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US09611053B2	Method of facilitating the approach to a platform A method of facilitating the approach to a platform by an aircraft. The value of the required position integrity performance (RNP) is determined for a localization system. During an approach stage, this position integrity performance (RNP) is compared with a position integrity radius (HPL) resulting from the use of a GNSS localization system, and an alert is generated if the position integrity radius (HPL) is greater than the position integrity performance (RNP).
US09611052B2	Fastener systems that provide EME protection Fasteners are inserted into a stack of members and terminated with parts having at least one of a dry dielectric coating and an inner dry dielectric seal at select locations to protect against electromagnetic effects (EME).
US09611049B2	Electrical power supply device for aircraft with electric propulsion An electrical power supply device for electric propulsion aircraft includes first and second electric motors configured to ensure the propulsion of the aircraft. First and second high-voltage electrical circuits are connected respectively to the two electric motors. A low-voltage electrical circuit is connected to at least one control and/or command facility of the aircraft. First and second pack of batteries are connected respectively to the two high-voltage electrical circuits. First and second battery management systems are connected to the low voltage circuit. Two battery management systems are linked respectively to the two packs of batteries. An electrical converter is connected to the first high-voltage electrical circuit and to the low-voltage electrical circuit.
US09611045B2	Inflatable parachute airbag system A system and method for resisting an uncontrolled descent or uncontrolled flight condition of an aerial vehicle. The system includes a control system, sensors, an inflation device, and a deployable, inflatable assembly. The control system detects an uncontrolled condition using the sensors, and subsequently initiates the inflation device to inflate the inflatable assembly. The assembly includes an inflatable cage stored on and deployed from the aerial vehicle upon detection of an uncontrolled condition. The inflatable cage includes a hub, a perimeter tube, and support tubes connected between the hub and perimeter tube. Fill tubes enable inflation of the support and perimeter tubes. The assembly includes a parachute-material enclosure connected to the inflatable cage and structured to create drag to reduce a velocity of the aerial vehicle when the inflatable assembly is deployed. The assembly includes weight distribution straps physically coupled between the vehicle and the enclosure or inflatable cage.
US09611040B2	Seat device comprising improved audio device for use in an aircraft or spacecraft The present disclosure pertains to a seat device of an aircraft or spacecraft, having a seat which comprises a headrest, and a loudspeaker device which includes at least one pair of loudspeakers which are spaced apart from one another and located in the region of the headrest.
US09611038B2	Mobile computing device-based guidance navigation and control for unmanned aerial vehicles and robotic systems A system is disclosed including an aerial vehicle to perform a task to an object, while in an aerial mode that includes at least one of a hover mode or a slow movement mode during a predominant phase of the task being performed, the aerial vehicle has a command and control system, a removable mobile computing device that when attached to the aerial vehicle assists in control of the aerial vehicle and when detached assists in control of the aerial vehicle with user intervention through the mobile device, wherein assist in control is further performed through the command and control system and at least one attachment attachable to the aerial vehicle for facilitating the task performed to the object by the aerial vehicle while the aerial vehicle is in the aerial mode, the at least one attachment is controlled by the removable mobile computing device. Methods are also disclosed.
US09611036B1	Rotor-mast-tilting apparatus and method for lower flapping loads A method and apparatus for reducing flapping loads imposed on a rotor are disclosed. The method may include flying a rotorcraft comprising an airframe, a rotor, a mast extending to connect the rotor to the airframe, a tilt mechanism, at least one sensor, and a computer system. The computer system may obtain in real time, from the at least one sensor, data characterizing at least one flapping load experienced by the rotor during the flying. Using the data, the computer system may issue at least one command to the tilt mechanism. In response to the command, the tilt mechanism may reorient the mast with respect to the airframe. This reorienting may lower the flapping load experienced by the rotor.
US09611035B2	Aircraft electric braking system An electrically actuated braking system for an aircraft, including: an electro-mechanical brake actuator (EMAbrake) proximate a wheel of the aircraft, the EMAbrake including a motor; an electro-mechanical actuator controller (EMAC) including a first motor controller for generating a first drive signal for the EMAbrake, and a second motor controller for generating a second drive signal for the EMAbrake, wherein the first motor controller and the second motor controller are dissimilar so as to provide protection against common mode failure of the first and second motor controllers.
US09611034B1	Wide fuselage aircraft with increased boundary layer ingestion An arrangement for reducing drag on the body of an aircraft with a relatively wide fuselage comprises a gas turbine engine. At least one duct is selectively moveable between a closed position and an open position, such that the at least one duct allows airflow to move toward a fan rotor in the gas turbine engine in the open position, but blocks airflow when in the closed position. An aircraft body is also disclosed.
US09611031B2	Flutter control actuator A method and apparatus for controlling an angular parameter between a base member and a control surface of an aircraft is disclosed. An estimate is obtained of an angular rate of the control surface with respect to an inertial frame of the aircraft using a rate sensor. A residual angular rate that is a difference between a commanded angular rate and the estimate of the angular rate of the control surface is determined. The residual angular rate is used to control the angular parameter of the control surface or the angular parameter of the base member.
US09611025B2	Additional systems and methods for long endurance airship operations using a free-flying tethered airship system In one example, a free-flying tethered airship system includes an upper airship adapted to tailor its lift and drag, a lower airship adapted to tailor its lift and drag, and a tether connecting the upper airship to the lower airship such that the upper airship is at least one kilometer above the lower airship. The upper airship is configured to be equiliberally buoyant, while carrying the tether, in a first altitude range. The lower airship is configured to be equiliberally buoyant in a second altitude range, the first altitude range being higher than the second altitude range. A method for stationkeeping of a free-flying tethered airship system is also provided.
US09611023B2	Outboard motor for a watercraft and methods of use and manufacture thereof Some embodiments are directed to a transmission that includes an input shaft connected to a crankshaft, an output shaft contained within a transmission housing, an input gear contained within the transmission housing and connected to the input shaft, and an output gear contained within the transmission housing and connected to the output shaft and engaging the input gear. A directional gear assembly is contained within the transmission housing at a location between the output shaft and the drive shaft. The directional gear assembly includes a first configuration in which the output shaft drives the drive shaft in a first rotational direction, a second configuration in which the output shaft drives the drive shaft in a second rotational direction that is opposite to the first rotational direction, and a third configuration in which the drive shaft is disconnected from the output shaft.
US09611021B2	Boat drive A boat drive has an underwater housing (10) which is arranged outside of a boat hull (7) and can swivel relative to the boat hull (7) about a vertical swivel axis (11). In the housing at least one propeller shaft (13) is mounted and can be driven. A swivel drive mechanism is arranged in the inside space (6) of the boat hull (7) for swiveling the underwater housing (10) in order to control the driving direction of the boat. A zero-position mark (25) is provided on an element of the swivel drive mechanism, which facilitates easy determination of a zero position of the underwater housing (10).
US09611019B2	Water walker Disclosed is a human powered water walker having a plurality of two-position flippers for effecting propulsion and steering of the water walker when the same is is actuated by human power. Each of the flippers is beveled at its front end and has at its rear end a downwardly beveled tab. The water walker may have two interlaced boyant ski trimarans to which the flippers are connected.
US09611017B2	Multiple torpedo storage and launch system Disclosed herein is an aquatic vehicle torpedo launch system comprising of an aquatic vehicle. A torpedo launch system is coupled to the aquatic vehicle. The torpedo launch system is operable in a neutral buoyance position. A plurality of torpedoes is included. Each torpedo is coupled to the torpedo launch system with a locking means. Power cables are coupled to each torpedo providing power to the plurality of torpedoes. Fiber optic cables are coupled to each torpedo enabling programming of the plurality of torpedoes. The locking means, the power cables and the fiber optic cables are disengaged from the plurality of torpedoes prior to launch. Each torpedo is launched by buoyancy.
US09611013B2	Method of transporting a hydroelectric turbine system The present invention is concerned with a method of transporting a hydroelectric turbine system, and a vessel suitable for use in implementing said method, whereby the vessel comprises a raised or raisable section, which enables the vessel to pass over a portion of a base of the hydroelectric turbine system, when located in a flooded dry dock, which portion of the base projects above the water line in the dock.
US09611009B1	Steering mechanism for a boat having a planing hull A boat includes a planing hull, a propeller, a main rudder, and a pair of flanking rudders. The planing hull has port and starboard sides, a transom, a hull bottom, and a centerline running down the middle of the boat, halfway between the port and starboard sides. The propeller is positioned forward of the transom and beneath the hull bottom. The main rudder is positioned aft of the propeller. The main rudder has a rotation axis about which the main rudder rotates. The flanking rudders are positioned forward of the propeller. One of the flanking rudders is positioned on the port side of the centerline, and the other flanking rudder is positioned on the starboard side of the centerline.
US09611002B1	Motorized bicycle with pedal regeneration with automatic assistance A motorized bicycle includes: a frame; a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame; pedals coupled to the frame for driving at least one of the wheels; a motor coupled to the pedals and at least one of the wheels; a battery for supplying power to the motor; and a controller. When the controller determines that the motorized bicycle is traveling on a flat terrain or a decline, it enters or maintains a regeneration mode, where electric power is generated when a rider of the motorized bicycle pedals, and the electric power is used to charge the battery. When the controller determines that the motorized bicycle is traveling on an incline, it enters or maintains an assistance mode, where any regeneration of the battery is stopped, and power output from the motor is used to assist the rider in propelling the motorized bicycle forward.
US09610997B1	Kneel push cycle apparatus A kneel push cycle apparatus that includes a kneeling pad disposed upon a suspension member coupled to a frame member, said frame member disposed between a directable front wheel and at least one rear wheel, wherein a user is enabled to kneel upon the kneeling pad with one leg and propel the kneel push cycle apparatus at a desired velocity by use of the other leg in striding contact with a ground surface, whereby expedient locomotion and voluble travel is enabled for a user desirous to maintain at least one lower leg off of the ground without bearing weight thereon.
US09610995B2	Motorcycle passenger bar A passenger bar for motorcycles is disclosed. The passenger bar is affixed to the gas tank of a motorcycle forward of the motorcycle driver such that a passenger behind the motorcycle driver with arms wrapped around the driver may grip the passenger bar to secure himself/herself while the motorcycle is accelerating, decelerating, or experiences lateral forces. The passenger bar comprises a mounting plate, in one embodiment, and a handle inclined away from the mounting bracket.
US09610994B2	Bicycle illumination system A system for illuminating a bicycle having a frame comprising a plurality of tubular frame members wherein each frame member has a plurality of orifices. The orifices allow light rays to pass from inside each tubular frame member to outside each tubular frame member. Bulbs for emitting light are adapted to fit inside the tubular frame members and are conductively coupled to a power source. The power source is sized such that the power source fits inside a vertically situated tubular frame member. A planar platform, having a length in one direction that is less than the inside cross sectional diameter of the vertically aligned tubular frame member, is sized so that the platform fits inside the vertical tubular frame member. The platform supports the power source and is positioned such that the power source can be installed and removed by a user.
US09610991B2	Method for installing a liner plate and the liner plate There is provided a method for installing a liner plate mounted on an interface surface of a load-bearing portion of mobile earth-moving machinery. There is also provided a liner plate which includes at least two openings and at least one grout strip, with the at least one grout strip being along a perimeter of the liner plate.
US09610989B2	Compact trailer, particularly for bicycles and motorcycles A compact trailer (1) comprising a connecting element (13) that can be associated with a frame of a bicycle or motorcycle, and a cart (2) that has a loading bed (3) and an edge provided with at least two mutually opposite side walls (6) with which respective wheels (7) for moving the trailer resting on the ground (S) are associated so that they can rotate about respective axes that are transverse to the direction of advancement (A) of the trailer (1). A recessed cavity (8) is provided on each one of the two side walls (6) and at least partially accommodates the respective wheel (7). Each cavity (8) has a depth that is at least equal to the axial space occupation of the respective wheel (7) accommodated inside it, so that in plan view the wheels (7) do not protrude from the outline of the cart (2).
US09610987B2	Ice scratcher for a snowmobile An ice scratcher for attachment to a snowmobile includes first and second ice scratcher end portions opposite to each other, an elongate member connected to the second ice scratcher end portion, and a spring connecting the first ice scratcher end portion to the elongate member. The spring has a plurality of coils defining a coil radius. The spring is movable between an unbent configuration, wherein a centerline passing through respective centers of each coil of the plurality of coils defines a coil axis, and a bent configuration, wherein at least a portion of the centerline is displaced from the coil axis. At least a portion of the first ice scratcher end portion is radially spaced from the coil axis by a distance less than the coil radius and adapted for attachment to the snowmobile. Ice scratcher assemblies, kits and snowmobiles having the ice scratcher are also disclosed.
US09610986B2	Snowmobile A drive apparatus for a track of a snowmobile includes a drive shaft and a drive sprocket coupled to the drive shaft. The drive sprocket includes a first drive member having a plurality of teeth configured to engage drive lugs on an inner surface of the track and a second drive member having plurality of teeth configured to enter the openings formed in the track upon rotation of the drive shaft. First and second connecting webs extend between the teeth of the first and second drive members, respectively. The first and second connecting webs each have first and second side angled surfaces aligned an angle of less than 180° relative to each other to minimize snow build up on the first and second drive members, respectively.
US09610976B2	Lane departure prevention control system for vehicle A lane departure prevention control system for a vehicle includes: a lane detector that detects a lane on which the vehicle travels; a disturbance information detector that detects information on disturbance applied to the vehicle; a correction module that corrects position information of a departure determination line used for determining whether the vehicle departs from the lane, based on at least the information on the disturbance applied to the vehicle; a departure predictor that makes a prediction of departure from the lane, based on position information on the departure determination line and a travelling state, the position information being corrected by the correction module; a target turn amount calculator that calculates a target turn amount to be applied to the vehicle, required for preventing departure from the lane based on the prediction of the departure from the lane; and a target turn amount generator that generates the target turn amount.
US09610974B2	Differential control user interface for reversing vehicle and trailer system A disclosed method of maneuvering a vehicle-trailer unit in reverse travel with a backing system includes, among other things, determining that the vehicle-trailer unit is backing up with an electronic control unit for the backing system. A current hitch angle is determined, which represents the relative angle between the vehicle and the trailer with the electronic control unit. A requested hitch angle rate of change versus distance traveled is calculated with the electronic control unit, wherein the requested hitch angle rate of change is based upon a input from a joystick control which provides a requested hitch angle rate of change signal value in proportion to the joystick position. A steering angle is calculated with the electronic control unit based upon the requested hitch angle rate of change, wherein the steering angle will allow movement of the vehicle-trailer unit in the reverse direction to obtain the requested hitch angle rate of change; and a request is sent to a steering system to provide the steering angle.
US09610971B2	Column unit for an electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus capable of being both lightweight and rigid. A lightweight electric power steering apparatus is achieved wherein a gear housing (45) that houses an electric assist mechanism, a lower support bracket (54) for fastening the gear housing (45) to the vehicle body, a sensor housing (56) that houses a torque sensor (57), an outer column (30) of a steering column (6c), and an upper support bracket (59a) for fastening the middle section of the outer column (30) to the vehicle body can all be integrally formed of synthetic resin, improving the strength of the joined sections of these members.
US09610970B2	Steering gear mechanism A steering gear mechanism has a steering housing and a steering input shaft. The steering housing is sealed and has a receptacle through which the steering input shaft passes into the steering housing. The receptacle is sealed against the steering input shaft. A first opening is provided on the steering input shaft within the steering housing, and a second opening is provided outside of the steering housing. The first and second openings are in fluid communication with each other.
US09610968B2	Spindle drive for the height adjustment of an electrically adjustable steering column A spindle drive for the height adjustment of an electrically adjustable steering column and the steering includes an adjustment spindle rotatably mounted in two bearings. The adjustment spindle includes two clamping elements, which have a centering cone on their sides facing one another, and the adjustment spindle is arranged in a tensioned manner on the two bearings by means of the clamping element, in that the clamping elements abut on the outer sides of the centering cones facing away from one other. The outer sides of the bearings are formed having a counter contour to the respectively abutting centering cone.
US09610967B2	Steering wheel assembly for a vehicle A steering wheel assembly includes an armature, and a plurality of exterior shell sections. Each of the exterior shell sections include an inner layer, an intermediate layer, and an outer layer, and have a counterpart or corresponding exterior shell section. The armature may include a hub, a generally U-shaped rim and at least two spokes connecting the hub and the generally U-shaped rim. The first layer of each of the plurality of exterior shell sections includes a protrusion that extends into and conforms to the generally U-shaped rim. Also, the intermediate layer of each of the plurality of exterior shell sections is molded over the inner layer. Each of the plurality of exterior shell sections and its counterpart are interlocking.
US09610964B2	Display element for displaying information on a push handle A display element for displaying information on a push handle of a shopping cart that can be pushed by hand. The display element includes a main body having a region which is covered by a transparent cover that is separably mounted on the main body. A two-dimensional information medium can be arranged between the main body and the cover. The main body is formed with a groove into which one end edge of the information medium can be inserted and the inserted end edge is retained in the groove by frictional locking.
US09610962B2	Jack and dolly assembly and system A jack and dolly assembly and system including a shaft defining a longitudinal axis extending along the shaft and an interior hollow; a reversible drive mechanism at least partially positioned in the interior hollow of the shaft; a proximal arm removably secured to the shaft and substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; a distal arm removably secured to the drive mechanism, the distal arm being spaced from and substantially parallel to the proximal arm; wherein the reversible drive mechanism is operable to move the distal arm along the shaft.
US09610961B2	Method and device for measuring speed in a vehicle independently of the wheels A method for determining the speed of a vehicle is described. In this method, at least one object present in the environment of the vehicle is detected and a relative speed of the detected object in relation to the vehicle is measured. In addition, the speed of the vehicle is determined on the basis of the relative speed of the object.
US09610960B2	Inventory management system using automated guided vehicle An inventory management system that uses an automated guided vehicle that scans articles on a shelf case while reciprocating along guide lines is introduced. This inventory management system using an automated guided vehicle may include a scanning unit configured to recognize information about articles placed in a shelf case, guide lines deployed along a plurality of shelf cases that are spaced apart from each other, a vehicle configured to support the scanning unit, to recognize the guide lines, and to move along the guide lines, and a control unit configured to control the vehicle so that the vehicle moves along the guide lines recognized by the line recognition unit.
US09610958B2	Fixed block track circuit An active fixed block track circuit comprises at least a fixed block section, comprising at least two rails corresponding to each other, each having an isolation connector at two ends thereof and connected to a power supply unit and a traffic signal; a short driving unit, connected to each of the two rails within the fixed block section; and a detection unit, connected to the short driving unit. In this manner, not only the previous rail traffic signal circuit function where no more than one train may be allowed into the same fixed block section is maintained, but also another train approaching from the rear may be prevented from entering the fixed block section when the detection unit at the fixed block section detects an exceptional case happening at a neighboring fixed block section so that the traffic signal unit is switched into a stop traffic signal.
US09610954B2	Vehicle control system and method Embodiments of the present invention provide a vehicle control system for at least one vehicle subsystem of a vehicle, the system being operable to activate a vehicle launch assist (VLA) function to prevent excessive wheel slip, when the launch assist function is active the system being configured to impose a set of one or more prescribed constraints on an amount of torque applied to one or more wheels of a vehicle, wherein the set of one or more constraints ere determined by reference to information or data in respect of an amount of wheel torque that may be applied before the amount of wheel slip exceeds a prescribed value.
US09610949B2	Individual driving preference adapted computerized assist or autonomous driving of vehicles Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with computerized assist or autonomous driving (CA/AD) of vehicles are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, an apparatus may include a CA/AD system to: receive an identifier identifying a driver/passenger of a vehicle; request or retrieve, using the identifier, individual driving preferences of the driver/passenger; and apply the individual driving preferences of the driver/passenger to policies for CA/AD of the vehicle, to customize the policies for CA/AD of the vehicle for the driver/passenger. The CA/AD system may further receive data for policy parameters of the customized policies; and CA/AD the vehicle, in a manner that is adapted for the individual, in accordance with the customized policies, based at least in part on the data for the policy parameters of the customized policies. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09610943B2	System and method for parallel parking a vehicle A system for parallel parking a vehicle in a target parking space is provided herein. A sensing system is configured to detect objects located proximate the target parking space. A park assist system is communicatively coupled to the sensing system. The park assist system is configured to automatically steer the vehicle during a backing maneuver into the target parking space while limiting the speed of the vehicle based on a steering wheel angle. The sensing system is also configured to automatically steer the vehicle during maneuvers inside the target parking space while limiting the speed of the vehicle based on a relative position of at least one of a rear bounding object and a front bounding object.
US09610942B2	Device and method for operating a vehicle A device for operating a vehicle includes: a vehicle movement module for forming control signals for a control unit of an actuating system of the vehicle; an energy management module for managing energy which is available for a vehicle operation, the energy management module being configured to form further control signals for the control unit as a function of the available energy, and a prioritizer for prioritizing the control signals over the further control signals as a function of a vehicle position and/or a vehicle movement state for stabilizing the vehicle.
US09610940B2	Vehicle disconnect clutch pre-stroke strategy A vehicle may include a transmission having an electric machine, an engine, and a controller. The engine may be selectively coupled with the transmission via a disconnect clutch. The controller may be programmed to, in response to an anticipated engine start request, command a disconnect clutch pre-stroke to couple the engine to the transmission prior to an actual engine start request while operating the vehicle in electric mode.
US09610938B2	Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle A control apparatus, which is configured to control a hybrid vehicle, is provided with: a device configured to determine whether or not there is a response delay of the supercharger; a device configured to control torque of the rotary electric machine to compensate for an insufficiency of torque of a drive shaft if there is the response delay when an output limit value of the battery is greater than or equal to a predetermined value; a device configured to estimate a NOx storage amount in the NOx storage/reduction catalyst; and a device configured to control an air-fuel ratio of the internal combustion engine to be rich if the NOx storage amount is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, or if there is the response delay when the output limit value of the battery is less than the predetermined value.
US09610935B2	Methods and systems for conditionally entering a driveline sailing mode Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, a driveline may selectively enter a sailing mode to provide quick driveline torque response with reduced impact on fuel economy.
US09610932B2	Brake control apparatus Disclosed is a brake control apparatus including a master cylinder that generates a hydraulic braking pressure in response to operation of a brake pedal, an electric motor that drives the master cylinder, a housing in which the master cylinder and the electric motor are assembled, and a control unit adapted to perform drive control of the electric motor. The control unit has a bottom formed at least partially integral with the housing and includes a circuit board mounting thereon drive elements to drive the electric motor. The brake control apparatus includes a heat radiating seat located on an inner surface of the bottom of the control unit at a position apart from the electric motor and closer to the master cylinder than the electric motor and brought into thermal contact with the circuit board so as to radiate heat of the drive elements toward the housing.
US09610929B2	Air braking system An air braking unit for use in an air braking system. The air braking unit is arranged to be positioned, in use, at a vehicle wheel, and comprises an inlet for receiving, in use, compressed air from a central source. At least one first valve is arranged to selectively allow compressed air from the inlet to enter a wheel brake chamber in use. At least one second valve is arranged to selectively allow air from the brake chamber to be released via an outlet to the atmosphere in use and control means controls the first and second valves to operate to selectively control the air pressure in the brake chamber in use.
US09610925B2	Vehicle behavior control system According to one embodiment, there is provided a vehicle behavior control system. The vehicle behavior control system includes a behavior stabilization control module that is configured to execute a behavior stabilization control so as to stabilize a behavior of a vehicle by giving a braking force to a turning outer wheel of the vehicle based on a target braking force. The behavior stabilization control module has a target braking force setting section that sets the target braking force. The target braking force is set so as to be smaller for a second turn than for a first turn.
US09610916B2	Head-protecting airbag device An airbag of a head-protecting airbag device includes a bag body and a connecting member. The bag body includes a general inflatable portion and a terminal inflatable portion adjoining the general inflatable portion and located at a terminal region in a front and rear direction of the bag body. The connecting member is disposed over an outboard side of the terminal inflatable portion and includes at the leading end a mounting portion to be secured to a periphery of a vehicle window. The root end of the connecting member is jointed to a closed portion of the bag body at least by two jointing points disposed away from each other in an up and down direction. The jointing points are generally equally distant from the mounting portion.
US09610912B2	Arrangement having a trim component and a radar sensor, motor vehicle and method for manufacturing an arrangement An arrangement for a motor vehicle having a trim component, in particular a bumper, and a radar sensor is disclosed. In order to detect target objects, the radar sensor is designed to emit electromagnetic waves through the trim component and to receive radiation echoes from the target objects. The radar sensor has an azimuthal detection angle, by which a field of vision of the radar sensor in the azimuthal direction is defined, and is arranged at a distance from a rear side of the trim component, with the result that the azimuthal field of vision of the radar sensor intersects the trim component in an intersection region. In order to absorb interference waves outside the azimuthal detection angle an absorptive material is applied outside the intersection region in the azimuthal direction to the rear side of the trim component, where the intersection region is free of absorptive material.
US09610904B2	Push pin with over-travel stop A one piece push-in fastener for insertion through a hole includes a head, and an elongate shank extending from the head and terminating in a tip. The fastener also includes a shoulder spaced from the head and extending radially outward from the shank, and a plurality of spaced ribs extending radially outward from the shank and disposed along a length of the shank between the shoulder and the tip. A diameter of the head is greater than a diameter of the shoulder.
US09610901B2	Magnetic supporting device for use outdoors A magnetic supporting device can include a body having a generally triangular shape with a magnet or set of magnets positioned in each corner of the bottom surface of the body. Because of its shape and the positioning of the magnets, the bottom surface of the body can be placed on uneven surfaces while still retaining contact between each magnet and the surface. In this way, the supporting device can be coupled to the surface with sufficient strength to allow many different items such as guns, fishing rods, and bows to be supported against or even hung vertically from the device. The supporting device can include a support structure that extends from a top surface of the supporting device. The support structure can form a number of channels and slots within which items such as guns and fishing rods can be placed. The magnetic nature of the device can also secure it to the hood of a vehicle for use as a rest while shooting a gun, or support optical devices such as cameras, scopes, and other attachable items.
US09610897B2	Multi-function/position cover system for a vehicle cargo area A vehicle having first and second seat rows supported by a floor and a lift gate for accessing a cargo area partially defined by the second seat row, the floor, and the lift gate includes first and second flexible covers positioned within at least one cassette in a retracted position. The at least one cassette is positioned adjacent a floor of the vehicle behind the second seat row. At least one of the first and flexible covers may include a pass through door allowing for storage of elongated cargo when at least a portion of the second seat row is folded down. The pass through door may be secured in a closed position by a zipper, a hook and loop fastener, at least one magnet, or at least one snap.
US09610887B1	Cargo tie-down assembly A cargo tie-down assembly is provided. The cargo tie-down assembly includes a base, a tie-down loop carried by the base, and a clip carried on the base. The clip engages a portion of the tie-down loop held in the base to limit free play and vibration of the tie-down loop with respect to the base.
US09610885B2	Adjustable load restraint system An adjustable load restraint system includes a chain binder has handle, a first coupling and a second coupling. Each of the first coupling and the second coupling may be removably secured to an associated one of a pair of chains. The handle may be manipulated such that the first coupling is selectively moved toward and away from the second coupling. Thus, the chain binder selectively urges the pair of chains toward each other and away from each other. A grapple is movably coupled to the second coupling. The grapple may engage the associated chain at a selected one of a pair of locations on the associated chain. Thus, the chain binder may accommodate a variety of distances between the pair of chains.
US09610884B1	Vehicle and cargo ratcheting tie down apparatus and system A ratcheting tie down apparatus and system. Embodiments include a ratchet assembly affixed to a tie down shaft having a longitudinal axis, the ratchet assembly including a ratchet gear, a ratchet head, a ring pawl between the ratchet gear and the ratchet head, and a compression spring between the ring pawl and the ratchet head. A plurality of ramped protrusions of the ring pawl engage a plurality of ramped indentations in a back surface of the ratchet gear, such that when the ratchet head is rotated in a first direction, the ring pawl engages the ratchet gear so that the ratchet head and ratchet gear rotate as a single unit, and when the ratchet head is rotated in a second direction the ring pawl disengages from the ratchet gear such that the ratchet head and ratchet gear rotate independently.
US09610883B1	Tensioning device A tensioning device comprised of; a gear box containing a bevel gear assembly inside the gear box with one gear attached directly to a barrel which passes through the gear box and threaded shafts at either end of the barrel. Inside the gear box is a guide which is placed such that a drive gear and the barrel gear are engaged when assembled and a socket wrench receptacle is part of the drive gear. The threaded shafts move in and out of the barrel based on the rotation of the gear. The tensioning device uses direct gearing of the rotational motion of the drive gear to rotate the barrel causing the shafts to be linearly displaced tightening or loosening a chain, cable or strap.
US09610879B2	Seatback for a passenger seat A seatback for a passenger seat, a passenger seat, and a method of manufacturing a seatback for a passenger seat. The seatback comprises an upwardly extending base having a front and a rear, the front capable of supporting a passenger; a pocket attached to the rear; a tray table attached to the rear and operable between a stowage position and a use position; and wherein the rear has a longitudinal length and a transverse width, with the tray table, when in the stowage position, being at least partly transversely aligned with pocket.
US09610877B2	Cover adaptable to multiple vehicle seat configurations A cover for a vehicle may include a lower portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented top of a bench of a vehicle seat. The cover may also include an upper portion coupled to the lower portion. The upper portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a backrest of the vehicle seat. The upper portion may include a first section, a second section, and a third section. Each of the first section, the second section, and the third section may extend from an upper edge of the upper portion to the lower portion. The cover may include a first coupling mechanism and a second coupling mechanism. The first coupling mechanism may be configured to couple the first section to the second section. The second coupling mechanism may be configured to couple the second section and the third section.
US09610875B2	Trim cover assembly and sewing method for forming same A trim cover assembly of extremely soft property comprises a surface cover element, a wadding cover, and a thick foam wadding sandwiched therebetween, wherein the thick foam wadding has a compressed thin end surface region sewn with the surface cover element and wadding cover. Sewing method for forming such trim cover assembly involves: pressing and collapsing an end surface of the thick foam wadding in downwardly slantwise direction to provide a compressed thin area, thereby allowing direct access thereto of a conventional sewing machine; operating the sewing machine to sew the compressed thin area with the surface cover element, thereby producing a sewn trim cover having a compressed thin end region therein; and thereafter sewing the wadding cover with such sewn trim cover in correspondence with the compressed thin end region. As such, a trim cover assembly having the thick foam wadding is easily formed by the conventional sewing machine.
US09610872B2	Thigh support providing full height auxiliary firmness for an unoccupied and unfolded, fold flat, air suspended seat A vehicle seating assembly comprises a seat having a plurality of air chambers disposed between a seat support and an elastomeric foam layer. The air chambers further comprise a primary chamber in fluid communication with a main chamber, and a secondary chamber in fluid communication with a supplemental chamber, wherein air is displaced from the main chamber to the primary chamber and air is displaced from the secondary chamber to the supplemental chamber when the lower seat is in a loaded condition. Air is displaced from the primary chamber to the main chamber and air is displaced from the supplemental chamber to the secondary chamber when the lower seat is in an unloaded condition.
