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| US09683905B2 |
Transmission and transfer case with torque sensing
A powertrain incorporates a link shaft between the transmission output shaft and downstream components in order to facilitate use of a torque sensor. The link shaft includes an inner section splined to the output shaft and an outer section treated to produce a magnetic field that varies based on transmitted torque. The inner section and outer section are separated by a circumferential gap that directs the torque past the treated surface. Use of the link shaft eliminates the need to directly treat the transmission output shaft. Separating the spline and the treated surface radially reduces the axial length required for torque sensing and allows commonality among variants with and without torque sensors and between two wheel drive and four wheel drive variants. |
| US09683904B2 |
Reference voltage generator for temperature sensor with trimming capability at two temperatures
A temperature sensor circuit has a reference voltage generator that is trimmable at two temperatures for increased accuracy. The reference voltage generation section generates a reference voltage, the level of which is trimmable. A voltage divider section is connected to receive the reference voltage from the reference voltage generation section and generate a plurality of comparison voltage levels determined by the reference voltage and a trimmable resistance. An analog-to-digital converter can then be connected to a temperature dependent voltage section to receive the temperature dependent output voltage, such as a proportional to absolute temperature type (PTAT) behavior, and connected to the voltage divider section to receive the comparison voltage levels. The analog to digital converter generates an output indicative of the temperature based upon a comparison of the temperature dependent output voltage to the comparison voltage levels. |
| US09683903B2 |
Voltage and temperature sensor for a serializer/deserializer communication application
The present invention relates generally to integrated circuits. More particularly, the present invention provides a circuit and method for sensing a voltage and/or temperature from an integrated circuit device such as a Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) integrated circuit device. But it will be recognized that the technique can be used for monitoring other system on chip devices, such as micro-controllers, digital signal processors, microprocessors, networking devices, application specific integrated circuits, and other integrated circuit devices that may desire on-chip temperature and/or voltage sensing capability. |
| US09683902B2 |
Temperature sensing arrangement, method of making the same and method of sensing temperature
A temperature sensing arrangement includes a member having a first coefficient of thermal expansion, and an optical fiber having a second coefficient of thermal expansion. The optical fiber is strain transmissively mounted to the member. And the first coefficient of thermal expansion is greater than the second coefficient of thermal expansion such that strain measurable in the optical fiber is correlatable to temperature changes in the member. |
| US09683898B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining an actual junction temperature of an IGBT device
The present invention relates to a method for determining an actual junction temperature (Tj) and/or an actual collector current (IC) of an IGBT device, wherein the IGBT device has a main emitter (EM) and an auxiliary emitter (EA), comprising the steps of; measuring the characteristics of an emitter voltage drop (VEE′) as a difference between a main emitter voltage (VE) at the main emitter (EM) and an auxiliary emitter voltage (VE′) at the auxiliary emitter (EA) during a switching operation of the IGBT device; and determining the junction temperature and/or the collector current (IC) based on the characteristics of the emitter voltage drop (VEE′). |
| US09683891B2 |
Compact spectrometer for two-dimensional sampling
A spectrometer for sampling interferograms in two dimensions offering a large spectral band and high spectral resolution with a relative compactness. The spectrometer includes a refracting surface, an array of detecting elements and an array of diffusion elements capturing means at the refracting surface of an interferogram delivered from two interference beams (F1, F2) and forming interference lines parallel to each other along the transverse axis (Ox) of the interferogram within the plane (xOy) of the refracting surface, the array of detection elements being parallel to the plane of the refracting surface and arranged to detect the spatial distribution of the interferogram, wherein the array is a two-dimensional array over an entirety of which the detections elements are disposed equidistantly, and wherein interference lines exhibit an angular shift with the capturing means. |
| US09683885B2 |
Dome coating for countermeasure anti-icing functionality
An infrared countermeasure system comprises a transparent infrared camera dome with an anti-icing surface coating. |
| US09683884B2 |
Selective audio/sound aspects
Certain aspects relate to providing an at least one audio source to at least one user. Certain aspects relate to selectively modifying an at least one first sound source to be provided to the at least one user, wherein the at least one first sound source is combined with an at least one second sound source, and wherein the selectively modifying is performed relative to the at least one audio source based at least in part on at least some specific information of the at least one first sound source. Other aspects relate to selectively modifying the at least one first sound source to be provided to the at least one user relative to the at least one second sound source based at least in part on at least some specific information of the at least one first sound source. |
| US09683882B2 |
Microwave module
A microwave module 1 for a fill level measuring device 2 operating with the runtime method, has a chip for generating and/or receiving microwave signals and a carrier element. To provide an advantageous as possible microwave module, the chip is located in a cavity 9 of the carrier element 8. |
| US09683880B2 |
Setting method of flow meter device and flow meter device
A setting method of a flow meter device comprises (A) measuring a compensation coefficient in a case where a fluid is flowed with a flow within a predetermined range, and deriving a first function representing as a linear function a relationship between a measurement compensation coefficient which is the measured compensation coefficient and a conversion value which is obtained by converting a set flow which is the flow of the flowed fluid, using a predetermined function; (B) setting a reference flow which is an arbitrary flow within the predetermined range and calculating a reference compensation coefficient which is a compensation coefficient corresponding to the reference flow based on the reference flow and the first function; and (C) storing the reference flow and the reference compensation coefficient corresponding to the reference flow. |
| US09683876B2 |
Differential-pressure measuring assembly having effective-pressure lines and method for detecting plugged effective-pressure lines
A differential-pressure measuring assembly comprising a differential-pressure measuring transducer for detecting the difference between the first media pressure and a second media pressure and for providing a differential-pressure measurement signal that depends on the difference between the first media pressure and the second media pressure; a first effective-pressure line, which is connected to a first pressure inlet of the differential-pressure measuring transducer in order to apply the first media pressure to the differential-pressure measuring transducer; a second effective-pressure line, which is connected to a second pressure inlet of the differential-pressure measuring transducer in order to apply the second media pressure to the differential-pressure measuring transducer; at least one temperature sensor for outputting a temperature signal that correlates with a temperature of the effective-pressure lines; and a processing unit for processing the differential-pressure measurement signal and the temperature signal; wherein the processing unit is designed to detect a significant correlation between a change in the temperature signal and the differential-pressure signal on the basis of the differential-pressure measurement signal and the temperature signal, and to assess the detection of a significant correlation as an indication of a plugged effective-pressure line. |
| US09683873B2 |
Torque sensor cover
The present invention relates to a torque sensor cover. According to an embodiment of the present invention, as a second cover is formed of plastic through injection-molding, costs and weight can be reduced as compared with a wire cover manufactured of aluminum through casting according to the related art. |
| US09683871B2 |
Optical encoder
Provided is an optical encoder, including: a light receiving unit; and a scale moving relatively to the light receiving unit and including a first track and a second track each having patterns intended for projecting light onto the light receiving unit, wherein the number of patterns of the first track is Ns*Nd+i (where, Ns and i are an integer of 1 or greater, and Nd is an integer of 2 or greater), and the number of patterns of the second track is (Ns−1)*Nd+i, so an absolute angle of the scale can be calculated in real time and in high resolution. |
| US09683870B2 |
Air spring height measurement arrangement
The subject invention relates to an air spring height measurement arrangement comprising a magnetic field transmitting arrangement (110) and a magnetic field receiving arrangement (120). The magnetic field transmitting arrangement is adapted to adopt a first state and a second state with regard to the magnetic field receiving arrangement. One of the magnetic field transmitting arrangement (110) and the magnetic field receiving arrangement (120) comprises a first coil (141) and a second coil and the other comprises a third coil (143). A first central axis (161) of the first coil and a second central axis (162) of the second coil enclose a first angle (171) and, in the first state, a third central axis (163) of the third coil (143) and the first central axis enclose a second angle (172), which first and second angle cannot be 0°. |
| US09683865B2 |
In-use automatic calibration methodology for sensors in mobile devices
A method, system and computer readable medium for calibrating an accelerometer in a portable device is disclosed. The method, system and computer readable medium comprises receiving data from the accelerometer, and providing accelerometer samples from the data based upon one or more selection rules that adaptively selects data that satisfy certain criteria. The method system and computer readable medium also includes fitting the accelerometer samples to a mathematical mode. The method system and computer readable medium further includes providing a bias of the accelerometer based upon a center of the mathematical model. |
| US09683864B2 |
System for providing aircraft landing instructions
A system for providing aircraft landing instructions is provided. The system comprises a memory component configured to store specifications for an aircraft. The system also comprises a controller configured to operate in either of a first mode or a second mode, wherein the first mode comprises a fly-along mode, and wherein the second mode comprises an emergency mode. In the fly-along mode, the controller is configured to generate, based on a received operator indication of a destination, a map, wherein the map comprises at least an indication of a current location of the aircraft and a destination indication. In the emergency mode, the controller is configured to generate a series of instructions for controlling and landing the aircraft, wherein the series of instructions are generated at least in part based on the stored specifications for the aircraft. The system also comprises a presentation component configured to provide the generated series of instructions to an operator of the aircraft. |
| US09683863B2 |
Navigation system with state generation mechanism and method of operation thereof
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a travel context based on a route condition for providing a navigation guidance; generating a state node having a state content with a control unit based on the travel context; and generating a guidance process based on the state node for presenting a prompt on a device. |
| US09683861B2 |
Estimated route presentation apparatus and estimated route presentation method
An estimated route presentation apparatus including a control device is provided. The control device executes an image acquisition function to acquire a captured image captured by a camera provided on the vehicle, an estimated route calculation function to: detect an end part of a diagram displayed on a road surface from an image of the road surface included in the captured image; obtain a center of gyration of the vehicle traveling, on the basis of changes in the direction and distance of the movement of the end part as the vehicle travels; and calculate an estimated route of the vehicle with reference to the center of gyration, and a presentation control function to present the calculated estimated route. |
| US09683859B2 |
Method for providing navigation using wearable device and vehicle for carrying out the same
A method for providing navigation using a wearable device by a vehicle includes performing wireless connection with the wearable device, receiving monitoring information regarding a driver from the connected wearable device, and determining, after setting of a destination, a walking course and a vehicle traveling course to the set destination in consideration of the monitoring information. Navigation for the walking course is provided by the wearable device and navigation for the vehicle traveling course is provided by a head unit of the vehicle. |
| US09683858B2 |
Learning transportation modes from raw GPS data
Described is a technology by which raw GPS data is processed into segments of a trip, with a predicted mode of transportation (e.g., walking, car, bus, bicycling) determined for each segment. The determined transportation modes may be used to tag the GPS data with transportation mode information, and/or dynamically used. Segments are first characterized as walk segments or non-walk segments based on velocity and/or acceleration. Features corresponding to each of those walk segments or non-walk segments are extracted, and analyzed with an inference model to determine probabilities for the possible modes of transportation for each segment. Post-processing may be used to modify the probabilities based on transitioning considerations with respect to the transportation mode of an adjacent segment. The most probable transportation mode for each segment is selected. |
| US09683857B2 |
Automated location-intelligent traffic notification service systems and methods
Traffic notification systems include a location determination system that can determine a geographic location of a subscriber, and an automated traffic notification system that can automatically transmit a traffic notification message that is based on the geographic location of the subscriber to a wireless terminal associated with the subscriber. |
| US09683856B2 |
Evacuation navigation device
An evacuation navigation device disclosed. In one embodiment, the evacuation navigation device comprises a position determining component configured to determine a position of a handheld device within a selected environment having access to at least one positioning system. The device further comprises a display device configured to display the position of the handheld device on a digital map of the selected environment and at least one evacuation route from the position to an evacuation position. The device further comprises a wireless communication component configured to receive a real-time update of safety conditions along the at least one evacuation route. The device further comprises logic implemented by a processor for dynamically revising the digital map based upon the real-time update. |
| US09683852B2 |
Dispatching map matching tasks by a cluster server
There is disclosed a method, comprising: determining a road segment group set that corresponds to a current time period, and a correspondence relationship between each road segment group in the road segment group set and a computing node of the cluster server, wherein the road segment group is a group of road segments which are grouped according to the number of computing nodes of the cluster server and the dissimilarity between divided road segments in a road network; in response to receiving multiple GPS sampled data from a vehicle, generating a map matching request according to the multiple GPS sampled data; and in response to generating a map matching request and obtaining a road segment to which the latest location of the vehicle belongs, sending the map matching request to a computing node that corresponds to a road segment group to which the obtained road segment belongs. |
| US09683850B2 |
Method for navigation using adaptive coverage
A method of operation of a navigation system having adaptive coverage includes: detecting a no service region or an intermittent loss of service region upcoming in a route; selecting an adaptive coverage operations block based on the no service region or based on the intermittent loss of service region for storing on a device; and sending data from the adaptive coverage operations block for displaying on the device. |
| US09683849B2 |
Vehicle navigation system with adaptive gyroscope bias compensation
Adaptive gyroscope bias compensation allows a vehicle navigation module to estimate position and velocity reliably during temperature changes. |
| US09683848B2 |
System for determining hitch angle
A system for determining a hitch angle between a vehicle and trailer is provided. The system includes an imaging device disposed on the trailer. A first navigation system is disposed on-board the vehicle. A second navigation system is integrated with the imaging device. A controller determines the hitch angle based on data received from the first navigation system and the second navigation system. |
| US09683844B2 |
Extension-mode angular velocity sensor
An angular velocity sensor including a drive extension mode. In one aspect, an angular rate sensor includes a base and at least three masses disposed substantially in a plane parallel to the base, the masses having a center of mass. At least one actuator drives the masses in an extension mode, such that in the extension mode the masses move in the plane simultaneously away or simultaneously towards the center of mass. At least one transducer senses at least one Coriolis force resulting from motion of the masses and angular velocity about at least one input axis of the sensor. Additional embodiments can include a linkage that constrains the masses to move in the extension mode. |
| US09683843B2 |
Vibrator element and method of manufacturing the same
A vibrator element has a first vibration mode in which first and second detection portions perform flexural vibration in opposite directions in the opposite phase to first and second driving portions which vibrate in opposite directions according to a Coriolis force, and a second vibration mode in which the first and second detection portions perform flexural vibration in opposite directions in the same phase as the first and second driving portions which vibrate in opposite directions according to a Coriolis force. A ratio r=R2/R1 of equivalent series resistance R2 at the time of the second vibration mode to equivalent series resistance R1 at the time of the first vibration mode is set between 0.15 and 6.0. |
| US09683842B2 |
Distance measuring device
The invention relates to an optoelectronic distance measuring device having a transmitting unit having a driver stage for a light source for emitting optical pulses as pulsed-mode-intensity-modulated optical radiation, having a receiving unit for receiving a portion of the optical radiation, said portion being reflected from a target object, and converting it into an electrical reception signal, by means of a photosensitive electrical component. It also has an analogue-digital converter for digitizing the reception signal, and an electronic evaluation unit which is designed in such a way that a distance from the target object can be ascertained on the basis of a signal propagation time using the digitized reception signal. |
| US09683840B2 |
Device for detecting thickness of sheet-type medium and method thereof
A method and a device for continuously detecting thickness of a sheet-type medium in a continuous conveying process can achieve a more accurate and stable detected thickness value. The device for detecting thickness of a sheet-type medium comprises a conveying roller; a detection roller, the detection roller being arranged opposite to the conveying roller, and an elastic displacement existing between the detection roller and the conveying roller; a plate spring, arranged by pressing opposite to the other side of the detection roller relative to the conveying roller; a sensor, arranged above the plate spring; and a thickness calculation unit, calculating a thickness value of the sheet-type medium according to a distance detection value and a standard zero value; and further comprises a zero value correction unit. |
| US09683839B2 |
Method of correcting measurement error of shape measuring apparatus, and shape measuring apparatus
In a shape measuring apparatus having a scanning probe to perform scanning measurement using a tip ball provided at an end of a stylus with the tip ball being in contact with an object to be measured, a tip ball displacement detector detects a displacement of the tip ball of the scanning probe, a displacement of a moving mechanism that relatively moves the object to be measured and the scanning probe is detected, and an angle formed by a contact direction of the tip ball with the object to be measured and an axial direction of the stylus is calculated. The displacement of the tip ball that is detected by the tip ball displacement detector is corrected on the basis of the angle, and a corrected value of the displacement is outputted. The corrected value is added to the displacement of the moving mechanism to calculate a measurement value. |
| US09683836B2 |
Vehicle classification from laser scanners using fisher and profile signatures
Methods, systems and processor-readable media for vehicle classification. In general, one or more vehicles can be scanned utilizing a laser scanner to compile data indicative of an optical profile of the vehicle(s). The optical profile associated with the vehicle(s) is then pre-processed. Particular features are extracted from the optical profile following pre-processing of the optical profile. The vehicle(s) can be then classified based on the particular features extracted from the optical feature. A segmented laser profile is treated as an image and profile features that integrate the signal in one of the two directions of the image and Fisher vectors which aggregate statistics of local “patches” of the image are computed and utilized as part of the extraction and classification process. |
| US09683834B2 |
Adaptable depth sensing system
The present disclosure is directed to an adaptable depth sensing (DS) system. A DS device may comprise a DS equipment module and a control module. The control module may configure the operational mode of the DS equipment module for close-range sensing, mid-range sensing or long-range sensing. The control module may receive at least depth data from the DS equipment module for determining the mode of operation. The control module may also receive condition data regarding the DS device and/or a host device to which the DS device is coupled, determine a configuration based on the condition data, and may utilize the condition data along with the depth data to configure the DS equipment module. Configuring the DS equipment module may comprise, for example, enabling components within the DS equipment module, configuring focus for the components, configuring image orientation for the components and/or selecting a DS methodology for the components. |
| US09683824B2 |
Arming and safety device
An arming and safety device for a pyrotechnic chain, the device including a housing presenting an inlet zone for a pyrotechnic stream and an outlet zone for the pyrotechnic stream, an arming element housed in the housing between the inlet and outlet zones and adapted to move between a disarmed position in which it blocks the passage of the pyrotechnic stream and an armed position in which it allows the pyrotechnic stream to pass, and an electric motor for driving the arming element. The stator of the electric motor is situated outside the housing, and the rotor is contained entirely inside the housing. |
| US09683822B2 |
Munition with preformed fragments
A munition that is adapted to enhance fragmentation effects upon detonation includes preformed fragments between a casing and a shell. The overall mass of the preformed fragments is greater than the overall combined mass of the casing and the shell for enhancing the degree of controlled fragmentation compared to uncontrolled fragmentation. By enhancing the dispersal of controlled fragmentation, the overall fragmentation area coverage and fragmentation pattern density may also be enhanced while limiting travel of the fragmentation beyond the target area for reducing collateral damage. The preformed fragments may fill a continuous volume between the casing and the shell to effectively utilize the munition volume and to maximize the amount of preformed fragments contained within the shell. The preformed fragments may be free flowing pellets that are poured into the volume between the casing and the shell for enhancing distribution of the fragments and for improving assembly of the munition. |
| US09683821B2 |
Reactive material enhanced projectiles, devices for generating reactive material enhanced projectiles and related methods
A liner assembly for an explosively formed projectile device may include a reactive material liner and a primary liner configured to form into a projectile responsive to initiation of an explosive material. The reactive material liner may be configured and formulated to increase the velocity of the projectile after formation thereof. An ordnance device for generating an explosively formed projectile may include a case, an explosive material, and a reactive material liner and a primary liner configured, in combination, to form into a projectile. An explosively formed projectile may include a deformed primary liner and a deformed reactive material liner having an ignited portion increasing the velocity of the projectile. Methods of explosively forming a projectile may include explosively expelling a primary liner and a secondary liner and increasing the velocity of the projectile by combusting at least a portion of the secondary liner. |
| US09683817B1 |
Detection and detonation of improvised explosive device with magnetic fields
A magnetic coupling (MC) circuit is provided for detecting an obscured object. The MC circuit connects to a current measuring instrument and includes a Marx bank having a plurality of stages; a peaking circuit; and an induction loop. Each stage of the Marx bank includes a resistor-capacitor (RC) loop having a first resistor connecting to a breakdown circuit. The Marx bank connects to a fixed potential known as ground. The breakdown circuit includes a breakdown switch, a second resistor and a bank capacitor. The voltage source connects to the Marx bank. The peaking circuit includes a peaking inductor, a peaking capacitor and a peaking switch disposed in parallel. The peaking switch connects the Marx bank to the peaking capacitor. The induction loop includes an impedance inductor connecting to the peaking switch. The instrument measures a first current in absence of the object and a second current in presence of the object, and detects the object based on difference between the first and second currents. |
| US09683815B2 |
Helmets for protection against rifle bullets
A helmet shell is formed having an outer section of fibrous layers, a middle section of fibrous layers and an inner section of fibrous layers. The outer section layers contain high tenacity abrasive fibers in a resin matrix. The middle section layers contain high strength polyolefin fibers and are in the form of woven or knitted fabrics with a resin matrix. The inner section layers contain high strength polyolefin fibers and are in the form of non-woven fabrics with a resin matrix. The helmet is lightweight and resists penetration of rifle bullets. |
| US09683811B1 |
Low-profile folding sight with adjustable aperture
Disclosed is a low-profile folding sight assembly having a base configured to be secured to a gun and an arm mounted on the base for pivotal movement between at least a folded position and a deployed position. A first sighting aperture having a first size is provided adjacent a distal end of the arm. A selector member on the arm has a second sighting aperture of a second size and is slidably movable between at least a first position in which the first sighting aperture is unobstructed and a second position in which the second sighting aperture is aligned with the first sighting aperture to present a reduced-size sighting aperture. |
| US09683807B2 |
Magnus effect cylindrical projectile and launcher
A toy projectile and launcher system. The projectile is tubular in shape and lightweight. The projectile has an exterior surface that is symmetrically disposed about an imaginary longitudinal axis. The launcher has a holding trough that receives and holds the tubular projectile. Within the launcher is a spring loaded element. The spring loaded element selectively moves between a cocked position and a released position. The spring loaded element contacts the projectile in the holding trough as the spring loaded element moves from its cocked position to its released position. Contact with the spring loaded element causes the tubular projectile to launch into flight in a direction perpendicular to its longitudinal axis. Simultaneously, contact with the spring loaded element imparts a spinning rotation to the projectile, wherein the projectile spins about its longitudinal axis in flight. The spinning creates a Magnus effect on the projectile. |
| US09683804B2 |
Gun holder with brush
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a gun holder assembly comprising: a plate; a rod comprising a first end detachably coupled to the plate and a second end configured for insertion into a gun barrel; and an engagement member detachably coupled to the second end of the rod and configured for engaging an interior surface of the gun barrel. |
| US09683803B2 |
Tripod mount with a traverse support mechanism
A tripod is provided for mounting a machine gun between a front pintle and a traverse-and-elevation (T&E) device, being mechanically alterable between stowage and deployment configurations by means of a curved traverse bar. The tripod includes a head member for receiving the front pintle, a fore leg, first and second rear legs, and the traverse bar. The fore leg connects to the head member at a fore pitch hinge, and extends in the deployment configuration and folds aft beneath the head member in the stowage configuration. The first and second rear legs connect to the head member by corresponding rear lateral hinges. Each rear leg has a rail member that slides longitudinally therealong. The rear legs splay outward from the head member in the deployment configuration and contract substantially parallel in the stowage configuration. The traverse bar includes an elongated member for mounting the T&E device, first and second terminals at opposite ends of the elongated member, and a sprocket. The elongated member has an arc curvature that enables the T&E device to travel along the elongated member with constant elevation of the machine gun. The terminals respectively attach to the first and second legs by respective orifices. The first terminal includes a circular serrated cavity to receive the sprocket that has the first pivot orifice being offset from its axial center. The sprocket is removable to rotate the first pivot orifice for subsequent reinsertion into the serrated cavity. |
| US09683801B2 |
Firearm sound suppressor
The present invention is for a firearm sound suppressor which is attached to the barrel of a firearm to reduce the noise and flash generated by the firearm. The firearm sound suppressor improves the dissipation of heat and provides a breach head on the end thereof for use as a ramming and breaching instrument. |
| US09683797B2 |
Device for universal charging and metering for cartridges in box magazines
The proposed invention relates to small arms, specifically to charging devices for charging magazines with cartridges and to meters for cartridges in box magazines. The technical result consists in providing a universal charging device and meter for cartridges in box magazines which makes it possible to achieve rapid charging and discharging of cartridges to and from said magazines and visual and tactile monitoring of the number of said cartridges in box magazines which have been withdrawn from and inserted in a weapon. The device has a minimal weight and can easily be built into any box magazine of an automatic machine gun or a pistol having a spring-loaded cartridge feed mechanism. |
| US09683794B2 |
Indirect free cooling module
An indirect free cooling module and method for cooling air from a data center is provided. The module includes an adiabatic device in fluid communication with a source of external air, at least one heat exchanger in fluid communication with the adiabatic device and a flow of air from the data center, a damper system in fluid communication with the at least one heat exchanger, and a control system in communication with the damper system and configured to selectively direct the flow of air from the data center to the heat exchanger and to selectively direct a flow of air from the at least one heat exchanger through the damper system. |
| US09683793B2 |
Liquid distribution device
A liquid distribution device for fluid cooling devices particularly for cooling towers comprises at least one primary distribution pipe or at least one primary distribution trough, wherein a plurality of secondary distribution pipes are connected to the at least one primary distribution pipe or the at least one primary distribution trough, wherein the secondary distribution pipes are provided with nozzles, wherein the secondary distribution pipes at least section-wise have an angular cross-section and are formed from a fiber reinforced plastic. |
| US09683788B2 |
Steam heat storage system
A solar plant including a solar field for production of steam, a turbine using steam, and an excess steam storage and draw off system. The system includes a latent heat thermal storage module and a liquid displacement thermal storage module including a liquid volume and a steam blanket. The modules are connected together so that the steam produced passes through the steam blanket before passing through the latent heat module, condensing, to be injected in the liquid volume, the lower part of the liquid volume being connected to the solar field and to an outlet of the turbine to let in or return cold liquid. The liquid volume acts as a liquid displacement reservoir. |
| US09683785B2 |
Heat exchanger
A heat exchanger includes a housing and a fluid flow conduit located within a cavity formed in the housing, the fluid flow conduit including an outer tube located adjacent to an inner wall of the housing and an inner tube in fluid communication with the outer tube, the inner tube being located between the outer tube and a longitudinal axis of the housing. An inlet port is located on the housing, the inlet port being in fluid communication with the cavity. The heat exchanger includes an outlet port located on the housing, the outlet port being in fluid communication with the cavity. |
| US09683781B2 |
Indirect-heat thermal processing of bulk solids
An indirect-heat thermal processor for processing bulk solids includes a housing including an inlet for receiving the bulk solids and an outlet for discharging the bulk solids and a plurality of heat transfer plate assemblies disposed between the inlet and the outlet and arranged in spaced relationship for the flow of the bulk solids that flow from the inlet, between the heat transfer plate assemblies, to the outlet. The heat transfer plate assemblies include a heat spreader, a heating element disposed adjacent the heat spreader, a temperature detection device spaced from the heating element and disposed adjacent the heat spreader, covers disposed on opposing sides of the heat spreader, the heating element, and the temperature detection device to provide a sandwiched assembly in which the heat spreader, the heating element, and the temperature detection device are sandwiched between the covers, heating element couplings coupled to the heating element and extending from the sandwiched assembly for controlling the heating element, and a connector coupled to the temperature detection device and extending from the sandwiched assembly for monitoring a temperature at the temperature detection device. |
| US09683770B2 |
Refrigerator with temperature control
An insulated icemaking compartment is provided in the fresh food compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. The icemaking compartment may be integrally formed with the liner of the fresh food compartment, or alternatively, may be modular for installation anywhere in the fresh food compartment. A removable bin assembly with a front cover normally seals the icemaking compartment to maintain the temperature in the compartment. A cold air duct formed in the rear wall of the refrigerator supplies cold air from the freezer compartment to the icemaking compartment. A return air duct directs a portion of the air from the icemaking compartment back to the freezer compartment. An air vent in the icemaking compartment directs another portion of air into the fresh food compartment. A control system provides for controlling refrigerator functions in a manner that promotes energy efficiency. |
| US09683767B2 |
Cooling system and control method thereof
A cooling system and a control method thereof are provided. The cooling system may include a first compressor, a second compressor disposed downstream of the first compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger the performs heat exchange between refrigerant compressed in the first and/or second compressor and external air, an expansion device that decompresses the refrigerant condensed in the outdoor heat exchanger, a cooling evaporator evaporating the refrigerant decompressed in the expansion device, a bypass tube that guides refrigerant compressed in the first compressor to the outdoor heat exchanger, bypassing the second compressor, and a valve device controlling the flow of refrigerant discharged from the first compressor so as to selectively introduce refrigerant into the second compressor. |
| US09683766B1 |
System and method for electronic de-clogging of microcoolers
A microcooler includes a substrate with a first and second microchannel and an orifice disposed between, in fluid communication with both. A pair of electrodes is in a vicinity of the orifice. An electrical resistive heating material is in electrical communication with the electrodes and is in thermal contact with a fluid in the vicinity of the orifice. A system includes the microcooler and a voltage source to apply a voltage across the electrodes, which induces sufficient heating in the heating material to disassociate something clogging the orifice, without significant damage to the heating material. Some systems include a sensor configured to detect an effect of clogging at the orifice. A processor is configured to receive sensor output from the sensor, and if there is an effect of clogging, then cause the voltage to be applied across the electrodes. |
| US09683764B2 |
Multi-layer evaporator for motor vehicle air-conditioning circuit
Evaporator, notably for motor vehicle air-conditioning circuit. According to the invention, the evaporator (1), which comprises three layers—upstream (2), intermediate (3) and downstream (4)—through which there flows a coolant that enters the evaporator (1) via the intermediate layer (3) and leaves the evaporator via the upstream layer (2) to cool an air flow (A) passing in succession across said upstream (2), intermediate (3) and downstream (4) layers, comprises means (5E) for inducing a pressure drop between the outlet of the intermediate layer (3) and the inlet of the downstream layer (4). |
| US09683760B2 |
Outdoor unit of air-conditioner, two-pipe air-conditioning system and three-pipe air-conditioning system having the same
An outdoor unit of an air-conditioner and two-pipe and three-pipe air-conditioning systems having the same are provided. The outdoor unit includes a compressor defining an outlet and an inlet; a first four-way valve defining a first valve communicated with the outlet, second and third ports communicated with the inlet; a second four-way valve defining second and third ports communicated with the inlet; an outdoor heat exchanger defining a first refrigerant valve Communicated with the fourth port of the first four-way valve; a first gas pipe defining a first end connected with the second and third ports of the first and second four-way valves and, the inlet; a second gas pipe defining a first end connected with the fourth port of the second four-way valve; a third gas pipe defining a first end connected with the outlet and a second end connected with the first port of the second four-way valve. |
| US09683757B2 |
Solar thermal panel array field arrangement and related vacuum solar thermal panel
The present application relates to a solar array field (100) having an improved configuration, comprising a plurality of vacuum solar thermal panel (1) and a hydraulic circuit (10) for circulating a heat transfer fluid, said hydraulic circuit (10) comprising at least one circulation path (13, 14, 15, 16) connecting a low-temperature inlet (11) to a high-temperature outlet (12), said circulation path (13, 14, 15, 16) comprising a forward portion (15) successively traversing a plurality of vacuum solar thermal panels (1); said circulation path (13, 14, 15, 16) further comprising a return portion (16) connected downstream to said forward portion (15), said return portion (16) traversing the same vacuum solar thermal panels (1) in reverse order. |
| US09683749B2 |
Multiple heatsink cooling system for a line voltage thermostat
