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US09946454B2	Watch type mobile terminal A watch-type mobile terminal is provided. The watch-type mobile terminal includes a control unit for operating in a first mode and a second mode. The control unit may display, in the first mode, a first screen at least having a watch shape and a second screen in the second mode. The luminance of the second screen may be lower than the luminance of the first screen. The second screen may include a plurality of ambient screens that represents different kinds of pieces of notification information.
US09946449B2	Display mode based media player switching A media item is presented via a media player, the media player configured to receive the media item, the media item being associated with a format and including an audio component. Responsive to a change in a display mode associated with the media player, a second media player is identified that is configured to receive a corresponding media item, the corresponding media item being associated with a second format and including a second audio component that matches the audio component. A particular location is determined in the media item to cease presentation of the media item via the media player and a corresponding location in the corresponding media item to begin presentation of the corresponding media item using the second media player. Responsive to reaching the particular location, concurrently, presentation of the media item is ceased and presentation of the corresponding media item at the corresponding location is begun.
US09946444B2	Interactive comparative display of information A system for a computer implemented interactive comparative display of information organizes a visual screen display to a user in such a way that the user is able to efficiently select information content, be presented with topical associations relating to that content, and readily compare different information content from a single display. The information content represented by each selectable result indicator is comparable with the information content represented by other selectable result indicators, wherein the information content is of a same type of information content but from a different perspective, vantage point, or provides a different alternative. A user may navigate to a particular segment of information content, and then be presented with a string of topically related segments, as well as with one or more connecting categories of information, which may otherwise not have been readily apparent to the particular selected segment, but for the display system and method.
US09946443B2	Display navigation system for computer-implemented graphical user interface The invention relates to a computer-implemented graphical user interface (6) for a display (60), comprising an information area (62) for presenting a section (A') of a desktop (A), on which a plurality of widgets (W1, W2, W3, W4, WS) are arranged. The user interface also comprises a navigation area (61), which is substantially smaller than the information area (62) and which is arranged outside of the information area (62) and which has a miniaturized presentation (A) of the entire desktop and the widgets arranged thereon. The navigation area (61) and the information area (62) are coupled by means of a selection indicator (L), which can be moved in the navigation area (61), in such a way that a sub-area of the desktop (A) presented in miniature determined in the navigation area (61) by the selection indicator (I) corresponds to the section (A') of the desktop (A) presented in the information area (62).
US09946439B2	Display device and non-transitory computer readable recording medium A display device includes a storage storing a plurality of rules including first and second rules, a designator that designates one rule of the plurality of rules, and a controller that causes a screen to transition from one screen to another screen in accordance with the one rule. The first rule includes a rule that causes a screen to transition from a first screen to a second screen in response to a user's first action, and a rule that causes a screen to transition from the first screen to a third screen in response to a user's second action. The second rule includes a rule that causes a screen to transition from the first screen to the second screen in response to a user's third action, and a rule that causes a screen to transition from the second screen to the third screen in response to the user's third action.
US09946435B2	Control device, control method, and electronic apparatus to control movement of a cursor A control device includes a control unit that displays a first cursor which discretely moves in response to an operation of a user and a second cursor which changes continuously on a display screen.
US09946429B2	Hierarchical, zoomable presentations of media sets Media sets may be presented as a media presentation (e.g., a slideshow or a thumbnail set), but many such presentations exhaust the attention of a user, particularly for large media sets. Instead, ratings may be identified that represents the relevance or interest of respective media objects of the media set to the user. These ratings may be identified explicitly by the user or automatically detected (e.g., by assessing image quality or monitoring user interactions with respective media objects). A zoomable media presentation of the media set may first present only media objects having a high rating, and upon zooming in near a media object, may insert, near the zoomed media object, one or more media objects associated with the zoomed media object and having a lower rating. This presentation therefore hierarchically organizes the media set, and utilizes zoom operations as a “drill-down” metaphor within the hierarchy of the media set.
US09946428B2	Managing a web-based application's display Content of a web-based application is displayed in a window of a web browser application. A selection of the display region is received from a user or a computer implemented system. A locked region is defined based on the selection. When instructions to modify the content of web-based application is received, the instructions are executed except those to modify the locked region.
US09946427B1	Dynamic home screen Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for providing a set of objects for display in a dynamic user interface such as a home screen. A system is configured to receive usage data for a plurality of objects available to a computing device, the usage data comprising a time and date that each object was most recently selected by a user and a number of times each object was selected by the user for a period of time and calculate a priority score for each object in the plurality of objects based on the usage data. The system is further configured to select a set of objects from the plurality of objects based on the priority score for each object in the plurality of objects and provide the set of objects for display in a dynamic user interface of the computing device.
US09946426B2	Method for forming metal mesh pattern and touch panel A method for forming a metal mesh pattern is provided. The method includes the operations below. First, at least one pitch of each of mesh base units of a mesh base is determined, and thereby the mesh base is formed. Then, a seed region is set in each of the mesh base units of the mesh base, in which a ratio of an area of each of the seed regions to an area of each of the mesh base units is a constant. Then, a plurality of seeds are generated by randomly selecting a point in each of the seed regions. Finally, the metal mesh pattern is formed, in which the metal mesh pattern is a set of perpendicular bisectors of lines connecting the seeds and their adjacent neighboring seeds.
US09946415B2	Control method and control device for touch sensor panel A control method for a touch sensor panel may be provided that includes: obtaining touch information on the touch sensor panel from which an electrical signal outputted is changed according to a touch; detecting at least one valid touch from the touch information; determining the valid touch which is included in a palm touch group among the at least one valid touch; and displaying an input corresponding to the valid touch other than the valid touch which is included in the palm touch group among the at least one valid touch, on a display unit.
US09946410B2	System and method for energy efficient measurement of sensor signal A method for improving robustness of a capacitive sensor system has the following steps: a) operating the capacitive sensor system, wherein received sensor signals are filtered by a band-pass filter having a band-pass having a first center frequency; b) polling sensor data at a first rate using the sensor system; c) determining whether a polled sensor value is meeting a predetermined threshold; d) if the predetermined threshold is met: d1) polling sensor data at a second rate being higher than the first rate using the sensor system; d2) verifying that sensor data polled at the second rate are consistent; d3) if the sensor data polled at the second rate are inconsistent, then repeating at least step d2) wherein said band-pass filter is controlled to have a second center frequency.
US09946399B2	Touch circuit, touch display driver circuit, touch display device, and method of driving the same A touch circuit, a display driver circuit, a touch display device, and a method of driving the same. After display driving is ended and before touch driving begins to be performed, touch driving and touch sensing are accurately performed through pre-setting driving without the influence of display driving that was ended already. An accurate touch sensing result without touch sensing noise is obtained.
US09946397B2	Sensor design for enhanced touch and gesture decoding A sensor arrangement for capacitive touch and non-touch detection, has a transmission electrode and a predefined number of receiving electrodes coupled with an evaluation unit, wherein the evaluation unit operates in a non-touch detection mode and in a touch detection mode, wherein the transmission electrode generates an alternating electric near field, and wherein in the non-touch detection mode, the evaluation unit evaluates signals from the receiving electrodes to determine a three-dimensional position of an object; and in the touch detection mode a surface touch detection area defined by the predefined number of electrodes is divided into a plurality of segments wherein within each segment at least two electrodes of the predefined number of electrodes contribute with a portion of their electrode surface area such that different electrode surface area ratios are formed for each of the plurality of segments.
US09946396B2	Transparent electrode capacitance sensor and process for manufacturing the same A transparent electrode capacitance sensor includes a transparent resin substrate; at least one transparent electrode formed on the transparent resin substrate; a pseudo auxiliary electrode formed in at least a portion of an outer periphery of the transparent electrode; and a lead wire connected to the pseudo auxiliary electrode, wherein the pseudo auxiliary electrode is thicker than the transparent electrode, and includes the same material as the transparent electrode.
US09946395B2	User interface method and apparatus A user interface method and apparatus are provided. A user interface method of a smart device includes receiving an electrical signal from an electromyography (EMG) sensor worn on a user, determining a user input based on the received electrical signal and position information about a determined position of a detected touch of the user on a touch screen, and controlling operation of the smart device in response to the determined user input.
US09946393B2	Method of controlling display of electronic device and electronic device A method of controlling a display of an electronic device and the electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes measuring an amount of movement of a user, when the movement of the user is detected while a Virtual Reality (VR) operation is provided to the user; comparing the amount of the movement with a threshold value corresponding to a type of content being used by the user; and changing the VR operation into a see-through operation, when the amount of the movement is greater than the threshold value corresponding to the type of the content.
US09946388B2	Touch sensor with improved pressure sensing characteristics A pressure sensor includes a piezoelectric detection electrode, an insulating substrate, a piezoelectric base film, a piezoelectric detection electrode and an insulating substrate. The insulating substrate includes a top face and a bottom face on which the piezoelectric detection electrode is formed. The insulating substrate includes a top face and a bottom face on which the piezoelectric detection electrode is formed. The pressure sensor includes the piezoelectric film whose opposite principal surfaces are provided with respective piezoelectric detection electrodes. When viewed from a direction orthogonal to the principal surfaces, an opening is provided in a center region of one of the piezoelectric detection electrodes provided on at least one of the principal surfaces.
US09946386B2	Display panel for detecting biometric information and driving method thereof The present application discloses a display panel having an array of a plurality of pixel units, each pixel unit including at least three subpixels for image display, at least some of the plurality of pixel units including a semiconductor photodetector for detecting biometric information; a plurality of first scan lines and a plurality of data lines, each first scan line being connected to a row of subpixels, each data line being connected to a column of subpixels; each subpixel including a first transistor for image display; a plurality of common voltage terminals, each common voltage terminal being connected to a semiconductor photodetector; a plurality of second scan lines, each second scan line being connected to a plurality of semiconductor photodetectors for providing a control voltage signal; each semiconductor photodetector having a second transistor; the second transistor being a phototransistor having a gate node connected to a corresponding second scan line for receiving the control voltage signal to turn on the second transistor, and a first node connected to a corresponding common voltage terminal; and a plurality of read lines, each read line being connected to each semiconductor photodetector in a column of pixel units.
US09946385B2	Display device with touch detecting function and electronic apparatus According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detecting function includes: a substrate; a display area; a touch detection electrode provided with a plurality of conductive thin wires, each of the conductive thin wires including a plurality of thin wire pieces each having a linear shape and including a first end and a second end; a drive electrode; and a display functional layer. The adjacent thin wire pieces are arranged so as to be bent at a bent portion serving as a portion at which the second end of the one thin wire piece of the adjacent thin wire pieces is connected to the first end of the other thin wire piece of the adjacent thin wire pieces, and the conductive thin wires include a bent portion having an angle formed by the adjacent thin wire pieces different from angles of the other bent portions.
US09946384B2	Method of controlling touch panel A method of controlling a touch screen which includes electrode pads provided in response to a display is provided, the method includes: performing a pre-scan of scanning the electrode pads under a deactivation mode of the display; confirming a first touch input during the pre-scan; performing a high-speed fine scan of scanning the electrode pads with a fine high frequency that is higher than a frequency for the pre-scan; evaluating a touch validity of the first touch input of the pre-scan via the high-speed fine scan; performing a fine scan of scanning the electrode pads that is higher than the frequency for the pre-scan and lower than the frequency of the high-speed fine scan, when the touch validity of the first touch input is satisfied; sensing a second touch input during the fine scan; and changing the display into an activation mode in response to the second touch input.
US09946383B2	Conductive trace routing for display and bezel sensors Conductive trace routing techniques for display and bezel sensors are described. In one or more implementations, an apparatus includes display sensors, bezel sensors, and a plurality of conductive traces. The display sensors are configured to detect proximity of an object and are arranged in conjunction with a display area of a display device to support interaction with a user interface displayed by the display device. The bezel sensors are configured to detect proximity of an object and are disposed in a bezel that at least partially surrounds the display device and is outside the display area. The plurality of conductive traces are disposed between the display and bezel sensors and communicatively couple the display sensors and the bezel sensors to one or more computing components that are configured to process inputs received from the display sensors and the bezel sensors.
US09946380B2	Fault detection circuit of in cell type touch display panel before cell process and fault detection method The present invention provides a detection circuit of an In Cell type touch display panel and a detection method. By locating a line multiplexer corresponding to the touch sensing electrodes of each column, and selecting and charging at least one parasitic capacitor constructed with the touch sensing electrode and a ground in the touch sensing electrodes of the column with the line multiplexer, and then, measuring the charge electric quantity with the electric quantity measurement unit, and judging whether the touch sensing electrode faults or not according to the value of the charged electric quantity, the detection circuit can accomplish the fault detection to the touch sensing electrode in the array process.
US09946374B2	Method for receiving an input on a touch-sensitive panel A method is provided for receiving an input on a touch-sensitive field, wherein the field is set up to determine the location of a touch of the field by a user's finger, wherein the touch-sensitive field includes a tactile threshold. The threshold is arranged such that at least one area of the touch-sensitive field lies on each side thereof. The method detects a movement of the user's finger on the touch-sensitive field which crosses the threshold, and activates a function in response to the detection.
US09946372B2	Pen type input device and method for character input and mouse functions A pen-type input device and method for sending positional input to a host device, in which a first switch, located on the pen's tip is provided to input character strokes in a character input mode and move a mouse cursor in a mouse mode, a second switch is provided to perform a mouse left-click operation in the mouse mode, and a third switch is provided to switch an input mode of the pen-type input device.
US09946369B2	Input system for controlling electronic device An electronic device includes a display for displaying data stored on the electronic device; input means; sensing means for sensing the three-dimensional position of the input means relative to the device; and control means for controlling the data displayed on the display in dependence on the three-dimensional position of the input means relative to the device. The input means includes a source of electromagnetic radiation for directing an infrared conical beam onto the display. The sensing means can sense the elliptical eccentricity of the electromagnetic radiation incident on the display to determine the angle at which it strikes the display, and can sense the area of the electromagnetic radiation incident on the display to determine the distance of the input means from the display.
US09946362B2	System and method for inputting user commands to a processor A system for inputting commands to a processor. A processor detects an object in one or more images and extracts one or more image analysis parameters associated with the object. A first motion detection test is applied to the one or more image analysis parameters. Based on a result of the first motion detection test, a second motion detection test is applied to the one or more image analysis parameters. A command associated with the second motion detection test is executed.
US09946360B2	Handheld electronic device with text disambiguation A handheld electronic device enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the frequency, i.e., the likelihood that a user intended a particular output, but various features of the device provide additional variants that are not based solely on frequency and rather are provided by various logic structures resident on the device. The device enables editing during text entry and also provides a learning function that allows the disambiguation function to adapt to provide a customized experience for the user. The disambiguation function can be selectively disabled and an alternate keystroke interpretation system provided. Additionally, the device can facilitate the selection of variants by displaying a graphic of a special key of the keypad that enables a user to progressively select variants generally without changing the position of the user's hands on the device.
US09946352B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium There is provided an information processing apparatus including a data acquiring unit configured to acquire content to which metadata is attached and the metadata attached to the content, the metadata being generated from data obtained from a sensor mounted on a subject, and a display control unit configured to reflect contents of the metadata acquired by the data acquiring unit in display of the content to which the metadata acquired by the data acquiring unit is attached.
US09946347B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program There is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire a vibration signal that indicates a detected vibration of a prescribed real object and a sound signal that indicates a collected sound from the real object, a control unit configured to synchronize the acquired vibration signal with the acquired sound signal, and associate the vibration signal and the sound signal with each other, the vibration signal and the sound signal having been synchronized, and a recoding unit configured to record the vibration signal and the sound signal which have been associated with each other.
US09946345B2	Portable terminal and method for providing haptic effect to input unit A portable terminal and a method for providing a haptic effect to an input unit are provided. The method includes displaying at least one object on a touch screen, detecting a touch input by the input unit with respect to the object displayed on the touch screen, determining a preset mode based on the detected touch input of the input unit, and transmitting a control signal corresponding to a predetermined haptic pattern based on the preset mode to the input unit.
US09946340B2	Electronic device, method and storage medium According to one embodiment, an eye-worn electronic device includes a first nose pad, a first electrode, a second nose pad, a second electrode and a third electrode. The first electrode is on the first nose pad. The second electrode is on the second nose pad. The first electrode and the second electrode are in a first straight line extending in a first direction and are used for measuring first ocular potentials in the first direction. The third electrode is on the second nose pad and is at a position distance away from the first straight line. The first electrode and the third electrode are in a second straight line extending in a second direction different from the first direction and are used for measuring second ocular potentials in the second direction.
US09946336B2	Systems and methods for viewport-based augmented reality haptic effects One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a display configured to receive a display signal and output an image, and an image capture device configured to capture an area image and transmit an image signal. The illustrative system also includes a processor in communication with the image capture device and the display, the processor configured to: receive the image signal; determine a virtual object based in part on the image signal; determine the display signal based in part on the image signal, wherein the display signal includes data associated with the virtual object; determine a haptic effect based at least in part on the virtual object; and transmit a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect. The illustrative system further includes a haptic output device configured to receive the haptic signal and output the haptic effect.
US09946330B2	Information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and information processing method An information processing apparatus includes transmitting-receiving units, response processing units, and a switching unit. The transmitting-receiving units transmit data to and receive data from networks. An operation state of each of the response processing units is able to be switched between a first state and a second state. The switching unit performs switching between the first state and the second state of each of the response processing units. The transmitting-receiving units and the response processing units are provided for plural respective networks. In a case where all the response processing units are in the second state, the switching unit switches, among all the response processing units, an operation state of a response processing unit that has received predetermined data from the second state to the first state.
US09946324B2	Location based facial recognition on online social networks In one embodiment, a computing system may access an image associated with an online social network, where the image portrays at least a first person. The computing system may determine, for each user in a first set of users, a facial recognition score with respect to the first person portrayed in the image, where the facial recognition score is based on a facial representation associated with each user of the first set of users, where the facial representation associated with each user is compared with the image, and a comparison of a location history of each user with a location associated with the image. The computing system may generate one or more tag suggestions for the first person portrayed in the image based on the determined facial recognition scores.
US09946319B2	Setting power-state limits based on performance coupling and thermal coupling between entities in a computing device The described embodiments include a computing device with a first entity and a second entity. In the computing device, a management controller dynamically sets a power-state limit for the first entity based on a performance coupling and a thermal coupling between the first entity and the second entity.
US09946316B2	Gaskets for thermal ducting around heat pipes The disclosed embodiments provide a component for a portable electronic device. The component includes a gasket containing a rigid portion disposed around a bottom of a heat pipe, wherein the rigid portion forms a duct between a fan and an exhaust vent of the electronic device. The gasket also includes a first flexible portion bonded to the rigid portion, wherein the first flexible portion comprises a flap that is open during assembly of the heat pipe in the electronic device and closed over the heat pipe and the rigid portion to seal the duct around the heat pipe after the assembly.
US09946312B2	Articulated screen cover for accommodating objects A cover for a mobile computing device includes two or more hinges so constructed that the hinges are substantially rigid when in-plane and flexible when out-of-plane. The cover includes segments made of a rigid material disposed between the hinges. The cover, when swiveled to the back side of the computing device, forms a contour around an object such as a stylus to secure the object to the back side of the computing device when the object is present. The cover becomes substantially flat and parallel to the back side of the computing device when the object is absent.
US09946311B2	Display control device Provided is a display control device including a communication unit that performs communication with an external device, a detecting unit that detects a direction of an operation device based on detection information representing motion of the operation device, and a display control unit that generates an imaging control command used to control an imaging operation based on the detected direction of the operation device, and controls display of an image obtained through an imaging operation by causing the communication unit to transmit the imaging control command to the external device.
US09946310B1	Hinge and electronic device using the same A hinge includes connection members, a first fixing member, a second fixing member, a first axle, a second axle, and a third axle. Each connection member includes a first slide block, a second arc surface, a first arc surface, and a second slide block. A first circular hole penetrates through the first slide block. A first arc hole penetrates through the second slide block. The first fixing member includes a third arc surface and a third slide block with a second arc hole. The second fixing member includes a fourth slide block with a second circular hole and a fourth arc surface. The first axle passes through the second arc hole and the first circular hole. The second axle passes through the second circular hole and the first arc hole. The third axle passes through the first circular hole and the first arc hole.
US09946309B2	Device wiring The description relates to devices that can include a base assembly, upper assembly, an arm, and a conductor. In one example the base assembly can include a base shaft and the upper assembly can include an upper shaft. The arm can be secured to the base shaft and the upper shaft to translate a range of rotation of the arm around the base shaft to rotation around the display shaft. The conductor can extend from the base assembly into the arm parallel to the base shaft and extend from the arm into the upper assembly parallel to the upper shaft.
US09946306B2	Electronic assembly and assemblying method An electronic assembly includes a transparent adhesive layer, a transparent cover, a display module and a frame. The transparent adhesive layer has a first adhesive surface and a second adhesive surface opposite to the first adhesive surface, the second adhesive surface having a central region and a peripheral region around the central region. The transparent cover is adhered to the first adhesive surface of the transparent adhesive layer. The display module is adhered to the central region of the transparent adhesive layer. The frame has a border carrying part which is adhered to the peripheral region of the transparent adhesive layer.
US09946300B2	System and method for mobile device docking station Embodiments of the invention are related to systems and methods for a docking station that wirelessly connects to a mobile device, facilitates charging the mobile device, and enables the mobile device to interact with a virtual desktop infrastructure.
US09946294B2	Double data rate gating method and apparatus with real-time detection capability for performing gating to improve the efficiency of memory access control A Double Data Rate (DDR) gating method is applied to a memory controller of an associated DDR gating apparatus. The DDR gating method includes: outputting from the memory controller an outward clock signal to a memory, and receiving from the memory a backward clock signal corresponding to the outward clock signal, wherein the backward clock signal is utilized as reference for a data read operation of the memory controller with respect to the memory; and providing an input stage of the memory controller with a reference signal to generate, through single ended receiving of the input stage, gating-related information for performing gating when sampling the backward clock signal, and lengthening time of a preamble of the backward clock signal with aid of the single ended receiving of the input stage, for increasing a detection margin of the preamble.
US09946291B2	Reference voltage generation circuit and method for driving the same A reference voltage generation circuit includes a loading block suitable for generating a reference current and first and second mirroring currents obtained by mirroring the reference current based on a power source voltage, a biasing block suitable for generating a first bias voltage controlled corresponding to variations in the power source voltage and a second bias voltage controlled corresponding to variations in temperature based on the first mirroring current, a compensation block suitable for compensating for the reference current based on the first and second bias voltages, and an output load block suitable for generating a reference voltage which corresponds to the reference current based on the second mirroring current.
US09946290B2	Current reference circuit and an electronic device including the same A current reference circuit includes a reference current supply unit configured to generate a reference current having a target current level, a current-frequency converter configured to receive a first temporary reference current corresponding to the reference current from the reference current supply unit and to generate a first comparison clock signal in response to the first temporary reference current, and a first current compensation unit configured to generate a first current compensation signal used for the first temporary reference current to reach the target current level in response to a frequency of a reference clock signal and a frequency of the first comparison clock signal.
US09946289B1	Bias current generator having blended temperature response Bias current generator circuitry includes a first current source having a first temperature sensitivity characteristic, a second current source having a second temperature sensitivity characteristic, and temperature-sensitive control circuitry configured to select, as an output of the bias current generator circuitry, an output of the first current source when circuitry temperature is in a first temperature range, and an output of the second current source when circuitry temperature is in a second temperature range. In an example, the first temperature sensitivity characteristic is temperature independence and the second temperature sensitivity characteristic is proportionality to temperature. The control circuitry includes a third current source having the first temperature sensitivity characteristic, a fourth current source having the second temperature sensitivity characteristic. Comparison circuitry is configured to compare an output of the third current source and an output of the fourth current source, to select between the first and second current sources.
US09946286B2	Information processing apparatus, power-consuming body, information processing method, and program A time point range setting unit (110) sets an operation startable time point when an operation is startable, and an operation end target time point which is a latest time point among time points when the operation is to be ended, with respect to each of plural power-consuming bodies (20). A necessary operation time setting unit (120) sets a necessary operation time with respect to each of the plural power-consuming bodies (20). A shape information obtaining unit (130) obtains shape information from a schedule management apparatus (40). The shape information represents an assumed shape of a transition line indicating transition in the amount of power supplied in a target period. A demand transition setting unit (140) determines power demand transition information indicating transition in electrical energy demand in the target period so that the necessary operation time is obtained and the transition in the electrical energy demand generated by the plural power-consuming bodies (20) being operated follows the assumed shape.
US09946283B1	Fast transient response low-dropout (LDO) regulator Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate a dual feedback loop regulator. For example, the regulator may include a first amplifier having an output coupled to an output node of the regulator, the output node further coupled to a first feedback path and a second feedback path of the regulator. A first input of a second amplifier may be coupled to the first feedback path and a second input of the second amplifier may be coupled to a reference path. The regulator may also include a transconductance stage having a first transistor and a first current source, the first transistor and the current source coupled to the first feedback path and the second feedback path, and a transimpedance stage coupled to the transconductance stage and an input of the first amplifier.
US09946281B1	Limit cycle oscillation reduction for digital low dropout regulators A method achieves minimum limit cycle oscillation (LCO) amplitude of a digital low dropout regulator (D-LDO) by adding auxiliary unit power transistors in parallel with the main PMOS array with selected unit strength and LCO mode. An improved D-LDO with reduced LCO amplitude includes an auxiliary power transistor array in selected strength driven by an output of a comparator in parallel with a main power transistor array.
US09946279B1	Programmable voltage setting with open and short circuit protection An integrated circuit includes a voltage set input terminal, a current source, a voltage clipping circuit, and a voltage regulator. The clipping circuit receives a voltage from the terminal and supplies a voltage onto a reference voltage input of the regulator. The magnitude of an output voltage VOUT output by the regulator is the voltage on reference voltage input multiplied by the voltage gain of the regulator. The user sets VOUT by attaching an external resistor to the terminal. Current from the current source flows out of the terminal, and through the external resistor, thereby setting the voltage on the terminal. If the voltage on the terminal is between V1 and V2, then VOUT is a fixed multiple of the voltage. If the voltage is less than V1, then VOUT is a predetermined VOUTMIN value. If the voltage is greater than V2, then VOUT is a predetermined VOUTMAX value.
US09946278B2	Droop detection for low-dropout regulator A processor system includes first and second regulators for regulating an adjusted supply voltage. In one embodiment, the regulator system comprises a digital low-dropout (DLDO) control system comprising first and second regulators that generate a plurality of control signals to regulate an adjusted power supply voltage and that generate a charge when a droop level falls below a droop threshold value. The first regulator implements a first control loop and the second regulator implements a second and much faster acting control loop. A supply adjustment block with the two regulators and control loops are provided for each processor core allowing different cores to have different regulated supply levels all based on one common supply.
US09946268B2	Pressure related hysteresis manipulation in a pressurized flow system Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to manipulating pressure-related hysteresis in a pressurized flow system by setting the pressure of the system to a predetermined location in the hysteresis band to advantageously minimize an effect of the pressure related hysteresis on the pressure of the system or to advantageously benefit from the effects of the hysteresis on the pressure of the system.
US09946265B2	Bot having high speed stability An autonomous transport vehicle for transporting items in a storage and retrieval system is provided. The autonomous transport vehicle includes at least two drive wheels and a controller, where each drive wheel is independently driven and a drive wheel encoder is disposed adjacent each drive wheel. The controller, in communication with the drive wheel encoders, is configured to determine a kinematic state of the autonomous transport vehicle within the storage and retrieval system based on incremental data from the drive wheel encoders only and independent of drive wheel slippage.
US09946261B2	User-operable control for propulsion systems A propulsion system for an aquatic vessel is provided. The propulsion system includes a plurality of Magnus-type rotors and a drive arrangement for rotating the plurality of Magnus-type rotors. The plurality of Magnus-type rotors are operable to rotate about corresponding substantially upright axes. The propulsion system also includes a control arrangement for receiving one or more measured apparent wind speeds and for controlling the drive arrangement to vary rates of rotations of the plurality of Magnus-type rotors. The rates of rotations may, for example, be varied as functions of the measured apparent wind speeds and a direction of travel of the aquatic vessel. Moreover, the control arrangement includes a user-operable control for adjusting propulsion provided by the plurality of Magnus-type rotors. The control arrangement is operable to control the drive arrangement to vary a drive applied to rotate one or more Magnus-type rotors from the plurality of Magnus-type rotors.
US09946260B2	Sparse map autonomous vehicle navigation A system for sparse map autonomous navigation of a vehicle along a road segment may include at least one processor. The at least one processor may be programmed to receive a sparse map of the road segment. The sparse map may have a data density of no more than 1 megabyte per kilometer. The at least one processor may be programmed to receive from a camera, at least one image representative of an environment of the vehicle, and determine an autonomous navigational response for the vehicle based on the analysis of the sparse map and the at least one image received from the camera.
US09946257B2	Outsourcing processing to a self-propelled device A self-propelled device can establish a communication link with a controller device that is operable by a user to remotely control the self-propelled device. The self-propelled device can further receive, over the communication link, a computer code package from the controller device, and execute the computer code package to perform one or more processing operations performed by the controller device.
US09946256B1	Wireless communication device for communicating with an unmanned aerial vehicle A wireless communication device may include a housing, a touch sensitive display integrally included within the housing, multiple radio frequency transceivers included within the housing, multiple input mechanisms included within the housing, and a processor included within the housing. The processor may be configured to obtain visual information captured by an image capture subsystem of the unmanned aerial vehicle, display the visual information via the touch sensitive display, detect parameters of a touch on the touch sensitive display, determine a first set of inputs based upon the parameters of the touch on the touch sensitive display, receive a second set of inputs when one or more of the multiple input mechanisms are engaged, effectuate transmission, via a first radio frequency transceiver, of instructions to the unmanned aerial vehicle based upon the first set of inputs and/or the second set of inputs.
US09946251B2	Method for minimizing the appearance of undesirable tool marks during CNC operations A method for preparing tool paths for use in a computer numerically controlled machine whereby the appearance of undesirable horizontal tool marks are minimized, comprised of identifying a surface texture and resolving the surface texture into at least one contour and identifying an underlying relief. A tool path is then prepared which is suitable for use in a computer numerically controlled machine wherein the tool path moves in accordance with the at least one contour of the identified surface texture while simultaneously carving the underlying relief.
US09946248B2	System, robot and robot system for detecting load applied to robot A system which can improve the reliability of an emergency stop operation of a robot when contacting a worker. The system is comprised of a force sensor and a malfunction judgment part. The force sensor has a detection part which detects the load in one direction. The detection part includes a first detection element and a second detection element. The malfunction judgment part judges if a first detection value which is detected by the first detection element and a second detection value which is detected by the second detection element differ from each other. If the first detection value and the second detection value differ from each other, it is judged that the first detection element or second detection element have malfunctioned.
US09946247B2	System for managing real-time work information of a motor fitting A system for managing real-time work information of a motor fitting provides a sensor set at the motor fitting to transmit the real-time work information to a processing module. A processing unit of the processing module sends type information and a real-time work parameter according to the real-time work information. When a detection unit determines the real-time work parameter is fallen outside a normal work parameter according to a lookup table stored in a database and the type information, the detection unit generates an abnormal-notification signal for transmission. When an application procedure of the application-processing unit is triggered, the application-processing unit activates a play unit to play the normal work parameter, and further the activated play unit plays notification information upon receiving the abnormal-notification signal.
US09946243B2	EEFIT-based electromagnetic wave energy conducting equipment The utility model discloses an EEFIT-based electromagnetic wave energy conducting equipment, having an enclosure, a skeleton, main emission sources, conveying devices and a PLC. The skeleton is arranged in the enclosure, the main emission sources are arranged on the skeleton, the conveying devices are arranged beside the main emission sources, and the conveying devices are electrically connected with the PLC. Each conveying device has a conveyor belt and limit rods. Two limit rods are arranged on each conveyor belt. The limit rods are respectively driven by two independent stepping motors. The EEFIT-based electromagnetic wave energy conducting equipment has the advantages of wider application range, more functions and lower cost, can be applicable to the irradiation of common or fragile materials, and can handle the materials on the same equipment according to different references. The manufacturing and maintenance costs are lower, and the failure rate is smaller as well.
US09946240B2	Apparatus to communicatively couple three-wire field devices to controllers in a process control system Example apparatus to communicatively couple three-wire field devices to controllers in a process control system are disclosed. An example terminal block is disclosed that includes a first interface having three termination points to terminate each of three wires from a three-wire field device. The example, terminal block further includes a second interface to removably receive a first termination module that is to communicate with the three-wire field device using a first communication protocol and to communicate with a controller via a shared bus of a termination panel using a second communication protocol different than the first communication protocol.
US09946238B2	Electronic wearable activity identifier and environmental controller An apparatus is provided that includes an automation system that detects threats within a secured geographic area, a wireless wearable device worn by a human user that detects activities of the user, and a processor of the automation system that wirelessly receives the detected activities of the human user from the wearable device as the user enters the secured area, that associates at least one of the detected activities with a predetermined action, and that automatically implements a physical change within the secured area in support of the predetermined action.
US09946236B2	Electronic device and control method thereof The present invention discloses an electronic device and control method thereof. The electronic device according to the present invention comprises a main engine and a USB man-machine interface unit connected thereto; an illuminating source and a drive circuit thereof are arranged on the USB man-machine interface unit; the USB man-machine interface unit receives illuminating information sent by the main engine, generates a control command according to the illuminating information and sends the control command to the drive circuit so as to drive the illuminating source. Because the present invention sends the illuminating information to the USB man-machine interface unit through the main engine and then obtains the control command to switch on or off the illuminating source after processing the illuminating information through the USB man-machine interface unit, a user can participate in controlling the illuminating source so as to realize an illuminating effect expected by the user.