US09610871B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes: a seatback frame of a resin-formed seatback, including a plate-shaped back face panel portion; a headrest; a seatback pad; a lattice-shaped spring member formed from wire arranged in a lattice shape, attached to the seatback frame at a front side of the back face panel portion, and that resiliently supports the seatback pad from a rear side, with a space formed between the back face panel portion and the lattice-shaped spring member; and a load transmission section provided at one of the lattice-shaped spring member or the back face panel portion and disposed inside the space so as to project out toward the side of the other one of the lattice-shaped spring member or the back face panel portion, such that a gap is formed between the load transmission section and the other one of the lattice-shaped spring member or the back face panel portion.
US09610868B2	Lateral protecting mechanism and child safety seat therewith A lateral protecting mechanism is disposed on a lateral wing of a child safety seat. The lateral protecting mechanism includes a lateral protecting block and a protecting component. An end of the lateral protecting block is pivoted to the lateral wing. The lateral protecting block is movable between a using position and a folding position. The protecting component is slidably disposed on the other end of the lateral protecting block. The protecting component protrudes from a side of the lateral protecting block and is located between the lateral wing and the lateral protecting block when the lateral protecting block rotates away from the lateral wing and is located at the using position, and the protecting component is received in the side of the lateral protecting block when the lateral protecting block rotates toward the lateral wing and is located at the folding position.
US09610866B2	Vehicle child safety seat and harness cover A vehicle child safety seat includes: a seat main body on which an occupant sits; a seat belt for restraining the occupant to the seat main body, the seat belt including a shoulder harness having a long belt shape and facing a shoulder of the occupant; a shoulder pad placed between the shoulder of the occupant and the shoulder harness; and a harness cover formed in a pouch shape, having paired insertion holes through which the shoulder harness is passed so that the harness cover is attached to the shoulder harness, accommodating the shoulder pad therein, and having an opening so that the shoulder pad is put in and out via the opening in a state where the harness cover is attached to the shoulder harness.
US09610860B2	Counterweight for tensioning the wire of a catenary in a railway line A counterweight is provided for tensioning the wire of a catenary in a railway line, comprising a metal shell (1) made up of a frame (1a) and a surrounding body (1b) which is filled with a filler material (2), which integrates at least high-density concrete in combination with a metal material as an additional filler for increasing the density of the counterweight. The frame (1a) is embedded into the filler material (2) and in turn, is linked to the surrounding body (1b) by a welded joint.
US09610857B2	Power management in electric vehicles Various techniques described herein relate to electric vehicle power management system for managing a plurality of battery modules in a battery pack. Such electric vehicle power management system may include a plurality of battery management systems corresponding to a plurality of battery modules, and an energy management system for managing the plurality of battery management systems. The energy management system and the plurality of battery management systems may adopt master-slave wireless communication, and may use a single wireless frequency channel or a plurality of assigned wireless frequency channels.
US09610856B2	Network-controlled charging system for electric vehicles A network-controlled charge transfer device for electric vehicles includes a control device to turn electric supply on and off to enable and disable charge transfer for electric vehicles, a transceiver to communicate requests for charge transfer with a remote server and receive communications from the remote server, and a controller, coupled with the control device and the transceiver, to cause the control device to turn the electric supply on based on communication from the remote server.
US09610855B2	Slow charging method and on-board charger for environmentally-friendly vehicle using the same A slow charging method of a vehicle and an on-board charger using the same are provided that improve charging efficiency and thus save a charging cost by adjusted charging output of the on-board charger based on temperature thereof. The method includes detecting, by a controller, a charging request and detecting temperature of the on-board charger in response to detecting the charging request. The controller is configured to determine whether the temperature of the on-board charger is within a predetermined temperature range and adjust charging an output of the on-board charger to a predetermined value when the temperature of the on-board charger is within the predetermined temperature range. The controller is then configured to charge a battery of the vehicle with the adjusted charging output of the on-board charger.
US09610853B1	Identification of acceptable vehicle charge stations A vehicle may require an electric recharge. A request may be sent to obtain identification of charge locations along a route. Along with the request, data may be sent identifying vehicle location, route, and desired safety rating. A response may be obtained from a remote server, and the results may be displayed, which include the safety rating of the charge station. The desired safety rating may be adjusted based on the battery's state of charge (SOC). The desired safety rating, for example, may be decreased as the battery state of charge decreases.
US09610850B2	Vehicle charging unit A vehicle charging unit includes a lid box inserted into a first hole in the body of a vehicle from outside of the vehicle and attached to the body, and an inlet fixed to the lid box. The lid box includes an attachment portion, a bottom having a second hole formed therein, and a sidewall. The bottom has a stud bolt protruding toward inside of the vehicle in a state in which the lid box is attached to the body. The inlet includes a barrel portion capable of receiving a charge connector from outside of the vehicle and a collar portion positioned around the barrel portion. The barrel portion is inserted into the second hole from inside of the vehicle and the collar portion is fixed with the stud bolt, whereby the inlet is fixed to the lid box.
US09610847B2	Power conversion device In the present invention, a power conversion device is provided with an inverter for converting power output from a power source; a first power supply bus, connected to the positive electrode side of the inverter and the power source; a second power supply bus, connected to the negative electrode sides of the inverter and the power source; a first conductor that forms, along with the first power supply bus, a capacitor; a second conductor that forms, along with the second power supply bus, a capacitor; and a connection circuit, comprising a resistor, that electrically connects the first conductor and the second conductor.
US09610846B2	Integrated electronic power control unit of vehicle An integrated electronic power control unit of an environmentally friendly vehicle includes an inverter and an LDC (low voltage DC-DC converter), which share a DC input terminal. In the integrated electronic power control unit, the inverter is an electronic power control unit that drives a motor by converting DC voltage into AC voltage, and the low voltage DC-DC converter serves as another electronic power control unit that charges a low-voltage battery by converting DC high voltage into low voltage DC voltage, where the inverter includes a capacitor module composed of a capacitor leveling input voltage and a capacitor removing noise of the input voltage, and the inverter and the low voltage DC-DC converter are integrated such that the output of the capacitor module of the inverter becomes the output of the low voltage DC-DC converter.
US09610844B2	Power control system and method for vehicle power outlets A power control system and method for vehicle power outlets is provided which integrally controls power of power outlets mounted in a vehicle to improve the efficiency of power distribution in the vehicle and enable ordinary use of the power outlets while the vehicle is turned off. To this end, the power control system includes a startup power source configured to supply power to a plurality of power outlets mounted in a vehicle while the vehicle is turned on, a battery power source configured to supply power to the power outlet while the vehicle is turned off, and a controller configured to detect whether the vehicle is turned on, a battery charge capacity, and an electric current consumption quantity of each of the plurality of power outlets and determine a type of power that should be supplied to each power outlet and whether to supply power to each power outlet.
US09610843B2	Electric vehicle An electric vehicle includes an electric motor, a transmission, a drive unit, a converter, and an electronic control unit. The transmission is provided in a power transmission path between a rotary shaft of the electric motor and drive wheels of the electric vehicle. The drive unit is configured to drive the electric motor. The converter is configured to regulate a voltage supplied to the drive unit. The electronic control unit is configured to control the converter, and determine the voltage regulated by the converter, based on a first quantity of state associated with torque of an output shaft of the transmission, and a second quantity of state associated with a rotational speed of the output shaft.
US09610841B1	Clustered instrument panel in a transportation apparatus A clustered instrument panel on a display of a dashboard in a transportation apparatus is disclosed. The clustered instrument panel may be used to combine multiple individual instrument panels, such as the odometer, tachometer, temperature meter, battery meter, navigation screen and any other instrument panels that are traditionally presented separate and independent from other instrument panels. The individual instrument panels may be layered on top of each other to form the clustered instrument panel, with gradual increase in size from the first instrument panel to the nth instrument panel. Information associated with a given instrument panel in the clustered instrument panel may be presented in the gap area between the given instrument panel and the neighbor instrument panel in the clustered instrument panel. In one embodiment, the clustered instrument panel is a triple-circle meter.
US09610839B2	Filler cap for fuel tank Filler cap for fuel tank which can further prevent environmental pollution without releasing harmful gas evaporated from fuel in fuel tank and can improve fuel efficiency is provided. When vaporized gas is generated in fuel tank, inner pressure of fuel tank is increased to pressure for deformation strength prescribed to valve body or more, a central part of valve body enters into third space thereby causing deformation so to shorten outer diameter of valve body to form wrinkles, and in peripheral part of valve body are formed a portion contacting to pivot of cylinder main body when deforming and concave portion not contacting thereto, second space and third space are connected via space of this concave portion and air passage channel formed in wall surface forming second space to release excessive pressure to outside fuel tank thereby bringing pressure inside fuel tank to lower than the pressure for deformation strength.
US09610837B2	Integrated fuel tank vent and shutoff valve A vent and shutoff valve is provided, and includes an upper portion with an inlet for receiving fluid and an outlet for venting vapors. The upper portion mounts to an outer surface of a fuel tank. The lower portion extends into the fuel tank. The lower portion includes an elongated tubular valve housing, and a sliding sleeve housing disposed within the valve housing that defines a fluid pathway. The sliding sleeve housing includes a bypass port that fluidly couples the fluid pathway with a fluid channel formed between an outer surface of the sliding sleeve housing and an inner surface of the valve housing. The lower portion also includes a sliding sleeve disposed within the sliding sleeve housing that forms a fluid chamber between an outer surface of the sliding sleeve and an inner surface of the valve housing. The fluid chamber is fluidly coupled with the fluid channel.
US09610830B2	Automatic door opener for delivery trucks An automatic door opener for delivery trucks may include a door opener motor, clutch, and transmission which are connected to a door opener rail. The automatic door opener is attached to the roof of a delivery truck cargo bay and the door opener motor is operable to open and close a cargo door. The clutch and motor are controlled by a motor control computer which may be programmed to automatically operate the clutch, close the cargo bay door, and disengage the clutch as desired. A rail carriage may be connected to the cargo bay door by a door connector arm which includes a quick release connection to the carriage and which may be operated from the outside of the cargo bay door. A sensor may be connected to the door opener rail and to the motor control computer such that the motor control computer tracks the position of the carriage along the door opener rail independent of the operation of the motor.
US09610827B2	Connecting adapter for connecting fragrance container to fragrance emitter and fragrance apparatus with such connecting adapter A fragrance apparatus for distributing fragrance in a vehicle includes a connecting adapter for connecting a fragrance container to a fragrance emitter device. The connecting adapter includes a fixed component, a movable component, and springs connected between the fixed component and the movable component. The movable component is pivotable with respect to the fixed component through the springs to compensate for any angular misalignment between the movable component and the fragrance container when the movable component is attached to the fragrance container.
US09610826B2	Air-conditioning control device for vehicle A blower fan is driven, and conditioning air flows down through an evaporator and then is supplied into a vehicle compartment. An idling-stop condition in a roof-open state is set to make an idling stop to be relatively easily attained, compared to a roof-closed state, so that a fuel economy can be improved. When an outside-air temperature is a specified temperature or higher or a solar-radiation intensity is a specified degree or greater at an engine's automatic stop, the blower fan is driven, so that the conditioning air is supplied toward a passenger in a manner of an electric fan. The evaporator through which the conditioning air flows down is sufficiently cool at the timing right after the automatic stop of the engine. Accordingly, it is preferable to configure such that the sufficiently-cooled conditioning air is supplied for a properly-long period of time.
US09610823B2	Vehicle HVAC temperature control system A vehicle having an HVAC system with a particular ventilation housing design and method for making the same are described. The ventilation housing has a common mode door for defrost and floor panels and allows efficient use of components to provide effective operation in bi-level and other modes. In bi-level mode, the mode doors can be operated to form flow path such that floor outlet is virtually on the upstream side of the panel outlet.
US09610822B2	Air conditioning device for vehicle An vehicle air conditioner (1A) includes a duct (3) in which a partition member (4) forming a first flow path (3A) and a second flow path (3B) is provided, and a heat pump circuit (2A). In the heat pump circuit (2A), a first indoor heat exchanger (12A) that contributes mainly to heating is located in the first flow path (3A) or faces an outlet of the first flow path (3A), and a second indoor heat exchanger (12B) that contributes mainly to cooling is located in the second flow path (3B). The ratio between an internal air and an external air within air flowing through each of the first flow path (3A) and the second flow path (3B) is adjustable. The duct (3) is provided with at least one of a heating exhaust port (35) for discharging air cooled in the second indoor heat exchanger (12B) to the outside of the vehicle interior in heating operation, and a cooling exhaust port (36) for discharging air heated in the first indoor heat exchanger (12A) to the outside of the vehicle interior in cooling operation. This configuration enables the air within the vehicle interior, the temperature of which has been adjusted by heating or cooling, to be efficiently utilized without wasting energy by discharging the air as it is to the outside.
US09610817B1	Modular and morphable air vehicle An unmanned air module includes one or more rotors, engines, a transmission and avionics. Any of several different ground modules may be attached to the air module. The air module may fly with and without the ground module attached. The ground module may be manned. The air module may have two rotors, which may be ducted fans. The air module may include a parachute, an airbag and landing gear.
US09610814B1	Combination tow strap and jumper cables for vehicles A tow strap and set of jumper cables in one. With this device, a driver can jump start a vehicle or tow a vehicle with a single device. The device has a set of jumper cables that are embedded within a pair of tow straps that are sewn together in one form; or where the strap is folded over the cable and sewn, in a second model. In both cases, exits are provided for the clip portions of the jumper cables. Clips can be attached to the strap to hold the clip portions of the jumper cables as well. One design uses alligator clips for the jumper cables. Other designs use DC plugs and threaded nuts. These connectors can be used in pairs or can be mixed as desired.
US09610813B2	Integrally formed gooseneck hitch assembly A gooseneck hitch attachable to a cross member secured to a frame below a load bed of a vehicle, the cross member having a width is shown and described. The gooseneck hitch may include a beam selectively attachable to the cross member below the load bed and a rail monolithically formed with the beam and extending from the beam. The gooseneck hitch may also include a receptacle monolithically formed with the rail, where the receptacle is capable of selectively securing a hitch ball.
US09610811B2	Tire tool A tire tool includes a body including a tire levering end and an inflating end including first connecting end delimiting a first fluid channel and a second connecting end delimiting a second fluid channel. The first and second channels fluidly connect to one another.
US09610809B2	Barometric pressure compensation for tire pressure monitoring system tool At a portable low frequency (LF) tool, a sensor reading of a tire pressure is received. A determination is made of a barometric pressure adjustment based upon received inputs. The adjustment is applied to the reading of the tire pressure to form an adjusted pressure. The adjusted pressure is presented to a user at the portable LF tool.
US09610807B2	Tire overlay composition A tire comprising an overlay ply wherein (i) the shoulder section of the overlay comprises an elastomer and short polymeric or non-polymeric reinforcing fibers present in an amount of from 0.1 to 10 parts fiber per hundred parts of elastomer, the short fibers having a tenacity of at least 2 grams per dtex, a modulus of at least 10 grams per dtex and a length of from 0.1 to 8 mm and wherein the fibers are aligned substantially parallel to each other in a controlled angle of orientation within the overlay wherein the orientation is selected such that it decreases tire noise, and (ii) the section of overlay in the crown of the tire comprising cords of continuous filament polymeric fibers or continuous strands of metal or combinations thereof, the cords being aligned in a circumferential direction around the tire.
US09610806B2	Tire-reinforcing steel cord and radial tire using the same Disclosed is a tire-reinforcing steel cord for a radial tire. The tire-reinforcing steel cord has a double layer structure including a first-layer core and a second-layer core provided on the surface of the first-layer core. The first-layer core has an elliptical or rectangular cross section. The tire-reinforcing steel cord can improve processability, fatigue characteristics, and rolling resistance performance of a tire, resulting in improved fuel efficiency. A radial tire using the tire-reinforcing steel cord is also disclosed.
US09610805B2	Hub system and vehicle A hub system includes a hub shaft; a driving member and a hub shell mounted with respect to the hub shaft. A brake shoe is arranged for engaging the hub shell to temporarily be coupled with said hub shell and a brake anchor is arranged to be attached to a frame and a coupling element is arranged for enabling coupling between the driving member and the hub shell in a first position, and for enabling coupling between the brake anchor and the hub shell in a second position. The hub shaft is rotationally coupled to the brake shoe in one rotational direction at a first location located at a first lateral side of the driving member, and to the brake anchor in one rotational direction at a second location located at a second lateral side of the driving member and opposite of the first lateral side of said driving member.
US09610803B2	Quick release skewer assembly A quick release skewer assembly including a skewer shaft with a first end portion and a second end portion axially spaced from the first end portion, a first clamping element connected to the first end portion with a first grip face, a clamping assembly adjacent the second end portion including an anchor element, and a second clamping element with a second grip face. The first grip face is axially separated from the second grip face by a grip distance. The first clamping element is axially and rotationally engaged to the skewer. The anchor element is threadably connected to the skewer shaft such that the grip distance may be selectively threadably adjusted. The clamping assembly is operative to selectively displace the second grip face in a generally linear and axial direction between: (i) an open orientation where the grip distance is axially expanded and distal; and (ii) a closed orientation where the grip distance is axially contracted and proximal relative to the open orientation.
US09610801B2	Wheel bearing retainer and methods thereof A knuckle-hub assembly is assembled using a retainer. The method includes inserting a retainer a recess on an inner radial surface of a knuckle or an outer radial surface of a wheel hub. Here, a portion of the retainer preferably extends out of the recess in which it is inserted. The method includes sliding the wheel hub into a passage of the knuckle and compressing the retainer. The method includes juxtaposing the recesses. The retainer preferably at least partially relaxes so that a portion of the retainer is in the recess of the knuckle and a portion is in the recess of the wheel hub. The retainer preferably includes an angled flange portion.
US09610795B2	Binding device and image forming apparatus for binding sheet bundle A binding device includes a sheet-bundle forming unit; a binding unit that executes a series of operation including inserting a wire into a sheet bundle and bending the wire; a power supply unit; a detector that detects a first timing for transitioning from bending operation to recovery operation; a first timekeeper that measures time from a start point of the series of operation to a first time point, which is an end of a scheduled first-timing detection period; a unit-of-processing manager; and a supply power controller. When the first time point is reached before detection of the first timing, the controller causes the power supply unit to adjust the electric power before the first timing is reached, such that the first timing is detected before the first time point in the series of operation for a second bundle belonging to the same unit of processing as a first bundle.
US09610794B2	Thermal transfer film, and organic electroluminescent device prepared using same The present invention relates to a thermal transfer film and to an organic electroluminescent device prepared using same, wherein the thermal transfer film includes a base film and an outermost layer which is formed on the base film and has 2% or more of a thickness change ratio expressed by formula 1.
US09610793B2	Sheet determining method and printing apparatus The type or surface condition of a sheet is determined with high accuracy even when performance of an optical sensor is degraded by ink mists or the like. Specifically, at the time of detecting light from a sheet with a sensor to make a determination on the sheet, at least two detection values are obtained by changing a relation between the sensor and the sheet, and the type or surface condition of the sheet is determined by using the at least two obtained detection values.
US09610792B2	Recording apparatus There is provided a recording apparatus including: a recording section that performs recording on a recording medium; a cable relay section that is provided between a first area, in which the recording section is arranged, and a second area in which a control section for control is arranged, and that relays cables; a first cable that is configured to extend from the recording section and is connected to the cable relay section on a side of the first area; and a second cable that is configured to extend from the control section and is connected to the cable relay section on a side of the second area.
US09610791B2	Print head mounting structure A print head mounting structure includes a beam that extends along a scan axis y of the print head; and a carriage adapted to be driven for reciprocating movement along the beam. The carriage includes a print head carrier for carrying the print head, a cable guide carrier and a link. The print head carrier has a first runner block arranged to guide the print head carrier along the beam. The cable guide carrier is connected to a flexible cable guide that extends along the beam and has a second runner block arranged to guide the cable guide carrier along the beam independently of the print head carrier. The link connects the print head carrier and the cable guide carrier for joint movement along the beam, wherein the link is rigid and play-free in the direction of the scan axis y and is resilient in all remaining degrees of freedom.
US09610789B2	Recording apparatus Provided is a recording apparatus which includes a recording portion which can perform recording, a transporting portion which transports a medium by coming into contact with the medium and is provided in an area upstream from the recording portion in a transporting direction of the medium, and a plurality of tension adjusters which are provided in a cross direction crossing the transporting direction and each of which can apply tension to the medium from at least either a recording surface side or a non-recording surface side opposite to the recording surface of the medium.
US09610788B2	Tape cartridge and tape printing device A tape cartridge to be loaded in an unloadable manner in a tape printing device having an open/close cover to open/close a cartridge loading section where the tape cartridge is loaded. The tape cartridge includes: a tab portion which is provided on a surface of the tape cartridge that faces the open/close cover when loaded in the cartridge loading section, and which is configured to move between a gripping position and a non-gripping position in relation to the surface; and an energizing portion which energizes the tab portion toward the gripping position. The tab portion is pressed by a pressing portion provided on the open/close cover, in a closed state of the open/close cover. The energizing portion is displaced to resist the pressing force of the pressing portion via the tab portion.
US09610787B2	Tape-like member, tape cartridge, and tape printing device A tape member having a length direction and a width direction includes: a folded tape main body that was formed by folding a tape main body in two along the length of the tape member, the folded tape main body having a print portion on a first side of a fold and a non-print portion on a second side of the fold, wherein the folded tape main body further includes an adhesive layer that pastes the print portion and the non-print portion together, and an outermost surface of the print portion forms a print surface and the adhesive layer is provided on an inner surface of the print portion that is opposite from the print surface.
US09610786B2	Printer and method of controlling printer A printer includes a printing part that performs printing on recording paper, a cutter that cuts the recording paper, a first roller provided on the side to which the recording paper is discharged from the cutter, a second roller that is in contact with the first roller and is rotated by the rotation of the first roller, a third roller that is in contact with the first roller and is rotated by the rotation of the first roller, and a connecting arm that connects the center of the first roller and the center of the second roller, wherein the recording paper is discharged between the first roller and the second roller or between the first roller and the third roller.
US09610782B2	Drying device, printing apparatus, and drying method A drying device for drying a medium that has had a liquid ejected thereon includes a guide that the medium that has had the liquid ejected thereon abuts against, a tension control section that is capable of providing tension to the medium that is abutted against the guide, a heating section capable of heating the medium, and a cooling section capable of cooling the medium that has been heated by the heating section, wherein the tension control section is capable of generating a pressing force that presses the medium against the guide, and the heating by the heating section and the cooling by the cooling section are performed on the medium while the tension and the pressing force are being applied to the medium.
US09610781B2	Image forming device and method for manufacturing can body on which image is formed A printing device (1) is provided with: a can body conveying mechanism (100) for sequentially conveying can bodies (10); and a can body moving mechanism (200) for moving the can body (10) while forming an image onto the outer circumferential surface of the can body (10) conveyed by the can body conveying mechanism (100). The can body moving mechanism (200) is provided with a rotating member (210) formed in a disc shape and rotating in a clockwise direction in the drawing. The can body moving mechanism (200) is also provided with plural image forming units (220) provided on the rotating member (210) and forming an image onto the outer circumferential surface of the can body (10) while moving the can body (10). The image forming units (220) are each provided with plural ink ejection devices for ejecting ink onto the outer circumferential surface of the can body (10). This provides an image forming device capable of increasing the number of can bodies on each of which an image can be formed per unit time.
US09610776B2	Connection member and inkjet recording device equipped with the connection member A connection member is provided that can be fabricated at low cost and easily attached to a target component. The connection member is a member to be connected to and to communicate with a first component. The connection member is further connectable to another connection member to be connected to and to communicate with a second component. The connection member includes a communicating portion connectable to and communicatable with the first component, engaging portions engageable into the other connection member, and engaged portions into which the other connection member is engageable. These connection members are mutually connectable to communicate with each other.
US09610775B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a printing unit that performs printing onto a medium using liquid; a liquid housing body that includes a liquid pouring inlet that can pour the liquid into the liquid housing chamber; and a casing in which the printing unit and the liquid housing body are housed. The casing including a cover member that can displace the position thereof between an opening position which exposes the liquid pouring inlet to an outside and a closing position which does not expose the liquid pouring inlet to the outside, and the cover member can support an ink bottle in which liquid is stored in a state where the liquid can be poured from the ink bottle to the liquid pouring inlet of the liquid housing body in a case where the cover member is in the opening position.
US09610774B2	Liquid discharge apparatus There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including: a liquid discharge head which includes a channel structure provided with a nozzle and a liquid channel, a driving element, and a driving unit; a light emitting part; a liquid receiving part receiving light passed through or reflected by the meniscus; and a controller. The controller controls the driving unit to apply at least one of several kinds of meniscus driving signals to the driving element in a state that the light emitting part emits the light to the nozzle, thereby vibrating the meniscus in the nozzle, and is configured to determine a recovery operation from among several kinds of recovery operations which have mutually different liquid discharge amounts to be discharged from the nozzle, on the basis of an amount of light which is received by the light receiving part in the case of vibrating the meniscus of the liquid.
US09610773B2	Method for producing liquid-ejection-head substrate and liquid-ejection-head substrate produced by the same A method for producing a liquid-ejection-head substrate includes providing a substrate having an energy-generating element and a pad, the pad including a wiring layer, the wiring layer in the pad having a relatively thick portion and a relatively thin portion and performing electrical inspection by applying a contact probe to the relatively thin portion of the wiring layer in the pad.
US09610772B2	Printhead assembly A printhead assembly is provided, the printhead assembly including a printhead die, a black fluid slot formed in the printhead die to deliver black printing fluid, and a color fluid slot formed in the printhead die to deliver color printing fluid.
US09610769B2	Liquid injection head, method of manufacturing liquid injection head, and liquid injection device An individual electrode formed on an inside surface of a dummy channel, a common electrode formed on an inside surface of a discharge channel, an individual pad formed in a connection groove of an actuator plate, connecting the individual electrodes opposed in an X direction across the discharge channel, and to which an FPC is connected, a shallow groove portion opened toward a rear side on the actuator plate, a common pad formed in the shallow groove portion, and connecting the common electrode and the FPC through the shallow groove portion, and a dividing groove formed in a corner portion made by a surface and a rear-side end surface of the actuator plate, and dividing the common pad from the individual pad.
US09610765B2	Image recording apparatus A plurality of first contact portions is arranged to face a second supporting member between a nipping position and nozzles in a conveying direction. The first contact portions are spaced away from each other in a width direction, and contact a sheet from a first side. A second contact portion is provided at least between two of the first contact portions in the width direction, and contacts the sheet from a second side. A regulating member is provided at a first supporting member. The regulating member extends to provide an extending end portion that is located at a position closer to a second supporting member than the nozzle surface is in a perpendicular direction. The extending end portion locates the first contact portions at a regulating position that is closer to the second supporting member than the nozzle surface is in the perpendicular direction.
US09610764B2	System and method for imaging in an aqueous inkjet printer A printer includes a surface preparatory material remover. The remover is configured with a pad mounted to a roller to engage selectively the surface preparatory material on a surface of a rotating member to remove a portion of the surface preparatory material outside of an area where an ink image is formed to reduce the adhesion of media to the rotating member surface as the media exits a nip in which the ink image is transferred to the media.
US09610759B2	Composite product with surface effect The present invention relates to methods of manufacturing composite products having a surface effect. In some examples described, a composite product has a simulated surface, for example a stone-effect surface formed by pressing a particulate-form surface material (30) and a sheet-form curable material (40) onto a substrate (44) having an open-celled structure. In other examples, a laminate product having a veneer is formed by pressing a veneer and a sheet-form material onto a substrate including a porous structure. The veneer may comprise a wood material. In other examples, a surface effect material is bonded to a skin by pressing a sheet-form curable material to a mold surface and the surface effect material. Where the surface effect material has a high thermal conductivity, the composite product formed can feel cool to the touch.
US09610758B2	Method of making demountable interconnect structure A method for making an interconnect structure includes applying a first metal layer to an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises at least one I/O contact and the first metal layer is located on a surface of the I/O contact; applying a removable layer to the electronic device. The removable layer is adjacent to the first metal layer. An adhesive layer is applied to the electronic device or to a base insulative layer. The electronic device is secured to the base insulative layer using the adhesive layer. The first metal layer and removable layer are disposed between the electronic device and the base insulative layer.
US09610756B2	Resin impregnated multi orientation composite material A composite material made of multiple filament bands is disclosed. The filament bands are wound to create a composite material. The filament bands may be impregnated with a solid or semi-solid resin. The filament bands are wound in multiple orientations to form a sheet of composite material. Additionally, the composite material may be made to have a varying number of layer and fiber orientations throughout the sheet of composite material. In another embodiment, a composite component requiring multiple layers and fiber orientations may be substantially manufactured during a filament winding process.
US09610753B2	Gas barrier film and electronic device Disclosed is a gas barrier film, which demonstrates superior gas barrier properties and surface flatness, demonstrates a high degree of adhesion between layers and is resistant to cracking when bent, and an electronic device provided therewith. A gas barrier film (10) of the present invention has a base (11), and a polyorganosiloxane layer (12) and an inorganic material layer (13) sequentially provided on at least one side of the base (11), and the inorganic material layer (13) is deposited by dynamic ion mixing method.
US09610751B2	Display device having cushion pad A display device includes a case having an accommodating space, a cushion pad on one surface of the accommodating space of the case, and a display panel on the cushion pad. The cushion pad includes a metal layer, a hard material layer on the metal layer, and an elastic layer on the hard material layer. The hard material layer has a hardness greater than a hardness of the metal layer.
US09610748B2	Press platen or endless belt having a sandwich-type structure The present invention relates to a press platen (1) or endless belt for embossing materials, in particular wooden materials or plastics materials. In order to considerably reduce the production costs and the use of material, it is proposed according to the invention that use is made of a sandwich body which consists of a carrier body (10) and an embossing body (11), wherein said bodies are connected together in a firm and planar manner via a magnetically active and/or metallic adhesive agent (12). As a result of the selection of the adhesive agent, for example in the form of a magnetic film or magnetic materials, a hard or soft solder or a soldering paste, it is thus possible to break the connection in a reversible manner at any time and thus to exchange the embossing body (11).
US09610745B2	Device and method for inserting a wire into a tire The needle (12) of the device for inserting a wire into a tire has: a piercing zone (18) having an axis of symmetry, and a duct (30) having a proximal opening and a distal opening (36) opening into the zone (18) and off-center relative to the axis, the duct consisting of the proximal opening and of a rectilinear profiled section including the distal opening.
US09610739B2	Wind turbine blade repair method A repair solution for a wind turbine blade is described. The repair solution includes the application of a layer of viscous coating material to the section of the blade to be repaired, which is cured to form a repaired surface. The layer of viscous coating material may be temporarily covered during the curing process using a film of Low Surface Energy material, to prevent defects in the repaired surface from dust, insects, etc. Additionally or alternatively, a temporary shield may be erected adjacent the curing layer of coating material, to allow for the control of the temperature and/or humidity levels of the region adjacent the curing material, to provide for more effective control of the curing process and to allow for repairs to be carried out for a wider process window.
US09610737B2	3D thermoplastic composite pultrusion system and method A 3D thermoplastic pultrusion system and method based upon a 3D variable die system and including one or more sets of 3D thermoplastic forming machines to continuously produce thermoplastic composite pultrusions with at least one of varying cross-section geometry and constant surface contours, varying cross-section geometry and varying surface contours, and constant cross-section geometry and varying surface contours.
