rotated to the configurable door panel cover.
US09549476B2	Computer security lock for trapezoidal security slot A portable electronic device requiring securing against theft, includes a cavity with an opening thereinto. The opening is accessible at an exterior of the device, and defined by an upper edge, a juxtaposed lower edge, and a pair of juxtaposed side edges. The cavity is defined by an upper wall, a juxtaposed lower wall, and juxtaposed side walls, the side walls being angled relative to each other with a separation distance between them gradually increasing in a direction into said cavity, away from said opening into said cavity, whereby a planar cross section through the cavity that bisects both side walls has a trapezoidal shape. The lock opening has a size and shape slightly larger than the cross-sectional size of the forward section of a locking element and an interior larger in cross-sectional size than at the opening of the cavity.
US09549475B2	Drip-proof structure of electronic apparatus A housing for a module in which a printed circuit board is housed and a housing for a base unit in which a printed circuit board is housed are each provided with an opening for a connector, and a convex portion and/or a concave portion is provided around the connector opening so that a cutting fluid is prevented from dripping and spreading on the connector that electrically connects units such as the module and the base unit.
US09549473B2	Printed wiring board, printed wiring board manufacturing method, and electronic device An object of the invention is to provide a printed wiring board which is less likely to cause foaming even after a reflow step and in which a metal reinforcing plate is less likely to be peeled off, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electronic device. A printed wiring board (1) according to the present invention includes a wiring circuit board (6), a conductive adhesive layer (3), and a metal reinforcing plate (2). The conductive adhesive layer (3) is bonded to each of the wiring circuit board (6) and the metal reinforcing plate (2). The metal reinforcing plate (2) includes a nickel layer (2b) formed on a surface of a metal plate (2a). A ratio of a surface area of nickel hydroxide to nickel present in a surface of the nickel layer (2b) is more than 3 and equal to or less than 20.
US09549471B2	Copper foil composite A copper foil composite comprising a copper foil and a resin layer laminated thereon, wherein equation 1: (f3×t3)/(f2×t2)=>1 is satisfied when t2 (mm) is a thickness of the copper foil, f2 (MPa) is a stress of the copper foil under tensile strain of 4%, t3 (mm) is a thickness of the resin layer, f3 (MPa) is a stress of the resin layer under tensile strain of 4%, and equation 2: 1<=33f1/(F×T) is satisfied when f1 (N/mm) is 180° peeling strength between the copper foil and the resin layer, F (MPa) is strength of the copper foil composite under tensile strain of 30%, and T (mm) is a thickness of the copper foil composite.
US09549467B1	Printed circuit board assembly for use in space missions An electronic assembly for use in space missions that includes a PCB and one or more multi-pin CGA devices coupled to the PCB. The PCB has one or more via-in-pad features and each via-in-pad feature comprises a land pad configured to couple a pin of the one or more multi-pin CGA devices to the via. The PCB also includes a plurality of layers arranged symmetrically in a two-halves configuration above and below a central plane of the PCB.
US09549466B2	Circuit board and manufacturing method thereof A circuit board includes a circuit board plate, a conductive ring, a solder mask and at least one insulating pad. The circuit board plate includes a surface and a conductive through hole passing through the surface and the circuit board plate, wherein the conductive through hole have a conductive layer disposed on a wall thereof. The conductive ring on the surface surrounds an opening of the conductive through hole on the surface and electrically connects to the conductive layer. The solder mask is disposed on the surface. The conductive ring is exposed outside of the solder mask. The insulating pad has a thickness. The first surface of the insulating pad is adapted to contact the solder mask or the surface and sited at periphery of the conductive ring. The second surface of the insulating pad is adapted for spacing a distance between a solder coating tool and the solder mask.
US09549465B2	Printed circuit board and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the same, the printed circuit board according to the present invention, the printed circuit board, including: an insulating substrate having a plurality of circuit pattern grooves formed on a surface thereof; and a plurality of circuit patterns formed by burying the circuit pattern grooves, wherein the circuit patterns protrude as much as a predetermined thickness from an upper surface of the insulating substrate.
US09549457B2	System and method for redirecting airflow across an electronic assembly The system for redirecting airflow includes multiple electronic assemblies arranged adjacent to one another. Each electronic assembly includes a substrate having a substantially flat first surface and an opposing substantially flat second surface. Electronic devices are coupled to each of the first and second surfaces. Each surface also has one or more tabs coupled thereto, where each tab is configured to redirect the airflow over a least one electronic device.
US09549455B2	Display panel and method of manufacturing the same A display panel is provided including a first substrate, an upper structure, and a first conductive pattern. The first substrate may include an upper surface and a lower surface on opposite sides of the first substrate, the upper and lower surfaces facing away from each other. The upper structure may be on the upper surface of the first substrate. A first conductive pattern layer may be on the lower surface of the first substrate. The first conductive pattern layer may be configured to absorb and discharge static electricity input from outside the display panel.
US09549450B2	Pixel and organic light emitting display device using the same A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode, a first transistor that controls an amount of current supplied to the organic light emitting diode, a second transistor connected between a gate electrode of the first transistor and an initialization power supply, and a third transistor diode-connected between an anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode and the initialization power supply.
US09549449B2	Fault detection apparatus and fault detection method thereof A fault detection apparatus coupling with a lamp module includes a current detector and a controlling module. The controlling module is coupled with the current detector. A fault detection method of a fault detection apparatus is also provided in the present disclose. The method includes providing a current detector to detect a current variation of one lamp of a lamp module in a period, and provide a controlling module to compare the current variation with a reference value stored in the controlling module to determine a state of the lamp module.
US09549445B2	Sectioned network lighting device using full distribution of LED bins A driver circuit is configured for connection to a power source and includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) having at least one performance characteristic that varies according to different performance categories ranging between higher performance and lower performance. The driver circuit also includes a plurality of LED sections each populated with at least one LED of a different one of the different performance categories. Circuitry is coupled to the LED sections and configured to activate and deactivate the LED sections based on LED performance.