US09946230B2	Automated load control system and method A system for controlling electrical loads in a house, apartment, office or any other living environment, comprising the following units: Smart load control unit (LCU), Remote control unit (RCU), Sensors unit (SU), Computer interface unit (CIU), Infrared control unit (IRU) and Keypad unit (KU). Each LCU is so devised as to replace a wall switch or other electrical load power control device and comprises means for controlling an electric power delivered to the load responsive to a user's commands. Each RCU comprises means for activating LCU units, and each SU comprises sensor means. Each unit further includes means for connecting by wireless to the other units to exchange data or commands therebetween.
US09946227B2	Reflective devices, methods and uses therefor Disclosed are timepieces including a first mirror that is at least partially transparent and a second mirror. The second mirror is coupled to the first mirror to articulate with respect to the first mirror about a first axis. A time display is coupled to the second mirror. Also disclosed are reflecting devices including a first mirror and an articulating device coupled to the first mirror. A rotatable device is coupled to the articulating device and a second mirror is also coupled to the rotatable device. Additionally disclosed are reflecting kits including a mirror and an articulating device coupled to the mirror. A ring is coupled to the articulating device. The ring has an aperture. A reflective material is configured to be received by the ring. Methods of using these devices and kits are also disclosed.
US09946221B2	Image forming apparatus having waste toner collecting function from a plurality of photosensitive drums An image forming apparatus includes a main frame, a plurality of process cartridges, a cartridge-supporting body, a belt, a waste toner cartridge, a contact-separation mechanism, and a collective conveying unit. Each process cartridge includes a photosensitive drum and a drum cleaning unit collecting waste toner on the drum. The cartridge-supporting body is movable between an internal position inside the frame and an external position outside the frame. The belt confronts the process cartridges in the internal position. The waste toner cartridge accommodates the waste toner collected from the drums. The contact-separation mechanism moves the cartridge-supporting body between a contact position where the drums are in contact with the belt and a separated position where the drums are out of contact with the belt. The collective conveying unit aggregates waste toner collected from drums and conveys collectively the aggregated waste toner to the waste toner cartridge.
US09946220B2	Developer cartridge having gear with protruding part in which movement of protruding part can be delayed A developer cartridge includes a first gear having a first engagement part provided along a circumferential surface of the first gear, and a first trigger protruding from the circumferential surface. The developer cartridge also has a second gear having a small diameter gear part configured to be engaged to the first engagement part, a large diameter gear part rotatable together with the small diameter gear part, and a second trigger configured to contact and rotate the first gear. The large diameter gear part is configured to receive a driving force and rotate to move from a first position at which the large diameter gear part can rotate relative to the second trigger to a second position at which the large diameter gear part rotates together with the second trigger. The second trigger is configured to rotate together with the large diameter gear part to contact the first trigger.
US09946215B2	Image forming apparatus that switches between a first supply mode and a second supply mode An image forming apparatus having a power saving mode includes a first power supply configured to operate in the power saving mode, a second power supply configured to operate in a mode other than the power saving mode, a heater configured to generate heat when power is fed from the first power supply or the second power supply, and a control circuit configured to control power feeding from the first power supply to the heater and activation or stopping of the second power supply. The control circuit is configured to control, based on an instruction to shift from the power saving mode to another mode, so that power feeding from the first power supply to the heater is cut off, and the second power supply is activated to start power feeding from the second power supply to the heater.
US09946214B2	Control of an environment heater in an imaging forming apparatus In an image forming apparatus, a DC heater is provided in an image forming unit and AC heaters are provided in a sheet feed unit and an image reading unit. An environmental switch is provided at a power supply line connected to the AC heaters. A switch state detection circuit detects whether the environmental switch has been turned on. In accordance with a detection signal output by the switch state detection circuit, the supply of power to the DC heater is started.
US09946213B2	Image forming apparatus that prevents sheet from falling at time of jam processing An image forming apparatus capable of preventing a sheet from falling during jam handling without adding a special mechanism. The apparatus has an openable door forming a guide wall of a first path in a closed state. A first pair of rollers are disposed on the first path for nipping and conveying a sheet in a door closed state, and separated from each other when the door is opened. A second path is connected to the first path, for conveying downstream a sheet from the first path. A second pair of rollers disposed on the second path can keep nipping a sheet even when the door is opened. If a jam occurs, a sheet remaining in the first path is conveyed into the second path using the first roller pair, and is nipped by the second roller pair.
US09946210B2	Sheet transport device and image forming apparatus A sheet transport device includes a sheet transport path along which a sheet is transported in one direction, plural abutting portions on which a leading end of the sheet transported along the sheet transport path abuts, the plural abutting portions being arranged in a direction intersecting the one direction, and a moving unit that moves the plural abutting portions and/or moves the sheet in the direction intersecting the one direction so that a preceding corner portion of two corner portions located at the leading end of the transported sheet abuts on any of the plural abutting portions.
US09946207B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a conversion unit, an image forming unit, a controller, a conveyance unit, a measurement unit, a determination unit, an adjustment unit, and a generation unit. The conversion unit converts image data based on conversion condition. The image forming unit forms and fixes an image to a sheet. The controller controls to create first and second test sheets having respective reference and measurement images. The first and second test sheets are conveyed. The test images are measured. The determination unit determines first and second information regarding positions. The adjustment unit adjusts an image forming condition based the measured test images. The conversion condition is generated based on a second measurement result. A first reference image length in a direction in which the first test sheet is conveyed is longer than a second reference image length in a direction in which the second test sheet is conveyed.
US09946204B2	Image forming apparatus, control method, and storage medium Control is performed so that a current value gradually shifts, corresponding to a sensor value. More specifically, when a predicted value of a remaining toner amount is calculated, processing for correcting a consumed toner amount corresponding to the sensor value is performed for a consumed toner amount.
US09946201B2	Image-forming apparatus and image-forming system An image-forming apparatus contains a control portion that controls a cooling operation of the fixing portion. The control portion sets an image confirmable position in which an image formed on a long sheet is confirmable. When a print job on the long sheet finishes, the control portion starts the cooling operation of the fixing portion and controls the conveying portion to convey the long sheet until a rear end of a final image fixed by a fixing portion reaches the image confirmable position and finishes the cooling operation of the fixing portion until the rear end of the image fixed by the fixing portion reaches the image confirmable position. The control portion also sets the image confirmable position to be at an outermost circumference of rolled paper reeled by a reeling apparatus.
US09946200B2	Binary ink developer assembly including slots having a slot angle corresponding to a pressure angle A binary ink developer assembly includes a plurality of rollers, gears, and end caps. The rollers are in contact with each other to form a nip. Each roller includes a plurality of bearings. The gears include gear teeth. A respective gear has an involute tooth profile and applies a gear force at a pressure angle corresponding to the involute tooth profile to rotate at least one roller. The end caps are coupled to the bearings. At least one slot arranged to form a slot angle substantially equal to the pressure angle and to receive a respective bearing to support a respective roller.
US09946198B2	Developing cartridge capable of stopping movement of protrusion of gear A developing cartridge includes a casing to accommodate toner; an agitator to agitate the toner and rotatable about a first axis extending in a predetermined direction, the agitator including one end portion and another end portion in the predetermined direction, the agitator being movable in the predetermined direction between a first position and a second position; a first gear mounted to the one end portion and rotatable along with the agitator; an input gear engaging with the first gear; a second gear mounted to the another end portion and rotatable along with the agitator; a third gear; and a protrusion. The second gear is mounted to the another end portion while the first gear engages with the input gear in the first position. And the second gear is separated from the another end portion while the first gear engages with the input gear in the second position.
US09946194B2	Toner case and image forming apparatus A toner case includes a case main body, a cover, and a seal member. The case main body is configured to contain a toner and to rotate. The cover is configured to cover an opening part arranged at the case main body and to maintain a rotation stop state when the case main body rotates. The seal member is interposed between the case main body and the cover and configured to maintain a rotation stop state when the case main body rotates. At least a part of the seal member is composed of an elastic material.
US09946193B2	Developer supply container and developer supplying system A developer supply container includes a developer accommodating portion capable of accommodating a developer, a storage capable of storing the developer, with the storage being provided with a discharge opening configured to permit discharge of the developer from the storage, and a pump portion changeable between a maximum volume state and a minimum volume state and actable to the discharge opening. In addition, a discharge suppressing portion is movable between a first position in which the discharge suppressing portion is remote from the discharge opening and a second position in which the discharge suppressing portion is close to the discharge opening, wherein the discharge suppressing portion is in the second position at least for a predetermined period of time when the pump portion is in the minimum volume state.
US09946192B2	Toner container, image forming apparatus A toner container includes an elongated container main body, a first toner storage portion provided in one side of the container main body in its longitudinal direction, a first rotation member rotatably provided in the first toner storage portion, a second toner storage portion provided in the other side of the container main body in the longitudinal direction, and a second rotation member rotatably provided in the second toner storage portion. The container main body includes a flat plate-like lid member closing opening portions of a first housing of the first toner storage portion and a second housing of the second toner storage portion. First and second bearing portions rotatably supporting a first end portion of a first rotation shaft of the first rotation member and a second end portion of a second rotation shaft of the second rotation member are provided on an inner surface of the lid member.
US09946191B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus that continuously carries out image formation on a plurality of recording materials includes an image bearing member and a developing device configured to develop an electrostatic latent image on the image bearing member. A first feeding screw is provided in a developing chamber and includes a first screw portion, a second screw portion and a third screw portion. Each of the second and third screw portions are provided with a blade portion formed helically on an outer peripheral surface of a rotation shaft of the first feeding screw, and the first screw portion is not provided with the blade portion. Based on information on the relative humidity in the developing container and on the amount of toner consumed with the image formation on a plurality of recording materials, a controller controls a driving speed for rotationally driving the first feeding screw by a driving device.
US09946187B2	Determining settings for arrays of printing components A method of controlling a print engine, the method comprising: printing a first test image including a number of scans of printing components at a first setting of the array of printing components; printing at least a second test image by a number of scans of the printing components at a modified setting of the array of printing components, the modified setting being different from the first setting, wherein the modified setting provides a modified setting for each one of the printing components which is varied according to the position of the respective printing component in the array; optically scanning the printed test images and determining the distinctiveness of a scan band within the printed test images for each one of the test images; and deriving an optimum setting of the array of printing components from a comparison of the determined distinctiveness.
US09946183B2	Liquid developer, circuit board, and conductive pattern forming apparatus A liquid developer includes metallic particles that may be surface-treated using an insulating material, and a carrier liquid.
US09946182B2	Electrostatic charge image developing toner, electrostatic charge image developer, and toner cartridge An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles including a binder resin and a white pigment, wherein a maximum frequent value in distribution of eccentricity B of the white pigment represented by the following Expression (1) is from 0.75 to 0.95, and a skewness in the distribution of the eccentricity B is from −1.20 to 0.00: Expression (1): eccentricity B=2d/D, wherein D represents an equivalent circle diameter (μm) of a toner particle in observation of the cross section of the toner particle, and d represents a distance (μm) from the centroid of the toner particle to the centroid of the white pigment in observation of the cross section of the toner particle.
US09946181B2	Toner A toner comprises toner particles, each of which contains a binder resin, a colorant, a wax and a crystalline polyester. The melting point P(t) of the crystalline polyester is at least 65.0° C. and not more than 80.0° C., and regarding a storage elastic modulus G′ obtained in dynamic viscoelasticity measurement of the toner, where G′ at 50° C. is denoted by G′(50), G′ at 80° C. is denoted by G′(80), G′ at 120° C. is denoted by G′(120), and G′ at the melting point P(t) of the crystalline polyester is denoted by G′(t), the following formulas are satisfied: 4.2×108 Pa≤G′(50), 3.0×102≤G′(50)/G′(80), and G′(t)/G′(120)≤7.0×102.
US09946178B2	Toner for electrostatic image development, electrostatic image developer, toner cartridge, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and image forming method A toner for electrostatic image development includes toner particles; and an external additive containing silica particles and polytetrafluorethylene particles, the silica particles having a compression-aggregation degree of 60% or more and 95% or less and a particle compression ratio of 0.20 or more and 0.40 or less.
US09946176B2	Electrophotographic photoreceptor Provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor containing a conductive support having thereon a photosensitive layer and a surface layer laminated in that order, wherein the surface layer contains a conductive filler having a number average primary particle size of 10 to 500 nm in a resin; and the conductive filler is treated with a surface treatment agent containing a fluoroalkyl (meth)acrylate/(meth)acrylic acid copolymer.
US09946174B2	Conductive support for electrophotographic photoreceptor, electrophotographic photoreceptor, and process cartridge A conductive support for an electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a cylindrical member containing aluminum, wherein the cylindrical member has an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of 1.3 μm or less, a maximum height of roughness profile Rz of 5.0 μm or less, and a mean width of roughness profile elements RSm in an axial direction of 80 μm to 400 μm.
US09946173B2	Imprinting apparatus, imprinting method, and article manufacturing method Provided is an imprinting apparatus that forms patterns sequentially on a plurality of areas of a substrate by using a mold and imprint material. The apparatus includes a moving unit configured to move along a horizontal plane while carrying the substrate, and an adjusting unit configured to adjust an inclination of the mold with respect to the substrate. The adjusting unit adjusts the inclination of the mold with respect to the substrate based on information related to a state of the imprint material provided on the substrate and information related to an order of pattern formation. The information related to the state of the imprint material on the substrate is variable with the movement of the moving unit.
US09946166B2	Reduction of hotspots of dense features A method to adjust line-width roughness (LWR) in a lithographic apparatus, the method including receiving a value of LWR and/or image log slope (ILS) for each feature of a plurality of different features of a pattern to be imaged, using a patterning device, onto a substrate in a lithographic process, and evaluating a cost function including a lithographic parameter and the values of LWR and/or ILS to determine a value of the lithographic parameter that (i) reduces a bias between the LWR and/or ILS of the different features, or (ii) reduces a difference in the LWR and/or ILS of the different features between different lithographic apparatuses, or (iii) reduces a difference in the LWR and/or ILS of the different features between different patterning devices, or (iv) any combination selected from (i)-(iii).
US09946164B2	Exposure apparatus and method of manufacturing article The present invention provides an exposure apparatus including a rotation shutter, and a control unit configured to control a rotational speed of the rotation shutter so as to match an exposure amount on a substrate with a target exposure amount in exposure processing for a shot region, based on first information indicating a relationship between a rotational speed of the rotation shutter and an exposure amount on the substrate when rotating the rotation shutter at the rotational speed without stopping rotation of the rotation shutter so as to make a shift from a first state in which the rotation shutter shields a light to a second state in which the rotation shutter passes the light and then back to the first state, wherein the control unit updates the first information based on second information concerning a change in the illuminance of light.
US09946162B2	Controller for optical device, exposure method and apparatus, and method for manufacturing device An exposure method for exposing a mask pattern, which includes plural types of patterns, with a high throughput and optimal illumination conditions for each type of pattern. The method includes guiding light from a first spatial light modulator illuminated with pulse lights of illumination light to a second spatial light modulator and exposing a wafer with light from the second spatial light modulator, accompanied by: controlling a conversion state of the second spatial light modulator including a plurality of second mirror elements; and controlling a conversion state of the first spatial light modulator including a plurality of first mirror elements to control intensity distribution of the illumination light on a predetermined plane between the first spatial light modulator and the second spatial light modulator.
US09946160B2	Method for forming pattern and method for producing device A pattern forming method which includes: forming a plurality of first line patterns of which longitudinal direction is a first direction and a plurality of second line patterns of which longitudinal direction is the first direction and of which etching characteristic is different from etching characteristic of the plurality of first line patterns, so that at least one edge portion of each of the plurality of first line patterns and at least one edge portion of each of the plurality of second line patterns are adjacent to each other; and removing at least a portion of the plurality of first line patterns by etching.
US09946159B2	Lithographic fragmentation technology A fragmentation pattern is formed on a surface of a warhead using a lithographic process. A photoresistant material is coated on an interior surface of the warhead casing. A portion of the photoresistant material is selectively cured by projecting an image of the fragmentation pattern onto the photoresistant material. The uncured portion of the photoresistant material is removed and an etchant is applied to the exposed portion of the warhead casing surface thereby etching the fragmentation pattern. Alternatively, a protective coating is applied over the entire surface thereby creating the fragmentation pattern.
US09946157B2	Resist composition and method for producing resist pattern A resist composition contains: a novolak resin (A1) having a protective group capable of being cleaved by action of an acid, an acid generator (B), an anticorrosive agent (G), and a solvent (D) as well as a method for producing a resist pattern includes steps (1) to (4); (1) applying the resist composition according to the above onto a substrate; (2) drying the applied composition to form a composition layer; (3) exposing the composition layer; and (4) developing the exposed composition layer.
US09946143B1	Light source apparatus and projector A light source apparatus according to an aspect of the invention includes a first light source section that includes a first solid-state light source that emits excitation light, a second light source section that includes a second solid-state light source that emits red light and a third solid-state light source that emits blue light and outputs color light containing the red light and the blue light, and a rotor irradiated with the excitation light and the color light. The rotor is provided with a phosphor section that emits fluorescence when irradiated with the excitation light and a diffuser section that diffuses the color light and outputs the diffused color light with the phosphor section and the diffuser section provided along the direction of rotation of the rotor.
US09946134B2	Variable optical retarder A sub-wavelength grating is placed inside a liquid crystal variable optical retarder to reduce polarization dependence of the optical retardation generated by the variable optical retarder. A small thickness of the sub-wavelength grating, as compared to a conventional waveplate, reduces the driving voltage penalty due to the in-cell placement of the sub-wavelength grating.
US09946130B2	Display device A display device includes: first and second drain electrodes; an organic insulating film; an inorganic insulating film formed on the organic insulating film; and first and second pixel electrodes formed on the inorganic insulating film. The organic insulating film includes an organic insulating film opening spanning the first drain electrode and the second drain electrode. The inorganic insulating film covering the organic insulating film includes first and second inorganic insulating film openings. The first pixel electrode is connected to the first drain electrode via the first inorganic insulating film opening. The second pixel electrode is connected to the second drain electrode via the second inorganic insulating film opening.
US09946122B2	Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing a same A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate spaced from a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, a gate line, a data line, a first sub-pixel electrode, and a second sub-pixel electrode on the first substrate. The display device also includes a first switch and a second switch. The first switch is connected to the gate line, the data line, and the first sub-pixel electrode. The second switch is connected to the gate line, the data line, and the second sub-pixel electrode. The second switch includes a first gate electrode connected to the gate line and a second gate electrode not connected to the gate line.
US09946116B2	Liquid crystal display device having reduced color shift The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device that prevents a color shift by allowing two sub-pixel areas to have the same transmittance. A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes a data line that includes: a connection portion having a direction of extension perpendicular to that of a gate line; a first portion oriented at a first angle with respect to a direction of extension of the connection portion; and a second portion oriented at a second angle different from the first angle with respect to the direction of extension of the connection portion, and wherein an angle between a rubbing direction of the liquid crystal and the connection portion satisfies θ L = θ 2 - θ 1 2 (where θL is the angle between the rubbing direction of the liquid crystal and the direction of extension of the connection portion, θ1: the first angle, θ2: the second angle).
US09946112B2	Light source apparatus emitting light from an emission surface and image display apparatus having the light source apparatus A light source apparatus includes: a plurality of light sources provided, respectively, in a plurality of first divided regions; a first suppressing member that suppresses, for each of the plurality of first divided regions, spreading of light emitted from a light source provided in the first divided region; a conversion member that converts the color of the light emitted from the light sources and emits light of the converted color; and a diffusing member that is provided on a side closer to the emission surface than the conversion member so as to diffuse the light emitted from the conversion member, wherein the diffusing member is apart from the conversion member by a predetermined distance.
US09946108B2	Display panel and manufacture method thereof The present invention provides a display panel and a manufacture method thereof. By locating the matrix electrode corresponding to the black matrix on one side of the color film substrate, which is close to the liquid crystal layer, and because the matrix electrode is coupled to the common electrode signal, no voltage difference exists between the matrix electrode and the common electrode, and no matter in condition of being electrified or not electrified, the liquid crystal layer between the matrix electrode and the common electrode of the array substrate is not orientated and constantly appears in an opaque state so that no interference generates to light between adjacent pixels of the panel to eliminate the large view angle color washout of the panel and to improve the display quality of the LTPS display panel.
US09946102B2	Alignment structure of liquid-crystal display device and liquid-crystal display device using the same A display device includes a display panel, a plurality of flexible substrates, and an alignment structure. The display panel is disposed on a side of the transparent plate. The plurality of flexible substrates is connected to the display panel. The alignment structure is disposed on the side of the transparent plate for coupling with an external structure. It can be disposed regardless of positions of the plurality of flexible substrates to avoid the plurality of flexible substrates from being impaired by an unnecessary contact with the alignment structure. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid elements in the display device from being impaired by the alignment structure during the manufacturing process of the display device.
US09946101B2	Gate driver control circuit A method for operating a gate driver that is driving pixel transistors of a display panel, is described. An internal start pulse is produced in response to an external start pulse and in accordance with a system clock, wherein the internal start pulse is input to a first cell of a gate driver shift register whose outputs are coupled to level shifting output stages that are driving the rows of pixel transistors of the display panel. The produced internal start pulse was qualified by an output of a last cell of the gate driver shift register. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09946096B2	Decorative attachment for eyewear temple It is provided a removable decorative attachment to one or both of the temple pieces of an eyewear. The decorative attachment to the temple of the eyewear can be of different shapes, colors, patterns and is made of a thermoplastic material, and retained onto the temple by friction or through a retaining mechanism built on both the attachment and the temple pieces of the eyewear.
US09946092B2	Methods for manufacturing biocompatible cathode slurry for use in biocompatible batteries Methods and apparatus to form biocompatible energization elements are described. In some examples, the methods and apparatus to form the biocompatible energization elements involve forming cavities comprising active cathode chemistry. The active elements of the cathode and anode are sealed with a biocompatible material. In some examples, a field of use for the methods and apparatus may include any biocompatible device or product that requires energization elements.
US09946088B2	Stereoscopic liquid crystal display systems Stereoscopic display system assemblies may be configured to have optimal performance with passive, circular analyzing, cinema eyewear. They may comprise non-twisted electrically controlled birefringent liquid crystal modulators oriented at ±45° to the polarizer orientation of the eyewear. Exemplary embodiments may include single half-wave modulators with a crossing (i.e. negating) quarter wave films. The natural polarization state of the LCD may be rotated and cleaned-up when necessary to cross with the horizontal eyewear polarizer orientation. In an embodiment, the LC modulator substrate is positioned outermost for anti-reflection coating tolerance, durability and touch sensitivity.
US09946087B2	Directional backlight stereoscopic display device A direction backlight stereoscopic display device, comprises a backlight assembly, and sequentially comprises a lens array and an image display unit along a transmitting direction of light rays emitted from the backlight assembly. The lens array includes a plurality of lens units, and the lens units are arranged along a preset curvature, forming a concave surface facing toward the image display unit. The lens array of the directional backlight stereoscopic display device according to the embodiments of the present invention is arranged as a concave surface with a definite curvature, forming an uninterrupted viewing zone distribution in a viewing region to guarantee the viewing zone a visual effect of uniformity without any dark region.
US09946086B2	Stereoscopic image display and method of driving the same A stereoscopic image display includes a display panel; a polarization control panel that is positioned on the display panel and controls the polarization direction of light incident from the display panel; a lens panel positioned on the polarization control panel and having a plurality of lens shaping portions; a first driver for driving the display panel; a second driver for supplying a driving voltage to the polarization control panel; a timing controller for controlling the first driver and the second driver; and a sensing unit that senses the driving voltage supplied to the polarization control panel and outputs a decision signal for deciding whether the sensed driving voltage is in normal condition or abnormal condition.
US09946082B2	Handheld, low-level laser apparatuses and methods for low-level laser beam production A handheld, low-level laser apparatus includes a laser diode configured to generate a laser emission having an astigmatism. The apparatus further includes one or more corrective lens configured alone or in combination to correct the astigmatism and to collimate the laser emission, a divergence lens configured to diverge the laser emission after the laser emission passes through the one or more corrective lens, and a front lens configured to collimate the laser emission after the laser emission passes through the divergence lens. A low-level laser beam producing method includes repeatedly directing an IR laser emission through a series of lenses during a first set of time periods and repeatedly directing a visible laser emission through the series of lenses during a second set of time periods, each time period of the first set of time periods being distinct from each time period of the second set of time periods.
US09946081B2	Microscope with tunable acoustic gradient index of refraction lens enabling multiple focal plan imaging An apparatus, system and method for microscopy. The apparatus, system and method includes a stage configured to receive an item; a tunable acoustic gradient index of refraction (TAG) lens having a first aspect positioned to image the received item, wherein the first aspect of the TAG lens is configured to have an optical power profile in accordance with an operational frequency of the TAG lens; one or more lenses configured to magnify an image of the received item at a viewing point; and at least one pulsed light source configured to illuminate the received item and to pulse at one or more points within the optical power profile of the TAG lens.
US09946078B2	Head-up display device A head-up display device including a screen; a projector that projects a visual image to the screen using a projection lens; and an image generator that generates a virtual image of the visual image to be visually recognized by a user from the visual image projected to the screen, wherein the visual image is composed of a first visual image and a second visual image; and the image generator generates a first virtual image, which is a virtual image of the first visual image, from the first visual image, and generates a second virtual image, which is a virtual image of the second visual image, from the second visual image.
US09946075B1	See-through display glasses for virtual reality and augmented reality applications Architecture and designs of wearable devices for virtual reality and augmented reality applications are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, a display device is made in form of a pair of glasses and includes a minimum number of parts to reduce the complexity and weight thereof. A separate enclosure is provided as portable to be affixed or attached to a user (e.g., a pocket or waist belt). The enclosure includes all necessary parts and circuits to generate content for virtual reality and/or augmented reality applications. The content is optically picked up by an optical cable and transported by one or more optical fibers in the optical cable to the glasses, where the content is projected respectively to the lenses specially made for displaying the content before the eyes of the wearer.
US09946070B2	Automotive head up display A head-up-display (HUD) system includes at least one scanning laser projector operative to generate laser light, and a stacked array of multiple-switchable screens arranged relative to the projector to receive laser light generated by the projector, each screen of the stacked array of multiple-switchable screens spaced apart from one another and operative to switch between a transparent state and a diffusive state. A controller is operatively coupled to the stacked array of multiple-switchable screens, the controller configured to time sequentially switch each screen of the array from a transparent state to a diffusive state, wherein only one screen is switched to the diffusive state at any given time. An output of the projector is arranged at an angle or a distance from imaging optics succeeding the array of screens to prevent a specular beam emitted by the at least one scanning laser projector from intercepting the imaging optics succeeding the array of screens when all screens are in the transparent state.
US09946069B2	Displays An optical component for a display apparatus comprises an optical waveguide part (11) arranged to guide light therealong between surface parts thereof by internal reflection, an input part (13) arranged to receive light and direct the received light into the optical waveguide part, and an output part comprising a partially transmissive angularly reflective optical coating (25) arranged upon a surface part of the optical waveguide part. The output part is optically coupled to the input part by the optical waveguide part to receive guided light and to transmit some but not all of said guided light out from the optical waveguide part. The angularly reflective optical coating extends along a dimension of the optical waveguide part to expand the guided light in said dimension along the output part by repeated partial transmission thereof for output.
US09946065B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same Provided is an optical system, including, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, which is configured to move during focusing, and a third lens unit having a positive or negative refractive power, the first lens unit consisting of, in order from the object side to the image side, a positive lens (Gp1), a positive lens (Gp2), and a subunit including a plurality of lenses, the subunit including at least one negative lens, in which an Abbe number νdGp1 of a material of the positive lens (Gp1), an Abbe number νdGn1 of a material of a negative lens (Gn1) closest to the object side among the negative lenses of the subunit, and a partial dispersion ratio θgFGn1 of the material of the negative lens (Gn1) are each appropriately set.
US09946063B2	Light scanning apparatus, light scanning control apparatus, and light scanning unit A light scanning apparatus includes torsion beams supporting a mirror supporting portion on opposite sides of the mirror supporting portion along an axis direction, the mirror supporting portion being swung around the axis direction by the torsion beams; a pair of drive beams sandwiching the mirror and the mirror supporting portion in a direction orthogonal to the axis direction; connection beams that connect mutually facing sides of each drive beam with the torsion beams; and a piezoelectric sensor formed on the connection beams and detecting displacement of the connection beams caused by a swing of the torsion beams around the axis when the mirror swings by a drive voltage, wherein a first bias voltage having a positive or negative polarity is applied to an upper electrode of the piezoelectric sensor, and a second bias voltage having an opposite polarity is applied to a lower electrode.
US09946062B1	Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) scanners for scanning laser devices The embodiments described herein provide microelectromechanical system (MEMS) scanners with increased resistance to distortion in the mirror surface. Such MEMS scanners, when incorporated into laser scanning devices, are used to reflect laser light into a pattern of scan lines. Thus, by reducing distortion in the scanning surface these MEMS scanners can provide improved performance in scanning laser devices, including scanning laser projectors and laser depth scanners. In general, this is accomplished by providing a MEMS scanner where the connection to the scan plate is made at an intermediate support structure, and at a point on that intermediate support structure that is offset from the scanning surface. Providing the connection to the scan plate at points offset from the scanning surface can reduce the distortion that occurs in the scanning surface as a result of rotational forces in the MEMS scanner.
US09946061B2	Robust support structure for an optical reflecting telescope A support structure for an optical reflecting telescope including a beam inlet a primary support for a primary mirror, a secondary support for a secondary mirror, struts which extend between the primary support and the secondary support, and a beam outlet. The support structure has a contour of a single shell hyperboloid. The primary support, the secondary support and the struts are configured so that they support the primary mirror and the secondary mirror so that a z-shaped beam path is provided between the beam inlet, the primary mirror, the secondary mirror and the beam outlet. The struts have identical length.
US09946057B2	Microscope module for a microscope arrangement for imaging a sample A microscope module (300) for imaging a sample (270) is disclosed. The microscope module (300) includes at least one illumination objective (210) for producing an illumination beam along an illumination beam path (215) arranged to illuminate lower surface of the sample (270) and at least one detection objective (220) having a detection path (225). The detection path (225) is at an angle to the illumination beam path (215).
US09946056B2	Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and method of manufacturing article Provided is an illumination optical system that illuminates a target illumination region by using light emitted from a discharge lamp. The system includes a condensing mirror that condenses the light from the discharge lamp, an optical integrator which has a polygonal cross-sectional shape and is arranged on an optical path from the condensing mirror to the target illumination region, an imaging optical system that forms an image on the target illumination region with respect to an exit end face of the optical integrator as an object plane, and a power supply cable connecting to an electrode of the discharge lamp across the optical path directed from the condensing mirror to the optical integrator. The cable is arranged so that a shadow of the cable is neither parallel nor perpendicular to each side of the polygon of an entrance surface of the optical integrator.
US09946054B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, a third lens unit having positive refractive power, and a rear lens group including a lens unit having negative refractive power arranged along an optical axis thereof. A focal length fw of the zoom lens at a wide-angle end, a focal length ft of the zoom lens at a telephoto end, an amount of movement M1 of the first lens unit on the optical axis in zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, and a focal length frn of a lens unit Lrn that is a lens unit having a shortest focal length among lens units having negative refractive power included in the rear lens group are appropriately set based on predetermined mathematical conditions.
US09946052B2	Mobile device and optical imaging lens thereof Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises six lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces and/or the refracting power of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened.
US09946051B2	Imaging apparatus and image sensor including the same An imaging apparatus and an image sensor including the same are provided. The imaging apparatus includes first, second, and third optical devices. At least one of the first, second, and third optical devices is a thin-lens including nanostructures.
US09946050B2	Image forming lens system and image pickup apparatus using the same An image forming lens system includes a front lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a rear lens unit, and does not include any other lens unit. The front lens unit includes a first lens unit having a positive refractive power and a second lens unit having a negative refractive power. Each of the first lens unit and the second lens unit includes a positive lens and a negative lens. The second lens unit is a focusing lens unit. The rear lens unit includes a positive lens and a negative lens. The second lens unit is the only lens unit that moves, in the front lens unit, and the following conditional expressions (1) and (2′) are satisfied: 0.5
US09946045B2	High density splitter aggregation module A module includes a plurality of splitters, a plurality of inputs, and a plurality of outputs wherein the outputs are connected to multi-fiber connectors and wherein outputs from a plurality of splitters are connected to one of the multi-fiber connectors. The splitters have outputs in multiples of eight, such as a 1×32 splitter. The multi-fiber connectors include twelve fiber cables.
US09946044B1	Equipment cabinet with movable stile An equipment cabinet with a movable stile is disclosed herein. In an exemplary embodiment, the equipment cabinet comprises a housing body defining a front opening, independently operable first and second doors, and a movable stile positioned within the front opening and between the first and second doors. First and second sealing pads are positioned between the movable stile and the housing body when the movable stile is in a closed position. First and second sealing gaskets, respectively, are attached to interiors of the first and second doors, where at least a portion of each of the first and second sealing gaskets are positioned between the movable stile and the first or second doors when the first and second doors are closed. Thus, the equipment cabinet has independently operable doors and facilitates increased access to an interior of the equipment cabinet while maintaining an environmental seal.
US09946041B2	Advanced fiber-optic contact and method An opto-electronic contact, method and connection system can utilize an active opto-electronic converter configured for removable optical engagement with an opposing contact. A barrel housing defines an interior cavity to capture the converter in the interior cavity for external optical engagement to the opposing contact via the first barrel opening for relative movement of the converter axis along the elongation axis, transverse thereto, and oblique thereto to accommodate mating tolerances responsive to engaging the opposing contact. A flexible circuit board assembly can be used to externally electrically interface the converter.