US09610736B2	Method for manufacturing a composite using a degradable membrane A method for manufacturing a composite is provided herein, including laying at least one reinforcement layer onto the inner surface of a mold, positioning a degradable membrane onto the outermost reinforcement layer of the at least one reinforcement layer, applying suction between the inner surface of the mold and the degradable membrane to press the at least one reinforcement layer towards the inner surface of the mold, covering the degradable membrane with at least one vacuum film, generating a vacuum in the region between the vacuum film and the mold, injecting resin into this region by means of vacuum, and letting cure the resin, initiating a degradation of the degradable membrane by provoking a physical or chemical change of the membrane material after having generated a vacuum in the region between the vacuum film and the mold and before the resin has cured completely.
US09610735B2	Three-dimensional printing system and equipment assembly A three-dimensional printing system and equipment assembly for the manufacture of three-dimensionally printed articles is provided. The equipment assembly includes a three-dimensional printing build system, an optional liquid removal system and an optional harvester system. The build system includes a conveyor, plural build modules and at least one build station having a powder-layering system and a printing system. The equipment assembly can be used to manufacture pharmaceutical, medical, and non-pharmaceutical/non-medical objects. It can be used to prepare single or multiple articles.
US09610734B2	Indexing cart for three-dimensional object printing A mobile cart for a three-dimensional object printing system includes a mechanism that enables vertical movement of the platen with reference to ejector heads in the system. The mobile cart includes a pair of links at each end of a cart that pivotally connect a member positioned between the cart and the platen to the cart and the platen. An actuator is configured to laterally move the member bi-directionally and along an axis that is orthogonal to the member. This movement of the member pivots the links to raise and lower the platen depending on the direction in which the member is urged by the actuator.
US09610733B2	Additive manufacturing with soluble build sheet and part marking A method for producing three-dimensional parts, which includes printing the three-dimensional parts and associated support structures onto soluble build sheets, marking each three-dimensional part with information relating to the three-dimensional part, and removing the associated support structures and the soluble build sheets from the printed three-dimensional parts with an aqueous solution using a support removal process. The markings remain applied to the three-dimensional parts after the support removal process, and preferably do not detract from aesthetic qualities of the three-dimensional parts.
US09610728B2	Apparatus and methods for bonding laminate structures A composite laminate reinforcing tool may be used to form a reinforced joint at a bond line of a composite laminate structure. The tool may hold one or more clips having posts, and the tool may be positioned along the bond line between at least two composite laminate elements. Joint sections of the clip may be heated to increase a pliability of the joint section, and the tool may be actuated to drive the post through the at least two composite laminate elements. The posts, may deflect toward a base of the clip, thereby to seat the clip. The reinforced composite laminate structure may then be cured.
US09610725B2	Method and machine for manufacturing containers allowing a modification of heating rate A machine for manufacturing containers from blanks of plastic material, which includes an oven furnished with a plurality of radiation sources for heating blanks as they travel through at a predetermined speed of travel and heating profile, and a programmed control center for modifying the speed of travel and heating profile based on a temperature measurement made on a blank leaving the oven, and a pressure measurement made in the blank during a subsequent blowing.
US09610723B2	Bimodal polyethylene for injection stretch blow moulding applications A polyethylene resin having a multimodal molecular weight distribution comprising at least two polyethylene fractions A and B, fraction A being substantially free of comonomer and having a lower weight average molecular weight and a higher density than fraction B, each fraction prepared in different reactors of two reactors connected in series in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system, the polyethylene resin having a density of from 0.950 to 0.965 g/cm3 and a melt index MI2 of from 0.5 to 5 g/10 min.
US09610722B2	Hot-runner molding apparatus and hot-runner nozzle A hot-runner molding apparatus includes a hot-runner nozzle, a hot-runner molding die and a runner unit. The positions of outflow hole portions are arranged rotationally-symmetrical with respect to the positions of the runner groove portions in such a manner that the molten resin is equally distributed from a gate hole portion to the runner groove portions.
US09610719B2	Fastening resin structure and method for manufacturing the same A fastening resin structure includes a preformed resin member, a fastener-receiving part of metal configured to be fastened to another structure, the fastener-receiving part having a portion joined to the preformed resin member, a foam portion provided on and formed integrally with the portion of the fastener-receiving part which is joined to the preformed resin member, and a joining resin interposed between the preformed resin member and the foam portion and impregnated with the foam portion to thereby join the preformed resin member and the fastener-receiving part via the resin-impregnated foam portion.
US09610717B2	Composite of resin and other materials and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing composite of resin and other materials includes the following steps. A shaped piece made by materials different with resin is provided, and is degreased and cleaned. A resist layer with a lot of location holes is formed on the surface of the heterogeneous member by nano-imprint lithography, and a lot of small holes are formed on the surface of the heterogeneous member while the resist layer is removed. Then the heterogeneous member is inserted in an injection mold, and molten crystalline thermoplastic resin is injected into the mold, thus the resin embedded into the holes and bonding with the shaped piece. The method is environmentally friendly and suitable for mass production.
US09610716B2	Connector housing A connector housing (1) is molded by using a resin material essentially containing a polybutylene terephthalate reinforced with fibers, the polybutylene terephthalate having properties with a flexural modulus of 5000 to 7000 MPa as measured by ASTM D790 and a bar flow length of 80 to 130 mm.
US09610714B2	Process for the manufacture of thin-walled elastoporous parts in the form of bushings in metal-rubber (MR) A process for the manufacture of thin-walled elasto-porous elements in the form of bushings in metal-rubber material (MR), comprises the steps of: obtaining wire fragments in the form of spirals having a lead equal to the spiral diameter, forming a flat blank from said spiral segments; pressing the blank into a roll; placing the roll into a mold; placing some elastic medium inside said roll; and pressing the roll in several passes by axial compression together with the elastic medium elements transforming the axial compression into radial pressure on the roll to be compressed.
US09610708B2	Apparatus for the production of molded concrete parts in a molding machine An apparatus for the production of concrete molded parts in a molding machine includes an upper mold part having at least one pressure punch for transfer of a force to at least one pressure plate, wherein the pressure plate can be introduced into an opening of a mold insert in a lower mold part in the vertical direction, wherein the lower mold part is surrounded by a frame that has a guide connected with the upper mold part and configured so that, the lower mold part can be tilted from the vertical direction, relative to the upper mold part, during engagement of the pressure plates into the openings of the mold insert.
US09610705B2	Brush chipper assembly with counter-rotating feeder rollers and chipping heads A brush chipper assembly has a housing and a feeder subassembly connected to the housing. The feeder subassembly includes opposed, first and second feeder rollers. When the feeder subassembly is actuated, the first feeder roller is operable to rotate in a first direction and the second feeder roller is operable to rotate in a second direction (opposite to the first direction) so as to draw the brush into the housing. Also provided is, a chipping subassembly substantially contained within the housing behind the feeder subassembly. The chipping subassembly including first and second, opposed chipping heads, each of which carrying cutting teeth for chipping the brush. When the chipping subassembly is actuated, the first chipping head is operable to rotate in a third direction (opposite to the first direction) and the second chipping head is operable to rotate in a fourth direction (opposite to the second direction).
US09610704B2	Circular saw blade guard with scratch-resistant panel A circular saw includes a motor, a blade, a blade guard, and at least one panel. The blade is attached to the motor so as to be driven by the motor during a cutting operation. The blade guard is configured to at least partially cover the blade. The blade guard includes a leading portion and a guard lower edge. The at least one panel is substantially composed of substantially transparent scratch-resistant material and is coupled to the blade guard. The at least one panel is coupled to the blade guard such that a lower edge of the panel is adjacent to the guard lower edge.
US09610700B2	Hand-held power tool In a hand-held power tool with a drive motor and a clutch connected to the drive motor and having an output part, the drive pinion is fixedly connected to the output part of the clutch so as to be driven by the drive motor for driving a tool. The drive pinion has a first individual part and a second individual part that are fixedly connected to each other. The first individual part has a toothing and the second individual part is connected to the output part of the clutch.
US09610699B2	Chainsaw carving guide bar A chainsaw guide bar adapted for carving and shaping a workpiece. In one embodiment, a guide bar includes a mounting end, a distal working end, and an intermediate portion offset from the longitudinal axis defined the mounting end. In one embodiment, the guide bar includes an axially elongated recess providing an unsupported span of chain which is movable between undeflected and deflected positions for contouring a workpiece. The chain is engaged with and supported in a guide rail slot along the top peripheral edge of the guide bar. Various embodiments of the guide bar have an asymmetrical shape. The guide bar may further include an idler sprocket mechanism operable to guide movement of the saw chain along the outer peripheral edge of the guide bar.
US09610698B2	Portable machine tool A power-tool system includes at least one power-tool parting device including at least one cutting strand and at least one guide unit configured to guide the at least one cutting strand. The power tool system further includes at least one portable power tool including (i) a housing, (ii) a drive unit supported by the housing, (iii) at least one coupling device configured to operatively connect the at least one power-tool parting device to the drive unit, and (iv) at least one power-tool stabilization device including at least one stabilization element that is integrally formed with the housing and defines at least one support face configured to stabilize the at least one power-tool parting device.
US09610695B2	Hair-clipping device and cutter-member assembly for such a device A hair-clipping device comprises a stationary cutter member (2; 52; 102; 152; 202; 252; 302; 352), at least one movable cutter member (7; 57; 407; 457), and a drive (9, 14, 15; 465) coupled to the movable cutter member (7; 57; 407; 457) for driving movement of the movable cutter member (7; 57; 407; 457). The stationary cutter member (2; 52; 102; 152; 202; 252; 302; 352) has an outer surface (3; 53; 103), a chamber (4) bounded by an inner surface (5) and at least one hair-catching opening (6; 56; 406) extending from the outer surface (3; 53; 103) to the inner surface (5). The movable cutter member (7; 57; 407; 457) comprises at least one cutting edge (8), fits in the chamber (4) with a free, close fit and includes a continuous carrier (15; 465) oriented in longitudinal direction of the movable cutter member (7; 57; 407; 457). The cutting edges (8) are provided on cutters (16) projecting radially from the carrier (15; 465). A set of cutter members for such a hair-clipping device is also described.
US09610693B2	Robot for clamping onto upright frame members A system includes a frame having spaced apart first and second upright members, and a robot including an end effector and a plurality of arms. The arms extend from the end effector and clamp onto the first and second frame members to position the end effector between the first and second frame members.
US09610686B2	Torque-free robot arm The present invention provides a torque-free robot arm, comprising: a base unit; and a first link in which one end is rotatably connected to the base unit to form a first joint as a rotary shaft horizontal to the ground and the center of gravity is separated from the first joint, wherein the first link includes one end arranged at the first joint, the other end arranged along the longitudinal direction of the first link, and a first counter balancer for compensating the gravity of the first link when the first link is rotated around the first joint.
US09610684B1	Retrieving device The retrieving device is a device adapted to retrieve an object via a closeable claw that is affixed to a line. The line is dispensed via a reel that is mounted adjacent to a rod such that the retrieving device resembles a fishing rod. The closeable claw includes a motor and at least one gear is collectively affixed to a distal end of the line. A plurality of pairs of fingers is pivotably engaged with respect to a bottom opening of the claw housing. The plurality of pair of fingers is in mechanical connection with the gear of the motor such that the motor is able to open and close off the plurality of pair of fingers.
US09610674B2	Control valves for waterjet systems and related devices, systems, and methods Waterjet systems including control valves and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. A waterjet system configured in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a fluid source, a jet outlet, and a fluid conveyance extending from the fluid source to the jet outlet. The system further includes a control valve positioned along the fluid conveyance downstream from the fluid source and upstream from the jet outlet. The fluid conveyance has a first portion upstream from the control valve and a second portion downstream from the control valve. The control valve is configured to controllably reduce a pressure of fluid within the second portion of the fluid conveyance relative to a pressure of fluid within the first portion of the fluid conveyance. The first portion of the fluid conveyance is configured to accommodate movement of the jet outlet relative to the fluid source.
US09610669B2	Methods and systems for use in grind spindle alignment A grinding engine includes a work spindle; a work chuck cooperated with the work spindle; a grind spindle; a grind wheel cooperated with the grind spindle; and a plurality of alignment adjustment systems positioned relative to and around the grind spindle, wherein adjustment from any one of the alignment adjustment systems is configured to cause a change in alignment between the work spindle and the grind spindle.
US09610668B2	CNC dual-spindle transmission device A CNC dual-spindle transmission device is installable on a CNC dual-spindle machining center to receive first and second spindles of the CNC dual-spindle machining center to mount thereto. The CNC dual-spindle machining center includes a base, a machining table movably mounted on the base, and a vertical column erected upright at a rear portion of the base. The CNC dual-spindle transmission device includes a linear rail assembly mounted to the vertical column, a first slide seat slidably mounted to the linear rail assembly and receiving the first spindle to mount thereto, a second slide seat extending across the first slide seat and slidably mounted to the linear rail assembly in a manner of being spaced from the first slide seat to receive the second spindle to mount thereto, and first and second power units mounted to the vertical column to respectively driven the first and second slide seats to move.
US09610667B2	Lens edgeing system, method of detecting a tool exchange time and method of manufacturing spectacle lens A lens edging system of the present invention includes: an edger configured to perform edging of a spectacle lens using an edging tool; a shape measurement device configured to measure an edging shape of a circumferential edge of the spectacle lens after edging by the edger; a memory part configured to store information regarding a reference shape of the edging tool used by the edger; a shape comparing and judging part configured to compare a measurement result obtained by the shape measurement device and a reference shape of the edging tool specified from the information stored in the memory part, and judge necessity/non-necessity for exchanging the edging tool based on a comparison result; and an information output part configured to output information regarding necessity for exchange when the shape comparing and judging part so judges.
US09610664B2	Feeding device and machine tool and method for machining using machine tool A feeding device includes a sliding member, a main shaft, a tool holding assembly, a locking assembly, and a locking assembly. The sliding member is slidably couplable to a moving member. The main shaft is rotatably coupled with the sliding member. The tool holding assembly includes a connecting member detachably connectable to the main shaft and configured for holding one of a plurality of tool heads, the connecting member defining two clamping grooves. The locking assembly is positioned on the sliding member having a driving member attached to the sliding member, and a pair of claws attached to the driving member. The disclosure also supplies a machine tool using the feeding device, and a method for machining using the machine tool.
US09610654B1	Conformable induction coils for induction joining A method and apparatus for joining parts. A plurality of conformable induction coils embedded in a number of elastomeric sheets is positioned relative to a first composite part of the parts and a second composite part of the parts. A magnetic field is generated with the plurality of conformable induction coils. The magnetic field is configured to generate heat in a magnetically permeable material at a joint location. The heat joins the first composite part and the second composite part to each other.
US09610650B2	Systems and methods for fabricating structures including metallic glass-based materials using ultrasonic welding Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention fabricate objects including metallic glass-based materials using ultrasonic welding. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating an object that includes a metallic glass-based material includes: ultrasonically welding at least one ribbon to a surface; where at least one ribbon that is ultrasonically welded to a surface has a thickness of less than approximately 150 μm; and where at least one ribbon that is ultrasonically welded to a surface includes a metallic glass-based material.
US09610649B2	Spot welding system and operation method for the same A spot welding system is disclosed. In particular, the spot welding system includes an upper moving unit provided with an upper electrode and a lower moving unit mounted separately from the upper moving unit and provided with a lower electrode corresponding to the upper electrode. Together, the upper moving unit and the lower moving unit separately vary a position of the lower electrode to allow for reduced size restrictions of objects to be spot welded therein.
US09610647B2	Welding torch A welding torch, in particular a handheld welding torch, for a melting welding wire, which is guided in a wire core arranged within a protective hose, fastens the protective hose and the welding core within a torch housing of the welding torch independently from one another. For minimizing stresses on the welding torch by the hose package, the protective hose is fastened rotatably and pivotably and the wire core is fastened rotatably to the torch housing.
US09610645B2	Desoldering tool and control system A desoldering tool and control system including enhanced features for detecting solder clogging as well as on-delay and sleep mode functions to enhance the life of the desoldering tool components.
US09610644B2	Mate face brazing for turbine components A turbine component is formed of at least a plurality of adjacent turbine subcomponents. Each turbine component has a mate face secured to the mate face of an opposed turbine subcomponent. A wedge member is positioned between the mate faces of the turbine subcomponents, and a braze material between outer faces of the wedge and the mate faces of each of the turbine subcomponents.
US09610630B2	Closed-die forging method and method of manufacturing forged article Provided are: a closed-die forging method capable of preventing a temperature decrease in a to-be-forged member during forging, easy temperature monitoring during forging, and filling the cavity end portions of a die with the to-be-forged member; and a method of manufacturing a forged article using the closed-die forging method. The closed-die forging method includes covering a surface of the to-be-forged member (preferably a super-alloy) that contacts the lower die with a metal heat-insulation member (preferably stainless steel) prior to forging, except for at least a part of the surface that contacts an upper die during forging, placing the heated to-be-forged member on a lower die, and hammer-forging the to-be-forged member integrally with the metal heat-insulation member. A forged article is prepared by heat-treating the forged article obtained by the closed-die forging method (preferably in a disk shape) at temperatures not lower than the recrystallization temperature of the forged article.
US09610628B2	Apparatus and method for customized shaping of orthodontic archwires and other medical devices An apparatus and method for bending or shaping orthodontic archwires or other medical devices into a complex, patient individual shape is described. The apparatus comprises of two moveable, compact, manipulators with, in total, at least three revolute joints defining three rotation axes and at least three prismatic joints defining at least three translation axes. Gripping tools are provided on the manipulators. The two manipulators are arranged to allow a relative movement in six degrees of freedom. A reduced complexity embodiment is also described having only one or two revolute joints.
US09610622B2	Device for cooling rolls The application is directed to a device (1, 1′) for cooling a roll (2), in particular a working roll (2) for rolling rolling stock (3), wherein the device comprises a cooling shell (50, 60) which lies opposite at least one part region of the circumference of the roll surface for forming a cooling gap (5) between the part region of the roll surface and the cooling shell (50, 60), through which cooling gap (5) cooling fluid can flow, and a lever (40, 44) which can be pivoted about a suspension point (8, 48), can be pivoted in the direction of the roll surface and is connected rotatably to a first half (51, 61) of the cooling shell (50, 60) as viewed in the circumferential direction (U) of the roll (2), wherein the cooling gap (5) can optionally be reduced in size or enlarged by pivoting of the lever (40, 44). Furthermore, the device according to the invention comprises a variable-length linear guide (0, 99) which can be pivoted about a further suspension point (88, 48) and is connected rotatably to the second half (59, 69) of the cooling shell (50, 60) as viewed in the circumferential direction (U) of the roll (2).
US09610618B2	Device and method for electrostatically cleaning a surface A system for electrostatically cleaning surfaces includes an electrostatically chargeable brush, having conductive polymer bristles, moveably disposed adjacent to a solid surface to be cleaned. The system also includes an actuator, configured to linearly move a solid element toward and through sliding contact along the solid surface, the brush being positioned to contact at least one of the solid surface and the solid element prior to the sliding contact, to electrostatically remove dust and the like therefrom.
US09610617B2	Megasonic multifrequency apparatus with matched transducer A megasonic processing apparatus matches the fundamental resonant or higher-level harmonic frequencies of megasonic thickness-mode transducers to the fundamental resonant or higher-level harmonic frequencies of a plate or other mounting structure upon which the transducers are mounted. The multifrequency transducers are piezoelectric transducers operating in thickness mode at different operating frequencies. The thickness of the mounting plate at the transducer locations is selected to provide a resonant or harmonic frequency matched to that of its corresponding transducer. Two or more megasonic transducers are bonded to the same radiating surface.
US09610612B2	Synthesis of nanomaterials A method is disclosed for synthesis of nanoparticles of metal selenide, metal selenide alloys, metal chalcogenide comprising at least selenium or metal chalcogenide alloys comprising at least selenium. The method comprises obtaining a heterogeneous dispersion of powder at least selenium in a first solvent at a first temperature, the first temperature being such that the heterogeneous dispersion comprises at least a fraction of undissolved powder in the solvent. The method also comprises introducing the heterogeneous dispersion into a second solvent containing a metal cation precursor, the second solvent being at a second temperature higher than said first temperature allowing, upon introduction of the heterogeneous dispersion, dissolution of at least the fraction of the power resulting in nucleation of the nanoparticles. The method results in efficient and easy production of nanoparticles.
US09610611B2	Method of lining an inner surface of a tubular and system for doing same A method of lining an inner surface of a tubular with a polymer, includes positioning a polymer injecting head within the tubular, forming an annular space between the injecting head and an inner surface of the tubular, injecting polymer through the injecting head into the annular space, and moving the polymer injecting head longitudinally relative to the tubular while injecting polymer.
US09610610B2	Method for making gloves An embodiment is disclosed of a method of making gloves, more particularly polyvinyl chloride (PVC) coated gloves. The method comprises providing a liner, and coating at least a part of the liner with a PVC paste to form a coating having an outer layer, applying particles of a soluble solid to the outer layer of the coating and curing the outer layer. Preferably, the method further comprises gelling the outer layer after applying the particles and contacting the gelled outer layer with a solvent before curing. Preferably, the soluble solid comprises a solid acid.
US09610607B2	Method and device for printing films A method for digital printing of a composite film or a film is provided in which a corona pretreatment of the composite film or the film is performed, the film is primed with a primer, a corona pretreatment of the primed composite film or the film is performed, the corona-pretreated, primed composite film or the film is printed using a digital printing method, and a protective paint is applied on the printed, corona-pretreated, primed composite film or the film.
US09610602B2	Manufacturing facility and method of manufacturing A manufacturing facility is provided for manufacturing a product on a foil (FO). The manufacturing facility comprises a deposition zone (10) formed by a clean room wherein at least a first and a second deposition facility (21, 22) are arranged for depositing a layer of a material on the foil. The manufacturing facility further comprises at least one processing facility (31) for processing the deposited layer, said processing facility being arranged outside said deposition zone and comprising a processing trajectory with a first path (31a) away from said deposition zone, towards a turning facility (41) and with a second path (31b) from said turning facility back towards said deposition zone.
US09610599B2	Metering dispenser A cost-effective metering dispenser configured to allow at least one component accommodated in a container, in particular in cartridge form, to be metered by a pumping unit, having an inlet valve, an outlet valve and a pumping cylinder as well as a pumping piston, which is inserted in the pumping cylinder and can be activated by an actuating element. The dispenser is economical to produce because of the straightforward construction of the pumping unit, that can be arranged in a sleeve, which continues the container and is formed in one piece with the container.
US09610598B2	Trigger-dispensing device for two or more liquids A trigger head for a dispensing device for at least two substances including a pumping system to compress the substances separately and simultaneously before dispensing.
US09610596B2	Alternator for electrostatic spray gun An alternator, such as for use in an electrostatic spray gun, comprises an alternator housing, a stator, a rotor, a shaft, a first bearing and a sheath. The stator is inserted into the alternator housing and has an inner diameter and an outer diameter. The rotor is disposed within the inner diameter of the stator. The shaft extends from the rotor and is rotatably supported by a first bearing. The sheath surrounds the outer diameter, supports the stator with respect to the alternator housing, and supports the bearing.
US09610586B2	Systems for transporting and collecting waste A system for transporting and collecting waste is disclosed. The system comprises a waste disposal bay comprising a front side, a bottom side, and a back side, wherein the back side includes an opening. The system further comprises a movable receptacle positioned above the waste disposal bay configured to translocate from a first position to a second position and back again, and wherein the movable receptacle comprises a through hole. The system further comprises a vacuum system associated with the through hole of the movable receptacle, comprising a motor for generating suction and a removable container for collecting waste; an attachment mechanism between the opening of the back side and the through hole, wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to maintain fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum system when the movable receptacle is in the first position; and a switch configured to activate the motor.
US09610584B2	Particle facilitated testing Magnetic particles are distributed across a fluid flow by applied magnetic field to interact with a test substance in fluid. Alternatively or additionally, particles, which may be magnetic, are combined with cells and energy, e.g. ultrasonic energy, is applied to cause the particles to create a lysate. Alternatively or additionally, the size of a quantity of magnetic particles is assessed by its impact on the tuning mechanism of a controlled oscillator that is affected by the particles.
US09610583B2	Reagent bottle with aspiration pipe An embodiment of a reagent container includes a bottle with a pipe to reduce the effects of reagent sloshing. The bottle has an elongated base and an opposed cover connected by side walls and an end wall. A flat platform surrounded by a raised rim lies in the base opposite an opening in the cover. A ribbed pipe frictionally fits within the bottle opening and may attach to the anchor region leaving vent passages around the pipe. The pipe includes an aperture adjacent to the anchor region and oriented toward the end wall so that sloshed fluid has only a small effect on the level of reagent in the pipe during transfers. A modified blow molding process produces the anchor region by extending a pin a predetermined distance into a mold while the molded material is still plastic.
US09610580B2	Magnetically tunable microstructured surfaces Provided in one embodiment is a dynamically tunable structure including an elastic layer, and a plurality of ferromagnetic micropillars disposed over the elastic layer. The elastic layer may have an elasticity that is greater than an elasticity of the micropillars.
US09610576B2	Hydrolytically stable ion-exchange stationary phases and uses thereof The invention provides novel ion-exchange media and related methods for their preparation and use. Ion-exchange stationary phases according to the invention are suitable for chromatographic separation of a variety of biomolecules. Distinguishing characteristics of ion-exchange media according to this invention includes, for example, their ability to separate variants of monoclonal antibodies via cation-exchange liquid chromatography using porous substrates with particle sizes <5 μm. The ion-exchange stationary media include a hydrolytically stable layer, which inhibits surface degradation of the particles in 100% aqueous media. Another unique feature is low molecular weight building blocks used to functionalize the particles with ion-exchange groups.
US09610575B2	Porous catalytic substrate Some embodiments in the present disclosure generally relate to catalytic silica-polyvinyl alcohol composites, silica structures therefrom, and/or microreactors therefrom. Some embodiments in the present disclosure generally relate to porous substrates that can have at least one pore with a catalyst associated with the inside of the pore.
US09610571B2	Catalyst blends Provided is a catalyst for the selective reduction of NOx comprising a two molecular sieve materials having a CHA structure, wherein the first molecular sieve has a mean crystal size of about 0.01 to 1 μm and the second molecular sieve has a mean crystal size of about 1-5 μm, and wherein the first molecular sieve contains a first extra-framework metal, the second molecular sieve contains a second extra-framework metal, and wherein said first and second extra-framework metals are independently selected from the group consisting of cesium, copper, nickel, zinc, iron, tin, tungsten, molybdenum, cobalt, bismuth, titanium, zirconium, antimony, manganese, chromium, vanadium, niobium, and combinations thereof.
US09610570B2	Methods and processes of coating zero-PGM catalysts including with Cu, Mn, Fe for TWC applications Variations of coating processes of Cu—Mn—Fe ZPGM catalyst materials for TWC applications are disclosed. The disclosed coating processes for Cu—Mn—Fe spinel materials are enabled in the preparation ZPGM catalyst samples according to a plurality of catalyst configurations, which may include an alumina only washcoat layer coated on a suitable ceramic substrate, and an overcoat layer with or without an impregnation layer, including Cu—Mn—Fe spinel and doped Zirconia support oxide, prepared according to variations of disclosed coating processes. Activity measurements are considered under variety of lean condition to rich condition to analyze the influence of disclosed coating processes on TWC performance of ZPGM catalysts for a plurality of TWC applications. Different coating processes may substantially increase thermal stability and TWC activity, providing improved levels of NOx conversion that may lead to cost effective manufacturing solutions for ZPGM-TWC systems.
US09610568B2	Catalytically active body for the synthesis of dimethyl ether from synthesis gas The invention relates to a catalytically active body for the synthesis of dimethyl ether from synthesis gas. In particular, the invention relates to an improved catalytically active body for the synthesis of dimethyl ether, whereby the components of the active body comprise a defined particle size distribution. Furthermore, the present invention concerns a method for the preparation of a catalytically active body, the use of the catalytically active body and a method for preparation of dimethyl ether from synthesis gas.
US09610564B2	NOx storage catalyst with improved hydrothermal stability and NOx conversion A lean NOx trap for the treatment of exhaust gas emissions, such as the oxidation of unburned hydrocarbons (HC), and carbon monoxide (CO), and the trapping and reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) is disclosed. Nitrogen oxide storage catalysts can comprise a layer on a substrate including ceria-alumina particles having a ceria phase present in a weight percent of the composite in the range of about 20% to about 80% on an oxide basis, an alkaline earth metal component supported on the ceria-alumina particles, wherein the CeO2 is present in the form of crystallites that are hydrothermally stable and have an average crystallite size less than 130 Å after aging at 950° C. for 5 hours in 2% O2 and 10% steam in N2.
US09610557B2	Non-melt and partial melt type entrained flow bed gasifier The present invention relates to a cylindrical non-melt and partial melt type entrained flow bed gasifier with one or more burners mounted on the top thereof for supplying pulverized raw coal and oxidizer thereto, wherein each of the burners comprises three or four pipes so as to form a central supplying line for injecting the pulverized coal with a carrier gas into the gasifier, a primary oxidizer annular region around the central supplying line having a plurality of primary oxidizer supplying bores for injecting primary oxidizer vertically or at an angle to the injection region of the pulverized coal supplied through the central supplying line so as to direct the pulverized coal to the central region, and an outer cooling annular region around the primary oxidizer annular region for flowing cooling water, which is operated preferably at a temperature range of 1,250˜1,450° C., or of 1,150˜1,500° C. according to the properties of the coal. According to the present invention, the pulverized coal and oxidizer are properly mixed, and the pulverized coal is directed towards the middle of the gasifier, so that the reaction is completed with the ash being wholly non-melted or partially melted.
US09610555B2	Methods of fabricating polycrystalline diamond and polycrystalline diamond compacts Embodiments of the invention relate to methods of forming polycrystalline diamond compacts (“PDCs”), wherein the PDC includes a polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) table in which at least one Group VIII metal is at least partially alloyed with phosphorus and/or at least one other alloying element to improve the thermal stability of the PCD table. The disclosed PDCs may be used in a variety of applications, such as rotary drill bits, machining equipment, and other articles and apparatuses.
US09610547B2	Composite perfluorohydrocarbon membranes, their preparation and use Composite porous hydrophobic membranes are prepared by forming a perfluorohydrocarbon layer on the surface of a preformed porous polymeric substrate. The substrate can be formed from poly (aryl ether ketone) and a perfluorohydrocarbon layer can be chemically grafted to the surface of the substrate. The membranes can be utilized for a broad range of fluid separations, such as microfiltration, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration as membrane contactors for membrane distillation and for degassing and dewatering of fluids. The membranes can further contain a dense ultra-thin perfluorohydrocarbon layer superimposed on the porous poly (aryl ether ketone) substrate and can be utilized as membrane contactors or as gas separation. membranes for natural gas treatment and gas dehydration.
US09610544B2	Method for creating a nano-perforated crystalline layer The present invention is a method of controlling the perforation of crystalline grains in a layer of material. The first step of the method creates at least one crystalline layer composed of multiple grains and at least one grain boundary. Next, a material covers the grain boundaries to create a protective, reinforcing coating on the crystalline layer. Finally, an etching process creates perforations in the grains while the grain boundaries are protected from etching by the coating.