US09549440B2	Solid-state auxiliary lamp A solid-state auxiliary lamp includes a lamp head having a plurality of LED modules; a thermoelectric cooler coupled to the LED modules; and a drive unit. The drive unit can include a plurality of current sources, each of the current sources coupled to a corresponding LED module; and a processor coupled to the current sources and configured to control each current source to control the light output of each current source's corresponding LED module.
US09549439B2	Display apparatus and method of driving backlight thereof A method of driving backlight of a display apparatus and the display apparatus are provided. The method includes: generating a control pulse configured to drive a backlight unit, the control pulse including: a first high pulse section configured to turn on the backlight unit; and an afterimage removal section configured to remove a frame afterimage; and inputting the control pulse into the backlight unit to alternately turn on and off the backlight unit, wherein the afterimage removal section comprises at least one second high pulse section having smaller duty than duty of the first high pulse section.
US09549437B2	Method and a control unit for controlling a cooking process on an induction cooking hob A method for controlling a cooking process on an induction cooking hob (10). The method includes setting a temperature value or parameter value corresponding with the temperature by a user. A control unit of the induction cooking hob (10) sets a maximum power (Pmax) for a corresponding cooking zone, calculates an average slope value (S1, S2, ASP) of a temperature-time-diagram (20, 22, 24) of the cooking process, compares the average slope value (S1, S2, ASP) with a corresponding threshold value (THR1, THR2, THR3), and indicates that the temperature or parameter has obtained the set temperature value or parameter value, respectively, if the average slope value (S1, S2, ASP) is equal with or smaller than the corresponding threshold value (THR1, THR2, THR3). The method and control unit are provided for controlling a boiling process and a frying process on an induction cooking hob.
US09549436B2	Radio base station with asymmetric interface between baseband unit and RF unit The invention relates to an integrated antenna node (22) for use in wireless communication in a communication system (20), the wireless communication involving uplink and downlink physical-layer processing. The integrated antenna node (22) is adapted to perform, for at least one set of corresponding uplink and downlink physical-layer processing functions, only the uplink physical-layer processing functions or the corresponding downlink physical-layer processing functions. The invention further relates to a main node (21), a radio base station (28), computer programs and computer program products.
US09549435B1	Mobile wide area network IP translation configuration A method, system and non-transitory computer storage readable medium comprise operating a Wide Area Network (WAN) device according to a first Internet protocol (IP) translation mode of operation, changing an initial connectivity status between the WAN device and a WAN and transitioning from the first IP translation mode of operation to a second IP translation mode of operation that is different from the first IP translation mode of operation based on the change in the initial connectivity status.
US09549434B2	System and method for multi-network coverage A system and method are provided for a multi-network wireless communications access terminal (AT) to access multi-network coverage. The method registers a multi-network AT in a first communications network. In response to registering with the first network, the AT receives information via the first network that is required for accessing a second communications network (e.g., an IEEE 802.20 or 1xEV-DO network). The AT obtains services accessed via the second network, in response to the access information received via the first network. For example, the second network access information may be system information, channel information, or access point parameters. The AT retains the option of obtaining services accessed via the first network if the second network cannot be accessing the second network.
US09549433B2	Mobility management unit and wireless side network element, and method and device for releasing local IP access connection A method for releasing a LIPA connection is provided, which includes that a MME executes a LIPA connection releasing check according to received LIPA connection releasing auxiliary information, and judges whether to release a LIPA connection of UE; or, a wireless-side network element executes a LIPA connection releasing check according to received LIPA connection releasing auxiliary information, and judges whether to release the LIPA connection of the UE. A device for releasing a LIPA connection, an MME and a wireless-side network element are also provided. According to the technical solutions of the present disclosure, under the condition that a mobile relay supports LIPA, continuity of the LIPA connection of the UE in an Mobile Relay Node (MRN) handover process is ensured, continuity of a LIPA service of the UE is further ensured, and the quality of service for a user and a user experience are improved.
US09549430B2	Communications system, base station, user equipment, and signaling transmission method The present invention provides a communications system, a base station, a user equipment, and a signaling transmission method. The system includes: a first base station and a second base station. User data transmission exists between the first base station and a UE; the first base station performs control signaling interaction with the UE by using a first signaling radio bearer; and the second base station performs control signaling interaction with the UE by using an SRB0, an SRB1, or an SRB2, where the first signaling radio bearer is different from the SRB0, the SRB1, and the SRB2. The technical solutions of the present invention can solve a problem of configuring a radio resource of an air interface connection between an enhancement-layer base station and a UE.
US09549426B2	Method and telecommunications node for controlling an attach state of a user equipment The invention relates to a method and telecommunications node for controlling an attach state of a user equipment in an attach control node of a telecommunications system further comprising a subscriber database containing subscription data of the user equipment. The method comprises receiving authentication data in the attach control node if an authentication step is required. Following the authentication step, if any, receiving in a first transfer stage a first set of subscription data from the subscriber database and storing the first set of subscription data in the attach control node, wherein the first set of subscription data is insufficient for enabling establishing a communication session between the user equipment and the telecommunications system. If establishing a communication session is required between the user equipment and the telecommunications network, receiving in a second transfer stage following the first transfer stage a second set of subscription data from the subscriber database in the attach control node, and storing the second set of subscription data in the attach control node, wherein the combination of the first set of subscription data and the second set of subscription data is sufficient for enabling establishing a communication session between the user equipment and the telecommunications network.
US09549424B2	Data transmission method, device, and system Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method, device, and system. A terminal device determines whether a data volume of uplink data to be sent is less than a preset data volume threshold. If the data volume of the uplink data to be sent is less than the preset data volume threshold, the terminal device establishes an RRC connection to a base station and sends an RRC connection completion message that carries the uplink data to the base station, so that the base station sends the uplink data to an MME by using a signaling message between the base station and the MME. The MME further sends the uplink data to a corresponding application server by using a signaling message between the MME and a P-CSCF.
