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US08211591B2	Subgasket window edge design relief A unitized electrode assembly for a fuel cell comprising an electrolyte membrane and a subgasket. The subgasket maximizing an operating life of the electrolyte membrane, militating against adverse effects of membrane expansion during use of the fuel cell and membrane shearing under unitized electrode assembly compression.
US08211589B2	Water transport features for diffusion media A diffusion media for use in a fuel cell stack and that is adjacently aligned with lands of a reactant plate of the fuel cell stack. The diffusion media includes a sheet having a permeable material with a thickness. A plurality of water transport pores are defined through the sheet. Each of the pores has a pore diameter that is greater than 1.5 times the thickness.
US08211587B2	Plasma sprayed ceramic-metal fuel electrode A plasma sprayed ceramic-metal fuel electrode is provided. The fuel electrode has particular application in connection with a solid oxide fuel cell used within a power generation system. The fuel cell advantageously comprises an air electrode, an electrolyte formed on at least a portion of the air electrode, a plasma sprayed ceramic-metal fuel electrode formed on at least a portion of the electrolyte, and an interconnect layer to connect adjacent cells in a generator.
US08211583B2	Derivation of control parameters of fuel cell systems for flexible fuel operation A method of operating a fuel cell system includes characterizing the fuel or fuels being provided into the fuel cell system, characterizing the oxidizing gas or gases being provided into the fuel cell system, and calculating at least one of the steam:carbon ratio, fuel utilization and oxidizing gas utilization based on the step of characterization.
US08211579B2	Fuel cell start-up control system A fuel cell has an anode, a cathode, and a proton-exchange membrane disposed between the anode and cathode. An exhaust anode gas exhausted from an outlet of the anode is directed back to an inlet of the anode. Hydrogen is added to the exhaust anode gas before the exhaust anode gas reaches the inlet.
US08211576B2	Block copolymers and use thereof A block copolymer comprising at least one segment having an acid group which is represented by the following formula (1) and at least one segment substantially free from acid groups which comprises repeating units represented by the following formula (2) is provided: (wherein, m represents an integer of 10 or more, Ar1, Ar2 and Ar3 represent each independently a divalent aromatic group which is optionally substituted by an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms or aryloxy group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, at least one of Ar1 and Ar2 having an acid group, and Ar3 may have an acid group or may be free from acid groups. Y represents —CO— or —SO2—, and Y's may be different from each other.) (wherein, n represents an integer of 10 or more, Ar4 and Ar5 represent each independently a divalent aromatic group which is optionally substituted by an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, aryloxy group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms or flouro group. Z represents —CO— or —SO2—, and Z's may be different from each other). The block copolymer exerts more excellent performances as the polymer electrolyte in fuel cells and the like.
US08211574B2	Lithium ion secondary battery A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ion, a negative electrode capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ion, a porous film interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, the porous film being adhered to a surface of at least the negative electrode. The porous film includes an inorganic filler and a first binder: The content of the first binder in the porous film is 1.5 to 8 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the filler: The first binder includes a first rubber including an acrylonitrile unit: The first rubber is water-insoluble and has a decomposition temperature of 250° C. or higher. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ion and a second binder, and the second binder includes a second rubber particle and a water-soluble polymer.
US08211573B2	Multilayered conductive sheet and electrode The present invention provides a conductive sheet having a surface resistance of 10 Ω/sq or lower on both surfaces, the conductive sheet comprising a sheet (A) and a sheet (B) laminated to the sheet (A), the sheet (A) having an apparent specific gravity of 0.05 g/cm3 to 0.50 g/cm3 and being formed from fibers having a diameter within the range between 3 and 20 μm, and the sheet (B) being formed from fibers having a diameter of 3 μm or smaller. The sheet (A) may be a fibrous material comprises an organic polymer fiber as its main component.
US08211572B2	Fabrication method for electrode active material and lithium battery comprising electrode active material fabricated therefrom Disclosed is a fabrication method for an electrode active material, and a lithium battery comprising an electrode active material fabricated therefrom. The fabrication method for an electrode active material comprises preparing an aqueous solution by dissolving a precursor that can simultaneously undergo positive ion substitution and surface-reforming processes in water; mixing and dissolving raw materials for an electrode active material with a composition ratio for a final electrode active material in the aqueous solution, thereby preparing a mixed solution; removing a solvent from the mixed solution, thereby forming a solid dry substance; thermal- processing the solid dry substance; and crushing the thermal-processed solid dry substance.
US08211570B2	Electrode composite material of lithium ion battery, method for making the same, and lithium ion battery using the same An electrode composite material includes an individual electrode active material particle and a protective film coated on a surface of the particle. A composition of the protective film is at least one of AlxMyPO4 and AlxMy(PO3)3, M represents at least one chemical element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Zn, Mg, Zr, Mo, V, Nb, and Ta, and a valence of M is represented by k, wherein 0
US08211567B2	Sealed battery, and vehicle equipped therewith A sealed battery includes: a battery container having in at least an end portion thereof an opening portion, and a container folded-back portion formed in a peripheral edge of the opening portion; a lid having in its outer periphery a lid folded-back portion, and being attached to the opening portion of the battery container; a junction portion in which the container folded-back portion and the lid folded-back portion are integrally joined by a double-rolled seam method; a first seal member closing a first gap between a distal end portion of the container folded-back portion clamping a distal end portion of the lid folded-back portion and an inside of a folded curve portion of the lid folded-back portion; and a second seal member closing a second gap between the distal end portion of the lid folded-back portion and an inside of a folded curve portion of the container folded-back portion.
US08211566B2	Negative electrode active material for batteries, non-aqueous electrolyte battery and battery pack According to one embodiment, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes an outer container, a positive electrode housed in the outer container, a negative electrode housed in the outer container such as to spatially apart from the positive electrode and includes a particulate active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte filled in the outer container, wherein the particulate active material includes a particle containing a substance having a lithium absorption and desorption potential of from 1 V vs. Li/Li+ to 3 V vs. Li/Li+, and a coating layer made of a spinel-type lithium-titanium composite oxide formed on the surface of the particle.
US08211563B2	Wet-to-use organic cell battery A wet-to-use organic cell battery includes a container filled with an electrolyte that is made from organic materials, an electrolyte solution, such as water, can be repeatedly added into the container to mix with the electrolyte, and two electrodes electrically connected to a mixture of the electrolyte and the electrolyte solution, and insulated from each other. Thus, the organic cell battery of the present invention has the advantages of being able to preserve the electrodes from consumption and rustiness, being refreshable, and being benign to environment and public health.
US08211562B2	Battery pack provided with outer casing A battery pack includes: a plastic-made, elongated outer casing composed of interconnected peripheral walls to define an interior battery storage portion; and a battery accommodated in the battery storage portion inside the outer casing. The outer casing has a mounting protrusion to be attached to and project outwardly from an electronic equipment casing. An inner casing is incorporated inside the outer casing of the battery pack. The battery pack is constructed and arranged so that an outer battery, located outside the electronic equipment, is accommodated inside the inner casing.
US08211559B1	Method and system for detecting leakage of energy storage structure liquid A method and system for detecting liquid leaked from an energy storage structure, e.g., a battery is provided. One embodiment includes a sensor that detects the leaked electrolyte as it leaks through a breach in the wall retaining the electrolyte in the battery. The sensor has a sheet-like layer with a conductive surface and an electrical connection to a first interface. The sensor is positioned substantially flush to the battery wall, so that leaking electrolyte contacts the sensor. If the battery has a case, there is a first external communication point in electrical communication with the first interface. In the absence of leaked electrolyte there is substantially no electrical connection between the first external communication point and either of the terminals as indicated by a very high resistance. When leaked electrolyte is present there is an electrical connection between the first external communication point and either of the terminals.
US08211558B2	Crosslinked polymer electrolyte and method for producing same There are provided a new crosslinked polymer electrolyte excellent in water resistance and solvent resistance, high in heat resistance, inexpensive and low in methanol permeability, and suitable for the proton conductive membrane of a fuel cell, by means of the crosslinked polymer electrolyte obtained by the following (1) or (2), and its production method.(1) A compound having two or three or more reactive groups is reacted with a polymer electrolyte.(2) A compound having two or three or more reactive groups is reacted with a polymer to obtain a crosslinked polymer and then an ion exchange group is introduced into the resultant polymer.
US08211557B2	Binary anisotropy media A magnetic microstructure comprising (i) a magnetic storage layer having a magnetic easy axis perpendicular to a film plane of the storage magnetic layer; (ii) a magnetic assist layer having a magnetic easy axis in the film plane; and (iii) a phase transition interlayer between the magnetic storage layer and the magnetic assist layer. The phase transition layer comprises a material, such as FeRh, that switches from antiferromagnetic at ambient to ferromagnetic at a transition temperature that is greater than ambient, but below the Curie temperature. When the phase transition interlayer is in antiferromagnetic phase, there exists little magnetic coupling between the storage and assist layers. When the interlayer changes to ferromagnetic phase, the interlayer couples the magnetic moments of the storage and assist layer ferromagnetically. If the anisotropy field-thickness product of the two layers is similar and the coupling is sufficiently strong, the effective magnetic anisotropy of the storage layer and the assist layer essentially vanishes. That way, the required write field at the recording temperature needs only to be a few percent of the ambient anisotropy field of the storage layer.
US08211555B2	Coated cutting tool for medium-rough to rough turning of stainless steels and superalloys A cutting tool insert is formed from a cemented carbide body and a coating particularly useful in medium-rough to rough turning of stainless-steels and superalloys. The cemented carbide body is formed from cemented carbide with a composition of 7.0-12.0 wt-% Co, 5.0-11.0 wt-% cubic carbide forming metals from group IVb, Vb and VIb of the periodic table, preferably Ti, Nb and Ta, and balance WC with a 10-30 μm essentially cubic carbide phase free and binder phase enriched surface zone. The coating includes an MTCVD Ti(C,N) as the first layer adjacent the body having a thickness of from >2.5 to 7.0 μm, on top of which an αAl2O3 layer is present, with a thickness of between 2.0 and 5.0 μm, and a total thickness of the coating of between 5.5 and 9.5 μm. The alumina layer has a (006) texture.
US08211549B2	Coating agent with double cross-linking Coating agent for wooden or plastic surfaces containing 30 to 80% by weight of a polyolefin comprising at least two alkoxysilane groups, 5 to 40% by weight of at least one compound comprising (meth)acryl groups having 1 to 10 radiation-reactive groups, 0.1 to 6% by weight catalysts and initiators, 0 to 50% by weight adjuvants, selected from resins, adhesion promoters, stabilizers, pigments/fillers, softeners, waxes, thermoplastic polymers or water-binding agents, wherein the coating agent is solid at room temperature and can be cross-linked by actinic radiation and by moisture.
US08211548B2	Silicon-containing steel composition with improved heat exchanger corrosion and fouling resistance A heat transfer component that is resistant to both corrosion and fouling is disclosed having a heat exchange surface formed from a silicon containing steel composition including an alloy and a non-metallic film formed on a surface of the alloy. The alloy is formed from the composition η, θ, and τ, in which η is a metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, and mixtures thereof, θ is Si, and τ is at least one alloying element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al, Mn, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Sc, La, Y, Ce, Ru, Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Ga, Ge, As, In, Sn, Sb, Pb, B, C, N, P, O, S and mixtures thereof. The non-metallic film comprises sulfide, oxide, carbide, nitride, oxysulfide, oxycarbide, oxynitride and mixtures thereof. The surface roughness of the heat transfer component is less than 40 micro inches.
US08211546B2	Coating composition and coated article A composition comprising (A) a hydrolytic condensate of a bisphenol A alkoxysilane, (B) silica colloid sol, and (C) a curing catalyst is coated and cured to a transparent substrate to form a transparent film having crack resistance, flexibility and water vapor barrier properties.
US08211544B2	Surface modifier A surface modifier comprising an organosilicone compound represented by General Formula (A) and/or General Formula (B): F—(CF2)q—(OC3F6)m—(OC2F4)n—(OCF2)o(CH2)pX(CH2)rSi(X′)3-a(R1)a (A) and F—(CF2)q—(OC3F6)m—(OC2F4)n—(OCF2)o(CH2)pX(CH2)r(X′)2-a(R1)aSiO(F—(CF2)q—(OC3F6)m—(OC2F4)n—(OCF2)o(CH2)pX(CH2)r(X′)1-a(R1)aSiO)zF—(CF2)q—(OC3F6)m—(OC2F4)n—(OCF2)o(CH2)pX(CH2)r(X′)2-a(R1)aSi (B) wherein q is an integer from 1 to 3; m, n, and o are independently integers from 0 to 200; p is 1 or 2; X is O or a bivalent organic group; r is an integer from 2 to 20; R1 is a C1-22 linear or branched hydrocarbon group; a is an integer from 0 to 2; X′ is hydrolysable group; and z is an integer from 0 to 10 when a is 0 or 1.
US08211543B2	Cushion for polishing pad and polishing pad using the cushion The invention provides a cushion for a polishing pad, wherein, when a dynamic compression viscoelasticity measurement is performed under conditions of 23° C., a static load of 27.6 kPa, a frequency of 11 Hz and an amplitude of 1 μm, (1) a phase difference between dynamic stress and deformation is 4° or less, and (2) a ratio of the maximum value of the deformation amount to the maximum value of the dynamic stress ([maximum value of deformation amount]/[maximum value of dynamic stress]) is 0.5 μm/kPa or more. The invention also provides a polishing pad having a layer of the cushion for a polishing pad and a polishing layer.
US08211542B2	Artificial hair made of flame-retardant polyester Artificial hair is made of flame-retardant polyester-based fiber formed of a composition obtained by melt-kneading 5 parts by weight to 30 parts by weight of a bromine-containing flame retardancy agent (B), 0.5 parts by weight to 10 parts by weight of an antimony compound (C) having an average particle diameter ranging from 1.5 μm to 15 μm, and 0.05 parts by weight to 10 parts by weight of at least one kind of a compound (D) selected from the group consisting of: biscarbodiimide compounds; polycarbodiimide compounds; bisoxazoline compounds; and isocyanate compounds, with respect to 100 parts by weight of polyester (A) made of at least one kind of polyalkylene terephthalate and copolyester that contains polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component. Also provided is a fiber for artificial hairs obtained by adhering to that fiber either a polyorganosiloxane-based fiber treating agent or a fiber treating agent containing a flame-retardant organosilicon compound.
US08211537B2	Resin composition, and prepreg The present invention discloses a resin composition and a prepreg produced using the resin composition. The resin composition comprises, as essential components: 100 parts by mass of a component (A) which is an epoxy resin; 41 to 80 parts by mass of a component (B) which is thermoplastic resin particles; and 20 to 50 parts by mass (in terms of diaminodiphenylsulfone) of a component (C) which is diaminodiphenylsulfone microencapsulated with a coating agent. The thermoplastic resin particles (B) comprise at least thermoplastic resin particles (B1) having an average particle diameter of 1 to 50 μm and thermoplastic resin particles (B2) having an average particle diameter of 2 to 100 μm at a mass ratio of 3:1 to 1:3. The average particle diameter ratio D2/D1 of the average particle diameter D2 of the thermoplastic resin particles (B2) to the average particle diameter D1 of the thermoplastic resin particles (B1) is 2 or more.
US08211536B2	Composite solid surface article comprising at least one of randomly shaped fibers and powder particles The invention relates to a composite solid surface article. More particularly, the invention relates to a composite solid surface article containing fibers and polymeric powder particles. A composite solid surface article may comprise a matrix of at least one polymeric resin, randomly-shaped fibers dispersed in the matrix, wherein the article comprises a substantially smooth surface with a viewable pattern formed by one or more ingredients of the composite solid surface article, the viewable pattern comprises at least part of the randomly-shaped fibers.
US08211529B2	Substrate provided with a dressing To endow a velourlike carrier (7), which has a finely fibrous surface, in particular a grain leather having a buffed topside or a synthetic velour material, and has been provided with a dressing (1) which has a grain texture on its face side the dressing (1) consisting of a consolidated polymeric dispersion and being produced separately on a substrate having a textured surface corresponding to the grain texture, with the requisite properties in terms of softness and abrasion resistance, but particularly in terms of air and water vapor permeability, the dressing (1) has capillaries (11) which extend throughout its entire thickness, which everywhere is substantially the same, and is bonded to the carrier (7) via a thin bonding layer (12) formed of a consolidated polymeric dispersion.
US08211527B2	One-way vision display panels with retention layer One or more types of ink retention layers for a one-way vision display panel and methods are provided. In one example, a one-way vision display panel assembly includes a perforated panel formed of a flexible material. The perforated panel having a front surface, a rear surface and a plurality of through holes extending from the front surface to the rear surface. An ink retention layer is located adjacent to the perforated panel. The ink retention layer includes a light reflective material that retains residual ink from an image applied to the front surface of the perforated panel. The one-way vision display panel may further include a releasing layer or a backing layer, or both.
US08211525B2	Honeycomb structure There is provided a honeycomb structure comprising a plurality of honeycomb segments having porous partition walls separating and forming a plurality of cells and an outer peripheral wall located in the outermost periphery, first cells each open in an end portion on one side and plugged in the other end portion on the other side and second cells each plugged in the end portion on the one side and open in the other end portion on the other side being alternately disposed with the first cells having an area larger than that of the second cells in a cross section perpendicular to the central axial direction, and the outer peripheral wall having protruding portions along an external shape of the first cells and depressed portions along an external shape of the second cells. The honeycomb segments are bonded to each other with a bonding member.
US08211518B2	Duct section, system and method for constructing same A duct section and system, including a laminated shroud, acting as a secondary duct, for aerospace and other applications, and a method for constructing same. The duct structure incorporates a metallic primary duct tube, with a laminated shroud surrounding the primary duct tube and separated therefrom by an annular gap. The laminated shroud includes a metallic inner layer and a polymeric outer layer. Preferably, the thin metallic layer is a corrosion resistant material such as corrosion resistant stainless steel or titanium. In one embodiment of the invention, the outer polymeric layer is a polyimide material, such as polyimide resin-impregnated fiberglass cloth.
US08211515B2	Optical compensation sheet, process for producing the same, and polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device using the same A novel optical compensation sheet is disclosed. The sheet comprising a polymer layer formed by coating and, drying a solution comprising a polymer compound and a solvent composition comprising 20% by weight or more of water; and an optically anisotropic layer formed on the surface of the polymer layer by hardening a liquid crystal layer comprising at least one liquid-crystalline compound under irradiation of ionizing radiation at a film surface temperature from 70 to 160° C.; wherein a frontal retardation (Re) value of the optically anisotropic layer is not zero, and the optically anisotropic layer gives substantially equal retardation values for light of a wavelength λ nm coming respectively in a direction rotated by +40° and in a direction rotated by −40° with respect to a normal direction of a layer plane using an in-plane slow axis as a tilt axis (a rotation axis).
US08211509B2	Alignment of paste-like ink having magnetic particles therein, and the printing of optical effects A method and apparatus is provided for printing using paste like inks such as those used in intaglio printing, wherein the inks include specialty flakes such as thin film optically variable flakes, or diffractive flakes. The invention discloses an apparatus having an energy source such as a heat source for temporarily lessening the viscosity of the ink during alignment of the flakes within the ink.
US08211507B2	Method for producing thermoplastic resin film Disclosed is a method for producing a thermoplastic resin film, which comprises oxidizing the surface of a thermoplastic resin film (i) that contains an unsaturated carboxylic acid-modified polyolefin-based resin, then applying a surface modifier thereto, and stretching it. According to the method, thermoplastic resin films can be produced that have good adhesiveness between the film substrate and the coating layer thereof and have good printability and electrostatic resistance.
US08211504B2	Method for producing color giving and/or effect giving lacquer coatings Process for producing a color and/or effect coating system on a substrate by applying an aqueous color and/or effect solid-color topcoat material or—alternatively—an aqueous color and/or effect basecoat material and a clearcoat material (wet-on-wet technique) to the substrate and curing the resultant coating films, which after curing have a water vapor permeability δ60° C.>6.0 mg/h·m·bar or p60° C.>286.4 g·100 μm/m2·d, where d stands for day, when the coating material contains no metal flake pigments; or have a water vapor permeability δ60° C.>4.0 mg/h·m·bar or p60° C.>190.92 g·100 μm/m2·d, when the coating material contains metal flake pigments.
US08211502B2	Aramid cord treatment A composition and method for treating an aramid cord include a bisphenol-A-based- and/or a bisphenol-F-based-liquid epoxy resin, a reactive diluent, and a curing agent. The composition and method also may include an elastomer-modified epoxy-functional adduct and/or an elastomer-modified epoxy-resin adduct.
US08211499B2	Preparation of membranes using solvent-less vapor deposition followed by in-situ polymerization A system of fabricating a composite membrane from a membrane substrate using solvent-less vapor deposition followed by in-situ polymerization. A first monomer and a second monomer are directed into a mixing chamber in a deposition chamber. The first monomer and the second monomer are mixed in the mixing chamber providing a mixed first monomer and second monomer. The mixed first monomer and second monomer are solvent-less vapor deposited onto the membrane substrate in the deposition chamber. The membrane substrate and the mixed first monomer and second monomer are heated to produce in-situ polymerization and provide the composite membrane.
US08211496B2	Amorphous lithium lanthanum titanate thin films manufacturing method An amorphous lithium lanthanum titanate (LLTO) thin film is produced by the sol-gel method wherein a polymer is mixed with a liquid alcohol to form a first solution. A second solution is then prepared by mixing a lanthanum alkoxide with an alcohol. The first solution is then mixed with the lanthanum based second solution. A lithium alkoxide and a titanium alkoxide are then also added to the lanthanum based second solution. This process produces a batch of LLTO precursor solution. The LLTO precursor solution is applied to a substrate to form a precursor layer which is then dried. The coating techniques that may be used include spin coating, spraying, casting, dripping, and the like, however, the spin coating technique is the preferred method recited herein.
US08211494B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing circuit board A mask film, where squeegee cleaning part has been formed at a predetermined position, and another mask film are attached to both sides of a substrate. A through-hole is formed by using a laser, and conductive paste is filled into the through-hole by using a squeezing method. As discussed above, a paste-residue can be prevented on the through-hole, so that a circuit board having high quality of connection can be obtained.
US08211490B2	Double layer UV variable data text A method and system are provided for including a double layer security mark in digital document data defining an image of a document to be printed and in the printed document, itself. A fluorescence mark region including a fluorescence mark is defined using first and second metameric colorant mixtures. Variation in colorant spatial coverage between the first and second metameric colorant mixtures results in colorant-free areas that define the fluorescence mark due to substrate fluorescence under UV illumination. The fluorescence mark region is modified to define a double layer fluorescence mark region including the fluorescence mark and also including at least one visible light object defined by a third colorant mixture. The third colorant mixture is added to the fluorescence mark region by masking the colorant-free areas of the fluorescence mark region to prevent writing of the third colorant mixture data to the colorant-free areas so as not to disturb the colorant-free areas.
US08211489B2	Methods for applying an application material to an implantable device Devices and methods for applying a coating to an implantable device are disclosed. A method for applying a coating to an implantable device is disclosed. The method includes positioning an implantable device relative to a material delivery apparatus. A spray pattern of an application material is produced using the material delivery apparatus. At least a portion of the spray pattern is deflected using a focusing assembly.
US08211487B2	Inhibition of ice crystal growth Antifreeze polypeptides, antifreeze compositions including the polypeptides, nucleotides encoding the antifreeze polypeptides, methods of making antifreeze compositions, and methods of inhibiting ice crystal growth are provided herein. The peptides are based on the primary sequence of collagen and include those having a molecular weight between about 500-7000 Da. The peptides preferably include cationic polypeptides. The methods of making antifreeze compositions include digesting collagen or gelatin into hydrolysates with peptides having molecular weights between about 500-7000 Da. The digestions are performed with proteases and/or non-enzymatic hydrolysis. The methods of inhibiting ice crystal growth include adding the antifreeze polypeptides or compositions described herein to a composition to be frozen. The methods may be used to inhibit ice crystal growth in frozen food products.
US08211486B2	Process for the hydrogenation of unsaturated triglycerides The invention is directed to a process for the hydrogenation of unsaturated triglycerides in the presence of a supported precious metal catalyst and hydrogen, in which process a precious metal catalyst is used, comprising an aggregate of solid support, precious metal nano particles and surfactant or polymer.
US08211481B2	Method for preparing a hypericum extract in neem oil and a substance so obtained A method for making a Hypericum perforatum extract in Neem oil, provides of: combining an amount of Hypericum flowers and/or capsules with a quantity of Neem oil; introducing into a reactor the mixture made of the amounts of Hypericum flowers and/or capsules and of Neem oil; maintaining the mixture vacuum, under agitation for a predefined time and temperature. A composition includes Neem oil and Hypericum flowers and/or capsules. Such composition includes moreover a solvent or a mixture of solvents.
US08211480B1	Method for environmental remediating to reduce incidence of sinusitis The invention provides a method for remediating environmental fungal sites in an environment to which a patient experiencing sinusitis and chronic rhino sinusitis brought on by fungal antigens is exposed. The formulation includes grapefruit seed extract, together with lemon, lime, and tangerine seed extracts. The method removes both air borne antigens and mold colonies from the environment.
US08211479B2	Combinations of vasoactive substances with estrogens and their use in the treatment of female sexual dysfunctions Compositions comprising: vasokinetic natural coumarins or extracts containing them; anti-phosphodiesterase agents selected from 3,7-O-di-(2-hydroxyethyl)icaritin or 7-O-hydroxyethyl-icariside II and/or forskolin or extracts containing them; phytoestrogens selected from ferutinine or ferutinine-containing extracts of Ferula sp. or p-pivaloylferutinine.
US08211477B2	Solubilized protein composition obtained from eggshell membrane The process for solubilizing proteinaceous material of the present invention includes subjecting the proteinaceous material to a sufficient amount of a basic solution to obtain a supernatant that has a basic pH and exposing the supernatant to the basic solution for a sufficient length of time and temperature for hydrolysis to occur. The process also includes cooling the mixture of the supernatant and proteinaceous material and optionally acidifying the mixture. This process may also include recovering the solubilized protein from the supernatant for use in various applications. Also provided herein is a composition of solubilized proteins from eggshell membrane obtained using processes of the present invention.
US08211475B2	Process for preparing nanoparticles of chitosan in water phase A method for preparing chitosan nanoparticles in water phase is provided. The method comprises the following steps: (a) providing a chitosan solution having a concentration of about 0.05 w/v % to about 1 w/v %, (b) adding water first and then followed by acetic anhydride to the chitosan solution to carry out acetylation, wherein the concentration of acetic anhydride is from about 10 v/v % to about 30 v/v % of the total volume of the whole solution, and (c) subjecting the solution from step (b) to physical dispersion.
US08211471B2	Process for the production of beadlets A process for the production of cross-linked beadlets containing one or more active ingredients selected from the group of a fat-soluble vitamin active material, a carotenoid and a polyunsaturated fatty acid is provided. The process comprises treating a dry particulate form at a temperature in the range of from 90° C. to 140° C. for a time period of from 30 seconds to 30 minutes or from 1 minute to 10 minutes or from 3 minutes to 7 minutes.
US08211469B2	Use of block copolymers based on vinyllactams and vinyl acetate as solubilizers Use of polyvinyllactam-polyvinyl acetate block copolymers as solubilizers for active ingredients that are sparingly soluble in water.
US08211467B2	Osmotic drug delivery devices containing suspension formulations comprising particles having active agents and nonaqueous single-phase vehicles A nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle that is capable of suspending an active agent. The nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle includes at least one solvent and at least one polymer and is formulated to exhibit phase separation upon contact with an aqueous environment. The at least one solvent may be selected from the group consisting of benzyl benzoate, decanol, ethyl hexyl lactate, and mixtures thereof and the at least one polymer may be selected from the group consisting of a polyester, pyrrolidone, ester of an unsaturated alcohol, ether of an unsaturated alcohol, polyoxyethylenepolyoxypropylene block copolymer, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the at least one solvent is benzyl benzoate and the at least one polymer is polyvinylpyrrolidone. A stable, nonaqueous suspension formulation that includes the nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle and an active agent, and a method of forming the same, are also disclosed.
US08211463B2	Use of glycolipids as adjuvants The present invention relates to adjuvants of the glycolipid type and their uses in pharmaceutical compositions, like in vaccines. In particular, the present invention provides new uses of compounds useful as adjuvants for prophylactic and/or therapeutic vaccination in the treatment of infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, tumors and allergies. The compounds are particularly useful not only as systemic, but preferably as mucosal adjuvants.
US08211460B2	Formulations, devices and methods for treating and preventing mucositis The present invention is directed to compositions, devices, and methods for non-irritatively treating and preventing mucositis, such as chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Some aspects of the invention concern compositions comprising or consisting essentially of sodium phosphate buffer (e.g., sodium phosphate dibasic and sodium phosphate monobasic) and calcium carbonate; mucoadministration devices and kits containing such compositions; and methods for treating or preventing mucositis conditions such as CRS, comprising mucoadministering a composition of the invention to a subject in need thereof.
US08211456B2	Method of modifying materials surfaces The present invention relates to “grafting to” methods of modifying materials surfaces with high-density polymer brushes. A method of the present invention comprises contacting in succession or simultaneously an activated material surface, a solution of a polymeric material having a polymeric backbone with pendant reactive moieties, and a melt of brush-forming terminally-functionalized polymer chains, in order to allow a covalent bonding reaction to occur between surface and polymers, wherein upon completion of the reaction, the polymeric material forms a layer between the material surface and the brush polymer chains.
US08211451B2	Spill resistant formulations containing clays The invention relates to novel spill resistant formulations comprising either a weak base or a weak acid as the pharmaceutical ingredient, a liquid base, a clay and a water soluble cellulose ether. The clay and cellulose ether allow for a broader pH range into which the pharmaceutically active agent may be dispersed or dissolved, and therefore allows for easier preparation and formulation of the pharmaceutical composition.
US08211450B2	Ophthalmic composition The present invention provides an ophthalmic composition comprising a hyperbranched polymer. The ophthalmic compositions may also comprise carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, wherein the hyperbranched polymer increases the aqueous solubility of the carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, and increases corneal permeation of the active agent. The ophthalmic compositions may also comprise non-ionic surfactants, such as polysorbate, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose or hydroxyethyl cellulose, and beta-blockers, such as carteolol, levobunolol, betaxolol, metipranolol, timolol or propranolol.
US08211448B2	Microemulsions and its use for preventing airway diseases The invention relates to novel microemulsions comprising a non-polar lipid, at least one polar solvent, a surfactant, and a polar lipid. A microemulsion of these ingredients provides an environment that substantially encloses airborne particles, and it can be used for entrapping such particles. The inventive microemulsions are especially adapted for the prevention of symptoms in mammals, which are indirectly or directly caused by airborne particles. The invention further provides compositions comprising such microemulsions and methods of treatment comprising administering the same.
US08211445B2	PSM peptides as vaccine targets against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for the treatment and inhibition of infectious disease, particularly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus. In certain embodiments, the disclosure concerns immunogenic peptides, for instance PSM peptides, which can be used to induce protective immunity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus. Also disclosed are methods of detecting methicillin-resistant staphylococcus in a sample, and methods of diagnosing methicillin-resistant staphylococcus in a subject.
US08211444B2	Hepatitis C virus non structural fusion protein The present invention relates to an isolated fusion protein comprising at least three NS polypeptides originating from a hepatitis C virus which are configured in said fusion protein in an order which is distinct of the order in which they appear in the native configuration. The present invention also relates to a nucleic acid molecule encoding such a fusion protein and a vector comprising such a nucleic acid molecule. The present invention also provides infectious viral particles and host cells comprising such a nucleic acid molecule or such a vector. The present invention also relates to a method for recombinantly producing such a fusion protein. Finally, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a fusion protein, a nucleic acid molecule, a vector, infectious viral particles and a host cell as well as the therapeutic use thereof for treating or preventing HCV infections, HCV-associated diseases and pathologic conditions as well as a method of inducing or stimulating an immune response against HCV in a host organism.
US08211439B2	Albumin fusion proteins comprising insulin polypeptides The present invention encompasses albumin fusion proteins. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the albumin fusion proteins of the invention are also encompassed by the invention, as are vectors containing these nucleic acids, host cells transformed with these nucleic acids vectors, and methods of making the albumin fusion proteins of the invention and using these nucleic acids, vectors, and/or host cells. Additionally the present invention encompasses pharmaceutical compositions comprising albumin fusion proteins and methods of treating, preventing, or ameliorating diseases, disorders or conditions using albumin fusion proteins of the invention.
US08211437B2	Streptococcus antigens Streptococcus proteins and polynucleotides encoding them are disclosed. Said proteins are antigenic and therefore useful vaccine components for the prophylaxis or therapy of streptococcus infection in animals. Also disclosed are recombinant methods of producing the protein antigens as well as diagnostic assays for detecting streptococcus bacterial infection.
US08211436B2	Anticancer vaccine and diagnostic methods and reagents The invention provides a method for vaccinating a patient against a malignancy comprising introducing a protein or peptide comprising of all or an immunogenic fragment of a cyclin protein into the patient. The invention further provides a method of identifying tumor antigens.
US08211431B2	Human binding molecules having killing activity against staphylococci and uses thereof The present invention provides human binding molecules specifically binding to staphylococci and having killing activity against staphylococci, nucleic acid molecules encoding the human binding molecules, compositions comprising the human binding molecules and methods of identifying or producing the human binding molecules. The human binding molecules can be used in the diagnosis, prophylaxis and/or treatment of a condition resulting from Staphylococcus.
US08211423B2	Muscle derived cells for the treatment of cardiac pathologies and methods of making and using the same The present invention provides muscle-derived progenitor cells that show long-term survival following transplantation into body tissues and which can augment soft tissue following introduction (e.g. via injection, transplantation, or implantation) into a site of soft tissue. Also provided are methods of isolating muscle-derived progenitor cells, and methods of genetically modifying the cells for gene transfer therapy. The invention further provides methods of using compositions comprising muscle-derived progenitor cells for the augmentation and bulking of mammalian, including human, soft tissues in the treatment of various cosmetic or functional conditions, including malformation, injury, weakness, disease, or dysfunction. In particular, the present invention provides treatments and amelioration for dermatological conditions, gastroesophageal reflux, vesico-ureteral reflux, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, heart failure, and myocardial infarction.