US09610543B2	Method for simultaneous structuring and chip singulation A method for structuring a substrate and a structured substrate are disclosed. In an embodiment a method includes providing a substrate with a first main surface and a second main surface, wherein the substrate is fixed to a carrier arrangement at the second main surface, performing a photolithography step at the first main surface of the substrate to mark a plurality of sites at the first main surface, the plurality of sites corresponding to future perforation structures and future kerf regions for a plurality of future individual semiconductor chips to be obtained from the substrate, and plasma etching the substrate at the plurality of sites until the carrier arrangement is reached, thus creating the perforation structures within the plurality of individual semiconductor chips and simultaneously separating the individual semiconductor chips along the kerf regions.
US09610541B2	Method for accelerated testing of a membrane module A method of accelerated testing of a membrane module for resistance to cyclic stress during operation of an industrial membrane separation process comprising loading at least one membrane module into a test cell of a test plant; conducting said industrial membrane separation process while subjecting said membrane module to cyclic stresses during a plurality of membrane operating cycles, each cycle being of significantly lesser duration than used for operation of said industrial membrane separation process in an operating plant; and testing said membrane module for component failure caused by said cyclic stresses.
US09610538B2	Polysulfide intercalated layered double hydroxides for metal capture applications Polysulfide intercalated layered double hydroxides and methods for their use in vapor and liquid-phase metal capture applications are provided. The layered double hydroxides comprise a plurality of positively charged host layers of mixed metal hydroxides separated by interlayer spaces. Polysulfide anions are intercalated in the interlayer spaces.
US09610536B2	Recirculated-suspension pre-calciner system A recirculated-suspension pre-calciner system is disclosed, comprising: a vortex cyclone dust collecting equipment including a plurality of devices, wherein a top device of the vortex cyclone dust collecting equipment is used as a feed system; a vertical combustion kiln; a blower; and a powder purge system, wherein powders in the feed system fall into the vortex cyclone dust collecting equipment and pass through a plurality of the devices to mix and exchange heat with flue gas comprising CO2, generating calcination reaction and releasing CO2 into the flue gas. and the steam is separated and transported to the feed system by the blower and acts as a carrier gas of powders.
US09610535B2	Sulfur scavenging materials for filters and coatings Materials which react with (“scavenge”) sulfur compounds, such as hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans, are used to limit sulfur-induced corrosion. Filters and protective coatings including these materials, described broadly as polyhexahydrotriazines (PHT) and polyhemiaminals (PHA), are disclosed. Methods of using these materials to prevent corrosion are described. PHT and PHA materials have excellent thermal and mechanical properties for many applications as coatings and filtration media. Specifically, PHT and PHA materials react with sulfur compounds in such a manner as to incorporate sulfur atoms into the polymeric matrix, thus sequestering the sulfur atoms and allowing removal from fluids such as crude oil, natural gas, hydrocarbon combustion exhaust gases, sulfur polluted air and water. A coating PHT or PHA material on a component to be protected similarly reacts with sulfur compounds prior to sulfur being able to penetrate to the component.
US09610534B1	Process for gas separations using zeolite SSZ-13 Disclosed are methods for removing acid gas from a feed stream of natural gas including acid gas, methane and ethane. The methods include alternating input of the feed stream between at least two beds of adsorbent particles comprising zeolite SSZ-13 such that the feed stream contacts one of the at least two beds at a given time in an adsorption step and a tail gas stream is simultaneously vented from another of the at least two beds in a desorption step. The contact occurs at a feed pressure of from about 50 to about 1000 psia for a sufficient period of time to preferentially adsorb acid gas from the feed stream. A product gas stream is produced containing no greater than about 2 mol % carbon dioxide and at least about 65 mol % of methane recovered from the feed stream and at least about 25 mol % of ethane recovered from the feed stream. The feed stream is input at a feed end of each bed. The product gas stream is removed from a product end of each bed. The tail gas stream is vented from the feed end of each bed. The methods require lower vacuum power consumption and allow improved hydrocarbon recoveries compared with known methods.
US09610512B2	Dinosaur model with multi-joint assembly Disclosed is a dinosaur model with multi-joint assembly that allows the user to grow creative idea and pursue self-lead learning during the assemblage of relatively many parts into the finished article and which is designed to allow free modification of actions and to provide a definite anatomical structure of dinosaur during the sequential assembly of a skeletal frame. It comprises: a skeletal frame in which skull, cervical vertebra, trunk skeleton, and tail bone units are sequentially connected through joints and the trunk skeleton unit is articulated with limb bone units; an integumental frame, responsible for appearance, comprising head integument, neck integument, trunk integument, tail integument, and limb integument units that are associated with the skull, the cervical vertebra, the trunk skeleton, the tail bone, and the limb bone units, respectively; and a connection member, intercalated between the skeletal frame and the integumental frame, for connecting the frames each other.
US09610510B2	Sensing and managing vehicle behavior based on occupant awareness A method for controlling a ride experience through a ride space of an amusement park ride. The method includes, with a sensor mounted on an automated trackless vehicle being controlled to travel along a first ride path, sensing passenger data for a passenger. The method involves processing the passenger data to determine a passenger state at a particular point in time during the ride experience. The method includes determining a location of the automated trackless vehicle on the first ride path. The method involves, based on the passenger state and the location of the automated trackless vehicle on the first ride path, determining a second ride path for the automated trackless vehicle to move through the ride space. The method includes controlling the automated trackless vehicle to move off the first ride path and along the second ride path, e.g., to alter the passenger's state to enhance the ride experience.
US09610509B2	Systems and methods for braking or launching a ride vehicle Systems and methods for braking or launching a ride vehicle are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a linear induction motor (LIM) installed in a curved portion of a track, a ride vehicle disposed upon the track, one or more reaction plates coupled to a side of the ride vehicle facing the track via a plurality of actuators, one or more sensors configured to monitor an air gap between the one or more reaction plates and the LIM, and a processor configured to determine which of the plurality of actuators to actuate and a desired performance of each of the plurality of actuators based on data received from the one or more sensors to maintain the air gap at a desired level throughout traversal of the curve by the ride vehicle.
US09610508B2	Method and apparatus for joining electronic conference According to the present invention, even while a chat opening process is in progress, users can join chats by means of a simple procedure from a video game machine. Once a chat has been opened, an invitation signal can further be transmitted to other chat guests. A video game machine of an expected guest receiving the invitation signal displays a screen prompting the guest to enter the chat room, and the expected guest can join the chat by transmitting an enter room signal to a database. At this time, a chat answer signal indicating that the expected guest accepts the invitation from a chairman is transmitted from the expected guest to the chairman.
US09610506B2	Systems and methods for fitness and video games In some aspects, a system is provided that includes a plurality of mobile devices and an application on at least a first mobile device. The application is adapted to track position information regarding the first mobile device, communicate the position information to a web server, receive position information from the web server regarding other mobile devices within a predetermined distance of the first mobile device, and use the position information regarding the other mobile devices to affect one or more characteristics of a video game executed on the first mobile device. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US09610504B2	Multiplayer dynamic battle session matchmaking Methods and systems for performing smart matchmaking in a massive multiplayer online game are described herein. A video game such as a vehicle-based combat game may include multiple types of vehicles, where each type of vehicle may progress through increasing tier levels. Different types of vehicles within the same tier may have different capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses. When performing matchmaking for a game session, a matchmaking server may use a battle level table defining permissible tiers of each type of vehicle allowed within a particular battle level, and may also limit the number of a specific type of vehicle allowed in any one game session. The battle table may provide an advantage to premium vehicles by limiting the tiers of other vehicles against which a similarly tiered premium vehicle may compete. Battle level difficulty may be adjusted by adjusting the ranges of permissible vehicles in each battle level.
US09610503B2	Placeholder items that can be exchanged for an item of value based on user performance Systems and methods for online gaming including virtual placeholder items that can be exchanged for virtual items of value based on a quantitative performance of the users relative other users in events that take place in the online game.
US09610502B2	Use of real time location information for user authentication and authorization in virtual environments Provided is a method for authentication and verification of a user in a virtual world (VU) based upon such criteria as the physical location of a user in the real world and the logical location of the user's avatar in the VU. The disclosed technology combines physical and application aspects of security to enhance security options within virtual environments. In addition to traditional credential-based authentication, physical constraints corresponding to the real world and logical locations in a VU are employed, wherein an authentication server requires each component to be in the proper association state, location or proximity before authenticating a user. Further, the disclosed technology provides for the termination of a user's authentication if the user moves from an approved physical or VU location to an unapproved location. Techniques are provided to track a user's credentials and real-time physical and logical location of a user.
US09610501B2	Delivery of projections for rendering A workflow for 3D content authoring, delivery, and rendering is facilitated based on pre-authored image projections to obtain improvements in authoring efficiency. Additionally, a content delivery platform centered on such pre-authored image projections provides a mechanism for significantly improving streaming efficiency for 3D worlds. Multiple images encode primary surface detail of 3D worlds in real-time applications. Examples of such projections include images that can be as rich as film frames, feature animation frames, high end digital renders, concept paintings, or any suitable combination thereof. An algorithm for improved image projection camera path trajectories, sampling selection, and blending may be implemented by various systems and methods to facilitate smooth transitions during movements of a player within a game set in the 3D space. In addition, a back-projection technique may be implemented by various systems and methods to propagate revisions of one or more projections.
US09610499B2	Game control server apparatus A game control server apparatus includes an enhancement screen display processing unit that displays an enhancement screen for enhancing a game medium that appears in a game and that is provided with a predetermined parameter value, the enhancement screen including a predetermined number “N” (“N” is an integer that is two or more) of selection areas and an enhancement management unit that accepts a selection of a predetermined number n (n is an integer, where n
US09610498B2	Application-centric user interface techniques Various application-centric user interface techniques are described. A user can easily launch, add, or update applications. An application-centric activity center can be presented as part of a user interface for an operating system shell. A file defining metadata for an application can be defined. The techniques can be applied to game-related software.
US09610497B2	Storage medium, image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing system An example of a game apparatus as an image processing apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU controls a movement, etc. of a player object according to an instruction from a player. In a case that a predetermined condition is satisfied, a two-dimensional surface is displayed within a virtual three-dimensional space. When the player moves a first controller, a two-dimensional image is depicted on the two-dimensional surface in response thereto. Then, it is determined whether or not the depicted two-dimensional image is a predetermined image. If it is determined that the two-dimensional image is the predetermined image, a three-dimensional object corresponding to the predetermined image appears, and the two-dimensional surface and the two-dimensional image depicted thereon are erased.
US09610494B2	Method and system for providing game-related incentives to sales professionals in a virtual environment A method, comprising the steps of (a) representing users within a virtual environment, the virtual environment residing on one or more computers, comprising the steps of (b) collecting data pertaining to one or more of the users' activities not associated with the virtual environment relating to each of the users' performance on business-related tasks, (c) awarding incentives including points, badges, levels, prizes, etc. to a plurality of users in the virtual environment based on the collected data pertaining to the users, (d) providing information regarding a first user's incentives to at least a second user involved in activities related to the business-related tasks performed by the first user, and (e) updating the collected data in the virtual environment as the data pertaining to the performance of users changes.
US09610491B2	Playbook processor Systems and methods for identifying recorded playbook plays are described. The method includes recording locations of one or more players during execution of a play and evaluating the recorded locations with one or more known plays in a playbook. Based on the evaluation, one or more plays can be identified as being most correlated with the recently executed play. The evaluation can also be used to compare how a particular player has been executing the playbook play (e.g., deviations). Use of the identified play can also be used to produce one or more counter-plays.
US09610489B2	Golf aid including virtual caddy A golf aid for assisting a user in selecting a golf club from a plurality of golf clubs includes a user tracking system configured to determine the location of a user on a golf course, a heads up display, and a processor. The processor is in communication with the user tracking system and with the heads up display, and is configured to determine a plurality of target locations on the golf course, with each of the plurality of target locations representing an ideal target for a different one of the plurality of golf clubs. The processor then displays an indicator at one of the plurality of target locations via the heads up display, such that the user perceives a portion of the indicator to be coincident with the corresponding one of the plurality of target locations.
US09610486B2	Batting aid apparatus A batting aid apparatus and methods for using same with a bat (e.g., baseball or softball bat) to increase batting power, bat speed, and swing path is provided. The batting aid apparatus can include an annular body adapted to surround a bat and having a bore formed therethrough, a plurality of annular ribs disposed on a surface of an inner diameter of the annular body and located within the bore of the annular body, and an annular sleeve adjacent and extending from one or more outer surfaces of the annular body, such that the annular sleeve can be concentric with the bore of the annular body.
US09610484B2	Golf club head cover A golf club head cover. Implementations may include a body portion defining an internal cavity for receiving a golf club head, a first flap disposed on the body portion and including a first magnetic fastener, and a second flap disposed on the body portion and including a second magnetic fastener. The first magnetic fastener and second magnetic fastener may substantially align with each other and may be aligned substantially parallel with the internal cavity of the body portion. Particular implementations may include a notch adjacent to the internal cavity and/or reentrant openings on both a side of the first flap and on a side of the second flap.
US09610483B2	Iron-type golf club head having a sole stress reducing feature An iron-type golf club incorporating a stress reducing feature, which may include an aperture. The location and size of the stress reducing feature and aperture selectively increase deflection of the face.
US09610481B2	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion with a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a rear portion, and a front portion having a face portion with a face portion thickness extending between a front surface and a back surface. The body portion may be associated with a body portion volume. The golf club head may also include an interior cavity. The interior cavity may include an elastic polymer material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09610479B2	Golf club with non-metallic connection assembly A golf club head having a connection assembly with a non-metallic component possessing unique relationships that offer increased durability, weight sayings, and reduced manufacturing costs.
US09610478B2	Golf ball core with soft outer transition volume and negative hardness gradient A golf ball includes a unitary core having an outer surface, a geometric center, and a soft transition region adjacent to the outer surface. The core is formed from a substantially homogenous rubber composition. The golf ball also includes an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer. The soft transition region has a thickness of up to 4 mm and a negative hardness gradient of about 5 Shore C to about 15 Shore C. The unitary core has an overall negative hardness gradient of up to 20 Shore C.
US09610476B1	Smart sport device An Internet of Thing (IoT) sport device includes a light source; sensors including a camera and a microphone array; a processor coupled to the light source and the sensor; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor.
US09610474B1	Bicycle trainer with roller speed sensor A bicycle trainer includes a roller support assembly and a roller positioned about the roller support assembly wherein the roller includes an aperture. A fixing member is disposed in the aperture to secure the roller to the roller support assembly allowing rotation of the roller. An element capable of being sensed disposed in the aperture and a sensor is positioned within the trainer at a stationary location wherein the sensor is configured to sense the element and provide a signal indicative of rotation of the roller.
US09610473B2	Exercise device providing automatic calculation of seat position and/or crank length An exercise device comprises a flywheel, a seat, a driving assembly, and a calculation module. The driving assembly drives the flywheel to rotate and comprises a driving wheel, a coupling member, and two cranks respectively connecting with a pedal. The coupling member connects the wheel and the flywheel. The user drives the wheel via the pedals. The calculation module performs a method to estimate a proper seat position and/or a crank length for the user.
US09610471B1	Belt resistance band The belt resistance band is a device that is worn on an end user in order to conduct a plurality of stretches or exercises at the discretion of the end user. The end user is able to wear the belt resistance band while standing or sitting. Moreover, the end user is able to stretch or exercise the arms or the legs of the end user regardless of whether the end user is standing or sitting.
US09610468B2	Destruction of chemical agents by a wicking compound and high temperature incendiary Compositions, devices, and methods for destroying chemical warfare agents, independent of their chemical make-up, include (i) at least one reactive metal; (ii) at least one oxidizer; and (iii) a binder. In one embodiment, the self-sustaining reactive composition includes magnesium powder, iron oxide powder, potassium perchlorate powder, and silicone gel. In another embodiment, the self-sustaining reactive composition includes manganese powder, lithium perchlorate powder, lithium peroxide powder, and silicone gel. The reactive metal(s), oxidizer(s), binder, and their respective amounts, are selected such that, following ignition of the composition, the composition is capable of producing a solid mass of ash (wicking composition) that increases the surface area of the chemical agent material and provides a site for combustion and/or thermal degradation of the chemical agent to occur.
US09610464B2	Deployable, foldable smoke/fire curtain assembly A multi-segmented, multi-plane, vertically deployable vapor and/or fire barrier assembly with a housing, a drive system, a folding barrier, a bottom plate, and motion sensors coupled to the bottom plate and coupled to a control system to detect operation and performance of the assembly, and related methods.
US09610459B2	Cooling systems and methods for conductive coils An energy emitting apparatus for providing a medical therapy includes one or more energy generators, a logic controller connected to the one or more energy generators, and optionally one or more sensors that are connected to the logic controller for detecting muscle stimulation or electric conduction in a target nerve. The energy generators produce energy focused on the target nerve upon receiving a signal from the logic controller, and the energy can be varied by the logic controller according to an input provided by the one or more sensors. In certain embodiments, the energy emitting apparatus includes one or more conductive coils that produce a magnetic field focused on the target nerve upon receiving an electric current. In certain embodiments, a variety of cooling mechanisms or systems may be implemented for cooling the coil.
US09610456B2	Nanowire-based devices for light-induced and electrical stimulation of biological cells A device including at least one photovoltaic cell and at least one nanowire configured to electrically stimulate a biological material in response to radiation.
US09610453B2	Modular shield extender An implantable medical device (IMD) has a housing enclosing an electronic circuit. The housing includes a shield member defining a first portion of an interior cavity of the implantable medical device and a skirted feedthrough assembly. The feedthrough assembly includes a shield extender having a top face and a sidewall that extends from the top face so that the top face and the sidewall are a single continuous component. At least one feedthrough aperture extends through the top face.
US09610452B2	Direct integration of feedthrough to implantable medical device housing by sintering One aspect provides a method of attaching a feedthrough to a titanium housing of an implantable medical device. The method includes applying a sinter paste onto a surface of the housing about a perimeter of an opening through the housing, the sinter paste including a biocompatible bonding material, and placing an insulator of the feedthrough onto the sinter paste so as to cover the opening. The sinter paste is then heated to a temperature less than a beta-transus temperature the titanium of the housing and to a temperature less than a melting point of the biocompatible bonding material for a desired duration to form, from the sinter paste, a sinter joint which bonds the feedthrough to the housing and hermetically seals the opening.
US09610448B2	System and method to control a non-paresthesia stimulation based on sensory action potentials A system and method for controlling non-paresthesia stimulation of nervous tissue of a patient. The method delivers a non-paresthesia stimulation waveform, senses sensory action potential (SAP) signals from the nervous tissue of interest, and analyzes the SAP signals to obtain SAP activity data for at least one of an SAP C-fiber component or an SAP A-delta fiber component. The method determines whether the SAP activity data satisfies a criteria of interest and adjusts at least one of the therapy parameters to change the non-paresthesia stimulation waveform when the SAP activity data does not satisfy the criteria of interest.
US09610445B2	Methods and apparatus for detecting heart failure event using impedance vector switching Devices and methods for detecting physiological target event such as events indicative of heart failure (HF) decompensation status are described. An ambulatory medical device (AMD) can detect device site maturation such as in a device encapsulation pocket, and classify the maturation status into one of two or more device site maturation states. The AMD can include an electrical impedance analyzer circuit that can measure a first maturation-insensitive impedance vector and a second maturation-sensitive impedance vector. At least one impedance vector can be selected or a composite impedance vector can be generated in accordance with the classified device site maturation state. The AMD can generate an impedance indicator using the selected or composite impedance vector, and detect a target physiologic event indicative of worsening of HF using the impedance indicator.
US09610443B1	Methods to trigger high amplitude oscillations or resonance in the cardiovascular system of a patient using electrical stimulation Various embodiments of and methods for providing external therapeutic electrical stimulation to a patient are disclosed and described. Therapeutic external electrical stimulation is provided to at least one location on a patient's skin, or through clothing or a layer disposed next to the patient's skin, and is configured to trigger or induce resonance or high amplitude oscillations in a cardiovascular system of the patient. Inducing such resonance can aid in training autonomic reflexes and improve their functioning.
US09610429B2	Methods and devices for activating brown adipose tissue with targeted substance delivery Methods and devices are provided for activating brown adipose tissue with targeted substance delivery. Generally, the methods and devices can activate BAT to increase thermogenesis, e.g., increase heat production in the patient, which over time can lead to weight loss and/or improved metabolic function. In one embodiment, a chemical configured to stimulate nerves that activate the BAT and/or to stimulate brown adipocytes directly can be delivered to a patient, thereby increasing thermogenesis in the BAT and inducing weight loss and/or improved metabolic function through energy expenditure. The chemical can be delivered to the patient locally and/or systemically to stimulate the nerves and/or the brown adipocytes.
US09610427B2	Narrow profile composition-releasing expandable medical balloon catheter A process for making a folded composition-eluting balloon catheter includes coating one or both surfaces of a one or more foldable wings with a hydrophilic coating, applying a composition as a coating on the coated surface and providing the composition within a fold of the one or more foldable wings, and folding the one or more foldable wings to seal the composition by the one or more foldable wings to prevent/reduce its release until after inflation of the balloon. Another process for making a folded composition-eluting balloon catheter includes coating one or both surfaces of the one or more foldable wings with a hydrophilic coating-composition mixture and providing the composition by the one or more foldable wings, and folding the one or more foldable wings to seal the composition between the fold of the one or more foldable wings to prevent/reduce its release until after an inflation of the balloon.
US09610426B2	Method of manufacturing balloon catheter and balloon catheter A method of manufacturing a balloon catheter involves applying a first application liquid, which contains a hydrophilic coating material, to the outer periphery of a balloon which is disposed on an elongated catheter and is held in an expanded state; folding the balloon; and applying a second application liquid, which contains the hydrophilic coating material, to the balloon with the balloon folded.
US09610425B2	Endoventricular injection catheter system with integrated echocardiographic capabilities Methods of providing image-guided transendocardial injection of a therapeutic agent into a left ventricular wall of a heart. Some methods enable injections into heart tissue under visualization. The methods may include providing an endoventricular injection catheter having integrated echocardiographic capability. The endoventricular injection catheter may have an imaging core and an injection system carried on the elongated body with the imaging core. The method may include positioning the endoventricular injection catheter into the left ventricle of the heart, which inserts the imaging core into the heart. The method may also include transmitting ultrasonic energy via the imaging core, receiving reflected ultrasonic energy at the distal end, visualizing the left ventricular wall of the heart using the imaging core, identifying infarct regions of the left ventricle, and injecting a therapeutic agent into the visualized infarcted regions of the left ventricle using the injection system.
US09610417B2	Portable discontinuous positive airway pressure (DPAP) device and method of using the same A portable, rechargeable, discontinuous positive airway pressure (DPAP) device for use by an individual as a breathing assist device. The DPAP device comprises a sensor for tracking an exhalation phase of a respiration cycle of the individual relative to a stimulation period, E0. A stimulation source responsive to a sensor determination that the exhalation phase has entered the stimulation period, E0, to discontinuously deliver a stimulation, during the stimulation period, E0. A controller regulates the delivery of the stimulation by the stimulation source. A rechargeable power cell for power the controller. The rechargeable power cell includes a Seebeck element that is placed in contact with the individual's body for thermoelectrically converting the individual's body heat into an electrical current that recharges the power cell.
US09610415B2	Enhanced eductor design The present invention provides for an enhanced eductor element that significantly increases the amount of pressure generated at the siphon tube without significantly increasing the flow resistance through the eductor. The invention further provides for breath-actuated inhalation devices including the enhanced eductor element as an actuation mechanism.
US09610409B2	Drive mechanisms suitable for use in drug delivery devices A drive mechanism suitable for use in drug delivery devices is disclosed. The drive mechanism may be used with injector-type drug delivery devices, such as those permitting a user to set the delivery dose. The drive mechanism may include a housing, a dose dial sleeve, and a drive sleeve. A clutch is configured to permit rotation of the drive sleeve and the dose dial sleeve with respect to the housing when the dose dial sleeve and drive sleeve are coupled through the clutch. Conversely, when the dose dial sleeve and drive sleeve are in a de-coupled state, rotation of the dose dial sleeve with respect to the housing is permitted and rotation of the drive sleeve with respect to the housing is prevented. In the de-coupled state, axial movement of the drive sleeve transfers force in a longitudinal direction for actuation of a drug delivery device.
US09610404B2	Method for occlusion detection for an infusion pump system Some embodiments of an infusion pump system include an occlusion detection system to detect when an occlusion exists in the fluid path between the medicine reservoir and the infusion site located, for example, on the user's skin. The occlusion detection system can be configured to self-calibrate in a manner that accounts for changes in environmental conditions, such as ambient temperature, pressure, or the like, so that the occlusion detection system provides reliable feedback to a user as to the occluded or non-occluded state of the medicine flow path.
US09610401B2	Infusion set component with modular fluid channel element An infusion set component of a fluid infusion device and/or a fluid infusion port component for delivery of fluid to a patient is compatible with a cooperating fluid channel module. The fluid channel module includes a body section having coupling features to mate with a base of the component. The fluid channel module also includes an interior fluid flow channel formed within the body section to receive fluid from the fluid infusion device and/or from a syringe or pen delivery device. The fluid channel module also includes a conduit having a first end in fluid communication with the interior fluid flow channel, and having a second end to deliver the fluid to the patient.
US09610397B2	System and method to distribute power to both an inertial device and a voltage sensitive device from a single current limited power source A system may regulate voltage supplied from a power source to an integrated circuit and/or an inertial device. A minimal voltage may be maintained in the integrated circuit by temporarily cutting off current to the inertial device to supply surges of voltage to the controller. Optionally voltage may be smoothed between said surges for example by adding capacitance and/or a current restrictor.
US09610396B2	Systems and methods for visualizing fluid enhanced ablation therapy Systems and methods for visualizing fluid enhanced ablation therapy are described herein. In one embodiment, a method for ablating tissue is provided that includes inserting an elongate body into a tissue volume, heating an imageable fluid within the elongate body to transform the imageable fluid into an imageable therapeutic fluid, delivering the imageable therapeutic fluid into the tissue volume to deliver a therapeutic dose of thermal energy to the tissue volume, and imaging the tissue volume to determine the extent of the tissue volume containing the imageable therapeutic fluid. The imageable therapeutic fluid can indicate the extent of the tissue volume that has received the therapeutic dose of thermal energy.
US09610394B2	Apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment An apparatus is described for extracorporeal blood treatment comprising an extracorporeal circuit (2), a first pump (13) operating at the removal line (3) of the blood, a second pump (14) operating at the return line (7) of the blood to the patient, a first blood reservoir (21) operating on the blood return line (7) upstream of the second blood pump (14) and a sensor (22) predisposed to detect at least a parameter, for example the pressure in the first reservoir; a control unit (100) connected to the first pump (13), to the second pump (14) and to the sensor (22) is configured such as to control the first pump (13) to promote removal of the blood along the removal line and the movement of the second pump (14) to promote the return of the blood to the patient along the return line, the control of the second pump being carried out on the basis of the signal emitted by the sensor acting on the first reservoir.
US09610388B2	Apparatuses and methods for detecting leaks in a negative pressure wound therapy system Leak location devices and methods of using leak location devices that can be used in conjunction with negative pressure wound therapy systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, a leak location device can include a microphone for detecting sound pressure produced by a leak. Detected sound pressure can be compared to a threshold, which can correspond to background or ambient sound pressure. Background or ambient sound pressure can correspond to sound produced by a negative pressure source. The leak detection device can include a display configured to visually depict the detected sound, and a light source which creates a visual depiction of the coverage angle of the microphone.
US09610385B2	Method of fabricating an implantable medical device comprising a rapamycin derivative This invention relates to an method of manufacture of an implantable medical device comprising an oxygen-sensitive rapamycin derivative that is protected by addition of an antioxidant during the manufacturing process where the amount of antioxidant added at the outset of the processing is such that when the device is fully fabricated, sterilized and packaged the amount of antioxidant has reduced to a minimal, preferably non-detect, amount.
US09610382B2	Immobilized bioactive hydrogel matrices as surface coatings The present invention is directed to a stabilized bioactive hydrogel matrix coating for substrates, such as medical devices. The invention provides a coated substrate comprising a substrate having a surface, and a bioactive hydrogel matrix layer overlying the surface of the medical device, the hydrogel matrix comprising a first high molecular weight component and a second high molecular weight component, the first and second high molecular weight components each being selected from the group consisting of polyglycans and polypeptides, wherein at least one of the first and second high molecular weight components is immobilized (e.g., by covalent cross-linking) to the surface of the substrate.
US09610378B2	Antimicrobial wound-covering material and method for manufacturing same The present invention relates to an antimicrobial wound dressing comprising chitosan-silver nanoparticles and a preparation method thereof The antimicrobial wound dressing is prepared by coating a wound dressing with chitosan and silver and drying the coated wound dressing and has an excellent property of releasing silver nanoparticles in a sustained manner.
US09610375B2	Volatile material dispenser and its housing and cartridge A volatile material dispenser (100) and its housing and cartridge (600; 700) are disclosed. The housing for the volatile material dispenser (100) comprises a bottom plate (200; 200′), a covering plate (300) and a chamber defined therebetween for receiving a cartridge (600; 700), and the housing further comprises a regulating plate (400) movably mounted to the covering plate (300). The covering plate (300) and the regulating plate (400) each have one bored portion and one non-bore portion. The bored portion (420) and the non-bore portion (410) of the regulating plate (400) each occupy a half of the regulating plate (400). The regulating plate (400) is movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the covering plate (300). The bored portion (320) of the covering plate (300) is aligned with the bored portion (420) of the regulating plate (400) in the open position, and the bored portion (320) of the covering plate (300) is covered by the non-bore portion (410) of the regulating plate (400) in the closed position. The chamber is provided with a fixing element capable of fixing the cartridge (600; 700) in place. The advantages of the present invention lie in that the dispensing of the dispenser (100) can be controlled more precisely.
US09610372B2	Flash safe seal feature A disinfection device includes a radiation lamp (112) having an aperture for delivering radiation. A flexible shroud (132) surrounds a perimeter of the aperture. The shroud includes a surface configured to deform and create a seal around the aperture when in contact with a target surface. A sensing circuit (120, 156) is configured to sense a state of the seal and enable the radiation lamp when the seal is complete.
US09610367B2	Particle and contrast agent having the particle There is provided an ICG-loaded polymer nanoparticle that is dynamically stable, prevents the leakage of contained ICG and the resulting discoloration, and has a high molar absorbance coefficient. The particle contains a hydrophilic dye having a sulfonate group and a hydrophobic polymer, and the particle further contains at least one of a lipid having a positively charged region, a nicotinic acid derivative and a thiamine derivative.
US09610358B2	Targeted pharmacological chaperones The present invention relates to the preparation and use of therapeutic compounds for the treatment of diseases at specific subcellular target areas such as specific cellular organelles. In particular, the therapeutic compounds of the invention are specific for modifying enzyme activity within targeted organelles or structures of cells and tissues. Subcellular organelles and structures that may be specifically targeted by compounds of the present invention include lysosomes, autophagasomes, the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi complex, peroxisomes, the nucleus, membranes and the mitochondria.
US09610357B2	Conjugates of carboxy polysaccharides with fibroblast growth factors and variants thereof Conjugates of hydrophilic carboxy polysaccharides with protein members of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family and variants thereof. The conjugates provide a modified bioactivity and stability of FGFs for various therapeutic applications.