US09549423B2	Method and device for increasing gateway capacity in LTE mode Femto cell system A method for increasing gateway capability in a long term evolution system (LTE) standard Femto cell system comprises: a gateway (HeNB GW) determining that multiple S1 links are required to be established between the HeNB GW and a single mobility management entity (MME); the HeNB GW setting different Global eNB identifiers (Global eNB IDs) for each S1 link required to be established, and initiating an S1 setup request to the single MME respectively, carrying S1 application configuration information at the same time; and the HeNB GW establishing multiple S1 links between the HeNB GW and the single MME based on the S1 setup request and the S1 application configuration information.
US09549422B2	Radio base station Even when a same C-RNTI is allocated to multiple mobile stations in a phantom cell, a collision between the mobile stations UE to which the same C-RNTI is allocated is avoided. A radio base station PhNB#10 according to the present invention is configured to manage a cell #10 (phantom cell) which is formed by linking multiple small cells and includes an allocation unit 11 configured to allocate a same C-RNTIph to multiple mobile stations UE#1/UE#3 which are separated by at least a predetermined distance in the cell #10.
US09549420B2	Method of remotely waking up wireless router equipment A method is provided for controlling equipment provided with a function for controlling a bidirectional radio link in reception and in transmission. The equipment is configured for connecting with at least one terminal of a home network via said radio link. The method includes: inhibiting the radio link in transmission; listening to the radio link in reception; detecting a wakeup identifier on the radio link; verifying the validity of the terminal that sent the wakeup identifier; and as a function of the value of this identifier and of the validity of the terminal that sent it, activating the radio link in transmission. Also provided is equipment having a function for controlling a radio link.
US09549414B2	Method and system for performing service admission control A system and broadband device for performing service admission control. The system and device being configured to grant services according to their priority level so that, when a service with low priority has been granted and a service with higher priority is requested later on, the service with low priority is cancelled and the service with high priority is granted in case a resource is not able to support both the service with low priority and the service with high priority.
US09549408B2	Interference congestion control The present disclosure concerns interference congestion control in radio communication networks. Disclosed herein are methods as well radio network nodes. A radio network node may, for example, estimate a neighboring cell interference. The radio network node may also detect a sudden significant increase in the estimated neighboring cell interference. In response to detecting a sudden significant in the estimated neighboring cell interference, the radio network node may also transmit a message to at least one other radio network node. This message may include an indicator indicating to said at least one radio network node to initiate an interference congestion control procedure. Hereby it is made possible to allow for interference congestion control in radio communication networks.
US09549407B2	Wireless device with opportunistic band access A wireless communication network system includes a plurality of nodes. Each node from the plurality of nodes includes a plurality of communication modules. Each module includes a modem and is configured to operate according to a communication protocol. Each communication module is configured to monitor its own communication parameter data and to cooperate with companion modules of a node by sharing communication parameter data, for instance through a coordination unit. Each communication module is further configured to allow, preferably according to a predefined set of rules, communication using a protocol of one communication module by utilizing a band associated with a companion module. The sharing of communication parameter data between modules may be continuous sharing or periodic sharing.
US09549405B2	Wireless transmission method, access point, and station Embodiments of the present invention provide a wireless transmission method, an access point, and a station. The method includes: sending, by the access point, a first message to a first station, where the first message includes a channel service period allocated by the access point to the first station, and the first message is used to indicate that the first station sends data to a relay station of the first station in the channel service period; and receiving, by the access point, the data from the relay station of the first station.
US09549403B2	Base station, terminal, transmission method and reception method In the base station (100), a search space setting unit (103) sets a search space on the basis of a search space setting rule in accordance with R-PDCCH range of a setting target slot, and an allocating unit (108) places DCI in one of a plurality of candidates of to-be-decoded unit range included in the set search space. The search space setting rules are associated with respective numbers of candidates of to-be-decoded unit range corresponding to the respective ones of a plurality of numbers of connections for R-CCE, and a first search space setting rule of a slot 0 and a second search space setting rule of a slot 1 are different from each other in terms of the patterns related to the numbers of candidates of to-be-decoded unit range corresponding to the plurality of numbers of connections for R-CCE.
US09549402B2	Method and apparatus for utilizing multiple carriers in high speed packet access communications technical field A method and an apparatus for utilizing multiple carriers are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) capable of receiving on a single downlink carrier at a time may tune the receiver to one downlink carrier and switch the downlink carrier in accordance with a configured pattern. The WTRU may switch the carrier from an anchor carrier to a non-anchor carrier at a high speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH) sub-frame boundary, and switches back at an end of a subsequent high speed physical downlink shared channel (HS-PDSCH) subframe. The WTRU may switch the carrier at an HS-PDSCH sub-frame boundary. A WTRU capable of receiving on multiple downlink carriers simultaneously may tune the receiver to an anchor carrier and a supplementary carrier, and switch the supplementary carrier to another carrier based on a carrier switching order. The carrier switching order may be received via an HS-SCCH or via layer 2 signaling.
US09549397B2	Method and device for transmitting data Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for transmitting data. The method includes: a user equipment receives downlink data sent from a base station through downlink resources of a special subframe; the user equipment determines its corresponding guard period level, the guard period level corresponds to a round-trip time of the user equipment and indicates a length of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in a guard period corresponding to the user equipment in the special subframe; the user equipment determines, according to its corresponding guard period level, a position of uplink resources corresponding to the user equipment in guard period resources of the special subframe; and the user equipment sends uplink data to the base station through the uplink resources corresponding to the user equipment in the guard period resources of the special subframe.
US09549395B2	Method for dynamic allocation of radio resources in wireless communication system and device therefor The present invention relates to a method for transmitting an uplink signal of a terminal using multiple component carriers in a wireless communication system and, more particularly, to a method for transmitting an uplink signal of a terminal using multiple component carriers in a wireless communication system which supports carrier aggregation, comprising the steps of: receiving setting information on a second-type component carrier from a base station through a first-type component carrier; and transmitting an uplink signal to the base station through the second-type component carrier, wherein the use of the second-type component carrier for a specific subframe is changed according to the setting information.