US08211421B2	Mutant having uracil phosphoribosyl transferase activity The invention concerns a polypeptide having a uracil phosphoribosyl transferase (UPRTase) by mutation of one or several residues of the UPRTase. The invention also concerns a nucleotide sequence coding for the UPRTase mutant, a vector for expressing the latter, a viral particle, a host cell, and a composition containing them. The invention further concerns their therapeutic use and a treatment method using them. The invention is particularly useful in the context of therapy by suicide genes, in particular, for treating proliferative and infectious diseases.
US08211414B2	Water soluble polymer complexes with surfactants A complex including a polymer and a surfactant formed by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing: (A) acid functional monomers at least partially neutralized with one or more amines according to one or more of formulas (I) through (IV): R1—NR2R3 (I) R1—N+R2R3R7X− (II) R4—C(O)—NR5—R6—NR2R3 (III) R4—C(O)—NR5—R6—N+R2R3R7X− (IV) wherein R1 and R4 are independently a C8-C24 group; R2, R3 and R5 are independently H or a C1-C6 group, or where R2 and R3 combine to form an anelled ring of from 4 to 12 carbon atoms in length optionally containing hetero atoms; R6 is C1-C24 group, R7 is H or a C1-C12 group, and X is a halide, a sulfate or a sulfonate; (B) one or more cationic monomers; and optionally (C) one or more other monomers.
US08211413B2	Method and composition for preventing coloring of the skin adjacent the hairline when dying a person's hair The present invention relates to a method of dying a person's hair and especially to a method and composition for preventing coloring of the skin adjacent the hairline when dying a person's hair. The composition for applying to a person's skin adjacent the hairline to prevent coloring of the skin adjacent the hairline when dyeing a person's hair includes a mixture of alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, glycerin, ethylhexyl palminate, bambusa starch octenylsuccinate, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, polythylene glycol, dimethicone, allantoin and water.
US08211411B2	Oral care compositions comprising fused silica An oral care composition comprising a fused silica abrasive and an orally-acceptable carrier.
US08211410B2	Oral care compositions with chelants and fused silica An oral care composition comprising a fused silica abrasive and a chelant.
US08211409B2	Whitening composition with fused silica An oral care composition comprising fused silica and an oxidizing agent.
US08211408B2	Low pH oral care compositions with fused silica An oral care composition comprising a fused silica abrasive and a fluoride source. The oral care composition may have a lower pH to aid in fluoride and/or active stability.
US08211406B2	Oral care compositions with fused silica An oral care composition comprising a fused silica abrasive and a stannous ion source.
US08211403B2	Radiolabelling methods The invention relates to radiodiagnostic and radiotherapeutic agents, including biologically active vectors labelled with radionuclides. It further relates to methods and reagents labelling a vector such as a peptide comprising reaction of a compound of formula (I): with a compound of formula (II) or, a compound of formula (III): with a compound of formula (IV): in the presence of a Cu (I) catalyst. The resultant labelled conjugates are useful as diagnostic agents, for example, as radiopharmaceuticals more specifically for use in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) or Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) or for radiotherapy.
US08211401B2	Technetium- and rhenium-bis(heteroaryl) complexes and methods of use thereof for inhibiting PSMA A compound of Formula I, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof: complexes with metals such as rhenium, technetium, and others to provide a complex for imaging tissues or treating disease, particularly where the metal is radioactive. Such complexes are specific to PSMA protein and can therefore be used in imaging or treating cancer of the prostate and other tissue where the protein is expressed.
US08211400B2	Method of manufacturing a clathrate compound The present invention comprises new materials, material structures, and processes of fabrication of such that may be used in technologies involving the conversion of light to electricity and/or heat to electricity, and in optoelectronics technologies. The present invention provide for the fabrication of a clathrate compound comprising a type II clathrate lattice with atoms of silicon and germanium as a main framework forming lattice spacings within the framework, wherein the clathrate lattice follows the general formula Si136−yGey, where y indicates the number of Ge atoms present in the main framework and 136−y indicates the number of Si atoms present in the main framework, and wherein y>0.
US08211394B2	Captured CO2 from atmospheric, industrial and vehicle combustion waste A CO2 control device and method for capturing CO2 from fluid flow, including: a flow-through apparatus and an CO2 absorbing filter treated with an alkaline material which is housed within the flow-through apparatus. The flow-through apparatus receives fluid flow and the CO2 from the fluid flow is absorbed by the CO2 absorbing filter. The absorbed CO2 is converted into CaCO3 which is combined with volcanic ash to form a useful cement material.
US08211391B2	Biomass boiler SCR NOx and CO reduction system A selective catalytic reduction system and method for reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions comprising a boiler producing flue gas emissions, a particulate control device receiving flue gas emissions from the boiler, a selective catalytic reduction unit (SCR) receiving flue gas emissions from the particulate control device and reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, and a heat exchanger located downstream of the selective catalytic reduction unit (SCR) for removing heat from the flue gas for preheating at least one of boiler feed water and combustion air for the boiler.
US08211388B2	Preparation of uniform nanoparticles of ultra-high purity metal oxides, mixed metal oxides, metals, and metal alloys In preferred embodiments, metal nanoparticles, mixed-metal (alloy) nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles and mixed-metal oxide nanoparticles are provided. According to embodiments, the nanoparticles may possess narrow size distributions and high purities. In certain preferred embodiments, methods of preparing metal nanoparticles, mixed-metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles and mixed-metal nanoparticles are provided. These methods may provide tight control of particle size, size distribution, and oxidation state. Other preferred embodiments relate to a precursor material that may be used to form nanoparticles. In addition, products prepared from such nanoparticles are disclosed.
US08211386B2	Tapered cuvette and method of collecting magnetic particles A vessel for use in clinical analysis including an open top, a closed bottom, and at least four tapered sides. A method for collecting magnetic particles in a fluid comprising the steps of providing a magnet and a vessel containing magnetic particles in a fluid, attracting the magnetic particles to the magnet, and moving the magnetic particles with the magnet out of the fluid.
US08211384B2	Filter vial A filter vial and piston are provided where the vial has a cylindrical wall with a closed bottom and open top and with the hollow, tubular piston therein. The piston has a distal end covered by a cup having a proximal cup seal extending outward to engage the walls of the vial to form a fluid tight seal with the vial during use. The distal end of the piston has a piston flange extending outwardly and located adjacent a recess in the piston so the cup forms a snap fit over the piston flange and extends into the recess. The piston flange causes the cup to bulge sufficiently outward to form a fluid tight seal with the vial during use. A filter is placed in the bottom of the cup and abuts an inwardly extending lip on the cup. The filter is held against the lip by a piston support at the distal end of the piston. A cup support at a distal end of the cup also helps support the filter.
US08211383B2	Handheld and/or mountable fluid-ejection device having tip-extension assembly and/or tubings A fluid-ejection device includes a handheld and/or mountable enclosure, a removable tip having a fluid-ejection mechanism, a first fitting extending from the enclosure and receptive to placement of the removable tip thereon, and a controller situated within the enclosure to cause the removable tip to eject the fluid. The fluid-ejection device may also include tip-extension assembly having an electrical cable connecting to the controller and having a second fitting receptive to placement of the removable tip thereon. The electrical cable permits the removable tip to be located substantially independently of the enclosure. The fluid-ejection device may further include tubings fluidically couplable with the removable tip through at least one of the first and second fittings to provide fluid to the removable tip and to regulate backpressure of the fluid within the removable tip.
US08211375B2	Flow distribution device for downflow catalytic reactors The invention is a fluid distribution device for coupling with a fluid distribution conduit or chimney for improving the distribution of downwardly flowing poly-phase mixture including at least one gas phase and at least one liquid phase, above at least one catalyst bed of granular solid catalytic material. The fluid distribution device for receiving the liquid and gas phases has one or more openings in the top and/or upper portion of its height through which a gas phase can enter and has a gas conduit that opens to a mixing cavity within the device. The fluid distribution device further comprises one or more lateral openings for liquid ingress. The lateral opening or openings allow the liquid to enter a liquid conduit that opens to the internal mixing cavity. The mixing cavity allows intimate contact between the liquid and gas phases. Therefore the flow distribution device of the invention provides improved tolerance for tray out of levelness.
US08211373B2	Mounting mat with flexible edge protection and exhaust gas treatment device incorporating the mounting mat A mounting mat for an exhaust gas treatment device includes first and second major opposite facing surfaces, leading and trailing edges, and opposite lateral edges. At least a portion of one or both of the opposite lateral edges includes an edge protectant that protects the mounting mat against erosion from hot gases encountered during the normal operation of the exhaust gas treatment device. The edge protectant remains flexible after it has been applied to the mounting mat and substantially dried. Also disclosed is an exhaust gas treatment device that includes a housing and a fragile structure mounted within the housing by the mounting mat having the edge protectant deposited thereon. Additionally disclosed are methods of making the mounting mat and an exhaust gas treatment device.
US08211372B2	System and apparatus of separating remaining powder of hull An apparatus and system for separating remaining powder of hulls includes a first remaining powder separating unit to be supplied with hulls of a spent nuclear fuel subjected to a high-temperature oxidation, and to include a first brush for separating remaining powder of the hulls; a hull alignment unit to be supplied with the hulls from the first remaining powder separating unit, and to align the hulls; a second remaining powder separating unit to be supplied with the aligned hulls from the hull alignment unit, and to include a second brush for separating remaining powder adhered on an inner peripheral surface of the hulls; and a third remaining powder separating unit to be supplied with the hulls from the second remaining powder separating unit, and to separate the remaining powder remaining on the inner/outer peripheral surface of the hulls by using air.
US08211370B2	Polymer synthesizer The present invention provides a polymer synthesizer having a high efficiency production rate. The synthesis of the polymers, and more particularly of DNA and RNA, is done very quickly. Furthermore, it is possible to synthesize a plurality of polymers in the same batch without significantly increasing the time and the complexity of the process.
US08211369B2	High surface area material blends for odor reduction, articles utilizing such blends and methods of using same A method for neutralizing odor contained within the headspace of product packaging includes the steps of formulating a blend of either modified and unmodified high surface area materials, differently modified high surface area materials, different unmodified high surface area materials, or a combination thereof; applying the blend of high surface area materials to the inside of the product packaging.
US08211367B2	Diagnostic device and method A method of separating a cell-containing sample into a substantially cell-depleted portion, and a cell-containing portion comprising at least one of a stem cell, a lymphocyte, and a leukocyte comprises a step in which the sample is received in a vessel with at least one flexible wall. In another step, an additive and particles are added to the sample, wherein the additive substantially binds to the at least one of the stem cell, lymphocyte, and leukocyte, and the particles and wherein the particles substantially bind to the at least one of the stem cell, lymphocyte, and leukocyte, and the additive, thereby producing a cell-containing network. In a further step, the network is separated from the substantially cell-depleted portion by applying a magnetic force.
US08211366B2	Apparatus and methods for testing impurity content in a precious metal A precious metal testing apparatus and methods adapted to analyze impurities in a precious metal test sample is described. The testing apparatus contains a test probe that has a replaceable portion and that is connected to a meter to measure resistance. The replaceable portion contains or forms a reservoir that includes at least one electrolyte component, a conductive member, and a fibrous tip. The electrolyte component is fluidly associated with a fiber tip and the conductive member contacts an electrical contact located outside the reservoir. Methods of testing and instructions regarding such methods are also included.
US08211364B2	PDA based system for managing treatment of a patient health condition A measurement module for glucose testing includes a glucose testing measurement module housing, a test strip receptacle formed in the housing, and a connector portion formed in the housing and shaped to permit mechanical removable attachment of the housing to a hand-held computer. Electronics determine the amount of glucose present in a sample of body fluid, when the test strip is positioned in the receptacle and the body fluid is placed on a test strip, and communicate the glucose amount to the hand-held computer via the connector portion.
US08211362B2	Packaged blood purification device A packaged blood purification device including a hollow fiber blood-processing device having a bundle of hollow fibers and a cylindrical container holding the bundle of hollow fibers; and a gas-impermeable container for packaging the hollow fiber blood-processing device. The hollow fiber blood-processing device is sealed together with an oxygen absorber in the gas-impermeable container, and is sterilized with radiation. The blood-processing device is produced by a method including the steps of sealing a hollow fiber blood-processing device in said gas-impermeable container together with an oxygen absorber, and radiation sterilizing the blood-processing device held in the sealed gas-impermeable container.
US08211360B2	Nickel-based heat resistant alloy for gas turbine combustor A Ni-based heat resistant alloy for a gas turbine combustor, comprising a composition containing, in mass %, Cr: 14.0 to 21.5%, Co: 6.5 to 14.5%, Mo: 6.5 to 10.0%, W: 1.5 to 3.5%, Al: 1.2 to 2.4%, Ti: 1.1 to 2.1%; Fe: 7.0% or less, B: 0.001 to 0.020%, C: 0.03 to 0.15%, and a balance consisting of Ni and unavoidable impurities, wherein a content of S and P contained in the unavoidable impurities is controlled to be, in mass %, S: 0.015% or less, and P: 0.015% or less, wherein the alloy has a texture in which M6C type carbide and MC type carbide are uniformly dispersed in γ phase matrix.
US08211357B2	Smelting apparatus A metallurgical vessel (11) has circumferentially spaced tubular mountings (25) through which to extend solids injection lances (31) into the vessel. Lance extraction apparatus (33) comprises an elongate track support structure (41) supporting a twin rail track (40) inclined upwardly and outwardly from the vessel above the direction of inclination of a respective lance (31). Interconnected upper and lower carriages (42, 44) are moveable along track (40) by operation of a hoist (47). Extraction apparatus (33) is operable sequentially to remove solids delivery line sections (36) and (37) and the lance (31) by connection to the carriages (42, 44) and upward movement of those carriages along track (40). Upper carriage (42) carries a pivot arm (51) for connection to upper parts of components to be removed such that those components can be pivoted downwardly to positions in which they can be hung from an overhead crane for removal to a remote location.
US08211356B1	Method of making aluminum oxynitride A method of making aluminum oxynitride includes introducing a mixture having aluminum oxide and carbon into a chamber, agitating the mixture within the chamber, and heating the mixture to make aluminum oxynitride.
US08211349B2	Machine for injecting a heat curable material, in particular for rubber vulcanisation, and corresponding method for achieving same An injection molding machine includes means for plasticizing rubber material and injectors for injecting the material in a fluid state into a flow channel having at least one outlet in communication with an internal volume of a mold. The flow channel is provided with at least one inverter device for inverting a radial temperature profile in the flow of the fluid material, between upstream and downstream ends of the at least one inverter device.
US08211348B2	Manufacturing method of cylindrical member and manufacturing method of vibration damping rubber bushing having the cylindrical member A method of manufacturing a cylindrical member having anti-slip projections formed on axial end faces, the method comprising the steps of: employing a roller die, which is provided with a circumferential die groove of annular form extending through a medial section in a generatrix direction of a die face defined by an integral tapered outside peripheral face, and with a plurality of sloping die grooves extending in a tapered slope direction of the die face situated to both large-diameter and small-diameter sides of the circumferential die groove; providing plastic working to the axial end face with the small-diameter side of the roller die facing towards an inner peripheral side of the cylindrical member and with the large-diameter side facing towards an outer peripheral side, by pushing the die face against the axial end face while rotating circumferentially; and forming simultaneously an annular water barrier projection and the anti-slip projections.
US08211346B2	Paw-shaped toy A method and apparatus is provided for molding a pet toy having one or more fabric inserts molded into a portion of the surface of the toy. The mold may comprise a cover plate, a cavity plate and a separator plate, the cavity plate including one or more projections and the separator plate including one or more complementary-shaped openings such that pieces of fabric placed on the projections may have skirt areas engaged by the engagement of the separator plate to the cavity plate. The fabric may stretch when the mold is filled with rubber or plastic to form discrete fabric-covered areas on the toy.
US08211341B2	Fiber pellets method of making, and use in making fiber reinforced polypropylene composites The present disclosure is directed generally to synthetic organic fiber pellets, methods for making such pellets, and methods of using such pellets for making fiber reinforced polypropylene composite resins. The synthetic organic fiber pellets include at least 80 wt % of a synthetic organic fiber chosen from polyalkylene terephthalates, polyalkylene naphthalates, polyamides, polyolefins, polyacrylonitrile, and combinations thereof, and from 2 to 20 wt % of one or more waxes. The synthetic organic fiber pellets are produced using a pelleting press process. Also provided is a method for making fiber reinforced polypropylene composite pellets including feeding into a compounding extruder at least 25 wt % polypropylene based polymer, from 5 to 60 wt % of synthetic organic fiber in the form of the synthetic organic fiber pellets, and from 0 to 60 wt % inorganic filler; extruding the polypropylene based resin, the fiber pellets, and the inorganic filler through the compounding extruder to form a fiber reinforced polypropylene composite melt; cooling the fiber reinforced polypropylene composite melt to form a solid fiber reinforced polypropylene composite; and pelletizing the solid fiber reinforced polypropylene composite to form fiber reinforced polypropylene composite pellets; wherein an article molded from the composite pellets has a flexural modulus of at least 2.07 GPa and exhibits ductility during instrumented impact testing. Articles molded from the fiber reinforced polypropylene composite pellets find application as automotive parts, household appliance parts, or boat hulls.
US08211334B2	Orange-red persistent phosphors Orange-red phosphors activated by europium and rare earth ions of formula I and formula II are long persistent, stable, and non-toxic M1F2-M1S: Eu2+, Ln3+ (I) M23M32O5X2: inside or outside Eu2+, Ln3+ (II) wherein M1 is Ba, Sr, Ca, Zn, Mg, or a combination thereof; M2 is Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg, Zn, or a combination thereof; M3 is Al, Ga, B, In, or a combination thereof; X is F, Cl, Br, I, or a combination thereof; and Ln is Dy, Yb, Tm, Er, Ho, Sm, Nd, or a combination thereof.
US08211333B2	Poly(oxyalkylene)ated colorants and their use as fluorescent security taggants Certain poly(oxyalkylene) colorants are disclosed along with method of preparation thereof. A method of using these colorants as fluorescent security taggants is also disclosed.
US08211332B2	Liquid Crystal composition and liquid crystal display device The subject is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one characteristic among characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a low viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a negatively large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced regarding two or more characteristics. The subject is to provide an AM device that has a short response time, a high voltage holding ratio, a high contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth.The invention provides a liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy that contains a specific compound having a negatively large dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a two-ring compound having a low viscosity as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having a low viscosity as a third component and/or a specific compound having a negatively large dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, and provide a liquid crystal display device containing the composition.
US08211327B2	Preparation of rare earth permanent magnet material A method for preparing a rare earth permanent magnet material comprising the steps of: disposing a powder comprising one or more members selected from an oxide of R2, a fluoride of R3, and an oxyfluoride of R4 wherein R2, R3 and R4 each are one or more elements selected from among rare earth elements inclusive of Y and Sc on a sintered magnet form of a R1—Fe—B composition wherein R1 is one or more elements selected from among rare earth elements inclusive of Y and Sc, and heat treating the magnet form and the powder at a temperature equal to or below the sintering temperature of the magnet in vacuum or in an inert gas. The invention offers a high performance, compact or thin permanent magnet having a high remanence and coercivity at a high productivity.
US08211319B2	Solid-liquid separation process A process for separating solids from liquids in a filtration zone defined by a higher concentration zone and a lower concentration zone separated by a filter. The process includes the steps of directing a slurry feed comprising a liquid and solids into the higher concentration zone, directing a displacement fluid to the higher concentration zone and passing at least a portion of the liquid through a filter to the filtrate zone, producing a filtrate.
US08211318B2	Biocides and apparatus A biocide is formed by mixing at least one of ammonium sulfamate and ammonium carbamate with an aqueous solution of a hypochlorite oxidant at a molar ratio of ammonium to hypochlorite of at least 1:1. The biocide is useful in treating microbial or biofilm growth, pulp and paper process water, cooling tower water, waste water, reclaimed waste water, sludge, colloidal suspensions, irrigation water or a medium having a reducing capacity.
US08211317B2	Ballast water treatment systems including related apparatus and methods Ballast water treatment apparatus and methods for preventing foreign aquatic invasive species form entering marine ecological zones by translocation in ship's ballast water. The apparatus includes a housing, a filter member, and UV water treatment chambers. Methods include use of a ship's fire hydrant system or ballast water discharge port for moving ballast water from the ship's ballast tanks into the apparatus for filtration and treatment. In-port service vessels and barges as well as dock-side service vehicles are equipped with the various treatment and filtration apparatus to provided in-port or dock-side ballast water treatment services. Related methods are also provided.
US08211312B2	Separation system and method One exemplary embodiment can be a separation system. The separation system can include an adsorption zone, a rotary valve, a transition zone, and one or more pipes. Usually, the transition zone includes one or more lines communicating the rotary valve with the adsorption zone. The rotary valve alternatively may distribute an input of a feed or a desorbent to the adsorption zone or alternatively can receive an output of a raffinate or an extract from the adsorption zone in a line, and a remnant may remain in the line from a previous input or output. One or more pipes outside the transition zone communicating with the rotary valve can form at least one pipe volume receiving an input for dislodging a remnant or for receiving a remnant from the line. The remnant may be different from the input or output.
US08211310B2	Size-selective polymer system A size-selective hemocompatible porous polymeric adsorbent system is provided, the polymer system comprises at least one polymer with a plurality of pores, and the polymer has at least one transport pore with a diameter from about 250 Angstroms to about 2000 Angstroms, and the polymer has a transport pore volume greater than about 1.8% to about 78% of a capacity pore of volume of the polymer.
US08211307B2	Method and apparatus for processing algae Methods and apparatus for processing algae are described in which a hydrophilic ionic liquid is used to lyse algae cells. The lysate separates into at least two layers including a lipid-containing hydrophobic layer and an ionic liquid-containing hydrophilic layer. A salt or salt solution may be used to remove water from the ionic liquid-containing layer before the ionic liquid is reused. The used salt may also be dried and/or concentrated and reused. The method can operate at relatively low lysis, processing, and recycling temperatures, which minimizes the environmental impact of algae processing while providing reusable biofuels and other useful products.
US08211305B2	System and method for the renovation of process water Disclosed is a system for renovating process water, especially during the production of paper. Said system comprises at least one process water renovation unit, at least one of which is provided with an anaerobic reactor spiked with anaerobic microorganisms as well as a lime elimination unit. Also disclosed is a method for renovating process water, particularly during the production of paper, which encompasses at least one process water renovation step in which at least some of the process water continuously delivered to the process water renovation step is subjected to a purification step in an anaerobic reactor that is spiked with anaerobic microorganisms and to a deliming step.
US08211302B2	Filter assembly A filter assembly is disclosed having a filter base including an inlet and an outlet. The filter assembly also has a first valve disposed in the inlet, the first valve including a portion that protrudes from the filter base. The filter assembly additionally has a second valve disposed in the outlet, the second valve including a portion that protrudes from the filter base. The filter assembly also has a removably attachable filter configured to mechanically bias the first and second valves in an open position.
US08211301B2	Structure and method for handling magnetic particles in biological assays Magnetic handling structure (1a) comprising a retractable magnet (4) and a probe (3) for the manipulation of magnetic particles in biological samples and methods of handling magnetic particles in biological samples.
US08211298B2	Cast metal article and a method of its manufacture A method of manufacturing a cast article including a frame that in use of the article defines an aperture; and a further component that is in use retained moveably captive relative to the frame. The method casts the further component and respective first and second frame members, the further component and the frame members being securable together to form the article, and subsequently assembles the frame members and the further component together to form the article. A gully grate results from practicing the method.
US08211294B1	Method of removing arsenic from hydrocarbons Improved methods for removing arsenic from starting liquid hydrocarbons are provided which comprise contacting the hydrocarbons with a composition containing a triazine component and a glycol ether component, allowing the composition to react with the arsenic to create a treated hydrocarbon fraction and an arsenic-rich fraction, and separating the treated fraction from the arsenic-rich fraction. Preferably, the treating composition also includes an alcohol, and is used at a level of from about 1-10,000 ppm.
US08211293B2	Method of correcting NOx sensor and NOx-sensing device A method of correcting NOx sensor includes the steps of preparing a corrective map in advance, finding an existing proportion of NO or NO2 in a mixture of NOx in exhaust gases before coming into an NOx sensor, and correcting an NOx concentration that the NOx sensor detects actually. The corrective map records relationships between temperature physical quantities that are relevant to a temperature of the exhaust gases, oxygen-concentration physical quantities that are relevant to an oxygen concentration in the exhaust gases, and the existing proportion. The existing proportion is found with reference to the corrective map using the temperature physical quantities and oxygen-concentration physical quantities that are detected actually. The NOx concentration is corrected on the basis of not only the existing proportion but also a difference between an NO2 diffusion velocity and an NO diffusion velocity.
US08211292B2	Method for distinguishing electrochemical sensors A method for distinguishing between types of electrochemical test sensors in a meter is disclosed. The method comprises the acts of providing an electrochemical test sensor comprising an enzyme and a chemical additive, contacting the test sensor to the meter to form an electrical connection, applying a potential having a magnitude sufficient to initiate a redox reaction of the chemical additive, and determining which type of electrochemical test sensor is being used based on whether a predetermined signal has been generated after the potential has been applied. The meter is adapted to determine an analyte concentration in a fluid sample.
US08211291B2	Sensor apparatus for an electrochemical measuring device and method for carrying out electrochemical measurements A sensor apparatus for an electrochemical measuring device. The apparatus has at least one electrode, which can be heated using a heating current in the form of an alternating current, and a first and a second connection for the supply line for the heating current. The electrochemical measuring device is connected to the electrode by a third connection. In this case, the apparatus has the third connection connected to the electrode by a bridge circuit, which is also connected to the first and second connections. There also is provided a method for carrying out electrochemical measurements at elevated temperature. The sensor apparatus and the method for carrying out electrochemical measurements enable electrochemical measurements with little interference and directly heated electrodes in conjunction with a simplified design of the electrodes.
US08211287B2	Sulfuric acid electrolysis process Sulfuric acid electrolysis process wherein; a temperature of electrolyte containing sulfuric acid to be supplied to an anode compartment and a cathode compartment is controlled to 30 degree Celsius or more; a flow rate F1 (L/min.) of the electrolyte containing sulfuric acid to be supplied to said anode compartment is controlled to 1.5 times or more (F1/Fa≧1.5) a flow rate Fa (L/min.) of gas formed on an anode side as calculated from Equation (1) shown below and a flow rate F2(L/min.) of said electrolyte containing sulfuric acid to be supplied to said cathode compartment is controlled to 1.5 times or more (F2/Fc≧1.5) a flow rate Fe (L/min.) of gas formed on a cathode side as calculated from Equation (2) shown below. Fa=(I×S×R×T)/(4×Faraday constant) Equation (1) Fe=(I×S×R×T)/(2×Faraday constant) Equation (2) I: Electrolytic current (A) S: Time: 60 second (Fixed) R: Gas constant (0.082 1·atm/K/mol) K: Absolute temperature (273.15 degree Celsius+T degree Celsius) T: Electrolysis temperature (degree Celsius) Faraday constant: (C/mol)
US08211286B2	Electrolyte and method for depositing decorative and technical layers of black ruthenium The production of oxidation-stable and mechanically strong metal layers having a black color presents a particular challenge in the area of electrochemical finishing, especially since there are only a few metals which are suitable for this purpose. A possibility which is not hazardous to health, in contrast to nickel, and is economical compared with rhodium is the electrochemical production of black ruthenium layers. The invention provides an electrolyte and a method using this electrolyte for producing black ruthenium layers on pieces of jewelry, decorative goods, consumer goods and technical articles. The electrolyte is distinguished in that one or more phosphonic acid derivatives are used as a blackening additive. These maintain brightness. The degree of blackness of the resulting black ruthenium layer can be adjusted by the choice of the type and amount of the phosphonic acid derivatives used, while maintaining the desired brightness.
US08211281B2	Catalyst anneal for durable stoichiometric shift corrected protective coating for oxygen sensors In one embodiment, a protective coating for an electrode of a sensor is described, the protective coating comprising an annealed catalyst, said annealed catalyst comprising at least one metal that has been subjected to thermal energy that is at least equivalent to or greater than that received from calcining the at least one metal for 24 hours at a temperature of 930 degrees C in air. In another embodiment, the annealed catalyst will comprise at least one metal that has been subjected to thermal energy that is equal to or less than that received from calcining the at least one metal for 24 hours at 1030 degrees C in air. In one exemplary embodiment, the annealed catalyst will comprise at least one metal that has been subjected to thermal energy that is equal to that received from calcining the at least one metal for 24 hours at 980 degrees C in air.
US08211280B2	Biosensors and methods of making Devices and methods for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample of liquid are provided.
US08211279B2	Electrochemistry and electrogenerated chemiluminescence with a single faradaic electrode Described herein is an apparatus comprising an electrochemical cell that employs a capacitive counter electrode and a faradaic working electrode. The capacitive counter electrode reduces the amount of redox products generated at the counter electrode while enabling the working electrode to generate redox products. The electrochemical cell is useful for controlling the redox products generated and/or the timing of the redox product generation. The electrochemical cell is useful in assay methods, including those using electrochemiluminescence. The electrochemical cell can be combined with additional hardware to form instrumentation for assay methods.
US08211277B2	Compounds containing organofluorochlorophosphate anions The present invention relates to compounds containing organofluorochlorophosphate anions, the preparation thereof and the use thereof, in particular as ionic liquids.
US08211271B2	Paper product having unique physical properties A multiple ply paper product having an SST value ratio of greater than about 1.6 g/sec1/2 is disclosed. Additionally, a multiple ply paper product having a residual water value, RW, of less than about 0.05 g is disclosed.
US08211266B2	Badminton racket and manufacturing method of badminton racket A badminton racket that is strong in respect to impact and twist and that is high in surface stability and a manufacturing method of the badminton racket is provided. A badminton racket includes a frame formed circularly, a shaft joined to the frame, a joint installed reaching inside the frame and the shaft at a joint portion of the frame and the shaft, and an expandable resin placed between the joint and the frame. A badminton racket manufacturing method includes an expandable resin placing process that places an expandable resin that expands when heated on an outer periphery of a portion of a joint, the joint being to be installed to reach inside a frame formed with the resin sheet tube and inside a shaft, the portion being to be installed in the frame.
US08211264B2	Method for preparing transparent multilayer film structures having a perfluorinated copolymer resin layer Disclosed is a method for preparing a multilayer film laminate having a first film layer comprising a perfluorinated copolymer resin layer adhered to a polymeric second film layer that has been surface treated with an aminosilane. The multilayer laminate is useful as a photovoltaic module component. Methods for preparing photovoltaic modules that include the multilayer laminate are also disclosed.
US08211261B2	Semiconductor manufacturing method of die pick-up from wafer A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: affixing a die attach film and a dicing film to a back surface of a semiconductor wafer: thereafter dicing the semiconductor wafer and the die attach film to divide the semiconductor wafer into a plurality of semiconductor chips: thereafter pulling the dicing film from the center toward the outer periphery of the dicing film with a first tensile force to cut the die attach film chip by chip; and thereafter picking up the semiconductor chips together with the die attach film while pulling the dicing film from the center toward the outer periphery of the dicing film with a second tensile force smaller than the first tensile force.
US08211260B2	Heat spreader for plasma display panel The invention presented is a method for applying heat spreaders to a plurality of plasma display panels, including (a) providing a plurality of heat spreader composites, each of which comprises a heat spreader material having an adhesive thereon and a release material positioned such that the adhesive is sandwiched between the heat spreader material and the release material; (b) removing the release material from a plurality of the composites; and (c) applying at least one of the composites to each of the plurality of plasma display panels each such that the adhesive adheres the heat spreader material to the plasma display panel.
US08211249B2	Copper base rolled alloy and manufacturing method therefor A copper base rolled alloy has a copper base alloy composition containing 0.05 percent by mass or more, and 10 percent by mass or less of at least one type of element selected from Be, Mg, Al, Si, P, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zr and Sn, wherein the X-ray diffraction intensity ratio I(111)/I(200) where I(hkl) is the X-ray diffraction intensity from (hkl)plane measured with respect to a rolled surface is 2.0 or more.
US08211247B2	Degradable compositions, apparatus comprising same, and method of use Compositions, apparatus incorporating a composition, and methods of use are described, one composition embodiment consisting essentially of one or more reactive metals in major proportion, and one or more alloying elements in minor proportion, with the provisos that the composition is high-strength, controllably reactive, and degradable under defined conditions. Compositions of the invention may exist in a variety of morphologies, including a reactive metal or degradable alloy processed into an alloy of crystalline, amorphous or mixed structure that may constitute the matrix of other composition, for instance a composite. Methods of using apparatus comprising a composition, particularly in oilfield operations are also described (e.g. flow and displacement control, sensors, actuators). This abstract allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure. It will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).
US08211243B2	Dishwasher with multiple wash zones An automatic dishwasher, comprises a wash chamber, a rotating spray arm having an outer periphery or rotation and having at least one outlet for introducing a stream of liquid into the wash chamber, a disperser located within the wash chamber and exteriorly of the outer periphery of the rotating spray arm where during at least a portion of one revolution of the rotating spray arm the disperser is fluidly connected such that the stream of liquid is transferred to the disperser, and a liquid volume controller to control the volume of liquid transferred from the rotating spray arm to the disperser. Wherein the disperser provides an additional source of water spray to utensils in the wash chamber and the liquid volume controller controls the amount of such additional spray.
US08211242B2	Substrate processing method, substrate processing apparatus, and control program A substrate processing method includes covering, in advance, the surface of a substrate with water, holding the substrate generally horizontally with the surface facing upward and rotating it in a horizontal plane, and blowing to the substrate top surface drying gas flow that is thin in area in comparison with the substrate surface, in which the water is removed from the substrate top surface by the rotation in the horizontal plane while blowing the drying gas flow, a substrate processing apparatus for implementing the above method, and a control program for use with the above method and apparatus.