US09610353B2	Malleable hydrogel hybrids made of self-assembled peptides and biocompatible polymers and uses thereof Hybrid hydrogels formed of a plurality of peptides that are capable of self-assembling into a hydrogel in an aqueous solution and a biocompatible polymer that is characterized by high swelling capability, high elasticity and low mechanical strength are disclosed, with exemplary hybrid hydrogels being formed of a plurality of aromatic dipeptides and hyaluronic acid. The hybrid hydrogels are characterized by controllable mechanical and biological properties which can be adjusted by controlling the concentration ratio of the peptides and the polymer, and which average the mechanical and biological properties of the peptides and the polymer. Processes of preparing the hydrogels and uses thereof in pharmaceutical, cosmetic or cosmeceutic applications such as tissue engineering and/or regeneration are further disclosed.
US09610352B2	Lyophilized viral formulations Provided herein are lyophilized viral formulations useful for the stabilization and storage of viruses and methods of preparing these formulations. The lyophilized viral formulations described herein include a virus (e.g., a purified virus) and a non-viral composition including excipients. The formulations can be used, for example, to retain the infectivity or immunogenicity of viruses during periods of storage.
US09610346B2	Recombinant viral vectors The present relation relates to recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus for use as prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines for infectious diseases of AIDS. The present invention encompasses the preparation and purification of immunogenic compositions which are formulated into the vaccines of the present invention.
US09610345B2	Use of a PCV2 immunogenic composition for lessening clinical symptoms in pigs The present invention relates to the use of an immunogenic composition that comprises a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen for treatment of several clinical manifestations (diseases). Preferably, the clinical manifestations are associated with a PCV2 infection. Preferably, they include lymphadenopathy, lymphoid depletion and/or multinucleated/giant histiocytes. Moreover, the clinical symptoms include lymphadenopathy in combination with one or a multiple of the following symptoms in pigs: (1) interstitial pneumonia with interlobular edema, (2) cutaneous pallor or icterus, (3) mottled atrophic livers, (4) gastric ulcers, (5) nephritis and (6) reproductive disorders, e.g. abortion, stillbirths, mummies, etc. Furthermore the clinical symptoms include Pia like lesions, normally known to be associated with Lawsonia intracellularis infections.
US09610341B2	Bacterial vaccine The disclosure relates to a composition comprising one, two or more immunogenic bacterial polypeptides and multivalent and monovalent vaccine compositions comprising the immunogenic bacterial polypeptides.
US09610339B2	Vaccine comprising Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular polysaccharide conjugates The present invention relates to an immunogenic composition comprising S. pneumoniae capsular saccharide conjugates from serotypes 19A and 19F wherein 19A is conjugated to a first bacterial toxoid and 19F is conjugated to a second bacterial toxoid. Methods of making and uses thereof are also described.
US09610338B2	Serologic correlates of protection against bacillus anthracis infection Regions of Bacillus anthracis protective antigen are provided representing epitopes recognized by antibodies in subjects that have acquired immunity to Bacillus anthracis infection. The recognition of these epitopes correlates with autoimmunity in a subject. Also provided are vaccines that include at least one of these epitopes that when administered to a subject provide improved acquired immunity.
US09610337B2	Prevention and treatment of mycobacterium infection The invention relates to the identification of antigens, including Mycobacterium sulphate assimilation pathway components such as CysD, for preventing and treating Mycobacterium infection, especially but not exclusively Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection; to expression systems including live Mycobacterium for expression of said antigens for prevention and treatment of said infection; and to use of said antigens and expression systems for prevention and treatment of said infection.
US09610336B1	Immunotherapy for lyme disease Diseases caused by a spirochete bacteria are treated. Doses of an anti-flagellin monoclonal antibody, spirochetal protein, or Lyme lysate are used in predetermined increasing doses to effectively treat diseases and symptoms caused by spirochete bacteria, and in particular Lyme disease.
US09610334B2	Truncated secretory aspartyl proteinase 2 The present invention relates to an isolated truncated form of the secretory aspartyl proteinase 2, as well as to nucleic acid molecules encoding same. The present invention also relates to a composition comprising an isolated truncated form of the secretory aspartyl proteinase 2, as well as to nucleic acid molecules encoding same.
US09610333B2	Methods, compositions and kits for vegetative cell-based vaccines and spore-based vaccines Methods for immunizing a subject to an antigen of an infectious agent, a tumor, or an allergen are provided, using vegetative cytoplasmic expression of the antigen or spore surface display of the antigen, and contacting the subject with a composition including a spore or a vegetative cell or both with or without an adjuvant. Also included are thermally-stable vaccine compositions using the method described above and kits including the compositions.
US09610332B2	Compositions and methods for modulating BRD4 bioactivity Compositions and methods for increasing or decreasing DNA repair are provided. Composition includes a Brd4 polypeptide, fragment, fusion, or variant thereof. The fusion protein can include a protein transduction, a targeting domain, or a combination thereof to enhance delivery of the fusion protein to the interior of a particular target cell, such as a cancer cell. Inhibitory nucleic acids that target a Brd4 mRNA and antibodies that target a Brd4 polypeptide are also disclosed. The inhibitory nucleic acid or antibody can target a sequence or epitope on Brd4 isoform B that is absent on Brd4 isoform A and Brd4 isoform C. Methods for increasing or decreasing the sensitivity of cells to a DNA damaging agent, methods of treating cancer, and methods of determining cells' sensitivity to a DNA damaging agent are also disclosed.
US09610330B2	Use of cell-permeable peptide inhibitors of the JNK signal transduction pathway for the treatment of various diseases The present invention refers to the use of protein kinase inhibitors and more specifically to the use of inhibitors of the protein kinase c-Jun amino terminal kinase, JNK inhibitor sequences, chimeric peptides, or of nucleic acids encoding same as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing same, for the treatment of various diseases or disorders strongly related to JNK signaling, wherein these diseases or disorders are selected from autoimmune disorders, cardiovascular diseases, cancerous diseases, diabetes, including diabetes type 1 or type 2, inflammatory diseases, hair loss, including Alopecia areata, diseases of the lung, neuronal or neurodegenerative diseases, diseases of the liver, diseases of the spine, diseases of the uterus, viral infectious diseases and depressive disorders.
US09610326B2	Amyloid beta peptides as therapy for multiple sclerosis The invention provides methods for treating inflammatory diseases by administering to the subject an effective amount of an amyloid beta peptide, where the dose is effective to suppress or prevent initiation, progression, or relapses of disease, including the progression of established disease.
US09610323B2	Model systems and treatment regimes for treatment of neurological disease The invention provides animal models and clinical trials for assessing agents for potential use in treating and effecting prophylaxis stroke and other neurological diseases, particularly those mediated at least in part by excitoxitity. The invention also provides preferred dosage and infusion regimes and pharmaceutical compositions for clinical application of such agents.
US09610322B2	Macrocyclic insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) inhibitors and uses thereof Macrocyclic compounds that specifically inhibit insulin degrading enzyme (IDE) are provided. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, stereoisomers, polymorphs, tautomers, isotopically enriched forms, and prodrugs of the macrocyclic IDE inhibitors are also described. Pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. In vivo and in vitro methods of using the IDE inhibitor, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the IDE inhibitor, for example, for the inhibition of IDE in a subject exhibiting aberrant IDE activity, impaired insulin signaling, or insulin resistance, for example, a subject having diabetes, are also provided.
US09610321B2	Formulations of guanylate cyclase C agonists and methods of use The invention provides low-dose formulations of guanylate cyclase-C (“GCC”) agonist peptides and methods for their use. The formulations of the invention can be administered either alone or in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents, preferably an inhibitor of cGMP-dependent phosphodiesterase or a laxative.
US09610319B2	Method of treating cancer A method of treating liver cancer using a peptide based on venom from a terebrid snail, terebrid variegata, is described. The venom has a general formula of TRX3CCGCYWNGSKDVCSQSCC (SEQ ID NO: 1) and variants thereof are described.
US09610317B2	4-amino-4-oxobutanoyl peptides as inhibitors of viral replication The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof. The compounds disclosed herein are potent and/or selective inhibitors of viral replication, particularly Hepatitis C virus replication, and the invention provides methods for treating Hepatitis C infections.
US09610315B2	Compositions for the treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) Oral pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, health foods and medical device compositions based on polysaccharides from Opuntia Ficus Indica cladodes in combination with other active substances are useful for the prevention or treatment of GERD (Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease), gastric esophagitis and related diseases (e.g. dyspepsia, esophagitis, esofageal tumour, gastro-intestinal symptoms, chronic pharyngitis, Barrett's esophagus, esophageal adenocarcinoma, GERD-related pulmonary symptoms).
US09610312B2	Paecilomyces variotii var. brunneolus GPP1101B, and preparation using same The present invention relates to a paecilomyces variotii var. brunneolus GPP1101B (microorganism deposit number KCTC 119938BP) isolated during a ginseng fermentation process, and a preparation using the same. According to the present invention, remarkable anticancer, immune regulation, mutation inhibition and antibacterial effects are obtained by injecting the strain or the preparation into a ginseng extract or into a red ginseng extract.
US09610309B2	Liquid viral formulations Provided herein are liquid viral formulations useful for the stabilization and storage of viruses and methods of preparing these formulations. The liquid viral formulations described herein include a virus (e.g., a purified virus) and a non-viral composition including excipients and a liquid carrier. The formulations can be used, for example, to retain the infectivity or immunogenicity of viruses during periods of storage.
US09610307B2	Probiotic compositions containing clostridiales for inhibiting inflammation Pharmaceutical compositions containing microbial entities are described herein. The pharmaceutical compositions may optionally contain or be used in conjunction with one or more prebiotics. Uses of the pharmaceutical compositions to treat or prevent disorders of the local or systemic microbiome in a subject are also provided.
US09610305B2	Method for using type II pneumocytes in pulmonary fibrosis It describes the use of type II pneumocytes as inhibitory agents of fibroblast proliferation, for which reason they can be used in the preparation of a drug for the treatment of lung diseases which present with pulmonary fibrosis.
US09610304B2	Bone paste composition Bone paste compositions are described, which promote bone healing and remodeling by stimulating bone marrow elements using a combination of hemopoietic agents, angiogenic agents and a bone molecular signaling material.
US09610303B2	Glucan preparations Particulate β-glucan is solubilized at elevated pressure and temperature to form soluble β-glucan. The method is safe and economical and produces a product that is an improved pharmaceutical agent.
US09610302B2	Composition containing phospholipid-DHA and B vitamins Described herein are manufactured dietary supplements that contain a phospholipid extract and the extract contains two forms of phospholipid-docosahexanoic acid. One form of phospholipid-docosahexanoic acid is phosphatidylcholine-docosahexanoic acid, and another form of phospholipid-docosahexanoic acid is phosphatidylethanolamine-docosahexanoic acid. The manufactured dietary supplement also contains L-methylfolate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12.
US09610297B2	Stabilization of vitamin B12 The invention relates to preparations comprising vitamin B12 and a butanol, and to the use of butanol for stabilizing vitamins.
US09610294B2	Methods and compositions for the treatment of fluid accumulation in and/or under the retina The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of fluid accumulation in and/or under the retina.
US09610290B2	Thienopyrimidine compounds Compounds of formula (I) are A2B receptor antagonists: Wherein R1 is optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl ring; R2 and R3 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, aryl-(C1-C6)-alkyl optionally substituted in the ring part thereof, a 5- or 6-membered monocyclic heterocyclic group optionally linked via a C1-C6 alkylene chain and optionally substituted in the ring part thereof, benzimidazol-2-yl-methyl, pyrid-3-yl-carbonyl, or (1-methyl-piperidin-4-yl)-carbonyl-methyl; or R2 and R3 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered ring; R4 is C1-C3 alkyl, C2-C3 alkenyl, —(—R5)—R6, or optionally substituted heteroarylmethylamino; and R5 and R6 are independently selected from hydrogen or C1-C3 alkyl; or R5 and R6 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted 4- to 6-membered saturated ring.
US09610288B2	Methods of treating urothelial carcinoma Methods and compositions for treating a urothelial and/or a micropapillary carcinoma, such as a micropapillary urothelial carcinoma are disclosed.
US09610287B2	Method of administration of 4-((1R,3S)-6-chloro-3-phenyl-indan-1-yl)-1,2,2-trimethyl-piperazine and the salts thereof in the treatment of schizophrenia The present invention relates to 4-((1R,3S)-6-chloro-3-phenyl-indan-1-yl)-1,2,2-trimethyl-piperazine and the salts thereof with activity at dopamine D1 and D2 receptors as well as the serotonin 5HT2 receptor for the treatment of diseases in the central nervous system in a once weekly dosing regime.
US09610285B2	Compositions for controlling food intake and uses therefor The present invention is directed to a combination treatment for: individuals who meet the definition of food addiction; individuals who are overweight or obese (e.g., a BMI≧25); individuals who have a binge eating disorder; or individuals who engage in a binge eating behavior. In particular embodiments, the combination therapy reduces the intake of fatty foods, sugar-rich foods, or foods that are both fatty and sugar-rich (e.g., fast foods).
US09610279B2	Method for induction of a heat shock protein, anti-stress or regulation of an autonomic nerve A method for induction of a heat shock protein, anti-stress or regulation of an autonomic nerve comprises: administering a mammalian subject in need thereof a composition comprising an effective amount of hydroxymethylfurfural derivative of the following formula: wherein R is selected from the group consisting of formula (I): (II): HOOCCH2COCO—, (III): HOOCCH2CH2COCO—, and (IV): a hydrogen atom.
US09610277B2	Formula comprising a hypolipidemic agent The present invention relates to the stable pharmaceutical composition of a suitable hypolipidemic agent. Preferably, the present invention discloses novel formulations of the compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of compounds of formula (I). More particularly the present invention relates to the stable pharmaceutical composition of compounds of formula (I) comprising compounds of formula (I) or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein the pH of the formulation is maintained above 7.
US09610269B2	Method of treating a disease condition susceptible to baclofen therapy The present invention discloses a method of treating a disease condition susceptible to baclofen therapy, said method comprising orally administering once-a-day in the evening a controlled release drug delivery system comprising baclofen or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or its derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
US09610268B2	Trans-aconitic acid compounds and uses thereof for inhibiting phosphodiesterase 7 Methods of inhibiting a phosphodiesterase (PDE) 7 enzyme such as PDE7A1 and methods for treating diseases associated with PDE7 using one or more trans-aconitic acid compounds, which can be isolated from plants.
US09610266B2	Small molecule inhibitors of RNA binding motif (RBM) proteins for the treatment of acute cellular injury A method of treating a cellular injury in a subject comprising administering to a subject in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I: wherein at least one of R1-R8 is a sulfonic acid, a carboxylic acid, a phosphonic acid, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a sulfonic acid, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a carboxylic acid, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a phosphonic acid, a sulfonate ester, a carboxylate acid ester, or a phosphonate ester; and the remaining R1-R8 are each independently selected from hydrogen, halo, hydroxyl, nitro, nitroso, amino, substituted amino, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoy, alkenyloxy, substituted alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, substituted alkynyloxy, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, cycloalkynyl, substituted cycloalkynyl, cycloalkyloxy, substituted cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy, heterocyclylthio, substituted heterocyclylthio, cyano, acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonylamino, aminothiocarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy, aminosulfonyl, sulfonylamino, aryl, substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, arylthio, substituted arylthio, alkylthio, substituted alkylthio, cycloalkylthio, substituted cycloalkylthio, cycloalkenylthio, substituted cycloalkenylthio, thiol, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, substituted heteroaryloxy, heteroarylthio, substituted heteroarylthio, sulfonyl, or sulfonyloxy.
US09610265B2	Reduced dose intravenous acetaminophen Described herein are compositions and methods for intravenous administration of acetaminophen at a single dose level of less than about 1000 mg for the treatment or prevention of pain (e.g., postoperative pain) and/or fever.
US09610263B2	Method of modulating membrane potential of a cell Provided herein are methods of modulating membrane potential of a cell membrane using self-assembling compounds. Also provided herein are methods of regulating a natural voltage-dependent ion channel in a cell membrane using the self-assembling compounds disclosed herein. Further provided herein are methods of treating, preventing and/or managing a disease that is related to the abnormal membrane potential responses by using the self-assembling compounds disclosed herein.
US09610262B2	Therapeutic and/or preventive agent comprising 1-indansulfamide derivative for pain The present invention is directed to a method of treating pain comprising the administering the following 1-indansulfamide compounds: N-[(1S)-2,2,5,7-tetrafluoro-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl]sulfamide, (−)-N-(7-chloro-2,2,5-trifluoro-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl)sulfamide, N-[(1S)-2,2-difluoro-7-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl]sulfamide, and N-[(1S)-2,2,5-trifluoro-7-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl]sulfamide.
US09610260B2	Method for the treatment of Dravet Syndrome A method of treating and/or preventing Dravet Syndrome in a patient such as a patient previously diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome, by administering an effective dose of fenfluramine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt to that patient. Dravet Syndrome patients are typically children under the age of 18 and are treated at a preferred dose of less than about 0.5 to about 0.01 mg/kg/day.
US09610259B2	Compositions and methods for treating an autism spectrum disorder Disclosed are compositions and methods for the treatment of a subject having an autism spectrum disorder. The disclosed compositions may contain racemic ketamine or S-ketamine. The disclosed methods of administering the compositions include intranasal administration to a subject having an autism spectrum disorder.
US09610258B2	Methods of stabilizing the extracellular matrix and compositions therefor Disclosed are prophylactic and therapeutic methods, as well as dosing regimens and medicaments for use in preventing chronic disease, for treating acute or long-term inflammatory-mediated conditions in affected or at-risk subjects, and for stabilizing one or more components of the mammalian extracellular matrix. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and topical formulations thereof that include multiple, phytochemically-active, nutraceutical compounds, and that possess potent anti-inflammatory and extracellular matrix-stabilizing properties both in vitro and in vivo.
US09610257B2	Small molecule xanthine oxidase inhibitors and methods of use Small molecule xanthine oxidase inhibitors are provided, as well as methods for their use in treating gout or hyperuricemia.
US09610256B2	Methods of use for 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid compounds for the treatment of cancer The invention describes compositions and methods of use for 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention provides methods for (a) treating skin cancer; (b) treating cancer of the organs; (c) treating leukemia; (d) improving the efficacy of chemotherapy, radiation therapy and/or cancer immunotherapy; (e) treating rosacea; and (f) treating psoriasis by administration of a composition comprising at least one 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and, optionally at least one therapeutic agent. Also disclosed are compositions comprising administration of at least one 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and, at least one therapeutic agent. In the invention the 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid, calcium 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate, potassium 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate, magnesium 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate and diethylamine 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate.
US09610249B2	Dosage and administration for preventing cardiotoxicity in treatment with ERbB2-targeted immunoliposomes comprising anthracycline chemotherapeutic agents Methods for determining dosage of HER2-targeted anthracycline-containing immunoliposomes are disclosed, as are methods of treating cancer patients with HER2-positive tumors using dosages so determined. Upon administration, the dosages share the low cardiotoxicity profile of standard dosages of non-immunoliposomal (untargeted), anthracycline-containing liposomes.
US09610246B2	Sustained drug delivery implant Biocompatible intraocular implants may include a brimonidine free base and a biodegradable polymer associated with the brimonidine free base to facilitate the release of the brimonidine free base into an eye with the polymer matrix lasts a period of time of not more than twice the drug release duration, but more than the drug release duration.
US09610245B2	Ophthalmic composition An ophthalmic composition comprising a polyaphron dispersion.
US09610240B2	Shampoo composition Disclosed is a shampoo composition comprising a silicone component which comprises a dimethiconol, a blend of dimethicone with surface active block copolymer, and further comprises an aminosilicone. The shampoo can provide improved conditioning benefit.
US09610236B2	Cosmetic use of Queuine The present invention relates to the cosmetic use of queuine, in particular to combat aging of the skin. It also relates to a cosmetic composition comprising queuine as an active ingredient.
US09610234B2	Combinations of alkylamidothiazoles and preservatives Disclosed are active ingredient combinations of alkylamidothiazoles and one or more cosmetically or dermatologically acceptable preservatives.
US09610227B2	Interactive NGT system Disclosed is an NGT system, the system comprises a nasogastric tube having a diameter and length configured to pass through an esophagus such that the lumen of the NGT maintains fluid communication with a portion of the digestive tract, and a digestive tract sensor operatively associated with the NGT, the digestive tract sensor configured to sense from inside the body and transmit signals in response to one or both of conditions relating to nourishment states of the digestive tract, and positioning of the NGT.
US09610225B2	Medical tablet, and manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus for medical tablet An object is to provide a tablet manufacturing apparatus capable of supplying an IC chip to a desired position of pharmaceutical powder with a high accuracy and suppressing a positional displacement. The IC chip is supported by a positioning guide with a chip main body in a downward manner, and is held in a state of being positioned above pharmaceutical powder filled in a die hole before compression. The IC chip is supplied by a pusher.
US09610221B2	Adjustable vial holder A swiveling vial holder formed of a base, a vertical post and a bracket is provided. The base is configured to rest on a surface and support the swiveling vial holder in an upright position. The vertical post may be substantially perpendicular to and extend vertically from the base. The bracket includes an opening sized to secure a vial within. The bracket is secured to the vertical post by a connector. The bracket may be secured to the vertical post at different heights of the vertical post. Further, the bracket is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the vertical post.
US09610215B2	Massager with touch-sensing head A massager includes a massager head with a capacitive sensor. A controller uses the capacitive sensor to sense capacitance changes that indicate a human body is in close proximity or in contact with the massager head. Responsive to activating the capacitive sensor, the controller activates a massager motor in the massager head. When a human body is sensed, the controller increases the vibrations caused by the massager motor from a starting speed to a final speed through a period of time. When the capacitive sensor no longer senses a body, the massager motor is slowed down and may be stopped.
US09610213B2	Automatic devices for remote ischemic preconditioning Single- or dual-bladder devices for remote ischemic preconditioning and blood pressure monitoring are disclosed along with various oscillometry-based and other methods for detecting systolic and diastolic blood pressure while the ischemic preconditioning treatment is in progress. The devices and methods of the invention provide for delivery of ischemic preconditioning at the lowest effective cuff pressure while closely monitoring patient's hemodynamics. Advantageously, the device of the invention allows both ischemic preconditioning and blood pressure monitoring to be done on the same limb. Disposable battery-powered version of the device of the present invention is especially useful for emergency use with patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction, acute stroke, or acute trauma. Additional device configurations are described for use in a percutaneous intervention and vascular sealing settings.
US09610210B2	Walker with adjustable strap A walker for assisting persons with varying degrees of physical ability is provided with an adjustable strap. A user opens a portion of the walker and enters the walker, and then the user closes the portion of the walker to enclose himself or herself in the walker. The user is positioned over an adjustable strap, and the adjustable strap is in an extended position. The adjustable strap may then be retracted such that a seat disposed on the adjustable strap rises and contacts the user to bear at least a portion of the user's weight.
US09610204B1	Lightweight integrated field transport system The present invention comprises a field transport system that converts readily from a litter or stretcher to a gear bag for carrying loose items. The invention includes a base layer strengthened and supported by a frame that permits the use of litter poles. The invention also includes a novel zipper arrangement whereby the litter can be quickly folded and zipped into a bag having a drawstring closure at a top end thereof.
US09610201B2	Tampon having multiple absorbent regions A tampon absorbent for insertion into a vaginal cavity is provided. The tampon absorbent includes a longitudinal direction and has an insertion end and a withdrawal end. The tampon absorbent includes a first absorbent material portion at the insertion end for capturing body fluid and demonstrating a first expansion capacity, and a second absorbent material portion at the withdrawal end for storing body fluid and demonstrating a second expansion capacity. The second absorbent material portion is partially wrapped around the first absorbent material portion in a direction transverse (perpendicular) to the longitudinal direction, at a bonding region, whereby the first absorbent material portion is bonded to the second absorbent material portion at the bonding region.
US09610192B2	Automated incremental eyedrop delivery system with eyelid retracting legs An eyedrop bottle holder with resilient arms formed from an inverted U-shaped band made from resilient injection molded plastic. The top middle portion of the inverted U-shape band includes a centrally located opening through which the top (dispensing portion) of a standard eyedrop bottle containing eyedrop solution may be positioned and held. The right and left arms of the U-shape band each terminate in an outwardly disposed J-shape foot, the underside of which is covered by a soft rubber-like pad. When a user inserts a standard eyedrop bottle into the holder, the dispensing tip of the eyedrop bottle may be positioned in close proximity to the user's eye. The user may cause his or her eye lid to remain open by using the fingers of one hand to squeeze the right and left arms of the holder together, then placing the pad of one arm on the upper ridge of the orbital eye socket and the pad of the second arm on the lower ridge of the orbital eye socket. Releasing the arms causes the skin of the user's upper and lower eyelids to be spread apart from each other and remain spread during an eyedrop solution dispensing event. The eyedrop bottle is retained within a housing that includes an electromechanical assembly with a rotating cam that pushes on the side of the bottle until a predetermined amount of solution is dispensed. When a set amount of eyedrop solution has been dispensed, the assembly resets itself. An electronic sensor detects the passage of a drop of solution from the bottle and directs a reverse motion to the rotating cam. Tilt sensors assist the user in properly orienting the device for use. An adaptor may be used to accommodate non-standard sized eyedrop bottles.
US09610191B2	Intrauterine device with retrieval thread An intrauterine contraceptive system may include a contraceptive intrauterine device, a retrieval thread permanently attached to the intrauterine device and an insertion device for inserting the intrauterine device into a uterus. The system may also include a release thread releasably coupled with the intrauterine device. The intrauterine device may be deployable out of a distal end of the insertion device and may be configured to change from a delivery configuration when housed in the insertion device to a deployed configuration when deployed in a uterus. The retrieval thread and the optional release thread may be at least partially housed within the insertion device during insertion of the intrauterine device into the uterus. The release thread may extend from the intrauterine device through the insertion device to an attachment point at or near a proximal end of the insertion device.
US09610190B2	Methods and systems for improving airway patency An oral device for improving airway patency includes a tongue constraint and a negative pressure source. The tongue constraint engages the patient's tongue to maintain a clear region below the palate in an oral cavity and allow an anterior portion of the tongue to rise. By applying a negative pressure in the clear region, an airway behind the soft palate or tongue of the patient can be maintained. The tongue constraint is usually connected to an anchor. The anchor may be held between the patient's teeth or may engage the inferior surface of the palate. Another oral device for improving airway patency includes a lateral tongue structure and a negative pressure source.
US09610187B2	Topical proprioceptive ACL tube and methods of use A topical proprioceptive tube and method of use for enhancing performance, reducing the risk of knee injury, or both. The tube includes a flexible sleeve having at least: a hamstring buttress, a knee buttress, or both, wherein the hamstring buttress and the knee buttress are configured to be coupled to the interior of the flexible sleeve such that the hamstring buttress applies pressure to at least a portion of one of the subject's hamstring muscles and the knee buttress applies pressure to at least a portion of the subject's Vastus Medialis Obliquus (VMO) when worn by the subject to provide the desired effect.
US09610181B2	Stents having radiopaque mesh A stent including a mesh made of strands. The mesh has at least one radiopaque strand and at least one non-radiopaque strand, and the at least one radiopaque strand and the at least one non-radiopaque strand each have different diameters. Each strand has an index of wire stiffness EI, where EI is the mathematical product of the Young's modulus (E) and the second moment of area (I). The EI of all strands in the mesh is no more than five times the EI of the strand having the smallest EI of any of the strands.
US09610175B2	Expandable interbody fusion device An expandable interbody fusion device includes superior and inferior endplates that are configured to receive a sequentially inserted stack of interlocking expansion members or wafers. The like-configured wafers include features on their top and bottom surfaces that interlock the wafers in multiple degrees of freedom so that the wafer stack is not disrupted when the fusion device is fully expanded. One of the interlocking features includes a plurality of prongs projecting from an upper surface of the wafers and into a recess defined in the lower surface of an adjacent previously inserted like-configured wafer. The prongs and recesses are configured to prevent retrograde movement of each new wafer in a direction opposite the direction of insertion. Other interlocking features prevent movement in the direction of insertion, transverse to the insertion direction and vertically within the stack.
US09610171B2	Total disc replacement system and related methods Total disc replacement systems and related methods involving a lateral, trans-psoas surgical approach to the spine while performing at least one of continuous and intermittent intra-operative neural monitoring of the psoas muscle to avoid injury during introduction.
US09610169B2	Vertebral implants and methods for installation thereof Embodiments herein are generally directed to vertebral implants and implant trials for use with vertebral implant assemblies. In some embodiments, these implants and implant trials may be used in conjunction with corpectomy procedures.
US09610158B2	Percutaneously implantable replacement heart valve device and method of making same A method of making a replacement heart valve device whereby a fragment of biocompatible tissue material is treated and soaked in one or more alcohol solutions and a solution of glutaraldehyde. The dried biocompatible tissue material is folded and rehydrated in such a way that forms a two- or three-leaflet/cusp valve without affixing of separate cusps or leaflets or cutting slits into the biocompatible tissue material to form the cusps or leaflets. After the biocompatible tissue material is folded, it is affixed at one or more points on the outer surface to the inner cavity or a stent.
US09610157B2	Leaflet abrasion mitigation A prosthetic heart valve includes a stent extending in a longitudinal direction and having a plurality of commissure features. A valve assembly is secured to the stent, the valve assembly including a cuff and a plurality of leaflets. Each of the leaflets has a pair of attachment regions and a free edge extending between the attachment regions. A deflection feature disposed in each attachment region is configured and arranged to prevent the free edges of the leaflets from contacting at least one of the stent or the cuff.
US09610156B2	Mitral valve inversion prostheses Systems, devices and methods for heart valve prostheses are described. An implant is inserted proximate a mitral valve, and has a tubular body and a plurality of piercing members, the tubular body comprising an upper diameter and a lower diameter. Tissue proximate the mitral valve is engaged by the plurality of piercing members and the tubular body transitions from a first structural configuration to a second structural configuration by application of an expansive force to the tubular body proximate the upper diameter, the first structural configuration having the upper diameter smaller than the lower diameter and the second structural configuration having the upper diameter larger than the lower diameter.
US09610154B2	Injector tip for an ocular lens injector device, device with an injector tip and an ocular lens, as well as ocular lens injector device The invention concerns an injector tip (7) for an ocular lens injector device (1), the injector tip having an injection duct (16) with a front (9) and a rear end (8) and being bounded by an inner wall (17), wherein at the inner wall (17) an inwardly extending step (18) is formed only along part of the entire length between the front (9) and the rear end (8) of the injection duct (16) and ends at a distance from the front end (9) of the injection duct (16). The invention also relates to an ocular lens injector device (1) with an injector tip (7).
US09610153B2	Intra-ocular implant An intra ocular implant consisting of optical elements, adapted to forming images on the retina, especially useful in treating presbyopic patients, patients with AMD, patients with other diseases of the retina, and patients in which future development of retinal disorders may occur. An intra ocular implant wherein at least one mirror is operationally connected to the action of the ciliary muscle or its effect on the zonules and capsule of the natural lens; and wherein the mirror is adapted to change curvature, position or optical properties, such that bringing a plurality of objects at different distances into focus is facilitated in presbyopic patients. A lens assembly comprising an intra ocular lens and, an adjustable external or contact lens comprising at least in part of light polarizing material; the assembly at least partially polarizes at least part of the central visual field, at least part of the peripheral visual field or both in any angle.