A line voltage thermostat having a multiple heatsink switch. A total switch may have a semiconductor switch mounted on each heatsink of the multiple heatsink switch. The semiconductor switches of the respective heatsinks may be connected in parallel to represent the total switch. Each of the two or more heatsinks, having a semiconductor switch for switching, and in total conveying the same power as one equivalent switch with one total heatsink, may have higher maximum operating temperatures and higher thermal resistances than twice the thermal resistance of the one total heatsink. The two or more heatsinks may be situated within a housing of the line voltage thermostat, and be easier to distribute in the housing to achieve an efficient layout of a display and control buttons for the thermostat. |
| US09683747B2 |
Combination oven with catalytic converter
A combination oven provides for a catalyst chamber for heating and treating a bypass portion of the air circulated within the cooking chamber at a high temperature using a catalyst to process cooking fumes without substantially elevating the desired cooking temperature. |
| US09683746B2 |
Combustion apparatus
A combustion apparatus is provided. The combustion apparatus includes a fuel reservoir storing fuel therein, and a main body connected to the fuel reservoir by a flexible tube. The main body receives fuel from the fuel reservoir and combusts the fuel therein. The main body is partitioned into an upper space and a lower space by a partition plate. The main body includes a combustor that is provided in the upper space and combusts fuel supplied from the fuel reservoir, a blower that is provided in the lower space to supply air to the combustor, and a heating unit that is removably coupled to the combustor and completely combusts air incompletely combusted in the combustor. The combustion apparatus completely combusts liquefied animal and vegetable oil, thus reducing a tar generation rate. |
| US09683742B2 |
Pressure sensor integrated glow plug
A pressure sensor integrated glow plug inserted inside a cylinder of an internal combustion engine and used, the pressure sensor integrated glow plug being equipped with a housing, a rod-like heater element held with its distal end projecting from the housing, and a pressure sensor, with the heater element being held in the housing by a flexible member and configured in such a way that its position relative to the housing is displaceable, and with the pressure sensor being configured in such a way that it can receive pressure inside the cylinder because of the displacement of the heater element, wherein a heat-resistant fiber member carrying an oxidation catalyst component is disposed in an interstice between the housing and the heater element on the distal end side of the flexible member. |
| US09683735B2 |
System and device for supporting horizontal boiler tubes
A system for supporting horizontal boiler tubes comprises a support plate, a vertical stringer tube, and a shear lug. The shear lug attaches the support plate to the vertical stringer tube through a slot in the support plate. A plurality of supporting arms extend outwardly from the first and second sides perpendicular to a main body portion of the support plate. Each supporting arm includes a retaining lip extending upwardly from a distal end of the supporting arm and a rounded recess, the rounded recess and retaining lip defining a cradle within which a horizontal boiler tube may rest. |
| US09683732B2 |
Anti-clogging steam generator tube bundle
A tube and shell steam generator having an anti-clogging heat exchange tube bundle wherein the tube support plates within the tube bundle are designed with varying degrees of porosity thereby regulating local secondary side fluid conditions (velocity, quality, superheat, void fraction, etc.) in a manner to reduce the potential for clogging of the tube support plate lobes that are more prone to clogging. |
| US09683726B2 |
Lamp and lighting apparatus
A lamp that emits light and includes: a mounting board on which a light-emitting element is provided; a support disposed on a side opposite a light-emission-side of the mounting board; and a case connected to a support. The case includes a securing part which is disposed on the light-emission-side of the mounting board, and secures the mounting board to the support by sandwiching the mounting board between the securing part and the support. |
| US09683724B2 |
Lighting device
A lighting device includes a housing including a front opening portion and a rear opening portion; a light source unit including LED light sources and a heat sink configured to absorb and radiate heat produced by the LED light source; a socket formed by an elastic member and configured to allow the heat sink to be fitted and supported in the rear opening portion such that part of the heat sink is exposed rearward through the rear opening portion and that aiming adjustment is enabled by changing a position of the light source unit relative to the housing. A knob used for manually turning an adjustment screw is attached to a rear end portion of the adjustment screw, and the socket is provided with a rib extending along a circumferential direction of the socket and protruding rearward of the heat sink. |
| US09683721B2 |
Lighting system with angled LED arrays
A lighting system with extended arrays of LED light engines is disclosed. The extended arrays of LED light engines are coupled to bent, curved, contoured or angled support surfaces within a housing structure, coupled to bent, curved, contoured or angled surfaces of the housing structure or a combination thereof. Preferably, the extended arrays of LED light engines emit both upward and downward lighting through diffuse surfaces of the housing structure. In some embodiments of the invention the positions and/or angles of light emitting surfaces of extended arrays of LED light engines are adjustable within the housing structure. |
| US09683714B1 |
Book lamp with flexible diffuser shade
Disclosed book light embodiments 100 may include the construction of a flexible diffuser shade 200, flexible back binding system 300 contained and attached to a first back cover 400 and a second back cover 410. A book light may take the form of a closed book when not in use. When a light source is desired a book light may expand to open to any angle, all the way open to 360 degrees and expose a folded flexible diffuser shade 200. The first and second back covers may be opened in any position to accommodate a desired spread of the flexible diffuser shade. Magnets in the first and second back covers help to retain the back covers in a desired position and to mate or chain other book lights together. |
| US09683711B2 |
Light emitting device substrate and method for manufacturing the same
The present invention relates to an optical device substrate comprising: unit block substrates wherein a flat panel metal substrate are partitioned into n (n>1) number of optical device attachment areas, and the insulating members are formed inside the metal substrate in a way that the adjacent partitioned areas are insulated; first horizontal insulating members for insulating between the unit block substrates being stacked; outer metal electrode substrates bonded to the unit block substrates located in the upper end and the lower end among the unit block substrates being stacked; second horizontal insulating members for insulating between the outer metal electrode substrates and the unit block substrates; a pair of inner metal electrode substrates inserted instead of the first horizontal insulating members into more than any one of the adjacent unit block substrates; and third horizontal insulating members for insulating the pair of inner metal electrode substrates. |
| US09683709B2 |
LED lighting apparatus
An LED lighting apparatus is provided. The LED lighting apparatus comprises: an LED module; a heat dissipation member; and a connection member for connecting the LED module and the heat dissipation member mechanically and heat-conductively. The heat dissipation member comprises a reflective surface for reflecting light from the LED module. |
| US09683706B2 |
Cylinder valve
Provided is a Cylinder Valve capable of switching a fluid sealing state to a fluid releasing state or vice versa with certainty and also capable of preventing a flow noise from being caused when the fluid is released. A Cylinder Valve—includes a Residual pressure Valve mechanism located in a Residual pressure Valve mechanism insertion space formed in a flow path. The Residual pressure Valve mechanism includes a valve that is located in the Residual pressure Valve mechanism insertion space so as to freely advance or retract to a valve close position or a valve open position and retracts toward the valve open position by a pressure of gas flowing in the flow path; a forward convex portion located at a tip of the valve; a coil spring that urges the valve in a direction in which the valve advances from the valve open position toward the valve close position; and a seal seat and a pressing portion that retain the O-ring while exposing a contact permission portion that allows the forward convex portion to be in contact therewith. The seal seat and the pressing portion are secured to an outlet. |
| US09683704B2 |
Heating and cooling system for an on-board gas adsorbent storage vessel
In one aspect, a system for controlling the temperature within a gas adsorbent storage vessel of a vehicle may include an air conditioning system forming a continuous flow loop of heat exchange fluid that is cycled between a heated flow and a cooled flow. The system may also include at least one fluid by-pass line extending at least partially within the gas adsorbent storage vessel. The fluid by-pass line(s) may be configured to receive a by-pass flow including at least a portion of the heated flow or the cooled flow of the heat exchange fluid at one or more input locations and expel the by-pass flow back into the continuous flow loop at one or more output locations, wherein the by-pass flow is directed through the gas adsorbent storage vessel via the by-pass line(s) so as to adjust an internal temperature within the gas adsorbent storage vessel. |
| US09683699B2 |
Compressed gas tank and method for producing same
A compressed gas tank (1) made from carbon fibre materials, which has a filling and removal neck, and a method for the production thereof, with the following steps: providing a meltable core, which forms an interior of the compressed gas tank (1), wrapping the core with at least one carbon fibre bandage and impregnating the carbon fibres with a curable polymer matrix material, thereby providing a preform of the compressed gas tank (1), consolidating the polymer matrix material of the preform and obtaining the carbon fibre composite compressed gas tank (1), and liquefying the core material by melting, and removing the liquid core material from the filling and removal neck. |
| US09683698B2 |
High pressure tank
The high pressure tank comprises a tank main body including a liner made of a resin and a mouthpiece made of a non-resin material and mounted to an open end of the liner; and a reinforcement layer provided to cover the entire tank main body and have pressure resistance. The liner includes a first contact surface arranged approximately perpendicular to a central axis of the liner to come into contact with the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece includes a second contact surface arranged to come into contact with the first contact surface of the liner. One of the first contact surface and the second contact surface includes projections, and the other includes recesses in which the projections being fitted. The second contact surface is formed in an approximately circular shape. |
| US09683692B2 |
Main / lateral connection liner with resin putty mainline portion
An apparatus for repairing a junction between a main sewer pipe and a lateral sewer pipe comprises a tubular portion having opposite first and second ends. A collar extends outwardly from one of the first and second ends of the tubular portion. The tubular portion and the collar are formed of a curable, waterproof putty, such as an epoxy or silicate putty. The putty may also be a resin, such as a thermoset or other curable resin. The apparatus is positioned at the pipe juncture to prevent the migration of water through a damaged section of the pipe. |
| US09683691B2 |
Hose and system for hose clamp registration
The present application provides various examples that may include a hose and a system. The hose may include a hose body, where an end segment of the hose body may be foldable over a clamp seat area of the hose body. There may be an opening in the end segment sized and shaped to provide access to a clamp, so as to better hold the clamp in place, while still enabling access. |
| US09683688B2 |
Threadless pipe coupling
A threadless pipe coupling (x00) comprises a socket (x01), a plug (x02) configured for being inserted into the socket (x01) in an insertion direction (10), a sealing member (x03) arranged between a circumferential outer surface (x04) of the plug (x02) and a cooperating inner surface (x05) of a circumferential side wall (x06) of the socket (x01), so as to provide a fluid tight seal when the plug (x02) is placed in the socket (x01), wherein the plug (x02) is retained in the socket (x01) by means of a locking member (x07) inserted in a transverse direction through a slot (x08) in the circumferential side wall (x06) of the socket (x01) to engage around the plug (x02) at a location behind the sealing member (x03) as seen in the insertion direction (10). The ends (x28, x29) of the locking member (x07) in the mounted position are located between the outer surface (x04) of the plug (x02) and the circumferential side wall (x06) of the socket (x01) as seen in a radial direction. |
| US09683686B2 |
Auto-draining filter apparatus
An apparatus having one or more filters positioned by a connection member. The connection member orientates one or more filters at a transverse angle relative to the horizontal to drain contaminants from the filter. |
| US09683683B2 |
Connection system
The invention relates to a connection system having a first connection part which defines a first passage and to a second connection part to be connected to the first connection part which defines a second passage which is orientated with the first passage in the connected state of the connection parts, wherein the first connection part has a blunt cone section through which the first passage extends and the second connection part has a reception section having a frustoconical reception space for receiving the blunt cone section into which the second passage opens. |
| US09683682B2 |
Methods and systems of joining pipes
A system and method is provided for joining pipes where a keyhole is formed in each of the pipe ends and then a filler metal is placed in the keyholes to join the pipes to each other. The filler metal can be deposited using a laser hot wire process. |
| US09683681B2 |
Lateral sway brace
A lateral sway brace is disclosed for bracing a service pipe disposed at a predetermined distance from a building support. The lateral sway brace can include a pipe coupler securable to the service pipe and a brace coupler securable to a brace member. The brace coupler and the pipe coupler are operable with the brace member to laterally support the service pipe from the building support. The brace member has a length less than the predetermined distance between the service pipe and the building support. The lateral sway brace can also include a length adjustment mechanism operable with the brace coupler and facilitating a variable length to accommodate a difference between the predetermined distance between the service pipe and the building support and the length of the brace member. |
| US09683680B1 |
Suspended pipe assembly
A suspended pipe assembly comprising a first suspended pipe, a second suspended pipe, a third suspended pipe, and a number of suspenders for suspending the pipes from an elevated pipe or pipes of a mobile irrigation system or other fluid distribution system. The first suspended pipe and second suspended pipe are connected together via a fixed joint. The second suspended pipe and third suspended pipe are connected together via a live joint such that the second suspended pipe and third suspended pipe can expand longitudinally relative to each other. Additional suspended pipes can be connected to each other via alternating fixed and live joints. The suspenders allow the suspended pipes to expand longitudinally relative to the elevated pipe and prevents the suspended pipes from warping side-to-side. |
| US09683678B2 |
Heat exchanging valve arrangement
A heat exchanging valve arrangement includes, a manifold defining a chamber, a first passageway, a second passageway, a third passageway, and a fourth passageway, and a member movable relative to the manifold configured to define fluidic communication between the first passageway and the second passageway when in a first position and between the first passageway and the third passageway when in a second position, fluid is flowable into the chamber through the fourth passageway such that fluid is exposed to surfaces of the member regardless of whether the member is in the first position or the second position. |
| US09683674B2 |
Regulating device
A regulating device may include a housing that defines an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber, with a flow restriction seat between the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber. A flow restriction valve is movable relative to the flow restriction seat to adjust the flow between the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber of the regulating device. A servo valve having a servo chamber may be used to adjust the position of the flow restriction valve. The servo chamber may be fluidly coupled to the inlet chamber though a fixed flow restriction and to the outlet chamber though an adjustable flow restriction. A stepper motor may be used to adjust the servo valve to adjust the adjustable flow restriction between the servo chamber and the outlet chamber. This causes a change of the servo pressure, which moves the flow restriction valve and adjusts the flow of the regulating device. |
| US09683673B2 |
Magnetic valve with a one piece housing
A magnetic valve (1) in which a valve housing (2), an armature tube (3), an inlet connection (4) and an outlet connection (5) form a single valve part is provided. An armature (9) made from a soft magnetic material is arranged movably inside the armature tube (3). A coil (16) is arranged externally to the armature tube (3) in such a manner that the armature tube (3) and the armature (9) are arranged inside the windings of the coil (16). A valve closing element (10) is connected to the armature (9) and is movable between a position in which it abuts a valve seat (8) and positions in which it does not abut the valve seat 8, thereby closing and opening the valve (1). In one embodiment, the flow path through the valve (1) from the inlet opening (6) to the outlet opening (7) does not pass through the windings of the coil (16). In another embodiment, the armature tube (3) comprises a closed end part (3a). |
| US09683672B2 |
Fluid valve
A fluid valve for influencing a fluid flow, including a valve housing in which an actuator is accommodated which can be moved between a first and a second functional position, further including a fluid passage which extends through some regions of the valve housing and terminates at a valve seat in the valve housing, and further including a sealing means which is motion-coupled to the actuator and designed for temporarily sealing the valve seat as a function of the functional position of the actuator, wherein a plastically deformable adjustment means is assigned to and designed to act on the actuator in order to allow a position of the sealing means to be adjusted in at least one of the functional positions of the actuator, the adjustment means being designed as a positionable abutment for the actuator or for a coupling element arranged between the actuator and the sealing means for the purpose of motion-coupling. |
| US09683671B2 |
Valve block assembly for several valves
A valve block assembly for multiple valves, in particular expansion valves and/or shut-off valves, includes a valve block having a plurality of flow paths for fluids and a plurality of adjustment units with assigned drive units, wherein the valve block is designed as comprising two parts, these being a flow path element with the flow paths and a limiting element. |
| US09683667B2 |
Control valve trim
Provided is a control valve trim, including a plug having a plurality of sections arranged in series along a longitudinal axis, wherein each of the plurality of sections has a diameter that is greater than the diameter of the preceding section, and a plurality of slots in the surface of each of the plurality of sections, and a liner, wherein the plug is disposed internal to the liner. |
| US09683665B2 |
Solenoid valve
A first valve chamber, which receives a valve assembly of a tank closing solenoid valve, and a second valve chamber, which receives a valve assembly of a pressure responsive valve, are formed between a first flow passage and a second flow passage of a first housing by fitting a second peripheral wall of a second housing into a radially inner side of a first peripheral wall of the first housing. Thereby, it is not required to heat-weld and bond between a connecting end surface of the first housing and a connecting end surface of the second housing. |
| US09683664B2 |
Double seat valve
A double seat valve comprising a valve housing, a first closing element, a second closing element, a leakage chamber arranged intermediate the first and second closing elements, the second closing element connected to the second displacement rod via spokes, wherein at least one of the spokes comprises: a leading edge that faces the leakage chamber and extends in a radial direction outwards from the second displacement rod; and first and second sides that extend from the leading edge in a direction from the leakage chamber to the drain passage on a respective side of the spoke. |
| US09683660B2 |
Method of controlling a double clutch in a vehicle transmission, and clutch control system for controlling a double clutch
The present invention concerns a method of controlling a double clutch transmission (1) comprising two clutches (2a, 2b) one of which that is transmitting torque being the active clutch while the other one constituting the incoming clutch characterized by combining the incoming clutch preparation and the torque handover from the active clutch by over actuating the incoming clutch and shutting off the active clutch in a non proportional way, based on a feedback signal from the incoming clutch. |
| US09683657B2 |
Biasing force adjustment device, hydraulic control valve having the same, and method of manufacturing biasing force adjustment device
A biasing force adjustment device includes: a cylindrical component having a first thread part; a reciprocate component accommodated in the cylindrical component; a biasing portion that biases the reciprocate component in a first direction; and a biasing force adjustment component that adjusts a biasing force of the biasing portion. The biasing force adjustment component has a second thread part engaged with the first thread part so as to control the position of the biasing force adjustment component relative to the cylindrical component, and a regulation part that regulates movement of the biasing force adjustment component relative to the cylindrical component by being deformed in a radial direction by external force applied in the first direction. |
| US09683654B2 |
Electronic shift system for vehicle using smart key
An electronic shift system for a vehicle may include a card smart key including a permanent magnet, a base bracket formed with a guide slot for insertion and mounting of the smart key, the guide slot being configured to guide movement of the smart key mounted therein, and a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) fixedly disposed on the base bracket, the PCB configured to identify a mounting state of the smart key based on whether the permanent magnet approaches thereto when the smart key is inserted into the guide slot and to identify a shift stage based on variation in position of the permanent magnet when the smart key mounted in the guide slot is moved along the guide slot, so as to output a signal corresponding to the identified shift stage to a transmission control unit. |
| US09683651B2 |
Lubrication system for transmission
A lubrication system for a transmission includes a first tubular portion, a second tubular portion, and a hollow cylindrical member. The first tubular portion has a cavity and includes a flange at one end adjacent to a gear shaft of the transmission. The first tubular portion has a first enlarged-diameter part extending in an axial direction from a joint at which the first tubular portion is joined to the second tubular portion. The second tubular portion has a second enlarged-diameter part that extends in the axial direction from the joint and has a diameter substantially equal to a diameter of the first enlarged-diameter part. The hollow cylindrical member is disposed in the first and second tubular portions and tightly fitted in the first and second enlarged-diameter parts of the first and second tubular portions joined to each other. |
| US09683649B2 |
Vehicle and insulating device for gearbox
A vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a power source, at least one wheel, a gearbox. The gearbox includes a housing, gearing disposed in the housing, and an insulator disposed between the gearing and the housing. The gearing is configured to couple the power source to the at least one wheel. The insulator is configured to reduce thermal energy losses of a fluid that lubricates the gearing. |
| US09683641B2 |
Apparatus for driving links
An apparatus for driving links is provided and includes a base onto which an actuator is installed and a plurality of connection links connected to the base via a plurality of hinge pins, and the respective end of which is connected via the hinge pin to form a series of a driving lines. A plurality of capstans are disposed on the plurality of hinge pins, respectively and a wire allows the respective capstan to be rotated when the actuator drives by sequentially connecting the actuator and the respective capstans. A plurality of clutches are disposed on the plurality of hinge pins, respectively, and allow the connection links and the capstans to be rotated together, or allow the capstans to be rotated by connecting or disconnecting the ends of the connection links and the capstans, respectively. |
| US09683636B2 |
Ravigneaux planetary gear device
A Ravigneaux planetary gear device includes a long pinion gear and a short pinion gear. A tooth of each of the long pinion gear and the short pinion gear has an end surface with curvature from an inner circumference side toward an outer circumference side of each of the long pinion gear and the short pinion gear and toward a center in a tooth width direction. |
| US09683635B2 |
Power transmission system for hybrid vehicle
A power transmission system for a hybrid vehicle including an engine, a first planetary gearset and a second planetary gear set is provided. In particular, the first planetary gearset includes a plurality of first rotational elements, one of which is coupled with an output shaft of the engine and one of which is coupled with a first motor generator, and two of which are allowed to be directly selectively connected directly by a clutch. The second planetary gearset includes a plurality of second rotational elements, one of which is permanently coupled with one of the first rotational elements of the first planetary gearset, one of which is coupled with a second motor generator and one of which is connected directly with drive unit. |
| US09683634B2 |
Multi-stage transmission for vehicle
A multi-stage transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft, an output shaft, first, second, third and fourth planetary gear devices disposed between the input shaft and the output shaft to transmit rotary force, each of the first, second, third and fourth planetary gear devices having three rotary elements, and at least six shifting elements connected to the rotary elements of the planetary gear devices. |
| US09683630B2 |
Timing belt with a belt lock
The application describes and illustrates a timing belt, particularly a toothed belt, having a first end, a second end, a rear side, a front side, and having a plurality of teeth arranged on the rear side and/or the front side, wherein the first end has at least one cutaway, wherein the second end has at least one tine that is insertable into the cutaway, and wherein the first end and the second end are detachably connectable to each other and the teeth of the first end have an offset relative to the teeth of the second end in the connected condition under no tension. |
| US09683628B2 |
Vibration damping in rotor assembly
The present invention relates a rotor assembly for an electrical machine (e.g. motor or generator) where a tuned vibration absorber adapted to provide radial damping is mounted directly to the rotor shaft. |
| US09683626B2 |
Torsion damping device comprising pendular flyweights axially offset in relation to guide washers
A torsion damping device (10) equipped with first torsion damping system that comprise a radial phase washer (38) and two guide washers (20A, 20B) and elastic members (36); the damping device being equipped with second torsion 5 damping system that have two pendulum flyweights (54A, 54B) that are mounted oscillatingly on a support element (56) that is rotationally integral with the phase washer (38); wherein the support element (56) is offset axially with respect to the guide washers (20A, 20B) in such a way that the two pendulum flyweights (54A, 54B) are offset axially on the same side with respect to the two guide washers (20A, 20B). |
| US09683622B2 |
Air venting, impact-absorbing compressible members
An impact-absorbing compressible member includes a thin-walled enclosure defining an inner chamber containing a volume of fluid such as air. The enclosure includes one or more orifices which as sized and positioned to allow air to vent from the inner chamber in response to an impact on the member and to refill the inner chamber in response to an impact on the member and to refill the inner chamber after the impact is released. The enclosure is formed of a blow-molded thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material which is economical to make and durable in use. The compressible members can be used as building blocks for impact-absorbing shell structures for a wide variety of applications such as helmets, protective pads for body parts, sports arena wall padding, vehicular bumpers, dashboards and the like. The compressible member has impact-absorbing advantages over conventional foams currently used in those applications. |
| US09683621B2 |
Active absorber for low-frequency vibrating structures
An active vibration absorber is provided for damping vibrations of a cantilevered portion of a support structure. The vibration absorber comprises a mass, a drive and a control device. The mass is coupled without using a spring and through the drive to a fastening means for fastening the drive to the support structure, so that upon a movement of the mass relative to the fastening means an inertial force caused by this movement is directly transmitted through the drive to the fastening means. The control device comprising a motion sensor is adapted to control the drive in function of a signal from the motion sensor. The active vibration absorber is designed to damp especially low-frequency vibrating structures including more than one mass-spring element so that the vibration amplitude thereof is significantly reduced. |
| US09683618B2 |
Selectable one-way clutch
An SOWC configured to prevent an unintentional engagement is provided. A pawl comprises a strut that is pushed up toward a notch through an aperture of a selector plate, a stopper plate protruding laterally from a rear end side of the strut, and a first inclined face formed on the stopper plate to incline downwardly from the rear end side toward the leading end side of the strut. A side plate is formed along each long side of the aperture to protrude toward the pocket plate, and the second inclined face is formed on the side plate to be brought into contact to the first inclined face. |
| US09683617B2 |
Self-locking mechanism
A self-locking mechanism has a driving member, a driven member, a stationary member, a lock holder and a number of lock elements. The lock holder encircles the driving member and the driven member. The lock holder has a support base and ribs extending from the support base. A lock element is coupled to the axial end portion of each rib. The lock elements are radially positioned between a radially outer surface of the driven member and the inner wall of the stationary member. The distance between the radially outer surface and the inner wall gradually decreases from a center to opposite circumferential sides. The maximum distance between the radially outer surface and the inner wall is greater than the diameter of the lock element, and the minimum distance is less than the diameter of the lock element. |
| US09683614B2 |
Transmission gear synchronizer blocker ring formed of a thermoplastic material
A transmission gear synchronizer may include a sliding sleeve, a hub configured to be received within the sliding sleeve, and a blocker ring disposed adjacent the hub. The blocker ring may have a plurality of molded clutch teeth and a plurality of molded grooves extending axially along an inner surface of the blocker ring. |
| US09683608B2 |
Universal joint bearing, joint cross, universal joint, and multi-row needle roller bearing
A universal joint bearing for a joint cross of a universal joint includes a hollow cylindrical body having a longitudinal axis and a base in an end region of the body, at least one first needle roller set including a first plurality of rollers inside the cylindrical body and at least one second needle roller set including a second plurality of rollers inside the cylindrical body. The first needle roller set is disposed adjacent to the second needle roller set in a direction of the longitudinal axis, and at least one of the first plurality of rollers is longer than at least one of the second plurality of rollers. |
| US09683597B2 |
Compression resistant component
A compression resistant component adapted to be mounted to a surface using a mechanical fastener having a component body with a first surface and a second surface and a fastener passage defined by the component body extending from the first surface to the second surface. At least one elongated compression limiter is embedded in the component body displaced from and substantially parallel to a main longitudinal axis of the fastener passage. The elongated compression limiter if formed of a material having a greater compressive modulus that the material of which the component body is formed. When a fastener exerts a compressive force on the mounting component, the elongated compression limiter bears a portion of the compressive force exerted by the fastener on the component body, thereby allowing the component body to resist the effects of the compressive force. |
| US09683594B2 |
Coating machine
A coating machine for applying a coating to screws is described. The coating machine has an operating space along which the screws to be coated are fed. A fixed surface is defined, which is fixed relative to the frame of the machine and is designed for abutment and positioning of the screws in the section upstream from said operating space and in said operating space. |
| US09683591B2 |
Plastic lining fasteners
A fastener is formed monolithically, or as a one-piece structure, for example 100% plastic. The fastener includes a body having first and second portions on respective sides of a positioning wall or stop means. A first portion includes a plurality of compressible retention surfaces separated from adjacent retention surfaces by a corresponding conical structure and a cylindrical surface on the body. A second portion includes a plurality of resiliently flexible tongues spaced apart from each other. The tongues may be positioned on opposite sides of the body from each other, and/or at different axial positions along the body. |
| US09683589B2 |
Shelf display
A shelf display that is easily attached to a store merchandising fixture in a retail or wholesale environment is disclosed. It extends away from the merchandising fixture to increase visibility. The shelf display includes separate pieces that can be snapped together without the use of tools and provide flexibility in positioning the shelf display. A frame is mounted into a clip that slides along one edge of the frame. The clip is part of a ball joint so that the frame can be rotated or tilted. The ball joint attaches to an arm with breakaway lines so the length of the arm can be adjusted. The display may be formed in multiple sizes and shapes, and is oriented so that both sides of the shelf display can be used for graphic statements. |
| US09683584B2 |
Brake device for vehicle
The brake device for a vehicle generates two master pressures by controlling one single servo pressure to accurately control braking force. The pressure increasing characteristic is set based on the first pressure increasing characteristic obtained from the relationship between the servo pressure and the first master pressure upon increasing the servo pressure and the second pressure increasing characteristic obtained from the servo pressure and the second master pressure. The pressure decreasing characteristic is set based on the first pressure increasing characteristic obtained from the relationship between the servo pressure and the first master pressure upon decreasing the servo pressure and the second pressure decreasing characteristic obtained from the servo pressure and the second master pressure. Thus, the total braking force of the brake device is the sum of a braking force generated by the first master pressure and a braking force generated by the second master piston. |
| US09683583B2 |
Metal bellows
A metal bellows (110) for an accumulator (100) into which a hydraulic fluid is drawn in, has a bellows-shape in which ridge fold portions (110a) and valley fold portions (110b) are formed repeatedly with slope portions (110c) in between, wherein two of the slope portions (110c) that are adjacent to each other via a common ridge fold portion (110a) have: first slope portions (110c1) which extend from the common ridge fold portion (110a) and second slope portions (110c2) each of which extends from each of the first slope portions (110c1) such that a distance therebetween becomes much greater than the first slope portions (110c1) as the second slope portions (110c2) extend toward the adjacent valley fold portions (110b), wherein the first slope portion (110c1) and the second slope portion (110c2) are connected at an inflection point (P). |
| US09683576B2 |
Centrifugal compressor impeller
An impeller of a centrifugal compressor, the impeller including a web and blades secured to the web on a front face of the web. A point of intersection between a trailing edge and a blade root is at least one half-thickness of the web further forward than the blade root at an intermediate diameter of the impeller, and a point of intersection between the trailing edge and the blade tip is also further forward than the blade tip at an intermediate diameter of the impeller. |
| US09683571B2 |
Centrifugal pump stage with increased compressive load capacity
A centrifugal pump stage with increased compressive load capacity is provided. In an implementation, a centrifugal pump stage includes a diffuser with outside wall capable of supporting increased axial forces. A mating surface of the outer wall can support axial forces generated by a stack of subsequent pump stages across the entire thickness of the outer wall. The diffuser can be a two-piece assembly including a load bearing module and a flow diffusing module. The load bearing module may be a cylinder of strong tubular alloy while the flow diffusing module can be separately cast in a manner that improves hydraulic efficiency. Various means for radially positioning the pump stages relieve the load bearing module from the task of aligning additional pump stages. A single rigid tube may also be used as the load bearing module for multiple pump stages. The tube may be made with a thin wall to increase pump volume. |
| US09683567B2 |
Electric oil pump
A drive rotation shaft is rotatably supported by a first slide bearing between a rotor part and a pump rotor, and is rotatably supported by a second slide bearing on its distal end side of a pump rotor fixing part of the drive rotation shaft. Working oil is supplied to the first slide bearing and the second slide bearing. According to this configuration, since the distal end side of the drive rotation part is rotatably supported by the second slide bearing, inclination of the drive rotation shaft is restricted by an inner peripheral surface of the second slide bearing, thereby suppressing occurrence of noise. |
| US09683564B2 |
Internal gear pump with improved communication between inlet and idler and between inlet and rotor
This document discloses an internal gear pump with a symmetrical casing and a head design that enables high pumping speeds, reduced turbulence and reduced risk or occurrence of cavitation. The head includes a boss that extends into the pump chamber to form an idler support and a crescent support. The crescent support includes a liquid directing step that extends from the crescent arcuately towards the inlet. The liquid directing step divides liquid incoming from the inlet into a portion directed to an idler feed slot and another portion directed to a rotor feed slot. The idler feed slot provides communication between the inlet and the roots of the idler and the rotor feed slot provides communication between the inlet and spaces between the rotor teeth. |
| US09683563B2 |
Vibration protection in a variable speed compressor
A system and method are provided for a variable speed compressor with a control module that controls an operating frequency of the variable speed compressor. The control module stores a prohibited frequency range that includes a resonant frequency of the variable speed compressor and an allowed upper frequency above the prohibited frequency range and an allowed lower frequency below the prohibited frequency range. The control module determines a requested frequency and operates the variable speed compressor at the allowed upper frequency for an upper frequency operating time and at the allowed lower frequency for a lower frequency operating time when the requested frequency is within the prohibited frequency range. The control module determines the upper frequency operating time and the lower frequency operating time such that a time-averaged frequency output over the upper frequency operating time and the lower frequency operating time corresponds to the requested frequency. |
| US09683560B2 |
Shallow fluid extractor
A shallow fluid extractor is configured to remove a low level of a fluid from a designated area. The shallow fluid extractor includes a vacuum pump assembly further including an electrical power source connected to a vacuum and a pump. A pipe pick up assembly is configured within the designated area and connected to the vacuum pump assembly. When the low level of the fluid is reached the vacuum draws the fluid through the pipe pick up assembly into the vacuum pump assembly which is then pumped away by the vacuum pump assembly. |