US08211241B2	Washing device and washing method for substrate for magnetic recording medium A washing device of a substrate for a magnetic recording medium of the present invention includes an immersion tank; a plurality of screw conveyors that are provided in the immersion tank and that hold the substrates for a magnetic recording medium; and a rotation mechanism that causes synchronous rotation of and supports the plurality of screw conveyors, wherein both ends of main shafts of the screw conveyors are provided outside of the immersion tank, the main shafts of these screw conveyors penetrate the tank walls of the immersion tank in a non-contact manner, and the plurality of substrates for a magnetic recording medium that are held by the plurality of screw conveyors are washed by a wet process using a washing liquid that is contained in the immersion tank.
US08211235B2	Apparatuses and methods for deposition of material on surfaces An apparatus for depositing conformal thin films by sequential self saturating chemical reactions on heated surfaces is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a movable single or dual-lid system that has a substrate holder attached to a reaction chamber lid. In other embodiments, the apparatus comprises an exhaust flow plug, a gas distribution insert, a local heater or a minibatch system. Various methods suitable for ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) are also enclosed.
US08211234B2	Coater platter homing tool An alignment tool is used to ensure proper alignment of a component on a rotating gear relative to a non-rotating platter. The alignment tool includes a first arm member coupled to a locating feature on the gear, and a second arm member that is coupled to the first arm member such that the second arm member is movable relative to the first arm member. When the first arm member is coupled to the locating feature, the second arm member locates off the platter to verify proper alignment. The second arm member is cannot be fitted to the platter when there is improper alignment.
US08211232B2	Substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing apparatus that can reduce the number of parts. A first gas introduction hole through which the hydrogen fluoride gas is introduced into a GDP is formed in an upper lid. A second gas introduction hole through which hydrogen fluoride gas is introduced from a hydrogen fluoride gas source is formed in a processing vessel. When the upper lid engages the upper portion of the processing vessel, one end of the first gas introduction hole is joined with one end of the second gas introduction hole to form an introduction path through which the hydrogen fluoride gas is introduced into a chamber.
US08211220B2	Paint composition having silicate resin A functional paint composition prevents a power loss caused by corrosion of a structure with high voltage electric current. The paint composition includes, by weight, an acrylic urethane resin of 100 parts as a principal resin, with a potassium silicate resin of 5 to 20 parts, an auxiliary resin of 5 to 10 parts, a functional pigment of 100 to 250 parts, and functional additives of 1 to 2 parts. Accordingly, in embodiments of the disclosure, causes of a negative influence on high voltage electric current not solved in general paint are eliminated, and the economy is considered being applicable to all kinds of materials and composition layers of objects to be coated, thereby providing an effect even in a repair coating for electrical lines and stuck-metal parts having electric current and structures not having an electric current, i.e., steel tower, bridge, storage tanks, steel structures and coating panels, etc.
US08211218B2	Web comprising fine fiber and reactive, adsorptive or absorptive particulate The assemblies of the invention can comprise a fine fiber layer having dispersed within the fine fiber layer an active particulate material. Fluid that flows through the assemblies of the invention can have any material dispersed or dissolved in the fluid react with, be absorbed by, or adsorbed onto, the active particulate within the nanofiber layer. The structures of the invention can act simply as reactive, absorptive, or adsorptive layers with no filtration properties, or the structures of the invention can be assembled into filters that can filter particulate from a mobile fluid while simultaneously reacting, absorbing, or adsorbing materials from the mobile fluid.
US08211216B2	Vacuum cleaners with self-cleaning filtration, and other self-cleaning filters A particularly advantageous vacuum cleaner system has at least two filters and self-cleans its filters via back-flushing, without needing to stop normal operation to self-clean. Also, a self-cleaning valve assembly is provided for use in a vacuum cleaner. Also, a vacuum cleaner is provided that uses permanent, self-cleaning filters, and does not need disposable filters or filter bags, and advantageously can use inexpensive plastic bags. In another vacuum cleaner system, waste is collected in an ordinary plastic bag without any special preparation or modification of the bag being needed. Further, an inventive self-cleaning X-valve assembly cleans itself and is useable in the vacuum cleaner system.
US08211210B2	Apparatus, systems and methods for sampling and conditioning a fluid A system of sampling a fluid comprises a fluid separator having a central axis. The fluid separator includes an insulating sleeve. In addition the fluid separator includes a separator assembly coaxially disposed within the sleeve. Further, the fluid separator includes an annulus radially disposed between the sleeve and the separator assembly. The separator assembly includes a conduit, a support rod coaxially disposed within the conduit, and a plurality of separator members coupled to the support rod within the conduit.
US08211208B2	Air purification apparatus A method for purifying polluted air having particle phase pollutants and gaseous phase pollutants is provided. The method comprising: separately purifying and treating particle phase and gaseous phase pollutants present in the air; providing a dust cleaning apparatus, a catalytic filter core and a valve for controlling an airflow path within an air purification apparatus; controlling the airflow path for the air to bypass the catalytic filter core in a way that: if the amount of particle phase pollutants is above a predetermined value, the valve is moved to the open position to enable the air to bypass the catalyst filtering core; if the amount of particle phase pollutants is less than a predetermined value, the valve is moved to the closed position to force the air to pass through the catalyst filtering core.
US08211201B2	Controlled release fertilizers and methods of manufacture A method of manufacturing a controlled release fertilizer wherein the fertilizer is deposited onto a first polymer film and then covered by a second polymer film to encapsulate the fertilizer between the first polymer film and the second polymer film.
US08211198B2	Adjustable filter racks Filter racks are disclosed that are adjustable to accommodate filters of various thicknesses. The filter racks may include an insert that can be positioned within the base of the filter rack in two or more positions to adjust the receiving width of the filter rack. A perforated tab of the insert may be unbent to position the insert within the base at a smaller width, and the tab may be bent to position the insert within the base at a larger width. The insert also may include a divider that can be positioned within the base to reduce the width of the filter rack. Further, a rotating guide may be attached to detents within walls of the filter rack compartment. The guide may be biased at various angles to accommodate filters of different widths.
US08211186B2	Modular gastrointestinal prostheses A modular system for therapy within a gastrointestinal system. The system includes anchoring or attachment functionality embodied in a low-profile implant technology and removable therapy components, which can be reversibly attached to these low-profile implants to accomplish various therapies. This modular design allows the physician to tailor the therapy to the patient's needs. The modular system has the potential to create conduits for diversion and/or restriction of food and organ secretions and to facilitate the treatment of metabolic disorders such as obesity and T2DM.
US08211185B2	Composite joint implant incorporating inner extending stem with outwardly displaceable branches for securing to a sectioned bone end An artificial joint implant in use with a bone and including a three dimensional shaped body have an exterior configured and joint defining face. An annular shaped recess is formed within a seating location of the implant for securing the body over a sectioned end of the bone. A stem extends from the body inwardly within the bone and exhibits at least one support for engaging an inner bone surface and in order to maintain the implant in secured fashion to the bone.
US08211184B2	Acetabular cup A system and method for placing a prosthetic acetabular cup within an acetabulum are disclosed. The system may comprise an acetabular cup with an eccentric socket. The acetabular cup may be substantially hemispherical with a cup rim and a portion of the cup rim removed defining a relief. The cup may accommodate a concentric liner in an eccentric position. Screw apertures may be present on the periphery of the cup and the screw trajectories may converge toward the dome of the cup. The cup is attached to a tool which is offset relative to the cup because of the substantially eccentric socket. The relief, when the cup is secured to the acetabulum, is positioned substantially anterior and the socket is positioned more posterior to provide a more natural center of rotation of a femoral head within the socket. The first relief reduces impingement of the acetabular cup on soft tissue.
US08211183B2	Methods and systems for total hip replacement Methods and apparatus of the present invention provide for orthopaedic total replacement of the hip while substantially preserving muscles and soft tissues around the hip joint resulting in reduced healing time and decreased risk of dislocation following the procedure. In an exemplary embodiment, the acetabulum is prepared and fitted with a prosthetic acetabular cup 702 and a prosthetic femoral head 1102 is fitted into the prosthetic acetabular cup 702. An intramedullary rod 1502 is inserted longitudinally into the femur. A prosthetic femoral neck 3102 is then inserted from a point along the side of the patient's body and into the side of the femur and through a pre-existing lateral bore in the intramedullary rod 1502 and through the remainder of the femur to join the prosthetic femoral head 1102. The methods and apparatus include structures and techniques for fixing the prosthetic femoral neck 3102 in relation to the intramedullary rod 1502.
US08211182B2	Hip socket with assembleable male ball shape having integrally formed ligament and female receiver and installation kit A hip implant assembly including a spherical shaped ball and an elongated stem. An annular defining rim separates the ball from the stem and abuts, in a maximum inserting condition, over an exterior reconditioned surface of the femur and upon inserting the stem within an interior passageway formed within the femur. A cup shaped support seats the ball in a universally articulating permitting fashion via a flexible and resilient ligament which extends from the ball and is received within a recess passageway of the cup. The cup also includes a mounting surface with a central projecting portion which is in turn resistively fitted within an undercut defined recess formed in the ilium bone in communication with a base surface of the reconditioned acetabulum socket. A corresponding installation kit assists the preparation of the femur and ilium bones defining the hip joint, as well as the installation of the implant body into the upper conditioned femur end and the cup shaped and outer socket support to a reconditioned acetabulum defined in the ilium bone.
US08211178B2	Intervertebral implant with a pivoting end cap Implants sized to be inserted into an intervertebral space between first and second vertebral members. The implants may include a body with opposing first and second ends. An end cap may be connected to the body and include a first side with a contact surface that faces away from the body and is configured to contact against one of the first and second vertebral members when the implant is positioned in the intervertebral space. The end cap may also include a second side that faces towards the body. A connection mechanism may connect the end cap and the body for the end cap to pivot to adjust an angular position of the end cap relative to the body. The body and the end cap may each include locking features that engage together to lock an angular position of the end cap. The locking features may be configured to overlap at each of the angular positions to engage together and maintain the angular position of the end cap relative to the body when the implant is positioned in the intervertebral space.
US08211174B2	Transtympanic vibration device for implantable hearing aid and apparatus for installing the same A transtympanic vibration device for an implantable healing aid, suitable for being vibrated by magnetic flux transmitted from an outside and transferring vibration to a tympanic membrane. The device includes an outer plate having one surface on which a detachable magnet is detachably arranged; an inner plate sandwiching the tympanic membrane in cooperation with the outer plate and having a on which a fixed magnet is arranged; and at least one connection member connecting the outer plate and the inner plate with each other in such a manner that a distance between the outer plate and the inner plate can be adjusted.
US08211172B2	Correction of higher order aberrations in intraocular lenses In one aspect, the present invention provides a method of designing an intraocular lens (IOL) to address variations of at least one ocular parameter in a population of patient eyes. The method can include establishing at least one eye model in which the ocular parameter can be varied over a range exhibited by the population. The eye model can be employed to evaluate a plurality of IOL designs in correcting visual acuity for eyes in the patient population. An IOL design that provides a best fit for visual performance over at least a portion of the parameter range can then be selected.
US08211166B2	Endovascular grafting device An endovascular grafting device having a main body component and limb components. The device is contemplated to be assembled in-situ for the purpose of treating vascular defects or conditions.
US08211158B2	Branch stent graft for aortic aneurysm repair Described is a method for deploying a stent-graft in the aorta, the method including positioning a shunt to go along a portion of a brain-supplying artery (BSA) into the aorta; deploying a stent-graft in the aorta along a portion of the shunt; and removing the shunt. Also described is a removable shunt adapted for deployment along a brain-supplying artery into an aorta to supply blood to the artery during deployment of a stent-graft in the aorta, the removable shunt including a stiff segment that is stiff enough to remain at least partially open when between the aorta and the stent-graft and large enough to allow sufficient blood supply to the brain during the deployment of the stent-graft; and a mechanism for facilitating safe removal of the shunt from between the stent-graft and the aorta. Also described is a method of deploying a branch stent graft having a flaring portion in a blood vessel branching at a bifurcation from an aorta to connect to an aortic stent graft deployed in the aorta across the bifurcation, a branch stent-graft useful in the method, and a delivery system useful in the method.
US08211156B2	Osteoporatic screw and expansion sleeve The invention is a bone screw apparatus. The bone screw apparatus has two specialized functions for stabilizing the screw within a bone. The first is a mechanical structure that anchors the screw within a bone and the second is a structure that allows injection of bone cement through the screw assembly and into the interior structure of the bone. The anchoring mechanism functions by an expandable member that slides concentrically over the shaft of the screw. When the expandable member is forced over a portion of the screw shaft with an enlarged diameter, the expandable member extends radially from the screw shaft, and the bone screw is anchored to the interior structure of the bone. The injecting function of the bone screw apparatus functions through the use of a hollow core within the screw shaft. The hollow core of the screw shaft has an inlet at the top of the shaft and at least one outlet near the tip of the screw shaft. Once the screw shaft is inserted into the interior structure of a bone, bone cement may be injected into the inlet at the top of the screw shaft. The bone cement travels through the hollow core of the screw shaft and is extruded out the holes near the tip of the screw shaft. The bone cement fills the void spaces within the bone structure and strengthens the bone.
US08211153B2	Articulating spinal fixation rod and system The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for aligning and implanting orthopedic fixation or stabilization implants within the body. In one embodiment, the system includes at least two bone anchors, at least one of which is provided with a transverse portal and a locking member. In one aspect, the system also includes at least one linkage rod, for linking two or more bone anchors through their respective locking members. The linking rod may include at least one angularly adjustable joint, which may be fixed by actuating the locking member. The bone anchors and the linkage rod may be locked into place to form a spinal fusion or fixation prosthesis.
US08211149B2	Elongated members with expansion chambers for treating bony members The present application is directed to devices with expandable lengths for treating bony members. The device may include an elongated member with two sections that are movable relative to each other. An expansion chamber may be positioned between the first and second sections. A pump may move fluid from a reservoir and through a conduit into the expansion chamber. The expansion chamber expands upon receiving the fluid to cause the first and second sections to move apart and increase the length of the elongated member. The device may include multiple expansion chambers along the length, and the elongated member may include multiple sections.
US08211144B2	Teeth cleaning pacifier having a convex teat body A pacifier with a shield and a teat element. The teat element includes a shaft adjacent to the shield and solid in cross-section in the region of contact with the jaw and/or the teeth. A teat member adjoins the shaft in its end section which faces away from the shield so that the contour of the teat element, starting from the shaft, has a club-shape which corresponds substantially to known hollow-body teats. A convex hollow teat body is provided as a teat member which is substantially annular. The longitudinal axis of the annular teat body runs substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinally extending axis of the teat element or the hollow teat body is designed to be substantially closed-walled so as to form a cavity.
US08211141B2	Stretch resistant design for embolic coils with stabilization bead A vasoocclusive embolic delivery system for use in placement of an embolic coil at a treatment site within a vessel. The embolic coil includes an elongated stretch resistant fiber having its distal end bonded to the distal end of the embolic coil. The stretch resistant fiber extends through a central lumen of the coil and extends beyond the proximal end of the coil. Also included is a generally cylindrical stabilization bead, having a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the central lumen of the coil, mounted on the stretch resistant fiber within the lumen of the embolic coil. The stabilization bead serves to keep the stretch resistant fiber centered within the lumen of the embolic coil. Additionally, a headpiece is mounted on the proximal end of the stretch resistant fiber and serves to couple the embolic coil to the delivery system.
US08211137B2	Rotating stent delivery system for side branch access and protection and method of using same A catheter assembly and method of use comprises advancing a catheter having a rotatably mounted balloon relative to the primary guide wire to a vessel bifurcation along first and second guide wires.
US08211133B2	Lancets A lancet has a generally tubular body (1). A hollow insert (4) with a closed end plugs one end of the body (1), and it has a co-axial projection (5) forming a sharp tip proud of that end of the body. The body (1) and insert (4) are simultaneously formed by twin shot moulding, the body being of polyethylene and the insert being of a liquid crystal polymer which will create a sharp tip of adequate strength.
US08211132B2	Ultrasonic surgical apparatus A probe is connected to an ultrasonic vibrator and can transmit ultrasonic vibrations to a living body tissue. A PLL circuit can generate a drive signal for driving the ultrasonic vibrator. A P-value detecting circuit detects a voltage peak value and current peak value of the drive signal to be supplied from the PLL circuit to the ultrasonic vibrator. A standardizing circuit standardizes voltage information and current information of the drive signal based on a result of the P-value detecting circuit. A comparing circuit is a comparing unit for comparing voltage information standardized by the standardizing circuit and current information standardized by the standardizing circuit. A CPU identifies an abnormality of the probe based on a comparison result of the comparing circuit.
US08211131B2	Apparatus and methods for anastomosis Apparatus and methods for performing an anastomosis. More particularly, the apparatus may be used to perform a single or multiple anastomosis with the ability of maintaining fluid flow (e.g., blood) through the anastomosis vessel according to one aspect of the invention.
US08211130B2	Adhesive suture structure and methods of using the same According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a surgical suture needle assembly is provided including an elongate tube defining a lumen through at least a portion of a length thereof; and a wound treatment material contained within the lumen of the suture structure. The present disclosure further provides for methods of using the surgical suture needle assembly in anastomotic procedures and the like.
US08211129B2	Method for anastomosis surgery using zip-ties A double or triple zip-tied anastomosis surgery method is provided. The method includes circumferentially fastening a first and a second zip-tie around a tubular organ or a connecting region between two tubular organs, with the first and second zip-ties beside each other; dissecting the tubular organ or the connecting region at a space between the first and second zip-ties, forming a first tubular portion with a first zip-tied end and a second tubular portion with a second zip-tied end; resecting a target segment from the second tubular portion, and centrally fastened the resected end; then rejoining the first and the second tubular portions together using a circular stapler, with staples encircling the first zip-tied end and the centrally fastened resected end; and cutting and removing tissues and zip-tie encircled by the staples to recreate a tubular pathway, with a smooth interface between the two tubular portions.
US08211127B2	Injection port with extendable and retractable fasteners An injection port comprises a body, a fluid reservoir, a septum, and a plurality of fasteners. The fluid reservoir is defined in part by the body and the septum. A needle may be inserted through the septum to reach the reservoir. The fasteners are integral with the body. The fasteners are simultaneously rotatable from a non-deployed position to a deployed position. The fasteners are retracted relative to the body when the fasteners are in the non-deployed position. The fasteners are extended relative to the body when the fasteners are in the deployed position. The fasteners are also simultaneously rotatable from the deployed position to the non-deployed position. The injection port may be coupled with a gastric band via a conduit. The conduit may provide fluid communication between an inflatable member of the gastric band and the reservoir of the injection port as part of a closed fluid circuit.
US08211118B2	Apparatus and method for manipulating or retracting tissue and anatomical structure Integrated systems and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchoring devices for such purposes.
US08211117B2	Follicular extraction method and device A method and device for the extraction of follicular units from a donor area on a patient. The method includes scoring the outer skin layers with a sharp punch, and then inserting a blunt punch into the incision to separate the hair follicle from the surrounding tissue and fatty layer. The method and device will significantly decrease the amount of follicular transection and increase the rate at which follicular units can be extracted.
US08211115B2	Variable size retrieval basket A medical device includes an elongate member defining a lumen and a tipless basket having a proximal end and a distal end. The basket is retractable within and extendable from the lumen. The basket includes a plurality of proximal legs extending from the proximal end of the basket and a plurality of distal legs extending to the distal end of the basket. Each of the plurality of proximal legs is connected to an end of at least two of the plurality of distal legs between the proximal and distal ends of the basket.
US08211114B2	Medical instrument having a medical snare A medical instrument including a resiliently flexible first elongate member and a resiliently flexible second elongate member. The first elongate member has a first proximal end portion and a first distal portion. The second elongate member has a second proximal end portion and a second distal portion, wherein the second distal portion is attached to the first distal portion, and wherein the attached first and second distal portions define a distal-loop medical snare which is insertable within a patient. In a first example, the first proximal end portion is lengthwise translatable with respect to the second proximal end portion to articulate the medical snare. In the same or a second example, the first proximal end portion is rotatable about its centerline to articulate the medical snare.
US08211113B2	Prosthesis cutting guide, cutting tool and method A kit (10) for removal of bone (12) from a patient to prepare a bone cavity (14) for receiving a joint prosthesis (16) is provided. The kit (10) includes a guide (20) for cooperation with the bone (12) and a rotatable tool (22). The tool (22) is constrainable by the guide (20) for removal of the bone (12). The guide (20) includes a first portion (24) thereof cooperable with the tool (22) and a second portion (24) thereof cooperable with the bone (12).
US08211109B2	Osteosynthesis clip and insertion tool for inserting an osteosynthesis clip into bone tissue fragments An improved osteosynthesis clip for the cicatrization of bone fragments, an improved insertion tool and method for inserting the improved clip and a surgical system implementing the improved clip and insertion tool are provided. The clip includes at least two engagement legs extending approximately parallel to one another and including insertion tips to be inserted into the bone tissue fragments; and a connecting bridge coupled to the at least two engagement legs at portions opposite the insertion portions, the connecting bridge including at least two elongated sections extending along side one another, the elongated sections extending along a non-linear trajectory to form a non-linear deformable region, such as a depression or a dome, wherein the engagement legs having respective helical screw surfaces extending substantially an entire distance between respective insertion and opposite portions to facilitate removal of the clip after the bone tissue fragments have fused. The improved clip may be made of any biocompatible material, including shape memory alloys, such as Nitinol. The insertion tool is improved to apply force at the bridging tips of either a stepped on a non stepped clip.
US08211108B2	Percutaneous intramedullary bone repair device An intramedullary bone repair system and device for insertion into a bone extending along a longitudinal axis of the bone and for use with a plurality of screws. The bone repair device includes an elongate shaft and a head pivotally coupled to the proximal end of the shaft. A locking assembly is carried by the proximal end of the shaft and the head for rigidly coupling the shaft and the head together when the shaft and the head have been desirably positioned within the bone. The shaft and the head are provided with a plurality of threaded bores for receiving the plurality of screws to affix the shaft and head within the bone. A method for repair of a bone fracture using the bone repair device is also disclosed.
US08211107B2	Modular, blade-rod, intramedullary fixation device The intramedullary fixation device for use in fixing the relative position between a tubular bone and an adjoining bone has, according to the present invention, an intramedullary nail that is inserted into the medullary canal of the tubular bone whose position is to be fixed, an elongated blade for insertion into the adjoining bone whose position is to be fixed relative to that of the tubular bone, a coupling element for fixing and locking the relative position of the nail and blade after their insertion, and a means for locating and positioning within the bones to-be-treated the nail and blade. Furthermore, the blade has a cross-sectional shape that is configured in consideration of the geometry of the bone into which the blade is to-be-placed and so as to enhance the ability of the blade to stabilize the bone, and these elements are configured so that they do not have to be decouple during the process of inserting the nail and blade.
US08211106B2	External bone distractor An external bone distractor (1) having a threaded curvilinear rod (4) including several diametrical flat sections (7,8) with the thread (9) of the rod (4) continuing along longitudinal lines. At least a pair of carriages (2) are engaged on the rod and solidly connected to spindle supports (3). Guide members (10, 13) cooperate with the flat sections for preventing rotation of each of the carriages about the axis of the rod. Adjusting devices (14, 15) position each of the carriages along the length of the rod. The curvilinear rod (4) provides for use of the distractor in reconstruction of curved bone segments, such as in the jaw, face and skull.
US08211104B2	Co-access bipolar ablation probe Medical probe kits and methods for treating tissue regions (e.g. tumors) are provided. The kit comprises a delivery cannula and an ablation probe. The delivery cannula comprises a shaft, a lumen extending through the shaft, and a plurality of windows formed through a wall of the shaft in communication with the cannula lumen. The ablation probe is configured to be removably disposed within the cannula lumen. The ablation probe has a shaft and proximal and distal arrays of electrodes that are deployable from the probe shaft. The electrodes of the proximal array are configured to be deployed out from the respective windows when the ablation probe is disposed within the cannula lumen. The electrodes of the distal array may be configured to be deployed out from an axial opening at the distal end of the cannula shaft when the ablation probe is disposed within the cannula lumen. The method may comprise introducing the cannula within a patient, introducing the ablation probe through the cannula, deploying the electrode arrays into contact with the tissue region, and conveying ablation energy to the ablation probe to ablate the tissue region within the electrode arrays.
US08211103B2	Electrosurgical instrument with adjustable power cable An electrosurgical instrument that reduces the amount of fatigue experienced by a physician performing electrosurgery includes a hand piece that is connected to an electrosurgical generator by way of an electrical cable. The electrical cable is connected to the hand piece at a central portion of the hand piece, which reduces the resistance to the movement of the electrosurgical instrument created by the weight of the electrical cable. The reduced resistance leads to less fatigue in a physician's hand during electrosurgery. The hand piece can include a channel system that receives a portion of the electrical cable therein and allows a physician to adjust the location on the hand piece at which the electrical cable exits the hand piece. The channel system can include one or more side channels and/or longitudinal channels. The channels can include detents that define multiple exit locations from the channel system for the electrical cable.
US08211102B2	Contact sensing flexible conductive polymer electrode A contact sensing catheter system includes a catheter shaft having a distal end; a flexible conductive polymer electrode located at the distal end of the shaft; and an electro-mechanical contact sensor positioned at least partially within the electrode. The sensor outputs an electrical signal in response to a mechanical force acting thereon. The sensor may be a piezoelectric sensor, a strain gauge, a fiber optic sensor, or another suitable electro-mechanical contact sensor. The electrical signal output by the sensor typically varies in response to variations in the mechanical force acting on the sensor. An output device may receive the signal output by the contact sensor and present to a user of the system an indicator of contact between the electrode and a tissue by assessing, for example, the amplitude or periodicity of the signal.
US08211099B2	Thermal feedback systems and methods of using the same A system for providing feedback during an electrosurgical procedure on a target tissue is provided. The system includes an electrosurgical energy source; an electrode probe assembly connected to the electrosurgical energy source, wherein the electrode probe assembly includes at least one electrode assembly having a needle configured to deliver electrosurgical energy to the target tissue; at least one thermal feedback assembly connected to the electrosurgical energy source, wherein each thermal feedback assembly includes at least one temperature sensor assembly; and a hub configured to selectively support the electrode probe assembly and each thermal feedback assembly such that the needle of the electrode probe assembly and each temperature sensor assembly of each thermal feedback assembly are proximate one another when disposed proximate the target tissue.
US08211098B2	Microwave antenna assembly having a dielectric body portion with radial partitions of dielectric material A microwave antenna assembly includes first and second elongated conductors, and a dielectric body portion. The first elongated conductor is associated with a first radiating portion at least partially along the length thereof. A second elongated conductor is disposed within the first elongated conductor and is associated with a second radiating portion at least partially along the length thereof. The dielectric body portion is disposed along the length of at least one of the first and second elongated conductors and the dielectric body portion includes two or more radial partition of dielectric material having difference dielectric constants.
US08211093B2	Data storage for an infusion pump system A pump system can include a pump device and a controller device removably attachable to the pump device. The controller device can be reusable, and one or more pump devices can be disconnected and reconnected to the controller device. As such, some pump usage data can be conveniently stored in the pump device itself. In such circumstances, the controller device can receive data related to the pump's history or other usage when the pump device is attached to the controller.
US08211091B2	Method and apparatus for charging pump with local anesthetic A kit for charging an infusion pump having a reservoir for holding a local anesthetic. The kit includes a first stopcock having an input port, a first input/output port and a second output port and a manual control for selectively coupling either the first input/output port or the second output port to the input port. The kit further includes a second stopcock having an input port, first and second output ports and a manual control for selectively coupling either the first output port or the second output port to the input port. The second output port of the first stopcock is adapted for coupling to the input port of the second stopcock. The kit further includes a syringe adapted to be coupled to the first input/output port of the first stopcock and tubing for coupling the input port of the first stopcock to a source of the liquid and for coupling the output port of the second stopcock to an input port of the pump.
US08211088B2	Catheter with controlled lumen recovery An implantable medical device, comprising a body including a lumen extending therethrough at least one activatable element disposed within the body, a dimension of each of the at least one activatable elements changing in response to a predetermined stimulation between an activated state and an inactivate state to change a shape of the body to control a degree of opening of the lumen and at least one actuation element, each of the at least one actuation elements being configured to selectively supply the predetermined stimulation to a corresponding one of the at least one activatable elements to move the corresponding one of the at least one activatable elements between the activated and inactive states.
US08211087B2	Distal wire stop A method and apparatus for releasably securing a wire guide to an elongate medical device for introduction into a work site with the bodily lumen of a patient. An elongate engagement member is configured to engage the wire guide while it is coupled to the elongate medical device and is configured so as to prevent relative movement between the wire guide and the elongate medical device.
US08211085B2	Therapeutic device for the selective cytoreduction treatment of an obstruction in a natural lumen or passage of the human or animal body Therapeutic device intended for the selective cytoreductive treatment of an obstruction in a natural lumen or passage of the human or animal body, said lumen being obstructed by the effect of a local cell proliferation, said device comprising a tubular element, in particular of cylindrical shape, intended to be placed in said natural lumen and sufficiently flexible to conform to said natural lumen, but sufficiently rigid to maintain an artificial channel in said lumen. The tubular element supports lengthwise a medicinal sleeve which is intended to come into line with, and into contact with, the obstruction once the natural lumen has been intubated, and is designed to deliver locally, at least in its outer surface portion, at least one therapeutic agent which is cytoreductive, in particular cytotoxic, through contact with the cells under whose effect said lumen is obstructed.
US08211084B2	Devices, systems, and methods for accessing the epicardial surface of the heart Devices, systems, and methods for accessing the internal and external tissues of the heart are disclosed. At least some of the embodiments disclosed herein provide access to the external surface of the heart through the pericardial space for localized delivery of leads to the heart tissue. In addition, various disclosed embodiments provide devices, systems, and methods for closing a hole in cardiac tissue.
US08211073B2	Ostomy faceplate having moldable adhesive wafer with diminishing surface undulations An ostomy faceplate and its method of application are disclosed in which the faceplate comprises an annular adhesive wafer of soft, moisture-absorbent, memory-free, essentially non-elastic and finger-moldable adhesive skin barrier material, the wafer's distal surface having an outer zone terminating at the outer periphery of the wafer and an inner zone extending inwardly from the inner limits of the outer zone to a stoma-receiving opening at the inner periphery of the wafer. The faceplate also includes a flexible backing layer covering the outer zone and a removable cover member having a smooth surface releasably covering the proximal bodyside surface of the wafer. The distal surface of the inner zone has undulations defined by a plurality of concentric ridges and valleys with the ridges progressively diminishing in thickness, when measured by the distance between the distal and proximal surfaces at each ridge, as the series progresses inwardly from the maximum thickness of the wafer towards the stoma-receiving opening. The method of application includes both a preliminary molding step and a secondary molding step.
US08211072B2	Ostomy bag The invention provides an ostomy bag assembly including an outer bag and an inner bag secured to one side of a flange. The inner bag is removable to facilitate disposal. The flange has a polymeric backing film and a layer of bioadhesive for securing the ostomy bag assembly to the body of a patient. The flange includes an orifice to enable bodily waste to be received by the inner bag. The outer bag is detachably bonded to a first attachment zone on the flange and the inner bag is secured to a second attachment zone on the flange. The outer bag is mounted to the flange by an annular bonding element is formed from a multilayer polymeric material comprising first and second ethylene vinyl acetate layers and a polymeric support layer interposed there between. A method of fabricating ostomy bags is also provided.
US08211068B2	Cassette for irrigation or aspiration machine for endoscopy A cassette insertable into an irrigation or aspiration machine for endoscopy includes an irrigation or an aspiration tube and a support provided with one or two inlet plugs and one or two outlet plugs where two tubes form an elbow to be connectable to the inlet or outlet plugs in an input and output direction of motion, respectively and to form an irrigation or aspiration pumping area in the input and output direction of motion. The support includes a T-shaped guide according to the head of the T for protecting the elbow of each tube and according to the length of the T body in a slot guiding the tube in the output direction. The T-shaped guide extends between one or two inlet plugs to form the irrigation or aspiration pumping area on both sides of the slot between each inlet plug and the head of the T.
US08211067B2	Mechanical system When consumable part such as pressure-resistant cover (300) is installed on a chemical solution injector (100), consumption degree data is read from storage means such as an RFID chip of the consumable part and temporarily held. If the consumption degree updated according to the use of the consumable part exceeds the consumption criteria, a replacement preliminary warning is outputted and the updated consumption degree data is written in the consumption storage means (310) of the consumable part. Since the consumption degree of a consumable part installed on a mechanical device is automatically detected and a replacement preliminary warning is issue to the user at an adequate timing, continuous use of a totally consumed part, unnecessary replacement of a non-totally consumed part is prevented.
US08211066B2	Device for selective access closure inside a catheter The device (10) for selective access closure inside a catheter comprises a conduit (14) having a rear extremity (16) for the insertion of a medical instrument and a mechanism (27) for adjusting the cross-section provided within the conduit (14). The mechanism (27) comprises a member (32) for repositioning the device between an opening movement and a closing movement. The direction of movement of the repositioning member (32) along both the closing path and the opening path are identical.
US08211063B2	Side loaded securement device An anchoring system includes a device which permits a portion of a catheter or similar medical article to be easily anchored to a patient, desirably without the use of tape or needles and suture. The anchoring system comprises an anchor pad and a retainer mounted upon the anchor pad. The retainer includes at least one clip forming at least a portion of a central channel and that moves generally in a lateral direction to capture the medical article to be retained. In certain embodiments, the clip moves in lateral and transverse directions between closed and open positions. The medical article is secured within the central channel. The channel may have a straight or tapering shape depending on the medical article to be retained.
US08211062B2	Illumination instrument for an infusion pump Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may include an illumination instrument that provides the user with an opportunity to illuminate and inspect a targeted location. The illumination instrument can be useful in situations where the ambient lighting is insufficient for the user's inspection needs (e.g., during the night, during presentation or movie in which the lighting is low, or the like). In some embodiments, illumination instrument can be employed to visually inspect one or more components of the pump system, the infusion set, or a combination thereof.