US09610152B1	Kit for introducing a bladder into a body pocket A kit for introducing a bladder into a body pocket is provided. The kit comprises a holder having an interior surface, an exterior surface and at least one open end, a balloon catheter, a needle and a bladder. The holder includes a needle sheath formed on the exterior surface. The balloon catheter comprises a balloon and a tube. The needle is secured to the bladder by a suture. The bladder may be positioned in the holder with the needle received in the needle sheath. The bladder may have an inlet and an opening. Through the inlet the balloon catheter and a body prosthesis are introducible into the bladder after the bladder is placed into the body pocket, and through the opening the tube of the balloon catheter is introducible out of the bladder.
US09610146B2	Dental block A dental block includes a block body having a one surface, and an engagement portion to be engaged with a dental implant fixture. The engagement portion has a bolt through hole and is formed in the one surface of the block body. The dental block further includes a ring-shaped abutment surface to be abutted against a top surface on the oral cavity inner side of the dental implant fixture. The ring-shaped abutment surface is positioned more inside the block body than the one surface and is formed from an end portion positioned at the most oral cavity inner side of the engagement portion to surround the end portion, and to be parallel to the one surface of the block body. The dental block further includes a diameter-enlarged portion having a tapered shape whose diameter increases from the ring-shaped abutment surface toward the one surface of the block body.
US09610145B2	Precision-milled denture teeth and method and devices for making same A device for making artificial teeth for a denture. The device is comprised of a nest comprised of a lower portion formed of a rigid material and having an upper planar surface, and an upper portion contiguous with the upper planar surface of the lower portion, and formed of an elastomeric material and configured to receive a plurality of the artificial teeth and hold the teeth in predetermined positions relative to the upper planar surface. A method for making artificial teeth using the nest and a fixative applied thereto is also disclosed. The method may include milling of the artificial teeth by a CAD-CAM operated mill.
US09610142B1	Adjustable bite recording tool for dental implants The adjustable bite recording tool for dental implants includes a support post having opposing upper and lower ends. The threaded portion of a screw extends downward from the support post and is adapted for releasable attachment to the patient's pre-existing dental implant. An angularly adjustable ring is mounted on the support post. A support arm extends upward from the angularly adjustable ring at an oblique angle, and a support table is mounted on an upper end of the support arm. A bite recording cap is mounted on the support table and on the upper end of the support post. A top surface of the bite recording cap is adapted for receiving a bite recording medium.
US09610141B2	Arch expanding appliance The present disclosure provides method, systems, and devices for expanding arch of teeth. A device for expanding an arch of teeth of a patient can include a removable shell formed of a first material having a number of cavities formed therein. The number of cavities are shaped to receive teeth of a patient. A device for expanding an arch of teeth of a patient can include an arch element extending from the removable shell in a lingual direction and across an arch width of the removable shell. The arch element can be formed of the first material and a second material that is a different material than the first material, can be designed to expand an arch of the teeth of the patient, and can have a width specific to a stage of a treatment plan.
US09610138B2	Removable dental mandrel guard A removable dental mandrel guard comprising a collar portion extending from a first open end to a transition region, which may include a first tapered portion, the transition region reducing from a first to a second interior diameter; a shaft guard extending from a first end rigidly connected to the transition region to a second end rigidly connected to the disc shield and having interior cross section defining the second interior diameter; a disc shield having opposed first and second transverse walls, each with a partially enclosed perimeter edge joined by coextensive edge wall extending from a first edge point to a second edge point, the interiors of the first and second transverse walls and edge wall defining a disc cavity; a continuous open seam extending longitudinally from the collar portion first open end to the shaft guard second end.
US09610135B2	Laparoscopic medical instrument holding device The laparoscopic medical instrument holding device has a platform with a holder for securing the instrument. The holder has at least two clamping claws arranged on the platform and each of the clamping claws comprises a two-arm base. Each arm of the base has movably mounted thereon a claw and each arm of the claw has at least two guide rollers. The arm of the claw has a ferromagnetic material footing located above a magnet mounted on the platform. A holding force between the footing and the magnet is adjustable. In the holder there is a releasably mounted instrument sleeve for securing the laparoscopic instrument. The instrument sleeve has a pair of internally mounted clamping elements and an externally mounted securing nut coupled via a deflecting transmission to a motor unit attached to the platform.
US09610134B2	Alignment plate apparatus and system and method of use with virtual alignment grid A computer implemented system for adjusting the placement of an implant in a patient through the use of a dimensioned grid template placed relative to patient anatomy on a fluoroscopic machine and a method to digitally quantify alignment parameters is provided. This system can be used for determining: 1) leg length, offset, and cup position during arthroplasty replacement surgery; 2) fracture reduction/correction position during trauma procedures and 3) an apparatus to be used for deformity correction planning is provided; 4) placement and positioning of instruments and implants relative to bone and anatomical architecture; 5) bone anatomy boundary parameter identification relative to reaming and cutting landmarks of bone.
US09610133B2	Wireless laparoscopic camera A wireless laparoscopic camera system includes a housing having proximal and distal ends and a lens disposed at the distal end thereof. A chip package is disposed within the housing. The chip package is positioned proximally of the lens and includes an image sensor, a processing component, and a wireless transmitter. The image sensor, the processing component, and the wireless transmitter are configured as bare die and are stacked and coupled in sequence with respect to one another to form the chip package. The chip package is configured to convert an optical image produced by the lens into an electrical signal. The signal is transmitted wirelessly to a wireless receiver positioned remote of the housing.
US09610132B2	Surgical instrument for assisting in distinguishing anterior capsule during cataract surgery The present invention relates to a surgical instrument for cataract surgery, and provides the surgical instrument for assisting in distinguishing the anterior capsule during cataract surgery, including a ring-shaped body; and a light source provided on a bottom surface portion of the body.
US09610129B2	Medical manipulator A medical manipulator having: a longitudinal member; an arm body portion; a first bending portion; a second bending portion; an angle wire; a connecting rod; an operating wire; an arm operating portion including a guide member; wherein the arm operating portion has: a link portion; turning member; and an operating lever; wherein the turning member has: a rotating shaft which is slidably supported by the guide member so as to rotate around a coupling portion; and a guided member which is slidably engaged by the guide member so as to rotate around the rotating shaft in accordance with an operation of the operating lever.
US09610128B2	Pouch for medical instruments and devices A pouch is formed from one or more webs of material that provide at least one absorbent surface. The pouch further includes an integral flap, which may be folded over the opening, or entrance, of the pouch so as to maintain the contents of the pouch in place and to help retain moisture within the pouch. The interior of the pouch is defined, at least partially, by its absorbent faces.
US09610127B2	Protective container for holding reusable diagnostic components A protective container for holding a reusable control part of a transcutaneous sensor system for detecting at least one analyte in a bodily fluid is disclosed. The control part includes at least one coupling, which has at least one sensor coupling for connection to at least one transcutaneous sensor. The protective container has at least one container housing. The control part can be held in the container housing. The container housing is adapted to shield the control part from environmental influences. The container housing also has at least one connector which can be connected to the coupling and seals the latter in a media-tight fashion.
US09610123B2	System for treating skin wounds, bandaging and biochemical activation equipment for employing this system The present invention concerns a system for dermatologic treatment comprising an energy source for activating a biochemical healing effect and at least one bandage meant to be placed on or near the area being treated before applying the activation step using the said energy source characterized in that the bandage comprises an identification means (4, 5, 10, 11) interacting with a sensor controlling the functioning of the energy source.
US09610122B2	Step-down coaxial microwave ablation applicators and methods for manufacturing same Microwave ablation applicators and methods for manufacturing the microwave ablation applicators are disclosed. A microwave ablation applicator includes a feed-line segment, a step-down segment, and a radiator base segment. The feed-line segment includes a first inner conductor, a first dielectric disposed on the first inner conductor, and a first outer conductor disposed on the first dielectric. The step-down segment includes a second inner conductor, a second dielectric disposed on the second inner conductor, and a second outer conductor disposed on the second dielectric. The radiator base segment includes a third inner conductor disposed on the third inner conductor, a third outer conductor disposed on the proximal end of the third dielectric so as to form a feed gap at a distal end of the radiator base segment, a balun dielectric disposed on the third outer conductor, and a balun outer conductor disposed on the balun dielectric.
US09610121B2	Light energy sealing, cutting and sensing surgical device The present disclosure is directed towards a medical instrument. The medical instrument includes a housing and an end effector assembly operably connected to the housing. The end effector assembly includes first and second jaw members each having a tissue contacting surface, at least one of the first and second jaw members movable between a first, spaced-apart position and a second proximate position, wherein in the second position, the jaw members cooperate to define a cavity configured to receive tissue between the jaw members. The end effector also includes at least one light-emitting element coupled to at least one of the first and second jaw members, the at least one light-emitting element adapted to deliver light energy to tissue grasped between the first and second jaw members to treat the tissue.
US09610116B2	Electrosurgical instrument with a knife blade lockout mechanism An electrosurgical forceps is provided with a shaft that extends from a housing of the electrosurgical forceps. An end effector assembly operably coupled to the shaft includes a pair of first and second jaw members. One or both of the first and second jaw members is movable from an open configuration, to a clamping configuration. A knife blade assembly includes a knife blade translatable within the first and second jaw members. A knife blade lockout mechanism is in operative communication with the knife blade assembly and includes an elongated cam slot with a cam pin translatable therein from a distal end of the elongated cam slot corresponding to the knife blade lockout mechanism engaged with the knife blade assembly, to a proximal position corresponding to the knife blade lockout mechanism disengaged from the knife blade assembly.
US09610114B2	Bipolar electrosurgical hand shears An apparatus comprises a first jaw, a second jaw, a first handle, and a second handle. The second jaw is pivotally coupled with the first jaw. The first jaw and the second jaw are configured to grasp tissue. The jaws provide offset electrode surfaces that are operable to deliver bipolar RF energy to tissue grasped between the jaws. The apparatus is further operable to sever tissue. A lockout feature selectively prevents tissue severing, based on an energization state of the jaws.
US09610109B2	Wedge shaped fracture fixation devices and methods for using the same Reduced bone fracture fixation devices and methods for using the same are provided. Aspects of the reduced bone fracture fixation devices include a body dimensioned to be positioned in a reduced bone fracture, wherein the body has a wedge shape configuration sufficient to exert a force on bone of the reduced bone fracture and maintain reduction of the reduced bone fracture. The devices, kits and methods of the invention find use in a variety of applications, such as in applications in which it is desired to repair a reduced bone fracture.
US09610107B2	Rod insertion instrument Described is a rod insertion instrument for the insertion of a fixation rod in the tulips of adjacent pedicle screws in the context of a dorsal spinal column stabilization. It has a grip portion, a tube section adjoining it and a gripping head carried by the tube section, in which gripping head the fixation rod is rotationally fixedly and angularly stably receivable with its proximal end. In order to minimize accidental tissue compression during the fixing of the fixation rod into the pedicle screws, the gripping head is attached to the tube section exclusively via a lockable joint with which there is enabled an unconstrained pivoting movement of the tube section toward the fixation rod during the process of fixing the fixation rod to the pedicle screw.
US09610106B2	Bone anchor systems Embodiments of the invention relate generally to tissue anchors and methods of delivering same to the intervertebral disc or other sites within the body. In some embodiments, the anchors provide pull-out resistance, stability and/or maximize contact with tissue involving a minimum amount of penetration. In some embodiments, delivery methods are minimally invasive and include linear, lateral, and off-angle implantation or driving of anchors along, against or within tissue surfaces.
US09610105B2	Multi-axial orthopedic device and system Embodiments of an orthopedic implant device and system, and methods for implanting them, are disclosed. The implant may include a receiver member having a channel for accommodating an elongated rod or other longitudinal member, a bone anchoring member such as a screw or hook, and a base member rotatable with respect to the receiver member for retaining the bone anchoring member in the receiver member. The base member is configured to allow at least two different degrees of maximum angulation of the bone anchoring member with respect to the receiver member. The number and relative direction of such angulations are independent of the orientation of the channel or other part of the receiving member.
US09610104B2	Percutaneous pedicle screw revision system The present invention describes a system, devices and methods for percutaneous pedicle screw revision procedures. The present invention utilizes a tulip rod stub/connector adapted to be used to extend pedicle screw/rod constructs with minimal disruption to surrounding soft tissue and without having to remove existing hardware.
US09610103B2	Bone fixated, articulated joint load control device A load control device can be attached to bones on either side of an articulated joint in order to control the forces and loads experienced by the joint. The device comprises an apparatus for controlling the load on articular cartilage of a human or animal joint and includes: a first fixation assembly for attachment to a first bone; a second fixation assembly for attachment to a second bone; a link assembly coupled to the first fixation assembly by a first pivot and coupled to the second fixation assembly by a second pivot, the first and second fixation assembly thereby each being angularly displaceable relative to the link assembly. The apparatus enables a clinician to effectively control the environment of cartilage in a joint during a treatment episode.
US09610098B2	Lancing device for taking blood samples The invention relates to a lancing device (1) for taking blood samples, having a housing (2), an axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) for holding a lancet (12), a lancing spring element for accelerating the axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) in a lancing direction (18), and a release element (13) for initiating a lancing procedure, in which the axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) is accelerated in a lancing direction (18) by the tensioned lancing spring element, wherein the lancing device (1) comprises a locking apparatus (20), which can be released by the release element (13), for locking a lancing spring element tensioning procedure.
US09610096B2	Methods and devices for the prevention of incisional surgical site infections A surgical access device for facilitating access through an incision to a surgical site in a patient's body has a pliable membrane which is configured to engage and expand the incision. The pliable membrane includes a base layer, a permeable membrane attached to the base layer, and a fluid channel disposed between the layers. The fluid channel is fluidly coupled to a fluid source. The fluid is delivered to the surgical site via the permeable membrane. The surgical access device may also have a locking mechanism for holding the device in a desired configuration.
US09610095B2	Retractor cannula system for accessing and visualizing spine and related methods Retractor cannula systems may be used for accessing and visualizing the spine and related methods of treatment, including a forward-looking retractor cannula system for creating a working space and the retractor cannula system having atraumatic dissection capability to allow visualization in spine. The devices and methods described may be used, for example, to perform annulus repair, herniated disc excision, and denervation of neurological tissue; to dispense pharmacological agents and/or cell or tissue therapy agents; to diagnose disc degeneration and bony degeneration, spinal stenosis, and nucleus decompression, and to perform disc augmentation.
US09610083B2	Articulated cavity creator Disclosed herein are devices for use through a cannula to create cavities within interior body regions. When deployed, the distal end of several such devices extend beyond the distal end of the catheter and can then be selectively curved into a shaped compression surface that, when articulated, creates a void within the interior body. This compression surface may then be withdrawn back into the cannula for removal and to make way for bone cement that, in certain instances, may be introduced through the same cannula.
US09610082B2	Apparatus and method for heart valve repair A device 10 for gathering tissue in a patient includes an elongated catheter 14 and a capture assembly 13 at a distal portion of the catheter. The capture assembly has a closed side 18 and a door 20 rotatable between an open condition and a closed condition. The closed side 18 of the capture assembly 13 and the door 20 in the closed condition may collectively define a tissue capturing compartment 19. Movement of the door 20 from the open condition to the closed condition adjacent the tissue may capture a portion 44 of the tissue in the tissue capturing compartment 19. A clip may then be applied from the capture assembly 13 to the captured tissue 44 to hold the tissue substantially in a gathered configuration.
US09610078B2	Endovascular flexible stapling device The present invention concerns a flexible stapling device (1). More particularly, this invention concerns a flexible endovascular stapling device (1) for an intravascular procedure such as patent foramen ovate closure, which is designed to avoid open heart surgery by permitting the closure of the defect utilizing a stapling means (26) which is positioned by using a flexible shaft/guidewire system.
US09610077B2	Round-flat-round surgical braids A surgical braid comprising two non-flat sections; a tape section, the tape section being generally flat, the tape section being positioned between the two non-flat sections; and the tape section comprising a single braid, and the two non-flat sections and the tape section being formed with a continuous and gap-less braid.
US09610071B2	Surgical access system and related methods A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue refraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site.
US09610069B2	Tissue stabilization and repair device A device includes an elongated cannula with an opening positioned at its distal end. A tissue engagement structure is affixed proximate the distal end of the cannula and surrounds the opening. The tissue engagement structure includes a tissue engaging portion to engage and control tissue. An adhesive is dispensed through the cannula opening to repair tissue.
US09610066B2	Method of collecting cells Disclosed is a method of collecting cells including the steps of: preparing a processed-bone comprising a bone extracted from a living body, a covering agent and first and second holes, wherein an outer surface of the bone is covered with the covering agent attached to the outer surface of the bone, and the first and second holes penetrate through the covering agent and the outer surface of the bone into the interior of the bone; introducing a liquid into the processed-bone from the first hole; and collecting a cell-containing liquid from the second hole.
US09610061B2	Vascular characterization using ultrasound imaging Ultrasound methods and/or systems provide for the motion tracking of both vessel wall motion and blood flow (e.g., with use of high frame rate ultrasound pulse echo data and speckle tracking both wall motion and flow can be tracked simultaneously).
US09610060B2	Method of monitoring a fetal heart rate The invention relates to a method of monitoring a fetal heart rate, the method comprising: providing a first measurement head (104) and a second measurement head (106) and a sensor (200), the sensor (200) being comprised in the first measurement head (104) or the second measurement head (106), the sensor (200) being adapted to sense the maternal heart rate, the first measurement head (104) being adapted to sense maternal-fetal related medical data and the second measurement head (106) being adapted to sense the fetal heart rate, measuring the maternal heart rate by acquiring maternal heart rate data using the sensor (200), measuring the fetal heart rate by acquiring fetal heart rate data using the second measurement head (106), acquiring the maternal-fetal related medical data, detecting maternal-fetal heart rate coincidences by analyzing the maternal heart rate data and the fetal heart rate data.
US09610059B2	Monitoring system for monitoring heart signals The invention relates to a monitoring system (1) for monitoring acoustic heart signals, comprising a sensor housing (2) comprising a heart sound sensing element (3) adapted to be arranged in connection to a patient's heart to sense heart sounds and to generate a heart sound signal related to the heart sounds; a monitoring unit housing (4) comprising a processing unit (5) adapted to receive said heart sound signal, wherein said monitoring unit housing (4) is separated from said sensor housing (2) and is adapted to be arranged in relation to the patient's upper sternum, wherein the monitoring system (1) further comprises a flexible elongated connector (6) connecting said sensor housing (2) to said monitoring unit housing (4), said connector (6) having a longitudinal extension along a longitudinal axis (7), wherein said connector (6) is connected to said monitoring unit housing (4) in an angular relationship, and wherein the angle α between said longitudinal axis (7) and a main axis (8) of said monitoring unit housing (4) is within a predetermined interval.
US09610058B2	Portable medical diagnostic imaging apparatus and communication control method in portable medical diagnostic imaging apparatus A portable medical diagnostic imaging apparatus includes a wireless communication connection portion configured to connect to a network wirelessly, a signal strength obtaining portion configured to obtain signal strength of the wireless connection connected to the network, and a communication control portion configured to switch processing relating to data transmission in accordance with an obtained signal strength of the wireless connection.
US09610056B2	Method for reconstructing a 3D image from 2D X-ray images The present invention relates to a method for reconstructing a 3D image from 2D X-ray images acquired with an X-ray imaging system, said method comprising the steps of: a) receiving a set of 2D X-ray images of a region of a patient with said X-ray imaging system, b) computing an initial 3D image within the coordinate system of the X-ray imaging system by using at least part of said 2D X-ray images with their respective projective geometry data; c) projecting said initial 3D image on at least part of said 2D X-ray images and adjusting the respective projective geometry data of said images, said adjustment comprising registration of said images with the projection of the initial 3D image using an image-to-image registration technique; d) computing an updated 3D image using the complete set of 2D X-ray images with their respective adjusted projective geometry data.
US09610053B2	Radiographic device According to this radiography device, by taking images in rapid succession while appropriately obtaining the timing for which an X-ray tube in a rest state should be activated, rapid successive imaging and protection of a radioactive source can both be achieved. That is, in the configuration of the present invention, a time difference is calculated, obtained by subtracting a temporal width of an activation period from a temporal width of an undetectable period, and the time after the time difference has elapsed from the time at which an X-ray is irradiated is determined as the timing for activating the X-ray tube. The temporal width of an undetectable period is the temporal width between the time at which an FPD detects an X-ray once and the time at which the following X-ray can be detected, and the temporal width of an activation period is the temporal width between the start of activation of the X-ray tube to the completion of activation. Thus, while simultaneously activating the X-ray tube and preparing the detector, images can be taken in rapid succession without excessive burden on the X-ray tube and the life of the X-ray tube can be extended.
US09610052B2	Dental imaging apparatus The invention relates to a dental imaging apparatus which includes an x-ray imaging means and at least one color camera for photographing the face of a patient positioned at the imaging station of the apparatus, which at least one color camera is arranged to image the patient's face positioned at the patient support station from different directions, and means arranged into functional connection with said at least one color camera for creating a virtual three-dimensional texture model of the patient's face.
US09610050B2	Imaging device for a joint of a human An imaging device for a joint of a human is made of an HF transparent material. The imaging device has a base element that may be fastened to a patient bed of a magnetic resonance system. The imaging device includes a bearing element, in which a joint region of an extremity of the human may be supported when the base element is fastened to the patient bed. The bearing element and the base element are connected movably to each other by a guiding structure such that when the base element is fastened to the patient bed, the bearing element may be positioned in a plurality of defined positions relative to the base element.
US09610048B2	Fiber optic systems for MRI suites and related devices and methods Fiber optic systems with an MR compatible mouse in an MR scanner room that connects to a fiber optic computer mouse interface that is attached to a fiber optic cable that connects to a USB port of a computer in the MR control room to allow the mouse in the MR scanner room to move a cursor on a monitor in communication with the computer in the control room of an MRI suite during an MRI guided surgical procedure. The fiber optic cable(s) can be routed though a conventional RF wall waveguide and avoids the need for additional holes in the penetration panel for connectors. The fiber optic systems can also include up converters and down converters for providing fiber optic video signals from cameras in the MR scanner room to display video signal on the monitor.
US09610037B2	Systems and devices for profiling microbiota of skin Devices and systems for sampling and profiling microbiota of skin are described which include a replaceable microbe sampling unit including a substrate and a location information storage component, the substrate including a microbe-capture region configured to capture at least one type of microbe from one or more regions of a skin surface of an individual, and the location information storage component configured to store information associated with the location of said one or more regions of the skin surface of the individual.
US09610036B1	Quantifying muscle and tendon fatigue during physical exertion A method and apparatus for monitoring musculoskeletal performance. A person repeatedly performing a physical task is monitored using a sensor system to generate task performance data. A simulation of the person performing the physical task over a number of cycles is run using a musculoskeletal model for the person and at least one of the task performance data and task description data. Muscle activation data and tendon force data are generated based on the simulation. Muscle fatigue and tendon fatigue resulting from performing the physical task are simulated for each cycle using a fatigue model system, the muscle activation data, and the tendon force data. The musculoskeletal model is adjusted to account for the muscle fatigue and the tendon fatigue after each cycle and prior to a next cycle. A prediction is made as to when a predetermined risk threshold for the person is reached based on the simulation.
US09610035B2	Method and system for maintaining a state in a subject A method of maintaining a state in a subject includes measuring one or more physiological parameters of the subject, calculating, using the measured parameter(s), a value, determining if the calculated value is below a lower threshold or above an upper threshold, and generating an output to the subject if the calculated value is determined to be below the lower threshold or above the upper threshold. In one embodiment, the generating an output to the subject includes generating a first output if the calculated value is determined to be below the lower threshold and generating a second output if the calculated value is determined to be above the upper threshold, the second output being different from the first output.
US09610034B2	Analyte monitoring device and methods of use An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor.
US09610032B2	Devices and methods for a contact lens with an outward facing light source A body-mountable device can include a transparent material and a substrate at least partially embedded in the transparent material. The transparent material can have a mounting surface and a surface opposite the mounting surface. A light source can be disposed on the substrate and configured to emit light through the surface opposite the mounting surface. The light source can be controlled by circuitry disposed on the substrate. The circuitry can be configured to receive modulation instructions and modulate the light emitted by the light source based on the modulation instructions.
US09610031B2	Transcutaneous analyte sensor The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host including a sensor; a mounting unit for placement on the skin of a host; a sensor introducer coupled to the sensor and to the mounting unit, the sensor introducer configured to transcutaneously introduce a portion of the sensor through a skin of the host to a first position relative to the mounting unit, and a data processing unit configured to couple to the mounting unit, the data processing unit displacing the sensor to a second position relative to the mounting unit upon coupling to the mounting unit.
US09610028B2	Method and apparatus for sensing a horse's moods In a method for sensing a horse's moods, in which multiple sensors sense physical parameters of the horse and a statement on the horse's well-being is derived from said measured values, the position of at least one ear is sensed by a sensor, and a statement reflecting the horse's mood in a differentiated manner on the basis of body language-related signals is output.
US09610024B2	Method and device for determining and presenting surface charge and dipole densities on cardiac walls The invention discloses a method, a system, a computer program and a device for determining the surface charge and/or dipole densities on heart walls. Using the foregoing, a table of dipole densities ν(P′, t) and/or a table of surface charge densities ρ(P′, t) of a given heart chamber can be generated.
US09610019B2	Systems and methods for monitoring physical activity with a plurality of heart rate monitors assigned to individuals A system for monitoring physical activity, in which activity data for an individual is be captured and stored whether the activity takes place in a health club or away from the health club (e.g. outdoors). The proposed approach is to capture heart rate data using an individual heart rate monitor (e.g. a chest belt) that has inbuilt memory for storing the heart rate data. The data is uploaded from the belt to a database, preferably a database that is accessible over the Internet, via a receiver station that will typically be located in a health club where the user is a member.
US09610016B2	Wireless health monitoring in the setting of X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging and other sources of electromagnetic interference This multipurpose, modular system provides diagnostic-quality, wireless, multichannel monitoring in diverse settings, including interventional procedures guided by X-ray and MRI, with variable electromagnetic interference (EMI) and eliminates the need for multiple detachments/reattachments of patient cables when the patient is moved from one room/procedure to another. The system includes: 1) multiple filterbanks (filtering procedures) for recording both diagnostic-quality (broad-band) signals in the absence of EMI and narrow-band signals in the presence of EMI, with subsequent reconstruction of diagnostic-quality signals from the narrow-band signals; 2) filtering of EMI, using a priori and adaptive criteria about differences between the EMI and physiological signals' characteristics; 3) filtering of the magneto-hydrodynamic effect, using physiological measurements at different distances from the magnet (i.e., at different strengths of magnetic field) and changes in blood flow and blood pressure; and 4) multiple wireless transmitters for increasing reliability and speed (throughput) of the wireless data transmission.
US09610015B2	Radar apparatus for detecting multiple life—signs of a subject, a method and a computer program product The invention relates to a radar apparatus for detecting a life-sign of a subject, comprising a transmitter system for emitting a transmission electromagnetic beam to the chest and/or the abdomen of a subject, a receiving system for receiving first reflected electromagnetic beam data from the chest and/or the abdomen, and a processor unit for processing the first received beam data retrieving breath activity information. The transmitter system, the receiving system and the processor are further arranged for performing a radar measurement of a superficial artery structure, such as a wrist artery, an ankle artery, a carotid artery and/or the fontanel artery for retrieving heart activity information. Thereto, the a second transmission electromagnetic beam is directed towards the superficial artery structure, the first and the second transmission electromagnetic beam being transmitted from a single radar unit.
US09610013B2	Indicator and analytics for sensor insertion in a continuous analyte monitoring system and related methods The present embodiments provide systems and methods for, among others, tracking sensor insertion locations in a continuous analyte monitoring system. Data gathered from sensor sessions can be used in different ways, such as providing a user with a suggested rotation of insertion locations, correlating data from a given sensor session with sensor accuracy and/or sensor session length, and providing a user with a suggested next insertion location based upon past sensor accuracy and/or sensor session length at that location.
US09610012B2	System and apparatus for providing baseline data for automated patient management A system and method for providing baseline data for automated patient management is disclosed. A patient is identified for enrollment in automated patient management with information including at least one of treatment profile and medical history. Device measures are collected to provide raw physiometry for the patient regularly recorded by a medical device, beginning with an initial observation period. Derived device measures are determined to provide derivative physiometry based on the collected device measures. Baseline data from the collected and derived device measures are quantified.
US09610011B2	Method for rapid calculation of tear film lipid and aqueous layer thickness and ocular surface refractive index from interferometry spectra A method for determining optical properties of a corneal region. The method includes the steps of obtaining a combined tear film aqueous layer plus lipid layer thickness; obtaining a tear film lipid layer thickness; subtracting the tear film lipid layer thickness from the combined tear film aqueous layer plus lipid layer thickness to obtain a tear film aqueous layer thickness; and determining a corneal layer refractive index based on the tear film lipid layer thickness and the tear film aqueous layer thickness.
US09610008B2	Endoscope reprocessor An endoscope reprocessor includes: a processing tank including a first tank that is arranged at a lowermost tier, and a second tank that communicates with the first tank, the processing tank allowing an endoscope to be placed in the processing tank; a drainage port arranged in the first tank; a first water level detection section that detects whether or not a first water level set to be a water level that is equal to or below a boundary between the first tank and the second tank is submerged in water; a circulation port that opens at a level that is below the first water level; a circulation conduit including one end connected to the circulation port and another end that opens at a position that is above the first water level in the processing tank; and a circulation pump that is provided in the circulation conduit.
US09610002B2	Cartridge for a water-conducting domestic appliance comprising a detergent dosing system A cartridge for a water-conducting domestic appliance, in particular a domestic dishwasher, which has a detergent dosing system having at least one detergent dispenser for receiving at least one cartridge, wherein the cartridge has separate chambers for storing at least two detergents, the cartridge including a cartridge housing having at least two chambers formed therein, wherein each chamber has a storage capacity for storing detergent which is greater than the quantities required for one washing cycle.
US09610001B2	Water-conducting domestic appliance comprising a detergent dosing system and cartridge therefor A water-conducting domestic appliance, in particular a domestic dishwasher, the water-conducting domestic appliance including a washing compartment for receiving items therein that are to be subjected to a washing cycle by the water-conducting domestic appliance; a detergent dosing system, the detergent dosing system having a detergent dispenser with a receiving compartment, the receiving area for receiving at least one cartridge that is configured to hold at least one detergent; and a cartridge having separate chambers for storing at least two detergents, each chamber having a storage capacity for storing detergent that is greater than a quantity of detergent required for one washing cycle.
US09610000B2	Dishwasher with at least one light source which is controlled dependent on movement positions of a receiving basket A dishwasher includes a dishwashing compartment having a loading opening which can be closed by a door configured. At least one washware basket is provided for movement out of and into the dishwashing compartment, with at least one movement position of the washware basket being recognized by a device. At least one light source is arranged in or on the dishwasher and controlled by a control device in dependence on the at least one movement position of the washware basket.
US09609993B2	Butterfly duster A butterfly duster is disclosed having a novel folding duster head. The wings of the duster head are opened and closed with a fork actuator arrangement that interacts with a gliding surface and retention walls on each wing to allow each half of the fork actuator to glide along the surface of each wing in a controlled and linear manner without the need for different materials between the wings and each gliding surface. Linear guides and linear guide slots provide further control of the fork actuator as it rides along a slide coupling while opening or closing the wings of the duster head.