| US09683557B2 |
Solar heat steam cycle system
An object of the present invention is to provide a solar heat steam cycle system capable of operating efficiently and stably in keeping with the status of collected or stored heat, and a control method for use with the system.The system includes a heat collector (1) which collects solar thermal energy, a thermal storage device (2) which stores the solar thermal energy collected by the heat collector, a feed water heater (3) which heats feed water, an evaporator (4) which evaporates the feed water supplied from the feed water heater, and a steam turbine (6) driven by steam generated by the evaporator. The system includes a control valve (31) which controls allocations of heating medium supplied from the thermal storage device to the evaporator and the feed water heater. |
| US09683555B2 |
Wind power installation with helicopter hoisting platform
A wind power installation includes a helicopter hoisting platform configured to be arranged on top of a nacelle of a wind driven power plant. The nacelle and the helicopter platform are configured such that a bottom surface of the helicopter hoisting platform is below a top surface of the nacelle. |
| US09683543B2 |
Wave activated power generation system with the rack and pinion mechanism
The present invention is directed to a wave activated power generation system that converts the vertical movement of one or more power generation buoys resulting from interaction with waves into energy producing gyrations via a rack and pinion mechanism. The square-shaped power generation buoys are manufactured from fiber-reinforced plastic material. |
| US09683541B2 |
Energy generating unit
An energy generating unit for generating electric energy from water power is provided. At least one turbine system is installed in a conventional standard container in a channel which rungs in the standard container. The channel is arranged in the flow direction of a surrounding body of water. A fishway is provided on or in the standard container. |
| US09683540B2 |
Electric unit for a pumped-storage power plant having components within and outside of an underground cavern
A pumped-storage power plant, such as an electric unit can include a frequency converter and a rotating electric synchronous machine, the machine being provided in a cavern. The frequency converter can include at least two elements which can be used as inverters or as rectifiers according to the operating mode of the machine, for example during the operation of the motor or during the operation of the generator. The machine-side element can be provided within the cavern, and the network-side element can be provided outside of the cavern. |
| US09683537B2 |
Turbine for a hydroelectric power plant and hydroelectric power plant
There is provided a turbine for a hydroelectric power plant comprising a hub, a plurality of turbine blades provided on the hub, a pitch angle adjusting unit coupled to the turbine blades for adjusting the pitch angle of the turbine blades, a double-acting hydraulic cylinder and a piston rod connected thereto. The piston rod is coupled to the pitch angle adjusting unit in such a way that the pitch angle adjusting unit performs a rotational movement when the piston rod is moved in the longitudinal direction. The double-acting hydraulic cylinder is provided in a hydraulic chamber coupled by way of a first and a second hydraulic line so that the double-acting hydraulic cylinder is displaceable by feed of a hydraulic fluid through the first or second hydraulic line and thus leads to adjustment of the pitch angle of the turbine blades by way of the coupling to the piston rod and the pitch angle adjusting unit. |
| US09683536B2 |
Enhanced glow plug control
Methods for controlling a glow plug temperature in a diesel engine are herein described. In one example, a controller may adjust a first phase voltage coupled to the glow plug in relation to a parameter associated with engine start time, and couple a lower second phase voltage to the glow plug in order to control the cylinder temperature and thereby the engine start time. In one particular example, the reduced second phase voltage allows the operating cycle push phase to be extended, which increases glow plug durability and further allows for the useful life of the glow plug to be extended. |
| US09683534B2 |
Starter and engaging device thereof
An engaging device and a starter comprising the engaging device, the starter comprises an electric motor, a speed reducer connected with the electric motor, an overrunning clutch comprising a driving piece connected with the speed reducer and a driven piece, and an engaging device with a main shaft connected with the driven piece of the overrunning clutch. A quick engagement may be achieved and a certain initial engagement depth is guaranteed. During the engaging process, the pinion may mesh into a ring gear in its own initiative, reducing the effect of teeth milling phenomenon on the ring gear to a maximum extent. |
| US09683532B2 |
Holder for fastening a tubular component to an attachment structure
A holder for fastening a manifold of a fuel distributor to an attachment structure includes: a first half shell; a second half shell; a first elastically deformable damping element provided on a retaining region of the first half shell; and a second elastically deformable damping element provided on a retaining region of the second half shell. The half shells are joined to each other for fastening the manifold to the attachment structure, in such a way that the half shells enclose the tubular component and retain the tubular component by the elastic damping elements. The two half shells are joined to each other by a film hinge. |
| US09683528B2 |
Apparatus for cooling vehicle intake air temperature and method using the same
An apparatus for cooling intake air temperature of a vehicle may include a vortex tube receiving high pressure air discharged from an intercooler of a vehicle and then separating the high pressure air using centrifugation into high temperature air and low temperature air; a first bypass line connecting the vortex tube with a compressor, allowing the low temperature air to move therethrough, and selectively opened/closed by a first check valve; a second bypass line connecting the vortex tube with an exhaust line of the vehicle and allowing the high temperature air to move therethrough as a second check valve is opened/closed; and a controller controlling to open or close the first and second check valves. |
| US09683521B2 |
Thermal abatement systems
A thermal abatement system comprises an axial inlet, radial outlet supercharger. A main case comprises at least two rotor bores, an inlet plane and an outlet plane. The inlet plane is perpendicular to the outlet plane. An inlet wall comprises an inner surface. Two rotor mounting recesses are in the inner surface, and the inlet wall is parallel to the inlet plane. An outlet is in the outlet plane. An inlet is in the inlet plane. At least two rotors are configured to move air from the inlet to the outlet. The main case comprises at least two backflow ports. An intercooler is connected to receive air expelled from the supercharger, to cool the received air, and to expel the cooled air to the at least two back flow ports. |
| US09683520B2 |
Turbocharger and method
A turbocharger includes a turbine, a compressor, and a bearing housing forming a bearing bore. A bearing arrangement is disposed between a shaft interconnecting the turbine and compressor wheels, and the bearing housing. The bearing arrangement includes first and second bearings formed between an outer bearing race element disposed within the bearing bore an inner bearing race element disposed within the outer bearing race element and between the outer bearing race element and the shaft. The inner bearing race element rotates with the shaft and forms an extension segment having an open channel that, together with an annular surface on an inner side of a back of the compressor wheel, forms a U-shaped channel into which a ring seal is disposed. The ring seal sealably engages the inner bearing race element and also slidably and sealably engages the inner bore of the bearing retainer. |
| US09683519B2 |
Gas injector for the direct injection of gaseous fuel into a combustion chamber
A gas injector for the direct injection of gaseous fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, which includes a valve seat, a valve needle having a sealing region, the valve needle releasing a first cross-sectional area at the valve seat in response to a lift, a component surrounding the valve needle, and a gas control region, which is situated directly next to the sealing region, the gas control region providing a constant cross-sectional area between the valve needle and the component surrounding the valve needle across a lift length from a first lift position to a second lift position. |
| US09683518B2 |
Fuel gas supply apparatus
A system for supplying fuel to an engine of a ship. The system includes a high pressure pump pressurizing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) and supplying the pressurized LNG to the engine, a hydraulic motor driving the high pressure pump and a chamber carrying the high pressure pump and the hydraulic motor. The chamber is substantially free of electric sparks. |
| US09683516B2 |
Convergent-divergent nozzle for a turbine engine
A turbine engine convergent-divergent nozzle including an annular central element and an annular cap arranged coaxially around the central element to co-operate with the central element to define an annular flow channel for a gas stream from the engine. Between a throat section and an ejection section of the nozzle, the central element and the cap present respective internal profiles in longitudinal section that are modeled by curves having respective radii of curvature that are identical in absolute value. |
| US09683514B2 |
High efficiency combustor and closed-cycle heat engine interface
A powering system includes an engine having a first side and an interface for providing heat to the first side of the engine. The interface includes a combustor having a combustion chamber positioned at least partially in an enclosure that receives a fuel and an oxidizer for combustion of the fuel and oxidizer into a combustion product. A conduit is connected to the combustion chamber for receiving the combustion product. A heat transfer fluid is positioned in the enclosure and engages an external surface of the combustion chamber and an external surface of the conduit within the enclosure. The heat transfer fluid is heated by the combustion product via the external surface of the combustion chamber and the external surface of the conduit such that the heat transfer fluid transfers heat to the first side of the engine. The heat transfer fluid may thereby decouples the engine from the combustor. |
| US09683513B2 |
Methods and systems for learning variability of a direct fuel injector
Systems and methods for improving fuel injection of an engine that includes a cylinder receiving fuel from a direct fuel injector are disclosed. In one example, a transfer function or gain of a direct fuel injector is adjusted in response to an exhaust lambda value and a pulse width of a plurality of split fuel injections provided to an injector of the cylinder during a cylinder cycle. |
| US09683509B2 |
Method for actuating a switch element of a valve device
In a method for actuating a switch element of a valve device between a first end position and a second end position, in a normal mode within a cycle following an end of a first energization, a movement of the switch element in a first direction effected by the loading device is retarded in a first direction by a brief second energization (“braking pulse”) that is introduced within the cycle once a pause period has ended following a characteristic point in time. It is provided that the optimum pause period and/or the optimum variable characterizing the braking pulse be ascertained in an adaptation mode. |
| US09683508B2 |
Engine control systems and methods
A system comprising an air actuator configured to control air delivered to an engine; a fuel actuator configured to control fuel delivered to an engine; and a controller configured to: actuate the air actuator in response to a first torque signal; and actuate the fuel actuator in response to a second torque signal. |
| US09683504B2 |
Internal combustion engine equipped with an aftertreatment device
An internal combustion engine includes an aftertreatment device, an injector for injecting fuel into a cylinder and an Electronic Control Unit configured to perform a regeneration process of the aftertreatment device. The regeneration process includes determining a nominal fuel quantity to be injected by an after-injection; monitoring a temperature value of the aftertreatment device; determining a fuel quantity correction value, as a function of a difference between the monitored temperature value and a target temperature value of the aftertreatment device; correcting the nominal fuel quantity value, using the fuel quantity correction value, in order to determine a corrected fuel quantity value; performing a fuel injection cycle including a plurality of after-injections; and injecting the corrected fuel quantity value into the cylinder during one of the after-injections of the cycle. |
| US09683503B2 |
Managing load sharing among multiple engines
A method and a system of managing load sharing among a plurality of power sources are disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the method includes determining a total power output to be directed from the plurality of power sources to at least one power consumer. The method also includes retrieving a Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BSFC) curve associated with each of the plurality of power sources. The method further includes determining an operating priority for each of the plurality of power sources based on operating constraints associated with the respective power source. The method further includes determining a load share for each of the plurality of power sources based on at least the total power output, the BSFC curves, and the operating priorities. |
| US09683502B2 |
Method and system for identification and mitigation of air-fuel ratio imbalance
Methods and systems are provided for identifying imbalanced cylinder and mitigating the imbalanced cylinder. In one example, a method may include identifying an imbalanced cylinder based on readings from two exhaust gas oxygen sensors positioned upstream and downstream of a catalyst in an exhaust passage, and mitigating the imbalance based on the magnitude of a fault determined from the readings. |
| US09683496B2 |
Control apparatus and control method for internal combustion engine
A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine that can be a four-cycle engine including cylinders into which fuel is directly injected, the control apparatus includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to execute a fuel injection and an ignition for the cylinder in an expansion stroke on a condition that a stop of the piston in any one of the cylinders at vicinity of a top dead center after a compression stroke is predicted when the electronic control unit is configured to stop the fuel injection and the ignition for the internal combustion engine upon fulfillment of a predetermined stop condition. |
| US09683490B2 |
Pivoting fan track liner for blade retainment
A fan containment system includes an annular casing element and a hook projecting in a generally radially inward direction from the annular casing element. A fan track liner is connected to the hook via a fastener. The fan track liner has a forward end proximal to the hook and a rearward end distal to the hook. A pivot member protrudes radially inward from the annular casing element and is arranged and positioned between the forward and rearward end of the fan track liner such that a forward portion of the fan track liner is pivotable about the pivot member, so that upon release of a fan blade the forward portion of the fan track liner pivots about the pivot member into a voidal region provided between the annular casing element and the forward portion of the fan track liner to encourage engagement of the hook with a released fan blade. |
| US09683487B2 |
Outboard motor
An outboard motor includes a crankshaft, a first bank including a plurality of first cylinders, a second bank including a plurality of second cylinders, a plurality of first injectors, a plurality of first spark plugs, a plurality of second injectors, and a plurality of second spark plugs. Each of the first and second cylinders includes a combustion chamber, an intake port, and an exhaust port. The first injectors and the first spark plugs are alternately disposed in a vertical direction. The second injectors and the second spark plugs are alternately disposed in the vertical direction in a reverse order to that of the first injectors and the first spark plugs. When the crankshaft is seen from a horizontal direction, the first cylinders and the second cylinders are disposed symmetrically about a point of symmetry arranged on an axis of the crankshaft. |
| US09683484B2 |
Adjustable-trim centrifugal compressor, and turbocharger having same
A centrifugal compressor for a turbocharger includes an inlet-adjustment mechanism in an air inlet for the compressor, operable to move between an open position and a closed position in the air inlet. The inlet-adjustment mechanism includes a variable-geometry conduit comprising a plurality of vanes that in the closed position collectively form a converging inlet member having a trailing edge inner diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of the shroud surface of the compressor housing at the inducer portion of the compressor wheel such that an effective diameter of the air inlet at the inducer portion is determined by the trailing edge inner diameter of the variable-geometry conduit. The vanes in the open position are pivoted radially outwardly so as to increase the trailing edge inner diameter of the inlet member and thereby increase the effective diameter of the air inlet at the inducer portion. |
| US09683480B2 |
Spark ignition type internal combustion engine
In a spark ignition engine, a thermal insulation thin layer is formed over a wall surface, facing an inside of a combustion chamber, of a base material forming the combustion chamber, and for a thermal conductivity λ [W/(m·K)], a thermal diffusivity κ [mm2/s], and a thickness L [μm] of the thermal insulation thin layer, L≧16.7×λ and L≦207.4×(κ)0.5 are satisfied. With such a configuration, a heat loss Q_total escaping from gas in a cylinder to the wall of the combustion chamber over all strokes can be reduced, and the thermal efficiency can be improved without inducing degradation of knocking due to an increase in an amount of heating Q_intake of the gas in the cylinder during an intake stroke. |
| US09683478B2 |
Dispersion plate and internal combustion engine
A dispersion plate that can be arranged on an upstream side of an oxygen concentration sensor in an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine, the oxygen concentration sensor being arranged in the exhaust pipe, is provided. The dispersion plate is configured to disperse an exhaust flow in the exhaust pipe. The dispersion plate includes a first plate and a second plate. The first plate includes a deflection plate that extends in an inclined direction and a twisted direction with respect to an extending direction of the exhaust pipe. The second plate extends in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the exhaust pipe. The second plate includes a through hole. The second plate is arranged on an outer circumferential side of the first plate in the exhaust pipe. |
| US09683477B2 |
Method and device pertaining to limiting the temperature of a dosing unit in a SCR system
A method pertaining to an SCR system for cleaning of exhaust gases from an engine (150). A dosing unit (250) is in thermal contact with the engine's exhaust system and supplies a reducing agent to an exhaust duct (240) of the exhaust system. Determining (s340) whether there is an undesired temperature level of the dosing unit (250). If yes, limit (s360) the temperature of the exhaust duct (240) by controlling operation of the engine. Also, a computer program product containing program code (P) for implementing the method. Also a device and a motor vehicle (100) which is equipped with the device are disclosed. |
| US09683475B1 |
Exhaust structure of vehicle
To elongate an exhaust tail pipe wherein a muffler is covered by a rear cowl. An exhaust structure of a vehicle including a rear cowl covering a vehicle rear portion, a rear bank-muffler including a first and second expansion chamber partitioned by a partition, a first and second connecting pipe connecting the expansion chambers, and a tail pipe configured to discharge exhaust air from the rear bank-muffler. The rear bank-muffler is covered by the rear cowl, wherein outlines of the rear bank-muffler and the rear cowl are each formed such that the width decreases toward the vehicle rear. The tail pipe, the first connecting pipe, and the second connecting pipe are provided so as to penetrate the partition. A position where the tail pipe penetrates the partition and positions where the first connecting pipe and second connecting pipe penetrate the partition are offset from each other in the vertical direction. |
| US09683474B2 |
Block channel geometries and arrangements of thermal oxidizers
Apparatus and methods are disclosed to improved block channel geometries and arrangements of thermal oxidizers. One described example apparatus includes a block of a converter having a plurality of channels defining interior walls, which define a cellular pattern in a cross-sectional view of the block. The pattern comprises regular sub-patterns consisting of at least one central channel, which is proximate an interior of the block, and a plurality of surrounding channels. |
| US09683472B2 |
Electromagnetically controlled injector having flux bridge and flux break
An injector for injecting a reagent includes an axially translatable valve member positioned within a housing. An electromagnet is positioned within the housing and includes a cylindrically-shaped coil of wire. The valve member moves between a seated position and an unseated position in response to energizing the electromagnet. A flux sleeve passes through the coil and includes two magnetic portions interconnected by a flux bridge portion or a flux break portion. Each of the magnetic portions is aligned with transverse planes defined by the ends of the cylindrical coil. The flux bridge portion or flux break portion is axially positioned between the transverse planes. |
| US09683469B2 |
System for treating the exhaust gases of a motor vehicle engine and method for controlling same
A system for treating exhaust gases of an engine on a motor vehicle including a particle filter, in which regeneration of the particle filter is controlled by bringing temperature of gases that are upstream from the particle filter to a first set temperature to initiate combustion of soot accumulated in the particle filter. A critical area and a normal area are defined on the basis of a point of operation of the engine, by a load of the engine and a speed. The temperature of the exhaust gases is brought to the first set temperature in the normal area and to a second set temperature, which is lower than the first set temperature, in the critical area. |
| US09683468B2 |
Camshaft positioning
Various methods for operating a camshaft are provided. In one example, a method of operating a camshaft comprises: adjusting the camshaft based on a desired camshaft position, the desired camshaft position determined based on a camshaft position indicated by a camshaft sensor and a camshaft position indicated by a camshaft actuator. |
| US09683461B2 |
Gas turbine rotor positioning device
A device for positioning the rotor of a gas turbine by linearly actuating a piston rod that actuates on its end a ratched wheel that moves the rotor of the gas turbine. The device includes an eccentric wheel and a synchronous motor. The piston rod is moved through the eccentric wheel, which is connected to the synchronous motor. The device also includes an incremental counter controlling the angular position of the synchronous motor. The device can permit accurate positioning of the rotor for boroscopic inspection. |
| US09683457B2 |
Steam turbine bearing support structure and steam turbine thereof
In a foundation in which both ends of a turbine rotor are arranged in the foundation and are freely rotatably supported by bearings, there are provided rectangular notches extending over a prescribed vertical depth from the top face of a wall surface on the casing side of a concrete section, having prescribed width and horizontal depth; bearing support members formed with an extension are laid in these notches; the bearings are installed on these extensions. |
| US09683454B1 |
Method and system for monitoring non-rotating turbomachine parts
A method for monitoring non-rotating turbomachine parts includes the step of measuring displacement of at least one turbomachine part. A monitoring step monitors displacement of the turbomachine part with a non-contact type sensor. A collecting step collects data regarding the displacement of the turbomachine part. An analyzing step analyzes the data to determine if the displacement exceeds a predetermined threshold range. The non-contact type sensor may be attached to the turbomachine by a rod formed of a material having a low coefficient of thermal expansion, and a target may be attached to a stationary structure in close proximity to the non-contact type sensor. |
| US09683447B2 |
Components resistant to traveling wave vibration and methods for manufacturing the same
Components resistant to traveling wave vibration and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The component comprises a component body and a plurality of features disposed thereabout according to an asymmetry pattern that separates a pair of repeated eigenvalues associated with a targeted mode that deflects in excess of a threshold deflection limit in response to traveling wave excitation. The method comprises identifying, in a model of a rotationally periodic component, one or more modes thereof that deflect in excess of a threshold deflection limit in response to a traveling wave excitation. Each of the modes has a pair of repeated eigenvalues associated therewith. An asymmetry pattern is determined that separates each pair of repeated eigenvalues by a desired frequency split. A plurality of features are formed and disposed according to the asymmetry pattern about the component body defining an asymmetrical component comprising the component resistant to traveling wave vibration. |
| US09683446B2 |
Gas turbine engine shrouded blade
A gas turbine engine bladed component, such as a turbine blade, is shown as including a shroud located above a blade portion and a stiffener located above the shroud. The stiffener is generally located in a central interior region of the shroud and includes a raised portion that extends above a top surface of the shroud. In one non-limiting form the stiffener can have a central ridge that is oriented in an axial direction. Seal members can be included in the shroud that can be used to interact with corresponding seal members in static gas turbine engine structure to discourage a flow of fluid. In one form the shroud includes an upturned leading edge portion. |
| US09683445B2 |
Impeller for centrifugal compressor
An impeller for a centrifugal compressor is characterized in that a shroud side of a front edge 7a of a splitter blade 7 is disposed so as to be displaced toward a negative-pressure surface Sb of a full blade 5F from a position equidistant from the full blades 5R and 5F in a circumferential direction such that a blade-end leakage vortex generated during a high flow rate which occurs from a blade-end clearance between the tip of the full blade 5F and a shroud toward the portion of the front edge 7a of the splitter blade 7 gets over the front edge 7a of the splitter blade 7. |
| US09683438B2 |
Communication between downhole tools and a surface processor using a network
A system for communicating with subsurface components includes: a surface host connected to a subsurface location; a subsurface host connected to the surface host by a communication link, the subsurface host configured to communicate with the surface host using a communication protocol; and a plurality of tools configured to be disposed in a borehole, the plurality of downhole tools communicatively coupled to the subsurface host via a communication network. The communication network is divided into a plurality of network subsets, each network subset of the plurality of network subsets including one or more downhole tools, all of the one or more downhole tools configured to communicate using a common protocol, each network subset including a network device configured to receive data and translate the data to the common protocol, the common protocol of one network subset being different than the common protocol of at least one other network subset. |
| US09683435B2 |
Sensor deployment system for a wellbore and methods of assembling the same
A sensor deployment system for positioning within a well casing is provided. The sensor deployment system includes a deployment shuttle comprising a first end, a second end, and an inner surface and an outer surface extending between the first end and the second end. The inner surface is configured to define a channel between the first end and the second end. A sleeve is coupled to the outer surface and configured to move relative to the well casing. A wire support is coupled to the inner surface and extending into the channel. |
| US09683431B2 |
Method of using surface modifying metallic treatment agents to treat subterranean formations
A method of treating a subterranean formation comprises pumping into a well penetrating the formation a surface modifying treatment agent having a metallic anchor and at least one hydrophobic tail attached to the metal of the anchor. The surface modifying treatment agent is covalently bound to the surface of the subterranean formation through the metal of the anchor. |
| US09683429B2 |
Flow control device and method
A fluid flow control device includes a housing having a fluid inlet (7) and at least one fluid outlet (8). A first fluid flow restrictor (1) serves as an inflow port to a chamber (B) in the housing, and a second fluid flow restrictor (2) serves as an outflow port from the chamber (B). The first fluid flow restrictor and the second fluid flow restrictor are configured to generate different fluid flow characteristics; and the chamber (B) includes an actuating device (5a-1) that is responsive to fluid pressure changes (ΔP2) in the chamber. The first fluid flow restrictor (1) and the second fluid flow restrictor (2) are configured to impose respective different fluid flow characteristics based on different fluid properties. |
| US09683424B2 |
Apparatus for injecting a fluid into a geological formation
An apparatus to inject a fluid into a geological formation. The apparatus includes a central bore running axially through the apparatus; a normally-closed sleeve valve with a sliding sleeve, the sleeve valve configured to open at a sleeve activation pressure; an upstream packer disposed upstream from the sleeve valve; a downstream packer disposed downstream from the sleeve valve; and a normally-open bottom valve disposed downstream from the downstream packer, the bottom valve configured to block axial fluid flow at a first bore pressure. The upstream packer and the downstream packer are configured to set at a second bore pressure between the first bore pressure and the sleeve activation pressure. |
| US09683423B2 |
Degradable plug with friction ring anchors
A disintegrating plug features anchoring with friction rings that are expanded during the setting to contact the tubular. The design is modular and can integrate as many friction rings as needed to fixate the plug against the anticipated treating pressures from above when a ball is landed on the seat of the plug. The friction rings can be standalone or integrated with an adjacent ramp for the next friction ring. The friction rings are made from a disintegrating material along with other parts of the plug so that when the treating procedure is completed the plugs will substantially disappear to facilitate subsequent production. A fracking application is contemplated. |
| US09683421B2 |
Wellbore sealing assembly with grooves for enhanced sealing and lockdown capacity
A wellbore system includes a sealing assembly for creating an annular seal between wellbore members. The sealing assembly includes a seal body having a u-shaped cross section, with elongate grooves formed on inner and outer walls thereof. A depth of the grooves varies along a length of the grooves to allow wickers to penetrate the groove by differing degrees when the walls are urged toward the wickers. The wickers can thus provide a high degree of both sealing and lockdown performance. |
| US09683416B2 |
System and methods for recovering hydrocarbons
A wellbore servicing method includes positioning a tubing string within a wellbore. The tubing string comprises a lower tubular coupled to an upper tubular via a disconnectable assembly having a lower section connected to the lower tubular and an upper section connected to the upper tubular. The method also includes disconnecting the lower tubular from the upper tubular via the disconnectable assembly. Disconnecting the lower tubular from the upper tubular comprises introducing a releasing member into the upper tubular and conveying the releasing member through the upper tubular to engage the disconnectable assembly. The method also includes retracting the upper tubular upwardly within the wellbore. Upon retracting the upper tubular, the releasing member is retracted along with the upper section of the disconnectable assembly. Also, upon retracting the upper tubular, a route of fluid communication out of the upper tubular is provided. |
| US09683415B2 |
Hard-faced surface and a wear piece element
A hard faced surface comprises a metal substrate. Inserts are attached to the substrate as a covering layer on the substrate. Each insert comprises a thermally stable polycrystalline diamond (TSP) body (or polycrystalline diamond or cubic boron nitride) having a plan section, a contact surface and a flat top surface. A boundary coating on the ultra-hard body renders the body wettable by first braze material. A tungsten carbide cap is brazed with said first braze material to at least the top surface of the TSP block. The inserts are brazed to the substrate in a closely packed side-by-side formation with a second braze material that penetrates the gaps between the inserts and between the contact surface of the bodies and the metal substrate. The tungsten carbide caps of the inserts provide a gauge for the hard faced surface, which caps are ground in a finishing step exposing the caps and providing the hard faced surface with a desired dimension including an amount of the thickness of the caps. |
| US09683411B1 |
Multiple bore flexible pipe riser systems and methods for deployment thereof
Disclosed are riser assemblies for connecting a topside structure and a subsea production facility. The assembly includes an upper riser having an upper end terminating at the topside structure, a flow diverting structure having an upper interface configured to connect to the upper riser and a lower interface configured to connect to at least two lower risers such that the upper riser is in communication with the at least two lower risers. Methods of deployment of the riser assemblies are also disclosed. The method includes connecting an upper riser to the topside structure, and connecting a first lower riser to a lower bore of the flow diverting structure such that the upper riser, the flow diverting structure and the first lower riser are connected, and the upper riser is in fluid communication with the first lower riser. Additional lower risers can be installed at a later time if desired. |
| US09683409B2 |
Pressure compensation system for a motor bearing assembly
In an oil-sealed bearing assembly in the bearing section of a mud motor, in which a mandrel is rotatably disposed within a cylindrical housing, a cylindrical sleeve is disposed coaxially within the mandrel with the sleeve being non-rotatably mounted to an inner surface of the mandrel, thereby forming an annular piston chamber forming part of a generally annular oil reservoir. An annular piston is axially movable within the piston chamber without rotation relative to either the mandrel or the sleeve. |
| US09683402B2 |
Glazing system with thermal break
A self-locking glazing system includes a female profile having a first locking extension and a first leg extending therefrom, the first leg having a first tip. The system includes a male profile having a second locking extension and a second leg extending therefrom, the second leg having a second tip that is approximately opposite the first tip, and a thermal break material positioned between the female and male profiles. When a panel is positioned between the first and second tips, the female profile and the male profile are caused to engage against the thermal break material. |
| US09683398B2 |
Multiple-stage positioning structure of synchronously rotatable dual shafts
A multiple-stage positioning structure of dual shafts includes a dual shaft assembly, which includes first and second rotary shafts that are connected to each other with coupling members for being rotated synchronously. The first rotary shaft has a curved section and a planar section. Positioning sleeves are fit over the first and the second rotary shafts. Bearing members bear a positioning bar in such a way to have the planar section of the first rotary shaft in contact engagement with a lateral planar section of the positioning bar. When the first rotary shaft is rotated to have the curved section engage the lateral planar section of the positioning bar, an effect of outward expanding and stretching the positioning sleeves is induced. When the first rotary shaft is rotated to have the planar section re-engage the lateral planar section of the positioning bar, an effect of positioning is induced. |
| US09683396B2 |
Safety device for lockable receptacles
A safety device for doors of lockable receptacles and a method of use are disclosed herein. The disclosed safety device generally comprises a base member attachable to a lockable receptacle; an arm member having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is attached to the base member; and a wedge member forming a portion of the arm member. Upon opening the door of the lockable receptacle, the wedge member becomes positioned between the open door and the lockable receptacle, thereby preventing closure of the door on a user's body part positioned between the door and the lockable receptacle. |
| US09683395B2 |
Advanced latch for emergency oxygen container deployment
An advanced latch for a main door of an aircraft emergency oxygen container can be manually released by a manual release actuator pin to move the main door to an intermediate test position, while pushing the manual release actuator pin further releases the latch completely, causing the main door to open. The latch also can be operated automatically by utilizing a small, lightweight motor or an equivalent pneumatic actuator mechanism to rotate a gear mechanism of the latch. |
| US09683391B2 |
Intelligent door lock system including intelligent security system with reduced latency
An intelligent door lock system includes a position sensing device at a dwelling configured to be coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device. An engine has a memory, and the engine is coupled to the positioning sensing device. An energy source is provided. A security system includes a motion detection device, and a camera coupled to an analytics engine to look for a person or thing at or near a door or window at the dwelling. In response to the detection of a person or thing at or near the door or window of the dwelling the camera is activated from a sleep state to an active state. |
| US09683385B1 |
Collapsible drink cabana
A portable collapsible drink cabana. The cabana consists of a frame work that is covered in material suitable for protecting drinks from the sun, and other materials, that are in use in a beach or outdoor setting. The expandable cabana is supported by the frame work that is supported by at least one interior shelf. |
| US09683380B2 |
Standard and ledger of a scaffolding system, and method for erecting the same
A standard (10) of a scaffolding system (1), comprising an elongate tubular wall (12), having a central longitudinal axis (Ls), and at least one supporting projection (14) that protrudes radially outwardly from said tubular wall (12). When the standard (10) is in a vertical orientation, the supporting projection (14), seen in a tangential direction (Ts) relative to the longitudinal axis (Ls), forms an annular supporting surface (16) that encircles the tubular wall (12) and that defines alternating elevations (18) and depressions (20). Also disclosed is a ledger (30) with ledger couplings (40) configured for cooperation with said standard (10). |
| US09683378B2 |
Mounting bracket
A bracket is provided for use in installing door hardware on a support surface. The bracket comprises a rigid member having a longitudinal axis, a front surface, a substantially planar rear surface for engaging the support surface, and a peripheral edge extending between and joining the front and rear surfaces. A spirit bubble level is disposed on the rigid member such that the rigid member can be oriented relative to a horizontal line or a vertical line, the level having the bubble centered only when the level is horizontal or vertical. At least a portion of the peripheral edge of the rigid member provides a mounting surface for the door hardware when the rigid member is secured to the support surface. |
| US09683376B2 |
Removable and replaceable cover for a window support of a curtain wall
A substantially vertically extending removable and replaceable cover and a substantially horizontally extending cover for use with a curtain wall system broadly comprising an array of windows, a set of vertical and horizontal mullions, a set of window gaskets. The covers overlay the mullions and each include a front side, left and right or top and bottom sides, and rear tabs extending therefrom for removably connecting the covers on the mullions. |
| US09683373B2 |
Composite cladding panel building system