US09549394B2	Methods and devices for performing proximity discovery A method for use in a first user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station, control information and a resource assignment for uplink transmission; and transmitting, based on the control information, a discovery signal on the assigned resource for uplink transmission, the discovery signal including a first temporary UE identifier (ID) assigned to the first UE, wherein the first temporary UE ID is used to identify the first UE for device-to-device communication.
US09549391B2	Conditional paging Embodiments herein relate to a method in a radio network node (12,13) for paging a user equipment (10) in a radio communications network (1), which radio network node (12, 13) serves a cell (11) in the radio communications network (1). The radio network node (12, 13) determines whether a condition is fulfilled, which condition is associated with the cell (11). The radio network node (12, 13), when the condition is fulfilled, pages the user equipment (10) in the cell (11).
US09549390B2	Radio communication device, base station, method for radio communication, program, and radio communication system Provided is a radio communication device including a radio communication section that communicates by radio with a base station, a storage section that stores information indicating two or more intervals, and a receipt control section that switches, among the two or more intervals, a receiving cycle for receiving a paging channel sent from the base station in an unconnected state with the base station.
US09549388B2	Mobile wireless device providing off-line and on-line geographic navigation information A mobile device, wireless network and their method of operation provide both on-line (connected) navigation operation, as well as off-line navigation from a local database within the mobile device. Routing according to the navigation system can be controlled by traffic congestion measurements made by the wireless network that allow the navigation system to select the optimum route based on expected trip duration.
US09549387B2	Techniques for reducing interference in communications using conducted RF links The present techniques relate to reducing interference on conducted RF links by utilizing country information to determine where an electronic device is located, and using such information to select sub-bands or channels that are not available for wireless transmission to be used for transmission of signals via the conducted RF links. Because the conducted RF links operate on frequency bands that are different from the frequency bands used for wireless communications in a given country, there is less likelihood that wireless communications will create interference in the signals being transmitted via the conducted RF links.
US09549384B2	Intersystem change between different radio access networks A wireless terminal can communicate with two radio access networks (RAN) (304, 306) of different types. The wireless terminal can register simultaneously with a RAN of the first type and a RAN of the second type and can wirelessly connect to a RAN of either the first type or the second type in a connected state. The wireless terminal when registered with both a first RAN and a second RAN and when wirelessly connected to the first RAN in the connected state, receives a mobility signal via the first RAN indicating a RAN of the second type and, in response to receiving the mobility signal and in response to being so registered with the first RAN and second RAN, transmits an access trigger signal (417). The access trigger signal indicates that the wireless terminal is to be connected to the second RAN in the connected state.
US09549381B2	Controlling power consumption in a power amplifier in a communication device A method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling the power consumption of a power amplifier included in a communication device. For at least some embodiments, the power consumption may be controlled by determining an order for the data packets to be transmitted, selecting a coding scheme used to encode the data packets, and/or determining an output power level of the power amplifier. The data packet transmission order, the coding scheme, and/or the output power level may be determined, at least in part, by the temperature of the power amplifier, a quality of service associated with the data packets, a data packet length, and/or a link budget. Adjustments to the data packet transmission order, the coding scheme, and/or the output power level may be made dynamically for each data packet.
US09549374B2	Mobile terminal operating based on use pattern and controlling method thereof A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user's convenience. The present invention includes a sensing unit including at least one sensor and a controller analyzing a user's mobile terminal use pattern based on a sensing signal received through the at least one sensor, the controller controlling a power of the at least one sensor based on the use pattern and a remaining power of the mobile terminal. Accordingly, powers of a plurality of sensors can be efficiently controlled based on a user's use pattern and/or a remaining power level. And, a user can activate a specific application and/or view a content with ease in a manner of analyzing a user's use pattern for a mobile terminal and then estimating and providing an application and/or a content necessary for the user based on a result of the analysis.
US09549373B2	Method for waking a data transceiver through data reception A method for managing power in a system, in which the system may include a first device configured to transmit serial data and a second device, coupled to the first device. The second device may include a transceiver and interrupt logic, and may be configured to activate the interrupt logic and enable a reduced power mode for the transceiver. Power consumption of the transceiver operating in the reduced power mode may be less than power consumption of the transceiver in an operating mode. The second device may also be configured to assert an interrupt signal responsive to a change in a voltage level of an input of the second device and then de-activate the reduced power mode for the transceiver responsive to the assertion of the interrupt signal.
US09549370B2	Home node identification, interference reduction, and energy savings Systems and methods for reducing interference and saving power for home Node Bs are disclosed. Home Node Bs can be configured to remain in sleep mode until needed based on various criteria, periodically operating transmit and receive components in order to detect mobile devices that may need the services of the home Node B. Mobile devices can indicate one or several target home Node Bs using one or more node identifiers within a proximity indication message. Closed subscriber group identifiers and membership data may also be included in a proximity indication message. Node or cell identities, along with membership data, may be stored in a fingerprint database or white-list on a mobile device.
US09549369B2	Communication device A communication device has an information transmission setting process that obtains state information indicative of a self-vehicle state, and determines whether the state information satisfies a transmission stop condition for stopping a transmission of position information. Further, based on the obtained state information, the process determines whether the self-vehicle is in an abnormal state indicative of an abnormality of the self-vehicle. Then, if the preset transmission stop condition is satisfied and the abnormal state is not detected, the process stops the transmission of the position information. If the preset transmission stop condition is satisfied and the abnormal state is already detected, the process allows a periodic transmission of the position information.
US09549365B2	Mobile communication system, radio base station, mobility management node, and mobile station An objective is to avoid a situation where a mobile station UE, which is not a CSG member, uses a CSG cell as an Scell in CSG control. A radio base station eNB according to the invention includes a management unit 12 configured to manage at least one of a Pcell list and an Scell list, a reception unit 11 configured to acquire at least one of Pcell member information and Scell member information from a mobile station UE in a cell #10, and a control unit 13 configured to determine whether or not the mobile station UE can connect to the cell #10 as a Pcell and determine whether or not the mobile station UE can configure the cell #10 as an Scell by referring to the management unit 12 based on at least one of the Pcell member information and the Scell member information.