US09609985B2	Toilet bowl cover apparatus A toilet bowl cover apparatus includes a lid housing having a lower portion and an upper portion extending upwardly from a rear end of the lower portion, the portions together defining a continuous interior channel. A flexible lid member is situated in the interior channel and slidably movable between a retracted configuration substantially in the interior channel of the upper portion and a deployed configuration substantially in the interior channel of the lower portion. A toilet seat is operatively coupled to a top surface of the lid housing and selectively movable between raised and lowered configuration. The lower portion of the lid housing defines an opening complementary to a center opening of the toilet seat and to an open top of the toilet bowl. Therefore, the lid member prevents communication between the toilet bowl and the toilet seat the deployed configuration and allows communication therebetween at the retracted configuration.
US09609984B1	Foot scrubber A foot scrubber and a method of scrubbing a foot are presented herein. The foot scrubber includes a housing, a brush assembly disposed within a scrubbing region of the housing, and a drive assembly disposed at least partially within a water-tight internal region of the housing and in a rotationally driving relation with the brush assembly. Further structural advantages of the foot scrubber include at least one ultraviolet (UV) light assembly disposed in an illuminating and disinfecting relation with the scrubbing region of the housing and the user's foot, a fluid dispensing assembly positioned to dispense a fluid into the scrubbing region for contact with the foot, and an activation assembly for automatically activating the drive assembly, the UV light assembly and the fluid dispensing assembly according to a predetermined cycle.
US09609982B2	Oven broil burner Provided is a broil burner including a generally-tubular gas conduit configured to extend between a rearward region of an oven cavity and a forward region of the oven cavity. The gas conduit includes an inlet that cooperates with a gas source to convey a combustible gas from the gas source to the gas conduit, and a plurality of apertures through which the combustible gas exits the gas conduit to be combusted. A reflector is provided, and extends between opposing segments of the gas conduit to reflect heat generated by combustion of the combustible gas in a downward direction, generally toward a central region of the oven cavity.
US09609981B2	Apparatus and method for controlling a conveyor oven A conveyor oven includes a controller configured to change the operation of a first set of burners and a second set of burners from a cooking mode to an energy saving mode based at least in part upon detection of the absence of food in the oven chamber. The first set of burners operating at a first intensity during the cooking mode and are off during the energy saving mode. The second set of burners operating at a first intensity during the cooking mode and being adjustable to a different intensity during the energy saving mode, where the second set of burners produce heat during the different intensity.
US09609974B2	Hang-it-all curtain system An improved, simpler, and more cost effective method for hanging multiple layers of curtaining with reduced damage to the casement of a window or of the walls around a window. An e-shaped hook (1) wraps around an existing bracket (3) utilized to hang a primary curtain rod. The hook (1) then extends down from the bracket (3) ending in a lateral prong at a right angle to the bracket (3) and perpendicular to the original curtain rod, pointing toward the center of the window. This prong is then inserted into the aperture of a telescoping rod with an internal spring adjustment referred to as a spring tension rod (2). The spring tension rod (2), due to its internal spring, allows for the rod to be inserted onto the hook (1) and be released from the hook (1) without the removal of the hook (1) from the bracket (3).
US09609971B2	Movement-resistant floor mat A floor mat made of a rubber sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface with spaced-apart lugs extending therefrom, each lug having a pair of opposing nibs spaced-apart to define a passage therebetween with a longitudinal axis in a selected direction and the selected direction different from the direction of the longitudinal axis of the passage in an adjacent lug, which lugs cooperatively resist movement of the mat in response to loading by foot and wheeled cart traffic across the floor mat disposed on a floor surface.
US09609969B1	Deformable elastomeric valve and valve assembly An elastomeric valve includes a barrel having one or more walls defining an interior fluid pathway. The barrel is deformable between a non-deformed state and a deformed state. The elastomeric valve further includes a gate assembly of two or more gate elements forming a tapering volume projecting into the fluid pathway from the one or more walls of the barrel. In at least some examples, each gate element joins the barrel at a reduced cross-section that forms a hinge of that gate element. The two or more gate elements interface with each other along one or more gate boundaries to collectively block the fluid pathway in the non-deformed state and separate from each other along the one or more gate boundaries in the deformed state to permit fluid flow through the gate assembly.
US09609967B2	Multipurpose eating utensil A multipurpose eating utensil has two side parts of flexible sheet material having inner edges joined unitarily by a membrane hinge unitarily for movement of the side parts between a flattened position extending generally coplanar with each other and a folded use position extending at an acute angle to each other from the hinge with the outer edges closely juxtaposed. Front and rear utensil parts are formed unitarily with the side parts of the thin but flexible sheet material and each have an inner edge joined unitarily to ends of both of the side parts and an outer end edge. One of the outer end edges is formed as a fork and the other as a spoon. Male and female fastening formations formed unitarily with the outer side edges can be fitted together to retain the side parts in the folded use position.
US09609966B2	Disposable cup with removable scripture stickers A cup with a lid and removable scripture stickers is provided. The cup includes an inner surface, an outer surface, and a rim forming an opening into the cup. The lid is releasably attachable to the rim of the cup, thereby covering the opening. At least one sticker having a scripture is attached to the outer surface of the cup. A folded paper is releasably attached to the top of the lid.
US09609965B2	Food plate The present invention is a food plate that has weakening lines near the edge of the plate. The weakening lines define removable areas on the food plate. A person can use the present invention as a traditional food plate to hold a plate of food. He or she also can use the unique features of the present invention. By detaching the removable sections defined by the weakening lines, a user can create recesses on the food plate. The user can then put his or her index finger and thumb into the recesses to hold a drink on the top surface of the food plate, and use his or her other fingers to support the food plate from the bottom of the plate.
US09609964B1	Positive locking hanging system A positive locking hanging system is specifically adapted for locking a panel to a wall. The system includes a first elongated mounting member that is configured to be mountable to a wall, and a second elongated mounting member configured to be attachable to a panel. When the first elongated mounting member and the second elongated mounting member are engaged, notches in the first and second elongated mounting members are aligned to form a locking channel. A user may lock the second elongated mounting member to the first elongated mounting member (i.e., lock the panel to the wall) by inserting a locking element into the locking channel. The locking element constrains the movement of the elongated mounting members which results in the panel being locked to the wall. As a result, this may address seismic concerns such as an earthquake, and may prevent a thief from merely removing the panel from the wall when the locking element is inserted.
US09609962B2	Packaged collectible display system and assembly A packaged collectible display assembly displays a packaged collectible. The packaged collectible display assembly includes a board assembly and a display base. The board assembly includes a backer board, at least one pair of laterally opposed channel structures or constructions, and a ledge structure or element. The channel structures are attached to the laterally opposed portions of the backer board such as laterally opposed board edges such that channels of the channel structures face one another. The ledge structure is attached to the backer board adjacent the lower board end such that the ledge length extends across the board width and abuts the lower channel ends, the ledge structure and channel structures for supporting at least one channel-received packaged collectible. The lower board end may be preferably received in groove formed in the display base for enhancing the display of each channel-received packaged collectible.
US09609960B2	Merchandiser trim assembly A merchandiser panel assembly including a panel body at least partially defining a cavity. The merchandiser panel assembly includes a trim base attached to the panel body and partially enclosing the cavity along an edge of the panel body. The trim base is defined by an elongated body and includes an attachment feature positioned along at least one edge of the elongated body. The merchandiser panel assembly includes trim coupled to an exterior surface of the trim base. The merchandiser panel assembly includes insulation disposed within the cavity and captured by the panel body and the trim base.
US09609957B1	Portable foldable bed A bed system includes a semi-rigid top foam member having a top periphery edge; a semi-rigid bottom foam member having a bottom periphery edge; a first spring extending through the top periphery edge; a second spring extending through the bottom periphery edge; a foldable pliable material rigidly attached to the top periphery edge and rigidly attached to the bottom periphery edge; a sealed cavity formed by the top foam member, the bottom foam member, and the foldable pliable material; and a valve secured to and extending through a thickness of the foldable pliable material and in gaseous communication with the sealed cavity.
US09609955B1	Foldable bed assembly and method A bed assembly and method of use for connecting a foldable bed frame to the back support of a sofa. The assembly includes a first slotted link attached to the back support and a double slotted link affixed to the foldable bed frame. An L-shaped adjustment link defining a plurality of apertures is slidably connected to the slotted link and pivotably connected to the double slotted link whereby folding the bed frame causes the back support to displace along the first slotted link. Depending on whether the foldable bed frame is being removed from or inserted into the storage cavity within the sofa, the displacement of the back support along the slotted link causes the space between the bed frame and the back support to change.
US09609954B1	Space saving convertible seat and chest of drawers apparatus A space saving convertible seat and chest of drawers apparatus having a first chair superimposable inverted onto a second chair wherein a seat of the first chair nestles into a seat of the second chair when said first chair is inverted, a back of the first chair fits flush overlying a front apron of the second chair, and a front apron of the first chair nestles flush into a back of the second chair, each back of the first and second chairs thereby formative of respective sides of a chest of drawers, each of said first and second chairs having a slidable drawer disposed in position underneath each seat thereof, whereby the first and second chairs are arrangeable as a set of two chairs or as a single chest of drawers.
US09609952B2	Chair, especially, office chair A chair, especially an office chair, includes a seat that is fastened on a base support unit, a backrest that includes a back lower region and an upper shoulder region and is fastened to a back support, the back support being supported by the base support unit in a manner permitting rotation about an inclination axis. The shoulder region is connected to the back support in a manner permitting inclination about a shoulder axis and is hinge-connected to a back lower region at a lumbar region, and the back lower region further extends along a chair element so that when the shoulder region is inclined about the shoulder axis, an angle of the shoulder region relative to the back lower region is changed.
US09609950B2	Active seating cushion Embodiments described herein provide a cushion with active seating capacity, the cushion having a sitting portion and a rigid material to maintain the sitting portion.
US09609947B1	Hinge mounted cabinet A hinge mounted cabinet (1) that can be assembled from one or more sections (22) using a plurality of internal support channels (15) that are locked together using splines (23) and caps (31, 32) to form a main body (2) of the cabinet. An exterior support channel (39) allows hinge hanging brackets (40) to be easily positioned to accommodate various sized door and hinge configurations.
US09609940B2	Toothbrush with angled bristles A toothbrush having a head extending along a longitudinal axis. The toothbrush has a handle extending along the longitudinal axis. The toothbrush has a first set of bristle tufts arranged along a first row, all bristle tufts of the first set of bristle tufts attached to the head and oriented at a first angle leftward of a vertical position. The toothbrush has a second set of bristle tufts arranged along a second row, all bristle tufts of the second set of bristle tufts attached to the head and oriented in the vertical position. The toothbrush has a third set of bristle tufts arranged along a third row, all bristle tufts of the third set of bristle tufts attached to the head and oriented at a second angle rightward of the vertical position, and the second row is located between the first row and the third row.
US09609938B1	Waterproof backpacks and carrying bags A pack, which may or may not be a backpack, includes a pack portion made of a flexible material and includes a main interior storage compartment. The pack includes a foldable flap including a front region having an upper portion that, when the foldable flap is unfolded, faces outward and is visible. An aperture, which is included in upper portion of the front region of the foldable flap, is selectively openable when the foldable flap is unfolded to provide access to the main interior storage compartment. The foldable flap can be folded back over itself twice to provide a waterproof barrier against water or other moisture entering the main interior storage compartment of the pack through the aperture. Unlike a typical roll-top backpack, a height of the pack when the foldable flap is unfolded is substantially the same as when the foldable flap is folded back over itself twice.
US09609937B1	Eye lid protector and eye make-up protector The invention provides a tool and method of use thereof for preventing the inadvertent transfer of mascara or other eyelash substance to the eye lid during application of the mascara or substance to the eyelashes.
US09609936B2	Cream-type cosmetic container Provided is a cream-type cosmetic container, which can easily discharge a highly viscous content without a separate pumping member by allowing a button part to downwardly move and then return to an original location and thus changing the internal pressure of the container body when a user pressurizes the button part, and thus can save the assembling time and the manufacturing cost.
US09609931B2	Carrying case for a wig A carrying case for a wig. The case is made of two panels that are joined together by hinges. One panel has a floor surface that extends in a lateral direction past a roof section. The floor surface has a post for receiving a wig head. Contact members are deployable to protrude from the post and burrow into or otherwise press against the inside walls of a channel provided in a wig head.
US09609930B2	Protective enclosure for an electronic device A protective enclosure for an electronic device includes a hard shell cover that fits over the electronic device. The protective enclosure includes a membrane that is attached to the hard shell cover, the membrane configured to cover a portion of the installed electronic device. The membrane is located proximate a sound feature of the electronic device and the membrane can include an acoustic screen attached to an opening of the membrane, the acoustic screen configured to allow the transmission of acoustical waves to or from the electronic device through the membrane while the electronic device is installed in the protective enclosure.
US09609926B2	Umbrella having improved shaft and rib assembly An umbrella is formed of an elongated shaft having a first end and an opposite second end and a runner slidably disposed about the elongated shaft. The umbrella includes a rib assembly including a plurality of ribs that are attached to the runner by a plurality of struts that move between open and closed positions. In accordance with the present invention, the elongated shaft has a cross-sectional shape defined by a plurality of curved sections and a plurality of planar sections interspersed between the plurality of curved sections for providing increased torsional strength to the elongated shaft. At least one of the ribs can have a cross-sectional shape defined by a plurality of curved sections and a plurality of planar sections interspersed between the plurality of curved sections for providing increased torsional strength to the at least one rib.
US09609923B2	Color changing multiple stone setting A multiple stone setting (20) includes a first, second and third stone (21, 22, 23) each set on respective plane surfaces (31, 32, 33) of a base (35) such that the second (22) stone is positioned perpendicular to the first stone (21) and such that the third stone (23) is positioned perpendicular to the first stone (21) and to the second stone (22), each stone (21, 22, 23) displaying a different color. As the viewing angle of an observer changes, each of the colors changes to a different color. A two-color changing multiple stone setting (70) is also disclosed. By providing multiple stone settings (20) and (70) three- and two-color changing surfaces may be created, respectively, that acquire an autonomous entity with changing viewing angles. Stone settings (20) and (70) may be useful to create articles of jewelry as well as to enhance objects and designs of various natures.
US09609920B2	Process for modifying a hook profile of a fastening component and a fastening component having hooks with a modified profile A method of modifying a male fastener of a fastening system includes feeding a web having a base substrate and a male fastening material to a modifying member having an outer surface. The male fastening material has a plurality of male fasteners with a first, unmodified profile. The profile of at least some of the plurality of male fasteners of the male fastening material are modified by engagement of the plurality of male fastener with the outer surface of the modifying member and by causing the plurality of male fasteners to slip along the outer surface of the modifying member. A modified male fastening material includes a plurality of male fasteners modified from a first profile to a second, different profile by passing the male fastening material over the outer surface of the modifying member.
US09609909B2	Bio heel pad, bio heel pad shoe and methods of manufacturing same A bio foot pad, comprising: a plurality of circumferential elastic fibers surrounded by a viscoelastic material; wherein said fibers impart a biphasic characteristic to said viscoelastic material; and wherein said fibers under compression develop a plurality of hoop stresses to facilitate load conversion and distribution of axial forces exerted against a heel area of a user.
US09609908B2	Decoupled foot stabilizer system An article of footwear includes a decoupled foot stabilizer system. The foot stabilizer system is decoupled from a midfoot region of the article of footwear. The foot stabilizer system includes a plurality of strap members. The foot stabilizer system may optionally include a bootie. The plurality of strap members extends underneath a portion of a foot of a wearer. The plurality of strap members is configured to receive a lace at one end. A lace running through the ends of the strap members pulls on the strap members when the lace is tightened and causes the foot stabilizer system to conform to the wearer's foot.
US09609900B2	Gloves with selective inserts about the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints of the hand A glove having a pinky finger, ring finger, middle finger, index finger and thumb receiving portion in communication with a hand receiving portion is provided. The pinky finger, ring finger, middle finger, and index finger receiving portions of the glove each have a top panel and a bottom panel which are connected to form each of the finger receiving portions. An intermediate region and a distal region of the ring finger and middle finger receiving portions of the glove includes a first and second insert affixed to both the inner and outer sides of each. The intermediate region and a distal region of the pinky and index finger receiving portions of the glove include a first and second insert affixed to only the inner sides of each. The outer side of both the pinky and index finger receiving portions have no inserts provided. The thumb receiving portion have no inserts.
US09609899B1	Body surfing garment A lower body garment for wear while surfing, swimming or body surfing has a lower torso portion for enclosing the lower torso of a wearer and right and left legs depending downward for enclosing at least the thigh portion of a wearer's right and left legs, respectively, each leg having a lower end opening, the lower torso portion having an upper band portion for securing the garment around a wearer's torso, and one or more right and left thigh fins secured to the outer right and left side portions of the garment, respectively, and projecting laterally outward from the garment. The legs may be shorts length and end above the knee or extend below the knee to the lower calf or ankles.
US09609896B2	Performance enhanced water sock A water sock forming a tubular body having a pair of opposing, open ends that allow the water sock to be put on and removed as easily as any sock. The simple design of this water sock makes it compatible with any type of outer footwear. In one exemplary embodiment, a stretchable toe strap extends between opposing sides of the water sock adjacent to one of the open ends. This toe strap is received between two of the wearer's toes during use and prevents the water sock from sliding rearward toward the wearer's heel.
US09609893B2	Cartridge and control body of an aerosol delivery device including anti-rotation mechanism and related method The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices including a cartridge and a control body. The control body may include a coupler and the cartridge may include a base. The base may be configured to releasably engage the cartridge. Further the base and the coupler may include anti-rotation mechanisms configured to prevent rotation of the cartridge relative to the base when engaged with one another. The anti-rotation mechanisms may include alternating protrusions and recesses in some embodiments. Related methods are also provided.
US09609892B2	Wind resistant smoking device and method of use thereof A smoking device is provided. The smoking device may include a body having a through bore that is configured to house a tobacco product. The body may have grooves in an exterior surface that can direct air flow over the surface of the body under windy conditions. The smoking device may include a cap configured to engage the body near the foot of the tobacco product. The cap and the body may create a cavity there between, the cavity being in fluidic communication with the through bore. The grooves can be oriented to run parallel with a length of the body. The grooves may also be configured to create a space between the body and the cap, such that ambient air may flow into the grooves and thus be channeled into the space and into the cavity and into the through bore to maintain the burn on the tobacco product.
US09609889B2	Refrigerator and container for cold storage An item to be preserved is chilled or frozen without causing discoloration or an offensive odor on the item. A refrigeration chamber includes: a refrigeration compartment set at a chilling temperature or a freezing temperature; a catalyst-layer forming plate provided along the wall surface of the refrigeration compartment; a catalyst layer containing a catalyst prepared by blending photocatalyst particles and metal catalyst particles with a solution of a binder and a binder adjuvant; a light source opposed to the refrigeration compartment, the light source irradiating the catalyst layer with light, and item trays disposed in the refrigeration compartment, the item trays acting as plasma plates or having plasma plates thereon, wherein the refrigeration compartment contains a counter electrode plate for the plasma plate.
US09609883B2	Method for producing wheat glutamine peptide The present invention discloses a method for producing wheat glutamine peptide using wheat gluten powder as raw material, belonging to the fields of food and biotechnology. The method includes the steps of: performing enzymolysis in two steps using Alcalase and papain with the wheat gluten powder as raw material, to obtain the wheat glutamine peptide with components with molecular weight of less than 1000 Da being more than 90%, characteristic glutamine peptide segment glutamine-arginine-glutamine (Gln-Arg-Gln, QRQ) content being more than 2.0% and glutamine content being up to 23.54% by treating the enzymatic hydrolysate by centrifugation, ultrafiltration, concentration, spray drying, etc. The produced glutamine peptide can be used as functional nutrition composition ingredient in the development and production of ordinary foods, health foods and medicines.
US09609882B2	Apparatus for removing bones from fish meat The invention relates to an apparatus for removal of pin bones from fish meat, preferably from a fillet of white fish, comprising a frame for supporting a drive device and a rotatably driven member driven by drive device, the rotatably driven member being provided with engagement means, and a counter pressure element for providing a clamping function between the counter pressure element and the rotatably driven element. The rotatably driven member has a curved convex engagement surface directed towards the fillet and adapted to match the shape of said fillet where the pin bones are located when the fillet is lying on a flat surface.
US09609881B2	Sea cucumber processing apparatus and method An improved apparatus for processing sea cucumbers having stages for orienting/aligning, cutting, splitting, flattening, eviscerating and cleaning the sea cucumber, and for collecting the eviscerated innards. A method for the automated splitting and evisceration of sea cucumbers using the apparatus of the present disclosure. A flattening plate and trough during the orienting/aligning step relax the sea cucumber and discourage its defence mechanisms. A wedge shaped flattening plate splits and flattens the sea cucumber immediately after the incision. Pronged discs maintain positioning of the sea cucumber during an aggressive wash and brush cleaning cycle, which may be repeated. Optionally, a vacuum may suction off a portion of the innards prior to cleaning.
US09609880B2	System and method for manufacturing and processing a food product A system and method for manufacturing and processing a food product, such as forming, cooking, transporting, and slicing. The food product includes an elongated body having a generally D-shaped cross section. Additionally, the system includes a buffering and equilibrating apparatus which compensates for a difference in cycle times between the cooking system and the slicing system.
US09609879B2	Venturi effect technology on a food product molding machine An apparatus and method for creating a venturi effect in a food product molding machine. The venturi effect accelerates food product in order to cause the product to be stretched aligning the fibers of the product.
US09609878B2	Oven to bake food products Oven to bake food products including a baking chamber (4), a door (6) for closing the baking chamber (4), and a trolley (12) equipped with pan racks (14) superimposed upon each other and movable between an operating position, in which the pan racks (14) are inserted inside the baking chamber (4), and an extracted position, in which the pan racks (14) are arranged outside the said baking chamber (4). The door (6) has at least one cavity (23), which is configured to house within it a portion (18) of the trolley (12) protruding outside the baking chamber (4) when the trolley (12) is arranged in its operating position, and is closed by at least one flap (28).
US09609877B2	Composition for extermination of bedbugs and methods thereof Disclosed herein is a composition for exterminating insects and prevent insect infestations. In one or more embodiments, the composition comprises Neem Oil, Clove Oil, and Diatomaceous Earth. Also disclosed is method for making the disclosed composition. Also disclosed are methods using and/or applying the composition to prevent and/or exterminate insect infestations.
US09609870B2	Herbicidal isoxazolo[5,4-b]pyridines The invention relates to isoxazolo[5,4-b]pyridine compounds of formula I, to the agriculturally useful salts of isoxazolo[5,4-b]pyridine compounds of formula I, and to their use as herbicides.
US09609866B2	Plant growth regulator compositions, methods of preparation and use thereof Suspension concentrate compositions are disclosed for delivering S-(+)-Abscisic acid either alone or in combination with a second plant growth regulator to crop seed prior to planting as well as for foliar, soil drench, in-furrow and sprench (foliar spray and soil drench) applications are disclosed. The compositions, when properly combined in an aqueous carrier and processed through wet milling to achieve the desired particle size, will result in stable compositions that are desirable for treating crop seeds.
US09609865B2	Herbicide combination containing pelargonic acid and defined ALS inhibitors The present invention relates to a herbicide combination comprising at least pelargonic acid and at least one ALS inhibitor selected from the group consisting of iodosulfuron-methyl, foramsulfuron, mesosulfuron-methyl, flazasulfuron, amidosulfuron, ethoxysulfuron and thiencarbazone-methyl.
US09609858B2	Unwanted plant removal system having variable optics Embodiments of an apparatus and methods can removing unwanted plants or weeds from an area such as an agricultural plot or lawn. The apparatus includes a three-dimensional imager configured to capture plant images and locate plants; an image processor configured to distinguish between wanted and unwanted plants based upon the captured plant images; at least one laser device configured to emit a laser beam having power sufficient to damage the unwanted plants; a guidance system configured to direct at least one laser beam toward the unwanted plant; and a chassis configured to support the three-dimensional imager, the laser device, and the guidance system. The chassis is configured to be moved across the area.
US09609857B2	Device and method for pest control A device and a method to eradicate pests, specifically bed bugs by applying heat. The device includes a bag having an inner surface made of thermoreflective material. Preferably the walls and the bottom of the bag are double layered and at least one heater is inserted in between the double layers. The infested clothing is inserted into the bag and after closing the bag the heater is turned on for a short period of time to increase the temperature to 150-220 F. Once the temperature has been reached the heater is turned off and a minimum temperature of 150 F is maintained in the bag.
US09609855B2	Reel frame for fishing Provided is a reel frame for fishing that has improved machinability and productivity with a minimized machining cost by reducing the portions that requires milling, but by maximizing the portions that requires lathe processing. The reel frame for fishing includes: a palm-facing first panel; a gear-facing second panel; a spool space between the first and second panel; and a connecting unit maintaining the space and including a first rib connecting the first and second panel to each other and combined with a fishing rod mount, in which the first rib has a body and curved ends at both sides of the body to make a recess between the first and second panels and the first rib, for lathe processing for making inside chamfered portions around inner sides of the first and second panels.
US09609854B2	Fishing line guide One object is to provide a lightweight fishing line guide that allows sharp sensing of fish bites. In accordance with one aspect, the line guide of the present invention includes a frame constituted by fiber-reinforced resin layers prepared by impregnating reinforcement fibers with a synthetic resin. The frame includes a ring retainer retaining a guide ring for admitting a fish line; a rod retainer having a retaining hole penetrating the frame and configured to be retained and fixed at a tip end of a tip rod of a fishing rod; and a support leg extending from the ring retainer and tipped with a fixation portion to be fixed on a rod.
US09609852B2	Lantern shaped bird feeder A bird feeder comprising a seed container, a center tube formed within the seed container, a seed tray, an independently calibrated cartridge spring assembly having a center rod, a spring extending about the center rod with the center rod extending downwardly of said center tube, a cover, and a hanger engaged with an upper portion of the center tube to thereby retain the cover in position, a shroud having a perch member and a central opening therein to permit the lower end of the center rod to pass therethrough, and a retainer secured to the lower end of the spring assembly.
US09609850B2	Harness for pet and methods of use A animal restraint adjustable harness having a two part pivotable frame having a set of fingers or arms extended therefrom to encircle or saddle an animal body, a spring hinge to force the fingers together, tabs or opening handles to separate the fingers, one or more harness straps, and a leash clip positioned thereon the frame and, thus such harness enables a single person to quickly and/or efficiently place the harness assembly on the animal using one hand and such harness enables safe restraint of the animal without causing the animal to choke or wheeze.
US09609849B1	Pet waste catcher A pet waste catcher device has a series of handle segments forming an extendable handle. Each segment is of a larger diameter than the one (1) previous to enable the shaft to extend and retract in length. A first end of the shaft is provided with a circular ring member to retain disposable bags. A second end of the shaft is provided with a handle, having a covered compartment. A user manipulates the handle to position the circular ring with a disposable bag underneath an animal to collect waste. The covered compartment serves as a case to hold various items selectively chosen by a user.
US09609847B2	Animal watering device An animal watering device includes a trough for holding water, a water conduit system in fluid communication with the trough and arranged to be connected to a water supply, an electric power consuming water level control system including a controller and at least one water level sensor arranged to sense a water level in the trough, and an electric power unit is provided. The electric power unit includes an electric generator and an electrically chargeable unit. The water level control system is connected to the electrically chargeable unit. The electric generator is connected to the water conduit system. The electric generator is arranged to be driven by water from the water supply and to charge the electrically chargeable unit.
US09609846B2	Covering for a pet crate A covering for an animal crate is described. In accordance with one implementation, a covering is configured to prevent an amount of an animal's hair, dirt, or mess created by the animal from escaping through at least one aperture located on a lower portion of a wall of a crate. The covering comprises a panel operably attached to the lower portion of the wall of the crate. The panel is of a length and height sufficient to prevent an amount of the animal's hair, dirt, or mess created by the animal from escaping through the at least one aperture located on the lower portion of the wall of the crate.
US09609845B2	Portable pet carrier restraint system An adjustable pet carrier restraint is configured to accept various sizes, shapes, and configurations of pet carriers. The pet carrier restraint is tethered to a vehicle's child seat restraint system anchors to secure the pet carrier at up to three points. The pet carrier restraint is collapsible and may be positioned against a seat back when no pet carrier is secured therein to allow human passengers to comfortably be seated in the same seat without removal of the pet carrier restraint.
US09609841B2	Spinach hybrid SV3653VA and parents thereof The invention provides seed and plants of spinach hybrid SV3653VA and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of spinach hybrid SV3653VA and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a spinach plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another spinach plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the leaf and gametes of such plants.
US09609837B1	Maize inbred PH25A0 A novel maize variety designated PH25A0 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH25A0 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH25A0 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH25A0 or a locus conversion of PH25A0 with another maize variety.
US09609836B1	Maize inbred PH1TPT A novel maize variety designated PH1TPT and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH1TPT with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1TPT through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH1TPT or a locus conversion of PH1TPT with another maize variety.
US09609826B2	Soybean variety 01050982 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01050982. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01050982. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01050982 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01050982 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09609824B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH029958 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH029958. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH029958, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH029958 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH029958.
US09609820B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV032184 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV032184. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV032184, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV032184 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV032184 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV032184.
US09609817B1	Melon hybrid SVMF5196 and parents thereof The invention provides seed and plants of melon hybrid SVMF5196 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of melon hybrid SVMF5196 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a melon plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another melon plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US09609814B2	Tomato line CHI 12-94084 The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line CHI 12-94084. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato line CHI 12-94084, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US09609810B2	Methods for modulating photosynthetic activity A method is provided for modulating transpiration in an organism that is capable of photosynthesis, where the method includes contacting the organism with a composition including an effective amount of an oxygen antagonist. Also provided is an apparatus for modulating transpiration in an organism that is capable of photosynthesis.
US09609807B2	Agricultural harvesting machine with discharge accelerator that is installed in entirety in an operating position An agricultural harvesting machine includes a working assembly for processing a crop flow and a discharge accelerator for the processed crop that is designed as a unit to be installed in its entirety into an operating position (PB) downstream of the working assembly in the flow path of the crop stream. The discharge accelerator unit is readily deinstalled from the operating position (PB).
US09609805B2	Folding auger assembly for an agricultural harvester An agricultural combine including an agricultural harvester, a crop tank for harvested material, an unloading auger for unloading and discharging crop material. The auger assembly has first and second auger tubes pivotally connected to one another. The auger tubes pivot between a first position in which the auger tubes are coaxial and a second position in which the auger tubes form one of at least two angles. A first link is pivotally connected to the first auger tube and a second link pivotally connected to the second auger tube. An actuator is connected to one of the auger tubes and to one of the links, with the first and second links being pivotally interconnected at one of two positions to maintain the auger tubes in both auger tube positions without loading the actuator.
US09609804B2	Variable geometry meter roller An agricultural metering device with a variable geometry meter roller is provided. The agricultural metering device includes a meter roller having a plurality of flutes. An aggregate cross sectional area of the flutes increases along a longitudinal axis of the meter roller.