A composite cladding panel building system includes composite cladding panels, each panel having an interior layer made of an insulating material which is enclosed by an exterior layer made of a waterproof material; at least one support extrusion configured to be fixed to a supporting structure via at least one fixing surface and support an interior side of the composite cladding panel; and at least one corner extrusion configured to attach to the supporting structure in a gap formed between the exterior edges of two adjacent like composite cladding panels via a fixing extrusion attached to the supporting structure and to overlap the exterior edge of the adjacent panels to seal the gap. |
| US09683372B2 |
Stair systems and wall assemblies comprising same
A stair system according to one illustrative embodiment comprises: a support body mountable in a wall and comprising a connecting region; a stair body; and a mounting apparatus. The mounting apparatus comprises: a connector connectable to the connecting region of the support body in any one of a plurality of different positions in the connecting region of the support body; and a holder configured to hold the stair body such that when the connector is connected to the connecting region of the support body, the stair body is spaced apart from the support body to permit a wall panel between the stair body and the support body. Wall assemblies comprising such stair systems are also disclosed. |
| US09683371B1 |
Gutter guard
A gutter screen contemplating a first slip joint and a second slip joint located at a second end of the gutter screen and matable to the first slip joint, the first slip joint being a descending step-stair design; and the second slip joint being an extended beveled edge, the beveled edge matable to each step of the first slip joint such that when pressure is applied the extended beveled edge will ascend the step-stair, and when pressure is reduced the extended beveled edge will descend the step-stair. |
| US09683369B2 |
Fixture support for membrane roof
A method comprises selecting a mounting bracket having opposite horizontal, parallel wings, and a raised portion between the wings, applying a coating of an uncured first sealant material to a first area of a roof surface above decking of the roof, the first area having an outer perimeter greater than overall area of the bracket, urging undersurfaces of wings of the bracket into the uncured sealant material, securing the mounting bracket to the roof by screws applied into the roof decking through holes provided in the wings of the bracket, and applying a second sealant material over heads of the screws on upper surfaces of the wings of the bracket. |
| US09683363B2 |
System and method of attaching and supporting sound reduction or thermal insulation blankets to metallic machinery or structural frames
A blanket enclosure for a metallic piece of equipment and a method of fabrication, comprising at least one blanket panel and at least one magnetic support supporting the blanket panel, the magnetic support comprising at least one magnet, the at least one magnet connecting the blanket panel to a surface of the metallic piece of equipment. The method of fabrication comprises providing at least one blanket panel, providing at least one support comprising at least one magnet, supporting the blanket panel by the support, and contacting the magnet of the support supporting the blanket panel to a surface of the metallic piece of equipment. |
| US09683362B2 |
Heat resistance using titanium dioxide nanofibers
A composite structure includes a resin and a plurality of titanium dioxide fibers provided in the resin. |
| US09683357B2 |
System and method for installing an undermount sink
An undermount sink mounting system includes a support member adapted to engage a frame onto which a countertop is mounted. The support member upwardly supports a sink engagement lever, which is adapted to engage a sink in such a way that said sink engagement lever presses the sink upwardly toward the countertop when the sink is mounted. A height adjustment member is adapted to move the sink engagement lever upwardly to engage the sink and adjust how forcefully said sink engagement lever presses against the sink. |
| US09683350B1 |
Freeze protection for pipes
Examples of a protection valve and a system of protection valves are provided to meet the water needs of a building, while reducing the risk of pipe bursting caused by water freezing in a domestic water system. In response to freezing temperatures, the protection valve/system actuates from run mode to protection mode. In protection mode, the protection valve/system inhibits water from flowing into the domestic water system and also drains water from it. Advantageously, draining the water reduces the likelihood of ice forming in the domestic water system. Even if ice did form, the protection valve/system opens the domestic water system to a drain, reducing the likelihood that water pressure can build up high enough to cause a rupture. Even if there is a rupture, the protection valve/system in protection mode inhibits water from flowing into the domestic water system and out through the rupture. |
| US09683345B2 |
Containment boom and method of deployment
A method of deploying a containment boom is provided whereby an elongated material, such as a sheet, yarn, or yarn bundle, is formed into a roll and the material is pulled from the interior of the roll to create a helical structure. A pull rope is threaded through the interior of the roll and is deployed along with the material, such that the material is wrapped around the pull rope. The pull rope prevents the boom from stretching and distorting the helical structure formed by the material, as well as preventing the material from self-wringing. Multiple rolls of material may be provided in a single boom package arranged in coaxial alignment. When the materials are connected in parallel, they are integrated into a single boom having concentrically wrapped materials, thereby providing for greater stability and functionality. |
| US09683343B2 |
Cable screen for fish protection purposes
An apparatus for holding back, and diverting, fish in bodies of water by the arrangement of parallel cables (S) braced between two or more abutments (W), wherein the distance between the cables is small enough to prevent fish from swimming through the apparatus. |
| US09683341B2 |
Blade for removing material from surfaces
A blade is provided having runners on the blade that extend forward of the blade's leading edge. These runners traverse surface irregularities allowing the blade to avoid colliding with surface irregularities. |
| US09683338B2 |
Form traveller for the construction of engineering works
The invention relates to a traveller (1) for the construction of engineering works, comprising two structures, namely: a securing structure (2) for securing to the already built engineering work, and a working structure (3) on which construction of the work advances. The traveller is characterized in that the securing structure (2) comprises: a first end ring (6) and a second middle ring (7), both of said rings (6, 7) being coupled to the periphery of the section (27) of the already built work; at least one transom bar (9) that joins the end ring (6) and the middle ring (7) on the side of the carriage (1); and connecting elements between the end ring (6) and the middle ring (7). The working structure (3) comprises exterior formwork (25) and floor formwork (23). |
| US09683333B2 |
Rail tie gripping mechanism having gripper fingers with teeth
A gripping mechanism is provided for use with an apparatus for removing and inserting a rail tie that needs repair or replacement from a railroad track, and includes at least one gripper lever constructed and arranged to be actuated between a closed position and an open position, and a plurality of gripper fingers. Each gripper finger is configured for being individually attachable to and removable from a corresponding one of the at least one gripper lever for grasping the rail tie. |
| US09683331B2 |
Sanitary tissue products
Sanitary tissue products employing fibrous structures that exhibit a novel combination of compressibility properties, plate stiffness properties, and slip stick coefficient of friction properties, and methods for making same. |
| US09683329B2 |
Methods of producing a paper product
An omnibus process of pulping and bleaching lignocellulosic materials in which a charge of a lignocellulosic material is biopulped and/or water extracted prior to pulping and bleaching. The lignocellulosic material may be mechanically pulped and bleached in the presence of an enzyme that breaks lignin-carbohydrate complexes. |
| US09683327B2 |
Cutting and double-face leather integrated dyeing process for tan sheep skin
A cutting and double-face leather integrated dyeing process for Tan sheep skin, which comprises the following steps: cutting→washing with water→retanning→primary dyeing→primary color fixing→secondary dyeing→fatliquoring→secondary color fixing→bleaching→drying→a finished product. Tan sheep skin leather boards and fleeces dyed by the process of the invention have no cross color and color fading with each other, a high color fastness, and uniform dyeing; the prepared Tan sheep skin products such as clothing, etc., not only have the characteristics of a high added value and good practicability, but also can more largely increase product benefits and lower the production cost. |
| US09683321B2 |
Circular knitting machine
A circular knitting machine (1) for knitwear or hosiery, comprising a bearing structure (2), a needle cylinder (C), a plurality of needles and a plurality of thread feeding points, or feeders (3), positioned circumferentially about the needle cylinder, in which the thread is supplied to the needles. Each feeder is provided with at least a thread guide group (4), comprising a body (5), a pneumatic supply inlet (6), a plurality of feeders, a plurality of pneumatic actuators able to move the feeders, and a plurality of solenoid valves (8) mounted and connected directly to the body (5), wherein each solenoid valve activate or deactivates the pneumatic supply to a respective pneumatic actuator of the thread guide group. Each feeder further comprises a mobile cam device (10) for command of the needles, comprising a body (11), a pneumatic supply inlet (12), one or more mobile command cams (13) able to interact with the needles, a plurality of pneumatic actuators which move the command cams, and a plurality of solenoid valves (14) mounted and connected directly to the body (11), wherein each solenoid valve activates or deactivates the pneumatic supply to a respective pneumatic actuator of the device (10). Each feeder comprises an electronic feeder command board (20), able to command at least the solenoid valves (8) of the thread guide group (4) and the solenoid valves (14) of the mobile cam device (10), with the aim of selectively activating the pneumatic actuators of the thread guide group and the mobile cam device (10). The knitting machine (1) comprises at least a pneumatic supply pathway able to supply the pneumatic actuators of the plurality of feeders (3) of the machine. |
| US09683316B2 |
Methods and systems for regulating tension in warping
A warping system for reducing tension in a plurality of yarn ends wound by the warping system onto a beam. The warping system minimizes the number of contact points as yarn is pulled off of yarn packages in a creel and wound onto the beam. After exiting a tube, yarn passes over a roller and an expansion comb before being wound onto the beam. The yarn extends between the roller and the beam substantially in a yarn plane. The yarn can contact the warping system at only one contact point between the roller and the beam. |
| US09683315B2 |
Flame resistant yarns and fabrics including partially aromatic polyamide fiber and other flame resistant fibers
Disclosed are technical fibers and yarns made with partially aromatic polyamides and a fiber having vapor phase action such as an FR cellulosic fiber. Fabrics made from such fibers and yarns demonstrate superior flame retardancy over traditional flame retardant nylon 6,6 fabrics. Further, the disclosed fibers and yarns, when blended with other flame retardant fibers, do not demonstrate the dangerous “scaffolding effect” common with flame retardant nylon 6,6 blended fabrics. |
| US09683314B2 |
Oxygen and nitrogen co-doped polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fiber and preparation method thereof
The invention relates to an oxygen and nitrogen co-doped polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fiber and a preparation method thereof. The oxygen and nitrogen co-doped polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fiber is prepared by electrochemical modification of a raw-material polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fiber, such that the surface thereof has an active layer formed by oxygen-containing active functional groups and nitrogen-containing active functional groups, wherein the nitrogen-containing active functional groups are obtained by activation of the doped nitrogen inherently contained in the raw-material polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fiber by means of electrochemical modification. The method for preparing the oxygen and nitrogen co-doped polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fiber comprises the following steps: placing the raw-material polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fiber in an electrolyte solution, subjecting it to cyclic treatment between electrochemical oxidation and electrochemical reduction, and thus obtaining the oxygen and nitrogen co-doped polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fiber. The oxygen and nitrogen co doped polyacrylonitrile based carbon fiber of the present invention has both the pseudo capacitive properties for oxidation reduction reactions and electrocatalytic properties for the cathodic oxygen reduction reaction. |
| US09683301B2 |
Golf club head with face insert
A golf club head is provided having a club body and a contact plate secured to the club body. The contact plate defines at least a portion of a striking surface having a plurality of striking surface grooves. The contact plate is formed using an electroforming process. |
| US09683299B2 |
Internally reinforced structural composites and associated methods of manufacturing
Internally reinforced structural composites, suitable uses for such composites, and associated methods of manufacturing are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of making a reinforced structural component includes forming a precursor having a crystal structure with a plurality of lattice layers and exfoliating the precursor. As a result, a distance between adjacent pairs of the plurality of lattice layers is expanded. The method also includes wrapping the exfoliated precursor with a surface support material around at least a portion of a circumference of the individual lattice layers in the exfoliated precursor. |
| US09683297B2 |
Apparatus for molten salt electrolysis with solar photovoltaic electricity supply and solar thermal heating of molten salt electrolyte
A process for the production of energetically rich compounds comprising: using externally supplied thermal energy to heat an electrolyzable compound to a temperature greater than the ambient temperature; generating electricity from a solar electrical photovoltaic component; subjecting the heated electrolyzable compound to electrolysis with the solar generated electricity to generate an energetically rich electrolytic product. |
| US09683293B2 |
Reduction of chromium waste water in an aluminum conversion coat processing line
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of conversion coating. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to improved methods for improving efficiency of chromium conversion coat processing lines. |
| US09683292B2 |
Metal circuit structure
A metal circuit structure is provided. The metal circuit structure includes a substrate, a first trigger layer and a first metal circuit layer. The first trigger layer is disposed on the substrate and includes a first metal circuit pattern. The first metal circuit layer is disposed on the first circuit pattern and is electrically insulated from the substrate. The composition of the first trigger layer includes an insulating gel and a plurality of trigger particles. The trigger particles are at least one of organometallic particles, a chelation and a semiconductor material having an energy gap greater than or equal to 3 eV. The trigger particles are disposed in the insulating gel, such that the dielectric constant of the first trigger layer after curing is between 2 and 6.5. |
| US09683288B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device and method of cleaning processing vessel
When a dry cleaning process is performed in a processing chamber by adding nitrogen monoxide (NO) gas to a cleaning gas, the handling is facilitated, and cleaning performance is improved. A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing vessel configured to process a substrate, a first cleaning gas supply system configured to pre-mix a gas containing fluorine atoms with the NO gas and supply the pre-mixed gas into the processing vessel, and a second cleaning gas supply system installed apart from the first cleaning gas supply system and configured to supply the fluorine-containing gas into the processing vessel. |
| US09683281B2 |
Laser assisted oxide removal
A method of forming a thermal barrier coating on a metal part includes laser cleaning a surface of the metal part to remove undesirable oxides and residues from the surface of the part. It further includes depositing an aluminum containing bondcoat on the part and thermally interdiffusing the bondcoat and the part with a heat treatment. Laser cleaning a surface of the bondcoat to remove oxides and debris from the surface forms an alpha aluminum oxide layer on the bondcoat. A ceramic topcoat is then deposited on the alpha aluminum oxide layer at a temperature above 1800° F. (982° C.). |
| US09683276B2 |
Mill scale briquetting
The invention relates to a method of agglomerating iron oxide-containing residual substances, in particular scale and mill scale, wherein the residual materials and the paper sludge are dried and comminuted and agglomerates are produced by means of hot briquetting from the mixture comprising the residual substances and the paper sludge. In this way, mill scale briquettes of high strength and density can be produced which in steelmaking processes can then be charged into an electric arc furnace for the purpose of recycling the iron contained in the residual substances. |
| US09683274B2 |
Induction heating apparatus, carriers, and methods for heat treating parts
An apparatus includes rails for supporting sides of a circumferential peripheral edge of a carrier. A movable ram engages a rearward portion of the carrier. A movable restrainer restrains movement of the ram. A wheel engages a forward portion of the carrier. A controller is operable to control the movable restrainer to restrain movement of the ram with the carrier and at least one metal object disposed adjacent an induction heating device, the wheel to rotate the carrier and the metal object, the induction heating device to induction heat the rotating metal object, and the movable restrainer to disengage the ram so that the wheel pivots away to allow passage of the carrier and the heated metal object into a quench bath. A plurality of metal objects may be arranged in a circular array in the carrier about a diameter generally equal to the diameter of an induction coil. |
| US09683271B2 |
Impeller and method of melt-pool processing method using the same
An impeller for stirring a melt pool includes: an impeller body extending in the length direction; a blowing nozzle which is provided in such a way as to pass through one part at the bottom end of the impeller body; and a blade provided on the upper part of the impeller body. As a result, when the impeller is used, a stirring flow produced due to the blade and a stirring flow due to substances blown into the melt-pool via the blowing nozzle correspond to each other, and the two flows are combined such that the overall stirring force is improved. Consequently, it is possible to improve the efficiency of stirring by the impeller as compared with hitherto, and, as a result, refining efficiency in the refining step is improved as the rate of reaction between the melt-pool and additives is increased. |
| US09683265B2 |
CD38 as a prognostic indicator in B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
The subject invention discloses a method for determining the prognosis and probable clinical course of a subject diagnosed with B-CLL. Specifically, the invention involves comparing CD38 expression in a biological sample from the subject containing B-CLL cells to a baseline level of CD38 expression, wherein an elevated level of CD38 expression in relation to the baseline level of CD38 expression may indicate poor prognosis or aggressive course of disease in the subject. Also disclosed is a method for determining whether the Ig V genes of the B-CLL cells of a B-CLL patient are mutated, comprising comparing CD38 expression in a biological sample from the subject containing B-CLL cells to a baseline level of CD38 expression, wherein a lower level of CD38 expression in relation to the baseline level indicates IG V gene mutation. |
| US09683262B2 |
Methods of isolating and purifying CD8 T cells
Methods are provided for isolating CD8+ T cells. Furthermore, methods for purifying a subset of IL-13 expressing CD8 T cells are provided, such methods comprising the steps of marking the CD8+ T cells by labeling CD8, or selectively removing non-CD8 cells, and then purifying a subset of IL-13 expressing CD8+ T cells by marking a human biomarker such as C10orf128. Related antibodies and antiserums are also described, such antibodies related to a cell surface domain peptide for biomarker C10orf128, and human homologs of related mouse “activated” CD8IL-13 cell surface biomarkers Tm4sf19 and 1830127L07Rik. |
| US09683261B2 |
Standardized mixtures for assessing amounts of target nucleic acids in a sample, and kits therefore
Described herein are compositions for evaluating nucleic acids, standardized mixture for assessing amounts of at least one target nucleic acid in a sample, and kits comprising the same. |
| US09683259B2 |
Detection of target nucleic acid sequence by PTO cleavage and extension-dependent signaling oligonucleotide cleavage
The present invention relates to the detection of a target nucleic acid sequence by a PTO Cleavage and Extension-Dependent Signaling Oligonucleotide Cleavage assay (PCE-SC assay). The present invention is carried out in such a manner that the extended strand is produced on the CTO having arbitrary sequences as templates depending on the presence of target nucleic acid sequences and in turn the SO as probes is hybridized with the extended strand to give signal. The present invention employs a series of reactions including PTO hybridization and cleavage, CTO hybridization and extension, and SO hybridization and cleavage, which is responsible for the highly enhanced specificity of the present invention. |
| US09683257B2 |
Recognition sequences for I-CreI-derived meganucleases and uses thereof
Methods of cleaving double-stranded DNA that can be recognized and cleaved by a rationally-designed, I-CreI-derived meganuclease are provided. Also provided are recombinant nucleic acids, cells, and organisms containing such recombinant nucleic acids, as well as cells and organisms produced using such meganucleases. Also provided are methods of conducting a custom-designed, I-CreI-derived meganuclease business. |
| US09683255B2 |
Method for activating a nucleic acid for a polymerase reaction
The present invention concerns a method for activating a nucleic acid for a polymerase reaction with the steps: (a) Heating a nucleic acid to a temperature of 55° C. to 80° C., (b) cooling the nucleic acid to a temperature at which a polymerase shows no substantial decrease in activity, and (c) starting the polymerase reaction by the addition of a heat-labile polymerase to the nucleic acid. |
| US09683241B2 |
Polynucleotides encoding enzymes from the jute lignin biosynthetic pathway
Disclosed are polynucleotides encoding polypeptides that comprise the biosynthetic pathway for lignin in the jute plant. The present invention relates generally to the field of plant lignin biosynthesis genes, polypeptides encoded by such genes, and the use of such polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences for controlling plant lignin production. Also disclosed are methods for using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to influence the quality and amount of fiber produced by jute. |
| US09683240B2 |
Modulating beta-damascenone in plants
A mutant, non-naturally occurring or transgenic plant cell comprising: (i) a polynucleotide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence encoding a neoxanthin synthase and having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID No. 6; (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); (iii) a polypeptide having at least 66% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2 or at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID No. 7; or (iv) a construct, vector or expression vector comprising the isolated polynucleotide set forth in (i), and wherein the expression or activity of the neoxanthin synthase is modulated as compared to a control or wild type plant. |
| US09683233B2 |
Artificial nucleic acid molecules for improved protein or peptide expression
The invention relates to an artificial nucleic acid molecule comprising at least one 5′UTR element which is derived from a TOP gene, at least one open reading frame, and preferably at least one histone stem-loop. Optionally the artificial nucleic acid molecule may further comprise, e.g. a poly(A)sequence, a poyladenylation signal, and/or a 3′UTR. The invention further relates to the use of such an artificial nucleic acid molecule in gene therapy and/or genetic vaccination. |
| US09683224B2 |
Enzymes
The present invention relates to new enzymes with improved properties and to compositions comprising these enzymes suitable for use in the production of a food, feed, or malt beverage product, such as in a brewing process. |
| US09683222B2 |
Broad spectrum ErBB ligand binding molecules and methods for preparing and using them
Chimeric ErbB ligand binding molecules having detectable binding activity for more ErbB ligands than any one of native ErbB1, ErbB3 or ErbB4 are disclosed. Preferably, the binding molecules bind a broad spectrum and, more preferably, the full spectrum of ErbB ligands. The chimeric ErbB ligand binding molecules generally have a subunit LI derived from one of Erb-B1, 3, or 4 and a subunit LII derived from another distinct ErbB receptor type. The sub-domain, SI, which joins LI and LII can be from either one of the receptor types or can have portions from both. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the molecules and methods for the treatment of ErbB sensitive diseases are also disclosed. |
| US09683214B2 |
Autoserum-containing bone marrow cell culture system, autoserum-containing bone marrow cell culture method, and method for producing medicinal composition comprising autoserum-containing cultured bone marrow cells as active ingredient
To provide an autoserum-containing bone marrow cell culture system, whereby bone marrow cells, which are collected from a subject without using an anticoagulant, are subjected to an anticoagulation treatment using a medium in a liquid-tight state, cultured and then further cultured using the serum of said subject which is prepared in a liquid-tight state; an autoserum-containing bone marrow cell culture method; and a method for producing a medicinal composition which comprises, as the active ingredient, autoserum-containing cultured bone marrow cells. [Solution] An autoserum-containing bone marrow cell culture system for culturing bone marrow cells, which are collected from a subject without using an anticoagulant, using the serum of said subject, said system comprising a bone marrow cell suspension-storing device, a collected blood-storing device, an autoserum-acquiring device, and a bone marrow cell-culturing device. |
| US09683212B2 |
Cotton variety PHY495W3RF
The disclosure relates to a cotton variety, designated PHY495W3RF, the plants and seeds of the cotton variety PHY495W3RF, methods for producing a cotton plant, either varietal or hybrid, produced by crossing the cotton variety PHY495W3RF with itself or with another cotton plant, hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety PHY495W3RF with another cotton variety or plan, methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and the transgenic cotton plants produced by that method. This disclosure also relates to cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PHY495W3RF, to methods for producing other cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PHY495W3RF, and to the varieties derived by the use of those methods. |
| US09683211B2 |
Method of promoting growth of green algae
Provided is a method of culturing green algae which promotes the growth of the green algae which is in a state of being a green swarm cell by irradiating the green algae that accumulate astaxanthin with an artificial light. The green algae are grown in a liquid medium while maintaining a state in which the color of a culture solution of the green algae is green or brown by intermittently radiating a red illumination light while continuously radiating a blue illumination light. |
| US09683210B2 |
Cell separation apparatus and methods of use
The present invention provides automated devices for use in supporting various cell therapies and tissue engineering methods. The present invention provides an automated cell separation apparatus capable of separating cells from a tissue sample for use in cell therapies and/or tissue engineering. The cell separation apparatus can be used in combination with complementary devices such as cell collection device and/or a sodding apparatus to support various therapies. The automated apparatus includes media and tissue dissociating chemical reservoirs, filters, a cell separator and a perfusion flow loop through a graft chamber which supports a graft substrate or other endovascular device. The present invention further provides methods for using the tissue grafts and cell samples prepared by the devices described herein in a multitude of therapies including revascularization, regeneration and reconstruction of tissues and organs, as well as treatment and prevention of diseases. |
| US09683204B2 |
Visually contrasting aesthetic particles having increased water solubility, particularly useful for combination with powdered or granular compositions
The present invention is directed to visually contrasting aesthetic particles having increased water solubility, particularly useful for combination with granular laundry detergent composition. |
| US09683200B2 |
Development of extensional viscosity for reduced atomization for diluted concentrate sprayer applications
A non-Newtonian concentrate composition includes a sensitizer or irritant, a surfactant, an anti-mist component and optionally a stability component. Example sensitizers and irritants include, but are not limited to, acids, quaternary compounds, and amines, and example anti-mist components include, but are not limited to, polyethylene oxide and polyacrylamide. |
| US09683199B2 |
Fabric conditioners containing soil releasing polymer
A fabric softening composition containing poly(vinyl alcohol)-poly(ethylene glycol) graft copolymers. The copolymer can be effectively deposited on the fabric from the fabric softening composition to provide protection from soil and enhanced soil removal on a broad range of fabric including nylon and cotton. |
| US09683192B2 |
Lubricant composition based on polyglycerol ether
A lubricant composition includes at least one branched polyglycerol ether, and more particularly at least one branched polyglycerol ether and at least one dispersant. A method for reducing fuel consumption of a vehicle utilizing a lubricant composition is also provided. Furthermore, a use of a branched polyglycerol ether as a friction modifier in a lubricant composition is disclosed. |
| US09683191B1 |
Tire lubricant
A non-water-based tire lubricant includes a thickening agent and a thinning agent. The thickening agent may be a silicone grease or hydrotreated light petroleum distillates, and the thinning agent may be a blend of petroleum distillates and additives or a silicone liquid. The tire lubricant has a pliable consistency, is easier to apply and use than standard tire lubricants, and is not water-based so that nitrogen concentrations inside the tire are maintained at 100 percent. |
| US09683190B2 |
Lubricant for compression type refrigerating machines
The present invention is a lubricating oil for compression-type refrigerators using a difluoromethane (R32) refrigerant. The lubricating oil for compression-type refrigerators contains a first polyvinyl ether compound that is a polymer having a structural unit of a specific structure and has a carbon/oxygen molar ratio of from 3.0 to less than 4.0. |
| US09683187B2 |
Method and apparatus for torrefaction of biomass with a cyclonic bed reactor
A method for the torrefaction of biomass comprises receiving biomass having a given moisture content. The biomass is heated in a generally inert environment by indirect contact. The biomass is subsequently torrefied by exposing the biomass to a flow of combustion gases in the generally inert environment. The biomass is outlet with a reduced moisture content. |
| US09683186B2 |
Carpet pellet machine
A carpet pellet machine and method are disclosed. One embodiment provides an apparatus comprising a compressor to receive fibrous material and compress the fibrous material, a mold pipe system to receive compressed fibrous material from the compressor, wherein the compressor is configured to press the fibrous material through the mold pipe system, and a heat chamber to heat the fibrous material within the mold pipe system and create an encapsulation layer on the fibrous material. |
| US09683185B2 |
Solid fuel product
A solid fuel product can include a carbon based solid fuel, a cementitious material, and a plastic material. The carbon based solid fuel can include coal, petroleum coke, wood and/or other carbon products. The cementitious material can include Portland cement, lime, calcium aluminate cement, natural cement, slag cement, blended cement, cement kiln dust, lime kiln dust, and/or fly ash. The plastic material can include a thermoplastic material and/or a thermoset material. The solid fuel product can include about 45% by weight to about 98% by weight of the carbon based solid fuel and about 1% by weight to about 50% by weight of the plastic material. |
| US09683184B2 |
Method and apparatus for gasification
A gasification system includes a gasifier configured to gasify a feedstock and an oxidant to generate a producer gas, a steam generator configured to supply steam to the gasifier, and a combustion system configured to supply an exhaust gas to the steam generator to produce the steam. The system also includes an exhaust gas injection system located upstream of the gasifier and fluidly coupled to the gasifier. The exhaust gas injection system is configured to supply a portion of the exhaust gas from the combustion system to the gasifier. |
| US09683177B2 |
Lean oil absorption and stabilization
The invention provides a process and a system for processing hydrocarbon streams efficiently, especially natural gas streams that contain natural gas liquids including propanes, butanes, pentanes and higher hydrocarbons. A lean oil absorber is used to separate natural gas liquids, a side stripper with a side stripper reboiler is used to separate a propane/butane stream and a stabilizer reboiler is used to stabilize a natural gasoline product stream. |
| US09683175B2 |
Systems and methods for separating components of a slurry
Systems and methods for removing fluid from a slurry fluid and a plurality of solid particles including flowing a slurry stream that includes the slurry through a slurry conduit, injecting a displacing fluid through a first perforated region that is in fluid communication with the slurry conduit, displacing at least a portion of the slurry fluid from the slurry, and producing a displaced fluid stream, which may include the displaced portion of the slurry fluid and/or a portion of the injected displacing fluid, from a second perforated region that is in fluid communication with the slurry conduit. The systems and methods also may include producing a product slurry stream from the slurry conduit, separating the components of the displaced fluid stream, separating the components of the product slurry stream, and/or recycling a portion of one or more of the streams. |
| US09683170B2 |
Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device using the same
There is provided a liquid crystal composition which is suitably used in a liquid crystal display device without impairment of properties inherent in liquid crystal display devices. There is provided a liquid crystal display device in which such a liquid crystal composition is used. There is provided a liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy and containing a compound represented by Formula (I-1) and at least one compound represented by General Formula (II) and also provided a liquid crystal display device in which such a liquid crystal composition is used. |
| US09683169B2 |
Smoothing phosphors for AC LED lighting
Disclosed are smoothing phosphors for AC LED lighting that are capable of prolonging the light emission time of an AC LED (or array of AC LEDs) during a ½ cycle response to a, phase change of the alternating current to substantially reduce flicker. The smoothing phoshor of the present teachings comprises a matrix represented by the formula: (1−k−r−v)M·(m−p)X·(n−0.5x−0.5y)Al2O3:(x+p)MnO, ySiO2, kEu, rR, vLi, wherein M is at least one of La2O3, Ce2O3, Gd2O3, Lu2O3, Ba2OF2, Sr2OF2, Ca2OF2, Ba2OCl2, Sr2OCl2, Ca2OCl, BaO, SrO, CaO, or ZnO; provided that when M comprises BaO, SrO, CaO, or ZnO, M does not comprise La2O3, Ce2O3, Gd2O3, Lu2O3, Ba2OF2, Sr2OF2, Ca2OF2, Ba2OCl2, Sr2OCl2, or Ca2OCl2; X is at least one of MgO or ZnO; R is at least one of Sm, Pr, Tb, Dy, Er, or Ho; m=0 to 2; n=4 to 11; x=0.005 to 1; y=0.005 to 1; p=0 to 1; k=0 to 0.2; r=0 to 0.2; and v=0 to 0.2. |
| US09683166B2 |
Hydrocarbon well treatment methods and fluids
A treatment method for a hydrocarbon well includes placing a well treatment fluid containing a viscosifying agent in the well and, using the viscosifying agent, attaining a first viscosity of the fluid in the well. The method includes combining a porphyrin compound with the fluid and, using the porphyrin compound, decreasing viscosity of the fluid in the well to a second viscosity less than the first viscosity. A hydrocarbon well treatment fluid includes an aqueous carrier fluid, a polymer viscosifying agent, and a chlorophyll compound. |
| US09683164B2 |
Method of using sophorolipids or mannosylerythritol lipids as acid corrosion inhibitors in well treatment operations
Corrosive effects arising during well treatment applications are inhibited and/or prevented by introducing into the well composition containing a corrosion inhibitor of a sophorolipid or a mannosylerythritol lipid or a combination thereof. The composition may also contain a corrosion inhibitor intensifier. |
| US09683160B1 |
Composition comprising a nanometer film structured reservoir protecting agent and a water block preventing agent, and drilling fluid containing the same and use thereof for drilling in low-permeability reservoirs
The present invention relates to the petroleum drilling field and discloses a reservoir protecting agent composition comprising a structured nanometer film reservoir protecting agent and a water block preventing agent, a drilling fluid containing the same and use thereof for drilling in low-permeability reservoirs. The reservoir protecting agent composition comprises a structured nanometer film reservoir protecting agent and a water block preventing agent, wherein the structured nanometer film reservoir protecting agent comprises montmorillonite laminas, structural units represented by formula (1) and structural units represented by formula (2), wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 is independently selected from H, C1-C4 alkyl and C1-C4 alkoxy, R6 is C1-C6 alkylene. The present invention further provides a drilling fluid that contains the reservoir protecting agent composition according to the present invention. The drilling fluid that contains the reservoir protecting agent composition according to the present invention exhibits favorable rheology property, temperature-tolerant property, anti-collapse performance and reservoir protection property when used for drilling in low-permeability reservoirs. |
| US09683158B2 |
Working fluids comprising fluorinated olefins and polyol esters
High viscosity working fluids comprising a fluorinated olefin refrigerant, such as a hydrofluoro-olefin refrigerant, and a high viscosity polyol ester comprising a select mixture of alkylcarboxy esters of pentaerythritol, di-pentaerythritol, tri-pentaerythritol and pentaerythritol oligomers are provided. |
| US09683155B2 |
Composition containing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and 1,2-difluoroethylene
Compositions containing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and 1,2-difluoroethylene, that can be used in multiple fields of application. The composition can include from 45 to 90 mol % of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and from 55 to 10 mol % of, 1,2-difluoroethylene. The composition can include from 55 to 80 mol % of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and from 45 to 20 mol % of 1,2-difluoroethylene. The composition can include from 62 to 69 mol % of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and from 38 to 31 mol % of 1,2-difluoroethylene at a temperature of between −30° C. and 56° C. and a pressure of between 1 and 15 bar. |
| US09683153B2 |
Freeze conditioning agents utilizing crude glycerin and flowback and produced water
The invention provides methods and compositions for freeze conditioning particulating materials. The invention includes the use of the combination of crude glycerin with flowback or produced water. This combination prevents unwanted agglomeration when frozen. This combination also is non-corrosive and best of all facilitates the safe clean recycling of what would otherwise be unwanted dangerous waste material. |
| US09683147B2 |
Encapsulated polymerization initiators, polymerization systems and methods using the same
A polymerizable system includes a curable composition and one or more encapsulated initiator particles. The curable composition can include one or more 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds and the encapsulated initiator particles can include one or more polymerization initiators encapsulated by a cured composition. The cured composition includes one or more 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds. |
| US09683144B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesive mass for low energy or rough surfaces