US09549363B2	Obtaining data reception parameters on-demand in a multiple interface network In a multi-PHY, low power and lossy network comprising a plurality of nodes, a sender determines that a dwell time threshold limit for transmission of data will be exceeded by transmission of the data over a first network interface or that the recipient is unknown. The sender determines transmission parameters for the transmission of the data over the first network interface and transmits the transmission parameters to a receiver device over a second network interface that is different than the first network interface. The sender determines a channel on the first network interface for transmission of the data and transmits the determined channel with the transmission parameters to the receiver, or the receiver determines the channel on the first network interface for transmission of the data and transmits an indication of the determined channel to the sender in response to receiving the transmission parameters.
US09549362B2	Radio network controller with IP mapping table Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for routing data to mobile devices that undergo handovers from one access point to another. In one embodiment, a processor performs operations including obtaining a network location of a mobile device, updating a mapping table with the network location of the mobile device, obtaining a request to transfer a data packet to the mobile device, routing the data packet to the mobile device according to the mapping table, and forwarding the network location to a source of the data packet. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US09549361B2	Method and apparatus for routing proximity-based service message in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for routing a message for a Proximity-based Service (ProSe) by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes sending, to a server, an authorization request message requesting authorization for ProSe usage by an application installed in the UE, the authorization request message including an application ID (ID) for identifying the application and a UE ID for identifying the UE; and receiving an authorization response message including a validity time for a ProSe of the application from the server in response to the authorization request message.
US09549359B2	Reducing power consumption through reduced measurement frequency A method for reducing power consumption by a wireless communication device is disclosed. The method can include the wireless communication device performing a first measurement of an alternative cell during a first measurement gap; sending a first measurement report generated based on the first measurement to the serving cell; storing the first measurement report; determining a mobility state of the wireless communication device; comparing the mobility state to a mobility threshold criterion; resending the first measurement report to the serving network as a report for a second measurement gap in an instance in which the mobility state satisfies the mobility criterion; and performing a second measurement of the alternative cell during the second measurement gap and sending a second measurement report generated based on the second measurement to the serving cell in an instance in which the mobility state does not satisfy the mobility threshold criterion.
US09549358B1	Coverage hole detection apparatus and method A coverage hole detection apparatus and method are provided. The coverage hole detection apparatus decides two boundary locations of a coverage hole according to (a) a time length from a time point when a user equipment (UE) has detected a disconnection from a first base station to a time point when the UE determines that a Radio Link Failure (RLF) has happened, (b) a time length from a time point when the UE receives an RLF report request from a second base station to a time point when the UE transmits an RLF report response to the second base station, (c) a location that the UE determines that the RLF has happened, and (d) a location where the UE transmits the RLF report response. The coverage hole detection apparatus decides the coverage hole according to the two boundary locations and a sensitivity range of the UE.
US09549356B2	Method and device for shunting IP stream during 3GPP access switching The present application relates to the technology of communications. Disclosed are a method and device for shunting IP streams during 3GPP access switching; after having received a command for 3GPP access switching transmitted by a source 3GPP access device, a user equipment (UE) determines the IP streams to be transferred, and then performs 3GPP access switching and IP stream transferring at the same time, thus improving IP stream transferring efficiency. In addition, the IP streams to be transferred contain an IP stream capable of being transmitted via WLAN access after a target 3GPP access device fails to allocate resources to a bearers for transmitting the IP stream, thereby avoiding service interruption due to bearer loss, and thus improving the QoS ensurance for the service.
US09549352B2	User equipment mobility information Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for providing mobility information to the network. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include determining mobility information representative of a mobility of a user equipment during an idle state and a connected state of the user equipment (204); and sending, when in a connected mode, mobility information to a node of a wireless network (210). Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
US09549347B2	Method, system and computer program product for inter-working between different wireless technologies A method, system and computer program for inter-working between different wireless technologies. The method including connecting a base station wirelessly connected to a mobile terminal, both complying with standardized wireless radio access technology, with a MME and/or a SGW of the EPC of the 3GPP standard by a NAS function included in the base station. The NAS function collecting a MAC address of the mobile terminal and generating an IMSI identity based on the collecting; providing the generated IMSI to the MME and storing it together with a set of parameters and algorithms; performing, with the MME or with a HSS an authentication and ciphering procedure of the mobile terminal using the stored set of parameters and algorithms, and performing the termination of the NAS protocol messages with the MME for management procedures related with the mobile terminal, the wireless radio access technology and the 3GPP standard being different technologies.
US09549338B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data packet in wireless communication system A method for transmitting a data packet in a transmitting apparatus in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving first feedback information including buffer status information indicating information related to a status of a buffer included in a receiving apparatus from the receiving apparatus, determining a number of first data packets to be transmitted to the receiving apparatus based on the buffer status information, determining a number of second data packets which is identical to at least one of the number of first data packets based on a data packet loss rate for each of a plurality of paths, and encoding the determined number of first data packets and the determined number of second data packets and transmitting encoded first data packets and encoded second data to the receiving apparatus through each of the plurality of paths.
US09549331B2	Method and apparatus for measuring serving cell in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for measuring a serving cell in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The method for performing measurement by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes: receiving a list of aggressor cells and neighbor-cell reference signal (RS) information from a serving cell; and performing measurement of the serving cell, wherein information as to whether CRE (Cell Range Extension)-related capability is used during the measurement is determined according to at least one of the presence or absence of CRE-related capability of the UE and information regarding configuration or non-configuration of restricted measurement.
US09549330B2	Service quality measurement and indication for multicast broadcast in a wireless network A service quality metric, that measures the quality of a multicast broadcast that is being received by a mobile device, may be determined. In one implementation, a method may include receiving a radio signal corresponding to a multicast broadcast of content that was encoded using a forward error correction (FEC) technique in which the content is segmented and encoded as a plurality of blocks; and reassembling the content corresponding to the received radio signal. The method may further include determining an FEC failure rate based on a relative occurrence of the successfully reassembled blocks to the unsuccessfully reassembled blocks; determining a service quality metric based on the FEC failure rate; and providing a visual indication of the service quality metric.