US09946036B2	Connectors for micro-duct terminations of fiber optic cable A connector for coupling a fiber optic cable with a connection point includes a connector body at a first end of the connector and extending in a longitudinal direction and a connector housing at a second end of the connector. The connector body defines a first longitudinal conduit configured to receive a duct, and the duct is configured to slidably receive the fiber optic cable. A compression fitting is configured to be received about a first end of the connector body and slidable relative to the connector body in the longitudinal direction to radially compress the first end of the connector body to grip the duct. The connector housing includes a second longitudinal conduit substantially aligned with the first longitudinal conduit in the longitudinal direction and a connection portion configured to couple the fiber optic cable to the connection point. The first longitudinal conduit and the second longitudinal conduit are configured to slidably receive the fiber optic cable.
US09946035B2	Fiber optic connector A fiber optic connector assembly incorporates features that improve structural rigidity and the integrity of transmitted signals. These features also allow the connector assembly to be accessed easily in high density connectivity environments. These features also facilitate a technique for reversing polarity of the connector assembly with little or no risk of twisting the optical fibers and without requiring the housing assembly to be disassembled. The connector assembly is constructed using a small number of parts, thereby maintaining low maintenance costs while yielding a sturdy structure. A puller can be added to the connector assembly to improve access in congested connectivity applications without increasing the size profile. Chamfered front faces afford a degree of alignment tolerance when plugging the connector assembly into an adapter. Features of the connector assembly can be implemented in both a duplexed housing version as well as a paired simplex clipped version.
US09946030B1	Beam branching device A beam branching device capable of suppressing an increase in the cost and the like even when the number of branching directions of an incident beam is large and increasing the coupling efficiency even when the rotation accuracy of a rotary motor is not increased too high and coping with high-speed switching of the optical path is provided. In a beam branching device, a rotation shaft of a rotary motor is rotated to rotate a rotating member together with a plurality of reflection mirrors so that an incident beam is reflected from a reflection mirror surface portion of any one of the plurality of reflection mirrors and the incident beam is branched to a plurality of directions to switch an optical path of a reflection beam. A central axis of the rotating member is at a skewed position in relation to a central line of the incident beam, and the plurality of reflection mirrors are arranged at a position on the rotating member to face both sides in an axial direction of the rotating member with a position closest to the incident beam interposed therebetween.
US09946023B2	Optical attenuator and fabrication method thereof An optical attenuator and/or optical terminator is provided. The device includes an optical channel having two regions with different optical properties, such as an undoped silicon region which is less optically absorptive and a doped silicon region which is more optically absorptive. Other materials may also be used. A facet at the interface between the two regions is oriented at a non-perpendicular angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the channel. The angle can be configured to mitigate back reflection. Multiple facets may be included between different pairs of regions. The device may further include curved and/or tapers to further facilitate attenuation and/or optical termination.
US09946020B1	Mode matched Y-junction A mode-matched waveguide Y-junction with balanced or unbalanced splitting comprises an input waveguide, expanding from an input end to an output end, for expanding the input beam of light along a longitudinal axis; first and second output waveguides extending from the output end of the input waveguide separated by a gap. Ideally, each of the first and second output waveguides includes an initial section capable of supporting a fundamental super mode, and having an inner wall substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and a mode splitting section extending from the initial section at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis.
US09946019B2	Guided mode resonance device A guided mode resonance device, comprising—a substrate,—a waveguide,—a grating structure associated with said waveguide, said grating structure being arranged to an incident surface of said substrate, said incident surface being intended to receive an incident light beam provided by at least one light source, said incident light beam having an incident angle, defined relative to the normal of said waveguide, said grating structure comprising at least one elementary structure comprising at least a first-type grating structure and at least a second-type grating structure,—wherein:—said waveguide is arranged to transfer light from the first-type grating structures to the second-type grating structure and also to transfer light from the second-type grating structures to the first-type grating structure,—said first-type grating structure is arranged to couple out a first light beam,—said second-type grating structure is arranged to couple out a second light beam,—said first light beam having a different spectral distribution than said second light beam.
US09946013B2	Indicator lights An indicator light is disclosed herein. The indicator light can include a housing having at least one wall, where the at least one wall forms a cavity, and where the housing has a first length. The indicator light can also include a light guide disposed within the housing at a distal end of the housing, where the light guide has a second length that is less than the first length. The indicator light can further include a light source disposed adjacent to the light guide. The housing and the light guide can form a flame path therebetween.
US09946012B2	Edgelit LED blade fixture A lighting fixture that includes a frame, a heat sink assembly, an LED assembly, and a reflector. The frame includes a first end plate and a second end plate, each end plate including a slot formed therein. The slot extends from a top edge of the end plates towards a bottom edge of the end plates. The heat sink assembly includes one or more LEDs and a lightguide having a first longitudinal edge that receives light emitted from the LEDs. A first edge and a second edge of the lightguide are slidably inserted respective slots. The heat sink assembly includes a heat sink base and a heat sink cap coupled thereto which forms a first cavity for housing the LEDs and a second cavity adjacent the first cavity for housing a portion of the lightguide. The reflector is coupled to the end plates.
US09946010B2	Display device A display device includes a display panel including a first pixel, a second pixel, a third pixel, and a fourth pixel, and a backlight unit including a first light source emitting a first light and a second light source emitting a second light, the first, second, third, and fourth pixels including respective light control layers and including respective light converting units, the light converting units respectively receiving the first light from the backlight unit through the light control layers of the first, second, and third pixels and converting the received first light into light having different wavelengths, the fourth pixel including a light transmitting unit receiving the second light from the backlight unit through the light control layer of the fourth pixel and transmitting the received second light therethrough.
US09946008B2	Indication lighting device and vacuum cleaner including the same An indication lighting device provided is capable of reducing the number of electric wiring from a fixed, part to a moving part when an indication part is provided in the moving part's side. The indication lighting device makes indication by emitting light from a light source arranged in a fixed part to an optical waveguide arranged in a moving part, reflecting the light incident on the optical waveguide by reflection surfaces of prisms of the optical waveguide to an indication part provided in a tip side of the optical waveguide to be propagated, and emitting the light propagated inside the optical waveguide through the indication part.
US09946007B2	Light guide and lighting assembly with array of rotated micro-optical elements A light guide includes opposed major surfaces and a light input edge extending therebetween. An array of micro-optical elements of well-defined shape at at least one of the opposed major surfaces corresponds to the light input edge. Each of the micro-optical elements in the array includes a longitudinal axis arranged within the range of angles relative to the light input edge. A path linearly extending along the light guide from the light input edge intersects at least a portion of the micro-optical elements in the array, at least one of the micro-optical elements along the path arranged with its longitudinal axis at a positive angle relative to the light input edge, and at least another one of the micro-optical elements along the path arranged with its longitudinal axis at a negative angle relative to the light input edge.
US09946005B2	Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device, includes a display panel; a light guide plate to transfer light to the display panel; and a light source module on a side surface of the light guide plate to supply light to the light guide plate, the light source module including a light source to generate light; and a quantum dot unit between the light source and the light guide plate, the quantum dot unit extending along the side surface of the light guide plate and including a tube member filled with a resin including quantum dots, the tube member including a sealing part.
US09946004B2	Lighting systems and devices including same A lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system comprises at least one light source comprising a light emitting diode (LED) and one or more phosphors optically coupled to the LED to convert at least a portion of original light emitted by the LED to provide a modified LED light having a first predetermined spectral output, and an optical material that is optically coupled to at least a portion of a surface of a light guide plate and optically coupled to receive at least a portion of the modified LED light and to convert at least a portion of the modified LED light to at least one predetermined wavelength to provide modified light having a second predetermined spectral output, wherein the optical material comprises one or more types of quantum confined semiconductor nanoparticle. A device including a lighting system is also disclosed.
US09946003B2	Light guiding structure for guiding light transmitted from a plurality of light emitting components and light emitting device therewith A light guiding structure includes a resilient base and a plurality of light guiding columns. A plurality of through holes is separately formed on the resilient base. The plurality of light guiding columns resiliently engages with the plurality of through holes. Each of a plurality of light emitting components is disposed on an end of each of the plurality of the light guiding columns. The light guiding structure utilizes the plurality of light guiding columns for guiding the light transmitted from the plurality of light emitting components and further utilizes the resilient base for allowing the light transmitted from one of the plurality of light emitting components to pass through the corresponding light guiding column only. Therefore, the light transmitted from the plurality of light emitting components can be guided to a correct position, which effectively reduces human misjudgment.
US09946002B2	Electrical device An electrical device includes a circuit board (101), a light source (104), and a light guide (105). The light guide receives light from the light source and conducts the received light to an end of the light guide so that the light crosses, in a direction parallel with the circuit board, an edge of the circuit board. The end of the light guide constitutes a display surface for showing the light to a user. On a fringe area extending from the edge of the circuit board a distance (D) towards the opposite edge of the circuit board, the light guide is between geometrical planes parallel and coinciding with surfaces of the circuit board. Hence, the light guide does not require room in directions perpendicular to the circuit board. Therefore, for example, more connectors, key buttons, and/or other instruments can be placed on a control panel of the electrical device.
US09946001B2	Phase difference element having birefringent film containing titanium oxide tantalum oxide A phase difference element has a transparent substrate and a birefringent film with tantalum oxide and titanium oxide obliquely deposited on one surface of the transparent substrate. The birefringent film has a first photorefractive film and a second photorefractive film laminated to each other and having different oblique deposition directions. The ratio of titanium atoms to the total of titanium atoms and tantalum atoms in the birefringent film is 4.0 atomic % or higher to 30 atomic % or lower.
US09945998B2	Optical system including curved reflective polarizer Optical systems including an image surface, a stop surface, a partial reflector disposed between the image surface and the stop surface, a reflective polarizer disposed between the stop surface and the partial reflector, and a quarter wave retarder disposed between the reflective polarizer and the partial reflector are described. The reflective polarizer is convex along two orthogonal axes. The reflective polarizer may be a thermoformed multilayer reflective polarizer.
US09945987B2	Transparent film, and method for producing transparent film The present invention provides a transparent film with an excellent anti-fog property. The transparent film of the present invention includes: a base film provided on a surface with projections formed at a pitch equal to or shorter than the wavelength of visible light; and hydrophilic fine particles each having a particle size in the range of 15% to 50% of the pitch of the projections, the hydrophilic fine particles being held in gaps between the projections while being in contact with the projections, the hydrophilic fine particles held in the gaps between the projections being separated by spaces from bottoms of the gaps, the spaces forming channels on the surface.
US09945984B2	Optical element, optical system, imaging apparatus, optical instrument, and stamper An optical system includes an optical element and an imaging device. The optical element has a surface on which a plurality of sub-wavelength structure bodies are formed. The imaging device has an imaging region which senses light via the optical element. The surface of the optical element has one or two or more sections that scatter incident light and generate scattered light. A sum total of components of the scattered light reaching the imaging region is smaller than a sum total of components thereof reaching regions other than the imaging region.
US09945980B2	System, method and program product for providing infrastructure centric weather forecasts A infrastructure sensitivity centric weather forecast system, method of forecasting weather and a computer program product therefor. A forecasting computer applies a grid to a forecast area, locates infrastructure, e.g. power grid infrastructure, in the area and determines weather effects on infrastructure in each grid cell. A targeted selection module iteratively identifies grid cells for refinement in response to the weather effects on cell infrastructure. In each iteration a refined grid is applied to each grid cell identified as containing infrastructure that may be sensitive, or vulnerable, to expected weather. The forecasting computer refines the area considered to focus on area infrastructure and sensitivities/vulnerabilities to expected weather.
US09945976B2	Utility locator apparatus, systems, and methods Man-portable locator systems for locating buried or otherwise inaccessible pipes, conduits, cables, wires and inserted transmitters using detector arrays and stochastic signal processing and similar techniques to analyze and display multiple target objects at differing frequencies in a layered user interface (UI) are disclosed.
US09945975B2	Active dampening for a wellbore logging tool using iterative learning techniques In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of vibration control for a wellbore logging tool is disclosed. The wellbore logging tool includes an acoustic transmitter. The method may include providing a braking signal to the acoustic transmitter. The braking signal may be based, at least in part, on at least one prior vibration in the acoustic transmitter. The method may include determining a present vibration in the acoustic transmitter after the braking signal has been provided to the acoustic transmitter. The method may include determining whether to update the braking signal and, if so, updating the braking signal based, at least in part, on the present vibration in the acoustic transmitter.
US09945974B2	Multi-variable workflow for cement sheath evaluation and characterization Sonic data, ultrasonic data, and density data of the annulus are obtained using a sonic tool, an ultrasonic tool, and a density tool, respectively, included in a tool string. A first deconvolution operation is performed to obtain an amplitude, a frequency, and a phase of the modified sonic wave. A first inverse modeling operation results in a first density value of the annular media. A second deconvolution operation is performed to obtain an amplitude, a frequency, and a phase of the modified ultrasonic wave. A second inverse modeling operation results in a second density value of the annular media. A third deconvolution operation is performed to obtain far counts, near counts, and an energy spectrum of gamma rays. A third inverse modeling operation results in a third density value of the annular media.
US09945971B2	Method of using a parabolic equation model for range-dependent seismo-acoustic problems A method of modeling an aquatic environment or locating an acoustic source in the aquatic environment. A range-dependent medium is approximated in terms of a series of range-independent regions and obtaining single-scattering solutions across the vertical interfaces between regions. One or more acoustic waves are propagated from a known acoustic source through the range-dependent medium to one or more known seismoacoustic receivers to model iteratively the various solid and liquid layers of the range-dependent medium. Alternatively, one or more acoustic waves are reverse-propagated from one or more known seismoacoustic receivers through the range-dependent medium to determine whether an acoustic source is present within a user-defined range.
US09945970B1	Method and apparatus for modeling microseismic event location estimate accuracy The present invention relates generally to microseismic event analysis, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for modeling microseismic event location estimate accuracy. According to certain aspects, the present invention provides a framework for analytically studying microseismic source location estimation accuracy and further provides new geometric intuitions and quantitative relationships that aid in the understanding of this problem. These intuitions and expressions can be shown to be in agreement with current observations in the state of the art.
US09945968B2	Force feedback electrodes in MEMS accelerometer A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) accelerometer having separate sense and force-feedback electrodes is disclosed. The use of separate electrodes may in some embodiments increase the dynamic range of such devices. Other possible advantages include, for example, better sensitivity, better noise suppression, and better signal-to-noise ratio. In one embodiment, the accelerometer includes three silicon wafers, fabricated with sensing electrodes forming capacitors in a fully differential capacitive architecture, and with separate force feedback electrodes forming capacitors for force feedback. These electrodes may be isolated on a layer of silicon dioxide. In some embodiments, the accelerometer also includes silicon dioxide layers, piezoelectric structures, getter layers, bonding pads, bonding spacers, and force feedback electrodes, which may apply a restoring force to the proof mass region. MEMS accelerometers with force-feedback electrodes may be used in geophysical surveys, e.g., for seismic sensing or acoustic positioning.
US09945964B2	Evaluation logic of an X-ray detector with multi-level multiplexer An X-ray detector includes an arrangement of detector elements and an evaluation logic of the arrangement of detector elements. The evaluation logic includes a multi-level first multiplexer. A plurality of detector elements are assigned to a first group and each detector element of the first group is assigned to an input of a first level of the multi-level first multiplexer. The respective total number of the inputs of the levels of the multi-level first multiplexer is greater than the total number of outputs of the levels of the multi-level first multiplexer. A serial output is assigned to an output of a last level of the multi-level first multiplexer.
US09945956B2	GNSS positioning using three-dimensional building models Techniques for GNSS positioning using three-dimensional (3D) building models are described. A processor of a mobile device can determine a lower bound of uncertainty for an estimated position of the mobile device. The processor can receive an estimated position from a GNSS receiver of the mobile device. The processor can acquire geographic feature data including 3D building models of buildings and other geographic features that are located near the estimated position and may reflect GNSS signals. The processor can then determine a lower bound of uncertainty of the estimated position, regardless of an estimated uncertainty provided by a GNSS estimator. The lower bound can be higher (e.g., have a greater error margin) than the uncertainty value provided by the GNSS estimator. The processor can then present the estimated position, in association with an error margin corresponding to the lower bound of uncertainty, on a map user interface of the mobile device.
US09945955B2	Device for inputting RTK correction data to a GPS A communications system includes a GPS receiver that receives GPS position data and GPS correction data, a mobile device having a first transceiver and an adapter coupled to the GPS receiver and having a second transceiver and a voltage regulator. The mobile device accesses RTK correction data over a cellular network using a current GPS position and processes the RTK correction data. The second transceiver of the adapter receives the RTK correction data over a wireless signal sent by the first transceiver of the mobile device. The adapter converts the RTK correction data so that the RTK correction data is receivable by a serial port on the GPS receiver that the adapter is coupled and the voltage regulator derives power from the GPS receiver to power the adapter.
US09945954B2	Using space-based augmentation system (SBAS) grid ionosphere vertical error (GIVE) information to mitigate ionosphere errors for ground based augmentation systems (GBAS) GBAS includes reference receivers, processing module, and communication device. Processing module checks GNSS satellite measurements to determine proximity of GNSS satellite measurement's IPP to IGPs derived from SBAS geostationary satellites. Processing module determines that GNSS satellite measurement is safe for mitigation using overbounded Vertical Ionosphere Gradient standard deviation sigma-vig (σvig) when IGPs possess acceptable GIVE values. Processing module determines whether number of GNSS satellite measurements determined safe for mitigation using σvig are able to produce VPL that meets VAL required for precision approach. Communication device communicates overbounded σvig along with differential corrections and indication of which GNSS satellite measurements that are safe for mitigation using at least one overbounded σvig are able to produce VPL that meets VAL required for precision approach to GNSS receiver when number of GNSS satellite measurements determined safe for mitigation using overbounded σvig are able to produce VPL that meets VAL required for precision approach.
US09945952B2	Method of geo localization of a terminal sending a single signal to a satellite system A method for localizing a terminal includes transmitting the signal by the terminal; receiving the signal by a first and a second satellite; transmitting the signal from each satellite to a receiving station; demodulating the signal received by the first satellite to determine a signal content and the time of arrival of the signal transmitted by the terminal at the receiving station via the first satellite; determining the time of arrival of the signal transmitted by the terminal at the receiving station via the first and second satellite; determining a position for the terminal by triangulation.
US09945951B2	Object detecting apparatus and vehicle collision avoidance control apparatus An object detecting apparatus includes an emission unit that emits measurement light to a monitoring area in a travelling direction a vehicle, the monitoring area being widened radially in a vehicle width direction; a photoreceptor unit that receives reflected light of the measurement light from a plurality of directions in the monitoring area; a detection unit that detects a distance to an object in each direction in the monitoring area, based on a time difference from emission of the measurement light to reception of the reflected light; and a determination unit that identifies the object detected by the detection unit. The determination unit determines whether there is a probability of the detected object being a hill, based on a change of the detected distance in the vehicle width direction among the directions in the monitoring area.
US09945940B2	Systems and methods of wireless position tracking Position and orientation tracking systems and methods include a transmitting antenna transmitting a radio frequency (RF) signal. At least one receiving antenna acquires the RF signal. One of the at least one receiving antenna and the transmitting antenna is designated a reference antenna. A processing unit determines a phase difference between the RF signal received by each receiving antenna and the reference antenna. The processing unit computes a position of the transmitting antenna with respect to the at least one receiving antenna in response to the phase difference determined for each receiving antenna.
US09945934B2	Radar integration with handheld electronic devices A device comprising: a housing mountable on a back surface of a handheld electronic device; a radar coupled with the housing, the radar comprising: (a) a receiver unit comprising at least one receiving antenna element; (b) a transmitter unit comprising at least one transmitting antenna element; an integrated circuit (IC) module; and an interface unit configured to operatively couple the radar with the handheld electronic device.
US09945931B2	Techniques for navigating UAVs using ground-based transmitters Systems, methods, apparatuses and computer-readable storage media for navigating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using signals of opportunity are disclosed. The UAV may include a receiver for detecting a plurality of signals at two or more receiver elements. The UAV may estimate an angle of arrival (AoA) for at least two signals of the plurality of signals, and may estimate a position of the receiver based, at least in part, on the AoA for each of the at least two signals. Known locations of the transmitters that are transmitting the at least two signals may be used in conjunction with the AoAs to determine the estimate of the position of the receiver. More than two signals may be used to localize the estimated position of the receiver.
US09945930B2	System and method for determining an orientation or position of a receiver relative to an emission device A method, device, system and use for determining a distance, location and/or orientation including the at least relative determination of a position of at least one object using at least two active anchors. A first signal is emitted by a first of the two anchors and is received at the object and by a second of said two anchors. A phase measurement is performed at said second anchor and wherein a distance determination with respect to said first anchor is performed and/or the distance from said first anchor to said second anchor is known. A second, particularly electromagnetic, signal is emitted from said second anchor, and information on phase measurement and distance between said first and second anchors is made available to a computation unit and at least one phase measurement respectively of said first and second signal is performed at said object and made available to said computation unit.
US09945929B2	Distributed localization systems and methods and self-localizing apparatus A self-localizing apparatus uses timestampable signals transmitted by transceivers that are a part of a distributed localization system to compute its position relative to the transceivers. Transceivers and self-localizing apparatuses are arranged for highly accurate timestamping using digital and analog reception and transmission electronics as well as one or more highly accurate clocks, compensation units, localization units, position calibration units, scheduling units, or synchronization units. Transceivers and self-localizing apparatuses are further arranged to allow full scalability in the number of self-localizing apparatuses and to allow robust self-localization with latencies and update rates useful for high performance applications such as autonomous mobile robot control.
US09945927B2	Object detection apparatus In an object detection apparatus, a first region definition unit defines a first object region including a first detection point representing a relative position of a first object detected by a millimeter-wave radar with respect to a reference point in an XY-plane. An X-axis direction of the XY-plane is a vehicle widthwise direction, and a Y-axis direction of the XY-plane is a vehicle lengthwise direction. A second region definition unit defines a second object region including a second detection point representing a relative position of a second object detected based on a captured image with respect to the reference point. A region size modification unit modifies the size of the first region in the presence of axial misalignment of the radar. A determination unit determines that the first and second objects are the same if there is an overlap of the first and second object regions in the XY-plane.
US09945924B2	Method and magnetic resonance system for slice-selective magnetic resonance imaging In a SEMAC-like magnetic resonance imaging, MR data of multiple readout partitions of a target slice are used in order to reduce image artifacts due to magnetic field inhomogeneities. Slice-selectively excited nuclear spins are refocused via radiation of multiple refocusing pulses. For each refocusing pulse, at least one kz-phase coding gradient is respectively applied along a first direction (to define a readout partition) and at least one ky-phase coding gradient is applied along a second direction to acquire MR data, wherein the first and second directions are orthogonal to one another. The multiple refocusing pulses have at least two different flip angles.
US09945918B2	Rapid cycle dynamic nuclear polarization magnetic resonance apparatus A rapid cycle dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) NMR apparatus comprises (i) a cooling unit configured to cool a sample in a capillary, (b) a DNP polarization unit configured to polarize the sample in the capillary, (c) a stripline-based NMR detector comprising a stripline for NMR analysis of the sample in the capillary, (d) a transport unit configured to guide the capillary from the DNP polarization unit to the stripline of stripline-based NMR detector; and (e) a heating unit configured to heat the sample in the capillary before analysis of the sample by the stripline-based NMR detector. Fast (1D-3D) NMR measurements with high resolution may be obtained.
US09945908B2	Actuator fault detection device, controlling device and control method An actuator fault detection device that detects a fault of an actuator driven according to a manipulation variable MV output from a controlling device, including: a position acquiring portion that acquires a value of a motor position MP from a detector that detects a position of an actuator corresponding to a manipulation variable MV; a follow-up difference calculating portion that calculates a follow-up difference DM=MV−MP; and an allowable range determining portion that determines whether or not high speed operation or low speed operation of the actuator departs from an allowable range based on a manipulation variable change rate ΔMV, an actuator position change rate ΔMP, and the follow-up difference DM.
US09945905B2	Test apparatus determining threshold signal using history of judgment value A reception circuit receives, via a cable, a transmission signal STX generated by a DUT. A comparator circuit compares a reception signal SRX after signal transmission with at least one threshold signal VTH, and generates a judgment value DOUT that represents a comparison result for every sampling timing. A threshold generation circuit generates at least one threshold signal VTH. A threshold control circuit adjusts each level of at least one threshold signal VTH at a given sampling timing based on the history of the judgment value DOUT acquired at a past sampling timing.
US09945903B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method This invention enhances reliability of an electrical test. A semiconductor device manufacturing method in which a potential (first potential) is supplied by bringing a plurality of first and second test terminals into contact with a plurality of leads, respectively in the step of supplying the potential to the leads (first leads) to carry out the electrical test. The first test terminals come into contact with the leads, individually, and the second test terminals come into contact with the leads in one batch.
US09945901B1	Measuring and correcting non-idealities of a system Many systems implement calibration schemes to measure and correct for the non-idealities. Such systems can be complex, which makes them impractical to implement since the cost can potentially outweigh the benefits of the calibration scheme. To implement efficient and effective calibration, non-idealities or errors of a system are detected, in foreground or in background, in a piecewise fashion based on, e.g., correlations of an output signal with an uncorrelated random signal, where the correlation results are processed separately for different open intervals of an error signal. Second order and third order correction terms can be easily determined based on three open intervals. In various embodiments, the calibration scheme can detect and correct for linear errors, (linear and non-linear) memory/frequency dependent errors, static nonlinearity errors, Hammerstein-style non-linearity errors, and Wiener-style non-linearity errors (cross-terms).
US09945900B1	Testing device for radio frequency front end and radio frequency front end testing method A radio frequency front end testing method and a radio frequency front end testing device are provided in the present disclosure. The radio frequency front end testing device includes a processing module, a first multiplexing module and a second multiplexing module. The radio frequency front end testing method includes the steps of: transmitting a radio frequency front end testing control signal; switching a plurality of output channel terminals of the first multiplexing module and the second multiplexing module, and providing a testing data signal and a radio frequency front end testing clock signal to a plurality of devices under test; and executing a test procedure on the devices under test based on the testing data signal and the radio frequency front end testing clock signal.
US09945898B2	Method and device for measuring internal quantum efficiency of an optical element A method for measuring the efficiency of an optical element is disclosed. The intensity of the light emitted from the optical element is measured by applying an injection current to the optical element, a relative radiative efficiency is calculated from a ratio of the intensity of the emitted light to the injection current, the maximum relative radiative efficiency and the maximum injection current corresponding to the maximum relative radiative efficiency are obtained, a reference injection current for minimizing an amount of change of a recombination coefficient in an active layer of the optical element in correspondence with a carrier density change in the active layer of the optical element is extracted from data of injection currents that are equal to or less than the maximum injection current and data of relative radiative efficiencies that are equal to or less than the maximum relative radiative efficiency, a reference internal quantum efficiency of the optical element is calculated from the reference injection current, and internal quantum efficiencies of the optical element in various injection currents are calculated from the reference internal quantum efficiency.
US09945897B2	Monitoring of insulation conditions during electrical system events using differential current sensor Systems and methods are disclosed for on-line monitoring of the condition of insulation in electrical devices employing a differential current sensor. In certain embodiments a monitor that can be fitted to existing electrical devices by attachment of the sensor to a pair of phase cables is provided. In other embodiments, an electrical device configured with an insulation monitor is provided.
US09945896B2	Active monitoring systems for high voltage bushings and methods related thereto Systems and methods for measuring the integrity of insulation components in electrical systems. In preferred embodiments, an active sensor is coupled to a test tap of a bushing, the active sensor having an electrical circuit electrically coupled to the test tap, and wherein the electrical circuit includes a high pass filter that divides the electrical circuit into a high frequency bus and a power frequency bus. A grounded high frequency voltage is injected into the test tap via the frequency bus circuit. Resulting voltages and currents may be measured and compared to a reference voltage to determine capacitances and power factors for both the inner and outer sections of the bushing. Once the capacitances and power factors of the bushings are known, grounded and ungrounded high frequency voltages may be injected to determine capacitances and power factors of a connected transformer or reactor.
US09945893B2	Determining suitability for disconnection from an electrical outlet based on status of power supplies of a hardware device A programmable logic circuit assigns a value to an outlet of a power distribution unit (PDU) that comprises a power source at an input of the PDU and at least one light-emitting diode (LED) associated with the outlet. The programmable logic circuit sends the value to a program on a hardware device that comprises one or more power supplies. The programmable logic circuit receives information from the program. Subsequently, an illumination state of the LED is modified based on the information.
US09945891B2	Charge measuring device with integrated FET, capacitor, and charge accumulation device A charge measuring device detects focused ion beam attacks on an integrated semiconductor circuit with a capacitor, a field effect transistor, and a charge collecting device all manufactured in the integrated semiconductor circuit and insulated from additional circuit elements. A first pole of the capacitor is conductively connected to the charge collecting device and a gate of the field effect transistor. When a voltage is applied to the second pole of the capacitor, a drain source current flows through the field effect transistor, and a relationship between the voltage and the drain source current is ascertained. A comparison of the relationship with a previously ascertained relationship indicates a change of the charge quantity stored in the capacitor by the charge collecting device.
US09945888B2	On-die measurement technique for I/O DC parameters VOL and VOH A high output voltage VOH level and a low output voltage VOL level parametric test system may include test circuitry coupled to output nodes of input/output (I/O) driver circuits. The test circuitry may source and sink current to the output nodes while the I/O driver circuits are in pull down and pull up states, respectively, in order to generate output voltages on the output nodes. The parametric test system may compare the output voltages with a plurality of high and low reference levels to determine ranges of the output voltages. The ranges may be used to determine whether the I/O driver circuits pass the VOH and VOL test requirements. The VOH/VOL test system may be implemented on-chip with other components of the external device, which may eliminate the need to perform other parametric testing with external test equipment.
US09945887B2	Measuring apparatus and measuring method A measuring apparatus has a physical amount transformer that transforms a physical amount into a current, a measuring circuit that measures an output current of the physical amount transformer, a power supply circuit that inputs an output of the measuring circuit, a circuit switching unit that switches between a first state and a second state, the first state constituting a circuit inputting the output of the measuring circuit into the power supply circuit, the second state constituting a circuit directly inputting the output of the measuring circuit into the physical amount transformer, and a switching controller driven by the power supply circuit to control the circuit switching unit.
US09945886B2	Electrical current detection device equipped with shunt resistor, and power supply device An electrical current detection device is provided with a shunt resistor that includes a first conducting part, a second conducting part, a center conducting part disposed between the first conducting part and the second conducting part, a first resistor disposed between the first conducting part and the center conducting part, and a second resistor disposed between the second conducting part and the center conducting part, the second resistor having a greater resistance value than the first resistor. The electrical current detection device is further provided with: a signal output unit; an estimation unit that estimates a first estimated current value from the first detection signal, and estimates a second estimated current value from the second detection signal; and an determination unit that compares the first estimated current value and the second estimated current value, and determines the abnormality of the shunt resistor.
US09945885B2	Meter box grounding clamp An adjustable clamping device for mechanical and electrical connection to sides of a conductor includes a first clamping member having a first base and a first arm, a second clamping member having a second base and a second arm, and a coupling member configured to adjustably couple the first clamping member with the second clamping member such that the first arm is spaced from the second arm by a desired distance. The coupling member is also configured to prevent decoupling of the first clamping member from the second clamping member.
US09945881B2	Automatic analysis device After an analysis start instruction is input in a state where a sample is not dispensed to all of reaction containers 104 mounted on a reaction disc 105, before completing an analysis preparation washing process for washing the reaction container 104 to be used in analyzing the sample to be first analyzed, a soaking and washing process for performing soaking and washing during a predetermined period of time is controlled to be started by dispensing a soaking and washing detergent to another reaction container 104 different from the reaction container 104. In this manner, the soaking and washing can be efficiently performed on the reaction container without hindering an analysis process.
US09945877B2	Immunoassay for phenethylamines of the 2C and DO sub-families Immunoassay methods and their requisite components for the detection and determination of phenethylamines of the 2C and DO sub-families are described.
US09945874B2	Marker for diagnosing diabetic retinopathy and use thereof The present invention relates to a marker which can be used to diagnose a diabetic retinopathy patient and determine the progression of diabetic retinopathy, a composition for diagnosing diabetic retinopathy, which comprises an agent for measuring the level of a gene or protein associated with the marker, and the use thereof.
US09945872B2	Biomarkers of lung function Cigarette smoking is a primary determinant of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is the fourth leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Unique proteins associated with COPD capable of differentiating subjects likely to experience rapid (RPD) or slow (SLW) decline in lung function have been identified using comprehensive high-throughput proteomic approaches. Thirty peptides, which mapped to 21 unique proteins, were linearly associated with annualized rates of lung function decline among smokers with COPD characterized as having rapid or slow decline and smokers without COPD. Using three different statistical approaches to assess the data, the RPD and SLW groups are differentiated by 55 peptides, which mapped to 33 unique proteins. A number of the identified peptides are proteolytic fragments of proteins that are involved in the complement and/or coagulation systems, have anti-protease activity, or metabolic functions.
US09945867B2	Analyte mass spectrometry quantitation using a universal reporter Quantitation of analytes, including but not limited to peptides, polypeptides, and proteins, in mass spectrometry using a labeled peptide coupled to a reporter, and a universal reporter.
US09945866B2	Protein standard Disclosed herein is a protein standard for gel electrophoresis. The standard may be detected using multiple modalities. These modalities include, for example, observation of color or fluorescence arising from dyes, porphyrins, or haloalkylated tryptophan residues covalently linked to proteins of the standard; or detection of fluorescence or chemiluminescence arising from antibodies or other binding partners bound to proteins of the standard through polypeptide epitopes or affinity tags. The protein standard comprises multiple protein sets, each set corresponding to a different gel band, and proteins within a set may be detectable with one or more modalities.