Pressure-sensitive adhesive mass comprising an at least partially cross-linked polyacrylate, based on a monomer mixture comprising a) an acrylic acid ester of the formula CR32═C(R2)(COOR1), b) an acrylic acid of the formula CR52═C(R4)(COOH), c) olefinically unsaturated monomers having at least one functional group, and d) 0 to 95 wt. % of acrylic acid ester of the formula CR82═C(R7)(COOR6), and 20 to 60 parts by weight of at least one tackifying resin. |
| US09683142B2 |
Compositions
A sealant composition comprising: (a) from 10 to 40 wt % of an acrylic polymer or copolymer; (b) from 20 to 65 wt % of a powdered filler; and (c) from 0.1 to 20 wt % of a hydrocarbon polymer. |
| US09683140B2 |
Adhesive tape and its use
An adhesive bonding system joins flat webs when changing rolls of such webs. The adhesive bonding system comprises two adhesive tape boundary edges, and further comprises a top carrier layer and a bottom carrier layer, a flat connecting element that connects the two carrier layers to one another and is suitable for opening the connection under the conditions of a static or flying roll change. At least one of the boundary edges of the connecting element does not extend in a straight line, and a straight-line emphasis line is defined in relation to this boundary edge, the emphasis line of this boundary edge extends along a preferential direction, and this boundary edge has a multiplicity of regions lying on one side of its emphasis line and also a multiplicity of regions lying on the other side of its emphasis line. |
| US09683138B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet and magnetic disk drive
A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a base including a metal layer and a resin layer, and a product of an initial elastic modulus of the base and a total thickness of the base is 3000 N/mm or less, and a separation distance is 2 mm or less, the separation distance is measured with a peel test with a constant load as follows: a test piece of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a 10 mm width and a 100 mm length is attached to a surface of a stainless steel test plate and then, the test plate is left standing at a temperature of 23° C. for twenty four hours and then, a load of 100 gf is applied to one end of a length dimension of the test piece vertical to the surface of the test plate and a separation distance of the test piece is measured after one hour. |
| US09683135B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesives including expandable graphite
A building material comprising a substrate layer and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, where the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes expandable graphite. |
| US09683128B2 |
Polymerized film forming method
A polymerized film forming method for forming a polymerized film on a target surface of a target object by using a first raw material gas containing acid dianhydride and a second raw material gas containing diamine, the method comprising performing a surface treatment on the target surface by supplying a gas containing an adhesion promoting agent for enhancing adhesion between the target surface and the polymerized film, and supplying the first raw material gas and the second raw material gas to the surface-treated target surface to form the polymerized film, wherein when performing the surface treatment, at least one of the first raw material gas and the second raw material gas is supplied in addition to the gas containing the adhesion promoting agent. |
| US09683127B2 |
Water-emulsible isocyanates having improved gloss
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of water-emulsifiable isocyanates and to their use. |
| US09683125B2 |
One-component, curable coating compositions, processes for making and using them, and coatings and articles prepared with them
Described are one-component, curable coating compositions that include (a) a polymer having a plurality of alkoxysilane groups; (b) a polyepoxide having a plurality of epoxide groups connected to a compound, oligomer, or polymer through ester linkages, ether linkages, or a combination of ester linkages and ether linkages; (c) a chelated metal alkoxide, in which the metal is aluminum, titanium, or zirconium, or a mixture of such chelated metal alkoxides; and (d) a monofunctional di- or trialkoxysilane compound, which may be volatile, with the proviso that the coating compositions are free of, or essentially free of, polymers with hydroxyl groups, primary amine groups, and secondary amine groups (i.e., amine groups with at least one active hydrogen, >N—H). These one-component, curable coating compositions do not require any additional ingredients to be mixed in before application, are storage stable with do not build viscosity during use (in other words, in use the pot-life is not shortened by crosslinking of internal components) so that excess material can be reused, yet the coating composition provides ambient cure when applied in a coating layer and exposed to moisture (i.e., atmospheric water vapor). |
| US09683123B2 |
Silver ink
Provided is a silver ink including, as a major component, a silver malonate precursor represented by Formula 1 or Formula 2. |
| US09683118B2 |
Oil-based pigment ink composition and oil-based pigment ink writing tool
An oil-based pigment ink composition contains titanium dioxide pigment, mica pigment, dispersant, oil-soluble resin, and organic solvent, whose viscosity at a shear velocity of 76 (l/s) is 50 mPa-s or lower. The ink composition produces writing with sufficient covering property and legibility, does not form hard cakes, and can release ink in a stable manner from the tip of a writing tool. |
| US09683117B2 |
Inkjet printing
A jettable ink composition comprising a hydrocarbon carrier liquid, colorant comprising pigment particles which are insoluble in the hydrocarbon carrier liquid, and binder resin comprising resin particles which are insoluble in the hydrocarbon carrier liquid; a method of making said jettable ink composition; and an indirect inkjet printing method comprising providing said jettable ink composition comprising, jetting said ink composition on a surface of an intermediate transfer member forming a film comprising an image thereon, and transferring said image to a printable substrate. |
| US09683116B2 |
Production method for painted heat-resistant member, printing device, and ink
Disclosed herein is a way to appropriately decorate a heat-resistant member. This is achieved by a method for producing a painted heat-resistant member which is a heat-resistant member having an image drawn thereon. The method includes a drawing step of ejecting an ink onto a heat-resistant member medium in droplets with an inkjet head, and irradiating the ink landed on the medium with UV light to draw an image on the medium, the ink containing at least a pasty liquid containing an organic substance, an UV-polymerizable organic substance which is an organic substance that polymerizes upon being irradiated with UV light, and an inorganic pigment dispersed in the pasty liquid; and an organic substance removal step of heating the medium having the image drawn thereon to remove the organic substance component contained in the ink on the medium. |
| US09683114B2 |
Monomer for hardmask composition, hardmask composition including the monomer, and method of forming patterns using the hardmask composition
A monomer for a hardmask composition, a hardmask composition, and a method of forming patterns, the monomer being represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: |
| US09683108B2 |
Antireflective laminate
There is provided an antireflective laminate having a low refractive index and excellent mechanical strength, which comprises a coating layer of an ionizing radiation curing-type resin composition comprising ionizing radiation curing group-containing hollow silica fine particles. The antireflective laminate comprises a light transparent base material and at least a low refractive index layer having a refractive index of not more than 1.45 provided on the light transparent base material, wherein the low refractive index layer comprises an ionizing radiation curing-type resin composition and silica fine particles having an outer shell layer with the interior of the silica fine particles being porous or void, and, for a part or all of the silica fine particles, at least a part of the surface of the silica fine particle has been treated with an ionizing radiation curing group-containing silane coupling agent. |
| US09683106B2 |
Degradable polymers
Some embodiments provided herein relate to a thermoplastic material that can include a thermoplastic surface, a protective coating, and a degradable intermediate layer. |
| US09683101B2 |
Batteries, separators, components, and compositions with heavy metal removal capability and related methods
In accordance with at least certain embodiments of the present invention, a novel concept of utilizing PIMS minerals as a filler component within a microporous lead-acid battery separator is provided. In accordance with more particular embodiments or examples, the PIMS mineral (preferably fish meal, a bio-mineral) is provided as at least a partial substitution for the silica filler component in a silica filled lead acid battery separator (preferably a polyethylene/silica separator formulation). In accordance with at least selected embodiments, the present invention is directed to new or improved batteries, separators, components, and/or compositions having heavy metal removal capabilities and/or methods of manufacture and/or methods of use thereof. |
| US09683098B2 |
Colored contact lenses
The disclosure is related to colored contact lenses including a transparent protective layer, a colored layer and a lens layer, wherein the colored layer is between the transparent protective layer and the lens layer. A composition for forming the transparent protective layer includes at least one first hydrophilic monomer and a first thickener. A composition for forming the colored layer includes at least one second hydrophilic monomer, an adhesive resin, a second thickener and a colorant. At least one of the thickeners used for forming the transparent protective layer and the color layer is a modified polyvinylpyrrolidone. |
| US09683095B2 |
Crosslinked rubber, member for tires, vibration-proofing member, member for belts, and rubber composition
A cross-linked rubber exhibits high strength and excellent abrasion resistance as compared with a known cross-linked rubber. The cross-linked rubber is obtained by cross-linking a rubber composition that includes a hydrogenated conjugated diene-based polymer, an olefin-based rubber, and a cross-linking agent, the hydrogenated conjugated diene-based polymer being a hydrogenated product of a polymer that includes a structural unit derived from butadiene, and including at least one of an amino group and a hydrocarbyloxysilyl group at one terminal or each terminal. |
| US09683093B1 |
Resin composition and resin molded article
A resin composition includes cellulose derivatives, wherein, in a molecular weight distribution curve obtained by subjecting the cellulose derivatives to gel permeation chromatography (GPC), a maximum (PL) exists in a low molecular weight region of 10,000 to 40,000 and a maximum (PH) exists in a high molecular weight region of 100,000 to 180,000, and with respect to a total amount of a peak area (SL) of a peak including the maximum (PL) and a peak area (SH) of a peak including the maximum (PH), a ratio of the peak area (SL) is 1% to 99% and a ratio of the peak area (SH) is from 1% to 99%. |
| US09683091B2 |
Exfoliated graphite-resin composite material and method for producing the same
There is provided an exfoliated graphite-resin composite material that has high dispersibility in resins and the like and is easily handled. An exfoliated graphite-resin composite material in which exfoliated graphite and a resin form a composite. When an amount of methylene blue adsorbed per g of the exfoliated graphite-resin composite material (μmol/g) is y, the amount of methylene blue adsorbed as measured based on a difference between an absorbance of a methanol solution of methylene blue at a concentration of 10 mg/L and an absorbance of a supernatant liquid obtained by introducing the exfoliated graphite-resin composite material into the methanol solution of methylene blue and performing centrifugation, and a BET specific surface area (m2/g) of the exfoliated graphite-resin composite material is x, a ratio y/x is 0.15 or more, and the BET specific surface area is 25 m2/g or more. |
| US09683089B2 |
Methods for treating rubber-containing particles and products produced therefrom
Methods for treating rubber-containing particles to produce materials suitable for blending with thermoplastic or thermoset polymers are disclosed. The rubber-containing particles are mixed with a fatty acid-containing material in a friction mixer to produce a rubber-containing particulate mixture. The rubber-containing particles may comprise virgin or recycled particulate rubber such as from used tires. |
| US09683088B2 |
Process for regenerating sulfur-crosslinked rubber vulcanizates to give regenerates
A process for regenerating sulfur-crosslinked rubber vulcanizates to regenerates, wherein at least one regenerating agent is used in the regeneration. The regenerating agent is selected from the group consisting of dithiophosphoryl polysulfides and/or silanes having a polysulfane group. Regenerates which have been produced by means of the process lead to improved or equal rolling resistance indicators and a lower compression set in vulcanized rubber mixtures compared to regenerates known in the prior art. |
| US09683087B2 |
Production method for porous polyimide resin film, porous polyimide resin film, and separator employing same
A porous polyimide resin film having a high aperture ratio, and a method for producing a porous polyimide film. The method includes removing fine particles from a polyimide resin-fine particle composite film to obtain a porous polyimide resin film by either removing at least a part of a polyimide resin portion of the polyimide resin-fine particle composite film prior to removing the fine particles, or by removing at least a part of the porous polyimide resin film subsequent to removing the fine particles. |
| US09683086B2 |
Polymeric blends and articles made therefrom
A biaxially oriented film includes a PLA and polyolefin (PLA/PO) blend. The film has a haze of 80% or greater as measured by ASTM-D1003 and a 45° gloss of less than 50% as measured by ASTM-D-2457. |
| US09683084B2 |
Curable silicone composition, cured product thereof, and optical semiconductor device
The present invention relates to a curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane represented by a specific average unit formula and having at least two alkenyl groups in a molecule, (B) an optional straight-chain organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups and not having any silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule, (C) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule, wherein at least 80 mass % of this component comprises an organotrisiloxane represented by the formula: H(CH3)2SiO(C6H5)2SiOSi(CH3)2H, and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. The curable silicone composition has excellent handleability and high reactivity and forms a cured product with low gas permeability. |
| US09683082B2 |
Process to produce polycarbamate using a gradient feed of urea
A process to produce polycarbamate comprising providing urea in liquid form; and adding the urea in liquid form to a polyol in a reduced gradient profile to form polycarbamate product is provided. Also provided are: (a) a reaction product of the process and (b) an apparatus for operating the process. |
| US09683078B2 |
Method for preparing branched polycarbonate with continuous two-phase interface phosgene method
The present invention relates to a method for preparing branched polycarbonate with a continuous two-phase interface phosgene method. Firstly, an aqueous solution of alkali metal hydroxide with triphenol and polyphenol dissolved therein reacts with a certain amount of phosgene in the present of inert organic solvent to prepare a prepolymer, and then a coupling reaction is performed among the prepolymer, an aqueous solution of alkali metal hydroxide with bisphenol and phosgene dissolved therein to finally obtain a polycarbonate resin. The method can avoid a cross-linking reaction, reduce the cost and improve the quality of the product, while improving the conversion ratio of the branching agent and the branching degree of the product. |
| US09683076B2 |
Processes for recovering and purifying polyhydroxyalkanoates from cell cultures
A process for recovering and purifying polyhydroxyalkanoates from a cell culture may include: (a) acidifying the culture to obtain a pH value less than or equal to 6, and submitting the culture to a cell fractionation treatment using high-pressure homogenization at a temperature greater than or equal to 10° C. and less than or equal to 80° C. to obtain a suspension; (b) basifying the suspension to obtain a pH value greater than or equal to 8; (c) diluting the suspension and submitting the diluted PHA suspension to tangential filtration to obtain a concentrated suspension as retentate and an aqueous phase as permeate; (d) submitting the concentrated suspension to bleaching; (e) diluting the suspension after the bleaching and submitting the diluted bleached suspension to tangential filtration to obtain a concentrated bleached suspension as retentate and an aqueous phase as permeate; and/or (f) submitting the concentrated bleached suspension to drying. |
| US09683075B2 |
Process for the continuous production of polyesters
Continuous process of forming aliphatic polyesters The process includes continuously providing cyclic ester monomer and polymerization catalyst to a continuous mixing loop reactor (CMLR) having static mixing elements and operated at a temperature between 100 and 240° C. to form a pre-polymerized reaction mixture. The conversion is between 40 and less than 90 wt. %, wherein the cyclic ester monomer comprises lactide having a free acid content lower than 50 milli-equivalents per kg. The pre-polymerized reaction mixture is continuously provided to a plug flow reactor that is a static mixer reactor having static mixing elements and is operated at a temperature between 110-240° C., wherein the reaction mixture is polymerized to a conversion of at least 90%, to form polymer wherein the flow ratio of the CMLR and the plug flow reactor is between 1.5 an d50. The process includes continuously removing polymer from the plug flow reactor devolitizing the polymer. |
| US09683073B2 |
Methoxypolyethylene glycol-polylactic acid block copolymer and preparation method thereof
A methoxypolyethylene glycol-polylactic acid block copolymer is disclosed, the methoxypolyethylene glycol-polylactic acid block copolymer being a block copolymer formed by ring opening polymerization of D,L-lactide and methoxypolyethylene glycol. A mass ratio of the methoxypolyethylene glycol to the D,L-lactide is 1:0.55-0.65 or 1:0.73-0.89 or 1:0.91-0.99. A preparation method of the foregoing block copolymer is also provided. When the block copolymer is used as a carrier for preparing a drug micelle, the encapsulation efficiency of the drug micelle prepared after being re-dissolved by water can be greater than 90% at 12 hours. |
| US09683071B2 |
Rigid polyurethane foam
A rigid polyurethane foam includes the reaction product of an isocyanate and an isocyanate reactive component in the presence of a blowing agent. The isocyanate reactive component includes an aromatic polyester polyol, a rigid polyol, and an aliphatic polyester polyol. The rigid polyurethane foam has a tensile adhesion of greater than 35 kPa (5 psi) when disposed on a metal substrate or a polyester, polyurethane, or epoxy coated metal substrate, each having a substrate temperature of greater than 41° C. (105° F.), and tested in accordance with ASTM D1623-09. A method of forming a composite article comprising a substrate and the rigid polyurethane foam includes the steps of combining the isocyanate reactive component and the isocyanate in the presence of the blowing agent to form a reaction mixture and applying the reaction mixture to the substrate having a substrate temperature of greater than 41° C. (105° F.) to form the composite article. |
| US09683070B2 |
Bio-based superabsorbents prepared via the macromonomer approach
A novel bio-based superabsorbent polymer material based on a proteinaceous natural polymer is introduced herein. There is further disclosed a method for the manufacture of such a bio-based crosslinked superabsorbent polymer material. The method includes, but not limited to, introducing polymerizable unsaturated groups onto the natural polymer or its derivative so as to yield a macromonomer. The macromonomer can be formed by covalently binding unsaturated carbon-carbon double bonds to a proteinaceous substrate through a reaction of a selected chemical compound and the amino group on the proteinaceous substrate. The macromonomer is then copolymerized with unsaturated co-monomer(s) to form a crosslinked superabsorbent material. |
| US09683062B2 |
Process for the preparation of porous propylene polymers
The present disclosure relates to a process for the preparation of a porous propylene carried out in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (a) a Ziegler-Natta catalyst containing at least two electron donor compounds, one of which is present in an amount from 50 to 90% by mol with respect to the total amount of donors and selected from succinates, and the other being selected from 1,3 diethers, (b) an aluminum alkyl and comprising the following steps: i) contacting the catalyst components (a) and (b) for a period of time ranging from 1 to 60 minutes, at a temperature ranging from 35 to 55° C.; optionally, ii) pre-polymerizing with one or more olefins of formula CH2═CHR, where R is H or a C1-C10 hydrocarbon group, up to forming amounts of polymer from about 0.1 up to about 1000 g per gram of solid catalyst component (a); and iii) polymerizing propylene in the optional presence of minor amounts of ethylene and/or C4-C10 alpha olefins for producing the porous propylene (co)polymer. |
| US09683057B2 |
Process for modifying polymers
Process for modifying a polymer in the absence of elemental sulfur amounts larger than 0.5 phr, comprising the steps of a. mixing said polymer with a maleimide-functionalized mono-azide at a temperature in the range 80-250° C. to form a functionalized polymer, and b. thermally treating the functionalized polymer at a temperature in the range 50-270° C. |
| US09683056B2 |
Activating agents for hafnium-based metallocene components
The present invention discloses an active metallocene catalyst system prepared with a hafnium-based metallocene catalyst system and an activating agent comprising an aluminoxane and a sterically hindered Lewis base. |
| US09683055B2 |
Phosphonate and phosphonic acid raft agents and monomers, along with methods of their manufacture and use
A RAFT agent is provided that includes a thiocarbonylthio-containing organic compound having a phosphonic end group. The RAFT agent can have the formula: wherein Z is an organic linkage; R1 is H or an alkyl group; R2 is H or an alkyl group; A is O, S, or NH; and R″ is an organic end group. A method is also provided for forming a polymer chain on a surface of a nanoparticle. The method can include: attaching a RAFT agent to the surface of the nanoparticle such that the phosphonic group of the RAFT agent is covalently bonded to the surface of the nanoparticle; and attaching a polymer to the RAFT agent. |
| US09683053B2 |
Hetero-dimeric immunoglobulins
The present invention relates to engineered hetero-dimeric immunoglobulins or fragments thereof and methods of making the same. |
| US09683050B2 |
Stable compositions of high-concentration allotype-selected antibodies for small-volume administration
Disclosed are methods, compositions and uses of high concentration antibody or immunoglobulin formulations for subcutaneous, intramuscular, transdermal or other local (regional) administration, in a volume of than 3, less than 2 or less than 1 ml. Preferably, the formulation contains a high concentration formulation (HCF) buffer comprising phosphate, citrate, polysorbate 80 and mannitol at a pH of about 5.2. The formulation more preferably comprises at least 100, 150, 200, 250 mg/ml or 300 mg/ml of antibody. The methods for preparing the high concentration formulation include ultrafiltration and diafiltration to concentrate the antibody and exchange the medium for HCF buffer. Other embodiments concern use of non-G1m1 (nG1m1) allotype antibodies, such as G1m3 and/or a nG1m1,2 antibodies. The nG1m1 antibodies show decreased immunogenicity compared to G1m1 antibodies. |
| US09683049B2 |
Modulation of TIM receptor activity in combination with cytoreductive therapy
A genetic locus and corresponding family of proteins associated with regulation of immune function and cell survival are provided. These genes encode cell surface molecules with conserved IgV and mucin domains. The locus comprising the TIM family is genetically associated with immune dysfunction, including asthma. Furthermore, the TIM gene family is located within a region of human chromosome 5 that is commonly deleted in malignancies and myelodysplastic syndrome. Polymorphisms in the gene sequences are associated with the development of airway hyperreactivity and allergic inflammation, and T cell production of IL-4 and IL-13. The proteins include the human hepatitis A cellular receptor, hHAVcr-1. |
| US09683047B2 |
Methods for treating progressive multiple sclerosis
The present invention concerns methods for treating progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) in a patient, and an article of manufacture with instructions for such use. |
| US09683045B2 |
Biological materials related to c-Met
The present invention relates to biological materials related to c-Met possibly in combination with VEGF and/or EGFR, and more in particular to polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides; to methods for preparing such polypeptides; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such polypeptides; to compositions and in particular to pharmaceutical compositions that comprise such polypeptides, for prophylactic, therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. Methods and kits for assessing the responsiveness of a patient to c-Met therapy are also described and provided. |
| US09683036B2 |
Humanized anti-IL-20 antibody and uses thereof
Humanized antibodies specific to human interleukin 20 (IL-20) and uses thereof in treating diseases associated with the IL-20 signaling pathway, e.g., osteoporosis, inflammatory disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis), cancer, stroke, and renal failure. |
| US09683035B2 |
Polynucleotides encoding VHNAR anti-cytokine domains
The present invention concerns therapeutic compositions containing proteins that are the variable regions of IgNAR immunoglobulins, denominated vNAR, that specifically bind and neutralizes cytokines involved in a diversity of process such as inflammation and neovascularization, its ability to reach, bind, and neutralize the activity of one antigenic molecule localized in an immunoprivileged organs, are also described. |
| US09683034B2 |
Stable and soluble antibodies inhibiting TNFα
The present invention relates to particularly stable and soluble scFv antibodies and Fab fragments specific for TNFα, which comprise specific light chain and heavy chain sequences that are optimized for stability, solubility, in vitro and in vivo binding of TNFα, and low immunogenicity. Said antibodies are designed for the diagnosis and/or treatment of TNFα-related disorders. The nucleic acids, vectors and host cells for expression of the recombinant antibodies of the invention, methods for isolating them and the use of said antibodies in medicine are also disclosed. |
| US09683032B2 |
Anti-S100A4 antibody molecules and their uses
Anti-S100A4 antibody molecules that are capable of inhibiting the biological activity of S100A4 in promoting tumor progression and/or in inducing tumor metastasis are described. The antibody molecules are also useful in the treatment of inflammatory conditions. The properties of the antibodies are demonstrated using in vitro and in vivo assays. |
| US09683031B2 |
Biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis
The present invention relates to the diagnosis of autoimmune disorders, more specifically to the diagnosis of rheumatoid disorders, chronic autoimmune arthritis and even more specifically to the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. A biomarker panel is provided which can be used to detect if a subject has rheumatoid arthritis. Also described are methods of identification of such biomarkers. |
| US09683027B2 |
Method for production of antibody
The present invention provides a method of producing a recombinant antibody efficiently and at low cost. Disclosed is a method of producing an antibody or a fragment thereof, comprising allowing a cell to produce the antibody or the fragment, wherein the cell contains a larger number of copies of an exogenous DNA encoding the light chain or a fragment thereof of the antibody than the number of copies contained in the cell of an exogenous DNA encoding the heavy chain or a fragment thereof of the antibody. The present invention also provides a recombinant vector comprising one copy of a DNA encoding the heavy chain or a fragment thereof of an antibody and two or more copies of a DNA encoding the light chain or a fragment thereof of the antibody; and a transformant. |
| US09683024B2 |
Recombinantly expressed plasmodium CelTOS antigen and methods of use thereof
A synthetic nucleotide, which transcribes as the cell-traversal protein for ookinetes and sporozoites (CelTOS) antigen of Malaria Plasmodium, and methods of use thereof. |
| US09683022B2 |
Complexes of cytomegalovirus proteins
An isolated human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) membrane protein complex that comprises gH, gL and at least one more HCMV glycoprotein is provided. In some embodiments the complex consists of gH, gL and gO. In other embodiments the complex consists of gH, gL, pUL128, pUL130 and pUL131A. Processes for expressing and purifying such complexes, and subsequent uses of such complexes in immunogenic compositions and vaccines, are also provided. |
| US09683020B2 |
VLPS containing ligands and methods related thereto
This disclosure relates to immunogenic compositions and methods of enhancing an immune response to an antigen. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to virus-like carries comprising a TLR5 agonist on the exterior without an antigen. |
| US09683018B2 |
Disulfide cyclic polypeptides for the treatment of heart failure
The invention provides a synthetic polypeptide of Formula I′: X1-R-P-R-X5-X6-X7-K-X9-P-X11-X12-X13 or an amide, an ester, a salt or a bioconjugate thereof, wherein X1, X5, X6, X7, X9 and X11 to X13 are defined herein. The polypeptides and bioconjugates are agonist of the APJ receptor. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the polypeptides or bioconjugates of the invention, and its therapeutic uses such as treatment or prevention of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), chronic heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, atrial fibrillation, Brugada syndrome, ventricular tachycardia, atherosclerosis, hypertension, restenosis, ischemic cardiovascular diseases, cardiomyopathy, cardiac fibrosis, arrhythmia, water retention, diabetes (including gestational diabetes), obesity, peripheral arterial disease, cerebrovascular accidents, transient ischemic attacks, traumatic brain injuries, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, burn injuries (including sunburn) and preeclampsia. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition. |
| US09683016B2 |
PSF1-derived peptide
PSF 1-derived peptides and pharmaceutical compositions of the peptides are described for immunotherapy of cancer patients. The peptides and pharmaceutical compositions containing these peptides induce a CTL response for treating or preventing cancer. |
| US09683013B2 |
Affinity chromatography matrix
The present invention relates to a method of separating one or more immunoglobulin containing proteins from a liquid. The method includes first contacting the liquid with a separation matrix comprising ligands immobilized to a support; allowing the immunoglobulin containing proteins to adsorb to the matrix by interaction with the ligands; followed by an optional step of washing the matrix containing the immunoglobulin containing proteins adsorbed thereon; and recovering said immunoglobulin containing proteins by contacting the matrix with an eluent which releases the proteins. The method improves upon previous separation methods in that each of the ligands comprises one or more of a protein A domain (E, D, A, B, C), or protein Z, or a functional variant thereof, with at least one of the monomers having a substitution of the Asparagine at the position corresponding to N28 of B domain of Protein A or Protein Z, and wherein the ligand provides an increase in elution pH compared to non-substituted ligand. |
| US09683012B2 |
Method of antibody purification
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a population of antibodies to have high purity and high quality by removing antibody isoforms and impurities through the use of a cation exchange column, a hydrophobic interaction column, and an anion exchange column successively, without using a protein A column; and to a population of antibodies prepared by the above method. |
| US09683009B2 |
Bone-selective osteogenic oxysterol-bone targeting agents
Compounds and compositions for the treatment of bone disorders are presented. |
| US09683008B2 |
Synthetic bile acid compositions and methods
Bile acids and related compositions and methods of synthesis and use. More specifically, deoxycholic acid and related compositions, said compositions being free of all moieties of animal origin and free of pyrogenic moieties. |
| US09683007B2 |
Methods for the purification of deoxycholic acid
Synthetic methods for preparing deoxycholic acid and intermediates thereof, high purity synthetic deoxycholic acid, compositions and methods of use are provided. Also, provided are processes for the synthesis of 12-keto or 12-α-hydroxysteroids from Δ-9,11-ene, 11-keto or 11-hydroxy-β-steroids. This inversion is also directed to novel compounds prepared during the synthesis. This invention is also directed to the synthesis of deoxycholic acid starting from hydrocortisone. |
| US09683006B2 |
Method of purifying/concentrating sugar chains with a sugar chain-trapping molecule and method of analyzing sugar chain structure
The present invention provides substance which can specifically interact with sugar chains. Further, the present invention provides a method for separating, concentrating, or purifying sugar chains or a sugar chain-containing substance in a sample, comprising the steps of: a) contacting a sugar chain-trapping carrier comprising a substance which can specifically interact with sugar chains with the sample in a fluid phase under conditions that the sugar chain-trapping carrier can react with the sugar chains or sugar chain-containing substance; b) isolating a composite of the sugar chain-trapping carrier and the sugar chains or sugar chain-containing substance from the fluid phase; and c) exposing the composite to the conditions that the interaction between the sugar chain-trapping carrier and the sugar chains or sugar chain-containing substance is at least partially eliminated. |
| US09683004B2 |
Coated nanoparticles
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a composition comprising nanoparticles of a noble metal functionalized with at least one type of metal complex and surfactant. The method comprises providing a first solution comprising nanoparticles and surfactant, and a second solution comprising a first type of metal complex, and adding the second solution to the first solution. Each nanoparticle has a loading of at least 500 and the method permits independent control of particle size and loading and enables large particles with high loading to be reproduced without agglomeration. |
| US09683002B2 |
Neprilysin inhibitors
In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula X: where Ra, Rb, R2, R7, and X are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds described herein are prodrugs of compounds having neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds; methods of using these compounds; and processes and intermediates for preparing these compounds. |
| US09683000B2 |
Carbonate prodrugs and methods of using the same
The present invention provides carbonate prodrugs which comprise a carbonic phosphoric anhydride prodrug moiety attached to the hydroxyl or carboxyl group of a parent drug moiety. The prodrugs may provide improved physicochemical properties over the parent drug. Also provided are methods of treating a disease or condition that is responsive to the parent drug using the carbonate prodrugs, as well as kits and unit dosages. |
| US09682997B2 |
Pharmaceutical formulations containing 3-(4-cinnamyl-l-piperazinyl) amino derivatives of 3-formylrifamycin SV and 3-formylrifamycin S and a process of their preparation
The present invention related to a process of preparation of pharmaceutically acceptable formulations containing as active substance 3-(4-cinnamyl-1-piperazinyl)-amino derivatives of 3-formylrifamycine SV and 3-formylrifamycine S, which possess high activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative microorganisms, as well as against tuberculous micobacteria (including atypical and rifamycin resistant), and to a method for the preparation of 3-(4-cinnamyl-1-piperazinyl)-amino derivatives of 3-formylrifamycine SV and 3-formylrifamycine S. The method for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions is readily feasible, and does not require special equipment for its implementation. The process for preparing the compounds is characterized by high yield and purity, using an environmental clean solvent—ethanol and water in the preparation and isolation of substances, and the absence of residual organic solvents in the final product. |
| US09682996B2 |
Alpha helix mimetic compositions for treating cancer and other CBP/catenin-mediated diseases and conditions
Alpha-helix mimetic structures and compounds represented by the formula (I) wherein the general formula and the definition of each symbol are as defined in the specification, a compound relating thereto, and methods relating thereto, are disclosed. Applications of these compounds in the treatment of medical conditions, e.g., cancer diseases, fibrotic diseases, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the mimetics are further disclosed. |
| US09682991B2 |
Tricyclic compounds for use as kinase inhibitors
There is provided compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have meanings given in the description (and which compounds are optionally substituted as indicated in the description), and pharmaceutically-acceptable esters, amides, solvates or salts thereof, which compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases in which inhibition of a protein or lipid kinase (e.g. a PIM family kinase, such as PIM-1, PIM-2 and/or PIM-3) is desired and/or required, and particularly in the treatment of cancer or a proliferative disease. There is also provided combinations comprising the compounds of formula (I). |
| US09682990B2 |
Alcohol-, diol-, and carbohydrate-substituted indenoisoquinolines as topoisomerase I inhibitors
The invention described herein pertains to substituted indenoisoquinoline compounds as described herein, wherein RA, RD, W, X and Y are defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions and formulations comprising the indenoisoquinoline compounds, their synthesis, and methods for their use in the treatment and/or prevention of cancer. |
| US09682989B2 |
Antiviral compounds
The disclosure is related to anti-viral compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds. |
| US09682988B2 |
Solid salt form of α-6-mPEG6-O-hydroxycodone as opioid agonists and uses thereof
Solid forms of certain opioid agonists are provided herein. Methods of preparing the solid forms, methods of using the solid forms, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the solid forms are also provided herein. |
| US09682986B2 |
Process for obtaining optically active pirlindole enantiomers and salts thereof
The present invention provides a new process for obtaining optically active pirlindole enantiomers, in the form of a free base or in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts.The products obtained according to the present invention are enantiomerically pure and are useful in medicine. |
| US09682985B2 |
(Indazol-4-yl) hexahydropyrrolopyrrolones and methods of use
Compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, amides, or radiolabelled forms thereof, wherein GAr, L1, Z1 and Z2 are as defined in the specification, are useful in treating conditions or disorders prevented by or ameliorated by voltage-gated sodium channels, e.g., Nav1.7 and/or Nav1.8. Methods for making the compounds are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions of compounds of formula (I), and methods for using such compounds and compositions. |
| US09682984B2 |
Methods for the preparation of alcaftadine
The invention relates to new and improved processes for the preparation of Alcaftadine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as well as an intermediate for the preparation of Alcaftadine. The new process saves a number of steps compared to the known process and results in a higher yield. |
| US09682983B2 |
BMP inhibitors and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides small molecule inhibitors of BMP signaling. These compounds may be used to modulate cell growth, differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis, and thus may be useful for treating diseases or conditions associated with BMP signaling, including inflammation, cardiovascular disease, hematological disease, cancer, and bone disorders, as well as for modulating cellular differentiation and/or proliferation. These compounds may also be used to reduce circulating levels of ApoB-100 or LDL and treat or prevent acquired or congenital hypercholesterolemia or hyperlipoproteinemia; diseases, disorders, or syndromes associated with defects in lipid absorption or metabolism; or diseases, disorders, or syndromes caused by hyperlipidemia. |
| US09682982B2 |
Inhibitors of adapter associated kinase 1, compositions comprising them, and methods of their use
The adaptor associated kinase 1 (AAK1) inhibitor 3-methyloxetan-3-yl-4-(3-(2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-5-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solid forms thereof are disclosed. Compositions comprising the compound and methods of their use to treat, manage and/or prevent diseases and disorders mediated by mediated by AAK1 activity are also disclosed. |
| US09682981B2 |
Compounds and methods for kinase modulation, and indications therefor