US09549328B2	Method to optimize the communication parameters between an access point and at least one client device A method to optimize the communication on a channel between an access point and at least one client device, said channel being characterized by a center frequency and a bandwidth, comprises: establishing a connection on a first channel according to a first center frequency and a first bandwidth; exchanging data through this first channel between the access point and the client device; monitoring a first interference level on the first channel; the access point, while the data are exchanged, executes: informing the client device to switch to a second channel having a different center frequency and/or a different bandwidth; determining a second interference level on the second channel; comparing the first interference level with the second interference level; deciding to switch back or keep the second channel based on the comparison.
US09549325B2	System and method for controlling security of beacon and control device thereof A system, method and device for controlling security of a beacon. The system includes a beacon device configured to broadcast a beacon identifier, and change the beacon identifier to another beacon identifier and to broadcast the other beacon identifier when a request to change the beacon identifier is received. The control device is configured to map and store the beacon identifier and service information and provide the service information to a terminal device that has received the beacon identifier and has accessed the control device. The control device also provides information on the other beacon identifier to replace the beacon identifier, and utilize the other beacon identifier to retrieve the service information for preventing an unauthorized user from changing information and enhance information security.
US09549324B2	Coexistence of multiple radios in a medical device A computer-implemented diabetes management system is provided that supports enhanced security between a diabetes care manager in data communication with a medical device. The diabetes care manager includes: a first application that operates to request access to a first security role supported by the medical device, where the first security role is associated with a first set of commands for accessing data on the medical device that are defined as a private extension of the communication protocol; and a second application that operates to request access to a second security role supported by the medical device, where the second security role is associated with a second set of commands for accessing data on the medical device that are defined as a private extension of the communication protocol. The second set of commands has one or more commands that are mutually exclusive from the first set of commands.
US09549323B2	Method and mobile terminal for controlling screen lock A method of controlling screen lock and a mobile terminal employing the same is provided. The mobile device includes a User Interface (UI) for setting a screen unlock mode using a wireless device other than the mobile terminal and stores IDentifier (ID) information of the wireless device designated by the UI corresponding to the screen unlock mode. The mobile terminal is capable of detecting a wireless device. After the ID information of the wireless device is stored, if the wireless device is detected by the mobile terminal and ID information of the detected wireless device is identical to the stored ID information, the mobile terminal controls not to display an unlock requesting screen when the display unit of the mobile terminal is turned on.
US09549322B2	Methods and systems for authentication of a communication device A method and system are provided for authenticating a communication device. The method conducted at a remote server includes the steps of: receiving, from a communication device via a first communication channel, a fingerprint identifying the communication device and a value of a parameter of the communication device specific to the communication device and variable over time; determining whether the value is within a predicted range; and if the value is not within the predicted range or the predicted range has not been established, sending an additional authentication request via a second communication channel. The predicted range is learnt over a given number of interactions between the communication device and the remote server and an expected rate of change of the value.
US09549321B2	Remote provisioning of 3GPP downloadable subscriber identity module for virtual machine applications A method is presented of providing a subscriber identity for the provision of services on behalf of the subscriber in a virtual computing environment. The method includes receiving a request to establish an execution environment for a virtual machine-to-machine equipment, vM2 M E. The vM2ME is provided, comprising software for execution in the virtual computing environment and a downloadable Subscriber Identity Module. A Communications Module, CM, is set up for execution in a domain of a virtualization platform. The CM provides an end-point for communications between the vM2ME and a 3GPP network. The Subscriber Identity Module is installed for execution together with the CM, the Subscriber Identity Module including a 3GPP identity of the subscriber, security data and functions for enabling access to the vM2ME via the 3GPP network.
US09549319B1	Presence verification within a wireless environment A first device wirelessly transmits beacon frames having distinct identifying contents within each. The first device issues a request to a second device to report what beacon frame contents the second device may have received. The second device sends a response to the first device. The first device analyzes the response in view of the beacon frame contents actually sent, the respective radio-frequency broadcast power of the beacon frames, and so on. Based on the analysis, the first device may determine proximity or other information regarding the responsive other device.
US09549317B2	Methods and apparatuses to provide secure communication between an untrusted wireless access network and a trusted controlled network A request for an IP address for a client device having a first identifier information is received from an AP device. The request for the IP address is associated with a first communication protocol. The first identifier information is compared to a second identifier information. The second identifier information is associated with a second communication protocol. The second communication protocol is different from the first communication protocol. The IP address for the client device based on comparing.
US09549316B2	Host device coupled to a mobile phone and method of operating the same Some embodiments relate to a host-side surrogate tool configured to service mobile phones from a host device that is coupled to one or more peripheral cell phones. The presently-disclosed host-side surrogate tool executes on the host device concurrently with one or more software components of a vendor-compliant phone maintenance tool. In some embodiments, the concurrently-executing host-side surrogate tool may cause the vendor-compliant phone maintenance tool to provide functionality for which it was not intended. In some embodiments, it may be said that the host-side surrogate tool provides a ‘semi-virtual’ environment under which host-side vendor-compliant phone maintenance tool operates. Related methods, devices and systems are disclosed herein.
US09549315B2	Mobile device and method of determining a state transition of a mobile device A mobile device comprises one or more sensors; a plurality of additional sensors; and logic configured to: obtain one or more first data outputs from the one or more sensors in a first state; obtain one or more second data outputs from the one or more sensors; determine whether there has been a transition from the first state to a second state, based on a difference between the one or more first data outputs and the one or more second data outputs; obtain one or more third data outputs from the plurality of additional sensors if there has been a transition from the first state to the second state; and compare the one or more third data outputs with stored data outputs obtained using the plurality of additional sensors in a third state, thereby determining whether the mobile device is in the third state.