US09945861B2	Methods for predicting the survival time of a patient suffering from a solid cancer based on density of B cells The present invention relates to a method for predicting the survival time of a patient suffering from a solid cancer comprising the steps consisting of i) determining the density of B cells at the invasive margin of the tumor (im) in a tumor tissue sample obtained from said patient, ii) comparing said density with a predetermined reference value and iii) providing a good prognosis when the density of B cells at the invasive margin of the tumor is higher than the predetermined reference value and a poor prognosis when the density of B cells at the invasive margin of the tumor is lower than the predetermined reference value.
US09945859B2	Anti-KRS monoclonal antibody and use thereof The present invention relates to an anti-lysyl-tRNA synthetase (KRS) antibody selectively binding to KRS, and a use thereof and, more specifically, to an antibody binding to human KRS or a fragment thereof, a method for producing the same, and a composition containing the same for diagnosing cancer, autoimmune diseases or inflammatory diseases. The antibody or fragment thereof of the present invention specifically binds to human KRS, and enables KRS detection and inhibition due to the absence of cross-linkage reactivity with the other proteins including the same ARS family, and thus the antibody or fragment thereof can be used to detect KRS and diagnose KRS-related diseases, i.e., cancer, autoimmune diseases or inflammatory diseases.
US09945855B2	Method for linking point of care rapid diagnostic testing results to laboratory-based methods A method for using a single sample suspected of containing a microorganism for both a local rapid test immunoassay and a remote laboratory test. The sample is collected from a patient at a physician's office or from the environment to be tested. The sample is collected using a swab or other implement, combined with a rapid test processing reagent and a portion of the processed sample is used for the local rapid test. The rapid test processing reagent typically consists of a buffer, a salt, and a detergent and is compatible with the local rapid test immunoassay. Only a portion of the processed sample is used for the local rapid test, leaving a remaining portion of the processed sample to be used in a remote laboratory assay. At least some of the remaining portion of the processed sample is combined with a stabilization agent that preserves at least the nucleic acid in the processed sample for the remote laboratory assay.
US09945854B2	Methods of measuring potential for therapeutic potency and defining dosages for autologous cell therapies Autologous bone marrow cells (BMC) are transplanted to a heterologous site in a patient after a sample of the patient's BMC has been tested and found to have a phenotypic profile which meets minimum criteria for transplantation. The phenotypic profile may be obtained by screening a sample of bone marrow cells (BMC) from the patient for the phenotypic profile, such as a CD profile, the phenotype profile may be assessed to determine the likelihood that the BMC will be suitable for transplantation to the heterologous tissue site without enriching particular phenotypic population(s) of the BMC.
US09945852B2	Method for determining the presence or absence of a biomarker A method of determining the presence or absence in a sample of a biomarker, the method comprising: (a) linking an antigen to colloidal gold to provide a gold-antigen species; (b) contacting the gold-antigen species with the sample; (c) adding a diagnosis agent to the sample; and (d) observing the color of the sample.
US09945851B2	OmpA in vaccine compositions and as diagnostic targets Anaplasma Marginale surface protein OmpA and homologous genes from Anaplasmatacaea family members are used in compositions suitable for vaccines to treat or prevent infections caused by tick-born bacteria of the Anaplasmatacaea family. OmpA proteins or peptide fragments may be used in combination with other Anaplasmatacaea surface proteins to elicit an immune response. Furthermore, antibodies to OmpA proteins can be used in diagnostic methods to determine whether an individual has contracted an Anaplasmatacaea infection.
US09945844B2	Genetically encoded calcium indicators and methods of use Genetically encoded calcium indicator (GECI) polypeptides and the nucleic acid molecules encoding such polypeptides are provided. In addition, methods of using such nucleic acids and polypeptides in methods of screening for agonists or antagonists of G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) or ion channels and methods of monitoring neural activity also are provided.
US09945841B2	Cell cycle measuring method based on an electrochemical method A method for measuring cell cycles includes immobilizing a capture specifically binding to a cell membrane protein to a substrate, wherein the cell membrane protein is a counterpartner binding to the capture, binding a cell having the cell membrane protein as the counterpartner to the capture, and measuring a redox potential of the cell. A method for screening a substance affecting cell cycles includes immobilizing a capture specifically binding to a cell membrane protein to a substrate; wherein the cell membrane protein is a counterpartner binding to the capture, binding a cell having the cell membrane protein as the counterpartner to the capture, treating a test substance of interest for analysis to a cell, and measuring a redox potential of the cell.
US09945838B2	Extracorporeal circuit blood chamber having an integrated deaeration device A deaeration device includes a vent structure with a porous material capable of swelling when moistened such that the vent structure can inhibit liquid from escaping while allowing for the removal of gases from liquids. The deaeration device is integrated into a blood chamber of an extracorporeal circuit. The blood chamber may further include sensor components for actively performing measurements on the blood while the deaeration device passively removes air from the blood. In an embodiment, the blood chamber may be an optical blood chamber including an optical measurement sensor that performs measurements used in a determination of a hematocrit level in the blood.
US09945837B2	Single-use handheld diagnostic test device, and an associated system and method for testing biological and environmental test samples In a single-use handheld diagnostic test device and an associated system and method, a biological and/or environmental test sample is received and reacted with reagents. The test device tests a single sample and includes a sensor to detect test data. The test device mates with, and transmits the test data to, an electronic device. A processor of the electronic device applies algorithms to the test data to generate highly sensitive and accurate quantitative test results. A presentation element of the electronic device presents the test results to a user. The test device is adapted for disposal, or for sterilization and re-use, after the electronic device receives the test data. The electronic device may be, for example, a mobile communications device, a personal digital assistant, a laptop computer, a navigation device, a digital audio player, a camera, or a gaming device.
US09945832B2	Apparatus and method to determine ground properties by traction anchors and sensors A system and apparatus for determining soil properties and managing the ground can include a platform equipped with traction anchors, wherein at least one anchor is configured to provide a point of traction on the ground and to pull the platform. The system also includes one or more sensors positioned and configured to detect ground properties near the anchor, and a computer subsystem configured to receive and process data on ground properties measured by the sensor, to process this information, and capable of transmitting information about the ground soil to a remote receiver.
US09945828B1	Airborne multispectral imaging system with integrated navigation sensors and automatic image stitching A self-contained UAV sensor payload and on-board or off-board hardware and software for precision agriculture. The invention combines multiple cameras and navigation sensors to create a system for automatically collecting, geo-referencing, and stitching red, green, blue, and near infrared imagery and derived vegetation indices. The invention is able to produce all of these quantities in a single flight. The tight integration with integrated navigation sensors eliminates the need for integration with external sensors or avionics hardware and enables innovative solutions to image processing and analysis which greatly improve accuracy, processing speed, and reliability over alternative approaches.
US09945827B2	Method for testing a gas sensor in a gas-measuring system A method for testing a gas sensor is based on a gas-measuring system with a test gas source and with a pumping device. A predefined quantity of a gas or of a gas mixture is fed in, from the test gas source, to the gas sensor over a predefined time and metered. The response of a measured signal of the gas sensor is determined as a sensor response. Characteristic variables, from which an indicator of the ability of the gas sensor to operate is determined, are determined from the sensor response.
US09945819B2	Acoustic transducer assembly for a pressure vessel A transducer assembly includes an acoustic sensor element and an acoustic waveguide. The acoustic waveguide includes a rotatable acoustic coupler, a tube, and a foot. The foot has a mounting surface that is mountable on a fluid conduit. A circuit assembly couples to acoustic sensor element and provides a diagnostic output.
US09945813B2	Chemical calibration process, system and device The present application is directed to a process for calibrating a detection apparatus, especially an ion mobility spectrometer, using isoflurane (CAS Reg. No. 26675-46-7) as a chemical standard whereby calibrating the detection apparatus for a known target chemical is based on an evaluation of the experimental data collected for the negative isoflurane monomer ion against the experimental data collected for the negative isoflurane dimer ion.
US09945812B2	Simultaneous ion sensing and gas sampling in combustion engine cylinders and other combustion systems A system and method is provided for simultaneous ion current sensing and gas analysis. The system acquires an ion current signal and analyzes the composition of a corresponding gas sample.
US09945810B2	Integrated system for electro-blotting An integrated system for performing electro-blotting, probing and drying of the membrane is disclosed. The integrated system comprises a transfer unit for receiving one or more transfer sandwich holder. Each transfer sandwich holder holding a transfer sandwich comprises a gel member and the membrane. The transfer unit is configured to transfer samples from the gel member to the membrane. The integrated system also includes a probing unit for receiving the membrane therewithin. The membrane is exposed to a plurality of antibodies for binding with the samples in the membrane. A drying unit is also present for drying the membrane with hot air.
US09945809B2	Dry protein transfer Kits, systems, and methods are provided for transferring biological macromolecules from an electrophoresis slab gel to a blotting membrane using conductive polymer electrodes.
US09945808B2	Instrument for independent electrotransfer in multiple cassettes Electrotransfer is performed in an instrument that receives electroblotting cassettes and that contains an integrated power supply, controls, and a display that allows the user to monitor and control each of a plurality of cassettes individually through electrical contacts within the housing that mate with corresponding electrical contacts on the cassettes.
US09945801B1	Monitoring the activity of reforming catalyst A method and system for determining changes in the catalytic activity of reforming catalyst where an outlet temperature of the catalytic reactor is measured and a temperature approach to equilibrium calculated based on the measured outlet temperature. The temperature approach to equilibrium is compared to an empirical model-based temperature approach to equilibrium calculated for the same operating conditions, the comparison showing changes in the catalytic activity of the reforming catalyst.
US09945799B2	Thermal displacement correction device for machine tool A thermal displacement correction device for a machine tool is provided with detection result determination unit configured to determine, based on an actual position and a reference position detected by position detection unit, whether or not the actual position is based on correct detection, correction error calculation unit configured to calculate a correction error in the actual position if it is determined that the result of detection is based on correct detection, and correction amount modification unit configured to modify a thermal displacement correction amount based on the correction error.
US09945797B2	Analysis method for obtaining XPS and AES and elements in each chemical bonding state and X-ray photoelectron spectroscope for same An analysis method includes: acquiring a photoelectron spectrum and an X-ray-excited Auger spectrum, the photoelectron spectrum being obtained by detecting photoelectrons emitted from a specimen by irradiating the specimen with X-rays, and the X-ray-excited Auger spectrum being obtained by detecting Auger electrons emitted from the specimen by irradiating the specimen with X-rays; calculating a quantitative value of each element included in the specimen based on the photoelectron spectrum; and performing a curve fitting process on the X-ray-excited Auger spectrum by using an electron beam-excited Auger electron standard spectrum, and calculating a quantitative value of an analysis target element in each chemical bonding state included in the specimen.
US09945795B2	Crystals for krypton helium-alpha line emission microscopy A system for reflecting and recording x-ray radiation from an x-ray emitting event to characterize the event. A crystal is aligned to receive radiation along a first path from an x-ray emitting event. Upon striking the crystal, the x-ray reflects from the crystal along a second path due to a reflection plane of the crystal defined by one of the following Miller indices: (9,7,3) or (11,3,3). Exemplary crystalline material is germanium. The x-rays are reflected to a detector aligned to receive reflected x-rays that are reflected from the crystal along the second path and the detector generates a detector signal in response to x-rays impacting the detector. The detector may include a CCD electronic detector, film plates, or any other detector type. A processor receives and processes the detector signal to generate reflection data representing the x-rays emitted from the x-ray emitting event.
US09945785B2	Flexible SERS substrates with filtering capabilities A method for the formation of flexible surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy substrates with filtering capabilities. The method produces thin flexible substrates that have a nanoparticle ink deposited thereon. The nanoparticle ink may be any suitable nanoparticle ink which includes stabilized nanoparticles such as silver, gold or copper nanoparticles. The substrates and nanoparticle ink undergo a thermal treatment for an amount of time sufficient to remove liquid vehicle and a substantial portion of the stabilizer. The thermal treatment provides a fractal aggregate nanoparticle layer on the substrate suitable for Raman spectroscopy. Such flexible SERS substrates may be used to detect trace amounts of analyte in large volume samples.
US09945783B2	Cervical cancer information providing method and device Provided is a canceration information providing method capable of presenting the information related to canceration of the cells with high reliability. A cell in which the amount of DNA is greater than or equal to the amount of DNA of the normal cell in the S period is extracted from a cell group of V11≤N/C ratio≤V12 (first counting step). If the number of cells obtained in the first counting step is greater than or equal to the threshold value S1 (S107: YES), “Cancer” is set to a flag 1. A cell in which the amount of DNA is 2C is extracted from a cell group of V13≤N/C ratio≤V11 (second counting step). A ratio of the number of cells obtained in the second counting step and number of cells obtained in the first counting step is calculated, and “Cancer” is set to a flag 2 if the ratio is greater than or equal to a threshold value S2 (S111: YES). If one of the flags 1, 2 is “Cancer” (S113: YES), the display of retest necessary is performed.
US09945782B2	Optical sensing module An optical sensing module is configured to detect a characteristic of a sample. The optical sensing module includes a light source, a light guide plate, a first cladding layer, a light converging layer, a filter layer, and a plurality of sensors. The light source is configured to provide an exciting beam. Positions of the sensors correspond to positions of the holes. After the exciting beam enters the light guide plate, at least one portion of the exciting beam is transmitted to the sample through a portion of the surface of the light guide plate exposed by the holes, the sample is excited by the exciting beam to emit a signal beam, and the signal beam passes through the light converging layer and the filter layer in an order and travels to the sensors. Another optical sensing module is also provided.
US09945771B2	Measuring critical shear stress for mud filtercake removal Methods include: forming a first mud filtercake with a first mud; and determining a relationship between an impinging jet of a fluid at varying pressures against a surface of the first mud filtercake to a first erosion characteristic of the first mud filtercake. In various embodiments, the methods can additionally include: using the first erosion characteristic to design an operation to remove a second mud filtercake formed or to be formed in a wellbore with a second mud.
US09945770B2	Fluorescence flow cytometry device and method A flow cytometer including a laser, indexing structure, adjustment structure, and sensor structure. The cytometer is conventionally used with a removable microfluidic cassette, which is installed at a first position that is enforced by the indexing structure. The adjustment structure changes a relative position between an interrogation aperture of the cassette and the laser beam. Feedback from the sensor structure is used to optimize propagation of the laser through the interrogation aperture to reduce (and hopefully eliminate) autofluorescence caused by beam impingement onto the cassette.
US09945768B2	Method and apparatus for a portable PM2.5 monitoring device The disclosure is directed at apparatus for portable PM2.5 monitoring including a PM2.5 sampling device including a housing portion for collecting and separating air-borne particulate matter, an inlet port, connected to the housing portion, for receiving the air-borne particulate matter, a core portion, located within the housing portion, the core portion assisting in generating a cyclonic airflow pattern to produce a uniflow system for separating particulate matter below a predetermined size from particulate matter above a predetermined size within the air-borne particulate matter, and an outlet port for receiving the particulate matter below the predetermined size; a particle counter, connected to the outlet port, for receiving the particulate matter smaller than the predetermined size and for determining a mass of the particulate matter below the predetermined size; and a processor for determining a PM2.5 level based on the mass of the particulate matter below the predetermined size.
US09945762B2	Apparatus and method for introducing sample into a separation unit of a chromatography system without disrupting a mobile phase A method and a system for introducing a sample into a mobile phase of a chromatography system is provided. The method includes initially directing the mobile phase directly into a separation unit of the chromatography system, bypassing a sample loop, the mobile phase including a combined solvent, metered from a pressurized first solvent and a second solvent; loading the sample into the sample loop, while the mobile phase continues to be directed directly into the separation unit; pressurizing the sample in the sample loop with the pressurized first solvent, while the mobile phase continues to be directed directly into the separation unit; and switching the sample loop into the mobile phase, thereby introducing the pressurized sample to the separation unit.
US09945758B2	Device and method for testing a vehicle A device for testing a vehicle includes at least one sound recording device, which is designed for recording the sound emitted by a vehicle to be tested, and an evaluation device, which is designed for evaluating the sound recorded by the at least one sound recording device. The device may include at least one image recording device, which is designed for recording at least one image of the vehicle to be tested, and a display device which is designed for representing the source(s) of the recorded sound in at least one image of the vehicle to be tested.
US09945751B2	Engine management using knock data A computer-implemented platform may comprise hardware and software configured to manage an engine using knock intensity data. Knock intensities from a plurality of combustion cycles may be used to estimate a statistical distribution of knock intensities. The distribution of knock intensities may be used to determine a Descriptive Statistic, which may represent a state of tune of the engine. A calculated Descriptive Statistic may be compared to a desired Descriptive Statistic (e.g., that is representative of operation during a desired tune state of the engine). A deviation between the calculated and desired knock intensity distributions (e.g., between the calculated DS and desired DS) may be used to adjust a control parameter of the engine. Adjustment may be engine-wide. Adjustment may be cylinder-by-cylinder.
US09945749B2	Ionization vacuum measuring cell An ionization vacuum measuring cell comprises an anode (3A) and a cathode (4K) in a measuring chamber (107). The measuring chamber (107) is arranged in a housing (101) which has a vacuum-tight feedthrough (103) for a connection rod (104) of the cathode (4K) towards the outside. The measuring chamber (107) holds the rod (104) in a feedthrough (109) which is electrically insulating only. The measuring chamber (107) in the housing (101) can be exchanged by a releasable plug connection (106).
US09945748B2	Pressure sensor and apparatus A pressure sensor includes a sensor member including a sensor face to which pressure is imparted and a cover member that covers at least part of the peripheral face of the sensor member while exposing the sensor face out of one end side. With such a configuration, the sensor member can be protected from a lateral force (side pressure), whereby the sensor member can be prevented from being broken by the application of the side pressure to the sensor member.
US09945747B1	Gel filled port pressure sensor for robust media sealing Embodiments relate generally to methods and systems for detecting pressure. A pressure sensor assembly may comprise a sensor unit having a pressure input port on one side, the sensor unit comprising a printed circuit board; a pressure sensor secured to a side of the printed circuit board; a support secured to the side of the printed circuit board, the support circumferentially surrounding the pressure sensor and defining the pressure input port; and a media isolation layer comprising a first media isolation layer applied adjacent to the pressure sensor, and a second media isolation layer comprising a material different from the first media isolation layer located between the first media isolation layer and the pressure input port, wherein the media isolation layer is configured to transfer a pressure caused by a sense media to the pressure sensor.
US09945746B2	Motion detection using pressure sensing According to an embodiment, a method of sensing motion includes receiving a first signal from a first pressure sensor and a second signal from a second pressure sensor, comparing the first signal and the second signal, and characterizing a motion based on the comparing.
US09945745B2	Anomaly determination system and anomaly determination method An anomaly determination system includes inlet and outlet pressure sensors for a pressure loss portion, an outside pressure sensor, and an anomaly determination section for determining an anomaly of the pressure loss portion. The anomaly determination section determines that the pressure loss portion is anomalous if the following two conditions are both met: a difference between the inlet pressure and the outlet pressure, a difference between the outlet pressure and the outside pressure, and a difference between the outside pressure and the inlet pressure which differences are detected when the flow rate is less than the minimum flow rate are all included in an allowable range; and a pressure difference between the inlet pressure and the outlet pressure when the flow rate is greater than or equal to the minimum flow rate is included in the first pressure loss range.
US09945744B2	Safety system for an electric power line for interconnecting a tractor and a respective trailer A safety system for an electric power line for interconnecting a tractor and a respective trailer, the safety system comprising a traction-detection element designed to identify a reciprocal departing movement between the tractor and the respective trailer, the traction-detection element being connected to means for de-energizing the electric power line when the reciprocal departing movement exceeds a predefined threshold.
US09945742B2	Torque sensor and electric power steering apparatus The torque sensor includes a detection unit for detecting the magnetic transition through a through hole formed so as to penetrate a radial-side surface of the housing; a housing chamber formed to be raised outward in a radial direction from an outer circumferential surface of the housing so that the through hole opens into the housing chamber accommodating the detection unit; a communication hole provided so as to extend in the tangential direction with respect to an outer circumference of the housing, the communication hole making an outside of the housing and an inside of the housing chamber communicate with each other; and an output terminal fitted into the communication hole and connected to the detection unit in a tilting state, the output terminal being configured to output a signal to the outside on the basis of a detected signal.
US09945741B2	Method and device for determining a torque applied upon a rotary body that can be driven about an axis of rotation The invention relates to a method and device for determining the torque applied upon the rotary body that can be driven about an axis of rotation, comprising a first and a second sensor, which are respectively arranged with a fastening element at the rotary body at an axial distance from each other, and which comprise rings surrounding the rotary body comprising fields showing alternating different signal behaviors, with one transmitter being allocated jointly to the first sensor and the second sensor, which jointly accept from the two sensors an output signal, from which a square-wave signal is formed, from which in a first step from the flank distances of certain inclining and/or declining flanks of the square-wave signal constant values Ti, are formed, which are dependent on the geometry of the rings of the two sensors, and variable values αi, which are dependent on the torque applied.
US09945740B2	Two wavelength optical interferometric pressure switch and pressure transducers Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI)-based sensors systems and methods for measuring a desired stimulus. In accordance with an example implementation of the disclosed technology, a method is provided for receiving, by a Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI) sensor, first interrogation light having a first wavelength and second interrogation light having a second wavelength. The FPI sensor is configured to alter the received first interrogation light and the second interrogation light responsive to a measurement stimulus. The method includes detecting, by a first optical detector, a measurement signal responsive to receiving the altered first interrogation light and the altered second interrogation light from the FPI sensor, the measurement signal corresponding to the measurement stimulus. The method includes producing a measurement output signal, the measurement output signal representing an intensity of the measurement signal. The method further includes outputting the measurement output signal.
US09945739B2	Flexible pressure sensor using amorphous metal and flexible bimodal sensor for simultaneously sensing pressure and temperature Provided are a flexible pressure sensor using an amorphous metal and a flexible bimodal sensor for simultaneously sensing a pressure and a temperature. The sensors according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention include a conductive layer formed of the amorphous metal to have stretchable characteristics so that it may be used for an electronic skin. Therefore, these sensors may firmly maintain conductivity and sense a pressure or simultaneously sense a pressure and a temperature even in a state in which various kinds of physical external force are present. In addition, the flexible bimodal sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a novel element for an electronic skin that may simultaneously sense a pressure and a temperature using the amorphous metal.
US09945727B2	Resistive switching for MEMS devices A MEMS device includes a bolometer attached to a silicon wafer by a base portion of at least one anchor structure. The base portion comprises a layer stack having a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) configuration such that the base portion acts as a resistive switch such that, when the first DC voltage is applied to the patterned conductive layer, the base portion transitions from a high resistive state to a low resistive state, and, when the second DC voltage is applied to the patterned conductive layer, the base portion transitions from a high resistive state to a low resistive state.
US09945725B2	Thermopile infrared sensor structure with a high filling level Thermopile infrared sensor structure with a high filling level in a housing filled with a medium (15), consisting of a carrier substrate (11) which has electrical connections (28, 28′) to the outside and is closed with an optical assembly (13), wherein a sensor chip (14) is applied to the carrier substrate (11) in the housing, which chip has a plurality of thermoelectric sensor element structures (16), the so-called “hot contacts” (10) of which are located on individual diaphragms (3) which are stretched across a respective cavity (9) in a silicon carrying body (24) with good thermal conductivity, wherein the “cold contacts” (25) are located on or in the vicinity of the silicon carrying body (24). The problem addressed by the invention is that of specifying a thermopile infrared array sensor (sensor cell) which, with a small chip size, has a high thermal resolution and a particularly high filling level. This sensor is preferably intended to be operated in gas with a normal pressure or a reduced pressure and is intended to be able to be mass-produced in a cost-effective manner under ultra-high vacuum without complicated technologies for closing the housing. This is achieved by virtue of the fact that a radiation collector structure (17) is located above each individual diaphragm (3) of the sensor element structures (16) which spans a cavity (9).
US09945721B2	Selective wavelength imaging systems and methods The present disclosure provides wavelength discriminating imaging systems and methods that spatially separate (over different depths) the wavelength constituents of an image using a dispersive element or lens, such that this spectral information may be exploited and used. The wavelength constituents of an image are deconstructed and identified over different depths using the dispersive element or lens.
US09945718B2	Image sensors with multi-functional pixel clusters An imaging system may include several different types of pixels that are each configured to detect different characteristics of light received at the imaging system. An imaging system may include image sensing pixels that detect the wavelength and intensity of the light, direction sensing pixels that detect the directionality of the light, polarization sensing pixels that detect a polarization state of the light, and diffractive wavelength separation pixels that detect multiple different wavelength components of the light. One or more pixels of the different types may be arranged in a pixel cluster. A pixel cluster that includes different pixel types may detect spatially correlated information for multiple characteristics of the light. Multiple pixel clusters may be arranged in a pixel array that generates an image based on spatially correlated information for the different characteristics of the light.
US09945716B2	Determination of ultrasonic inspectability The ultrasonic inspectability of a supplied part out of which a final component is to be machined is determined by following a set of inspection rules for ultrasonic inspection of the supplied part. The rules determine which parts of the polygon cannot be inspected by a scan at a given ultrasound beam angle (typical beam angles are 0°, +20° and −20° relative to the perpendicular direction to the edge) along a given edge of the polygon.
US09945715B2	Weight loader for moving at least two loads Apparatus and method for simultaneously lifting and placing weights. The apparatus includes a support with a first arm and a second arm extending from the support. Weight supports are arranged at distal ends of the arms. The arms are movable to position weights supported by the weight supports. The apparatus also includes a lifting apparatus operable to selectively raise and lower the support. An operator can articulate the arms to storage locations of weights. The operator can then operate the lifting apparatus to raise the support and lift the weights. The operator can then articulate the arms to move the lifted weights to weight placement locations. The operator can then operate the lifting apparatus to lower the support and place the weights on the weight placement locations.
US09945713B2	Liquid level detector and fuel pump module including liquid level detector A liquid level detector may include a float, an arm member, and a magnetic sensor unit. The float may be attached to the arm member. The arm member may be configured to convert a movement of the float in a vertical direction to a rotational movement. The magnetic sensor unit may include a magnetic sensor and covers. The covers may cover the magnetic sensor. The covers may include a first cover, and a second cover. The first cover may be made of a first resin material. The first cover may cover a whole surface of the magnetic sensor. The second cover may be made of a second resin material different from the first resin material. The second cover may cover a whole surface of the first cover.
US09945708B2	Universal device for monitoring and reporting fluid consumption and method using same A liquid intake tracking device for removable insertion into a beverage container in order to track an amount of liquid consumed, the rate of liquid consumption over time, and to provide alerts to the user. The device connects wirelessly to an application executing on an external electronic device which provides user with liquid consumption data and reports concerning the user's interaction with the beverage container. Methods for tracking liquid intake are also disclosed.
US09945706B2	Thermal-type air flow meter An object of the present invention is to provide a thermal-type air flow meter with a high measurement accuracy by reducing influence of a thermal stress generated in a resistor in an LSI while securing a high positioning accuracy flow rate detection unit. Thus, a thermal-type air flow meter is provided with: a sensor assembly 100 including an LSI 3 having a resistor 7 and a flow rate detection unit 4a which are configured by insert molding so as to expose at least a part of the flow rate detection unit 4a, a housing 301 which has secondary passages 305i, 305o and 305s, and houses the sensor assembly 100 by allowing the flow rate detection unit 4a to be arranged in the secondary passage 305s, the sensor assembly 100 being molded using a first resin, and the housing 301 being molded using a second resin, the sensor assembly 100 being fixed to the housing 301 using the second resin; and resin structures 20 and 21 which cause a tensile stress in a direction parallel to a surface on which the flow rate detection unit 4a is exposed with respect to the sensor assembly 100.
US09945705B2	Flow imaging and monitoring for synchronized management of wide area drainage A flow imaging and monitoring system for synchronized management of wide area drainage that includes an interposer for supporting monitoring and management equipment in a manhole, a module for illuminating water flowing in pipes at the base of the manhole, a module for monitoring responses to reflected light, a sealed and rechargeable battery pack, and a data analysis and management system to interpret data streams in real time. The interposer can be adjusted to fit the diameter of the manhole and can be adjusted to be placed under the manhole cover. The module for illuminating the flowing water can be adjusted to generate various frequencies. The support structures for the modules can be adjusted for varying pitch, roll and yaw with respect to the manhole. The data analysis and management system is supported by cloud computing.
US09945699B2	Sensor node package Provided is a sensor node package where the breakage of a package member and/or a lid member due to thermal stress is reduced.The Young's modulus (220 GPa or less) of the package member, the thermal expansion coefficient (2 to 12 ppm/° C.) of the package member, the difference (5 ppm/° C. or less) in thermal expansion coefficient between the package member and the lid member, and the thickness (3 mm or less) of the lid member are adapted respectively to fall within predetermined ranges, thereby making it possible for the breakage of the package member and/or lid member due to thermal stress to be reduced effectively.
US09945698B2	Macro-micro composite grating ruler measuring system and measuring method using same comprising a macro-scale reading module, a micro-scale reading module and a measuring reference line The present disclosure relates to a macro-micro composite grating ruler measuring system based on conversion and amplification in vertical and horizontal directions. The macro-micro composite grating ruler includes a grating ruler, a macro-micro reading system moving with respect to the grating ruler, and a counting and image processing module. The macro-micro reading system faces grating strip datum and is parallel to the grating ruler. The system further includes a measuring reference line. The measuring reference line obtained by the image sensor together with grating strips forms an image overlap in the counting and image processing module. The measuring reference line and the grating strip jointly include an angle θ. With the foregoing configuration, the present invention is compatible with the existing incremental grating rulers and absolute grating rulers, so is highly applicable.
US09945697B2	Measurement scale with periodic nanostructure A measurement scale device includes at least one scale marking, wherein the or each scale marking includes at least one periodic nanostructure that represents scale device information.
US09945690B2	Metering circuit including a time-varying reference and method A metering circuit includes a comparator including a first input to receive an input signal, and including a second input and an output. The metering circuit further includes a reference source to provide a time-varying reference signal to the second input during a peak counting operation.
US09945687B2	Travel route display device, travel route display method and travel route display program A travel route display device (1) includes a display unit (130), a topographical data storage unit (110b) that stores three-dimensional topographical data, a travel data storage unit (110c) that stores travel data relating to a travel route of a vehicle and a driving status of the vehicle on the travel route, and a control unit (120) that, when displaying the topographical data stored in the topographical data storage unit (110b) on the display unit (130), simultaneously displays, on the display unit (130), the travel route indicated by the travel data stored in the travel data storage unit (110c) in a display mode that corresponds to the driving status.
US09945686B2	Transportation routing A computer-implemented method of providing personalized route information involves gathering a plurality of past location indicators over time for a wireless client device, determining a future driving objective using the plurality of previously-gathered location indicators, obtaining real-time traffic data for an area proximate to the determined driving objective, and generating a suggested route for the driving objective using the near real-time traffic data.
US09945681B2	Verification of a generated route in computer assisted navigation Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for verification of a generated route in computer assisted navigation. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for verification of a generated route in computer assisted navigation is provided. The method includes receiving an origin and a destination in a mapping application executing in memory by a processor of a computer and generating a first route in the mapping application from the origin to the destination. The method also includes receiving a waypoint for the first route and determining whether or not the waypoint is proximate to the first route. Finally, the method includes validating the first route only if it is determined that the waypoint is proximate to the first route. In one aspect of the embodiment, the method also can include generating an alternative route to include the waypoint if it is determined that the waypoint is not proximate to the first route.
US09945680B1	Location-based meeting system A method or apparatus to provide a display of friends in a local area to a user, receive a request to meet, and calculate an optimal location for a meeting is described. In one embodiment, the system provides guidance to the user to the optimal location.
US09945672B2	Wearable device for tracking real-time ambient health conditions and method for destination selection based on tracked real-time ambient health conditions A system for providing destination guidance based on tracked real-time ambient health conditions includes one or more location tracking devices carried by one or more participants. The one or more location tracking devices track the locations of the one or more participants and providing the tracked locations to a central server when it is determined that the one or more participants are infected by a communicable ailment. The central server receives the provided tracked locations and transmits the tracked locations to a navigation guidance device carried by a user, without transmitting identifying details about the one or more participants. The navigation guidance device carried by the user provides guidance to the user on selecting a destination or route that avoids contact with or exposure to the plurality of participants.
US09945671B2	Navigation aid method for making multiple time constraints A method assisting in navigation of aircraft following a flight plan subject to time constraints comprises: determining a minimum speed profile, a maximum speed profile, and minimum and maximum times of passage; determining, for each constraint of index i, a restricted interval and a required interval; the determination made by a first iterative computation, i being decremented from n−1 to 1 and comprising: determining a required interval of index i enabling the aircraft to observe a restricted interval of index i+1 by flying at a speed profile between the minimum and maximum speed profiles, the restricted interval of index i+1 determined on the preceding iteration for an iteration of index between 1 and n−2, or from the time constraint of index n for the iteration of index n−1; and determining a restricted interval of index i from the intersection of the time constraint and the required interval of index i.
US09945666B2	Narrowband transmission filter A narrowband transmission system includes a dielectric grating that defines a surface and includes a plurality of longitudinal members arranged along an axis. The longitudinal members are surrounded by a medium. The longitudinal members are made of a material that has an index of refraction that is greater than an index of refraction of the medium. The dielectric grating is configured to receive radiation at the surface. The system further includes a means for breaking a symmetry between the radiation and the dielectric grating such that the dielectric grating transmits a given wavelength band of the radiation through the dielectric grating while rejecting remainder of wavelengths embodied in the radiation.
US09945661B2	Method for measuring height, non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for measuring height, and height measuring apparatus There are provided a method for measuring a height by a height measuring apparatus including: obtaining, in advance, a height correction value depending on an inclination angle of a surface of the object as an angle correction data; obtaining, from the height value of each pixel of the imaging device, the inclination angle of the surface of the object which corresponds to each pixel position of the imaging device; obtaining the height correction value, which corresponds to the inclination angle obtained, from the angle correction data; and correcting the height value of the surface of the object, which corresponds to each pixel of the imaging device, by using the height correction value obtained.