Compounds and salts thereof, formulations thereof, conjugates thereof, derivatives thereof, forms thereof and uses thereof are described, wherein the compounds have formula Ia: In certain aspects and embodiments, the described compounds or salts thereof, formulations thereof, conjugates thereof, derivatives thereof, forms thereof are active on one or more of Fms, Kit, Flt3, TrkA, TrkB and TrkC kinase protein. Also described are methods of use thereof to treat diseases and conditions, including diseases and conditions associated with activity of one or more of Fms, Kit, Flt3, TrkA, TrkB and TrkC, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, peri-prosthetic osteolysis, systemic sclerosis, demyelinating disorders, multiple sclerosis, Charcot Marie Tooth syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, global ischemia, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, atherosclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosis, myelopreparation for autologous transplantation, transplant rejection, glomerulonephritis, interstitial nephritis, Lupus nephritis, tubular necrosis, diabetic nephropathy, renal hypertrophy, type I diabetes, acute pain, inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, acute myeloid leukemia, melanoma, multiple myeloma, breast cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, gliomas, glioblastoma, neurofibromatosis, osteolytic bone metastases, brain metasteses, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, and giant cell tumors. |
| US09682978B2 |
2,6,7 substituted purines as HDM2 inhibitors
The present invention provides 2,6,7 substituted purines as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The representative compounds are useful as inhibitors of the HDM2 protein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and potential methods of treating cancer using the same. |
| US09682976B2 |
Protein kinase C inhibitors and uses thereof
This disclosure concerns compounds which are useful as inhibitors of protein kinase C (PKC) and are thus useful for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are mediated or sustained through the activity of PKC. This disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes. |
| US09682975B2 |
Method of preparing glucosylceramide synthase inhibitors
The invention relates to a method of preparing inhibitors of glucosylceramide synthase (GCS) useful for the treatment metabolic diseases, such as lysosomal storage diseases, either alone or in combination with enzyme replacement therapy, and for the treatment of cancer. |
| US09682974B2 |
Heteroaryl substituted pyrazoles
Compounds of formula (I), processes for their preparation and their use as pharmaceuticals. |
| US09682973B2 |
Phtalazinone derivatives and manufacturing process thereof
The present invention relates to phthalazinone derivatives, including pharmaceutical compositions and for the preparation of phthalazinone derivatives. And more particularly the present invention provided a pharmaceutical composition of phthalazinone derivatives for inhibiting activity of the Poly(ADP-riboside) polymerase enzyme. |
| US09682970B2 |
Fluorescent compounds and uses thereof
The invention provides compounds, including fluorescent nucleic acid dyes, and methods for use including nucleic acid detection, nucleic acid amplification reactions, and high-resolution melt curve analysis. Further provided are kits, instruments and systems comprising compounds of the invention or adapted for use with compounds of the invention or other nucleic acid dyes. |
| US09682969B2 |
Phthalazinone compounds and methods for the treatment of cystic fibrosis
The invention relates to a compound of Formula I and methods of treating CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) mediated diseases, in particular cystic fibrosis, comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof: |
| US09682965B2 |
Fumagillol heterocyclic compounds and methods of making and using same
Disclosed herein, in part, are fumagillol compounds and methods of use in treating medical disorders, such as obesity. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making fumagillol compounds are provided. The compounds are contemplated to have activity against methionyl aminopeptidase 2. |
| US09682964B2 |
Amide compound
A method is provided for producing an amide compound having an excellent control effect on arthropod pests. The method includes an arthropod pest control agent that contains the compound, and a step of applying an effective amount of the compound to control the arthropod pest or an arthropod pest-infested area. |
| US09682962B2 |
Pyrazolyl pyrimidinamine compound and application thereof
Disclosed are pyrazolyl pyrimidinamine compounds with structures as shown in Formula I: The definitions of each of the substituents can be seen in the description.The compounds of present invention have a broad spectrum of bactericidal, insecticidal and acaricidal activity, and have good control effect on downy mildew of cucumber, powdery mildew of wheat, corn rust, anthracnosis of cucumber and the like, and especially have better control effect on downy mildew of cucumber, powdery mildew of wheat and anthracnosis of cucumber. The compounds of present invention also show good insecticidal activity, part of the compounds, at very low doses, have excellent control effect on diseases caused by Plutella xylostella, armyworm, Myzus persicae, Tetranychus cinnabarinus etc. |
| US09682959B2 |
Ethynyl derivatives
The present invention relates to ethynyl derivatives as metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists (negative allosteric modulators) for use in the treatment of, e.g., anxiety and pain, depression, Fragile-X syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, Parkinson's disease, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). |
| US09682957B2 |
Diamide compounds having muscarinic receptor antagonist and β2 adrenergic receptor agonist activity
This invention relates to a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Such compounds possess both muscarinic receptor antagonist and β2 adrenergic receptor agonist activities. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds as bronchodilating agents to treat pulmonary disorders. |
| US09682950B2 |
Thiophene-2-carboximidamide based selective neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitors
Selective neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) inhibitor compounds designed with one or more thiophene-2-carboximidamide substituents for improved bioavailability. |
| US09682947B2 |
Substituted lactones for treating cancer
Novel heterocyclo compounds represented by Formula I wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and n are as described herein are provided. The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of cancer conditions in mammals including humans, including prostate, colon, bladder, melanoma, liver, breast, cervical, ovarian, esophagi, glialblastoma, pancreatic and lung cancer. |
| US09682941B2 |
Substituted biphenyl analogues as dual inhibitors of aromatase and sulfatase
The present invention relates to new biphenyl derivatives of formula These compounds acting as aromatase and sulfatase inhibitors, they are particularly useful for treating pathological conditions or diseases in which aromatase and sulfatase are involved. Moreover, the present invention provides processes for the preparation of these compounds. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing said products and their use for the preparation of a medicament, in particular for the treatment of diseases characterized by aromatase and sulfatase activity such as hormone-dependent cancers. |
| US09682939B2 |
Compositions and methods for modulating farnesoid X receptors
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, a stereoisomer, enantiomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or an amino acid conjugate thereof; wherein variables are as defined herein; and their pharmaceutical compositions, which are useful as modulators of the activity of Farnesoid X receptors (FXR). |
| US09682938B2 |
Pyrazolone derivatives as nitroxyl donors
The disclosed subject matter provides pyrazolone derivative compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, kits comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions. In particular, the disclosed subject matter provides methods of using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions for treating heart failure. |
| US09682937B2 |
5-halogenopyrazole indanyl carboxamides
The present invention relates to novel 1-methyl-3-dihalogenomethyl-5-halogenopyrazole(thio)indanyl carboxamides, to processes for preparing these compounds, to compositions comprising these compounds, and to the use thereof as biologically active compounds, especially for control of harmful microorganisms in crop protection and in the protection of materials. |
| US09682934B2 |
Modified amino acids
Provided herein are modified amino acids comprising an azido group, polypeptides, antibodies and conjugates comprising the modified amino acids, and methods of producing the polypeptides, antibodies and conjugates comprising the modified amino acids. The polypeptides, antibodies and conjugates are useful in methods of treatment and prevention, methods of detection and methods of diagnosis. |
| US09682931B2 |
Aryloyl(oxy or amino)pentafluorosulfanylbenzene compound, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and prodrugs thereof
An aryloyl(oxy or amino)pentafluorosulfanylbenzene compound having pharmacological action. The aryloyl(oxy or amino)pentafluorosulfanylbenzene compound is represented by general formula (A-I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a prodrug thereof, wherein all of parameters represent the same meanings as defined in the specification. |
| US09682920B2 |
Method for producing 2-(4-N,N-dialkylamino-2-hydroxybenzoyl) benzoates
The present invention relates to a novel method for producing 2-(4-N,N-dialkylamino-2-hydroxybenzoyl) benzoates. |
| US09682918B2 |
intermediate used for preparing tapentadol or analogues thereof
The invention discloses a novel intermediate for preparing tapentadol and analogs thereof, wherein the structural formula is shown as formula I or II, and the groups are defined as the specification. The invention further discloses a method for preparing the novel intermediate and use of the intermediate for preparing tapentadol and analogs thereof. The invention can remarkably improve the product yield and quality of tapentadol, reduce the production cost, and simplify the production procedure. The preparation process is environment friendly, thus more suitable for the requirements of industrial production. |
| US09682915B2 |
Method for producing methacrylic acid ester
Production of methacrylic acid ester comprising a step of having acetone undergo a dehydration reaction in the presence of a dehydration reaction catalyst to obtain a reaction mixture; a step of separating a mixture containing propyne and propadiene as main components from the obtained reaction mixture; a step of separating the separated mixture containing propyne and propadiene as main components into a liquid, gas, or gas-liquid mixture containing propyne as a main component, and a liquid, gas, or gas-liquid mixture containing propadiene as a main component; and a step of bringing the obtained liquid, gas, or gas-liquid mixture containing propyne as a main component into contact with carbon monoxide and an alcohol having 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst containing at least one selected from the group consisting of Group 8 metal elements, Group 9 metal elements, and Group 10 metal elements. |
| US09682904B2 |
Process for separating benzene from a reactor effluent
A process for separating benzene from a reactor effluent in which the reactor effluent is passed to a first separation zone to separate the effluent into a bottom benzene lean stream and an overhead stream. The bottom benzene lean stream does not need to be processed further to remove benzene. The overhead stream may be cooled and is passed to a second separation zone in which it is separated into a bottom benzene rich stream and a second overhead stream. The bottom benzene rich stream contains at least 80% of the benzene from the reactor effluent. The operating temperature of the first separation zone is greater than the operating temperature of the second separation zone. |
| US09682901B2 |
Hydrocarbon processing apparatuses and processes for producing N-pentane and isobutane
Hydrocarbon processing apparatuses and processes for producing n-pentane and isobutane are provided herein. In an embodiment, a process for producing n-pentane and isobutane includes providing a hydrocarbon feed stream that includes C4 and C5 hydrocarbons. A recycle stream that includes C4+ hydrocarbons and the hydrocarbon feed stream is combined to produce a combined feed stream. The combined feed stream is separated to produce an iC4 product stream, an nC5+ product stream, and an iC5/nC4 feed stream. The iC5/nC4 feed stream is simultaneously disproportionated and isomerized in an isomerization zone to produce an intermediate stream that includes C3-C6 hydrocarbons. The C3-C6 hydrocarbons in the intermediate stream are separated to produce a C3− stream and the recycle stream that includes C4+ hydrocarbons. |
| US09682900B2 |
Hydrocarbon conversion
This disclosure relates to the conversion of methane to higher molecular weight (C5+) hydrocarbon, including aromatic hydrocarbon, to materials and equipment useful in such conversion, and to the use of such conversion for, e.g., natural gas upgrading. |
| US09682899B2 |
Hydrocarbon conversion
This invention relates to the conversion of substantially-saturated hydrocarbon to higher-value hydrocarbon products such as aromatics and/or oligomers, to equipment and materials useful in such conversion, and to the use of such conversion for, e.g., natural gas upgrading. |
| US09682898B2 |
Oligomerization of C4 streams with very low 1 butene content
An OCTOL process is disclosed which by limitation of the conversion in its individual oligomerization steps is set up particularly for the productive utilization of C4 feedstock mixtures with a low 1-butene content and which nevertheless yields a C8 product mixture having an Iso index suitable for the preparation of plasticizer alcohols. |
| US09682897B1 |
High density fuels from oxygenated terpenoids
A method for the efficient synthesis of useful deoxygenated terpenoids from an abundant renewable source, using catalytic conversion of oxygenated terpenoids. Oxygenated terpenoids such as 1,4-cineole and 1,8-cineole are, for example, major components of turpentine and essential oils. These oxygenated terpenoids can also be produced from sugars via a biosynthetic approach. Catalytic deoxygenation of these substrates can be used to efficiently generate commercially important chemicals and high density fuels for turbine or diesel propulsion. |
| US09682896B2 |
Production method for olefin, and dehydration catalyst employed in same
An object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing a corresponding olefin such as propylene with a high activity and a high selectivity even in a high LHSV range by an intramolecular dehydration reaction of an alcohol such as isopropyl alcohol. The present invention provides a method of producing an olefin represented by General Formula (II) below from an alcohol represented by General Formula (I) below, which method uses, as a dehydration catalyst, a chemically treated silica gel (X) in which an aluminum compound is supported onto a silica gel (A) with an average fine pore diameter of 10 to 50 nm in the amount of 1,000 to 10,000 ppm by weight in terms of aluminum element. (In General Formulae (I) and (II), R1 is selected from alkyl groups of 1 to 5 carbon atoms and R2 is selected from a hydrogen atom and alkyl groups of 1 to 5 carbon atoms.) |
| US09682893B2 |
WonderJuice—plant growth stimulator
WonderJuice is a plant growth stimulator solution. The solution stimulation enhances the ability for plant root-hair uptake systems to transmit and absorb the abundance of nutrients in the solution to be available for optimal growth and plant production. |
| US09682892B2 |
Powder for thermal spraying, thermal sprayed coating, and method for forming thermal sprayed coating
A thermal spray powder of the present invention contains ceramic particles having an average particle size of 1 μm or more and 20 μm or less. The ceramic particles have a flowability index value FT of 3 or more measured by using a powder rheometer. The flowability index value FF is determined by measuring the maximum principal stress and the uniaxial collapse stress of the ceramic particles at normal temperature and normal humidity when 9 kPa of shear force is applied to the ceramic particles, and by dividing the measured maximum principal stress by the measured uniaxial collapse stress. |
| US09682887B2 |
Compositions and methods for reducing lime bucking in plaster products
Methods of treating lime bucking in a plaster slurry are described. The method involves providing a slurry exhibiting lime bucking having a cone penetration of less than 10 mm at a consistency of 60 cc, comprising: water; calcium sulfate hemihydrate; and hydrated lime; and mixing an effective amount of a dispersant comprising a low intensity dispersant into the slurry so that the cone penetration increases and wherein the cone penetration is 10 mm or more at 10 minutes after addition of the dispersant at a consistency of 60 cc; and applying the plaster slurry containing the dispersant to a substrate. Veneer plaster dry component mixtures having reduced lime bucking when made into a slurry containing a low intensity dispersant, or hydrated lime coated with wax or a dibenzoate plasticizer are also described. |
| US09682885B2 |
Ion exchangeable glass with high crack initiation threshold
Alkali aluminosilicate glasses that are resistant to damage due to sharp impact and capable of fast ion exchange are provided. The glasses comprise at least 4 mol % P2O5 and, when ion exchanged, have a Vickers indentation crack initiation load of at least about 7 kgf. |
| US09682876B2 |
System and method for the treatment of wastewater
A system and method for the treatment of wastewater. In one aspect, the invention can be a method of treating wastewater comprising: a) introducing wastewater having a first turbidity level into a wastewater treatment system; b) injecting an aqueous polymer mixture into the wastewater to flocculate suspended solids within the wastewater; c) removing the flocculated suspended solids from the wastewater to form a treated water having a second turbidity, the second turbidity being lower than the first turbidity; and wherein the aqueous polymer mixture of step b) is formed by introducing a raw polymer into a re-circulated portion of the treated water. |
| US09682874B2 |
Cleaning system for a ballast water treatment system
A ballast water treatment system includes at least one UV-light reactor with at least one UV-lamp, an inlet line for ballast water to be treated connected to the reactor and an outlet line connected to the reactor. The system includes a cleaning system for periodic cleaning of the reactor, including a water inlet line connected to the reactor for supplying water, a container with concentrated CIP-liquid connected to the reactor, a CIP-liquid inlet line connecting the container to the reactor, a dosage pump arranged in the CIP-liquid inlet line for supplying a predetermined amount of concentrated CIP-liquid to the reactor to mix with the water, a circuit comprising the reactor and a pump arranged in the circuit for circulation of water mixed with the concentrated CIP-liquid. |
| US09682872B2 |
Wastewater treatment system
A system for treating a wastewater stream produces an effluent having an acceptable level of turbidity. A PID controller is operatively coupled to at least one turbidity meter for monitoring turbidity of the effluent stream. A plurality of chemical treatment additive pumps are provided for adding a plurality of treatment chemicals to the wastewater stream in real time under supervision of the controller, and responsive to monitored turbidity. |
| US09682870B2 |
Method of synthesizing ferrate
A method of synthesizing ferrate, which includes the steps of: (a) weighing and obtaining iron salts, activating agents, alkalinizing agents and oxidizing agents solution; (b) mixing uniformly the iron salts, the activating agents and the alkalinizing agents, heating to 30˜398° C. and maintaining for 1 min˜60 min to obtain a mixture; (c) adding the oxidizing agents solution to the mixture with an adding time of less than 10 minutes, then obtaining a precursor; and (d) natural cooling the precursor, then mixing the precursor with water and stirring evenly to obtain a final product of ferrate, wherein a volume ratio of the precursor and the water is 1:1˜5. The method involves low power consumption, low temperature, low explosion risk, non-complicated steps and procedures, short synthetic time and high ferrate conversion efficiency. The method produces ferrate of high yield and good stability, and is suitable for producing ferrate composite pharmaceuticals in industrialized mass production. |
| US09682865B2 |
Active carbon and method for preparation of the same
Disclosed is an active carbon that includes micropores having a diameter of about 0.5 nm to about 0.8 nm in a content of about 70 vol % to about 90 vol % based on the total volume of the total pores, and has a nitrogen-containing functional group introduced on the surface thereof.Moreover, disclosed is a method for preparing active carbon. The method may include steps of: forming a reaction mixture including a carbon precursor, an alkali salt, and an organic compound including a nitrogen-containing functional group; and heating the reaction mixture to a temperature of about 800° C. to about 1000° C. in the presence of nitrogen gas. |
| US09682862B2 |
Carbon-based fine structure array, aggregate of carbon-based fine structures, use thereof and method for preparation thereof
An aggregate of carbon-based fine structures in which a plurality of carbon-based fine structures are collected, wherein respective carbon-based fine structures are oriented in the same direction. The above aggregate of carbon-based fine structures is an aggregate of a plurality of carbon-based fine structures in a state they are pulled by one another with strong interaction, and has such a length that allows the improvement of the handeability and workability thereof. |
| US09682857B2 |
Methods of improving long range order in self-assembly of block copolymer films with ionic liquids and materials produced therefrom
Methods for fabricating arrays of nanoscaled alternating lamellae or cylinders in a polymer matrix having improved long range order utilizing self-assembling block copolymers, and films and devices formed from these methods are provided. |
| US09682856B2 |
MEMS force sensors fabricated using paper substrates
MEMS devices fabricated using inexpensive substrate materials such as paper or fabric, are provided. Using paper as a substrate, low cost, simple to prepare, lightweight, disposable piezoresistive sensors, including accelerometers are prepared. Signal-processing circuitry can also be patterned on the substrate material.The sensors can be utilized as two-dimensional sensors, or the paper substrate material can be folded to arrange the sensors in a three dimensional conformation. For example, three sensors can be patterned on a paper substrate and folded into a cube such that the three sensors are orthogonally positioned on the faces of a cube, permitting simultaneous measurement of accelerations along three orthogonal directions (x-y-z). These paper-based sensors can be mass produced by incorporating highly developed technologies for automatic paper cutting, folding, and screen-printing.Also provided are methods of modifying paper for use as a substrate material in MEMS devices. |
| US09682855B2 |
Electromechanical switching device with electrodes having 2D layered materials with distinct functional areas
An electromechanical switching device includes a first electrode, comprising layers of a first 2D layered material, which layers exhibit a first surface; a second electrode, comprising layers of a second 2D layered material, which layers exhibit a second surface opposite the first surface; and an actuation mechanism; wherein each of the first and second 2D layered materials has an anisotropic electrical conductivity, which is lower transversely to its layers than in-plane with the layers; the first electrode includes two distinct areas alongside the first surface, which areas differ in at least one structural, electrical and/or magnetic property; and at least one of the first and second electrodes is actuatable by the actuation mechanism, such that actuation thereof for modification of an electrical conductance transverse to each of the first surface and the second surface to enable current modulation between the first electrode and the second electrode. |
| US09682854B2 |
Wafer level chip scale packaged micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) device and methods of producing thereof
Packaged MEMS devices are described. One such device includes a substrate having an active surface with an integrated circuit. Two substrate pads are formed on the substrate; one pad is a closed ring pad. The device also includes a cap wafer with two wafer pads. One of these wafer pads is also a closed ring pad. A hermetic seal ring is formed by a first bonding between the two ring pads. The device has a gap between the substrate and the cap wafer. This gap may be filled with a pressurized gas. An electrical connection is formed by a second bonding between one substrate pad and one wafer pad. An electrical contact is disposed over the cap wafer. The device also includes an insulation layer between the electrical contact and the cap wafer. Methods of producing the packaged MEMS devices are also described. |
| US09682853B2 |
Angular acceleration sensor and acceleration sensor
An angular acceleration sensor includes a planar surface extending along an X-Y plane, a fixed portion, a weight, a beam, and piezoresistors. The weight is supported by the fixed portion. The beam extends along a Y-axis and is connected to the fixed portion and the weight. A width of the beam in an X-axis direction is larger than a width of the connection portion at which the beam is connected to the fixed portion. |
| US09682852B2 |
Apparatus for forming a tube of pocket material and method for manufacturing a pocket spring string
An apparatus for forming a tube (54) of pocket material (22) for manufacturing a pocket spring string includes a cartridge (30) for guiding the pocket material (22). The cartridge (30) has at least one first element (61) and at least one second element (62). A relative position between the at least one first element (61) and the at least one second element (62) may be set in a direction (60) perpendicular to an axis (50) of the cartridge (30), in order to adjust a spacing between sides of the cartridge (30). |
| US09682847B2 |
Fastening device for fastening a step or a pallet to a traction mechanism
A fastening device for connecting a step of an escalator or a pallet of a moving walkway with at least one traction means. The fastening device includes a shoulder element, a wedge type connector and a projection. The shoulder and projection are each oppositely located on the step/pallet and traction means to be joined. The shoulder is provided with an opening through which, in the mounted state of the fastening device, the projection extends. The wedge type connector is positioned at least partially between the shoulder and the projection to engage the with the projection to fix the step or pallet against the traction means in a pre-tensioned manner. |
| US09682841B2 |
Sheet folding apparatus and image forming system
Disclosed is a sheet folding apparatus which performs a first folding and a second folding on one or a plurality of sheets including a first roller which is one of rollers that form a first nip which performs the first folding, a second roller which forms the first nip with the first roller, a third roller which forms a second nip with the second roller which performs the second folding, a roller drive unit which operates the first, second and third rollers, a first pushing member which pushes a sheet in the first nip, a first push drive unit which operates the first pushing member, a second pushing member which pushes the sheet in the second nip, a second push drive unit which operates the second pushing member, and a control unit which controls the roller driver unit, the first push drive unit and the second push drive unit. |
| US09682840B2 |
Folding roller with rubber-elastic inserts
A folding roller for use in a folding device for folding a fold is disclosed. At the folding device a substrate to be folded is pushed into an inlet roller nip of folding rollers rotating in opposite directions by a folding knife for forming a fold. The folded-away substrate is transferred from the folding rollers to a belt line guided about the folding rollers and consisting of transport belts for the purpose of onward transporting the folded product. The folding roller in the regions in axial extension in which at least one transport belt at least partially wraps the folding roller includes at least one rubber-elastic insert. |
| US09682837B2 |
Winding assembly
A winding assembly includes a first supporting member, a pivot shaft, a driving assembly, and a limiting member. The pivot shaft is partly received in the first supporting member. The pivot shaft is configured to support the adhesive tape coil thereon. The adhesive tape coil is configured to be rotatable relative to the first supporting member. The driving assembly includes a secondary shaft. The secondary shaft is partly received in the first supporting member and capable of moving relative to the first supporting member. A first end of the secondary shaft is exterior to the first supporting member and is configured to couple to the hollow rod. The limiting member is spaced a preset distance from the first supporting member and capable of moving relative to the first supporting member. The limiting member and the first supporting member are configured to cooperatively limit the wound adhesive tape. |
| US09682836B2 |
Sheet conveying device, and image forming apparatus and image forming system including the same
A sheet conveying device includes: a conveying unit configured to convey a sheet along a conveying path; a switching unit configured to switch a sheet conveying destination; a delivering unit configured to deliver the sheet on the delivery path toward the device at the sheet conveying destination; a reversing unit configured to first convey the sheet from the reversing port toward the outside of the casing and then delivers the sheet from the position toward a circulation path while reversing the conveying direction of the sheet; a circulating unit configured to convey the sheet delivered toward the circulation path along the circulation path and return the sheet to the conveying path while the sheet is reversed; and a control unit configured to control the conveying unit, the reversing unit, the delivering unit, the circulating unit, and the switching unit. |
| US09682826B2 |
Item infeed apparatus and method for a palletizer system
An infeed apparatus includes an item manipulator that orients items such as cases in a desired orientation as determined by a build menu, and a row build apparatus that is synchronized with the manipulator to space items pursuant to the build menu. The manipulator uses a pusher to push items across a friction belt to thereby orient the items, and includes sensors for determining when an item is in an incorrect orientation. The row build receives items from the pusher and is selectively advanced to locate items in a desired relative orientation so that rows of items are built correctly. |
| US09682824B2 |
Support structure as well as a conveyor system comprising such a support structure
The invention provides a support structure comprising a combination of a first plate-shaped support element having a first circumference and a second plate-shaped support element having a second circumference, wherein circumferential parts of the first circumference and the second circumference, respectively, have corresponding shapes such that a shape fitting connection between the respective circumferential parts in aligned condition of the support elements is possible. The combination comprises at least one passage near the connection in the connected condition of the circumferential parts, as well as at least one connecting element which extends at least partially within the at least one passage so as to limit movement of the support elements relative to each other in the thickness direction. The at least one passage is formed by parts of the connecting circumferential parts of the first circumference and the second circumference. |
| US09682818B1 |
Trash container anchor system
A combination of a trash container and an anchoring system. The trash container includes a body forming an inner cavity and a bottom surface and a ledge extending from the bottom surface. The anchoring system includes a platform having an upper surface and a lower surface; a plurality of suction cups secured to the lower surface of the platform, the plurality of suction cups being configured to secure the platform to a ground surface; and a channel member extending from upper surface of the platform, the channel member forming an elongated channel. |
| US09682812B2 |
Device having pivotable compartments
A device, which is designed as a compartmented trolley or compartmented rack and which has compartments for accommodating sheet-type objects (glass panes), comprises a base rack (2), on which a plurality of frames (4) projecting upward are arranged. Each of the frames (4) contains rods (5), which are arranged parallel to one another and at a distance from one another in the frame (4). The rods (5) delimit compartments for accommodating the objects in the device (1). The frames (4) having rods (5) that delimit the compartments are pivotably supported on the base rack (2), wherein the pivoting axes (8) are arranged at the lower end of the frames (4) in the region of the base rack (2). The objects that are accommodated in compartments delimited by the rods (5) in the frames (4) rest with their bases, i.e. the lower horizontal edges, on sliding surfaces or rollers (7). |
| US09682810B2 |
Footwear bag with attached mitten
This application describes a footwear storage bag having a fabric bag body and an attached fabric mitten for cleaning, shining, or polishing footwear. The mitten may be attached to the bag body or to a means for closing the bag. The bag body and mitten may have a variety of shapes. |
| US09682809B2 |
Package opening support
A package, such as a bag or stand-up pouch, is described that includes a built-in opening support that can be actuated by the user to maintain the package in an open or wide-open configuration, thereby preventing or reducing the need to manually keep the front and back panels of the package separated as product is accessed. The opening support may be disposed near the opening end of at least one of the front or back panels and may be designed to be moved from an inactive position to an active position. In the inactive position, the opening support is disposed along one of the front panel or the back panel, whereas in the active position, the opening support extends between the front panel and the back panel, across a corresponding longitudinal seam of the package, to maintain the opening of the package in a wide-open position. |
| US09682808B2 |
Stackable low depth tray
A low depth tray for bottles is provided which includes a first pair of opposed walls, a second pair of opposed walls attached to the first pair of opposed walls to form a wall structure, and a base attached to the wall structure. At least one interior column projects upwardly within the wall structure, where the interior column has a height less than the height of bottles loaded in the tray. A plurality of interior divider walls of double-walled construction project upwardly from the base and extend between the one or more interior columns and the wall structure. Together, the divider walls, interior columns, base, and outer wall structure define a plurality of bottle retaining pockets, where each pocket includes at least one divider wall and is sized to receive a single bottle therein. |
| US09682806B2 |
Cable lacing tie devices and methods of using the same
A cable lacing tie device includes a head assembly and a cable lacing tape. The head assembly being configured to retain a first portion of the cable lacing tape within the head assembly and having a length of the cable lacing tape extending from the head assembly. The head assembly further adapted to retain a second portion of the cable lacing tape extending from the head assembly. The methods of using the cable lacing tie devices include retaining a first portion of a cable lacing tape in a head assembly, looping the cable lacing tape around a plurality of objects, and retaining a second portion of the cable lacing tape within the head assembly. |
| US09682803B2 |
UV-protected container with products having dyes or lakes
A container and product system comprising a container adapted to house a product, the container comprising a substantially transparent multi-layered laminate body and a product housed in the container, the product comprising dyes, lakes, or both. |
| US09682801B2 |
Multi-layered bags with shortened inner layer
Multi-layered bags include an outer layer or bag and an inner layer or bag that is shorter than the outer layer or bag. The shortened inner layer or bag can stretch or expand to the outer layer or bag when loaded with objects or otherwise strained. Such multi-layered bags can allow for a reduction in thermoplastic material without compromising the strength of the multi-layered bag. In various implementations, the inner layer or bag may be non-continuously laminated, continuously laminated, or joined only along one or more edges to the outer layer or bag. Implementations including non-continuous bonds securing the inner layer or bag to the outer layer or bag can provide additional strength to the bag. Methods of forming multi-layered bags with a shortened inner layer including inserting an inner layer within an outer layer and then joining the layers to form a bag. |
| US09682800B2 |
Electronic cigarette case with sterilization function
An electronic cigarette case with sterilization function is provided in the present invention, said electronic cigarette case comprises a microcontroller and a power supply module that are both built in the electronic cigarette case; wherein, the electronic cigarette case further comprises a sterilization module connected with the microcontroller; wherein, said sterilization module is configured to sterilize under the control of said microcontroller, and said sterilization module includes an ozone generator or a negative ion generator; said microcontroller is configured to control said sterilization module to start working or stop working. When implementing the electronic cigarette case with sterilization function, the following advantageous effects can be achieved: the electronic cigarette case, and electronic cigarettes and cigarette holders stored in the electronic cigarette case can be sterilized, which ensures the safety of users of the electronic cigarette case. |
| US09682799B2 |
Storage container systems
A container system includes first and second containers. Each of the containers includes a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls extending from the bottom wall. The sidewalls each include a first portion, a second portion, a lug between the first and second portions, with the lug extending substantially perpendicular relative to surfaces of the first and second portions. The sidewalls also each include a sealing rim including a surface that extends substantially perpendicular relative to a surface of the second portion. The second container is nestable in the first container with portions of the lugs of the second container resting on the surfaces of the sealing rims of the first container. |
| US09682785B2 |
Data retrieval system in an aircraft with data stored during a flight and wirelessly transmitted to a ground system after landing using a electromagnetically sealed device which can be open or closed
An aircraft-side aircraft data retrieval system and method, comprising: a data storage device (14) located in a first location, for example a bay (8), in a aircraft (2) adapted to, during a flight, store data acquired during the flight; and wireless apparatus (18) comprising an antenna (28), at least the antenna (28) being located in a second location, for example an undercarriage bay, in the aircraft (2) that is different to the first location, the wireless apparatus (18) adapted to wirelessly transmit, after landing, the stored data to a ground-side data retrieval system (6); the second location (10) being a location that can have a closed or open configuration and which will be in the closed configuration for at least a majority of the flight and in the open configuration, for a purpose other than retrieving the stored data, after the aircraft (2) has landed. |
| US09682782B2 |
Plate-fin tubular hybrid heat exchanger design for an air and fuel cooled air cooler
The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for exchanging heat between various fluids. More particularly, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods for exchanging heat between fuel, fan-air, and bleed-air in an integrated heat exchanger. Thereby, a weight and size of the integral heat exchanger are reduced compared to known non-integral heat exchangers. Advantageously, the heat exchanger may heat fuel to improve engine specific fuel consumption (SFC). |
| US09682777B2 |
System and method for controlling a remote aerial device for up-close inspection
The method and system may be used to control the movement of a remote aerial device in an incremental step manner during a close inspection of an object or other subject matter. At the inspection location, a control module “stabilizes” the remote aerial device in a maintained, consistent hover while maintaining a close distance to the desired object. The control module may retrieve proximal sensor data that indicates possible nearby obstructions to the remote aerial device and may transmit the data to a remote control client. The remote control module may determine and display the possible one or more non-obstructed directions that the remote aerial device is capable of moving by an incremental distance. In response to receiving a selection of one of the directions, the remote control module may transmit the selection to the remote aerial device to indicate the next movement for the remote aerial device. |
| US09682775B2 |
Rotorcraft rotor including a flapping abutment mechanism, and a rotorcraft
A rotor for a rotorcraft, the rotor having a plurality of lift assemblies, together with a flapping abutment mechanism for each lift assembly. Each abutment mechanism has a projection secured to a lift assembly with an abutment end provided with an inner face and an outer face, and at least one pivotally-mounted lever extending longitudinally from a flyweight to a hook. The hook is provided with two walls in elevation and a bottom wall forming a periphery that defines the groove, a first wall in elevation having an upper bearing zone for blocking the inner face and a second wall in elevation including a lower bearing zone for blocking the outer face. |