US09549312B2	Dynamically switching network service providers Methods and systems for dynamic switching between service providers are described. The method includes receiving a service provider switch (SPS) request from a User Equipment (UE) having a subscriber identity module (SIM) associated with a primary service provider where the request is indicative of switching the SIM from the primary service provider to a secondary service provider. The method further includes authenticating the SPS request based at least on the user subscription and triggering an update of a service control point (SCP) address in a home location register (HLR) of the primary service provider based on response to the authentication. The method may further include receiving another SPS request from the UE to switch the SIM from the secondary service provider to one of a former service provider and triggering an update of SCP details in the HLR of the primary service provider.
US09549311B2	System and methods for data communications in a wireless communication system Techniques for use by a mobile device configured to operate in a wireless network for the communication of data messages with a server are described. When the mobile device does not have an open session with the server, the mobile device receives from a service node via the wireless network a message which informs the mobile device that a data message has arrived at the server and needs to be retrieved. The message includes an identifier which identifies the data message at the server. In response to opening an application at the mobile device, the mobile device communicates directly with the server via the wireless network for retrieving the data message. This involves commencing an open session with the server, sending to the server a command for retrieving the data message, and receiving from the server the data message in response to sending the command. The mobile device may use the identifier for retrieving the data message from the server.
US09549305B2	Providing status of user devices during an adverse event A method begins by a processing module of a social network identifying an affected area of an adverse event and identifying a user device of a plurality of user devices of the social network potentially associated with the affected area of the adverse event. The method continues with the processing module issuing a safety notification to the user device, where the safety notification includes one or more of the affected area of the adverse event and a safety status request. The method continues with the processing module receiving, from the user device, a safety status response, where the safety status response includes at least one of location information generated by the user device and a safety status level generated by the user device. The method continues with the processing module indicating the safety status level.
US09549301B2	Method and system for real time control of an active antenna over a distributed antenna system A method and system suitable for supporting various wireless services on a Distributed Antenna System (DAS). The DAS can provide wireless services including voice and data services using the same equipment. The DAS can include one or more active antenna units controlled by an access point, and includes control channels for transferring control and status information between the access point and the antenna. The control channels can be transferred over a separate cable, or transferred using one or more intermediate frequency signals transferred over existing cables. The control channels can be used to configure and control and receive status from the managed components of the DAS including active antennas, control the amplifiers used to process TDD signals, and control the switching of diversity antenna systems.
US09549300B1	Providing data messaging support by intercepting and processing received short message service (SMS) messages at a customer support service A message receiving, intercepting and processing method and corresponding application and device may provide receiving a message at a message processing server, the message being intended for a phone number associated with a customer service provider, identifying a telephone number of the sender of the message, parsing at least one word from the message, retrieving user account information of the sender, and generating an automated response to the message that includes contextual information that is based on at least one of the user account information and the parsed at least one word from the message.
US09549299B1	Dynamic subscription selection for energy efficient commercial mobile alert system/earthquake tsunami warning system (CMAS/ETWS) reception A method for selecting a subscription to receive cell broadcast service (CBS) messages for a multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) mobile communication device may include: camping on a first communication network with a first subscription; camping on a second communication network with a second subscription; determining whether system information blocks (SIBs) received on the first subscription and the second subscription contain information elements including one or more parameters that define a broadcast multicast control (BMC) scheduling message (SM) period; in response to determining that the SIBs received on at least one of the first subscription and the second subscription contain the information elements including the one or more parameters defining the BMC SM period, selecting the one of the first subscription and the second subscription associated with the SIBs containing the information elements to receive the CBS messages.
US09549298B2	Push-to-talk functions associated with a rotary knob An embodiment method includes determining, by a server, a current position of a rotary knob equipped on a client device connected to the server. The method also includes determining, by the server, a push-to-talk (PTT) over cellular (PoC) configuration assigned to the current position of the rotary knob and performing, by the server, PoC operations for the client device in accordance with the PoC configuration assigned to the current position of the rotary knob.
US09549297B2	Integrated telecommunications handset A rugged, ergonomic integrated telecommunications handset includes an electronic controller that interoperates and controls the universal remote control (URC), which connects to multiple radios simultaneously. The controller downloads options which are implemented by the controller. The handset has an ability to vibrate in a silent mode, and has a memory capacity, as well as GPS capacity. Ergonomically, the handset has a pair of side arrays of protruding ribs, which enhance gripping, preventing the handset from falling out of the user's hands, even if the user has gloves on in inclement weather conditions in the field. While compatible with the latest radio system software defined dual net and dual channel radio equipment, the handset is also backward compatible with single radios or with two or more separate radios.
US09549294B2	Method, system and apparatus for notifying network standard time information A method, system and apparatus for notifying the Network Standard Time Information are provided by the present invention. The present invention is used to notify the Network Standard Time Information to a User Equipment (UE) in the Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) mechanism, thus ensuring that the local time of the UE is consistent with the Network Standard Time Information of the network side, and enabling the UE to achieve the MBMS at a prescribed time. The said method comprises the following steps: the network side adds the Network Standard Time Information into the MBMS point-to-multipoint Control CHannel (MCCH) message; the network side notifies the Network Standard Time Information to the UE by transmitting the said MCCH message to the UE.
US09549288B2	Determination of differential forward link calibration in LTE networks for positioning Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses to determine time difference of arrival of signals from two base stations as received at a mobile device, to use the time difference of arrival to determine differential forward link calibration for at least two base stations, and also to determine location using the differential forward link calibration for at least two base stations, determined using the time difference of arrival of signals from at least two base stations as received by a mobile device.
US09549282B1	Verification of wireless transmitter articles in proximity to registered devices A computer-implemented method includes receiving a user identifier from a wireless tracking device that reads a user identifier article in proximity to the wireless tracking device; identifying a geographic location of the wireless tracking device; performing a look-up of a client device of the user; identifying first and second wireless routers that are positioned in the identified geographic location; transmitting, to the first router, a first request message to transmit to the client device of the user; transmitting, to the second router, a second request message to transmit to the client device; receiving, by the one or more computers from the first and second routers, reply messages transmitted by the client device; determining a geographic location of the client device; and verifying, based on the geographic location of the client device and the geographic location of the reader, that the user is in proximity to the client device.