US09945660B2	Systems and methods of locating a control object appendage in three dimensional (3D) space Methods and systems for capturing motion and/or determining the shapes and positions of one or more objects in 3D space utilize cross-sections thereof. In various embodiments, images of the cross-sections are captured using a camera based on reflections therefrom or shadows cast thereby.
US09945659B2	Optical fiber length measurement method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention provide an optical fiber length measurement method and apparatus, where the method is used to measure an optical fiber length between a first device and a second device, and the method includes: acquiring, by a measurement device, timestamp parameters, where the timestamp parameters include a first transmit timestamp Ta1, a first receive timestamp Ta2, a second transmit timestamp Tb1, and a second receive timestamp Tb2; and determining, by the measurement device, the optical fiber length L according to the timestamp parameters, where when (Ta2−Tb1)+(Tb2−Ta1)≤nT, L=2.5[(Ta2−Tb1)+(Tb2−Ta1)], or when (Ta2−Tb1)+(Tb2−Ta1)>nT, L=2.5[(Ta2−Tb1)+(Tb2−Ta1)−n*T]. The method does not depend on a dedicated measurement instrument such as an OTDR, an OFDR, or an OCDR, thereby simplifying a measurement process, and helping reduce a measurement cost.
US09945658B2	Wavelength tunable surface emitting laser and optical coherence tomography apparatus including the same A surface emitting laser includes a lower reflector, an active layer, a gap portion, an upper reflector, and a driving unit. The lower reflector, the active layer, the gap portion, and the upper reflector are arranged in that order. The surface emitting laser is capable of varying a wavelength of emitted light by changing a distance between the upper and lower reflectors. The driving unit moves one of the upper and lower reflectors in an optical axis direction of the emitted light. At least one of the upper and lower reflectors includes a stacked body in which first layers and second layers are alternately stacked, the second layers having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the first layers, outermost layers of the stacked body being the first layers, and a third layer provided on at least one end of the stacked body.
US09945656B2	Multi-function spectroscopic device A multi-function spectroscopic device includes a first lens installed in an emission direction of parallel light and focusing the light in a center portion thereof, a second lens disposed to face the first lens and, a reference mirror installed to face the second lens, a beam splitter installed between the first lens and the second lens, a third lens focusing light which moves through the beam splitter onto a measurement object, a fourth lens focusing light which is reflected by the measurement object and reversely moves through the third lens and the beam splitter, a fifth lens converting light which is diffused through a second focus of the fourth lens into parallel light, and a diffraction grating obliquely disposed with respect to a light axis of the fifth lens and diffracting parallel light which moves through the fifth lens and split the parallel light.
US09945655B2	Interferometric apparatus and sample characteristic determining apparatus using such apparatus An interferometer apparatus comprising: a short coherence length or broadband light source; a light director to direct light from the light source along a measurement path to a surface of a sample and also along a reference path to a reference surface; a wavelength disperser to cause wavelength dispersion of light along one of the measurement and the reference paths; a combiner to cause light from the sample surface and light from the reference surface to produce an interference pattern or interferogram; a detect—or to detect intensity values of the interference pattern as a function of wavelength; and a determiner to determine from the detected intensity values the wavelength at which the measurement and reference paths are balanced, wherein the wavelength disperser is at least one of: a grating wavelength disperser, a prism wavelength disperser, and an optical dispersive medium.
US09945654B2	Probehead of an NMR-MAS apparatus with a device for determining the angle between the MAS rotor and the static magnetic field A probehead of an NMR-MAS apparatus with a rotation axis (RA), which lies in an xz-plane, titled by an angle θ>0 relative to a z-axis. The angle θ is adjusted by tilting around a tilt axis (DA) parallel to the y-axis relative to a target angle θtarget. An angle measurement apparatus (9) has a first sensor element (7), which, together with a second sensor element (8) generates sensor signals dependent on the amplitude B0 of the static magnetic field and the vectorial orientation between the magnetic field B0 and a sensitivity vector. Two sensitivity vectors have an angle 5°<αi<175° to the z-axis and an angle β>10° to each other. The angle between the rotation axis and the z-axis can be measured precisely and reliably over a large range, providing a feedback signal for regulated adjustment or tracking of the angle θ.
US09945652B2	Brake component monitoring A solution for evaluating a component of a vehicle, such as a brake pad of a rail vehicle, is provided. An imaging component can acquire image data for a target area of the vehicle within which at least a portion of the component is visible. The target area can be illuminated by an illumination device that is, for example, horizontally offset from the imaging device to highlight the three-dimensional structure in the target area by creating shadows in the image data. A set of points corresponding to the component can be identified in the image data using the shadows. A measurement for at least one attribute of the component can be calculated from the set of points.
US09945648B2	Archery broadhead and related method of use A broadhead is provided including a ferrule defining a slot. A blade is movable within the slot from a retracted mode to a deployed mode. The blade includes a lever arm projecting from the slot on a ferrule side opposite a cutting edge. The blade can include an interference projection that engages an exterior of the ferrule to retain the blade in the retracted mode. The blade can include a retention arm that selectively engages the ferrule to hold the blade in the retracted mode or the deployed mode. The broadhead can include a collar selectively disposed in a collar recess of the blade to hold the blade in the retracted mode. The broadhead can include a plunger and/or pivotable pawl that selectively engage the blade to hold it in a desired mode.
US09945643B2	Ballistic resistant vehicle tray The present invention relates to a device and method for providing immediate additional ballistic resistant portable personal protection for first responders, such as Police, Fire, EMS, and military personnel, during an emergency event. The device, configured for insertion into either the driver or passenger interior floor of an emergency vehicle is comprised of a molded shell with layers comprising a ballistic resistant layer that both provides vehicle floor matting and fits seamlessly into the contours of the emergency vehicle foot well and interior floor. For easy removal and immediate use as a directional portable personal protection device, handles are provided on the shell such that the handles do not interfere with driving.
US09945642B2	Blast and fragment resistant wall sections used inside structures like ships A protective wall for use in a structure such as a ship comprises a first and second metal layer, with an armor plate in between and layers of elastomeric material between the armor plate and the first and second metal layer respectively. The first and second metal layer having a higher ductility than the armor plate, the armor plate being mounted between the first and second metal layer in a way that allows the first and second metal layers to stretch relative to armor steel plate at least in response to forces resulting from impact by fragments from an explosion. When an explosion occurs in a space bounded by the protective wall, the first and second metal layer deflect under the pressure pulses due to blasts, stretching relative to the armor plate. The armor plate blocks high speed fragments. The elastomeric material has a double function: it increases the resistance of the armor plate to fragments and it allows for separation of the armor plate from the first and second metal layer, allowing them to stretch.
US09945641B2	Bullet-proof glass pane with edge reinforcement The invention relates to a bulletproof glass pane for use in a motor vehicle having a plurality of panes and layers of glass, ceramics or plastics connected two-dimensionally to each other in layers to form a composite, and having an edge reinforcement that extends at the periphery of the bulletproof glass pane, wherein the edge reinforcement comprises at least two or more reinforcing elements that are in loose mutual engagement.
US09945634B1	Multi-draw weight archery bow with cable timing A multi-draw weight archery bow with cable timing includes a shooting bow and a timing-draw device. The shooting bow includes a riser, a barrel, a first limb, a second limb, a first cam, a second cam, a bowstring, a first cable and a second cable. A rotational timing-draw device includes a rotational timing housing and a rotational timing hub. The rotational timing housing is mounted in a limb. A cable is secured to the rotational timing hub and the rotational timing hub is secured to the rotational timing housing. A multi-position draw weight and rotation device includes a multi-position and rotational draw timing hub and the rotational timing housing. The end of a cable is secured to one of four positions on the multi-position and rotation draw timing hub. A multi-position draw weight device includes a multi-position adjustable draw weight plate and a timing housing.
US09945631B2	Tool and method for modifying a magazine lock A firearm and a jig for modifying or constructing a firearm with a locking magazine release button is provided. The firearm has a lower receiver including a magazine locking pin aperture disposed in an upper surface thereof where the magazine locking aperture intersects with a magazine release button aperture in a side surface of the lower receiver. The firearm also has an upper receiver attached to the lower receiver via a pivot pin, a magazine attachable to the lower receiver, a magazine locking pin inserted into the magazine locking pin aperture, and a magazine release button comprising a recessed locking catch. The magazine release button releases the magazine when the upper receiver is away from the lower and the pin is not in the magazine locking aperture. The button is inoperable when the upper receiver is next to the lower receiver and the pin engages the locking catch.
US09945629B2	Collapsible pistol A collapsible pistol features enhanced safety, ease of use, and improved performance as compared to prior designs. The pistol is easily reconfigured from an open, ready-to-fire position to a closed or collapsed position that makes the pistol quite compact, safe, and readily concealable. The overall design of the pistol is such that the manipulation of the pistol into and out of the open, ready-to-fire position can be accomplished with a user having relatively small hands and/or relatively low grip strength.
US09945626B2	Universal firearm mounted receiving apparatus for casings A universal firearm-mounted receiving apparatus adapted to receive an ejected casing from a firearm (FIG. 1). The apparatus has an arm with a mounting piece disposed at one end and a receptacle for shell casings disposed at the other end (opposite to) mounting piece. The arm further contains one or more hinges that allow(s) at least a portion of the arm to move independently of another portion, thereby making the arm and receptacle positionable for a variety of different firearms.
US09945625B2	Reduced length belt-fed firearm A short-length, belt fed machine gun for convenient use includes: (A) a receiver having a length in the range of about 17.75 inches to about 20.3 inches, (B) a barrel assembly, and (C) a gas cycling assembly. A gas port of the barrel assembly has a width of between about 0.063 inches and 0.200 inches. The distance between a center of the gas port and the breach of the barrel is between about 7.605 inches and about 9.395 inches. The gas cycling assembly features a unique polymer kinetic energy dampener assembly located longitudinally rearward of the operating rod, which is useful in achieving a desired cycle rate of the gun (e.g., about 600 rounds per minute (RPM)) and in minimizing muzzle climb. A unique mounting bushing selectively, removably mounts to the gas cylinder in order to achieve a shortened gun with many of the advantages of conventional longer weapons.
US09945623B2	Heat exchanger assemblies with integrated valve The invention relates to various ways in which to integrate control valves into the structure of a heat exchanger. Accordingly, there is provided a heat exchanger assembly comprising a heat exchanger and a valve integration unit. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of alternating first and second fluid passages in heat exchange relation, and at least one inlet manifold and one outlet manifold interconnected by one of the plurality of first or second fluid passages, the valve integration unit being fixedly attached to heat exchanger and comprising a fluid passage in fluid communication with at least one of the inlet and outlet manifolds. A valve mechanism is mounted within the valve integration unit in fluid communication with the fluid passage, the valve mechanism controlling the flow of a heat exchange fluid through said fluid passage.
US09945620B2	Freeze damage resistant window perimeter radiator A room perimeter heating/cooling radiator with a non symmetrical elliptical transverse cross section, that utilizes low to medium temperature heat transfer fluid (generally water or water/glycol) in a new design with an enhanced ‘primary only’ heat transfer surface having an internal spiral or helix to circulate the water around the inside of the primary surface to enhance the heat transfer, and an internal conduit that provides both freeze damage protection and the ability to cross connect multiple identical radiators for increased efficiency. The primary intended location is within inches of the building windows.
US09945612B2	System and method to remove moisture from wood coring A system and process is provided to deplete or remove moisture from wood coring in boats by piercing 20 a fiberglass outer skin; forming 30 bores or holes 200 in wood coring to form an exposed portion; processing ambient air 35 to create processed air; pumping or displacing 40 processed air into the bores or holes 200; penetrating 50 an exposed portion 80; with a sealant 100; and filling 60 the exposed portion 80 with a sealant 100.
US09945607B2	Cryogenic CO2 separation using a refrigeration system A refrigeration system for condensation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in a flue gas stream, the system includes a refrigeration circuit, a flue gas treatment system that includes a flue gas compressor, a flue gas adsorption drier, and a refrigeration system for condensation of CO2; and a method for condensation of CO2 in a flue gas stream using a circulating stream of an external refrigerant.
US09945604B2	Integrated nitrogen removal in the production of liquefied natural gas using refrigerated heat pump A method for liquefying a natural gas feed stream and removing nitrogen therefrom, the method comprising passing a natural gas feed stream through a main heat exchanger to produce a first LNG stream, and separating a liquefied or partially liquefied natural gas stream in a distillation column to form nitrogen-rich vapor product, wherein a closed loop refrigeration system provides refrigeration to the main heat exchanger and to a condenser heat exchanger that provides reflux to the distillation column.
US09945597B2	Refrigeration system for cooling a container The present disclosure relates to a refrigeration system for cooling the interior of a mobile refrigerated space, for example a refrigerated container, comprising two speed-controlled compressors, which can be operated in parallel as a single stage or one after the other as two stages by one controllable bypass line per compressor and a controllable valve device between the pressure side and the suction side of each compressor. The valve devices receive signals from a controller having algorithms, into which the usage temperature and ambient temperature are fed as a target value or measured value. The most energy-efficient operating modes and the rotational speeds of the compressors result from the requirements profile of the container refrigeration.
US09945594B2	Large capacity defrosting valve Disclosed in the present invention is a large capacity defrosting valve, comprising a valve body; the upper end of the valve body is connected to an upper end cover; the valve body is provided with a piston therein; the piston is connected to a valve core; the upper end of the valve core is connected to a tension spring; the upper end of the tension spring is connected to the lower end of the upper end cover; the lower end of the valve body is connected to a lower end cover; the valve body is provided with a first channel and a second channel thereon; the lower end cover is provided with a third channel thereon; the upper end cover is provided with a fourth channel thereon; a power cavity is formed between the piston and the upper end cover; and a buffer cavity is formed between the piston and the valve body. The present invention has no impact during operation, and has good stability, high reliability and long service lift, thus greatly improving the heating efficiency of an air-conditioner.
US09945589B2	Rotatory series-pole magnetic refrigerating system The present invention relates to a rotatory series-pole magnetic refrigerating system, comprising a moving magnetic body and at least one vertically-disposed magnetic series, wherein the magnetic series further comprising a plurality of heat insulated cavities, wherein the heat insulated cavities are interconnected in series successively, wherein the interior of the heat insulated cavities are provided with magnetic working mediums, and wherein the moving magnetic body is capable of magnetizes and demagnetizes the magnetic working mediums in a crossing pattern, wherein the upper and lower magnetic working mediums which are adjacent to any magnetic working medium in demagnetizing state in the same magnetic series must be in a magnetizing state, wherein the system further comprising a heat-flow structure, which assists the internal heat energy in the magnetic series to flow in one direction.
US09945588B2	Systems and methods implementing robust air conditioning systems configured to utilize thermal energy storage to maintain a low temperature for a target space Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement air conditioning systems that are operable to establish/maintain a desired temperature for a target space and simultaneously establish/maintain a temperature lower than the desired temperature for the target space for an included cold thermal energy storage unit. In one embodiment, an air conditioning system includes: a condensing unit; a liquid pressurizer and distributor ensemble; a cold thermal energy storage unit; a target space; and a suction gas/equalizer; where the listed components are operatively connected by piping such that vapor compression cycles can be simultaneously implemented that result in the cooling of the cold thermal energy storage unit and the target space; and the air conditioning system is configured such that the simultaneous implementation of vapor compression cycles results in cooling the cold thermal energy storage unit to a greater extent relative to the target space.
US09945586B2	Solar tracker Methods and systems for use with solar devices. The present invention may be used with solar panels, solar dishes, or any other devices for which an optimal exposure to the sun is desired. The present invention first adjusts an azimuth of the solar device until an optimal solar exposure, from an azimuth point of view, is achieved. Then, an altitude of the solar collector is adjusted until an optimal solar exposure, from an altitude point of view, is achieved. The invention also uses a load compensation mean to alleviate the amount of lifting or braking torque needed from the motor to tilt the solar collector.
US09945576B2	System and method for detecting the presence of alternate cooling systems An information handling system includes a plurality of components, and a controller. The controller determines a separate thermal resistance for each of the components, categorizes each component into one of a plurality of cooling domains based on the thermal resistance of the component and an amount of air flow around the component, and adjusts cooling controls for each of the components based on the respective cooling domain of the component.
US09945573B2	Air conditioner system with air treatment integration An air conditioning system which includes a controller having processing circuitry connected to a database and a dispenser is disclosed. The controller includes at least one memory, at least one processor, and at least one timer. The timer may be programmable to trigger the dispenser via the controller to dispense an air treatment or scent based on the time of day, morning or evening/night. The air conditioning system also includes a facial recognition camera or a sensor array each configured to cause the dispenser to dispense an air treatment or scent. The facial recognition camera is coupled to the controller to dispense an air treatment or scent based on the majority preference of the recognized faces. The sensor array includes a motion detector and a light detector configured to trigger the dispenser via the controller to dispense an air treatment or scent in an air stream of the air conditioner.
US09945571B2	Room pressure control system and room pressure control method A room pressure control system includes an air supply valve, an exhaust valve, and controller circuits. One of the controller circuits includes a room pressure correction control circuit that controls the valve operating as a room pressure control valve, between the air supply valve and the exhaust valve, so that the room pressure coincides with a set room pressure value; and processing circuitry that determines whether the room pressure easily fluctuates, determines whether the room pressure is stable, and sets parameters. In particular, the processing circuitry sets a dead zone parameter with which responsiveness of room pressure control is valued when it is determined that the room pressure easily fluctuates and otherwise sets a dead zone parameter with which reduction in the number of operations of the room pressure control valve is valued above the responsiveness of the room pressure control.
US09945570B2	Unit and method for cooling, and apparatus and method for treating substrate Provided is a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes an equipment front end module, a loadlock chamber, a transfer chamber, and a plurality of process chambers. The loadlock chamber includes a cooling unit for cooling a substrate treated in the process chambers, and the cooling unit includes a cooling chamber having an inner space, the cooling chamber having a gas inflow hole in one surface thereof, wherein support pins on which the substrate is placed are disposed around a circumference of the gas injection hole, a cooling gas injection part supplying a cooling gas toward the gas inflow hole, and a gas exhaust part exhausting the cooling gas supplied into the cooling chamber and fumes generated from the substrate to the outside of the cooling chamber.
US09945565B2	Stovetop wok cooking system A stovetop wok cooking system, including a wok support assembly and a flame focusing ring. The wok support assembly includes a conical shaped fireproof main structure and spaced leg assemblies. The main structure includes a top wok support end portion and a bottom wok support end portion. The top wok support end portion includes a series of spaced bumps thereon to provide clearance for flames, and an upper lip. The bottom wok support end portion has a circular bottom support opening and a rounded rim. A clip is configured to slideably engage the rounded rim. Each leg assembly slides about the top wok support end portion and the bottom wok support end portion during use to an operative position for supporting the wok support assembly on varying stovetop designs. The flame focusing ring is adapted to be placed upon a stovetop and nested within the wok support assembly. In some embodiments the wok has a fixed handle. In other embodiments the wok is adjustably connected to the handle.
US09945564B2	Combustion furnace A combustion furnace includes an inner shell, an outer shell, a gas inlet piping and a flame inhibiting cover. The inner shell defines a receiving cavity therein. The inner shell defines a plurality of first gas holes around the periphery of a top portion thereof. The inner shell defines a gas inlet hole at a bottom thereof. The outer shell encloses the inner shell such that a gas flowing space is defined between the inner shell and the outer shell. The gas inlet piping has an opening formed at one end thereof, and the gas inlet piping communicates with the gas flowing space. The flame inhibiting cover is atop the outer shell and the inner shell, and a lower flange of the flame inhibiting cover is below the first gas holes.
US09945563B2	Very shallow heating apparatus with very high yield and a wide view A solid fuel heating apparatus (1) comprising a combustion chamber provided with a glass door (4) opening to the outside, an intake device (11) for the intake of outside combustion air into said chamber, an outlet duct for the burnt gases (2) and a sealed preheating enclosure for preheating the combustion air, conveying said air to the combustion chamber, connected at a first end to the intake device (11) and ending at a second end with a plurality of openings (9) releasing the air preheated by the preheating enclosure into the combustion chamber, characterized in that the preheating enclosure consists of a set of sealed heat exchanging pipes containing the combustion gases and the burnt gases (3, 8, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19), ending with the abovementioned openings (9), which are variable in size and are arranged in such a way as to modulate the flow of preheated air released into the chamber, enclosing the flame and combustion area in the natural conical shape of said chamber.
US09945561B2	Gas turbine part comprising a near wall cooling arrangement A gas turbine combustor part of a gas turbine includes a wall, containing a plurality of near wall cooling channels extending essentially parallel to each other in a first direction within the wall in close vicinity to the hot side and being arranged in at least one row extending in a second direction. The near wall cooling channels are each provided at one end with an inlet for the supply of cooling air, and on the other end with an outlet for the discharge of cooling air. The inlets open into a common feeding channel for cooling air supply, and the outlets open into a common discharge channel for cooling air discharge. The feeding channel and the discharge channel extend in the second direction.
US09945557B2	Sorbents for coal combustion Sorbent compositions containing iodine are added to coal to mitigate the release of mercury and/or other harmful elements into the environment during combustion of coal containing natural levels of mercury.
US09945555B2	Multi-air chamber burner with swirl generator A burner is disclosed for generating flame and heat. The burner includes a first stage, a second stage downstream of the first stage, a third stage downstream of the first and second stages, and a fourth stage downstream of the first, second, and third stages. The first stage comprises a first innermost air chamber and a first mixing chamber for air and fuel, wherein the first stage includes separate conduits for air and fuel, and wherein the air and fuel begin to mix in the first mixing chamber during use to form an air/fuel mixture. The second stage comprises a second mixing chamber which comprises a deflection plate to force the air/fuel mixture outward from the centerline. The third stage comprises a combustion zone. The combustion zone includes a swirl generator. The swirl generator has an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the deflection plate. The swirl generator produces a swirl, whirl, vortex, or the like in the flame during operation.
US09945552B2	Flashlight with bottle opener A flashlight, or portable light source, that has a light source at one end and a bottle opener at the second end. The bottle opener may be secured to the body of the flashlight in a permanent or removable manner. The bottle opener may be secured to the body of the flashlight by a cap on the end opposite the light source.
US09945546B2	Optical signaling device The invention proposes an optical signaling device, in particular a signaling lamp or a modular signaling column (1) or the like, having at least one luminous unit (2) comprising at least one luminous element (20) for optically indicating one or more different operating states of a technical device such as a machine, an installation or the like, at least one electrical and/or electronic connection unit (27) being provided for the purpose of connecting or making contact with at least the technical device, at least one electrical and/or electronic linking unit (12) being provided between the connection unit (27) and the luminous unit (2) for the purpose of electrically and/or electronically linking the connection unit (27) to the luminous unit (2), thus implementing additional technical possibilities or functionalities. This is achieved according to the invention by virtue of the fact that the linking unit (12) has at least one electrical and/or electronic switching element (21, 22) for establishing and/or disconnecting the electrical and/or electronic link between the luminous unit (2) and the connection unit (27), the electrical and/or electronic switching element (21, 22) also being in the form of an actuator switch (21, 22) for switching at least one actuating element (28) of a first actuator (8) of the technical device and/or a second actuator (8) which is separate from the technical device.
US09945541B1	Light-emitting diode module holder A light-emitting diode (LED) module holder includes a base, a connection portion and two terminals. The base has an accommodation space formed through the base and two rear rests formed inside the accommodation space. The connection portion is formed on a rear portion of the base and has a socket formed in a rear of the connection portion. The two terminals are securely mounted in the socket. Each terminal has an insertion segment mounted inside the socket of the connection portion, an electrical contact segment formed on a front end of the insertion segment and extending forwards into the accommodation space, and a limiting piece formed on the terminal and located above a corresponding rear rest. The LED module is mounted into the accommodation space and is held between the rear rests and the limiting pieces to avoid escaping from the base.
US09945538B2	Landscape lighting systems having interchangeable light diverting elements and light intensity controllers A landscape lighting system includes a light fixture having an LED, a first light diverting element having a first light diversion angle associated therewith, a second light diverting element having a second light diversion angle associated therewith that is different than the first light diversion angle, and a light intensity controller for communicating with the light fixture to selectively control the intensity of the light generated by the LED. The light intensity controller is in wireless communication with the light fixture. The fixture has a first configuration in which the first light diverting element overlies the LED for emitting light having the first light diversion angle, and a second configuration in which the second light diverting element overlies the LED for emitting light having the second light diversion angle.
US09945535B2	Luminaire including a geometric solid having two geometric solid portions A luminaire. The luminaire includes a geometric solid. The geometric solid has a length and includes a first geometric solid portion which includes an optically clear material and a second geometric solid portion which includes the optically clear material, wherein the first and second geometric solid portions are conjoined. The luminaire further includes a cavity defined by the first and second geometric solid portions, a plurality of discrete light sources positioned to emit light into the cavity, a first aperture positioned to allow a first portion of light in the cavity to pass into the first geometric solid portion, and a second aperture positioned to allow a second portion of the light in the cavity to pass into the second geometric solid portion.
US09945534B2	Bidirectional light emitting diode light sheet A bidirectional light sheet including at least first and second arrays of bare LED chips having top and bottom electrodes, where the arrays of LEDs are sandwiched between at least two transparent substrates having conductors bonded to the electrodes without wires, forming light sheets to emit light from opposite surfaces of the light sheet to create a bidirectional light sheet. The light sheet may be suspended from a ceiling to be non-parallel to the ceiling A reflector or a plurality of lenses may be included in the light sheet to emit light at any peak intensity angle to achieve a predetermined light emission pattern.
US09945531B2	Shield driving device for headlamp A shield driving device for a headlamp, which operates a rotary shield that selectively blocks a portion of light emitted from a light source to an aspherical lens, the shield driving device may include the rotary shield disposed in front of the light source, and performing a closing operation for blocking the portion of light from the light source, and an opening operation for unblocking the portion of the light while rotating about a rotating shaft, a shield controlling cam disposed below the rotary shield to be rotatable in a state of being in contact with a cam contact portion of the rotary shield, and rotating simultaneously with the cam contact portion by frictional force caused by contact, and an actuator which transmits rotational power to the shield controlling cam.
US09945530B2	Generating a light emission pattern in a far field Various embodiments may relate to a lighting apparatus for a headlight for generating a light emission pattern in a far field, including at least one light source for emitting primary light onto an illumination surface, at least two different phosphor surfaces which are introducible into the illumination surface, at least partly alternately by at least one translational movement, and a control device for positioning the phosphor surfaces in relation to the illumination surface. A respectively associated light emission pattern is generatable in a predetermined position of the phosphor surfaces. The control device is configured, for the purpose of setting a specific light emission pattern, to move at least one phosphor surface provided for this purpose into the illumination surface by at least one translational movement.
US09945529B2	Vehicular lighting Prior art vehicular lighting has difficulty ensuring that spectral colors caused by chromatic aberration from a lens are not noticeable. This invention is provided with a semiconductor light source (2) and a lens (3). The lens (3) is constituted from an entrance face (30) and an exit face (31). The entrance face (30) has two sections. An upper lens portion (3U) forms a first partial light distribution pattern (P1). A lower lens portion (3D) forms a second partial light distribution pattern (P2). The upper part of the upper lens portion (3U) forms a top edge portion (P1U) of the first partial light distribution pattern (P1) having a cutoff line (CL1). The upper part of the lower lens portion (3D) forms a top edge portion (P2U) of the second partial light distribution pattern (P2) having a cutoff line (CL2), overlapping with the top edge portion (P1U) of the first partial light distribution pattern (P1). This results in the invention being capable of ensuring that spectral colors caused by chromatic aberration from the lens (3) are not noticeable.
US09945527B2	LED light unit and method of replacing an LED light unit An LED light unit, in particular for a passenger transportation vehicle, such as an aircraft, a road vehicle, a ship or a rail car, has a support portion a light source having at least one LED, the light source being arranged on the support portion, and a refractive optical element having an inner surface and an outer surface the refractive optical element being attached to the support portion and being arranged over the light source. The refractive optical element has a chamfer portion adjacent the support portion, wherein at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface has at least one chamfer surface in the chamfer portion.
US09945520B2	LED tube lamp An LED tube lamp includes a glass tube, a plurality of LED light sources, two end caps respectively sleeving two end portions of the glass tube, a power supply in one of the end caps or separately in both of the end caps, and an LED light strip in the glass tube. The plurality of LED light sources is on the LED light strip. Each of the end caps comprises a plurality of openings formed thereon. The plurality of openings dissipating heat resulted from the power supply are divided into two sets. The two sets of the plurality of openings are symmetric to each other with respect to a virtual central axis of the end cap.
US09945514B1	Fast tube-attachable frame Disclosed is a fast tube-attachable frame, which generally includes, in structure, a clamp body that includes a first clamping member, a second clamping member, and a tightness adjustment assembly; a connection section; two clamping sections; at least one tenon section; a clamping cutout section, at least one position-constraining threaded hole, a position-constraining screw, and a coupling assembly. With the above structural arrangement, by means of clamping members that are integrally formed and mutual jointing of the tenon sections, the structural strength and clamping force of the clamp body are improved. The position-constraining screw and the position-constraining threaded hole function to maintain a spacing distance of the clamping sections and increase the strength of the second clamping member.
US09945508B2	Flexible pipe for transporting a cryogenic fluid, and associated equipment and method A pipe (18) having an inner fluid confinement assembly (30) including a corrugated inner tube (40) having an axis (A-A′), a tensile armor (42) arranged around the inner tube (40) and a heat-insulating assembly (44) arranged around the tensile armor (42). The pipe includes a ballast assembly (32) mounted around the inner assembly (30). The ballast assembly (32) includes a plurality of collars (70A) mounted externally on the inner assembly (30) to form a support layer (70), at least one outer armor (72) and at least one ballast ring (74A) engaged around the outer armor (72).
US09945507B2	Applicator machine An applicator machine and a process for heating and coating a section of pipeline. The applicator machine includes a frame configured to rotate about a section of pipeline to be heated and coated, rotating means operable to rotate the frame, and coating material applicators induction coils and radiant heaters mounted on the frame and rotatable therewith. The induction coil is configured to heat a section of pipeline adjacent to the induction coil to a coating material application temperature. The radiant heaters are configured to heat factory-applied coatings. Each coating material applicator sprays coating material through an aperture in a respective induction coil. The applicator includes an enclosure configured to surround a section of pipeline and provision for evacuating and collecting waste coating material. The coating material applicator may be configured to spray powder coating material, such as fusion bonded epoxy powder material and/or chemically modified polypropylene powder material.
US09945506B2	Seismic slip joint, seismic-mitigating piping system, and method of mitigating seismic effects on a piping system A seismic slip joint may include a fixed sealing surface, a moveable sealing surface, and a solenoid device. The moveable sealing surface is configured to engage the fixed sealing surface to form a sealing interface during a deactivated state. The sealing interface may be a juncture that precludes passage of a fluid therethrough. The solenoid device is configured to switch between the deactivated state and an activated state. The solenoid device may include a piston and a spring structure. The piston is connected to the moveable sealing surface. The spring structure exerts a force on the piston so as to press the moveable sealing surface against the fixed sealing surface to form the sealing interface during the deactivated state. The piston may be configured to compress the spring structure and retract during the activated state so as to separate the moveable sealing surface from the fixed sealing surface.
US09945501B2	Plug unit and connection system for connecting capillary tubes A plug unit and system for connecting capillary tubes, especially for high-performance liquid chromatography, with a plug capillary tube projecting through a hole of a plug housing, which is detachably connectable to a bushing unit. The plug capillary tube front end projects into a capillary tube receptacle in the bushing unit with its end face essentially aligned opposite a front end of a bushing capillary tube or a bushing capillary tube opening of the bushing unit, the end face of which is butted against. The plug housing applies a force, with its end face facing the plug capillary tube end, directly or indirectly on an annular sealing element surrounding the plug capillary tube in the region of the front end of the plug capillary tube such that the front end of the plug capillary tube is sealed through deformation of the sealing element against the capillary tube receptacle opening.
US09945494B2	Pneumatic directional valve and method of operation A pneumatic system for operating a hydraulic valve is provided. The system may include: a first piston set; a first connector attached to the first piston operably connecting the first piston; a first spring biasing the first piston to move in an axial direction; a second port in the first housing; a second piston set with in a second cavity defined by a second housing; a second connector attached to the second piston, a second spring biasing the second piston to move in an axial direction; a first port in the second housing; and a second port in the second housing configured to provide fluid communication with in the second cavity at a second end of the second piston.
US09945488B2	Mechanically-activated inflation valve actuation apparatus A valve actuation apparatus is provided. The apparatus may comprise a mechanical activation device, a primer, an explosive cord, and a gas-generating device. The valve actuation apparatus may actuate a valve system, which opens a valve and allows airflow to inflate an inflatable emergency evacuation slide for an aircraft.
US09945487B2	Check valve with accelerated closure A check valve including a valve body and a flapper assembly, the valve body defining an inlet, an outlet, an interior cavity, and a port in the interior cavity; the flapper assembly movable between an open position, providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, and a closed position, isolating the inlet from the outlet, the flapper assembly including a resilient body and a spring assembly, the spring assembly configured to bias the flap portion of the resilient body towards the closed position, the spring assembly including a spring and a backing plate mounted on opposite surfaces of the resilient body and configured to increase the stiffness of the intermediate portion of the resilient body.
US09945485B2	Seal assembly for a sterile environment A seal assembly includes a seal body having a space formed therein; a seal carrier held within the space, the seal carrier being selectively positionable between a sealing position and a rotation position by moving along a carrying path; at least one seal carried by the seal carrier; and a hermetic seal held within the space out of the carrying path of the seal carrier, the hermetic seal being configured to be abraded away by a rotating element that the hermetic seal is pressing against.