| US09682772B2 |
Multi-stage tilting and multi-rotor flying car
The present invention provides a multi-stage tilting and multi-rotor flying car including: a main frame externally shaped like a rectangle and internally partitioned to have a grid structure; a body mounted at a center of the main frame in consideration of balance; a plurality of rotors mounted to the main frame to face upward; a plurality of wheels mounted to the main frame to face downward; body wings provided at opposite sides of the body; and an automatic driving controller provided in the body and controlling the rotors and the wheels, thereby having effects on spending only the minimum necessary flying time for taking off and landing in a narrow area, and improving flight performance three times higher in flight time and flight speed and five times higher in fight distance than a rotary-wing aircraft such as a helicopter while flying in the fixed-wing mode. |
| US09682771B2 |
Controlling rotor blades of a swashplateless rotor
Controlling rotor blades of a rotor assembly includes determining an azimuthal position of a rotor assembly and identifying a lateral control command value, a longitudinal control command value and a collective control command value of a rotor assembly control system. A sine value and a cosine value of the azimuthal position are calculated and separate blade commands signals are generated for each separate blade of the rotor assembly to control a position of each blade independent of each other blade. The blade command signals are generated based on combining the sine and cosine values of the azimuthal position with the lateral control command value, the longitudinal control command value and the collective control command value. |
| US09682762B1 |
Stiffener with shaped end termination
A stiffener includes a stiffener body having a first stiffener end and a second stiffener end and a generally elliptical stiffener end termination provided in at least one of the first stiffener end and the second stiffener end of the stiffener body. |
| US09682761B2 |
Remote control device, and method and system for remotely steering ship
A remote steering system is provided. The remote steering system includes a steering device configured to control a traveling direction of a ship by at least adjusting an angle of a rudder, and a remote control device configured to remotely control the steering device. The remote control device includes an azimuth sensor configured to detect an oriented azimuth of the remote control device, and a controller communication unit configured to transmit, to the steering device, at least one of the oriented azimuth detected by the azimuth sensor and a change amount of the oriented azimuth. The steering device receives the at least one of the oriented azimuth and the change amount from the remote control device, and controls the traveling direction of the ship based on the at least one of the oriented azimuth and the change amount. |
| US09682760B1 |
Systems and methods for setting engine speed relative to operator demand
A method for setting an engine speed of an internal combustion engine in a marine propulsion device to an engine speed setpoint includes receiving an operator demand from an input device and learning an adapted maximum engine speed. An engine speed setpoint is calculated by scaling the adapted maximum engine speed relative to the operator demand. The method includes predicting a position of a throttle valve of the engine that is needed to achieve the engine speed setpoint, and determining a feed forward signal that will move the throttle valve to the predicted position. A marine propulsion system has an electronic control unit that learns the adapted maximum engine speed, calculates the engine speed setpoint by scaling the adapted maximum engine speed relative to the operator demand, predicts the position of the throttle valve, and determines the feed forward signal that will move the throttle valve to the predicted position. |
| US09682758B2 |
Outboard motor control apparatus
In a method for controlling an outboard motor adapted to be mounted on a hull of a boat and equipped with an internal combustion engine to power a propeller and a trim angle regulating mechanism adapted to regulate a trim angle relative to the hull, comprising the steps of: calculating a throttle opening change amount of the engine; determining whether the boat is in an accelerating state based on the calculated throttle opening change amount; and controlling operation of the trim angle regulating mechanism to increase the trim angle based on an operating parameter that indicates a state of the engine and the propeller when it is determined that the boat is in the accelerating state. |
| US09682755B2 |
Underwater vehicles configured to perform vertical profiling and diagonal profiling, and corresponding methods of operation
An underwater vehicle may be configured to perform vertical profiling and diagonal profiling. The vehicle may include a body having an elongated shape with a central longitudinal axis orthogonal to a central lateral axis. The vehicle may include lateral control surfaces. The lateral control surfaces may be disposed outside of the body and mechanically coupled with the body at a position proximal to the central lateral axis. The lateral control surfaces may be configured to rotate about a control axis parallel to the central lateral axis in order to control an attitude of the vehicle during ascent or descent. A given one of the lateral control surfaces may have a portion extend from the mechanical coupling in a direction perpendicular to the control axis. |
| US09682753B1 |
Stand-up type personal watercraft
A stand-up type personal watercraft comprises a body including a deck and a hull; a standing deck which is provided at a rear part of the deck and on which a rider stands; and a pair of deck fins located on a left side and a right side of the standing deck, respectively, protruding upward, and extending in a forward and rearward direction, wherein the standing deck has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above. |
| US09682751B2 |
Offshore loading system
An offshore loading system operable to load a substance between a first structure and a second structure separate from the first structure, the second structure including a manifold, includes a loading arm having a process pipe to carry the substance during a process of loading the substance by the loading arm, the process pipe including a free end, the loading arm coupled to the first structure. A control unit is coupled to the loading arm and operable to direct the free end of the loading arm, and a first acceleration sensor electronically coupled to the control unit. The first acceleration sensor is operable to detect relative movement of the first structure with respect to the second structure. |
| US09682748B2 |
Anchoring, maneuvering, docking and stabalizing apparatus for water vessel
The present invention is directed to an apparatus that allows a boat to be anchored, maneuvered, docking, and stabilized. The invention has a member that can rotate about a first axis from a stowed position to an anchored position. Or the member may be placed downwardly in the ground floor of the body of water, for maneuvering the vessel and to move the vessel in a desired direction. The hull of the vessel may have a channel for the rotation or movement of the member within the channel. |
| US09682745B2 |
Saddle-type vehicle
A saddle-type vehicle that allows common use of a handle switch with a vehicle having no advancing-backing function and can suppress increase in the number of switches and the lowering of the layout efficiency of the switches. A saddle-type vehicle has a reverse mode setting input part that sets a reverse mode in which backing driving of the saddle-type vehicle is permitted and a control system that disables shift operation of a transmission by a shift-down switch and a shift-up switch and causes the saddle-type vehicle to advance through operation of the shift-down switch and to back through operation of the shift-up switch when the reverse mode is set. |
| US09682744B2 |
Bicycle shifting control apparatus
A bicycle shifting control apparatus comprises a transmission controller and a speed changing part. The transmission controller is configured to control a bicycle transmission with an operating speed. The speed changing part is configured to change the operating speed of the bicycle transmission based on input information. |
| US09682742B2 |
Motorcycle suspension
A motorcycle suspension comprising a fork having a steering bar suitable for connecting mechanically to a steering mechanism of a motorcycle, an oscillating bar having a first end at which it forms a junction with said steering bar, and a second end at which it connects to a support which houses a rotation pin of an associable wheel so as to turn, said rotation pin defining a rotation axis for the wheel itself. The suspension comprises a shock absorber unit which extends from an attachment head, at which it is mechanically connected to the steering bar, to an attachment foot, at which it is connected to the support. Advantageously, the shock absorber unit, at the attachment foot, connects to the support by the interposition of mechanical coupling means having a hinge axis which is contained in a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of the wheel. |
| US09682741B2 |
Apparatus and method for adjusting the pre-load of a motorbike suspension spring
A motorcycle suspension that includes a fork hinged to a portion of a frame of a motorcycle, a damper unit positioned between the frame and the fork, that damper unit having at least one spring and at least one damper so as to permit a relative rotation of the fork in relation to the frame around at least one hinge pin. The suspension including a load sensor to measure the load weighing on the damper unit, and a control unit operatively connected to the load sensor. The control unit is operatively connected to a regulation means of the damper unit so as to vary the setting of the regulation means depending on the load signal received from the load sensor, so as to adapt a pre-loading of the spring and the damping of the damper to the load effectively weighing on the damper unit. |
| US09682739B2 |
Blow molded toy cycle
A blow molded toy cycle has a female bearing area with tapered and recess sections. A fork has a corresponding male bearing area that includes a tapered section and an annular protrusion section. A protrusion spaced at a distance from the annular protrusion extends from the shaft and has a surface to contact a top surface of the body to secure the fork when the male and female bearing areas are in contact. The fork has integrally formed tabs that to bend around an axle to form a bearing area for the axle that allows the axle to rotate within the fork. A blow molded pedal attaches to a section of the axle and has a series of ribs disposed between side sections to form a bearing area that allows the pedal to rotate around the axle. Two rear and one front wheels attach to the body and fork respectively. |
| US09682737B2 |
Vehicle with seating assembly
A vehicle is disclosed with a seating assembly which is capable of prompting an occupant to take an appropriate riding posture depending on the behavior of the vehicle body. A motorcycle includes tilting mechanisms for tilting seating surfaces of a front seat (rider seating part) and a rear seat (passenger seating part) and an ECU carries out a control process for tilting the seating surfaces to lift rear portions of the seats upwardly in response to an action to accelerate the motorcycle and a control process for tilting the seating surfaces to lift front portions of the seats upwardly in response to an action to decelerate the motorcycle. |
| US09682736B1 |
Implement steerable track assembly pivotable about three axes
A work vehicle includes left and right track assemblies, each track assembly including a main frame, a pivot member, a pivot shaft coupled to the pivot member, and an actuator coupled between the pivot shaft and the main frame. Each pivot member is mounted to a respective main frame to permit pivotal steering movement about a generally vertical steering axis for steering the track assemblies under the influence of the actuator. Additionally, each track assembly is pivotal about a generally horizontal pitch axis of the respective pivot shaft to permit pitch movement of the respective track assembly. Each track assembly is also pivotal about a generally horizontal camber axis through a portion of the respective pivot member to permit camber movement of the respective track assembly. |
| US09682733B2 |
Tonneau cover with integrated storage compartment
A tonneau cover is provided for a pick-up truck. The tonneau cover includes a cover element of sufficient expanse to span a cargo box of the pick-up truck, a storage compartment depending from an underside of the cover element and an access opening in the cover element in communication with the storage compartment. An access flap in the cover element overlies the access opening and may be displaced between open and closed positions. |
| US09682732B2 |
Fully self-balanced hands-free portable vehicle
The present disclosure provides a hands-free, self-balancing vehicle including a tiltable platform for a rider to stand on. The tiltable platform may tilt in any direction and direct the direction of motion of the vehicle. The vehicle is compact and may be disassembled for easy portability. |
| US09682727B2 |
Sub frame structure of vehicle
A sub frame structure of a vehicle comprises a pair of right-and-left side members and a front cross member interconnecting the side members in a vehicle width direction. The side member includes a front support bracket and a rear member holding member which are arranged along the vehicle longitudinal direction and to which a front connection portion and a rear connection portion of the upper-side lower arm are pivotally connected, and comprises a front part positioned in front of the front support bracket. Herein, the front part of the side member is rigidly connected to a floor frame of a vehicle body at its front end and configured in a long shape such that the front part extends obliquely forward and outward, in the vehicle width direction, from a position where the front support bracket is provided. |
| US09682717B2 |
Ride through control system having user interface
A ride through control system for a machine is disclosed. The ride through control system may include a sensor associated with an asset of the machine and configured to generate a signal indicative of an operating parameter of the asset. The ride through control system may also include a user interface associated with the machine and a controller in communication with the sensor and the user interface. The controller may be configured to display on the user interface a plurality of selectable ride through control levels, each being associated with a respective operating parameter threshold, receive via the user interface a user selection of one of the plurality of ride through control levels, and automatically generate a machine control signal based on the signal generated by the sensor and the respective operating parameter threshold associated with the user selection. |
| US09682714B2 |
Switching circuit for implementing coupling at random end of train
A switching circuit for implementing coupling at a random end of a train includes a coupling change-over switch which includes a switching position, a normal position, and a disconnected position. The coupling change-over switch includes a group of terminals A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H that are related to a train running direction signal. The terminals A and C are connected to each other, as well as the terminals E and G, the terminals B and H and the terminals D and F. The pair terminals A and C and the pair of terminals E and G act as terminals of forward and backward running signal train control lines respectively. The pair of terminals B and H and the pair of terminals D and F are connected to terminals of forward and backward running signal wires of a train electric coupler connector respectively. |
| US09682711B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting driver status
An apparatus for detecting a driver status may include an information acquisition unit acquiring driver's vehicle driving information, driver's vehicle operation information, and driver status information, a calculation unit calculating a driving load indicated by converting a factor obstructing safe driving into a numerical value, based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit, a comparison unit between the driving load calculated by the calculation unit and a preset load margin, and a warning unit warning the driver when the comparison unit determines that the calculated driving load exceeds the preset load margin. |
| US09682707B1 |
Detecting and responding to parking behaviors in autonomous vehicles
Aspects of the disclosure relate controlling autonomous vehicles or vehicles having an autonomous driving mode. More particularly, these vehicles may identify and respond to other vehicles engaged in a parallel parking maneuver by receiving sensor data corresponding to objects in an autonomous vehicle's environment and including location information for the objects over time. An object corresponding to another vehicle in a lane in front of the first vehicle may be identified from the sensor data. A pattern of actions of the other vehicle identified form the sensor data is used to determine that the second vehicle is engaged in a parallel parking maneuver based on a pattern of actions exhibited by the other vehicle identified from the sensor data. The determination is then used to control the autonomous vehicle. |
| US09682704B2 |
Consideration of risks in active sensing for an autonomous vehicle
An autonomous vehicle configured for active sensing may also be configured to weigh expected information gains from active-sensing actions against risk costs associated with the active-sensing actions. An example method involves: (a) receiving information from one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle, (b) determining a risk-cost framework that indicates risk costs across a range of degrees to which an active-sensing action can be performed, wherein the active-sensing action comprises an action that is performable by the autonomous vehicle to potentially improve the information upon which at least one of the control processes for the autonomous vehicle is based, (c) determining an information-improvement expectation framework across the range of degrees to which the active-sensing action can be performed, and (d) applying the risk-cost framework and the information-improvement expectation framework to determine a degree to which the active-sensing action should be performed. |
| US09682702B2 |
Vehicle control including control over a rate of torque decrease
A method of controlling a vehicle includes determining whether control over a rate of torque decrease is desired in order to improve the vehicle behavior. The rate of torque decrease is controlled to stay within a range of a selected rate of change. A vehicle control system includes a controller configured to determine whether control over a rate of torque decrease is desired. The controller is also configured to control the rate of torque decrease to stay within a range of a selected rate of change. |
| US09682697B2 |
Control system for hybrid vehicle
A control system for a hybrid vehicle having an engine and motors is provided. The control system is configured to select an operating mode of the vehicle from a first operating mode in which the vehicle is powered by the engine, a second operating mode in which the vehicle is powered by two motors, and a third operating mode in which the vehicle is powered by the motor of the smaller number. The control system does not select the second operating mode when a required driving force is changed at rate greater than a predetermined value. |
| US09682696B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
In the process of cranking and starting an engine by a motor, until a predetermined condition is satisfied, i.e., until a rotation speed Ne of the engine is equal to or higher than a predetermined rotation speed Nstmg and a crank angle θcr of the engine is in a predetermined range of θst1 to θst2, the motor is controlled to increase the torque of the motor from value 0 to a positive specified torque Tst1 and keep the torque of the motor at the specified torque Tst1 by a rate process using a rate value ΔTst1. When the predetermined condition is satisfied, a rate value ΔTst2 is set to increase with an increase in satisfaction time rotation speed Neset that denotes the rotation speed Ne of the engine on satisfaction of the predetermined condition. The motor is then controlled to decrease the torque of the motor from the specified torque Tst1 by a rate process using a rate value ΔTst2. |
| US09682695B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method
A vehicle control apparatus controls a vehicle including an internal combustion engine, a power generation unit that converts at least one of an engine output of the internal combustion engine and a kinetic energy of the vehicle into electric power, and a power storage unit that stores the electric power. The vehicle control apparatus includes: a first control unit configured to control the vehicle to alternate repeatedly between acceleration travel, in which the vehicle accelerates using the engine output, and coasting travel, in which the vehicle coasts without using the engine output, such that a vehicle speed is maintained within a predetermined speed region; and a second control unit configured to control the power generation unit to convert at least one of the engine output and the kinetic energy into electric power during a coasting period in which the vehicle performs the coasting travel. |
| US09682692B2 |
Control apparatus for vehicle
A control apparatus for a vehicle that includes a first power transmission path, a second power transmission path, a clutch mechanism, a clutch controller, a supply current controller, a self-shut unit, and an electric power generating mode controller. The self-shut unit holds a conducting state of a second electric power supply line over a set time, in response to a change in a state of a first electric power supply line from a conducting state to a non-conducting state. The electric power generating mode controller executes an electric power generating mode that drives an electric motor to generate electric power upon a stop of a vehicle in which the clutch mechanism is disengaged. The supply current controller increases a supply current supplied to the clutch controller, in response to the change in the state of the first electric power supply line during the electric power generating mode. |
| US09682691B2 |
Initiating preparations for engine autostop prior to vehicle stop
A stop/start vehicle includes at least one controller that, in response to predicting a vehicle stop, initiates an engine pre-shutdown protocol such that vehicle subsystems begin to prepare for engine shutdown prior to a speed of the vehicle reaching approximately zero to reduce time between the speed of the vehicle reaching approximately zero and engine shutdown. |
| US09682684B2 |
Electronic key device
An electronic key device includes a portable device capable of being carried by a user, and a vehicle-mounted device configured to perform mutual communication with the portable device to perform predetermined control. The vehicle-mounted device includes a plurality of antennas that is provided in different positions of a vehicle and is configured to transmit radio waves every predetermined time. A response signal based on the reception strength of the radio waves transmitted from the plurality of antennas is transmitted from the portable device to the vehicle-mounted device. The vehicle-mounted device determines that a moving direction of the portable device heads for any one of the antennas based on the response signal, and when it is determined that a distance between the vehicle and the portable device is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, control is performed such that a door becomes unlocked. |
| US09682681B1 |
Adaptive side torso airbag
A side airbag comprises a first side, a second side, a main portion and an extension portion. The main portion has a recess in the first side. The extension portion is supported by and is in communication with the main portion. A first tether is between the main portion and the extension portion. A vent is disposed in the main portion and selectively is moveable from a closed orientation to an open orientation. A second tether extends from the second side to the recess. |
| US09682680B2 |
Method for folding up an airbag, and an airbag unit
An airbag unit and method for folding up a driver's airbag, which has an insertion opening for a gas generator and, after activation of the gas generator, is unfolded away therefrom in the direction of a user. The airbag is folded around an imaginary center in alternating directions along first folding lines running around the imaginary center and is compressed in the direction of the center. At least one partial region of the airbag is rolled up or folded over onto the side towards the insertion opening. |
| US09682670B2 |
Method for transferring batteries to a discharged state, battery management system, inverter, system for generating an AC voltage, charging current source and motor vehicle
The disclosure relates to a method for transferring batteries to a discharged state, a battery system, an inverter, a system for generating an AC voltage, a charging current source and a motor vehicle. The battery system includes a controllable inverter having parallel current branches and having series-connected power switches that are switchable by external control of the controllable inverter. The battery system further includes a controllable charging and disconnecting device having an interrupted current path and having a charging current source between the battery and the controllable inverter. |
| US09682662B2 |
Vehicle seat back including a pyrotechnic fastener
A seat back for a vehicle includes a frame and an electronic display. A pyrotechnic fastener supports the electronic display on the frame. The pyrotechnic fastener includes a first portion fixed to the frame, a second portion fixed to the electronic display, and a pyrotechnic element. During a frontal impact of the vehicle, the pyrotechnic element may be activated to lower the electronic display resulting in increased travel space for the occupant. |
| US09682660B2 |
Spring-biased strut for a cargo box
A dual sided opening roof mount cargo box for a carrying vehicle includes a lid portion releasably hinge-connected at two lateral sides to a bottom portion of the cargo box for alternate pivotation at each of the two lateral sides between open and closed configurations. A spring-biased strut is operatively interposed between the lid portion and the bottom portion of the cargo box and located at an end region of the cargo box. The spring-biased strut includes two arms operatively interconnected for pivotation relative to one another and a biasing spring operatively interposed therebetween. The spring-biased strut is configured to control an assisting force to have a substantially zero magnitude when the lid portion is in the closed configuration. |
| US09682654B2 |
Apparatus and method for warning loss of control of a vehicle using vehicle-to-vehicle communications
An apparatus for warning loss of control of a vehicle using communications between vehicles may include: a speed detecting unit for detecting a speed of a vehicle; a position detecting unit for detecting a current position and a travel direction of the vehicle; a route estimating unit for estimating a future position of the vehicle after a time period using the current speed and the position information; a WAVE message generating unit for generating a WAVE message comprising the future position information of the vehicle; a WAVE data communicating unit for broadcasting the WAVE message to a surrounding vehicle and an infrastructure periodically, and receiving WAVE message broadcast from the surrounding vehicle and the infrastructure; and a control unit for sensing accident risk using the future position information of the vehicle and the future position information of the surrounding vehicle, when the surrounding vehicle is in loss of control. |
| US09682649B2 |
Photoluminescent winch apparatus
An illumination apparatus for a winch configured to engage a retractable cord is disclosed. The illumination apparatus comprises a light source configured to emit an excitation emission at a first wavelength. The excitation emission is configured to activate an illumination of at least a portion of the retractable cord. A first photoluminescent portion is disposed on the retractable cord and configured to emit a first output emission having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength in response to receiving the excitation emission. The first photoluminescent portion may serve as a marker or visible notification of a position or portion of the retractable cord. |
| US09682647B2 |
Module forming a bodywork element for motor vehicles contributing to the exterior aesthetics of the vehicle
A module forms a bodywork element for a motor vehicle and contributes to the exterior aesthetics of the vehicle. It is intended to fitted to a body of the vehicle. It includes interior lighting electrical means, intended to light the interior of a passenger compartment of the vehicle, and means for connecting the interior lighting means to an electrical power supply. |
| US09682645B2 |
Transporter
A transporter for the transport of a large payload across an uneven ground surface is described. The transporter has a body (4); ground contacting transport means below the body, provided with drive means (1,2) to move the body across a ground surface in use; a payload support module (5) to support a payload above the body in use; and a plurality of elongate extendable elevators (6) each having a first articulated joint (17) with the body at a first end and a second articulated joint (13) with the payload support module at a second end. It is characterised in that each of the plurality of elongate extendable elevators is independently operable so as to enable the elongate extendable elevators (6) together to vary both the height and the attitude of the payload relative to the body; and in that at least one of each of the first (17) or second (13) articulated joints comprises a rotationally restricted joint that allows the elongate extendable elevator (6) to pivot relative to an axis orthogonal to its elongate direction but acts to prevent its rotation about an axis parallel to its elongate direction. The elongate extendable elevators are the means both by which the payload is lifted and by which the attitude of the payload is adjusted to enable it to balance. |
| US09682642B2 |
Seat suspension
A seat suspension with a compact structure while being capable of coping with input vibrations not only in a vertical direction but in six-axis directions. Three pantograph links between a vehicle body floor side and a seat side are employed. Thus, control in six-axis directions is possible, allowing simplification compared to conventional structures. In addition to an active control mechanism using the pantograph links, the seat suspension has a compressed coil spring and the magnetic spring as a first elastic member and a second elastic member. Specifically, damping is performed with high efficiency by controlling the seat side in a reverse phase to the vehicle body floor side with respect to the input direction of vibrations by the active control mechanism and meanwhile performing damping passively by these elastic members. |
| US09682639B2 |
Reclining apparatus for vehicle seat
Disclosed herein is a reclining apparatus for a vehicle seat that is capable of improving coupling strength and entire durability and removing operation noise by removing a clearance between components at the time of a reclining operation and is capable of decreasing a cost and a weight by decreasing an entire size. |
| US09682637B2 |
Charging management based on demand response events
The disclosure includes a system and method for providing charging services to mobile client devices. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: estimate a departure time for a mobile client device; determine a target state of charge at the departure time for a battery system in the mobile client device; determine one or more available charging periods and one or more demand response event periods; determine one or more amounts of power to be discharged from the battery system during the one or more demand response event periods; determine one or more charging time slots within the one or more available charging periods based on the target state of charge and the one or more amounts of power to be discharged; and charge the battery system using the one or more charging time slots. |
| US09682635B2 |
Charging control apparatus
In a vehicle has a generator and a secondary battery, when a power storage ratio of the secondary battery becomes less than or equal to a first threshold value, until the power storage ratio becomes a second threshold value, which is greater than the first threshold value, a charging control apparatus sets an upper limit of power generation voltage of the generator other than during deceleration of the vehicle, to be higher than an upper limit of the power generation voltage other than during deceleration of the vehicle when the power storage ratio is greater than the second threshold value. The charging control apparatus is provided with: a changing device configured to change the second threshold value so that the second threshold value approaches the first threshold value when a discharge-charge tendency of the secondary battery based on past data associated with the power storage ratio is a charge tendency. |
| US09682629B2 |
Method for managing an alternator combined with at least one power battery and driven by a heat engine
A method for managing a motor vehicle including a first battery connected to an alternator and an electrical network, the alternator operable either at a positive low alternator voltage or a high alternator voltage higher than the low alternator voltage, the method including: estimating a potential recharging current strength that the first battery could absorb if it was, at that moment, powered by the high alternator voltage; estimating a first alternator yield corresponding to a current rotation speed of the alternator, and to a strength of consumed current actually fed into the network; estimating a second alternator yield corresponding to the current rotation speed of the alternator and to the sum of strengths of a potential recharging current of the battery and of the consumed current; and imposing a high alternator voltage if the difference between the first yield and the second yield is higher than a first threshold. |
| US09682623B2 |
Safe driving notification system using wearable device and method thereof
A safe driving notification system includes a wearable module including a sensor unit configured to recognize a gaze of a driver in a vehicle or a driving direction of the vehicle, and a head unit configured to judge a driver's forward gazing state based on the driver's gaze or viewing direction acquired from the wearable module and to display a warning message. |
| US09682622B2 |
Driver monitoring system
A driver state monitoring (DSM) system includes an image obtainment apparatus configured to obtain image information of a user driving a vehicle; a biological information obtainment unit configured to be worn on a specific portion of the user's body and to obtain biological information from the specific portion of the user's body; and a controller configured to detect a dangerous driving-state in which the user drives the vehicle, based on the image information and the biological information of the user. |
| US09682620B2 |
Air-ground vehicle with integrated fuel tank frame
Air-ground vehicle fuel tank configurations and associated features are described that can be incorporated in the structural design of a vehicle in ways that improve both the ground mobility and flight capability of the vehicle. A vehicle frame may include a fuel tank with a main tank and two or more auxiliary tanks. The main tank may be disposed along the centerline of the vehicle, and the auxiliary tanks may extend upward and outward from the main tank, for example forming a “V” shape when viewed from the front. The auxiliary tanks may be substantially arc-shaped, when viewed from the side of the vehicle, and may be attached to the main tank at each end of the arc-shape. Each of the auxiliary tanks may include an attachment mechanism configured to attach to an airfoil suspension at or near an apex of the auxiliary tanks. |
| US09682618B2 |
Manual emergency gas release system
A vehicle fuel system is provided that includes a fuel tank and a manual vent system. The manual vent system includes an emergency valve and an actuator. The manual vent system is configured to cause the emergency valve to open after the actuator has been actuated. |
| US09682616B2 |
Structural air guide having multiple configurations for a technical front surface of a motor vehicle and vehicle comprising same
A structural air guide configured to be built into a front of a vehicle in an engine compartment of the vehicle. The air guide forms a substantially rectangular structure including a front surface, a rear surface, and an upper edge, and the structure including at least one built-in radiator and a mechanism securing the radiator to the structure of the vehicle. The rear surface forms a housing for receiving a cooling module including at least the radiator, the module including a sealing mechanism that co-operates with the housing. The upper edge includes at least one zone for securing equipment of the technical front surface. The housing for the cooling module, which is located behind the structural air guide, can receive the module in one of at least two positions, namely forward or rearward. |
| US09682613B2 |
Vehicle including engine mount units
A first engine mount unit sharing no distributed load of a power unit includes: a power unit side bracket attached to the power unit; a vehicle body side bracket attached to a vehicle body; and a mount rubber provided between the power unit side bracket and the vehicle body side bracket. At attachment portions of the power unit side bracket and the vehicle body side bracket of the first engine mount unit, a bolt hole is provided in an inner cylinder part adhered to the mount rubber pressed into the power unit side bracket, to adjust variations in the height direction (H direction) of the vehicle, while bolt holes are provided in the vehicle body side bracket to adjust variations in the width direction (W direction) of the vehicle. |
| US09682609B1 |
Autonomous vehicle dynamic climate control
A passenger comfort system determines a travel time to a pickup location, detects a present cabin environment, determines a target cabin environment, and determines an environment adjustment time to adjust the present cabin environment to the target cabin environment. The passenger comfort system activates at least one vehicle climate control in accordance with the environment adjustment time and the travel time. |
| US09682607B2 |
Air conditioner for vehicle
Disclosed therein is an air conditioner for a vehicle, which includes an evaporator and a heater core mounted inside an air-conditioning case along an air flow direction in order; and a storage tank on which the evaporator is mounted, wherein the storage tank has a surface contact part carrying out heat exchange of the heat carrier, wherein the evaporator is in surface contact with the storage tank at the surface contact part. The air conditioner further includes a heat-exchanger mounted inside the storage tank exchanging heat between refrigerant circulating the evaporator and the heat carrier (cooling water) stored in the storage tank. |
| US09682605B2 |
Variable dampening speed piston head assembly for radio controlled cars shock absorber and method
An apparatus and method for a piston head assembly for an R/C car shock absorber provides for variable dampening forces during compression movement based on how fast the piston is moving. During a first compression stroke, more fluid is allowed through the at least one variable valves, while during a second compression stroke faster than the first stroke, fluid movement is restricted through the at least one variable valves to quickly return the vehicle to proper riding position with respect to the road or track. |
| US09682604B2 |
Methods and apparatus for selective spring pre-load adjustment
A method and apparatus for a suspension comprising a spring having a threaded member at a first end for providing axial movement to the spring as the spring is rotated and the threaded member moves relative to a second component. In one embodiment, the system includes a damper for metering fluid through a piston and a rotatable spring member coaxially disposed around the damper and rotatable relative to the damper. |
| US09682603B2 |
System and method for adjusting a wheelchair seat
A wheelchair including a base assembly that has a first side and a second side. At least one caster and a drive wheel are mounted to each of the first and second sides. The wheelchair includes a seat assembly having a seat and a backrest and an actuator assembly having a plurality of actuators. Each actuator can expand and retract and includes a first end pivotably connected to the base assembly and a second end pivotably connected to the seat assembly. The actuator assembly allows for at least four degrees of movement of the seat assembly with respect to the base assembly. The wheelchair includes a computer that is connected to the actuators and that controls the movement of the actuators. The computer moves the actuators to vary the position of the seat assembly with respect to the base assembly. |
| US09682598B2 |
Smart tag assembly for mounting on an object to be tracked
A smart tag assembly is designed for mounting on an object to be tracked. The smart tag assembly comprises a multiple layer RFID laminate adapted for electronically storing and processing data, and wireless communicating data when interrogated by an RFID reader. The laminate comprises an RFID inlay including a microchip and antenna formed with a substrate, and laminated between an outside label cover and backing. A low-profile tag carrier defines a recessed pocket designed for receiving and holding the RFID laminate, and has a generally concave outside surface adapted for residing against a generally convex surface of the object to be tracked. |
| US09682596B2 |
Wheel with high strength flexible spokes