US08211061B2	Intelligent remote-controlled portable intravenous injection and transfusion system An intelligent remote-controlled portable intravenous injection and transfusion system includes a fluid storage unit (A), a transfusion needle (B), a transfusion tube (C) and a fluid supply driving unit (D). The fluid storage unit (A) is formed by a portable bag (A1) and a fluid storage bag (A2) therein. The fluid supply driving unit (D) includes a peristaltic pump (2), which is provided in a portable flip-shell formed by a lower case (5), an upper cover (6) and a rotational axis (7), and its drive device (1), a power (13), a controller having MSF module and the second wireless signal transmitter/receiver unit. The second wireless signal transmitter/receiver unit is connected to the I/O of the controller. The first wireless signal transmitter/receiver unit is provided in a healthcare monitor room, and connected to the I/O of a computer installed with a controlling software.
US08211058B2	Device for injecting veterinary products to poultry including a retention member having an anatomic form with means for bracing a detectable bone The invention relates to a device for injecting veterinary products to at least one bird by intramuscular injection, wherein said injection(s) can be carried out in the area of at least one muscle in the vicinity of a bone having a detectable shape in the body of said poultry, said device comprising: a retention member with means for bracing said detectable bone, at least one hole being formed in said retention member; at least one injection needle, said needle(s) being movable across said opening(s); characterized in that the retention member has: an anatomic shape that conforms to a portion of the body of said poultry and inside which is provided said means or bracing the detectable bone, said anatomic shape including a bearing surface for said body at said muscle; at least two contact sensors to be actuated by said poultry and provided on the anatomic shape with at least one on the bearing surface, said opening(s) being provided between said sensors.
US08211049B2	Blood processing system for single or double access draw and return A blood processing system is disclosed which is adapted for single or double access draw and return. The blood processing system includes a blood processor for separating blood (or blood components) into one or more components or other components. In one embodiment the blood processor includes an inlet for receiving blood from blood source and an outlet for returning at least one blood component to the source. The processing system includes a first flow path in communication with the inlet, a second flow path in communication with the outlet, a third flow path in communication with a second flow path at two spaced apart locations, a reservoir communicates with the third flow path between the two spaced apart locations, and a flow communication site associated with the second flow path downstream of the spaced apart locations which communication site is adapted to permit communication with the first flow path.
US08211045B2	Ankle stress relief device A novel ankle gapping device includes a lower leg engaging apparatus, a foot engaging apparatus, and a biasing member disposed between the lower leg engaging apparatus and the foot engaging apparatus. The leg engaging apparatus is adapted to securely engage a user's leg such that the leg engaging apparatus will remain stationary when the biasing member exerts an upward force thereon. The foot engaging apparatus is contoured to fit the user's foot. In a particular embodiment, the biasing member is a pneumatic biasing member, such as an inflatable tube that is actuated by a pump. As the pump provides compressed air (or some other fluid) to the biasing member, the pressure inside the biasing member increases, causing an increase in the volume of the biasing member. This pressure and volume increase exerts an upward force via the leg engaging apparatus to the lower leg, and a downward force via the foot engaging apparatus to the foot. The forces applied to the leg and the foot cause separation of the ankle joint, allowing the synovial fluid to flow over the articulating surfaces of the bones of the joint.
US08211044B2	Medical device for an athlete's digits A medical device comprising a sheath that fits around at least a portion of the circumference of a finger, optionally comprising a pouch for retaining an insert, for supporting and protecting the finger.
US08211042B2	High torque active mechanism for orthotic and/or prosthetic devices A high torque active mechanism for an orthotic and/or prosthetic joint using a primary brake which can be provide by magnetorheological (MR) rotational damper incorporating and an additional friction brake mechanism driven by the braking force generated by the MR damper. This combination of MR damper and friction brake mechanism allows an increase in torque density while keeping the same level of motion control offered by the MR damper alone. The increased torque density achieved by this high torque active mechanism allows to minimize the size of the actuating system, i.e. its diameter and/or breath, while maximizing its braking torque capability. In this regard, the friction brake mechanism is advantageously positioned around the MR damper, such that the dimension of the package is minimized.
US08211041B2	Sensing force during partial and total knee replacement surgery Systems, devices, and methods are provided for measuring forces in the space of a knee during surgery. Such forces can be caused by tension in the ligaments of the knee. A femoral member is engaged with a distal femur. While the knee is flexed, partially extended, or fully extended, a force sensor and a gauge shim can be placed in the gap between the femoral member and the tibial plateau to measure the forces therebetween. The force sensor provides an accurate and quantifiable measurement of force, making knee replacement surgery and ligament tension balancing more accurate, standardized and repeatable. The force sensor comprises an elongate housing which comprises a thin force sensing distal portion and a proximal handle portion.
US08211040B2	Continuous swallowing movement measuring device and method for measuring a continuous swallowing movement A continuous swallowing movement measuring device includes pressure sensors placed in a line along a direction of an up and down movement of a thyroid cartilage when a food is swallowed, a first one of the pressure sensors placed at a top position of the thyroid cartilage, a second one of the pressure sensors placed along the direction to measure swallows included in a continuous swallowing movement. The device also includes a tool for wearing the pressure sensors and for fixing the pressure sensors to touch an anterior region of a neck of a subject. The tool includes a fixing unit fixes the pressure sensors. The tool also includes a supporter of the pressure sensors supports the fixing unit. Further, the tool includes a holding band holds the supporter of the pressure sensors on the anterior region of the neck of the subject.
US08211034B2	Monitoring of heart sounds This document discusses, among other things, a system comprising an implantable medical device (IMD) including an implantable heart sound sensor circuit configured to produce an electrical heart sound signal representative of a heart sound of a subject and a processor circuit. The processor circuit is coupled to the heart sound sensor circuit and includes a detection circuit, a heart sound feature circuit and a trending circuit. The detection circuit configured to detect a physiologic perturbation and the heart sound feature circuit is configured to identify a heart sound feature in the electrical signal. The processor circuit is configured to trigger the heart sound feature circuit in relation to a detected physiologic perturbation. The trending circuit is configured to trend the heart sound feature in relation to a recurrence of the physiologic perturbation. The processor circuit is configured to declare a change in a physiologic condition of the patient according to the trending.
US08211028B2	System and method of determining arterial blood pressure and ventricular fill parameters from ventricular blood pressure waveform data A system and method of determining hemodynamic parameters uses sensed ventricular blood pressure during a portion of ventricular pressure waveform following peak pressure. An estimated arterial diastolic pressure is based upon an amplitude of the sensed ventricular pressure corresponding to a time at which a first derivative of ventricular pressure as a function of time is at a minimum (dP/dtmin). Fill parameters such as isovolumetric relaxation constant, ventricular suction pressure, atrial kick pressure, and transvalve pressure gradient are derived from measured pressures representing minimum ventricular pressure, ventricular diastolic pressure, and diastasis pressure.
US08211027B2	Method and apparatus for determining at least one patient-related parameter for monitoring a patient A method is described for determining at least one patient-related parameter for monitoring a patient. A general population-related non-linear pressure/CSA relationship of the arterial vascular bed is used and the arterial pressure of the patient is measured to obtain a prediction of the cross sectional area (CSA) of the thoracic part of the aorta. The cross sectional area is measured, wherein at least one parameter of the general population-related non-linear pressure/CSA relationship is corrected by means of the measured cross sectional area to determine a patient-related non-linear pressure/CSA relationship such that the cross sectional area obtained with this patient-related pressure/CSA relationship is equal to the measured cross sectional area.
US08211026B2	Finger mounted probe adapted for intraoperative use An ultrasound finger-mounted probe that has a finger clip that is adapted to be mounted on a human finger. The finger clip also has an interior surface adapted to contact the human finger. An ultrasound probe is adapted to be supported by the finger clip. Also, the ultrasound probe protrudes outwardly, relative to the interior surface, by less than 1.5 cm.
US08211021B2	Ultrasound image processing apparatus and ultrasound diagnostic apparatus An ultrasound image processing apparatus includes first and second connecting portions to which first and second ultrasound probes are removably connected, the probes including first and second ultrasound transducers driven by first and second different ultrasound scanning systems respectively. The ultrasound image processing apparatus also includes an ultrasound image signal processing circuit that performs signal processings for generating first and second ultrasound images corresponding to the first and second ultrasound scanning systems from ultrasound signals received by the first and second ultrasound transducers.
US08211018B2	Time multiplexed method and device for beamforming The present invention relates to a digital beamformer in ultrasound imaging after the process of receiving a digital echo signal. Provided herein is a time multiplexed device and method for beamforming. The device includes an echo data write/read unit, a multi-beam processing unit, a channel data summing unit, and a parameter distributing and synchronizing unit for distributing and synchronizing respective receive parameters to the echo data write/read unit and the multi-beam processing unit through a parameter load bus for each of the beams in the channel.
US08211016B2	Method and system for providing analyte monitoring Methods and apparatuses for determining an analyte value are disclosed.
US08211015B2	Obstetric analgesia system The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing a short-acting analgesic agent in the management of pain during labor, wherein the system enables efficient, real-time prediction of contractions for the coordinated administration of analgesia such that the peak effectiveness of the analgesic coincides with the intermittent pain of labor.
US08211013B2	Speculum Disclosed are devices and methods for accessing and channeling through biological tissue. One embodiment is a bone access tool including a handle assembly and speculum assembly coupled to the handle assembly. The handle assembly has first and second portions that are movable relative to one another. The speculum assembly has first and second speculum members movably positioned relative to one another. The speculum members define an internal shaft arranged about a central axis and a tapered shape when positioned adjacent one another. The tapered shape gradually reduces in size from a proximal rim to a distal edge of the speculum assembly. The speculum assembly also has at least one rib extending outwardly from each of the first and second speculum members, the rib having an upper surface and an inclined lower surface. Actuation of the handle assembly causes the first speculum member and second speculum member to spread apart from one another about the central axis so as to retract anatomical tissue and widen a size of the internal shaft for deploying a tool into the internal shaft between the speculum members.
US08211009B2	Endoscope bending control apparatus and endoscope system An endoscope bending control apparatus includes: an image feature value calculating section for calculating, based on an endoscopic image, an image feature value related to a luminal dark part; a bending control section for performing bending control on a bending portion in either one of a first bending operation mode in which a position of the luminal dark part is set as an insertion target and a distal end of the insertion portion is directed to the position and a second bending operation mode in which the distal end of the insertion portion is directed in a direction of the position of the luminal dark part; an operation mode switching section for switching an operation mode from one bending operation mode to the other according to a first switching condition based on the calculated image feature value; and a switching condition changing section for changing the first switching condition.
US08211007B2	Lymph node removing method A treatment instrument for endoscope of the present invention includes a puncture needle having a barb. A lymph node removing method of the present invention includes: an insertion step, wherein an endoscope has an insertable insertion portion which is inserted into an esophagus or a trachea being a lumen inside the body of a subject; the step of inserting a distal end portion arranged at the tip of the insertion portion of the endoscope into the lumen; a confirmation step of confirming the position of a mediastinal lymph node by performing ultrasound scanning using an ultrasound transducer arranged at the distal end portion; an anchoring step of placing an anchoring device which has been inserted through a channel inside the insertion portion of the endoscope, on the mediastinal lymph node by performing the ultrasound scanning; a incision step of cutting a wall of the lumen to make a fistula; and a drawing-in step of drawing the mediastinal lymph node into the lumen with the anchoring device.
US08211004B1	Adjustable device for the treatment of female urinary incontinence A support device suitable for urethral support is adjustable for length post operatively. An elongated body has at least one bellows and a line going through a passage in the elongated body. The elongated body is supported in the patient and the line is adjustable by balloon inflation or rotation of a drum. The amount of support can be changed postoperatively using an instrument inserted through the skin with a local anesthetic or even from outside the skin with no surgical intervention. The bellows changes length when adjustments are made.
US08211003B2	Swing-out unit for a centrifuge having skewed sample vessel recesses The present invention relates to a swing-out unit for a centrifuge, with the swing-out unit comprising sample vessel recesses and being insertable in a centrifuge rotor head to be swivelable about a swing-out axis, with the axes of at least two sample vessel recesses being arranged in a skewed manner with respect to one another. As a result, more sample vessels can be inserted in a swing-out unit than was previously possible with limited overall space.
US08210993B2	Elliptical exercise apparatus An elliptical exercise apparatus includes a frame unit having a base frame, two crank arms, and two link units disposed respectively on left and right sides of the frame unit and each including a pedal rod connected pivotally to one of the crank arms. An adjustment unit includes a motor mounted on the frame unit, a threaded rod connected drivenly to the motor, a pull unit connected pivotally to the frame unit and connected drivenly to the threaded rod, and two roller sets connected pivotally to and disposed respectively on left and right sides of the pull unit. Each roller set is disposed in rolling contact with the pedal rod of a respective link unit. The roller sets are limitedly movable toward or away from an axis of rotation of the crank arms by a pulling action of the pull unit.
US08210992B2	Training method A training method in which training coordinator device is in communication with a training transducer integrated in an exercise article. The training coordinator device receives training schedule data, for example, via an internet link, and uses this schedule to prompt and encourage a user in performing training activities in a real time and persistent manner defined in the training schedule by means of a user interface which may take the form of an LED array. The training coordinator device monitors training activities by signals from a suitably adapted training transducer, which may be integrated in an exercise article such as a bicycle etc. Information concerning the user's training activities may be published via an internet link for access by both the user and medical professionals, who may also be the source of the training schedule.
US08210991B2	Automated machine retarding systems and methods A control system for a machine is disclosed. The control system may have a first sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of an inclination of the machine, a second sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of a travel speed of the machine, a third sensor configured to generate a third signal indicative of an engine speed of the machine, and a controller disposed in communication with each of the first, second, and third sensors. The controller is configured to determine whether the machine is freewheeling in a neutral gear, and to generate a machine braking command based on at least one of the first, second, and third signals. A method of retarding a machine is also disclosed.
US08210986B2	Hybrid vehicle drive control apparatus A hybrid vehicle drive control apparatus is basically provided with an engine, a motor/generator, an electric power source and a controller. The electric power source exchanges electric power with the motor/generator. The controller selects between an EV drive mode in which a drive force is produced solely from the motor/generator and an HEV drive mode in which the drive force is at least partially produced from the engine. The EV drive mode and the HEV drive mode are based on at least a state of charge of the electric power source. The controller changes a state of charge region in which the EV drive mode is selected based on a degradation degree of the electric power source such that as the degradation degree of the electric power source becomes larger, the state of charge region in which the EV drive mode is selected becomes larger.
US08210983B2	Multi step transmission A multi step transmission, of a planetary design, which has an external housing and includes a transmission input shaft and a transmission output shaft. First, second, third and fourth planetary gear sets are each accommodated within the transmission housing along with third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth shafts, and at least six shift elements. The at least six shift elements comprises first and second brakes and first, second, third and fourth clutches, whose selected engagement produces different transmission ratios between the drive shaft and the output shaft such that nine separate forward gears and one reverse gear can be achieved. For each of the forward and reverse gears, only three of the six shift elements are engaged.
US08210981B2	Multi-stage gearbox A multi-stage transmission comprises planetary gearsets (P1, P2, P3, P4), shafts and shift elements. The carriers of gearsets (P1, P2) couple via shaft (4) which couples the sun gear of gearset (P3). The ring gear of the gearset (P1) couples the sun gear of gearset (P2) via shaft (8), which couples drive shaft (1) via clutch (18). The sun gear of gearset (P1) couples housing (G) by shaft (3) via brake (03), and shaft (1) via clutch (13). The ring gear of gearset (P2) couples housing (G) by shaft (5) via brake (05). The sun gear of gearset (P4) couples housing (G). Shaft (6) couples shaft (1) via clutch (16) and carrier of gearset (P3). Shaft (9) couples shaft (4) via clutch (49) and the ring gear of gearset (P4). Output shaft (2) couples the ring gear and the carrier respectively of gearsets (P3, P4).
US08210975B2	Automatic transmission An automatic transmission is provided. One embodiment of the automatic transmission may include a valve body including control valves for hydraulically controlling a friction engaging element provided within said transmission. The automatic transmission may further include an electric control unit located on said valve body for controlling gear shifting of said automatic transmission. The automatic transmission may further include a transmission case having a peripheral wall for at least partially enclosing a gear shift mechanism and an outer wall provided adjacent to said peripheral wall, wherein said electric control unit is located within a containing space surrounded by said peripheral wall, said outer wall and said valve body.
US08210972B2	Magnetic expandable broadhead Magnetic expandable broadhead arrowheads and methods for magnetically holding the blades of broadhead arrowheads in the retracted position are disclosed. Embodiments include deployable cutting blades that are magnetically held in a retracted position during launch and flight and deploy outwardly upon impact with a target. Other embodiments include magnets where the force holding the cutting blades in the retracted position is localized adjacent either the deployable ends or the pivoting ends of the cutting blades. Still other embodiments include magnets adjacent to substantially the entire length of elongated cutting blades while the blades are in the retracted position. Alternate embodiments include elongated cutting blades that extend in a rearward direction when retracted and cutting blades that extend in a forward direction when retracted.
US08210971B1	Pivoting-blade deep-penetration arrowhead A broadhead for an archery arrow is disclosed. The broadhead includes a substantially cylindrical body having a forward cutting end, a rearward attachment end, and a side wall. The forward cutting end terminates in a point and further includes a plurality of pointed faces, each of which has a concave scoop formed therein. A cutting edge is formed between each pointed face. The side wall of the body, in one embodiment, includes a plurality of longitudinal slots. The broadhead in such an embodiment further includes a plurality of blades each having a forward cutting edge and preferably a rearward cutting edge. Each edge meets at a distal point. Each blade further includes a slot engaging edge opposite the distal point, and each blade may be pivotally fixed in one slot.
US08210969B2	Ergonomic sports handle A sports utility handle is provided for use with a sports equipment shaft including an upper shaft surface having an upper shaft plane, a lower shaft surface having a lower shaft plane, two side shaft surfaces having side surface planes and a shaft centerline. The handle includes a shaft engagement end, a handle termination end opposite thereto, an upper handle surface, a lower handle surface comprising a lower surface spline extending inwards from the lower shaft plane towards the upper shaft plane in a first lower handle surface beginning at the shaft engagement end. The lower surface spline extending outwards in the lower shaft plane direction in a second lower handle surface beginning at the first lower handle surface and extending towards the handle termination end. A curved stop element runs between the upper handle surface towards the lower handle surface at the handle termination end and is sized to fit within a human palm. Two handle side surfaces run generally parallel to the two side shaft surfaces. The lower surface spline is configured to provide a relaxed wrist grip such that the shaft centerline is generally aligned with a user forearm centerline.
US08210967B2	Elastomers, process for preparation, and uses thereof Elastomeric interpolymers comprising at least two, or more, cyclic olefin monomers that are prepared by ring opening metathesis polymerization, and that are characterized by having no crystallinity, a glass transition temperature (Tg) of less than −80° C., and a number average molecular weight (Mn) of at least 40 kg/mole, and functionalized products thereof.A ring opening metathesis polymerization process for producing the elastomeric interpolymers having no crystallinity.Uses of the elastomeric interpolymers in applications such as rubber compounds, tires, and the like.Cores of golf balls that are prepared by using metathesis polymerization produced elastomeric interpolymers having 0 to about 30% crystallinity.
US08210965B2	Golf club head with face insert A golf club head with a face insert that is only partially connected to the body of the golf club head is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a golf club head with a face insert wherein the face insert is only connected to the body of the golf club head at specific engagement portions around the perimeter of the face insert while keeping the remainder of the perimeter unengaged. The golf club head disclosed in accordance with the present invention will allow for removal of excessive weight traditionally needed to connect the face insert to the body of the golf club head, therefore improving the performance of the golf club head.
US08210962B2	Putter heads and putters including polymeric material as part of the ball striking face Putters include a putter body having a ball striking face member made of a material having a first hardness characteristic. A cavity is defined in the putter body behind the ball striking face member, and plural openings are defined in the ball striking face member extending rearward with respect to the ball striking face member and into the cavity. A polymeric material at least partially fills the openings and the cavity, wherein the polymeric material has a second hardness characteristic that is softer than the first hardness characteristic. The ball striking face member and the polymeric material exposed in at least some of the openings provide a ball striking surface of the putter. The ball striking surface may include grooves or scorelines to affect the launch angle, spin, and/or roll of the ball during a putt. Methods for making such putter devices also are described.
US08210959B2	Device for shot tracking The present invention relates to shot tracking. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and system for tracking shots of a golfer during a round of golf. One aspect of the present invention is a system for automatically tracking a golf club swung by a golfer. The system comprises a plurality of golf clubs. Each of the plurality of golf clubs comprises a device attached to a grip which is attached to a shaft which is attached to a golf club head. The device comprises a power source, a shock switch and a RFID component.
US08210958B2	Golf swing trainer A golf practice and exercise device has an elevated arm from which an impact object is suspended for swinging movement. The object is positioned with a clubhead impact target in position for striking by the clubhead of a golf club swung by a golfer. The resistance to the impact of the golf club is adjustable. A sensor detects the magnitude and velocity of the striking force, and a display displays an indication as to how far a golf ball would have gone after being struck with a force and velocity of the detected magnitude.
US08210955B2	Amusement ride system An amusement ride vehicle for maneuvering over a travel surface having a cushion of water includes a vehicle body defining a vehicle undersurface disposed for travel generally along the travel surface and at least one drive assembly housed by the vehicle body. The at least one drive assembly comprises a driven wheel disposed for selective engagement with the travel surface to maneuver the vehicle generally along the travel surface. The at least one drive assembly operates between a neutral state having the driven wheel disengaged from the travel surface, a forward drive state having the driven wheel engaged with the travel surface and driven in a forward direction, and a reverse drive state having the driven wheel engaged with the travel surface and driven in a reverse direction.
US08210954B2	Amusement water rides involving exercise circuits An exercise facility may be part of a water ride. The exercise facility may be coupled to a water amusement system. An exercise facility may include a body of water that assists or resists movement of a participant between stations or apparatus in the facility. Exercise stations may be at least partially submerged in the body of water. Exercise apparatus may float on or be coupled to structures in the body of water. A participant may move from station to station, or apparatus to apparatus, by swimming, floating, traveling underwater, walking or jogging in the body of water, or using a conveyor. A system for providing exercise may include a processing unit that processes information relating to exercise by a participant and a display for displaying information to the participant while the participant is at the exercise stations.
US08210952B2	Universal joint A pod type universal joint has a roller assembly rotatably carried by a number of trunnion journals. The roller assembly includes a spherical roller having its outer peripheral surface of a true sphere-shape and needle rollers arranged between the spherical roller and each of the trunnion journals. A raceway for the needle rollers and flanges for restricting an axial movement of the needle rollers are formed on an outer periphery of each of the trunnion journals. A projection beyond the circumscribing circle of the needle rollers is provided on the outer periphery of the tip end of each of the trunnion journals by performing plastic working on the tip end surface of each of the trunnion journals.
US08210951B2	Dual-mass flywheel A dual-mass flywheel for a drive train of a motor vehicle having a primary flywheel mass and a secondary flywheel mass which are coupled to one another in a rotationally elastic manner via at least one spring device. At least one gear device is disposed between the spring device and at least one of the two flywheel masses. The gear device causing a deflection movement of the spring device relative to a rotational movement of the two flywheel masses in relation to one another, wherein a characteristic curve of the spring device may be modified by the gear device.
US08210950B2	Torque fluctuation absorbing apparatus A torque fluctuation absorbing apparatus for absorbing a torque fluctuation generated between an engine and a transmission includes a damper portion having a first plate member, a second plate member and a plurality of coil springs. The second plate member includes a first plate portion and a second plate portion to interpose therebetween the first plate member. The plurality of coil springs is provided between the first and second plate members. The plurality of coil springs is arranged to compress when the first and second plate members move relative to each other thereby absorbing a torque fluctuation generated by a difference between a rotation of the first plate member and a rotation of the second plate member. The first plate member is connected to an output shaft of the engine. The second plate member is connected to an input shaft of the transmission.
US08210948B2	Recording medium reproducing apparatus, recording medium reproducing method, and portable recording medium A portable recording medium (100) stores video contents and icon information relating to an icon picture associated with the video contents and indicative of an operation mode corresponding to user operation of the recording medium reproducing apparatus (1). The recording medium reproducing apparatus (1) includes an image display plane (8) which is a frame memory area used for displaying video data of the video contents stored in the portable recording medium (100); a memory (15, 16) which stores the icon information stored in the portable recording medium (100); an OSD plane (18) which is a frame memory area used for displaying the icon picture on the basis of the icon information stored in the memory (15, 16); and a synthesizing device (10) which synthesizes the data held in the video display plane (8) and the data held in the information display plane (18), thereby outputting a superimposed video signal.
US08210945B2	System and method for physically interactive board games A system and method of detecting a movement in space of a game participant and altering a scene of a game shown on an electronic display in response to the detected movement.
US08210933B2	Gaming apparatus and systems Gaming apparatus, e.g. an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) (1), includes a controller (2) for implementing e.g. a slot-machine game, a poker game or the like. The EGM (1) displays a gaming image on a display (5), e.g. virtual symbol reels or card hands, and receives player instructions via an input (6) or the like, e.g. to spin the reels or manage the cards. The EGM (1) includes a guarantee feature in which an event is guaranteed to trigger if a monitored event (e.g. of the same type as the guaranteed event) does not occur within a set amount of gameplay. A guarantee indicator (9), e.g. a numerical countdown or gauge, indicates the remaining amount of gameplay required before the guarantee feature triggers. The monitored and/or guaranteed event may be a win event or a feature event, e.g. the triggering of a bonus round, free game or the like.
US08210921B1	Instant lottery ticket vending machine with ticket reveal and scan for computer generated display of results A gaming ticket dispensing device is provided for dispensing tickets having prize-revealing characters and a removable covering for hiding the prize-revealing characters prior to acquisition by an end user. The ticket dispensing device includes a storage mechanism for holding a plurality of gaming tickets. A revealer is provided for removing the removable covering to reveal the prize-revealing characters, and a scanner is provided for scanning the prize-revealing characters. A processor is in communication with the scanner for processing the scanned characters' information to determine a prize value associated with the characters scanned. An audio visual display displays an audio visual message relating to the prize value and a dispensing port is provided for dispensing the gaming ticket to the user.
US08210920B2	Methods and systems for playing baccarat jackpot A method and system for playing jackpot and live baccarat games are provided. One feature of the jackpot method involves the use of card combinations that may include, e.g., at least one zero-point card. Another feature of the jackpot method involves initial jackpot contribution from the banker who operates the baccarat game. It is also provided a software program or a set of software program for carrying out any or all the steps of the disclosed gaming method.
US08210917B2	Simulated eye for toy A simulated eye is capable of being changed between a normal state and a dilated state. The simulated eye includes a circuit board, a controller electrically connected to the circuit board, a simulated iris electrically connected to the circuit board, and a simulated pupil. When the simulated iris is irradiated with light, the size of the colored area of the simulated iris is changeable by operationally powering on and powered off the simulated iris via the controller, whereby the simulated eye is changed between the normal state and the dilated state.
US08210916B2	Real-time play valuation A valuation system determines in real-time values of plays occurring during games by identifying a play that occurred during a game. The system determines an expectation of scoring prior to the play occurring, and an expectation of scoring that results from the play occurring. The system then calculates a value of the play as the difference between the expectation of scoring that results from the play occurring and the expectation of scoring that existed prior to the play occurring, and any scoring generated by the play.
US08210915B2	Combine harvester with spreader fans Example embodiments relate to a combine harvester including a straw chopper having an inlet for unchopped straw, an outlet for chopped straw in an essentially horizontal direction, and a spreader fan, connected downstream of the outlet of the straw chopper and having an essentially horizontal plane of rotation, for spreading the chopped straw over a ground surface. The combine harvester further includes a guide member, which is arranged to deflect at least a part of the stream of chopped straw material to an axial intake of the spreader fan such that the part of chopped straw material meets the blades of the spreader fan in the direction of transport of the chopped straw material through the spreader fan at an acute angle (α) relative to the plane of rotation of the spreader fan. The part of the stream of chopped straw material thereby contributes to the material movement through the spreader fan.
US08210912B2	Game winch systems and methods Systems and methods for suspending game animals. One embodiment is a system that includes a hitch fitting, a boom, a first winch and a stabilizer. The hitch fitting is configured to fit within a hitch receiver of a vehicle. The boom is coupled to the hitch fitting and extends upward from the hitch fitting. The first winch is coupled to an upper end of the boom and is configured to raise and suspend a game animal from the upper end of the boom. The stabilizer is coupled to the lower end of the boom and is configured to stabilize a lower end of the game animal which is suspended from the upper end of the boom.
US08210910B2	Multi-faceted sanding/finishing tool A sanding and finishing tool is constructed from a number of interlocking sanding members configured such that the sanding and finishing tool is equipped for sanding and/or finishing jobs of varying sizes and degrees, and is further able to easily sand and/or finish in and around various sized edges, crevices and corners. The tool includes a first sanding member having a handle which can be provided with auxiliary sanding members having auxiliary sanding surfaces. The first sanding member includes a sanding surface covered by a sanding material, wherein the sanding material is removably attached to the sanding surface. The tool further includes any number of additional sanding members, such that each additional sanding member dovetails on to the last sanding member, and also includes a sanding surface and material.
US08210909B2	Abrading system The present invention is an abrading system for a hand power tool including a base with a first end portion and a second end portion and configured to couple with the output shaft of a hand power tool, a flexible substrate having a first extending portion coupled with the first end portion and extending outwardly from the first end portion, a second extending portion coupled with the second end portion and extending outwardly from the second end portion, and a middle portion spaced apart from the base and extending between the first extending portion and the second extending portion, and an abrading material attached to the flexible substrate.
US08210908B2	Vented cutting head body for abrasive jet system An abrasive waterjet assembly has a cutting head assembly with a venting system for controlling the flow of abrasive within a cutting head body. The venting system includes one or more vents for regulating the pressure within a cutting head body to minimize, limit, or substantially eliminate any abrasive from reaching a jewel orifice. The vents include venting ports positioned between an orifice mount that retains the jewel orifice and a mixing region in which abrasive is mixed with a fluid jet produced by the jewel orifice. An isolator retained in the cutting head body further inhibits the upstream flow of abrasive, if any.
US08210905B2	Wafer polishing device and method Disclosed herein is a wafer polishing device including: an abrasive member driving device adapted to run a belt-like abrasive member in a direction crossing an outer circumferential end-edge of a wafer which is a wafer to be polished while bringing a belt-like abrasive member into contact with outer circumferential end-edge of the wafer, the abrasive member having non-abrasive sections disposed on both sides of an abrasive grain section; and a guide member having two guide surfaces shaped to conform to the outer circumferential end-edge of the wafer, the two guide surface being adapted to press, from rear sides of the non-abrasive sections, the respective non-abrasive sections of the abrasive member run by the abrasive member driving device.
US08210903B2	Method of manufacturing glass substrate for magnetic disk, method of manufacturing magnetic disk, and polishing apparatus of glass substrate for magnetic disk A method of manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk is provided, by which polishing accuracy on an inner circumferential end face of a glass substrate is improved, and a thermal asperity trouble can be avoided.In a method of manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk, by which an inner circumferential end face of a cylindrical polishing object 12 is polished, the polishing object including a plurality of glass substrates 20 stacked on one another, a plurality of polishing cloths disposed around a rotation axis of an inner circumference polishing section having the rotation axis are contacted to the inner circumferential end face 116 of the polishing object at even pressure, then a polishing liquid is supplied between the inner circumferential end face of the polishing object and the inner circumference polishing section, and then the inner circumference polishing section and the polishing object are relatively rotated/moved with the rotation axis as a center, or relatively moved in a direction of the rotation axis, thereby the inner circumferential end face of the polishing object is polished.
US08210902B2	Surface treated implantable articles and related methods Surface treated implantable articles and related methods are disclosed. The surface treated implantable articles can be substantially flash-free, include one or more rounded edges, or include an enhanced optical clarity, one or all of which can be produced by polishing. The polishing can include causing the implantable articles to be repeatedly impacted with polishing media when the articles are swelled to an enlarged state. The polishing process can be particularly useful for smoothing lacrimal implants insertable in a lacrimal canaliculus.
US08210901B2	Method for producing ceramic-honeycomb-structure-molding die and method for producing ceramic honeycomb structure A method for producing a die for molding a ceramic honeycomb structure, which has molding grooves arranged in a lattice pattern and apertures communicating with the molding grooves for supplying a moldable material, wherein the formation of the lattice-patterned grooves by machining is conducted by a first machining operation for forming pluralities of first parallel grooves, and a second machining operation for forming second grooves crossing the first grooves; wherein the first and second machining operations are conducted by at least 2 passes of grinding or cutting using a rotating tool; and wherein the second machining operation is conducted by up-cutting in the second pass or later, and a method for producing a ceramic honeycomb structure using such a die.
US08210900B2	Dishing and defect control of chemical mechanical polishing using real-time adjustable additive delivery A method and apparatus for polishing or planarizing a substrate by a chemical mechanical polishing process. In one embodiment a method of processing a semiconductor substrate is provided. The method comprises positioning a substrate on a polishing apparatus comprising a polishing pad assembly, delivering a polishing slurry to a surface of the polishing pad assembly, polishing the substrate with the surface of the polishing pad assembly, monitoring the removal rate of material from a plurality of regions on the surface of the substrate, determining whether the plurality of regions on the surface of the substrate are polishing uniformly, and selectively delivering a polishing slurry additive to at least one region of the plurality of regions to obtain a uniform removal rate of material from the plurality of regions on the surface of the substrate, wherein the removal rate of material from the at least one region is different than at least one other region of the plurality of regions.
US08210898B2	Pivotally manipulable toy A pivotally manipulable toy is disclosed which includes a plurality of sections pivotally coupled in series, with a plurality of counting apertures being located in a plurality of the sections. The pivotally manipulable toy can be manipulated to form a plurality of shapes including letters and numbers. The pivotally manipulable toy may be used in a manner that is both educational and enjoyable for children. Further, a manual which correlates each of the shapes with the number of unobstructed counting apertures that are visible when each shape is formed correctly may be provided together with the pivotally manipulable toy.