US09945484B2	Turbine seals A seal strip (60A, 60B, 60C, 60F, 60G, 60H, 60J) with an imperforate width-spanning portion (64) first and second rounded edges (65, 66) and one or more strip-thickening elements (67, 68, 74, 76, 82, 84, 90, 91) between the rounded edges. The strip-thickening elements may have transverse slots (80, 86, 88, 93L, 93R, 72, 78) for increased flexibility of the strip. The strip-thickening elements may also have perforations (92) or gaps (69) to admit coolant and/or to reduce weight. Folded embodiments (60A, 60B) may have dimples (70) on the width-spanning portion (64) to limit bending of the folded portions (67, 68, 74, 76). The seal may be slidably mounted in opposed slots (58A, 58B) in respective adjacent turbine components (54A, 54B), filling a width (W) of the slots, and a side of the seal may be cooled by compressed air (48).
US09945483B2	System and apparatus for aerodynamically sealing surfaces A system includes a first surface, a second surface, and a sealing system operable to provide an aerodynamic seal between the first surface and the second surface. The second surface may be a surface to be sealed. The sealing system includes a first member and a base. The first member includes a first portion and a bulb coupled to the first portion. The first portion has one or more projections and is adapted to couple the first member to the first surface. The base includes a plurality of feet, a plurality of arms, and an arched portion. The plurality of feet are adapted to be positioned against the second surface. The plurality of arms are adapted to accept the bulb. The arched portion forms a preloaded seal adapted to seal against the second surface when air pressure is exerted against a side of the base.
US09945481B2	Polymer coating in cracked piston ring coating A piston ring including a base coating, for example a chromium-based material with an intentionally etched crack network is provided. The cracks of the base coating are filled with a sliding material, which is expected to improve scuff resistance. The sliding material includes polyamideimide (PAI) and Fe2O3. The sliding material can also include solid lubricant and hard materials. Alternatively, the base coating is formed of diamond-like carbon and applied to the piston ring by physical vapor deposition (PVD). In this case, the base coating includes protuberances or bumps, and the sliding material is disposed between protuberances of the base coating.
US09945480B2	Piston assembly including a polymer coating with hard particles applied to sliding surfaces A piston assembly comprises a piston body, a connecting rod, and a wrist pin. The piston body includes a pair of first cross bores presenting a piston sliding surface. The connecting rod includes a second cross bore presenting a rod sliding surface which is axially aligned with the first cross bores of the piston body. A wrist pin is disposed in the aligned cross bores and couples the piston body to the connecting rod. The wrist pin also presents a pin sliding surface facing the rod sliding surface and the piston sliding surfaces. A coating is applied to at least one of the sliding surfaces, such as by dipping, brushing, atomizing, spraying, printing, or screen printing. The coating includes a polymer matrix, such as polyamide imide (PAI), and hard particles, such as Fe2O3, disposed throughout the polymer matrix. The hard particles have a hardness of at least 600 HV/0.5.
US09945479B2	Method of operating a vehicle and a vehicle A method of operating a vehicle at different altitudes. The vehicle has an engine, a throttle valve and a throttle operator. A continuously variable transmission has a driving pulley connected to the engine, a driven pulley, and a belt operatively connecting therebetween. A ground engaging member is operatively connected to the driven pulley. A piston is connected to the driving pulley. A control unit controls actuation of the piston and the piston force. The method includes determining an altitude and/or an atmospheric pressure, a driven pulley speed, and at least one of the throttle operator position and the throttle valve position. The piston is selectively actuated based on the altitude and/or the atmospheric pressure. The piston force is controlled based on the driven pulley speed, and at least one of: the throttle operator position and the throttle valve position. Vehicles and other methods of operation thereof are also disclosed.
US09945476B2	Apparatus and method for controlling vehicle An apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes a torque converter including a lockup clutch, and a lockup controller configured to controllably move the lockup clutch from a released state in an engagement direction when the vehicle has just started. The apparatus further includes a rolling-down sensor configured to sense whether or not the vehicle that has just started has rolled down, and a lockup retarder configured to retard the movement of the lockup clutch in the engagement direction if the vehicle is sensed to have rolled down.
US09945466B2	Active differential and motor vehicle An active differential for the controlled distribution of a drive torque generated by a drive motor to two output shafts includes a planetary gear train configured to couple the two drive shafts to a drive shaft of the drive motor, and a distributor motor including a distributor shaft. The distributor motor produces a torque, with a distribution of a drive torque to the two output shafts being dependent on the torque produced by the distributor motor. The distributor shaft and the planetary gear train are coupled by a coupling device which is configured to separate the distributor shaft from the planetary gear train when an operating parameter of the active differential exceeds a predetermined limit value. The operating parameter can hereby be an output torque difference between torques transmitted from the output shafts to the planetary gear train or a time derivative of the output torque difference.
US09945465B2	Differential gear for a drive axle of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a differential gear for a drive axle of a motor vehicle, having a driven differential case (12), which has effect on a carrier (24), particularly on a driving pin, via a coupling block (26) that is guided in a rotationally fixed but axially movable manner, on which carrier (24) planetary wheels (22) are mounted which interlock with outputting output wheels (20), wherein the output wheels (20) output on output shafts (16, 18) on both sides, and having a torque-dependent locking device for shifting the driving torque by means of at least one coupling device (28) integrated in the differential case (12), which coupling device (28) can additionally be actuated via at least one actuator (34; 44), independently of the driving torque. According to the invention, the at least one actuator (34; 44) is arranged in the region of at least one of the output shafts (16, 18) and has effect on the coupling device (28) by means of at least one transfer means (38, 40).
US09945464B2	Transmission apparatus A transmission apparatus D that can avoid size-up of a starter through reduction of load torque required at the time of start-up of an engine, includes a traveling transmission device D1 configured to transmit power outputted from an engine 3a via a forward/reverse switching mechanism 50 acting also as a main clutch mechanism, a hydrostatic stepless speed changer mechanism 20 acting as a main speed changer mechanism, a planetary gear mechanism 40 and an auxiliary speed changer mechanism 60 to traveling components such as front wheels 1, rear wheels 2, etc., and an implement transmission device D2 configured to transmit the power outputted from the engine 3a via an implement clutch 70, an implement speed changer mechanism 71, and a PTO shaft 7 to an implement.
US09945459B2	Switch structure A switch structure includes a lever operable by a user, a body coupled to the lever, a support formed in the lever, a pusher supported by the support, a detent surface formed in the body to produce a click when the lever is operated, and a spring that pushes the pusher against the detent surface. The pusher includes two slide surfaces, which slide on the lever and the body, and a groove, which draws grease from one of the two slide surfaces where the grease is applied to another one of the two slide surfaces.
US09945458B2	Actuator using expansion or contraction to produce linear or rotary motion A motion producing device comprising an output member with a contact surface and a reference member. An actuator member is attached to the reference member, the actuator member having a traction surface and comprising actuator zones, each actuator zone being energizable to move a corresponding portion of the traction surface to change a contact state of the traction surface with the contact surface depending on an energized state of the actuator zone. An energy source is operatively coupled to the actuator zones for sequentially changing the energized state of the actuator zones. The actuator member provides a torque transmission path between the reference member and the output member.
US09945457B2	Linear rotary mechanism A linear rotary mechanism includes: a pair of elongated guide rails in parallel to each other: a linear motor having a tubular primary side slidably disposed on the guide rails and a shaft-shaped secondary side coaxially extending into an internal hole of the tubular primary side, the shaft-shaped secondary side being axially linearly reciprocally movable along the tubular primary side; and a rotary motor fixedly disposed on the guide rails and connected with one end of the shaft-shaped secondary side. Accordingly, the rotary motor is linearly reciprocally movable along the tubular primary side in synchronism with the shaft-shaped secondary side and the guide rails.
US09945456B2	Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmissions (CVT), includes a main axle adapted to receive a shift rod that cooperates with a shift rod nut to actuate a ratio change in a CVT. An axial force generating mechanism can include a torsion spring, a traction ring adapted to receive the torsion spring, and a roller cage retainer configured to cooperate with the traction ring to house the torsion spring. Power roller-leg assemblies can be used to facilitate shifting the ratio of a CVT. A hub shell and a hub cover are adapted to house components of a CVT and, in some embodiments, to cooperate with other components of the CVT to support operation and/or functionality of the CVT. Among other things, shift control interfaces and braking features for a CVT are disclosed.
US09945450B2	Multi-speed transmission The present disclosure provides a multiple speed transmission having an input member, an output member, a plurality of planetary gearsets, a plurality of interconnecting members and a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms. The plurality of planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The input member is continuously interconnected with at least one member of one of the plurality of planetary gear sets, and the output member is continuously interconnected with another member of one of the plurality of planetary gear sets. At least nine forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by the selective engagement of the plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms.
US09945437B2	Systems and methods for detecting wear of brake pads A system can be used to indicate wear of a brake pad. The system can include a brake housing, a brake pad mechanically coupled to the brake housing, and a sensor mechanically coupled to the brake pad. The sensor can determine when the brake pad has been worn to a predetermined location by a rotating portion of a wheel. The system can also include an electronic module electrically coupled to the sensor and mechanically coupled to the brake housing. The electronic module can include a radio frequency antenna configured to wirelessly receive radio frequency energy from an external radio frequency transmitter, and an energy converter electrically coupled to the radio frequency antenna. As well, the electronic module can include an internal transmitter electrically coupled to the energy converter and the radio frequency antenna.
US09945435B2	Disk brake pad and disc brake assembly A disc brake pad includes a lining and a back plate supporting the lining and having a projecting lug portion and a torque transfer surface. The projecting lug portion projects towards a rotor exit side. The torque transfer surface is disposed at a side edge portion which is situated further radially inwards than the lug portion. The projecting lug portion includes a first projecting arc-shaped surface portion which is disposed at a radially innermost portion of a radially inner surface of the lug portion. A portion of the torque transfer surface which lies near to a radially outer end of the torque transfer surface and which is situated further radially inwards than both of the radially inner surface and an action line of a brake tangential force exerted on braking is most projected toward the rotor exit side on the torque transfer surface.
US09945430B2	Electromagnetic clutch A thermal fuse is covered with a case that has a slit. A capacity of the case is larger than a volume of the thermal fuse, and the case has a space that is formed between an inner wall surface of the case and the thermal fuse. The slit is formed in the case introduce radiant heat, which is generated at a friction surface of a rotor, into an inside of the case. Thereby, the radiant heat, which is inputted into the inside of the case through the slit, can be reflected by the inner wall surface of the case and thereafter can be absorbed by the thermal fuse.
US09945429B2	Clutch having a tuning element for influencing the acoustic behaviour of the clutch The present disclosure relates to a clutch, in particular a multiple disc clutch, having an outer clutch part, and an inner clutch part and a tuning element encasing the outer clutch part and influencing the acoustic behavior of the clutch.
US09945424B2	Bearing thermal relief fan drive gear system assembly method A method of assembling mating components includes the steps of heating an inner surface of a first cavity of a first part to generate a first expansion, heating an outer surface of a component surrounding an outer periphery of the first part to generate a second expansion of the component that corresponds to the first expansion of the first part, inserting a second part into the first cavity while the first part is in an expanded condition, and cooling the first part to contract around the second part.
US09945421B2	Bearing retainer, bearing and associated method A bearing retainer for use in a bearing is provided. The bearing includes an inner ring, rolling elements and an outer ring. The bearing retainer includes a body. The body defines an inner periphery and an outer periphery of the body. The body further defines a plurality of inner walls. Each inner wall defines an opening extending from the inner periphery to the outer periphery of the body. The plurality of openings are adapted to receive one of the rolling elements. The inner walls are adapted to keep the rolling elements in a spaced apart relationship. At least one of the inner walls defines a aperture through the body. The aperture is adapted for storing lubrication therein.
US09945420B2	Bearing assembly for steering column A radial support bearing assembly for use within a steering column assembly having an outer tube and a shaft 50, including at least one inner ring 70 defining an inner raceway, the inner ring 70 being axially fixed relative to the shaft 50, at least one outer ring 30 defining an outer raceway, and a plurality of roller elements 60 disposed between the at least one inner ring 70 and the at least one outer ring 30 in rolling contact with the inner raceway and the outer raceway. The inner ring 70 is in direct contact with the shaft 50 and has a circular cross-section as taken in a plane parallel to a longitudinal center axis of the shaft 50.
US09945412B2	R-type thread An R-type thread belongs to the field of fasteners. Both lateral sides of a thread tooth form are a first lead-in side angle line and a second lead-in side angle line respectively. The first lead-in side angle line and the second lead-in side angle line are connected through a transition line. The transition line is concaved in a direction away from a crest. The present technical solution overcomes the defect of the existing threads of being easy to get loose after assembled, providing the R-type thread which has the functions of resisting vibration and looseness.
US09945411B2	Self-anti-rotating dual lock washer A disclosed lock washer includes a first opening spaced apart from a second opening for receiving fasteners and preventing rotation. A first set of tabs is associated with the first opening and a second set of tabs is associated with the second opening. Each of the first and second set of tabs are bendable to a lock position preventing rotation of a fastener received within a corresponding one of the first opening and the second opening.
US09945410B2	Chemical wall plug Wall plug, in particular chemical, comprising (i) a holed tubular jacket, this jacket defining an internal housing which emerges at each of the longitudinal ends of the jacket, and (ii) an outer sock which surrounds the jacket and covers the holes of the jacket, characterized in that said sock covers a first longitudinal end of the jacket so as to close said internal housing on the side of this first end.
US09945408B2	Coupling system A coupling system comprising at least one male component and one female component, in which system the male component is inserted into the female component along a longitudinal axis that is common to the male and female components and is retained removably by the female component:—the male component comprising an elongate body of substantially cylindrical shape;—the female component comprising an elongate body of substantially cylindrical shape and having a longitudinal internal bore of dimensions suited to the insertion and retention of the male component and an open top end;—the male component being inserted into the female component through a movement of longitudinal displacement combined at the same time with a rotation by a quarter of a turn;—the male component comprising notches for blocking rotation and displacement along a longitudinal axis, these notches collaborating with complementary stops in the female component.
US09945405B2	Modular furniture system A modular furniture system includes a plurality of panel elements having opposing first and second major faces, a perimeter wall defining a minor face therebetween, and at least a boss aperture which passes through the first and second major faces. A panel connector has a bridging element and at least two bosses in spaced apart relationship on the bridging element, each boss being a complementary fit in the boss aperture of a respective panel element, a first fastener recess in a distal free end of each boss, and a second fastener recess opposing the first fastener recess and adjacent to a proximal end of each boss. An oversized fastener associated with each boss has a panel-retaining head and a tail which is interengagable with the panel-retaining head.
US09945403B2	Rigid foam board installation clip A clip for facilitating installation of foam insulation boards in a building structure. The clip comprises a body, a spacer and a foot for holding the insulation board, and a connection region for attachment of the clip to a building structural member. The clip is designed to ensure proper ventilation and greatly easy the proper installation of rigid foam insulation.
US09945399B2	Liquid-driven nano-porous actuator and the application thereof The present invention discloses a liquid-driven nano-porous actuator and the application thereof, and belongs to the field of nano material actuators. According to the present invention, by changing the content of the liquid in the nano-porous material, the interface between the surface liquid of the nano-porous material and air is exchanged between flat and curved states, so as to change the compressive stress acting on the nano-porous material from the surface tension of the liquid and change the elastic deformation of the nano-porous material, thus driving the nano-porous material to contract and expand in a reversible manner and further realizing driving performance. The actuator features simple and easy implementation and environmental-friendly effect without the need of external physical excitation signals (light, magnetic field, electricity or heat), complicated external excitation process, conversion of electric, magnetic, and light energy, chemical or electrochemical process, or toxic, harmful or corrosive chemical substances, and it is especially suitable for bio-robot, medical and aerospace fields.
US09945398B2	Power transmission assembly for a vehicle A power transmission assembly for a vehicle with prime mover, prime mover output shaft, and right and left traveling devices, comprises a power distribution unit that receives rotary power from the prime mover output shaft and distributes it between right and left transmission units, which each include: a center section with a closed fluid circuit, a lateral first portion, and a second portion perpendicular thereto; a hydraulic pump mounted on the first portion such that a pump shaft is parallel to the prime mover output shaft; a hydraulic motor on the second portion fluidly connected to the hydraulic pump via the closed fluid circuit, having a lateral motor shaft; and a speed reduction device on a distal side of the hydraulic motor that transmits power from the hydraulic motor to the right or left traveling device.
US09945397B2	Systems and methods for actuating soft robotic actuators Systems and methods for providing a soft robot is provided. In one system, a robotic device includes a flexible body having a fluid chamber, where a portion of the flexible body includes an elastically extensible material and a portion of the flexible body is strain limiting relative to the elastically extensible material. The robotic device can further include a pressurizing inlet in fluid communication with the fluid chamber, and a pressurizing device in fluid communication with the pressurizing inlet, the pressurizing device including a reaction chamber configured to accommodate a gas-producing chemical reaction for providing pressurized gas to the pressurizing inlet.
US09945394B2	Separating device for fluid media A separating device for fluid media receivable in a working housing (1). A separating piston (3) is inside the working housing (1) and separates two media compartments (5, 7) from one another in a media-tight manner. The separating piston (3) is provided along its external circumference with a guide (19). During a transversing movement of the separating piston (3) inside the working housing (1), the guide bears slidably on the housing inner wall (21) and is an integral component of the separating piston (3).
US09945386B2	Real time rotation breakaway detection A system and method for detecting the rotation breakaway of a spacer from a compressor rotor disk are disclosed herein. The method includes detecting a disk sensed feature and a spacer sensed feature on the compressor rotor disk and the spacer respectively. The method also includes comparing the timing between the two to a predetermined threshold to determine whether the relative position of the spacer to the compressor rotor disk exceeds a predetermined amount. The predetermined amount may be selected to determine whether an imbalance, rubbing, or binding can occur in the gas turbine engine or to determine whether anti-rotation features have been broken.
US09945385B2	Electric fan The present invention illustrates an electric fan includes a motor, a rotatable disc and a fan blade. The motor has a driving shaft extended outwardly, the rotatable disc is connected with an end of the motor, and a fan shaft is pivotally connected on the rotatable disc and obliquely disposed relative to the driving shaft. The fan blade is disposed on the fan shaft. A connecting member is disposed between the driving shaft and the fan shaft. The rotatable disc is driven by a driving device to drive the fan shaft to rotate about the driving shaft, so as to expand a blowing range of airflow generated by the fan blade.
US09945384B2	Turbo compressor and turbo refrigerator A turbo compressor includes: a compressor casing which accommodates impellers compressing gas by rotation; and a motor casing which accommodates a motor rotating the impellers, wherein the motor casing has a cylindrical main body part having a larger diameter than a mounting flange provided in the compressor casing, and the compressor casing and the motor casing are connected through an adapter member.
US09945382B2	Reducing centrifugal pump bearing wear through dynamic magnetic coupling A pump drive for an extracorporeal blood pumping system including an adjustable drive magnet. The pump drive may be coupled to a blood pump which includes a pump impeller. The pump drive may include a stepper motor for dynamically adjusting the position of the drive magnet. The position of the drive magnet may be varied to vary the distance between the drive magnet and an impeller magnet of the pump impeller. Adjusting the position of the drive magnet may include dynamically adjusting the drive magnet and may include axially moving the drive magnet to thereby vary a magnetic attraction force between the drive magnet and the impeller magnet which may thereby minimize forces acting on one or more bearings of a pump impeller.
US09945380B2	Refrigerant scroll compressor for motor vehicle air conditioning system including at least one sealing means for bottom surface sealing of orbiting scroll A refrigerant scroll compressor for a motor vehicle air conditioning system having a fixed scroll, a orbiting scroll engaging with the fixed scroll, wherein the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll cooperate to compress a refrigerant gas. An intermediate pressure chamber is disposed adjacent the orbiting scroll, an oil return duct provides fluid communication between the intermediate pressure chamber and a high pressure area of the refrigerant scroll compressor, and at least one intermediate pressure duct is formed in one of the orbiting scroll and fixed scroll and is in fluid communication with the intermediate pressure chamber.
US09945379B2	Discharge port of a screw compressor An improved discharge port of a rotary screw compressor is described. A discharge port of a screw compressor generally includes a restrictive portion to help prevent a leakage of working fluid back to a suction side of the compressor. The improved discharge port is configured to have a restrictive portion with a reduced size compared to a restrictive portion of a conventional discharge port, resulting in an enlarged opening of the discharge port compared to a conventional discharge port. The improved discharge port can help discharge the compressed working fluid more quickly than a conventional discharge port, reducing and/or avoiding over-compression of the working fluid. The efficiency gained due to the enlargement of the opening may be more than the efficiency loss due to leakage of working fluid back to the suction side, resulting in a net efficiency gain of the compressor.
US09945377B2	Motor-pump unit A motor pump unit comprises an electric motor and a reversible internal gear machine. The latter has a multi-part housing in which an externally toothed pinion and an internally toothed hollow gear are arranged. A free space, in which a multi-part filler element is arranged, is configured between the gears. The filler element comprises radially movable sealing segments, between which a radial gap is configured. An axially movable sealing plate is arranged between axial faces of the gears and a housing part. This has a sealing plate control groove that is open to the faces of the gears and that can be pressurized, and which is open to the radial gap and located directly opposite thereto. The pinion segment and/or hollow gear segment has a radial sealing segment control channel that can be pressurized and extends transversely, is open to the radial gap, and ends directly in the radial gap.
US09945375B2	System and method for automatic tuning of reference model for fracking rig pump A method for automatic tuning of a reference model for a fracking rig pump is provided. The method includes determining, at a processor connected to a fracking rig pump, a current choke area associated with the fracking rig pump based upon at least a maximum power and a maximum pressure obtained from the fracking rig pump for a pump speed of the fracking rig pump, obtaining a pump power and a pump pressure for the current choke area based upon at least a reference model for the fracking rig pump stored in a memory device coupled to the processor, determining a pressure difference between the maximum pressure obtained from the fracking rig pump and the pump pressure, determining a power difference between the maximum power obtained from the fracking rig pump and the pump power obtained from the reference model, and providing an updated choke area to the reference model.
US09945371B2	Venting bellow pump system A simplified pump system including a bellow (310) having a suction valve (312), a stem (320), a fluid lock (330), and a tube retainer (380) having a vent element wherein the product flow into and out of a pump chamber formed by the bellow (310) and stem (320) is controlled by the suction valve (312) and fluid lock (330).
US09945365B2	Fixed frequency high-pressure high reliability pump drive An apparatus configured to hydraulically fracture an earth formation, includes a pump configured to hydraulically fracture the earth formation by pumping a fracturing liquid into a borehole penetrating the earth formation and an electric motor having a rotor coupled to the pump and a stator. A motor control center is configured to apply an alternating electrical voltage having a fixed-frequency to the stator in order to power the electric motor, wherein the apparatus and motor control center do not have a variable frequency drive.
US09945363B2	High pressure pump with pressurizing chamber A cylinder is configured into a bottomed tubular form and includes an inner peripheral wall, an inner bottom wall, an outer peripheral wall and an intake hole and a discharge hole. The inner peripheral wall slidably guides the plunger. The intake hole and the discharge hole communicate between the inner peripheral wall and the outer peripheral wall. A pump housing includes a cylinder receiving hole that includes an inner peripheral wall, into which the cylinder is inserted. A pressurizing chamber is formed by the inner peripheral wall and the inner bottom wall of the cylinder and a distal end outer wall of the plunger.
US09945361B2	Stirling engine for an emission-free aircraft Aircraft with an emission-free drive and method for emission-free driving of an aircraft. The aircraft includes a drive device structured and arranged to generate thrust, a lift device structured and arranged to generate lift, and a heat engine structured and arranged to convert thermal energy into kinetic energy to drive the drive device. The heat engine includes at least one flat-plate Stirling engine drivable by solar thermal radiation.
US09945360B2	Radial piston pump and wind power generator To provide a radial piston pump capable of displacement control without using an electronic control valve. For achieving the above object, the radial piston pump includes: a first cam circumferentially varying in radius on an inner circumferential side or outer circumferential side of the cam in a continuous manner; a second cam circumferentially varying in radius on an inner circumferential side or outer circumferential side of the cam in a continuous manner; a first operation member operating along a side of the first cam on which the radius of the cam continuously varies; a second operation member operating along a side of the second cam on which the radius of the cam continuously varies; a first piston connected to the first operation member; a second piston connected to the second operation member; a cylinder connecting with the first piston and the second piston and varied in volume by motion of at least one of the first piston and the second piston; and an adjustment unit for rotating at least one of the first cam and the second cam.
US09945358B2	Safety chain and method for operating a wind turbine A blade adjusting device for a wind turbine is connected to a plant safety chain and can open and close the plant safety chain by activating a switch. If a fault is detected in one of the blade adjusting devices, the respective control unit can open the plant safety chain. By opening the safety chain, a signal is sent to the blade adjusting devices, and so all the blade adjusting devices initiate a synchronous safety operation of at least two rotor blades when the signal is received.
US09945356B2	Assembly of sections of structural parts A wing or blade in at least two sections facing each other. Each section has a longitudinal bearing structure provided with at least one sole of which the link between the sections includes at least one first link plate linking the end of the soles of the sections facing each other. A method of producing such wing or blade.
US09945351B2	Device for handling a wind turbine rotor blade There is provided an apparatus for rotating and/or displacing a rotor blade of a wind power installation. The apparatus has at least one main body for at least partially embracing the rotor blade with a longitudinal, at least one contact portion for bearing against the rotor blade and at least one main frame for receiving the main body for rotation of the main body about the longitudinal axis and/or for displacement of the main body. The main body has at least one pivotably mounted pivotal portion for engagement at at least one side of the rotor blade.
US09945343B2	Engine control device and engine control method A control device for an engine including an EGR system, the control device includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to forcedly open and close an EGR valve and make a malfunction diagnosis of the EGR system, during fuel cutoff, perform ignition timing retard control when the engine returns from the fuel cutoff, and set the ignition timing at a start point of the ignition timing retard control to a more advanced value when an elapsed period from the malfunction diagnosis of the EGR system to a return from the fuel cutoff is short, as compared with the case where the elapsed period is long, so as to reduce a retard amount of the ignition timing at the start point of the ignition timing retard control, relative to the ignition timing immediately before the start of the ignition timing retard control.
US09945342B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus mounted on a vehicle includes: a first starting system provided with a first electric motor coupled to an engine, and a first power storage coupled to the first electric motor; a second starting system provided with a second electric motor coupled to the engine, and a second power storage coupled to the second electric motor; and an engine controller that stops the engine based on a stop condition and restarts the engine using the first starting system, based on a start condition. When an abnormality occurs in the first starting system in a state where the engine has been stopped based on the stop condition, the engine controller restarts the engine using the second starting system.
US09945340B2	Dark current excess prevention method in telematics terminal and apparatus therefor A dark current excess prevention method in a telematics terminal installed in a vehicle includes: calculating a current consumption amount up to a present time upon sensing a transmission operation in a sleep mode; determining whether the calculated current consumption amount exceeds a predetermined dark current reference value; and determining that a dark current is exceeded when the calculated current consumption amount exceeds the dark current reference value.
US09945334B2	Positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) device and engine assembly employing the same An engine assembly is provided with an intake manifold having a manifold body downstream of a fresh air intake port. The manifold body has a wall defining first and second apertures spaced apart from one another. A positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) device is provided with a PCV pipe having a first end in fluid communication with a crankcase and a second end connected to first and second PCV branches. The first and second PCV branches are in fluid communication with the first and second apertures. A method is provided and directs a first portion of gases from the crankcase to the first aperture via the PCV pipe and the first PCV branch, and directs a second portion of gases from the crankcase to the second aperture via the PCV pipe and the second PCV branch.
US09945332B2	Controlling exhaust gas flow to the EGR system through a scavenger valve One variation may include a method of controlling exhaust gas flow in an internal combustion engine system, and products and systems using same.
US09945326B2	Automatic choking mechanism for internal combustion engines An air/fuel mixing apparatus configured for use with an internal combustion engine including a carburetor including a body defining a passageway therethrough and a choke valve positioned in the passageway, a solenoid, and a thermal switch configured to energize or de-energize the solenoid. The solenoid is configured to move the choke valve between the choke open position and the choke closed position, wherein the solenoid includes a rotary shaft coupled to a choke lever, and a thermostatic element coupled to the rotary shaft. The thermostatic element expands and constricts based on a temperature of the engine and restricts the movement of the choke valve between the choke closed position and a partially-open position when the solenoid is not energized.
US09945321B2	Hot gas engine The engine includes a first and a second cylinder chamber. The first chamber receives gas through a first inlet valve which gas will be compressed by a piston in the cylinder and will leave the first chamber through a first outlet valve. The second chamber receives compressed gas from the first chamber through a second inlet valve. The gas expands in the second chamber while performing a work on the piston before leaving the second chamber through a second outlet valve. The engine is controlled such that gas will flow from the first to the second chamber while the engine performs a working cycle and the engine is thus controlled such that a piston is used for compressing gas which performs a work on the same piston, which is connected by a rod to a cranking mechanism to transfer work from the rod by an essentially only rectilinear movement.
US09945320B2	Piston for an internal combustioin engine A piston (10) for an internal combustion engine has discrete, cylindrical support surfaces (18, 24) for supporting a piston pin, wherein, between at least two support surfaces (18, 24), there is provided a recess (26) which has a radial depth of at least 10% of half of the distance between two opposite support surfaces.
US09945313B2	Manifold pressure and air charge model In one aspect, an engine controller for an engine including multiple working chambers is described. The engine controller includes a mass air charge determining unit that estimates a mass air charge or amount of air to be delivered to a working chamber. Firing decisions made for a firing window of one or more firing opportunities are used to help determine the mass air charge. The engine controller also includes a firing controller, which is arranged to direct firings to deliver a desired output. Fuel is delivered to a working chamber based on the estimated mass air charge.
US09945312B2	Abnormality diagnosis device for exhaust gas sensor An abnormality diagnosis device is for an exhaust gas sensor that detects an air-fuel ratio, or a rich or lean state of exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine and that includes a sensor element having a catalyst layer. The device includes an abnormality diagnosis unit that makes a sensor abnormality diagnosis whereby to change the air-fuel ratio alternately between a rich side and a lean side and to determine whether the exhaust gas sensor is abnormal or not based on response characteristics of the exhaust gas sensor in response to the change of the air-fuel ratio. When making the sensor abnormality diagnosis, the abnormality diagnosis unit calculates the response characteristics of the exhaust gas sensor with exclusion of a sensor output plateau region, which is a region in which an output of the exhaust gas sensor is stagnant due to the catalyst layer.
US09945309B2	Vehicle method for barometric pressure identification A vehicle method for barometric pressure identification, including adjusting engine operation responsive to barometric pressure, the barometric pressure based on a pressure change at a sector of the fuel system when the sector is sealed with the vehicle travelling. The method may utilize a pressure change at the sealed sector of the fuel system, such as a sealed fuel tank, to identify barometric pressure, even with the engine off for extended durations of vehicle travel. As such, in a hybrid-vehicle application, including during hill descents in which the engine is maintained off, barometric pressure can still be updated.
US09945303B2	System and method for controlling the performance of an engine The present invention relates to a method for controlling the performance of an engine, comprising the steps detecting an ion current in the form of a first signal analysing said first signal to determine at least one property determining a knock index based on said first signal and preferably on said at least one property combining said knock index with a plurality of factors related to properties of the engine or the operation of the engine to arrive at a engine index, and comparing said engine index with a sensitivity map of the engine to determine a correction required to improve the operation of the engine, and correcting the operation of the engine in accordance with the correction determined. The invention also relates to a system for controlling the performance of an engine.
US09945299B2	Homogenizing fuel enhancement system and gas processor for use therein A fuel enhancement system and method for supplying an engine with a pressurized homogenized mixture of a liquid fuel and a gaseous component. In one embodiment the system comprises a controller; a gaseous component flow control device, a homogenization system, and a gas processor. In another embodiment, the system comprises a controller; a gaseous component flow control device, a device for generating signals indicative of liquid fuel flow, and a homogenization system. Particular embodiments of the gas processor and device for generating signals indicative of liquid fuel flow are also disclosed.
US09945297B2	Engine controller and engine control method An engine controller controls a direct fuel-injection engine including a fuel injection valve for directly injecting a fuel into a cylinder and a valve overlap period adjusting mechanism for adjusting a valve overlap period between an open period of an intake valve and an open period of an exhaust valve. The engine controller is provided with an acceleration request sensor for detecting an acceleration request of a driver, and when the acceleration request occurs and a top surface temperature of a piston in the cylinder is lower than a predetermined temperature, the engine controller extends the valve overlap period between the open period of the intake valve and the open period of the exhaust valve, ranging before and after an exhaust top dead center.
US09945293B2	Tapered thread for gas turbine shroud The object of the present invention is to reduce galling that occurs at a tapered thread according to generation of excessive pressure on a tip end side of the tapered thread. In order to attain the above-mentioned object, a tapered thread according to the present invention is characterized in that it is a tapered thread comprising a taper-shaped external thread threadedly engaged with a taper-shaped internal thread formed in a member that is to be fastened, a tapered thread center hole is formed in a bottom surface of the external thread, and a depth of the tapered thread center hole is not more than a half of an axial length of the external thread.
US09945291B2	Rotating shaft support structure and rotary machine A rotating shaft support structure and a rotary machine which can suppress the influence of lubricating oil on other devices. A rotating shaft support structure (journal bearing mechanism) and a rotary machine having the same includes: a bearing (journal bearing) which supports a rotating shaft, of which the surface facing the rotating shaft is supplied with lubricating oil by a direct lubrication method, and which is disposed inside a cavity holding a suction mechanism for recovering mist of the lubricating oil L leaking from the clearance between the rotating shaft and side plates; and at least one scattering prevention plate which is disposed on the side of an end surface of the bearing in the axial direction of the rotating shaft, on the vertically upper side of the rotating shaft.