US09609802B2	Assembly for angle adjustment An assembly for angle adjustment may be used with agriculture equipment such as planters, applicators and tillage equipment wherein deployment of a coupler upon a shaft to allow introduction of an angle is beneficial. A closing wheel assembly incorporating the assembly for angle adjustment allows control of the angle of a closing wheel to improve soil gathering action for delivery of more or less soil to the seed slot/open furrow generated by the opener or opener assembly of a planter (drill) row unit. Exemplary applications of the assembly for angle adjustment include row unit closing wheel assemblies, fertilizer applicators and strip tillage closing systems.
US09609800B2	Remote leveling of tillage implements using inclinometers An agricultural implement having agricultural implement for supporting a plurality of gangs of disk blades extending generally laterally relative to a forward travel direction. The implement has carrier frames pivotally connected to wheel assemblies for controlling the height of the carrier frames relative to the ground through hydraulic actuators acting on the wheel assemblies. The hydraulic control unit enables independent and individual control of each actuator. An electronic control unit (ECU) receives signals from a series of inclinometers where each inclinometer signal is compared to the others and the individual actuator operated to bring the actuators into in uniform synchronization.
US09615495B2	Electronic component mounting system and electronic component mounting method An electronic component is mounted on a substrate according to a mounting mode which is set in advance in the following mounting information—when component mounting work is performed. In the mounting information, any one of a first mounting mode in which an electronic component is transferred and mounted to a mounting position which is corrected based on a positional-shift amount between a position of a printed solder and a position of an electrode and a second mounting mode in which the electronic component is transferred and mounted to the mounting position by considering only the position of the electrode as a reference, is set as a mounting mode for performance for each electronic component mounting device.
US09615493B2	Light emitting device, and method for manufacturing circuit board A method for manufacturing a circuit board constituted by a light emitting device and a mounting board includes the steps of: conveying the light emitting device onto the mounting board in a state in which a top face is chucked by a nozzle so that the nozzle and an exposed part of a first terminal part of the light emitting device are in contact; and placing the light emitting device onto the mounting board so that the first terminal part and a wiring component are in contact in a state in which the top face is chucked by the nozzle.
US09615492B2	Electromagnetic gaskets for a cable connection A gasket assembly structure including a frame which includes a front half and a back half joined together with a plurality of interlocking tabs located around a perimeter of the frame, defining a window, and an electromagnetic gasket, constrained between the front half and the back half of the frame; where the electromagnetic gasket lines an interior perimeter of the window and partially extends from the frame into the window, and a passageway through the window of the frame with boarders defined by the constrained electromagnetic gasket. A housing structure including a receptacle recessed within an opening on a front side of the housing, the receptacle is rigidly attached to the housing, and a gasket assembly recessed within the opening and located between the front side of the housing and the receptacle, where the gasket assembly is directly secured to the housing.
US09615490B2	Coldplate with integrated DC link capacitor for cooling thereof A coldplate for use with an inverter of an electric vehicle includes a coldplate member. The coldplate member includes a pocket configured to receive a DC link capacitor of the inverter therein. The pocket is sized to surround the DC link capacitor when the DC link capacitor is received within the pocket to thereby provide physical integration of the DC link capacitor in the coldplate member.
US09615488B1	Datacenter aisle containment structure An air containment system for a datacenter. The air containment system includes horizontally slidable vertical rails that engage the rear rails to two adjacent server racks. The vertical rails can include a front face that is compressible to provide an airtight connection with the server racks. Filler plates attach to adjacent vertical rails and fill the space between a top of the server rack and the top of the rails.
US09615482B2	Shaped heat sinks to optimize flow A heat sink with shape-optimized fins provides for improved heat transfer. Synthetic jets create vortices which enhance heat transfer and cooling of downstream fins, while the shape of the fins limits pressure drop in the flow over the cooling fins.
US09615480B2	Storage device assembly The disclosed technology includes an open frame storage device assembly for computing equipment. The assembly is configured to vertically suspend carriers, which hold storage devices, from a rack and to interconnect the storage devices to a computer system. The disclosed assembly provides high storage capacity, low weight, efficient cooling, and centralized power.
US09615479B2	Slide rail interlocking apparatus and electronic device having the same An electronic device includes a cabinet, a number of chasses received in the cabinet, a number of first slide rails mounted to the cabinet, a second slide rail mounted to each chasses fitting about the corresponding first slide rail, a rotating member connected to the cabinet, and a resilient member installed between the rotating member and the cabinet. The rotating member includes an abutting bar and a stopper bar opposite to the abutting bar. A front end of each second slide rail forms a first guiding surface. A block protrudes from the front end of each second slide rail. When one of the chasses is pulled out from the cabinet, the first guiding surface abuts against the abutting bar to rotate away from the chasses, the stopper bar is rotated to adjacent to the chasses to latch the blocks of the other chasses, and deforming the resilient member.
US09615474B2	Device for quick splicing of a display screen A device for quick splicing of a display screen is provided. The device includes a left assembly and a right assembly. The left assembly includes a rotation fixing seat, a rotation angle seat, a rotation locking mechanism, and a step angle-adjusting and clamping mechanism. The rotation angle seat can lock with the right assembly, and is rotatably connected to the rotation fixing seat. The rotation locking mechanism is disposed between the rotation fixing seat and the rotation angle seat. When the rotation locking mechanism is unlocked, the rotation angle seat can rotate relative to the rotation fixing seat; and when the rotation locking mechanism is locked, the rotation angle seat is fixedly connected to the rotation fixing seat. The step angle-adjusting and clamping mechanism is disposed between the rotation angle seat and the rotation fixing seat.
US09615469B2	Electronic device and method for producing an electronic device An electronic device including: an electronic unit accommodated in a circuit housing and a molded body which surrounds the circuit housing. The molding compound has a cut-out that exposes the circuit housing, in which cut-out an identification that characterizes the electronic circuit is arranged.
US09615464B2	Method of mounting semiconductor element, and semiconductor device A method of mounting a semiconductor element, the method includes: attaching a first solder joint material onto a first pad formed on a substrate supplying a second solder joint material onto the first solder joint material, a second melting point of the second solder joint material being lower than a first melting point of the first solder joint material; arranging the semiconductor element so that a second pad formed on the semiconductor element faces the first pad and a joint gap is provided between the semiconductor element and the substrate; and performing reflow at a reflow temperature lower than the first melting point and higher than the second melting point to join the first solder joint material and the second solder joint material.
US09615460B2	Circuit board device and circuit board device for reducing acoustic noise A circuit board device for reducing acoustic noise is provided. The circuit board device includes a substrate, a first capacitor packaging area, a second capacitor packaging area, a first pad, a second pad, a third pad and a fourth pad. The first and second capacitor packaging areas are respectively disposed on a first side and a second side of the substrate in a back-to-back manner. The first and second pads are disposed in the first capacitor packaging area for mounting a first capacitor. The third and fourth pads are disposed in the second capacitor packaging area for mounting a second capacitor, wherein the first and third pads are set back-to-back and electrically connected to each other, and the second and fourth pads are set back-to-back and electrically connected to each other.
US09615456B2	Microelectronic assembly for microelectronic packaging with bond elements to encapsulation surface A structure may include bond elements having bases joined to conductive elements at a first portion of a first surface and end surfaces remote from the substrate. A dielectric encapsulation element may overlie and extend from the first portion and fill spaces between the bond elements to separate the bond elements from one another. The encapsulation element has a third surface facing away from the first surface. Unencapsulated portions of the bond elements are defined by at least portions of the end surfaces uncovered by the encapsulation element at the third surface. The encapsulation element at least partially defines a second portion of the first surface that is other than the first portion and has an area sized to accommodate an entire area of a microelectronic element. Some conductive elements are at the second portion and configured for connection with such microelectronic element.
US09615455B2	Copper particulate dispersion, conductive film forming method and circuit board The copper particulate dispersion includes copper particulates, at least one kind of a dispersion vehicle containing the copper particulates, and at least one kind of dispersant which allows the copper particulates to disperse in the dispersion vehicle. The copper particulates have a center particle diameter of 1 nm or more and less than 100 nm. The dispersion vehicle is a polar dispersion vehicle. The dispersant is a compound having at least one acidic functional group, which has a molecular weight of 200 or more and 100,000 or less, or a salt thereof. Whereby, the dispersant has compatibility with dispersion vehicle and a surface of copper particulates is coated with dispersant molecules, and thus the copper particulates are dispersed in the dispersion vehicle.
US09615451B2	Porous alumina templates for electronic packages Interposers and methods of making the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an interposer includes a region having first and second oppositely facing surfaces and a plurality of pores, each pore extending in a first direction from the first surface towards the second surface, wherein alumina extends along a wall of each pore; a plurality of electrically conductive connection elements extending in the first direction, consisting essentially of aluminum and being electrically isolated from one another by at least the alumina; a first conductive path provided at the first surface for connection with a first component external to the interposer; and a second conductive path provided at the second surface for connection with a second component external to the interposer, wherein the first and second conductive paths are electrically connected through at least some of the connection elements.
US09615450B2	Conductive pattern and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a conductive pattern, comprising the steps of: a) forming a conductive film on a substrate; b) forming an etching resist pattern on the conductive film; and c) forming a conductive pattern having a smaller line width than a width of the etching resist pattern by over-etching the conductive film by using the etching resist pattern, and a conductive pattern manufactured by using the same. According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to effectively and economically provide a conductive pattern having a ultrafine line width.
US09615448B2	Method for fabricating thin sheets of glass Fabrication of thin sheets of glass or other substrate material for use in devices such as touch sensor panels is disclosed. A pair of thick glass sheets, typically with thicknesses of 0.5 mm or greater each, may each be patterned with thin film on a surface, sealed together to form a sandwich with the patterned surfaces facing each other and spaced apart by removable spacers, either or both thinned on their outside surfaces to thicknesses of less than 0.5 mm each, and separated into two thin glass sheets. A single thick glass sheet, typically with a thickness of 0.5 mm or greater, may be patterned, covered with a protective layer over the pattern, thinned on its outside surface to a thickness of less than 0.5 mm, and the protective layer removed. This thinness of less than 0.5 mm may be accomplished using standard LCD equipment, despite the equipment having a sheet minimum thickness requirement of 0.5 mm.
US09615447B2	Multilayer electronic support structure with integral constructional elements A multilayer electronic support structure including at least one pair of adjacent feature layers extending in an X-Y plane that are separated by a via layer; said via layer comprising a dielectric material that is sandwiched between the two adjacent feature layers and at least one constructional element through the dielectric material spanning between said pair of adjacent feature layers in a Z direction perpendicular to the X-Y plane; wherein said at least one constructional element is characterized by having a long dimension in the X-Y plane that is at least 3 times as long as a short dimension in the X-Y plane and wherein the at least one constructional element is fully encapsulated within the dielectric material and is electrically isolated from its surrounding.
US09615444B2	Manufacturing of a heat sink by wave soldering An electronic device is attached to a first surface of a board which includes vias. A heat sink precursor for the electronic device is attached to the second surface of the electronic board. The heat sink precursor includes a cavity facing the vias. A wave of solder is applied to the second surface. The solder penetrates into the cavity of the heat sink precursor and flows by capillary action through the vias to join a thermal radiator and/or electronic contact of the electronic device to the vias. The solder further remains in the cavity to form a corresponding heat sink.
US09615440B2	Power supply apparatus outputting alternating-current voltage to plasma generator A current-limiting reactor that regulates a short-circuit current, a controller that controls an action of an inverter, and a detection unit that detects a short circuit. The controller causes the inverter to stop when a short circuit has occurred.
US09615439B2	System and method for inhibiting radiative emission of a laser-sustained plasma source A system for forming a laser-sustained plasma includes a gas containment element, an illumination source configured to generate pump illumination, and a collector element. The gas containment element is configured to contain a volume of a gas mixture. The collector element is configured to focus the pump illumination from the pumping source into the volume of the gas mixture contained within the gas containment element in order to generate a plasma within the volume of the gas mixture that emits broadband radiation. The gas mixture filters one or more selected wavelengths of radiation emitted by the plasma.
US09615436B2	Lighting system A lighting system which can obtain a relaxing effect of the fluctuation of color and brightness regardless of the appearance thereof is provided. The lighting system has a light source emitting illumination light, a memory section storing a lighting signal indicating the illumination light, a reading section reading the lighting signal from the memory section, and a control section controlling the light source based on the lighting signal read by the memory section. The lighting signal is a signal representing at least one of fluctuation of color and brightness in the illumination light by using synthetic waves in which a plurality of waves having different frequencies are synthesized.
US09615430B2	Mobile messaging device for a vehicle triggered by a deceleration sensor Embodiments of the present invention disclose a mobile messaging device that is battery powered with no hard wire connection to the vehicle's electrical system. Signage is backlit for visibility in both low and high ambient lighting conditions. To conserve battery power, the signage is lit after braking (deceleration) of the vehicle for a brief period of time. To further conserve battery power, the signage is backlit at different intensity levels which depend on ambient lighting conditions. Deceleration sensing is provided by a sensor fully incorporated within the mobile messaging device, which requires no external wiring to the vehicle's electrical system. The deceleration sensor is user adjustable to minimize false triggering. Messaging can be provided by user replaceable transparent placards or by backlit, user programmable liquid crystal display panels. In one configuration, the mobile messaging device is incorporated into a vehicle license tag frame.
US09615428B2	Arrangement for an outdoor light enabling motion detection An arrangement for implementing an outdoor light enabling motion detection is disclosed. The arrangement comprises a motion detector associated with the outdoor light; and a user interface, separate from the outdoor light, accessible by a user; wherein the user interface enables the operation of the motion detector in a first mode and overrides the operation of the motion detector in a second mode.
US09615425B2	Metal-based particle assembly There is provided a metal-based particle assembly comprising 30 or more metal-based particles separated from each other and disposed in two dimensions, the metal-based particles having an average particle diameter in a range of from 200 to 1600 nm, an average height in a range of from 55 to 500 nm, and an aspect ratio, as defined by a ratio of the average particle diameter to the average height, in a range of from 1 to 8, wherein the metal-based particles are disposed such that an average distance between adjacent metal-based particles may be in a range of from 1 to 150 nm. This metal-based particle assembly presents significantly intense plasmon resonance and also allows plasmon resonance to have an effect over a range extended to a significantly large distance.
US09615419B2	AC LED driving circuit Disclosed herein is an AC LED driving circuit. The AC LED driving circuit includes a power supply unit. An LED driving unit includes an LED lighting unit having a first LED unit to an n-th LED unit, and a plurality of switching circuit units. A dimmer driving unit includes a VCCS, an input terminal and an output terminal of which are respectively connected to a connection line between the output terminal of the rectification circuit and the first LED unit and to an output terminal of the switching circuit units, a reference voltage supply unit, and a common resistor, a first end of which is connected to a negative terminal of the reference voltage supply unit, and a second end of which is connected in common to an output line of the VCCS and to an output terminal of the switching circuit units.
US09615411B2	Backlight unit including a power transmitting wire The present invention relates to a backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a light source unit, a power supply unit, and a power transmitting wire. The light source includes at least one light source. The power supply circuit is configured to supply a power voltage to the light source unit. The power transmitting wire is configured to transmit the power voltage. The power transmitting wire includes at least two circuit patterns.
US09615410B2	Lighted sockets An illuminated light socket is provided for powering a light bulb in a typical light string system. The illuminated socket contains its own lighting element, separate and distinct from the light bulb. The lighting element remains off when the light bulb is inserted into the socket and is illuminating properly. The lighting element illuminates when either the bulb is removed from the socket or the bulb is not illuminating correctly. The illuminated light element provides a visually perceptible warning, on the socket itself, that the associated light bulb is either absent or defective. Alternatively, a collar performing the same function is provided such that the collar may be mounted to existing light sockets. The illuminated sockets and housings may accommodate light bulbs of any technology, e.g. incandescent, LED (single or multiple color), or electroluminescent. The socket lighting element itself is preferably a low power LED or electroluminescent light.
US09615408B2	Cooking device A cooking system includes a cooking appliance with a microwave heat source and a cooking container for receiving food. The cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber having a muffle and a support device arranged on the muffle that positions the cooking container in the cooking chamber. The cooking container has a base and four side walls arranged transversely to the base as two opposing longitudinal sides and two opposing broadsides. The cooking container, at transitions from the two opposing broadsides to the two opposing longitudinal sides, has four corners, each of which has a rounded region having an external radius of at least 30 mm to maintain a minimum spacing from the muffle to counteract electrical flashovers between the cooking container and the cooking chamber.
US09615404B2	Consumable electrode arc welding method A consumable electrode arc welding method includes the detecting of a constriction formed in a molten droplet of the welding wire so as to reduce the welding current, the detecting of a smoothed value of the welding current, and the feedback controlling of the feed rate of the welding wire so as to make the smoothed value of the welding current correspond to a predetermined current setting value. The constriction detection is performed repetitively in a predetermined cycle. In each time of the repetition, the length of a constriction time, from the constriction detection till the arc generation, is measured. The number of constriction time lengths falling outside a predetermined range is counted. When the counted number is not less than a reference number, the transient response time of the feedback control is made longer.
US09615398B2	Method for establishing X2 connection between base stations, base station, and communication system An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for establishing an X2 connection between base stations, including: obtaining, by a base station, a cell identifier of a neighboring base station through a self-organized network SON receiver; obtaining, by the base station, according to the cell identifier, address information of the neighboring base station; and establishing, by the base station, an X2 connection with the neighboring base station according to the address information of the neighboring base station, and thereby implementing fast optimization of a network.
US09615396B2	Method of controlling connection between nodes in digital interface A method of controlling connection between nodes in a digital interface whereby a first node that is a master node determines a second node to be the master and controls a point-to-point connection or a broadcast connection to another node. The first node having the display device determines the second node to be the master in accordance with a user selection, and transmits a connection command of a predetermined format for transmitting a data stream to the second node. The second node determined as the master in accordance with the transmitted connection command of the predetermined format is allocated with a channel and a bandwidth from an isochronous resource manager (IRM), and performs a point-to-point connection between the second node and the first node to transit the data stream. Thus, the transmission/reception, reproduction, and control of the data stream of the program can be smoothly performed.
US09615395B2	Systems, methods, and devices for controlling transport of ratelessly coded messages Systems, methods, and devices for controlling transport of ratelessly coded messages are disclosed herein. User equipment (UE) may be configured to receive a data object using a plurality of radios having distinct radio protocols. The data object may divided into a plurality of segments, and the segments may be encoded with a random linear network code before transmission. The random linear network code may permit the UE to reassemble each segment from any large enough set of encoded packets. The UE may use delivery control messages with very low overhead to control the flow of packets for each radio. The UE may control the number of packets received for each segment without specifying which particular packets should be sent. The transmitters may transmit the packets with very little overhead, and encoding information for the packets may be included in the packets in a compact form.
US09615384B2	Pilot assignment in cell free massive MIMO wireless systems Systems and methods for assigning pilot sequences include randomly assigning pilot sequences to a population of access terminals. A first pilot sequence assigned to a worst performing access terminal of the population of access terminals is updated to a different pilot sequence that improves performance of the worst performing access terminal. A second pilot sequence assigned to a best performing access terminal of the population of access terminals is updated to another pilot sequence that reduces performance of the best performing access terminal.
US09615378B2	Support for asynchronous adaptation to uplink and downlink traffic demands for wireless communication Technology is discussed to allow transmission points within a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) to adapt to Up Link (UL) and Down Link (DL) traffic demands independently. To mitigate potential interference arising from transmission points scheduled for conflicting UL and DL transmissions, measurements between transmission points can be made to indicate a level of coupling. Based on the various levels of coupling between transmission points, clusters can be formed. Where a high level of coupling is present, transmission points can be included in a common cluster. Where a low level of coupling is present, they can be isolated. Transmission points within the same cluster are scheduled with a common pattern of UL and DL transmissions to avoid interference. Transmission points in different clusters can have different patterns of UL and DL transmission to independently adapt to the relative demands for UL and DL transmissions experienced within these different clusters.
US09615377B2	Apparatus, systems and methods for prioritizing frequency selection for a mobile device Described herein are systems and methods for prioritizing frequency selection of a user equipment (“UE”) having a transceiver configured to enable the UE to establish a connection with a network using at least two communication protocols. A method may comprise recording, at the UE, a camped frequency and a camped band with which the UE is communicating with the first network in the first protocol, disconnecting from the first network and connecting to the second network, and disconnecting from the second network and reconnecting to the first network, wherein the reconnecting to the first network includes determining whether one of the camped frequency or a different frequency within the camped band is available for reconnection to the first network, and reconnecting to the first network using the one of the camped frequency or the different frequency within the camped band.
US09615374B1	Directional channel measurement and interference avoidance A method in a communication network including a communication channel includes generating a first message, where the first message includes a field indicative of a direction along which a quality of the communication channel is to be measured, causing the first message to be transmitted to a target device, and receiving a second message responsive to the first message, where the second message includes at least one channel quality metric.
US09615373B2	Selecting a frequency band from a set of candidate frequency bands associated with a wireless access point A method includes determining, at a wireless access point, a signal quality indicator associated with a user device in communication with the wireless access point. The method also includes determining, based on the signal quality indicator, a particular frequency band of a set of candidate frequency bands to use in a channel change operation, where each candidate frequency band of the set of candidate frequency bands supports a threshold power level that enables communication between the wireless access point and the user device. The method further includes selecting a particular channel from the particular frequency band to use in the channel change operation.
US09615370B2	Data resource mapping for frequency-coded symbols A device and method for communicating frequency-coded symbols that include data elements and reference symbols are disclosed. In one aspect, a carrier frequency band includes a plurality of subcarrier frequency bands. Data elements are transmitted and received on respective pairs of adjacent subcarrier frequency bands to provide diversity. Reference symbols are transmitted and received on predetermined subcarrier frequency bands. Muting is applied to selected subcarrier frequency bands based on the number and frequency configuration of the reference symbols.
US09615368B2	Multi-beam cellular communication system A cellular communication system comprising a plurality of geographically spaced base stations (2) each of which comprises an antenna arrangement (4, 6, 8) per base station sector, each of which antenna arrangements has an antenna element for generating an array of narrow beams (10, 12, 14) covering the sector. Timeslots are simultaneously transmitted over each of the beams so as to generate successive sets of simultaneously transmitted timeslots per sector. The timeslots are each split into multiple orthogonal codes, for example Walsh codes. The communication system additionally comprising a scheduling device (31) for allocating for successive sets of timeslots common overhead channels, including a common pilot channel, which are allocated to the same sub-set of codes of each timeslot in the set. For successive sets of timeslots different data traffic is allocated to the same sub-set of codes of each timeslot in the set. This effectively generates a sector wide antenna beam carrying the common overhead channels and a plurality of narrow teams each of which carry different data traffic. Inter-beam interference is addressed by the application of Adaptive Modulation and Coding and by an inter-beam handoff scheme. The handoff scheme ensures that when an end user equipment is located in a cusp region between adjacent beams the antenna arrangement simultaneously transmits data traffic to that mobile station on at least both of the adjacent beams.
US09615363B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving downlink control information for repeater A method for a relay to receive downlink control information from a base station through a Relay-Physical Downlink Control Channel (R-PDCCH), and the relay therefore are discussed. The method according to one embodiment includes determining one or more candidate positions for the R-PDCCH; monitoring whether or not the R-PDCCH is being transmitted at the one or more candidate positions; and receiving, through the monitoring that the R-PDCCH is being transmitted, the downlink control information included in the R-PDCCH. The one or more candidate positions are set as a Virtual Resource Block (VRB) set including N VRBs, and a combination of 2 adjacent candidate positions among candidate positions of a lower aggregation level composes one of candidate positions of a higher aggregation level. The VRBs of the VRB set are assigned numbers. Respective candidate positions for the R-PDCCHs of aggregation levels L are determined as VRBs.
US09615362B2	Method and apparatus used for communication The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus used for communication, including: when a base station receives downlink data through a first system bearer of a first user equipment, detecting, by the base station, according to a context of the first user equipment stored by the base station itself, whether a radio bearer which is of other user equipment except the first user equipment and assists the first user equipment or the first system bearer in transmitting data exists in the base station; if the radio bearer exists, selecting, by the base station, from the first user equipment and the other user equipment except the first user equipment, at least one user equipment that transmits the downlink data; and sending, by the base station, the downlink data through a specified radio bearer corresponding to the at least one user equipment.
US09615360B2	System and method for multiple point communications A method for multiple point communications includes configuring a set of first communications system resources to form a plurality of first communications system resource groups, each first communications system resource group including a plurality of channels, and configuring a set of second communications system resources for each one of the plurality of first communications system resource groups, the set of second communications system resources used to convey a feedback transmission. The method also includes signaling information about the plurality of first communications system resource groups to a first user equipment, and signaling information about the sets of second communications system resources associated with the plurality of first communications system resource groups to the first user equipment.
US09615354B2	Device-to-device communications in cellular system The present invention provides a method and a controller to control not only cellular radio connections in a cell of a cellular communication system but also direct device-to-device communication links established between terminal devices within the cell. Particularly, the controller selects portion of the terminal devices to function as relay terminals for the other terminals to enable relayed communication links between the terminal devices and the base station through the relay terminals. The relay terminals link device-to-device connections to the cellular radio connections between the relay terminals and the base station.
US09615352B2	Media transmission before floor grant in real time communication network Lazy-lock control methods for use with a real-time communication network are presented, the real-time communication network incorporating a right-to-send procedure, the methods including: a) sending a first floor control request message to the real-time communication network by a first requesting user equipment (UE), the real-time communication network configured for connecting the first requesting UE with a receiving UE; b) sending a first media to the real-time communications network by the first requesting UE before receiving a floor control grant message from the real-time communications network; c) substantially simultaneously sending the floor control grant message to the first requesting UE and a floor taken message to the at least one receiving UE by the real-time communication network; and d) forwarding the first media to the at least one receiving UE by the real-time communications network.
US09615351B2	Method, network device, and base station for paging narrowband terminal Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for paging a narrowband terminal. The method includes: determining that a paging message for paging a narrowband terminal needs to be sent; sending a paging message including narrowband terminal information to a base station, so that the base station obtains a radio capability of the narrowband terminal according to the narrowband terminal information and transmits the paging message according to the radio capability of the narrowband terminal.
US09615350B2	Notification management Systems, device and techniques are disclosed for determining whether a mobile device is in vehicle mode. A notification may be received while the mobile device is in vehicle mode and the notification may be determined to be important or unimportant. If the notification is determined to be important, then the notification may be provided to the user via an output mode (e.g., display or speaker). If the notification is determined to be unimportant, then the notification may not be provided to the user via the display until the mobile device is no longer in vehicle mode.
US09615347B1	Location positioning engine system and method A system for associating content with geographic boundaries, determining the location of a wireless handset relative to the boundaries, and delivering targeted content to the wireless handset is described. The application is configured to determine the location of the wireless handset based on the strength of signals received from the network components by the wireless handset. The application then filters content items by boundary and delivers at least one content item to the wireless handset when the wireless handset is located within the boundary.
US09615346B2	Method and apparatus for notifying information change in wireless communication system A method for a terminal for notifying a change in a resource group(s) supported by a terminal due to a firmware update in a wireless communication system, according to an embodiment of the present invention, can comprise the steps of: receiving, from a server, a command for setting an indicator for managing a notification; receiving, from the server, a command for managing a firmware update; and transmitting, to the sever, information regarding the resource group(s) supported by and usable on the terminal if the indicator is set and the resource group(s) supported by the terminal has changed due to the update.
US09615340B2	Monitoring periods for device-to-device synchronization signals Methods, systems, and devices are described for determining a monitoring schedule for device-to-device (D2D) synchronization signals. A synchronization cycle may be determined that includes a plurality of monitoring periods. The monitoring periods may be a time between at least two start times of sequential D2D synchronization signals to detect at least one of the D2D synchronization signals. Sub-monitoring periods may be determined based on the duration of the monitoring periods. The sub-monitoring periods may have a cumulative duration the same as the duration of the monitoring period and be scheduled to occur during different monitoring periods of the synchronization cycle.
US09615337B2	Controlling uplink transmit power in a plurality of basestations A method for controlling uplink transmit power for a plurality of basestations in a mobile communications network is disclosed. The basestations may form a second layer within the network, and the network may comprise another plurality of basestations forming a first layer. The method comprises clustering the plurality of second layer basestations according to association with first layer basestations, exchanging second layer basestation loading information between second layer basestations belonging to the same cluster, and dynamically setting uplink transmit power limits for individual second layer basestations based on the exchanged loading information. The method may further comprise updating the clustering of the second layer basestations according to dynamic variation in association of second layer basestations with first layer basestations. The method may also comprise dynamically controlling uplink resource allocation such that concurrent use of the same frequency resource by more than one second layer basestation is reduced.
US09615322B2	Method and system for providing service based on space A method and system for providing a service based on space are disclosed herein. The method includes registering multiple smart access points respectively included in multiple spaces—each of the access points are connected to at least one Internet of Things (IoT) device that is further included in the corresponding space, providing first service control information to a first smart access point, in accordance with a request of the first smart access point, the first smart access point being accessed by a terminal of a user, among multiple access points, and providing second service control information to a second smart access point in accordance with a request of the second smart access point, when the terminal of the user accesses the second smart access point, among the multiple access points, and when the second smart access point recognizes a movement of the user.
US09615318B2	Multiplexing core networks in RAN sharing An apparatus, includes core interface means adapted to provide an eastbound interface to a first core network element and to a second core network element different from the first core network element; radio interface means adapted to provide a westbound interface to a first radio access network element and to a second radio access network element different from the first radio access network element; multiplex detecting means adapted to detect if a first request received at one of the eastbound and westbound interfaces is directed to the first and/or the second of the network elements of the respective other interface; adapting means adapted to adapt the first request according to the network element to which it is directed; multiplexing means adapted to multiplex the adapted first request to the first and/or the second of the network elements of the respective other interface according to detection by the multiplex detecting means.
US09615310B2	Mobile communication system A mobile communication system includes a CSG cell which is accessible by a CSG member, a hybrid cell which is the CSG cell where a non-CSG member is also allowed access at the same time, and a mobile terminal which is subscribed as the CSG member and connected to the CSG cell or the hybrid cell as the CSG member. Even in a case in which a subscription time period has expired, the mobile communication system enables the mobile terminal to continue the connection. When the subscription time period for the CSG member expires, in case of the mobile terminal's connection to the CSG cell, the CSG cell initiates a handover, in case of the mobile terminal's connection to the hybrid cell, the hybrid cell changes treatment for the mobile terminal from treating the mobile terminal as the CSG member to treating the mobile terminal as the non-CSG member.
US09615305B2	Systems and methods for facilitating efficient vertical handoffs in a wireless communication system Systems and methods are provided for performing efficient vertical handoffs in a wireless user device are provided. The user device can comprise a mobile phone, computer table, handheld computer, or other computer system capable of connecting to more than one mobile wireless network that use different wireless communication protocols. Various efficient scanning methods are disclosed that are efficient in terms of battery usage, thermal performance, processing power, throughput performance, or a combination thereof.
US09615303B2	Cell selection and reselection for closed subscriber group cells Apparatuses and methods are provided for performing cell reselection, the method includes detecting a signal of cell for cell reselection on a frequency, where the signal includes an intra-frequency reselection indicator, determining from the signal whether the cell is a barred cell, on a condition that the cell is a barred cell, determining that the barred cell is not a candidate for cell reselection, determining whether the barred cell is a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) cell, and allowing intra-frequency cell reselection to a different cell on the frequency regardless of the value of the intra-frequency reselection indicator on a condition that the barred cell is a CSG cell and that the different cell meets reselection criteria.

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