US08210896B2	Light and sound mechanisms for toys A lights and sounds mechanism for use in a toy is provided. The lights and sounds mechanism may be connected to a product test switch switch. One or more components of the toy may be disassembled for packaging. The disassembled components may include one or more lights or speakers. When the product test switch is triggered, the lights and/or speakers in the disassembled components may properly function.
US08210895B2	Magnetic top system and method A magnetic top system for energizing, launching, and controlling movement of a spinning top. In one embodiment, a magnetic top launcher may magnetically couple to a top and induce a spinning motion in the top. A top controlling device may magnetically control a traversing movement of the top on a play surface without directly contacting the top.
US08210891B2	Posable toy and method of forming A toy with repositionable portions is disclosed. The toy may be stylized as a toy figure that may include a leg section and a torso section. The leg section includes legs pivotally coupled to a pelvic section. The pelvic section may also include an upward-extending connection post. The torso section, furthermore, may include a body cylinder that connects to the connection post. The body cylinder includes a series of resilient tabs that slidingly engage the post, securing the sections together while permitting the rotation of the torso section about the post. With this configuration, the toy figure possesses multiple degrees of motion, being adapted to move in bending and twisting motions.
US08210887B2	Base assembly useful in permitting a floating campfire Disclosed is a base assembly useful in permitting a floating campfire, comprising a base shaped to float in open water, the base having an airtight pontoon portion at its periphery; and a floor defining an opening therethrough to accommodate a fire bowl to house the campfire; wherein the base assembly is constructed to counteract the weight of the campfire in use such that the base assembly floats in open water. The base assembly is preferably square in shape. The floor is preferably made of aluminum checker plate and TIG welded in a stitch pattern to the centre.
US08210886B1	Jack plate with light source The jack plate has two vertically aligned side plates, a transom plate, and a splash plate. The jack plate has associated light source holes associated therewith. There are light sources, such as LED's contained with the light source holes of the jack plate. There is a travel stop block coupled to the jack plate transom plate.
US08210878B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector, includes a protection circuit for protecting circuits on a circuit board. The electrical connector includes a housing, a plurality of contacts secured to the housing, and a semiconductor device built into the housing. The semiconductor devices include an overvoltage protection device, and the plurality of contacts are grounded through the overvoltage protection device.
US08210876B2	Connector, connector assembling system and method of assembling a connector An electrical connector is presented, including a plurality of connector wafers coupled by a coupling piece, each wafer including a housing accommodating a plurality of contact elements, said housing having opposite side edges, an insertion side exposing the contact elements, a back side and opposite main faces. The connector wafers are provided with first coupling means extending along at least a portion of a side edge thereof. The coupling piece is provided with second coupling means extending along at least a portion thereof. The first and second coupling means are arranged for engaging each other, in a coupled situation, on a plurality of distinct engagement positions along the respective coupling means.
US08210864B1	Connector terminal position assurance device A connector assembly is provided. The connector assembly includes a connector having a connector body, and Tab-Down terminal, and a terminal position assurance device (TPA). The connector body has a cavity located therein and a flexible arm that is elastically deformable. The Tab-Down terminal is slidable in a first direction and in a second direction that generally opposes the first direction. The Tab-Down terminal is insertable within the cavity of the connector body in the first direction. The terminal position assurance (TPA) device is slidably engageable within the cavity of the connector. The TPA device has a primary lock support that is selectively positioned adjacent the flexible arm to limit deformation of the flexible arm. The connector assembly includes a pre-stage position and a full-stage position. In the pre-stage position the Tab-Down terminal moveable within the cavity. In the full-stage position movement of the Tab-Down terminal is limited.
US08210862B1	Water-proof cover for electrical connectors A cover for an electrical connector including a plug and a receptacle includes a water-proof sheet having adhesive secured to a sheet outer peripheral portion, the adhesive forming a water-tight seal with electrical cords of the plug and receptacle, and the cover forming a water-tight seal completely surrounding the connected plug and receptacle.
US08210859B2	Female connector element and connector including same The invention relates to a female element (2) that comprises at least one terminal conduction component and a receptacle (20) for receiving a body (10) of a male element (1) along a longitudinal direction (X2-X′2). The female element (2) has a proximal portion (210) fitted to receive an electric power cable (C2). The receptacle (20) includes a guiding chamber (205) for said body (10) in translation along said longitudinal direction (X2-X′2), and at least one guiding edge for guiding said body (10) revolving around an axis (X1-X′1) of said body (10), the one or each guiding edge being disposed, along said longitudinal direction (X2-X′2), between said guiding chamber (205) and the one or each terminal component. The guiding chamber (205) has a cylindrical form with a circular base circumscribed on a triangular base of the body (10) of the male element (1).
US08210858B2	Socket device comprising grounding structure, application of socket device and manufacturing method thereof One embodiment of the present invention relates to a socket device comprising a base, a socket structure and a grounding structure. The base comprises a substrate and a sidewall adjacent thereto, and the substrate comprises a first lateral and a second lateral corresponded to each other. The socket structure is disposed on the sidewall of the base. The grounding structure is disposed on the substrate of the base and comprises a grounding element, a fixing element, a grounding wire, and an insulating plate. The grounding element comprises first and second terminals, wherein the first terminal is protruded from the first lateral of the substrate. The fixing element is substantially disposed on the second lateral of the substrate and connected to the second terminal of the grounding element, so as to fix the grounding element to the substrate.
US08210857B2	Electronic device including two electronic components connected together by a flexible connector An electronic device includes least two electronic components linked electrically to one another using a flexible connector. The flexible connector includes multiple conducting blades, and is interposed between the two electrical components such that longitudinal edges of the flexible connector are held in contact against respective connection pads of each of the electronic components. The flexible connector is ultimately compressed, respectively, against both electronic components. The electronic device is equipped with two additional conducting blades for checking the state of compression of the flexible connector. The two additional conducting blades include an electrical circuit for determining the state of compression of the flexible connector by a resistive measurement and integrating at least one additional conducting blade of the flexible connector.
US08210855B1	Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a pedestal terminal which has a base board, two fastening boards extending upward from two sides of the base board, and two elastic boards extending upward from two free ends of the fastening boards and inclined gradually away from each other in process of extending upward, and a connecting terminal having two elastic arms and a bent portion connecting the elastic arms together to make the connecting terminal show a substantial inverted-V shape. Two free ends of the elastic boards are bent inward to form two restraining portions. Two free ends of the elastic arms are arched outward to form two interfering portions. The connecting terminal is movably engaged with the pedestal terminal with the elastic arms restrained between the restraining portions, the interfering portions abutting against insides of the corresponding elastic boards and the bent portion projecting upward beyond the pedestal terminal.
US08210853B2	Reorientable electrical receptacle There is provided systems and methods for a reorientable electrical outlet. In one embodiment, a system includes a housing configured to be coupled to an electrical power source, the housing having a first rotation stop, and an electrical plug receptacle, mountable within the housing, the insert having a second rotation stop, the first and second rotation stops configured to cooperate with each other to limit rotation of the insert within the aperture at a number of degrees, wherein the plug receptacle is configured to receive an electrical plug.
US08210852B2	Artificial bones and methods of making same An artificial bone generally includes an outer wall defining an inner cavity and an inner core disposed within at least a portion of the inner cavity, wherein the inner core includes a porous material having stiffness within a range of stiffness properties for mammalian cancellous bone and strength within a range of strength properties for mammalian cancellous bone.
US08210846B2	Brushhead assembly-handle interface arrangement for a droplet jet system for cleaning teeth The interface structure includes a handle portion (12) having separate supply lines for gas and liquid, and a head portion (18) also having separate supply lines for gas and liquid, wherein the upper surface of the handle portion is configured relative to the lower surface of the head portion, with or without a separate locking member, that the gas and liquid lines in the handle connect in a fluid-sealing relationship with the gas and liquid lines in the head as the head portion is operatively positioned on the handle portion.
US08210845B1	Orthodontic pliers A two piece orthodontic pliers having a pair of arms separably hinged together, in which a first hinge portion on a first arm includes a shaft having a central, axially projecting protrusion, and a second hinge portion on a second arm includes a bore having a central recess for receiving the shaft and the central protrusion of the first hinge portion.
US08210840B2	Diaphragm flexure with large range and high load capacity A stamping structure for imprinting micro-sized features is provided. The stamping structure includes a flexure arrangement having one or more diaphragm flexures arranged in a series or parallel or hybrid configuration so as to manage load-capacity while still achieving adequate vertical and angular range of a sample supported on the one or more diaphragm flexures.
US08210835B2	Pump apparatus, assembling method of the same and washer system for vehicle In a pump apparatus of a washer system, a closure member closes an opening of a motor housing and an opening of a circuit box. The closure member includes a plurality of terminal receiving holes. Each corresponding terminal is inserted through a corresponding one of the terminal receiving holes. One end of each terminal is placed at an interior part of the pump apparatus and is electrically connected to a corresponding one of a motor received in the motor housing and a control circuit received in the circuit box while the other end of each terminal is placed at the exterior part of the pump apparatus and forms a connection contact that is electrically connectable with a corresponding connection contact of an external connector.
US08210833B2	Motor-driven compressor A motor-driven compressor includes a terminal housing made of an electrically insulating material and accommodating therein an electrical connecting portion which includes a connecting terminal connecting to a conductive member and an electric wire. The compressor includes a first seal member and a second seal member to seal the inside of the terminal housing from the outside thereof. The terminal housing has a distance-increasing portion that increases the communicating distance from a compressor housing to the electrical connecting portion in the terminal housing. The distance-increasing portion allows the pressures in the terminal housing and the compressor housing to be equalized.
US08210831B2	Piezoelectric pump A piezoelectric pump includes a diaphragm that defines a pump chamber between the diaphragm and a pump body, and a piezoelectric element bonded to a surface of the diaphragm. The piezoelectric element is a bimorph piezoelectric element in which a plurality of piezoelectric layers are stacked, including a neutral layer disposed in the approximate middle of the piezoelectric element in the thickness direction and that is not displaced. The piezoelectric element can be efficiently displaced because a neutral plane of the diaphragm and the piezoelectric element bonded therein is located in the neutral layer.
US08210829B2	Two-stage rotodynamic blood pump with axially movable rotor assembly for adjusting hydraulic performance characteristics A pump (10) includes a housing, a stator (20) supported in the housing, and a rotor assembly (30). The rotor assembly (30) includes a rotor (32) supported in the housing for rotation relative to the stator (20) about an axis (12). The rotor assembly (30) also includes a first impeller (34) operatively coupled to a first axial end of the rotor (32) for rotation with the rotor about the axis (12). The rotor assembly further includes a second impeller (36) operatively coupled to a second axial end of the rotor (32), opposite the first axial end, for rotation with the rotor about the axis (12). The rotor assembly (30) is movable along the axis (12) relative to the housing to adjust hydraulic performance characteristics of the pump (10).
US08210826B2	Controlled liquid injection and blending apparatus A liquid injection and ratio control system is provided for blending an additive into a main flow line at a controlled ratio. The system automatically detects variances in temperature, pressure, and additive concentration and provides compensation thereto. The system also provides for automatic flow detection, calibration responsive to a level gauge, automated data collection, and wireless bi-directional communication.
US08210822B2	Dovetail for steam turbine rotating blade and rotor wheel A dovetail for a steam turbine rotating blade and rotor wheel is provided. The dovetail design comprises a rotating blade curved axial entry dovetail having a four hook profile and a rotor wheel dovetail slot sized to receive the blade dovetail. The blade dovetail and wheel dovetail slot each comprise a plurality of slanted crush surfaces, a plurality of non-contact surfaces, and a plurality of necks that each provide a transition between a slanted crush surface to a non-contact surface. Each neck comprises a slant angle defined by the transition of the slanted crush surface to the non-contact surface. The slant angle ranges from about 60 degrees to about 82 degrees.
US08210819B2	Airfoil structure shim An airfoil structure, shim, and retention member combination includes an airfoil structure, a retention member and a shim. The airfoil structure may define a first recess. The retention member may define a second recess. The first and second recesses may define a cavity. The shim may include a main body and a plurality of first fins extending outwardly from a first side of the main body. The first fins may further extend transverse to a longitudinal axis of the main body. The shim may be positioned in the cavity such that the first fins extend in a direction substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the cavity.
US08210817B2	Wind turbine utilizing wind directing slats Various embodiments of a wind turbine are disclosed having a support structure with a rotor disposed about the support structure and having first and second scoops. Each of the scoops can have medial and lateral openings, and the medial opening can include a plurality of apertures that remain open during a complete rotation of the rotor.
US08210814B2	Crossflow turbine airfoil A turbine airfoil includes pressure and suction sidewalls extending axially in chord between opposite leading and trailing edges. The sidewalls are spaced transversely apart to define flow channels extending longitudinally and separated chordally by partitions bridging the sidewalls. A perforate partition includes a row of crossover holes extending obliquely therethrough.
US08210810B2	Rotor turning device for wind turbine generator and rotor turning method A rotor turning device for a wind turbine generator which can be used without having to modify the existing wind turbine generator. A rotor turning device includes, on the inner periphery, a first member acting as a fixing member for fixing to a coupling hub, and on the outer periphery, a second member acting as an operating member to which operational force for rotating a rotation axis of the wind turbine generator. A pair of the first members embracingly fixes to the coupling hub of a coupling, while the second member attaches to the pair of first members to form a handle-like shape.
US08210808B2	Pump insert and assembly A pump insert (128) has an inner surface which in use defines a portion of a volute (124) of a pump (110) wherein said pump insert (128) is adapted to be coupled with a pump casing (116) by an inter-engaging profiled coupling arrangement (166). In one disclosed embodiment the pump insert (128) is adapted to engage a pump casing closure plate (148) which is locatable about a pump shaft (112) and between the pump inert (148) and the pump casing (110).
US08210807B2	Gas turbine airfoil assemblies and methods of repair Gas turbine airfoil assemblies and methods of repair are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: separating the airfoil from the platform; forming a depression in the platform, the depression being sized and shaped to receive a replacement airfoil; and affixing the replacement airfoil within the depression such that the replacement airfoil is attached to the platform.
US08210802B2	Turbine casing The turbine casing as described herein may include a first section flange, a second section flange, the first section flange and the second section flange meeting at a joint, and a heat sink positioned about the joint.
US08210801B2	Systems and methods of reducing heat loss from a gas turbine during shutdown A method operates a gas turbine that includes a compressor section, a turbine section and an extraction cooling system. The method includes monitoring an operation of the gas turbine, directing a cooling air flow through the extraction cooling system from the compressor section to the turbine section in response to normal operation of the gas turbine, and directing a warming air flow through the extraction cooling system to the compressor section and the turbine section in response to shutdown of the gas turbine.
US08210800B2	Integrated actuator module for gas turbine engine An actuator module for a gas turbine engine includes a multiple of actuators mounted within a common actuator housing.
US08210795B2	Flow-guiding device and fan assembly A flow-guiding device, connected between two fans disposed in series and rotating in the same rotation direction, includes a main frame and a plurality of flow-guiding pieces. The flow-guiding pieces are connected with the main frame. Each of the flow-guiding pieces is disposed corresponding to the stationary flow guiding device of the above fan so as to form a completed flow guiding device. A fan assembly including the flow-guiding device is also disclosed.
US08210790B1	Pallet and product protector A pallet and product protector for use with a forklift having a carriage assembly and a pair of L-shaped forks, including a horizontally elongated plate having a pair of cutouts defined in the lower edge thereof, each cutout being sized and shaped to receive a horizontal tong of an L-shaped fork, and a vertically elongated plate disposed rearward of the horizontally elongated plate and coupled thereto by a pivotable coupling.
US08210789B2	Method of assembling substrate transfer device and transfer system unit for the same An assembly method of assembling a substrate transfer device including: a transfer system unit forming step of fixing a robot and a substrate container retainer to a divided body which composes a part of the substrate transfer device and is formed separably on a main structural body as a residual part of the substrate transfer device, thereby forming a transfer system unit; an operation examination step of examining whether the robot fixed to the transfer system unit can operate as a part of the substrate transfer device or not; and a mounting step of mounting the transfer system unit on the main structural body of the substrate transfer device after the operation examination step.
US08210786B2	Fastening device A fastening device for fixing a member to be fixed to a fixing member through a screw, the fastening device includes: a top plate portion; and a pair of leg piece portions respectively suspended from the two side edges of the top plate portion, wherein the top plate portion includes two pairs of first elastic securing pieces disposed opposed to each other for defining a first screw hole formed in the screw, and two pairs of regulating pieces respectively interposed between the first elastic securing pieces for defining a first guide hole having a diameter larger than the first screw hole.
US08210785B1	Decorative cap and nut for toilet base A decorative cap and nut for securing a toilet base to a floor includes a top substantially disc-shaped member having an upper disc surface and a lower disc surface. The diameter of said disc-shaped member is substantially greater than the thickness thereof so as to lie substantially flush with the toilet base. A coaxial cylindrically shaped stem extends vertically downwardly from the top and is connected to the lower disc surface. The stem includes an internal thread adapted to be threaded onto a floor bolt that extends upwardly through an aperture in the toilet base. A slot in the upper disc surface can be engaged by a tool for rotating the top and an O-ring located on the under disc surface seals the disc-shaped member to the upper surface of the toilet base. A plug fits within the slot to hide the same. The stem and top can be integrally formed in a single piece or can be made of more than one piece joined together.
US08210782B2	Machine tool A machine tool, wherein the front face of a base of the machine tool is formed in a single plane and a jig for fixing a workpiece to be machined with a tool is installed extending forwardly from a vertical intermediate front part of the base that defines an area between right and left lateral end front parts of the base having the vertical overall length portions or the vertical roughly overall length portions at right and left end parts of the front face formed in the single plane is formed detachably from the other portions of the base. The jig for fixing the work machined with the tool may be installed in the state of being extended from the vertical intermediate position of the front face in a forward direction.
US08210777B2	Cutting insert, milling tool and cutting method An object of the invention is to provide a cutting insert suitably usable even in a cutting. A cutting insert of the invention is formed in a substantially plate shape, wherein a groove part (6) is formed in a flank face (4), a main cutting edge (5) is composed of a plurality of main cutting edge divisions (5a) divided by the groove part (6), and a concave part (7) depressed in a rake face (2) is formed in a vicinity corresponding to each of the main cutting edge divisions (5) in the rake face (2).
US08210772B2	Soil vapor extraction remediation system with vapor stream separation A soil remediation system comprises an in-ground extraction well and separation apparatus connected to receive extracted soil vapors from the extraction well. The separation apparatus comprises plural pressure swing adsorption (PSA) components, respective ones of the PSA components containing a respective adsorption medium adapted to adsorb a respective species contained in the extracted soil vapors, the plural PSA components being connected in a serial succession to provide respective desorbed species flow streams of the respective species from the respective PSA components, some of the species being re-injected into the ground.
US08210765B2	Washing brush A brush having a body with scrubbing means (6), a compartment for washing liquid and a channelling means (18) is provided. The brush has first (12) and second apertures for fluid communication between surfaces of the brush and the compartment The brush is particularly suitable for cleaning of non-horizontal surfaces.
US08210763B2	Applicator for applying a cosmetic product to keratinous material An applicator for applying a product to keratinous material, may include a rod and an application member fixed to one end of the rod. The application member may include a core extending from the rod and being fixed relative to the rod. The application member also may include an outer casing including a fixation zone and an application zone. The outer casing may define an inner cavity in which the core is located, and the outer casing may be fixed to one end of the rod at the fixation zone. The outer casing may be free relative to the core, at least over part of the application zone. In addition, the fixation zone of the outer casing may be fixed to the rod and to the core between portions of the rod and the core.
US08210761B2	Cosmetic package with integrally molded wiper A rigid low cost cosmetic container is provided wherein the basic elements, a tubular container and an applicator wand, are integrally formed as a unitary body. The wand extends inwardly from the top of the container into a product reservoir to form of an applicator end. The wand extends upwardly from the top end of the container to form a handle which may be provided in dimensions approximating the cap on a saleable package. The container and wand are separated by a frangible connection in the top end of the container. The bottom margin of the container sidewall is provided with a substantially reduced thickness to permit the container to be pinched and hermetically sealed after the product reservoir is filled with a quantity of product.
US08210758B2	Guiding a hand-operated printer A method for use in guiding a hand-operated printer positioned over a print medium includes determining a position of the hand-operated printer relative to the print medium; and generating on a display screen a virtual image of at least a portion of an area under the hand-operated printer, corresponding to the position of the hand-operated printer.
US08210754B2	Radial roller bearing having hollow rollers A radial roller bearing shafts in wind turbine transmissions, which includes an external bearing ring with an inner runway, an internal bearing ring arranged coaxial thereto which has an outer raceway and roller bodies on runways between bearing rings spaced circumferentially by a bearing cage and distributed uniformly on a circumference replaced by hollow rollers. To prevent slip, the hollow rollers have a greater diameter and lower modulus of elasticity ensuring, in a load-free state, continuous contact by the radial roller bearing with the bearing rings and continuous drive for the bearing cage and roller bodies at kinematic rotation speed. The hollow rollers have increased bending fatigue strength, and their inner envelope surfaces are formed by mechanical processing for further inherent compression stresses of at least −200 MPa, superimposed on the hollow rollers maximum load stress along with the inherent compression stresses resulting from their heat treatment.
US08210752B2	Wheel supporting device A rolling bearing is provided on an outer peripheral surface of a hub spindle of a hub wheel on which a wheel is mounted. Opposite side face splines, which, by meshing with each other, couple the hub spindle and an outer ring of a constant velocity joint torque-transmittably, are respectively formed on an end face of the hub spindle and on an end face of the outer ring of the constant velocity joint which is abutted against this end face. A tubular seal member for covering outer peripheries of the opposite side face splines is disposed so as to straddle an inner ring of the rolling bearing and the outer ring of the constant velocity joint, while maintaining a sealing state.
US08210745B2	Extremity imaging apparatus for cone beam computed tomography An apparatus for cone beam computed tomography of lower leg portions of a patient has a radiation source and a source transport actuable to move the source along an arcuate source path within a housing, from one side of a circumferential gap to the other and has a radius R2 about a center. A housing is provided for placement of the patient's foot. A digital radiation detector has a detector transport actuable to move the detector along an arcuate detector path within the housing, the detector path having a radius R1 about the center and concentric with the source path, wherein R1 is less than R2, and wherein the detector path extends from one side of the pedestal indent to the other. A gap closure apparatus is movable to a position that continues the detector path across the circumferential gap and encloses the detector path.
US08210741B2	Apparatus for thermal characterization under non-uniform heat load An apparatus determines cooling characteristics of an operational cooling device used for transferring heat from an electronic device. The operational cooling device is thermally coupled to a heat pipe. The heat pipe has an exposed surface for selective application of heat thereon. Heat from a localized heat source is selectively applied to at least one region of the exposed surface. The heat source is preferably capable of being varied both positionally relative to the exposed surface and in heat intensity. A heat shield is preferably positioned around the exposed surface of the heat pipe to isolate the operational cooling device from the heat from the localized heat source. A temperature detector repeatedly measures a temperature distribution across the exposed surface while the cooling device is in a heat transfer mode. The temperature distribution is then used to thermally characterize the operational cooling device.
US08210737B2	Food preparation method A cooking apparatus includes a spatula assembly and a cooking container comprising an upper access opening and an inner, cooking surface having a spherical surface portion. The spatula assembly includes a spatula driver and a curved spatula pivotally mounted to the cooking container for moving along the cooking surface and about a pivot axis between first and second positions. The pivot axis passes through the center point of the spherical surface portion. The spatula assembly may be constructed so that at least one of the first and second positions is above the pivot axis. The curved spatula may also include a spatula body having an outer surface and a barrier member extending radially inwardly from the outer surface, the outer surface contacting the cooking surface of the cooking container.
US08210734B2	Combinational LED lamp A combinational LED lamp includes an insulating housing, a first conductive contact, a second conductive contact, and an LED body. The insulating housing includes a first engaging surface with a first engaging portion and a second engaging surface with a second engaging portion. The first engaging portion is engaged with the second engaging portion. The two conductive contacts are all fixed on the insulating housing. Both the two conductive contacts include an integral internal section and two exposure sections exposing at the first engaging surface and the second engaging surface of the insulating housing. Two terminals of the LED body are each electrically connected with the internal section of the first conductive contact and of the second conductive contact. Therefore, multiple LED-lamp units can be incorporated so as to form various configurations of LED-lamp combinations.
US08210732B2	Light guide plate, light guide plate assembly, and planar lighting device and liquid crystal display device using these A light guide plate includes a light exit plane and a light entrance end, is formed into a shape having a thickness in a direction orthogonal to the light exit plane, the thickness being gradually larger as being farther from the light entrance end, and contains scattering particles dispersed therein, and a light guide plate assembly includes the light guide plate and a prism sheet which includes a plurality of prisms arrayed in parallel with each other, and is arranged so that vertex angles of the prisms face the light exit plane. The scattering particles scatter light entering from the light entrance end and propagating in the light guide plate, which satisfy Expressions (1) and (2) below, and vertex angles of the prisms of the prism satisfy Expression (3) and (4) below. 1.1≦ΦNPLGKC≦8.2 (1) 0.005≦KC≦0.1 (2) 55°≦θ≦80° (3) 0°≦θ1≦15° and 30°≦θ2≦45° (4)
US08210731B2	Light guide plate, and planar lighting device and liquid crystal display device using the same The transparent light guide plate includes a rectangular light exit surface, a thick portion positioned at substantially a central portion of the surface, thin edge portions formed in parallel on both sides of the thick portion, a parallel groove accommodating a bar-like light source and being formed at substantially a center of the thick portion and inclined rear portions whose thickness is reduced from the thick portion toward the thin edge portions. An end portion of the groove is narrowed toward the surface symmetrically to a center line of the groove in a sectional shape thereof according to a ratio of a peak value of illuminance or luminance of emitted light at a first portion of the surface corresponding to the groove to an average value thereof at second portions corresponding to the inclined rear portions. The planar lighting device includes the light guide plate. The liquid crystal display device includes the planar lighting device.
US08210725B2	Light bar A light bar has several modular light source heads which may contain different types of light sources as well as different technologies mounted in cages by shock absorbing grommets. The cages are mounted on a bottom member so that the heads can be arranged along opposite sides and the ends of the bottom members. The heads are captured, and assembled with the bottom member, by a top member which also captures translucent or transparent members or lenses along the sides of the light bar and, transparent or translucent end caps which may also provide lenses for the light source heads at the ends of the bar. The end caps are removably connected to the top and bottom members at the ends of the bar by screws extending through the end caps. The light source modules have the same wiring connected thereto by connectors from a connector board to connectors along the back ends of the light source heads. The top member is attached to posts extending from the bottom member by screws so as to enable removal of the top member to expose the light source modules. The modules at the end of the light bar are exposed upon removal of the end caps thereby permitting the light source modules to be installed, removed for servicing, and the interchange of different modular heads to obtain a desired compliment of light sources, which may be of different types and technologies, or may not be installed if desired to meet customers' orders.
US08210723B2	LED lens array optic with a highly uniform illumination pattern An LED (light emitting diode) illumination device that can generate a uniform light output illumination pattern. The illumination source includes an array of LEDs. Forward of the LEDs is an array of negative lens surfaces. At a distance from the LED the width W of the lens and the spacing D between the LEDs enhances creating the uniform light output illumination pattern. The negative lens surface can be non-symmetric and take a conic or conic-like shape.
US08210718B2	Light source module A light source module includes a light bar and a stiffened bar. The light bar includes a flexible circuit strip and a plurality of light sources. The light sources are disposed on the flexible circuit strip along an extension direction of the flexible circuit strip. The stiffened bar overlaps the flexible circuit strip and is disposed on a face of the flexible circuit strip having the light sources. The stiffened bar surrounds at least one side of each light source and exposes the light sources. The rigidity of the stiffened bar is larger than the flexible circuit strip.
US08210712B2	LED lamp device A LED lamp device includes a power unit serially linking a plurality of LED lamp sets by a power cord. The power unit has a regulating circuit, power switch, and an indicator. Each LED lamp set includes a metal heat sink which can be fixed to a specific position by bolts, clamping, gluing, or other method. The metal heat sink has at least one and five most LEDs. The LEDs can be arranged to a metal circuit board, print circuit board, or directly mounted on surface of the metal heat sink. A lens having a receiving space is arranged above the plurality of LEDs.
US08210711B2	Light The invention relates to a light (1) especially a wall or ceiling light protected from spray water and used to receive at least one long gas discharge lamp (5), said light comprising a closed housing formed by an at least transparent base part (3) which can be mounted in a fixed location and holds electrical devices, and an at least transparent coupling part (2). The base part (3) and the coupling part (2) are injection-molded from the same charges of thermoplastic material in a common mold which is essentially symmetrical in terms of the injection process, and overlap along peripheral edges on both sides, one edge being an insertion edge (10) and the other edge being embodied as a U-shaped receiving element (9) for receiving the insertion edge (10). According to the invention, taking into consideration the characteristic features of the transparent or translucent plastic material and the requirements of large-scale production, the light is designed in such a way that the U-shaped receiving element (9) comprises a seal (14) consisting of an elastomer foam forming a smooth outer skin, and the inner wall (15) of the light is provided with a surface structure improving the adhesion, for receiving the seal (14).
US08210707B2	Flashlight structure Provided is an improved flashlight structure applicable to a flashlight for use at special sites. The flashlight structure includes a press switch whose protruding end is constantly received in a recessed area. Therefore, should the flashlight be dropped, with the press switch facing down, the press switch will not be pressed inward (and hence turned on or off) by accident. Also, the flashlight structure includes a partition plate for separating batteries in the flashlight and preventing the batteries from overheating due to close contact. A lighting unit connected to the open end of the flashlight structure is peripherally provided with ribs of different widths for engaging with the corresponding slots and thus positioning the lighting unit properly. An annular isolation portion in the middle section of the press switch is tightly engaged with the inner periphery of an end hole of the flashlight structure to prevent entry of external moisture.
US08210703B2	Headlamp that may be dismantled The headlamp comprises a fixture with a head strap, and a floodlight. The floodlight comprises a lamp body and a lamp receptacle, being characterized in that the head body and lamp receptacle of the floodlight is an integrally formed unit. The fixture mount may be removed from the floodlight such that the floodlight is used an ordinary flashlight, independent of the fixture mount.
US08210701B2	Lighting device and display device having the same Disclosed herein is a lighting device including a blue light-emitting element adapted to emit a blue light beam; and a green phosphor layer which is disposed apart from the blue light-emitting element and can function as a light diffusion layer, the green phosphor layer including a green phosphor adapted to emit green fluorescence when excited by the blue light beam, the green phosphor having a refractive index of 1.49 or more and a quantum efficiency of 79% or more.
US08210699B2	Wavelength converting system An embodiment of the invention discloses a wavelength converting system. The wavelength converting system comprises: a wavelength converter having a first area and a second area; a first light source disposed under the first area and inducing a first mixed light being visible above the first area; a second light source disposed under the second area and inducing a second mixed light being visible above the second area; and a carrier supporting the first light source and the second light source. The first light source and the second light source have a dominant wavelength difference of 1 nm˜20 nm, and the first mixed light and the second mixed light have a color temperature difference less than 100K.
US08210698B2	Phosphor layer having enhanced thermal conduction and light sources utilizing the phosphor layer A light-conversion composition and light sources utilizing that composition are disclosed. The light-conversion composition includes a transparent carrier medium, a phosphor-conversion medium, and a heat-conducting medium. The transparent carrier medium is transparent to light at first and second wavelengths. The phosphor-conversion medium converts light of the first wavelength to light of the second wavelength, the phosphor-conversion medium being dispersed in the transparent carrier medium. The heat-conducting medium has a thermal resistance that is less than that of the carrier medium. The heat-conducting medium is dispersed in the transparent carrier medium such that the heat-conducting medium is present in a concentration sufficient to yield a net thermal resistance that is less than 90 percent of the carrier thermal resistance. The heat-conducting medium can include particles of a transparent crystalline material, such as silicon, diamond, or sapphire.
US08210696B2	Angle-adjustable auxiliary vehicle mirror An angle-adjustable auxiliary vehicle mirror includes a base and a mirror. The base has a concave rest with a threaded hole. The mirror fits in a concave chamber of the base, with an auxiliary lens combined on top, having an arc-shaped convex formed at the bottom to engage with the concave rest. An opening is bored in the arc-shaped convex. A washer with a through hole is put on the arc-shaped convex. A screw is orderly inserted through the through hole and the opening to engage with the threaded hole to keep the mirror positioned, with the arc-shaped convex contacting with the concave rest. With the screw not tightly engaged with the mirror, the arc-shaped convex can axially slide on the concave rest to alter the angle of the mirror.
US08210694B1	Pair of concave mirrors for projecting non-inverted real images The optical device projects a three dimensional image into free space. A series of minors are aligned thereby allowing an image reflect three times between the two minors. The distance between the mirrors may be altered, changing the size and orientation of the final image. In other arrangements, the minors are aligned to permit an image to reflect five times. The minors of the device are concave, may be spherical or parabolic, and may be fragments of a spherical or parabolic minor.
US08210693B2	Projection type image display apparatus and projection optical system A projection type image display apparatus includes: a light source; an illumination optical system that uniformly illuminates beams, which are emitted from the light source, on a surface of an image modulation element as a primary image plane; and a projection optical system that projects image information of the primary image plane modulated by the image modulation element on a screen as a secondary image plane in an enlarged manner. The projection optical system includes a first optical system having a positive refractive power and including a plurality of transmissive surfaces, and a second optical system having a positive refractive power and including a concave reflective surface. The first optical system has a first reflective surface disposed between any surfaces of the plurality of transmissive surfaces, and a second reflective surface disposed between the first optical system and second optical system.
US08210692B2	Illuminating device, image display device, and mirror unit A mirror unit of the present invention includes a base member constituted of an upper plate portion, a lower plate portion, a connecting portion connecting the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion, and wall portions. A mirror holder for holding a mirror is pivotally supported between the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion. A recess is formed in the wall portions. An adjuster is mounted in the recess. Screw holes extend through the recess, and adjusting screws are engaged in the screw holes. Lifting amounts of plate portions of the adjuster can be adjusted by the adjusting screws. The tilt angle of the mirror is adjusted so that the mirror is properly tilted with respect to a light flux from either one of two lamps.