A wheel with high strength flexible spokes of the present invention, including a rim and hub, and spokes between the rim and hub made of fibrous material that causes the spokes to be both lighter in weight and stronger than comparable steel spokes. The spokes are also flexible and resilient such that they can bend while retaining their integrity and strength. The wheel includes a nipple within the rim that receives the high strength spoke and allows for flexibility in adapting the spoke to wheels having differing shapes and sizes. |
| US09682594B2 |
Thermochromic color-memory composition and thermochromic color-memory microcapsule pigment encapsulating same
Provided are thermochromic color-memory composition and thermochromic color-memory microcapsule pigment encapsulating the same, the thermochromic color-memory composition including: (a) a component composed of an electron-donating color-developing organic compound; (b) a component composed of an electron-accepting compound; and (c) a component composed of an ester compound represented by the following Formula (1) as a reaction medium which controls color reaction between the components (a) and (b): (wherein, R represents an alkyl group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms or an aliphatic acyl group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms; X represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms or a halogen atom; Y represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and Z represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms or a halogen atom). |
| US09682592B2 |
Light control film formed with a security feature
A light control film is described that is formed with at least one security feature therein. The security feature is not visible when the film is viewed at an incorrect angle. The security feature only becomes visible when the film is viewed at the correct viewing angle or range of viewing angles. A plurality of security features can be formed in the film at substantially the same location(s), but at different angles, so that each security feature only becomes visible when the film is viewed at the correct respective viewing angle or range of viewing angles. The light control film can be integrated into any type of document where resistance to counterfeiting and fraudulent alteration are important, such as plastic identification or credit cards, or passports. |
| US09682587B2 |
Fabric print media
The present disclosure is drawn to fabric print media and a method of coating a fabric substrate to form a fabric print medium. The fabric print medium can comprise a fabric substrate, a primer layer applied to the fabric substrate, and an ink-receiving layer applied to the primer layer. The primer layer can include a film-forming polymer and a phosphorus- or nitrogen-containing compound. The ink-receiving layer can comprise a phosphorus- or nitrogen-containing compound, a cationic metal complex, and non-deformable particles. |
| US09682580B2 |
Print device
A print device includes a first print portion, a first discharge portion, a second print portion, and a second discharge portion. The first discharge portion is configured to discharge a first medium printed by the first print portion in a first direction toward the outside of the print device. The second discharge portion is configured to discharge a second medium printed by the second print portion in a second direction toward the outside of the print device. The first discharge portion and the second discharge portion are configured to respectively discharge the first medium and the second medium to the outside of the print device from discharge positions that do not overlap with each other in an up-down direction. The first direction and the second direction are directions that separate from each other. |
| US09682578B2 |
Recording apparatus, method for transporting recording medium, and method for notifying information of remaining amount of recording medium
A method is for notifying information of a remaining amount of a recording medium in a recording apparatus including a delivery section that rotates and delivers a roll-shaped recording medium, a transport belt that transports the recording medium delivered from the delivery section, and a slack sensor that detects a slackened state in the recording medium delivered from the delivery section to the transport belt. The method includes notifying the information of the remaining amount of the recording medium if the slack sensor detects a lack of slack of the recording medium in a period of a first time or more. |
| US09682577B2 |
Paper storage, printer and method for using multiple types of mediums
Disclosed are a paper storage and a printer. The paper storage comprises: a warehouse body (20) for accommodating a medium, a medium outlet (A), and a roller (5) arranged on the storage body (20), wherein the medium outlet (A) is configured to discharge the medium accommodated in the storage body (20) after the medium passes by the roller (5), and an opening (224) opposite to the roller (5) is also arranged on a wall of the storage body (20), to allow an external medium processing device to match with the roller (5) through the opening (224) to process the medium. To replace the paper storage in a printer adopting such paper storage, the need for respective detachment of various parts of the paper storage, and the need for opening of the upper cover of the printer to load the paper roll are eliminated, thereby avoiding the problems of complex operations of replacing the paper roll and inconvenience in use. |
| US09682576B2 |
Printing assembly
In a printer assembly for image-wise providing a recording substance on a recording medium, the printer assembly comprises a print surface for supporting the recording medium; a gantry supporting a print head; and a medium supply assembly for step-wise supplying the recording medium over the print surface in a medium transport direction. The print head is configured to provide a swath of the recording substance on the recording medium arranged on the print surface in a scanning direction. The gantry is rotatable in a plane substantially parallel to the print surface such that the scanning direction is rotatable relative to the medium transport direction. Thus, skewing of the recording medium may be compensated such to prevent visibility of banding due to misalignment of subsequently printed swaths. |
| US09682575B2 |
Liquid discharging apparatus
Provided is a liquid discharging apparatus that includes a medium support portion which supports a recording medium and a tension applying portion which applies tension to the medium support portion. |
| US09682567B2 |
Print cartridge and an inkjet printer
A print cartridge including a cartridge body, a fluid reservoir disposed within the cartridge body that receives and contains fluid, a fluid ejector chip comprising a plurality of heating elements that eject the fluid from the print cartridge, and a memory device that stores first data related to information regarding the number of times the print cartridge was remanufactured and second data related to information regarding the print yield of the print cartridge for each instance of cartridge remanufacture. |
| US09682566B2 |
Liquid supply unit
Cartridges 4 and 5 are configured, such that first convex ribs 428a and 528a abut against second wall surfaces 762 of cartridge engagement wall surfaces 760 inclined with respect to a bottom wall 712 of a cartridge attachment structure 7 and move in friction with the second wall surfaces 762. Such abutting and moving causes contact portions of terminals 412 and 512 of circuit substrates 410 and 510 of the respective cartridges 4 and 5 to come into contact with electrode assemblies 810 of a carriage 8. This configuration enhances the reliability of electric connection between a contact portion, such as a circuit substrate, of a liquid supply unit and an electrode assembly, such as contact pins, of a carriage in the course of attachment. |
| US09682563B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting apparatus including: a plurality of pressure chambers communicating with a plurality of nozzles respectively; and a plurality of liquid ejecting heads having a common liquid chamber configured to supply liquid common to the plurality of pressure chambers, wherein each of the liquid ejecting heads includes a liquid supply channel communicating with the common liquid chamber and supplying liquid from the liquid storage tank toward the common liquid chamber by the liquid feeding unit and a liquid discharge channel communicating with the common liquid chamber and discharging the liquid from the communicating chamber toward the liquid storage tank by the liquid feeding unit, and the directions of flows of the liquid in the common liquid chamber flowing from the liquid supply channels through the common liquid chamber toward the liquid discharge channels are opposite from each other between the adjacent liquid ejecting heads. |
| US09682561B2 |
Recording apparatus
A recording apparatus includes: a carriage that has a housing in which a recording head is provided; a guide member that guides the carriage; a gap adjusting unit that adjust a gap between the medium and the recording head; and a cap member by which the recording head is capped. The gap adjusting unit includes a sliding member that slides over the guide member, a cam member that is interposed between a part of the housing and the sliding member and has a shape with which the housing is caused to shift in the direction in which the gap is changed, by moving in the first direction relative to the housing and the sliding member, and a pressing member that presses the cam member to the housing of the carriage in a second direction intersecting with the first direction and the direction in which the gap is changed. |
| US09682555B2 |
Inkjet print head with improved lifetime and efficiency
In a print head having a bimorph thin-film piezo actuator, the piezo-electric actuator is arranged on a membrane at a first side of the piezo-electric actuator and a passive layer is arranged on the piezo-electric actuator at a second side of the piezo-electric actuator, wherein the second side is opposite to the first side. The membrane is more compliant, at least in a lateral direction, for contraction than the passive layer. Thus, a bending direction of the actuator is affected. As a consequence, there is no need for a bias voltage on the actuator during a standby state of the print head. Omitting the bias voltage during standby results in an increased lifetime and stability of the actuator assembly. |
| US09682554B2 |
Bonded structure, piezoelectric device, liquid ejecting head, and method of manufacturing bonded structure
Provided is a bonded structure including a first substrate in which a resin portion made of an elastic member protrudes on one surface and a first electrode layer is formed to cover at least a part of the resin portion, and a second substrate in which a second electrode layer electrically connected to the first electrode layer is formed on a surface facing the first substrate, the first substrate and the second substrate being bonded to each other in a state in which a photosensitive adhesive is interposed therebetween. In a surface of one of the first substrate and the second substrate on the photosensitive adhesive side, a first region reflecting light and a second region less likely to reflect light than the first region are provided in positions different from each other on a region overlapping the photosensitive adhesive in a substrate bonding direction. |
| US09682552B2 |
Liquid ejection head, method of cleaning the same, and recording apparatus
When cleaning is performed to remove kogation, which is deposited on a heat acting portion, by causing an electrochemical reaction through application of a voltage between an upper electrode and an opposing electrode, a wiring located at a periphery of the opposing electrode occludes hydrogen generated during the cleaning, thereby causing hydrogen embrittlement. A unit configured to heat the wiring connected to the opposing electrode is provided, and is driven during the cleaning or after the cleaning, to thereby force hydrogen out of the wiring. Thus, the hydrogen embrittlement of the wiring is suppressed. |
| US09682549B2 |
Electronic device, liquid ejecting head, and method of manufacturing electronic device
An electronic device includes a first substrate that has a drive region in a first surface, and a second substrate that has a second surface that is joined to the first surface by a joining resin portion composed of a photosensitive resin. In the electronic device, a space that houses the drive region is defined between the first surface and the second surface by the joining resin portion, and a joining surface of the joining resin portion joined to the first surface is smaller than a joining surface of the joining resin portion joined to the second surface. |
| US09682548B2 |
Print device and print method
A print device is configured to perform printing by an ink jet scheme including: an ink jet head including a nozzle, an ink chamber that stores ink droplets at an upstream of the nozzle, and a piezoelectric element; and a drive signal output section that outputs a drive signal for causing the piezoelectric element to be displaced. The drive signal includes a discharge driving signal for causing the piezoelectric element displaced so that ink droplets are discharged from the nozzle, and a post-discharge controlling signal for causing the piezoelectric element displaced after the ink droplets are discharged from the nozzle, the drive signal output section outputs the discharge driving signal by which a voltage changes linearly from a first voltage to a second voltage which are predeterminedly set, at a timing when the ink droplets are to be discharged from the nozzle, and outputs a substantial sine wave. |
| US09682540B2 |
Method for making multi-layer print media by extrusion coating
The current invention utilizes an extrusion coating method as a key step in a series of multilayer construction processes to make a laminate for graphic application. The extrusion coated layer performs as a strengthening layer to provide mechanical properties for the construction, while an ink receptive coating layer delivers high quality printability performance. High gloss can be achieved through the use of a PET carrier. |
| US09682538B2 |
Installing structure for plate fixing member for laminating machine, top plate and laminating machine
The present disclosure relates to a device for mounting a plate fixing member in a laminating machine, including a mounting slot for mounting the plate fixing member. The plate fixing member is arranged in the mounting slot and can move vertically in the mounting slot. An elastic reset member is arranged between the plate fixing member and the mounting slot. With the movable plate fixing member being arranged in the mounting slot and the movement of the plate fixing member in the mounting slot being controlled by the elastic reset member, the plate fixing member can move into the mounting slot without an overpressure phenomenon of the glass plates at the plate fixing member when the top plate moves downwards and press-fits the upper glass plate and the lower glass plate. Therefore, the yield of products can be improved, and the production cost can be reduced. The present disclosure further relates to a top plate for a laminating machine and a laminating machine, with which the overpressure phenomenon of the glass plates caused by the plate fixing member can be effectively reduced. |
| US09682537B2 |
Flexible materials for flexible containers
A flexible material for a flexible container can include a first laminate and a second laminate joined to at least a portion of the first laminate by at least one seal. The first laminate can include a first gas barrier layer disposed between first and second sealable layers, wherein the first and second sealable layers define opposed exterior layers of the first laminate. The second laminate can include a third sealable layer defining an exterior layer of the second laminate, and a second gas barrier layer. The at least one seal joins a portion of the third sealable layer to at least a portion of the second sealable layer. |
| US09682536B2 |
Sandwiched fiber composites for ballistic applications
A structure may comprise a first outer layer and a polymer fiber composite layer mounted on one side of the first outer layer. |
| US09682532B2 |
Laminated body and method for separating laminated body
A laminate including a supporting member which is light transmissive; a supported substrate which is supported by the supporting member; an adhesive layer which is provided on a surface of the supported substrate on which surface the supported substrate is supported by the supporting member; and a release layer, which (i) is provided between the supporting member and the supported substrate and (ii) contains a polymer including, in a repeating unit, a structure having a light absorption property, a property of the polymer being changed when the polymer absorbs light irradiated via the supporting member. |
| US09682530B2 |
Stacked composite component
A laminated composite part includes a first member and a second member. The first member has a predetermined mating surface. The second member has a plate-like portion substantially parallel to the mating surface and having a multiplicity of protrusions formed, and is set on the first member such that the protrusions contact the mating surface. The laminated composite part further includes a curved portion curved so as to provide a recessed design surface, in which an engagement protrusion protruding more than the protrusions is formed integrally with the curved portion of one of the first and second members, located on the design surface side, an insertion hole in which the engagement protrusion is relatively inserted is formed in the other member of the first and second members, and the engagement protrusion is inserted in the insertion hole and is retained so as not to come off from the insertion hole. |
| US09682527B2 |
Laminated composite structure and related method
There is disclosed a laminated composite structure (12) having a plurality of laminae (13) formed of composite material, and at least one reinforcing pin (3) provided within the structure so as to extend between adjacent laminae (13). The at least one reinforcing pin (3) is formed from a plurality of interlaced metal filaments (1, 2). There is also disclosed a related method for reinforcing a laminated composite structure (12) via the use of at least one said reinforcing pin (3). |
| US09682525B2 |
Space-saving in-flight trash compactor
A method for compacting trash while in-flight includes moving a storage chamber into a chamber operating position within a dead space inaccessible from in front of a galley, securing the storage chamber in the chamber operating position, executing a compaction cycle, and removing the storage chamber into a chamber maintenance position in which compacted trash is removable from the storage chamber accessible from in front of the galley. |
| US09682524B2 |
Pelletizing or granulating apparatus
An apparatus for producing pellets from bulk material, in particular soft bulk material provided with meltable fractions, for example waste, plastics material or household refuse. The apparatus includes an annular die in which there are radially oriented pressing channels that extend from an inner surface of the annular die to an outer surface of the annular die. The annular die has a horizontal rotation axis passing through the midpoint thereof and is configured to be drivable in a rotation direction by a drive unit, and the annular die bounds a compression chamber, and has at least one working koller wheel, arranged in the compression chamber, for compressing and pressing the bulk material to be pelletized into the pressing channels. The apparatus can have a first and a second machine body, with the two machine bodies separable in the direction of the horizontal rotation axis of the annular die. The annular die is mounted in the first machine body and the at least one working koller wheel is mounted in the second machine body. |
| US09682523B2 |
System and method of manufacturing composite modules
A system for producing a fiber-reinforced composite module, such as a panel module, having an integrated stiffening structure for an aircraft or spacecraft includes a form core assembly station for assembling a plurality of form cores covered with reinforcing fiber layers to constitute at least one stiffening element of the integrated stiffening structure, a form core placement station which receives assembled form cores from the assembly station for placing or depositing the assembled form cores in or on a molding tool, and a turning station for rotating or inverting the assembled form cores. The turning station is configured to convey or transport the assembled form cores from the assembly station to the placement station. The turning station defines a path which is configured to rotate or invert the assembled form cores as they are conveyed or moved to the placement station. |
| US09682521B2 |
Metal mold forming method for indoor illuminating lamp lens for motor vehicle and indoor illuminating lamp lens
A metal mold forming method for an indoor illuminating lamp lens for a motor vehicle using a metal mold having a cavity having a form of the indoor illuminating lamp lens to be provided with an entire surface as a designed part, the indoor illuminating lamp lens having a prescribed thickness and a rib in a back surface thereof, comprises providing a gate to the rib and the thickness, injecting a molten resin into the cavity of the metal mold from the gate, separating the rib from the gate by inserting a cut pin having a same width as a width of the gate into the rib and the gate at a root of the gate after the step of injecting is completed, and taking out the lens from the metal mold by moving the cut pin backward after the step of separating is completed. |
| US09682516B2 |
Resin infusion of composite parts using a perforated caul sheet
Resin infused composite parts are fabricated using a caul sheet having perforations therein for optimizing the flow of resin through the parts and allowing a simplified tooling and consumable arrangement for complex parts while achieving a smooth, aerodynamic caul-side or bag-side finish. |
| US09682512B2 |
Methods of joining textiles and other elements incorporating a thermoplastic polymer material
A yarn or thread may include a plurality of substantially aligned filaments, with at least ninety-five percent of a material of the filaments being a thermoplastic polymer material. Various woven textiles and knitted textiles may be formed from the yarn or thread. The woven textiles or knitted textiles may be thermal bonded to other elements to form seams. A strand that is at least partially formed from a thermoplastic polymer material may extend through the seam, and the strand may be thermal bonded at the seam. The woven textiles or knitted textiles may be shaped or molded, incorporated into products, and recycled to form other products. |
| US09682511B2 |
Air bonding process
Pressurized air is conveyed through a manifold into contact with the first member via apertures having hole diameters of from 0.8 to 2.5 mm that are spaced apart at a distance of from 10 to 30 mm along the manifold to achieve a turbulent air flow pattern with a Reynolds number of greater than 2200 at a temperature of between 150 and 315° C. and at an air pressure between 0.5 and 10 pounds per square inch (psi) over ambient pressure onto the outer surfaces of the first member and the second member for heat curing a curable adhesive between the members to achieve adhesive cure in 60 to 90 seconds and free of any bond-line read-out visible to an unaided normal human eye. |
| US09682497B2 |
Light irradiation molding apparatus and light irradiation molding method
A light irradiation molding apparatus includes a pair of rubber molds through which light passes, and a light-irradiating means for emitting light from surfaces of the pair of rubber molds to a particulate thermoplastic resin placed in the cavity. The light irradiation molding apparatus relatively and sequentially moves the pair of rubber molds and the light-irradiating means so that an irradiation position of light emitted from the light-irradiating means moves from a melted portion to an unmelted portion of the thermoplastic resin, and the light irradiation molding apparatus sequentially melts portions of the thermoplastic resin. |
| US09682496B2 |
Chop saw with dust collection system
A chop saw, grinding wheel, or like apparatus is disclosed herein also incorporated to an easily portable dust collection system. In a preferred embodiment, a worktable is provided with a center slot for receiving a circular saw blade. A negative pressure and resulting air flow is provided at the center slot to capture particulate matter as a byproduct of cutting the workpiece. Side slots are also disclosed to assist in particulate collection. A unique filter chamber having a cylindrical filter is additionally provided to remove dust from air and discharge the filtered air at a lateral side of the apparatus. A filter cleaning knob is additionally disclosed to assist in cleaning the filter. Of the beneficial aspects of the chop saw with dust collection system is its portability being one integral unit and the dust filter being easily cleaned and maintained. |
| US09682494B2 |
Colloidal mixing method for slurries
Colloidal mixing of cementitious material into a liquid such as water to form a grout slurry for pumping to a location for use includes a mixing tank and a colloidal mixing mill which grinds and pumps the mixed material with the material being repeatedly circulated between the mill and the tank. The colloidal mixing mill includes a housing defining a generally cylindrical chamber containing a rotor shaped to define a clearance of the order of 3 mm between the front and rear wall of the housing and the rotor with holes from a dished front face of the rotor to the rear face to carry the mixed materials to the clearance where a shearing action takes place to shear the particles in the mixed materials prior to exit through the outlet. |
| US09682492B1 |
Lock miter set-up jig
A woodworking jig is used to set cutter height and horizontal fence position when forming lock miter joints with a forty-five degree (45°) lock miter cutter on a router table or shaper. Vertical and horizontal reference lines are formed on the exterior surface of the jig. Setup is accomplished by adjusting the cutter height and fence position until the appropriate reference lines on the jig align with centerlines or centerline-derived lines on the edge of the stock. Using the appropriate reference lines, the jig is used to complete setups for standard lock miter joints with boards of equal thickness, non-standard lock miters joints with boards of different thicknesses, and offset lock miter joints. The jig has no moving parts, requires no calibration or measuring devices, and works with any lock miter router bit and most shaper cutters. The jig locates the geometric center of the router bit profile with precision. |
| US09682491B2 |
Method and arrangement for handling narrow rolls
A method and an arrangement for handling narrow rolls in a warehouse is described. The warehouse includes at least one rack row, at least one isle, and at least one carriage arranged to move the narrow rolls into a rack and from the rack and carry the narrow rolls along the isle. A distance is arranged between the narrow rolls and the distance is maintained between the narrow rolls when the narrow rolls are in the racks of the warehouse. |
| US09682487B1 |
Folding knife with thumb bridge
A foldable knife, which can be a pocket knife, has a spine with a generally arcuate cutout or indentation, over which is secured a thumb bridge, leaving the indentation open between the spine and the bridge. To open the blade the user extends a thumb below the thumb bridge to pivot the blade out of a slot in the housing. With the blade fully opened, the thumb bridge provides an ergonomic engagement point for the thumb of the user when gripping the handle. |
| US09682486B2 |
Rotary joint of a robot and the robot including the same
A rotary joint includes a hollow gear and a hollow wiring unit having a first flexible printed circuit board therein, to allow hose to pass through both the hollow gear and the hollow wiring unit. A robot includes the rotary joint. |
| US09682483B1 |
Systems and methods for removing debris from warehouse floors
Robots or other machines may be used for retrieving errant objects from the floor of an automated warehouse. A system can include one or more reporting methods to alert a central control to the existence and location of an object on the warehouse floor. The central control can establish a safety zone around the object to avoid contact with normal warehouse traffic (e.g., standard warehouse robots). The system can route a cleanup robot to the location to retrieve the object. The system can include a cleanup pod comprising a convertible shelving unit with a robotic arm. The cleanup pod can have a similar form factor as shelving units used for storing inventory in the warehouse, thereby enabling standard warehouse robots to lift and transport the cleanup pod to retrieve an object. |
| US09682477B2 |
Robot communication of intent and functioning
The disclosure includes a method and a robot for projecting the one or more graphics on the surface of a user environment. The method may include determining robot velocity data describing one or more of an angular velocity and a linear velocity of the robot. The method may include determining graphical data describing one or more graphics for projection on the surface of a user environment based on the angular velocity and the linear velocity of the robot. The one or more graphics may include one or more arrows describing a past behavior of the robot and a pending behavior of the robot. The method may include projecting the one or more graphics on the surface of the user environment so that a user present in the user environment with the robot may have access to information describing the past and pending behavior of the robot. |
| US09682474B2 |
Control device for mobile body
A control device for a mobile body enabling a smooth transition operation between a first mode and a second mode is provided. A change amount of a center of gravity component at a prescribed time is expressed by using an inertial force-dependent manipulated variable component, which changes in accordance with an instantaneous value (d2Zb/dt2(t1) to d2Zb/dt2(t13)) of desired inertial force at the prescribed time (t1 to t13) in the time series of the desired inertial force (d2Zb/dt2(t)) defined by an up-and-down direction motion parameter, and a displacement-dependent manipulated variable component, which changes in accordance with an instantaneous value (Zb(t1) to Zb(t13)) of desired displacement at the prescribed time (t1 to t13) in the time series of the desired displacement (Zb(t)) defined by the up-and-down direction motion parameter. |
| US09682470B2 |
Modular workbench and power tool support
A modular workbench device is provided having an elongated work surface comprising a first and second side surface situated on either side of a central surface, the surfaces being supported in an elevated position by a workbench frame. The central surface includes an upper and lower side and a hingable connection to the workbench frame, wherein the surface can be rotated upwards to reveal its lower side. The upper side of the central surface provides a clean work area for a user to engage work pieces thereupon. The lower side of the central work surface provides a power tool mounting frame that allows for connection to a power router tool or power circular saw tool for work piece cutting. The working end of the power tool extends through the central surface, while the mounting plate secures the base or shoe of the tool in a stable configuration during use. |
| US09682469B2 |
Multipurpose tool
A multipurpose tool is provided which may be useful for functions relating to survival. The multipurpose tool may include a variety of tools and features while maintaining a compact form. For example, the multipurpose tool may include a first handle and a second handle configured for relative movement between a closed position and an open position. The first handle may define a cavity that is accessible in response to the first handle and second handle being disposed in the open position relative to one another, and inaccessible in response to the first handle and second handle being disposed in the closed position relative to one another. A removable component may be disposed, at least partially, within the cavity of the first handle, where the removable component is accessible in response to the first handle and the second handle being disposed in the open position relative to one another. |
| US09682467B2 |
Nail-driving hammer
The present invention is a manual nailing tool configured to provide a user with improved functional advantages over prior art hammers. It manually drives a substantial or predetermined amount of a fastener, such as an 8.89 cm (3½ inch) common nail, into a work piece with one hand using one striking action. The unique configuration of the integrally formed nail-starter and angled strike face closely combines the nail-starter function with a full force, sustained first strike on the nail head. The hammer is also configured with a unique head shape and strike face to improve striking power and facilitate a stronger and more direct impact force on the nail head. |
| US09682464B2 |
Torque transmission driver
A torque transmission driver is disclosed. The torque transmission driver has a drive axis and a main body with a first end portion and a second end portion, where the first end portion is adapted to receive and transmit torque from a torque generating source to the driver, and the second end portion is opposite the first end portion and has a key shape adapted to fit a recess in a fastener and has a protruding lead end having a taper between 10° and 30° and different in shape than the key shape with at least a portion of the protruding lead end initiating at the major dimension of the key shape. A torque transmission driver adapted to drive a small fasteners is also disclosed where the key shape is adapted to fit the recess of the small fastener. |
| US09682461B2 |
Sloped polishing pad with hybrid cloth and foam surface
Polishing pad for use with high-speed mechanical buffers or for use by hand. More specifically, a sloped polishing pad and methods of use for the polishing pad, the sloped polishing pad having a sloped foam pad, and having a cloth, a foam, or both attached to a top surface of the foam pad, with the cloth, the foam, or both covering part of the top surface of the sloped foam pad such that gaps in the coverage allow for the sloped foam pad and either the cloth, the foam, or both to touch a polishing surface at the same time. |
| US09682460B2 |
Induction heating aided leaching of polycrystalline diamond compacts and a process thereof
A method of treating a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) compact including a substrate and a layer of diamond material mixture of diamond particles and binder-catalyst disposed on the substrate. A leaching agent is applied to at least the layer of diamond material of the PCD compact. The leaching agent and a surface of the layer of diamond material are heated to a first temperature. The substrate is cooled to a second temperature. A first temperature gradient is established within the PCD compact to cause an inward diffusion of the leaching agent into at least the layer of diamond material. The cooling of the substrate is stopped and energy is applied directly to the PCD compact to heat the same to a third temperature. A second temperature gradient is established within the PCD compact to cause an outward diffusion of the binder-catalyst to remove the same from the layer of diamond material. The first and second temperature gradients can be repeated to accelerate removal of the reacted binder-catalyst from at least the layer of diamond material. |
| US09682459B2 |
Abrasive nozzle head
The abrasive nozzle head includes, within a hollow head body mounted to a nozzle adapter supplying high pressure water: a water nozzle; a mixing chamber; and an abrasive nozzle, which are arranged coaxially with the nozzle adapter. The abrasive nozzle head is provided with an abrasive supply portion that supplies an abrasive to the mixing chamber. The head body has a recessed hole formed by drilling from a side surface, the recessed hole intersecting with the jet axis of a water jet. A mixer member is removably inserted into the recessed hole, and formed with the mixing chamber and an abrasive supply port. The abrasive nozzle head also includes: a positioning portion that positions the mixing chamber coaxially with the water nozzle and the abrasive nozzle when the mixer member is fully inserted; and a fixing portion that releasably fixes the mixer member in the fully inserted position. |
| US09682458B2 |
Method and device for controlling grinding of flexible substrate
The present disclosure relates to a technical field of manufacturing a display device, and more particular to a method and a device for controlling a grinding of a flexible substrate. The method includes: grinding an etching side of the flexible substrate; irradiating the flexible substrate with infrared rays or near infrared rays, receiving waves reflected by a side opposite to the grinding side and waves reflected by the grinding side of the flexible substrate respectively, and calculating a distance between the two sides based on the reflected waves; comparing the distance with a predetermined thickness of the flexible substrate in real time, and controlling an extent of grinding by a grinding device based on a difference of the distance from the grinding side to the side opposite to the grinding side of the flexible substrate and the predetermined thickness of the flexible substrate. |
| US09682453B2 |
Tool changer for machine tool
A tool changer for a machine tool is provided with a spindle head, tool magazine, rotating shaft, and magazine drive motor. The tool magazine is provided with a tool-magazine power transmission unit. The tool-magazine power transmission unit and a magazine-drive-motor power transmission unit engage with each other at all times between a proximity position and a separated position relative to the spindle head of the tool magazine. |
| US09682452B2 |
Damping apparatus
A damping apparatus includes a contact roller provided to be rotatable about a rotation axis, a first support body by which the contact roller is rotatably supported, a second support body holding the first support body so that the rotation axis of the contact roller is parallel to an axis of a spindle, a drive mechanism driving the second support body to bring the contact roller into contact with a workpiece held by the spindle and to separate the contact roller from the workpiece, and a base supporting the second support body and the drive mechanism. The first support body is held by the second support body via an elastic rubber body. |
| US09682451B2 |
Disassembly fixture, apparatus, and method for an electronic device
Apparatuses, fixtures, methods, and computer program products for disassembling devices are provided. A disassembly apparatus may include first and second disassembly fixtures and an actuator configured to provide a separation force therebetween. Suction may be employed to respectively engage first and second separable portions of a device with the first and second fixtures. Channels defined in an engagement member and surrounded by a sealing member may facilitate such engagement. Further heaters may be employed to loosen a pressure sensitive adhesive or other bonding material. |
| US09682444B2 |
Method and system for manufacturing microdots
Methods and systems for manufacturing microdots are disclosed. One such method comprises the steps of: causing one or both of a substrate and a computer controlled laser apparatus (810) to move relative to the other; using the computer controlled laser apparatus to write selected data at regular intervals on the substrate (820); and cutting a plurality of microdots from the substrate (830). Each of the microdots comprises a portion of the substrate having the selected data written thereon. |
| US09682443B2 |
Welded blank and part
A plate is provided. The plate includes a steel substrate and a precoat having a layer of intermetallic alloy in contact with the substrate, topped by a layer of aluminum alloy. On at least one precoated face of the plate, an area situated at the periphery of the plate has the aluminum alloy layer removed. A part and a welded blank are also provided. Methods are also provided. |
| US09682439B2 |
Welding electrode with contoured face
A welding electrode for resistance spot welding includes a weld face comprising rings of ridges that project outwardly from a base surface of the weld face. The rings of ridges are positioned on the weld face to contact and impress into a sheet metal workpiece surface during resistance spot welding. If the welding electrode is used during resistance spot welding of light metal alloy workpieces, such as those of aluminum alloy or magnesium alloy, the rings of ridges on the weld face can contribute to improved welding performance. |
| US09682438B2 |
Steam reflow apparatus and steam reflow method
A steam reflow apparatus includes a heating furnace including a preheating zone, a uniform heating zone, a melting zone and a cooling zone to which superheated steams are respectively supplied. The apparatus further includes a furnace-inlet-side dew condensation prevention zone and a furnace-outlet-side dew condensation prevention zone, to which air or nitrogen gas with 100° C. or higher heated by a heater is supplied, respectively adjacently provided with an upstream side of the preheating zone and a downstream side of the cooling zone. Atmospheric pressures of the furnace-inlet-side dew condensation prevention zone and the furnace-outlet-side dew condensation prevention zone are higher than atmospheric pressures of the preheating zone and the cooling zone. |
| US09682436B2 |
Electric discharge machine
The invention relates to a pulse generator module (50) for electric discharge machines which comprises a generator enclosure (51) containing printed circuit boards (PCBs), wherein at least one of the PCBs is a generator board (52). The PCBs (52) are all arranged in one plane. |
| US09682432B2 |
Key duplication machine
Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with a key duplication machine are described. In one embodiment, an assembly for duplicating a master key includes an optical imaging device, a logic, a clamping assembly, and a cutting member. The optical imaging device is capable of capturing an optical image of at least a portion of the master key. The logic is capable of determining a key pattern of the master key from the optical image of the master key. The clamping assembly is capable of clamping a key blank and the cutting member is capable of cutting a key pattern into said key blank. |