US09945289B2	Organic rankine cycle for mechanical drive applications A combined thermodynamic system for the production of mechanical power. The system comprises a gas turbine and a turbomachinery driven by the gas turbine. The system further comprises a thermodynamic organic Rankine cycle with a turboexpander. A heat transfer arrangement transfers heat from exhaust combustion gases of the gas turbine to the thermodynamic organic Rankine cycle, wherein heat is converted into mechanical power used for driving a driven a turbomachine.
US09945288B2	Rotary unit of supercharger for engine and balance adjustment method thereof A rotary unit is rotatably accommodated within a supercharger casing of a supercharger for pressurizing an intake air of an engine. The rotary unit includes a supercharger rotary shaft, an impeller fixed to a tip end portion of the supercharger rotary shaft, a rotating component rotatable together with the supercharger rotary shaft independently of the impeller, and a nut member for pressing the impeller and the rotating component in a direction axially of the supercharger rotary shaft to thereby fix them to the supercharger rotary shaft. The nut member is formed with an adjustment portion for the rotational balance adjustment.
US09945287B2	Asymmetric actuator pivot shaft bushing for VTG turbocharger A turbocharger (10) includes a housing (12, 14, 16) and an actuating mechanism (46) for actuating a device (40) within the housing (12, 14, 16). A pivot shaft (42) has an inside end (48) inside the housing (12, 14, 16) and an outside end (82) outside the housing (12, 14, 16). The pivot shaft (42) is rotatably mounted in a bore (64) in the housing (12, 14, 16) for transmitting an actuating movement from outside the housing (12, 14, 16) to the actuating mechanism (46). A bushing (62) is disposed in the bore (64). The bushing (62) includes an asymmetric portion (68) that extends inside the housing (12, 14, 16) to support the inside end (48) of the pivot shaft (42).
US09945282B2	Bore bridge and cylinder cooling An engine includes a cylinder block with first and second saw cuts intersecting a block face on opposed sides of a block bore bridge. A cylinder head has third and fourth saw cuts intersecting a head face on opposed sides of a head bore bridge. A gasket is placed between the block and the head. The gasket defines a cooling passage adapted to fluidly connect the first, second, third and fourth saw cuts and cool the interbore region of the engine. The cooling passage has an inlet and a pair of outlets.
US09945281B2	Cooling system for air-cooled engines A cooling system for an air-cooled engine includes a plurality of electric fans, a plurality of ducts, each duct configured to receive one of the plurality of electric fans, a housing, the housing configured to be coupled to the engine and to include at least one opening, each opening is configured to be coupled to receive one of the plurality of ducts to direct air from the electric fans to a plurality of target locations, a sensor, the sensor is configured to acquire sensor data regarding the operation of the engine, and a processing circuit, the processing circuit is configured to receive the sensor data from the sensor and to control operation of the plurality of electric fans in accordance with the sensor data.
US09945280B2	Exhaust gas system for an internal combustion engine and method for operating the exhaust gas system An exhaust gas system is provided for an internal combustion engine having at least a first and a second cylinder. A first exhaust gas pipe is associated with the first cylinder and a second exhaust gas pipe is associated with the second cylinder. A first muffler is associated with the first exhaust gas pipe and a second muffler is associated with the second exhaust gas pipe. A first muffling pipe branches off from the first exhaust gas pipe upstream of a first shut-off element, and is fed through the first muffler and leads into the second exhaust gas pipe downstream of a second shut-off element. A second muffling pipe branches off from the second exhaust gas pipe upstream of the second shut-off element, and is fed through the second muffler and leads into the first exhaust gas pipe downstream of the first shut-off element.
US09945276B2	Exhaust system for an internal combustion engine and method for operating the exhaust system An exhaust system is provided for an internal combustion engine having at least a first and a second cylinder, wherein the first cylinder is assigned a first exhaust gas pipe and the second cylinder is assigned a second exhaust gas pipe. The first exhaust gas pipe is assigned a first muffler, and the second exhaust gas pipe is assigned a second muffler. A first damping pipe branches off from the first exhaust gas pipe upstream of a first shut-off element. The damping pipe firstly opens into a first reflection chamber and is subsequently led through the first muffler and opens into the second exhaust gas manifold downstream of a second shut-off element. A second damping pipe branches off from the second exhaust gas pipe upstream of a second shut-off element. The second damping pipe firstly opens into a second reflection chamber and is subsequently led through the second muffler and opens into the first exhaust gas pipe downstream of the first shut-off element.
US09945273B2	Multiple variable valve lift apparatus A multiple variable valve lift apparatus includes a first moving cam, the first moving cam provided to rotate together with the camshaft and move in an axial direction of the camshaft, a plurality of cams realizing different valve lifts relative to each other, a second moving cam provided to rotate together with the camshaft and move in an axial direction of the camshaft, and forming a second cam guide protrusion and a plurality of cams realizing different valve lifts relative to each other, a first operating unit, a second operating unit, a controller, and a valve opening/closing unit, wherein at least two pins are respectively disposed at the first operating unit and the second operating unit so as to guide the first cam guide protrusion and the second cam guide protrusion, and an interference preventing pin formed to have a relatively large diameter in comparison with the other pin.
US09945267B2	Heat-collecting-type power generation system Provided is a heat-collecting-type power generation system capable of maintaining a stable power generation efficiency even if supplied heat varies. The system includes an evaporator that heats and vaporizes a working medium; a displacement-type expander driven by the vaporized working medium; a power generator driven together with the expander; a condenser that cools and condenses the gas-phase working medium sent from the expander; and a circulation pump that draws the condensed liquid-phase working medium, raises pressure and transports the same to the evaporator, wherein the expander includes a plurality of expansion parts that expand the working medium stepwise, and internal volume ratios of the expansion parts are adjusted in a design phase, so that if at least one of a suction pressure and a discharge pressure of the expander varies, an overall thermal insulation efficiency is 70 percent or more, in a range of the variation.
US09945260B2	Hub of an intermediate casing for an aircraft turbojet engine comprising doors with contoured geometry A hub of an intermediate casing for an aircraft turbojet engine, including an inner shell intended to define a primary flow space of a primary gas stream into a turbojet engine, and at least one intermediate space, the inner shell being provided with at least one primary port and at least one movable door forming a primary air passage conduit, the door being capable of collecting, from the primary port, air flowing in the primary gas space and of sending the air collected in this way, via the intermediate space, towards a secondary air passage conduit. The primary conduit has an inner surface including, from upstream to downstream, a converging upstream part, then a nonconverging downstream part, in which the downstream part includes two portions of downstream side surface, and in which the upstream portion further includes two portions of upstream side surface.
US09945256B2	Segmented turbine shroud with seals A turbine shroud for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of shroud segments arranged around a central axis. Each shroud segment includes a carrier segment, a blade track segment, and a radial seal element that seals a radial interface between the carrier segment and the blade track segment. The turbine shroud further includes a plurality of circumferential seals that seal circumferential interfaces between the shroud segments.
US09945246B2	Monitoring of a degree of coking at dynamic seals by a starter The invention relates to a method (1000) for monitoring a degree of coking at the dynamic seals of a turbine engine comprising: a gas generator, comprising a rotary shaft and an injection wheel mounted on said shaft, an injection manifold, dynamic seals for ensuring a seal between the injection wheel and the injection manifold, and a starter, the method comprising the steps: measuring (1500), during a phase for initiating rotation of the shaft of the gas generator by the starter, a current flowing through the starter and a voltage on the terminals of the starter, determining (1600), from the measured current and voltage, a degree of coking at the dynamic seals. The invention also relates to a turbine engine comprising a system for monitoring a degree of coking.
US09945245B2	Variable nozzle unit and variable geometry system turbocharger Multiple guide claws are formed integrally on a right side surface of a first nozzle ring of a variable nozzle unit and radially at intervals in a circumferential direction. Each guide claw has a guide groove with a U-shaped cross section, which is formed by lathe turning. A projecting portion is formed at an inner edge portion on the right side surface of the first nozzle ring. The projecting portion is formed on base portions of the multiple guide claws.
US09945241B2	Sealing element of an axial turbomachine The present invention relates to a sealing element (100) of an axial turbomachine for the sealing of regions at or in at least two static components of the turbomachine, wherein the components can be moved axially relative to one another. The sealing element (100) has a first radial region (1) with a first stiffness or rigidity and a second radial region (5) with a second stiffness or rigidity, wherein the first stiffness and the second stiffness are different from one another, and the sealing element (100) is configured as segmented in the peripheral direction of the turbomachine.
US09945240B2	Power turbine heat shield architecture A power turbine section for a gas turbine engine includes a heat shield assembly mounted to a bearing support, the heat shield assembly forms an outer diameter directed toward an inner vane platform of the power turbine vane array.
US09945238B2	Steam turbine A steam turbine 10 according to an embodiment includes: a casing 20 having a turbine rotor 22; a diaphragm outer ring 23 arranged at an inner side of the casing 20, and having a hollow part 30 inside thereof; a diaphragm inner ring 24 arranged at an inner side of the diaphragm outer ring 23; and a stationary blade 25 joined to the diaphragm outer ring 23 by welding and supported between the diaphragm outer ring 23 and the diaphragm inner ring 24. A non-joint part 61 existing at a part of a joint part 60 between the diaphragm outer ring 23 and the stationary blade 25, and in which an end part at an outer diameter side of the stationary blade 25 is not welded to the diaphragm outer ring 23; and a suction part 40 collecting waterdroplet or a water film from the non-joint part 61 are included.
US09945235B2	Coning resistant rotor for a seal assembly A coning-resistant rotor and a seal assembly including a coning-resistant rotor are disclosed. An embodiment of the rotor includes a rotor base, a rotor head, and an axially-extending web interposed between the rotor base and rotor head, wherein the web includes axial and radial web regions defined by at least one circumferential groove provided in the web. In another embodiment, a rotor base includes a sealing surface and an inner diameter surface, and the inner diameter surface includes a channel with a taper.
US09945234B2	Composite component A composite component having a body formed from a plurality of fiber reinforced non-metallic layers. The body includes a delamination region configured so as to permit delamination; and a deflector region configured so as to resist delamination. In the event of delamination, delamination is deflected to and continues to propagate in the delamination region.
US09945220B2	Methods and system for creating high conductivity fractures Methods for forming proppant pillars in a formation during formation fracturing include include periods of pumping a first fracturing fluid including a proppant and an aggregating composition including a reaction product of a phosphate compound or a plurality of phosphate and an amine, periods of pumping a second fracturing fluid excluding a proppant and an aggregating composition including a reaction product of a phosphate compound and periods of pumping a third fracturing fluid including an aggregating composition including a reaction product of a phosphate compound, where the pumping of the three fracturing fluids may be in any order and may involve continuous pumping, pulse pumping, or non-continuous pumping.
US09945216B2	Frac system with hydraulic energy transfer system A frac system that includes a hydraulic energy transfer system configured to exchange pressures between a first fluid and a second fluid.
US09945214B2	Firing mechanism for a perforating gun or other downhole tool A firing assembly for a wellbore perforating gun or other downhole tool includes: one or more casings connected together to form a firing head containment body, the firing head containment body is in fluid communication with a firing assembly that includes a click pressure firing module that allows the wellbore to be pressurized to high pressures required for pressure testing the well casing one or more times without firing the gun or actuating a certain downhole tool, and after a predetermined number of pressure increase events, allows the subsequent high pressure activation to reach the firing pin or actuation device and fire the gun or activate the tool without further activity from the surface other than applying the pressure.
US09945213B2	Screen and method of making the same A screen includes a framework of a first material having one or more openings therethrough defining a fluidic filter, and a substance of a second material positioned within the one or more openings in the framework and configured to be removable from the framework during an electrochemical reaction.
US09945210B2	Pressure exchanger system with integral pressure balancing system A system includes a rotary isobaric pressure exchanger (IPX) configured to exchange pressures between a first fluid and second fluid. The rotary IPX includes a first end cover including a first fluid aperture configured to route the first fluid. The rotary IPX also includes a first piston integral with the first end cover. The first piston includes a first hydraulic path configured to route the first fluid to or from the first fluid aperture.
US09945206B2	Stage cementing tool and method A well tool for use in completing a wellbore includes a tubular housing having a central bore and a housing port through a wall of the tubular housing, an inner mandrel disposed within the tubular housing and selectively movable between a first, closed position and a second, open position in response to a fluid pressure in the central bore, a sealing element circumscribing a portion of the tubular housing, and a setting sleeve. The inner mandrel is configured to open the housing port when the inner mandrel is in the second, open position. The setting sleeve is movable between a first, retracted position and a second, expanded position, where the setting sleeve is configured to activate the sealing element in the second, expanded position in response to movement of the inner mandrel to the second, open position.
US09945204B2	Safety mechanism for a well, a well comprising the safety mechanism, and related methods A safety mechanism comprising: an obstructing member moveable between a first position where fluid flow is permitted, and a second position where fluid flow is restricted preferably blocked; a movement mechanism; and a wireless receiver, often an acoustic transceiver, adapted to receive a wireless signal; wherein the movement mechanism is operable to move the obstructing member from one of the first and second positions to the other of the first and second positions in response to a change in the signal being received by the wireless receiver. Embodiments of the invention thus provide a safety mechanism for a well such as a valve, packer, plug or sleeve, which can be operated wirelessly and so may allow operation of safety mechanisms in a well even when emergency situations have occurred.
US09945203B2	Single trip completion system and method A method includes in a single trip running a completion system having an internal bore into a wellbore that penetrates a formation zone, the completion system having an upper completion connected to a lower completion, setting an isolation packer forming a barrier above the formation zone, displacing the annulus fluid above the set isolation packer and then setting an upper packer thereby providing a completion barrier above the set isolation packer. The annulus fluid may be displaced prior to setting an upper completion packer.
US09945201B2	Corrugated energizing ring for use with a split lockdown ring A wellhead assembly includes first and second wellhead members. An annular lock groove is located on an inner or an outer diameter surface of the first wellhead member. An annular lock ring is supported on an annular shoulder of the second wellhead member and is radially moveable between an unset position and a set position where a locking profile of the annular lock ring engages the annular lock groove. The second wellhead member is positioned concentrically with the first wellhead member, defining an annulus between the first and second wellhead members. An energizing ring is positioned in the annulus and axially movable between an unengaged position and an engaged position. The energizing ring has an engaging portion with a corrugated shape in cross section that is interference fit between the annular lock ring and the second wellhead member when the energizing ring is in the engaged position.
US09945196B2	Articulated wireline hole finder The articulated wireline hole finder is a modular device which attaches to the bottom of a wireline logging tool-string to aid conveyance down irregular shaped and/or deviated boreholes which possess features such as ledges, washouts, and contractions, that might otherwise terminate full descent of the tool-string to the bottom of the borehole and thereby compromise the wireline data acquisition objectives. Elements of the articulated wireline hole finder may include a low friction roller nose assembly and spacer sub, an articulated spring joint, that transfers tool-string weight and directs lateral movement of the roller nose towards hole center, and a pair of five arm centralizers that possess a wide dynamic range.
US09945192B2	Hydraulic draw works A hydraulic draw-works comprises several hydraulic cylinders of mixed orientation, such that some hydraulic cylinders actuate upwards and some hydraulic cylinders actuate downwards. These cylinders are connected by a plurality of braces mounted along a guide rail, and the drill head is mounted on a carriage along the guide rail and actuated by the upwards-oriented cylinders. The use of mixed orientation cylinders allows the effective vertical stroke length required to raise and lower the drill head to be halved. In a preferred embodiment, through-rod porting of the downwards-oriented cylinders supplies hydraulic fluid to the remainder through a manifold, and digitally controlled directional valves allow precise control of the drill head.
US09945191B2	Horseshoe jack for drilling, work-overs and completions A jack and push/pull apparatus is provided by attaching to a wellhead an extendable/contractible horseshoe-shaped jack assembly of sufficient diameter to surround and act upon the tubing or casing to be manipulated in the well, the linear action of the assembly being powered between an extended and a retracted position, the assembly having at least one tube-gripping mechanism at the end of the assembly away from the wellhead attachment. Tubing is inserted into the well bore through the assembly and the wellhead, and when injection forces are desired tube-gripping means grip the tubing being injected and the apparatus is powered to a retracted position, forcing the grasped tubing into the well. The operation may be reversed to pull tubing or casing. The assembly can be simply added to the rig while tubing is present on and above the rig's floor.
US09945189B2	Travel joint release devices and methods A travel joint comprises an outer housing, an inner mandrel slidingly disposed within the outer housing, and a release device positioned between the outer housing and the inner mandrel. The release device is configured to selectively prevent and allow relative axial movement between the outer housing and the inner mandrel in response to a fluid pressure supplied to the release device from a flowbore of the outer housing or a flowbore of the inner mandrel.
US09945186B2	Polycrystalline diamond compact, and related methods and applications Polycrystalline diamond compacts (“PDCs”) include a polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) table in which cobalt is alloyed with phosphorous to improve the thermal stability of the PCD table. For example, a PDC includes a substrate and a PCD table including an upper surface spaced from an interfacial surface that is bonded to the substrate. The PCD table includes a plurality of diamond grains defining a plurality of interstitial regions. The PCD table further includes an alloy comprising at least one Group VIII metal and phosphorous. The alloy is disposed in at least a portion of the plurality of interstitial regions.
US09945183B2	Downhole force generating tool The disclosure of this application is directed to a downhole tool comprising a central element/member and a sleeve that is rotatably and orbitally disposed around the central element/member. The sleeve rotates and orbits around the central element/member responsive to fluid flowing through the downhole too. The disclosure is also related to a method of advancing the downhole tool in a well by flowing fluid through the tool.
US09945179B1	Removable step ladder for recreational vehicle In one embodiment of the invention, a ladder and method for removably mounting the ladder on a recreational vehicle is disclosed. The ladder may be removed and used as a standard step ladder. The ladder includes a top end and two pairs of legs extending downward from the top end. At least one of the pairs of legs is pivotally mounted to the top end, and a pivoting limiting mechanism is provided to allow the pairs of legs to fold adjacent one another or unfold to a use position as a step ladder. An upper mounting arrangement is attached to the recreational vehicle. The arrangement includes two free ends extending downwardly therefrom; and the top end of the ladder includes receivers for receiving free ends of the upper mounting arrangement.
US09945178B2	Flexible door assembly A roll up flexible door assembly includes a flexible door with guides mounted along the opposed sides. Opposed tracks are mounted at a spaced distance from one another with each of the tracks having inner edges positioned opposite one another. An angled guide liner is mounted to each track and extends longitudinally along at least a portion of the track. The angled guide liner is angled with respect to the inner edge with the angle increasing from the top to the bottom. The guides are received within the tracks and adapted to engage the angled guide liner as the flexible door is raised and lowered in the tracks. The guides and the angled guide liner tighten the flexible door as the flexible door is lowered.
US09945174B2	Anchor for laminated glass and method for setting of the anchor in laminated glass An anchor for laminated glass includes an expansion dowel that has expansion appendices situated circumferentially, and is preferably made of a flexible material and having a conical cross-section with thickness increasing in the direction of insertion. Above the line of the expansion appendices is a circumferential groove, situated at the height of the edge of transition of the cylindrical hole into the conical hole, forming an empty space.
US09945171B2	Sensor assembly for a motor vehicle A sensor device for a motor vehicle including a control and evaluation circuit and at least one sensor electrode coupled therewith, wherein the sensor electrode is designed as a conductor loop, which is coupled to the control and evaluation circuit at two contacts. The control and evaluation circuit has a measurement circuit, which monitors the sensor electrode for capacitance changes. The control and evaluation circuit includes a testing circuit that can be activated intermittently, which tests the integrity of the sensor electrode and its coupling to the control and evaluation circuit. The testing circuit has a triggering mechanism that can be activated in order to intermittently couple a test capacitor to the sensor electrode, such that the measurement circuit also detects the capacitance of the test capacitor in addition to the capacitance of the sensor electrode.
US09945164B2	Vehicle door latch A vehicle door latch assembly is disclosed herein, having: a fork bolt movably secured to the latch assembly; a detent lever movably secured to the latch assembly, the detent lever being capable of movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the detent lever retains the fork bolt in a latched position when the detent lever is in the engaged position and an engagement surface of the detent lever contacts an engagement surface of the fork bolt; an inertia block out assembly for preventing the detent lever from moving into the disengaged position when the inertia block out assembly is in a blocking position; and a manual override mechanism for the inertia block out assembly, wherein the manual override mechanism requires at least three independent actions to be performed to move the inertia block out assembly from the blocking position to an unblocking position.
US09945163B2	Vehicle door handle apparatus and two-shot injection molding process for producing components with a metallic surface finish A vehicle door handle apparatus is disclosed that generally includes a structural core and an outer layer. The structural core has an outer surface, a base portion, and a handle portion that extends from the base portion. The outer layer extends about and covers the outer surface of at least the handle portion of the structural core. The structural core is made of a first material that contains an engineering thermoplastic and glass fibers for reinforcement. The outer layer is made of a second material that contains the engineering thermoplastic and a milled material to give the outer layer a metallic surface finish. Non-limiting examples of the engineering thermoplastic are polyoxymethylene and polybutylene terephthalate. A method is also disclosed for producing an injection molded component having a metallic surface finish such as the disclosed vehicle door handle apparatus.
US09945149B2	Fence panel construction system and method A fence panel construction device includes a structural member and a pair of post members coupled to the structural member. Each post member includes a pair of attachment devices configured to removably attach a pair of fence stringers to the pair of post members. A pair of actuator mechanisms are coupled to a respective one of the pair of post members to position the pair of post members corresponding to a pair of fence posts on a property. A finishing assembly is coupled to the structural member and includes at least one fastening device and at least one trimming device both operable to move vertically. The finishing assembly is operable to move horizontally while the at least one fastening device fastens fence boards to the pair of fence stringers and at least one trimming device trims the fence boards. A method of making a fence panel is provided.
US09945148B1	Vehicle hitch supported hut tent A vehicle hitch support hut tent preferably includes a telescoping hitch tube, a telescoping height tube, a canopy support tube, a plurality of canopy support rods and a canopy sheet. The telescoping hitch tube is retained in a female vehicle hitch. The telescoping height tube preferably includes a base height tube, an adjustment height tube, a support tube receiver and an adjustable support tube. An opposing end of the telescoping hitch tube is secured to the base height tube. An end of the canopy support tube is attached to a top of the adjustment height tube. The canopy support tube preferably includes a base canopy rod and a canopy extension tube. The plurality of canopy support rods extend from the base canopy rod and the canopy extension tube. An opposing end of the plurality of canopy rods are retained in pockets formed on opposing edges of the canopy sheet.
US09945144B2	Lawn stake for supporting decorative elements A stake for including a vertical shaft having a cork screw or a helical coil formed in the bottom end, a top end capable of supporting a decorative element, and having an S-shaped handle formed in the center for enabling the screwing of the cork screw into the ground for vertical stabilization of the stake. The bottom helical coil ends with a sharp tip for easing the installation into the ground.
US09945143B2	Swivelling joint A swiveling joint for use in a pole such as a light pole is disclosed. The swiveling joint connects a first member mounted to a lower leg of a pole with a second member mounted to an upper leg of the pole. The second leg has a skirt which sits around an annular portion of the first member, with a bearing member located between the first and second members. The bearing member can be moved from outside the second member between a locked position where the joint is fixed, and a released position where the joint can rotate.
US09945138B1	Vertical reversible one piece guard rail post Disclosed is a safety barrier system for use at construction sites. An inventive, simple to use, reusable, efficient to assemble and disassemble safety guard rail system for use in construction of multistory structures, primarily multistory apartment complexes is described. The inventive system allows for common 2″×4″ or 2″×6″ wooden posts to be used for a railing system. The system includes a single reversible centerline safety rail, or guard rail post having apertures on its central region, and keyholes along the folded edges thereof. The post may be installed on any horizontal or vertical surface that is usually above the ground. In operation, the guard rail post is mounted on a flat surface, such that a keyhole engages with a fastener attached to the flat surface. Guard rails are received in the apertures formed on the support plate to create a safety rail arrangement.
US09945135B2	Anchoring system for anchoring a climbing head of a climbing scaffold to a concrete slab An anchoring system and method for anchoring a climbing head to a concrete slab. The anchoring system includes a support and adjustment means for adjusting the positioning of the support with respect to anchoring means of the support. The adjustment means includes a first element fixed to the support, a second element fixed to the anchoring means, both the first element and second element being coupled to one another through a plurality of respective teeth forming a laterally detachable attachment which allows varying the relative longitudinal position of the first element with respect to the second element through the engagement of the corresponding teeth (32, 36) regulating the positioning of the support with respect to the anchoring means.
US09945130B2	Building panels provided with a mechanical locking system Building panels, such as floorboards, provided with a mechanical locking system. The mechanical locking system includes a displacement groove at a first edge of a first floorboard and a tongue groove at a second edge of a second floorboard. A tongue is arranged in the displacement groove and is configured to cooperate, in a second position, with the tongue groove for vertical locking of the first and the second edge. The tongue includes, in a first position, an inner element and an outer element. The inner element is removable along the displacement groove, and is configured to cooperate with the outer element to obtain a displacement of the outer element towards the tongue groove and thereby obtain the second position. The inner element and the outer element vertically overlap each other.
US09945129B2	Method for making a covering A method for making a covering is described. The covering includes a first layer made of a flexible material; a second and a third layers made of a preferably rigid material engaged on opposite sides to the first layer. The second and the third layers respectively have a plurality of V-shaped grooves defining respective adjacent rigid and corresponding structural portions. Each rigid structural portion can be oriented with respect to the adjacent rigid structural portion, by folding the first layer so as to model the covering according to three-dimensional configurations and/or a simple or double curvature. The method is preferably performed through a virtual designing of the shape desired to be obtained and a processing of the same for the obtainment of the grooves required to attain such shape.
US09945123B2	Steel beam A steel beam comprising a frame formed by a first web part, a second web part, a base plate and a horizontal top part. The first and second web part are arranged side by side at a distance from each other, and joined at a first end of the first web part and the second web part by the horizontal top part. The first and second web part are joined at a second end of the first web part and second web part by the base plate. The base plate, the first web part, the second web part and the horizontal top part are arranged to form a space that can be filled with concrete. The steel beam further comprises a hollow member arranged inside the space sealed to prevent concrete entering. The hollow member is attached to the frame for preventing movement in relation to the frame.
US09945121B2	Panels comprising a mechanical locking device and an assembled product comprising the panels A set of panels including a first panel, a second, and a locking device. The locking device includes an edge groove at the first edge and a tongue groove at the second edge. The edge groove includes a flexible tongue arranged in an insertion groove at a first side of the edge groove. The edge groove includes a first groove surface at a first side of the insertion groove and a second groove surface at a second side of the insertion groove. The second edge includes a first edge surface at a first side of the tongue groove and a second edge surface at a second side of the tongue groove. The locking device is configured to be unlocked by inserting a tool in the tongue groove. The first groove surface is arranged offset in a second direction relative to the second groove surface by a first distance.
US09945118B2	Method and mold for manufacturing an interlocking concrete retaining wall block A mold for manufacturing interlocking, dry-cast concrete retaining wall blocks in an upright orientation comprises a mold box comprising two side walls joined to end walls to define a mold cavity, a top face, and a substantially open bottom face. Partitions configured to define a space between adjacent blocks or a space between a block and a side of the mold box extend parallel to the side walls of the mold box substantially from the top face into the mold cavity, to form first transverse portions of the profile of the top and bottom surfaces the blocks which do not include any undercut portion that would impede removal of the mold box in a substantially vertical direction. At least one removable insert comprises insert members which, when positioned in the mold box beneath the partitions, form remaining transverse portions of the profile of the top and bottom surfaces, the remaining transverse portions including at least one undercut portion. The insert members, when in position in the mold box for casting, are substantially in lateral alignment with respective bottom surfaces of at least some of the partitions and can be inserted and retracted through openings in an end wall of the mold box.
US09945114B2	System and method for the rapid installation of a portable building in a confined vertically inaccessible location A device comprising a weldment having an upper beam, a vertical beam, and a lower beam, wherein the upper beam further comprises at least two lifting eyes and at least one crane hook, and the lower beam further comprises a plurality of swivel-hoist rings and a plurality of forklift pockets, and wherein the lower beam is a length minimally required to locate a structure laterally underneath an upper level of a platform having an upper level and a lower level.
US09945113B1	Method of marketing an elevated prefabricated building A method of marketing an elevated prefabricated building includes the steps of: 1) offering to a customer for a quoted price, a building that has a precast concrete chain wall foundation and a prefabricated building that is to be supported by the precast concrete chain wall foundation; 2) the offer in step “a” including an offer to install the building at the site within a span of construction time on site of a week or less; 3) the precast concrete chain wall foundation offered for shipment to a selected site after it has been cast; and 4) the precast concrete chain wall foundation and prefabricated building being offered to be installed at the selected site with a lifting device that lifts each from the transport vehicle to the site.
US09945108B1	Two-part drain cleaning device and method of making A drain cleaning device with a combination of elements which quickly removes upper-drain hair clogs from bathroom drains without taking the drain apart, and without handling offensive clogs. The drain cleaning device includes a handle section and a disposable drain cleaning section which snap together. The drain cleaning section has an extended rod portion with a multistrand wire core covered with a layer of thousands of miniature hair-grabbing, hook elements embedded in a textile material which covers the rod portion's entire length. In particular, the J-shaped hook elements are circumferentially oriented on the rod portion to snag hair while rotating the device. Also, a method of making the device by assembling the disposable rod section from a length of hook strip, a length of multistrand wire core, a hook-covered tip and a connector, which can then be connected to the handle section before use.
US09945107B2	Odour trap and system of a transport conduit with a division into a main branch and a side branch and such an odour trap The invention relates to an odor trap (31) for a transport conduit (10) with a division into a main branch (11) and a side branch (12). The odor trap comprises a mounting part (32) for releasable mounting in the side branch, and a membrane (33) of elastic material which comprises a first membrane part (33) to be received in the side branch (12) and a second membrane part (34) to be received in the main branch (11). The second membrane part (34) lies at an angle relative to the first membrane part (33).The membrane is at least partially movable under pressure of a fluid from a closing position, in which the membrane closes the passage of the main branch to the fluid, to a position allowing passage in which the membrane leaves clear the passage of the main branch for the fluid.The invention also relates to a system of a transport conduit (10) with a division into a main branch (11) and a side branch (12) and an odor trap (1) according to the invention.
US09945106B2	Drain strainer A stopper assembly for a drain system of a fluid basin. The stopper head assembly includes a stopper head having a seal to sealingly engage the drain system of the fluid basin when the stopper assembly is moved from a drain position to a plug position and a strainer to strain fluid passing through the drain system when the stopper head is in a drain position. The stopper head assembly further includes a stopper body operably coupleable to a control element to move the assembly between the drain position and the plug position. The stopper body may be detachably coupled to the stopper head and/or the strainer to enable selective removal of the stopper head and the strainer from the stopper body when the stopper body is installed for use and coupled to the control element. Related methods, systems and components are also provided.
US09945104B2	Integrally formed sensor type faucet liquid soap dispenser An integrally formed sensor type faucet liquid soap dispenser includes a faucet main body provided with an upper surface, a lower surface, a side surface, and a rear surface. The faucet main body further includes: a water output sensor window, disposed on the lower surface at a water output end of the faucet main body, and having the water output sensor provided inside; and a liquid soap output sensor window, disposed on the upper surface or the rear surface at the water output end of the faucet main body, and having the liquid soap output sensor provided inside. The water output port and the liquid soap output port are both disposed on the lower surface at the water output end of the faucet main body, such that water output port and liquid soap output port are adapted to output water and liquid soap respectively through using an interlock circuit.
US09945102B2	Device for extracting water from atmospheric air An apparatus for extracting water from atmospheric air by means of a flowable sorbent for the sorption of the water, wherein the sorption by way of the flowable sorbent (3) is provided at least along a sorption path (2) of the sorbent (3), wherein a sorbent (4) diluted with sorbed water (17) is provided at the end of the sorption path (2), wherein a separation unit (12) for at least partially separating the sorbed water (17) from the flowable sorbent (3, 4) is provided, wherein the separation unit (12) has at least one evaporator (12) for the evaporation of the sorbed water (17), is proposed, which apparatus can be operated in an energy-efficient manner and is not imperatively reliant on the presence of solar energy. This is achieved according to the invention in that the separation unit (12) has at least one negative-pressure compressor (16) for subjecting the diluted sorbent (4) to negative pressure.
US09945099B2	Industrial vehicle An industrial vehicle includes: an exhaust gas treatment device arranged in an engine room so as to be located above an engine, the exhaust gas treatment device including a pretreatment unit accommodating a diesel oxidation catalyst and extending in the forward/rearward direction, a selective catalytic reduction unit located adjacent to the pretreatment unit and extending in the forward/rearward direction, a connecting pipe including a mix portion, a first bent portion, and a second bent portion, the mix portion being located between the pretreatment unit and the selective catalytic reduction unit and extending in the forward/rearward direction, the first bent portion connecting the mix portion and an outlet of the pretreatment unit, the outlet being located close to a dividing wall, the second bent portion connecting the mix portion and an inlet of the selective catalytic reduction unit, the inlet being located far from the dividing wall, and a urea water injection device attached to the first bent portion of the connecting pipe so as to be located on an extended line of the mix portion and configured to inject urea water into an exhaust gas; a urea water tank arranged outside the engine room and storing the urea water; and a urea water pipe configured to guide the urea water from the urea water tank to the urea water injection device and penetrating the dividing wall.