US08210689B2	Projection system A total internal reflection prism comprises at least two subprisms. The at least two subprisms define an airgap of a uniform thickness following a one-dimensional curve.
US08210683B2	No-history method for intraocular lens power adjustment after excimer laser refractive surgery Systems and methods for using a new corneal ratio, referred to as the Geggel ratio, to estimate how much treatment a patient received at an original myopic or mixed astigmatism excimer laser refractive surgery. The Geggel ratio represents the ratio of the measure of a pre-IOL central pachymetry to a measure of a pre-IOL superior pachymetry. The estimated laser ablation depth (ELAD) is used in a derived linear regression equation to determine an IOL power adjustment that is added to the standard SRK/T formula used to determine IOL power.
US08210682B2	Method and apparatus for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's using non-invasive eye tomography by Teraherts The primary objective of the present method and apparatus is to provide a transportable diagnosis system for a reliable method to examine the conditions of a human eye lens. The method provides precise and safe technique for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) which is not involved brain surgery or biopsy. The detection of deposited amyloid plaque in the eyes of the patient has been discovered to be a possible diagnosis solution. The disclosed method uses Terahertz waves in both time and frequency domains instead of laser for scanning the eye of the AD patient to precisely image the amyloid layer non-evasively in real time and to map the deposited plaque with high resolution which can easily distinguish the abnormality of an AD patient with the comparison of the patient eye lens test to the available signature of a normal person and the signature of a person with common age-related cataracts.
US08210678B1	Multiband contrast-enhancing light filter and polarized sunglass lens comprising same The invention is a polarized sunglass lens that comprises a multiband contrast enhancer to provide relatively high light transmittance for portions of the red, green, and blue spectra, while blocking UV and visible violet wavelengths, and optionally blocking deep-red wavelengths, in a single lens layer which when positioned as the front lens layer also protects the internal lens layers from UV-induced degradation. The multiband contrast enhancer comprises a combination of a copper halide or copper indium compound with rare-earth oxides in a heat-treated glass composition, or a combination of narrowband and sharp-cut absorbing dyes in a plastic composition, and provides attenuation of the UV and violet spectrum, thus protecting the user's eyes and the internal layers and colorants from UV-induced damage while providing enhanced optical contrast, color saturation, and visual acuity for the wearer.
US08210674B2	Liquid droplet jetting apparatus An ink-jet printer has a line ink-jet head which includes a plurality of heat units arranged in two rows in a zigzag form along a main scanning direction, and a spur which is arranged to be in line in the main scanning direction, with a first head unit belonging to one row, and to overlap a second head unit adjacent to the first head unit, which belongs to the other row, in a direction intersecting the main scanning direction. The spur presses a recording paper from a side of the head unit. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress curling of the recording paper in a direction intersecting a transport direction.
US08210673B2	Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes: a first retainer and a second retainer arranged side by side in a thrust direction, the first and second retainers being rotatable and retaining a long recording medium wound therearound; a guide mechanism that draws the recording medium wound around the first retainer in the thrust direction and guides the recording medium in a direction in which the recording medium can be wound around the second retainer; and a recording unit that performs a first recording process on the recording medium wound in a single layer around and retained by the first retainer under rotation of the first retainer and a second recording process on the recording medium wound in a single layer around and retained by the second retainer under rotation of the second retainer.
US08210671B2	Ink loader with access synchronization An ink loader for a phase change ink imaging device includes an automated access control system that enables ink stick insertion based on user initiated ink load requests with reference to the operating state of the imaging device.
US08210669B2	Fluid container The cartridge case of an ink cartridge has cover panels removably attached to both sides of a case core. A locking mechanism that can be disengaged and holds the cover panels to the case core forcibly elastically deforms the first latch plates of the cover panel, and engages or disengages the first protruding catch of the case core. Elastic deformation of the first latch plates is limited by the locking tab of the other cover panel, and as long as the other cover panel is not removed from the case core, the locking mechanism will not disengage and the one cover panel will not separate from the case core.
US08210666B2	Liquid supplying device, liquid discharging device, and method of controlling liquid discharging device A liquid supplying device includes a liquid tank storing liquid that is supplied to a consumption object that consumes the liquid, a transfer pump for transferring the liquid stored in the liquid tank, an auxiliary tank temporarily storing the liquid transferred by the transfer pump before supplying the liquid to the consumption object, and a return pipe disposed so as to return the liquid to the liquid tank from the auxiliary tank when an amount of the liquid stored in the auxiliary tank becomes greater than or equal to a certain amount.
US08210664B2	Printhead with matched resonant damping structure A printhead that has at least one printhead integrated circuit (IC) with an array of nozzles for ejecting ink and a support structure for supporting the printhead IC. The support structure has an ink conduit for supplying the array of nozzles with ink. The conduit has a set of resonant frequencies at which ink in the conduit generates a standing wave in response to certain operating modes of the array of nozzle. A fluidic damper is incorporated into printhead, the damper having a selected resonant frequency that damps the standing waves associated with each of the set of resonant frequencies such that they have an amplitude less than a maximum threshold.
US08210661B2	Stacked slice printhead A side-firing printhead comprises a stack that includes a plurality of slices, wherein each slice includes a PCB trigger layer and a diaphragm layer, the PCB trigger layer controls the flow of ink from the diaphragm layer, a first side of the diaphragm layer includes at least one cavity that delivers ink via one or more aperture braces. An aperture plate is coupled to one side of the stack to interface to the diaphragm layers contained therein, wherein the aperture plate contains a plurality of apertures that are located at each aperture brace. A first bracket is disposed on the top of the stack and a second bracket is disposed on the bottom of the stack, wherein at least one fastener couples the second bracket to the first bracket such that a predetermined amount of pressure is applied to the stack.
US08210659B2	Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus, and piezoelectric element A liquid ejecting head includes: pressure generation chambers which communicate with nozzle orifices; and piezoelectric elements which induce pressure change in the pressure generation chambers and each include a first electrode, a piezoelectric body layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the side opposite to the first electrode of the piezoelectric body layer, wherein the piezoelectric body layer includes two dielectric films having the substantially same interstitial distance and an intervening layer provided between the two dielectric films and having a different interstitial distance from that of the dielectric film.
US08210652B2	Printing head and method of manufacturing printing head A printing head is provided by which, even when the stress is caused by a connecting section between a printing element substrate-side electrode terminal and a lead when the connecting section is heated and is subsequently cooled, the connecting section can be suppressed from having a deteriorated reliability. The printing head is structured so that the electrode pads are connected to the inner leads via stud bumps. The connection between the electrode pad and the stud bump is performed by applying ultrasonic oscillation to the connecting part in the first direction while the electrode pad is having a contact with the stud bump. The connection between the inner lead and the stud bump is performed by applying ultrasonic oscillation to the connecting part in the second direction intersecting with the first direction while the inner lead is having a contact with the stud bump.
US08210650B2	Liquid discharge head A liquid discharge head comprises a discharge port forming member having formed therein a discharge port arranged corresponding to an energy generating element which generates energy to eject a liquid and a flow path forming member for forming a flow path to supply ink to the discharge port. At least one of the discharge port forming member and the flow path forming member is made of a cured material of a composition containing an epoxy resin and a phenol resin having a higher oxygen equivalent than that of the epoxy resin.
US08210647B2	Inkjet printing head To form an inkjet printing head which is not deteriorated in printing quality or broken in production processes, a rib capable of being displaced upon receiving an influence of stress resulting from a sealant is installed at a position opposing the long side face of a printing element substrate, and the sealant is used to seal between the ribs and the printing element substrate.
US08210643B2	Liquid droplet jetting apparatus A liquid droplet jetting apparatus includes a jetting head unit which has a nozzle which jets droplets of a liquid, and a heat generating section, a suction port which is formed in the jetting head unit, and which opens near the nozzle, and a suction device which sucks air around the nozzle from the suction port, and cools down the heat generating section of the jetting head unit by the air which is sucked. Since the heat generating portion is cooled down by the air sucked from the suction port by the suction device, it is possible to reduce a possibility of the heat of the heat generating section being transferred to the jetting head unit, and destabilizing an operation of the jetting head unit. Moreover, since the suction port opens near the nozzle, it is possible to suck fine liquid droplets together with air around the nozzle.
US08210641B2	Liquid ejection head, liquid ejection apparatus, and manufacturing method of liquid ejection head A liquid ejection head includes an energy-generating element arranged on a semiconductor substrate, a barrier layer deposited on the semiconductor substrate for forming a liquid chamber in the periphery of the energy-generating element, and a nozzle sheet bonded on the barrier layer and having a nozzle formed at a position opposing the energy-generating element, in which the liquid ejection head ejects liquid contained in the liquid chamber from the nozzle as liquid droplets by the energy-generating element, and the barrier layer is provided with a plurality of depressions, each having an independent contour, arranged within a range, which is separated from the border of the barrier layer, on an adhesive region adhering to the nozzle sheet.
US08210639B2	Ink supply devices An ink supply device includes a cartridge mounting portion to which an ink cartridge is configured to be mounted by being inserted thereinto in an insertion direction. The ink supply device further includes a controller configured to determine a type of the ink cartridge based on first determination information initially stored during an insertion of the ink cartridge into the cartridge mounting portion and second determination information finally stored during the insertion of the ink cartridge into the cartridge mounting portion.
US08210635B2	Printing apparatus and printing method A printer comprising: an image former that forms a plurality of images on a plurality of sheets; a circulation transfer route composed of a first transfer route that transfers each sheet fed from a feeding route toward a discharging route, and a second transfer route that is branched from the first transfer route and returns each sheet received from the first transfer route to the first transfer route; a printing rate detector that detects a printing rate of each image; a circulation number determiner that determines a circulation number of each sheet on the circulation transfer route based on the printing rate of each image; a scheduling coordinator that coordinates a sheet transfer schedule based on the circulation number of each sheet; and a transfer drive controller that controls quantities described in the sheet transfer schedule by controlling driving mechanisms on the circulation transfer route and switching between the first and second transfer routes based on the schedule.
US08210630B2	Method for driving liquid ejector A method for driving a liquid ejector (1) provided with a piezoelectric actuator (7) including a piezoelectric ceramic layer (6) having a size covering a plurality of pressurizing chambers (2). An arbitrary piezoelectric deformation region (8) of the liquid ejector (1) is deflected in one thickness direction and the opposite direction individually by applying a driving voltage waveform including a first voltage (−VL) and an equivalent second voltage (+VL) of the opposite polarity in order to vary the volume of the pressurizing chambers (2) of a corresponding liquid droplet ejecting portion (4), and a liquid droplet is ejected through a communicating nozzle (3). Since gradual creep deformation of the inactive region (16) of the piezoelectric ceramic layer (6) is prevented, the ink droplet ejection performance is maintained at a good level over a long period.
US08210629B2	Method for measuring ink flow rate in an inkjet printhead A method of determining the state of a printhead/cartridge in a thermal inkjet printer. An inkjet printhead undergoes a jetting operation in which a jetting frequency is selected and a corresponding steady state printhead temperature is known. The printhead is heated to the steady state temperature. Then the printhead is jetted with all nozzles for a predetermined period of time. Temperature samples from the printhead are obtained and the change in the printhead temperature for a short period of time is used to determine a slope in the temperature change. From the slope of printhead temperature changes, the ink flow rate through the printhead can be determined. The flow rate of ink through the printhead can be used to determine the various states of the printhead, including out of ink, clogged, deprimed, a taped printhead, etc.
US08210626B2	Elevation adjustment apparatus for shelf in refrigerator In order to allow a user to conveniently adjust the elevation of the shelf, simplify the structure not to generate noise, stably maintain the selected position of the shelf, and rapidly and considerably adjusting the elevation of the shelf, the present invention discloses an elevation adjustment apparatus for a shelf in a refrigerator comprises a shaft lengthily provided up and down in the inside of the refrigerator; a shelf moved up and down along the shaft; an operating lever hinged to the shelf and having a through hole through which the shaft penetrates; and an elastic member pushing the operating lever to contact the through hole to the shelf and hook them so that the up and down movement of the shelf is selectively restricted.
US08210623B2	Sliding assembly with damping device A slide assembly with a damping device includes a first rail, a second rail, a first support frame, a second support frame, a rack and a damper. The second rail is movable longitudinally relative to the first rail. The first support frame is fixed to the first rail, and the second support frame is fixed to the second rail. The rack is connected to the first support frame. The damper is connected to the second support frame and includes a box and a gear which is pivotally connected to the box. The box includes a damping material received therein. When the second rail is moved relative to the first rail, the gear is driven by the rack and rotates while the damping material provides a damping force to the movement of the second rail.
US08210621B2	Vehicle brake device A vehicle brake device is configured to limit a drop in a final target braking force when an abrupt deceleration is performed by the driver. The vehicle brake device has a brake operating element, a master cylinder and a controller. The brake operating element is operated by the driver of a vehicle. The master cylinder is operatively coupled to the brake operating element to generate a fluid pressure in accordance with an operation of the brake operating element. The controller calculates a target deceleration rate based on the fluid pressure of the master cylinder and controls a braking force of the vehicle in accordance with the target deceleration rate. The controller is limits a decrease in the target deceleration rate during an abrupt deceleration caused by the operation of the brake operating element by the driver.
US08210613B2	Swivel seat with adjustable swivel resistance A swiveling seat comprises a seat bottom, a swivel mechanism and a swivel resistance system. The swivel mechanism allows the seat bottom to rotate at least partially around a first axis of rotation. The swivel resistance system may include a first member that rotates with the swivel mechanism, a second member that is fixedly positioned relative to the swiveling of the swivel mechanism and an operator adjustable resistance control that is operated by the vehicle operator to bias the second member into the first member so as to vary the resistance required to swivel the operator's seat.
US08210607B2	Vehicle seat A headrest is attached to a square frame-shaped seatback frame so that the headrest can be moved back and forth by an upper lever. The upper lever is connected by a connection rod to a lower lever provided at the seatback frame. Left and right connection arms of a rear collision detector are attached to the lower lever. Backward movement of the rear collision detector moves forward the headrest via the connection rod and the upper lever. The connection arms of the rear collision detector are fixed to the lower lever, held at a predetermined angle.
US08210602B2	Automobile roof structure An automobile roof structure in which each end of the roof reinforcement member is connected to a roof side rail via a bracket, the base end of the bracket is fixed to the end of the roof reinforcement member, a base plate of the bracket has upstanding sections that extend to a head edge of the base plate, the upper end of an upstanding end edge of each upstanding section abuts the upper end of a vehicle interior side-surface of the roof side rail, a gap is provided between the lower portion of the upstanding end edge and the side surface. A rotational moment M that is induced in the roof side rail by a collision load acting from the center pillar is not transmitted to the roof reinforcement member 4.
US08210601B2	Vehicle body structure A crash can with a cross-shaped cross section is provided between a side frame and a bumper beam. The crash can connects to an end portion of the side frame in a state where its four projecting portions are directed respectively in upper, lower, right and left directions. The bumper beam comprises a protruding portion which extends in the vehicle width direction. The right and left projecting portions are joined to a top face of the protruding portion and that the upper and lower projecting portions are joined to upper and lower faces of the protruding portion respectively. Plural beads are formed at the crash can at positions which avoid spot-joint positions. Accordingly, the impact energy can absorbed effectively by the crash can.
US08210600B1	Aerodynamic package for an automotive vehicle A vehicle having an aerodynamic splitter for the front of a vehicle is provided. The splitter includes a splitter panel which has a top surface adapted to be mounted to a front fascia of a vehicle. The top surface is contoured and offset from the front fascia in order to define an airflow opening between the front fascia and the splitter panel. The airflow opening directs air under the vehicle therethrough in order to create a down force on the vehicle.
US08210599B2	Aerodynamic and protective vehicle panel assembly and method of constructing same An aerodynamic panel assembly with surface macrostructure is provided for a land vehicle. The panel assembly includes a first plurality of slats each having a longitudinal length greater than its width, and a second plurality of slats each having a longitudinal length greater than its width. The first and second plurality of slats are interwoven, thereby providing significant structural strength while increasing the versatility of the panel assembly to be used on various types of vehicles. Various types of attachment mechanisms are provided for attaching a panel assembly to the vehicle.
US08210598B2	Wind blocker arrangement The present invention relates to a wind blocker arrangement (1) for a personal vehicle embodied as a cabriolet, having a roller device (5) comprising a shaft (12) and a material web (7) that may be rolled onto the shaft (12), having a bow (8) to which the material web (7) is attached and by means of which the material web (7) may be unwound from the shaft (12), and having two lateral arms (9) that, when the material web (7) is extended, are disposed in the region of the lateral edges (14) of the material web (7) and that are pivotable transversely to the rotational axis (13) of the shaft (12).A particularly compact and comfortable construction may be achieved if the arms (9) are drive-coupled to the bow (8) such that the arms (9) pivoting open causes the bow (8) to pull out the material web (7).
US08210592B2	Console storage retention structure A console for use in a vehicle includes a compartment that is defined by a first wall and a second wall that are spaced apart from one another in a first direction. A first channel is disposed adjacent to the first wall and defines an opening that is oriented in an upward direction. First and second pairs of laterally spaced-apart retainer structures are disposed within the first channel. A tray member has a first pair of spaced-apart engagement structures that are configured to be received within the first channel and are configured to engage the retainer structures. The tray member is positionable within the compartment in a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first pair of engagement structures are disposed within the first channel and engaged with the first pair of retainer structures. In the second position, the first pair of engagement structures are disposed within the first channel and are engaged with the second pair of engagement structures.
US08210588B2	Vehicle grab handle The invention relates to a vehicle grab handle (10) having a handle (12) and at least one bearing support (14) for attaching the vehicle grab handle (10) to a vehicle body, a bearing section (18) of the handle (12) being pivotally mounted to the bearing support (14), two shaft stubs (22, 24) being provided on the bearing support (14) which define a pivot axis (S) for the handle (12) and which can be shifted along the pivot axis (S) from an initial position to a connection position, and the shaft stubs (22, 24) coupling the handle (12) and the bearing support (14) to one another in the connection position.
US08210585B2	Electromagnetic lifter for moving coils of hot-rolled steel and relevant operating method An electromagnetic lifter includes at least two polar expansions shaped for transporting a horizontal axis coil of hot-rolled steel. The polar expansions are connected through a ferromagnetic circuit and respective cores around which solenoids are arranged. A detection coil is arranged around each of the cores suitable to detect the change in the flux linked to the coil, and a control unit connected to the detection coils compares the values detected by each of them in order to authorize or not the transport. The relevant operating method includes a first check that the difference between the values detected by the two detection coils is below a preset threshold, and in the affirmative a second check that the overall decrease in the linked flux is below a second preset threshold, the issuance of an authorization signal to the transport being possible only in case of positive outcome of both checks.
US08210584B2	Collapsible tool for truck operators The present invention relates to tools employed by truck operators, and, more particularly, to such tools used to release a fifth wheel pin of a tractor/trailer assembly. Specifically, the tool is a collapsible, telescopic pin puller. The tool has a grip end having a hammer and chisel, and a pin pull end having a hook and a protruded portion. The grip end and the pin pull end are connected by a telescopic elongate central portion which retracts into a handle which can be used as the handle of the hammer.
US08210583B2	Energy absorber device and method of forming same An energy absorber device is provided that includes a generally cylindrical member defining an axis and having an outer surface. One or more axially-spaced, substantially annular members are operatively connected to the generally cylindrical member at the outer surface to create areas of stress concentration in the generally cylindrical member, such that deformation of the generally cylindrical member due to a sufficient force applied to the generally cylindrical member is initiated at the areas of stress concentration, with the areas of stress concentration being reinforced by the substantially annular members. The areas of stress concentration act as crush initiation features and are formed by the connection of the substantially annular members to the generally cylindrical member. Thus, expensive tooling, such as preformed dies, to form the initiation features in the generally cylindrical member is not required.
US08210582B2	Arrangement for reinforcing a motor vehicle bumper A structural arrangement of a motor vehicle, of type including a cabin and a loading bed, between which a substantially vertical partition extends, of type including a cabin floor that extends at a first height, and a loading floor of the bed that extends at a second height that differs from the first height of the cabin floor, and of type including a hollow body that stiffens the structure and extends substantially vertically between the first height of the cabin floor and the second height of the loading floor. The hollow body includes two substantially vertical structural elements, and the first structural element is formed by the lower portion of the partition.
US08210580B2	Detent assembly and its application to actuation means A detent assembly—namely of pairs of sub-assemblies of which the individual ones comprise spatially directly associated surfaces at which projecting elements cooperate with engaging elements in prestressed manner—comprises at least one detent element within a detent sub-assembly, said detent element being retained prestressed within an obliquely directed guide in a manner that it projects beyond a detent sub-assembly outer surface and that it enters an aperture sub-assembly while being obliquely prestressed into a recess of an opposite aperture outer surface and rests only unilaterally and point-wise against associated rim sites of the mutually associated interlocking zones. A preferred application relates to a handle being supported rotatably but in axially fixed position by a stop fitted with a disk connected to a handle extension and comprising circumferential interlocking recesses, for instance notches. The stop is fitted with guides containing compression springs to prestress balls and to guide them at an angle to the line of symmetry of the notches. To attain play-free interlocking, the guide-supported detent balls act point-wise on the interlocking notches of the disk.
US08210577B2	Connecting system for telescopingly engaged elements and method of maintaining the elements together using the system The combination of a) a first tubular element with a first axis, a first portion with a radially outwardly facing surface and a first connecting assembly with a first circumferentially facing surface and b) a second tubular element with a second portion with a second axis, a radially inwardly facing surface, and a second connecting assembly with a second circumferentially facing surface. The first portion is extendable within the second portion. The first and second tubular elements are movable around the first and second axes between a) a first relative rotational position and b) a second relative rotational position such that the first and second connecting assemblies cooperate to draw the first and second portions axially towards each other and the first and second circumferentially facing surfaces confront each other to thereby block relative movement back into the first relative rotational position.
US08210574B2	Refrigerant distributor A conical-shaped distributing member 41 is disposed in a refrigerant distributing portion 32 distributing refrigerant, an orifice 34 is disposed by being positioned at an axis 16X of the conical body, the orifice 34 is held by a stop ring 37, and the stop ring 37 urges the orifice 34 in a flow direction of the refrigerant.
US08210567B2	Seat side airbag seam A seam for use in a seat of a vehicle having a side airbag that deploys through a cover of the vehicle seat. The seam including a first material and a second material joined to the first material. A monofilament member used to join the first material to the second material. The monofilament member will allow for quicker and easier tearing of the seam thus allowing for more complete and quicker deployment of the airbag through the vehicle seat cover to protect the occupant from contact with interior surfaces of a vehicle.
US08210566B2	Vehicle between-seat airbag apparatus A vehicle between-seat airbag apparatus is provided that is capable of properly deploying an airbag stowed at a vehicle rear end side of a center console. A vehicle far-side airbag apparatus (10) is provided with: a far-side airbag (20) that is stowed in a corner portion (16B) at a vehicle rear end side and upper end side of a center console (16) that is disposed between seats arranged in a vehicle lateral direction, the far-side airbag (20) receiving a gas supply and being inflated; and an airbag door (40) that causes the far-side airbag (20) that receives the gas supply and is inflated to deploy in the vehicle front direction and upward with respect to the corner portion (16B), by supporting the far-side airbag (20) from the vehicle rear direction.
US08210565B2	Airbag cover and airbag device A decorative member can be readily attached to an airbag cover of an airbag device and attaching workability is enhanced. A decorative member 10 is attached to an attaching part 3 of an airbag cover 1, and engaging projections 13 of the decorative member 10 pass through through-holes in the airbag cover 1 to the back face 1B of the airbag cover 1. A holding member 20 is bent and pressed against the airbag cover 1 side, so that the engaging sections 21 are moved from a state where they are approached to each other between the engaging projections 13, to the direction in which the engaging sections 21 separate from each other. Consequently, the engaging sections 21 are inserted to engaging holes 13K to be engaged with the engaging projections 13. The holding member 20 allows the decorative member 10 to be attached to the airbag cover 1 through the engaging projections 13.
US08210562B2	Canopied foldable baby carriage A baby carriage includes: a pair of front legs; a pair of connecting members; a pair of guide sleeves respectively fixed to intermediate regions of the pair of front legs; a pair of rear legs having their upper ends pivotally connected to the pair of connecting members, respectively; a pair of push bars sidably held by the pair of connecting members and the pair of guide sleeves, respectively; width-direction connecting means for connecting left and right sides of the baby carriage each formed by each front leg, each rear leg, and each push bar to each other; and a canopy having its both ends in a width direction respectively connected to and held by the pair of push bars at a position lower than the pair of connecting members.
US08210560B2	Drawbar bore adapter In an example embodiment a drawbar pin bore adapter includes a bushing sized to fit within a drawbar pin bore of a first size and a retainer to secure the bushing to the drawbar. The bushing may include a primary portion having an outer diameter configured for insertion into the drawbar pin bore, an inner diameter configured to receive a drawbar pin of a second diameter; and an extension portion configured to protrude from the drawbar bore and engage the retainer to secure at least a portion of the bushing within the drawbar pin bore.
US08210558B2	Fifth wheel secondary lock A secondary lock assembly for a fifth wheel, where the fifth wheel includes a hitch plate with a rearward opening slot to receive a trailer kingpin and a transversely sliding primary locking member for retaining the kingpin within the slot. The assembly comprises a tie bar pivotally connected at its middle to the primary locking member and a transversely oriented pull bar pivotally connected at an inner end to the forward end of the tie bar. The pull bar comprises a rearward offset tab. A latch is pivotally connected roughly at the center of the latch to the forward end of the tie bar, and also pivotally connected at a point rearwardly and inwardly offset from the first pivoting connection to the offset tab. A detent extends from a transverse wall comprised in said hitch plate such that said detent lies in the same horizontal plane as said latch.
US08210557B2	Convertible trailer A convertible trailer that may be reconfigured for use with different towing hitch arrangements. The trailer includes a first deck, a second deck, and an adjustable neck configured to support the second deck substantially level with the first deck in a pintle configuration and to support the second deck above the first deck in a fifth wheel configuration.
US08210556B2	Midwheel drive wheelchair with independent front and rear suspension A wheelchair includes a frame, and a front pivot arm pivotally mounted to the frame at a front pivot point, the front pivot arm having a caster for supporting the frame. A rear pivot arm is pivotally mounted to the frame at a rear pivot point, the rear pivot arm having a caster for supporting the frame. A ground engaging mid-wheel drive wheel is connected to the frame. A linkage connects the front and rear pivot arms to each other in a manner such that an upward or downward rotation of one of the pivot arms about its pivot point causes rotation of the other pivot arm about its pivot point in an opposite rotational direction.
US08210553B2	Pedal driving device of standing type bicycle An improved pedal driving device of a standing type bicycle includes driving sprockets installed at positions of first and second rotating shafts of first and second cranks respectively, and a chain installed between the two driving sprockets for rotating the two driving sprockets synchronously, such that left and right pedals pivotally and respectively installed between other ends of the first and second cranks and provided for pedaling by a user's legs, and when the first and second cranks drive the first and second rotating shafts to rotate, the two driving sprockets and the chain are operated together to rotate the first and second rotating shafts and the first and second cranks synchronously and drive the left and right pedals to revolve along an elliptical track with a clash-free and smooth movement, so as to achieve a smooth, comfortable and safe operation of the bicycle.
US08210551B2	Vehicle wheel suspension of the semi-trailer type In a vehicle wheel suspension, a first trailing arm is oriented in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and a second trailing arm in the direction of an angle bisector between the longitudinal and transverse directions. The ends of the trailing arms determine a substantially horizontal instantaneous axis for the wheel carrier relative to the spring jounce and rebound motions of the vehicle chassis. The wheel carrier is slightly pivotable about a toe axis under the influence of braking forces. A support arm securely connects to the wheel carrier and extends over a defined distance substantially in parallel with and supported on the second trailing arm. The support is softer in the horizontal direction than in the vertical direction. A suitable design of the second trailing arm and/or the support arm allows a slight pivot motion of the wheel carrier about the toe axis.
US08210549B1	Skateboard wheel truck assembly A skateboard wheel truck assembly has a suspension including a non-circular base bushing with wings or arms extending laterally outwardly, providing for increased stability and control and reduction of wobble in use of the skateboard.
US08210548B1	Portable nursing service cart and associated method A portable nursing service cart preferable includes a top and a bottom platform, a central storage section, front and side access doors, a plurality of sliding drawers and compartments, a top panel for receiving and supporting documents and a pair of apertures formed at opposite lateral ends for assisting a user to grip and transport the body. A plurality of caster wheels is coupled to an underside of the bottom platform. A plurality of display screens are situated on the top platform and spaced above the central storage section. The service cart may house and support a variety of medical equipment and medical records to provide nurses and other health caretakers with a convenient means of simultaneously administering healthcare and administration of patient medical records.
US08210546B2	Tube holder for a tube filling machine A tube holder for a tube filling machine includes a cup-shaped housing having a tube receptacle that opens towards the top and into which one end area of a tube can be inserted. At least one vertical groove is formed in the area of the inner wall of the tube receptacle into which a clamping element is inserted, wherein the clamping element can be radially displaced substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal central axis of the tube receptacle and is pivotably disposed about a pivot axis that extends substantially tangentially relative to the inner wall of the tube receptacle. A clamping force that acts radially from the outside onto the inserted tube can be applied by the clamping element under the action of upper and lower spring elements. The pivot axis is thereby formed on a pivot bearing which permits radial displacement of the pivot axis.
US08210545B2	Tool holder for a rotary hammer A tool holder for a hand-guided drilling device, in particular for a rotary hammer, includes a receiving sleeve that is designed as a single piece in particular and that is drivable in a rotating manner for a shank part of an insertion tool. The recess is open at both end faces and limited therebetween by an inner circumferential surface of the receiving sleeve. The inner circumferential surface (62) of the receiving sleeve (34) includes at least six flat circumferential surface sections (62n through 62u; 84, 86) in the circumferential direction, with adjacent circumferential surface sections (62n, 62o; 62p, 62q; 62r 62s; 62t, 62u) forming an angle of 120 degrees.
US08210541B2	Mechanical seal device A mechanical seal device comprises an attachment component (30) made of resin material having a mounting face (30A) attached with an outer face (60A) of a casing body (60), a fitting face (30C), a ring shape groove face (30B) and a shutoff face (30S) which are formed on an inner circumferential face, and a cooling fluid passage (40) communicating with a cooling chamber (R3) in said ring shape groove face (30B). The mechanical seal device further comprises a first seal ring (3) made of a rustless material having a seal face (3A), a second seal ring (10) made of a rustless material having a counter seal face (10A) slidable in closely contact with the seal face (3A), a seal collar (50) made of resin material holding said second seal ring (10) hermetically, and a seal ring (20) having a third seal face (20B1) which closely contacts with said shutoff face (30S). The seal ring (20) is sandwiched between said supporting circumferential face (50A) and a circumferential section (10B) of the second seal ring (10).
US08210538B2	Plastic capsule for crane game A capsule for use in a vacuum crane game is disclosed that is adapted to releasably enclose a prize, the capsule formed by first and second hollow hemispherical elements cooperating to form a plastic sphere when configured in a mating arrangement, at least one of said first and second hollow hemispherical elements including a radially outwardly projecting member substantially circumscribing a first circular edge of said at least one of said first and second hollow hemispherical elements to prevent a vacuum member from engaging the capsule at the radially outwardly projecting member.
US08210536B2	Card snuffler with gravity feed system for playing cards A card feed system for feeding cards into a card handling system. The card feed system includes a card input compartment with a playing card support surface, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls. The playing card support surface slopes toward the front wall at an angle between 12 degrees and 22 degrees. A slot is provided in the front wall to allow single cards to pass into the card handling system. The card feed system also includes a card moving system to advance cards through the slot.
US08210535B2	Device and method for continuously shuffling and monitoring cards The present invention provides an apparatus and method for moving playing cards from a first group of cards into a second group of cards, wherein the second group of cards is randomly arranged or shuffled. The apparatus comprises a card receiver for receiving the first group of cards, a single stack of card-receiving compartments generally adjacent to the card receiver, the stack generally vertically movable, an elevator for moving the stack, a card-moving mechanism between the card receiver and the stack for moving cards one at a time into a selected one of the compartments, another card-moving mechanism for moving cards from one of the compartments to a second card receiver and a microprocessor that controls the card-moving mechanisms and the elevator. A count of cards within specified areas of the card-handling system is maintained and card handling is halted and all cards counted by adding a count of all cards not within the specified areas to the total of cards counted within the specified areas.
US08210533B2	Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing draw poker game A gaming system having a five card draw poker game is provided. An initial five card hand is dealt and a first draw card is revealed. The player may keep or discard the first draw card. After the player decides whether to keep or discard the first draw card, the player may replace cards in the initial hand. If the player selects to discard the first draw card, this card is not used as a replacement card to form a final hand. In certain implementations, the player first selects cards in the initial hand to replace. If the player elects to keep the first draw card, the gaming system displays a second draw card and the player may keep or discard the second draw card. This process continues until all discarded cards in the initial hand have been replaced or the player elects to discard one of the draw cards.
US08210532B2	Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing draw poker game A gaming system having a five card draw poker game is provided. An initial five card hand is dealt and a first draw card is revealed. The player may keep or discard the first draw card. After the player decides whether to keep or discard the first draw card, the player may replace cards in the initial hand. If the player selects to discard the first draw card, this card is not used as a replacement card to form a final hand. In certain implementations, the player first selects cards in the initial hand to replace. If the player elects to keep the first draw card, the gaming system displays a second draw card and the player may keep or discard the second draw card. This process continues until all discarded cards in the initial hand have been replaced or the player elects to discard one of the draw cards.
US08210529B2	Feed input assembly for variable length sheet material A feed input assembly for accepting and conveying sheet material of variable length along a feed path including a processing station for performing an operation on the sheet material and an ingestion assembly adapted to capture the sheet material between the opposed friction drive surfaces and accept a leading edge of the sheet material from the processing station at a point of entry. The ingestion assembly includes transport elements having positionable opposed friction drive surfaces which are adapted to vary point of entry along the feed path. By varying the point of entry, sheet material of variable length can be accepted without varying the position of the processing station relative to the ingestion assembly. Also, a method for operating a feed input assembly having positionable friction drive surfaces.