US09549281B2	Communication apparatus, control method for communication apparatus, and program A communication parameter is shared with an external apparatus and is held via second communication different from first communication. In the case where a connection with the external apparatus, which is started in response to sharing of the communication parameter, is disconnected, a communication parameter used in the disconnected connection is deleted.
US09549280B2	Wireless data transfer with improved transport mechanism selection Generally, this disclosure describes devices, systems and methods for wireless data transfer with improved transport mechanism selection. The device may include a near field communication (NFC) circuit configured to initiate a data transfer between a first communication device and a second communication device; a Soft Access Point (Soft AP) data transport circuit configured to transfer data between the communication device and the second communication device; one or more additional data transport circuits configured to transfer data between the communication device and the second communication device; and a transport mechanism selection circuit coupled to the NFC interface circuit and further coupled to the one or more data transport circuits, the transport mechanism selection circuit configured to select one of the data transport circuits for the data transfer, wherein the selection is based on a determination of the size of the data transfer.
US09549279B2	Information processing device, information processing system, and information processing method There is provided an information processing device including a communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with another information processing device, and a control unit that performs control of supplying, via a memory, a display device with display information supplied from the other information processing device through the short-range wireless communication and causing the display device to display the display information, and supplying the display device with the display information supplied from the other information processing device and retained in the memory and causing the display device to display the display information, when a wireless communication quality of the short-range wireless communication with the other information processing device satisfies a predetermined condition.
US09549273B2	Selective enabling of a component by a microphone circuit A microphone circuit includes a microphone configured to generate a microphone signal. The microphone circuit also includes a processor configured to perform sound detection based on the microphone signal and to determine whether to enable a component based on the sound detection. For example, the processor may be a digital signal processor (DSP) of the microphone circuit and the component may be external to the microphone circuit, such as a coder/decoder (CODEC), another DSP, and/or an application processor.
US09549269B2	Processing of audio signals for a tinnitus therapy A method for processing audio signals in particular for a therapy of subjective tinnitus with an individual tinnitus frequency. The method includes: providing a first audio signal, determining a blocking range in the frequency spectrum of the first audio signal with a predefinable frequency width, creating a second audio signal from the first audio signal using a filter, and determining an auditory energy of the first audio signal or the second audio signal within at least one predefined therapeutically applicable frequency range and specifying an evaluation parameter for the second audio signal.
US09549266B2	Method of controlling a hearing instrument Method of controlling a hearing instrument comprising at least one hearing device, the method comprising determination of an acoustic environment at least partially by means of calculating the complex coherence of signals from either a pressure microphone and a particle velocity transducer; a pair of pressure microphones in a single hearing device; or a pair of pressure microphones, one situated in each of a pair of hearing devices. This enables finer determination of acoustic environments, thus improving the hearing experience for the wearer of the hearing instrument.The invention further relates to a corresponding hearing instrument.
US09549264B2	Portable terminal for controlling hearing aid and method therefor A method for controlling a hearing aid using a portable terminal is provided. The method includes taking a photo, generating a control signal to control a hearing mode of the hearing aid according to an analysis of a surrounding condition based on the photo, and transmitting the control signal to the hearing aid.
US09549263B2	Acoustic transducer and microphone An acoustic transducer has a substrate having a cavity, a vibrating electrode plate disposed above the substrate and having a void portion that allows pressure to escape, a fixed electrode plate disposed above the substrate opposite the vibrating electrode plate, a plurality of sensing portions configured by the vibrating electrode plate and the fixed electrode plate, at least one of the vibrating electrode plate and the fixed electrode plate being divided into a plurality of regions, and a sensing portion being configured by the vibrating electrode plate and the fixed electrode plate in each of the divided regions, and a leak pressure regulation portion that hinders leakage of air pressure passing through the void portion when the vibrating electrode plate is not undergoing deformation.
US09549262B2	Miniature electroacoustic transducer and assembling method thereof A miniature electroacoustic transducer includes: a metal shell, having the shape of a barrel with one open end; a vibrating system, including a vibrating diaphragm and a voice coil; and a magnetic circuit system, including a concentrating flux plate, a magnet and a magnetic yoke that are sequentially combined together. The magnetic circuit system is formed with a magnetic gap corresponding to the voice coil; the vibrating system and the magnetic circuit system are fixedly installed in the barrel-shaped shell; the components in the structure are further modularized, maximizing the magnet under the same product dimension and effectively improving the product sensitivity. An assembling method of the electroacoustic transducer includes: a. providing a barrel-shaped metal shell with one open end; b. putting a pre-assembled vibrating system into the shell; c. putting a pre-assembled magnetic circuit system into the shell; and d. fixedly assembling the shell with the magnetic yoke.
US09549260B2	Headphones for stereo tactile vibration, and related systems and methods Headphones for stereo tactile vibration, and related systems and methods are disclosed. A headphone comprises a first speaker assembly including a first audio driver and a first tactile bass vibrator. The headphone also comprises a second speaker assembly including a second audio driver and a second tactile bass vibrator. The headphone further comprises a signal processing circuit configured to generate a first tactile vibration signal and a second tactile vibration signal from an audio signal to be received by the headphone. The first tactile vibration signal differs from the second tactile vibration signal. A method of operating the headphone includes generating the first tactile vibration signal and the second tactile vibration signal, and driving vibration of the first and second tactile bass vibrators with the first and second tactile vibration signals, respectively. A stereo tactile vibrator system includes the headphone.
US09549259B2	Automated voice over internet protocol wireless headset A system, apparatus, and method are provided for automatically provisioning wireless local area network (LAN) access point and/or hotspot information, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service provider information, and VoIP account information on a service provider's Web page to configure a wireless VoIP headset for use.

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