US09945098B2	Shovel including power storage device with housing having coolant flow path An upper turning body is mounted on a lower travelling body to be capable of turning. An attachment is arranged in the upper turning body. A power storage device is arranged in the upper turning body together with the attachment. A discharge current from the power storage device drives electric parts. The power storage device has a housing in which a first flow path for coolant's flow is formed. A power storage module is arranged inside the housing. The power storage module includes stacked power storage cells, and the power storage cells are thermally coupled to the first flow path. The housing includes a lower housing and an upper housing. The first flow path is formed in one of a bottom panel of the lower housing and an upper panel of the upper housing.
US09945094B2	Bucket for screening and crushing inert material A bucket for crushing inert material comprises an outer casing, an inlet section for the entry of the material to be crushed into the casing and crushing unit arranged in the casing for crushing the material and a screening device for screening the material to be crushed disposed in a position intermediate between the inlet aperture and the crushing unit. The screening device comprises at least one rotating member, the partial rotation of which is suitable for performing a screening of parts of material to be crushed which are of a size below a predetermined dimension.
US09945090B1	System, devices, and/or methods for stabilizing earth Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising: a first tubular mesh enclosure having a first opposing pair of ends, at least one of said first opposing pair of ends sealed; a first filling surrounded by said first tubular mesh enclosure; a first geogrid wrapped at least partially around said first tubular mesh enclosure.
US09945088B2	Steel pipe pile with spiral blades, composite pile, and construction method of composite pile There is disclosed a steel pipe pile with spiral blades which is capable of effectively improving comparatively soft ground in which a clay layer and the like are present at deep positions of several ten meters beneath the surface of the ground. A steel pipe pile 1 with spiral blades comprises a steel pipe pile main body 10 and one or more spiral blades 20 attached to the steel pipe pile main body 10, and a diameter D of the spiral blade 20 is set to three times or more as large as a diameter d of the steel pipe pile main body 10.
US09945081B1	Automatic shut-off for a vibratory plate compactor A method for shutting off the vibration mechanism of a vibratory plate compactor assembly comprises sensing the force exerted on the vibrating plate compactor assembly, comparing the exerted force with a predetermined threshold force, and turning off the vibration mechanism if the threshold force is not met or exceeded.
US09945078B2	Plastic dowel for fastening of a rail and combination of such a plastic dowel and a rail screw The present invention relates to a plastic dowel for the fastening of a rail on a solid substrate. The plastic dowel includes an opening, an interior, a shank section, and a holding section, which provides at least one circumferential projection around its circumference. The at least one projection protrudes in a radial direction whereby the upper flank of the projection of the holding section assigned to the dowel opening is aligned at an angle of 90°±3° in relation to a longitudinal axis of the plastic dowel.
US09945069B2	Treatment comprising water- and oil-repellent agent A textile having high fluorine adhesion rate, and excellent water- and oil-repellency can be obtained by a method of producing a treated textile, comprising steps of: (1) preparing a treatment liquid comprising a water- and oil-repellent agent which comprises at least one fluorine-containing compound selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing polymer or a fluorine-containing low molecular weight compound, (2) adjusting pH of the treatment liquid to at most 7, (3) applying the treatment liquid to a textile, (4) treating the textile with steam, and (5) washing the textile with water and dehydrating the textile, wherein the treatment liquid comprises a thermally gelling substance.
US09945068B2	Flame retardant fabrics and methods for manufacturing the same Embodiments of the present invention use melamine-based resins as a pretreatment on fabrics and fabric blends in combination with phosphorus-based flame retardants to improve flame retardant performance, durability, and further promote char formation in a combustion zone of the fabric.
US09945066B1	Automatic iron temperature setting based on sensor data An iron may autonomously set the appropriate ironing parameter by obtaining information about the garment to be ironed. Data may be received from an indicator located on a garment to be ironed. An indicator may include the actual type of fabric associated with a garment, or an information tag attached to a garment. The received data may be decoded to determine the ironing parameters for the garment to be ironed. Based on the determined ironing parameters, the associated settings may be automatically adjusted on an iron.
US09945063B2	Washing machine with heat pump system A washing machine comprises a drum and a heat pump system for heating water to be fed to the drum in a washing program. The heat pump system has an evaporator in heat exchange relationship with a room air flow and a condenser in heat exchange relationship with water to be heated, an air deflector being configured to divert said room air flow downstream the evaporator away from the condenser in a water heating configuration and to convey said air towards the condenser in a room air dehumidifying configuration of the washing machine.
US09945061B2	Laundry treating appliance having a rotatable blade for liquid extraction A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation, comprising a basket defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry to be washed. The basket has multiple perforations through which liquid may pass. A blade can be rotated about the exterior of the basket creating a suction force acting on the perforations to draw liquid from the treating chamber through the perforations.
US09945059B2	Seam allowance guide aide A seam allowance guide aide system including a needle plate of a sewing machine containing vertical and horizontal lines with colors; a vertical line is provided to be aligned with the needle default position on the sewing machine. Colors are used to represent a standard measurement known and accepted in the sewing industry. The seam allowance guide aide is fixed and non-removable to said needle plate.
US09945058B2	Multi-needle machine and method for producing reinforced materials This relates to the manufacturing of reinforced materials, such as reinforced cellular materials or reinforced textiles, for example. Reinforcement is achieved by including a textile semi-finished product into the material to be reinforced, by providing the semi-finished product at the rear side of the material in a zigzag or wave-like manner and then pulling the semi-finished product through the material by a plurality of needles. Thus, the manufacturing process may be performed in a time saving manner.
US09945055B2	Composite material and method for making same A composite material includes a nonwoven layer having a plurality of fibers and a polymer film layer with a plurality of extended cells. Each of the extended cells are contemplated to include continuous sidewalls extending away from the nonwoven layer. At least one of the fibers extends into one or more of the extended cells.
US09945054B2	High temperature resistant weft knit textile sleeve and method of construction thereof A high temperature resistant textile sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The textile sleeve has a flexible, tubular knit wall of thermoplastic yarns. The yarns are tightly knit with weft knit stitches extending along a circumferential direction about the tubular knit wall to provide a substantially smooth inner surface and a substantially smooth outer surface. The yarns are knit in a tricot stitch pattern, wherein the tricot knit stitches extend along a circumferentially direction of the sleeve wall.
US09945048B2	Semiconductor structure and method A system and method for providing support to semiconductor wafer is provided. An embodiment comprises introducing a vacancy enhancing material during the formation of a semiconductor ingot prior to the semiconductor wafer being separated from the semiconductor ingot. The vacancy enhancing material forms vacancies at a high density within the semiconductor ingot, and the vacancies form bulk micro defects within the semiconductor wafer during high temperature processes such as annealing. These bulk micro defects help to provide support and strengthen the semiconductor wafer during subsequent processing and helps to reduce or eliminate a fingerprint overlay that may otherwise occur.
US09945047B2	Method for growing silicon carbide crystal In the present invention, a crucible formed of SiC as a main component is used as a container for a Si—C solution. The SiC crucible is heated such that, for example, an isothermal line representing a temperature distribution within the crucible draws an inverted convex shape; and Si and C, which are derived from a main component SiC of the crucible, are eluted from a high-temperature surface region of the crucible in contact with the Si—C solution, into the Si—C solution, thereby suppressing precipitation of a SiC polycrystal on a surface of the crucible in contact with the Si—C solution. To the Si—C solution of this state, a SiC seed crystal is moved down from the upper portion of the crucible closer to the Si—C solution and brought into contact with the Si—C solution to grow a SiC single crystal on the SiC seed crystal.
US09945046B2	Device for manufacturing a crystalline material from a crucible having non-uniform heat resistance The device forming a crucible for fabrication of crystalline material by directional solidification comprises a bottom and at least one side wall. The bottom presents a first portion having a first thermal resistance and a second portion having a second thermal resistance that is lower than the first thermal resistance. The second portion is designed to receive a seed for fabrication of the crystalline material. The bottom and side wall are at least partially formed by a tightly sealed part including at least one indentation participating in defining said first and second portions. The first portion is covered by a first anti-adherent layer having an additional first thermal resistance. The second portion may be covered by a second anti-adherent layer having an additional second thermal resistance that is lower than the first thermal resistance.
US09945035B2	Method of manufacturing non-slip plate and non-slip plate manufactured thereby Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a non-slip plate and a non-slip plate manufactured thereby. The method includes preparing a base metal plate for joint design, washing and surface treatment, preparing a non-slip material, adhering the non-slip material to the bonding surface of the base metal plate to form a protrusion, and brazing the base metal plate having the non-slip material adhered thereto in a brazing furnace. The non-slip plate is applied to vehicles to impart non-slip performance thereto, and can be semi-permanently used.
US09945034B2	Metal-based/diamond laser composite coating and preparation method thereof A metal-based/diamond laser composite coating preparation method includes: first selecting high-hardness metal powder and diamond powder of a proper grain size and shape; then uniformly mixing the high-hardness metal powder and diamond powder via a ball-milling method; and finally preparing a composite coating on a substrate by synchronously combining laser texturing technology, laser thermal treatment technology and cold spraying technology. The thickness of the composite coating is greater than 1 mm, and the volume content of diamond in the coating is greater than 45%. A metal-based/diamond laser composite coating is also provided.
US09945032B2	Systems and methods for enhancing mobility of atomic or molecular species on a substrate at reduced bulk temperature using acoustic waves, and structures formed using same Under one aspect, a structure is provided that includes a substrate including a first material having a threshold temperature above which the first material is damaged and a layer consisting essentially of a second material molecularly bonded to the first material of the substrate. The second material is formed on the substrate at a reaction temperature that is higher than the threshold temperature of the first material. An interface between the substrate and the second material is a substantially defect-free surface.
US09945028B2	Method of filling recess A method of filling a recess with a nitride film is performed by repeating a cycle. The cycle includes a film-forming raw material gas adsorption process of adsorbing a raw material gas containing an element forming the nitride film to be formed on a target substrate on which the recess is formed on its surface, and a nitriding process of nitriding the adsorbed raw material gas by nitriding species to fill the recess. At least a portion of a period for forming the nitride film is used as a bottom-up growth period, for which a polymer material adsorbable to the surface of the target substrate is supplied in a gaseous state and is adsorbed to an upper portion of the recess to inhibit adsorption of the film-forming raw material gas, and for which the nitride film is grown from a bottom portion of the recess.
US09945025B2	Evaporation coating apparatus An evaporation coating apparatus comprising a heating unit (3) and a cylindrical member (1) disposed within the heating unit (3), wherein the cylindrical member (1) comprises a hollow sleeve (13) and a barrel (12) disposed at an inner side of the hollow sleeve (13) in a fitting manner; wherein a top end area of the hollow sleeve (13) is provided with a first evaporation hole (131), and an external surface of the hollow sleeve (13) is provided with an internal heater strip (4) connected to a control unit; wherein an external surface of the barrel (12) is provided with a groove (1′) extending along an axial central line of the barrel (12), the groove (1′) is provided with a plurality of compartments (11) arranged at interval space, and each of the compartments (11) is provided with a crucible (2); wherein the crucible (2) comprises a main body (21) which is disposed within the compartment (11) and sealed all around with one side opened, and a cover (22) which is connected to the main body (21) in a fitting manner and provided with a second evaporation hole (221) corresponding to the first evaporation hole (131); and wherein the heating unit (3) has a hollow columnar structure, and an external surface of the heating unit (3) is provided with an external heater strip (5) and a nozzle (31) which is corresponding to the first evaporation hole (131). The evaporation coating apparatus is mainly configured to manufacture large-sized displays and can improve the uniformity of film-forming with organic material on the surface of the substrate.
US09945019B2	Nickel-based heat-resistant superalloy Disclosed herein is a nickel-based heat-resistant superalloy produced by a casting and forging method, the nickel-based heat-resistant superalloy comprising 2.0 mass % or more but 25 mass % or less of chromium, 0.2 mass % or more but 7.0 mass % or less of aluminum, 19.5 mass % or more but 55.0 mass % or less of cobalt, [0.17×(mass % of cobalt content−23)+3] mass % or more but [0.17×(mass % of cobalt content−20)+7] mass % or less and 5.1 mass % or more of titanium, and the balance being nickel and inevitable impurities, and being subjected to solution heat treatment at 93% or more but less than 100% of a γ′ solvus temperature.
US09945016B2	Heat-resistant austenitic stainless steel sheet This heat-resistant austenitic stainless steel sheet contains, in mass %, C: 0.05 to 0.15%, Si: 1.0 to 3.5%, Mn: 0.5 to 2.0%, P: not more than 0.04%, S: not more than 0.01%, Cr: 23.0 to 26.0%, Ni: 10.0 to 15.0%, Mo: 0.50 to 1.20%, Ti: not more than 0.1%, Al: 0.01 to 0.10% and N: 0.10 to 0.30%, wherein the total amount of C and N (C+N) is from 0.25 to 0.35%, and the balance is composed of Fe and unavoidable impurities. The heat-resistant austenitic stainless steel can be used in a high-temperature environment that reaches a maximum temperature of 1,100° C.
US09945014B2	High-manganese wear resistant steel having excellent weldability and method for manufacturing same A high-manganese wear-resistant steel having excellent weldability comprises 5 to 15 wt % of Mn, 16≤33.5C+Mn≤30 of C, 0.05 to 1.0 wt % of Si, and a balance of Fe and other inevitable impurities. The microstructure thereof includes martensite as a major component, and 5% to 40% of residual austenite by area fraction.
US09945010B2	Aluminum-copper-lithium alloy with improved impact resistance An extruded product made of an alloy containing aluminum comprising 4.2 wt % to 4.8 wt % of Cu, 0.9 wt % to 1.1 wt % of Li, 0.15 wt % to 0.25 wt % of Ag, 0.2 wt % to 0.6 wt % of Mg, 0.07 wt % to 0.15 wt % of Zr, 0.2 wt % to 0.6 wt % of Mn, 0.01 wt % to 0.15 wt % of Ti, a quantity of Zn less than 0.2 wt %, a quantity of Fe and Si less than or equal to 0.1 wt % each, and unavoidable impurities with a content less than or equal to 0.05 wt % each and 0.15 wt % in total is disclosed. The profiles according to the invention are particularly useful as fuselage stiffeners or stringers, circumferential frames, wing stiffeners, floor beams or profiles, or seat tracks, notably owing to their improved properties in relation to those of known products, in particular in terms of energy absorption during an impact, static mechanical strength and corrosion resistance properties and their low density.
US09945007B2	Dezincification plant, method for operating dezincification plant, and hydrometallurgical method for nickel oxide ore The present invention provides a hydrometallurgical method for nickel oxide ore, wherein the plant can be smoothly started up without imposing a load onto a filter cloth for a separation treatment of zinc sulfide, and the amount of residual zinc in a mother liquor for nickel recovery can be reduced to 1 mg/L. In the plant start-up after the completion of a periodic inspection, a post-neutralization solution is controlled to return to a neutralization reaction tank via circulation piping by adjustment of a switching valve in flow piping without sulfurizing post-neutralization solution. When the flow rate and/or the temperature of the post-neutralization solution circulated reaches a predetermined value, a sulfurization treatment is applied to the post-neutralization solution in the dezincification reaction tank to form zinc-sulfide-containing mother liquor for nickel recovery and adjust the switching valve. Zinc-sulfide-containing mother liquor for nickel recovery is transferred to a filter apparatus via transfer piping.
US09945006B2	Processes for recovering non-ferrous metals from solid matrices A process for recovering non-ferrous metals from a solid matrix may include: leaching the solid matrix with an aqueous-based solution, in a presence of oxygen, to obtain an extraction solution including leached metals and solid leaching residue; separating the solid leaching residue from the extraction solution; and subjecting the extraction solution to at least one cementation to recover the leached metals in elemental state. The leaching solution may include chloride ions. The leaching solution may further include ammonium ions. A pH of the leaching solution may be greater than or equal to 6.5 and less than or equal to 8.5. A leaching temperature may be greater than or equal to 100° C. and less than or equal to 160° C. A leaching pressure may be greater than or equal to 150 kPa and less than or equal to 800 kPa.
US09945002B2	Preheating appartus for steel scrap and metallurgical melting vessel equipped therewith A metallurgical melting vessel has a vertical shaft, surrounded by a housing wall, which receives steel scrap. At least one closure element, having laterally spaced-apart fingers extending parallel to one another, is mounted such that it can move between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the fingers protrude at least partially into the shaft for the purpose of holding back steel scrap. In the open position, the fingers free the shaft at least to such an extent that the steel scrap can fall from the shaft into the melting vessel. The at least one closure element is mounted so as to be movable from the side of the shaft into the shaft and laterally thereoutof.
US09945000B2	Method for recovering an acid from acid/sugar solutions Acid hydrolysis of biomass is an important step for releasing the component sugars before converting them to fuels and/or biochemicals. During such a process, a significant amount of mineral acid, such as sulfuric acid, is used. In most cases, the residual acid is neutralized with lime before the sugar conversion step. By doing so, a waste calcium sulphate stream is generated and sent to disposal. The efficient separation of acid from the sugars would allow the recycle of the acid and make the entire process more economically viable. We found that a resin bed packed with an acid retardation resin can be used to achieve an efficient separation (i.e. 98.5% recovery of the acid) of the sulfuric acid from the sugars. The resin bed can be simply regenerated with water.
US09944996B2	eIF2γ gene as a diagnostic target for the identification of fungal and yeast species The current invention relates to a diagnostic kit for a yeast or fungal species comprising at least one oligonucleotide probe capable of binding to at least a portion of the eIF2y gene or its corresponding mRNA.
US09944994B2	Anuran cross-species molecular sensors Described herein are DNA primer sequences designed for the determination of gene or transcript information from Anuran species, and which may be used in studies for developmental and/or toxicity testing and for environmental toxicology or ecological assessment. Also described herein is a rapid, sensitive, high-throughput assay useful for supporting potential risk assessment across vertebrate clades, and that is also useful for evaluation of complex contaminant mixtures.
US09944993B2	Method for enrichment of circulating tumor DNA and reagent for enrichment of circulating tumor DNA The present invention provides a method and a reagent for enrichment of circulating tumor DNA, the method comprising the steps of mixing a water phase and an oil phase and shaking the mixture to prepare an emulsion PCR reaction system, and performing emulsion PCR amplification, wherein the water phase comprises peripheral blood plasma DNA as template DNA, a forward primer and a reverse primer, dNTPs, a PCR buffer and a DNA polymerase, the peripheral blood plasma DNA having adapter sequences connected to both ends thereof, and the forward primer and the reverse primer being complementary to the adapter sequences at the two ends respectively; separating the water phase from the oil phase following the emulsion PCR amplification to obtain a PCR amplification product in the water phase; and capturing circulating tumor DNA in the PCR amplification product in the water phase by using a probe sequence that specifically binds to the circulating tumor DNA. The method of the present invention is capable of performing single-molecule high-fidelity ultramicro parallel amplification and effectively capturing peripheral blood plasma ctDNA to provide adequate amount of ctDNA to be used for subsequent sequencing detection.
US09944992B2	Methods and compositions related to T-cell activity Embodiments concern methods and composition related to anergic T-cells in patients, such as cancer patients. T cell anergy is a hyporesponsive state induced by TCR engagement in the absence of costimulation (Schwartz, 2003). Anergy induction was initially observed in vitro using chemically-fixed antigen presenting cells (APCs). Subsequently, it was found that anergy could be induced by immobilized anti-CD3 mAb or calcium ionophores (such as ionomycin) in vitro, and by superantigen and soluble antigenic peptide in vivo. Indirect evidence has suggested that T cell dysfunction in the tumor microenvironment and establishment of transplant tolerance is partially due to T cell anergy (Gajewski et al., 2011).
US09944991B2	Compositions and methods for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of hematological malignancies This invention is based, at least in part, on the finding that certain microRNAs (miRNAs) are expressed at higher or lower levels in circulating exosonies or peripheral blood of subjects with hematological malignancies compared to the level of expression in subjects who do not have the hematological malignancy. In addition, this invention is based, at least in part, on the finding that certain miRNAs are differentially expressed at different stages of a hematological malignancy permitting identification of the stage of the hematological malignancy in a subject. The differential expression of miRNAs at different stages of a hematological malignancy also permits determination of the effectiveness of treatments administered to a subject at the particular stage of the hematological malignancy.
US09944990B2	Gene expression markers for breast cancer prognosis The present invention provides gene sets the expression of which is important in the diagnosis and/or prognosis of breast cancer.
US09944988B2	Modulation of NLGn4 expression, NK cell activity in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) The present invention provides a method of diagnosing and/or monitoring a liver disorder in a subject. The method calls for isolating an immune cell population from a biological sample of the subject; and detecting expression level of an NLGn4 gene product in the immune cell population using NLGn4 specific primers or NLGn4 specific probes.
US09944983B2	Method of screening a plurality of single secreting cells for functional activity This invention generally relates to methods, devices and kits for screening a plurality of single secreting cells for functional activity of the secreted molecules by measuring the amount of reporter gene mRNA produced in one or more reporter cells in response to the secreted molecules.
US09944981B2	Methods and apparatus for measuring analytes Methods and apparatus relating to FET arrays for monitoring chemical and/or biological reactions such as nucleic acid sequencing-by-synthesis reactions. Some methods provided herein relate to improving signal (and also signal to noise ratio) from released hydrogen ions during nucleic acid sequencing reactions.
US09944976B2	Method for stirring solution A method of stirring a test substance-containing solution injected into an analysis chip, wherein said analysis chip includes a recess to which said test substance-containing solution is injected; and a selective binding substance, which selectively binds to said test substance, is immobilized on the entirety or a part of the bottom surface of said recess, said method including injecting said test substance-containing solution to the space in said recess of said analysis chip such that said space is partially left unfilled; and rotating said analysis chip to which said test substance-containing solution is injected applying a centrifugal acceleration of not less than 1×g.
US09944975B2	Hybridization buffers Disclosed herein are hybridization buffer compositions and hybridization compositions, methods of making the compositions, and methods of using the compositions, such as the hybridization of DNA or RNA sequences by fluorescence in situ hybridization (“FISH”) and blot hybridization methodologies.
US09944972B2	High-throughput and highly multiplexed imaging with programmable nucleic acid probes The present invention provides, inter alia, methods and compositions for imaging, at high spatial resolution, targets of interest.
US09944968B2	Control of protein glycosylation by culture medium supplementation and cell culture process parameters The present invention pertains to a cell culture medium comprising media supplements that are shown to control recombinant protein glycosylation and/or cell culture in a controlled or modulated (shifted) temperature to control recombinant protein glycosylation and/or cell culture with controlled or modulated seed density to control recombinant protein glycosylation, and methods of using thereof. The present invention further pertains to a method of controlling or manipulating glycosylation of a recombinant protein of interest in a large scale cell culture.
US09944961B2	Process for removing sulphide from an aqueous solution A process for removing sulphide from an aqueous solution comprising sulphide is disclosed, in which the aqueous solution is subjected to sulphide-oxidizing bacteria in the presence of oxygen in a reactor to oxidize sulphide to elemental sulphur. According to the process, a molecular-oxygen containing gas is supplied to a reactor containing the sulphide-oxidizing bacteria in an aqueous medium, such that one or more aerated zones and one or more non-aerated zones are created in the aqueous medium with upward liquid flow in the aerated zones and downward liquid flow in the non-aerated zones; and a feed stream of the aqueous solution comprising sulphide is injected into the reactor in the one or more non-aerated zones, wherein the one or more aerated zone(s) are not separated from the one or more non-aerated zone(s) by means of vertically extending reactor internal.
US09944960B2	Process for microbial production of dihydrolipoic acid and extraction of dihydrolipoic acid with edible oils A process for production and extraction of dihydrolipoic acid (DHLA) relates to the biotransformation of R-lipoic acid to dihydrolipoic acid. The process ferments the lipoic acid with bacteria selected from the genus of any of the following bacteria: Lactobacillus, Enterococcus, Pediococcus, or Bacillus. More particularly the present invention relates to a method for the extraction of DHLA utilizing a non-traditional solvent system, namely a food oil. Generally the DHLA that is produced in the present method is isolated from cells which have been inactivated or killed.
US09944955B1	Photosynthetic production of 3-hydroxybutyrate from carbon dioxide Construction and expression of synthetic pathways to produce (5) or (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) as enantiomerically-pure products by genetically engineering cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Under optimized growth conditions, the pathway employing phaA and phaB from R. eutropha was the most effective, producing up to 533.4±5.5 mg/l (R)-3HB after 21 days photosynthetic cultivation. For the first time, the feasibility and high efficiency of producing 3HB using solar energy and CO2 as sole energy and carbon sources by engineered cyanobacteria is demonstrated.
US09944947B2	Methods and compositions for selecting soybean plants resistant to phytophthora root rot The present invention relates to the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding soybean plants containing quantitative trail loci (QTL) for resistance the Phytophthora root rot (PRR) caused by Phytophthora sojae. The invention further includes the use of molecular markers in the introgression of PRR resistance QTL into soybean plants.
US09944942B2	Methods and compositions for enhanced resistance to abiotic stress in plants The present invention provides transgenic plants having increased tolerance to abiotic stress comprising a recombinant nucleic acid molecule, said recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding miR319 operatively associated with a promoter, a nucleotide sequence that is antisense to a portion of consecutive nucleotides of a nucleotide sequence encoding PCF5, and/or a nucleotide sequence that encodes a portion of consecutive nucleotides of a nucleotide sequence encoding PCF5, which when expressed produces an antisense nucleotide sequence, wherein expression of the nucleotide sequence confers increased tolerance to abiotic stress. Also provided are methods and compositions for making said transgenic plants.
US09944941B2	Genes involved in asymmetric cell division Described are methods of isolating genes involved in the process of asymmetric cell division. Further disclosed are genes isolated with this method, and their use in controlling root formation, preferably lateral root formation.
US09944937B2	Regulatory region having increased expression and method of using same An enhanced globulin-1 regulatory region is shown, a nucleotide sequence of which includes at least one additional copy of a region of the globulin-1 regulatory region which includes at least one transcriptional factor binding domain, combined with a transcription initiation site and translation start site. The promoter provides improved seed preferred, and particularly embryo preferred expression in plants. Methods of use are also shown in preferentially expressing a heterologous protein to the embryo tissue of a plant.
US09944931B2	Methods and compositions for reducing immunosupression by tumor cells The present disclosure provides, in part, methods of discovering immunotherapy targets in vivo, therapeutic compositions (e.g., shRNA, immunoresponsive cells expressing shRNA and/or a chimeric antigen receptors (CAR)), and methods of use thereof.
US09944928B2	Construction of pool of interfering nucleic acids covering entire RNA target sequence and related compositions The present invention provides a PCR based high-throughput method for preparing full-sites siRNA polynucleotide pool, comprising: DNase I random digestion; Loop-1 phosphate linker ligation; single PCR amplification; a type III restriction/modification enzyme digestion; blunt ending; Loop-2 phosphate linker ligation; double primer PCR; FokI digestion and cloning into an siRNA expression vector. The present invention enables the use of a type III restriction/modification enzyme linkers mediated PCR method for high-throughput preparing an siRINA polynucleotide pool, in which the functional length of siRNAs can be controllably distributed from 19-23 bp, thus completely mimic the natural siRNA length diversity, specially suitable for RNAi therapeutic targets screening. The present invention overcomes the bottlenecks and drawbacks of conventional siRNA polynucleotide pool construction technologies.
US09944926B2	Induced exon inclusion in spinal muscle atrophy The invention relates to the use of an antisense compound for inducing exon inclusion as a treatment for Spinal Muscle Atrophy (SMA). More particularly it relates to inducing inclusion of exon 7 to restore levels of Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) protein encoded by the Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) gene.
US09944924B2	Polynucleotide modification on solid support The present disclosure relates to the field of molecular biology and more specifically to methods for capturing and amplifying target polynucleotides on a solid surface.
US09944922B2	Highly simplified lateral flow-based nucleic acid sample preparation and passive fluid flow control Highly simplified lateral flow chromatographic nucleic acid sample preparation methods, devices, and integrated systems are provided for the efficient concentration of trace samples and the removal of nucleic acid amplification inhibitors. Methods for capturing and reducing inhibitors of nucleic acid amplification reactions, such as humic acid, using polyvinylpyrrolidone treated elements of the lateral flow device are also provided. Further provided are passive fluid control methods and systems for use in lateral flow assays.
US09944920B2	Biodegradable immobilized enzymes and methods of making the same The present application discloses immobilized enzymes and immobilized enzyme materials comprising a crosslinked enzyme having a support material which includes a biomass material different than the biomass used to initially derive the enzyme. Optionally, the immobilized enzyme further includes a polymeric material and/or the biomass which was used to initially derive the enzyme. The resulting immobilized enzyme materials may be biodegradable. The present application also discloses methods of making and using the disclosed immobilized enzyme materials.
US09944918B2	Synthetic methylmalonyl-CoA mutase transgene for the treatment of MUT class methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) Synthetic polynucleotides encoding human methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (synMUT) and exhibiting augmented expression in cell culture and/or in a subject are described herein. An adeno-associated viral (AAV) gene therapy vector encoding synMUT under the control of a liver-specific promoter (AAV2/8-HCR-hAAT-synMUT-RBG) successfully rescued the neonatal lethal phenotype displayed by methylmalonyl-CoA mutase-deficient mice, lowered circulating methylmalonic acid levels in the treated animals, and resulted in prolonged hepatic expression of the product of synMUT transgene in vivo, human methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MUT).
US09944917B2	Methods for recovery of leaf proteins A novel method for processing soluble plant leaf proteins is described. While leaf proteins are considered potentially the most abundant source of protein in nature, the lack of efficient processing techniques for leaf proteins has limited their commercial use. The method described in this patent provides a means of extracting and purifying leaf proteins from plants which is suitable for leaf protein production on an industrial scale.
US09944913B2	Glucoamylase variants with altered properties The present invention relates to variants of a parent glucoamylase having altered properties (e.g., improved thermostability and/or specific activity). In particular, the present invention provides compositions comprising the variant glucoamylases, including starch hydrolyzing compositions, animal feed compositions and cleaning compositions. The invention also relates to DNA constructs encoding the variants and methods of producing the glucoamylase variants in host cells.
US09944910B2	TATk-CDKL5 fusion proteins, compositions, formulations, and use thereof Disclosed herein are compositions and formulations containing a TATk-CDKL5 fusion protein. Also disclosed are methods of producing a TATk-CDKL5 fusion protein from vectors containing a TATk-CDKL5 cDNA and methods of transducing cells with the vectors containing a TATk-CDKL5 cDNA and the TATk-CDKL5 fusion protein.
US09944909B2	Polynucleotides encoding transaminase polypeptides The present disclosure provides engineered transaminase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type transaminase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered transaminase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.
US09944908B2	Polypeptide The present invention relates to a polypeptide, or a fragment thereof, capable of enhancing callose biosynthesis and/or accumulation, wherein at least one of the conserved amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of residue corresponding to R84 of SEQ ID NO: 1, residue corresponding to R1926 or SEQ ID NO: 1 and residue corresponding to P189 of SEQ ID NO: 1, of the polypeptide or a fragment thereof, is modified by a mutation selected from the group consisting of substitution and deletion.
US09944906B2	Frataxin mutants Described herein are compositions and methods for treating Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA). In some aspects, mutant forms of frataxin which are resistant to ubiquitination are provided. In some aspects, pharmaceutical compositions comprising mutant frataxin are provided. In further aspects, methods of using mutant frataxin are provided.
US09944903B2	Modified vaccinia virus strains for use in diagnostic and therapeutic methods Modified viruses and methods for preparing the modified viruses are provided. Vaccines that contain the viruses are provided. The viruses can be used in methods of treatment of diseases, such as proliferative and inflammatory disorders, including cancer, and as anti-tumor and/or antiangiogenic agents. The viruses also can be used in diagnostic methods.
US09944902B2	Commercial scale process for production of PRRSV The present invention describes an efficient commercial scale production method for the preparation of PRRS virus.
US09944900B2	Pulsatile perfusion extraction method for non-embryonic pluripotent stem cells A method for extracting stem cells from a non-embryonic stem cell source, including providing a non-embryonic stem cell source including stem cells; perfusing the non-embryonic stem cell source with a pulsatile flow of a perfusion solution to produce a perfusate including stem cells and a perfused non-embryonic stem cell source; and isolating the stem cells from the perfusate to produce isolated stem cells, is provided. Also provided is a non-embryonic stem cell line derived from a non-embryonic stem cell obtained using the pulsatile perfusion extraction method.
US09944885B2	Aqueous lubricant composition, a method for making the same and uses thereof The disclosure concerns an aqueous lubricant composition, characterized in that it comprises of: 50 wt % of water, 0.01-20 wt % of a thickening agent, 0.5-10 wt % of an antioxidant; 0.5-5 wt % of a pH regulating agent; and glycerol. There is also provided a method for manufacturing the aqueous lubricant composition, and uses of said aqueous lubricant composition.
US09944883B2	Lubricant composition, and preparation method and use thereof The present invention relates to the field of lubricant, and specifically provides a lubricant composition and its preparation method and use. The lubricant composition comprises a base oil and rubber particles having radiation crosslinked structure dispersed therein, wherein the base oil is continuous phase and the rubber particles are dispersed phase. The viscosity of the lubricant composition of the present invention can be effectively adjusted as temperature changes. As compared with the lubricant composition comprising chemically crosslinked rubber particles, it has a lower viscosity at low temperatures and a higher viscosity at high temperatures, and has a relatively high viscosity index, which can meet the application requirements at the temperature above 200° C. In addition, the lubricant composition of the present invention also has excellent antiwear and friction-reducing properties.
US09944882B2	Working fluid for a steam cycle process The present invention relates to a working fluid for a steam-turbine cycle process, said fluid comprising a working medium, a lubricant and preferably an emulsifier. The working medium is a C1 to C4 alcohol and/or a C3 to C5 ketone, optionally mixed with water. The invention also relates to a device for a steam cycle process, which device contains the working fluid, and to the use of the working fluid in an organic Rankine cycle. The lubricant is a hydrocarbon and the emulsifier is a surface-active substance.

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