US08210524B2	Image forming apparatus The inclination in the sliding direction to an inner rail of the sheet cassette is limited by a swing lever which is provided at a roller bearing support member so as to be protruded through the side of the upper guide surface of the inner rail when the sheet cassette is moved and the limitation of the inclination of the sheet cassette by the swing lever is released when the sheet cassette is pulled out.
US08210521B2	Method for feeding compressible media in an image forming device A pick mechanism according to one exemplary embodiment includes transmission housing and a drive transmission engageable with a drive shaft for receiving rotational force from the drive shaft. A pick axle has at least one pick wheel mounted thereon and is operatively connected to the drive transmission for rotating the at least one pick wheel. A first stop extends from the transmission housing for limiting the rotation of the pick mechanism about the drive shaft. A method for feeding compressible media according to one embodiment includes rotating a pick mechanism downward about a drive shaft, limiting the downward rotation of the pick mechanism to convert the pick mechanism from a compliant element to a non-compliant element, and feeding a first compressible media from a top surface of a lift plate in a media process direction with the non-compliant pick mechanism.
US08210519B2	Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus An upper air blowing portion that blows air from above a sheet held by a tray is provided above the portion between a trailing end restricting plate and an absorption conveyance portion. A controlling portion drives the upper air blowing portion so as to restrict the movement of the sheet in the direction reverse to the sheet feeding direction, when the sheet held on the tray moves in the direction reverse to the sheet feeding direction with the air blown by the air blowing portion.
US08210518B2	Sheet-supplying device, image forming apparatus and image forming system using the same device A sheet-supplying device, including: a sheet stacking plate on which plural sheets are stacked; an air-suction sheet conveying mechanism which draws up a sheet and conveys the sheet; an air-suction detecting sensor which detects that the air-suction sheet conveying mechanism has drawn up the sheet; a floating-air blowing section which blows air against side edges of the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking pate to float the sheet; and a control section which controls the floating-air blowing section to conduct a sheet supplying operation, wherein the control section selects a first sheet supplying mode or a second sheet supplying mode, based on at least one of: information of a size of the sheets; information of a thickness of the sheets, and information of a type of the sheets.
US08210517B2	Image processing devices and sheet feeding devices An image processing device comprises a first feeding unit and a second feeding unit, wherein the first feeding unit is coupled to the second feeding unit via a sheet feeding path, and is configured to feed a sheet toward the second feeding unit in a sheet feeding direction via the sheet feeding path. The image processing device further comprises an image processing portion, wherein the first feeding unit is disposed in the sheet feeding path upstream of the image processing portion in the sheet feeding direction, and the first feeding unit comprises a first shaft configured to rotate in the sheet feeding direction. The second feeding unit is disposed in the sheet feeding path downstream of the image processing portion in the sheet feeding direction, and the first feeding unit and the second feeding unit are configured to feed and hold the sheet simultaneously. The second feeding unit comprises a second shaft configured to rotate in the feeding direction. The image processing device further comprises a first supporting member which rotatably supports each of a first end of the first shaft and a second end of the first shaft, a second supporting member which rotatably supports each of a first end of the second shaft and a second end of the second shaft, and a third supporting member which rotatably supports at least one of the first shaft and the second shaft at least one predetermined portion which is different than each end of the at least one of the first shaft and the second shaft.
US08210515B2	Document transport apparatus A document transport apparatus for transporting a document sheet to a predetermined position that includes a first switchback portion for switching back each of the document sheets of which the front side is read in the document reading portion to transport to the document reading portion and a second switchback portion for switching back each of the document sheets of which both sides are read in the document reading portion to discharge to the sheet discharge tray. The first switchback member provided in the first switchback portion transports two document sheets in mutually different directions and the first switchback member has a first switchback path and a first switchback roller pair each for guiding overlapping two document sheets in the mutually different directions or the same direction. The second switchback member provided in the second switchback portion transports two document sheets in mutually different directions.
US08210514B1	Sheet processing apparatus with improved productivity, image forming system and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus which is capable of improving the productivity of sheet processing as much as possible. An image forming apparatus forms an image on a sheet. A finisher is connected downstream of the image forming apparatus and performs post processing on the sheet. The finisher moves at least one of the sheet and a punching unit to adjust a position for punching holes in the sheet. The finisher determines whether or not a post-processing apparatus connected upstream of the finisher is provided with a correction mechanism for correcting a position of a sheet in a direction orthogonal to a sheet conveying direction. When the post-processing apparatus is provided with the correction mechanism, the finisher causes the image forming apparatus to be set such that a sheet conveying interval becomes shorter than when the post-processing apparatus is not provided with the correction mechanism.
US08210511B2	Method and device for creating a unified printed product flow from two fed printed product flows Two supply streams of printed products are combined to form a combined printed-product stream. For this purpose, the supply streams are conveyed into a combining region (V) in a main conveying direction (F) in a state in which they, for example, rest loosely on conveying surfaces, are parallel to one another, adjacent to one another and on the same level, inner and outer edges of the printed products (P) of the two supply streams being oriented parallel to the main conveying direction (F). At the entrance to the combining region (V), the inner edge region of each printed product of the first supply stream is raised and, as they are conveyed through the combining region (V), the printed products of the two supply streams are pushed transversely to the main conveying direction (F) and towards one another. An inner edge region of a printed product of the second supply stream is, thus, respectively pushed beneath the raised inner edge region of the printed product of the first supply stream, in which case these supply streams end up located one upon the other, and are conveyed away in this state.
US08210510B2	Clamping device for portable electronic device A clamping device for clamping a portable electronic device is provided. The clamping device includes a mounting board and a clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism includes two adjusting members, two sliding blocks, and a sliding rail. The adjusting members can adjust the positions of the sliding blocks on the sliding rail. The sliding rail is selectively attached to the mounting board, either horizontally or vertically.
US08210502B2	Adjustable wireline sheave for hay pulley A wireline hay pulley has a support with front and back plates extending therefrom. A sheave disposed between the plates can rotate on an axle. The front plate is affixed to the support, while the back plate is removably connected to the support. The front plate has a round opening in which an eccentric bushing on the axle can rotate. When the back plate is disconnected from the support, the back plate can turn the axle fixed in a slotted opening. An eccentric bushing on the axle rotates in an opening of the front plate, thereby shifting the sheave away from the support. With the back plate moved away and the sheave shifted downward, an operator can readily rig up a wireline in the sheave's slot.
US08210496B2	Fuel can adapter A fuel can adapter has a threaded section for threadly engaging with a fuel device. Particularly, the fuel device has a threaded joint for engagement with the thread section of the fuel can adapter. In addition, this threaded joint can be used to connect a fuel can with a thread head, such that fuel in the fuel can can flow to the fuel device. With the fuel can adapter, a fuel can with a head, which does not have a threaded head but has a flange extending circumferentially thereon, is adapted to connect to the fuel device, such that fuel in the fuel can can flow to the fuel device.
US08210495B2	Solenoid valve The invention relates to a solenoid valve that is to be mounted leaktight and in a simple manner. Provided according to the invention is a first housing part with a tool engagement portion for screwing of a second housing part into an inner thread of a receptacle. The two housing parts are joined immovably to each other. The first housing part has a tensile strength that is greater than a tensile strength of second housing part.
US08210492B2	Metal formwork with accessories for molding concrete The metallic formwork system of the invention is used for concrete molding in constructions, by virtue of a diversity of metallic accessories that allow interconnection between metallic formwork modules providing a versatile, easy-to-use and portable system.
US08210490B2	Equipment enclosure kit and assembly method An equipment enclosure for housing electronic components includes a front assembly having a front frame, the front assembly defining a front of the enclosure, and a rear assembly having a rear frame. The enclosure further includes at least two side brace members, each side brace member having a first end and a second, opposite end. A first connector is configured to releasably connect the first end of one of the side brace members to the front frame. A second connector is configured to releasably connect the second end of the one of the side brace members to the rear frame. Other embodiments and methods are further disclosed.
US08210483B2	Fastening element for a cable harness A fastening element for fastening a longitudinally extending article, in particular a cable or a cable loom, which is to be fixed to a component, in particular to a motor vehicle body part, with a wrapping tape. The fastening element comprising a body including a first cheek element, a second cheek element, and at least two connection struts which connect the cheek elements to one another in a longitudinal direction of the body, and which define an opening for receiving the tape. The tape is insertable into the opening substantially transversely to the longitudinal direction, in order to circumferentially wrap the article with the wrapping tape.
US08210477B2	Vibrations damper for fastenings elements in aircrafts Means for attaching installed parts (14) are cell-side attachment points (15) in a vehicle cell (11) of a vehicle, in particular of an aircraft (10), for conveying goods and passengers. Elastically coupling elements (25, 25a) are installed between the installed parts (14) and their cell-side attachment points (15).
US08210476B2	Kit for modifying a strut of an aircraft with an aerodynamic cover A kit for modifying a strut of an aircraft with an aerodynamic cover includes a rigid sheath formed from a first portion and a second portion. Each of the first portion and the second portion have a curved shape. The rigid sheath includes an angled leading edge and an angled trailing edge. Convex surfaces connect the leading edge and the angled trailing edge. There is an attachment for attaching the rigid sheath to the strut, the attachment securing the sheath to the strut such that the strut is positioned at the camber of the rigid sheath.
US08210473B2	Folding wing root mechanism Improvements to the hinge of a folding aircraft wing including a load bearing hinge mechanism with multiple locking mechanisms. The mechanism includes rigid panels that cover the hinge area when the wing is deployed, and the wing itself covers the hinge area when the wing is retracted. A control lever is used to actuate the wing and incorporates safety features to prevent unwanted actuation.
US08210472B2	Method for improving the performance of an aircraft Disclosed is a method for improving the performance of transport aircraft. In particular, the aircraft is provided with a rounded nose cone in front of a center of gravity of the aircraft. The rounded nose cone has an upper longitudinal surface and a lower longitudinal surface configured, respectively, to generate a lifting force and a negative lifting force and produce a resultant that is lifting and to produce an auxiliary nose-up moment. The method involves shaping the nose cone to increase the lifting resultant. This shaping is carried out-by increasing the upper longitudinal surface of the nose cone, so as to increase the lifting force, and by reducing the lower longitudinal surface of the nose cone, so as to decrease the negative lifting force.
US08210470B2	Moving apparatus In a moving apparatus, flapping angle of a front wing shaft is γ+Δγ/2, and the flapping angle of rear wing shaft is γ−Δγ/2. Specifically, amplitude difference between front wing shaft and rear wing shaft is Δγ. Further, the flapping motion of front wing shaft is represented by sin (τ+φ/2), and the flapping motion of rear wing shaft is represented by sin (τ−φ/2). In other words, phase difference between the front and rear wing shafts is φ. Further, amplitude difference Δγ and phase difference φ are each represented by a function using a common parameter. Therefore, a control portion can independently change the amplitude difference Δγ and phase difference φ, so as to variously change a torsion angle formed by a tip end portion of the wing and a prescribed phantom plane. Thus, a moving apparatus that can make an efficient transition from hovering to forward or backward flight can be provided.
US08210469B2	Hybrid device for vibration control Disclosed herein are control systems relating generally to the field of aerodynamics and more particularly to the control of vibration of rotor blades such as helicopter blades. Such systems involve devices for vibration control of each rotor blade, which incorporate control systems of the flow control type (e.g. actively controlled flap) and structural control type (e.g. active pitch link). Also disclosed are related methods of controlling vibration in a rotor blade, wherein the rotor blade is coupled to a rotor hub and has at least a torsional stiffness and a pitch angle associated therewith.
US08210468B2	Aircraft stabilizer system and methods of using the same An aircraft can include a tail section and a stabilizing system coupled to the tail section. The stabilizing system has a vertical stabilizer and at least one strake that cooperate to generate forces that compensate for a reaction torque generated by a main lifting rotor that produces lifting forces when the aircraft is in flight. Methods for improving aircraft performance include installing the at least one strake and retrofitting of a vertical stabilizer to increase thrust forces produced by a tail rotor.
US08210467B2	Method and apparatus for hurricane surveillance from the eye Methods and apparatus to provide an aerial vehicle having an eyewall sensor to enable the aerial vehicle to stay within the eye of a hurricane and transmit weather information to a remote location. In one embodiment, the aerial vehicle is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launched into the eye of the hurricane.
US08210466B2	Light plane in the ultralight category and sport plane category This light aeroplane at the same time fulfilled the weight limits for the European ultra light class or acolyte class as do at the same time for the US-American sport plan Category. It comprises an engine arranged at the nose and is provided with tractor airscrew and the cabin cell that is arranged behind the engine and is wide enough for two adjacent passenger seats. A central tube (1) with a 200 mm diameter extends forwards towards the engine and to the rear at least behind the front edge of the lateral rudder and elevator control. Everything else is constructed around said tube. A square profiled element (12) is transversally guided edgeways beneath the central tube (1) and is rigidly connected to the same in a positively engaged manner. An upwardly projecting tube bend (11), which arches over the length of the square profiled element is fixed to the rear side of the square profiled element (12) with the ends thereof. The level of a virtual plane cabin floor is defined above the square profile (12). The free space above said floor is orthorhombic: at least 190 cm long, at least 45 cm wide and at least 40 cm high.
US08210463B2	Coatings for tape guides A guide for guiding a magnetic data storage tape has a curved support portion for supporting a major tape surface and at least one flange adjoining the support portion. At least in a region of transition between the support portion and the at least one flange, the guide has an under coating of a diamond like carbon material, tungsten carbide, or similarly wear resistant material, and a surface coating having lower surface tension than the under coating. A tape guide apparatus and a method of making a tape guide are also disclosed.
US08210461B1	Device for securing strap A device for securing excess tie down strap on a base formed by two approximately parallel spaced apart arms held together centrally with at least one crosspin. Spring loaded clevis pins provided at a distal end of each arm serve to open channels formed between the arms so that strap can be wound onto or off of the base by gripping the clevis pins as handles and rotating the device. Each clevis pin is movable retained in one of the arms and is rotatable therein by means of a flanged sleeve bearing located within a bushing provided in an opening in the arm. When the clevis pin is in its closed position, an inwardly extending free end of the clevis pin inserts through an aligned opening in the opposite arm and is retained therein by an outwardly biased detent provided on the free end.
US08210457B2	Scrap shearing machine A scrap shearing machine includes a straight-blade shear-stand, an open-wide feed channel, a side hydraulic ram for squashing a metal scrap sideways in the feed channel, and a feeder for feeding the squashed metal scrap into the mouth of the shear-stand. In order to squash a long-rigid metal scrap by relatively small drive force, the side ram is adapted to squash the scrap sideways only at a certain limited section which is shorter than the overall length of the scrap in the longitudinal direction of the feed channel. A downward hydraulic ram is associated with the side ram and is adapted to downwardly squash the scrap only at the limited section prior to squashing operation of the side ram. A control unit controls the respective drive systems of the shear-stand, the feeder, the side ram, and the downward ram, in a predetermined operation sequence.
US08210456B2	Battery recycling In a method of recycling sealed batteries, the batteries are shredded to form a shredded feedstock. The shredded feedstock is heated above ambient temperature and rolled to form a dried material. The dried material is screen separated into a coarse fraction and a powder fraction and the powder fraction is output. A system for recycling sealed cell batteries comprises an oven with a first conveyor extending into the oven. A rotatable tunnel extends within the oven from an output of the first conveyor. The tunnel has a spiral vane depending from its inner surface which extends along a length of the tunnel. A second conveyor is positioned below an output of the rotatable tunnel.
US08210453B2	Spray applicator A spray assembly for dispensing a mixture is provided. The spray assembly includes a connector configured for operable engagement with a first and a second source of component and a source of pressurized fluid, and a tip operably connected to the connector. The tip includes an opening and defines a mixing chamber between the connector and the opening of the tip, and an insert member configured to be received in the mixing chamber. The insert member includes a plurality of radially extending slots on at least one end of the insert. The plurality of radially extending slots is configured to mix the first and second components prior to the mixture exiting the opening in the tip.
US08210451B1	Sprinkler system liquid/solid chemical dispenser A chemical dispenser 10 that is attached directly to a sprinkler system which includes a reservoir 20 with an open top spout 22, a cap 26, a water inlet opening 34, a solution outlet opening 36 and a basket 38 positioned between the spout and the cap. A saddle clamp member 44 is integrally formed with the reservoir attached to a mains utility water line 46. A reservoir water inlet line 74 interfaces with the mains utility water line 46 on one end the water inlet opening of the reservoir on the other end. A solution discharge line 76, having an outlet nozzle 78, extends into the mains water inlet line and is connected through the clamp and to the reservoir. Water enters the reservoir through water inlet line and leaches a solid chemical placed within the basket to form an aqueous solution. The solution is then drawn through the discharge line by the pressure differential in the mains utility water line flow created by the restriction of the nozzle in the mains utility water line. A metering/shut-off valve 80 is connected within the solution discharge line to control fluid volume and for closure.
US08210450B2	Fluid dispensing nozzle tip assembly with an adjustable guide Disclosed herein is a fluid dispensing assembly for operable coupling to a fluid supply. The fluid dispensing assembly has an adjustable guide spaced apart from a second end region for guiding the correct placement of the second end region relative a target such that the fluid is dispensed for adequate coverage of the target. The adjustable guide is permitted to selectively and reversibly engage with a locating formation in predetermined position such that an Associate is able to assume an ergonomically-friendly body posture during use. As such, the adjustable guide aims to provide an Associate with a means to dispense fluid at a target at the correct distance and angle relative the target while maintaining their body posture in an ergonomically-friendly position. By utilizing the adjustable guide, the Associate is able to adjust the guide such that a right-hand dominant Associate may address the target in an ergonomically-friendly body position which would otherwise be an ergonomically-friendly body posture for a left-hand dominant Associate and vise versa.
US08210443B2	Foldable vehicle wheel traction device A foldable vehicle wheel traction apparatus is disclosed that includes four traction devices having a regular lattice structure. Each traction device is hingeably connected one to the other to permit the traction devices to be folded one on another with easy storage. The hingeable apparatus connected the traction devices permit minimal lateral movement, which allows the traction devices to be more easily maneuvered when being put in use. The ability of the traction apparatus to support the weight of the wheel is enhanced by the regular lattice structure of each traction device formed by the traction devices elongated lateral members and elongated cross members. In one embodiment, the cross members are composed of, or coated with materials that heat up when the vehicle wheel contacts and spins on the cross member, thereby promoting melting of snow or ice. In yet another embodiment, the shape of the cross-section of the cross members is chosen so that the cross member removes excess mud or snow adhering to the wheel.
US08210442B2	System and method for conserving water A system and method for conserving water in a hot and cold water system collects hot water that is discharged prior to the water reaching a desired temperature. A receptacle is disposed for receipt of cold and hot water from a water system, and a drain line is configured with the receptacle to drain water from the receptacle to a first collection site. A diverter valve is configured in the drain line and operates between a first position wherein water from the receptacle is directed to the first collection site, and a second position wherein water from the receptacle is directed to a branch line. A temperature activated valve is provided, and a second collection site disposed downstream of the temperature activated valve. The temperature activated valve has an inlet disposed for receipt of water from the branch line, and is operable between a first position wherein water from the branch line below a defined hot temperature is diverted to the second collection site, and a second position wherein water from the branch line above the defined hot temperature is directed to the first collection site.
US08210436B2	Automatic video image reversal of difficult to read symbols A method of operating a bar code scanning system adapted for assembling information bearing indicia (IBI) information from partial scans of IBI data which may comprise some undecodable characters, the method comprising the steps of: converting light reflected from a target into output signals representative thereof utilizing an image sensor; illuminating the target utilizing an illumination source; directing light from the target to the image sensor array utilizing receive optics; determining if information contained in IBI within the target derived from the output signals is not decodable; transmitting an image of the IBI to a host processor if the IBI is not decoded.
US08210435B2	Optical position marker apparatus An apparatus for marking predetermined known overhead positional locations within a coordinate space, for viewing by an image acquisition system. The apparatus comprises a plurality of marker tags, grouped in one or more rows, each row having an axis, each row being supported by a row support. Each marker tag comprises an optically opaque, dark colored corrugated substrate, substantially rectangular in shape. A label having a unique machine-readable barcode symbology printed thereon is positioned centrally on the substrate so that a dark colored border of the substrate surrounds the label. Each row support comprises a first support cord and a second support cord. The first support cord supports a first lateral edge of the marker tags in a row group in a fixed, spaced-apart positional arrangement. The second support cord supports the second lateral edge of the marker tags in the row in a slidable support arrangement.
US08210432B2	Method and system for encoding data, and method and system for reading encoded data A method and system for encoding a numeric value by the placement of indicia at fixed sensing locations on a substrate, each indicium chosen from two or more sets of indicia, each set producing different responses in a sensor, and for decoding the numeric value by sensing the presence and character of the indicia with a set of sensors apposed to the fixed sensing locations.
US08210424B2	Soldering entities to a monolithic metallic sheet Methods and apparatus are provided for solder bonding entities to solid materials. One or more through apertures are formed in a solid material. Solder paste is introduced into each through aperture. Respective entities having solderable surface features are disposed in overlying alignment with the through apertures. The arrangement is heated causing molten solder paste to wet the solderable surface features and the solid material. Cooling results in the electrical and mechanical bonding of the entities to the solid material. Devices having substantially planar form factors and without lead wires can be electrically and mechanically secured to a supporting conductive stratum.
US08210421B2	Method for separating cropped layers from plated strips by roll bonding A process for the manufacture of plated strips comprising at least two layers of different metals or alloys. The process allows subsequent separation of different cropped layers resulting from shearing the plated strips. The process comprises preparing plates corresponding to each of the plating layers, superimposing and assembly of these plates to form a composite plate, hot and possibly cold rolling of this composite plate to obtain a plated strip, and shearing of cropping areas during or after rolling. In one embodiment, prior to superimposing the different plates, an anti-sticking agent is applied to the cropping areas of at least one of the surfaces of the plates which will be in contact with each other.
US08210417B2	Bonding apparatus A bonding apparatus for bonding substrates having metal bonding portions, includes: a processing container having an opening formed on the bottom of the processing container; a thermal treating plate disposed within the processing container, the thermal treating plate allowing for substrates to be mounted thereon and allowing for thermal treatment of the substrates; a pressing mechanism disposed within the processing container opposite the thermal treating plate and which presses the substrates to the thermal treating plate; an annular supporter which is disposed in an inner side of the processing container along the opening of the processing container, the annular supporter providing an airtight seal between the processing container and the thermal treating plate, and supporting the thermal treating plate; and a cooling mechanism which is disposed in an inner side of the supporter below the thermal treating plate, the cooling mechanism cooling the thermal treating plate.
US08210414B2	Staple buttress retention system A surgical stapling instrument is provided having systems for securing buttress material to the anvil and staple containing cartridge associated with the surgical instrument. The system includes a retainer configured to engage the anvil or the staple containing cartridge and capture the buttress material between the retainer and the anvil or staple containing cartridge. The disclose retainer engages the anvil or staple containing cartridge in snap fit or friction fit fashion. The buttress material includes a circumferential perforation line enabling the center of the buttress material to be stapled to tissue while the remainder of the buttress material remains with the anvil or staple containing cartridge.
US08210410B2	Surgical apparatus and method Surgical method and apparatus for resectioning tissue, preferably lumenal tissue, with a remaining portion of an organ being anastomized with staples or other fastening means, preferably endolumenally. The apparatus may be inserted via a naturally occurring body orifice or a surgical incision and then advanced using either endoscopic or radiological imaging guidance to an area where surgery is to be performed. Under endoscopic or diagnostic imaging guidance the apparatus is positioned so tissue to be resected is manipulated into an inner cavity of the apparatus. The apparatus then cuts the diseased tissue after stapling and retains the diseased tissue within the apparatus. The rent resulting in a border of healthy tissue is anastomosed with surgical staples.
US08210405B1	Adjustable leather rifle sling The invention is a versatile, but simple, rifle sling for carrying a rifle, shotgun, or other long gun over one shoulder. The sling can be attached to the rifle by use of studs or swivels in a conventional manner or can be attached directly to the firearm by using the adjustable loops at each end of the sling. It is constructed from a single strip of leather without the use of any hardware such as buckles, clasps, clamps, hooks, rivets, screws or other devices. Each of the adjustable loops are formed from slide-lock knots.
US08210397B2	Dispensing device having mixing function Provided is a dispensing device including a cylinder; a static mixer that is mounted in the cylinder such that the outer circumferential surface thereof is closely attached to the entire inner wall surface of the cylinder; and a flow path block that has a flow path formed therein and is mounted on the upper portion of the cylinder, the flow path diverging into two or more flow paths. Fluids passing through the static mixer are continuously transferred while being repeatedly divided and mixed.
US08210391B2	Performance oriented pail A container comprising a pail, removable cover, and a gasket disposed between the cover and the pail is disclosed. The pail has an angled bead at the proximal end of the pail and a plurality of satellite rings that extend circumferentially around the pail and form a wall junction with the pail. The wall junction has a substantially constant wall thickness. A bail ear is formed to connect at least two of the satellite rings to define an opening between the bail ear and the body. The pail also includes a shock absorbing wall section.
US08210389B2	Drain apparatus The present invention is a drain apparatus and method that is adapted to support a portable machine, the apparatus includes a housing with a base, and a surrounding sidewall extending from the base defining an interior. Further included is a margin platform that includes an inner and outer periphery, the outer periphery is adjacent to the surrounding sidewall, the margin platform is oppositely disposed from the base. Also included is a divider disposed adjacent to the inner periphery, the divider having a convex configuration facing the base, the margin platform and the divider separates the interior into a first region and a second region. The divider having an aperture for communication between the first and second regions, the housing having an opening between the second region and an exterior environment. The margin platform supports the portable machine that is suspended over the divider.
US08210388B2	Container for transporting compressed gas cylinders A reusable container which provides flame and thermal protection for shipping hazardous materials such as cylinders containing compressed gas has a flame resistant reinforced outer shell having a bottom section hingedly coupled to a top section. A first inner layer of thermal insulating material is fitted into the top and bottom sections of the outer shell. An optional second inner layer of shock absorbing material with thermal insulating properties is fitted next to the first inner layer and configured to contact and conform to surface sections of the compressed gas cylinder. An interior liner comprised of a durable liner constructed of fabric or molded heat-resistant plastic.
US08210386B2	Apparatus and system for waste management A waste management system comprising a trash receptacle, a pouch fixed to a surface of the trash receptacle and including a clasp means, and a cartridge with an arrangement of retainer slots. The retainer slots are positioned to correspond with the clasp means when the cartridge is inserted into the pouch so that the retainer slots are penetrated by the clasp means. The cartridge contains a plurality of liners hung from a support member within said cartridge, the hung liners positioned for distribution through a combination longitudinal notch and transverse slit provided in the cartridge.
US08210372B2	Stackable carrier for growing material The invention relates to a stackable carrier for growing material, such as pot plants, cuttings and plants placed in trays, comprising a substantially rectangular flat plate (35); and supports (36) extending transversely of the plate from the short sides of the plate for the purpose of supporting the carrier in a stack of carriers. This measure results in simplified handling of the carriers with the plants placed thereon. The carriers with the plants can be easily stacked on top of one another from above, wherein this is avoided in horizontal direction between the vertical posts of the Danish trolleys. Such operations therefore entail less effort. The invention furthermore provides the option of the grower using the carriers for his internal transport and even as carrier for the plants on the seedbeds. The supports preferably extend upward from the plate and the carrier comprises a frame extending at least at the periphery and a plate placed separately inside the frame.
US08210371B2	Basket for refrigerator and mounting apparatus for the basket In order to accomplish the prevention of the shaking of the basket provided in a refrigerator, the fall prevention of the basket, the safe support of foods, the improvement of safety of the supporting portion of the basket, the improvement of user's sanitation and the improvement of appearance, the present invention discloses a mounting apparatus for a basket for a refrigerator comprising: a telescopic mounted on the wall of the refrigerator to be retractable; a connect member engaged with the telescopic; and a basket firmly seated on the upper surface of the connect member and provided with a plurality of bent wires, wherein, in order to support the position of the basket, the connect member comprises a right and left shake preventing part preventing right and left shakings of the basket; a front and rear shake preventing part preventing front and rear shakings of the basket; and a up and down shake preventing part preventing up and down shakings of the basket.
US08210369B2	Splice structure for aligning two portions of a drapery track A drapery system comprises an elongated track having two track portions and an elongated rectangular splice structure for coupling the two track portions together. Each track portion has a splice channel and at least one track hole located in the splice channel. The splice structure has at least two splice holes extending through the splice structure and is adapted to be received within the splice channels. Screws are received through the splice holes and extend into the track holes in a direction perpendicular to the splice structure. The distance between the two splice holes is less than the distance between the two track holes when the two track portions are aligned adjacent each other and the screws are not installed. Each of the screws contacts an edge of the respective track hole to provide a longitudinal force on the respective track portion when the screws are installed in the splice holes and track holes, such that the track portions are forced together.
US08210364B2	Dispenser for disposable cutlery and components therefor The present invention relates to dispensers for disposable cutlery. The invention also relates to pluralities of disposable cutlery that can be used in the cutlery dispenser of the present invention, as well as other cutlery dispensers that do not use a cartridge therein. The present invention also relates to disposable cutlery that has been adapted to make it better suited to stacking, such as for use in cutlery dispensers that do not include a cartridge.
US08210363B2	Product securement and management system A merchandising system that improves the merchandising of product by limiting the number and the frequency with which product can be removed from, for example, a merchandising shelf. The merchandising system may include a base configured to support product and a housing configured to engage the base. The housing may comprise a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a front retaining wall. The system may further include a spring-urged pusher movably mounted on the base and a dampener assembly mounted to the spring-urged pusher configured to control the rate of speed at which the spring-urged pusher is urged forward.
US08210362B2	Control box arrangement A control box arrangement including at least one control box which has a frame constructed from vertical and horizontal frame pieces and which is fitted with, or can be fitted with, mounting parts including mounting rails, for the variable design of the inside of the control box for the division thereof. The frame pieces have rows of mounting holes in a defined pattern. The division of the inside of the control box can be varied by single-component connection pieces for connecting the mounting rails to the frame pieces. The connection pieces include a coupling section which protrudes at a right angle from the connection plane of the associated frame piece when applied. The coupling section has a quadratic or rectangular cross-section and has at least one transversally extending threaded borehole. The four planes of the coupling section are parallel to the vertical plane and the horizontal plane of the control box.
US08210360B2	Composite membranes and methods for making same Composite membranes that are adapted for separation, purification, filtration, analysis, reaction and sensing. The composite membranes can include a porous support structure having elongate pore channels extending through the support structure. The composite membrane also includes an active layer comprising an active layer material, where the active layer material is completely disposed within the pore channels between the surfaces of the support structure. The active layer is intimately integrated within the support structure, thus enabling great robustness, reliability, resistance to mechanical stress and thermal cycling, and high selectivity. Methods for the fabrication of composite membranes are also provided.
US08210357B2	Taped component and method of mounting product using the same A taped component includes a career tape having an upper surface having recesses provided therein, and products stored in the recesses, respectively. Each of the recesses has a bottom on which each of the products is placed. The bottom has an aperture provided therein, and the aperture faces a position different from the center of gravity of each of the products. This taped component allows the product to be mounted efficiently.
US08210355B2	Tray assembly A tray assembly includes at least one tray device. The at least one tray device includes an angled top wall and a sidewall connecting with the angled top wall. The angled top wall includes an upper surface defining a plurality of receiving portions. Each receiving portion is configured for receiving a lens holder.
US08210350B1	Storage and dispenser for baby bottle nipples and collar A portable compact baby bottle nipple and collar storage and dispenser case includes a cylindrical tubular member, a top cap, a bottom cap and a nipple-shaped insert. The bottom cap is tethered to a retaining ring for preventing separation of the bottom cap and the cylindrical tubular member. The nipple-shaped insert separates any clean nipples and collars held by the dispenser from any dirty nipples and collars held by the dispenser.
US08210349B2	Sensor storage container A sensor storage container is provided that allows sensors to be checked visually from the outside. A container is used for storing sensors including an oxidation-reduction enzyme that oxidizes or reduces an object to be analyzed, a mediator that mediates the transfer of electrons caused by oxidation or reduction, and a detection means that detects the oxidation or reduction reaction. The container is transparent or semi-transparent in whole or in part and thereby the sensors can be checked visually from the outside of the container. This container may be composed of a container body and a lid. The container body may be provided with a scale. Preferably, the sensors are those produced using a ruthenium metal complex as the mediator.
US08210345B2	Dispensing container of probe covers and assembly thereof A dispensing container, mounted on a supporter, comprises a hollow body made of a flexible material for accommodating ear thermometer probe covers, where the hollow body has one end formed with an access opening for allowing a probe of an ear thermometer to insert into an upmost probe cover in the hollow body. Each of the probe covers has the open end provided with at least a flange that radially extends outward from the open end, where the hollow body has a substantially rectangular section that has major edges smaller than a diameter of the flange of one probe cover in length, so that when the probe covers are placed into the hollow body, each inner wall of the hollow body is deformed to tangent to the flanges of the probe covers, so as to keep the probe covers securely in the hollow body.
US08210332B2	Torque transmission device A torque transmitting device in a drive train of a motor vehicle to transmit torque between an internal combustion engine having a drive shaft and a transmission having coaxial input shafts. The transmission input shafts are each non-rotatably connected with a respective clutch disc having friction linings. An intermediate pressure plate is positioned between the friction linings of the clutch discs and is non-rotatably connected to the engine drive shaft. The friction linings of the clutch discs are between the intermediate pressure plate and respective axially movable clutch pressure plates that are actuated by an actuation device. To provide support for the double clutch unit the intermediate pressure plate is radially mounted on one of the two transmission input shafts.
US08210330B2	Electronically controlled frequency dependent damping A gas damper includes a gas pressurized working chamber and valving within the piston to control flow of the gas through the piston. A system is in communication with the working chamber to control the gas pressure within the working chamber in order to control the damping characteristics of the damper. An electronic control unit is utilized to control the opening and closing of the valving within the piston to also control the damping characteristics of the damper.
US08210317B2	Lubricating apparatus for a dosing system for cylinder lubrication oil and method for dosing cylinder lubricating oil There is disclosed a method and a hydraulic lubricating apparatus for dosing cylinder lubricating oil. The dosing system includes a supply line and a return line connected with the lubricating apparatus via each one or more valves for supplying hydraulic oil, a central hydraulic oil feed pump connected with hydraulic cylinders, each having a hydraulic piston and which may be subjected to pressure by hydraulic oil via the supply line, a number of injection units corresponding to a multiple of the cylinder number in the engine and which are connected with each their dosing cylinder with a dosing piston and a supply line for cylinder lubricating oil. In order to provide a system which is reliable and cheap and where there is no risk of disruptions, even if a hydraulic cylinder fails, the lubricating apparatus is designed with a distributor plate which at one side is in contact with the dosing pistons and which at its other side is in contact with two or more hydraulic pistons for displacing the distributor plate for activating the dosing pistons.
US08210314B1	Leg-length adjustment assembly and uses thereof The present invention is related to a new and non-obvious device for adjusting the length of a leg associated with, for example a ladder, tripod or the like. Prior art leg adjustment devices are not without their problems being either extremely complicated and, therefore, expensive to build or difficult to use, heavy or limited to specific adjustment lengths.
US08210313B2	Pipe tradesman's ladder top and method A ladder top for a stepladder includes a plane having a front and a rear. The plane has a bin for holding small parts and having a shape to hold a propane tank adjacent the front of the plane. The plane has at least one screwdriver hole. The plane has a drill holster. The plane has a hammer/pipe wrench hole. The plane has a channel lock slot. The plane has a pipe holder extending along the length of the pipe for holding pipe. A method for using a ladder top for a stepladder.
US08210311B1	Fire escape system A fire escape system includes at least one guide post and an escape platform slidably carried by the at least one guide post and comprising a platform plate; a pair of handlebars pivotally carried by the platform plate; a pair of guide rollers carried by the pair of handlebars, respectively, and adapted to detachably engage the at least one guide post; and a pair of brake assemblies carried by the escape platform and adapted to engage the at least one guide post.
US08210307B2	Sonic absorption device for an air pipeline of an aircraft, in particular of an air conditioning system of an aircraft A sonic absorption device for an air pipeline of an aircraft, which sonic absorption device comprises at least one curved pipe section whose respective interior wall is clad with a sound absorption material, wherein within the curved pipe section at least one air guidance means is arranged for a flow optimization, wherein for further weight-neutral sound absorption the air guidance means arranged within the curved pipe section comprises a microperforation on at least one side surface.
US08210305B2	Canister retaining structure and vehicle including same A motorcycle can include an engine, a fuel tank, a seat, and a canister. The fuel tank can have an upper surface and an inclined surface arranged to extend obliquely downward from a rear end of the upper surface toward a back of the motorcycle. The seat can include a seat front portion and a seat rear portion. The seat front portion can be provided on the inclined surface, and the seat rear portion can extend toward the back of the motorcycle. The canister can be arranged between the inclined surface and the seat front portion. The canister can store fuel gas generated in the fuel tank, and supply the fuel gas to the engine. At least one of the inclined surface and the lower surface can have a first cavity that stores the canister.
US08210303B2	Traction robot A traction unit has carrier sections on which suction cups are mounted that are connected to a vacuum source. The carrier units are driven around the frame by a chain driven by a motor. The frame has sections which move relative to one another in order to permit turning control of the traction unit.
US08210293B2	Hybrid vehicle, method of controlling hybrid vehicle, program for causing computer to execute the method of controlling hybrid vehicle, and computer readable storage medium having the program stored therein The present invention contemplates a hybrid vehicle capable of changing an amount to be charged to an electric power storage device in accordance with whether it is externally charged. The hybrid vehicle includes a control device inquiring of an occupant of the vehicle whether the occupant has an intention to go to a charging location for example at home. If so, the control device sets a target value for the electric power storage device's amount of a state (SOC) to have a value smaller than when the occupant does not have an intention to go to the charging location. This allows as much energy as possible to be received at the charging location and a vehicle can thus be obtained that less depends on an internal combustion engine and contributes to environmental protection.
US08210286B2	Impregnated rotary bit A drill bit includes a plurality of continuous segments impregnated with diamond that are each mounted to form a corresponding blade. The regions between the blades define a plurality of fluid passages on the bit face. The blades extend radially outwardly to the gage. The continuous segments may be either straight or spiral in design. Furthermore, the design of the segments supports varying one or more of: diamond content, width, back rake angle and/or relief angle along a length of the segment.
US08210283B1	System and method for surface steerable drilling A system and method for surface steerable drilling are provided. In one example, the system receives feedback information from a drilling rig and calculates an estimated position of a drill bit in a formation based on the feedback information. The system compares the estimated position to a desired position along a planned path of a borehole. The system calculates multiple solutions if the comparison indicates that the estimated position is outside a defined margin of error relative to the desired position. Each solution defines a path from the estimated position to the planned path. The system calculates a cost of each solution and selects one of the solutions based at least partly on the cost. The system produces control information representing the selected solution and outputs the control information for the drilling rig.
US08210280B2	Bit based formation evaluation using a gamma ray sensor A drill bit made according to one embodiment includes at least a gamma ray sensor configured to provide signals representative of a presence and/or amount of a naturally occurring gamma ray source when the drill bit is used for cutting into a formation. A circuit may be configured to process signals from the gamma ray sensor to provide an estimate a parameter relating to the naturally occurring gamma ray source, which may used for purposes such as optimizing drilling parameters and geosteering.
US08210279B2	Methods and systems for tripping pipe Methods and systems are for tripping pipe on a rig floor that is positioned over a well. A measuring device is operated to measure a length characteristic of a first drill pipe in a plurality of separated drill pipes. The length characteristic is inputted into a controller configured to control machinery to hoist the first drill pipe above the drill string, to connect the first drill pipe to the uppermost drill pipe in the drill string, and to operate the drill string to drill into the well. The controller is operated to calculate a first vertical position into which it is necessary to hoist the first drill pipe so that a predetermined clearance distance exists between the lower end of the first drill pipe and the upper end of the uppermost drill pipe in the drill string.
US08210278B2	Method for drilling rock The invention relates to a method for drilling rock, wherein holes to be drilled are determined prior to drilling as a drilling pattern wherein for each hole, a starting place, direction and hole depth for drilling are determined with respect to the rock to be drilled. In the invention, hole-type-specific drilling parameters are determined for the holes to be drilled, and during a drilling phase a drill rig automatically selects drilling parameters for each hole to be drilled on the basis of the hole type of the particular hole.
US08210275B2	Power tools Power tools are taught that may include, for example, a detector for detecting impact sounds generated, e.g. by a hammer strikes an anvil or by oil pulse from an oil unit. The detector may include a receiver (30) adapted to selectively convert sound within a narrow frequency range into electric signals. Preferably, the impact sounds fall within the narrow frequency range of the receiver (30). A processor 38 may be utilized to control the motor (22) in order to stop the rotation of the hammer when a pre-determined number of impact sounds has been detected by the detector. In addition or in the alternative, various structures can be used to set various operating conditions, including dials 34, sound sensors 30, keypads and remote control devices 250. Further, structures for performing maintenance condition status checks are taught.
US08210270B2	Drilling and completion deflector and method of using A tool assembly is provided. The tool assembly comprises a drilling deflector and a completion deflector, the completion deflector coupled to the drilling deflector.
US08210269B2	Arrangements, systems, and methods for pipe handling This disclosure provides methods, systems and devices for handling drill pipe. One example embodiment includes a method for handling a drill pipe. The method includes moving the drill pipe by a crane having a grapple, wherein the crane is located on a skid. Further, the method includes receiving the drill pipe within a carriage affixed to the skid, wherein the carriage comprises vises and spinners. Finally, the method includes torquing and spinning the drill pipe within the carriage, whereby the method provides for rapid mating and unmating of the drill pipe for either laying in the ground or possibly into a vehicle for removal to a different location, respectively.
US08210263B2	Method for changing the wettability of rock formations Single-phase microemulsions (SPMEs) and in situ-formed microemulsions in water-wetting pills may be used to reverse the wettability of subterranean rock previously drilled with an oil-based mud or synthetic-based mud before pumping a high fluid loss squeeze pill or crosslink pill or other water-based pill. This wettability reversal occurs by solubilization of the non-polar material into the microemulsion when the water-wetting pill contacts the non-polar material. An in situ microemulsion may be formed when one or more surfactant and a polar phase (e.g. water or brine), and eventually some amount of organic phase, contacts the reservoir formation and reverses the wettability encountered in the porous media. The microemulsions are effective for reversing the wettability that occurs from non-polar materials which include, but are not necessarily limited to, oil-based mud, synthetic-based mud, paraffins, asphaltenes, emulsions, slugs, and combinations thereof.
US08210262B2	Active seismic monitoring of fracturing operations A method for managing a fracturing operation. In one implementation, the method may include positioning a seismic source and at least one seismic receiver near a hydrocarbon reservoir; pumping a fracturing fluid into a well bore of the hydrocarbon reservoir such that the fracturing fluid may include an additive that enhances acoustic impedance between the fracturing fluid and subsurface formations in which the hydrocarbon reservoir is located; performing a seismic survey with the seismic source and the at least one seismic receiver during the fracturing operation; and identifying locations of the fracturing fluid within subsurface formations in which the hydrocarbon reservoir is located.
US08210260B2	Single pump focused sampling An apparatus comprising first and second fluid intakes, a pump, and a sample chamber, may be positioned in a borehole penetrating a subterranean formation. A method of use thereof may comprise drawing fluid from the subterranean formation and into the first and second fluid intakes using the pump, discharging into the borehole at least a portion of the fluid drawn into the second fluid intake, and selectively diverting at least a portion of the fluid drawn into the first fluid intake to the sample chamber.
US08210258B2	Wireline-adjustable downhole flow control devices and methods for using same A method of producing fluids from a wellbore that has therein n adjustable flow control device for controlling flow of fluid between a formation and the wellbore may include: providing a tool having a sensor configured to provide measurements relating to a downhole property of interest, wherein the tool is configured to adjust flow from the flow control device; conveying the tool into the wellbore; determining the property of interest using the tool; and adjusting the flow through the flow control device with the tool at least in part in response to the determined parameter of interest. An apparatus for controlling fluid flow between a formation and a wellbore, according to one embodiment may include: a tool configured to be conveyed into a wellbore that contains at least one sensor for estimating a property of interest downhole and a latching device configured to couple to a flow control device in the wellbore to alter flow of the fluid through the flow control device.
US08210256B2	Radio frequency technology heater for unconventional resources A system for heating at least a part of a subsurface hydro carbonaceous earth formation forms a borehole into or adjacent to the formation, places elongated coaxial inner and outer conductors into the borehole with the inner and outer conductors electrically connected to each other at a depth below the top of the formation, and connects an AC power source to at least the outer conductor to produce heat in at least one of the conductors. The AC output has a controlled frequency, and the outer conductor comprises a standard oil well component made of a ferromagnetic material that conducts current from the AC power source in only a surface region of the conductor due to the skin effect phenomenon. More heat is dissipated from portions of the conductor that is within the depth range of the formation than from other portions of the conductor. The inner conductor may optionally be a standard tubular oil well component made of a ferromagnetic material that conducts current from the AC power source in only a surface region of the conductor due to the skin effect phenomenon.
US08210255B2	Boring head with new protection hood A boring head system for boring machines includes couplings or drive units for the rotation-translation of at least one boring rod and of at least one covering tube that are coaxial and hollow, such to allow the passage of pressurized water/air as well as the upward flow of waste fluid consisting of water/air mixed with debris along the interspace defined between the rod and the covering tube, and also includes a protection screen or wall completely enveloping the rod and the covering tube, suited to be positioned near or at the level of an upper annular opening of the interspace, out of which the waste fluid flows, in such as way as to intercept the waste fluid in all directions and to convey it downwards.
US08210252B2	Fiber optic gravel distribution position sensor system The well condition during gravel packing is monitored and the gravel distribution condition is sent to the surface in real time through the preferred technique of a fiber optic line that wraps around the screens directly or indirectly on a surrounding tube around the screens. The fiber optic line has a breakaway connection that severs when the completion inner string is removed. A production string can then be run in to tag the fiber optic line through a wet connect to continue monitoring well conditions in the production phase. The fiber optic line can also be coiled above the packer so that relative movement of the inner string to the set packer can be detected and communicated to the surface in real time so as to know that the crossover has been moved the proper distance to, for example, get it from the gravel packing position to the reverse out position.
US08210250B2	Methods and devices for one trip plugging and perforating of oil and gas wells A tubing conveyed tool for use in perforating a well bore utilizing abrasive perforating techniques. The perforating tool is particularly useful in non-vertical wells. The perforating tool is designed to permit running and setting a bridge plug, and then perforating the well bore without requiring the removal of the tool string. An eccentric weight bar can also be used to allow for directional perforating in non-vertical wells. The eccentric weight bar uses gravity to cause the bar to rotate to a predetermined position.
US08210249B2	System and method for low damage gravel packing A method is disclosed for low damage gravel packing. The method includes combining a carrier fluid, a first amount of particulates, and a second amount of particulates into a slurry. The first amount of particulates have a first average size distribution and the second amount of particulates have a second average size distribution, and the first average size distribution is at least three times larger than the second average size distribution. The slurry includes particles which are at least partially degradable material, and with reactive solid constituents. The reactive solid reacts with the degradable material and/or a hydrolysis product of the degradable material. The method further includes positioning a screen in a wellbore, and circulating the slurry through the wellbore such that the first amount of particulates and the second amount of particulates are deposited on an outer surface of the screen.
US08210242B2	Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device adapted for removing heat from heat-generating components includes a plurality of first fins spaced from each other and connected to the heat-generating components in thermal relationship and a plurality of second fins alternately arranged with the first fins. Each second fin is wave-shaped and has a plurality of flat first engaging portions formed at wave crests thereof and a plurality of flat second engaging portions formed at wave troughs thereof. The first engaging portions are attached to a rear side of one of two first fins neighboring to each second fin. The second engaging portions are attached to a front side of another one of the two neighboring first fins.
US08210239B2	Continuous casting method of molten metal A continuous casting method of molten metal using electromagnetic force to improve the cast slab surface properties and reduce the nonmetallic inclusions and bubbles trapped inside the cast slab is provided. An alternating current is run through an electromagnetic coil arranged around a casting mold so as to surround a casting space to control the meniscus shape to improve the cast slab surface properties. The discharge ports of a submerged entry nozzle are oriented upward and the direction of the discharge flow from the discharge ports is above the intersection of the casting mold short side and meniscus.
US08210237B2	Method for manufacturing clad material and equipment for manufacturing the same Equipment for manufacturing skin material of a clad material includes a casting apparatus which melts and mixes a metal for the skin material different from the core material in their component compositions, and casts the skin material; an ingot-cutting apparatus which cuts an ingot for skin material which is cast by the casting apparatus; and a conveying apparatus which conveys the ingot for skin material among each apparatus. The ingot-cutting apparatus is a slicing apparatus which slices the ingot for skin material into a predetermined thickness.
US08210230B2	Winding shaft for a roller blind device The invention relates to a winding shaft for a roller blind device with a winding tube (2) and a torsional tensioning device (7) that, with a first end (7a), is coupled to the winding tube (2) in a manner that enables it to rotate in relation thereto. The torsional tensioning device (7), at least with a second end, is coupled to the winding tube (20 so that it is rotationally fixed and axially displaceable in relation thereto.
US08210229B2	Roller shade system having a pleated shade fabric A pleated roller shade system allows a thin flexible shade fabric, such as, for example, silk, to be wrapped around a roller tube. The system comprises a pleating hembar contained within a hembar pocket of the shade fabric. The hembar is characterized by a non-linear shape, such as a serpentine shape, for causing the shade fabric to hang with a plurality of pleats. The hembar may comprise a plurality of C-shaped hembar sections flexibly coupled to each other. The system may also comprise an elongated pleating assembly mounted parallel to the roller tube and having a fabric-receiving opening that defines a non-linear (e.g., serpentine) path. The shade fabric may be received through the fabric-receiving opening and folded by the pleating assembly, such that the shade fabric is wrapped around the roller tube in folds as the roller tube rotates.
US08210225B2	Blanket for use in a cold-foil stamping process and cold-foil stamping device having a blanket A blanket for use in a cold-foil stamping process includes hard elements at least partially embedded in a cover layer. As a result, a line pressure in a transfer nip of a transfer unit of a cold-foil stamping device can be adjusted and increased to such an extent that a transfer layer is transferred with sharper edges from a transfer foil to a printing substrate. Structuring of the transfer layer due to the hard elements can be successfully avoided at the same time, if desired, by completely embedding the hard elements into the cover layer. A cold-foil stamping device including a transfer cylinder and a corresponding blanket, is also provided.
US08210223B2	Radial tire for aircraft with specified merged cords A pneumatic tire for use on aircraft has a tread, a crown reinforcement, and a radial carcass reinforcement having at least one axially inner ply of textile cords wound around a pair of bead cores, at least one axially inner ply being wound around the bead core in each bead from inside to the outside forming outside turn-ups and at least one axially outer ply of textile cords extending from bead to bead along the turn-ups of the at least one axially inner ply. The at least one axially inner ply or at least one axially outer ply has merged cords having a percent elongation at break of 12% to less than 20% and a break strength greater than 1050 N with a linear density of greater than 9,000 dtex. Merged cord reinforcement is preferably used in the ply layers or strips of the crown reinforcement as well.
US08210215B2	Mixing apparatus and methods of using the same The present invention provides a method of manufacturing and distributing a cleaning solution for use in a vehicle washing facility. The method includes receiving pre-measured raw chemical material at a distributor's facility, diluting the pre-measured raw chemical material using a mixing apparatus at the distributor's facility to form a cleaning solution, packaging at least a portion of the cleaning solution into containers at the distributor's facility, and delivering at least one of the containers from the distributor's facility directly to the vehicle washing facility.
US08210213B2	Multilayer tube A multilayer tube comprises at least the following three layers: an inner layer contactable with a fuel component, a barrier layer preventing the fuel component permeating, and an outermost layer. In the multilayer tube, the inner layer comprises a poly(butylene terephthalate) resin composition containing at least (A) a poly(butylene terephthalate) resin, the barrier layer comprises a polyester resin composition, and the outermost layer comprises a poly(butylene terephthalate) resin composition containing (A) a poly(butylene terephthalate) resin, (B) an elastomer component, (C) an aromatic polycarbodiimide compound, and (D) an antioxidant.
US08210212B2	Thermal insulation of flexible pipes Flexible pipe body, a method of manufacturing flexible pipe body and a method of providing a flexible pipe are disclosed. The flexible pipe body includes a fluid retaining layer, at least one tensile armor layer, at least one extruded thermal insulation layer over an outermost one of the at least one tensile armor layers and an outer shield layer over the insulation layer.
US08210210B2	System and method for modular repair of pipe leaks A method and apparatus for modular pipe repair, the method comprising attaching two enclosure halves over a leak in a pipe to assemble a first repair enclosure and determining if another repair enclosure is needed for another leak in the pipe. If another repair enclosure is needed, the method further comprises drilling in the first repair enclosure drill hole passages in selected angled grooves thereof to connect to a primary groove in the enclosure, attaching a second repair enclosure to pipe, drilling in the second repair enclosure drill hole passages in selected angled grooves thereof to connect to the primary groove in the second enclosure, and attaching hub clamps to the first repair enclosure and the second repair enclosure. Finally, the method comprises injecting sealant into a plurality of injection points to fill the selected angled grooves and the primary grooves in the repair enclosures.
US08210204B2	Socket for fluid-transfer coupling device A socket for a fluid-transfer coupling device (5) that communicates a flow path in the socket with a flow path in a plug (70) since the socket (10) and the plug are connected to each other, includes a mount panel attachment (17) arranged in the vicinity of an entry (19) of the socket allowing the plug to be inserted, and attaching the socket to a mount panel (18) and a support (35) arranged in a different position from the entry and supporting the socket. Consequently, the socket can be stably supported on the mount panel even if the flow rate of fluid is large. It is preferable that at least one part of the socket is constructed in a spigot-and-socket manner.
US08210197B2	Cleaning system for cleaning a valve seat A cleaning system for cleaning a valve seat, where the valve seat is formed of at least one gasket for sealing between a housing and a stem, preferably for a double seat valve and where at least one guide band is centering the stem in the housing, where the stem has a cut out, allowing a cleaning liquid to flush the seat, when the stem is in a cleaning position, and where the guide band is still centering the stem while in the cleaning position. By putting the stem into a cleaning position, the cut out in the stem is positioned in the area of the gasket and thereby allowing the cleaning liquid to pass the gasket and the guide band via a small gap between the guide band and the stem itself. This way the seat is flushed with cleaning liquid and is thereby cleaned.
US08210194B2	Tent with sprinkler mechanism A tent structure, water transfer system and sprinkler mechanism are provided. The water transfer system utilizes components of the tent structure to transfer water from a garden hose to the sprinkler mechanism positioned at the top of the tent structure to spray water above the tent structure.
US08210190B2	Treatment apparatus, treatment method and storage medium An apparatus for accurately determining if a substrate is properly retained by a substrate-retaining mechanism. The apparatus includes a substrate-retaining mechanism to retain a wafer, a treatment liquid supply mechanism to supply a treatment liquid to the wafer, and a rotatable cup adapted to rotate as an integral unit with the substrate-retaining mechanism while covering the outer peripheral portion of the wafer. The substrate-retaining mechanism has a retaining member with two ends. If the first end retains a wafer, the second end is in an upper position. If the first end retains no wafer, the second end is in a lower position. A touch sensor is arranged below the second end of the retaining member so that, when the second end is in the lower position, the second end makes contact with the touch sensor.
US08210188B2	Dishwasher with dispensing system A dishwasher with both a single use dispenser and a bulk dispenser, where wash aid can be selectively dispensed into a wash chamber of the dishwasher directly from the single use dispenser or indirectly from the bulk dispenser through the single use dispenser.
US08210187B1	Cosmetic powder dispenser A cosmetic powder dispenser, comprising a housing structure forming upper, intermediate and lower compartments, the structure forming through openings in registering walls associated with the compartments, the housing structure including upper and intermediate rotors whereby rotation of the upper rotor enables a metered quantity of powder to gravitate through a first of the openings from the upper to the intermediate compartment, and whereby rotation of the intermediate rotor enables metered quantity of powder to gravitate through an additional opening from the intermediate compartment to the lower compartment, for use.
US08210186B2	Applicator for applying a substance onto keratinous fibers An applicator for applying a substance onto the eyelashes or the eyebrows is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the applicator comprises a rod having an end extending along a longitudinal axis and a brush fixed to the end of the rod. The brush includes a core and bristles extending from a bristle-carrying portion of the core. Substantially all points of the bristle-carrying portion make a non-zero angle relative to the longitudinal axis that is less than about 20°.
US08210182B2	Continuous positive airway pressure device A continuous positive airway pressure system features a housing forming an airway chamber, and an air pressure inlet and an air pressure outlet. The housing further defines internally a pair of tapered air jets, and a pair of tapered air receivers. The air receivers are located downstream of the air supply jets and disposed coaxially with respective ones of the air supply jets. Each receiver has a taper in an opposite direction to the direction of the taper of the air supply jets. A pair of nasal prongs is located downstream of the air receiving jets.
US08210181B2	Mask and headgear connector A connector arrangement joining a respiratory mask and headgear is adapted for single-handed disengagement by the patient. A first, rigid connector part is formed into the rigid mask frame, with a mating second connector attached to a strap of the headgear. The connectors are held away from the patient's face by the connection to the mask frame.
US08210178B2	Respirator with a carbon dioxide absorber A respirator shall be improved concerning better utilization of the carbon dioxide absorber (3). To accomplish the object, a transponder (5), which contains data on the type of absorber, the period of use and the current state of consumption, is arranged at the carbon dioxide absorber (3). A transponder polling device (8) at the respirator (1) reads the data from the memory chip (6) and an updated state of consumption is calculated from data on the operation of the respirator and stored again in the memory chip (6).
US08210177B2	Humidification chambers A valve for controlling the level of liquid within a chamber (10) is disclosed. The valve comprises a liquid inlet (30) and a primary float (40) that is movable in response to a change in the level of liquid (20) within the chamber (10) between an open configuration in which liquid (20) is able to flow through the liquid inlet (30) into the chamber (10) when the liquid (20) within the chamber (10) is below a predetermined acceptable level, and a closed configuration in which liquid (20) is prevented from flowing through the liquid inlet (30) into the chamber (10) when the liquid within the chamber (10) is at or above the predetermined acceptable level. The valve also includes a secondary float (50) that is movable in response to an increase in the level of liquid within the chamber (10) above the predetermined acceptable level from an inoperative configuration to an operative configuration in which the secondary float (50) imparts a force upon the primary float (40) that urges the primary float (40) towards its closed configuration.
US08210175B2	Method and apparatus for emergency supply of oxygen in an aircraft A method is provided for emergency supply of oxygen in an aircraft. First, stored oxygen is led to the oxygen masks of the aircraft occupants, and simultaneously a part of the stored oxygen is used for flushing molecular sieve beds of an air decomposition device, at the beginning of the emergency supply. Subsequently, the air decomposition device assumes the oxygen supply to the aircraft occupants.
US08210174B2	Systems and methods for providing noise leveling in a breathing assistance system A breathing assistance system having active noise control may include a gas delivery system, a patient interface, a connection system, and a noise control system. The gas delivery system may supply breathing gas to a patient via the connection system and the patient interface. The noise control system may include a processor, a speaker, a reference signal source, and a feedback sensor. The processor may generate noise control signals to be output by the speaker for canceling noise caused by a noise source of the breathing assistance system. The reference signal source may communicate reference signals associated with the noise source. The feedback sensor may detect noise caused by the noise source and noise control signals output by the speaker, and communicate to the processor feedback noise signals based on the detected noise. The processor may generate the noise control signals based at least on the reference signals and the feedback noise signals.
US08210173B2	Breathing assistance system having integrated electrical conductors communicating data A medical device may include a gas delivery apparatus, a patient interface, a connection system, and an electrical circuit. The gas delivery apparatus may be configured to deliver gas to a patient. The patient interface may be configured to interface with the patient to deliver gas communicated by the gas delivery apparatus to the patient. The connection system may be configured to communicate gas from the gas delivery apparatus to the patient interface. The electrical circuit may be configured to communicate electrical signals between the patient interface and the gas delivery apparatus, and may including one or more first electrical conductors at least partially integral with the patient interface and one or more second electrical conductors at least partially integral with the connection system.
US08210172B2	Dry powder inhalers Dry powder inhalers include an elongate body and a disk holding a plurality of doses of a dry powder inhalable product. The inhaler also includes a cover member that is pivotably attached to the elongate body so that it remains attached to the body during normal operational periods of use and moves to a first closed position to overlie the inhalation port at the bottom end portion of the body during periods of non-use and moves to a second open position away from the inhalation port during periods of use to allow a user to access the inhalation port.
US08210170B2	Manual inhalator for powdered substances Manually actuable inhaler (1) for pulverulent substances, during manual actuation, apportions a defined discharge quantity (20′) from a substance storage quantity (20) in a metering chamber (D) upstream of a discharge passage (21), for providing an airborne. discharge from a mouthpiece opening (14). The inhaler has a piston (8) which generates the discharge airstream, together with a cavity (17) in a body portion (15) of the piston, the cavity forming a substance storage chamber (SV) and the metering chamber (D). A reduced pressure, which is generated during a return stroke of the piston (8), opens the metering chamber (D) toward the substance storage quantity (20). The base of the metering chamber (D), is formed by an air-permeable membrane and the chamber is closed by a valve cone (65).
US08210168B2	Gastric insertion confirmation device and method of use A confirmation device. The device includes a housing having a central passageway and a secondary passageway extending from the central passageway. The device also has a negative pressure member in communication with the secondary passageway and an indicator mechanism in fluid communication with the secondary passageway for visually indicating the presence of one or more components within the secondary passageway. The negative pressure member is operable to draw fluid across the indicator mechanism.
US08210165B2	Light concentrator structures and methods An arrangement utilizes diffractive, reflective and/or refractive optical elements combined to intensify and homogenize electromagnetic energy, such as natural sunlight in the terrestrial environment, for purposes such as irradiating a target area with concentrated homogenized energy. A heat activated safety mechanism is also described.
US08210158B2	EGR control in HCCI engines An internal combustion engine operates in an unthrottled condition during HCCI operation while preferred combustion phasing is determined. An EGR mass flow rate is commanded to correspond with the preferred combustion phasing. The EGR valve is controlled to achieve commanded EGR mass flow rate. Position of the throttle valve is controlled to achieve commanded EGR mass flow rate when the commanded EGR mass flow rate exceeds control authority of the EGR valve.
US08210151B2	Volume expansion rotary piston machine The inventive volume expansion rotary piston machine includes a body (1) with a circular working cavity which is provided with and intake and exhaust channels (18, 19) and in which bladed pistons (5, 6) are disposed on two coaxial shafts (2, 3). Said shafts have arms (4) which are connected, by means of connecting rods (10), to crankshafts with planet toothed wheels which are fastened to said crankshafts and are engaged with a fixed central toothed wheel (12). The volume expansion rotary piston machine comprises an output shaft (7) with an eccentric (8) on which a planet wheel (11) with a carrier (9) are rigidly connected and mounted, and which planet wheel is kinematically connected to the arms (4) of the two shafts (2, 3) by means of the connecting rods (10).
US08210148B2	Engine balance masses and drives The present application relates to a drive and balance mass. In one example, an engine includes, a camshaft, a balance shaft disposed within an interior of the camshaft, and a first gear, intermediate the balance shaft and the camshaft and driving the balance shaft to rotate about a first axis substantially parallel to a crankshaft of the engine in a direction opposite of the crankshaft. In another example, a balance mass and drive for an engine includes, a planetary gear set including a sun gear, a ring gear and a plurality of pinions mounted on a carrier, an input coupled to an input gear of the planetary gear set, a balance mass coupled to an output gear of the planetary gear set, the output gear configured to drive the balance mass to rotate about a first axis substantially parallel to the crankshaft in a direction opposite of the crankshaft.
US08210147B2	Sliding valve aspiration system An internal combustion engine uses separate, tubular and hollow reciprocating sleeve valves that open and close intake and exhaust passageways for improved aspiration. The sliding sleeve valves are disposed within sleeves horizontally disposed within a modified head secured above the combustion chamber. The valves are driven in a path normal to the engine pistons by an independent crankshaft that is rotated through an external pulley driven by the engine crankshaft. Fluid flow occurs through the valve interior and through ports dynamically positioned above the compression cylinder, proximate aligned sleeve and head ports. Sleeve ports are separated by bridges that maintain valve rings in compression during reciprocation to prevent damage. Each valve body has a reduced diameter midsection forming a relief annulus that distributes shearing pressures about the circumference of the valve. High pressure gas is confined between axially spaced apart, stepped sealing rings that prevent gases from flowing axially about the valve exterior.
US08210140B2	Hydraulic unit for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine with hydraulically variable gas-exchange valve train A hydraulic unit (5) is provided for a cylinder head (2) of an internal combustion engine with a hydraulically variable gas-exchange valve train (1). In the hydraulic unit, a high-pressure chamber (11), a medium-pressure chamber (12), and a low-pressure chamber (16) used as the hydraulic medium reservoir are formed. The low-pressure chamber communicates via a throttle opening (17, 17′, 17″, 17′″) with the medium-pressure chamber, and the throttle opening extends through a housing seal (23) produced as a separate component.
US08210137B2	Link type variable stroke engine In a link type variable stroke engine in which a piston, a crankshaft and an eccentric shaft are linked by a linking mechanism, an oil supply hole for supplying lubricating oil to a position between a connection tubular part of a sub connecting rod and a crank pin is provided in an upper portion of the connection tubular part at a position which is deviated from a direction of application of maximum load applied from the crank pin to an inner surface of the connection tubular part by maximum in-tube pressure, and which is immediately behind a point of application of the maximum load along a direction in which the crank pin rotates relative to the sub connecting rod. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent leak of oil from the oil supply hole and thereby reliably lubricating the position between the connection tubular part of the sub connecting rod and the crank pin by a splash lubrication system.
US08210136B2	Two-stroke opposed cylinder internal combustion engine with integrated positive displacement supercharger and regenerator A two-stroke internal combustion engine (30) is disclosed. Fuel efficiency is improved and extended over a wide power band by an inlet air valve (108) which controls the air charge and maintains a constant compression ratio. An integrated positive displacement supercharger (50) provides adequate air charge at all power levels and recovers compressor power from unused supercharged air. An integrated post combustion chamber (48) extends the power stroke by mixing combustion gases with ambient air for farther expansion and power production. Exhaust noise is reduced because the combustion gases are vented from the engine at lower pressure, lower velocity and temperature. The opposed cylinder design provides nearly continuous power by combining supercharger power recovery with extended power strokes.
US08210135B2	Crankcase ventilation system A ventilation system for use with an internal combustion engine having a crankcase is disclosed. The ventilation system may have a breather housing connected to ventilate gases from the crankcase, and a filtration canister fluidly connected downstream of the breather housing. The filtration canister may have a filter housing, a filtering medium located within the filter housing to collect oil from the gases, and an oil collection container disposed within the filter housing and being configured to receive at least a portion of the filtering medium. The oil collection container may have a drain port in fluid communication with the crankcase. The filtration canister may also have at least one port configured to discharge the gases from the housing after the gases have passed through the filtering medium.
US08210134B2	Chain saw A chain saw includes a body in which an engine for driving a saw chain is laterally housed; a top handle provided above the body; and a muffler arranged below the engine, in which an exhaust outlet for discharging exhaust from the front side of the body to the outside opens forward from the front side of the body. Accordingly, not only the exhaust can be discharged forward from the front side of the body, but also the exhaust sound can be propagated forward so that less exhaust sound is heard by the operator, thereby improving the work environment.

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